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What it means to be a Longhorn: Denise LaKeisha Backus

Read the eighth in a 14-part series on the Hall of Honor class of 2019.

This is the eighth of a 14-part series celebrating the Hall of Honor class of 2019. In these first-person vignettes, each inductee shares his/her thoughts on 'What it means to be a Longhorn.' Thirteen former University of Texas student-athletes and one former UT System administrator will be inducted on Friday, Aug. 30 into the Hall of Honor. Tickets for the Hall of Honor banquet are available at TexasSports.com/tickets.

Denise LaKeisha Backus Hall of Honor bio

I was in 10th grade, while I was researching different schools, when I first started to think about The University of Texas.