U N I V E R S I T Y O F M A R Y H A R D I N - B A Y L O R

Spring 2006

UNIVERSITY OF MARYH A R D I N - B AY L O ROFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

UMHB Box 8001 • 900 College Street • Belton, Texas 76513 • (800) 727-UMHB • (254) 295-4500

The life of a university president is often demanding. Today, however, on this firstday of classes for the Spring semester, I took advantage of a time of solitude,reflection, and walking the campus. I often enjoy managing by “walk about.” Evenwith all the changes and growth during my fifteen years at UMHB, I was amazed bythe fresh look of the grounds and facilities and the number of students walking backand forth. What a wonderful privilege it is to be a part of UMHB!

I began my walk by the Parker Academic Center, which while honoring Dr. Parker,is symbolic of the dedication of our past administration and faculty. I then walkeddown 10th Street through the historic gates. Passing by the fountain given by theClass of 1905, I saw the old cornerstone and plaques that are a part of LutherMemorial. I visited the Arla Rae Tyson Gallery in the Townsend Memorial Librarywhich provides a panoramic view of our beautiful campus.

Passing Heritage Park, I saw the Texas historical plaques including Judge R.E.B.Baylor’s grave just before reaching the new sculptures of “Christ Praying in the Garden” and “Christ theComing King.” Their placement in front of Walton Chapel are a visual reminder of the university’scommitment to God’s Kingdom and Christian higher education. The York Sesquicentennial Plaza, withits historical plaques and “Forth From Her Portals” statue, gives clear testimony to our heritage as awoman’s college. The Quad, anchored by historic buildings and numerous “people places,” presents animage of solitude and strength.

It is amazing how quickly the Mayborn Campus Center has become a gathering place for students,faculty, and staff. The Crusader statue proclaims Ephesians 6:13-17, reminding us to stand our groundin the full armor of God. Continuing along University Drive, I came to the newest student apartmentsand Beall Hall. This complex will soon be named Independence Village in honor of our university’sbirthplace, and each apartment building will bear the name of someone dear to UMHB.

Heading back to the administration building, I passed by the Student Memorial in Millennium OaksPark, given by the Classes of 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001. In the Potter Gazebo, I saw students inhappy conversation and other students in prayer in the Parker Prayer Garden. I am impressed with thecommitment to both our heritage and our future made evident by this new generation of students,faculty, and staff.

Finally, as I returned to the president’s office, I saw the new addition to the SanderfordAdministration Complex under construction. I found myself renewed by what I viewed of the past andinvigorated by the recent changes and additions. Vicky, Amy, and I are so privileged to be a part ofsuch a warm and loving campus family. During this time of solitude and reflection, I was compelled tostrengthen my commitment to sustaining all that is good about UMHB, its excellent academic, athletic,and student life programs, and its heritage. I dedicated myself again to the task of securing the brightfuture we all hope for our beloved university.

Jerry G. Bawcom, Ph.D.President

2 Academic Focus: College ofEducation

4 Calendar of Events

5 Campus Life

9 Athletic Life

10 Philanthropy

11 McLane Lecture

14 Connecting the Past to the Present

17 Alumni Life

19 Weddings

20 Births

21 Deaths

24 Memorials

25 Honoraria

UMHB LIFEVolume 25, Number 2

Spring 2006

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In this issue

alumni@umhb.edu1-800-727-UMHB

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President Jerry G. Bawcom, Ph.D.

Vice Presidentfor External Relations William Townsend, J.D., Ph.D.

Editor Carol Woodward

Contributing Editors Kay Anderson ’63Amy Bawcom ’93Robby Jackson ’87Amy Austin Wick ’97

Contributing Writers Robby Jackson ’87Patrick LuceAmy Austin Wick ’97Carol Woodward

Graphic Designer Randy Yandell ’99

Photographers Danielle HamptonDavid Rowley ’03Carol WoodwardRandy Yandell ’99

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A Hands-on Approachto Higher Education

From organizing lifeguard training to planning and manningathletic events, Exercise and Sport Science students get

practical experience as they earn their degrees.

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The College of Education isone of the oldest academicprograms at the university,

and it continues to provide a topqual i ty Christ ian educat ion forfuture teachers. The offerings ineducation seem endless – from all-level special education, art, musicand phys ica l educat ion toelementary EC-4 and 4th through8th grades to secondary 8th through12th grades to reading specialists.

Students in the sport managementprogram gain first-hand experienceby planning, organiz ing,implementing and working al laspects of various athletic eventssuch as the Annual Chisholm TrailGirls Tip-off Basketball Tournamentheld in November.

“In 2005, we were able to host22 teams from around the state inour new Mayborn Campus Center,bringing in athletes, families andfans, while the sport managementstudents orchestrated the entireevent,” said Foster.

Students in the EXSS programhave additional opportunities to beinvolved in practical applications,br inging the community to thecampus to promote physical fitness.

The recent Cru Quest 5 K, whichbrought running enthusiasts to runon a course mapped out on thestreets of the college, was organizedand facilitated by EXSS students aspart of Health Quest 2006. Studentsalso assisted with the recent master’sswim program and the AmericanRed Cross lifeguard training andwater safety instructor certificationclasses for the community at large.

The program’s success has beenfurther accelerated this year withthe new facilities and new communityopportunit ies, according to Dr.Foster.

“Our students are using state-of-the-art equipment to measure bodycomposit ion, V02 Max, BasalMetabol ic Rate, Bio Feedback,strength assessments and strokeanalysis tests, giving them advanceski l ls and preparing them forwonderful career opportunities inCentral Texas and beyond,” saidFoster.

According to Dr. MarleneZipperlen, dean of the college, theopportunities for graduates in the fieldof education continue to be prolific.

“Whether a person is certified inmathematics and science, or in socialstudies, or as a school counselor, thedemand continues to be high foranyone achieving cert i f icat ionthrough our teacher educat ionprogram,” said Dr. Zipperlen.

One of the fastest growing areasin the college is the Department ofExercise and Sport Science (EXSS).Through this program, a person canfocus in athlet ic training, K-12teacher cert i f icat ion, sportmanagement or recreation.

Anyone who has received adegree from the College of Educationunderstands the importance of theSTEP program (Successful TeachingEmpowered by Partnerships), inwhich students are involved inclassroom-teaching in school districtsthroughout the community.

“This practical experience is alsocarried out in the field of exerciseand sport science,” said Dr. CliffaFoster, chair of EXSS.

The athletic training program,which gained accreditation in 2005,is a fully integrated program. Underthe supervision of six full-time facultyand staff, students gain hands-onexperience in the community, just likeany education major.

“For instance, our students areevaluating, treating and assisting withrehabilitating athletic injuries in highschools in Belton, Temple, Killeen andCopperas Cove,” Foster said. “Thesports medicine clinics we coordinateare through cooperative partnershipswith Waco Sports Med, Scott &White Hospital and the Belton EMS.”

Exercise and Sport Science majorsSarah Henson (L) and Kino Hickeylearn the carpal glide technique asClinical Instructor Elizabeth Finchobserves.

Calendar of Events

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APRIL12 Easter Pageant, Luther Memorial – 12:30, 3:00, 5:30 p.m.14 Good Friday Holiday (Campus Closed)21 Robing Chapel, W. W. Walton Chapel – 11:00 a.m.21 Heritage Club Luncheon, Lord Conference Center – 12:00 noon21 Independence Villiage Dedication, Shannon Commons – 1:30 p.m.21 Midnight March, Vann Circle

MAY5 Nurses Pinning, W. W. Walton Chapel – 7:30 p.m.5 Social Work Pinning, Hughes Recital Hall – 7:30 p.m.5 Education Pinning, Lord Conference Center – 7:30 p.m.6 Spring Commencement, Bell County Expo Center – 10:00 a.m.8 Minimester Advising & Registration8 Minimester Classes Begin

15-18 Senior Saints Summit29 Memorial Day Holiday (Campus Closed)31 Summer I & II Advising and Registration

JUNE1 Summer I Classes Begin (Day and Evening)

JULY4 Independence Day Holiday (Campus Closed)5 Additional Summer II Registration6 Summer II Classes Begin (Day and Evening)

AUGUST5 Summer Commencement, Mayborn Campus Center – 10:00 a.m.

19 University Housing Opens21-22 Advising and Registration

23 Fall Classes Begin (Day and Evening)

Independence VillageDedication

What: Dedication Ceremony fornew student housing

When: 1:30 p.m. Friday,April 21, 2006

Where: Commons Building

The former Tryon Apartments willnow be called Independence Village.All apartments, including the three newbuildings, will be named to give adistinctive identification to each facility.

John H. Shannon Commons building in Independence Village.

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Homecoming 2006November 10-11

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President Jerry G. Bawcomannounced the appointment of Dr.Wil l iam (Bi l l ) Townsend as VicePresident for External Relations inJanuary.

“Dr. Townsend will be a tremendousasset to the university, bringing a mixof educational credentials and workexperience, which makes him anexceptional fit for this importantleadership position on our campus,”said Bawcom.

As Vice President for ExternalRelations, Townsend will oversee theoffices of alumni relations, alumnidevelopment, planned giving,corporate giving, foundation relations,records and research, and marketingand public relations.

Townsend, formerly served as VicePresident for Inst i tut ionalAdvancement at Louisiana College inPineville, Louisiana. During his tenureat Louisiana College, Townsend wasresponsible for all aspects of fund

UMHB Welcomes Bill Townsendas VP for External Relations

raising and externalrelations.

Prior to his tenureat Louisiana College,Townsend was theacting director of theNational Center forJustice and the Ruleof Law at theUnivers i ty of

Mississippi School of Law. He alsoserved as a consultant on thecommittee to re-elect a MississippiSupreme Court Just ice, and heserved as the assistant dean forprofessional services at MississippiCollege School of Law.

Townsend holds a bachelor’sdegree from Mississippi College, aMaster of Divinity degree from NewOrleans Baptist Theological Seminary,a Juris Doctor degree from MississippiCollege School of Law and a Ph.D. inhigher education leadership from theUniversity of Mississippi at Oxford.

He is currently a member of theAmerican Association of HigherEducation. Previous professionalmemberships have included theNational Associat ion of StudentPersonnel Administrators, AmericanBar Association, Mississippi Bar,Hinds County Bar Associat ion,American Bar Association Section onInstitutional Advancement, AmericanBar Association Section on RealProperty, Probate and Trusts,Association of Continuing LegalEducation Administrators and theMississippi Bar Real Property Section.

His publications include “KeepingYour Church Out of Court,” publishedby the Mississippi Baptist ConventionBoard, and he was a contributingauthor to “Real Estate ClosingDeskbook,” publ ished by theAmerican Bar Association.

