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Road Trip is TWU's commuter newsletter. The newsletters are distributed three times each semester all over the Denton campus and they are posted here online. If you have any suggestions or contributions to make to the newsletter please e-mail commuter@twu.edu

Trivia Answers and Winners:

April/May 2009: Who is Dr. Clarabel Tanner

  • Answer: Dr. Clarabel Tanner is a distinguished TWU alumna who had a long and vital career as a school librarian. A collection of his work is displayed in the library and includes 11 original works by winners of the prestigious Caldecott award for the single most distinguished contribution to children's book illustration in a given year, as well as eight pieces by Caldecott award runner up illustrators, and an original 19th century woodcut by the master himself, Randolph Caldecott. The pieces are on display in the children's collection, located on the Garden Level of the Blagg-Huey Library.
  • Winner: Nicolle Fernandes and Christine Yee

March 2009: Who was one of the leaders of WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots in WWII)?

  • Answer: Jacqueline Cochran, Nancy Harkness Love, and General Henry "Hap" Arnold
  • Winner: Hope Saafi

January/February 2009: How many gowns are displayed at the Texas First Ladies Historic Costume Collection?

  • Answer: 17
  • Winner: Laura Penney

November/December 2008: Who dedicated the Little-Chapel-in-the-Woods?

  • Answer: Eleanor Roosevelt
  • Winner: Heather Tressler

October 2008: What is the name of the former TWU student who became the first African-American and first woman to serve on the Second Court of Appeals in Fort Worth?

  • Answer: Maryellen Hicks
  • Winner: Leslie Stanford

September 2008:  What are two other names that TWU has been formally known as?

  • Answer: Girls Industrial College, College of Industrial Arts (CIA), and Texas State College for Women (TSCW).
  • Winner: Amanda Skrivanek

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