Name: Abigail (Abby) Vernacchia Major: Communication Studies Hometown: San Jose, California Dream Job: Attorney Abby Vernacchia is a junior communication studies major from San Jose, California, and serves as president of the Sigma Kappa sorority chapter at Texas Christian University. Vernacchia contributes much of her success in that role to skills she has learned through the Communication Studies department… Read more »
Name: Chase Glotfelty Hometown: Houston, Texas Major: Communication Studies How did you find Texas Christian University? My dad went to TCU in the 1980s, so it was always my first choice. What is the first memory you have of the TCU campus? My first memory was walking into Foster Hall with my roommate, setting up… Read more »
Name: Vernon Scott Hometown: Mansfield, Texas Class: Senior Major: Communication Studies Coming out of Summit High School in Mansfield, Texas, Vernon Scott was the 11th ranked safety in the state. Family is important to Scott, so he ultimately chose to attend Texas Christian University to stay close to home, play on the Big 12 stage and… Read more »
Garrett Crissman ’15 always wanted to work with the military community and found his fit with First Command Financial Services. Crissman comes from a military family and finds great pride and joy being able to give back to the community and help military families become financially independent. Crissman is a customer service advisor at First Command Financial… Read more »
Name: Laura Rohweder Hometown: Austin, Texas Major: Communication Studies Minor: Studio Art Life has been far from boring for Laura Rohweder ’15 after graduating from Texas Christian University. Known at TCU as Laura Patzke, she later fell in love with and married Jimmy Rohweder, and they are now expecting their first child. While she anticipates… Read more »
Major: Communication Studies Hometown: Plano, Texas Occupation: Communication and Organization Coordinator at Fogo de Chao Carson Rahrig ‘15 graduated from Texas Christian University with a degree in communication studies. Since she was from the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Rahrig was first opposed to attending a local school like TCU… that was until she stepped on campus…. Read more »
Name: Alyssa Evans Major: Communication Studies Graduation: 2016 Hometown: Glen Ellyn, Illinois Current City: Nashville, Tennessee What’s not to like when you’re trapped in a car dragging a U-Haul with your dad on the way to your first day of college? For starters, you may feel like you’ve outgrown the “daddy-daughter drop off” days of… Read more »
Major: Communication Studies Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas As a Fort Worth native, Bo Bowen always knew he wanted to attend Texas Christian University. “I only applied to TCU. I dreamed of being a Horned Frog,” said Bowen. He counts the value of the education he is receiving and the fact that it is his hometown… Read more »
Name: Annie Dorfman Major: Communication Studies Hometown: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Why did you decide to major in Communication Studies? To be completely honest, I really wasn’t sure I wanted to be a communication studies major when coming to Texas Christian University. I knew I was good at speaking in front of people and thought… Read more »
Tommy Nelson graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Studies in 2017. Since then he has been taking the workforce by storm. During Nelson’s senior year he had a sales internship with a private jet company in Dallas. He quickly learned the ropes of the aviation industry and eventually decided this was something… Read more »
