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Elizabeth Reyes (�03) � that is, Dr. Elizabeth Reyes (�03) � , with honors, at the Braniff Graduate School�s Institute of Philosophic Studies at the University of Dallas. After graduating from the College in 2003, she earned a master�s degree in English literature from the University of Dallas, and now, having defended her dissertation, has earned a doctorate as well.

Dr. Reyes joined the

College�s faculty in 2011 after completing her doctoral studies, but not her dissertation. Over the last two years she has spent summers and other free moments working on her thesis, �Ishmael�s Cetological Quest: A Progression of Imagination in Melville�s Moby-Dick.�

Dr. Reyes� thesis brings together two of her passions: wildlife and literature. A lifelong lover of animals, when she was a student at the College, she was fascinated to explore this interest across the breadth of the College�s curriculum � studying Creation not only through the natural sciences, but also in literature, philosophy, and theology. Her senior thesis examined how animals can help lead man to God, a theme that has endured throughout her academic career, including her doctoral dissertation about Ishmael�s epic journey in pursuit of the great whale.

The College extends Dr. Reyes a hearty congratulations!