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Out-of-state student plans to become Victoria businesswoman

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 | By Paula Cobler
<p>Anna Brewer may be coming all the way from Louisiana to join the FIRST 200 freshmen at the University of Houston-Victoria, but she&rsquo;s planning on staying in Victoria once she gets here.</p> <table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="3" style="bordercollapse: collapse;" width="100"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="bordercollapse: collapse;"><img alt="Anna Brewer" src="images/Uploads/underclassmen/BrewerAnnaWeb.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; float: right;" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="middle" style="bordercollapse: collapse;"><font size="1">Anna Brewer</font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>The recent graduate of Bolton High School in Alexandria plans to major in business and work with her uncle in the family oil and gas business based in Victoria.</p> <p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve always loved the state of Texas,&rdquo; she said, noting she was born in Houston. She&rsquo;s visited family in Victoria yearly.</p> <p>&ldquo;I know this area is a great place to be, and I&rsquo;m looking forward to getting back to my roots,&rdquo; Brewer said.</p> <p>She added she&rsquo;s excited to be a part of the historic first freshman class at UHV.</p> <p>Brewer maintained an active life outside of being a student while she was in high school. She&rsquo;s an artist and was involved in a local youth art organization. She was a member of her school&rsquo;s student council and also a student athlete in soccer, swimming and tennis. She participated in her school&rsquo;s debate and dramatic improvisation teams. She also found time to be active in her church and work a few hours each week.</p>