’Roo Notes 2026

Austin College alumni and friends celebrated Homecoming at The Post in downtown Sherman on October 18, 2025. At a McKinney High School end-of-year celebration, Sarah Beatty Snyder ’04 gathered some of the other Austin College alumni who work at the […]

1958 Michael Murray ’58 has been working with The Leadership Academy for Poland, based in Warsaw, Poland, for the past eight years. During the six-month program, Michael guides 40 people through the problem-solving process he has used in a professional […]

Thank you from Stout Creek Farm, our regenerative farm/ranch, owned and operated by AC grads! By a lot of grace, hard work, luck, laughs, frustration, love, and tons of ’Roo help, our little farm, started in 2018, has grown to […]

Austin College was well-represented at the Texas City Management Association’s (TCMA) annual conference Friday, June 20, 2025. David Morgan ’96 was recognized as TCMA’s 2025 City Administrator of the Year. David currently serves as City Manager of Georgetown, Texas, and […]

In June 2025, Ganesh Maniam ’17 completed his year as Chief Resident and graduated from the dermatology residency program at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota—the #1 medical facility in the world. In July 2025, he began his dermatopathology fellowship at Baylor […]

10TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE In recognition of the 10th year of TEDxAustin College, past speakers returned on October 4, 2025, to share new information, perspectives, and experiences that they have acquired since they last appeared on the Austin College stage. Mackenzie […]

Class of 1968 Bob Lively’s book, The Kingdom of God in Trump’s America, views Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount as the constitution of the Kingdom of God and also as a path to a holy life in these difficult times […]

Four Distinguished Alumni and a First Decade Awardee were honored for exemplary careers and service during Homecoming 2025. A sixth alumna and an Austin College faculty member were honored for service to the alumni community. Distinguished Alumni Awards Carmen Tafolla […]

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 […]

Athletes returned to campus in July 2025 for the annual Legends event to celebrate some of the greats of ‘Roo sports. Highlights of the event on July 26 were the Athletic Hall of Honor inductions and the presentation of the […]

1989 Nikhil Kagal ’89 married Kristeen Grmela on Saturday, December 21, 2024, at the Chapel at Chestnut Square in McKinney, Texas. Nikhil is a client success manager for Press Ganey, and Kristeen is a physician’s assistant who received degrees from […]

2005 Evangeline Marie was born to Allison Harris Graves ’05 and Todd Graves ’99 on August 13, 2024. 2008 Austin Trantham ’08 and Stephanie Trantham welcomed their son Joshua David Trantham on February 20, 2025. He joins big sister Lilliana […]

Alumni 1945 Mary Clyde Bailey Seitz December 11, 2025 1947 Virginia Sturdivant Woods June 7, 2025 1949 Margaret Silha Ritzer April 16, 2025 1951 Billie Dobson Edwards March 25, 2025 1951 Jim Farquhar December 2, 2025 1951 Don C. Millender […]