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5 | C A M P US L I F E Fall enrollment breaks all previous records, plus physical therapy welcomes first class

F E A T U R E S SU P P O R T I N G SU CC ESS |12 After years of service as a student union, Mabee Center has been repurposed to offer help of all kinds for students in need

9 | AT H L E T I C L I F E McKenzie Ralston wins NCAA Div. III Individual National Championship in women’s golf

B I G M A N O N C A M P US |16 Meet the men of the Crusader offensive line, who have learned that being big has its challenges as well as advantages

11 | P H I L A N T H R O P Y Performing Arts Center receives grant from E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation 20 | A LU M N I L I F E Check out what’s happening in the lives of alumni and their families— plus reports on alumni events in Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, and Houston

O N T H E COV E R | 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

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CRUSADER FOOTBALL vs. East Texas Baptist University

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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 meritbased and leadership scholarships I’ve received, I’m being taken care of, not just financially but spiritually, too!

MARISSA KERLIN Junior, Education EC-6 Generalist Keller, Texas

Deanna Dawdy

Student enrollment hits new highs for Fall 2015 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

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,

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.”

Students 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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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 HardinBaylor 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

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Free Trade Alliance recognizes business students MBA students shine in International Business Plan Program, winning second and third place with environmentally sound plans for global trade 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 environmental sustainability and an international component, like importing 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 globally, develop their global network, and

to foster international relationships and understanding.”

This year, 96 students from 13 universities, across 12 different countries attended the event. This included 19 students who formed five teams from UMHB. UMHB has participated in the program for the last four years, placing 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.

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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)

Speech team takes second in national competition

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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.”

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“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

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.

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.

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In 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.

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New Year’s Day holiday (campus closed) First Day of Class Martin Luther King Jr. holiday (campus closed)

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On October 5 Dr. Randy O’Rear announced the selection of Dr. Rebecca O’Banion as UMHB’s new Vice President 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’Banion 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 Associate Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations. In her new role, O’Banion will oversee all fundraising activities, alumni records, and alumni relations for the university.

Prior to joining the UMHB staff, O’Banion served as executive director of Hope for the Hungry, an interdenominational organization which works to meet the physical and spiritual 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 University in Human Services Executive Leadership. In 2014 she earned her Doctor of Education degree in Higher Education Administration from UMHB.

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O’Banion named VP for Development

Physical therapy program begins with forty students 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 physical therapy program becomes one of less than 250 schools in the country.

“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 leadership, 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

Entrance into DPT programs is very competitive with the national average being 400 qualified applicants per school for an average of 40 slots.

university. “The passionate Christian faculty members and the program’s focus on service make our program distinctive,” she said.

Ralston takes it to the top Golfer makes school history as first Crusader to win NCAA Division III Individual National Championship

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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!”

Football picked to win ASC first place in preseason poll The Cru was picked to successfully 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 directors, 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 touchdown. 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 championship in the last 13 years, and advanced to the NCAA Division III National Championships for the 11th straight year.

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Cru athletics welcomes five new coaches 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 fouryear 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 fouryear letterman as a midfielder for the Cru men’s soccer program from 2007-

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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.

Crystal Donahue ’10

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

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E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation awards grant for new performing arts center On July 24, UMHB announced that the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation has awarded the university 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 theatrical 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 trustees 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

“We are delighted that the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation has chosen to partner with UMHB on this important project.”

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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, primarily in support of music education programs that the school offers to young people in Temple, Belton, and surrounding communities.

Above, architect’s rendering of performing arts center, as it would appear from the perspective of Main Street.

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SUPPORTING SUCCESS Renovations transform Mabee Center into a one-stop shop for students in need

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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.

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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.”

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 Foundation 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 meetings. 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 facility 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 specialists 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.”

