JADA CELSUR ’26 Basketball #23 “To be a part of the team and study kinesiology at TWU is a dream come true.” Gymnast Kaitlyn Hoiland ’25 TWU ATHLETICS keeps racking up the accolades. The program continues to grow with more than 200 student-athletes and nine teams ranging from artistic swimming to wrestling. Champions on and off the field, the department posted a GPA of 3.468 for Fall 2023, continuing a streak of 83 consecutive semesters of a 3.0 GPA or higher. TWU also came in sixth out of 304 Division II schools for MY SCHOLARSHIP MATTERED Inspiring Generations of Student-Athletes Agnes C. Talley Athletes Endowed Scholarship community service hours. Athletics Director Sandee Mott says it well, “Our team of amazing coaches is training future leaders with a championship work ethic.” Not only has Texas Woman’s athletics undergone a dramatic transformation in the past decade, women’s sports at the nation’s collegiate and professional levels are breaking barriers and stepping into the limelight, shattering attendance and viewership records as they go. Recruiting the best and brightest student-athletes is a competitive sport in and of itself and often comes down to scholarship support. On average, 40% of TWU’s student-athletes are in need of financial support. Second-year kinesiology student and basketball champion Jada Celsur ’26 says, “I’m so blessed to receive this scholarship and promise to continue to put 100% into everything I do at TWU.” As a freshman, Celsur was a recipient of Oakley’s Newcomer of the Year and listed on the LSC All-Freshman Team. Early on, Agnes C. Talley, who graduated in 1945 with a degree in physical education from what was then the Texas State College for Women, recognized the importance of women’s athletics. After establishing the Agnes C. Talley Athletes Endowed Scholarship, she ensured generations of Pioneers would have the funding support to compete as well as inspire future women athletes to pursue their dreams. Gymnast superstar Kaitlyn Hoiland ’25 can attest to this, “I’m so grateful for this scholarship and to be a part of TWU’s amazing gymnastics program.” 22 TEXAS WOMAN’S
DID YOU KNOW? CAPPING OFF A TRADITION OF PRIDE Nursing is a Job of Many Hats Share your TWU tradition Email us at advancement@twu.edu ALUMNI AND STUDENTS nowadays often show their school pride with a T-shirt or a hoodie emblazoned with their university logo. When Claudia Dille ’69 worked as a nurse, she showed her school pride with her Texas Woman’s nursing cap. “The cap was a way to express pride in your university,” says Dille, whose career as a nurse, educator and healthcare professional spanned 43 years. When Dille began her nursing career, the traditional uniform consisted of a white cap, white dress, pantyhose and white shoes. The uniform evolved to a pantsuit in the 1970s and the more comfortable medical scrubs in the 1990s. Each nursing school had its own unique cap. The caps came in a variety of shapes and sizes. Some were small; some were round; some had frills. Dille says the TWU nursing cap was a more traditional design. It had a wide front with a black stripe and crossed in back to form the cap. Students put the caps together, starching and folding the piece of white cotton into a cap. “It was quite an art to get the cap ready to wear,” says Dille. “The cap was a distinguishing characteristic, letting people know that you were a nurse,” says Dille. Dille held onto her cap. “It is a symbol of my career.” TEXAS WOMAN’S 23
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