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UMHBLIFEFal l 2015 | VOLUME 35, NUMBER 1
PRESIDENTRandy O’Rear, Ed.D.
EDITOR- IN -CHIEFPaula Price Tanner, Ed.D.
GR APHIC DESIGNERLauren Mendias
PHOTOGR APHERSDeanna DawdyCrystal Donahue ’10Blair DupreCameron KorenekRandy Yandell ’99
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BIG PICTURE | With candles l it from UMHB’s L iv ing Flame, freshmen wrap up Welcome Week 2015 at a dubbing ceremony.
UMHBLIFEF A L L 2 0 15 | VOLUME 35, NUMBER 1
D E P A R T M E N T S
5| CAMPUS LIFEFall enrollment breaks all
previous records, plus physical
therapy welcomes first class
9| ATHLETIC LIFEMcKenzie Ralston wins
NCAA Div. III Individual National
Championship in women’s golf
11| PHIL ANTHROPY Performing Arts Center receives
grant from E. Rhodes and
Leona B. Carpenter Foundation
20| ALUMNI LIFECheck out what’s happening in the
lives of alumni and their families—
plus reports on alumni events in
Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin,
and Houston
F E A T U R E S
SUPPORTING SUCCESS |12
After years of service as a student union,
Mabee Center has been repurposed
to offer help of all kinds for students
in need
BIG MAN ON CAMPUS |16
Meet the men of the Crusader offensive
line, who have learned that being big
has its challenges as well as advantages
ON THE COVER | Sophomore
offensive lineman Corbin Campitelli
gives opposing teams reason to tremble
when they face off against the Crusaders
on the gridiron.
Cover photo by Randy Yandell ’99
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH
4:00 PM OUTDOOR CARNIVAL
5:30 PM DINNER
7:00 PM STUNT NIGHT
9:00 PM PEP RALLY DESSERT PARTY
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH
11:00 AM TAILGATE
1:00 PM CRUSADER FOOTBALL vs. East Texas Baptist University
I chose UMHB because it was the
perfect size for me, the perfect
distance from home, had a great soccer
program, and had small class sizes. I
really didn’t know what to expect, but
I liked the statement that the school is
“unapologetically Christian.” That really
resonated with me.
I knew it was possible that my family
might only be able to afford to send me
to a community college; that would have
meant giving up my dream of playing
college soccer. The scholarships I’ve
received have not only given me the
chance to play college soccer and get
a great education, but they have also
allowed me to live on my own and have
experiences on campus that I would
never have had living at home.
I’m so grateful to the giving people
who have provided this help. Between
my work study job and the merit-
based and leadership scholarships I’ve
received, I’m being taken care of, not just
financially but spiritually, too!
MARISSA KERLINJunior, Education EC-6 Generalist
Keller, Texas
It was a time for updating the record
books this fall as UMHB welcomed its
largest student body in the 170-year
history of the school. A total of 3,898
students enrolled at Mary Hardin-
Baylor this fall, breaking previous
attendance records for the seventh
year in a row.
This year’s freshman class topped
previous tallies with 726 students,
bringing the total number of
undergraduate students to 3,221.
A significant increase was seen in
the university’s graduate programs,
with 556 students pursuing master’s
degrees and 121 students enrolled
in doctoral programs. The number
of students enrolled in graduate
programs has increased by 58% over
the number enrolled just two years
ago, when there were 429 students in
the master’s and doctoral programs.
The student body included 400
international students this fall,
representing 30 different countries.
Women outnumbered the men, with
61 percent of the students being
female.
Campus residence halls were 97
percent full, even with the addition
of 134 beds through renovations at
College View Apartments. Living on
campus remains a popular choice for
students; this year 1,790 students
chose to reside on campus, setting a
new record for campus housing.
“We feel blessed to have an
increasing number of students
choosing UMHB,” said President Randy
O’Rear. “Slow but steady growth
makes it possible for us to maintain
our emphasis on personal attention
and educational excellence. It also
makes it possible for us to offer quality
campus housing to the many students
who want to immerse themselves in
the excitement of college life 24/7. We
think this is a great place to be.”
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Student enrollment hits new highs for Fall 2015Students and faculty members (above) help a new freshman move into the dorm; below, campus missionary Jesse Malina and student Kelsey Cox greet freshmen as they enter the campus on move-in day, August 19.
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Free Trade Alliance recognizes business students
On April 17, two teams of graduate
students were awarded second and
third place at the annual International
Business Plan Program, hosted by Free
Trade Alliance in San Antonio.
“Preparing for and attending this
event is a valuable experience for our
students,” said Dr. Michelle Reina,
this year’s faculty sponsor and liaison
to the Free Trade Alliance. “Creating
a business plan requires the students
to integrate all functional areas of the
MBA program.”
For the event, teams of four to five
students are paired with a mentor
from the business community to
develop a 10-to-12-page business
plan. The plan must address envi-
ronmental sustainability and an
international component, like import-
ing or exporting goods and services.
“The purpose of the event is
to foster global perspective and
entrepreneurship while working in
cross-cultural and cross-functional
teams,” Reina said. “The Free Trade
Alliance began the (program) in 2009
as a way to help students develop the
skills to compete and collaborate glob-
ally, develop their global network, and
to foster international relationships
and understanding.”
This year, 96 students from 13
universities, across 12 different coun-
tries attended the event. This included
19 students who formed five teams
from UMHB.
UMHB has participated in the
program for the last four years, plac-
ing one team in the finals each year.
But this year UMHB broke school
history when it placed two teams in
the final round. In order to participate,
students must be enrolled in their final
year of the MBA program.
MBA students shine in International Business Plan Program, winningsecond and third place with environmentally sound plans for global trade
Southwest Conference on Christianity and
Literature, Bawcom Student Union, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Football vs. Belhaven Univ.,
Crusader Stadium, 1 p.m.
Nursing Job Fair,
Nursing Education Center, 11 a.m.
Football at Louisiana College, 1 p.m.
Missions Emphasis Week
Football vs. Texas Lutheran Univ.,
Crusader Stadium, 1 p.m.
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Miss MHB Pageant,
W. W. Walton Chapel, 7 p.m.
Football vs. Howard Payne Univ.,
Crusader Stadium, 1 p.m.
Hillman Artist Series, Presser Hall,
Hughes Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Football vs. East Texas Baptist Univ.,
Crusader Stadium, 1 p.m.
Thanksgiving holidays (campus closed)
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First Day of Class
Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
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Speech team takes second in national competitionIn May, UMHB’s speech team
attended the American Reader’s
Theatre association (ARTa) national
championship tournament in Los
Angeles, placing second place in the
category of “World Premiere.”
“It was an incredible
accomplishment for us,” said Kathy
Owens, assistant professor of speech
and director of forensics. “We have
been going to this competition for
three years and continue to do better
each year. This year’s success was
evidence of the team’s continued hard
work.”
The tournament is a national
competition, and all colleges are held
to the same standards and criteria,
regardless of the school’s size. Each
entry is a 25-minute show with three
or more actors.
Every script must be built around
the year’s theme. This year, UMHB’s
speech team called their show
“‘Murican History” because it was
about how common knowledge about
American history doesn’t always
reflect what really happened in the
past.
“For example, one of the things
we talked about in the show is that
everyone has heard the story of Paul
Revere and how he went around
warning people that the British were
coming,” Owens said. “Well there was
actually a young teenage girl by the
name of Sybil Ludington who went
twice as far as Paul Revere, but Sybil
gets no mention in the history books.
If she is mentioned, she is referred to
as the ‘female Paul Revere.” However,
since Sybil ran twice as far as Paul, we
really ought to refer to Paul Revere as
the ‘male Sybil Ludington.’
Owens wrote the script compiling
more than 20 different pieces of
literature. She noted, “History is
colored by the lens of the writer and
what he experienced, so I approached
our theater from a sarcastic and
comedic perspective.”
