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August 2024
UT Dallas Alumni Link
Portrait of Kaitlyn Weirich, Dancer and Historian.

Kaitlyn Weirich BA’24 works to make learning history more interactive by combining her love for humanities with a love for dance.

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Alumni News. Annette Addo-Yobo being crowned as Miss Texas.

Annette Addo-Yobo BS’20 became the first immigrant-born Miss Texas pageant winner this summer and is now taking her message about autism awareness statewide.

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Alumni News. Nini Phan standing in front ofa 30-foot informational mural displayed at the Galleria.

Designer Nini Phan BA’22 works for a Dallas nonprofit focusing on literacy. This summer, her work featuring reading tips for children was on display at the Galleria Dallas.

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Alumni News. Steve and Josie Niemcryk

Dr. Steve Niemcryk BS’81, MS’83 chose to give back to the school that gave him the foundational skills to be the epidemiologist he is today by creating the Steve and Josie Niemcryk Endowment Fund.

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News Center. UTD leaders posing for a group photo in front of a cake while president Benson cuts into the cake.

UT Dallas has accelerated its international student recruiting by establishing a footprint in Africa’s most populous nation. The UTD Africa office opened in Lagos, Nigeria.

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ALUMNI NOTES
Alumni Notes. Portrait of Rakshit Goyal wearing a white shirt. A Christmas tree and stockings can be seen in the background.

Rakshit Goyal MS’19 was married in December 2020 to UTD alumna Akhila Bekkary MS’19. Goyal recently started a new position as a finance manager with Microsoft.

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Alumni Notes. Portrait of Hayley Orr in a black shirt and a white background.

Hayley Orr BA’14 has earned certification as a Society for Human Resource Management Certified Professional and has been promoted to an assistant vice president at Texas Gulf Bank.

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Alumni Notes. Portrait of Jessica Watts wearing a white shirt, floral pattern blouse, and standing before a green gradient background.

Jessica Watts MPA’10, PhD’19 is the chief partnership officer with the Dallas Foundation and has been named to the Dallas Business Journal’s 2024 “40 Under 40” list.

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UPCOMING EVENTS
August 19
UT Dallas fall semester first day of classes
August 25
UT Dallas Alumni Night at the Frisco RoughRiders Game
August 26
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