Honor Roll of Donors
Thank you to those below who gave in FY 2011 1930s 1936 Dorothy S. Stanush 1939 Peggy Lewis Leeton Hazel Nelle Astin Nelson 1940s 1943 Margaret J. Garcia Saenz Constance J. Jones-Cruise † Dr. Lucy L. Killea 1944...
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Gokelman earns Moody Professorship
Bill Gokelman, professor of music, was named the 2011-12 Moody Professor. Faculty members annually elect the Moody Professor, the highest faculty honor the university bestows. It reflects the level of scholarship, teaching...
Read MoreAlamo Chapter of the U.S. Play Coalition
Dr. Mary Ruth Moore, professor in the Dreeben School of Education, recently co-presented “Remember the Alamo: The Story of the Alamo Chapter of the U.S. Play Coalition” at the Value of Play Conference at Clemson University in...
Read MoreIn Memoriam
Mattie Stanfield Fancher ’31 BA Charlotte Menger Belcher ’35 IWHS, ’49 UIW Sr. Mary Margaret Hyland, CCVI, ’55 BSN Lt. Col. Winston R. Bennett, ’68 MA Anna Lee ’57 BA Lelar J. Phoenix ’71 BS David Wayne Morrison ’76 BA Mary...
Read MoreWeddings and Engagements
Sara Alicia Garduno ’06 BS is engaged to William Dunne. Their wedding is planned for October in Brownsville. Michael Thomas McVicker ’08 MBA and Meagan Marilyn Scott were married in June. Hunter Price Forestier BS ’07 married...
Read MoreFuture Alumni
Luke Gabriel Contreras was born Feb. 11 to Marcos Contreras ’04 BA, ’11 MA and his wife, Jorgie. M. Regina Ciarrocchi ’84 IWHS, ’93 BA and Randy Boon announce the birth of their second child, Claire Maria Boon, on Aug. 14....
Read MoreTradition on the menu for the annual President’s Spaghetti Dinner
An event that’s been around since 1986, the President’s Spaghetti Dinner treats UIW students to a special Italian meal served by Dr. Louis Agnese and other UIW administrators, faculty and staff. The president’s secret pasta...
Read MorePartnership establishes student-run on-campus financial institution
The University of the Incarnate Word and United SA Federal Credit Union recently established the Cardinal Branch of United SA, one of the few entirely student-run offices of an existing financial institution on a university...
Read MoreUIW receives $11.5 million gift for School of Optometry
Sandra and Stanley Rosenberg gave UIW a major gift of $11.5 million, one of the largest gifts in the country in recent years by a Jewish family to a Catholic institution of higher learning. It is also the largest gift ever...
Read MoreNew tool promotes interactivity in virtual classrooms
By Ashley Festa A new tool to aid in distance learning and classroom mobility has been introduced at the University of the Incarnate Word, and one professor is already using it in his classes. Blackboard Collaborate (formerly...
Read MoreCardinal Chorale performs at Carnegie Hall
The Cardinal Chorale, along with director Bill Gokelman, performed in New York’s prestigious Carnegie Hall on Nov. 28. MidAmerica Productions, a New York concert production company, approached Gokelman, a music professor at UIW,...
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Martha Binford Gulley Weise ’41 BA Catherine Eleanor Hamilton ’47 RN Santa Rosa School Nadine Slayton Metcalf ’70 BA Franklin “Frankie” Garcia Jr. ’80 BA Betty Bryant ’81 BA Dieter Wespatat ’91 BA, ’99 BSN Margaret Elizabeth...
Read MoreWeddings and Engagements, Future Alumni
Weddings and Engagements Kathleen Keyes ’78 BA, ’83 MA and John Michael Herlihy were married Sept. 18 at the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church of San Antonio. Penelope Marie Blalack M.D., IWHS ’89, IWC ’93, and Patrick Martin...
Read MorePresident’s Message
Dear Friends: Anniversaries allow us to mark milestones in our lives. They can also serve as opportunities to look back on what’s been accomplished and how much remains ahead. My 25th anniversary this year as president of...
Read MoreIn His Own Words
On a pleasant September afternoon we sat down with Dr. Louis Agnese Jr. to talk with him as he begins his 25th year as president of the University of the Incarnate Word. He is the longest-serving president of any four-year university in Texas, and only 3.2 percent of college presidents have served at least 25 years. We wanted to get his thoughts on his years with the university and his goals for the future. Here’s what he had to say.
Read MoreInterview With Dr. Agnese: The Videos
Watch the three-part interview with UIW’s President.
Read MoreClass Notes
1960s Dolores Noguera Gresham ’64 BA was elected to the Tennessee State Senate in 2008, becoming the first Latina in the State Senate. Before that, she served in the state’s House of Representatives in 2002. She was also a...
Read MoreWeddings and Engagements, Future Alumni
Weddings and Engagements Alexandra Kate Dilazzaro ’07 BSN and Dustin Kelly Yockey were married May 29. Future Alumni Louis Agnese III ’00 BBA and his wife, Melissa, welcomed their first son, Jack Louis, on June 17. Mara...
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Genevieve Tom Schiffers ’34 BA Lucille Busch Schmitz ’40 ALSR Clare Notzon Heinan ’41 BA Lucie Starr Grider Schwartz ’42 BA Mary Catherine Brogan ’43 BA Margaret Arnold Ballard, Santa Rosa alumna, ’43 BSN Gertrude Schafer...
Read MoreHonor Roll of Donors
Thank you to those below who gave in FY 2010. Donors who have pledged will be recognized when their gifts are received. 1930s 1934 Margaret Finto Hickey 1936 Helen Allnoch Fullerton † 1937 Laurita Grider Barber 1938 Frances...
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