Austin Stelter is the 2022-23 President of AMICUS, the LGBTQ+ and allies student organization at South Texas College of Law Houston. He will be a third-year student this fall. This summer, Stelter is planning events for AMICUS and working with the STCL Houston Alumni Association to create an art auction that will launch this fall. The proceeds will help fund a diversity and inclusion scholarship. In addition, he is volunteering with STCL Dems at Pride Houston Celebration 2022 to help get people registered to vote.

I am about to begin my third year at South Texas College of Law Houston, anticipating graduating in May 2023. I am the 2022-23 president for two student organizations — the Women’s Law Society (WLS) and the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA). During my second (2L) year, I was the vice president for WLS and the secretary for APALSA. I am also a competitor in the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Program in the Frank Evans Center for Conflict Resolution, and I have been an active volunteer and translator in the school’s pro bono legal services program.

I am Houston born, Houston raised and Houston made. I attended the University of Houston, earning my undergraduate degree in marketing with a minor in Spanish.

Heaven Smith will soon leave South Texas College of Law Houston with a J.D. degree and a commitment to serve in the U.S. Army. She will proudly join the ranks of South Texas graduates who have served in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps of the U.S. Army — or JAG officers.

The American Bar Association notes that new lawyers are becoming JAG officers more frequently, working in all legal matters involving the military. The work mirrors almost every aspect of civilian law, and JAGs are selected for each of the five U.S. military branches: Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, and Air Force.