Bulletin Board
Peggy McCoy Faulk ’56, Gail Schmid Smith ’55, Pat Broyles Gohlke ’56, Carolyn Smith Chapman ’57, Irene Ortega Bullard ’56, and Virginia Brown Bonar ’57, as pictured left to right, think fondly of the days between 1952 and 1955 when […]
Class Notes
1958 Robert Lehr retired from his career as Professor at the Southern Illinois School of Medicine several years ago but continues to teach Anatomy and Physiology online for the Community College of Vermont. Marcus Payne, now retired, was inducted into […]
Oh, What Heights They’ll Hit
Mark Fleischer ’91 was promoted to Executive Producer of Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera (CLO) in summer 2021 and leads Western Pennsylvania’s largest producer of musical theatre and performing arts education programs. He joined CLO as Associate Artistic Director in 2014 […]
A Vote for Public Service and Community
Geré Feltus ’01 was elected to the McKinney (Texas) City Council District 3 in May 2021, the first African American woman elected to the council. She is a board-certified family physician and has been Medical Director of the Mesquite Employee […]
Serving to Heal the Healers
James Covey ’06 has spent the last 10 years serving with Wycliffe.org, based in Kenya, North Africa, and now Spain. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor and works with staff at his organization and others who live and work in […]
Rutherford is Young Lawyer of the Year
Meggin Rutherford ’06 was named the 2020-2021 McPherson Young Lawyer of the Year by the Colorado Bar Association. In 2010, she began The Rutherford Law Center, which focuses on out-of-court solutions for clients in the areas of family law, elder […]
A Commissioning and a First Salute
Joshua Boring ’20 was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army in front of the Denton Courthouse on April 24, 2021. His first salute was done by his sister, Cadet Emily Boring who is a TCU ROTC […]
The Dentist Is In
Michelle Zhou ’18 was awarded a highly competitive International College of Dentists and Washington University Dental Alumni Scholarship toward her tuition at UT Health Science Center San Antonio School of Dentistry (SOD). As an Austin College GO Fellow, she traveled […]
‘Roo Legacies
Continuing Their Family Traditions The Class of 2025 includes many students who have ’Roo family members. Several first-year students have siblings who’ve attended or who are still on campus. Making Austin College a family tradition also happens through following cousins, […]
Distinguished Alumni Awards
2021 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients: Denise Fate ’76 Tom Hall ’78 Jenny King ’92 Roger Luttrell ’76 (MA ’77) Thomas Newsom ’91 Melissa Thompson ’84 21 First Decade Award Recipient: Hannah Alexander ’12 See more details about the Distinguished Alumni […]
Unexpected Emergency Management in the Gulf Coast
When James Hannan ’09 (MAT ’10) started a new job with the Harris County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management in January 2021, he expected a hurricane or flood would be the first emergency to activate the team. His […]
Alumni Speak at 2021 TEDxAustinCollege
These alumni were among the six speakers for TEDxAustinCollege, offering “Ideas Worth Spreading” on September 25 in Sally and Jim Nation Theatre of Ida Green Communication Center. Laura J. Lawson ’10 Time and Space: Arts’ Most Valuable Resources Ann Crews […]
Honoring Our Sports Legends
Athletes returned to campus in August 2021 for the annual Legends event and celebrated the legends of their sports. The awards event on August 7 was highlighted by the presentation of the Kedric Couch Alumni Coach of the Year honors, […]
Alumni Bookshelf
Bob Lively ’68 has written his 13th book and his second novel, Cotton-Eyed Joe, which he describes as a “Black Lives Matter” book. The story is of white man Will Amos and his friend, a nearly blind Black man nicknamed […]
‘Roo Mates
1969 John D. Moseley Jr. and Alice Ruth Butler were married in Malakoff, Texas, on April 12, 2021. The two have shared their lives for over 40 years, including in teaching careers at Dallas College North Lake Campus in Irving, […]
Joeys
2004 Travis Redman and Shauna Harkless Redman welcomed their son, Levi, on November 19, 2020. Big sister Leah, 9, helped welcome him home. 2005 Stephanie Birch Robertson and Jeff Robertson welcomed Gloria Charlotte to the family on April 24, 2021, […]
In Memoriam
Alumni 1942 Conway Taliaferro Wharton Jr. 1946 Betty Covey Richards 1947 Ross Hester 1947 Mary Frances Robinson Shell 1947 Mary “Sparky” Johnson Waldrop 1948 Charlotte Galey Bulloch 1948 MaryLou Darter Lueb 1948 Letha Rae Haraughty Seymour 1949 Frances “Boody” Hare […]