Notable Alumni of Texas Woman’s University

Sylvia Garcia 1950–

U.S. representative for Texas's 29th district

Also attended: Texas Southern University

Donna Campbell 1954–

Physician and Texas state senator

Also attended: University of Central Oklahoma, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Anita Lee Blair 1916–2010

Texas legislator, first blind woman elected to a state legislature

Alia M. Ludlum 1962–

Chief US district judge, Western District of Texas

Also attended: The University of Texas at Austin

Mary Saunders 1947–

Retired US Air Force major general

Also attended: Rider University

Millie Hughes-Fulford 1945–2021

Astronaut and molecular biologist; flew on Space Shuttle Columbia

Doctor of Philosophy · Class of 1972

Also attended: Tarleton State University

Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash 1953–

Iraqi microbiologist and academic

Also attended: University of Missouri-Columbia

Elizabeth Ann Nalley 1942–

Chemistry professor at Cameron University

Doctor of Philosophy · Class of 1975

Also attended: Northeastern State University, Oklahoma State University-Main Campus

Elma González 1942–

Plant cell biologist, UCLA professor emerita

Helen Matusevich Oujesky 1930–2010

Microbiology professor at UT San Antonio

Also attended: Texas Christian University

Jean Apgar 1936–

Biochemist researching RNA and zinc deficiency

Also attended: Cornell University

Anne Rice 1941–2021

Author of The Vampire Chronicles

Also attended: San Francisco State University, University of North Texas

Child: Christopher Rice (New York University, Brown University)

Lupe Ontiveros 1942–2012

Actress known for The Goonies and Selena

Norma Crane 1928–1973

Actress known for Fiddler on the Roof

Spouse: Herb Sargent (The Pennsylvania State University)

Joyce Ababio

Ghanaian fashion designer

Also attended: Saint Cloud State University

Jill Marie Jones 1975–

Actress known for Girlfriends

Shirley Abbott 1934–2019

Magazine editor, writer and historian

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Shirley Cothran 1952–

Miss America 1975

Clarice Blackburn 1921–1995

Actress known for Dark Shadows

Margo Jones 1911–1955

Stage director and producer, launched regional theater movement

Eugenia Campbell Nowlin 1908–2003

Artist and arts administrator, Army arts program chair

Also attended: Southern Methodist University

Carly Patterson 1988–

Gymnast, 2004 Olympic all-around champion

Louise Ritter 1958–

1988 Olympic high jump gold medalist

Leleith Hodges 1953–

Jamaican sprinter