umhb life | winter 2013

PLUS: Momentum nursing challenge grant met | The Blue House Posse | Homecoming 2012 recap

A NEW HOME FOR THE

VISUAL ARTSArtists move from the

basement of Presser Hall into the new Baugh Center

for the Visual Arts

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UMHBLIFEWINTER 2013 | VOLUME 32, NUMBER 2

PRESIDENTRandy O’Rear, Ed.D.

EDITOR- IN -CHIEFPaula Price Tanner, Ed.D.

EDITORJennifer Meers Jones ’08

CONTRIBUTING WRITERSNicole Johnson ‘13Jessa Grassi McClure ’08James Stafford

PHOTOGR APHERSJennifer Meers Jones ’08Randy Yandell ’99

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BIG PICTURE | ‘Sader Belle Ricole Lowe perfoms during the halftime show at Homecoming in October. For more pictures from this year’s Homecoming, please see page 20.

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D E P A R T M E N T S

5| CAMPUS LIFEMomentum campaign secures

full funding for the new nursing

education center, Christian recording

artist Michael Gungor visits campus,

and more

10| ATHLETIC LIFE Two former Cru football players

make their mark in the NFL, Cummins

Field House is dedicated, and more

13| PHIL ANTHROPY Dedication ceremony for

Baugh Center for the Visual Arts

honors philanthropists Eula Mae

and John Baugh.

22| ALUMNI LIFECheck out what’s happening in the

lives of alumni and their families—

plus profiles on Charles Jenkins ’08,

Tanya Taylor ’02, and John ’70 and

Shirley Stephenson ’70.

F E A T U R E S

INTO THE LIGHT |12

The state-of-the-art new Baugh Center for

the Visual Arts opened this fall, inspiring

creativity and interest in the arts. THE BLUE HOUSE LEGACY |16

The brotherhood resulting from of a group

of men who lived in a house on the edge of

campus in the late 1990s inspired a tradition

that influences student life to this day.

THERE’S NO PL ACE LIKE HOMECOMING |20Alumni return to campus October 19-20

for a weekend of family-friendly events and

catching up with old friends.

ON THE COVER | Senior studio art

major Maddie Phillip paints in her own

studio space in the new Baugh Center

for the Visual Arts.

PHOTO BY JENNIFER MEERS JONES ’08

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Friday, APRIL 191-5 p.m.: Registration Musick Alumni Center and Museum at the Parker House

3 p.m.: Campus Tours (sign up tour times at registration) Musick Alumni Center and Museum at the Parker House

6 p.m.: Alumni Dinner Lord Conference Center

8 p.m.: Senior Ring and Robing Ceremony W.W. Walton Chapel

9 p.m.: Dessert Party and Circle of Songs Shelton Theater

10:30 p.m.: Senior Party

12 a.m.: Midnight March Quad

SCHEDULE

REGISTRATIONReturn registration form and payment to Charter Celebration Reservations / UMHB Box 8427 / 900 College Street / Belton, Texas 76513. Please make checks payable to UMHB. Reservations must be received by Thursday, April 4.

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Event # of Tickets CostAlumni Dinner x $13 ea =

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Ring and Robing FREE

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Senior Party FREE

Midnight March FREE

Alumni Chapel FREE

Alumni Lunch x $12 ea =

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Saturday, April 2010 a.m.: Alumni Chapel (Class of ’63 Golden Diplomas presentation) Manning Chapel

12 p.m.: Alumni Lunch (including Parker Award presentation) Lord Conference Center

2 p.m.: Social Gatherings Historical Phila: Musick Alumni Center and Museum at the Parker House Royal Academia: Shelton Theater

Classes celebrating significant reunions include the Class of ’53 and the Class of ’63. Mailers with more specific information will be sent to these classes.

register online:ALUMNI.UMHB.EDU

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In December, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor officials announced that the university has successfully met the terms of two challenge grants, securing the $20 million needed for construction of the Isabelle Rutherford Meyer Nursing Education Center. With the awarding of the two multi-million-dollar grants, the new facility will be debt free when it opens its doors for classes in January.

Challenge grants issued by two different donors last fall provided the impe-tus needed to raise the funds for the project in one year’s time. In October, the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation of Tulsa, Okla., offered a $2 million grant if the university could raise the remaining balance needed for the project from alumni, foundations, and other friends of the university. A second donor, who asked to remain anonymous, stepped forward soon thereafter, offering a leadership-level gift of an undisclosed amount if the school could secure all funds for the proj-ect by the end of 2012 and complete the facility without exceeding its original budget of $20 million.

First among the numerous gifts which enabled the university to fund the proj-ect was a lead gift of $5 million from Mrs. Jane Meyer of the Paul and Jane Meyer Family Foundation in Waco. Faculty and staff members were also enthusiastic in their support, with pledges and gifts totaling $607,060 for the nursing center and other new facilities called for in the Campus Master Plan.

“When we accepted the challenges issued by the Mabee Foundation and our anonymous benefactor, we were not certain we could meet their terms in such a short time frame,” said Dr. Randy O’Rear, UMHB president. “But as we began telling people about our wonderful nursing program and how the shortage of well-trained nurses affects all of us, our alumni and friends stepped forward in unprecedented numbers to help us fund this new center. Through their gener-osity, we have been able to create a state-of-the-art training facility with the laboratories and classrooms needed for our nursing program to continue to flour-ish and grow.”

The three-story Isabelle Rutherford Meyer Nursing Education Center offers 76,100 square feet in clinical laboratories, practice exam rooms, classrooms, faculty offices, and support spaces for the UMHB nursing program. The center includes a hospital simulation area with the latest in high-tech care devices so students can prepare to utilize cutting-edge technology in a variety of situations, such as an emergency room, a critical care unit, and labor and delivery. The facil-ity will be ready for the start of classes in January, and a dedication ceremony will officially open the center to the public on Feb. 8, 2013.

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“When we first began this

project, we never dreamed

that we could complete

construction of it debt free

in such a short span of

time. We believe that, by

stressing Christian values

as well as the highest

professional standards,

we are producing the

finest nurses to be found

anywhere. And this

strong show of support

tells me that many others

recognize the effectiveness

of this approach and want

to be a part of it.”

— DR. SHARON SOUTER, Scott and White College of Nursing dean

Construction crews put the finishing touches on the Isabelle Rutherford Meyer Nursing Education Center, including installing stained glass windows in the building’s chapel.

Assistant Provost Dr. Tammi Cooper was

named interim dean of

the College of Business in

June. Cooper holds a Ph.D. in Organi-

zation and Management and, prior to

becoming assistant provost in 2010,

she was a full-time faculty member in

the College of Business and the assis-

tant dean of the Student Learning and

Success program.

Nicholas Jones was

promoted to assistant

director of admissions in

August. In his new role,

he will supervise the department’s

support staff, coordinate campus visit

schedules, and manage the applica-

tion and recruiting systems. He will

also serve as a key leader for campus

preview events. Jones graduated

from UMHB in 2007 with a degree

in finance and economics. He joined

UMHB in February 2008 as an admis-

sions counselor, then was promoted

to admissions and electronic commu-

nications counselor in August 2009.

Nicholas and his wife, Jennifer, live in

Belton with their daughter, Kate.

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C3: Conversations about Christianity + Culture is a new series designed

to bring influential Christian thinkers and artists to campus and engage in

meaningful dialogue with them about how their ideas and artistry reflects

their faith and responds to culture. The first official event was held Friday,

Nov. 9, featuring Michael Gungor, the frontman of the Christian record-

ing group Gungor. After a short performance, Gungor answered questions

about how he responds to doubts and challenges to his faith. Future C3

guests include painter Makoto Fujimura, writer Donald Miller, filmmaker

Steve Taylor, and musician Shara Worden.

C3: Christian artist Gungor on campus

AROUNDCAMPUS B Y T H E N U M B E R S :

Missions Emphasis Week 2012

REPRESENT ING MORE THAN

25COUNTR IESINCLUDING

BRAZIL, CHINA, GERMANY, SPAIN, ASIA, ROMANIA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC,

UKRAINE, KAZAKHSTAN, MILAWI, HAITI, UGANDA

SCH EDU LED EV EN TS DU R I NG M EW, I N LCU DI NG: SEMINARS ABOUT MISSIONS AND MARRIAGE, REACHING

PEOPLE THROUGH SOCIAL NETWORKING AND TECHNOLOGY, AND MINISTRY AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS.

NUMBER OF MISSIONARIES WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS YEAR’S MISSIONS EMPHASIS WEEK, WHICH WAS HELD OCT. 22-26 ON THE UMHB CAMPUS.

I see. I hear. I come. I send.THE THEME OF MISSIONS EMPHASIS WEEK 2012, BASED ON EXODUS 3:7-10.

NUMBER OF CLASSES THE MISSIONARIES WERE INVITED TO SPEAK IN OVER THE COURSE OF THE WEEK.

39NUMBER OF UMHB GRADS ON THIS YEAR’S MEW MISSIONARY TEAM

OVER 40 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A 24-HOUR

POVERTY SIMULATION, WHICH INCLUDED SLEEPING OUTSIDE

WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

38 YEARS: NUMBER OF YEARS CHARLES AND VIVIAN STONER

SERVED IN BRAZIL (THE LONGEST APPOINTMENT AMONG THE

MISSIONARY TEAMS THIS YEAR).

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Jared McClure was

named simulation lab

technology coordinator in

the College of Nursing in

August. He began his career at UMHB

in May 2009 as Media Support Tech-

nologist. He earned his undergraduate

degree from UMHB in 2008, and his

M.Ed from UMHB in 2011. Jared and

his wife, Jessa, live in Belton with their

children, Ady and Asa.

David Plumlee was

named media support

technologist in August.

