Surgical medical assistant & histology technician Advanced Dermasurgery Associates Dallas, Texas Austin College taught me to be a lifelong learner. Learning does not stop after college, and I find that curiosity is the best skill my college experience equipped me with. This curiosity about new languages and places has taken me as far as South… [Read More]
Rev. Keatan King ’09
Associate Pastor St. Philip Presbyterian Church Houston, Texas King was the 2024 Baccalaureate speaker and, at Commencement, received an Honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Austin College. King graduated summa cum laude from Austin College, where she majored in Spanish and cultural anthropology. She earned a Master of Divinity degree from Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary… [Read More]
Aneurin Minson ’21
Vice President of Speed Town Kula Sports Performance Denver, Colorado In addition to my work at Kula Sports Performance, I am also the founder and CEO of a company called Misfits Lifestyle brand—built with a mission to improve body image around clothing. I have taken my passion for fitness and service as well as a… [Read More]
Meghan Cardwell-Wilson ’04
Dance Discipline Lead/Professor of Dance Collin College Plano, Texas I spend each day in the studio dancing and working with a diverse population of movers—people who are at the start of their dance journeys moving alongside people who are well into their dance journeys. Our time in the studio is focused on embodiment and physical… [Read More]
Jim Alexander ’97
Attorney & Author San Francisco, California I am a licensed attorney and author based in the San Francisco Bay Area. I previously worked at NASA and, after graduating from law school at Stanford, as an attorney at a multinational law firm and later at Visa Inc. Wipf & Stock Publishers recently released I Am Sophia,… [Read More]
Joe T. Sanders ’00
Attorney Sanders Bajwa, LLP Austin, Texas I am a founding partner of Sanders Bajwa, LLP, a boutique law firm in Austin, Texas. There, I handle a wide variety of energy-related lawsuits and transactions. I have served on several volunteer boards over the years and have devoted a significant amount of time to pro bono matters,… [Read More]
Ayelia Ali ’16
New Teacher Developer Chelsea Public Schools Chelsea, Massachusetts I am the New Teacher Developer for Chelsea Public Schools, a school district just outside the Boston area. I support a specific niche of first year teachers – those who did not go through a traditional teacher preparation program and are changing their careers into education. My… [Read More]
Dr. John Williams ’84
Plastic Surgeon Scottsdale, Arizona I own and manage my solo plastic surgery practice (since 2000). I feel that my career involves an impactful service. I help my patients overcome dissatisfaction and poor self-esteem, body image issues, anxiety and sometimes depression by correcting areas of the face and body that have been altered through massive weight… [Read More]
Margie Norman ’83
Director of the Center for Career & Professional Development Austin College Sherman, Texas I would like to believe the work I do every day with students and alumni is my service, giving back to my college that did so much for me. Austin College provided mentoring and guidance to help me clarify goals and realize… [Read More]
Nicole Mittenfelner Carl ’06
Affiliated Faculty, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania “I am the director of the Urban Teaching Residency Program, the program I went through at Penn to earn my teaching certification when I first came to Philadelphia in 2006. I teach courses about qualitative research and urban education, and I mentor and advise… [Read More]