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EQS Alumni of the Month: Kim Cowart ’81
Owner at West Wind Stables (Statesville, NC) We had some really great horses to work with and train when I was attending William Woods. The horses the equestrian community donated were some of the fanciest horses I had ridden at that point in my life. My graduating class was also a great group of riders that I was […]
EQS Alumni of the Month: Patti Boland ’95
Assistant Trainer at Baskin Farm (Wildwood, Missouri) Experiences at William Woods William Woods was still an all women’s university when I was there. I loved the personal interactions that you have with your professors, which is still present today. All of the professors and students were fantastic. I have many close friendships, in many different parts of the country, from […]
Meet Adrianna Koty ‘21 Elementary Education and ASL minor
William Woods is the best college experience that I thought I could have had. The campus is gorgeous. The faculty has been amazing – they are so friendly and you can go to them with anything. It is a welcoming place, and I lucked out by finding it by chance. I was looking for a school that had a […]
Meet Bethanie Irons, Graphic Design
Assistant Professor of Graphic Design As an undergraduate student, I initially majored in graphic design, but the program was far too technical for me, lacking the conceptual depth I wanted as an artist. So, I ended up earning both my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in painting. For the past several years, most of my work has involved […]
EQS Alumni of the Month: Sarah Byers ’77
Owner of Premier Stables (Simpsonville, Kentucky) I was very involved with the music department while I was at William Woods even though I was an equestrian studies and business administration major. I was an Alpha Phi and it was great to be part of a sorority. Over breaks, I traveled with the Chamber Singers, which was always a fun experience. […]
Meet Makayla Cahill ’21, Art Education
I always loved school while growing up and thought I wanted to be a teacher. At first, I wanted to be an English teacher, and then a math teacher, but then grew out of those. My first chance to take art wasn’t until high school because I was in a small district. My reason for taking the class was because my mom said the teacher was […]
Meet Aurora Henriksen ’20, Physics and Math
I grew up in a small town in northern Norway, so it was totally different than here. It is very cold where I grew up and there are a lot of mountains, so we do a lot of skiing and things like that. I came here as an exchange student, at Fulton High School, so I got to see the William Woods campus and learn […]
EQS Alumni of the Month: Ashley Bauer ’16 MED ’17
Public Relations and Sponsorship Manager at Big Rafter Entertainment If I had to pick just one favorite memory of William Woods University, I assure you that I could not do it! Narrowing it down, one of my favorite memories was the opportunity to show horses at Color Breed Congress during my junior and senior years with other western […]
EQS Alumni of the Month: Taylor Finkel ’17
Some of the best moments of college were the unplanned moments. I was in a sorority and just hanging out in the house with my sisters was great. One of my last semesters, I was riding Dressage and got to project a horse that was great. I really enjoyed working with him and I had […]
Meet Dr. Sean Baldridge, Physics
Professor of Physics Expertise: Astrophysics I have always had a technical mind. I have always enjoyed taking things apart and figuring out how they work. For a long time, andall the way through high school, I thought I was going to go into engineering. After high school, I joined the military to help pay for college. While servingin the […]