‘Roo Notes 2025

Meghan Cardwell-Wilson ’04, Discipline Lead and Professor of Dance at Collin College and performer with Full Circle Dance, led an interactive audience engagement activity for attendees at TEDxAustinCollege 2024. Using flashlights that were given out as event swag, her choreography […]

1964 Don Newsom ’64 was inducted into the Mt. Pleasant, Texas, Athletic Hall of Fame in September 2024. Pictured from left to right are Judd Marshall, Superintendent of Mt. Pleasant ISD, Don, and Don’s wife Carol Campbell Newsom ’62, MAT […]

Dr. Kerry Yancy Dolan ’85 completed a Master of Criminal Justice in Homeland Security and Emergency Management from the University of Mississippi in 2022. In 2023, she used this training as the basis to become the first physician in the […]

Evan Cueva ’23 received the prestigious We Are McKinney Superintendent Award on February 26, 2024. Evan is the only first-year teacher to receive this recognition. The award is given each month to one elementary and one secondary teacher to honor […]

The life of Jorge Lara-Braud ’54 has been celebrated in a book published by his widow, Gretchen Lara-Shartle. A discussion panel and book signing for Dare to Adventure were held at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary on November 13, 2024. Escaping […]

9TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE Two alumni, one student, a ‘Roo parent, and two friends of the College took the stage on October 5 at TEDxAustinCollege 2024, in Sally and Jim Nation Theatre of Ida Green Communication Center. Shari Barkin, M.D. Seek […]

Athletes returned to campus in July 2024 for the annual Legends event and celebrated some of the greats of ‘Roo sports. The awards event on July 27 was highlighted by the presentation of the Athletic Hall of Honor inductions and […]

Highlights from Homecoming 2024 was a fun-filled weekend of events including the Distinguished Alumni & Volunteer Awards, tailgating, football, a volleyball tournament, theatre performances, an alumni art reception, the ‘Roo Run 5k, an alumni career panel for students, and campus […]

Continuing Their Family Traditions Making Austin College a family tradition comes in many forms; whether following the footsteps of siblings, parents, cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, or other family connections. These legacy students carry on their family connection to ‘RooNation. At […]

By Tori Walters
Dr. Clyde Hall ’46, a beloved professor emeritus and community historian, passed away on June 9, 2024, at the age of 101. A lifelong resident of Sherman, Texas, Dr. Hall was deeply embedded in both Austin College and the community, where his contributions span nearly a century.

1988Helen Lowman ’88 and Jack Wylie ’87, MA ’88 married on April 13, 2024, in Gruene, Texas. Dr. Clayton Oliphint ’83 officiated, with more than 80 Austin College alumni attending. Helen is a professor and director of the Center for […]

Evelyn Elizabeth and Joseph William (Holland ’06) 2006  Katie Deeds Holland ’06 and Joseph W. Holland III welcomed twins Evelyn Elizabeth and Joseph William Holland IV on December 1, 2023. Godparents are Katie Masucci Walker ’11 and Star Walker and […]

In April 2024, Patty Bates-Ballard ’85 published her book, Judgment or Joy? 33 Ways My Son Taught Me to Stop Judging, Love Myself, and Embrace Connection. The book is about her son, Kory, who was born with disabilities and passed […]

Alumni 1946 Clyde L. Hall June 9,2024 1948 Mary “Betty” Elizabeth Hess Sherron February 26,2024 1951 Doris Jean Gloff Haggard December 29,2023 1952 Roger Fullington May 10,2024 1952 Diane Deison O’Leary March 3,2024 1953 Hope Lawrence Sheppard May 8,2024 1955 […]