Jeri Chipman ’97 has been named Director of Alumni Relations at Texas Wesleyan University. She has worked in the university advancement department for more than three years, serving as alumni events coordinator and assistant director of annual giving. Prior to her work at Texas Wesleyan, Jeri’s professional experience was in marketing and communications, with a brief stint teaching high school English.

The daughter of longtime music professor Dr. Stephen Simons, Jeri grew up at Texas Wesleyan, even briefly living on campus in faculty housing. She and her family attended Polytechnic United Methodist Church, and she attended William James Middle School, which is adjacent to campus. Jeri graduated from Texas Wesleyan with a degree in English and was a member of Alpha Chi, Sigma Tau Delta, student ambassadors and participated in the Model Arab League under the direction of Dr. Salih.

Jeri’s long connection to, and love for, Texas Wesleyan will be central to her work engaging and connecting alumni to the University to support its mission.