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DONOR SPOTLIGHT
ADVANCEMENT
Donor Spotlight:
Barbara Tsirigotis
Faculty and staff, as well as alumni, are generous supporters of Texas Wesleyan
School of Law. Learn more about why We Believe in the law school.
Barb Tsirigotis is in her 17th year at Texas Wesleyan School of Law and currently
serves as the administrative assistant in the Office of Student Affairs. She says that the best part of
her job is the student contact. According to Barb, “There’s never a dull moment and I love it!” In her
spare time Barb enjoys painting, studying genealogy, gardening, travel, and all activities connected
to American history.
Why do you give to the Annual Fund? For the past 17+ years Texas Wesleyan School of Law has
been a big part of my life. I’ve seen some amazing changes in the law school during those years. I even
survived the move from Irving to Fort Worth. Although I’m retiring in January, I want to do whatever I
can to ensure that the law school keeps growing and prospering through the coming years.
What do you like best about Texas Wesleyan? The family atmosphere. I’ve known students who
transferred to another area law school simply for the name recognition. Those same students later
told me they had no idea they were leaving behind a ‘family,’ for they did not find that same family
atmosphere, the one-on-one attention at their new law school.
Dear Fellow Alumni and Friends,
Through the generosity of more than 400 alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends
who made a contribution last year, Texas Wesleyan School of Law is able to make a
difference in our communities and impact the lives of our students. As you read through
this edition of the Texas Wesleyan Lawyer, I hope you will see the difference you have
made. More importantly, I hope you take pride in our accomplishments, as your support
is what has enabled us to achieve greater things both individually and collectively.
As we move forward with further negotiations with Texas A&M University in our strategic partnership,
we are reminded of what makes us unique – a community with a unified purpose. A community of
students, alumni, faculty, staff, parents and friends who have supported our law school from our humble
beginnings in Irving, to our Texas Wesleyan University acquisition and move to downtown Fort Worth, to
our current position of potentially being purchased by one of the nation’s finest universities, Texas A&M
(and I’m not just saying that because I’m an Aggie!).
To illustrate the strength and value of our Wesleyan law school network of more than 4,000
individuals, we chose to recognize Barb Tsirigotis, a dedicated staff member and generous donor,
in this edition. Barb has made the law school a priority, not only by serving the student body
in her position as administrative assistant in the Office of Student Affairs, but also by making
a contribution each month to support the Wesleyan law school community. Why? It’s simple --because
she believes in us, just like so many of you do.
In this time of transition for the law school, I encourage each of you to remember where we came from,
celebrate where we are today and what we have accomplished, and look to the future with great hope
and enthusiasm. We have much to be thankful for, and on behalf of my office and the law school, I’d like
to extend our sincerest gratitude to you.
I wish you and your families a safe and happy holiday. May you remember the past, celebrate the present
and rejoice in the future, and may 2013 be the best year yet!
Sincerely,
Casey Dyer Oliver ’06
Director of Alumni Relations & External Affairs
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Your Dollars
at Work!
$50
Provides resources for
student organizations.
$100
Supports networking
opportunities for alumni
and students.
$250
Supports community
outreach initiatives
such as the WIP.
$500
Brings distinguished
guest lecturers and
speakers to campus.
$1,000
Sends our award-winning
advocacy teams to
competitions.
Make your gift online today at
lawalumni.txwes.edu/giving
*gifts may be paid in installments