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A Ring of Resilience
Sitting up on the stage at the UNT Ring Ceremony in December 2025, Juliette Rivera (’25) couldn’t help but feel like it was a full-circle moment — the culmination of her first-generation student and fashion industry dreams all coming together in a special ceremony where she’s also being honored as a UNT Ring Award recipient.…
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Chasing Disney Dreams
Kylee Withers (’16, ’17 M.B.A.) quite literally hit the ground running as a student athlete on the track and field team at the University of North Texas in the fall of 2012. “It may sound silly, but I remember the day the pedestrian bridge over I-35 opened,” Kylee says. “It’s a simple piece of infrastructure,…
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2025 Fall Graduate Spotlight: Peyton Alexander Beck
A Journey of Growth, Grit and Giving Credit Where It’s Due On December 13, 2025, Peyton Alexander Beck stepped onto the stage and accepted his degree from the University of North Texas. For many, graduation is a milestone. For Peyton, it’s a statement — the closing of a chapter that began in uncertainty and evolved into a journey…
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Planting Trees: Kelleyton Wilson’s Life of Service
Kelleyton Wilson’s (’00) life is built on his commitment to serving others. It has been instilled in him since he was a child, growing up in Dallas under the guidance and heavy influence of his caring grandfather, Perry Wilson. Combined with his grit and self-determination, Kelleyton has paved an accomplished path — and he’s just…
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A Legacy of Grit
An unmistakable buzz fills the air as hundreds of student ring recipients and their families file in from the cold for the fall UNT Ring Ceremony — the path to the stage peppered with fun photo-ops and decorations, including an inflatable Scrappy. Settling in the front row, Anne Green (’24) and her family are ready to…
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Generations of Pride
The Robnett family and their North Texas legacy Mike Robnett (’78) and his family’s relationship with the University of North Texas runs deep — spanning two generations of alumni, countless memories and a shared bond that keeps the university close to their hearts. Growing up in Commerce, Texas, Mike was more familiar with the traditions…
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Poetry, Place and Purpose
UNT alumnus Octavio Quintanilla is selected as the 2025 Texas Poet Laureate Octavio Quintanilla (’10 Ph.D.) has a way with words. And through poetry, he uses them to explore the connections and complexities between past and present, identity and culture, individuality and community. His work has been the subject of critical analysis, garnered widespread…
Read More Alumni Leading the Way: Meet the New Members of the UNT Alumni Association Board of Directors
The University of North Texas Alumni Association Board of Directors is proud to welcome several new members. The Alumni Association’s Board of Directors provides counsel to the university and serves as the official liaison between UNT and its graduates. These alumni work to establish and maintain lifelong relationships as university ambassadors in their communities. Adam…
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Taking Chances
Gemma Bryant (’25), a recent urban policy and planning and emergency administration and planning double alumna, believes in taking chances and trying new things. More than believing in it, she has lived it. And her hard work has continually been recognized — from job recommendations to being selected as the latest UNT Ring Award recipient.…
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Driving it Home
Two UNT Golf alums return to North Texas to compete in LIV Golf Dallas Tournament When it comes to green, Carlos Ortiz (’13) and Sebastián Muñoz (’15) know it well — the color is embedded in the course of their lives, whether it be the putting green or the Mean Green. The two have been…
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