Townsend is married to CindyTownsend, who is the director ofWomen’s Missions and Ministries atthe Louisiana Baptist Convention. TheTownsends have two children: a 12-year-old daughter, Taylor, and a10-year-old son, William.

Crusader KnightsSpotlights Men

Chris Trickett of Alvin wascrowned Mr. Crusader Knights 2006at the 13th annual Crusader Knightscontest in February.

Trickett represented RemschellHall . Jeremy Wil l iams of Waco,representing Stribling Hall, was firstrunner-up; Dawson Barksdale ofAthens, representing Baptist StudentMinistries, was second runner-up;David Smith of Georgetown,represent ing Johnson Hal l , waspresented with the Timothy Award.

Dr. Bawcom dubs Chris Trickett the 2006 Crusader Knight while 2005 Crusader Knight RyanOhendalski looks on.

Dr. Bill Townsend

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Miss Junior Class Colette Chadwell,of Palestine, was crowned 2006 MissMary Hardin-Baylor, November 12,during the annual pageant.

In her first role as Miss MHB, Colette readsChristmas stories to children of employeesduring the annual Christmas Dinner.

Junior Colette ChadwellCrowned Miss MHB

Chadwell is the daughter of Sidneyand Suzan Chadwell and Jeannie andWayne Rhodes. She is acommunication major involved inFreshman Ministry, Univers i tyAmbassadors, Ministry LeadershipCouncil, Welcome Week and Revival.

First runner-up was Miss FocusNicole Gatling, a junior from Austin.Second runner-up was MissSophomore Class Courtney Owens ofRound Rock, third runner-up wasMiss Freshman Class AndreaLovelace of Garland and fourthrunner-up was Miss StudentGovernment Association MichaelaKillingsworth of Arlington.

Rosey Grier, former professionalfootball player with New York Giantsand LA Rams and chair of Impact ofUrban America, was the keynotespeaker at the Servant LeadershipCelebration held in December. W.W.Walton Chapel was nearly filled tocapacity for the event.

The program also featuredMarjorie Dorr, executive VP and chiefstrategy officer of Wellpoint and aboard member of Lead Like Jesus.Vocal artist Charles Billingsley, of theaward winning group Newsong, wasthe featured musician. The event wassponsored by the Servant LeadershipInstitute of Central Texas.

Grier ImpressesCrowd at ServantLeadershipCelebration

Rosey Grier brings laughter and insight, using the game of football throughout his message.

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The winter Commencement washeld on December 16, in theMayborn Campus Center. Thegraduat ing c lass included 189students receiving degrees. Of these,170 received baccalaureate degrees,and 19 received master’s degrees.

Brown Takes on New Role asAssociate VP for Enrollment

Dr. Keith Bruce (L) and Dr. CharlesWade (R) hand Dr. Bawcom a check for$24,000 from the Baptist GeneralConvention of Texas. The check wasfrom the BGCT disaster relief funds asa thank you to the university for assistingstudents who had been displaced byhurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Grads Honored at Winter CommencementSeveral awards were given during

the ceremony. The awards includedthe Alpha Chi Award, for highestoverall GPA, which went to FaithSyphrett of Pasadena; the LoyaltyCup, for the student who is mostrepresentative of the ideals, tradition

Faith Syphrett Jonathan RayKacy Chandler

and spirit of the university, went toKacy Chandler of Lipan; and thePresident’s Award, for meritoriousservice, went to Jonathan Ray ofRound Rock.

Ron BrownMBA ’99 has beennamed AssociateVice President forE n r o l l m e n tM a n a g e m e n t /Director ofFinancial Aid. Theposition is part of

the Student Affairs Division.Accord ing to Dr. S teve

Theodore , v i ce pres ident fo rstudent affairs, the position wascreated to help with enhancingspecific aspects of student affairs.

“Ron has been a tremendous assetto UMHB for more than 17 years,

and his skills and leadership stylemade it fitting for him to assume thisposition,” said Theodore.

Brown has served as director offinancial aid since 1988. In additionto continuing to direct the activitiesof the Financial Aid Office, Brown willserve as the senior member of theenrollment management team in thedevelopment of undergraduateadmissions, recruiting, internationalstudent services, and financial aidpolicies and procedures.

Brown holds a master’s degree incounseling from UMHB and a bachelorof business administration from TexasTech University in Lubbock.

BGCT Brings a Gift

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The men’s and women’s basketballteams made the first full season inthe Mayborn Campus Center one toremember. The Crusaders and LadyCrusaders both qualif ied for theAmerican Southwest ConferenceChampionship Tournament for thef irst t ime s ince the 2000-2001season. And both teams madehistory once they started playing inthe ASC tournaments.

The Lady Crusaders overcame theloss of three starters in the two weeksprior to the season’s first game andan 0-10 start to claim their first ASCTournament berth since the 2002-2003 season. The women came backto win nine of their final 15 regularseason games before advancing tothe tournament as the #4 seed fromthe ASC West Division. The LadyCrusaders promptly defeated theEast Divis ion champion andtournament host, Mississippi College,on its home court 83-74. The womenreturned the next day to stundefending ASC champion Howard

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Payne 70-67. The “Cinderella” runended in the ASC championshipgame with a 72-61 loss to McMurryUniversity, who was ranked tenth inthe nation at the time. The LadyCrusaders finished with an 11-17record, but they went 11-7 in the final18 games of the season, beating threeteams ranked in the top 25 in thenat ion. Four players, Jess icaWurzbach, Shannon Barnes, JulieAmabile and Blair Hetimiller, earnedAll-Division recognition. Amabile alsojoined Veronica Delgado on the ASCAcademic All-Conference Team.

The men’s team f inished theregular season tied for second placein the ASC West Divis ion andqualified for the ASC ChampionshipTournament for the seventh time inthe last eight years. The Crusadersfaced East Texas Baptist in the firstround and held on for a 77-76 victoryover the Tigers. That win gave themen their first ASC ChampionshipTournament victory in six tries. TheCrusaders lost in a 61-57heartbreaker to West Divis ionchampion and tournament hostHoward Payne University in thetournament semif inals. TheCrusaders finished the season withan 18-9 overall record and went 16-6 in ASC play.

The men also placed four playerson the ASC All-West Division teams.Patrick Oliver, Kevin Guyden andJustin Schwartz all earned All-WestDivision honors, and Tim Lytle wasnamed to the West Division All-Freshman Team. Guyden also joinedChris Poole on the ASC AcademicAll-Conference Team.

Both the Crusaders and the LadyCrusaders should be able to makeanother run for the ASCChampionship next season. The

Basketball Wrap-Up

women lose just one senior, JessicaWurzbach, from this year’s team.The Crusaders had three seniors thisyear, Patrick Oliver, Justin Schwartzand Jimmy Carter.

Senior Patrick Oliver

SeniorJessica Wurzbach

SeniorJustin Schwartz

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Philanthropy

Plaza Dedicated inHonor of Longtime

Supporters

Potts Plaza, honoring Roy and JeanGray Potts ’49, was dedicated onDecember 1 at the Mayborn CampusCenter.

The plaza, which was a gift towardthe university’s Sesquicentennialbeautification program, was originallybuilt in 1996 in front of the J.E. & L.E.Mabee Health and Physical EducationComplex. The new Potts Plaza wasbuilt to provide a place of rest andrelaxation as friends and guests of theuniversity gather to attend various

$500,000 Gift GivenToward Endowment

The university recently received a $500,000 gift for the university’sendowment, from a donor who requested to remain anonymous.

“This generous gift will provide for student scholarships for manyyears to come,” said President Bawcom. “It is a significant contribution,and we sincerely appreciate the donor’s generosity.”

Friends ofUMHB Provide aLifetime Annuity

J . R. and Teresa Johns tonrecently completed a charitable giftannu i ty tha t w i l l bene f i t theuniversity. They will receive incomefrom the annuity for their life times,and then the university will receivethe pr inc ip le . The g i f t i sunres t r i c ted , wh ich means theproceeds may be used for anyeducat iona l purposes deemedappropriate.

Both graduates of MississippiCollege, they moved to Huntsvillefrom Houston after retiring in 1984.J. R. was the chief financial officerof Houston Power and Light whichis now known as Reliant Energy.Teresa also worked in the energybusiness as the payroll officer forTranscontinental Gas.

As the son of a Baptist minister,J. R. has a long-standing interest insuppor t ing church re la tedorganizations. Although they haveno formal connection to UMHB,the i r in te res t in the un ivers i tydeve loped f rom the i r extendedf r i endsh ip w i th fo rmer t rus teeMarion Walker Barren ’47.

Roy and Dorothy Potts pose in Potts Plaza atthe Mayborn Campus Center.

J. R. and Teresa Johnston

campus events at the newlyconstructed Mayborn Campus Center.

Roy and Jean have been long-timebenefactors of the university. The Pottsfamily established Cochran, Blair &Potts in Belton, which Roy manageduntil he retired.

Students enjoy Potts Plaza located on the corner of Mabee Drive and King Street.

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With nearly 3,000 students,faculty, staf f , e lectedofficials and community

leaders in attendance, formerPresident George H. W. Bush joked,laughed and shared what he viewedwere key points to success in life andbusiness.

Bush, who was awarded anhonorary doctorate of humanitiesdegree by President Bawcom, was theguest speaker at the annual College ofBusiness McLane Lecture – sponsoredby Temple businessman and HoustonAstros owner Drayton McLane, Jr.

Students pack the

Mayborn Campus Center

to hear President

George H.W. Bush

deliver the 2006

McLane Lecture.

JustCall Him

“Dr. Bush”

Although the lecture was meant tofocus on “globalization,” the formerpresident, who immediatelyrequested to be called “Dr. Bush,”took the time to share with the crowdhis own life stories and what he felthad made him a success in bothbusiness and politics.

Bush began his address by talkingabout his career as a Navy pilot whohad been shot down during WorldWar II. He talked of his move toTexas 58 years ago with his wife,Barbara, and his oldest son,George W. He told the crowd howcoming to Texas to start an oi lbusiness made the possibilities seemendless and described how it was anexciting time in his life.

“When I look back on those earlydays in business, it is the people thatI remember the most. The oil fieldhands that I worked with — thesestuck out in my mind,” he told thecrowd. “Along the way we explorednew frontiers.”

His discussion of his early days inbusiness led Bush to his first and mostimportant point of how students couldsucceed after college – they must getinvolved in the community. Thisinvolvement could range from politics,where the former president usedexamples from his own career, to takingan interest in helping those within thecommunity. Bush referred to the workMr. McLane has done in Central Texasand with various schools in the area.

Above: Former President George Bushaccepts the Honorary Doctor ofHumanities degree from Dr. Bawcom.

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“If I could leave you with onethought about success i t wouldconcern the importance of gettinginvolved, in addition to business,getting involved in your community. Ireally believe that,” he said. “I stillbelieve that there can be no model ofa successful life that does not includeservice to others.”

