Spring 2021

Rylan Mueller (’21), Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

A tale as big as Texas Buck Winn mural hanging in Alkek has a story worth telling

Texas Music Gallery debuts with Ray Benson exhibition Wittliff expansion saluts Asleep at the Wheel frontman and Texas Swing

Denise M. Trauth Endowed Presidential Research ProfessorshipGenerosity of McCoy family promotes, encourages research and creative expression among faculty

Faculty Q&A Jennifer Ling Datchuk expresses herself through porcelain

A true musician-artistMusic teacher Time Woolsey became a portrait painter and has gifted works of other artists to Texas State

Hard work and humility Sanjay Ramchander draws on lessons learned from his father in his role as dean of McCoy College of Business

The write stuffMentorship and understanding of a writer's life just some of what M.F.A. in Creative Writing faculty offers students

History in the makingThese professors teach to their specialties in College of Liberal Arts

Small but mightyThe philosophy faculty brings God, Buddha, and the devil on board in one of the newest majors on campus

Leading through listeningLessons learned at Texas State help Whataburger's Pam Cox grow with the iconic brand

Blue Water Highway's Zack KibodeauxHis roots are in the Texas State opera, his band is pure Americana

Seventh-generation Texas rancherToo much rain in Beaumont took Rachel Wilson from crops to beef cattle, selling directly to consumers

Twenty years spent helping othersAmputee advocate Mona Patel finds the strength to change lives

Becoming the man behind the cameraHow Rodney Bursiel found himself winning awards for underwater and nature photography