Bulletin Board

Michelle Zhou ’18 and her sister Maxine Zhou ’14 moved to Oahu, Hawaii, in fall 2022 to begin their careers. Maxine works in psychiatry, and Michelle is a dentist. In addition to looking forward to enjoying the beach and hiking […]

Class Notes

1958 Mike and Mary Thulemeyer Murray celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary on August 9, 2022, and are deeply grateful for the 59 or 60 years of “happy marriage” enjoyed. Mike said most people really can’t claim every day was “happy,” […]

Hanging Up the White Coat

John Andersen ’66, M.D., retired in September 2021 after a pioneering career in the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas that lasted more than four decades and brought the UTSW program national recognition. Dr. Andersen […]

Huckaby Recognized by Society of Professors of Education

Dr. M. Francyne Huckaby ’89 received the 2022 Mary Anne Raywid Award from the Society of Professors of Education in recognition of outstanding contributions to the study of education. She is Texas Christian University’s Associate Provost of Faculty Affairs, former […]

Author Praises Coach Nash

Marvin Nash ’03 is one of 27 coaches included in the book Thirty Days with America’s High School Coaches written in 2021 by author and coach Martin Davis. Davis interviewed over 130 coaches for the book and has said Nash […]

Perez Works to Inspire Indigenous Leaders

Ta’jin Perez ’12 is the Deputy Director for Western Native Voice, a nonprofit organization working to increase Native American participation in voting and self-determination. His work inspires Indigenous leadership across Montana, both in tribal nations on all seven Montana  reservations […]

Recent Graduate Recognized

Sonia Charles ’22 is studying Traditional Optometry at Salus University in Pennsylvania. The three-year editor of Suspension Literary Magazine remains working as a writer and artist. Last summer, her creative work was nominated for the Best of the Net anthology, […]

Weerakoon Joins Post-Doc Program at Yale

Sitara Weerakoon ’17 completed a Ph.D. in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from The University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health in May 2022. In 2019, she received a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology degree. She presented her […]

Highlights from Austin College Homecoming & Family Weekend 2022

The 2022 Homecoming and Family Weekend featured Distinguished Alumni, football, soccer, the Homecoming Court, and many activities for alumni, students, and families. Though the weather was not the best part of the weekend, folks still enjoyed tailgating, tours, receptions, panel […]

Distinguished Alumni Awards

Three alumni were added to the Distinguished Alumni rolls of the College during Homecoming 2022. The individuals are recognized for excellence in their profession and in their communities and for modeling the spirit of service and broadened perspective fostered by […]

Alumni Bookshelf

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, […]

Alumni Speak at 2022 TEDxAustinCollege

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

Honoring Our Sports Legends

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 […]

‘Roo-Mates

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 […]

Joeys

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 […]

‘Roo Legacies

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 […]

In Memoriam

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 […]