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 few years ago and the group decided to continue meeting every other year. Their most… [Read More]

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 Art Car Parade—one that looked like it had crashed its way through the gift shops… [Read More]

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 and married him. She meandered through an MFA program at the University of Texas Department… [Read More]

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 of her experiences for possible inclusion in Austin College Magazine, the notes she sent were… [Read More]

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 decided a trip was in order. Since Duke had won the NCAA National Championship in… [Read More]

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 to have been successful. Her daughter, Holly, is vice president of Family Legacy Missions International,… [Read More]

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 rescue one of the oldest buildings in Tennessee  from total destruction while also in my… [Read More]