Owens believes the competition is
a valuable experience for students.
“Some of the students who go on
this trip have never been outside
of the state before. This trip really
opens their eyes to new experiences
beyond the academic world,” Owens
said. “Competing with schools across
the nation broadens the students’
perspective, allowing them to see
what other people are doing and learn
from how they’re doing it.”
Christmas Potter Sale,
Baugh Center for the Visual Arts, 10 a.m.
Lessons & Carols, Manning Chapel, 6 p.m.
Last Day of Class
Winter Commencement,
Crusader Stadium, 1 p.m.
Christmas holidays (campus closed)
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Kathy Owens poses with students Katie Stringer, Kelzye Isham, Stephen Bedwell, and Mike Perry in Los Angeles following their performance at the American Reader’s Theatre association tournament.
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On October 5 Dr. Randy O’Rear an-
nounced the selection of Dr. Rebecca
O’Banion as UMHB’s new Vice Presi-
dent for Development.
“Rebecca has served with distinction
for more than nine years,” said O’Rear.
“She has a proven record of strong
leadership, successful fundraising, and
building constituent relationships.”
A 1993 graduate of UMHB, O’Ban-
ion joined the staff of her alma mater
in 2006 as director of alumni relations.
In that role, she encouraged alumni
involvement in the activities of the
university through special events and
networking opportunities. In August of
2014 she accepted the role of Asso-
ciate Vice President for Development
and Alumni Relations. In her new role,
O’Banion will over-
see all fundraising
activities, alumni
records, and alum-
ni relations for the
university.
Prior to joining
the UMHB staff,
O’Banion served as executive director
of Hope for the Hungry, an interde-
nominational organization which
works to meet the physical and spiritu-
al needs of children around the world.
O’Banion holds a bachelor’s degree
from UMHB in Behavioral Science and
a master’s degree from Liberty Uni-
versity in Human Services Executive
Leadership. In 2014 she earned her
Doctor of Education degree in Higher
Education Administration from UMHB.
After many months of preparation,
the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
opened its doors this fall to its first
cohort of students for the new Doctor
of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree.
In July UMHB received word from
the Commission on Accreditation in
Physical Therapy Education that the
program had gained candidacy, which
meant the program could begin in
August with its inaugural class of 40
students. These students come from a
wide range of backgrounds, ages, and
geographic locations from across the
nation. What they all have in common
is an ability to excel in their academic
studies and a strong commitment to
the field of physical therapy.
With its inception, the UMHB phys-
ical therapy program becomes one of
less than 250 schools in the country.
Entrance into DPT programs is very
competitive with the national average
being 400 qualified applicants per
school for an average of 40 slots.
“After more than four years of
preparation, we could not be more
excited for these students and faculty
that our DPT program is underway,”
said the Dean of Graduate School and
Research, Dr. Colin Wilborn.
The physical therapy program
compliments the university’s mission
to prepare students for lives of lead-
ership, service, and faith-informed
discernment in a global society,
Wilborn said. “This new program is a
natural fit, since the university already
has an outstanding reputation in
healthcare-related programs through
its Scott & White College of Nursing,”
he said.
Dr. Barbara Gresham, director of
the DPT program, said that UMHB’s
physical therapy curriculum has been
designed to reflect the values of the
university. “The passionate Christian
faculty members and the program’s
focus on service make our program
distinctive,” she said.
O’Banion named VP for Development
Physical therapy programbegins with forty students
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ATHLETIC L I F E 9
Golfer makes school history as first Crusader to winNCAA Division III Individual National Championship
Women’s golfer McKenzie Ralston
closed out her collegiate career by
becoming the first NCAA Division III
Individual National Champion in school
history. Ralston fired a four-day total
of 301 to post a four-stroke victory
at the NCAA Division III National
Championships in Florida in May. Her
301 total matched the school record
for lowest 72-hole total and Ralston
was also named to the Women’s Golf
Coaches Association’s All-America
and All-West Region Teams. She also
was voted the 2014-15 American
Southwest Conference Female Athlete
of the Year.
Ralston, a senior from Temple
High School, is just the second UMHB
student-athlete to win ASC Female
Athlete of the Year honors. The award
recognizes the student-athletes whose
athletic accomplishments during the
current athletic year best contributed
to their sport, their institution’s
overall athletic program, and to the
conference.
“We are thrilled for McKenzie,”
said Randy Mann, vice president for
athletics said. “National Championships
don’t come along every year, and this
was a result of many years of hard
work and dedication to the game
of golf. She has meant so much to
our women’s golf program and our
department as a whole. This award is
a wonderful way to cap her collegiate
career.”
Ralston also won her second
consecutive ASC Individual title after
posting a 144 total to take ASC
Women’s Golfer of the Year honors for
the second straight year. The athlete
set a new UMHB single-season record
with six individual championships
during the season, and set a new
school record with a 75.38 stroke
average. Additionally, Ralston broke or
tied 19 individual school records during
her two-year playing career for the
Cru.
Jackie Ralston (the women’s golf
head coach as well as McKenzie’s
mother) said, “She has set many
records at UMHB, and I couldn’t be
more excited for her future in golf as
well as the impact her success will
have on our program. She is a great
ambassador for Mary Hardin-Baylor,
and I know she is thrilled to accept
this award and humbled to know that
many people believed in her and her
accomplishments!”
Ralston takes it to the top Football picked to win ASC first place in preseason poll
The Cru was picked to success-
fully defend its American Southwest
Conference Championship in the
league’s Preseason Coaches and
Media Poll. UMHB received 17 of the
18 first-place votes and totaled 107
points in balloting of the ASC head
coaches, sports information direc-
tors, and selected media members
to earn preseason favorite honors for
the 13th straight season.
Defensive end Teidrick Smith
was voted ASC Preseason Defensive
Player of the Year. Smith, a junior
from Hallettsville High School, was
ASC Defensive Player of the Year
and ASC Defensive Lineman of
the Year last season. He posted 47
total tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, a
conference-best 9.0 sacks and added
an interception return for a touch-
down. Smith is the fifth straight
UMHB player to claim ASC Preseason
Defensive Player of the Year honors
and the ninth overall.
The Cru returns 51 lettermen from
a team that went 11-1 overall and
5-0 in the ASC last season. UMHB
welcomes back six offensive starters
and seven defensive starters from a
team that won its 12th ASC cham-
pionship in the last 13 years, and
advanced to the NCAA Division III
National Championships for the 11th
straight year.
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Crusader athletic teams are
enjoying a fresh infusion of talent
and experience this fall with five new
coaches stepping on board in the
football, softball, soccer, and basketball
programs.
The women’s basketball program
is under new leadership with Mark
Morefield joining the staff as head
coach and Rebecca Neuger taking the
post of assistant women’s basketball
coach.
A 1998 graduate of Valparaiso
University, Mark Morefield spent eight
seasons as an assistant coach at Baylor
University. The Bears advanced to two
NCAA Tournaments during his tenure,
including an appearance in the Elite
Eight in 2010.
“We are excited to have someone of
Mark’s experience joining our women’s
basketball program,” said Randy Mann,
vice president for athletics. “Mark is
highly energetic and has a proven track
record as a recruiter. We look forward
to a bright future under his guidance.”
Rebecca Neuger is a 2011 graduate
of St. Olaf College. She was an
Academic All-American in track and
field for the Oles and earned a total of
14 athletic letters. Neuger was a four-
year letter winner in basketball, soccer,
and track and also earned two letters
in indoor track.
Also joining the Cru coaching staff
is Melissa Maler, who was named
assistant coach for the softball team.
Maler joins the Cru after spending nine
seasons as an assistant coach at West
High School, where her team won six
district championships and appeared
in four state tournaments during her
tenure. Maler is a 2005 graduate
of Baylor University, and she was a
two-year letter winner and starter for
the Baylor softball team.