He also discussed how the countryhas shown through recent naturaldisasters the importantance ofeveryone working together.

“We help. We care about ourneighbors, and we do somethingabout it,” he explained. “Long storyshort – you don’t have to be apresident to make a difference. Youdon’t have to be a first lady to touchthe life of your fellow man. All youhave to do is care.”

The second key to being a successin business could be found inmaintaining integrity. Nothing can

replace the need for ethical businessleadership, according to Bush.

“The challenge for all of youstudying business programs is to helpchange the mindset or businessculture that places the almightypursuit of profit and shareholdervalue above laws and regulations,” heexplained. “Business has got to strivefor profits. They have got to work forshareholder values. But it nevershould be done by cutting corners onbusiness ethics.”

The third point continued hisfeelings on values as Bush explainedthe importance of never forgettingyour friends, your family and yourfaith. He again turned to his ownexperience as a child and the lessonshe learned from his parents thatshaped how he conducted himself asa businessman and as a president.

Bush stressed the importance ofnever forgetting your friends because“you need them when you are goingup, and you need them when you aregoing down.”

Fol lowing Bush’s speech, theformer president took a series ofquestions from students from theCollege of Business in a quick Q&Asession led by Dr. Jim King, dean ofthe College of Business.

Bush joked that since he was nolonger president then he didn’t haveto answer questions anymore, butmade sure to offer some aspect ofadvice to each of the students.Questions ranged from what Bush’smotivating factors were for gettinginvolved in the tsunami relief effortswith former President Clinton to whathe believed college students could doto become more competitive in theglobal market world.

Bush d iscussed how hismot ivat ing factor in the re l ie ffundraising effort was to bring twovery different people together to

Drayton McLane, Jr., talks with his friendGeorge Bush in the Mayborn CampusCenter.

George Bush admires his newCrusader baseball cap.

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help illustrate that this was an eventthat af fected everyone and wassomething that everyone could helpaccomplish.

“What we were trying to do wasreach out and help,” he said as hechoked back tears. “It worked and itsent a message across the world.”

Ryan Arnold, of Waxahachie,asked how Bush would compare thehopes for democracy in the Middle

East with the past hopes for EasternEurope.

Bush responded that there weres imi la r i t i e s be tween the twosituations, and he believed therewould be democracy some day inthe Middle East.

“The pull of democracy is notres t r i c ted to an e ra , i t ’ s no trestricted to an area,” he said. “Thist rend, you might say, towardfreedom is very important. Nowyou’ve got problems of course, asevery soldier here knows about, inIraq and neighbor ing areas l ikeAfghanistan, but we ought not tolose sight of the fact that we havecome a long way in te rms o fdemocracy and freedom and lessfear of nuclear holocaust. I think you[the students] are getting out therein a really interesting time.”

The lecture ended with Bushreceiving a UMHB basebal l capfrom Student Body President DavidGr i f f in , and wi th the fo rmerpres ident wav ing to the crowdmodeling his hat and the U.S. flagon the inside of his jacket.

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“There can beno model ofa successfullife that doesnot include

serviceto others.”

— George H. W. Bush41st President of the

United States

George Bush shows off the inside of hisAmerican flag jacket.

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Connecting the Pastto the Present

Charter Day brings Luther descendants together tounveil the new historical marker for Luther Memorial

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voices of the alumni gathered onVann Circle. The moment broughttears to the eyes of onlookers as allfour stanzas were softly sung.

The crowd then moved to WaltonChapel for the Charter DayCeremony as the members of thesophomore class rang the college bell161 times to commemorate the yearsof existence of the university.

Charter Day ChapelAfter 76 years, two 1929

classmates were reunited for the first

time to reminisce about their collegedays. Mary Alice Cowley Marshall’29 and Leila Miles Crosby ’30, bothon campus when Luther Hall burnedin 1929, were guest speakers forCharter Day Chapel.

Barely able to see over the clearlectern, Mary Alice Marshall stoodaddressing the Charter Day crowdwith her strong secure voice. Sheinvited the audience to walk downmemory lane with her.

“We cal led i t Baylor FemaleCollege for Women for emphasis in

Few things on any col legecampus connect the past to thepresent as well as the Luther

Memorial does at the University ofMary Hardin-Baylor. On CharterDay, February 1, 2006, friends fromthe community and the universitygathered with descendants of theLuther family to dedicate a TexasHistorical Commission marker at thesite of this historic monument.

Great-grandchildren of PresidentJohn Hil l Luther, Helen FrancesSmith Hillman ’46, Thelma Lou SmithCooper and William Jones assistedwith the unveiling of the historicalmarker. They had traveled from asfar away as Arizona and Illinois toparticipate in the ceremony.

President Jerry G. Bawcomprovided a brief history of LutherHall, taking the audience back in timeto 1886 when President Lutherarrived in Belton at the first collegebui lding. The massive structureincluded three stories with Victoriandetai l ing, ta l l columns, squaredtowers and rounded limestone arches.

Then as the audience journeyedthrough time with Dr. Bawcom, therewas a collective pause as he spokeof the 1929 fire which destroyedLuther Hall.

He introduced Mary Alice CowleyMarshall ’29 and Leila Miles Crosby’30 who were living on campus thattragic night and who would bespeaking later in Charter Day Chapelabout their experiences.

Dr. Bawcom introduced Mr.Emmett Trant, of Bryan, who in 1954,designed the memorial out of thecharred ruins of Luther Hall.

“It is not very often that an architectgets to enjoy the fruits of his labor insuch a way as to see the placementof a historical marker 50 years later,”said Dr. Bawcom.

As the UMHB Brass Quintet beganplaying Old Baylor at the conclusionof the ceremony, the words PresidentLuther had penned in the 1800scould be heard rising through the Members of the Luther family: (L-R) Jimmye Hillman, Lesa Geurin, Jane Tettleton, Jerry

Smith, Helen Hillman, Bill Cooper, Thelma Lou Cooper, William Jones and Carol Jones.

“Since Luther Hall was built in 1886, thishas been a place of historical significancefor 120 years. Luther Memorial remains alandmark, a gathering place, a backdropand it will always be an historicalmonument for this university.”

— President Jerry G. Bawcom

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1925,” Mary Alice said. She and herroommate, Martha Moore, lived inHeard Hall, but they dined in LutherHal l . Many evenings before thedinner hour, they would go to LutherHall, and while Mary Alice played thepiano, Martha would sing.

“She had a glorious voice. Shecould take you to the pearly gates,but it was up to you to get in. We’dhave a parlor full of girls singing,laughing and talking, and we wouldhave more fun,” said Mary Alice.

Coming from a Methodistbackground, she said PresidentHardy always referred to her as the“little Methodist girl.”

“How a little Methodist girl couldbe elected as president of a studentbody at a Baptist college still puzzlesme,” she said. In 1928, her job was

to invite the Baptist Convention tomeet at Baylor College the next year.“But sorrowfully, Luther burned, andwe were not able to hold theconvention,” she said.

She remembered the night LutherHall burned. “We woke up and heardall the screams and crying comingfrom Luther Hall. Oh, we were soscared. Some of the girls stayed withus in Ferguson Hall,” Mary Alice said.

Leila Crosby also recalled herdays at Baylor Female Col lege,including her high school senior yearat the Academy. After start ingcollege, she moved into Luther Hall.

“After 76 years, it is awfully hardfor me to remember all the details,but I will try,” she said.

She reminisced about the sleepingporches where residents of Luther

Hall slept during hot weather, andher fondness of the dining room.

“I loved Luther Hal l mainlybecause of the dining room. One ofthe professors, Dr. Vann, ate lunchwith us,” Leila said.

Life in Luther Hall included havingfire drills.

“My roommate was CharlotteGreen. One night at 2:00 in themorning we heard a fire drill. I gotup and looked, and fire was comingdown the hall,” Leila said. “I saidCharlotte wake up it’s a fire drill –no it’s a fire!”

Leila recalled getting out with justher red house coat and slippers. Allthe girls escaped without harm. “Justone girl had to jump out of the secondfloor window, and the firemen caughther,” she said.

She said Dr. Hardy praised thegir ls for fol lowing the f i re-dr i l linstructions and all escaping to safety.After the fire, Leila had to go homeand work before returning to graduatein 1930.

“It is such an inspiration to seethis campus [today]. It’s a l i tt ledisappointing not to see LutherHall where I spent so much time,”Leila said.

The ceremony concluded with thesenior class recessional to JudgeBaylor’s grave.

Jeff Olchesky and Kathrine Stutts carry the Charter Day wreath and lead the senior class toJudge Baylor’s grave.

Lei la Crosby and Mary Al ice Marshal l ,together again after 76 years.

Alumni Life received October 18, 2005, through February 15, 2006.

1940sWillie Mae Boyd Rubin ’41-’43was featured in the Waco TribuneHerald about her membership in theU.S. Cadet Nurse Corps. As WorldWar II broke out, the group formedto help supply the high demand fornurses. Willie Mae attended UMHB,but dropped out in 1943 to enroll inthe program.

Lee Holcomb Means ’47 is atrustee for the Har l ingenIndependent School District. Shewas first elected in 1998, and hasserved as secretary, vice presidentand president, currently serving asvice president again. Lee also serveson the boards of the Boys & GirlsClub of Harlingen, United Way, YouthLeadership Har l ingen, Fami lyEmergency Assistance, HarlingenLiteracy Center, Val ley BaptistFoundat ion Board and the RioGrande Council of Boy Scouts. Shehas also served on the administrativeboard of her church and theadvisory board for Junior League ofHarlingen.

1960sDon, CB ’63-’64, and Betty JoyceMcGehee Moore ’54 celebratedtheir 55th wedding anniversary onSeptember 8. Pr ior to theirretirement, they served in the publicschools of Texas a combined 60years. In retirement, Don enjoys thecomputer and wood carving, andJoyce enjoys working in her flowergarden.

1970sNancy Kanaman Bingham ’72 isa trustee for the Dallas IndependentSchool District. Elected to the boardin May 2004, she represents District4, Southeast Dallas, Seagoville andcurrently serves as board secretary.Nancy recently retired from theMesqui te Independent SchoolDistrict where she taught remedialreading, Engl ish as a secondlanguage and honors reading at themiddle school levels. She is involvedin the Friends of the Dallas PublicLibrary and the Coalition for theBetterment of Far Southeast Dallas,where she was instrumenta l inbringing city services such as a libraryand a recreational center to theKleberg/Rylie area.

