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Spring 2008 | Vol . 27 • No.3

d e p a r t m e n t s13 Campus Life

Read about new seminars to help freshmen adjust

to campus life, Pastor Kirbyjon Caldwell’s inspir-

ing message at the McLane Lecture, and other

news from campus.

19 Philanthropy Dr. Ernest G. and Elli Moore Townsend devoted

their lives to helping students obtain a college

education; their commitment lives on in the

scholarship that bears their name.

10 Athletic Life Crusaders make history by winning confer-

ence championships in both football and men’s

basketball.

22 Alumni Life Check out what’s happening in the lives of UMHB

alumni and their families.

f e a t u r e s12 Coming to America

New customs, new foods—international students

have many adjustments to make when they

become Crusaders.

18 From Clinic to Classroom A new master’s program offers training for nurse

educators.

20 Passion Play The annual Easter Pageant makes a strong impres-

sion on the actors as well as the audience.

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APRIL 18 Senior Ring and Robing Ceremony, W. W. Walton Chapel, 8:00 p.m.

18 Midnight March

21 Conservatory Choirs Concert, Hughes Recital Hall, 7:00 p.m.

21 Lecture in the Humanities featuring State Representative Dianne White

Delisi, Brindley Auditorium, 11:00 a.m.

MAY 2 Education Pinning, Lord Conference Center, 7:30 p.m.

2 Nurses Pinning, W. W. Walton Chapel, 7:30 p.m.

2 Social Work Pinning, Hughes Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m.

3 Spring Commencement, Bell County Expo Center, 10:00 a.m.

12 Minimester Registration & Classes Begin

12-15 Senior Saints Summit

14 Heritage Club Meeting & Luncheon, Lord Conference Center,

12:00 noon

26 Memorial Day (Campus Closed)

JUNE 4-5 Summer I & II Advising & Registration (Day and Evening)

5 Summer I Classes Begin

JULY 4 Independence Day Holiday (Campus Closed)

9 Additional Summer II Registration

9 Summer II Classes Begin (Day and Evening)

AUGUST 9 Summer Commencement, Mayborn Campus Center, 10:00 a.m.

16 University Housing Opens

25-26 Fall Registration

27 Fall Classes Begin (Day and Evening)

UMHB LIFEVolume 27, Number 3

Spring 2008

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PresidentJerry G. Bawcom, Ph.D.

Vice President for External RelationsWilliam Townsend, J.D., Ph.D.

EditorCarol Woodward

Contributing EditorsRebecca O’Banion ’93Paula Tanner, Ed.D.

Contributing WritersMelissa Ford ’07Laura FraseDenise MarcosJennifer SickingJon Wallin

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said, a leader will fi nd that he or she

must make some unpopular choices to

ensure that a project continues to move

forward toward its goal.

“You may find that you need to

change some people’s behavior to

continue positive growth,” he said. “And

if they won’t change, you may have to

change the people. Without vision, the

people will perish, but without the right

people, the vision will perish.”

Caldwell urged his listeners to be

ready and willing to accept responsibil-

ity for their actions, even when it brings

them criticism. “When drama and

trauma hit the ship, leaders don’t back

up and say, ‘You folks voted for this, too!’

The good leader steps up and accepts

responsibility for the crisis—and then

comes up with a plan to deal with it.”

The McLane Lecture brings nation-

ally recognized speakers to the university

to promote awareness and information

about issues concerning business. It is

sponsored each year by Temple resident,

Chairman of the McLane Group and

CEO of the Houston Astros Mr. Drayton

McLane, Jr. and hosted by the College

of Business. —Paula Price Tanner

Leaders have to be willing to make

hard choices to bring about change,

Pastor Kirbyjon Caldwell told a standing-

room-only crowd at the fi fth annual

McLane Lecture on February 14. “The

defi nition of ‘crazy’ is ‘doing the same

thing over and over, expecting a differ-

ent result,’” he noted. “If progress is

desired, a leader must be ready to make

changes.”

Caldwell is well qualifi ed to talk about

change. When he became pastor of

the Windsor Village United Methodist

Church in 1982, the Houston church

had only 25 members. Today, through

Caldwell’s leadership, the church has

a congregation of 14,000 members,

making it the largest United Methodist

church in the United States. The church

Houston pastor shares leadership philosophyat McLane Lecture

has become a model of what Caldwell

calls “entrepreneurial faith,” sponsoring

ministries, businesses, and community

services that have signifi cantly improved

the quality of life for residents in

Houston’s Fifth Ward district.

Caldwell told his audience that

change is essential to growth and prog-

ress. “Everything that changes may not

grow,” he said, “but everything that

grows surely must change.” Often, he

Pastor Martin Knox represents the “vision” of a company as Pastor Kirbyjon Caldwell enumerates what people in leadership must possess during the annual McLane Lecture.

