Jessica Donna Bridgeford was born June 17, 2012, (Father’s Day) to Jennifer and Jeffrey Bridgeford ’98. Jeffrey says he is outnumbered three to one now, with big sister Jacqueline already at home. This fall, he “jumped ship” from the Medical Sciences Division at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston in favor of a private industry… [Read More]

What happens in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas—at least not for a family of entrepreneurs who ship more than a ton of roasted coffee beans to wholesalers throughout the country every month while aiming to live up to the company motto: “Your preference is our passion.” After full careers in teaching in southern Nevada, Donald… [Read More]

55 Stan Cobbs attended the National Music and Worship Conference of the Presbyterian Association of Musicians held this summer at Mo-Ranch. There he ran into Erich Thompson ’79, pastor, religious furniture creator, and woodworker, as well as David Johnson ’78, now director of networking and information services at Mo-Ranch. Adding more Kangaroo connections, Stan was… [Read More]

A beautifully dressed woman can create quite a stir entering a room—especially when she’s wearing a sparkling sash and a glittering crown. For Rachel Blacketer Hedstrom ’00, Mrs. Texas 2012, that sash and crown are about opening doors. Beyond a child’s fascination with becoming Miss America, Rachel didn’t see herself as a “pageant person.” After… [Read More]

The following awards were presented by Austin College President Marjorie Hass and Sarah Gunderson ’81, Alumni Board president, during Homecoming festivities on campus in October. HEYWOOD C. CLEMONS VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD Jeff Mabray ’96 of Carrollton, Texas Specification Sales, Edwin Jones Company Master of Fine Arts, Tulane University Why I work on behalf of Austin… [Read More]

Just as the last strains of the “The Star Spangled Banner” rang out in Apple Stadium before the Homecoming football game, a U.S. Navy F/A-18 jet roared above the crowd. Lieutenant Ross “Jackpot” Jackson ’02 wanted to honor the men and women of the U.S. military as part of the celebration of his 10-year reunion.… [Read More]

Remembering Senior Trustees The Austin College community lost two longtime friends in recent months with the deaths of senior trustees Fred Meyer and J. Layton Mauzé III. Dallas business leader Fred Meyer died September 25. He served as a member of the Austin College Board of Trustees from 1995 to 2007, when he moved to… [Read More]