Alumnus Ben Allen (Class of 2012)
joins the staff as the first full-time
assistant coach in the history of the
UMHB men’s soccer program. Allen
spent the 2014 season as a graduate
assistant coach. He was also a four-
year letterman as a midfielder for the
Cru men’s soccer program from 2007-
10 and an Academic All-ASC selection.
Allen was the first NCAA Division III
National Championship qualifier in the
history of UMHB men’s soccer.
Also returning to UMHB from
the Class of 2012 is Luke Howard,
who joins the staff as an assistant
coach working with the football
team’s running backs. Howard played
three years of football at UMHB as
a quarterback and wide receiver. He
was then an assistant for the Cru from
2009-13, and UMHB posted a 60-6
overall record during his tenure on the
sideline. Howard worked mainly with
receivers for the Cru in his first stint
but also coached quarterbacks and
worked with the team’s strength and
conditioning program during that time.
“Luke loves this university, and he
loves this program,” said football head
coach Pete Fredenburg. “We are very
excited to have him back on staff as a
full-time assistant.”
Below: Luke Howard, Ben Allen, Mark Morefield, Melissa Maler, and Rebecca Neuger.
Cru athletics welcomes five new coaches
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On July 24, UMHB announced that the E. Rhodes and
Leona B. Carpenter Foundation has awarded the univer-
sity a grant of $200,000 toward the construction of a
new performing arts center. The gift joins a 2014 grant of
$100,000, bringing the foundation’s total support for the
project to $300,000.
“The E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation has
has made many grants through the years to organizations
in the Temple/Belton area, which have benefited people
throughout our community,” said Dr. Randy O’Rear. “That
tradition continues with this new gift, which will help
provide a wonderful new venue for musical and theatrical
performances on the UMHB campus. We are grateful for
their support.”
Plans call for the new performing arts center to be built
near the entrance to the UMHB campus, on the corner of
Main Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Belton.
The design calls for ingenious use of multifunctional rooms
so the center can be used as a teaching facility throughout
the week as well as a venue for special musical and theat-
rical performances. The $20 million center will include a
theater with a proscenium stage and a performance lab
that can be used as a black box theater, a classroom, or a
room for social gatherings. On October 9, university trust-
ees voted to begin construction of the facility in January
2016 with the demolition of Huckins Apartments, which
stand on the corner where the PAC will be built.
Based in Richmond, Virginia, the E. Rhodes and Leona B.
Carpenter Foundation was established in 1975 by E. Rhodes
Carpenter, founder of the Carpenter Company. The
foundation offers grants to public charities and non-profit
organizations in communities such as Temple, where
Carpenter Company has had manufacturing facilities for
many years. Over the last 15 years, the foundation has
given UMHB grants totaling more than $675,000, primar-
ily in support of music education programs that the school
offers to young people in Temple, Belton, and surrounding
communities.
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Above, architect’s rendering of performing arts center, as it would appear from the perspective of Main Street.
E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundationawards grant for new performing arts center
“We are delighted that the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation has chosen to partner with UMHB
on this important project.”
— DR. R ANDY O’REAR PRESIDENT
Y ou’re a brand-new freshman; you have pulled an
all-nighter to finish your first essay for composition
class, but you’re worried that it is not going to
measure up. You need to print out a copy to turn in, but
you haven’t figured out how to hook up your printer in your
room. Overnight, your hands have developed a strange,
itchy rash, and as climb into your car to go get some
breakfast, you find out that your battery is dead.
Where can you go for help?
If you are a student at UMHB, the answer is easy: you
walk over to the Mabee Student Success Center. There you
can find tutors to help with your writing, a copy center to
print out your essay, a nurse to diagnose your itch, food
for your rumbling stomach, and police officers who will be
happy to help you get your car going again.
Located on the quad near all the major dormitories, the
Mabee Student Success Center is a new, one-stop shop
designed to help students with a variety of needs. In
addition to a writing center, a copy center, Health Services,
a police station, and a convenience store offering fast food,
the center houses a tutoring center, CruCard Services,
Career Services, International Student Services, counseling
and testing services, ROTC offices, and a new and improved
mail center.
“In order to serve our students well, we must equip
them with the tools they need to succeed,” says Dr. Steve
Theodore, senior vice president for administration and chief
operating officer. “We care about our students’ academic,
physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being, so it made
sense to create one, easy-to-find place where students know
they can get help, no matter their area of need.”
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Renovations transform Mabee Center into a one-stop shop for students in needSUPPORTING SUCCESS
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Same structure, new purpose
The center was known as the Mabee Student
Union when it was built in 1972 with the help of a
generous grant from the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foun-
dation of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The original building was
designed to house the campus bookstore, a post
office, a snack bar, a game room, meeting areas
for students, and offices for the Division of Student
Affairs. Spaces were also allotted for a small theater,
a campus museum, and a room for trustee meet-
ings. In 1995, the building was remodeled to add
classrooms on the south side of the building and
increase the spaces for student services.
Over the next 20 years, the university’s enrollment
grew from 2,270 to more than 3,800 students.
The number of Student Life staff members grew
proportionately, to the point that many offices had
to be moved to other buildings as the numbers
exceeded available space. When the demand for
dining services also exceeded the capacities of
Hardy Hall, administrators agreed that the time had
come for a bigger student union building, and a
new student union was constructed in tandem with
the new Crusader Stadium. Student Affairs offices
moved into Bawcom Student Union in the summer
of 2014, making space available in the Mabee Center
for other groups, and work began to adapt the old
student union to the needs of current students.
Clockwise, from opposite page: a new entrance on what previously was the back of the building gives the Mabee Center a bright new face; a tutor works with a student in the Center for Academic Excellence; counselor Nate Williams welcomes a visitor to his new office; the Mabee Market offers grab-and-go food day and night.
Photos by Randy Yandell ’99
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One of the foremost needs was a place where students
could come to get help with their studies. Much of the
second floor was therefore devoted to study areas where
tutors from the Center for Academic Excellence (CAE) could
work with students individually or in groups, to coach them
through homework assignments or review material for tests.
CAE Director Katie Bonner says the move to the new facil-
ity was timed perfectly for the growing tutoring program.
“Over the past four semesters, the CAE averaged about
1,100 tutoring appointments a semester,” Bonner says. “We
serve about 350 different students each semester, and our
numbers continue to grow. Now we have more room for
everything, including eight private tutoring or study rooms
with whiteboards, more study tables and sitting areas, and
computers for students to use. With the new facility, this fall
should be bigger than ever for us!”
The building also includes a center where writing special-
ists are available to help students on a walk-in basis.
“Traditionally, we think of students needing help writing
research papers, and we do offer group workshops on how
to format a research paper according to specific guidelines
such as the APA Style Manual,” says Frances Crawford,
director of the Writing Center. “But many of our courses
require students to write in formats that are typical to a
specific discipline. Students may need help writing patient
reports for nursing, lab reports for chemistry, translation
papers for a foreign language class. Our students will be
called upon to write in these formats when they enter the
workforce, so we want them to be well prepared.”
What students want and need
All three floors of the Mabee Student Success Center
offer appealing places for students to study individually
or with friends. “Today’s students like to study in public
places,” Theodore said. “They want to see their peers, as
well as be seen by others. The Mabee Student Success
Center caters to this generation’s study habits by provid-
ing an environment where students can study but also feel
connected to other students and the campus community.”
The building also gives students easy access to other
support services. Once located on the outer fringes of the
campus, CruCard and Copy Services and the campus police
department are now available on the ground floor of the
centrally located Mabee Center. Previously, students could
only grab a quick lunch there in a café open from morning
to midafternoon; they can now buy sandwiches, snacks,
and smoothies from 7 A.M. to midnight at the Mabee
Market, which opens onto seating areas equipped with
multiple charging stations for laptops and phones.
