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Home » Issues » July 2017 » ‘Roo Notes

Class Notes

Updated on: June 26, 2017

Stan Cobbs

55 Stan Cobbs, longtime Kerr County resident and community volunteer, at left, was honored in February as 2016 Volunteer of the Year by Schreiner University. At the awards dinner, he was  introduced as a “super volunteer who shares his time and wisdom with local organizations from Red Cross to Habitat for Humanity to the Hill… [Read More]

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‘Roo News

Updated on: June 26, 2017

Golden Voices

Golden Voices The Four ACs, plus one, performed at the Golden ’Roo celebration in May 2017, having also thrilled audiences at the 2016 event. The barbershop group formed in 1964 to travel with President John D. Moseley to entertain at fundraising events; he said he received larger checks for the College when they sang! The… [Read More]

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ACcolades

Updated on: June 26, 2017

Javier Cardenas

Leading the Texas Physicians Dr. Carlos J. Cardenas ’81 leads the Texas Medical Association (TMA), taking the helm as president in May as Dr. Don Read ’64 completed his term in the role. Austin College alumni have a long history of TMA leadership. According to TMA archives, E.P. Becton held the office in 1885-1886, and… [Read More]

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‘Roo Mates

Updated on: June 26, 2017

Rev. Dr. Stacy Smith and Kevin Gallagher

02 The Rev. Dr. Stacy Smith and Kevin Gallagher were married at First Congregational Church in Memphis, Tennessee, in December 2016. Stacy is the happy stepmother to Clayton, 23, Molly, 16, and Spencer, 13. Stacy completed her doctorate in education at the Peabody College at Vanderbilt University in May 2016. She is the director of… [Read More]

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Joeys

Updated on: June 26, 2017

Tessa Beth Fox

oo Joe Fox and Delynn Davidson ’03 welcomed their fourth child, Tessa Beth Fox, on March 16. She is well loved and protected by her big brothers, Tiago 6, Tycho 5, and Tadeo, almost 2. Tessa means “fourth born,” and the middle name of Beth honors her late cousin, who lost her young life to… [Read More]

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From the Alumni Board President

Updated on: June 26, 2017

Jeanne Thoes

Greetings, ’Roo Nation! The month of May is always such a special time at Austin College: warming weather has nature blooming; final exams have students scrambling; the summer has started beckoning; and of course, it is graduation! This year, I was privileged to attend Commencement and to address the Class of 2017. This class is… [Read More]

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Legends 2017

Updated on: June 26, 2017

Michael Sorrells

Coach Joe Spencer Award for Meritorious Service and Lifetime Achievement in Coaching Mike Sorrells ’65 played football at Austin College while earning a degree in business. When he graduated in 1965, the head coach at Highland Park High School, where Mike attended, offered him a football coaching job. A year later, HPHS added $500 to… [Read More]

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Celebrating 25 Years

Updated on: June 26, 2017

John Hitt

… And more to come By Vickie S. Kirby John C. Hitt ’62 was honored in March for 25 years of service as president of the University of Central Florida. He and his wife, Martha (Halsted) ’60, joined the UCF family March 1, 1992. Under his leadership, UCF made remarkable strides in academic quality and… [Read More]

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In Memoriam

Updated on: June 26, 2017

’40 Emmett Essin ’43 Haden Brashier ’48 Elizabeth Thorington Cunningham ’48 Rudolph Inman ’48 Frances Park ’50 Betty Binion Keys ’50 Troy Martin ’50 Yvonne Guion Pierce ’51 Marilyn Bratcher ’52 Jimmie McDonnell ’52 Richard “Dick” Schmidt ’52 Delores Barnett Simmons ’52 Paul Yeager ’53 Ann Whitworth McDaniel ’54 Mona Roberts Wright ’55 Martha Moss… [Read More]

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