Faculty Writes about Economics and Finance
Mikidadu Mohammed, Austin College assistant professor of economics, has written the just-released book The Economics and Finance of Commodity Price Shocks. Published by Taylor & Francis/Routledge, it is now available through Amazon and other major book retailers. Mohammed, who joined […]
Bulletin Board
Audrey Rose ’18 is shown with some of the third grade students who captured her heart during her Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in the Canary Islands during 2019-2020. For 2020-2021, she has been selected as the Fulbright Cultural and Pedagogy […]
Class Notes
1965 Price Smith marked 50 years as an attorney in fall 2020 and decided to take down his shingle. In a Wichita Falls newspaper article, he said he had always wanted to be a trial attorney, so he spent his […]
Capturing Dedicated Service on Canvas
John Deckert ’72 received a 2020 Marine Corps Heritage Foundation Award for portrayal of Marine Corps history, traditions, and culture through photography, art, documentaries, journalism, poetry, and nonfiction and fiction writing. John’s 2017 to 2019 art creations received The Colonel […]
Explore the Chisholm Trail
Scott Metelko ’88 became Executive Director of Chisholm Trail Heritage Center in Duncan, Oklahoma, in February 2020. He founded an entertainment design and fabrication firm creating themed environments in 1993 and has had extensive experience in museums, theme parks, and […]
Newsom Is President at SOSU
Thomas Newsom ’91 became President of Southeastern Oklahoma State University in April 2020. Before assuming the presidency, he spent a year at A&M Commerce as Interim Vice President for Student Success and Dean of Students. He previously spent five years […]
Living Out Her Mo-Ranch Memories
Allison M. Harris ’05 is Vice President of Development for Presbyterian Mo-Ranch Assembly, where she leads the ranch’s giving program. Established in 1949, Mo-Ranch is a camp and conference center in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, open to […]
Masucci Helps City of Plano Earn EPA WaterSense Award
Katie Masucci ’11 is Senior Environmental Education Coordinator for the City of Plano, Texas, focusing on the implementation of water efficiency and water quality education and outreach. She was pleased to have a part in the City of Plano earning […]
Mitchell Works as Land Use Planner
Evelyn Mitchell ’13 lives in Washington, D.C., and works as a Land Use Planner and an Equity Lead for the Department of Planning and Development in Fairfax County, Virginia. She reviews projects for the Public Facilities branch and helps the […]
Alumni Speak at 2020 TEDxAustinCollege
These alumni were among the five speakers for TEDxAustinCollege, offering “Ideas Worth Spreading” on October 3 in Ida Green Communication Center’s new Sally and Jim Nation Theatre before a safely distanced and masked audience. The Truth About ‘These Kids’ and […]
‘Roo Legacies
Continuing Their Family Traditions The Class of 2024 includes many students following family members into ’RooNation. Several have siblings, cousins, aunts, uncles, or grandparents who attended Austin College recently or years ago. Space doesn’t allow all of those students to […]
Following the Footsteps
Sydney Hardin graduated cum laude with a major in Finance and minor in Accounting in 2020. Her dad, Bobby Hardin, graduated cum laude with a degree in Business Administration in 1992. Bobby started his career at Bank of America in […]
Alumni Bookshelf
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 […]
‘Roo Mates
2000 Lauren Herring and Zachary Reff were married August 15, 2020, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The outdoor ceremony was officiated by the Reverend Dr. David McKechnie, Austin College Senior Trustee. The newlyweds live in the greater Charlotte area. Lauren has […]
Joeys
2002 Lydia Bean and her husband, Norman Lee, welcomed the birth of their first child, Micah Junhong Bean-Lee, in May 2020. They named him Micah “that he may grow to ‘do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly’ with God” (Micah […]
In Memoriam
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 […]