Saving History
by Daniel Greig Babb ’87 When I first laid eyes on the 1787 Seth Babb Homestead, I knew that it was something special, but I didn’t have any idea that I would be leading an eight-year race against time to […]
Hearts Open to Others
Since participating in Operation Crossroads Africa to Liberia in 1964 as an Austin College student, Evelyn Jacoby Scurry ’65 has been committed to promoting service and wanted to instill in her children the value of helping others. Her efforts seem […]
Climbing To the Top
After working for a few years, Adam Sandlin ’05 returned to graduate school and completed his degree at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University in May 2011. To appropriately cap the two-year Duke experience, Adam and two friends […]
Walking, Biking, and Running For A Cause
Editor’s Note: Since Melissa Johnston ’04 graduated from Austin College, she has emailed several updates on her activities—and it seems she always is writing about a marathon completed or a run in the near future. When asked for a summary […]
You Never Know Where You’ll Meet A ‘Roo
by Ann Gael and Jordan Faires Ann Gael, a 1967 graduate of Austin College, counseled in Presbyterian camps during summers between her Austin College years; the summer following graduation, while counseling at Cho Yeh she met a charismatic Native American […]
Driving through the Museum
Last year at this time, Kristy Peet ’02 was working on her car. No, she’s not a mechanic; she’s an artist. And the car was the art. Kristy was one of the artists preparing a car for the 2011 Houston […]
“Our Gang” for the 21st Century
Several friends from the Class of 1966 decided coming back to campus for reunions every five or 10 years let far too much time pass between gatherings. So Dan and Vivian Breazeale hosted a mini-reunion in their Lexington, Kentucky, a […]