Todd Williams ’82 stepped into the position of chair of the Austin College Board of Trustees upon the retirement from that role of Robert Johnson ’53 last November. Todd has served as a member of the board since 2001 and as vice chair for several years. After retiring from a successful career with Goldman Sachs… [Read More]
New Dining Options for Campus
Alumni may recall mad dashes from the library or athletic field to make it to the dining hall in time for meals, but today’s students don’t worry so much about timelines. Beginning last fall, students have unlimited access to the dining hall from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week. Full service is… [Read More]
Women in Philanthropy
A Weekend to Celebrate Remarkable Women by Luan Beaty Mendel ’75 We came from California and the nation’s capital, from Dallas and from Denison — 33 women spanning graduating classes from 1952 to 2013. Friends and strangers, alumni, mothers and daughters of alumni, and others with a connection to Austin College, we converged on the… [Read More]
Outstanding Leadership
Most Austin College students are pretty amazing. So what does it take to be named Altrusa Outstanding Senior Woman and Outstanding Senior Man? The 2013 honorees, Laylee Ghafar and Blake Barnes, set the bar high. They’ve been involved in every sort of service program, countless campus organizations, received academic honors, and traveled internationally. Laylee plans… [Read More]
Cultural Ambassadors through Fulbrights
Victoria Briscoe ’13 of Fort Worth, Texas, and Soha Nassef ’13 of Houston, Texas, will spend the next year abroad, teaching English and sharing their experiences through Fulbright grants. Each has received an English Teaching Assistantship: Victoria will travel to Malaysia; Soha will teach in France. “I think I can bring the senses of focus,… [Read More]