Inspired to follow in his parents' entrepreneurial footsteps, Houston's first African American hotel developer had his first property on the ground at age 28 and isn't slowing down.
With 23 years of city and county management experience, alum T.C. Broadnax ('93 M.P.A.) returns to Texas as Dallas' city manager, serving 1.3 million residents and responsible for a $3.1 billion annual budget.
Family comes first for Taylor Toynes ('12), but not only his own. Toynes is fiercely committed to improving early education and the lives of people in his hometown community of Oak Cliff.
College of Business alumna Paula Waggoner-Aguilar ('95 M.S.) founded own firm to offer small private companies the same financial leadership that benefits major corporations.
Recent graduate Adam Hasley ('15) always wanted to travel the world, and with encouragement at UNT, he turned globetrotting dreams into a budding career as an executive for NexGen Language and Business Center, a consulting startup in China.
Inductees into the African American Education Archives and History Program Hall of Fame for 2016 included several UNT alumni. The program recognizes black educators who made significant contributions to Dallas County education for African Americans.