David will manage the

audio/visual equipment for all UMHB

venues, including classrooms. David

and his wife, Amie, live in Killeen.

Larry Reeves was

named director of event

services/facility opera-

tions (SUB/Stadium) in

October. Reeves has worked at UMHB

since 1982, serving as director of area

development, director of student activi-

ties and, most recently, director of the

Mayborn Center and event services.

Stephen Morton was

promoted to director of

the Mayborn Campus

Center in October.

Morton had served as manager and

assistant director of Mayborn Campus

Center since August 2009. Stephen

graduated from UMHB in 2006 and

holds a master’s degree in Exercise

and Sport Science. Stephen and his

wife, Kelly, live in Temple with their

son Cason.

Parents of children with special needs received helpful tips and had the

opportunity to network with other parents at the Children’s Special Needs

Network’s annual conference, held Oct. 13 on the UMHB campus.

The conference welcomed approximately 200 parents, caregivers,

teachers, and people in the community. Classes ranged from how to

navigate through the school system to accessing service when a special

needs child becomes an adult.

As the parents participated in classes, the children spent quality

time with UMHB students. Before helping with the conference, about

70 students participated in the training necessary to prepare them to

care for children with special needs. Assistant Professor of Education

and conference coordinator Dr. Kris Ward said the experience benefited

students majoring in many different disciplines.

“Our education majors had hands-on experience with the kids, while

nursing students had opportunities to care for people with special needs.

The students learned that people with special needs are not that different

from others in our community. You experience people with unique abilities

and disabilities everywhere you go,” Ward said.

The children were entertained with face painting, arts and crafts, sports,

a Home Depot workshop, and other engaging activities.

Ward was humbled by the stories she heard about how the conference

brought people together. She recalled one family with two blind parents

and a child with multiple disabilities. The family, who had just moved to

Killeen from out of state, had spent nearly a month trying to coordinate a

way to get to the conference. A stranger

volunteered his time to bring the family

to campus, and a student offered to

guide the parents around campus

while another student took care

of their child.

“That’s what the conference

is all about—serving families,”

Ward said. “Whatever their

needs are, we’re going to do

everything we can to meet those

needs. That is true community.”

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How important is the Baptist

vote in shaping American

politics? This question and

many others were addressed

Oct. 12 and 13 at the

conference “Baptists and the

Shaping of American Culture,”

sponsored by the UMHB Center

for Baptist Studies and College

of Christian Studies.

Keynote speaker for the

event was Dr. Wayne Flynt,

emeritus professor of history at Auburn University. Speaking on “Baptists

and the Shaping of Modern American Politics,” Flynt recalled that Baptists

joined with other evangelicals to form the Moral Majority and the American

Christian Coalition in reaction to the secularization of American culture in the

1960s. The influence of those groups has declined over time, he said, because

evangelical groups are not unilateral in their beliefs. “Baptists don’t even

share a common political identity within their own denomination,” Flynt said,

adding that we may join together to oppose a common threat, but over time

our differences lead us to vote our conscience in different ways.

Flynt hypothesized that the 2012 elections could prove to be “the last

gasp of the religious right” as a unified force in U.S. politics. He said political

strategists are slowly learning that “Southern evangelicals are not dumb,

uneducated, or unsophisticated; neither do they always agree with each other

or vote in the same way.”

Christmas Holidays (campus closed)

Offices open

University housing opens

Spring Advising and Registration

Classes begin (day and evening)

Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (campus closed)

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Quoted“We really want to talk

in pretty broad terms

about the two candidates,

laying out some of their

points of view, where

there are similarities

and differences. There’s

so much very heated

rhetoric, and sometimes

it’s not all factual, so we

thought we’d help to

detangle and really have a

conversation.”

—DR. JANET ADAMSKI, referring to a political lecture and election

watch party she and Dr. David Holcomb organized in the days leading up to

the 2012 presidental election. The two professors hoped the events would help

inform student’s decisions.

Charter Day

Summer Camps Job Fair, Lord Conference

Center, 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Writers’ Festival, Lord Conference Center

Hillman Visiting Artists Series: Le Voci,

Hughes Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Cru Knights, W.W. Walton Chapel, 7 p.m.

Nursing Job Fair, Lord, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

One Voice Concert, Hughes, 7:30 p.m.

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Dr. Wayne Flynt visits with professor Dr. Carol Holcomb during the conference.

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HEA R D@UMHB // We asked on Facebook: What UMHB faculty or staff member has been the most influential in your life?

Ed Mercer in the 60s. He lost all copies

of his doctoral thesis when Alma Reeves

chapel burned to the ground. His faith

and knowledge gave so many of us the

desire to persevere professionally.

—DIANE GRYSEELS ‘66

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Instrumental Showcase Tour Home Concert,

W. W. Walton Chapel, 7:30 p.m.

Spring Break (campus closed)

Easter Pageant, Luther Memorial,

12:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 5:30 p.m.

Good Friday Holiday (campus closed)

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Spring Revival, Quad, 7 p.m.

Health Quest, Mayborn Campus

Center Arena, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Spring Opera, Temple CAC, 7:30 p.m.

Spring Opera, Temple CAC, 2:30 p.m.

Charter Celebration Weekend

Robing and Ring Ceremony, Walton, 8 p.m.

Midnight March

Song & Jazz 6, Hughes, 7:30 p.m.

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Dr. Edna Bridges! She believed in me

when others might not have. She talked

the talk and walked the walk.

—DONNA PAVOGGI TALBERT ’78

Dr. George Loutherback: he taught me

to lead. Dr. Shawn Shannon: she taught

me how to have a spiritual life. Dr. Larry

Woodward: he taught me to take pride in

my work. Dr. Peterson: he taught me how

to write. Dr. Kemp: he taught me God’s

Word.—DAVID GRIFFIN ’06

Dr. Bill Tanner, for giving me a “B”

that still annoys me! That “B” taught

me MANY lessons! —JENNIFER EVANS HAMMONDS ’99

University welcomes a diverse group of speakers this fall

PAUL STEKLER: “REEL ELECTIONS: POLITICS ON FILM”THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

UMHB and the Institute for the Humanities at Salado cohosted

a lecture by the award-winning documentary filmmaker and

political scholar. More than 200 people were in attendance for the presentation,

which highlighted the the behind-the-scenes life of American politicians.

DR. AMY BLACK: “HONORING GOD IN RED OR BLUE”TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2012

The Honors Program hosted a lecture based on Black’s book

Honoring God in Red or Blue: Approaching Politics with Humility,

Grace, and Reason. Dr. Black holds a Ph.D. from M.I.T. and serves as chair of the

Department of Political Science and International Relations at Wheaton College.

WILLIAM PAUL YOUNG, AUTHOR OF THE SHACKWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2012

William Paul Young spoke in chapel about the inspiration

behind his New York Times best-selling book, The Shack. The

Christian novel was self-published by the Canadian author in 2007 and has

sold over 18 million copies, making it the third largest selling book in history.

KIM SPRADLIN, SURVIVOR SEASON 24 WINNERWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14

Survivor: One World champion and fan favorite Kim Spradlin

participated in a question-and-answer session during chapel.

Spradlin is the daughter of Temple High School’s head football coach and

athletic director, Mike Spradlin. She attended UMHB in 2001.

This December, the football team played in the Division III National Semi-

finals for the first time since 2008 and for the fourth time overall. The team

won 13 games for just the second time in school history, matching the mark

set in 2004 by the national runner-up team.

The team traded punches with the #1 team in the country, but in the end

the Mount Union Purple Raiders hit the knockout blow in a 48-35 victory over

the Cru Saturday, Dec. 8, in Alliance, Ohio. The loss ended UMHB’s season

at 13-1. Mount Union improved to 14-0 on the season and advanced to the

Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl for the eighth straight season.

The week before, the Cru earned national media coverage when senior

quarterback LiDarral Bailey acted on what he called “instinct,” narrowly

avoiding a sack and flipping the football to wide receiver Caleb Moore in the

end zone during the Cru’s quarterfinal playoff game against Wesley College.

The play, which gave UMHB a 25-17 lead with 1:16 left in the third quarter,

earned the Cru the D3football.com Play of the Week and was featured on

ESPN, Yahoo! Sports, and Sports Illustrated. The Cru went on to win the game

32-20, securing a spot in the NCAA DIII Semifinals.

“All glory to God,” Bailey said after the game. “I rolled out, and I knew I

only had one option to throw to; that was Caleb, and he was covered. It was

just instinct, and I just played off of it.”

Excitement around the play grew so much that current student Jonathan

Kendall started a social media craze when he reenacted the play and posted it

using social media with the hashtag #LiDarralling. Countless individuals added

to the fun including President O’Rear and former UMHB football players and

current NFL players Nate Menkin (Philadelphia Eagles) and Jerrell Freeman

(Indianapolis Colts).

#LiDarralling sweeps campus during football postseason play

N EWSBRIEFS // Volleyball team advances

to ASC semi-finalsThis fall, the volleyball team set a new school single-season record for victo-ries in the Division III era, topping last year’s mark of 21. The team advanced

to the semifinals of the American Southwest Conference Championship

Tournament in Abilene this November, where the Cru fell short in a 3-1 loss to U.T.-Dallas. The loss closes out the

best Division III season in the history of the Cru volleyball program, ending the

season at 22-8.

Women’s tennis player takes third place at ITA

National Championships Women’s tennis player Brittni Fausett

fought through a long second set tiebreaker to post a straight set victory

and win third place at the ITA Small College National Championships in

Mobile, Ala., this October. Fausett, a senior from Cameron, is the first UMHB

female and first Cru singles player to qualify for the ITA National Champi-

onship. Her third place finish is the second-best UMHB finish in ITA history.

