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What Had You Accomplished at 19?

May 30, 2022June 4, 2022 Greg Nielsen 0 Comments Haley Taylor Schlitz, PCN, schools, SMU, Southern Methodist University

Haley Taylor Schlitz, an author, law school grad, prepares for bar exam

Happenings on the Hill

April 12, 2022April 11, 2022 Greg Nielsen 0 Comments American Association for the Advancement of Science, FP, GP, Happenings on the Hill, Mildred Hawn Gallery, Northwestern University, Park Cities, preston hollow, Schools, SMU, SMU Hamon Arts Library, Southern Methodist University

Researchers at SMU and Northwestern University are working on Synthetic Wavelength Holography, a technology that uses cameras to record high-resolution images and holograms of objects beyond standard lines of sight.

Living

Auction Offers Glimpse of Edwin L. Cox’s Taste in Art, Antiques

March 15, 2022March 17, 2022 Staff Report 0 Comments antiques, auction, Edwin L. Cox, FP, Hindman Auctions, Life, Park Cities, preston hollow, SMU, Southern Methodist University

Many will remember the late Edwin L. Cox, who died last year at 99, for the oilman’s contributions to the petroleum industry and SMU, where the business school bears his name.

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Happenings on the Hill

March 7, 2022March 7, 2022 Greg Nielsen 0 Comments FP, Gary Webber, Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Happenings on the Hill, Nathan Hudson, Park Cities, preston hollow, schools, SMU, Southern Methodist University, Starship Technologies, Unity Circle

Are you a hungry SMU student, faculty member, or employee?

Business

From SMU to Sidley

February 16, 2022February 15, 2022 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Angela Zambrano, business, Law, lawyers, Park Cities, preston hollow, Scott Parel, Sidley, Sidley Austin, SMU, SMU alumni, Southern Methodist University

Preston Hollow residents Angela Zambrano and Scott Parel have gone from attending law school at SMU together, where they graduated in 1997, to managing partners at global law firm Sidley Austin’s Dallas office.

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Happenings on the Hill

January 31, 2022February 1, 2022 William Taylor 0 Comments CATCO, Children's Health Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, FP, Happenings on the Hill, National Science Foundation, NVIDIA, Park Cities, preston hollow, schools, SMU, Southern Methodist University, Youth Sports Impact Partnership

Supercomputing at SMU is getting, well, more super.

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SMU Exhibit Explores Life of Icon Carrie Marcus Neiman

January 11, 2022January 16, 2022 Staff Report 0 Comments Bonnie Wheeler, Carrie Marcus Neiman, Eugene McDermott Foundation, FP, Friends of the SMU Libraries, Happenings on the Hill, Neiman Marcus, Park Cities, preston hollow, schools, SMU, SMU DeGolyer Library, SMU Exhibit, SMU Women's Studies, Southern Methodist University

Many people know of Stanley Marcus and his genius for retailing, but many of the women who helped establish the Neiman Marcus reputation for excellence are much less familiar.

Arts Living

Former SMU Rower Details College Struggles in Directorial Debut

December 28, 2021December 27, 2021 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments arts, film, FP, Lauren Hadaway, Life, Park Cities, preston hollow, SMU, SMU alumni, Southern Methodist University, The Novice

Introspective drama examines the physical and psychological toll of athletics.

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Happenings on the Hill

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments business, Chrystyna Kouros, FP, GIVINGPEOPLE, Happenings on the Hill, Katy and Kyle Miller, Kim and Bill Shaddock, Pamela Metzger, Park Cities, preston hollow, SMU, SMU alumni, SMU Dedman School of Law, SMU Edwin L. Cox School of Business, SMU Meadows School of the Arts, Southern Methodist University, Ted Russell

A $5 million gift to SMU’s Edwin L. Cox School of Business will create the Katy and Kyle Miller Courtyard, a place for faculty, staff, students, and visitors to exchange ideas, form friendships, and build business associations.

Business

SMU Alum Turns Entrepreneur

November 22, 2021November 22, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments app, business, Entrepeneur, Entrepeneurs, FP, Hunter Rice, Park Cities, preston hollow, sendit, SMU, SMU alumni, Snapchat, Southern Methodist University

Hunter Rice founded sendit, a SnapChat add-on for playing augmented reality games.
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Happenings on the Hill

November 9, 2021November 13, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments Bill and Liz Martin Armstrong, Bryson DeChambeau, Claire babineux-Fontenot, Custard Institute for Spanish Art, FP, GIVINGPEOPLE, Happenings on the Hill, Judge Barbara M. Golden Lynn, Linda P. and William A. Custard, Park Cities, preston hollow, schools, SMU, SMU alumni, Southern Methodist University, Yuankun Xu

Linda P. and William A. Custard committed $3 million, and the Meadows Foundation matched that to establish the Custard Institute for Spanish Art and Culture at the Meadows Museum.