F.R. “Buck” Files, Jr., ’60 has been elected by the state’s lawyers to serve as president-elect of State Bar of Texas. Sworn in during the State Bar annual meeting in San Antonio in June, he will serve as president from June 2012 to June 2013. Files is a shareholder and founding member of Bain, Files,… [Read More]
A Leader in Research
Marlene Llopiz, M.D., ’80 received the 2010 Outstanding Leadership Medal of Honor from Universidad Anahuac Medical School for contributions to the development of medicine in Mexico and throughout Latin America. This fall, she was selected as one of the 100 Most Inspiring People by PharmaVoice, a magazine for life-science executives, healthcare professionals, and workers related… [Read More]
Creatures Great and Small
Bill Campaigne and Lynn Marie Mayfield Campaigne, both ’69, completed their 25th annual mission trip to Honduras this summer. The team of 32 missionaries was not preaching the gospel, but living it—offering veterinary treatment to some 6,000 domestic animals and providing public health teaching for hundreds of children who received toothbrushes and soap to put… [Read More]
From the Football Field to the Art College
While a football player at Austin College, Tommy Newsom ’91 worked in sports information. He earned his Austin College degree with a major in marketing and communications. His education and experience set him on his professional career. In December 2010, he earned a Ph.D. at the University of North Texas, with a concentration in higher… [Read More]
Taking Command
U.S. Navy Captain Dorian F. Jones ’84 became the 13th commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in a change of command ceremony aboard the ship on June 30. He had served as the ship’s executive officer since February 2010. “I can think of only one thing better than serving as… [Read More]
Caring for Salamanders
Hayley Gillespie ’03 worries about salamanders. Particularly Barton Springs salamanders. And she’s putting considerable educational power and research behind her concern. She successfully defended her Ph.D. on April 18, 2011, and graduated on May 21, 2011, from the University of Texas at Austin Graduate Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior. She works for the City… [Read More]
A ‘Roo Goes Pro
Andy White ’11, a former Austin College baseball standout, is getting a chance not many NCAA Division III student-athletes are given this summer as he continues his playing career at the professional level with the Normal CornBelters of the Frontier League. Andy’s journey began in the Arizona Summer League where the ’Roos First Team All-Southern… [Read More]
Winning Traditions: Winning Coaches
College athletics has an ever-changing landscape, and Austin College is no exception. In the last 15 years, the College moved from the American Southwest Conference to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, and as recently as the 1990s, held membership in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics before joining the NCAA Division III ranks. Through the… [Read More]
Repeat Success Anticipated for 2010 Top Freshmen Athletes
Last May at the annual Athletics Awards event, the Tim Jubela Award was presented to the outstanding male and female freshman athletes. As they enter their second year of competition, coaches look to the two standouts to repeat their successful seasons. The awards are determined by the Austin College coaching staff. Shelby Eaves Shelby Eaves… [Read More]
Outstanding in the Classroom
The Austin College women’s swimming and diving team was named a spring 2011 Scholar All-America Team by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America. The honor recognizes the team’s outstanding collective performance in the classroom. Scholar All-America Team status is presented to college and university swimming and diving teams that achieve a cumulative grade point… [Read More]
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