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UMHB held a special ceremony Sept. 7 dedicating the new Cummins

Field House. Following the ceremony visitors enjoyed guided tours of the

facility. The Cummins Field House was named in honor of Chris and Cindy

Cummins of College Station, Texas, who were present at the ceremony and

cut the ribbon to mark the facility’s opening. As a token of appreciation for

their steadfast support of the Crusader football program, Head Coach Pete

Fredenburg presented the Cummins with two Crusader jerseys bearing the

numbers 20 and 12. “When you wear these jerseys and sit next to each

other at a football game, you will remind everyone around you of the year

2012, when this wonderful field house was dedicated,” Fredenburg said.

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On Friday, Oct. 19, the university held a special dedication ceremony for its

newest facility, the Baugh Center for the Visual Arts. Over 200 people were in

attendance for the event, which marked a major leap in the development of the

university’s fine arts programs.

During the ceremony, President Randy O’Rear traced the influence of art on

the university back to its early days. In the 1860s the university was located in

Independence, Texas, and known as Baylor Female College. At the time, Harry

McArdle, a draftsman for the Confederate Navy, instructed students in the

basics of music, art, and “expression” as electives. It was not until the school

moved to Belton in 1886 that the fine arts department became a separate divi-

sion that awarded art diplomas.

“Just as art was an important cornerstone of a Mary Hardin-Baylor education

from the beginning, we are blessed with a thriving visual art department today,”

O’Rear said during the ceremony.

The UMHB College of Visual and Performing Arts currently has 88 declared

art majors and 58 students with a minor in art.

Following the ceremony, guests enjoyed tours of the two-story, 27,000-square-

foot facility, which includes a beautiful art gallery and classrooms designed with

specific art mediums such as ceramics, screenprinting, and computer design in mind.

The Baugh Center for the Visual Arts is named in memory of Eula Mae and

John Baugh, Houston philanthropists who were steadfast supporters of higher

education and Texas Baptist causes. John Baugh was the founder of Sysco

Corporation and served as chairman and CEO of the company, which became

the world’s largest food distribution service with 170 locations and over 47,500

employees. John’s business acumen was matched by his commitment to numer-

ous charitable causes, and UMHB was just one of the many organizations that

benefitted from John and Eula Mae’s generous gifts.

The Baughs established the Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation in 1995 to

continue their philanthropic efforts beyond their own lifetimes. In 2009, under

the direction of their daughter, Barbara Baugh, the foundation stepped forward

to make the lead gift for construction of a new visual arts center, and in doing

so inspired other donors to support the project.

Baugh Center for the Visual Arts dedicated in October

“Just as art was

an important

cornerstone of a

Mary Hardin-Baylor

education from

the beginning, we

are blessed with a

thriving visual art

department today.”— DR. RANDY O’REAR

President

Top left: John Jarrett and Babs Baugh of the Baugh Foundation assist Dr. Randy O’Rear with the ribbon cutting at the ceremonial grand opening of the new Baugh Center for the Visual Arts (pictured above).

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For more on the Baugh Center for the Visual Arts, please see pages 12-15.

doors to students this semester. But

despite its downfalls, the students

lovingly referred to the old space as

“The Dungeon,” and found ways to

flourish in their surroundings.

From the depths of ‘The Dungeon’

to the light of day

“Being down in the basement,

we found a sense of community and

home,” Phillip said. “But this building

is a breath of fresh air. Being a senior

and having my own studio to work in

has been the coolest thing.”

Each senior gets a space to store art

supplies, set up canvases, and display

his or her work. Students assigned to

these rooms are allowed 24/7 access

to the building with a swipe of their

Cru Card and a key to a specific studio

space.

And once the students have

completed their senior work, their

art will now be displayed in the new

gallery located near the building’s

main entrance.

“Having the gallery move from

the library to the new building has

been great,” Phillip said. “A couple of

days into class, my professor took the

whole class in there. To be able to look

at art as a class is really cool.”

And the gallery isn’t only open to

students. Art department chairman

Hershall Seals hopes that others in the

community will also take advantage of

the gallery.

“We hope that residents of Central

into the lightInto the Light

IN A QUIET CORNER OF A ROOM IN

the new Baugh Center for the Visual

Arts, senior studio art major Maddie

Phillip stares at the strokes she’s made

on her once blank canvas. She dabs

at the blues and greens of her color

palette and slides her brush across her

painting-in-progress. No one disturbs

her. No one interrupts this moment of

inspiration. It’s just her and her art.

Phillip’s moment of tranquility just

between her and the canvas would

never have been possible in the art

department’s old home—the cramped

and often damp basement of Presser

Hall. Only four, dark classrooms and

a small metal building held the entire

art department before the new Baugh

Center for the Visual Arts opened its


Texas will keep us on their radar for

coming to look at art,” Seals said.

Having this new space to display

student and faculty art—Dean of

the College of Visual and Perform-

ing Arts Ted Barnes and his wife,

Debra Smith Barnes, were the first to

have their works displayed in the new

gallery—not only benefits the greater

community but is also a great recruit-

ing tool.

“If we want to be the university of

choice for Christian higher education

in the Southwest, then we need to

have an exhibition space that proves

that we are,” Barnes said. “And now

we do.”

Another feature of the building that

is quite a change from the depart-

ment’s previous home is the natural

light that seems to pour in from every

angle. From the large floor-to-ceiling

windows in the foyer of the building

to the sky lights that bathe the top

floor with sunshine, the Baugh Center

has brought the department out of

depths of “The Dungeon” and into the

light of day.

“The change of lighting is huge,”

Phillip said. “Natural light is so much

better for creating good art than fluo-

rescent lighting or anything else that

we’ve had in the past.”

Dean Barnes said he believes that all

of the building’s impressive features offer

students a unique college experience.

“We’ve gone from an old base-

ment to a nice, open, contemporary

into the lightInto the LightBY JESSA GR ASSI McCLURE ’08

Artists move from the basement of Presser Hall into the new

Baugh Center for the Visual Arts, a state-of-the-art facility designed

to inspire creativity and generate interest in the arts

space designed to teach the visual

arts,” he said. “Now students will have

the opportunity to learn in a facility

that feels more like a big-time art and

design school.”

Calling all freshman interested in art

The faculty of the art department

hopes that an expansion and improve-

ment of the art facilities will translate

into more incoming freshman being

excited about the prospect of taking

art classes.

“The art department has done very

well in recruiting transfer students or

people changing their majors after

they’ve taken an art class. And that

will continue,” Barnes said. “But I think

now it will be easier to recruit that

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18-year-old freshman who is looking

for a place to study art in a state-of-

the-art facility.”

Phillip, who changed her major

after taking an art class, said she

can see the already strong visual arts

program growing after new students

visit the Baugh Center.

“If I came here as a freshman, I

don’t think I would want anything

else,” she said. “I already have friends

that come in the Baugh Center and say,

‘oh man, I want to change my major.’”

All you need is love

But the senior studio art major also

admits that while the building may

entice potential art students, the love

and support of the faculty is what will

keep them there.

“When I got to UMHB, I took a

couple of art classes and absolutely

fell in love with the professors—not

only how they taught but also how

they care for their students and want

what’s best for them.”

The budding artist saw how much

time and effort they invested in her

even before she switched her major

and decided she would devote her

college career to art.

“The professors understand the

difficulties and the struggles that go

along with being an artist, and they

push you through it,” she said.

Phillip believes that potential

recruits will be impressed by the new

facilities and captivated by the facul-

ty’s investment in each student.

“I think students who are inter-

ested in art are going to absolutely fall

in love with this building and these

people,” she said.

But when these new students come

to call the Baugh Center for the Visual

Arts home, Phillip said she hopes they

will remember to be grateful for the

facilities available to them.

“I think it would be easy for a

freshman to come here and not real-

ize how far we’ve come from the

basement of Presser to now being in

such a beautiful and inspiring facility,”

she said. “I would tell them to really

be grateful for it—every room and

every space.”

1 / Phillip runs into art professor Helen Kwiatkowski in the lobby before class. Kwiatkowski remembers two books she wanted to loan Phillip, Wassily Kandinsky’s Concerning the Spiritual in Art and Lois B. Robbins’ Waking Up in the Age of Creativity. 2 / Phillip ducks

into her senior studio to work on a painting that kept her busy into the wee hours the night before. 3 / Phillip grabs her artwork and supplies and heads to her advanced painting class. 4 / Art professor Barbara Fontaine-White looks over the progress Phillip has made on her painting and offers some practical suggestions. 5 / The class takes a quick break from painting to visit the new art gallery for inspiration. 6 / As she passes the display case on the first floor, Phillip is surprised to see the altered book she completed in class last

semester has been added to the display. 7 / Phillip stops by the sculpture studio to work on a piece of jewelry. 8 / On her way to printmaking class, Phillip pops into Kwiatkowski’s design class to see what they are working on and to ask Ms. K a quick question. The

art department’s relaxed, open door policy helps students feel comfortable and encourages creative collaboration among peers. 9 / Phillip watches as senior studio art major Kate Winchell demonstrates a printmaking process.

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a legacy that continues to influence

student life at UMHB today.

This is the story of the Blue House

and the men who lived there.

IF WALLS COULD TALKIt was the spring of 1999, and Chad

Widmer ’01 was a sophomore ministry

major living on campus in the Tryon

Apartments. He was approached by

Dean of Students Ray Martin, who

asked him if he would select nine

upstanding, Christian men in good

academic standing to move with him

into the Blue House. Widmer and his

brother, Kevin, who was a freshman

living in McLane Hall, immediately

began asking mutual friends. The

following fall, the first ten men moved

into the Blue House.

“We were a mixed and varied

group, with some preferring music

and a keyboard and others Play-

stations and Golden Eye, yet the

brotherhood only grew in depth and

love,” one of the original housemates,

Brian Rayburn ’02, said.

