| ’34 Robert “Bob” Landolt ’41 Dorothy Ann Fitch Tolbert ’45 Margaret Ruth Clark Carson ’46 John G. Farmer ’47 Faires J. McDaniel ’48 Reeda Colleen Jaco Able ’48 Bettye Jo Green Clayton ’48 Doris Ann King ’48 Charles Dabney Lawhorn ’49 George Marshall Gearheart ’50 Tom Hestand ’51 John Hobart Crain ’51 Carolyn Elizabeth Cordill Fulton ’51 Mary Lois Dalton O’Neal ’52 William Riley “Bill” Wilson ’52 Charlotte “Chocky” O’Hagan Wynn ’53 Benjamin Gutierrez ’54 Doyle Dunn ’55 Kedric Couch ’55 Robert Kent ’56 Thomas L. Jarvis ’56 Jean Grey Forbes Kyle ’56 James McGrady McLean Jr. ’56 William Alexander “Poncho” Purdy Jr. ’56 Wayne Bartlett Smith ’57 Gene “Duke” Babb ’57 Robert Carsner ’57 Watha Henderson Stroud ’58 Albert Edwin Jarrel Sr. ’59 Rowena Taylor Britt ’59 Nancy Hill Compton ’59 Tom Lee Perryman ’60 Charlotte Ann Tucker Arnold ’60 Ronald Dean Beck ’60 Marlin “Rod” Gilbert ’60 Roy Lee Merrill ’61 Martha Suzanne “Susie” Chapman ’61 Charles Bolanz “Bo” Miller ’62 Susan Roberts Ague ’62 Raymond Pace “Coach” Bennett Jr. ’62 Bruce Dunn ’62 Betty Jean Hatfield Gjerde ’62 Michael Frederick King ’62 Ima Jane Davis Taylor ’64 Richard “Rick” McWhirter ’64 Jane Brazell Sisolak ’64 David Robert Yowell ’65 Anthony “Ryan” Allen ’65 William Peteet ’65 Thomas Henderson Schmid ’67 Robert Earl Luther ’67 Patsy Gail Harman Merrill ’67 John Michael “Mike” Pittman ’67 Cindy Cox Spangler ’68 Carolyn Overstreet Nesbitt ’69 Henry Fay Baldwin ’69 Richard Davis ’69 Dr. Paul Thomas Jones ’71 George William Kline II ’71 Robert Moseley ’73 Terry L. Smith ’75 James Cooley ’75 Gary Penn ’78 Dr. Weldon Edward Glidden ’80 Kathleen “Kathy” Willis ’81 John Scott Hudgins ’83 Gregory Reuben Ashley ’83 Michael “Mike” Wayne Kaker ’83 Brian R. Reichelt ’85 Christopher Douglas Thomas ’86 Eric B. Mims ’87 Patrick A. Huzinec ’89 Dennis Winn Elenburg ’94 Jonathan McDonnel Baker ’98 Casey Sullivan ’01 Dorian Leon Griffin ’01 Stephanie Odom ’06 Margaret Whitney Rush ’07 Nathan “Nate” Doyle ’11 Jonathan Tyler Steed ’13 Katie Ann Lehman ’19 Michelle Ndwaru |
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=== Friends We Will Miss ===
Austin College Honorary Doctor of Humane Letter Recipients: Barbara Pierce Bush–1998, died April 17, 2018; George H.W. Bush–1973, died November 30, 2018; and Blair Monie–1997, died October 30, 2018.
Nelda Campbell died September 30, 2018. She worked in the College’s Business Office from 1966 to 1974 and in the Office of the President from 1978 until retiring in 1986.
Linda Franzeo, who worked in the Campus Bookstore for 29 years, died November 30, 2018. She retired as Manager of the Bookstore in fall 2017.
Willie Jacobs, Public Relations and Sports Information Director at the College from 1960 to 1976, died April 18, 2018. For many years, he was the voice of ’Roo football; the Willie Jacobs Press Box memorializes his service. He also was a longtime sponsor of Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity.
Jill Joiner Roberts, who worked in fundraising in Institutional Advancement from 2000 to 2015, died December 29, 2018, following a long illness.
Bill Wilson ’52, who worked in various College fundraising roles—including Vice President for Development—from 1969 to 1984, died December 24, 2018.
The Austin College community celebrates the lives
of several members who have died in the past year.