Cynthia Flores Aldapa ’73 andher husband, Joel, visited campusin November while traveling throughCentral Texas. Pictured (L-R) areJoel, Cynthia and Bobby Johnson’76. Cynthia is a stay-at-home mom,and Joel is a division director for theSocia l Secur i ty Administrat ion.Cynthia, Joel and their four children,Jamie, Desiree, Salina and Javier,may be reached at 8524 RichardsRd, Lenexa, KS 66215.

Rosena DeVeaux Malone ’76,MEd ’98 , i s the pr inc ipa l atHopewell Middle School in RoundRock ISD. She had been theprincipal at Fern Bluff ElementarySchool since 2003.

Teresita Aguilar ’77 is the deanof the School of Professional Studiesat Our Lady of the Lake Universityin San Antonio, which includes thedepartments of education, sociology,psychology, leadership studies andcommunication disorders.

1980sSteve Mays ’81 recently startedand now serves as president of MTGroup, LLC, which is an engineeringand technical services companyspecializing in testing, evaluation,training and product development.Prior to starting this company, Stevespent 20 years in the United StatesAir Force and worked for AppliedTechnology Associates.

Kelly Boggs ’85 is the editor ofthe Louisiana Baptist Paper. Hepreviously served for more than sixyears as pastor of Valley BaptistChurch in McMinnville, OR, and wasa newspaper columnist in Oregon.Kelly still writes for Baptist Press,the Southern Baptist Convention’sofficial news service.

Upcoming Alumni Events:APRIL8 Baseball Alumni & Former Players Lunch

Red Murff Baseball Field, UMHB SportsPlexContact: Coach Micah Wells, (254) 295-4619

20-21 Class of 1956 Golden ReunionContact: Dixie Ritter ’56, (325) 653-9982

29 Men’s and Women’s Golf Alumni &Former Players TournamentWildflower Country Club, TempleContact: Coach Randy Mann, (254) 295-4216

JUNE3 Tennessee Area Alumni Meeting

Nashville, TNContact: Annette Howse ’57, (615) 799-8524

3 Virginia Area Alumni MeetingLocation TBAContact: Alumni Office, (254) 295-4599

6 South Carolina Area Alumni MeetingGreenville, SCContact: Alumni Office, (254) 295-4599

8 Florida Area Alumni MeetingLocation TBAContact: Alumni Office, (254) 295-4599

8 Georgia Area Alumni MeetingAtlanta, GAContact: Alumni Office, (254) 295-4599

NOVEMBER10-11 Homecoming Weekend

Class Reunions: ’61, ’66, ’71, ’76, ’81, ’86,’91, ’96, ’01 & ’04

Contact: Alumni Office, (254) 295-4599

13 BGCT Alumni & Friends DinnerDallas, TX (more information to come)All Dallas area alumni and convention attendeesinvitedContact: Alumni Office, (254) 295-4599

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Candace McKeon Hawks ’86,MEd ’89 , is the interim specialeducation director for the BeltonIndependent School District and hasbeen appointed to the TexasEducat ion Agency Cont inuingAdvisory Committee for SpecialEducation. She has taught at BeltonHigh School for six years.

Stephanie Bailey Glorioso ’87 is apublic accountant with Brockway,Gersbach, McKinnon and Niemeier, P.C.

Kay Roberts ’92 volunteers withhospice in Dal las . She may bereached at 5623 Belmont Ave., 406-B, Dallas, TX 75206.

Hope Warren Koch ’92 and herhusband, Kevin, are administratorsof the Cal laway Foundation inCameron, which awardedscholarships to 82 members of theYoe High Class of 2005. Kevin is thefoundation’s trustee and Hope ischairman of the scholarship giftcommittee. After receivingscholarships from the Lions Club in1988 and Rotarians in 1989, Hopepresented each club with a check fordouble the amount they had given toher at this year’s annual holidayLions/Rotary Club meeting. Shethanked them for their help andencouraged them to keep supportinglocal scholarships. Hope is an assistantprofessor at Baylor University and isan invited speaker at academic andpractitioner conferences.

Scott Haluska ’93 is a specialtysales representative with BoehringerIngleheim Pharmaceuticals. His wife,Alysia Allen Haluska ’93, has amusic ministry entitled “Alysia AllenMinistries.” Scott, Alysia and theirsons, Jaylen and Reese, may bereached at 8338 Bay GardensLane, Knoxv i l le , TN 37938 orschaluska48@comcast .net orahaluska@comcast .net orwww.alysiaallen.com.

Cynthia Norcom Schoeppel ’98is a licensed professional counselorwith Chupik Counseling and ConsultingPA. She specializes in the treatmentof anxiety disorders and depressionand is a member of the AnxietyDisorders Association of America, theAmerican Academy of Experts inTraumatic Stress, and Level I andLevel II training in Eye MovementDesensitization Reprocessing.

Gina Scurlock ’98 is the minister ofGuest Services and Assimilation atWest Rome Baptist Church in Rome,Georgia. She has been on staff at thechurch since 2002, most recently asthe associate minister to women andsingle adults. Gina may be reached at18 Stonecreek Dr., Rome, GA 30165or gscurlock@westrome.org.

Sheila Wilganowski Compton’99 received her Master of Sciencein Social Work from the Universityof Texas at Arlington. She is a mentalhealth caseworker for the Universityof Texas Medical Branch.

2000sDavid Jeffreys ’00 is the pastor ofVista Community Church in Beltonwhich began January 22. The churchis partnering with Vista CommunityChurch in Round Rock, led by JeffMangum ’00. David may be reachedat 1419 Bent Oak Dr., Temple, TX76502 or kjeffreys@hot.rr.com.

Dean Holman ’02 rece ived amaster ’s degree in Chr is t iancounse l ing f rom SouthwesternBaptist Theological Seminary in Mayand is teaching at Keller ISD. Hiswife, Heather Arnold Holman’02, is an activity director for herfamily at an assisted living facility inAzle. They may be reached at 1128Pine Ridge Dr., Azle, TX 76020 orlocoholman@yahoo.com.

Jessica Karimkhani ’02 i s amedical aesthetician at the PlanoInstitute of Aesthetics in Plano. Shemay be reached at 3800 PebblecreekCourt, # 914, Plano, TX 75023 orjessicakarimkhani@sbcglobal.net.

Linda Vera Petty ’02 is anadministrative officer and trainer atExtraco Banks Financial Center inTemple and is attending Tarleton StateUniversity to pursue an MBA. She is amember of the Red CarpetAmbassadors in Temple and the SpartaElementary School PTA in Belton.

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Scot Hrbacek ’94, MS ’01, hasbeen named Outstanding Firs tSergeant of the Year by the TexasAir National Guard. He is assignedto the 136th Aerial Port Squadron,NAS Carswel l F ie ld JRB ForthWorth. During 2005, Scot deployedto Southwest Asia with the 774th

Expeditionary Airlift Squadron insupport of Enduring Freedom. InSeptember and October, he wasdeployed to New Orleans andEllington Field in Houston to supportthe efforts fol lowing hurr icanesKatrina and Rita.

Luka Inayama ’96 received hermaster ’s degree in hospi ta l i tymanagement at the University ofSurrey in London, UK. She may bereached at hiluka@aol.com.

Brandon McCallum ’96 is thesoccer coach and speech teacherat Dripping Springs High School. Hewas previously at San Angelo CentralHigh School.

Darlene Reed Santee ’96 is thedirector of admiss ions at theUniversity of Texas at ArlingtonSchool of Social Work.

Julie Bohman ’97 is a preschoolteacher at the Star of HopeHomeless Miss ion in downtownHouston. She may be reached at2502 Bluerock St., Houston, TX77039 or sader4c@yahoo.com.

1990s

Zach ’89 and Vicki Harvey Lang’90 and their children, Max, Maddyand Mason, stopped by campus ontheir way home to Tennessee duringthe Christmas break. Zach is regionalmanager for Li feWay Chr is t ianStores Eastern Region, coveringFlorida and Georgia. Vicki is a stay-at-home mom. They may be reachedat 211 Broadwell Circle, Franklin,TN 37067 or vhlang@comcast.net.

Shelley Bravenec Rodocker ’89-’90 is a realtor with Sunburst Realtyin Temple. She is a member of theTexas Association of Realtors, NationalAssociation of Realtors and theTemple-Belton Board of Realtors.Shelley is married to Troy Rodocker’03, and they have three children.

Pamela Adams Wright ’89received her Master of LibraryScience from the University of NorthTexas in the School Librarianship/Youth Services program of study.She a lso rece ived a graduateacademic cert i f icate in YouthServices in Libraries and InformationSettings and completed the LearningResource Endorsement Program.Pamela is the library media specialistfor the upper elementary division ofthe June Shelton School in Dallas,which is the largest school forchildren with learning disabilities.

Tanya Hitchcock Schmidt ’90 received her MEd from Texas StateUniversity in San Marcos in August. She wil l complete her teachercertification in the New Braunfels ISD. Tanya is pictured here in a “Mini”UMHB reunion for her birthday. (L-R) Lisa Ray Carmack ’85-’87, TanyaHitchcock Schmidt ’90, Jayme Tipton Altom ’91 and CamilleHolstin Hooper ’97

While visiting New York on a recent trip, four UMHB graduates ran into Dr.and Mrs. Bawcom in the middle of Time Square. This was the second tripthese college roommates and friends Krisit Simmons ’02, Ashley Taylor’02, Shahla Majeed ’04 and Janell Simmons ’04 have taken, and seeingthe Bawcoms was just one of the many exciting events on this seven-dayadventure. Kristi is currently a nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit at theWomen’s Hospital of Texas in Houston and may be reached 207 N. 6th Street,Highlands, TX 77562 or kristilsimmons@aol.com. Ashley is a nurse at thePresbyterian Hospital in Dallas and may be reached at 5301 West SpringCreek Pkwy #2114, Plano, TX 75024 or ashleytaylor3@aol.com. Shahla isin her first year as a special education teacher for the Goose Creek CISD andmay be reached at 505 Batt lebe l l Road, Highlands, TX 77562 orsam112081@hotmail.com. Janell is a case manager at the Texas BaptistChildren’s Home and may be reached at 515 E. Palm Valley Blvd. #737,Round Rock, TX 78664 or janell_simmons@yahoo.com.

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Vicky Bawcom(Hon. Alumna),Janell Simmons’04, PresidentBawcom (Hon.Alumnus), KristiSimmons ’02.

Shahla Majeed’04, VickyBawcom,

PresidentBawcom, Ashley

Taylor ’02.

