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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 44 report 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
The Honor Campaign is a special initiative recognizing those individuals that have helped us along the way: an encouraging word from your spouse; a vote of confidence from a professor; or a piece of advice from a longtime friend or family member. The Honor Campaign is a small way for you to express your gratitude. We encourage you to take a moment to thank that person who has helped you in your journey. With each gift, we will send your honoree a personalized note of admiration and gratitude on your behalf. Visit lawalumni.txwes.edu/honorcampaign to make your gift today. Thank you to everyone that made a contribution to the Honor Campaign in FY 2012. Donor Honoree Lara Aman ’06 Barbara and Charles Aman Mark Bohon ’06 Everett Chambers ’03 Holly White Turner ’07 Dan Brothers Fran Brothers Eboney Cobb ’04 Gail Lewis Janeth Cornelious ’04 Eddie Cornelious Elizabeth Cortright ’09 Cynthia Cortright Robert A. Cortright Peg Demers in memory of Joan Pallof Angela Adkins Downes ’98 Judge Nancy Berger ’94 Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Dyer III J. Henry Oliver Charles E. Dyer V Autumn N. Dyer Gloria Hallan Lynette Morones Roland K. Johnson the students Amy Kubes in memory of Jeff Kubes ’03 Katie Lewis ’05 Bobby Lewis Ann Mirabito and Frank Snyder Mr. and Mrs. Francis Mirabito Casey Dyer Oliver ’06 Alma Hernandez-Blackwell ’04 Susan Schambacher Ross ’05 Cynthia Smith, Girl Scouts Jan Titsworth, Leadership Fort Worth Harriet Harral, Leadership Fort Worth 45 advancement report Donor Honoree Casey Dyer Oliver ’06 (cont’d) Christi Stinson, Funding Information Center Leah King, Chesapeake Mary Schlegel, Fort Worth Business Press John Pierce ’98 Randy Scoggin Dr. Fred Minton Dee Alred David McLemore Joe Baxter Clay Oakley Dottie and Tom Swift III Beverly Pierce Lynette Pierce Patrick H. Rose IV ’11 Debbie and Bud Dawson Dan Settle, Jr. Dee J. Kelly, Sr. Thomas A. Sexton ’11 Anne L. Sexton Katy Sheppard ’09 Derek Sheppard Katey Powell Stimek ’07 Dewey Powell Dwight Thompson ’94 James H. Koehn, Esq. Jackie Lynn Edwards Ward ’03 Charles Ward E. James Willrich ’94 Mrs. Dorothy Grubb *$25 minimum gift per honoree
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