T R I N I T Y T O D AY
Incoming international students enjoy a welcome reception hosted by President Dennis Ahlburg and Penelope Harley at their home. Trinity international students come from 71 countries and greatly enrich the campus environment.
Diverse, dedicated, and talented
A quick peek at the Class of 2015 On August 18, 2011, 650 new students and
20 transfers arrived on campus for orientation and Welcome Week. Nine percent came from a country outside of the U.S. or had attended an international secondary school. Thirty-seven percent came from out of state. Here is a small sampling of the incoming class members’ accolades and interests: • Robert Caine is the youngest American male swimmer to cross the English Channel. • Nicola Hill participated in nine MS 150 rides to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis research. • Patrick Malinowski organized a fundraiser that earned $20K for charity through the Council for International Affairs.
• Paige Roth, a published playwright, poet, and essayist, won three national writing awards including the 2010 writing award from the National Council of Teachers of English. • Lydia Jones broke four Saudi national records in swimming. • Travis Wentworth is an Eagle Scout whose CPR training enabled him to save his father’s life after a horrible fall. His skill and quick thinking earned him awards for “lifesaving actions” from the Boy Scouts of America and the Texas National Guard. Eleven students are the first in their families to attend a college or university. Two first-
generation scholarship recipients of the Class of 2015 hail from San Antonio: • Jonathan Hernandez, a Jefferson High School graduate, is passionate about and committed to his church’s youth ministry. As a youth pastor, he leads his church’s youth community in service-oriented activities, worship, and music. • Lu Liu, daughter of Chinese-born immigrants, is from Churchill High School. Lu recently competed in the State University Interscholastic League competition for social studies and literary criticism where her team took first place in Regionals. She volunteers with PALS, a charity that strives to enhance the quality of life for individuals through pet therapy. Sarah Johnson
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