During their college years, students may experience
changes in family relationships, unexpected challenges,
and social pressures never encountered before. When
these things occur, the third-floor office of Counseling,
Testing, and Health Services can play a critical role in help-
ing students weather such crises and stay in school. Also
located nearby is the office of Career Services, where staff-
ers assist students in finding part-time jobs and internships
and coach them on how to find work in the profession of
their choice after graduation.
All of these support services are designed to help students
adjust to college life, fulfill their class assignments, and navi-
gate the challenges of young adulthood. “There are a lot of
factors that can make it difficult for a student to complete
his or her college degree,” says Theodore. “Our goal is
to provide a place where students know help is available
for overcoming obstacles, so they can stay in school and
successfully graduate from UMHB.”
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Clockwise, from above: nurse Debbie Rosenberger advises an ailing student; the new police station provides easy access on the first floor of the center; students study individually or in groups in the Center for Academic Excellence; coeds check their mail at the expanded mail center; a student worker looks at paper options at CruCard and Copy Services. Photos by Crystal Donahue ’10, Cameron Korenek, and Randy Yandell ’99
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T hey may often be overlooked by football fans, but you can’t miss them when they walk into a room. They range in height from six feet tall to
six feet seven inches, with muscular builds that testify to years of weight lifting and grueling drills. Their size brings questions from the curious and complicates the way they live. But the men of the Crusader offensive line aren’t complaining. They like being big.
Sure, there are day-to-day problems associated with being a big man. For instance, you have to protect your head. “When the team flew to Ohio for our first game, I hit my head twice just boarding the plane—once going down the boarding tunnel and again when I ducked through the door of the airplane,” says Connolly Fuller (6’7”, 315 lbs.).
“You also have to watch it when you get in and out of cars,” Hade Walker (6’1”, 305 lbs.) says with the voice of experience. “Low slung cars can be tough.”
They live in a world where things are usually just a little too close for comfort. In the residence halls, “the showers are only about 6 feet tall,” says Corbin Campitelli (6’5”, 295 lbs.). “When you turn on the water, the spray hits you at your belly button.”
And there are no special beds for tall guys. “You learn to curl up in the bed so you don’t hang off the ends,” says Andrew Doster (6’6”, 275 lbs.). “You still have to be careful not to roll around in your sleep, because it is easy to fall off.”
Classrooms also offer pitfalls. “Last spring I took a class in Davidson Hall, where there are regular school desks in the classrooms,” recalls Campitelli. “I had to remember to balance myself only partly on the seat of my desk; otherwise, when I stood up after class, the whole desk would come up with me.”
Shopping for clothes can be a challenge when you are a tall guy with a muscular build. Athletic gear is no problem, because it comes in a wide range of sizes. But street clothes are another matter. “We can’t just go to the mall and try on clothes, to see how they fit. We have to order most of our clothes online,” says Doster.
“Pants are the hardest,” says Campitelli. “If they fit you in the waist, the thighs are usually too small. If they fit you in the thighs, the waist is too big.”
“I usually buy shirts that fit me through the chest and shoulders,” says Doster. “Then I always wear them with the sleeves rolled up, because the sleeves are never the right length.”
Even shoes can be a challenge when you wear a size 14 or 15, so online shopping is usually the most practical solution there, too. “But if you find shoes that are big enough in a store, they usually are on sale, because not many people buy that size,” Justin Brister (6’3”, 270 lbs.) says with a grin.
When they play together on the offensive line, these men are in their element. But even on the football field, these athletes must overcome preconceptions people have about them. “Some people are intimidated by your size,” says Doster, a junior from League City. “And people assume that, because you are big, you must be slow and unathletic.”
“Other players assume that your job is easy—that all you have to do on the field is just to plant yourself in front of another player,” says Broderick Jenkins (6’0”, 270 lbs.). “But our job is to protect the quarterback
MAN ON
In a world where they often stand out in the crowd, playing Crusader football turns these super-sized athletes into a band of brothers.
CAMPUSBIG
FINDING A FIT
COMBATTING STEREOTYPES
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and blast open holes for people to run through. We have to do our job so others can succeed.”
“People watch the guy with the ball, running down the field. They usually don’t notice the guys who have opened up a path for that guy to run down the field,” Fuller says.
“People often assume that because we are big, we are dumb,” Fuller continues. “But you have to be smart to do what we do. We have to know everyone’s position on our team AND on the other team,” he says.
“We have to know all the plays and be quick thinking, to adjust to what happens as the play progresses,” adds Brister.
Clearly there is no shortage of intelligence in the group. Brister is studying to be an engineer; Doster plans to go into business. Chemistry major Tivyronne White (6’2”, 275 lbs.) wants to go to medical school.
Jenkins and Walker are computer science majors. Junior Chandler Whittington (6’5”, 280 lbs.) quips that he plans to become a trophy husband after he graduates—a statement that brings a roar of laughter and comments from his teammates (“That’s brilliant!”).
Though they are a mix of freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors, these big men have formed close ties. Partly it stems from the role they play on the field. “We are the closest unit on the team,” says Walker. “I think it’s because we all have to work as one. It’s like a chain: if there is one weak link, the chain breaks. If one of us fails, we all fail together.”
That feeling of unity leads them to spend time together off the field as well as on the field. Their idea of fun? “When we all go out to eat together, we
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hold competitions to see who can eat the most,” says Whittington. “Everyone has to eat a minimum of two plates full of food.”
They are also drawn together by the values they share. They all chose to come to UMHB knowing that, as a NCAA Division III school, the university does not offer football scholarships. They choose to play football there anyway, because they saw the opportunity to be a part of something special, a great team working toward a great goal.
“I came to UMHB because I wanted to win,” says Caleb Riley (6’2”, 295 lbs.).
“It was an opportunity to play alongside amazing athletes,” says White.
“The quality of the people here—the coaches and the players—made the difference to me,” says Doster. “I started out at a community college before
I transferred here, and it was a totally different experience. The players on the community college team didn’t care about each other at all. My experience playing for UMHB blows that one totally out of the water.”
At the heart of it, these young men understand and appreciate each other. Each knows what it is like to stand out in a crowd, to live in a world that designed for smaller people, to have strangers regularly make comments about their appearance. Together, that sense of singularity melts away, and being big feels great.
Corbin Campitelli sums it up well: “When people meet you for the first time, they always ask, ‘How tall are you?’ But when you meet someone else who is your size, it’s like a family reunion.”
— Paula Price Tanner
Opposite: “We’re the closest unit on the team,” says sophomore Hade Walker. Left to right: Corbin Campitelli, Hade Walker, Kelvin Taylor, Roderick Williams, Connolly Fuller, Tiano Appleton, Sean Gil, Broderick Jenkins, Andrew Doster, Caleb Riley, and Colton Hall.
Left: the men are all business as Coach Nathaniel Hogge talks strategies during the game against Millsaps College at Crusader Stadium.
Photos by Randy Yandell ’99
’61 Madge Mao Meyer
was featured for “Innovation by the International Women’s Leadership Association” in the 2015 issue of Inspirational Woman Magazine, Innovation.
’73 Dorothy Mayfield Woodard retired from nursing education in May.
She is beginning her new career as a world traveler and professional grandmother. She may be reached at 1719 Angel Parkway, Suite 400-129, Allen, TX 75002, or by email at [email protected].
’86 Donna Reynolds Kennedy serves as worship leader for the
north campus of Have Bible Will Travel, formerly New Life Baptist Church.
’03 Greg Weghorst is the director of media relations with The Keeper of the
Game Foundation. He spent seven years as an assistant commissioner and director of media relations for the NCAA Division III ASC and spent three years as a sports writer at the Temple Daily Telegram.
Weghorst also assists with champion-ship events and media days for the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference and has served as the official scorer for the Univer-sity of Texas at Dallas men’s and women’s basketball teams for the past nine seasons. He and his wife, Casey; their daughter, Tatum; and son, Hank, reside in Frisco, Texas.
ALUMNILIFE’92 Karen Kornegay Buck is a
general manager at Maple-grove Gluten Free Foods
Manufacturing Company in Chino, CA.
