TEXARKANA MAGAZINE PRESENTING THE 2023 TEXARKANA COTILLION D ebutantes PHOTOS BY CORNELIUS CINEMATICS Raegan Lee Durmon Mary Margaret Dowd Kelsey Allison Clark
Eight debutantes, dressed in traditional gowns and carrying bouquets of red roses, were presented to society on December 28, 2023, at Texarkana Country Club. John Crisp, master of ceremonies, introduced each young lady as she stepped from the dais. Andrea Finley and Leisa Arnett played the chosen debut song for each debutante as she and her escort circled the room. This season was coordinated by Miss Blaire Barlow.
KELSEY ALLISON CLARK
Arkansas, where she gives campus tours and volunteers through student organizations. Kelsey was presented by her father, Matthew Clark and escorted by her cousin, Reed Buck, son of Lisa Buck and the late Rob Buck. She selected “Brown-Eyed Girl” by Van Morrison for her presentation song. She selected a luxe satin ballgown from the Gracyn Elizabeth Bride Collection. The modern, straight across neckline was accented with satin covered buttons that extended down the length of the chapel length train. The gown was completed with a sweet satin bow on the back of the ballgown. MARY MARGARET DOWD Mary Margaret Dowd is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chad Dowd. She is the
granddaughter of Mrs. Margaret and the late Wayne Dowd of Texarkana, Arkansas, and Mrs. Jo and the late Jim Yancey of Ponce Inlet, Florida. She is attending the University of Colorado in Boulder seeking a degree in Environmental Engineering. Mary Margaret received a Chancellor’s scholarship and is a Society of Women Engineers member. She is also a member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority, through which she consistently raises funds and awareness for her chapter’s local philanthropy, Safehouse Denver, while also supporting her chapter’s national philanthropy, RAINN (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network). Mary Margaret hopes to utilize her education to work in the agriculture industry.
Kelsey Allison Clark is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Clark of Texarkana, Texas. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Buck, also of Texarkana, Texas, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clark of Smackover, Arkansas. Kelsey is a sophomore at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas, where she is majoring in Public Health with a minor in Medical Humanities in the College of Education and Health Professions. Kelsey is a member of the Arkansas Alpha chapter of the Pi Beta Phi sorority, where she is involved with Pi Phi recruitment, and their national philanthropy Read>Lead>Achieve advocating for lifelong literacy. She is also involved in the Student Ambassadors program at the University of
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