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]

Henry Owen ’05/MAT ’06 is Executive Director of John Knox Ranch, a Presbyterian summer camp and retreat center near Wimberley, Texas. He grew up in the Presbyterian Church and continued his leadership and spiritual development at Austin College through the ACtivators program. After graduation, he taught second grade in Austin, Texas, for a few years… [Read More]

Robert Lively ’68 has written a new book, On Earth as it is in Heaven … A New Take on Grace, released by Treaty Oak Publishing in Austin, Texas. Bob is an honorably retired Presbyterian minister, having served for four decades as pastor, teacher, certified pastoral counselor, campus minister, and recovery center chaplain. He has… [Read More]

Rizwan Jagani ’15 released the album Endless Night of his viola instrumental performance, completed in the final semester of his 2019 master’s degree in Music at Carnegie Mellon University.  The album includes some of his favorite musical theatre pieces, each including original orchestrations, produced tracks, and viola parts. Rizwan’s recording professor assisted him with the… [Read More]

Dilan Shah ’17 worked for a year after graduation and spent another year backpacking around the globe to enrich his sense of global citizenship. In fall 2019, he began his medical school career as a Dorman Scholar in the inaugural class at the Texas Christian University and University of North Texas Health Science Center School… [Read More]