’01 Amanda Wilkerson Moore obtained her juris doctorate degree from the
University Of Texas School Of Law in 2005. She is a staff attorney with the Texas State Teachers Association where she specializes in school law and represents employ-ees at Texas public schools, colleges, and universities. She is married to Craig Moore, who is an
assistant district attorney for Travis County and fellow graduate of the University of Texas School of Law. They are proud parents of three boys and reside in Austin.
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’90 Rosa Maldonado Patten received the Nursing Leadership Award and the
Roy R. Campbell III Nursing Excellence Award at Methodist Children’s Hospital in San Antonio. She has worked at Methodist Hospital for 23 years. Rosa is a charge nurse on the mother/baby unit.
’92 Cindy Ford Hastings received the Killeen ISD Elementary Teacher of the
Year Award at a ceremony held May 21.
WEDDINGSSheryl Churchill ’66 to Wally Buckner, Feb. 28, in Birmingham, Alabama. They may be reached at 445 Chase Plantation Pkwy, Hoover, AL 35244, or by email at [email protected].
Stacey D’Ann Edwards ’95 to Stephen Shane Smith, March 7, in Gatesville. Stacey is employed at Southern Energy/Clayton II, and Shane is owner of Triple S Construction.
Heather Rose ‘06 to Justin Clark, June 6, in Salado. Heather is employed by Baylor Scott & White, and Justin is employed by NRG Transportation.
Melissa Ford ‘07 and Les Williams ‘06, June 6, in Belton. Melissa is the Director of Gradu-ate Student Services and Engagement at UMHB, and Les is the Athletic and Transportation Coordinator at the Belton Christian Youth Center.
Katy Elizabeth Bumpus ‘10 to Blake Lamar Hartt, March 21, in Temple. Katy is the Assistant Director of Student Organizations at UMHB, and Blake is a Sheriff Deputy with the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office in Georgetown.
Ashley Filippuzzi ‘12 and Cody Collins ‘13 Oct. 18, in Waco. Ashley is an RN at Children’s Medical Center, and Cody is a manager at a private security company in Dallas.
Amanda Willey ‘12 and Patrick Prazak ‘14, March 7, in Round Rock. Amanda is a kindergarten teacher for Killeen ISD, and Patrick is employed at Seton Medical Center.
’09 Anthony A. Bowen, MBA ’11, was promoted to administrative officer,
Mental Health & Behavioral Medicine at Central Texas Veterans Health Care System in Temple. Jordan Ochel co-authored his first book, “Values, Inc.,” with Dina Dwyer-Owens. The authors share the importance of lead-ing with values to achieve personal and professional goals. The book challenges business leaders to focus on values-based operations. Ochel is a writer and internet marketer, and he is the director of digital marketing for the Dwyer Group. He lives in Waco, Texas, with his wife, Sarah.
’14 Season Norton is a Baylor University social work intern with Family Promise of East
Bell County, a program that works with qualified homeless families.
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NY, she taught home economics at the college and high school levels for 29 years in Abilene. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Abilene and in Lewisville.
Marjorie Ewing ’48, Feb. 20, in Amarillo. She taught fourth grade at Panhandle Elementary School for 40 years, retiring in 1988. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Panhandle since 1944, where she served as a church historian and an office volunteer for many years. She was a leader and teacher for 40 years with children and youth activities and various committees. Marjorie was a member of Love in Action, the national, state, and local Study Clubs, the Retired Teach-ers Association, Delta Kappa Gamma, and Altrurian Club. She was a Girl Scout leader for 15 years. In 2008 she moved to Amarillo, where she volunteered in the library. She received an “Outstanding Elementary Teacher of America” award in 1973 and was named in Who’s Who in Texas Education. Marjorie received a TRJA certificate of Recognition for Volunteerism.
Don Cox, Feb. 22, 2014, in Belton. He was the husband of Joan Burton Cox who may be reached at 2402 N. Beal Street, Belton, TX 76513.
Flora Muller Daude ’50, May 1, in Temple. She taught at Tyler and Central Elementary Schools in Belton ISD for 31 years. She served on the Belton Credit Union Board. She was a member of the Bell County Retired Teachers Associa-tion, and was awarded the Golden Apple Award from the Temple Daily Telegram in 1991. Flora enjoyed spending quality time with her “This-n-That” Wednesday Group, which consisted of former college classmates who frequently gathered for conversation, lunch, and crafting. She was an avid crafter. For the last last seven years, Flora enjoyed playing Skip-Bo and Bingo at the Sterling House Assisted Living Center.
Doris Morehead McCullough ’50, Feb. 12, in Amarillo.
Andrew Jacob Armstrong, April 2, in Abilene. He was the husband of Armenta Redus Armstrong ’51, who may be reached at 103 Mesa Springs Circle, Abilene, TX 79606.
DEATHS Nancy Melba Clark Lilley ex ’40, Feb. 26, in Norman, OK. Her family presented UMHB with a portrait of Mary Hardin in 1944.
Helen Hutchens Hendrickson ’39, April 1, in Toms River, NJ. She was a former member of First Baptist Church of Salado. She grew up loving music and enjoyed many years as a piano teacher.
Gloria Kierbow Adriance-Ansell ex ’41, May 25, in Galveston. She was active in the community, serving in various capac-ities with the Junior League, Galveston Historical Foundation, Trinity Episcopal Church, Meals on Wheels, and the Ronald McDonald House. She taught art educa-tion in several elementary schools and worked with others to form a local quilt-ing guild.
Maria Mitchell Ballantyne ’41, May 25, in Houston. After graduation she moved to San Antonio where she worked as a secretary. She married a flight surgeon, and they were separated by the war. Following the war, her husband’s training took them to Houston and then to Minne-sota. They settled in Houston to raise their seven children during their 52 years together. Maria was involved in the Park People, Blue Bird Circle, and the Annuncia-tion Orthodox School Board.
Dorothy James Norris ’43, May 20, in Lafayette, CO. She worked as a chem-ist for Pure Oil in Beaumont. She was an avid golfer, a longtime member of the Beaumont Country Club, and served on the Board of Directors of the Texas Senior Women’s Golf Association.
Dodie Williams Beazley ’45, April 28, in Dallas. She lived in Harlingen and Houston before moving to Dallas in 2011.
Dr. Jimmye S. Hillman, June 4, in Tucson, AZ. He was the husband of Helen Smith Hillman ’46.
Jean Long Corley ’48, Jan. 19, in Tyler. After receiving her master’s degree from Columbia University Teachers College in
Jamie Sikes ‘13 and Cameron Roucloux ’14, March 14, in Salado. They reside in Temple.
BIRTHSSandra Nelson Wright ‘90 announces the birth of her granddaughter, Kensington Grace Skinner, June 5.
Shelly Dodd Ford ‘01 and her husband, Michael, announce the birth of their son, Daniel Ray, Jan. 24, 2014. Shel-ley is a nursing professor at Mountain View College in Dallas, and Michael is a
web developer at Cummins Southern Plains in Arlington. They reside in Mansfield.
Kevin ‘04 and Lauren Wilkinson Morehouse ‘03 announce the birth of their son, Daniel Addison. He joins big sisters Mercy, Annabelle, and Selah.
Haley Ratcliff Daniels ‘12 and her husband, Joshua, announce the birth of their son, Carson Lawrence, in March.
Julie Case Maloney ‘03 and her husband, Chris, announce the birth of their daughter, Abigail Ruth, Dec. 10.
Kristin Roberts Miller ‘08 and her husband, Michael, announce the birth of their son, Griffin, Oct. 13. He joins big brother, Cooper.
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’50,
Dr. Harrison Olan’g ‘88 hardly knew
about UMHB before he committed to
attending it. In fact, he had originally
been working with a recruiter and was
set to attend Hardin-Simmons Univer-
sity (HSU). In 1986 Harrison resigned
from his job, moved his family back to
his home area in Africa, and packed
his bags for Texas, only to find out that
the recruiter was no longer able to get
him a scholarship to attend HSU.