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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 providing 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 helping students weather such crises and stay in school. Also located nearby is the office of Career Services, where staffers 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 navigate 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.” 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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In a world where they often stand out in the crowd, playing Crusader football turns these super-sized athletes into a band of brothers.

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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.”

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FINDING A FIT 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.

COMBATTING STEREOTYPES 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

Kelvin Taylor and Andrew Doster

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.

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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!”).

STRONG BONDS 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

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

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.”

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Madge Mao Meyer was featured for “Innovation by the International Women’s Leadership Association” in the 2015 issue of Inspirational Woman Magazine, Innovation.

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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 dorothy@txvanbeek.com.

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Donna Reynolds Kennedy serves as worship leader for the north campus of Have Bible Will Travel, formerly New Life Baptist Church.

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Karen Kornegay Buck is a general manager at Maplegrove Gluten Free Foods Manufacturing Company in Chino, CA. 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 employees 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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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 championship events and media days for the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference and has served as the official scorer for the University 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.

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Alumni Life reports news received Feb. 15, 2015, through June 15, 2015. If you have news to share, submit online at life.umhb.edu or send it to: Alumni Relations, UMHB Box 8427, 900 College Street, Belton, Texas 76513 or alumni@umhb.edu.

To make a memorial gift, please contact Development, UMHB Box 8433, 900 College Street, Belton, Texas 76513.

Cameron Korenek

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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 leading 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.

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Season Norton is a Baylor University social work intern with Family Promise of East Bell County, a program that works with qualified homeless families.

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.

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Cindy Ford Hastings received the Killeen ISD Elementary Teacher of the Year Award at a ceremony held May 21.

WEDDINGS Sheryl 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 churchill.sheryl@gmail.com.

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 Graduate 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.

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Jamie Sikes ‘13 and Cameron Roucloux ’14, March 14, in Salado. They reside in Temple.

BIRT H S Sandra 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. Shelley 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.

D E AT H S 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 capacities with the Junior League, Galveston Historical Foundation, Trinity Episcopal Church, Meals on Wheels, and the Ronald McDonald House. She taught art education in several elementary schools and worked with others to form a local quilting 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 Minnesota. 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 Annunciation Orthodox School Board.

Dorothy James Norris ’43, May 20, in Lafayette, CO. She worked as a chemist 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.

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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 Teachers 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 ’50, 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 Association, 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.

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 University (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, Tanzania—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 Harrison 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 Harrison 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 coincidence. 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 Evangelical School of Theology in Kenya and a doctoral degree from Brunel University/LST (UK). Additionally, he holds a diploma of theology from the International 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 chancellor. 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 offerings, 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 International 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 multiple 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 driving 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 ALUMNI L I F E

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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 bdavison@umhb.edu University of Mary Hardin-Baylor UMHB Box 8409 900 College Street Belton, Texas 76513

CRU Connected

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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 Anguiano 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.

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 graduation, 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, Plainview. 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 Hospital 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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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.

prevented him from continuing his career 10 years ago.

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 Chaffin ex ’73, who may be reached at 5303 Goodnight Trail, Amarillo, TX 79109.

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.

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 International, 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

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-

Alumni unite during annual Dorm Dash event Alumnae 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 continues 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 graduates 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.’”

tion, a charter member of the Wings of Eagles Chapter of the Christian Motorcycle 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

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.

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 Elementary 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 Association 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, Assistance 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.

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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 Department, 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.

MEM O R I A L S 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

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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

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

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

Larry Guzman

Riley & Carolyn Allison Owens

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

Dr. Shelley Howell

Dr. & Mrs. William F. Long

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

Marilyn Jeffcoat

Dr. & Mrs. J. A. Reynolds Elaine Lewin Jolly

Melinda Esco

Thanet B. Flint

Jennifer Grinage

Susan M. Hunt

Mary A. Lynch

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

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

CRU-necting in DFW Alumni 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 opportunity 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.” Twenty-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.”

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This summer Alumni Relations hosted three sendoff 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.

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