02/03/2023
TSU senior Taylor Getwood is dedicated to service and he’s no stranger to making history. In 2021 he was elected to the Port Arthur Independent School District’s Board of Trustees. At just 18 years old, he became the youngest trustee in the district’s history. Before being elected, he served on the superintendent’s advisory board at his high school and worked with city officials and the Port Arthur NAACP. He was also a CEO and teen mentor for the Port Arthur MLK youth organization.
At TSU he was Tex the Tiger, a residential assistant, and a founding member of Brothers United – an organization dedicated to male development. In 2022 he was crowned the 21st Mr. Texas Southern University. His platform is Commitment to Commencement – through which his focus is motivating, empowering, and providing resources for students to commit to graduation. He continues to soar for TSU by representing the University on a national stage. In January he made history again when he became the first Mr. TSU to win Mister HBCU. He won the crown by beating out 21 other HBCU kings at the Mister HBCU Kings’ Leadership Conference and Competition. Taylor will graduate in May with a degree in Radio Television and Film.