Remembering Professor Emeritus Charles Barr
Dr. Charles Barr, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, died June 28, 2018, at age 86. Having joined the Austin College chemistry faculty in 1962, he was honored in 1981 with installation into the Rupert B. Lowe Chair of Chemistry. College President Harry E. Smith said then that the professor had “consistently demonstrated his talent and scholarship through an outstanding teaching record, through research, and as a respected faculty leader.” Dr. Barr continued that outstanding record until his retirement in 1994 and received several honors for his research and teaching. His career included several terms as Chemistry Department Chair, as well as service as Dean of Sciences and on many College committees. He also was a patron of Gamma Gamma Gamma fraternity. A seminar room in the IDEA Center is named in his honor, funded by “Pre-Med Students of the ’70s and ’80s.” Before coming to Austin College, Dr. Barr was a Visiting Professor at State College of Iowa and an Associate Professor at the University of Dubuque in Illinois. He earned his doctorate and master’s degree from Michigan State University. In a 2006 Austin College Magazine update on life since retirement, Dr. Barr offered a bit of advice, “Enjoy life as it comes along.”
Duke Babb ’57
Austin College football legend Gene “Duke” Babb ’57 died December 2, 2018. Following a stellar career for the College, he was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers and later played for the Dallas Cowboys and the Houston Oilers. He spent several seasons in coaching, first at Austin College, then SMU and Oklahoma State University, before helping to develop the NFL Scouting Combine. He was a scout for the Atlanta Falcons, then worked for National Football Scouting, where he served as President and Director of the National Invitational Combine for 23 years. At Austin College, the Gene Babb Award is awarded each spring to the football team’s most valuable player. The College also recognized Babb as an Athletic Hall of Honor inductee and a Distinguished Alumnus. The Duke Babb football scoreboard was dedicated in 2009 and a Mason Athletic Complex classroom bears his name.
Michelle Ndwaru ’19
Michelle Ndwaru died August 6, 2018. Born in Nairobi, Kenya, she came to the U.S. with her family as an infant and moved to Corpus Christi when she was 4 years old. Growing up, Michelle was active in Parkway Presbyterian Church of Corpus Christi, serving as an elder and taking part in mission trips. She graduated with honors from Incarnate Word Academy in 2015. A proud ’Roo, Michelle was completing a major in Psychology and a minor in French and was involved in various service and social organizations. Family and friends describe her as “a true activist at heart with a passion for social justice.”
Senior Trustees
The guidance and generosity of these Board of Trustees senior members remain lasting legacies at Austin College.
Robert Carsner ’57, a member of the board from 1993 to 2005, died December 22, 2017. He was a dedicated supporter of scholarships as well as other projects at the College, including Wright Campus Center. He had a successful internal medicine career in San Angelo, Texas, after moving there with his wife, Elsa Mickle Carsner ’58, and family in 1966. He was very active in his community and at First Presbyterian Church. He and Elsa were married for 53 years before her death in 2012.
Linda Morris Elsey of Fort Worth, Texas and a member of the board from 2003 to 2013, died June 26, 2018. Early in Linda’s board service, she and her husband, Jack Morris, established several Austin College endowed scholarships. When Jack died suddenly in 2004, Linda and The Morris Foundation endowed two Austin College business professorships in his name. The foundation has since made several significant contributions to the College, including $7 million toward renovation of the former Moody Science building to create the Jack B. Morris Center for Business. Linda was a dedicated Fort Worth volunteer and member of First United Methodist Church. In 2007, Linda married David Elsey, who also became a good friend of the College.
Thomas C. Frost Jr., legendary San Antonio banker who served the board from 1983 to 1995—1990 to 1995 as vice chair, died August 10, 2018. In 1868, his great-grandfather, Thomas C. Frost, began the San Antonio bank that Tom would later lead. The elder also taught at Austin College from 1854 to 1856. The younger Frost’s generosity to Austin College often was in tribute to his great-grandfather, including named rooms in Abell Library and Wright Campus Center. Prior to joining the board, Tom received an honorary doctorate from the College for his leadership in development of the Texas region. He began his banking career in 1950 as an assistant cashier and retired in 1962, having spent 35 years as bank president.
Charles “Bo” Miller ’61, who served on the board from 1986 to 1998, died December 25, 2018. A star on the football field and in the classroom, Bo is remembered each spring as the top male and female athletes receive the Bo Miller Scholar-Athlete Awards. He worked for more than 50 years with Bolanz & Miller Realtors in Dallas and served his community in many key volunteer roles. An Austin College Athletic Hall of Honor inductee, his heart was often with the athletes of today and much of his support was toward athletics needs and scholarships.