Terri Hendrix Named 2010 Outstanding Young Alumni at Hardin-Simmons University

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ABILENE, TX (02/24/2011)(readMedia)-- Terri Hendrix of San Marcos, TX, was named an Outstanding Young Alumna for 2011 at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, TX, during an awards banquet on the HSU campus. Hendrix is a native of San Antonio.

Terri Hendrix's "Cry Till You Laugh," released June 22, 2010, is proving to be one of the best-received albums of the award-winning Texas songwriter's career. But the record was only the beginning.

"Cry" is the 14th release (in as many years) that Terri has put out on her own Wilory Records label, suggesting she also knows a thing or two about how to maintain a "DIY" music career. A veritable pioneer in the running-your-own-label revolution sweeping the music industry, she is also one of very few artists who can lay claim to having always owned all of her master recordings.

This past fall, Terri wrapped up her first book, a companion piece to the album called "Cry Till You Laugh - The Part That Ain't Art."

As an HSU music student, Terri waited tables to put herself through school. She was also a campus advisor to incoming freshmen.

A classically-trained vocalist and deft multi-instrumentalist (guitar, mandolin, and harmonica), Terri weaves folk, pop, country, blues and swinging jazz into an eclectic style all her own that plays like a lovingly compiled mix-CD.

Terri, who co-wrote a Grammy-winning instrumental ("Lil' Jack Slade") on the Dixie Chicks' 2002 "Home" album, had a very eventful 2010. She was inducted into the South Texas Music Walk of Fame in Corpus Christi, joining such lone star luminaries as Guy Clark, Kris Kristofferson, and all four original Texas Tornados. She also received the Art of Peace Award from St. Mary's University in her hometown of San Antonio.

Hendrix had this to say about Hardin-Simmons University:

"HSU was the perfect place to begin my higher education. It's the right size with the right people including kind-hearted and genuine teachers."

For the 19th year, HSU guarantees students a tuition rate that does not increase as long as they maintain full-time enrollment in consecutive fall and spring semesters.

HSU provides an academically challenging undergraduate education based on a liberal arts foundation. Combining a commitment to academic excellence with a concern for the development of the total person, Hardin-Simmons provides An Education Enlightened by Faith.

With its 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio, students enjoy personal attention as they pursue over 70 fields of undergraduate study, 20 fields of graduate study, and seven pre-professional programs.