Cancer survivor Susan Orrell made her dream come true
Susan Orrell — accountant, high school chemistry teacher, grandmother of seven and breast cancer survivor — is finally making her life-long dream of becoming a pharmacist come true. Orrell had been...
View ArticleGrowing up in Kenya, Willy Kiptemboi Rotich is a UT first
Willy Kiptemboi Rotich has come a long way — almost 8,860 miles to be exact. Born in the Rift River Valley of Kenya, the fifth of eight children, he never dreamt as a boy he’d grow up to live in the...
View ArticleAfter career in opera, John Perry returned to UT to help the LGBT community
The last time John Perry was a student at The University of Texas at Austin, he was planning for a career as an opera singer. That was in 1964. Perry spent more than 30 years performing in Germany, New...
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Commencement to Haiti: Graduate leaves same day for relief trip
The following article is a narrative written by alumnus April Watkins, RN, MSN, about her experience working as a nurse in Haiti. I graduated from the Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist program in...
View ArticleClass of 2011: Worldwide impact
About 7,500 students will graduate from The University of Texas at Austin at the 128th spring commencement this Saturday, May 21. Each graduate has a unique story. To celebrate the Class of 2011, we’re...
View ArticleClass of 2011: Heritage of hard work
About 7,500 students will graduate from The University of Texas at Austin at the 128th spring commencement this Saturday, May 21. Each graduate has a unique story. To celebrate the Class of 2011, we’re...
View ArticleClass of 2011: Ringside to bedside
About 7,500 students will graduate from The University of Texas at Austin at the 128th spring commencement this Saturday, May 21. Each graduate has a unique story. To celebrate the Class of 2011, we’re...
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