Soon the group of men had formed

a unique identity, known throughout

campus as the Blue House Posse. As

members graduated or moved out,

the roommates decided amongst

themselves who they would ask to

move in, based on a self-created set of

guidelines.

“In the summer of 2000, Brian

approached me and asked if I would

be interested in living in the Blue

House,” Jeremy Hill ’03 remembers. “I

accepted and my life changed forever.

or decades, visitors driving

onto campus from Main Street

were greeted by a quaint, two-

story Victorian home with blue siding.

Originally owned by MHB business

manager and education professor Dr.

Tom Dannelley and his wife, Ruth ’40,

the property was purchased by the

university in 1998.

In the late 1990s, the student

population was growing so quickly

that there was not enough room in the

dorms to accommodate the demand

for on-campus housing. The decision

was made to allow students to live in

a number of university-owned houses

near campus, including the Blue

House. Born out of that decision was

a group of young men who forged

a bond closer than brothers and left

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Little did I know that I had just been

‘inducted’ into an unofficial frater-

nity—a brotherhood that would be

like none other. The guys that would

live in the house were only a small

part of the larger Blue House Posse

that would impact my worldview and

create a bond that would be as strong

as blood. I became as close to those

roommates as brothers and still call

them as such today.”

The Blue House Posse evolved to

include more than just the handful of

young men who lived in the house.

“Other students were welcome to

join us in all that we were involved in.

I can’t remember ever turning anyone

away for any reason; we were pretty

welcoming. The more the merrier,”

Hill said.

The BHP was involved in all aspects

of campus life, including Student

Government Association, Welcome

Week, Easter Pageant, and playing

intramural sports. When they weren’t

participating in university-sponsored

events, they were making their own

fun—camping in the quad, taking the

furniture out of the house to throw

impromptu dance parties, even toilet

papering the president’s house. The

group’s mischief was always executed

with such a good-natured spirit

that Hill remembers first lady Vicky

Bawcom offering the group cookies to

snack on as they cleaned up the mess

in the president’s front yard the next

morning.

But what the group most cherishes

were the times spent together in the

Blue House—starting each semester

with a time of prayer and praise in the

living room; family-style ‘Thanksgiv-

ing’ meals together every fall; and,

of course, the mess that accumu-

lated from a dozen college guys living

together in close proximity.

“I would tell the guys I would cook

for them if they would clean up the

kitchen enough for me to be able

to get to the sink and stove,” Chad

Widmer laughs.

BARREL RUNS, SMELLY COUCHES, AND GOOD TIMES

The spring before the group moved

into the Blue House, Kevin Widmer

’02 and another future BHP member

Robert Forrest ’02 decided on a whim

to carry Kevin’s green plaid loveseat

When ten men moved into a house on the edge of campus in the late 1990s, little did they know the brotherhood that resulted would inspire a tradition that influences student life to this day.

BY JENNIFER MEERS JONES ’08


from his McLane dorm room out to

the softball field. They sat the couch

right behind home plate and cheered

on the softball team (specifically

Michele Thomas ’02, who later

married Robert).

The tradition continued after the

guys moved into the Blue House.

“One of our original house

members, Jonathan Wright, was on

the Cru soccer team,” Rayburn said.

“He often remarked about how few

fans came out to their games. So the

house responded! That next week

we took two beat-up couches from

our living room, a small black grill,

and handmade signs and headed

out to the soccer game. We did not

know it at the time, but that water-

shed moment of yelling from couches

would become a movement that

became the Couch Cru.”

When the group realized how

much their display of support meant

to the soccer team, they knew it could

mean even more for the university’s

burgeoning football program.

“A couple of us made an appoint-

ment with the athletic director and told

him our idea,” Rayburn said. “He gave

us a few vague parameters and told us

to meet him at the football game early

the next week with our couches. The

entire house set out to recruit all the

friends we could to join us.”

The idea was an instant hit with

the student body. The group began

developing cheers and game-day

rituals, including doing one push-

up for each point the team scored.

During the week, they would dump-

ster dive to acquire barrels, pots, and

pans that they spray painted purple

and gold and brought to the games

as noisemakers. Each gameday, the

group—dressed in school colors,

overalls, cowboy hats, and painted

faces—would load into the back of

their trucks with their couches and

supplies. On their way to the stadium,

they would detour around campus,

honking their horns and cheering, a

precursor to the Campus Run tradition

that continues to this day.

Soon, the Blue House Posse name

became synonymous with their

elaborate displays of school spirit at

sporting events—and for the couches

they toted with them to each game.

“I remember coming home from

church one Sunday in the fall,” BHP

member Jonathan Leftwich ’02 said.

“Joining a few of my Blue House

brothers, I plopped down on a couch

in the living room—it felt like I went

all the way to the floor! Then I remem-

ber the smell of dirty feet hitting me.

It was a reminder of the game the day

before. These couches had been used

in the rain, trampled on by countless

people, then returned to our living

room. We all laughed about the condi-

tion of our couches, and we always

found room for one more couch in the

living room!”

Hill said he believes the BHP’s

success at getting the student body

involved was directly related to the

charisma and leadership that was

embodied in each of the guys who

lived in the house.

“As others joined us, they brought

their friends and invited others

as well,” Hill said. “As our group

changed, new ideas and cheers were

brought to the table. Upperclassmen

made an effort to let go and allow

the younger classes to take over the

responsibilities of organizing, cheer-

ing, supplies, and recruiting. That

translated to a sense of ownership and

made for a seamless transition.”

And with each passing year, the

torch was passed on to the next

generation of Crusader sports fans.

“All those years ago, I never would

have thought that Kevin’s harebrained

idea to take a couch to a softball game

and my eagerness to join him to cheer

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on my future bride would turn into a

great UMHB tradition,” Forrest said.

“Kevin and I are not trying to take

credit for starting the Couch Cru. We

were just two fat guys sitting on a

couch at softball games. And we were

never actually members of the Couch

Cru because we were part of the foot-

ball team. I like to remember it like this:

my sophomore year, my roommates

were so supportive that they started

something that began a movement

and initiated a college tradition that

still exists today, more than ten years

since my last game as a Crusader.”

Hill said that it is exciting to return

to Cru football games each year and

see first-hand how the Couch Cru has

evolved and adapted.

“The Couch Cru has changed from

what we

began, but

when I look

at them, it

still takes

me back

to a place

where I can

see myself

shoulder-

to-shoulder

with my friends, enjoying life. It

reminds me of the love for those

brothers that will last years beyond

UMHB. Today’s students don’t know

it yet, but that’s what they are creat-

ing—relationships that they will

treasure for the rest of their lives.”

THEN AND NOW. Left: The Blue House Posse during their college days. (Top row, from left) Charlie Turner, Ricky White, Jess Barber, Chad Toppass, (seated on couch) Matthew Culli, Brady Johnston, Robert Forrest, Chad Peterson, Kevin Widmer, Chauncey Gearhart, (on floor) Chad Widmer, Jimmy Wright, Jeremy Hill, Jonathan Wright, and Blake Gearhart. Right: The BHP reunites at Homecoming in October. (From Left) Katy McNab Peterson, Emma Peterson, Chad Peterson, Clark Peterson, Georgia Peterson, Chauncey Gearhart, Nathan Allen, Amanda Day Hill, Jeremy Hill, Megan Leftwich, Elisabeth Bennett Leftwich, Jonathan Leftwich, Ellie Leftwich, Kara Leftwich, Ethan Leftwich, Matthew Culli, Brady Johnston, Annie Johnston, (kneeling in front) Jenny Lindquist Worsham, Noah Worsham, and Trent Worsham.

A BAND OF BROTHERSBHP members agree the group’s

real legacy is the impression they

left on one another during the years

they experienced together in the Blue

House.

“Whenever I describe it to others

along the way, I get the response,

‘So, was it a fraternity? What was the

difference?’,” BHP member Jimmy

Wright ’03 said. “The difference is

that not only did everyone love the

Lord, but we tried to exemplify what

brotherhood truly was meant to be.

The bond that we had in common

was that we were there together, no

matter who it was, cheering on each

other in everything we did.”

Leftwich agrees.

“What made the Blue House and

the Couch Cru so special to me was

our bond in the Lord,” he said. “We

could scream our lungs out at a foot-

ball game, then pray for each other

that evening. We could argue a referee

call at noon, and then argue about

predestination at night. We would put

as much energy into worshiping the

Lord on Sunday as we would scream-

ing at the game on Saturday. We

could be really mad at each other over

a girl, over drinking someone else’s

milk, or over not taking out the trash,

but there was always forgiveness and

brotherly love in Christ.”

A decade later, members of the

Blue House Posse are spread out all

over the world. Some are teachers.

Some are coaches. Many are pastors.

One worked with the U.S. Congress

and one is a Wycliff missionary in the

Far East.

“I wonder how many lives have

been changed for Christ because of

the men of the Blue House?,” Leftwich

asked. “Ten years later, we have been

all over the world, in all different walks

of life, living out a life for Christ which

was shaped and formed in so many

different ways by our time together in

the Blue House.”

Do you have a story of an enduring UMHB friendship? We’d love to hear it! Please submit it to [email protected].

OCTOBER 19-20, 2012HomecomingTHERE'S NO PLACE LIKE

FLAT RANDYStudent Megan Redmond poses with a cardboard cutout of

President Randy O’Rear in Hardy’s dining hall. The Flat Randy Project

was a Resident Hall Association-sponsored photo contest inspired by

the children’s book Flat Stanley. During Homecoming week, students

competed to find the most creative way of displaying photos of O’Rear.

