David Marquis ’73 has written a novel, The River Always Wins, published by Deep Vellum Publishing. The book jacket explains that the book, a lyric essay, “explores the narrative of drops that come together, gather their power, and chisel away the rock to create the course of their lives and our society. Through flood and… [Read More]

Alumni ’46 Jean Margaret McClenahan Bowman ’46 Helen Williams Miller ’46 Ross W. Stoddard Jr. ’49 William “Bill” Bassett ’49 Robert Garcia ’49 Jerry McCann ’49 Billy “Bert” Sherron ’51 Gene Coppedge ’51 Alice Campbell Risinger ’52 John Chester ’54 Joann Ragan Henson ’54 Mary Frances Evans Van Pelt ’55 Carolynn Hall Cobbs ’55 Stan… [Read More]

A MOB OF PREACHERS: Alumnae met up at the Association of Presbyterian Church Educators National Conference in Galveston, Texas, in February 2019. From left to right are Rev. Katy Walters ’07, Associate Pastor of New Braunfels Presbyterian Church in New Braunfels, Texas; Rev. Sarah Demarest Allen ’03, Associate Pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Austin,… [Read More]

1962 Cervando Martinez reports he is still employed at The University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, seeing patients, doing research, and teaching, though he says he is winding down in preparation for retirement. He also keeps up with old friends, including ’Roos Raymond Capetillo, Ed Bondurant, Marshall Groce, Charles “Ace” Wright ’61,… [Read More]

Sallie Sampsell Watson ’78, the General Presbyter for Mission Presbytery, was named a 2019 Distinguished Alumna of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary “in grateful recognition for distinguished service to the Church.” Sallie holds a Master of Divinity degree from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, a Doctor of Ministry degree from McCormick Theological Seminary, and an honorary Doctor… [Read More]

Robert Burns ’86 was sworn in January 1, 2019, as Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas at Dallas. Chief Justice Burns had previously served for 12 years as the Judge of The Criminal District Court of Dallas County. After graduating from Austin College, Chief Justice Burns attended Southern… [Read More]

Tim Kennedy ’98 has had two distinct career paths since his Austin College days. Upon graduation, he headed to Washington, D.C., for a 13-year career on Capitol Hill, at the White House, and at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. He spent 2011 to 2014 at Yale Divinity School, where he earned a Master of… [Read More]

Adam Groshans ’05 is President of Mercy Health—Springfield, Ohio, having moved into the position permanently after a brief interim role. He had been on staff as Chief Operating Officer for two years. Before joining Mercy Health, Adam served on the administrative team for Tennova Healthcare in Lebanon, Tennessee, and was Senior Director of Marketing and… [Read More]