Ozan appointed as UNT Student Regent

June 4, 2009

Gov. Rick Perry appointed Jennifer Ozan to serve as the student regent for the University of North Texas system. Ozan, of Fort Worth, is a medical student at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) at the UNT Health Science Center.

She is student president of the TCOM Class of 2010 and a member of the American College of Family Physicians, Texas Osteopathic Medical Association and American Association of Osteopathic Women Physicians. She is also a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity and Bowl for Kids Sake.

Ozan received a bachelor’s degree from Skidmore College and is pursuing a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from TCOM. Her term expires May 31, 2010. She replaces Meghan Vittrup of Lewisville.

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