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CARNIVALBelow: The carnival in the quad included many activities for the

young and the young at heart, including bounce houses and bungee

jumping. Bottom right: Anna & Trayse Ryker take a ride down the

big slide set up on Moore Street during the carnival Friday night.

OCTOBER 19-20, 2012HomecomingTHERE'S NO PLACE LIKE

Alumni return to campus for a weekend of family-friendly events and catching up with old friendsPHOTOS BY JENNIFER MEERS JONES ’08AND R ANDY YANDELL ’99

CRU CHEFAbove: The winning team from the student

Cru Chef competition competed in the champi-onship round against the winning teams from

Cru Chef alumni events held throughout the summer. Above right: Katie McKee ’07 and

Allison Powell Glapa ’07 put the finishing touch-es on their team’s food. Right: Student Body President Kassidy Harris and Chad Hammonds

’01 served as two of the Cru Chef judges.


Stunt NIghtAbove: Gregory Applegate performs a dance

routine as part of the freshman class skit. Top right: The Class of 2007 (including Allison DeBusk ’07 and Courtney Morrical Moore ’07)

returned to campus for their five-year reunion and to reprise their senior year skit. The Class of 2007

won stunt night every year they were students. Right: The sophomore class won Judge’s Choice

and the coveted Stunt Night blanket during the time-honored tradition Friday night.

FOOTBALL GAMEAbove: Seniors Jayelyn Johnson and Jonathan Davis were crowned Homecoming King and Queen at the half time show during Saturday’s football game. Left: A future Crusader watches the game. The Cru beat Hardin Simmons University, 45-32.

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PEP RALLY AND DESSERT PARTYFollowing a pep rally and fireworks display at Luther Memorial Friday night (pictured at left), guests walked over to Millenium Oaks Park for dessert and a time of fellowship. Above right: Jeremy ’03 and Amanda Day Hill ’04 visit with Alumni Board President Trish Stewart Woods ’03. piritual in Art and Lois B. Robbins’ Waking Up in the Age of Creativity.

CAMPUS RUN AND TAILGATEAbove: Student Conner Fuchs throws up the ‘C’ during the campus run, as the cars make their way to Tiger Field for the football game Saturday afternoon. Above right: Students including Jennifer Ander, Rebekah Bogaard, and Lindsay Parker enjoy the catered tailgate lunch from Clem Mikeska’s Barbeque before the football game.

CRU 5kParticipants begin the first stretch of the Cru 5K Fun Run Saturday morning in front of Mayborn Campus Center.

ALUMNILIFE

Tradition merges with technology as a new generation of students were dubbed “Crusaders for life” at the conclusion of Welcome Week in August.

’53 Members of the class of 1953 met in Fort Worth at the Cooperative Baptist

Fellowship annual meeting in June with Lynelle Sweat Mason ’53 during her book signing.

Jency McMurrey Runnels ’53 turned 100 in August. In July, she was featured on the WOAI program San Antonio Living, and her family gave her a birthday party which was attended by approximately 100 guests. Jency was born in Sweethome, Texas, and her family moved to South San Antonio when she was twelve. Jency graduated from South San Antonio ISD and then attended college at Mary Hardin-Baylor. She then began teaching in the same three-story building where she attended school. In that same building, she also met her future husband, Frank C. Runnels. Jency taught third grade for 41 years, most of those years in South San Antonio. Frank and Jency had two children, Franklin and Martha; four grand-children; eleven great grandchildren; and two step-great grandchildren.

’62 Sandra Eckeberger Click and her husband, Porter, celebrated their golden

wedding anniversary on June 23, in Big

Sandy. They renewed their wedding vows in a short ceremony led by Pastor David Thornton at New Hope Baptist Church followed by a reception in the church’s Memo-rial Building. The couple married on June 22, 1962, in Garland after Sandra graduated from college. They moved to Austin for three years where Sandra taught elementary school, and Porter obtained a BS degree in Physics from the University of Texas. Then moved back to their hometown, Garland, to raise their family and work in their chosen fields. After retiring in 1999, Sandra and Porter purchased 12 acres in Pritchett and moved to the country and named their farm Jubilee.

’64 Velva Schrader Riddle and Kenneth Riddle ex celebrated their 50th

wedding anniversary with a reception at


Left to right: Joan Marlowe Myrah ’53, Lynelle Sweat Mason ’53, Glenna Morgan Stamps ’53, June Reagan Caldwell ’52, Pat Lockridge Shannon ’53, Shirley Morin Cockerham ex, and Betty Payne Huber ’52.

Alumni Life reports news received June 15, 2012, through Oct. 15, 2012. If you have news to share, send it to: Alumni Relations, UMHB Box 8427, 900 College Street, Belton, Texas 76513 or [email protected].

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

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Waco with Randa Sudbury Ibsen ’65 and Wanda Sudbury ’65. Eula may be reached at [email protected], and Julia may be reached at [email protected].

’79 Karen Riley Scott has started a business in Lubbock running errands.

The name of the business is Rainbow Delivery Service. She is president of the local chapter of DAPW and is serving her second year as senior vice commander of the local DAVA unit.

’83 Criss Pearson Bartley teaches physics at Gilmer High School in east Texas.

For the past 12 years she has been involved with the Solar Car Challenge in Dallas. The project guides students in the design and construction of road-worthy solar race cars. She has been a team adviser of three teams in three states and serves as a race judge when she does not have a team.

’91 Mayra Velez earned her M.Ed. in educational tech-nology from

Texas State University May 12, and was accepted as a Ph.D. candidate. She will begin her doctorate program this fall. Mayra is a third grade bilingual teacher for Belton ISD.

’95 Trey ’95 and Kimberly Alford Lancaster ’97 were appointed as missionaries

with the International Mission Board. They, along with their two daughters, will be serving in South Asia.

’96 Jason Fossett is the head boys basketball coach at Flower Mound High

School. He and his wife, Nikki, have two children, 12-year-old Quinton and 8-year-old Ashlyn. They live in Ponder.

’97 Shawn Hanks was promoted to president of Premiere

Speakers Bureau. Located in Franklin, Tenn., PSB represents many of the world’s leading speakers and authors.

’01 Jennifer Ramirez-Guajardo

received her Master of Education Administration degree from Concordia University in Austin Aug. 4.

’03 Stephanie Dickens Branham is working at Allumed, Inc. in human resources as an

accounts receivable manager. She has two children, Seth and Hannah.

’04 Ryan Musser is associate pastor and co-student minis-ter at Sugar Land Baptist

Church in Sugar Land. He had previously served as interim pastor at Canaan Baptist Church in Crawford.

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First United Methodist Church in Gatesville on Aug. 25. Velva taught for 30 years at Gatesville High School and Windham School District, and Kenneth taught school for 40 years at Gatesville State School for Boys and Gatesville Junior High School. They are both retired.

’65 Eula Woodyard McKown and Julia Woodyard Nation were honored by

their families with a celebration on June 24 in Steamboat Springs, Colo., for their 70th birthday. Eula’s son, Patrick, and Julia’s children, Allen and Robert, and their families, including granddaughter Dawn Nation ’99, were all in attendance. After the celebration, the families spent a week sightseeing in Steamboat Springs. Eula and Julia continued their trip the following week, taking road trips along two scenic routes. They stopped in Eagle, Colo., visited Great Sand Dunes National Park, and made a stop in Santa Fe, N.M., to visit a friend. The end of the trip was dinner in

’08 Julie Barr is the resident director of

Johnson Hall at UMHB.

’09 Ruby Blancett Bowen ’09,

MBA ’11 is a training and development coordinator for the City of Killeen.

’11 Travis Early is the youth pastor at First Baptist Church, Elgin.

Cassie Michels ’11 is the outdoor educa-tion and adventure guide coordinator and summer camp director for the Girl Scouts of Central Texas at Camp Texlake in Spicewood.

WEDDINGSAmy Shantele Beason ’95 to Eduardo Enrique Mills Castillo, June 21, in Arraiján, Panama.

Laura Gilbert ’04 to Jason Voss, June 30, in Marion. Laura is a pharmaceutical sales representative for Warner Chilcott Pharma-ceuticals, and Jason is a field engineer for Baker

Hughes. They live in Corpus Christi.

Natalie Paige Ervin ’09 to Tyler Douglas Jones, Aug. 4, in Georgetown.

Courtney Nelson ’10 and Rob Neuenschwander ’10, June 16, in Burleson. Courtney teaches first grade at Peaster Elemen-tary School, and Rob is an insurance sales repre-

sentative at Mader-Bagley State Farm in Weatherford.

Alyssa Atteberry ’10 to Brett Berryhill, July 28, in Oglesby.

Erik Wilbur ’10 to Renee Huffman, July 28, in Colonial Heights, Va.

Melanie Dian Daniell ’11 to Matthew David Bowling, June 23, in Belton. Melanie teaches elementary school at Florence ISD, and Matthew manages his family’s auto-motive business in Killeen.

Kristin Elaine Urban’11 to Cody Allan Collins, Jan. 21, in Taylor.

Cara Scott ’12 and Khang Duong ’09, June 9, in Houston. Cara is a social worker for Early Childhood Intervention in Harker Heights, and Khang is admissions and

electronic communications counselor at UMHB.

BIRTHSJosh ’00 and Angela Stan-ley Estes ’02 announce the birth of their son, Grady James, Aug. 10.

Sarah Epperson Sanford ’02 and her husband, Eric, current UMHB student, announce the birth of their son, Noah Matthew, Jan. 10. He joins four-year-old big sisters Alexis

and Lilly. The family lives in Harker Heights.

Wesley ’02 and Susan Muske Craig ’03 announce the birth of their daughter, Meadow Lucy, May 12. The family lives in San Antonio.

Tiffany Russell DeLuze MBA ’03 and her husband, Michael, announce the birth of their daughter, Kayla Marie, Sept. 12. Tiffany is an assistant professor

in the College of Business at UMHB, and Michael works at Wilsonart International as a product quality associate.

Kesi Perkins Prescott ’03 and her husband, Kenny, announce the birth of their daughter, Kenli Ryanne, Aug. 21. They live in Moody where they both teach math, and

Kenny is the head girls basketball coach at Moody High School.

Abby Waeltz Jensen ’04 and her husband, Chad, announce the birth of their son, Jack Samuel, in February. He joins three-year-old big brother Will.

Kenny ‘04 and Natalie Morton DeWeese ‘07 announce the birth of their daughter, Emery Elizabeth, June 15. Emery is the granddaughter of UMHB Men’s Basketball

head coach Ken DeWeese.

Michael ’06 and Andrea Cullman Crosswhite ’05 announce the birth of their son, Grayson Michael, June 6. Michael is a minister at First Baptist Church Rockwall,

and Andrea owns her own photography business, Crosswhite Photography.

Christi Virgil Priddy ’06 and her husband, Toby, announce the birth of their son, Logan Brycen, Aug. 4. He joins big brother Todd.

Nathan ’06 and Colette Chadwell Loudin ’06 announce the birth of their son, Sidney “Judah,” May

13. He joins big sister Jaya (born Nov. 22, 2008) and big brother Jonah (born May 18, 2010). The Loudins spent four years in Hong Kong serving the International Baptist Church. In November 2010, they moved back to the United States, and Nathan attended Dallas Theological Semi-nary. In February 2011, Nathan was named lead pastor at Milwood Baptist Church in Austin, Texas.

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Lights. Camera. Action!Charles Jenkins ’08 brings attention to local outreach efforts as host of Christian-based talk show, Attention Central Texas

Charles ‘Skeeta” Jenkins ’08 settles

in his chair under the KPLE-TV studio

lights. He looks into the camera, waits

for the cameraman’s countdown,

and begins to greet the thousands of

people in his viewing audience.

“Hello and welcome to Attention

Central Texas. I’m your host, Charles

Jenkins,” he introduces himself then

welcomes the first guest of the day.

Attention Central Texas is a Chris-

tian-based talk show that extends over

multiple counties. Each week an orga-

nization is invited to speak about the

work they are doing for others.

“There are great people in Central

Texas doing outstanding things for

the greater good of their community

and reaching out to those who are in

need. They come on the show to tell

people what they are doing,” Jenkins

said. “I’m there to enhance Christ’s

reputation through the community.”

Jenkins has hosted the show for

three years. A chance encounter

started his journey in television. As

he spoke at a meeting, he caught the

attention of KPLE-TV owner Catherine

Mason. She asked the former UMHB

football player turned motivational

speaker and children’s book author to

come on the show as a guest. After

his appearance, Mason asked him to

come back and host the show.

“At first I was surprised because I

didn’t have any experience. So I just

observed and learned from other

people. Each week I watched play-

backs to determine what I could do

differently—it was trial and error. And

now I’m a little better at it.”

As Jenkins engages in conversation

with each guest, he connects their

charitable work with scripture.

“I think when you do that, it helps

people feel like we have a common

connection. And when you feel

connected to somebody you’re more

prone to open up. It makes people feel

at ease.”

Off-screen, Jenkins continues his

efforts to make a difference as the

author of a collection of children’s

books. The books, including Believe

In Youself, Bruce and Never Give

Up, Mary Lou are aimed to boost a

child’s self-confidence, self-worth, and

self-respect.

“I like to rhyme,” he said. “I’m not

a rapper, but I do like writing poetry.

So I just take the books and turn them

into inspirational stories that motivate

kids to do their best, because some-

body did it for me. I found that this is

an avenue for me to encourage kids

through literature and writing.”

Jenkins is in the process of writing

his fourth book, with a message that

although someone may look different,

act different, and talk different from

us, we still can become friends.

He hopes to someday have a talk

show that is centered on encouraging

family.

“I want to call it A Family’s Niche.

I’ll invite different people in the

community to come on and have a

conversation about family.”

B Y N I C O L E J O H N S O N ’ 13

PHOTOS BY JENNIFER JONES

Jenkins is briefed by the sound technician in between sets of Attention Central Texas.

Charles Jenkins ’08

Lindsey Van Dusen Edwards ’07 and her husband, Travis, announce the birth of their daughter, Madelaine Brooke, June 20. The family lives in Athens.

Patrick Oliver ’08 and his wife, Felicia, announce the birth of their daughter Mya Ann, April 3. The family lives in Rosenberg, where Patrick teaches and coaches at Cinco Ranch

High School.

Justin ’08 and Candace Teich Schwartz ’09 announce the birth of their daughter, Laney Faith, May 11.

Matt Brown ’09 and his wife, Jenna, announce the birth of their son, Mason David, April 6. He joins big brother, Jack Cooper.

Patrick ’10 and Chelsea Glenn Munoz ’09 announce the birth of their daughter, Penelope, Sept. 12. Chelsea is an RN at Scott and White, and Patrick is an admissions

counselor at UMHB. They live in Belton and may be reached at [email protected].

DEATHSMary Alice Andrews Cline ’36-’37, Aug. 26, in Amarillo. She worked as a secretary for Soil Conservation Bureau of Reclamation, Amarillo Air Force Base, and Tascosa High School for 25 years. She was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame in 1990. She was a member of Covenant Fellowship Church, formerly San Jacinto United Methodist Church, for 82 years, where she taught children’s Sunday School. She was a member of The Heritage Class, for which she was the teacher for many years.

Helen Anderson Howell ex ’36, Sept. 22, in Temple. She co-owned Family Video in Temple with her husband and extended family from 1984-1989. She created unique and individual “cancer angel” ornaments for the gift shop at the Vasicek Cancer Treatment Center at Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple, raising thousands of dollars for the Scott & White H.O.P.E. fund.

Peggy Wilkinson Dockery ex ’46, Aug. 20, in San Antonio. She taught in the public school system in Texas for over 35 years.

Fayly Hardcastle Cothern ’47, Sept. 30, in Sun City, Ariz. She served in a multitude of capacities in Southern Baptist work in Texas and Arizona. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Sun City, where she taught “The Joy Class” for many years. She lived an adventure of faith, sharing the love of God and serving others through writing, public speaking, leading conferences, directing travel tours, photography, bible teaching and as a pastor’s wife to her husband, Gaylon Cothern, for fifty years. Fayly received the UMHB Outstanding Alumni award in 1982. She was the sister of Bonny Hardcastle Brewer ’51.

JoBeth Storey Donaldson ’48, June 11, in San Angelo. She was a professional dietitian, beginning her career at Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple. She held senior positions in many hospitals thereafter. She was a member of the American Dietetic Association and Southland Baptist church.

Rosemary Blackwell Sheppard ’48, July 26, in Cuero. She taught in the Cuero Public School System until her retirement in 1985. After retirement she actively managed her farm and ranch properties until her death. In 2003 her farm was recognized by the Texas Department of Agriculture. Rosemary served as organist for the First Baptist Church of Cuero for many years. She was an active member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, The Daughters of the Republic of Texas, and the DeWitt County Historical Commission. She served as co-chairperson of the History of DeWitt County Project Committee which published an 800-page volume entitled DeWitt County History in 1981.

Eugenia Fegette ’50, July 21, in Albuquer-que, N.M. She lived in Dallas until 1961, holding positions with Hydrotex Industries, Chance Vought Aircraft, and Electronic Equipment Engineering. She moved to Albuquerque in 1963 and held drafting positions with the City of Albuquerque for 25 years, retiring in 1988. Eugenia was an ordained minister in the Universal Church of the Holy Spirit where she also served as the choir director until 1986.

Mary Woodward Rode ’50, July 29, in San Antonio.

David Whyburn, July 31, in Guthrie, Okla. He was the son of Jack and Minnie Sharp Whyburn ’50.

Ernestine Owens Goldston ’51, Aug. 10, in Hereford. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Hereford where she was a Sunday School superintendent volunteer. She volunteered at the Hereford Senior Citizens Center and the Pioneer Frontier Museum in Canyon.

Ernestine Wiese London ’52, June 26, in Moody. She married James London in 1953, and they were the first couple to be married in the newly built First Baptist Church in Moody. They moved to Odessa in 1983, both pursuing careers in education, and returned to Bell County in 1987 to the property that had belonged to Ernestine’s grandparents since 1895. There they enjoyed their retirement years, raising cattle in the beautiful central Texas countryside. She volunteered at King’s Daughters Hospital, was a member of the Bell County Chapter of the Republican Women of Texas, the Alpha Delta Kappa teacher sorority, and the BSU. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, where she volunteered with the food pantry, and she also attended Moody-Leon Methodist Church.

Charlotte Boyd Young ’54, June 28, in Hartselle, Ala. She taught in public schools in Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama. She was a member of Southwest Baptist Church in Hartselle, where she taught adult Sunday School and Vacation Bible School.

Billy Stephens, Aug. 4, in Overland Park, Kan. He was the husband of Delia Lucky Stephens ’61.

(continued on page 30)28 UMHB LIFE | W I N T E R 2 0 1 2

Marathoner Tanya Taylor ’02, runs to raise money for the two-year-old daughter of her college friends Dean ’02 and Heather Arnold Holman ’02

Most people can’t imagine running

one marathon, let alone two in one

weekend. But that is exactly what

Tanya Taylor ’02 will be doing when

she runs the Goofy’s Race and Half

Challenge in Walt Disney world on

Jan. 12 and 13.

The 39.3-mile race takes place

over two days and encompasses a

half marathon on Saturday and a full

marathon on Sunday.

But these races aren’t for fun.

Taylor is running to raise money

for two-year-old Ella Holman, who

is undergoing treatment for Acute

Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Ella is

the daughter of Heather and Dean

Holman, both 2002 graduates of

UMHB and Taylor’s long-time friends.

“When Ella was diagnosed with

leukemia, I asked myself, ‘how can I

support Heather and Dean?’ I knew

medical costs were going to start

adding up,” Taylor said.

The UMHB alumna began research-

ing how she could help the Holmans,

contacting the Team in Training

running program that allows runners

and other athletes to raise money for

blood cancers.

“But when you’re a part of Team in

Training your fundraising goes directly

to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

instead of an individual family,” Taylor

said.

But that didn’t stop Taylor. She was

determined to find a way to help her

friends. She did some more research

and found out that Walt Disney World

is not only a supporter of the Leuke-

mia & Lymphoma Society, but also

hosts marathons every year to allow

runners like Taylor to raise money on

their own.

“I also developed a website where

I could put information about Ella,

about the race, what we’re doing, and

why we’re doing it,” she said.

The team’s website is at

youcaring.com under “Team Ella.”

Taylor also found four other people

to join her in running and raising

money for Ella.

“We put a goal out there of

$5,000,” she said. “But we hope that

we can also gain some attention and

more funding by running these races.”

Taylor wants to make sure her close

friends, who are living on a single

teacher’s income, don’t have to worry

about financial burdens while they are

focusing on getting their daughter

well. And the Holman’s appreciate all

of Taylor’s hard work.

“It means everything to Dean and

me,” Heather Holman said. “We don’t

have a lot of family support, so our

friends are basically our family.”

Heather said she is touched by all

of Taylor’s help in trying to make this

difficult time easier for her family.

“Not many people would go to

Disney World to run a race for your

daughter,” she said.

Right now Taylor and her team-

mates are in training, while Ella is in

treatment to maintain her remission

status. Taylor hopes that Ella’s illness

and the family’s financial burdens will

soon be over.

“I hope that Ella is soon is in full

remission and does not have to strug-

gle with this

disease any

longer. And

I hope that

running

these

marathons

encourages

others to

support the

Holmans.”

Tanya Taylor ’02 (left) goes on a training run with friends Casey Gottschalk and Tiffany Krueger, who will be running with Taylor in the half marathon in support of Ella in January.

B Y J E S S A G R A S S I M c C L U R E ’ 0 8

Dean ‘02 and Heather Holman ‘02 with their children, four-year-old Nathaniel and two-year-old Ella.

EllaRunning for

COURTESY PHOTOS

Jan Jones ’63, Sept. 6, in Tyler. She began her teaching career at A&M Consolidated High School in College Station but soon moved to Tyler where she taught theater for 33 years at Robert E. Lee High School, retiring in 2000. She taught at All Saints Episcopal School for two years and East Texas Christian Academy for two years. Jan also worked at the Tyler Civic Theater and was an adjunct professor of theater and speech at Tyler Junior College. She taught at the University of Texas at Tyler and Trinity Valley Community College.

Janet Maedgen Klement ’65, June 27, in Troy. She taught kindergarten for Troy ISD for 26 years and was a member of Troy United Methodist Church.

Virginia Rea McIntosh ’71, June 13, in Corpus Christi. She taught at St. Mary’s School for 40 years. She was a member of Crossroads Church where she was active in Ladies Birthday Girls, supported Maypearl Orphanage, and helped with Operation Christmas Child.

Ronald Poston ’72, Sept. 27, in Waco. He owned and operated a farming and ranching operation and was a real estate investor. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Gatesville.

Sue Taylor Scibek ’73, June 17, in Graham. She retired from Graham Regional Clinic as a Nurse Practitioner, and was a member of Oak Street Baptist Church.

Ron Raymond, Sept. 15, in Spring Branch. He was the husband of Merle Lucko Raymond ’74.

David Wayne Pruitt, July 24, in Temple. He was the husband of Carolyn Owens Pruitt ’75.

Garrett Hill ’77, July 27, in Belton. He retired as director of industrial operations at Fort Hood from the U.S. Army after 30 years, having served in World War II and the Korean War. He later built a foundry, spin casting in Temple, and was a licensed real estate broker. He was a city council-man for 12 years, a 32nd degree Mason, a long-time member of the Temple Lions Club, a member of P.O.S.T. of Morgan’s Point Resort. Garrett was a member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Belton. He was the husband of Muriel Klippel Hill ’77.

Frances Rosales Calooy ’78, July 1, in Killeen. She was den mother for the Cub Scouts and a Girl Scout Troop Leader for more than six years. In the early 1990s, she worked for the Family Advocacy Program at the Reynolds House at Fort Hood, where she taught parenting classes to young couples. She then worked for the Army Community Service at Fort Hood, where she donated 5,000 hours of her time to help counsel young military fami-lies during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. She later taught accounting courses and served as a curriculum counselor at Central Texas College in Killeen. She was the wife of Rudy Calooy ’77.

Pedro Paredes ’78, July 26, in Browns-ville. He served eight years in the U.S. Army and was a sergeant in the Military Police Division at Fort Hood. He worked at Brownsville Independent School District for 30 years.

David S. Hobbs ’80, July 22, in Troy. He worked as a disc jockey at KTEM-Temple and KVET-Austin. Then he worked for the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission as an auditor in Dallas and the Texas Panhan-dle. He returned to Temple to join and manage his family business, Temple Color Company, until July 1, 2012. David was a member of First Baptist Church of Temple and previously served on the Temple Inde-pendent School Board. He was a member of the Knob Creek Masonic Lodge #401, King Solomon Lodge #1427, Temple York Rite Bodies, and an endowed member of Waco Scottish Rite Bodies.

Margie Cargill Johnson ’81, July 13, in Temple. She was a member of East High-way Baptist Church. She taught computer science at Temple Jr. College for 21 years. She was the wife of Jesse Johnson ’80.


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For the love of educationIn 1970, John and Shirley Stephenson became the first married couple to graduate together at UMHB

For every student, graduation repre-

sents the fruition of many long hours.

For John ’70 and Shirley Stephenson

’70, the first married couple to ever

pick up their diplomas in the same

UMHB ceremony, it was the celebration

of an especially long journey.

When they met, John and Shirley

were both already enlisted in the Army.

From the very beginning, they knew

their life together would be dictated, in

large part, by whatever shipping orders

they received.

“I promised her when we first

got married that she could go to

college whenever we got stationed

somewhere with a good school,” John

said.

Shirley held him to that pledge, and

when the couple found themselves

stationed at Fort Hood, she hit the

ground running.

“I started in the first class at Central

Texas College (CTC) and went straight

through until they didn’t have any more

courses for me,” she said, “so I trans-

ferred to Mary Hardin-Baylor.”

Sure that her family might get moving

orders at any moment, she pushed

herself to graduate within three years.

“I went year-round, all the

minimesters, any kind of ‘mester’ they

had,” Shirley said.

At the same time, John was work-

ing to get his own degree. He applied

for and was accepted into the Army’s

degree completion program, Opera-

tion Bootstrap. After a second tour

in Vietnam, he was able to attend

Mary Hardin-Baylor, but the clock was

ticking.

“Bootstrap was competitive. The less

time it would take you to finish, the

better the chance you had of accep-

tance,” John said, “so I said I could

finish in six months.”

To accelerate his path to a degree,

John would read books for courses

and then test out of them. He received

credit for half a dozen courses this way.

While he was at Mary Hardin-Baylor,

John also took correspondence courses

from the United States Armed Forces

Institute. He even registered for a

computer class at CTC when

one would not fit

into his

schedule. Between these three institu-

tions, John was able to carry 23 hours

in a single spring semester.

“He was a good student,” Shirley

said. “He made very good grades, too.”

For Shirley, balancing the roles of

wife, mother, and full-time student

meant having to be creative with time

management. Each day after class, she

would pick her two daughters up from

daycare, make dinner, and get everyone

to bed by eight. She would then wake

up at four in the morning to study and

do her homework before getting every-

one up, fed, and off to school.

“It was fun to do it together because

it was for a common cause,” Shirley

said of attending school alongside

John. “We had goals, and we were

going to reach those goals no matter

what.”

Shirley remembers their graduation

as a celebration of much more than

academic success.

“He had been in Vietnam for two

year-long tours, and at that time I

didn’t know if he would even be back,”

she said. “To finish school together… It

was a blessing that we never expected

would happen.”

B Y J A M E S S T A F F O R D

On graduation day, John and Shirley Stephenson pause for a photo with Shirley’s father, Don Hughes, and their daughters Kimberly and Brandy.

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Verlene Crippen Edwards ’84, June 10, in Fort Worth. She enjoyed a 22-year teach-ing career at five Christian schools, the most recent being Trinity Christian School in Cedar Hill. Her husband, David Edwards, may be reached at 1709 Cancun Dr., Mansfield, Texas 76063.

John Nicolet ’79, MEd ’84, May 2, in Twain Harte, Calif.

Margie Kittrell ’86-’87, Aug. 16, in McGregor. She taught private kindergar-ten in her home and later in the McGregor Public School System from 1960 until her retirement in 1996. She was also employed by the McGregor Police Department as a dispatcher, a clerk at Evers Corner Drug, and a receptionist at Cole Funeral Home. Margie also assisted her husband as a bookkeeper with Kittrell & Associate Land Surveyors. She was a member of Harris Creek Baptist Church and later moved her letter and became an active member of College Avenue Baptist Church, where she was a member of the Ruth Class, taught Sunday School for more than 25 years, and assisted with Vacation Bible School. She was active in the McGregor community as a past president of the PTA, past Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, and was a member of the Brazos Valley Cloggers.

Brett Mullins ’94, Sept. 23, in Temple. He began his teaching and coaching career after graduation. For the last five years he worked at Bartlett ISD as a biology teacher and was an assistant football coach on his father’s coaching staff.