Softball alumni gathered for a time of reunion on the UMHB campus on Saturday, February 11. Alumni, along withfriends and family, enjoyed lunch at the UMHB Conference Center before heading over to Dee Dillon Field for battingpractice and the game against the Lady Crusader softball team. Despite the wind and cool temperatures, alumni hada good time reliving the “glory days” with friends. Front Row (L-R): Jennifer Chilton Martin ’99, Kelly Corbin ’05,Denise Lira ’04, Jackilyn Michel ’05. Back Row: Stacey Halim ’04, Michelle Null ’03, Cheree Bolin Crawley ’99,Rachel Goodwin ’04, Keri Roberson ’01, Missy Craft ’04, Sandy Hernandez ’05. Not pictured: Kasey Trka Blomquist’97, Tracey Wilson ’04

Jackie Kelsey Blankenship ’03jo ined the audit ing team at theaccount ing f i rm of Brockway,Gersbach, McKinnon and Niemeier,P.C. She was previous ly anaccountant at Performance FoodGroup.

Jonathan Blundell ’03 is a reporterfor the Waxahachie Daily Light inWaxahachie, Texas. Over the pasttwo-and-a-half years he served aseditor for The Belton Journal andHarker Heights Evening Star. Hemay be reached at 3003 CarltonPkwy # 2, Waxahachie, TX 75165or jonathan@one21media.com.

Michael Karimkhani ’03 i senrolled in the MBA program atTarleton State University/CentralTexas. He may be reached at 808Woodhollow Dr., Temple, TX 76502or mkarimkhani@sbcglobal.net.

Deborah May ’04 is a registerednurse at Children’s Medical Centerin Dallas.

Kimberly McEuen ’04 is a GPdesktop art is t wi th the ADVOCorporation in Houston.

Kendall Cotten ’05 teachesphysical education at Dalhart JuniorHigh School, where he is also thedefensive coordinator for seventhand eighth-grade football teams,boys’ basketball coach for seventhgrade and assistant track and fieldcoach for boys.

Holly Glover ’05 was awardedthe 2005Div i s ion I I IW o m a nWoody HayesN a t i o n a lS c h o l a r -A t h l e t eAward inJanuary inC o l u m b u s ,Ohio . TheWoody Hayes

Scho lar -Ath le te awards arepresented to the man and woman ineach of the collegiate divisions fordemonst ra ted exce l l ence inacademics, athletics and communityservice. The honor is named forlong-time Ohio State head footballcoach Woody Hayes, a proponento f academic exce l l ence andcommunity service from his studentathletes. Holly is the first UMHBstudent athlete to win the award.

Sherry Patrick ’05 is working withChi ld Protect ive Serv ices as asubstitute care specialist. She maybe reached at 1512 Denise Dr., NewBraunfels, TX 78130.

WEDDINGSMichael Adam Ball ’01 toStephanie Kay Smart, July 2, inCleburne. Michael is employed bythe Central Appraisal District ofJohnson County, and Stephanie is ateacher in the Crowley ISD.

Leslie Davis ’01 to CameronStrange, October 8, in Palestine.Leslie teaches at Jacksonville MiddleSchool, and Cameron is employedat HRH of Tyler.

Kelly Dawn Lee ’02 to ShawnRhodes, November 19, in Temple.Kelly teaches third grade at SpartaElementary School in Belton ISD,and Shawn i s employed byProgressive Insurance.

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Jennifer H. Skrutskie ’02 toJohn P. Urban, October 15, inMorgan ’ s Po in t . Jenn i f e r i s amedica l technolog is t a t SacredHeart and St. Luke’s hospitals inAllentown, PA, and John is theowner of Urban Concrete and is acorrect ions of f icer wi th LehighCounty Department of Corrections.

Laura Anne Wade ’02 to WilliamR o b e r tH a r g r o v e ,February 4, inT e m p l e .Laura is thedaughter ofD e b b i eJames Wade’01. Laura is ag r a d u a t estudent atTexas A&M

University Health Science Center,where she also works as a researchassistant, and William is a student atUMHB and works at Benton’sJewelry in Salado.

Shelley Elaine Arnold ’03 toKenneth Wayne Stone, November12, in Salado. Shelley is a nurse inthe cardiac intensive care unit atScott and White Memorial Hospitalin Temple, and Kenneth is a partnerwith his father at Bel l CountyElectrical Supply in Killeen.

Jennifer Grieser ’03 to MattPrivette, September 3. They maybe reached at 5101 Triplett Rd.,Gutherie, OK 73044.

Kelly Jane Schmidt ’03 to JimPool, September 3, in Sandia, TX.Jim is employed with the U.S.Border Patrol.

Philip Jon Webster, II ’03 to LaurenWelch, August19, in Belize.Jon is pursuinga Master ofT h e o l o g i c a lStudies atD a l l a sT h e o l o g i c a lSeminary, andLauren isworking in theDallas area.

Jessica Kimberly Johnson ’04to Jody Miller Cash, September 10,in Waco. Jessica is a registerednurse at Methodist Hospita l ofDallas, and Jody is a certified publicaccountant with Trammell CrowCompany of Dallas.

Kari Reitmeyer ’04 and KeithS a n d e r s’ 0 4 , M a r c h5, in LeagueCity. Kari isemployed byTime WarnerCable in theM a r k e t i n gDepartment ,and Keith isan insurancea g e n t w i t h

F a r m e r s I n s u r a n c e i n W a c o .They may be reached at 4400L a r r y D o n L a n e , W a c o , T X76708 or kari0082@aol.com orrsanders1@farmersagent .com .

Rachel Rose Allen ’05 to JefferyThomas Holman, December 17, inTemple. Rachel is a f ie ldrepresentative with Software Source.

Julie Annette Armey ’05 andChad Starnes ’05 , Ju ly 9, inCedar Hill. Julie is a first-gradeteacher w i th Temple ISD, andChad is a teacher and footba l lcoach with Belton ISD.

Stefanie Lynne Waugh ’05 andJeremy Kenneth Rush ’03, June25, in The Woodlands. Stefanie isa registered nurse on the Mother/Baby and Nursery floor at HillcrestBapt i s t Med i ca l Cen te r , andJeremy is a teacher and a coachat Mart Middle School. They maybe reached at 706 E. McLennanAve . , Mar t , TX 76664 orskyhawk87@aol.com.

Amanda Nicole Wood ’05 toJoel Maroney, December 17, inMoffat. Amanda is a teacher atBonham Middle School, and Joelis a truck broker/dispatcher atMac’s Logistics.

BIRTHSDebbie Webb McDaniel ’87 and her

husband, Troy,announce theadoption oftheir son, NoahQuincy, bornNovember 9.He joins bigb r o t h e r ,D a w s o n .Debbie is astay-at -homemom and is

very active in the girls’ ministry,AWANA, and Mothers of Preschoolersat Second Baptist Church, where Troyserves as Children’s Minister. She alsohas an at-home scrapbooking businessthrough Creative Memories. Debbieand Troy are avid runners and bothhave competed in marathons. Thefamily may be reached at 1262 MuirfieldPlace, Houston, TX 77055 ortroyanddebbie@aol.com.

Shannon Veach Tucker ’93 andher husband, J.D., announce thebirth of their son, Andrew William,September 1. Shannon is a stay-at-home mom after 11 years ofteaching. They may be reached atsvtucker@gmail.com.

Jesse ’98 and Susan Elizabeth“Liz” BrownGonzalez ’98announce thebirth of theird a u g h t e r ,Tabitha Joy,May 22. Shejoins siblingsR a c h e l ,Jonathan andSarah. Jesseis a branchmanager for

Washington Mutual Bank and Liz is astay-at-home mom. They may bereached at bellfalls@cox.net.

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Kelly ’94 and Sharon BeebeWhite ’92 announce the birth oftheir son, Joshua David, January 11.He joins big brother, Jacob. Hisproud Nana is Betty Sue CravenBeebe ’61. The White family maybe reached at 4930 Valley Mill Dr.,Corpus Christi, TX 78413.

Gary ’95 and Kathy BrownBla i r ’ 94announce thebirth of theird a u g h t e r ,Aliya Grace,N o v e m b e r26. She joinsbig brothers,Koby andKase.

Jennifer Kate Murphy Johns ’98and her husband, William, announcethe birth of their son, KennethVollan, September 22. He joins bigs is ter , Audrey Marie, and b igbrother, Jeremiah Thomas. Jenniferis a stay-at-home mom, and Williamis a staff sergeant with the UnitedStates Air Force. They may bereached at 714 S. Ralph St . ,Spokane, WA 99202.

Danielle Hudspeth King ’98 andher husband,R a n d a l l ,announce thebirth of theird a u g h t e r ,Rachel Rose,Augus t 23 .Daniel le is aS p a n i s hteacher, andRandall is thetennis coach

at Fredericksburg High School.They may be reached at 114 W.Dr i f twood, Freder icksburg, TX78624 or rking771@austin.rr.com.

Kent ’99 and Mindy ManleyFul ler ’98announce thebirth of theirson, Joshua“ C r e e d , ”D e c e m b e r11. He joinsb ig s i s te r ,Faith Ann.

Daniel ’03 and Alicia HatcherOrtner ’02announce thebirth of theirson, LukeW a d e ,S e p t e m b e r20. He joinsbig s ister,Alyssa and bigb r o t h e r ,M a t t h e w .P r o u d

grandparents are Stan ’79 andDebbie Wall Ortner ’89. They maybe reached at P.O. Box 653, Franklin,TX 77856 or adortner@msn.com.

Brandon ’03 and Sara McCainSkaggs ’03announce thebirth of theird a u g h t e r ,S y d n e yJ o y c e ,S e p t e m b e r29. They maybe reached at1622 TwistedOak, Temple,TX 76502.

Gary ’04 and Sandra SkinnerMathis ’04and theirfour-year-oldson, Zachary,announce theadopt ion ofGrace YvonneMengGe fromChina in June.Grace wasborn on July 3,2004, andher Chinese

name, MengGe, means dream birdof peace or dream dove.

Trey ’95 and Kimberly AlfordLancaster ’97 announce the birthof their daughter, Kensli Nicole,September 19. She joins big sister,Kelli.

DEATHSLaura Lange Quebe ’23, December18, in Waco. She taught privatemusic in Pendleton for two years.Laura was a member of Zion LutheranChurch in McGregor, where sheplayed the piano and organ for 56years and taught Sunday School for22 years. Laura was president of theLadies Aid Society, a member of theNaomi Circle, sang in the choir andwas director of the youth chorus. Shewas also a member of the McGregor

Garden Club and the McGregorChoral Club. Laura received a“Centennial Belle” certificate fromUMHB on the occasion of her 100th

birthday in 2003.

Frances Henson-Benton ex ’28-’30, in December, in San Angelo.She taught school and worked in theTom Green County Tax Off ice.Frances worked for 18 years withKCTV Television (now KLST).

Minerva Oosterveen Arredondoex ’29-’30, October 25, in SanAntonio. She was a charter memberof the Pan American League, a 20-year plus member of the AmericanBusiness Women’s Association, amember of the Court of St. Anthonyand Cathol ic Daughters of theAmericas. She was a member of St.Paul’s Catholic Church, where shewas a member of the executivecommittee of the Golden Age Groupand an Altar Society member.

