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UNT's location in Denton—a city of about 131,000 people and only 36 miles north of Dallas-Fort Worth—means a wealth of job opportunities are available to Honors graduates. CNN Money ranked Denton County as one of the nation’s Top 10 places to live for job potential, and Denton itself was named one of the Top Ten Best College Towns in the nation, with an active live music and art scene.

Our alumni make a big impact on current Honors students. From donating time as volunteers at fundraising events and speaking to classes to supporting scholarships and programs with monetary donations, our community network provides a dynamic energy that propels our students, the Honors College and UNT to do bigger and better things.

Notable alumni of the UNT Honors College include:

Matthew Alexander ('11), environmental history graduate student at Southern Methodist University

Amanda Campbell ('06, '08 M.B.A.), operations manager, Hard Rock Café, Dallas

Jessie Davis ('05), assistant district attorney, Felony Division for Denton County

Jonathan Dombrosky ('12), environmental archaeology graduate student at UNT

Cameron Hernholm ('99), chief development officer at Resource Center Dallas

Jody Huddleston ('10), environmental science doctoral student at UNT

Vivek Jain ('06), senior program manager at Amazon.com

Afshan Kamrudin ('09), medical anthropology graduate student at Southern Methodist University

Christopher King ('08), senior designer at Penguin Press

Jason Kirk ('02), auditor at Southwest Airlines

David Lown ('00, '03 M.M.), jazz program director, Southlake Carroll High School

Daniel Munro ('13), quantitative and computational biology graduate student at Princeton University

Marcelo Ostria ('10, '11), public policy graduate student at the University of Oxford

Dr. Blake Pankonien ('07), veterinarian in Frisco

Alison Pascale ('14, '14 M.A.), English as a second language teacher and director of education for Gateway of Grace, Dallas

Dr. Rosalyn Reades ('02), emergency medicine physician at Methodist Hospital System Dallas

David Resetar ('07), Rural Livelihoods Program specialist and assistant team leader for Nuru International; currently working in Ethiopia

Kristen Riewe ('06), store manager/buyer at Petticoat Fair

Brooke Traister ('09), media relations specialist at Children’s Health in Dallas

Megan Van Groll ('08), social strategist at The Richards Group

Aïda Wondwessen ('07), legal associate at Littler Mendelson P.C.

Justin Wood ('09), senior operations specialist at HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc.

Priscilla Ybarra ('97), assistant professor of English at UNT

Drew Zaremba ('13), freelance musician

Gregory M. Zarin ('00), managing attorney at Vanacour, Schuler, Zarin PLLC