“So there I was in Arusha, Tanza-
nia—no family, no job, and no
school,” he said.
Down on his luck, Harrison didn’t
know what he was going to do, but
God had the situation under control.
Jack Hull—who was a missionary
from Wichita Falls, TX, and was the
man who led Harrison to Christ—
happened to be in Moshi, Tanzania
when Harrison received the bad
news. Concerned for his friend, Jack
traveled to Arusha to talk with Harri-
son about other opportunities. After
their conversation, Jack contacted his
friend Stanley Grover, who was one of
UMHB’s board members at the time.
In two weeks, Jack returned to Harri-
son with an opportunity for higher
education. In no time, Harrison was on
his way to Texas once again, but this
time he was headed to the University
of Mary Hardin-Baylor.
“How he did it, I’ll never know,”
Harrison said. “But what I do know
was coming to UMHB was God’s
direction for my life. I believe that all
of those events didn’t happen by coin-
cidence. God’s hand led me to UMHB,
and my purpose was to be here from
the beginning.”
While at UMHB, Harrison majored
in religion and minored in business
management—two areas of study that
have served him well during his career.
Harrison went on to earn a master’s
of divinity from the Nairobi Evangeli-
cal School of Theology in Kenya and a
doctoral degree from Brunel Univer-
sity/LST (UK). Additionally, he holds a
diploma of theology from the Inter-
national Baptist Theological Seminary,
East Africa.
In 1991 Harrison began working for
Mount Meru Christian University as a
lecturer and registrar. After three years
he became the school’s principal, and
in 2002 he was named vice chancel-
lor. In 2005 the university received full
registration, which is known stateside
as accreditation. Today, the school has
more than 2,400 students enrolled
in undergraduate and graduate-level
classes. Mount Meru is spread out
across three different campuses and
employs 156 people.
Although the successful institute is
growing in size and academic offer-
ings, Harrison said the process hasn’t
been easy. “The best way to describe it
is as a journey of faith,” he said. While
his job has always been important to
him, he also strives to be a leader in
the community. Harrison serves as the
senior pastor of the Arusha Interna-
tional Baptist Church, the founder
and president of MMUUSA Inc., the
general secretary of All Africa Baptist
Fellowship, the associate general
secretary of the Baptist World Alliance,
and chairman of the board for World
Vision, Tanzania.
As an influential leader in multi-
ple organizations, as well as a loving
husband and father to eight children
(seven biological and one adopted),
Harrison believes success comes from
the act of loving people. He said, “If
you can’t love people, then you won’t
be able to work with them, and in
turn, you won’t be able to lead them.”
He encourages each person to
establish their own vision for change.
“Having a clear vision will be the driv-
ing force to motivate you to lead well.
A vision requires only one person, but
a mission requires many people to
support that vision to make it work.
So love people and serve them, and
together you’ll make a difference in
the world. ”
- Crystal Donahue ’10
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Waiting in the wings: a performing arts center with innovative,multi-functional spaces for musical performances and
theatrical productions.Interested in playing a supporting role?
Go to umhb.edu/momentum for details or contact Brent Davison at [email protected]
University of Mary Hardin-BaylorUMHB Box 8409
900 College Street Belton, Texas 76513
Elizabeth “Tim” Timmons Glazener ’53, April 12, in Ferris. In more than 40 years of teaching, Tim enriched the lives of second and third grade students across Texas. She faithfully served the United Methodist Church as a minister’s wife, a participant in the United Methodist Women’s group, a member of the choir, and a Sunday school teacher. After retirement, she made hats for the American Cancer Society to give to ailing children and made quilts for the families at Ronald McDonald House charities.
Frances Washburn Hildreth ’54, March 25, in Des Moines, IA. After grad-uation, Frances taught school in Killeen where she met her husband, Keith, a young Iowa corporal stationed at Fort Hood. After his discharge, the couple moved to Iowa while Keith finished school. They lived in several different places during their life, including: Minneapolis; New Hampton and Hampton, IA; Lincoln, NE; and Ada, OK, which is where they lived for almost 30 years. She volunteered as a Girl Scout leader, a Sunday school teacher, and a piano player at church. She also volunteered at school activities and church functions. Frances was a Sunday school superintendent and led many years of summer Bible camps.
Mary Jo Cates Coates ex ’57, May 6, in Abilene. She served along with her husband, Kenneth, for over 50 years in churches, including First Baptist Church, Teague; Eastview Baptist Church, Kilgore; First Baptist Church, Gilmer; First Baptist Church, Andrews; First Baptist Church, Levelland; Tarrytown Baptist Church in Austin; Willow Meadows Baptist Church,
Houston; Pioneer Drive Baptist Church, Abilene; and First Baptist Church, Plain-view. After retiring, the couple served at Kowloon International Baptist Church in Hong Kong from 2004-2005. Mary Jo worked at the Continuing Education Department and in the president’s office at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene. Mary Jo was active in PEO, a Christian women’s organization.
Alene Wiederhold Cottrell ex ’58, in April, in Dime Box. Alene dropped out of nursing school and moved to Austin to be the elevator operator at Seton Hospi-tal before being promoted to bookkeeper and working the front desk. In 1957, Alene enrolled at UMHB to become a home economics teacher. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church since 1938. She chaperoned numerous FHA school bus trips to the State Fair of Texas, and to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo as her husband drove the bus. She reported the rain to the National Weather Bureau for 25 years. Alene served the food and cleaned the pots for the Meals on Wheels program and sold tickets at the SPJST dances. In the 1970s, Arlene came down with severe arthritis so she bought a brown Swiss dairy cow from Brenham and started milking it. She raised chickens and bred Cairn and West Highlander terriers.
Joyce Bullock Gibson ’57, May 6, in Allen. She began her teaching career in Moulton, where she met her husband. In the early 1950s they moved to Deer Park, where Joyce was a long time teacher at San Jacinto Elementary School and a Sunday school teacher at First Baptist Church in Deer Park. She continued to
teach after retirement in Milano, Mexico, and Taiwan. In 2002, she was Deer Park Chamber of Commerce Female Lay Person of the Year, which recognized citizens who provide teaching of faith and use it to help others outside religious structures such as homes, schools, or at work.
June Chapman Moody ’57, Dec. 21, in Dallas. She was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church, where she taught Bible studies and invested in the lives of others. She was a devoted Christian, a pastor’s wife, a loving mother to her children, and a friend to all.
Barbara Moncrief Riddick ’57, March 9, in Orange. She was a lifelong educator and member of Beta Sigma Phi and Delta Kappa Gamma. Barbara’s teaching career began at Beaumont ISD, and several years later she joined Bridge City ISD, teaching Remedial Reading and English as a second language. After receiving her master’s degree from Lamar University in Beaumont, she became an educational counselor for students in Klein, Angleton, Lumberton, Liberty, and WO-Start Schools, retiring in 1995. Barbara served on many boards, including Travelers, Orange Christian Services, Services League of Orange, Orange Community Players, Women’s Golf Association-Sunset Grove CC, and at First Methodist Church of Orange. She was a member of First Baptist and First Methodist Churches of Orange.
Cecilia Edwards Rice ’58, May 8, in Marshall. She worked at Edwards Furniture Store and taught at Dogan Elementary School. She was passionate about music, painting, ceramics, and flowers. Cecilia
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The North End Gang, classmates and friends of the Class of 1961, gathered for a spring reunion in East Texas in May. Back row: John Walker, Brena Bain Walker, Nelda Cook Perry, Enedina Angui-ano Granado, Beverly Ward Wood, Riley Owens, Carolyn Allison Owens; front row: Alonzo Wood, Larry Perry, Sondra Attaway Cook, Gayla Vardeman Corley, Betty Sue Craven Beebe.
