Sing they certainly did in a Les Misérables production that came to life at Finley Theater throughout June in an original staging by Sherman Community Players and Austin College, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. Austin College faculty had prominent roles: Kirk Everist, associate professor of theatre, guest-directed the production; Liz Banks,… [Read More]

The rain that devastated parts of Texas in May sent Austin College’s Commencement ceremony inside for the first time in more than 20 years. Bagpipes and columns of faculty applause still ushered in the senior class, and the rain could not diminish the achievements of the Class of 2015 nor the immense satisfaction as some… [Read More]

The Austin College Board of Trustees elected David Corrigan ’81 in May as the next chair to succeed current chair Todd Williams ’82 when he completes his board term this October. Corrigan, who has been a member of the board since 2012, is president and chief executive officer of Corrigan Investments, a commercial and real… [Read More]

The Homer P. Rainey Award, the Board of Trustees’ highest recognition of faculty or staff for outstanding service, was a shared honor in 2015, with awards presented to Karen Spore, administrative assistant to the vice president for Student Affairs since 1993, and to Carol Daeley, The Henry L. and Laura H. Shoap Professor of English,… [Read More]

Eleven faculty members were installed in endowed faculty chairs or professorships during Honors Convocation in April, effective beginning the 2015-2016 academic year. Nathan Simons Bigelow the Shelton L. Williams Professorship of Comparative and International Politics Kerry Gail Brock the Ray C. Fish Professorship in Mathematics Robert Wayne Cape Jr. the Chase Professorship of Classical Languages… [Read More]

Outstanding Senior Man Omar Husayni, who completed an international relations major and leadership studies minor, is working for Apple but within the next year will apply for Officer Candidate School for the U.S. Army. He hopes eventually to work with national defense and security, possibly with the State Department or similar group. Altrusa Outstanding Senior… [Read More]

Faculty Retirements Three longtime faculty members who have had significant influence in the educational climate of Austin College were granted professor emerita status in May as they retired from teaching. “I couldn’t begin to take the time to tell you about their professional accomplishments or their contributions to Austin College,” Sheila Amin Gutiérrez de Piñeres,… [Read More]

15 Years, 31 Fulbright Awards Since 2000, Austin College students have been awarded 31 Fulbright grants for assignments around the globe. That number includes three English Teaching Assistantship awards for 2015-2016, presented to Christopher Burke ’15 in Germany; Brittnay Connor ’14 in Colombia; and Sameen Wajid ’13 in Malaysia. Christopher Burke ’15 developed a love… [Read More]

Austin College students, faculty, and staff recognized STOP Day during the spring term, with the message “Starting Today, Others Pay.” Members of the student ambassador program STAT (Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow) handed out business-card-sized messages that explained that students’ tuition dollars paid for their Austin College education only through the 11th day of Spring Term… [Read More]

Victoria Hughes, Austin College associate director of alumni communications in the Institutional Advancement Division, received the CASE (Council for the Advancement and Support of Education) Southwest District IV Rising Star Award at the district conference in Austin this spring. The Rising Star Award recognizes the accomplishments of advancement professionals in the field for five years… [Read More]