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 they were roommates and suitemates at Austin College. After graduation and some 38 years of… [Read More]

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 the Insurance America Hall of Fame in November 2020. Shortly after leaving the U.S. Marine… [Read More]

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 and now leads the 75-year-old musical theatre program. In the new role, he is responsible… [Read More]

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 Health Center and Supervising Physician for the Mesquite Community Health Center since 2011. She has… [Read More]

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 difficult environments. Before COVID, much of his time was spent traveling to offer workshops, trauma… [Read More]

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 law, probate, and estate planning. The McPherson Award is given annually to an attorney under… [Read More]

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 nursing student. In August 2021, Joshua began studies at McGovern Medical School at The University… [Read More]

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 to Mombasa, Kenya, to spend the summer interning at a dental hospital. That experience changed… [Read More]

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, aunts, uncles, or grandparents to campus—whether the family members attended recently or years ago. Space… [Read More]

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 Awards 2021