Renee Perez

Business Information Systems & Accounting
Texas Christian University

Renee Perez is an unusually advanced junior at Texas Christian University, where she double-majors in Business Information Systems & Accounting and minors in Latinx studies. The single mother of five wanted to show her children that is never too late to fulfill your dreams and enrolled in classes at Tarrant County College in July 2019. Renee rapidly became active on campus, where she served as senator-at-large SGA and as the treasurer of the Phi Tau chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society.

Following the completion of her Associate of Arts degree in Business with High Honors in May of 2021, Renee enrolled at TCU. She served as a TA, the secretary for Nontraditional Frogs, a member of TRIO, a Peer Advisor, and the Transfer Liaison. Renee has established herself as a leader on campus to make it easier for other Latina(o)x students to use the resources available to them via the institution. She wants her peers to make the most out of their four years of college. Renee has been recognized for her accomplishments by the TCU-Neeley School of Business, the McNair Scholars Program, and the Jeannette Rankin Foundation.