Crisi Vermaelen ’05, Aug. 27, in Axtel. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church where she sang in the choir. She was a member of the praise team, Central Texas Master Singers, Believe In Me dance group, and the Austin Ballet.

Elizabeth James Harris ’91, June 21, in Killeen. She was a medical technologist but was employed at Darnall Army Medical Center as an assistant chemistry supervisor at the time of her death.

Donald Smith, Oct. 1, in Austin. He was the husband of Montie Milligan Smith ’93.

Zula Berry ex, June 8, in Amarillo.

Lucy Hassell Davis ex, Sept. 11, in Hickory, N.C. She was a charter member of North-minster Presbyterian Church where she

and her husband taught the Bible Discov-ery Class for many years. She was recently honored by the women of the church as Woman of the Year. Called the “Poet Laureate of Hickory,” she published two books of poetry, as well as numerous individual poems in various publications and several hymns. She donated all the proceeds from the sale of the second book, Rocking Chair Rhymes, to Hospice of Catawba County.

Polly Ray Donnell ex, Sept. 18, in Graham. She entered nursing school in 1968 at the age of 55 and retired from private duty nursing in 1980. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church and in 2008 was presented an Honorary Life Membership in Presbyterian Women. She was also a long time member of the Spinner Domino Group.

Eva Jean Rule Gallup ex, July 14, in Memphis, Tenn.

Martha Crawford Hamilton ex, Sept. 19, in Bryan. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Corpus Christi where she sang in the church choir and ministered in the church music program from her youth. As recently as 2007, she led singing for Bible studies in Corpus Christi nursing homes.

Patsy Price Melton ex, Sept. 3, in Char-lotte, N.C. She was a pastor’s wife in churches in Texas and in North and South Carolina.

Myra Nichols ex, July 19, in Dallas. She was a member and devoted employee of Park Cities Baptist Church for more than 45 years.

Janis Bevers Petru ex, Sept. 5, in Bran-don. She was a legal assistant and retired in 2010.

Josephine White Walke ex, June 16, in Georgetown.

Jay Larimore Weaver ex, Aug. 4, in Hubbard. She worked as manager for several finance companies, and in past years she managed the senior center in Hubbard and the local Meals on Wheels program. She was a member of First United Methodist Church.

Alberta Wieland ex, July 22, in Austin. She was a teacher for 27 years. She taught math at Crain Intermediate School in

Victoria from 1964-1982. She was a life member of Texas Retired Teachers Associa-tion and of Victoria County RTA. She was an active member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Cuero. She was a member of Sons of Hermann Lodge 82, AARP Chapter 3168, a charter member of the Thomaston Volunteer Fire Department and a member of the Heirloom Stitchers Guild in Cuero.

Herb Zimmerman CB, March 6, in Hous-ton. On his 21st birthday he was ordained as a Baptist minister at Prairie Point Baptist Church, Grosbeck. He served as pastor to Baptist churches in Texas for over 50 years. Herb taught school for 37 years, 31 years in Goose Creek CISD. He taught at Lamar Elementary and Horace Mann Junior High School. He was principal of San Jacinto Elementary, the Old De Zavala Elementary, Bowie Elementary, and Alamo Elementary. He retired from teaching in 1988. Herb was a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Air Force Chaplains Corps.

Donald Ray McCauley, former faculty, Oct. 8, in West. He taught business at UMHB from 1964-1972.

Helene Rodgers Melgaard, June 24, in Kansas City, Mo. She was a former teacher at UMHB.

MEMORIALSDale Anderson Amy Bawcom Dr. & Mrs. Jerry G. Bawcom Marietta Parker

R. K. & Josephine Barner Pat Barner White

Rose Marion Walker Barren Barbara Lewis Rosina Hailey Sattawhite

Bill Berry Denise Karimkhani Kerry & Kathy Owens Riley & Carolyn Allison Owens

Muriel Vann Burress Judy Crow Raymond

Bob Caldwell Joan Marlowe Myrah

Lee Roy Calhoun Virginia Jones Calhoun


Barbara Chaney Patricia Pickering Roberson

Mary Clarke Jack & Minnie Mae Sharp Whyburn

Ila Faye “Fayly” Hardcastle Cothern Kay Anderson Betty Sue Craven Beebe Betty Donnelly Bell Mary Roberts Bull Janell Huey Hobbs Dillard & Karolyn Norwine Whitis

Frances Dalton Dr. & Mrs. J. A. Reynolds

Beatriz De Leon Fernando De Leon, M.D.

Agnes Mulcahy Denson Nina Mae Wilson Elliott

Ruth Dugger Dianne Rowton

Elaine Battles Easterling Ruby Wyche Thomas

Calvin Eckermann Riley & Carolyn Allison Owens

Troy Estes Denise Karimkhani

J. D. Fagan Denise Karimkhani Mary Long & Bob, Daryl & Linda Dr. Linda Hood Pehl UMHB Faculty Assembly

Tara Coet Felmly Ed & Eve Coet

Sarah Sims Furey Lou Provence Laine

Dorothy Goodnight Dr. & Mrs. E. Leroy Kemp Kerry & Kathy Owens Riley & Carolyn Allison Owens

Juanda Hancock Dr. & Mrs. E. Leroy Kemp

Laura Harris Dr. & Mrs. E. Leroy Kemp

David S. Hobbs Mark & Betty O’Hair Anderson

Edward Ellis Hogwood, Jr. Pam & Keith Wilson

Maxine Tims Howell Elizabeth J. Mallory Polly McQueen Family Shirley Cowan Sommer Mike & Suzanne Stanfield Winnie Stanfield Ray & Jean Young

William F. Jergens Pamela K. Jergens Bonstead

Tomi Kennedy Sue Olson George

Dr. Rex Kirkley Christan K. Hammonds

Mrs. Ilo Labit Elizabeth Terry

Ernestine Weise London Chris Weathers Westbrook

Dorothy Jean Massie Dr. & Mrs. E. Leroy Kemp

Carol Mercado Viola Mercado

Brett Mullins Barbara Conder Agee

Bobbie Thorn Murray Dillard & Karolyn Norwine Whitis

David Pruitt Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Bridges

Steven W. Sandefur Catherine Burkett Cornelio

Jay Frank Schultz The Andrew Smith Family

Frances Strait Louise Duke Cross

Lt. Col. Stephan Strauss Billie W. Strauss

Anna Elizabeth Haynes Taylor Janell Huey Hobbs

Joyce Tomlin Kent Owens Kerry & Kathy Owens Riley & Carolyn Allison Owens

Gene C. Vittetoe Cara Moody Self

Ken Ward Riley & Carolyn Allison Owens

Ralph Watson Dr. Stan & Susan Cash Casto Kerry & Kathy Owens Riley & Carolyn Allison Owens

Gladys West Riley & Carolyn Allison Owens

Mary Helen White Kent Owens Kerry & Kathy Owens Riley & Carolyn Allison Owens

David Whyburn Theresa Allen Anita Baxley Sherry L. Beaman Kent A. Beaty James C. & Louise Black Ruth Blanton Mr. & Mrs. Ray Bronk Louise Bumpass Virginia Burroughs Joseph, Gail & Gabriella Cioffi Mary, Carol, & Barbara Clarke Devon Energy – PRA Mid Con Revenue Jo Ann Donnelly Gilbert & Rhonda Duerksen Jack, Kim, Addie & Lyndi Duerksen Chris & Colleen Ellis J. Russell & Susan Hartsfield Dan & Louise Leslie Ada Tidwell Pogue Erma Polk & Family Billy & Miriam Redwine James & Marcia Remore Jim & Kay Whyburn Rhodes Sandy Mountain Fellowship Ginger Sharp Mary & Jim Sharp The StarTek Family Evelyn L. Turner Jack & Minnie Mae Sharp Whyburn Jay & Jeanette Wright

John Zeigler Riley & Carolyn Allison Owens


HONORARIADr. & Mrs. Jerry G. Bawcom Mary H. Winn

Betty Sue Craven Beebe Mary H. Winn

Dr. Edna Penny Bridges Betty Herrera Martinez

Glenda Barton Bush Dr. Aida Smith Sapp

Class of 1943 Jean Long Corley

Class of 1945 Ruth Zerr Bailey-Reagan Class of 1953 Chris Weathers Westbrook

Class of 1964 Betsy Dabbs Polgue

Regina Gregson Cox Don & Joan Burton Cox

Patsy L. Derr Mr. & Mrs. James Wilson

Dr. Brent Gibson Joe & Janelle Baisden

Jessica Karimkhani Gilliam Denise Karimkhani

Ruth Jones Haigood Eula Woodyard McKown

Dr. Helen Wilson Harris Janice A. Andrews

Dorothy Jean “DJ” Reinhard Hogwood Cindy L. Taylor Pamela H. Wilson & Family

Donna Walker Hubbard Dr. Aida Smith Sapp

Frank Lynn & Evelyn Voitas Jez Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Bridges

Jeanette Symm Jost Dr. Aida Smith Sapp

Michael Karimkhani Denise Karimkhani

Dr. Gene Kimes Mary H. Winn

Dr. Gene & Kathie Kimes Bob & Sharon Swindler

Dr. Mickey Little Mary Margaret Johnson Lemley

Dr. Teena M. McGuinness Dr. Aida Smith Sapp

Tom & Deanna Mueller Erica Mueller

Larry & Velma Putman Mark & Betty O’Hair Anderson

Dr. David Roland Vance Self

Dr. Darrell G. Watson James & Kathleen Petersen Spraggins

Jack & Minnie Mae Sharp Whyburn David, Billy & Lynn

Dr. Marlene Mixon Zipperlen David & Barbara Warren Birkes


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