Michael J. McMains ’65 published the 6th Edition of Crisis Negotiations: Managing Critical Incidents and Hostage Situations in Law Enforcement and Corrections, 2021. The first edition of the book, coauthored in 1995 with Wayman Mullins, Professor at Texas State University, was based on McMains’ initial 13 years of experience and over 400 critical incidents with… [Read More]

Two alumni and one student were among the six speakers for TEDxAustinCollege, offering “Ideas Worth Spreading” on October 1 in Sally and Jim Nation Theatre of Ida Green Communication Center.  See all 2022 TEDxAustinCollege talks

Legends 2022 Athletes returned to campus in August 2022 for the annual Legends event and celebrated the legends of their sports. The awards event on August 6 was highlighted by the presentation of the Kedric Couch Alumni Coach of the Year honors, the Athletic Hall of Honor inductions, and the Coach Joe Spencer Award for… [Read More]

1977 Alan Stephenson and Donna Gum were married on April 22, 2022, on what Alan described as a lovely day in the better-late-than-never department. 1996 Greg Koch and José Ontiveros were married in the Japanese Friendship Garden in San Diego’s Balboa Park on July 4, 2021. Greg’s sister, Kadia Koch ’00 (MAT ’02) was a… [Read More]

2007 Ohi and Cat Moran Ayeni announce the birth of their daughter, Camryn, on December 8, 2021. Big brother Jonathan helped welcome her home. Palmer Frances was born on January 23, 2022, to JR Ohr and his wife Morgan. Waverly is the proud big sister. 2008 Austin Trantham and his wife Stephanie welcomed their daughter,… [Read More]

Continuing Their Family Traditions Every fall, the incoming class includes students with ’Roo family members, and the Class of 2026 is no exception. Some new students have siblings who’ve graduated or are still on campus. Others continue the Austin College family tradition by following cousins, aunts, uncles, parents, or grandparents to campus— whether the family… [Read More]

Alumni 1942 Allene Brown Eatherly 1943 Rosalie Tocquigny Oelkers 1947 Dorothy Prentice 1948 Mona Bell Brown 1950 Darrell Cantwell 1951 Jack Hunnicutt 1951 Peggy Swafford Kresse 1951 Neilson Smith 1951 Jerry Tompkins 1952 Elizabeth Ann “Beezie” Lang Cooper 1952 Bobby Hunter 1952 William “Graham” Reeves 1953 Janelle Ramsey Freeman 1953 James Wilson 1954 Doug B.… [Read More]