Students  Meaghan Patterson A Full, Bright Future  Leona Osinga International View  Priscilla Davis A Living Memorial  SIFE Business with acumen  Dawson Muñoz Finding his way  LeKisha McKinley Changing lives  Graciela Sandoval Enthusiasm unleashed  Jackson Scholars Recognition and opportunities  Gram Garner, John Yum and Claudia Röschmann Double Dutch design  Dmitri Kabakov Runner. Researcher. Nanotechnologist  Mel Ferrari ‘Intense’ student leader initiates change, prepares for political career  Jessica Salazar Business lessons give student-athlete an edge in fashion world  Bradley George Non-traditional path leads quarterback to master’s degree  Ava Pope San Marcos native discovers a world of opportunity  Celeste Curiel Music student earns praise in multiple venues  Kosaku Narioka International student’s intellectual curiosity leads him across the world  Gordon Taylor Building relationships the name of the game for a scholar-athlete  Ben Sullivan Study of baseball helps honor student find inspiration  Paul Goldschmidt Achieving a balance between baseball and books  John Boulanger Theatre grad student earns national recognition  Joel Davis Young math major contemplates freshman year and looks forward to the next  Colter Ray Ray finds a way to manage all his interests, do prize-winning work with camera  AMA Student Chapter American Marketing Association student chapter that won second place in the international Collegiate Case Competition in 2008  Antonio Banos One of only 50 American Advertising Federation Most Promising Minority Students in the nation for 2009  Adam Brisbin, Joel Cowan and Jordan Lott Sound recording technology students who beat out teams nationwide to win the Fantastic Scholastic Recording Competition  Nick Clark Bobcat football player and one of 15 students in the nation recognized as a National Scholar-Athlete in 2009  Audrey Estupinan and Albert Walker Education majors who received two of just 25 Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowships for Aspiring Teachers of Color in 2008  Irina Gonzalez and Priscilla Riojas Texas State students who received two of just 25 Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowships for Aspiring Teachers of Color in 2009  Liudmila Litvinova Texas State MBA student and former Bobcat athlete who competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics  Shawn McCracken Graduate student and National Science Foundation grant recipient who discovered two new species of amphibians in the Amazonian rainforest  Nick Mustachio Chemistry major who won first place at a national science conference team competition  SIFE Chapter Students in Free Enterprise chapter that advanced to the Final Four at the 2008 SIFE national conference | Faculty & Staff  Oleg Komogortsev Cyber Crime  Dr. Michael Forstner Genetics of Recovery  Wayne Oquin An uncommon event  Karen Chisum Acing It  Washington García Pianist extraordinaire  Dennis Franchione Texas State readies Bobcat football for the WAC  Michael Collins Discovering the past  Megan Trad Learner. Teacher. Healer.  Joycelyn Pollock Multiple passions drive powerhouse of a professor  Kaitlin Hopkins Accomplished performer directs the new musical theatre program  Christina Conlee Archaeologist provides insight into ancient culture  Jill Pankey Viewing life through a colorful lens comes naturally to Jill Pankey  Judy Oskam Surprise project becomes a good lesson for Mass Comm class  Dr. Alberto Giordano Dr. Alberto Giordano co-leads a multi-national team using Geographic Information Science to learn more about the Holocaust  Professor Mary Ann Stutts Professor Mary Ann Stutts Earns AAF Distinguished Educator Award  Dr. Cecilia Temponi Professor Cecilia Temponi shares her expertise with students in Peru  Dr. Byounghak Lee Prize-winning physicist explores new fields with a passion  Dr. Sandra West Moody Award-winning professor’s tenacity leads to higher standards, improved safety.  Dr. James McWilliams Dr. James McWilliams’ range of interests has earned him national acclaim as a historian  Dr. Federico Subveri Dr. Federico Subervi’s dream of a center to study Latino media has become reality at Texas State  Cyrus Cassells Pulitzer Prize-nominated poet isn’t finished making an impact on the literary world — or his students  Kat Conner This winning coach started Texas State’s women’s soccer program in 1999  Dr. Elvin Holt and Dr. Sandra Mayo Dr. Elvin Holt and Dr. Sandra Mayo preserve an important piece of Texas history  Dr. Brock Brown Geography professor who was honored as a Piper Professor for his superior teaching, research and mentoring  Dr. Jaime Chahin Dean of Applied Arts whose migrant childhood inspired him to establish programs for the public good  Dr. Frank de la Teja Texas State Department of History chair and first-ever State Historian of Texas  Dr. Caitlin Gabor Biology professor studying the unique mating system of the Amazon molly, a species of genetic clones  Dr. Dana Garcia Biology professor who was one of 14 researchers nationwide to receive a grant from Hope for Vision in 2006 for her work, which could lead to a cure for night blindness  Dr. Terry Golding Physics professor who leads a multi-functional materials initiative that develops products using nanotechnology  Dr. Gwendolyn Hustvedt Fashion merchandising professor who won a grant to study consumer preferences and the economics of going green  Dr. Benjamin Martin Chemistry professor who received a National Science Foundation CAREER grant in 2008 in recognition of his work in solid-state chemistry and his potential impact on the field in the future  Tim O’Brien National Book Award Winner and five-time holder of Texas State’s endowed chair in creative writing  Project Flowing Waters A National Science Foundation-funded project that puts researchers into Texas schools  Jack Ransone Director of Texas State’s athletic training program who won a top U.S. athletic training award and was selected as a medical coordinator for the 2008 Olympics  Rodney Rohde Clinical laboratory science professor who received national recognition for his antibiotic-resistant staph research in 2009  Dr. Kim Rossmo Criminal justice research professor whose crime-fighting methodology has helped the FBI and Scotland Yard catch thousands of serial offenders  Dr. Liz Stephens Director of Texas State’s Central Texas Writing Project, one of the first National Writing Project sites in the state  Dr. Walt Trybula Director of the Nanomaterials Application Center at Texas State who was named one of 56 Fellows of the International Society for Optical Engineering in 2009  Dr. Max Warshauer Award-winning professor and founder of Texas Mathworks Staff  Dr. Sherri Benn Director of Multicultural Student Affairs and founder of Hip Hop Congress at Texas State  Dr. Bill Covington Research director helps make cutting-edge research possible at Texas State  Nancy Nusbaum Chair of Texas State’s Campus Master Plan Steering Committee overseeing 10-year, $400 million campus improvement plan  Dr. Denise M. Trauth President of Texas State University-San Marcos and one of Texas’ “Most Influential Women” |
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