Alumna celebrates 50-year wedding anniversary today

Fifty years ago today, Peggy Dickey Kircus '61 and Gene Kircus were married. Their daughter Sharon Kircus White '87 and husband Joseph White '88 wrote to tell us about their anniversary. After 30 years of service and travel in the U.S. Air Force, the happy couple has retired in San Antonio where they stay active golfing, wood turning and making jewelry. Gene and Peggy also have son Jim and his wife Shauna and four grandchildren: Ciara, Christopher, Andrew, and Erin.

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Music alumna directs own ensemble

Melissa Sky-Eagle '01 has recently served as musical director and arranger of an original performance piece at Los Angeles Valley College in Valley Glen, Calif.  She taught and coached the singers and conducted the ensemble, in addition to scoring and arranging the songs and backing vocals.

“She was a dream to work with, always prepared, always prompt, always positive, always open to change as this brand new show evolved through the rehearsal process," said Director Chris Coddington, assistant professor of acting and directing at LA Valley College. "Her musical knowledge is broad and deep, her musicianship is impeccable, and her taste and her dramatic sense are first-rate."

Follow more of Sky-Eagle's career at www.melissasky-eagle.com.

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Horned Frogs show TCU pride at San Diego marathon

On June 3, TCU alums Steven McDermott '11 and Michael Berry '12 and current students Brian McDermott and Sarah McDermott ran The San Diego Rock and Roll Marathon with Horned Frog pride.They had been training around the TCU campus for the last four months. After running 26.2 miles, they were all smiles. It was the first marathon for the three siblings and their friend.

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Frog spirit at the Great Wall of China

Terry Trofholz '03 took his TCU spirit to the Great Wall of China in May with his eMBA class. "Proud to be a Frog in China and get a global perspective on business," Trofholz wrote us. "China is fascinating right now given their recent booming economy, and it was great to see it first-hand with fellow Frogs."

TCU students focused on learning about Chinese business practices, including the opportunities and challenges of doing business in Asia while also developing a process and framework for understanding issues and opportunities related to international business in any geographic context.

"Specifically, I was most interested in the fall/scandal surrounding the powerful former Minister of Commerce,  Bo Xilai," he wrote. "Is China really a good place to start a business given the communist government's control over the Chinese economy, the potential bubble surrounding the Chinese economy, the non-existent protection of intellectual property, the laws forbidding foreigners from learning and practicing Chinese law, and the government's firewall that blocks websites like Facebook and Twitter?"

Trofholz, who hit a TCU record .441 and was a second-team All-American outfielder on the TCU Baseball team in 2002, is on track to earn an MBA in December 2012. 

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Alum brings a little high fashion to TCU

Dallas-based fashion designer Nicholas Clements-Lindsey '09 has made the Italian Vogue again. But this time, he incorporated a little of TCU.

Lindsey used The Steve and Sarah Smith Entrepreneurs Hall as the set location for a recent shoot. 

Showing off his fashion in elite venues is nothing new to Lindsey.  Nicholas designed for the Golden Globes and Academy Awards. In February and September 2010, he presented his Fall/Winter 2010 and Spring/Summer 2011 collection at New York Fashion Week as the youngest black designer to present at Mercedes Benz. After Nicholas inaugural season at New York Fashion Week, Nicholas became a nationwide interest as an creative styling and design director. Nicholas creative talent as since been placed for publications and companies such as Smashbox Studios, Essence Magazine, Bello Magazine, Flaunt Magazine, Indulge, Examiner, TV Land's She's Got The Look, Neiman Marcus, Daily Candy, Daily Front Row, and Italian Vogue. 

Before that, he presented his Spring/Summer 2010 collection in Los Angeles Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios. Nicholas received praise from numerous publications and networks, including Apparel News and E! Entertainment.

At TCU, Lindsey as a quadruple major, studying communication, marketing, advertising/public relations and arts administration. But it was a trip to Italy during a summer abroad at the Universita di Perugia that set him on course to where he is today.

During his stay, he saw the summer preview of Chanel and it ignited his passion for design. He returned to Texas and began focusing on fashion design, quickly becoming recognized for a classic-chic aesthetic. He was asked to present at the Pin Show, showcasing the best designers of Texas and was recognized as the top student fashion designer.

In Los Angeles, he has started The Nicholas Lindsey Studio as an emerging full-service fashion house specializing in online content for companies and fashion publications. See his work at nicholaslindseystudio.com.

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Former TCU swimmers raising money to stop cancer

Former TCU swimmer and Olympian Walter Soza '96 is raising money to fight cancer through Swim Across America, which is holding its Fort Worth-Dallas area event at Harbor in Rockwall on Lake Hubbard on Saturday. Swim Across America is a non-profit organization that organizes swim events and "is dedicated to raising money and awareness for cancer research, prevention and treatment through swimming - related events. With the help of hundreds of volunteers nationwide and past and current Olympians, SAA is helping to find a cure for cancer through athleticism, community outreach and direct service."

Soza and fellow ex-TCU swimmer Layton Shaffner '97 swam last year in honor of family and friends who have struggled with the disease and have been taken by it. This year, they have created Team TCU made up of Horned Frog participants.

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