Helen Jones Lewis ’29-’31, June9, in Cameron County. She was afirst-grade teacher and director ofthe rhythm band for La Feria schoolsystem for 12 years. Helen was amember of the First MethodistChurch of La Fer ia, where shetaught Sunday School , was amember of the Grace Mitchel lSunday School Class and was a pastpresident of the Women’s Societyfor Christian Service.

Annie Lynn Milner Leatherwood’32, October 29, in Stephenville.Annie taught school for 30 years, tenof them in Dublin, and retired fromStephenvi l le ISD. While atStephenvi l le, she started theStingerette Drill Team, one of the firstgroups of its kind. The Stingerettesperformed at various venues,including Baylor University and theCotton Bowl. After retiring from publicschools, Annie continued to teach. Shetaught drill team routines and artclasses at resorts and senior citizencenters. Annie also had a passion forswimming and diving. While at MaryHardin-Baylor, she won the Paul B.Baker “Miss Victory” trophy forexcellence in swimming, diving, goodscholarship, personal charm, fair playand enthusiasm in work and play. Hertrophy is still on display in the AlumniOffice. In later years, she formed asynchronized swimming group, TheMermaids, for senior cit izens.Spending many of her summers atthe Tip O’ Texas RV Resort inMcAllen, Annie won several goldmedals in the park’s Olympic

swimming competition and was oncevoted Queen of the Park. She wasalso an avid diver and continued divingwell into her 80s. The family may becontacted through her daughter,Mary Ann Roberts, at 829 PrivateRd. 1367, Stephenville, TX 76449.

Sarah Sims Furey ’35, June 26,in Mount Pleasant. Her husband,William N. Furey, may be reachedat 30 Park Avenue, New York, NY10016.

Mary Walker Beall ’36, October30, in Sarasota, FL. In 2001, BeallResidence Hall was named for Maryand her husband, James, becauseof their long-standing and loyalsupport of the university. James maybe reached at 7111 Scotland Way#1107, Sarasota, FL 34238.

Katherine Ivey Heiser ’37 ,November 14, in Plano. She taughtschool in San Antonio. Kay was activein San Antonio Retired TeachersAssociation, San Antonio Coaches’Wives, Entre Nous Club and AlphaDelta Kappa. She received theYellow Rose of Texas EducationAward in 1997.

Medford Keath (HonoraryAlumnus), November 14, Sabinal.Medford was the husband of DorrisDaniel Keath ’37. Medford taughtvocational agriculture for 40 years.He retired in 1978 and spent thenext 25 years farming and ranching.He was a Master Mason for 65 yearsand a member of the Eastern Star.Medford was District 20 presidentof the Texas Ret i red TeachersAssociation and held offices in theHuajillo Unit. He also worked withthe Uvalde County Histor ica lCommission. Dorris may be reachedat P.O. Box 8, Sabinal, TX 78881.

Geraldine Murray ex ’37-’38, July5, in Somerville. She taught for 30years for Burleson County schools.Geraldine was a lifetime member ofthe Texas State Teachers Association,the Texas Retired TeachersAssociation, a charter member of theCaldwel l Retired TeachersAssociation and a member of theDaughters of the Republic of Texas.

James Paul Todd, December 12, inSebring, FL. He was the husband ofDaisy Maye Young Todd ’37 whomay be reached at Palms of SebringNursing Home, 725 South Pine St.,Sebring, FL 33870.

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David ’00 and WendySchwertfeger Ki lburn ’01announce the birth of their son,Kaden Eliot, May 11. He joins bigsister, Caitlyn Faith, and big brother,Ethan Elias. David is a computerprogrammer at McLane Companyin Temple, and Wendy is a stay-at-home mom, and she home schoolsCaitlyn. They may be reached atd-wkilburn@juno.com.

Jeremy ’02 and JeniseHarborth Engelke ’02 announcethe birth of their son, Tatum Drew,November 21. He joins big brother,Jackson Drake.

Tiffany Ragone Jones ’03 andher husband,R y a n ,announce thebirth of theirson, LoganChristopher,June 18.Ti f fany is astay-at -homemom, andRyan is ac r e d i tmanager for

Wells Fargo. They may be reachedat 114 W. Russet Grove, TheWoodlands, TX 77384 orrtjones03@aol.com.

Bonnye Ruth Whitworth ’37,November 10, in Harlingen. Shetaught American history in HarlingenISD and at the University of Texasat Brownsville and Texas SouthmostCollege for 40 years.

Genevieve King Wall ’40 ,January 17, in Dallas. She was alifelong Baptist and artist. Genevievewas a former B.S.U. president atMHB, former B.S.U. secretary forall Dallas Scientif ic Schools andass is tant edi tor of the Bapt is tStudent Magazine. Her son, BruceWall, may be reached at 509 MixsellSt., Easton, PA 18042.

Dorcas Pattison (Patsy) StanleyDavis ’42-’43, August 21, in PortArthur. She taught briefly and wasthe food service coordinator for 20years in the Port Arthur SchoolDistrict. Patsy was active in churchand enjoyed gardening and sewing.She was the sister of Alpha StanleyStuart ’36 , and the mother ofNancy Davis Swedberg ’71. Herhusband, Robert H. Davis, may bereached at 3549 Boyd Ave. ,Groves, TX 77619. Nancy may bereached at 302 Shorewood Dr.,Detroit Lakes, MN 56501.

Ammarette Roberts ’43 ,November 5, Dallas. Ammarettewas one of the first women scientistsin the oil industry and in informationmanagement. She began her careeras a research assistant for MagnoliaPetroleum Company (later namedMobil Oil) in Dallas. She transferredto Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. (laternamed Mobil Oil) in Paulsboro, N.J.In 1947, she returned to Texas andjo ined the Texas ResearchFoundation as a chemist. This workinvolved research on oil seed cropsand indus t r ia l app l i ca t ions foragricultural products, synthesis oforganic compounds labeled withradioactive isotopes, and applicationof isotopes in agricultural research.She became a chemis t a t theWadley Research Ins t i tu te andBaylor University Hospital in Dallasin 1951, where she researchedclinical use of radioactive isotopesin diagnosis and assay of isotopesfor therapy, and she researchedprob lems dea l ing wi th b loodcoagulation and plasma fractions.She was part of the team workingon the prob lem of ch i ldhoodleukemia. During this t ime, shestudied l ibrary and informat ionscience. In 1956, Miss Robertsbecame l ibrarian/abstractor andscientific literature searcher for LoneStar Gas Co. in Da l las . Sheestablished the library, records, and

technical writing groups, and shebecame nat iona l ly known ininformation management groups.When she left Lone Star Gas in1969, she was manager o finformation services. Returning toMobil Oil Company in 1969, sherose to manager o f techn ica linformation before retirement in1985. She authored 16publications in respected technicaljournals, describing her scientificdiscoveries. She was a member andof f i cer o f many profess iona lorgan iza t ions , inc lud ing theAmer ican Chemica l Soc ie ty ,American Society for InformationScience, Association of RecordsManagers and Admin i s t ra tors ,Special Libraries Association andTexas Library Associat ion. Herb iography i s l i s ted in severa lpublications including American Menand Women of Science, Who’s Whoof American Women, Who’s Whoin Information Management, andBicentennial Edition of Personalitiesof the South.

Merlene Cleveland Smith ’44,December 6, in San Angelo. Shetaught school for over 35 years.

Margaret “Peggy” GraingerThompson ’44, January 23, inTemple. She taught e lementaryschool in Detroit, Houston and thePanama Canal Zone. Peggy was lateraccredited for special educationcourses and taught for another tenyears in Temple before retiring in1985. She was a volunteer with theGirl Scouts, Cub Scouts, Scott andWhite Hospital Auxiliary, the BellCounty Medical Society and was anactive member of the Daughters ofthe American Revolution and theRetired Teachers Association. Peggycontinually advanced genealogy workon the Thompson fami ly andpublished “A Thompson Genealogy,”from which facts were included in“The Story of Bell County,” by theBell County Historical Commission.Her husband, Dr. John QuincyThompson CB ’39-’40, may bereached at 2404 N. 15th St., Temple,TX 76501.

Jerry Mae Mangum Hill ’46,November 11, in Austin. For five yearsshe was a teacher and girls’ golf coachin Pleasanton. In 1974, she beganteaching business courses at WestlakeHigh School in Austin and later workedat the University of Texas Center forEnergy Studies. Jerry became a realestate agent for Marsh and Box beforeretiring in 1987. She also enjoyed golfand was a member of the AWPLGAfor 23 years.

Johnie Wilson Jordan ’46 ,January 11, in Kountze.

Mary Beth Cox Swackhamer’47, January 8, in Haddonfield, NJ.She lived abroad and traveled allover the world. Beth was a memberof the American Associat ion ofUniversity Women, the HaddonFor tn igh t l y , the Ques te r s , theNational Society of Daughters ofthe American Revolution, UnitedDaughters of the Confederacy andthe Haddonfield Historical Society.She also served on the AuxiliaryBoard to Wes t Je r sey Hea l thSys tem and was a member o fTavistock Country Club and theVespers Club of Philadelphia. Bethwas an ardent supporter of thePhiladelphia Museum of Art andthe Walnut Street Theater. She,a long w i th Mary Hamil tonPurcell ’47, was instrumental ino rgan i z i ng and p romot ing theUMHB Class of ’47 Scholarshipfund, helping them meet their goal.Beth’s family has requested thatany memorials be given to this fund.Her daughter , Margo McCord,may be reached a t 329Homes tead , Haddon f i e ld , NJ08033 or margomccord@cox.net.

Jacqueline Bramwell Brown ’49,November 1, in El Paso. She taughtschool at Fabens, Ysleta and BurgesHigh School. She was a member ofthe American Associat ion ofUniversity Women, the AmericanLegion Auxiliary and the El PasoCorral of Westerners. Jackie servedas a volunteer for the El Paso Museumof Art, the University of Texas at ElPaso Women’s Auxiliary, DiscoverEl Paso, the Concordia HeritageAssociation and the Sun Bowl HostTeam Committee. Her husband, H.S.Brown, may be reached at 1516Prairie Dr., El Paso, TX 79925.

Ancie Cornelison Ferguson ’49,October 19, in Round Rock. Shewas a ret i red teacher wi th theKilleen ISD.

Alice C. Dillard Jones ’49, March31, 2005, in Temple. Afterattending Baylor College in 1927and 1928, Alice returned to MHB20 years later to finish her degree.She taught school for 29 years,primarily in Bartlett, and was anact ive member of F irs t Bapt is tChurch. As one of the WorkingWomen of WW I I , Al ice wasemployed as a riveter at an aircraftbomber plant in Michigan and at shipbuilding plants in California andLouisiana. She was a member of theAmerican Rosie the Riveter

Association. Her daughter, BillieJean Jones Compton ’58, maybe reached at 15765 Hwy. 145,Shelby, AL 35143 orbjcomp220@bellsouth.net.