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taught piano lessons in her home and was the organist at Bel-Air Baptist Church for nearly 50 years. She was published and won numerous awards for her paintings and ceramics.
Rob Owens, April 28, in Temple. He was the father of Riley Owens CB ’60.
Jane McKinney Dowell ’62, Feb. 19, Gatesville. She taught at Gatesville High School from 1962 until her retirement in 1994. Jane was a member of Live Oak Baptist Church, Rebekkah Sunday School class, Delta Kappa Gamma, the Women’s Forum, and Gatesville’s Museum Association.
Priscilla Younts Hogan ’64, March 14, in Tulsa, OK.
Vergenia L. Smart ’68, March 8, in Temple. She taught school for 20 years in Copperas Cove and Troy school systems. She was involved in senior centers in
Temple and Troy. Vergenia was a member of the Church of Christ.
Bobby Ray Chaffin ex ’73, April 21, in Amarillo. He was employed with Phillips Petroleum Company for 35 years. He was the husband of Adriana Garcia Chaf-fin ex ’73, who may be reached at 5303 Goodnight Trail, Amarillo, TX 79109.
Ouida Mae Dulany HA ’81, March 29, in Belton. She worked as a secretary to the president at UMHB for 30 years, working for several presidents. She taught Sunday school at First Baptist Church of Belton. Ouida Mae was involved in Altrusa Inter-national, City Federation of Texas, City Federation Past Presidents Organization, Republican Women, Belton Area Chamber of Commerce, Temple Study Club, Friends of the Lena Armstrong Public Library, and PEO.
Eddie Glenn Lewis ’85, April 28, in Temple. He was an RN until health issues
prevented him from continuing his career 10 years ago.
Linda Peterson ’85, Feb. 23, in Waco. She was a nurse at the VA Hospital in Temple for more than 30 years in the cardiology department, retiring in 2009.
James Parnell ’87, Feb. 28, in Moody. He joined the U.S. Army in 1959 and became a member of the 101st Airborne Division. He then attended the Aviation Warrant Officer Class #63-1W in Fort Campbell, KY. His final training was at Ft. Rucker, AL. He graduated as a WO-1, Rotary Wing Aviator. He served tours in Korea and two combat tours in Vietnam. In 1981, he retired as Chief Warrant Four at Ft. Hood. He continued his second career with Superior Chaircraft, where he worked for 25 years. Jim was a 32nd degree mason, and a member of Gatesville Lodge 197. He was a lifetime member of the American Motorcyclist Association, the Ft. Hood Dirt Riders, Texas Motorcycle Riders Associa-
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Alumni unite during annual Dorm Dash eventAlumnae from multiple generations returned to
campus June 19-20 for the third annual Dorm Dash event. “We had graduates from the 1950s through 2014 attend,” said Dani Beth Crosby, assistant director of Alumni Relations. “It is neat how this event contin-ues to draw a broad spectrum of alumnae back to campus.”
The goal of Dorm Dash is to give female graduates the opportunity to come back to UMHB, stay in their old dormitories, and spend time with their former classmates. “It gives alumnae a chance to re-live their college days, reminisce on the memories they made, as well as make new memories by connecting to UMHB as it exists today,” Crosby said.
Attendees also had the opportunity to participate in the Bell Area Alumni Network’s coffee house event on June 19 in the Bawcom Student Union. Forty grad-uates participated in the event.
“A cool byproduct of the evening was that alumni were able to connect with graduates from other decades. There were 2012 alumni playing dominoes with 1965 graduates who they just met,” Crosby said. “It was a wonderful opportunity for alumni to see that the UMHB family goes beyond their own college experience. It allowed them to build memories with others who also call UMHB ‘home.’”
Above: Chelsie Mann ‘13 and Arielle Owens ’14;Alumni share laughs over coffee and a card game at the
Bell Area Alumni Network’s coffee house event.
tion, a charter member of the Wings of Eagles Chapter of the Christian Motorcy-cle Association in Temple, Chapter T of the Gold Wing Road Riders Association, a charter member of the Heart of Texas Trikers of Waco, and the Patriot Guard Riders of Central Texas. He was a member and officer in the Booster clubs for the Central Texas Stampede, Central Texas Blackhawks, and Cen-Tex Marshals hockey teams. He was also a member of the VFW, DAV, and American Legion.
Kim DeLoche Baggett McQueen ’94, March 13, in Temple. She was a teacher for Killeen ISD at Eastern Hills Middle School, retiring in 2010. She was an active member of Harker Heights United
Methodist Church. Her husband, Gregory Baggett ’95, preceded her in death in 2005.
Jennifer Boren-Coley ’99, Feb. 9, in Copperas Cove. She taught the TAG third grade class at Venable Village Elemen-tary School on Fort Hood and wrote the curriculum for her grade level. She was a teacher for 15 years and worked tirelessly for the benefit of her school. She collected Box Tops for Scholars and rewarded her students for their achievements in reading with awards and pizza parties.
Dee Stark Berryman ex, Feb. 21, in The Woodlands. She was a speech therapist for 10 years in the Corpus Christi school
district. Dee and her husband moved to Houston in 1964. She was the preschool director for Kinkaid School, where she taught and tested pre-school children for 25 years, retiring in 1993. Throughout her life, Dee was a member of the American Speech and Hearing Association, National Storytellers Association, National Associa-tion for the Education of Young Children, and the Junior League of Houston. She was also a member of and volunteered for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, the April Sound Ladies Association, Assis-tance League of Conroe, Lake Conroe Area Republican Women, and Montgomery County Performing Arts Society. She was a member of Chapelwood Methodist Church and later April Sound Church.
Sarah Brazil Brookshire ex, in March. She received a certificate in Public Health Nursing in 1939 from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. Sarah was employed by the Fort Worth City Health Department for eight years and then was a supervisor with the Williamson County Health Depart-ment, where she retired after 20 years of service. She was an active member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, teaching Sunday school and participating in UMW work.
Cathy Lumley Goodman ex, June 6, in Tyler. She was employed as a secretary at Universal Pictures in Dallas until she married Gene Goodman in 1949.
Ann Bryan Rucker Ray ex, Feb. 23, in El Paso. She taught first grade for more than 20 years.
Sandy Evans Scully ex, Feb. 5, in Temple. In the 1980s, she owned a bail bonds company and later became a realtor for a career lasting more than 20 years. She was a member of the 3S Cowboy Fellowship Church in Salado.
Buster L. Sanders, May 12, in Belton. He was the husband of Betty Jo Bounds Sanders, former employee in the Cashier’s office at UMHB.
