‘Roo Notes

’40 Emmett Essin ’43 Haden Brashier ’48 Elizabeth Thorington Cunningham ’48 Rudolph Inman ’48 Frances Park ’50 Betty Binion Keys ’50 Troy Martin ’50 Yvonne Guion Pierce ’51 Marilyn Bratcher ’52 Jimmie McDonnell ’52 Richard “Dick” Schmidt ’52 Delores Barnett […]

… And more to come By Vickie S. Kirby John C. Hitt ’62 was honored in March for 25 years of service as president of the University of Central Florida. He and his wife, Martha (Halsted) ’60, joined the UCF […]

Coach Joe Spencer Award for Meritorious Service and Lifetime Achievement in Coaching Mike Sorrells ’65 played football at Austin College while earning a degree in business. When he graduated in 1965, the head coach at Highland Park High School, where […]

Greetings, ’Roo Nation! The month of May is always such a special time at Austin College: warming weather has nature blooming; final exams have students scrambling; the summer has started beckoning; and of course, it is graduation! This year, I […]

oo Joe Fox and Delynn Davidson ’03 welcomed their fourth child, Tessa Beth Fox, on March 16. She is well loved and protected by her big brothers, Tiago 6, Tycho 5, and Tadeo, almost 2. Tessa means “fourth born,” and […]

02 The Rev. Dr. Stacy Smith and Kevin Gallagher were married at First Congregational Church in Memphis, Tennessee, in December 2016. Stacy is the happy stepmother to Clayton, 23, Molly, 16, and Spencer, 13. Stacy completed her doctorate in education […]

Leading the Texas Physicians Dr. Carlos J. Cardenas ’81 leads the Texas Medical Association (TMA), taking the helm as president in May as Dr. Don Read ’64 completed his term in the role. Austin College alumni have a long history […]

55 Stan Cobbs, longtime Kerr County resident and community volunteer, at left, was honored in February as 2016 Volunteer of the Year by Schreiner University. At the awards dinner, he was  introduced as a “super volunteer who shares his time […]