TCU Today
 

April 22, 2026 

News worth sharing from Texas Christian University

 

Alumna Leads Patagonia Sustainability Efforts

Kim Drenner standing on rocks

Patagonia’s corporate motto is “We’re in business to save our home planet.” As head of environmental impact for the American outdoor retailer, Kim Drenner ’08 (MS ’10) leads initiatives to reduce pollution and carbon emissions and to strengthen environmental accountability and awareness. We take a look this Earth Day.

From TCU Magazine
 
Ph.D. Students at award ceremony

Doctoral Students Earn National Research Grants 

Communication Sciences & Disorders’ Nikki Hoopes and Daniel Ibarra have received two of only five Student Research Grants in Early Childhood Language Development from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation. 

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Lindsey Elliot

From TCU Engineering to Robotics Entrepreneurship

Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree Lindsey Elliott ’18 turned her Davis College of Science & Engineering foundation into Nexterity, a startup developing hands-free robotic tools designed to improve safety in hazardous industrial work environments. 

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A Design of Good Will

Adelaide Lovett walks the runway

TCU fashion merchandising students accepted a challenge: Design runway-worthy fashion from a trip to Goodwill. The result? Raising funds for the North Texas nonprofit while showcasing the talent in the College of Fine Arts. One student placed second in the competition, and another was featured on Good Morning Texas.

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