Texas Wesleyan University

If you graduated from Texas Wesleyan University, you are eligible to enroll in one undergraduate or graduate course (excluding Health Science and Law) for one academic year at one-half tuition for that course.

Contact the Office of Financial Aid by the Priority Awarding Date (see Academic Calendar) to be considered for the Alumni Tuition Discount.

Funds are available on a first-come first-served basis and are limited to available funding.

The Alumni Association of Texas Wesleyan University is committed to helping recruit and retain quality students by providing financial assistance to those who demonstrate leadership, involvement and academic excellence. Alumni Scholarships, which are funded from three sources - Alumni Association funds, the Esther and Earl Hiers Scholarship endowment and the Alumni Scholarship endowment - are awarded each academic year. All recipients are required to reapply each year. Funds are limited and applicants must be related to a graduate of Texas Wesleyan. A complete description of criteria and the application can be viewed by clicking on scholarship application and guidelines.

Yearly Application Deadline-January 31

Congratulations to our 2011-2012 recipients:

Lisa Puente, Abigail Trevino & Esmeralda Ordonez

The following benefits are provided to all Wesleyan alumni:

University ID card (distributed in the library)

10% discount at the University bookstore (w/ your ID card)

Career Services (help w/ resumes, job placement & more)

Alumni discount on tuition through Financial Aid.

Subscription to the Wesleyan magazine and E-Newsletter. (If you're not on the distribution list for the monthly Alumni E-Newsletter, click here to send us your email address and request to be added to the Newsletter List)

Discounted room rates at Holiday Inn Express Downtown

(Mention Texas Wesleyan when making hotel reservations)

Liberty Mutual is offering discounted auto and home insurance rates to Texas Wesleyan alumni. Not only will you receive the benefit of savings, but this program will help support the Texas Wesleyan Alumni Association. Click here for more information or to get a quote.

We want to increase our alumni giving percentage by 10%, so we are launching our $10 for 10% Campaign. Every Gift Makes a Difference, no matter the size, and we hope you will give $10 in support of this goal.

Your support allows Texas Wesleyan to continue to create opportunities for students of today and tomorrow, and enables them to follow in your footsteps.

If you have already made your annual gift, thank you!

For those who wish to give to the $10 for 10% Campaign, click here to give online and select 10 for 10 in the gift designation drop down menu, or mail your gift to the following:

Texas Wesleyan University
Office of Advancement
1201 Wesleyan Street
Fort Worth, TX 76105

Why is Alumni giving percentage so important?

Alumni participation rates are an effective measure of alumni satisfaction with their school. It is a factor considered by non-profit foundations when selecting colleges and universities to support financially. Publications such as U.S. News & World Report also use alumni participation rates in determining rankings for colleges and universities.

"Alumni giving percentage is important for many reasons. Please join me and donate to the $10 for 10% Campaign in support of our University!" --Martha Earngey '77 Alumni Board Member

Texas Wesleyan University Brick Campaign

Leave your mark at Texas Wesleyan!

Alumni, students and friends of Texas Wesleyan University are invited to make their mark on the campus through the purchase of a personalized engraved brick. The Donor Brick Walkway is located in front of the Eunice and James L. West Library.

What a wonderful way to honor or pay tribute to someone important to you through your brick's inscription. Commemorate your school years, honor a special faculty member, or a parent may honor a graduate or future graduate. A brick is a permanent means of honoring something or someone special in your life. Bricks are ideal graduation and birthday gifts and provide a meaningful way to honor or memorialize a friend or relative.

Proceeds of the brick campaign directly impact the Wesleyan Fund,
which is dedicated solely to providing institutional scholarships and program support for our students as they pursue their degrees from Texas Wesleyan University.

If you are interested in participating, make a gift of $200 now and make a difference in the lives of our students. (Students participating in the Graduation Gift Program receive a discount.)

*For current donors who have made a $200 gift from June 1, 2009-May 31, 2010, please complete the donor brick form and return to the Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations.

For questions, please call (817) 531-4404.

Make a gift online today!

Established in 2004, The President's Council is a group of individuals who realize their annual financial support is crucial to the educational success of Texas Wesleyan University. Members of the President's Council enjoy the privilege of a special relationship with the University's leadership.

Benefits of membership in the President's Council include:
- A Brick in the Donor Brick Walkway
- Distinguished listing in the University Honor Roll
- Exclusive Invitations to special evenings hosted by the President
- Invitation to a special recognition event held each fall semester

President's Council Recognition Levels
Associates ($1,000-$2,499)
Fellows ($2,500-$4,999)
Founders ($5,000-$9,999)

Join the President's Council
Give a Gift Online

Mail Your Gift
Office of Advancement
1201 Wesleyan Street
Forth Worth, TX 76105

If you have any questions, please contact Gina Phillips, Director of Development and Alumni Relations, 817.531.4220

Give back to your alma mater, while you shop!

At Tom Thumb, tell your cashier to link your Tom Thumb Reward Card to Wesleyan's Alumni Association #4298. The Tom Thumb Good Neighbor program will pay the Texas Wesleyan Alumni Association Fund a percentage of all your purchases.

At Kroger, print off this Kroger NtoN form and take it with you the next time you shop there. The cashier will scan the bar code on the form to link your KrogerPlus Card to Texas Wesleyan. Every time you shop with your KrogerPlus Card, a percentage of your sales will go to the Texas Wesleyan Alumni Association Fund.*

*Please Note: the Kroger program must be renewed every year, beginning in May. A reminder will be sent so we can continue to receive this wonderful benefit!

Diploma frames are also available through the Alumni Association.

Graduation Gift Program

It's never too soon to start giving back to your University! As a Texas Wesleyan graduate, you have the opportunity to make a donation in honor of individuals who have played an important role in your Wesleyan experience through our Graduation Gift Program.

Yes, we're asking for a donation, but a little bit goes a long way. Complete the graduation gift form and return it to the Office of Alumni Relations by December 2, 2011 so we can recognize your honorees in the Robing program and with certificates on your behalf.

If you'd like to make your payment online, click here then email your graduation gift form or return it to the Office of Alumni Relations by December 2.

*Those who give a minimum gift of $100 will receive a brick in the donor brick walkway in front of the Eunice and James L. West Library.

Thanks to the alumni volunteers who serve on our Alumni Reunion Committee, we're able to provide a spectacular reunion weekend for the Texas Wesleyan Alumni Association. Be sure to check out the pictures from the 2011 Reunion in the Photo Gallery

Reunion Committee Chair:
Frank Leach '53

2011 Reunion Class Chairs:
1951: Alvarene (Jones) Hockaday
1961: Marty (Pearcy) White
1971: Dan Duke
1981: Veronica Martinez
1986: Syndi (Gorrell) Hillberry
1991: Laura Gonzalez
2001: Brian Matlock & Mindy (Finch) Matlock '02
2006: Kaci Mills

If you would like help in planning the next Wesleyan Reunion, please contact Gina Phillips via email or call 817-531-4420.

Special offer to alumni who participate in Career Services!

Free Web Advertising Offer

How can we help you?

Career transition can be an exciting adventure. Let us help you with our support services designed to help alumni identify occupational interests, learn about employment opportunities, and secure employment. Other services include resume critiquing, mock interviewing, and job placement.

How can you help future alumni?

If you are interested in participating in any of the following activities, please contact careerservices@txwes.edu.

Mock Interviewing
Job Placement
Career Fairs
On Campus Interviewing
Internships
Resume Critiquing
Mentoring Program

Considering Graduate School?

Visit Texas Wesleyan's Graduate School site.

Over 1,500 practice papers are downloaded by students each day and over 80% of students bookmark the site and visit it regularly.

Please contact Career Service at careerservices@txwes.edu for more information.

Wesleyan Encore, founded in 2002, is a theatre organization comprised of Texas Wesleyan alumni. Our purpose is to promote Texas Wesleyan in the community, and to provide aid and support to the Wesleyan Theatre Department. (We socialize some too!) Encore is open to all Texas Wesleyan alumni who share an interest in theatre.



Each year, as a group, we strive to award a scholarship to a Wesleyan Theatre student based on need and merit. This scholarship is made possible by contributions given to the organization. We ask that you consider a $10 gift per person, or $20 per couple. We encourage you to join us and become a part of this great group of people who love “the smell of the greasepaint and the roar of the crowd!”

Officers and Committee Chairs

Melissa Benton Wallis
Executive Chair
Ph: 817-926-0251
E-mail: mwallis@ems-isd.net

Decade Representives

2000-2009:
Rob Carroll
Kelly Henry
Max Marquez
Ben Phillips

1990-1999:
Christy (Davidson) Collard
Lark (Wallis) Johnston

1980-1989:
Neil Mowles

1970-1979:
Scott Cannon
David Floyd
Anne Skipper

1960-1969:
Dan Duke
Jeri (Boulware) Johnston
Thad Smotherman

Members

Olyve (Hallmark) Abbott
Christopher Adams
Kayla Bland
Debbie Brown
Joe Brown
Cathey & Bill Cady
Robert Carroll
Scott Cannon
Christy & Trey Collard
Daniel Duke
Martha Duke
Evan & Janie Faris
David Floyd
Kelly Henry
Sargent Hill
Lana Hoover
Jeri & Bob Johnston
Lyle Kanouse
Quentin & Laurie McGown
John Maddux
Max Marquez
Richard Massey
Neil & Patricia Mowles
Whitney Park
Ben Phillips
Gina Phillips
Tim & Suzanne Raif
Rodney & Cheryl (Wolfe) Roberts
Christian Scott
Jad Saxton
Anne Skipper
Mike Skipper
Dorothy Smotherman
Thad & Alicia Smotherman
Rev. Tony Vinson
Melissa (Benton) Wallis
Lark Wallis Johnston
Charles Willett
Michael Wood

Are you always telling people you meet about your wonderful experiences as a Texas Wesleyan Ram? If so, we want you! Texas Wesleyan University created an initiative — the Ram Wranglers — to connect alumni with prospective students. Who better to promote Texas Wesleyan than a former Ram? What's a Ram Wrangler? It's you! Ram Wranglers are alumni working together to assist Texas Wesleyan recruit new students to the University.

If you are interested in becoming a Ram Wrangler, please click here: Become a Ram Wrangler.

If you would like to refer a student to Texas Wesleyan, please click here: Refer A Ram.

For questions, contact Gina Phillips at gphillips@txwes.edu or 817-531-4404.

Thank you!