Student Success Profiles
Lead On to a Bright Future
No matter how you measure success—whether it’s by landing that coveted job, moving up to a highly regarded graduate school, or going abroad and chasing your dreams—TCU will help you achieve it. Meet some new alumni who, through their undergraduate research, found inspiration and are finding success for the greater good.
Hayden Nguyen '24
Degrees: B.S. in Youth Advocacy Educational Studies and B.A. in Comparative Race & Ethnic Studies with a minor in Social Work
Success Story: Working on a Master of Arts in Higher Education with a focus on Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Michigan
Claire Abele '24
Hometown: Novato, Calif.
Degree: B.S. in Communication Studies and World History minor with an emphasis in World History
and Consultative Selling
Research Focus: The effects of political narrative surrounding refugees, immigrants and displaced
people on the social and political world of the United States
Success Story: Working as an associate at AlphaSights in their New York City office
Jackson Keese '24
Hometown: Rogers, Ark.
Degree: B.S. Engineering with Mechanical Emphasis and B.A. Mathematics with an Economics
Minor
Senior Design Project: Autopiloted Sonar Survey Craft
Success Story: Hired as a Supply Chain Manager at Sam's Club in Bentonville, Ark., while working
on an M.S. in Engineering Management at the University of Arkansas
Isabella Marrin '24
Hometown: Issaquah, Wash.
Degrees: B.A. in political science and B.A. in Spanish and Hispanic studies with a Minor in
Philosophy, emphasis in Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies
Research Focus: Resistances to Critical Language Awareness: Understanding the Role of Social Class
and Double Consciousness
Success Story: Isabella received the 2024-25 Fulbright U.S. Student English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Award to Vietnam — the first TCU student to win an award to the Southeast Asian country
Avery Kokinda '24
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev.
Degree: BFA in Graphic Design
Senior Thesis Project: Marketing and branding of an NHL expansion team based out of Austin, Texas.
Success Story: Working as a Graphic Designer at Sovic Creative in Fort Worth, Texas. She has also
completed various freelance projects ranging from product/package design to branding
for a local coffee shop.
Matthew Fitzgerald '24
Hometown: Haltom City, Texas
Degree: BBA in Business Information Systems with a Certificate in FinTech
Capstone Project: Cocktail Creator Project for Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits
Success Story: Working as a Business Technology Solutions Analyst with Deloitte Consulting in Dallas,
Texas
Isabel Van Vleet '24
Degree: BS in Speech-Language Pathology with a Minor in Child Development
Research Focus: Longitudinal Study of Lexical-Semantic Organization as Measured by Repeated Word Associations in Children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing