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Spring 2010 | Vol . 29 • No. 3
d e p a r t m e n t s13 Campus Life
New apartments, Crusader Knight antics,
and more
18 Athletic Life Men’s and women’s basketball teams take
fi rst place in ASC West.
10 PhilanthropyGreat-granddaughters of M.V. Smith give
pulpit Bible to museum.
17 Alumni Life Check out what’s happening in the lives of
alumni and their families.
f e a t u r e s10 Men and Women
Great in PowerTh e new Musick Alumni Center and Museum
at the Parker House showcases the history and
traditions of Mary Hardin-Baylor.
14 Water, Shelter, Hope Students and alumni step forward to help
Haitians rebuild after a devastating earthquake.
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On the cover: Jen Savage Sutton ’07 comforts a young boy displaced from his home in the village of Guibert, Haiti.
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C A L E N D A R
UMHB LIFEVolume 29, Number 3
Spring 2010
www.umhb.edu
PresidentRandy O’Rear, Ed.D.
Editor-in-ChiefPaula Price Tanner, Ed.D.
EditorCarol Woodward
Graphic DesignerRandy Yandell ’99
Contributing DesignerZeal Design Studio
PhotographersCarol WoodwardRandy Yandell ’99
InternsAnna JaureguiHeather Myers
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A P R I L 12 McLane Lecture, Dr. S. Ward Casscells, former Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Health Aff airs, Mayborn Campus Center Arena, 11:00 a.m.
13 Wind Ensemble Concert, W.W. Walton Chapel, 7:30 p.m.
15 Hillman Visiting Artist Series, Clancy Newman, cellist, Hughes Recital
Hall, 7:30 p.m.
15 Play Day
16 Senior Robing and Ring Ceremony, Manning Chapel, 8:00 p.m.
16 Midnight March
23 Awards Chapel, W. W. Walton Chapel, 11:00 a.m.
25 University Choirs and Bell Civic Chorale, Memorial Baptist Church,
Temple, 4:00 p.m.
26 Bell Civic Chorale Spring Concert, Manning Chapel, Meyers Christian
Studies Center, 7:30 p.m.
27 Song & Jazz 3, Luther Memorial, 7:30 p.m.
M A Y 7 Museum Dedication and Grand Opening, Musick Alumni Center and
Museum at the Parker House, 1:00 p.m.
7 Education Pinning, Lord Conference Center, 7:30 p.m.
7 Nurses Pinning, W.W. Walton Chapel, 7:30 p.m.
7 Social Work Pinning, Manning Chapel, 7:00 p.m.
8 Spring Commencement, Bell Country Expo Center, 10:00 a.m.
10 May Minimester Registration & Classes Begin
17-20 Senior Saints Summit, W.W. Walton Chapel, 7:00 p.m.
31 Memorial Day (Campus Closed)
J U N E 1 Summer I & II Advising and Registration
1 Summer I Classes Begin (Day and Evening)
7-11 Kindermusik Camps (Ages: Newborn – 7)
7-17 Swim Camp
8-12 Visual Arts Camp (Ages: 8 – 12)
10 Champions Football Camp (Grades: 6 – 12)
12 Champions Football Camp (Grades: 6 – 12)
14-18 Kindermusik Camps (Ages: Newborn – 7)
15-17 Middle School Band Camp (Grades: 6 – 8)
27-30 All-State Choir Camp (High School Choir Students)
J U L Y 1 Summer II Additional Registration
1 Summer II Classes Begin
5 July 4th Holiday (Campus Closed)
6-9 Drum Major & Color Guard Camp
9-18 Youth Summer Musical Camp – OKLAHOMA! (Ages: 12 – 20)
12-22 Swim Camp
17-18 OKLAHOMA! Cultural Activities Center, Temple, Saturday, 7:00
p.m.; Sunday, 3:00 p.m.
31 Summer Commencement, Mayborn Campus Center, 10:00 a.m.
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C A M P U S L I F E
Construction underway on additional campus housingThree-story complex to provide apartments for 141 students by fall 2010
Construction at the university began
in February on a new student housing
project which will provide additional
campus apartments for 141 students.
Planners estimate the apartment-
style complex will cost $6 million.
Th e residential facility will include 72
units with 141 beds. University admin-
istrators expect the complex to be
completed by fall 2010.
According to Senior Vice
President for Administration & Chief
Operating Offi cer Dr. Steve Th eodore,
the university continues to see an
increase in freshmen each year, and
many sophomore, junior, and senior
students want to continue to reside on
campus, making additional housing
necessary.
“Th is fall we had a record enroll-
ment with 2,768 students and a record
freshman class. Currently, we are on
track to have another record enroll-
ment next fall – so additional housing
is a must,” said Th eodore.
“We look forward to being able to
provide additional student housing so
more young people can have the full
UMHB experience,” said Th eodore.
Th e new apartment complex will be
an attractive, state-of-the-art facility.
Each apartment will have two private
bedrooms with attached private bath-
rooms and a shared living area.
Th e complex will be the fi rst key-
less residence facility on the campus.
Students living there will be able to use
their student identifi cation cards to
enter the facility, similar to hotel card-
key entries.
As an addition to the Independence
Village apartments, the style of the
complex will be similar to the existing
student apartments at the corner of
University Drive and Crusader Way.
Th e building will be three stories with
a brick façade.
—Carol Woodward
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C A M P U S L I F E
Campus community cheers Beachfamily’s selection for ‘makeover’
When Hurricane Ike hit the Texas
coastal community of Kemah in 2008,
UMHB student Michael Beach and his
family lost everything; to make do until
they could rebuild their home, they
moved into two FEMA trailers parked
in front of their ruined house.
What made the situation particu-
larly diffi cult was that Michael comes
from a very large family. His mother
and father, Larry and Melissa Beach,
have 13 children, ranging in age from 22
months to 23 years old. Four are their
biological children and nine are children
with special needs whom the Beaches
adopted. Th e Beach family is known in
the community for its compassion; in
the 23 years of their marriage, Larry and
Melissa have opened their home to 85
foster children.
Nearly two years after the storm,
the Beach family has fi nally been
able to move back into their home.
Th rough nominations from their
community, and with a little help from
recommendations, they had their house
built by the ABC program, “Extreme
Makeover: Home Edition.”
Ron Brown, director of fi nancial aid
at UMHB, sent a letter to the ABC
network recommending the family
for selection. Brown spoke highly of
Michael Beach as a student, saying,
“Michael has a great Christian heart,
and it’s ‘yes, sir/no, sir’ to every ques-
tion. You can tell he is very well raised
and very grateful,” said Brown.
Brown also mentioned in the letter
about the struggles the family goes
through their medically fragile chil-
dren. “You can imagine a family of 15,
with 13 of them still at home, trying to
fi t into two trailer houses,” said Brown.
On January 7, 2010, the Beach
family heard a knock on the door, and
Ty Pennington of Extreme Makeover
told them they had been chosen to
receive a new home. For the week that
the Extreme Makeover crew was build-
ing their house, the family was sent to
Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
A 6,340-square-foot home was built
for the family by more than 5,000 area
volunteers and 600 skilled labor work-
ers during one week of building. Th e
house consists of eight bedrooms and
four and a half bathrooms.
Supporters from UMHB were
invited to attend the reveal and stand
next to the Beach family for the big
moment. Among the supporters who
were able to attend were Michael’s
fellow students, Brown and his wife,
and other administrators.
Th e Kemah community raised the
funds to build the house. Th e dona-
tions made it possible for the house to
be given with no mortgage or property
taxes for the family and with the fi rst
full year of utilities paid.
Th e episode of “Extreme Makeover:
Home Edition” will be televised on
April 4 during a two-hour special on
ABC. UMHB students will be in the
crowd yelling “move that bus” when a
beautiful, two-story home for the
Beach family is fi nally revealed.
—Anna Jauregui
Members of the Beach family stand on the porch of their new home; Michael (in black cap, center) signals a Crusader "C" to his friends.
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A comic strip about two immature
college students trying to be cool has
placed student Garrett Pekar in the
national spotlight.
Th e sophomore mass communica-
tions/journalism major works on Th e
Bells newspaper staff as the opinions
page editor. He learned from his advi-
sor and professor, Victoria Kendig,
that MCT Campus, a national wire
service, was looking for new cartoon-
ists. “I submitted a few comic strips,
and now I have a trial contract with
them,” he said.
‘Bachelorette’ brings fun to Crusader Knights
Crusader Knights took on a whole new
perspective this year as First Lady Julie
O’Rear played the central character of a
“bachelorette,” which followed the theme
of “Th e Bachelorette” television show.
In the fi nal night of judging, Julie
called the top ten contestants by name,
handing each one a long-stemmed red
rose and asking, “Will you accept this
rose?”
In their own unique and distinctive
ways, each of the fi nalists gladly accepted
the rose from their “bachelorette.”
Next, the traditional videos rolled;
however, these also took on a diff erent
tone. All of the videos were in the setting
of a dinner-out with the bachelorette.
Julie played along with each bachelor as
they joined her at the table.
Again, each bachelor brought his
own unique talent to the table, trying to
impress and win the heart of the First
Lady. Julie endured everything from a
military fanatic who asked her what she
likes to do between wars, to one date
who only spoke Spanish, to riding and
singing a duet with a date on a fl ying
Aladdin carpet, to a Randy O’Rear
impersonator trying to win her hand.
In the end, Julie’s top pick to accept
her last rose and be crowned 2010
Crusader Knight was Evan Mullins,
a math education major from Sweeny,
Texas, who represented the Freshmen
Class.
Miss MHB Rachel Jaster assists First Lady Julie O'Rear as she presents her fi nal rose to the 2010 Crusader Knight Evan Mullins, who represented the Freshman Class.
Sophomore Garrett Pekar's comic strip "Shrimp" chronicles the foibles of a typical undergraduate trying to fi nd his way through college life.
Campus comic goes national
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C A M P U S L I F E
Lamm joins staffas associate VP for enrollment
Gary Lamm has been named asso-
ciate vice president for enrollment
management. Lamm, who previously
worked at UMHB in the fi nancial aid
offi ce for 12 years, began in January.
As associate vice president for
enrollment management, Lamm will
oversee all enrollment eff orts, including
overseeing student recruiting, student
admissions, international student
recruiting, and fi nancial aid services.
Lamm’s most recent position was at
Baylor University, in the fi nancial aid
offi ce as the senior associate director of
fi nancial aid. He is currently complet-
ing his doctorate of education degree
with an emphasis in higher education
at UMHB and will be in the fi rst grad-
uating class of the Ed.D. program.
Around the CampusBudget set: Meeting on February
5, the UMHB Board of Trustees
approved a university budget totaling
$61.9 million for 2010-11. Th e Board
approved a $35 per hour increase in
tuition ($645 per undergraduate hour)
and a 4% increase in room and board
rates, but no increase in student fees.
Th e average annual cost of attendance
for the typical resident student in 2010-
11 will increase 4.84%.
Dr. Tammi Cooper has
been named assistant
provost. In her new role,
Dr. Cooper will retain
her current duties as
assistant dean of the
Learning and Student Success program
plus oversee the university-wide insti-
tutional eff ectiveness program and the
SACS reaccreditation activities.
As assistant dean of Student
Learning and Success, Dr. Cooper has
been successfully leading the Center
for Academic Excellence, the Freshman
Seminar and Advising activities, and
the Crusader Connection events. She is
also currently coordinating eff orts for
the SACS Fifth-Year Interim Report.
First MSN grads receive diplomas:
Members of the fi rst graduating class of
the new Master of Science in Nursing
received their hoods during the winter
Commencement on December 11.
Of the 25 students receiving
master’s degrees, fi ve of them were
in the MSN program. A total of 207
students received their degrees.
Undergraduate students who were
recognized with awards during the
ceremony included Tamera McKinney
of Austin who received the Alpha Chi
Award for highest overall GPA; Luke
Beasley of Red Oak who received
the Loyalty Cup for the student who
is most representative of the ideals,
traditions and spirit of the university;
and Layne Grisham of Mesquite who
received the President’s Award for
meritorious service.
Graduating in December was the fi rst cohort of the new Master of Science in Nursing program. Pictured (L-R) Tamara New DeShazo BSN '92, Jolene White Bethune BSN '05, Malaika Harris Jenkins BSN '01, Amy Turner Mersiovsky, and Glenda Truax Moore BSN '85.
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Dr. Sharon Souter,
dean of the Scott &
White College of
Nursing, was recog-
nized by the Oklahoma
Baptist University
Alumni Association as an outstanding
alumnae when she received the 2009
Profi le of Excellence Award.
Th e 1976 OBU graduate was one of
12 Profi le In Excellence recipients.
Souter was recognized for her years
of service in the nursing profession, not
only as a nurse educator, but also for
her continued research on the nutrition
of senior adults.
Nurse educators certifi ed: Th e
Scott & White College of Nursing
announced this fall that Linda Pehl,
PhD, RN, and Margaret Prydun, PhD,
RN, have both earned the designa-
tion Certifi ed Nurse Educator (CNE)
after meeting strict eligibility criteria
and successfully completing a rigorous
certifi cation examination developed
and administered by the National
League for Nursing. Drs. Pehl and
Prydon lead the newly established MSN
degree program.
An Organ Concert and Dedication
was held in the Manning Chapel of the
Paul and Jane Meyer Christian Studies
Center on February 25. During the
service President Randy O’Rear recog-
nized Dr. and Mrs. Burton Patterson
for their gift of the chapel organ.
Th e three guest organists for the
event were Glenda Bundick, UMHB
professor emerita and organist for
Christ Episcopal Church of Temple;
Robert Green, UMHB alumnus and
organist for First United Methodist
Church of Belton; and Ken Mowell,
UMHB adjunct organ instructor
and organist for Immanuel Lutheran
Church of Temple.
Spring 2010 enrollment set a record
high for spring this year, with 2551
students enrolled in classes. Recruiting
offi cers report that applications for
admission, acceptances, and deposits are
all being submitted in greater numbers
than last year at the same time.
Tenure was granted to three faculty
members in February. Th e Board
of Trustees approved tenure for Dr.
Cathleen Early, assistant professor,
biology; Dr. Ty Leonard, assistant
professor, graduate counseling; and Dr.
Sharon Souter, dean, Scott & White
College of Nursing.
Celebrating 165 years on Charter Day, Judge Baylor (sophomore Ben Colston), Elli Moore Townsend (sophomore Landra Davison), First Lady Julie O'Rear, and President Randy O'Rear lead students in "Happy Birthday, UMHB" before blowing out the candles at the birthday party.
Dr. Marilyn Byrd, assistant profes-
sor in the College of Business, served
as a co-editor and contributor to a
recent issue of Advances in Developing
Human Resources titled “Giving Voice:
Th e Socio-cultural Realities of African
American Women’s Leadership
Experiences,” published October 2009.
UMHB’s Professor Shirley Walker
was also a contributing author to the
issue. Professor Walker’s article is
titled “Refl ections on Leadership from
the Perspective of an African American
Woman of Faith.” Walker teaches
Social Work in the College of Sciences.Shirley Walker and Marilyn Byrd
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In the ASC playoff s, the men played
U.T. Tyler Friday afternoon for the
fi rst round of the tournament and won
82-61. On Saturday, the men played
Mississippi College for the semifi nals
and won 78-63. Th en on Sunday, the
victory against U.T. Dallas, 80-70,
awarded the men their second ASC
championship title in three years and
advanced the team to the NCAA
National championship for the third
time in four seasons.
For the fi rst time in Cru basketball
history, UMHB was selected to host an
NCAA national playoff . Th e Crusaders
fought hard to subdue the Wheaton
College Th under before a packed house
at the Mayborn Campus Center arena,
but the Wheaton team prevailed beat-
ing UMHB 73-58.
—Anna Jauregui
A T H L E T I C L I F E
Th e Mayborn Campus Center arena
was fi lled with excitement as the fans
cheered the men’s basketball team
on to victory over UT-Dallas to win
the American Southwest Conference
Championship Tournament on
February 28.
Both the men’s and women’s teams
competed for the conference title after
each team had made exceptional runs
during the season.
During the fi rst week of the regular
season, Lady Cru was regionally ranked
No. 4 and attained No. 3 status in the
second week.
Led by head coach Kim Kirkpatrick-
Th ornton and assistant coach Hollie
Stanton, the women posted 16 straight
wins and earned a spot in the ASC
Championship Tournament for the
fi fth consecutive year.
Th is was the fi rst time the women
were picked as West Division #1 seed,
and they won the West Division cham-
pionship for the fi rst time in school
history.
At the ASC championship tourna-
ment, the women won their fi rst round
against East Texas Baptist University,
but missed the last shot at the buzzer
to take the semi-fi nal game with
McMurry University into overtime.
Th e game ended 49-47.
Th e men’s team also posted a
great season. With head coach Ken
DeWeese and assistant coach Jimmy
Smith, the Crusaders were 19-6 overall
and 17-4 in ASC play.
For the season opener, the men
defeated Trinity, 78-52. Leading the
game were Sterling Phillips, Dean
Pele, and Greg Wiernas. Among other
leading players were Th eo Ard, Ervin
Johnson, Zane Johnston, and Rich
Moore. Twice, throughout the season,
Dean Pele was awarded ASC West
Division Player of the Week.
From the beginning, the men
were picked to win the ASC West
Division in the pre-season polls. In
the end, the team proved true to the
polls and won the West Division
title. Th roughout the season, the Cru
had eight straight wins giving them
home-court advantage for hosting the
ASC Championship Tournament in
the Mayborn Campus Center for the
second time in university history. Th is
was their tenth overall appearance at
the conference tournament.
Senior Kallie White was named to the ASC Academic All-Conference Team for the third time this spring.
Starling Phillips (22) led the Crusaders in scoring and was named Most Valuable Player for the ASC Tournament.
Basketball teams make historywith dual ASC West championships
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P H I L A N T H R O P Y
In October, fi ve women brought a
precious family heirloom, their great
grandfather’s large leather Bible, to
the newly established Musick Alumni
Center and Museum at the Parker House.
Sisters Ann Huff man, Betty Sue
Penny, and Carolyn “Tina” Gent and
their cousins, Sally Griffi n and Susan
Griffi n, all presented the pulpit Bible
of Reverend Martin Van Buren Smith,
their great grandfather, to Museum
Curator Betty Sue Beebe.
Th e signifi cance of the Bible for the
museum collection was tied directly to
the importance of Reverend Smith and
all he did for Belton, Baylor Female
College, and Texas Baptists.
M. V. Smith (1837–1893) had a
pioneer spirit, and that spirit led him
to “always be starting something new
for the good of his church or town or
state,” his son Charles B. Smith wrote
in a brochure in 1940.1
When M. V. Smith and his wife
and fi ve children came to Belton’s First
Baptist Church in 1875 because of a
call to preach, there were only about
25 members, but according to his son,
Belton is where his father’s “real life
work began.”
Not only did he erect a church
building (originally attached to their
home) in Belton and serve as the pastor
for 18 years, but he was also the driving
force behind relocating Baylor Female
College from Independence to Belton.
It was M. V. Smith that urged the
Baptist General Convention of Texas to
relocate the college. It was M. V. Smith
who began a “vigorous” campaign in
1885 to bring the all-girls’ school to
Belton. And it was M.V. Smith who
nearly single-handedly raised $31,000
and the 10 acres necessary to bring the
college to Belton.
Raising that amount of money in a
small town of 2,000 people in 1885 was
no small undertaking.
“Day and night for three months he
worked, begged, preached, and talked
education for women,” records his son.
“For a month meetings were held
in his large church three nights each
week to hear speeches till fi nally he had
completed the task. One of the great-
est sermons I ever heard him preach
was on the Sunday preceding the fi nal
‘rally’ for funds. His text, ‘Th at Our
Daughters May be As Corner Stones,
Polished after the Similitude of a
Palace.’ For forty minutes he poured
out his very soul on the subject of
Christian education for women. His
audience was so stirred by his winsome
voice and their great love for him that
on Monday night when the pledges
were tabulated, he had a thousand
dollars more than asked for. ”
Smith went on to be known for
many campaigns in his lifetime, includ-
ing starting the newspaper for Texas
Baptists, the Baptist Standard.
As a citizen of Belton, his other
contributions included raising money
for the city water-works, an electric
lighting system, new public school
buildings, a telephone exchange, Belton
Male Academy, a dam across the Leon
River, and bringing the Santa Fe and
M.K. & T. railways to Belton.
Each of these is an enduring legacy
to M.V. Smith. But perhaps the great-
est contribution he made was bringing
the small women’s college known as
Baylor Female College to Belton.
Because of the vision of his great
granddaughters, the university
museum now will include the pulpit
Bible of a man who changed lives –
M. V. Smith. —Carol Woodward
1Charles B. Smith, “Some Words, Works and Ways of Martin Van Buren Smith,” 1940; UMHB museum.
Betty Sue Penny, Ann Huffman, Carolyn "Tina" Gent, Sally Griffi n, and Susan Griffi n presented their great-grandfather's Bible to UMHB in October.
Gift commemorates M.V. Smith, pastor who championed moving Baylor Female College to Belton
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ALUMNI LIFE
Alumni Life reports news received October 16,
2009 through February 15, 2010. If you have news
to share, send it to: Alumni Relations, UMHB Box
8427, 900 College Street, Belton, Texas 76513 or
send via email to [email protected]
1 9 3 0 sGenevieve McCaleb Trees ’38 taught elementary
school for 38 years, 35 of them in Leakey public
schools. She taught the ladies’ Sunday School
class at First Baptist Church in Leakey and was
active in mission work. As a charter member of
Frio Canyon Baptist Church, she was active in
church committees and led ladies’ Bible study. In
the 1990s, she was named Teacher of the Year
and, in 2003, she was named Citizen of the Year
and Honorary Marshall of the local July Jubilee
Parade. An elementary school building is named
in her honor. Genevieve currently volunteers at
the local library and museum and is a member of
the Historical Society and the Eastern Star.
1 9 4 0 sDr. Anna Beth Connell ’43 received
the Lifetime
Achievement Award
at the Salute to
Healthcare banquet in
Lufkin in November.
Lufkin/Angelina
County Chamber
of Commerce 2009
Chairman Todd
Kassaw and 2010 Board Chairman Van Watson
presented the award to Dr. Connell for her many
years of service to the community as a physician.
1 9 5 0 sTh e class of 1958 will have their 52 year
reunion during Homecoming scheduled for
October 8-9, 2010.
1 9 6 0 sTh e class of 1964 met for lunch at the
Stagecoach Inn in Salado during Homecoming
2009. Members present were Glenda Gray,
Beverly Lisby Owen, Brenda Hatcher
Knowles, Bernice Jones Evans, Betsy Dabbs Polgue, Betty O’Hair Anderson, andVelva Schrader Riddle.
Chemistry Class ,1944
Save the Date! Homecoming Oct. 8-9, 2010
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A L U M N I L I F E
1 9 9 0 sAmy Bawcom ’93 joined Scott and White
Hospital’s development offi ce in January as the
manager of Foundation Relations. She may be
reached at [email protected].
Minerva Cruz-Solano McCutchen ’94 owns
Fitness Evolution in Brownwood. Th e gym fea-
tures Life Fitness equipment , free weights and
treadmills. It also off ers Les Mills Body Pump
and Body Combat classes, certifi ed personal
trainers, and group fi tness classes including
Zumbia, Yoga, Spin, Body Blitz, and Evolution
Kettleball. Minerva has 16 years’ experience as a
personal trainer. She is also certifi ed in Crossfi t
Elite Fitness, Pilates, and RPM indoor cycling.
Kimberli Lee ’95 has fi nished her fi rst book, enti-
tled I Do Not Apologize for the Length of Th is Letter:
Mari Sandoz and Native American Rights. She had
a book signing at the Gatesville Public Library
on December 19. Th e book is an edited collec-
tion of letters written by Mari Sandoz, a Nebraska
author, who championed Native American rights
in the 1940s and 1950s. Th e book was based on
Kimberli’s doctoral dissertation.
Melissa Mikes Denman ’96 is a stay-
at-home mom, and
her husband, Brian, is
the director of Fiscal
Planning at Baylor
University. Th ey have two children: 7-year-old
Brian Scott and 2-year-old Mary Madeleine. Th ey
may be reached at 1701 Live Oak Valley Cir., Waco,
TX 76710 or [email protected].
Ramona Nunez Bolivar ’97 was Teacher of
the Week at Cameron Elementary School for
October 26-30. She is certifi ed to teach English
as a Second Language, Spanish, and Bilingual.
Ramona has been teaching ESL classes for 11
years at Cameron Independent School District.
Christina Th ompson Garcia ’97 is director
of social services at Woodridge Nursing and
Rehabilitation in Beeville.
Martin Valko ’97 was
appointed by the Government
of the Slovak Republic as its
Honorary Consul to the State
of Texas, his consular district.
He will be engaged in pro-
moting Slovakia, its culture,
history, tourism, business,
and the development of economic cooperation
between Slovakia and Texas. Martin is a part-
ner in the Dallas-based immigration law fi rm of
Chavez & Valko, LLP.
Shana Johnson ’98 was Teacher of the Week
at Cameron Independent School District,
where she teaches 5th grade. She taught at Jarrell
Elementary School for three years before going
to Cameron.
Doyl McMurry ’98 has been commissioned into
the United States Navy Chaplain Corps. He will
be stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina,
following his training.
Jason Whisenant ’99 was
a recipient of the 2009
President’s Meritorious
Service Award at Texas A&M
University on December 1 at
the Presidential Conference
Center located at the George
Bush Presidential Library
Center. Jason works in the offi ce of the vice pres-
ident for research. Photographed are Jason and
his wife, Rachel Taylor Whisenant ’99, attend-
ing the reception.
2 0 0 0 sSusan Kay Polach ’00 was inducted into Golden
Key International Honour Society during a cer-
emony at Northern Arizona University. Golden
Key International Honour Society, founded in
1977 in Atlanta, Georgia, is the world’s premier
collegiate honor society, with more than 1.7
million members and over 360 chapters in the
United States, Australia, Canada, Malaysia, New
Zealand, South Africa, and the United Arab
Emirates. Th e global nonprofi t organization
provides academic recognition to top-perform-
ing college and university students, as well as
scholarships and awards, career and internship
opportunities, networking service, and leadership
development opportunities. Membership into
the society is by invitation only, to students in all
fi elds of study.
Angie French ’01 was
ordained in 2008 by
Pastor Harry Lucenay
at the Kowloon
International Baptist
Church in Hong Kong,
where she has been serving as the minister of
music since 2005. After receiving her degree in
music from UMHB, Angie went on to earn two
graduate degrees: Master of Divinity and Master
of Music in Church Music from George W.
Truett Th eological Seminary at Baylor University.
Th e Hong Kong congregation includes 30 dif-
ferent nationalities, and Angie has built a music
program which includes a 50-member choir,
a Ladies’ Choir (almost exclusively Filipino
women), and several children’s choirs.
Wesley Craig ’02 is the Minister of Missions
at Baptist Temple Church in San Antonio. He
served a three-year tour as Cooperative Baptist
Fellowship missionary in Bucharest, Romania.
Craig and his wife, Susan Muske Craig ’03, live
in San Antonio.
Melissa Welstead ’03 is an academic dean at
Sam Houston High School in San Antonio.
Charity Holmes ’04 had an article published
in the American Journal of Infection Control in
February. Th e title of her article was “Preventive
Effi cacy and Cost-eff ectiveness of Point-of-use
Water Filtration in a Subacute Care Unit.” She is
the manager of Safety & Regulatory Compliance
in the Infection Control Department at Mission
Hospital Laguna Beach.
Riley Baumann ’06 received the prestigious
Salesman of the Year for 2009 award at the
National Sales Meeting for Taylor Made/Adidas
in Carlsbad, California, on January 21. He is an
Adidas/Ashworth sales representative with the
company. Riley and his wife, Laurie Selchert Baumann ’05, live in Tampa, Florida.
Amy Easdon Beskow ’06 has been singing with
the Fort Worth Opera for three years. She will
be singing in a world-premiere opera, Before
Night Falls, with the Fort Worth Opera. Amy
teaches voice lessons at Coppell High School.
Viki Burges ’07 had an article published in the
National Student Nursing Association Journal. Th e
title of her article was “Th eories of Nursing: A
Student’s Vantage Point.” Viki is a staff nurse in
the Emergency Department at the V.A. Hospital
in Temple. She is a graduate student at Texas
A&M University-Corpus Christi, enrolled in the
Family Nurse Practitioner degree plan.
Kyle Tubbs ’08 is the minister of youth at
Trinity Baptist Church in Sweetwater and is
working on his master of divinity degree at
Hardin-Simmons University. His wife, Kaily Luckett Tubbs ’09, is working for the Patty
Hanks Shelton School of Nursing at Hardin-
Simmons University and is working on her
master’s degree to become a reading specialist.
Sara Hamilton ’09 has established an orphanage
in Uganda through Rafi ki African Ministries.
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W E D D I N G SJulie Ann Blair ’98 to
Christopher Lee Gadoury,
December 6, in San Antonio.
Members of the wedding
party were Leland Hartmann ’00 and Jeff rey Clayton ’97.
Julie is the founder of the Law
Offi ce of Julie A. Blair, spe-
cializing in immigration and nationality law, and
Christopher is also an attorney in Houston.
Brett Renee Heitmiller ’07 to James Eliot
Littlejohn, November 21, in West. Brett teaches
sixth-grade English/language arts and coaches
volleyball, basketball, and track for Colleyville
Middle School, and James is attending Texas
A&M Health Science Center pursing a medi-
cal degree and doctorate degree in molecular
biology.
Lindsey Diane Fuessel ’09 and Paul Jonathan Schiller ’08, January 16, in Temple. Lindsey and
Paul are employed at Scott & White Hospital.
Bradley Berry Bowen ex to Lorena Andrea
Ayala, in San Antonio. Bradley is head of the
training department, and Lorena is a fi tness pro-
fessional at Lifetime Fitness at Th e Rim in San
Antonio.
B I R T H SEric ’95 and Julie Bohn Madsen ’96 announce
the birth of their daugh-
ter, Annelise Claire,
December 2. Eric is a chem-
ist for Haldor Topsoe, Inc.,
and Julie is a stay-at-home
mom. Th ey may be reached
at 12619 Fern Walk Ct.,
Houston, TX 77089 or julie@
themadsens.org.
Laura Golden Luedeke ’99 and her husband,
Shay, announce the
birth of their daughter,
Kerris Audrey Renee,
February 8, 2008.
She joins big brother
Jett. Laura is CED for
iNeedMyCE.com, LLC, and Shay is senior con-
sultant for PDI. Th ey may be reached at 3271
Hester Way, Salado, TX 76571 or lluedeke@
gmail.com.
Catherine Gelsthorpe Lyman ’01 and her
husband, Andrew, announce
the birth of their daugh-
ter, Charlotte Anne, June
26. Catherine is a stay-at-
home mom, and Andrew is
a fi re fi ghter with the City of
Round Rock.
Ted ’02, MED ’06, and Allison Wiethorn Smith ’01 announce the
birth of their daughter,
Avery Renee, August 12.
Ted is an assistant principal
at Shoemaker High School
in Killeen, and Allison is a
family nurse practitioner at
Scott & White. Th ey may
be reached at 5022 Warwicke Dr., Temple, TX
76502.
John ’03 and Chaynie Isbell Borum ’05 announce the
birth of their son, Beckett
Winston, November 6,
2008. He joins three-year-
old big brother Boston. John
is the minister of students
and contemporary worship
for First Baptist Church, Pittsburg, Texas, and
Chaynie works for Dallas Baptist University as
a course editor for their Department of Online
Education.
Stephanie Irwin Halpert ’05 and her husband, Matthew,
announce the birth of their
daughter, Audrey Grace,
December 1.
Terry ex and Erin Trusty Timberlake ’04 announce the
birth of their son, Mason Eli,
March 31. Erin teaches fourth
grade at Pirtle Elementary
School in Belton.
Mendi Hunter Wellborn ’09 and her husband, Eric,
announce the birth of
their daughter, Emie Tate,
December 16. Mendi works
for Customer Impact, and
Eric is employed as an elec-
trician with Britt Rice
Electric. Th ey may be reached at 3331 Longleaf
Cir., College Station, TX 77840 or mendi_h@
hotmail.com.
D E A T H SAnna Rulfs Holbrook ’34-’35, November 4,
in Nacogdoches. She taught school for 43 years
in Cushing and San Augustine. Anna was a
member of Delta Kappa Gamma, Order of the
Eastern Star 428, Pines Garden Club, Magna
Carta Dames and San Augustine Study Club
where she was the organizer and fi rst president.
Oleta Curlee ’38, December 25, in Orange. She
taught for 30 years at Bowie and Anahuac.
Victoria Cooper Bayless ’39, November 22,
in Memphis, TN. She worked as a cartog-
rapher for Shell Oil Company in Houston
and Magnolia Oil Company in Dallas during
World War II.
Marie Cron Wallace ’39, November 3, in
Culpeper, Virginia. After teaching math and
science in Texas, she moved to Washington,
DC, in 1942, where she was a metallurgist at
the National Bureau of Standards. Marie was
a member of the McLean Chapter of Quilters
Unlimited and Novum Quilters in Madison.
She was a member of Mount Vernon Place
Methodist Church in Washington, Trinity
United Methodist Church in McLean, Virginia,
and Hebron Lutheran Church in Madison.
Eliza Bishop ’41, December 12, in Crockett. Her
accomplishments include certifi cation of more
than 300 markers in Houston County, authoring
three editions of Houston County Cemeteries and
the Houston County History Book, being the last
surviving charter member of the Davy Crockett
Daughters of the Republic of Texas, and serv-
ing as past president of the Texas Women’s Press
Association. Eliza was recognized for her work in
the Texas Heritage Project by the Texas Historical
Foundation as a Woman of Achievement by the
Texas Press Women, and as former editor of
the Crockett Democrat newspaper. She was news
commentator for radio station KNET, KTRE
TV, and KIVY. Eliza worked with Girl Scouts,
Camp Fire, and as a 4-H leader. She donated
time and money to the Mary Allen Seminary
Restoration Project as well as the Eliza Bishop
Depot Museum-Visitors Center. She supported
the Mission Tejas and Rice Stage Coach Inn proj-
ects and was a member of All Saints Episcopal
Church in Crockett.
Mary Jo Rogers Lankford ’41, October 6, in
Electra. She taught junior high school for 30
years in Odell and Knox City. Mary Jo was
a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, Retired
Teachers Association, and First Baptist Church
of Vernon, where she taught the Bethany Sunday
School Class.
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Mary Jo Sims Zabcik ’42, November 5, in
Houston. She began her career teaching high
school music and marching band in Giddings.
She served as organist for Baptist churches
in Woodville, Palestine, and Paris. Mary Jo
taught elementary music from 1958 to 1968 in
Palestine and Paris and taught grade-level classes
in Corsicana. After retirement, she taught pri-
vate piano, served as a pianist for her Sunday
School class, sang with the “Solid Rockers” of
First Baptist Church in Corsicana, and pro-
vided piano accompaniment for various nursing
homes. While in Corsicana she was an active
member of Delta Kappa Gamma, Kinsloe
House, Th e Literary Club, Texas Retired
Teachers Association, and National Association
of Retired Federal Employees. She received
the International Hall of Fame of Music Guild
of USA Award, and in 2002, she received the
UMHB Distinguished Alumni Award.
Druscilla Longley Jones ’44, December 18, in
Lexington, Kentucky. She taught at Henry Clay
Senior High School for 11 years and served as
the Fayette County public schools secondary
language arts coordinator for 22 years. Druscilla
was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, the
Lexington Woman’s Club, and the Central
Kentucky Woman’s Club and was past presi-
dent of the Lexington Lioness Club. During her
professional years, she served as president of
the Kentucky Council of Teachers of English,
director of the National Council of Teachers
of English, and on the board of the Kentucky
Council for the Teaching of Foreign Language.
In 1987 she received two awards for outstanding
service from Phi Delta Kappa, the national edu-
cators’ honorary, and the Kentucky Council for
the Teaching of Foreign Language.
Marie Meyer Peck ’44, November 19, in
Georgetown. She was a homemaking teacher for
many years.
Reverend Robert Hogg, April 5, in Tyler. He
was the husband of Mary Jane Stephens Hogg ’48 and the father of Gina R. Hogg Mahaff ey ’87. Th ey may be reached at 424 Winchester Dr.,
Tyler, TX 75701.
Elaine Battles Easterling ’51, September 7, in
Dothan, Alabama. She taught school in Fort Worth,
Albany, Georgia, Daleville, and Fort Rucker.
Carolyn Ferguson Chastain ex ’52,
November 1, in Longview. She was a minis-
ter’s wife, serving alongside her husband at
churches in Louisiana and Texas. She served as
a Sunday School teacher, department super-
intendent, Vacation Bible School director, and
WMU director for 25 years. Carolyn was a
volunteer with the Angleton/Danbury Hospital
Volunteer’s Association, a member of the
Retired Teachers Association, and she assisted
with children at Noah’s Ark at First Baptist
Church in Angleton.
Marie Gannaway James ’52, January 14, in
Austin. She was a teacher in Belton and Austin.
Marie was active in Delta Kappa Gamma, a pro-
fessional honor society of women educators.
Nettie Hodge West ’52, January 7, in Round
Rock. She was a retired elementary school
teacher in Smiley and Bastrop. Nettie was
a gifted writer and served as editor of the
Baylorian while attending UMHB. She was
the mother of Lucinda Wilcoxen ’76, sister
of Bettye Hodge Patton ’58, and cousin of
Josephine Branton Butler ’53.
Joseph F. Keifer, Sr., October 29, in Temple. He was
the husband of Margaret Cochran Kiefer ’53.
Mary Elizabeth Sprott ’58, January 9, in
Harker Heights. She taught for 25 years in the
Killeen Independent School District at Killeen
High School, Rancier Junior High, and Ellison
High School, where she was head of the home
economics department. Mary was a member of
the Killeen Church of Christ.
Dr. Joseph Lee Slack, November 28, in Lake
Jackson. He was the husband of Bobby Lewis Slack ’59 who preceded him in death in 2007.
Kenneth W. Root, August 25, in Houston. He
was the husband of Marita White Root ’62.
Jerry Priest Pipes ’63, February 11, in
Grandview. She worked for the United States
Post Offi ce as a clerk for several years in
Grandview until she became post master for the
post offi ce in Rio Vista. Jerry was the mother of
Ann Carol Pipes Tatum ’85 and her husband,
Glenn Tatum ’87; Jeff Pipes ex ’86-’88 and his
wife, Lynn Koenig Pipes ’88; and Sue Ellen Pipes Hale ’95 and her husband, Alan Hale ’99,
and she was the grandmother of Andy Pipes,
current UMHB student.
Marilyn LeRoy Glover ’66, January 12, in
Little River Academy. She taught fi rst grade
with Academy and Temple Independent School
Districts. She also served as president of the
Temple Teachers Association. She was a member
of the United Methodist Church in Little River.
Dorothy O’Dell Goodnight ’68, December
31, in Killeen. She was a member of the Retired
Teachers Association, Maxdale Ladies Club, the
Modern Study Club, and the Church of Christ.
Loren V. Copeland, December 5, in Orlando,
Florida. He was the husband of Eleanor Copeland ’75.
Ivor Parry Evans, October 24, in Abilene. He
was the father of Jan Evans Th omas ’77.
Treva Marshall Brown ’78, October 27, in
Alamogordo, New Mexico. She taught for 10
years in the Belton Independent School District.
She was a member of Grace Methodist church in
Alamogordo.
Nelda T. Aguilar ’80, January 1, in Corsicana.
At the time of her death she was employed as
director of human resources at Navarro College
in Corsicana. Prior to that she was director for
human resources for the Benedictine Ministries
Corporation in Boerne from 1998 to 2001. She
had been active in the religious education program
at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in
Temple, serving as a religious educator and direc-
tor of the Religious Education (CCD) Program.
Nelda was the sister of Dr. Teresita Aguilar ’77
and Melissa Aguilar Delarosa ’05.
Beverly Sorrow Ulmer ’87, November 4, in
Waxahachie. She was the sister of Tina Sorrow Mendoza ’85 and Suzanne Sorrow Rollo ’95.
Mark David Taylor ’94, January 22, in Waco.
He worked for Professional Data Solutions,
where he tested software. He was a member of
Columbus Avenue Baptist Church in Waco.
Florine Ellison Burns ex, January 14, in Temple.
She taught school in Baileyville and was a home-
maker. She was a member of Rosebud Church
of Christ.
Jean Warren Epperson ex, October 12, in
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Betty Roden Sappington ex, January 16, in
Edna. She was a secretary for Farmers Home
Administration in Edna. Betty was a member
of Baptist Temple Church in Edna, where she
served as organist for 40 years. She was also a
member and past matron of the Eastern Star.
Keith McPherson, November 13, in Temple. He was
the controller at UMHB for 23 years. Keith was the
father of Amanda (Mandy) McPherson ’98.
William B. Long, MD, February 23, in Belton. Dr.
Long was the husband of former faculty member
in the English department Mary Long, father-in-
law of associate professor in the College of Nursing
Kathy Long, and grandfather of current UMHB
students Will Long and Meredith Long. Dr. Long
served as the campus physician for many years.
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M E M O R I A L SSue Aspen Carilane Newman Vieregg
Lois Barton Dr. LaVerne Gallman
Dr. Grace Labaj
James Bell Anne Wiese Halbert
Travis S. Berry Marty Havens Godwin
Edna Earle Bland Glen Brenek
Jim P. Blevins Dillard and Karolyn Norwine Whitis
Bill and Doodle Townsend Bridges Geneva Bridges Baker
Janice Caldwell Julia Roush Butler
Michael A. Cook
Beth Childress Minnie Abrego Sanchez
Wilson Childress Amy M. Bawcom
Dr. and Mrs. Randy O’Rear
Riley and Carolyn Allison Owens
Dr. and Mrs. Steve Th eodore
Dr. and Mrs. Byron Weathersbee
Mary Frances Clark Richard and Patricia Merchant
Dillard and Karolyn Norwine Whitis
Marie Burdett Crook Genevieve McCaleb Trees
Byron Davis Amy M. Bawcom
Calvin Davis Amy M. Bawcom
Viola Dennis Marietta Parker
Elaine Battles Easterling Nadyne Owen Roberts
Jane Elmore Carilane Newman Vieregg
Parry Evans Th e Calvin Lee Family
Joe and Debbie Stapp Daniel
Ralph Ewing Fran Roach Ewing
Rev. Elmer Glazener Elizabeth Timmons Glazener
Marilyn Leroy Glover Kent Owens and Darius
Kerry and Kathy Owens
Riley and Carolyn Allison Owens
Chris Gomez Carilane Newman Vieregg
Linda Goossen Amy M. Bawcom
Grant Hagberg Carilane Newman Vieregg
Eugene Hannon Rob Owens Family
Arlene Heller Amy M. Bawcom
Dr. Dolores Hinton Julia Roush Butler
Edward E Hogwood, Jr Diane E. Riley
Pamela Hogwood Wilson
Stella Jackson Marilyn Jackson Wright
Eddie Jaramillo Riley and Carolyn Allison Owens
Johnie Wilson Jordan Ruth Tucker Hess
Joseph Kiefer Pat Lockridge Shannon
Azalea Lockridge Nellie Birkenholz
MaryAnn Lyons Griffi n
Joan Marlowe Myrah
Marilyn Gore Phillips
Bryan Lumpkin Riley and Carolyn Allison Owens
Larry Maxey Anne Wiese Halbert
Laura Stringer McLallen Dillard and Karolyn Norwine Whitis
Keith McPherson Beverly Norwine Adams
Amy M. Bawcom
Cynthia Entzminger
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Johnson
Karl Kuykendall
Beverly McPherson
Dr. and Mrs. Randy O’Rear
Riley and Carolyn Allison Owens
Marietta Parker
Joe and Wanda Scott Whiteley
Dr. Larry and Carol Woodward
Randy and Kim Kittredge Yandell
Paul Meyer Amy M. Bawcom
Dr. and Mrs. Randy O’Rear
Marietta Parker
Caleb Morgan Katherine Knapp Stutts
Dr. Bobby Parker Anne Wiese Halbert
Johnnie Pechal Mark and Betty O’Hair Anderson
Patricia Ann Perry Amy M. Bawcom
Dr. Grace Labaj
Viola Ranly Amy M. Bawcom
Fred Rathjen Carilane Newman Vieregg
Bill Reaves Kent Owens and Darius
Kerry and Kathy Owens
Riley and Carolyn Allison Owens
Bill and Pat Reaves Cynthia Entzminger
Kenneth W. Root Marita White Root
J. P. Ross Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Bridges
Grace D’Albora Roush Julia Roush Butler
Frank Ruehle Carilane Newman Vieregg
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Ellis SeidelAmy M. Bawcom
John H. Shannon, Sr.Patricia Lockridge Shannon
Oscar Lynn Shipp, Jr.Nelda Whitis Shipp
Jennie Shull Gene and Kathie Kimes
Bobby Lewis SlackF.R. Caraway
Julie H. Cody
Dr. and Mrs. Robert B. Kelly
Dr. Joe SlackF.R. Caraway
Julie H. Cody
Pat Johnson Cummings
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Kelly
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Miller, Sr.
James and Jolene Renfro
Friends of Kelly J. Slack – Al, Walt, Kim, and
Steve
Alice Bagby Smith Dr. and Mrs. Jimmye S. Hillman
Sammie Sullivan TalleyLouis C. Talley
Dr. Arthur TysonDillard and Karolyn Norwine Whitis
Beverly Sorrow UlmerBetty Sue Craven Beebe
Jane UtleyBetsy Dabbs Polgue
Dan VittumCarilane Newman Vieregg
Walt Westbrook Fran Roach Ewing
Mary Jo Sims ZabcikBetty Sue Craven Beebe
Kathryn R. Sims
H O N O R A R I AMarjorie Bailey
Cash and Lou Beth Birdwell
Dr. and Mrs. Jerry G. BawcomAnne Weise Halbert
Mary Sandlin BilleckEula Woodyard McKown
Bobby and Edna Penny BridgesRussell Bridges
June Regan CaldwellLynelle Sweat Mason
Class of ’47Marion Walker Barren
Class of ’51Shirley Huckabee Kirk
Class of ’64 Dan and Debby Utley
Class of ’65Millie Alexander Cull
Fayly Hardcastle CothernDillard and Karolyn Norwine Whitis
Natalie Ervin Marilyn Gore Phillips
Cheryl Garza Mark and Betty O’Hair Anderson
Betty Bass HilesTh e Grandchildren: Jordan, Karah, Matthew,
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Pamela Hogwood Wilson
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Ron and Evelyn McNeillNicholas Jones
Dr. and Mrs. Randy O’RearAnne Wiese Halbert
Marietta ParkerAnne Wiese Halbert
Patricia Lockridge ShannonDonald and Patsy Shannon Deere
Doris Watters Wood Judith L. Wood
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