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Home » Issues » Fall 2011 » ‘Roo Notes

The Legends Come Home

Updated on: November 1, 2011

Legends 2011

The annual athletics reunion and award presentation is called “Legends” for a reason—Austin College players and coaches have shared some amazing moments during the College’s athletics competition. Many alumni also have gone on to remarkable careers and made significant contributions to their communities. The legends came home again in July 2011 for a weekend of… [Read More]

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A Mob of ‘Roos at Montreat

Updated on: November 1, 2011

AC grads with Si Vaughn

Several Kangaroos spent time this summer in Presbyterian youth ministry at Montreat Conference Center in Asheville, North Carolina, affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Incoming freshman ’Roo Libby Wise, showing off the kangaroo hand sign, was “mobbed” by fellow ’Roos Rachel Wells ’11, Tim Kennedy ’98, Michael Harper ’94/MA’95, Steven Barnes ’97, and Leslie Roper… [Read More]

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Buck Files Leads Texas Lawyers

Updated on: November 1, 2011

Buck Files

F.R. “Buck” Files, Jr., ’60 has been elected by the state’s lawyers to serve as president-elect of State Bar of Texas. Sworn in during the State Bar annual meeting in San Antonio in June, he will serve as president from June 2012 to June 2013. Files is a shareholder and founding member of Bain, Files,… [Read More]

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A Leader in Research

Updated on: November 1, 2011

Marlene Llopiz

Marlene Llopiz, M.D., ’80 received the 2010 Outstanding Leadership Medal of Honor from Universidad Anahuac Medical School for contributions to the development of medicine in Mexico and throughout Latin America. This fall, she was selected as one of the 100 Most Inspiring People by PharmaVoice, a magazine for life-science executives, healthcare professionals, and workers related… [Read More]

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Creatures Great and Small

Updated on: November 1, 2011

Bill & Lynn Campaigne

Bill Campaigne and Lynn Marie Mayfield Campaigne, both ’69, completed their 25th annual mission trip to Honduras this summer. The team of 32 missionaries was not preaching the gospel, but living it—offering veterinary treatment to some 6,000 domestic animals and providing public health teaching for hundreds of children who received toothbrushes and soap to put… [Read More]

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From the Football Field to the Art College

Updated on: November 1, 2011

Tommy Newsome

While a football player at Austin College, Tommy Newsom ’91 worked in sports information. He earned his Austin College degree with a major in marketing and communications. His education and experience set him on his professional career. In December 2010, he earned a Ph.D. at the University of North Texas, with a concentration in higher… [Read More]

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Taking Command

Updated on: November 1, 2011

Dorian Jones

U.S. Navy Captain Dorian F. Jones ’84 became the 13th commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in a change of command ceremony aboard the ship on June 30. He had served as the ship’s executive officer since February 2010. “I can think of only one thing better than serving as… [Read More]

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Caring for Salamanders

Updated on: November 1, 2011

Hayley Gillespie

Hayley Gillespie ’03 worries about salamanders. Particularly Barton Springs salamanders. And she’s putting considerable educational power and research behind her concern. She successfully defended her Ph.D. on April 18, 2011, and graduated on May 21, 2011, from the University of Texas at Austin Graduate Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior. She works for the City… [Read More]

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An Adventure to Remember

Updated on: November 1, 2011

John in Nepal

Austin College classmates Mike Davis and John Clark, both ’83, had quite an adventure earlier this year—a trip to Nepal and a trek up Mt Everest. John, who lives in Evergreen, Colorado, and Mike, living in San Diego, met in Los Angeles on April 22 to begin their trip. They flew from Los Angeles to… [Read More]

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