Thomas G. Lipscomb, II, January31, in San Antonio. He was thehusband of Ethel Brust Lipscomb’49 who may be reached at 1732Rolling Rapids Dr., New Braunfels,TX 78130.

Georgie Mil ler Richter ’50 ,November 5, in Abilene. She wasan active member of Our SaviorLutheran Church from its inceptionunti l her death. Georgie taughtbus ines s sk i l l s to many adu l tstudents during her employment atThe Bridge.

Raymond H. Rister, December 29,in Granger. He was the husband ofRosemary Radford Rister ’51,who proceeded him in death,November 23, 1995, and thebrother of Helen RisterMirtsching ’53.

Jesse E. Coward, Jr., February 4, inAustin. He was the husband of JudyMiller Coward ’53 who may bereached at 1000 Collinwood WestDr., #618, Austin, TX 78753.

Velma Owen Davis ’53, October29, in Austin. She taught mentallyand phys ica l ly handicappedchildren for more than 20 years withBaytown ISD. Velma was a lifetimemember of the Texas State TeachersAssociation and active in the NationalEducation Association.

Don Poole, November 17, inTecumseh, OK. He was the son ofJo Ann Poole ’54, and she may bereached at 24997 Old Hwy 18,Tecumseh, OK 74873.

Mollie Cole Brooks ’67, December18, in Temple. She was a nurse forSanta Fe and Scott and WhiteMemorial Hospitals. Moll ie alsotaught in the Temple IndependentSchool District for 23 years, retiringin 1990.

Brandon Eastland, January 3, inKansas. He was the son of RuthPadilla Eastland ’68. He was apaint process engineer for GeneralMotors. Ruth may be reached at3132 SW Tutbury Town Rd.,Topeka, KS 66614.

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Lucille Winkler, November 6, inTemple. She was the mother ofJeanette Winkler Schiffner ’68and Dean Winkler ’78. Jeanettemay be reached at 177 Biels Loop,Killeen, TX 76542, and Dean maybe reached at 2609 Creekside Dr.,Temple, TX 76502.

Estha Dusek Zajicek ’68 ,February 3, in Holland.

Bess ie Mart in, October 16, inKilleen. She was the wife of KeithMartin ’73, who may be reachedat 2201 Southport Dr., Killeen, TX76542.

Gladys Shiller McNeill ’73, MEd’83, November 21, in Rogers. Shetaught school in Granger, Jarrell andRogers. Beginning in 1986, Gladystaught business and keyboarding andwas the yearbook sponsor at RogersHigh School, retiring in 2005. Herhusband, Clarence McNeill ’72,may be reached at 3589 S. FM2184, Rogers, TX 76569.

Johnny B. Chupik, January 17, inRoge r s . He was the f a the r o fDelores Chupik Williams ’74,former nursing faculty, and JoyChupik Dillon ex ’79-’80. Heserved for four years in the U.S.Army and U.S. Air Force in theEuropean Theater during WorldWar II. Delores may be reacheda t 2373 E . S t agecoach Rd . ,K i l l e en , TX 76542 o rdeloreswill iams@hot.rr.com.

Becky Buie Zerbe ’75, November5, in Mexia. She was returning homefrom Homecoming and her classreunion at UMHB. The car in whichshe was riding was involved in amultiple-car accident. Becky andher husband, Bill, were killed. Herparents, Rev. William Buie, pastorin Corsicana, and mother, JeanWyatt Buie, were critically injured.Becky taught school in private andpublic schools in Texas and NewMexico . She was a ch i ldcaresupervisor at Hendrick Home forChildren in Abilene. Becky retiredfrom teaching to write as a freelancewriter and moved from Albuquerqueto Jackson, MS. She authoredLaughing With My Finger in TheDam (2000) and at the t ime ofdeath was on her last chapter of anhistoric novel awaiting publication.She wrote for several Christ ianmagaz ines and marr iagepublications. Both Becky and Billwere active in Baptist ministries andused their ta lents in music andteaching. Becky was the sister of

Deborah Buie Ferguson ex ’69-’71 and Amanda Buie Frazier ex’88-’90. Deborah may be reachedat johnferg@texas.net, and Mandymay be reached a tmfrazier@dallascowboys.net. Theirfather, William, may be reached atsonny_buie@sbcglobal.net. Beckyis also survived by two sons, Brittand Joshua, another sister, BillieMarcum, and a brother, Will iamBuie.

Billy Wayne Smitha ’84 ,December 6, in Carro l l ton. Heworked at Mobil Chemical Companyin Temple, traveled extensively forExxon Mobi le and was safetymanager for Fuels Marketing inFairfax, Virginia.

Tom Beaver, January 13, in SanAntonio. He was the fa ther ofTerry Beaver Lazenby ’87. Shemay be reached a t 140 BrookBend , C ibo lo , TX 78108 orLazenby.1@netzero.net.

Bruce Will iam Irvine ’87 ,December 28, in Temple. He servedin the United States Navy. Bruce wasdevoted to fishing, bird watching andgrowing exotic vegetables.

Jan Bartel Schneider ’97 ,January 9, in Pearland. She hadbeen through two doub le lungtransplants in the past ten years.Her sister, Kathren Smith, may bereached at 11928 29th Ave. SE,Everett, WA 98208.

Mattie Duckens-Browne ex ,December 11, in Temple. She was amember of Mount Zion Bapt is tChurch in Temple where she servedas director of the senior choir anddirected the Male’s Chorus andWomen’s Chorus and devoted timeto the youth department. Mattie wasa part of the Ebony Cultural Societyfor many years. She performed inseveral musicals and plays, including“Frankie and Johnnie” and “ShowBoat.” In 1953, she was a contestanton the Ed Sullivan Show. Her sister,Silvia Duckens ’75 , may bereached at 9959 Adleta Blvd., Apt.1208, Dallas, TX 75243.

Dorothy Jane Burwitz Doss ex,January 26, in Austin. She taughtschool in Hay Branch, Temple andAust in and worked as anadministrative assistant for the TexasState Legislature for a number ofyears. Dorothy was a member ofthe St. David’s Hospital volunteercorps and the Junior Helping HandHome in Austin.

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Marguerite McKay Floca ex,January 24, in Temple. During WorldWar II, she worked as a Red Crossvolunteer at Camp Hood andMcCloskey Hospital (now the OlinTeague Veterans Center) in Temple.Marguerite was a member of the FirstChrist ian Church and heldmemberships in several Templewomen’s organizations and in the PTA.

Etta E. Green ex, November 4, inAthens. She began her teachingcareer in Rockdale in 1965 andretired in 1987 from Cross RoadsISD after 18 years of service.

Orlene W. Jacobson ex, November26, in Tulsa, OK. She was active inher church and Sunday School atSouth Tulsa Baptist Church.

M. Glisson Karnes ex, November20, in Burnet. She spent many yearsin business management and retailsales and appreciated a variety ofmusic, poetry, art and literature.

Sarah A. Odom ex, October 19, inPensacola, FL. She worked at ITTGrinell in Temple as the director’shead secretary in the f inancedepartment before joining the U.S.Air Force. Sarah also worked as arealtor before retiring in Pensacola.

Juanita B. Stephens ex ,November 20, in Abilene. She wasthe bookkeeper and personnelmanager for the R.D. Batjer ClaimService in Abilene until 1978. Juanitawas a member of Aldersgate UnitedMethodist Church, serving with thechurch prayer team as a “PrayerWarrior.” She also served as thetreasurer of the Area Board ofMiss ions and for severa l yearsaccompanied the Aldersgate youthon mission trips to surrounding states.

Y-Etta Kight Frank Tatum ex,September 27, in Dallas, where shewas staying due to hurricane Rita.She was a bookkeeper for the SingerCompany and then assisted herhusband, Willard, in his FarmersInsurance office.

Shawn W. Walker ex, November21, in Austin. He worked for FedExin Aust in and Capito l Seat ingCompany in Temple.

Freddie E. White ex, December 6,in Temple. He was a veteran of WorldWar II, serving in the U.S. Navy.Freddie was an ordained minister andworked at the Temple VA Center formore than 28 years. After retiring, heworked for Thrifty Nickel for 17 years.

Barbara R. Gillam, former employee,November 25, in Temple. Sheworked as a realtor and taught areal estate class at UMHB.

Bertrand Paul Moquin, facul ty,January 4, in Temple. He served inthe United States Navy, had a 22-year career with Texas Instrumentsand was a professor in InformationSystems and Business Administrationat UMHB.

Irene F. Moran, former employee,November 22, in Richardson. Shetaught music at UMHB and inShawneetown, Illinois.

I r ene B i l b rey Mur f f , f o rmeremployee, November 13, in TexasCity. She was a res idence ha l ld i rec tor a t UMHB f rom 1972-1976 and worked as a bookkeepera t Ma in l and Bank un t i l he rret i rement . I t was through herencouragement that her husband,John “Red” Mur f f , began thebaseball program at Mary Hardin-Baylor. She was a longtime memberof the First Baptist Church of TexasCity and a survivor of the 1947Texas City Disaster. Irene was themother o f Mel inda Murf fPhillips ’73, who may be reacheda t 2828 Thorne Creek Ln . ,Houston, TX 77073, and RobinMurff Hartzler ’76, who may bereached a t 5110 S . Coun t ryMeadow Ln., Peoria, IL 61607.

John J. Wilson, former trustee,November 12, in Fort Worth. Heserved on the Board of Trusteesfrom 1968-1977, and served aschairman from 1969-1973. Hisf ami l y connec t ions to UMHBinclude his mother, Edna AliceBassel Wilson ’07, and his sister,Edna Mae Wilson Evans ex.’32- ’32 . Pres ident ia l endowedscholarships have been establishedin the names o f both o f thesewomen. John was a C.P.A. at ArthurAnder son Company and l a t e rserved wi th the C.J . Dav idsonDri l l ing Company for 46 yearsbefore his retirement. He was amember o f Broadway Bapt i s tChurch , C .P.A. Assoc i a t i on ,Petroleum Club and American RedBrangus Association. John’s wife,Gayle, may be reached at 12985U.S. Hwy. 287, Ft. Worth, TX76179.

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Bold type denotes person honoredor memorialized.

