She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in advertising from the University of Texas at Austin and came to Texas State following more than 20 years working for several of the country’s largest advertising agencies. Ms. Buschhorn uses these contacts to connect students with advertising professionals. Her students have worked on projects for companies as diverse as Hewlett-Packard, Wells Fargo, Popeyes, and Marshalls, Inc. Additionally, she is co-advisor for Texas State’s award-winning National Student Advertising Competition team, and many of her former students work in multi-national advertising agencies.