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Home » Issues » Summer 2013 » ‘Roo Notes

Running ’Roos

Updated on: June 1, 2013

Running for 'Roos

Lisa M. Brown, associate professor of psychology, joined alumni Jodi Jordan 07, Eric Dean ’01, Phil Deardorff ’05, Emily Kennedy Deardorff ’09, Jade Rutledge ’09, and Kim Skidmore ’08 in running the Hero-thon Half-Marathon race sponsored by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in San Antonio, Texas, in January 2013. The group ran in memory of… [Read More]

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Distinguished Service Professor

Updated on: June 1, 2013

Dan Breazeale

Dan Brazeale ’66, professor of philosophy at the University of Kentucky, received his institution’s highest award for faculty this spring, named a recipient of the Provost’s Distinguished Service Award. The honorees, nominated by deans, are selected by the provost, who wrote in the announcement, “Among our faculty are many outstanding professionals whose contributions to the… [Read More]

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Paying it Forward

Updated on: June 1, 2013

Jeff Ward & Stephen Nelson

Mentors and Friends Jeff Ward ’83 had been a high school summer exchange student in Germany so when he had the chance to participate in a study abroad program in Germany as an Austin College junior, he jumped at the chance. He lived in an international student dormitory and spent weekends selling cuckoo clocks in… [Read More]

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Discovering New Passions

Updated on: June 1, 2013

Erich Thompson

By Akshara Vivekananthan ’13 Imagine finding a new passion several years after graduation from college. Perhaps the lesson in the life of Erich Thompson ’79 is that passions sometimes find their ways to individuals, bringing the best surprises in life when least expected. Erich graduated from Austin College with majors in philosophy and communication arts… [Read More]

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Another Science Success Story

Updated on: June 1, 2013

Caleb Roth

After graduating from Austin College with a degree in biology, Caleb Roth ’00 became a research assistant at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. He began graduate school and worked at the UT Health Science Center–San Antonio (UTHSCSA), and spent the next nine years as a research scientist for the Air Force Research Labs in… [Read More]

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Mendenhall Receives Award for Service to Church

Updated on: June 1, 2013

Laura Mendenhall

Laura Shelton Mendenhall ’69 received the Austin College James I. McCord Award during the Grace Presbytery meeting on campus last fall. The award, which honors alumni who have made outstanding contributions to the life of the Presbyterian Church (USA) on a national level, was established by the College’s Board of Trustees in 1999 in conjunction… [Read More]

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In Memoriam

Updated on: June 1, 2013

College Mourns Loss of Trustee Heywood Clemons, 91, long-time Austin College Board of Trustees chair, died January 20. He served on the College’s Board of Trustees from 1976 to 1999 and spent 16 years, 1983 to 1997, as chair of the board. As chair, he led a successful a $34.6 million campaign that provided a… [Read More]

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