Katie Featherston’s Paranormal Fame
Actress Katie Featherston ’05 stars in Paranormal Activity, considered to be the most profitable movie ever made.
Perkins Honors A. Cecil Williams
Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University has named the Williams Preaching Lab in Elizabeth Perkins Prothro Hall in honor of the Rev. Dr. A. Cecil Williams ’55.
D.C. Alumni Share A Capital Day
Washington, D.C., alumni gather for a chapter picnic.
‘Mars Or Bust’
Former TAG student April Kramer Andreas ’02, ’03 returns to campus to teach the TAG summer class, “Mars or Bust: Building a Permanent Martian Settlement.”
Meadows Grads Rule In The King and I
Meadows School of the Arts alumni take center stage in the world premiere of a newly restored Rodgers and Hammerstein classic.
Political Training Ground
Rob JohnsonAs chief of staff to Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, Rob Johnson ’96 makes sure the wheels of government run smoothly in the second-highest executive office in state government. While Johnson manages a staff of over 30 employees with a budget of about $3 million, he also serves key roles as legislative strategist and senior political adviser to the lieutenant governor, who is president of the Senate and chairs the Legislative Budget Board and Legislative Council. As Dewhurst’s right hand, Johnson works closely with senators and their staffs as he directs and guides priority legislation from inception through passage. He...
Programmed For Success
Elena Holy ’90, shown with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, founded The New York International Fringe Festival. New York magazine called FringeNYC “Sundance for the theater crowd” when it named the SMU alumna to its list of “The Influentials” in theater. Photo by Dixie Sheridan.Former Program Council president Elena Holy’s story is the stuff of Broadway musicals. During spring break of her senior year, she went to New York and landed a job with Roundabout Theatre Company. Just three years after graduating in 1990, with a Bachelor’s degree in radio-television communications, she teamed up with husband-and-wife John Clancy and...
1930-39
Mark your calendars now: Homecoming will be Saturday, November 7.
Panama’s New President Serves On SMU International Center Council
On July 1, Ricardo Martinelli was inaugurated as president of the Republic of Panama during a ceremony at the Atlapa Congress Center in Panama City. His term will run from 2009-14. President Martinelli serves on the SMU International Center Advisory Council, and his son, Luis, is a 2004 graduate of SMU. Michael Clarke, executive director of the International Center, represented SMU at the inauguration ceremony and at the reception that followed....
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Lessons For Life
Students come to SMU for learning in and beyond the classroom – whether through leadership positions, volunteering or advancing the Mustang spirit.