MEMORIALS Allison & Owens Families Patsy Hendrix Ashby
Bertie Faye Archibald Marietta Parker
Billie McPherson Beasley Betty Sue Craven Beebe
Dora Kathryn “Dodie” Williams Beazley First Baptist Church, Burleson, TX Dr. & Mrs. William Spencer Nancy Salisbury Sullivan
Susan Beinhauer Ann O’Quinn Powell
Dr. Olive Chaffee Boggs Frank & Doris Boggs
Betty Jean Secrest Bohlin Kathryn Bohlin
Jamye Winn Browning Betty Sue Craven Beebe Thomas W. Burnstad Anna Burnstad Rebecca O’Banion
Beth Childress Minnie Abrego-Sanchez
Class of 1953 Sara Pearson Smith
L.R. & L.B. Cook Nelda Cook Perry
Bernice Cooper Riley & Carolyn Allison Owens
E. J. Daniel Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Bawcom Dr. & Mrs. Randy O’Rear
Flora Muller Daude Mark & Betty O’Hair Anderson Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Bawcom Karen Hall Betty Schulz Shirley Cowan Sommer TNT Wednesday Group – Dusty Forrester Ballard, Edna Penny Bridges, Mayelle Sheppard Carlisle, Joan Burton Cox, Patsy Dahnke Dillon Mary E. Raney Wright Mack D. Duce Shari Hannon Smith
Ouida Mae Dulany Kay Anderson Betty Sue Craven Beebe Linda Breaux Mr. & Mrs. Glen Cosper Mary Long Dr. & Mrs. William F. Long Dr. & Mrs. Randy O’Rear Riley & Carolyn Allison Owens Marietta Parker Shirley Cowan Sommer
Betty Dutcher Kent Owens Kerry & Kathy Owens Riley & Carolyn Allison Owens
Dr. Ruth LaVerne Gallman Dr. Mary Miller Werlinger
Elizabeth “Tim” Timmons Glazener Shirley Brown Barfield-Cockerham Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Bawcom Betty Sue Craven Beebe Jo Branton Butler June Reagan Caldwell Cotton & Twila Cottongame Gerry Glazener Lucy Lin Hom Ken & Betty Payne Huber Ruth Turner Lagrone Lynelle Sweat Mason Joan Marlowe Myrah Pat Lockridge Shannon Mary Etta Halbert Sims Jeremy C. Srader Glenna Morgan Stamps Chris Weathers Westbrook Rebecca O’Banion
Larry Guzman Riley & Carolyn Allison Owens
Frances Washburn Hildreth Nancy D. Carr Keith H. Hildreth
Priscilla Younts Hogan Betty Sue Craven Beebe Kathleen E. Kruse
Edward Ellis Hogwood Jr. Cindy L. Taylor
Patsy Rainey Hollar Betty Sue Craven Beebe
Dr. Shelley Howell Dr. & Mrs. William F. Long
Marilyn Jeffcoat Dr. & Mrs. J. A. Reynolds
Elaine Lewin Jolly Melinda Esco Thanet B. Flint Jennifer Grinage Susan M. Hunt Mary A. Lynch
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Amber Muller Melody C. Turner
Tom & Dixie Lawson Melissa Dobbs
Eddie Glenn Lewis Bobby & Edna Penny Bridges
Roy Lindsey Dr. & Mrs. J. A. Reynolds
Rev. John T. Littlejohn Mildred Dicus Walker
Dr. Henry “Hank” Mayer Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Bawcom Suzie Bean Mr. & Mrs. Joe George W. J. Hardin, M.D.
Rev. & Mrs. Weldon Hicks Dr. Michael & Cindy McFarland Hugh “Butch” & Darla Menking Dr. & Mrs. Randy O’Rear Mikki Schneider Barbara Sliva
Rita Miller Sue Allison May Riley & Carolyn Allison Owens
June Chapman Moody Annette Craddock Howse
Elma Gonzales Morales Elodia Gonzalez Reina
Caleb Morgan Katherine Stutts Kinard
Stephanie Ann Nash Laura Nash Collins
Dorothy “Dotty” James Norris Nancy Salisbury Sullivan
Rob Owens Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Bawcom Betty Sue Craven Beebe Mary Sandlin Billeck Margie York Hannon Gary L. Lange Max & Mary Lou Marks Sue Allison May Kent Owens Kerry & Kathy Owens Riley & Carolyn Allison Owens Shirley Cowan Sommer Temple College English Department UMHB Education Department –
Dr. Marlene Zipperlen, Dr. Karen Sykes, Dr. Christie Bledsoe, Cindy Selman, Dr. Joan Berry, Dr. Jodi Pilgrim, Dr. Robert Rose, & Debbie Wade Drs. Robert & Grace Richardson Whitis Pat Hejl Williamson Elsie York
Charlie & Lynn Pack Tracey Pack Upshaw
Marian Payne Randi Carter
Loretha Pollak Colleen Hannon Cox
Charley Powell Amy Bawcom Marietta Parker
Bobby Joe Pritchard Kent Owens Kerry & Kathy Owens Riley & Carolyn Allison Owens
Jonathan Roker Riley & Carolyn Allison Owens
Bobby Ross Riley & Carolyn Allison Owens
Ken Shackelford Betty Sue Craven Beebe
Jane Donaldson Chaney Sterling Cora Lee Jones
Georgia Mae Little Talley Christi D’Herde
Doris Watters Wood Mary Jane Wood
HONORARIA Vince Banks Martha Shipp Tyroch
Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Bawcom Anne Wiese Halbert
Kelly & Mindy Slack Boggs Rev. Robert & Sandra Sanders Mattson
Melissa Tyroch Bragg Betty O’Hair Anderson
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CRU-necting in DFWAlumni Relations kept busy in the Dallas/Fort Worth area
this summer by hosting a networking lunch, a social outing
to a Dallas Rangers baseball game, and a send-off party.
“We are always seeking new ways to help build our alumni
networks,” said Dani Beth Crosby, assistant director of
Alumni Relations.
The networking luncheon was held at Mattito’s Tex
Mex restaurant in Las Colinas on July 31. “We wanted to
provide graduates from the DFW area with an opportu-
nity to network with one another,” Crosby said. “There are
a good number of alumni in the area working in ministry,
business, education, and more. This lunch allowed them
the opportunity to get to know one another better, develop
connections, and strengthen the UMHB family.” Twen-
ty-four people participated.
Alumni also gathered at Globe Life Park in Arlington to
watch a Texas Rangers baseball game on July 31.
“Returning to campus is so special, but connecting with
other graduates wherever you can is the next best thing,”
Crosby said.
More than 40 people spanned out over 50 class years
attended the event.
“It’s always good to bring the UMHB family together, and
area alumni network events are a practical way to do that.”
Dr. Edna Penny Bridges Madiene Gibson Housekeepers Club
Class of 1949 Mary Robnett Ramsey
Class of 1953 Sara Pearson Smith
Joe George Amy Bawcom Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Bawcom
Lindsay Gibson Virginia Feaster
Juanita Lewis Hardin Annette Craddock Howse
Dorothy Jean Reinhard Hogwood Cindy L. Taylor Pamela H. Wilson
Drs. E. Leroy & Jean Wyatt Kemp Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Bawcom Ken & Melva Garner Hobbs Marian Corbin Wood
Cynthia Schwertner Kirby Marjorie Frank Ferrill
Edd Martin Amy Bawcom Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Bawcom
Bill & Sue Allison May Julia Woodyard Nation
Gloria Ray Moore Eula Woodyard McKown
Dorothy Brunson Nash Don & Carolyn Brunson Vardeman
Dr. & Mrs. Randy O’Rear Anne Wiese Halbert
Marietta Parker Anne Wiese Halbert
Dr. Kay Schwertner Psencik Marjorie Frank Ferrill
D. A. & Jeanee Ragsdale Courtney Carter Christ
Larry Reeves Amy Bawcom Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Bawcom
Dr. & Mrs. J. A. Reynolds Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Watts
Dr. Carole F. Smith Linda C. Owens
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This summer Alumni Relations hosted three send-
off parties: one in Houston, one in Austin, and one
in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
“The send-off parties are a chance for alumni of
all generations to meet or re-connect and fellowship
with one another and with current and incoming
students and their families,” said Dani Beth Crosby,
assistant director of Alumni Relations.
Each area send-off party gives incoming freshmen
a chance to meet future classmates from the same
hometown, while allowing alumni to congratulate
and offer them encouragement and advice. The
event also gives parents of freshmen the chance to
build relationships with other parents of incoming
students and talk to alumni about their experience
at UMHB so they know what to expect for their
children. Sixty people attended the Houston event;
50 people participated in the Austin event, and 60
people came to the Dallas/Fort Worth Event.
The Alumni Association was well-pleased with
the send-offs. “For many people, this is their first
taste of UMHB culture, and we want to ensure it is a
personal, lasting, and valuable experience ,” Crosby
said. “All three events seemed to be just that for
incoming freshmen and their families.”
From the top: UMHB alumni welcomed new freshmen in Houston;
Austin freshmen had a chance to meet current
students at their summer send-off; incoming freshmen pose with
parents in Austin; Dorothy Brunson Nash ‘57
gets a hug from student Ryan Mitchell at the
Dallas/Fort Worth party.