A son, Sawyer Ross, was born to Robert and Kelly Pickering O’Hair ’89 on December 10, 2010. The family, including big brother Spencer, welcomed the baby home in Allen, Texas. A daughter, Annabelle Grace, was born to Elizabeth and Strickland Tudor ’98 on August 24, 2011. Annabelle is the couple’s third child, joining siblings James… [Read More]
Class Notes
63 Richard Hull is entering his seventh year as executive director of the Text and Academic Authors Association, Inc., an organization that provides professional development resources, industry news, and networking opportunities for textbook authors and authors of scholarly journal articles and books. 65 of Schaumburg, Illinois, has retired after a 37-year career that included service… [Read More]
‘Roo News
Administrator of the Year Ben Harmon ’52 spent 45 years—nearly his entire career—in the Lewisville (Texas) Independent School District, serving as history teacher, head coach, athletic director, assistant principal, principal, and assistant superintendent before his retirement in 1997. A special honor came his way in summer 2011—his dedication was recognized when a new school in… [Read More]
Teaching from the Pages
Shirley Smith Duke ’73 (MA ’74) never dreamed she’d be writing science books for children when she attended Austin College. She enrolled to be a teacher. After a semester of studying biology with Dr. Henry Buscher, she knew she wanted to study science. Entering the field of science as a future elementary teacher among many… [Read More]
A Small ‘Roo World
Sarah Martin ’14 signed up for a mission trip with Laity Lodge Outbound in summer 2011, part of a group that would facilitate a camp for approximately 300 children and youth in Limbe, Haiti. The mission group also raised enough money to provide safe drinking water for the village, with a well installed by a… [Read More]
In Memoriam
Austin College staff members have received news of the recent deaths of the following alumni. The College community expresses sympathy to the family and friends of these individuals. ’27 Lucile Odell Cowles January 11, 2010 ’37 C. Ellis Nelson June 9, 2011 ’40 Bertha Lee Grigg McCuan October 8, 2011 ’42 Sarah Ellen Carmichael July… [Read More]
2012 Global Outreach Forum
“Is America’s dream big enough for every fifth child who is poor, every sixth child who is Black, every seventh child who is Hispanic, and every eighth child who is mentally or physically challenged? Is our world’s dream big enough for all of the children God has sent as messengers of hope?” – Marian Wright… [Read More]
Austin College Is Top Fulbright Producer
Austin College is the number one producer of Fulbright students among Texas bachelor’s institutions for 2011-2012—and among the top in the nation, according to a list of top Fulbright producers released by the Fulbright Program and published in October 2011 by The Chronicle of Higher Education. The Chronicle listed institutions by type, including Austin College… [Read More]
#1 in Study Abroad
The World Is Our Classroom Austin College again ranks #1 in the nation for study abroad based upon percentage of participation among baccalaureate institutions in the 2011 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange (IEE). The report indicates an increase in U.S. students studying abroad, with nearly 10,000 more students studying abroad for credit in… [Read More]
Life Is the Message
Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh said, “Our own life has to be our message.” Ivette VargasO’Bryan’s message has had many elements over the past two years, serving as a Fulbright Scholar in Hong Kong, doing sabbatical work, and teaching at two Chinese institutions. “Residing in Asia reinforced my knowledge, updated my research, and developed my… [Read More]
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