‘Roo Notes

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…

Four distinguished alumni were honored for exemplary careers and service during Homecoming 2023. These individuals are recognized for excellence in their profession and in their communities and for modeling the…

Athletes returned to campus in July 2023 for the annual Legends event and celebrated the legends of their sports. The awards event on July 29 was highlighted by the presentation…

The six speakers for TEDxAustinCollege included one student, four alumni, and one faculty member, offering “Ideas Worth Spreading” on September 30 in Sally and Jim Nation Theatre of Ida Green…

As part of the year-long celebration of Austin College’s 175th year, alumni speakers have headlined endowed lecture series and signature events. Cunningham Lecture November 15, 2023 Dr. Kola Alade ’10…

Tara Melton ’11 has founded a company, Mackey Mask, to manufacture a medical device for patients requiring nasogastric (NG) feeding tubes. The idea for the new product came from Tara’s…

The idea for Claude “Spider” Webb ’77 (MA ’79) and friends to open The Gar Hole in 2020 was rooted in Webb’s freshman year at Austin College. In 2023, The…

 Two Austin College graduates, Malcolm M. Feeley ’64 and Ronald Kirk ’76, were inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in September 2022. Feeley was elected in 2020…