MEMORIALSLou AndreouWally HundJulie ShawNorma Lea Snyder

Carilane Newman Vieregg

Helen Fender ArendWilliam L. GrothRobert L. Miller

Lucretia Donnell Coke

Paul ArthurGlenna Morgan StampsChristene Weathers Westbrook

Mary Walker BeallBetty Sue Craven BeebeGene & Kathie Kimes

Clarence BeimerDorothy HoustonRuth HoustonBillie Faye Robinson

Kent & Darius OwensKerry & Kathy OwensRiley & Carolyn Allison Owens

Ella Mae BlackburnDr. Beatrice Huston

Betty Secrest BohlinWilliam F. & Lucia Bohlin

Saunders

Beth ChildressJanice A. AndrewsVoncille BielefeldDeron T. BrownTracy Martin BrownSylvia GarciaHenry B. Gonzalez PTASusie H. GreenBonnie Ernst HearonAlfred Huizar FamilyDenise KlepacLions Club of Alamo HeightsMalcolm & Vicki Higgason McKayLeota MorehouseMarietta ParkerBetsy & Dub PierceEd & Angie RichmondPaul W. & Martha SchulzBrian & Kristina SeilerBramlette Foster Younts

Nell Adair CorzineIrene Clarke Ingle

Patricia Ingle Gillis

Jesse Coward, Jr.Lucy Lin HomMargaret Cochran KieferJoan Marlowe MyrahPat Lockridge Shannon

Garland Mac CullumLucretia Donnell CokeCarilane Newman Vieregg

Jack P. DaltonJack P. Dalton, Jr.

Frances Dalton

Velma Owen DavisRev. and Mrs. Elmer GlazenerJames & Lucy Lin HomPat Lockridge ShannonChristene Weathers Westbrook

Patsy EstesKerry & Kathy OwensRiley & Carolyn Allison Owens

J. Ralph EwingFran Roach Ewing

Annie Marie FarquarJulia Ann Smith Michael

Bernia Miles McClendonGammie

Delma Garner JacksRobert B. MayfieldSue Quesenbury McBrayer

Barbara Reed GillamTheda Maxfield

Betty GlasscockR. Dan & Anne Glasscock

Meacham

David HaleJim Keck

Ed & Ann Spivey

Marion HamptonMr. KeithGeorge O’HairJessie Whitis

Dillard & Karolyn NorwineWhitis

Katherine Ivey HeiserGeraldine Lane

Harriet Vann HolmesJane Jones Vardiman

Jack T. HooverAustin Community FoundationMr. & Mrs. Bobby BridgesShirley Cowan Sommer

Dr. Eleanor JamesMartha W. James

M. Glisson KarnesDub & Lona CrockerJohn P. & Denise DillowJerry Karnes-MostynDee, Irene & Briana KileRoxanne K. LindholmOdus & Bonita MoormanThomas Earl MostynThe Turners

Medford KeathDr. & Mrs. Jerry G. BawcomBetty Sue Craven BeebeGeraldine LaneKenneth & Susan Bennett

Livingston

Marie KeeneAmy M. BawcomMartha Anna BeasleyBetty Dulaney CrowsonAnne Wiese HalbertGeorge KeeneGene & Kathie KimesLouise McDonaldIlene C. MillerArt & Cheryl NeelRussell NeelSonny & Jorene NeelNora Skaggs Stafford

Reba Jordan KeithRuth Tucker Hess

Roland KrostMargie MarrsMarilyn Sibley

Marion Walker Barren

Juanita Grinstead LewisJean Lewis Mayer

Bernard A. MagnonMaurine Patterson Magnon

Frances Neta Sawyer MayfieldRobert B. Mayfield

Rev. & Mrs. M.E. McGlamerySarah McGlamery Grantham

Velma McMinnNatha McMinn Mitchell

Gladys Shiller McNeillRaye Obermiller Newmeyer

Bernia Tyson MilesArnell Childs McMillin

John & Alice MintenDorothy MintenJanie Minten

Ida B. MooreAnne Meade

Martha Rugh MooreHelen L. Moore

Dr. Bert MoquinMr. & Mrs. Thomas G. AllenAmy M. BawcomDr. & Mrs. Jerry G. BawcomRandi BoucherCarol M. FischerSharon E. HubbardDavid Matthews & Staff of First

State Bank Central Texas

Doug & Linda MoenPaul Moquin’s Co-WorkersKerry & Kathy OwensRiley & Carolyn Allison OwensMike & Kim Bouchillon PeckProfessional Datasolutions, Inc.Bill & Paula Price TannerUMHB College of Business

FacultyUMHB Education DepartmentUMHB Faculty AssemblyDr. Larry & Carol WoodwardRandy & Kim Kittredge Yandell

James L. MyersMargaret Sylvester Myers

Stephanie Ann Barth NashLaura Nash Collins

Dr. Bobby E. ParkerSylvera Cole Barton

George PillsburyJohn Whittaker

Vicki Whittaker Smith

Arthur PraterTilman Jack Prater, III

Mildred Harris ProvenceGlenna Morgan Stamps

Linda RammRon & Sue Brown

Ammarette RobertsBetty Sue Craven BeebeNancy Salisbury Sullivan

Edith A. RoperWillie Mae Ward McCormick

Doris SandefurAustin Community Foundation

Evelyn Ann ScorzaCarl & Becky Amason Bradley

John H. Shannon, Sr.Donald & Patsy Shannon DeerePat DeereRev. & Mrs. Elmer GlazenerPat Lockridge Shannon

Timothy Tsi-hua ShaoHelen M. Y. Shao

Mildred SlovacekAnne Wiese Halbert

Alice Bagby SmithDr. & Mrs. Jimmye S. Hillman

Billy Wayne SmithaMarietta Parker

Una Elizabeth StansburyAmy M. BawcomDr. & Mrs. Jerry G. BawcomCarl & Becky Amason BradleyMr. & Mrs. William. E.

EntzmingerDr. & Mrs. Leroy KempCaia Kent McCullarKerry & Kathy OwensRiley & Carolyn Allison OwensMarietta ParkerNora Skaggs StaffordUMHB Faculty Assembly

Mary Beth Cox SwackhamerMarion Walker BarrenDr. & Mrs. Jerry G. BawcomBetty Sue Craven BeebeJack M. & Virginia CalkinsFayly Hardcastle CothernMaxine Ribble PresnallAnna Haynes Taylor

Barbara TempleAmy M. Bawcom

Nita ThompsonRalph & Shirley Clarke

Montgomery

Peggy ThompsonRiley & Carolyn Allison Owens

Roy WalkerAmy Best Haberern

Beverly WilliamsKerry & Kathy OwensRiley & Carolyn Allison OwensUMHB Education Department

Wilma WilliamsDillard & Karolyn Norwine

WhitisJoyce E. Williams

John J. WilsonAmy M. BawcomDr. & Mrs. Jerry G. BawcomBetty Sue Craven BeebeBetty J. BrewerCarroll & Bobbie CarruthJennie C. KitchingMarietta ParkerUMHB Faculty AssemblyElna WilkinsonAlbert & Eveline Hsu Yong

J. Campbell WrayJanie Minten

Becky Buie ZerbeJanice A. AndrewsDebbie Stapp DanielHelen Wilson HarrisBonnie Ernst HearonMarietta Parker

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Loyalty Fund — for life.“So why do you give?”

HONORARIAMarge AdairClass of 1947Jack & Eleanor EvansJ.R. & Teresa JohnstonMaxine Ribble PresnallCharles & Betty Tackett

Marion Walker Barren

Dr. Carolyn AllemandRon Brown

Dr. Edna Penny Bridges

Kay AndersonLynelle Sweat MasonDr. Bertha Reuter

Joan Marlowe Myrah

Marion Walker BarrenLee Holcomb Means

Dr. & Mrs. Jerry G. BawcomDr. & Mrs. William B. LongMark & Ann Becker ParkerRosina Hailey Sattawhite

George & Carolyn BrockJulia Ann Smith Michael

Class of 1951Shirley Huckabee Kirk

Class of 1963Dr. Mickey Little

Class of 2006Vernon Howard Hudspeth, Jr.

Leila Miles CrosbyBetty Payne HuberHannah Liu Lee

Sara Pearson Smith

Flora Muller DaudeEllen Muller Brooks

Frances Webb DavisFaye Davis Lee

Janice Hancock Houston

Officer Pat DuffieldNora Skaggs Stafford

Joe B. DurrettDavid M. Smith

Janet Livingston ErwinEdna Louise Provence Laine

Shaun, Lori, Ashleigh &Brandon Feeney

Harry & Linda WhittakerVicki Whittaker Smith

Pete FredenburgDr. & Mrs. William B. Long

Dr. LaVerne GallmanJerry & Janice Caldwell

Elizabeth Timmons GlazenerElinor Ruth Boyd Nicholson

Charles & Rose Ann HerringGroseclose

Shirley Cowan Sommer

David & Whitney HillJoseph & Bertha PalazzoloMatthew TaylorBradley & Darice Wood

Stefanie Wood

Dr. Beatrice HustonSchulyn Huston

Stella Davenport JacksonDonald & Patsy Shannon Deere

One of the definitions for loyal reads, “faithful, as to a person,ideal, cause or duty.” That would define why I give to UMHB andto the Loyalty Fund every year. The Lord blessed me in so manyways in my four years on campus, from having wonderful friendsand great professors to learning life lessons both in and out of theclassroom. He was continually faithful then and is faithful now.

As an alumna, I am committed to be faithful to the person ofmy Lord Jesus Christ, to the cause of having His love andmessage spread throughout the world. I am committed to the idealof Christian education which I feel UMHB provides, and to myduty as an alumna to give back to the school with any resourceswith which I may be blessed.

I have wonderful memories, and I am so thankful for my yearson campus. Giving to the Loyalty Fund allows future alumni tocreate their own memories at UMHB.

— Betty Burns— Class of 1982

Floyce Orr MoonPat Lockridge Shannon

Joan Marlowe MyrahLynelle Sweat Mason

Andrew & Anita OnughaRitches Arinzechukwu

Makuaolisa OnughaPete & Nita Pate

Anne Wiese Halbert

Doris Goldston ParkerFlorence Goldston Pinkston

Marietta ParkerDr. & Mrs. Jerry G. BawcomPhillip & Ruth BeckerAnne Wiese HalbertDr. & Mrs. William B. LongMr. & Mrs. Keifer Marshall, Jr.Pat Lockridge ShannonSara Pearson SmithRev. & Mrs. Hallie TolbertCarol Treible

Dr. J. A. ReynoldsCheryl Rash Moore

Pat Lockridge ShannonDonald & Patsy Shannon DeereSara Pearson SmithDelores Chupik Williams

Estelle SlaterJanet Livingston Erwin

Jan Evans ThomasMr. & Mrs. Bobby Bridges

UMHB Staff & Student BodyMark & Ann Becker Parker

Doris Watters WoodMary Jane Wood

Carla Hemenway WrightJohnette Shaffer Fisher

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