ALUMNI | GIVE | A RCHIVES Save the Date fo r Homecoming 2023
Mark your calendar and plan to return to your Home on the Hill! Visit the familiar places of your college home and some of the new construction around campus. Reconnect with ETBC/ETBU friends while making new memories at Homecoming 2023. See you October 27-28, 2023 for Homecoming!
Alumni Spotlight :
Dr. Karen Rambo - Hernandez ('97)
Dr. Karen Rambo-Hernandez believes the opportunities ETBU provided beyond her classroom studies in mathematics led to her success today as an Associate Professor at Texas A&M University.
"At ETBU I enjoyed personal, intellectual, and spiritual growth. ETBU was a safe place to try new things. I was an education major (with a mathematics emphasis), but I was able to participate in theatre. I have such warm memories of the auditions, rehearsals, and performances. Honestly, I think a part of my success as an educator is due to learning to be comfortable on stage.”
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Tiger Alumni Podcas t L.B. Nunnally ('22)
L.B. Nunnally has spent the last 24 years in finance, the last 8 as the founding principal of Towerhouse Financial, an investment advisory firm in McKinney. He and his wife of 23 years have raised two amazing daughters. L.B. has also played golf competitively, attempting to qualify for the U.S. Open during his time at ETBU. Listen in as L.B. shares the importance of coming back, working hard, and “finding right”.
ETBU to Host Internship and Part - Time Job Fair
East Texas Baptist University will be hosting an Internship and Part-time Job Fair on Monday, October 30, 2023. The Internship and Part-time Job Fair will be located in the lobby of the Ornelas Student Center from 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. ETBU Alumni and friends are invited to inform ETBU students about internship and employment opportunities. As an alumnus, your registration fee will be waived. The job fair is also the Monday following Homecoming, so join us for the weekend to get connected back on the Hill and to meet our outstanding Tiger students!
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Tig ers in the Wild
How fun to spot Tigers in the Wild! If you find yourself enjoying life with your Tiger family, please send your photos to alumni@etbu.edu! We are better together!
Fourth of July (top right): Clint (’14) & Ashley (Ramos) Salmon (’15), Justin (’15) & Alex (Ramos) Lyons (’15), Ryan (’16) & Paige (Stevens) Gill (’18), and Macy (Yglecias) Velasquez
(attended)
Ecuador (middle right): Jeremy (’04) & Katy (Dison) Roberts (’05) and Steve (’77) & Carol (David) Thompson (’74)
Road Trip (bottom right): Karen (Hargis) Young (’83) and Sherree Murray (’83)
ETBU in the New s
Tigers Making Headline s
Kurapati ('91) Named Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Operating Officer at UTHSC
Raaj Kurapati ('91) a seasoned executive with more than three decades of experience in public higher education and private industry, has been named the new executive vice chancellor and chief operating officer for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). Congratulations, Raaj! Read more.
ETBU Named on Phi Theta Kappa 2023 Transfer Honor Roll
East Texas Baptist University was recently named to Phi Theta Kappa’s 2023 Transfer Honor Roll. Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), an honor society for two-year colleges, recognizes the importance of institutional commitment and investment of resources to support transfer students. The PTK Transfer Honor Roll acknowledges excellence and success in transfer pathway development. Read more.
Williamson ('76) Retires After 25 Years at Calvary Baptist ChurchCleveland, Texas
ETBU alum Carl Williamson ('76) took the pulpit one final time on Sunday, June 4 after 25 years as pastor. While serving at Bear Creek Baptist Church in the 1980s, Williamson received a phone call from a Calvary Baptist member asking him to come preach just once. After delivering the sermon, on the drive home the Lord called him to Cleveland, Texas where he served faithfully until his retirement last month. Read more.
Gideon
('88) Named San Angelo Central High Baseball Coach
Stan Gideon ('88) has been named head baseball coach at San Angelo ISD's Central High School. Gideon, a former All-Big State Conference first baseman at ETBU, has served at Alamo Heights High School, Northwest High School, Springtown High School, and Granbury High School previously. Congratulations, Stan! Read more.
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ETBU Office of Advancement
Dr. Scott Bryant
Vice President for Advancement
903.923.2069 | sbryant@ETBU.edu
Cari (Walker) Johnson (`94) Director of Alumni Relations
903.923.2043 | cjohnson@ETBU.edu
Keli Sparks Gifts Coordinator
903.923.2071 | ksparks@ETBU.edu
Steve M. Braun Development Officer | Assistant to the President
903.923.2397 | smbraun@ETBU.edu
