SMU in the News

News

ABC DFW

• SMU curators of the G. William Jones Film and Video Collection preserve valuable footage of North Texas history
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Al Dia

• Paige Ware, Karla del Rosal, and Diego Roman, Simmons, in West Dallas SMU prepares teachers to be certified in teaching English

D Magazine

• Scott MacDonald, Cox, your next lender could be a computer

Dallas Innovates

• SMU included in a roundup of recently granted patents in DFW region
• Gail Turner honored as a female empowerment leader by the Dallas Women’s Foundation
• Alex Lippert, Dedman and Peter Weyand, Simmons, included in the publication’s roundup of high-minded discoveries (pdf provided on request)
• SMU law students create apps to help Legal Aid lawyers

Dallas Morning News

• Mike Davis, Cox, commentary, let’s be smart about landing Amazon
• Latino Center for Leadership Development and the Tower Center hosted a forum exploring a new manner of gentrification
• SMU Lettermen’s Association honors Dallas City Council member Tennell Atkins with its Silver Anniversary Mustang Award (second item)
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• Sonny Dykes, ultimate goal is to join the Big 12
• SMU mentioned in a story about the Dallas Symphony Chorus 40-year anniversary
• Meadows mentioned in a nice review of Dallas Theater Center’s Frankenstein
• SMU mentioned in a story about the status of the Dallas County Promise program
• Cullum Davis, Dedman, are you ready for a tax cut windfall?

Fort Worth Business

• Robert Hunt, Perkins, to participate in Fort Worth’s Hands on Peace event this month

FOX DFW

• Mike Davis, Cox, the roller coaster that was last week’s stock market

Golf Channel

• Jason Enloe, men’s golf coach, Mrs. Enloe fighting cancer

The Institute

• Delores Etter, Lyle School emeritus, received the IEEE Junichi Nishizawa Medal recognizing her contribution to “problem solving with computing languages and software tools”

KERA

• NCAR, museum attendance is down, but audience engagement is up, according to a recent report
• Giva Taylor, Meadows, costume designer nicely profiled

KTRH radio

• Cal Jillson, Dedman, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick takes aim at moderate Republicans

The National

• Danila Serra, Dedman, encouraging whistleblowers to help tackle corruption

Nature

• David Meltzer, Dedman, mounting skepticism challenges report that put human arrival in Americas more than 100,000 years earlier

Picayune News

• Vicki Tongate, Dedman (retired), discussed her book Another Year Finds Me in Texas, at a bookstore reading last week in Highland Lakes, Miss.

Theater Jones

• SMU students lauded in a story about Dallas Theater Center’s production of Frankenstein
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TopMBA.com

• Cox, how does a top business school help shape an MBA career?

The University Network

• Danila Serra, Dedman, brief exposure to charismatic career women inspires young women to choose male-dominated field

WOAI radio

• Cal Jillson, Dedman, George P. Bush, son of Jeb, receives political endorsement from Trump Jr.

WWL TV

• Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech at SMU referenced in story about the history of the song, “We Shall Overcome”

Students

• SMU student-athlete Akoy Agau, proof that anything is possible
• SMU Temerlin Advertising Program students study Super Bowl ads
• SMU student Amelia Bransky designs Frankenstein set for Dallas Theatre Center
• SMU student Ruhi Deshmukh writes about her recent human rights trip to Poland

Alumni

• SMU alumnus Patrick Herning launches 11 Honoré, fashion for all sizes
• SMU alumnus Dennis Hirschfield, story behind the buyout of San Angelo’s Hirschfield Industries
• SMU alumna Candice Patton discusses her role as Iris West in The Flash
• SMU alumnus Matthew Maddox takes helm as CEO of Wynn Resorts
• SMU alumna Amber Venz Box, more on her look
• RIP SMU alumnus Charles Wilhite
• SMU alumna Whitney Wolfe continues to change the dating game

Compiled by Cherri Gann ’15
Coordinator
SMU News & Communications | Office of Public Affairs
214-768-7657 | cgann@smu.edu
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