Scott Smith, Manhattan, Ill., earned his Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor license (LCPC) in October and works as a therapist with the Chicago Christian Counseling Center. He serves as project director at Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, Ill. for a federal campus suicide prevention grant awarded to colleges and universities including the University of North Texas and The University of Texas-Pan American.
Ajay Thomas was not exposed to a large academic setting in his hometown of Tomball, Texas, and found that Southwestern fit all of his needs for a higher education environment. "Southwestern's liberal arts education afforded me the opportunity to explore my interests fully, and I was able to cultivate a broader range of knowledge and benefit from a richer education experience," he says. Thomas was able to determine his discipline of study through his experiences at Southwestern.
Marrit Ingman '94 isn't a bad mother. She's just an honest one. "I bundled the baby into the car and went for a drive," the Austinite writes in "Inconsolable," her new manifesto of motherhood and madness.
For the last two years, Jennifer Barnett '94 has worked to plan and promote fine arts events at Southwestern while serving as assistant to the dean of fine arts. She is the first to serve in her position, which was created to handle such responsibilities as concert management support and preparing event programs, calendars and press releases. She also works closely with faculty and arts management students.
German speaking ability, practical experience in state and federal politics, and a strong interest in international relations—James DeWitt '94 cites all these factors in his successful application for a 2001-2002 Fulbright Scholar Award.
As their plane pulled into an airport hanger in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the passengers heard a pulsating sound coming from below. What started as a murmur was getting louder and louder as the plane's engines shut down. Looking out the window, Southwestern University alumna Laura Crawford '94 saw hundreds of supporters cheering, holding signs and chanting, "Bush! Bush! Bush! Bush!" "This was our very first trip outside of Texas – the very first town in which we campaigned," she says. Waiting to exit the plane, she looked back at the man whose name was being celebrated by a group of people he'd never met.
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