57 Martha Boren Hook has written a historical romance novel, Glory Be!, published this spring by Xulon Press. The inspirational fiction novel is a story of “courageous love in post-Civil War America” and is the first in “The Springdale Series” about a Southern family. This is her sixth book and second novel. Though Martha attended… [Read More]

98 Laura McFerrin and Deanna Hogan welcomed a son, Griffin Michael, on April 30, 2014. He joins his big brother, Grayson Myles. Griffin Michael was named for Michael Anthony Garcia ’96. Laura and her family live in Oak Cliff, and she has owned Benchmark Legal Media for the last 11 years. The documentary that she… [Read More]

’Roos In Celebration Charles ’55 and Dorothy Tucker Winfield ’53 celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary July 11 and were surprised with a luncheon in their hometown of Mount Vernon, Texas. Earlier in the year, the Winfields were inducted into Mount Vernon ISD’s Hall of Honor for their more-than-30-years of service to the community and the… [Read More]

Leading Texas Doctors Don R. Read ’64 was elected chair of the Board of Trustees of the Texas Medical Association in May. The TMA is the nation’s largest and one of the oldest state medical societies and speaks for more than 47,000 physician and medical student members across the state. The board manages business and… [Read More]

Dr. Jim Tarpley ’93 is about to launch an exciting new program with a group of young doctors. He doesn’t anticipate the drama of Grey’s Anatomy, but he knows that serving as the director of the Texoma Medical Center (TMC) Family Medicine Residency program will bring many new challenges. The program, which launches in July… [Read More]

While visiting at Homecoming this year, one friend was surprised that I was on the Alumni Board and asked me why I was serving? When I reminded them of how much our time at Austin College meant to us and the impact that it made on us, the question really became, why not? I truly… [Read More]

Remembering Senior Trustee Joe Rayl The Austin College community was saddened to learn of the death on September 29 of senior trustee Joe F. Rayl ’54. Joe joined the Austin College Board of Trustees in 1988, and following his term, he continued on the Senior Board until his death. He was a longtime supporter of… [Read More]