McNair Scholars Program

McNair Alumni - Where Are They Now?

Ph.D. Degrees Conferred

Cristhian Cadena
     
Ph.D., Harvard University (2020)

Angie Cartwright
    Ph.D., Sam Houston State University (2011)

Ashley Clark
    Ph.D., Texas Tech University (2018)

Frances Fennessy
    Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2017)

Travis Franks
   
 Ph.D., Arizona State University (2019)

Juanita Garcia
    Ph.D., Texas A&M University (2014)

Alondra Garza
     Sam Houston State University

Nicole Lozano
    Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2016)

Douglas Moore
    Ph.D., Baylor University (2014)

Amica Onyemeh-Sea
    Capella University (2021)

Mauricio Rivas
    Ph.D., University of Houston (2013)

Ashanti Rouse 
    Ed.D., Liberty University (2021)

Joanna Shaw-Rose
    Ed.D., Sam Houston State University (2015)

Sara Spikes
    Ph.D., Texas A&M University (2011)

Krystal Stephen
     Ph.D., University of North Texas (2019)

David Sweeten
    Ph.D., The Ohio State University (2016)

Lawrence Taylor
    Ph.D., Sam Houston State University (2016)

Jennalee Turner 
    PsyD, University of Houston- Clear Lake (2022)

Brenden Wiggins
    Ph.D., Vanderbilt University (2016)

Ryan Williamson
    Ph.D., University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (2011)


Ph.D. Degrees in Progress

Jennifer Cooks
    Kent State University

Jaren Crist
   
 Texas A&M University

DaQuawn Edwards
    University of Denver

Joie Games
    University of Northern Colorado

Nicholas Garcia
     University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Geraldine Johnson
    Texas A&M University

Aurelia Mapps
    Johns Hopkins University

Everrett Moore
    University of North Texas-Denton

Paul Ruiz Requena
    University of Texas at Arlington

Karima Shehadeh
     Arizona State University

Kaitlyn Tademy
 
   University of Nebraska

Alejandra Trevino
     University of Texas at San Antonio

Caleb Zavala
    Baylor University


Doctor of Medicine Degrees Conferred

Carlye Schulte
    University of Texas Science Center of Houston (2011)


Doctor of Dental Surgery Degrees Conferred

Donna Henley-Jackson
    Howard University (2009)


Doctor of Jurisprudence Degrees Conferred

Kathryn Liptrap
    South Texas College of Law (2011)

Jonathan Miller
    Texas Tech University (2014)


Master of Business Administration Degrees Conferred

Ashley Jones
    Louisiana State University (2011)

Maverick Wagmer
    Sam Houston State University (2016)


Master's Degrees Conferred

Aleyda Arreola
   
 Texas State University (2020)

Cecilia Abad
    Sam Houston State University (2016)

Portia Adams
    Texas A&M University-Kingsville (2012)

Nelda Axley
    Sam Houston Statue University (2008)

Jamila Boyd
     Sam Houston State University (2006)

Jennifer Boyd
     Lamar University (2012)

Jessica Bowdoin
    University of Texas-Tyler (2017)

Kevin Browning
    West Texas A&M (2015)

Laura Chavez Aguirre
    Sam Houston State University (2016)

Samuel Coleman
    University of North Texas (2020)

Matt Cooper
    University of North Texas (2012)

Christopher Cruz
    Texas A&M-George Bush School of Government and Public Service (2016)

Veronica Cuervo Garza
    Sam Houston State University (2019)

Daniel Dooley
    University of Houston (2012)

Lyndsy Duet
    Sam Houston State University (2011)

Jimmy Dunham
    Sam Houston State University (2015)

Monica Eaton
    Baylor University (2013)

Monique Edwards
    Sam Houston State University (2015)

Jackie Engelhardt
    Our Lady of the Lake University (2008)

Chanell Fisher
     Dallas Baptist University (2015)

Travis Franks
    Sam Houston State University (2015)

Andrea Garrison
    University of Georgia (2015)

Alondra Garza
     Sam Houston State University (2018)

Andrea Gauthier
    Sam Houston State University (2008)

Elizabeth Hartwell
    University of North Dakota (2013)

Katherine Hernandez
    Texas Woman's University (2016)

Perla Hernandez
    St. Thomas University (2014)

Jennifer Herrera
    Lamar University (2016)

Dustin Hicks
    University of Houston (2017)

Robert Huizar
    University of North Carolina at Charlotte (2007)

