S. Newcomb Mowrer

Anyone that knows Newcomb knows she is obsessed with the history of her family and her life. Her people include a state senator as well as men that worked with some of America's first test pilots who would later go on to help put the first man on the moon. There were farmers on the plains of Kansas and ranchers who started out as homesteaders in Montana and South Dakota. And there were those that served the nation, whether it be through active service or as presidents of the local military service clubs or ombudsmen for military families today.

Newcomb is a direct descendant of William Bradford whose daughter, Jerusha, married Hezekiah Newcomb in 1716; it's no exaggeration to say they have been Americans for as long as there was an America to be from and a bit more. While living in Greece, a friend once asked her where she was from. When she responded "American." He continued, "But I mean, where do your people come from?" "England," she had to reply, "but they have been in America since the day the first boat arrived. So I ask you, how long does one have to live in America before one becomes an American? Aren't 360 years enough?"

Newcomb is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Texas at Tyler with a BA in English.