‘Roo Notes

The life of Jorge Lara-Braud ’54 has been celebrated in a book published by his widow, Gretchen Lara-Shartle. A discussion panel and book signing for Dare to Adventure were held…

Evan Cueva ’23 received the prestigious We Are McKinney Superintendent Award on February 26, 2024. Evan is the only first-year teacher to receive this recognition. The award is given each…

Dr. Kerry Yancy Dolan ’85 completed a Master of Criminal Justice in Homeland Security and Emergency Management from the University of Mississippi in 2022. In 2023, she used this training…

1964 Don Newsom ’64 was inducted into the Mt. Pleasant, Texas, Athletic Hall of Fame in September 2024. Pictured from left to right are Judd Marshall, Superintendent of Mt. Pleasant…

Meghan Cardwell-Wilson '04, Discipline Lead and Professor of Dance at Collin College and performer with Full Circle Dance, led an interactive audience engagement activity for attendees at TEDxAustinCollege 2024. Using…

Alumni 1942 Allene Brown Eatherly 1948 Helen Landolt Lancaster 1949 Betty Henderson Turnipseed 1951 Stanley Clayton 1951 Thomas Horne 1952 Dorothy Hullet Brown 1952 Shirley Williams Flechtner 1952 Irma “Louise”…

Legacy Families Recognized Across the Decades During Homecoming & Family Weekend, alumni and current students with family connections to Austin College were invited to a special photo shoot. The groups…

2005 Josh Manck and his wife Allison welcomed Genevieve Elizabeth on August 16, 2022. Their daughter also happens to be the granddaughter of Katy Massingill Manck ’78. 2008 Katie Hampton…

1986 Heather McLaughlin Bedics, now retired from working for the State of Maryland, married Francis M. “Skip” Bedics on January 9, 2023. (not pictured) 2018 Emily MacDonald and Alex Lux…

Bob Lively ’68, honorably retired Presbyterian minister, has written another book, 7 Moments of Grace. The book has a special mission. He says, “I wrote this book for my grandson…