Texas Woman's University - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

• Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash (M.S. 1979) a.k.a. Mrs. Anthrax, studied microbiology and went on to become a high-ranking Iraqi scientist. After surrendering herself in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, she was later deemed not a security threat and was released in 2005.
• Caro Crawford Brown (B.A. 1925) was the first woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize for local reporting.
• Helen Gurley Brown, editor of Cosmopolitan magazine.
• Millie Hughes-Fulford (Ph.D. 1972) was a NASA astronaut who studied osteoporosis. She flew aboard STS-40 Spacelab Life Sciences (SLS 1) in June 1991, the first Spacelab mission dedicated to biomedical studies. She was the first civilian scientist on a space mission.
• Jill Marie Jones (B.A. 1999) is an actress, most recognizable role as 'Toni Childs' for six seasons in Girlfriends.
• Margaret Virginia (Margo) Jones (B.A. 1932) and (M.A. 1933) was a pioneer in the American Resident Theater Movement and author of "Theatre-In-The-Round". In 1955 she directed the world premiere of "Inherit the Wind" by Lawrence and Lee in Dallas.
• Alia M. Ludlum(B.A. 1983) served as District Judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
• Raul L. Maldonado (Ph.D. in child development 1986) is the current president of Laredo Community College in Laredo
• Elizabeth Ann Nalley (Ph.D. 1975) was President of the American Chemical Society in (2006).
• Louise Ritter (B.S. 1982) won the 1988 Olympic gold medal in the women's high jump.
• Lou Halsell Rodenberger (B.S. 1943 in journalism) was a scholar of Texas women authors, particularly Jane Gilmore Rushing.
• Kaye Stripling (B.S. 1962) became superintendent of HISD when Rod Paige was nominated to serve as United States Secretary of Education in 1994. She left the post in 2004.
• Joan Wall (M.M. 1969) was a mezzo-soprano and principal performer at the Metropolitan Opera Company of New York, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, and in Amsterdam, Boston, Philadelphia, Fort Worth and other US cities.
• Phyllis George,