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Studio Helps Aspiring Musicians, Instructors Thrive

August 2, 2022August 1, 2022 Contributor 0 Comments business, FP, PCN, Rodman Steel Studio, Rodman Steele, SMU, SMU alumni

For Rodman Steele, music is in his DNA.

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From SMU to Sidley

February 16, 2022February 15, 2022 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Angela Zambrano, business, Law, lawyers, Park Cities, preston hollow, Scott Parel, Sidley, Sidley Austin, SMU, SMU alumni, Southern Methodist University

Preston Hollow residents Angela Zambrano and Scott Parel have gone from attending law school at SMU together, where they graduated in 1997, to managing partners at global law firm Sidley Austin’s Dallas office.

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Former SMU Rower Details College Struggles in Directorial Debut

December 28, 2021December 27, 2021 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments arts, film, FP, Lauren Hadaway, Life, Park Cities, preston hollow, SMU, SMU alumni, Southern Methodist University, The Novice

Introspective drama examines the physical and psychological toll of athletics.

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Happenings on the Hill

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments business, Chrystyna Kouros, FP, GIVINGPEOPLE, Happenings on the Hill, Katy and Kyle Miller, Kim and Bill Shaddock, Pamela Metzger, Park Cities, preston hollow, SMU, SMU alumni, SMU Dedman School of Law, SMU Edwin L. Cox School of Business, SMU Meadows School of the Arts, Southern Methodist University, Ted Russell

A $5 million gift to SMU’s Edwin L. Cox School of Business will create the Katy and Kyle Miller Courtyard, a place for faculty, staff, students, and visitors to exchange ideas, form friendships, and build business associations.

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SMU Alum Turns Entrepreneur

November 22, 2021November 22, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments app, business, Entrepeneur, Entrepeneurs, FP, Hunter Rice, Park Cities, preston hollow, sendit, SMU, SMU alumni, Snapchat, Southern Methodist University

Hunter Rice founded sendit, a SnapChat add-on for playing augmented reality games.
(Read time: 4.8 minutes)

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Happenings on the Hill

November 9, 2021November 13, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments Bill and Liz Martin Armstrong, Bryson DeChambeau, Claire babineux-Fontenot, Custard Institute for Spanish Art, FP, GIVINGPEOPLE, Happenings on the Hill, Judge Barbara M. Golden Lynn, Linda P. and William A. Custard, Park Cities, preston hollow, schools, SMU, SMU alumni, Southern Methodist University, Yuankun Xu

Linda P. and William A. Custard committed $3 million, and the Meadows Foundation matched that to establish the Custard Institute for Spanish Art and Culture at the Meadows Museum.

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By Opening His Heart, an SMU Grad Hopes to Open Your Mind

November 8, 2021November 9, 2021 Todd Jorgenson 1 Comment arts, Caged Birds, Christian Menace, film, filmmaking, Fred Leach, Kamil McFadden, Life, Park Cities, preston hollow, SMU, SMU alumni

Growing up Black in the Texas suburbs, Fred Leach felt the effects of magnified stereotypes, social isolation, marginalization, and unconscious biases.
(Read time: 3.9 minutes)

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Park Cities Coaching Finds Niche With Aspiring Athletes

October 15, 2021October 19, 2021 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments Carter Clements, Coaching, Community, Michael Salerno, Park Cities, Park Cities Coaching, Park Cities People, preston hollow, Preston Hollow People, PRN, SMU, SMU alumni, Sports, Young Athletes

As much as Carter Clements enjoyed competing in soccer, tennis, or track as a teenager in Virginia, he had the heart of a coach.
(Read time: 4.1 minutes)