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ask each other questions about the material.
“When they study, they’re focused,” says Lindley. “No one can
go over there and study with them. I’ll text both of them and ask
questions.”
Back on campus, other classmates and faculty alike seek the
twins for their input.
“They are smart, naturally, but they have two brilliant minds to
collaborate,” says Lindley. “They help students in our class all
the time. They go above and beyond for other people.”
Dr. Robert Spears, professor in biomedical sciences, taught the
brothers during their first year and has worked with them on
several occasions since.
“Every year someone is going to be top of the class, second of
the class, but what distinguishes them is they work really hard,
and they’re just innately talented as well,” says Spears. “Both of
those young men help everybody. It’s almost like they’re
instructors in the class — they’re that good, that knowledgeable.”
Dr. Amp Miller, professor in restorative sciences, taught the
brothers fixed prosthodontics during clinical labs and now turns
to them as a resource.
“I always have had a high regard for their perception of things
and the way they approach the whole educational process,” says
Miller.
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The twins have had some time to soak in the news of their class
rank. They picked up their official letters from the registrar’s
office in summer 2013. Austin Hodges, No. 2 in the graduating
class, was thrilled, especially considering the B+ he made during
one course his second year.
The news likely didn’t come as much of a shock to the
brothers’ parents, who promptly took their sons to a celebratory
steak dinner.
“Our parents have always supported us and have been our
biggest fans throughout our academic career,” Austin Hodges
says.
In three years’ time, that academic career will conclude with an
orthodontics certificate in hand and — from the looks of it —
the continuation of another joint venture. Will Amarillo soon
have a Hodges & Hodges Orthodontics? Time will tell.
Founded in 1905, Texas A&M University Baylor College of
Dentistry in Dallas is a college of the Texas A&M Health
Science Center. TAMBCD is a nationally recognized center for
oral health sciences education, research, specialized patient
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