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June 4, 2008

In the News: Wesleyan Graduate Featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education

Recent graduate Brooke McNabb and her underwater graduation ceremony is featured in the latest edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education. Click here to view the page. McNabb, a chemistry major and scuba minor, received a pin and signed an oath to support Texas Wesleyan scuba and underwater programs. The ceremony recognized her achievement of advanced scuba certifications.

Three Alumni Named to Business Press' "Forty Under Forty"

Three Texas Wesleyan alumni have been named to the Fort Worth Business Press' annual Forty Under Forty list. Ben King, BBA '94, MBA '99, is general manager and vice president for Metro Golf Cars. He joined the company, started by his dad, in 1998. He has since started another division of Metro Golf Cars called King Brothers UTV Ranch of Fort Worth, which sells power sports utility type products. King last year launched a trade publication - Inside UTV - as publisher and owner. "My motivation is less about money and more about wanting to do a good job," King told the Business Press. "That self satisfaction is what motivates me at the end of the day."

     Jennifer Henderson, BA '96, is president and creative director for JODesign. She launched her agency in 1999, and it has evolved into a full-fledge advertising firm, handling collateral design, ad campaigns, marketing and public relations for several local and international clients. Henderson makes internships a priority in her business, she told the Business Press. "I see a certain spirit in that age group. They want to know anything and everything, and for me to have been in that same position when I was [in] college, I think I owe a lot of my success to the people I learned from."

     Caroline Gary, BS '93, is a clinical social worker at Federal Medical Center Carswell, part of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Gary helps develop, organize and manage the various support services associated with the psychosocial needs for female inmates. "My work as a social worker in a prison setting can be very difficult and challenging, yet it is often rewarding to know that your work has the potential to impact the individual, their families, and, ultimately, the community to which they will return," she told the Business Press.

Discount at Bass Hall for Golden Dragon Acrobats

Looking for things to do now that the kids are out of school for the summer? Take advantage of a 25% discount for Texas Wesleyan faculty and staff for the June 15 performance of the Golden Dragon Acrobats at Bass Hall. The show, at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 15, combines acrobatics, dance, spectacular costumes and ancient and contemporary music. Students with valid ID can receive 50% off the ticket price. For more information, call 817-212-4280 or visit www.basshall.com.

Chancel Choir of Arlington Heights UMC to Perform Rutter's "Magnificant"

The Chancel Choir of Arlington Heights United Methodist Church will perform John Rutter’s "Magnificant" at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 22, in the sanctuary of the church. The 90-voice choir will be accompanied by Alice Walker, '84, at the organ, and conducted by Stephen Simons, professor of music at Texas Wesleyan. The soloist for this concert will be lyric soprano Amanda Gladden. 

     The choir will travel to Carnegie Hall in New York City the following weekend to perform the same work under the direction of composer John Rutter. “It is very exciting for many of our choir members to have the opportunity to sing this work under Rutter’s lead in New York,” Simons said. “This beautiful work has stretched the choir musically and we look forward to presenting this hour of music to our community prior to our departure for New York.”

     Arlington Heights United Methodist Church is located at 4200 Camp Bowie Blvd. Admission is free and a reception in the church atrium will follow the performance. For more information, call the church office at (817) 737-3161.

Texas Wesleyan Receives Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship Grant

Texas Wesleyan University has received notification from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that we are the recipients of a Nurse Anesthetist Traineeships grant in the amount of $56,247. This program supports full-time students in our Graduate Program of Nurse Anesthesia who have completed the first 12 months of study and can assist with the payment of tuition and fees, books and stipends.

Purple Wave Petunias in Honor of Dean Espinosa

The C.E. Hyde Weekend/Evening Program has planted purple wave petunias in the planter that fronts Polytechnic United Methodist Church in honor of outgoing Dean Miriam Espinosa.

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