Alumni
Alumni Networking Event
The first annual Alumni Network Event was hosted by the Department of Economics in November 2022. The event was planned and executed by Drs. Rosemarie Fike and Robert Garnett, with assistance from Ms. Jane Logan, and brought together alumni and current students to share insights on life with an economic major.
The event was attended by 15 alumni (see list below) and 45 current students.
| Daniel Castañeda Class of 2017 NexPoint Advisors LP |
Chris Hamilton Class of 2000 Hamilton Wingo LLP |
Travis Kennedy Class of 2009 Happy State Bank |
Ethan Oliver Class of 2018 Softvest LP |
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| Stephen O’Neal Class of 2009 Pine Wave Energy Partners LLC Harris, Finley & Bogle PC |
Hannah Saffle Class of 2018 |
Cy Sonderer Class of 2017 American Airlines |
Johnny Subash Class of 2011 Skoll Foundation |
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| Bryan Tony Class of 2016 BGT Strategies LLC |
Julia Zellers Class of 2018 Northern Trust |
Hannah Peterson Class of 2020 7-Eleven |
Alumni Endowed Scholarships and Awards
Thanks to the generosity of our alumni, the TCU Department of Economics honors annually students and faculty with the following scholarships and awards:
| Fund | Est. |
Donor |
Latest recipients |
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| Alumni Excellence in Economics Scholarship | 2005 | George E. Henderson | Khanh Pham Jackson Kaiser | |||||||||
| [benefits a rising senior majoring in economics who demonstrates excellence in the field of economics] | ||||||||||||
| G. Dallas Horton Economics and Travel Fund | 2008 | G. Dallas Horton | TCU Econ faculty | |||||||||
| [supports research and conference activities of econ faculty] | ||||||||||||
| W. Jeffrey Paine Economics Fund | 2020 | Paula and Jeff Paine | TCU Econ Dept | |||||||||
| [supports programming that benefits the student experience at the Department of Economics] | ||||||||||||
| Howard A. Lang Jr. Economic Excellence Fund | 2020 | Gail and Andy Lang |
Khanh Pham Nasrin Farah |
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| [supports research activities by economics majors, such as conference travel and best paper awards] | ||||||||||||
Selected List of Our Alumni
| Name | Graduated | Current position | |||||||||||
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| Richard Shi | 2020 | Financial Analyst, Lockheed Martin | |||||||||||
| Hannah Peterson | 2020 | FP&A Analyst, Pizza Hut | |||||||||||
| Madeline Hurst | 2018 | AML Compliance Officer, Fisher Investments | |||||||||||
| Joseph Noteboom | 2017 | Offensive Tackle, Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Alyssa Zellner | 2017 | Vice President, Kaufman Hall | |||||||||||
| Cy Sonderer | 2017 | Team Lead, International Revenue Management, American Airlines | |||||||||||
| Madeleine Bailey | 2016 | Associate, Husch Blackwell | |||||||||||
| Brian Trost | 2015 | Data Scientist, Instagram | |||||||||||
| Jeffrey Cross | 2014 | Assistant Professor of Economics, Hamilton College | |||||||||||
| Cory Garlock | 2013 | Financial Advisor, RBC Wealth Management | |||||||||||
| Wenting Yu | 2012 | Economist at Amazon |
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| Christopher Mufarrige | 2011 | Senior Regulatory and Product Counsel, Marqeta | |||||||||||
| Guillermo Cornejo | 2010 | Co-Founder/CEO, Riders Share | |||||||||||
| Matthew Buongiorno | 2009 | Attorney at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | |||||||||||
| Stephen O'Neal | 2008 | Co-Founder/Executive Vice President, Pine Wave Energy Partners | |||||||||||
| Andrew Wilfred | 2007 | Assistant Director, Singapore Institute of International Affairs | |||||||||||
| Farah Mandich | 2007 | Director, Resource Planning and Bidding, Xcel Energy | |||||||||||
| Brian Andrew | 2007 | East Gas Trader, Twin Eagle | |||||||||||
| George Ferguson | 2006 | Lieutenant Commander, US Navy |
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| Sarah Quintanar | 2006 | Associate Professor of Economics, Midwestern State University | |||||||||||
| Sean Crotty | 2005 | Associate Professor of Geography, Texas Christian University | |||||||||||
| Joe Blosser | 2002 | Chief Impact Officer, Congdon Family Foundation | |||||||||||
| Andrew Luers | 2001 | Co-Founder/CEO, Habitat Energy; Co-Founder/Partner, ProviderTrust | |||||||||||
| Tibor Besedes | 1998 | Professor of Economics, Georgia Institute of Technology | |||||||||||
| Jason Murasko | 1997 | Professor of Economics, University of Houston - Clear Lake | |||||||||||
| Dan Boren | 1997 | Secretary of Commerce for the Chickasaw Nation, former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2005-2013) | |||||||||||
| G. Dallas Horton | 1992 | Las Vegas Personal Injury Attorney at G. Dallas Horton & Associates | |||||||||||
| Melanie Morgan | 1989 | Professor of Communication, Purdue University | |||||||||||
| Thom Wier | 1989 | Associate Professor of Economics, Hardin Simmons University | |||||||||||
| Sam Kyei | 1987 | Chief Economist at SAK Economics, former Chief Economist at BNSF Railway (2002-2018) | |||||||||||
| David Chaplin | Professor of Economics, Northwest Nazarene University | ||||||||||||
| Homer Erekson | 1974 | Professor of Managerial Economics, Texas Christian University |