Arab Art Expert
Nada Shabout (’84 BS, Architecture; ’88 BFA, Arts; ’91 MA, Humanities; ’99 PhD Humanities) is an associate professor of art education and art history and director of the Contemporary Arab and Muslim Cultural Studies Institute at the University of North Texas.
Wink-Loving Leader
Dewitt Smith (’01 BA, History; ’02 MEd, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies) is superintendent of schools in the Wink-Loving Independent School District in Wink, Texas.
On Board
Daniela “Dany” Decell (’91 MSN) is chairwoman-elect on the 2013 board of trustees for the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council. She is CEO of the Las Colinas Medical Center.
Brass Band
James Layfield (’06 BM, Music) is a member of Black Bayou Brass, a faculty ensemble at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. He is an instructor of low brass in the Department of Music.
Taking Lead
Yanet Cardoza (’06 MEd, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies) is principal at McWhorter Elementary School in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District.
