Lori Windham ('01) is on The Becket Fund legal team

which represented Hobby Lobby on March 25 at the

U.S. Supreme Court in oral arguments for Sebelius v.

Hobby Lobby Stores. Lori addressed the media before

and after the arguments. Before the day of oral

arguments she also media appearances such as: http://

video.foxnews.com/v/3381521764001/supreme-court-

to-hear-hobby-lobby-case/#sp=show-clips

Elizabeth Alvarez Bingham ('05) was awarded the

Dallas GOP Chairman's Award for Young Republican

of the Year.

Susanna Lubanga ('05) of the International Rescue

Committee spoke at the ACU Peace Conference on

Mar. 3.

Andrew Greenberg (‘06) has taken a position as a

Regional Field Director for the Alaska Democratic

Party’s Coordinated Campaign.

Gary Ray ('10) is now Operations and QA Analyst

at Loopback Analytics

Amanda Crawford Steger ('10) will attend Baylor Law

School.

Rebekah Singleton (‘13) has been hired by the Dallas

office of the international firm Dahlgren Duck

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Scholarships Awarded!

Congratulations to Criminal Justice students receiving the

Jeffrey Wendling Scholarship:

Glenn Halbert

Nicholas Richardson

Congratulations to students receiving the Maxine Durrett

Earl Charitable Foundation Scholarship:

Zachary Ferrell

Chad Mancine

Jonathan Parker

Amelia Springer

Christiana Virone

Jacob Wooden

Congratulations to Political Science Students receiving

scholarships during the 2014-15 school year:

Trent and Nell Meaders

Michel Mfashingabo

Abigail Moses

Christopher Perkins

Judge Ted Poe

Christopher John

B.F. Sisk

Lucy Danley

Philip Lamborn

Pat and JoAnn Sublett

Savannah Hostetter

Gary and Nancy Thompson

Kalyn Prince

Alumni News

Commencement Awards!

Lemoine G. Lewis Valedictorian Awards:

Dylan Benac

Dylan Brugman

Trustees Award:

Dylan Brugman

Dean Adams Achievement Award:

Amanda Bitner

Honor Man:

Dylan Benac

B Sherrod Scholarship:

Parker Gordon

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Student News

Abigail Moses was one of the featured presenters at the

ACU Peace Conference on Mar. 3. She spoke on the

“Women of Northern Uganda”.

Sony Nshimirimana was in New York City during Spring

Break at the United Nations and the Tanzanian Mission.

Briana Close (POLS minor) will work this summer for

Rep. Steve King.

Stewart McGregor will serve as Preaching Intern for the

Oak Ridge Church of Christ in Willow Park, TX this

summer.

Parker Gordon, presented at the ACU Research Festival,

“In the Shadow of Bayreuth, How the Music of Richard

Wagner Influenced the Architect of the Third Reich.”

Mike Mfashingabo has been accepted in an internship

with Oxfam International in Boston this summer.

Student News

Pictured above is Amanda Bitner's poster “Art and

Civil Disobedience in Iran” that she presented at the

2014 ACU Undergraduate Research Festival.

Jeremiah Shaeffer (CJ major) and Abigail Moses

(POLS major, IRCP concentration) were selected as

ACU student representatives for the April 17

announcement that former Secretary of State

Condoleezza Rice will speak in Abilene this fall for

Global Samaritan Resources.

Congratulations to Beau Carter, who has served this

year as Sophomore Class President and has been

elected as Vice President of the Students Association.

Caleb Orr will be in an internship with the Office of

Senator Marco Rubio in Washington, D.C. this

summer.

Liam Doyle, freshman CJ student, is currently

applying for the Platoon Leadership Course of the

Marine Corps, a path to becoming an officer.

Congratulations to Darian Hogg for being hired as a

police officer in the city of Waco, Texas!

Political Science & Criminal Justice

Graduating Class of 2014

Annual Political Science / Criminal Justice BBQ

Annual Political Science / Criminal Justice BBQ

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Faculty News

David Dillman has been accepted to attend a seminar in Cuba this June run by the Center of Global Education at

Augsburg College. The seminar is designed to help faculty understand the current cultural, economic, and

political context in Cuba.

Dr. Hailey served as a judge at the Undergraduate Research Festival.

Special Guests

On Apr. 7, Professor Jim Gash of Pepperdine University spoke in Department Chapel and visited with students

interested in attending the School of Law.

Central Texas Diplomat in Residence Julie Connor was on campus Mar. 19 to tell students about opportunities to

intern with the U.S. Department of State.

Dr. Hailey hosted the Citizens Bee on April 8, in which high school students from Wylie, Eula, and Gustine

participated.

On April 28, DEA Dallas Division Acting Assistant Special Agent in Charge James Kuykendall was in the

Department to speak to Assistant Professor Platt’s Criminal Law class. He also distributed DEA recruiting

materials to students regarding a career with the DEA. Agent Kuykendall has 25 years’ experience with DEA

and spent many of those years in South America. He is also the son of a DEA Agent and is a devout follower of

Jesus and cares greatly about his discipleship while serving in law enforcement.

Dr. Hailey and

Parker Gordon,

Department's 2014

University Scholar

(left)

Please join us in

Congratulating

Stuart & Carissa Platt.

Stuart is an

Assistant Professor

for Criminal Justice

and they welcomed

a new granddaughter.

Gabriella Grace.

(right)

Glenn Halbert (CJ '14) was a guest speaker in

Terrorism Studies on Mar. 3, talking about his two tours

in Iraq. He is pictured with student Garrett Burkhart

(who is dressed in Glenn's desert fatigues).

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Political Science Department

ACU speech and debate talent recognized Posted February 27, 2014, ACU Optimist

ACU senior Dylan Brugman has been chosen to represent the National Parliamentary Debate Association (NPDA)

at the 2014 NPDA national tournament. Brugman, a senior Honors student studying political science and

sociology, will debate with student representatives from Ireland on March 21 in Flagstaff, Ariz.

Brugman is one of three debaters in the U.S. selected to represent the NPDA against the Irish national debate

champions.

"We are honored that Dylan has been chosen to represent the national parliamentary Debate Association, as well

as ACU at the NPDA national tournament," says Dena Counts, communication instructor and director of forensics.

"Dylan's leadership, scholarship and character were factors in his nomination."

The debate team is also celebrating a victory from last weekend's tournament at the Oklahoma State University

debate championship. Team members Caleb Orr, freshman political science major, and Taylor Rudolph, freshman

accounting major, won second place at the tournament. Orr and Rudolph triumphed over more experienced teams

from the University of Oklahoma, Kansas Wesleyan University, Texas Tech University, and other schools. Orr also

was named fourth top speaker at the tournament.

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Internship Opportunity

REP. TED POE’S OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D.C.

Representative Poe’s Office is looking for an ACU intern for every semester and summer.

Congressman Poe is an alumnus of ACU. If you or anyone you know (and of any major) may be

interested please have them contact his Office.

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In case any of your students are interested, our local government job board is located

at www.SGRjobs.com. They may also want to check out some of our candidate resources on our

website atwww.GovernmentResource.com.

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New Law School Scholarship

The Political Science Department is pleased to announce a third pre-law scholarship. Joining Baylor and

Pepperdine, the Faulkner School of Law is now offering a tuition scholarship for ACU students.

Application packets will be available this coming January in the department. Thank you Faulkner!

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