Elizabeth Jackson
    Indiana University (2012)

Manuela Jimenez
     Texas A&M University (2019)

Ashley Jones
     Louisiana State University (2013)

David Jones
    University of St. Thomas-Houston (2013)

Alicia Kennedy
    Villanova University (2011)

Antoinette King
    University of Houston (2015)

Megan Konarik
    Sam Houston State University (2014)

Rosalin Lambey
    Sam Houston State University (2017)

Brittany Lee
    Texas Southern University (2013)

Ashley Ligons
    Dallas Theological Seminary (2011)

Alfredo Loera
    University of Texas-Austin (2016)

Paige Martinez
     Sam Houston State University (2018)

Diana Mejia
    John Jay College of Criminal Justice (2017)

Julius Michael
    Florida International University (2013)

Gwendolyn Mitchell
    Sam Houston State University (2017)

Luis Morales
     Sam Houston State University (2018)

Bethany Moore
    Texas State University (2017)

Cheyenne Moore
    University of Northern Colorado (2020)

Jose Olivares
    Sam Houston State University (2016)

Ugo Onochie
    Sam Houston State University (2015)

Amica Onyemeh-Sea
    Sam Houston State University (2011)

Belen Polanco
    Lamar University (2014)

Penny Pitrucha
    Sam Houston State University (2007)

Henry Pitman
     Sam Houston State University (2006)

Nickie Pittman †
    Sam Houston State University (2008)

Elizabeth Rahman
    Sam Houston State University (2015)

Samantha Reed
     University of North Texas (2018)

Nohemi Rodriguez
    University of Texas-Austin (2017)

Ashanti Rouse
    Sam Houston State University (2016)

Veronica Salgado
    Sam Houston State University (2008)

Jason Shankle
    Regis University (2012)

Andrea Shanks
    University of North Texas (2009)

Chiquita Sherman
    University of Houston (2015)

Clarissa Sirmons
    Sam Houston State University (2015)

Roxanne Sustaita
    Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (2011)

Krystal Stephen
    University of North Texas (2016)

Reynaldo Torres
    Sam Houston State University (2017)

Alejandra Trevino
    Sam Houston State University (2013)

Jennalee Turner
Sam Houston State University (2018)

Ronmel Urbina
    Sam Houston State University (2013)

Katie Watkins
    University of Houston (2014)

Jerry Westergaard
    University of North Texas (2011)

Kirsten Willis
    Syracuse University (2013)

Candice Withrow
    Sam Houston State University (2016)

Tiffany Young
    California State University-Long Beach (2016)


Master's Degrees in Progress

Mariana Adame
     Texas State University

Daniel Agey
     University of Michigan

Natasha Aguayo
     University of Houston-Clearlake

Odalis Alvarado
     University of North Texas

Jesus Ayala
     Texas Tech University

Dakota Bales
     Sam Houston State University   

Nieesha Birdine
    University of North Texas

Brandi Cannon
    Columbia University

Erica Cisneros
    University of Houston

Virginia Curran
    Sam Houston State University

Jessica Estrada
    Cornell University

Cathy Fearn
    University of Central Florida

Lindsay Garza
     Texas Tech University

Estrella Godinez
     Sam Houston State University

Cristal Hernandez
     Sam Houston State University

Ronald Little
    Sam Houston State University

Julian Marquez
     Sam Houston State University

Natascha McCreadie
    University of Phoenix

Britianny Minor
     University of Houston - Clear Lake

Amandamay Naquin-Eason
     Sam Houston State University

Genevieve Osborn
    University of Alberta Canada

Jazmin Palacios
     Sam Houston State University

Tamara Parsons
     Sam Houston State University

Amy Perez
    Michigan State University

Stephany Pinales
     University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley

Christina Ramos
    Sam Houston State University

Chandler Richard
     University of Houston - Clear Lake

Michele Robertson
     Texas Christian University

Jasmine Robinson
    Our Lady of the Lake University

Veronica Rodriguez
     Sam Houston State University

Brittany Rogers
    University of Houston

Brenda Sanchez
     Lamar University

Gloria Sanchez
    Oklahoma State University

Herbenesha Smith
    Texas State University

Jennalee Turner
    Sam Houston State University

Marcus Ussery
    Biola University

Jovinna Villareal
     Sam Houston State University

April Williams
     Sam Houston State University

Jennifer Yepez
    Texas Tech University


Contact the McNair office at mcnair@shsu.edu for more information