Inside Schreiner Winter 2006

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Inside

NEWSLETTER OF SCHREINER UNIVERSITY

Winter 2006 Volume X, Number 1

Mountaineer Center Campaign Underway

2006 Distinguished Alumnus and Athletic Hall of Honor inductees announced

Fundraising for the 80,000 square-foot Mountaineer Center, a modern recreation and athletics facility, is underway with a $1 million gift from the Floyd A. & Kathleen C. Cailloux Foundation. “The Mountaineer Center will be tangible evidence of Schreiner’s recognition that educating the whole person includes providing quality facilities for recreation, wellness and athletics,” said Schreiner’s president, Dr. Tim Summerlin. “It is one element not yet realized in the amazing renaissance of campus facilities of the last seven years. But we have made this commitment to our students, present and future, and we have the exciting challenge now to deliver on that commitment. The students deserve nothing less,” he said. Chairman of the Mountaineer Center Campaign and current Schreiner trustee, Rick Cree ’67, of Dallas, said the center is the next step in the evolution of Schreiner’s infrastructure. “This is leading Schreiner even further on the way to having a world-class campus,” he said. Scheduled for completion in 2009, the center will prove to be an essential recruiting tool for athletes and nonathletes alike, and offer current students a safe and attractive place to gather. It will become the headquarters for all Schreiner’s intercollegiate and intramural

Schreiner University has announced its 2006 Distinguished Alumnus and Athletic Hall of Honor inductees. Peter W. Baldwin and Wendell Mayes Jr. have been named Distinguished Alumni. Tom Ball Jr. will be inducted into the Athletic Hall of Honor. Rex Kelly, William G. Gillis and W. C. Weir will be inducted into the Athletic Hall of Honor posthumously. The six men will be honored at a banquet on April 1 during Recall, Schreiner University’s annual homecoming event. Peter W. Baldwin Peter W. Baldwin ’47, a former member of the board of trustees (1966-2004), played an instrumental role during Schreiner’s transition to a baccalaureate institution and co-chaired Schreiner’s successful $70 million comprehensive campaign. “He has a vision of achievement for Schreiner that encourages and motivates others to join with him in making that vision come true,” said Karen Kilgore, Schreiner’s consultant for planned giving, who nominated Baldwin. It is that vision that continues to inspire him and those he comes in contact with. “Schreiner has played such a big part in my life. I am very proud of the school and the progress it has made,” Baldwin said. “I know my entire experience with Schreiner has been rewarding to me. Even when walking the old bull ring, I probably would have argued the point. Their personal attention to each student is part of the reason that Schreiner is successful today in making responsible adults out of children.”

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In This Issue... Distinguished Alumnus/ Athletic Hall of Honor Mountaineer Center Black History Month Events Sports Global Competition Honor Roll of Donors

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Wendell Mayes Jr. Wendell Mayes Jr. ’42 is not one to rest on

his laurels. After a long and distinguished career in broadcasting, Mayes decided to return to college and pursue a bachelor’s degree from St. Edwards University. He graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in computer science, 50 years after earning his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Texas Tech University. “People always ask me why I decided to go back to school,” he said. “The honest answer is that I just want to learn some more things. I didn’t want to sit around and do nothing all day, and there are an awful lot of things I don’t know that I would like to learn.” That insatiable appetite for knowledge, which began at Schreiner Institute, has led Mayes through an extraordinary life marked by his commitment to helping others. At the age of 10, Mayes’ son was diagnosed with diabetes, and since that time he has remained steadfast in his dedication to furthering diabetes research. He served as the chairman of the American Diabetes Association (A.D.A.) for three years and as president of the International Diabetes Foundation, the first non-medical person to hold the position. That honor lead to the A.D.A. creating the group’s highest non-scientific award in his name. Spencer Blocker ’52 said of the man he nominated: “He is the most giving person that you will ever meet.” Tom Ball Jr. When Tom Ball Jr. ’42 entered Schreiner Institute in 1940, he was already a celebrated high school football player. To this day he is remembered throughout East Texas as a versatile triple threat running back, who was strong on both offense and defense.

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