Texas College To Honor Essence CEO At Spring Commencement After a very tough school year dealing with the pandemic, the Class of 2021 at Texas College are preparing to celebrate the completion of their hard work with some inspiration from one of their own alumni. In a press release we received from Texas College, announced that they will honor Essence Magazine CEO and 2005 Alumna, Caroline A. Wanga, at their Spring 2021 Commencement Exercise, to be hosted virtually on Saturday, May 15. Wanga, who will also serve as the occasion’s speaker, will be bestowed the honorary degree Doctor of Humane Letters. Wanga's story is a fascinating climb up the corporate ladder that began right here in Tyler. After receiving her degree in Business Administration at Texas College in 2005, she began her corporate journey as a Distribution Center Intern for Target Corporation in Tyler, Wanga would climb the ranks within the company for the next 15 years where she would eventually serve as Target’s Chief Culture, Diversity and Inclusion Officer until 2020.