Haley Dilling's Archive

Master of Accountancy student
(Abilene, Texas)

Extracurricular activities: Women In Business, SALT, Life Group
Favorite course: Leadership Summit
You might also like to know: I’m a twin!

Caitlin Winegeart’s internship at Wal-Mart’s headquarters last summer has paid off nicely with a job waiting for her when she completes her Master of Accountancy degree in May.

“I once heard it said that not everyone is comfortable walking into a church building, but everyone goes to work. With this in mind, there is no better mission field than the workplace.”

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B.F.A. in Musical Theatre
Currently playing Luisa in off-Broadway tour of The Fantasticks (Manhattan, New York)

When Juliette Trafton steps onto the New York stage, she is no longer a resident of northern Manhattan, a wife or an ACU alum. In that moment, she becomes someone new – a character who can relate with the audience in ways that she herself cannot. And as she looks straight into the eyes of complete strangers, the journey of exploration begins yet again.

“Every night, I get to take that journey and discover afresh with my cast and the audience how misled or misplaced our desires, even those that seem the deepest and strongest, can be,” she says.

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B.S. in Mathematics – Actuarial Science
Actuarial Analyst, Towers Watson (Dallas, Texas)

When Louis Palacios Jr. decided he wanted to become an actuary, he knew there were only two schools in Texas with accredited actuarial science programs. ACU was one, and its program at that time was “fledgling,” says Palacios. Palacios decided to take a chance on ACU’s program.

Five years later, that decision has proven to be a good one.

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B.A. in Spanish for Teacher Certification
High school Spanish teacher, Garland ISD

“The ACU difference is simply the professors. Nowhere else will you find men and women who don’t just care that you receive a phenomenal education, but their No. 1 priority is you – your spiritual, physical and emotional health.”

Ever since the eighth grade, Adrienne Carpenter felt a desire to lead and educate others. Her experience on mission trips to Mexico with her church youth group gave her a heart for connecting with Hispanic culture and achieving Spanish fluency.

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