Several Austin College faculty retired at the close of the spring 2016 term. Jerry Johnson Professor of Business Administration and Economics 1983-2016 My 17-year-old son, Evan, died tragically just before Christmas 2014. His death prompted me to retire sooner than I had planned. I have continued teaching just long enough to enable my department… [Read More]
Fall Sports Highlights
The Austin College volleyball team had a solid 2016 campaign, finishing 24-15 overall and ending the year with a fourth-place finish in SCAC regular-season standings as well as the SCAC tournament. Several athletes reached milestones, with both Madison Lee ’17 and Presleigh Watson ’17 reaching the 1,000-kill plateau for their careers. Fewer than 10 Austin… [Read More]
Academic Honors
Phillip Le ’19 of the soccer team and Cesar Ruiz ’18 of the ’Roo football squad were named CoSIDA Academic All-District selections during the fall 2016 season. The honor places them among the top scholar-athletes in the region and makes them eligible for Academic All-America honors. Le is completing majors in finance and economics. He… [Read More]
“A” Run Raises $7,500
The “A” Run for ’Roos at Homecoming 2016 included more than 55 participants. The run, sponsored by the “A” Athletics Alumni group, brought in $7,500 for Athletics Enrichment funds that support Austin College sports programs. See more photos!
Celebrating Jerry and Joy Apple
“We are blessed at Austin College to have many dedicated alumni but none more so than the late Jerry Apple ’60,” President Marjorie Hass told a large group of alumni and friends present for a luncheon October 29 in celebration of “Jerry and Joy Apple Day.” “Jerry loved Austin College and he loved Austin College… [Read More]
Accolades for ’Roo Coaches
Two Austin College coaches earned recognitions recently for their own playing history. Women’s basketball coach Michelle Filander was inducted into the Ohio District 12 Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame for her outstanding high school playing career. She continued playing in college until an injury sidelined her—and her coach put her on the coaching squad.… [Read More]
Class Notes
60 Buck Files has represented hundreds of individuals and corporations before juries and judges in his 50-year career as a lawyer. He also has been a regular contributor for the Voice of Defense and was honored in 2016 for writing 200 articles for the magazine. That represents 20 years of work, writing 10 times a… [Read More]
‘Roo News
Walker Represents Austin College When Trinity University’s new president, Danny Anderson ’80, was inaugurated in February 2016, William Walker ’53 served as the Austin College representative at the ceremony. He has served in that role for inaugurations of Trinity’s previous two presidents—and represented Trinity at Austin College’s inauguration of President Marjorie Hass in 2009. Bill… [Read More]
ACcolades
Tom Vick Leads the Texas Bar Tom Vick ’77 was sworn in as the president-elect of the State Bar of Texas in June 2016. He will serve as president from June 2017 to June 2018. A partner in Vick Carney L.L.P. in Weatherford, Texas, Tom chaired the Texas Bar Foundation board in 2013-2014. He served… [Read More]
Richard Lentz and His Dog Roo
Sharing Life’s Little Lessons Richard Lentz ’76 has written a children’s book, Life’s Little Lessons by Roo, More Than Just a Dachshund, inspired by his dachshund Roo. A portion of proceeds from the sales benefits DFW Dachshund Rescue as well as Adopt a Dachshund: Dachshund Lovers of Texas Rescue. The book reflects life through the… [Read More]
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