(L-R) Dean of the College of Business Jim King, Drayton McLane, Pastor Kirbyjon Caldwell and President Jerry G. Bawcom pause for a group photo after the lecture.

“If progress is desired, a leader must be ready

to make changes.”—Kirbyjon Caldwell

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Charter Day traditions were observed on February 6 when senior Class offi cers Dawson Barksdale and Mark Shutt led their classmates to the gravesite of Judge R.E.B. Baylor. Lamar Collins ’00 was the featured speaker for Charter Day Chapel.

Personal attention has long been a

hallmark of UMHB, and next fall incom-

ing freshmen will experience an even

more personal approach as they start

their fi rst semester of college. Freshmen

will be assigned to faculty advisors

from their fi rst day on campus, and the

former “Success in Academics” courses

will be taught as small group freshman

seminars with faculty instructors.

Dr. Graham Hatcher, provost, recently

announced the changes as the result of

a comprehensive study into better and

more effective ways to assist fi rst-year

students as they enter into their college

career.

“We want to provide our students

with the best opportunities for learning

available,” Hatcher said. “And for more

than three years, I have been doing

research and studying other universities

to fi nd the optimal model for our univer-

sity and especially for our students.”

For many years freshmen support

services such as advising, registra-

tion and tutoring have been provided

through the Center for Academic

Excellence. Under the new model, the

Center will no longer be necessary

because students will work directly with

professors.

“Our commitment to serving students

remains fi rm,” Hatcher said. “In fact,

through our new model, students will

receive their advising, registration

assistance, tutoring services, and coun-

seling, from a faculty member, starting

day one.”

This personal, one-on-one atten-

tion from a faculty member will serve

to enhance the student experience,

because they will have that faculty

member to turn to throughout their

college career.

“We are confident that this new

personal interaction will enable faculty

to impact more fully the lives of fi rst-

year students, enhancing both student

retention and academic performance,”

Hatcher said.

“From the outset, students will know

their faculty advisor, and they can begin

building rapport with someone from

their chosen fi eld of study,”

A new Freshman Seminar has also

been developed, which will be led by

20-25 faculty. Freshmen students will

be taught by faculty each week on vari-

ous topics, all designed to introduce

students to interdisciplinary learning

and to grapple with the “big questions.”

Often times, the big questions are in

sharper focus during the fi nal semes-

ter, but “we want our students to see

the bigger picture of how they can be

experienced from day one,” Hatcher

said. The Opportunity Program will

also continue to exist providing the

opportunity for students who do not

meet the standard entrance require-

ments to be able to attend.

“The university has long held to the

philosophy that although we need high

entrance requirements, we also want

to provide the opportunity for those

students who fall short of those require-

ments and who have the heart, desire

and drive to succeed,” Hatcher said.

Other changes will be phased in over

the next several years, particularly as

core curriculum revisions are fi nalized

and implemented.

“We believe these are all positive

changes which will provide new and

exciting opportunities for students, and

we believe will enhance the experience

for everyone and have a positive impact

on the future of UMHB,” said Hatcher.

Small group seminars strengthen support for fi rst-year students

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Mr. Paul J. Meyer of Waco was awarded

the Honorary Doctor of Humanities

degree in December for his many contri-

butions as a leader in his community and

around the world. Meyer then provided

the commencement address to the gradu-

ating class of 2007.

Meyer, founder of Leadership

Management Institute and author of

best-seller Chicken Soup for the Golden

Soul, challenged the students to take

risks and live out their dreams.

The December graduating class included

183 students receiving degrees. Of these,

170 received baccalaureate degrees, and

13 received master’s degrees.

Student awards given during the

ceremony included the Alpha Chi Award

for highest overall GPA, which went to

Stephen Coy Alston of Temple, Kayla

Beth Carr of Brenham and Audra Nicole

Paul J. Meyer receives Honorary Doctorate from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. (L-R) Provost Graham Hatcher, Paul J. Meyer, UMHB Board of Trustees Chairman Andy Davis and University President Jerry G. Bawcom presented Meyer with the diploma on December 15, 2007.

Musser of Hewitt. The Loyalty Cup for the

student who is most representative of the

ideals, traditions and spirit of the univer-

sity went to Robert Charles Copeland of

Huffman, and the President’s Award for

meritorious service went to Nicholas Alan

Jones of Mesquite.

Celebrating its

10-year anniversary,

this year’s Senior

Saints Summit will

feature Dr. Leroy

Kemp, the found-

ing director of the

program.

Kemp, professor of religion in the

College of Christian Studies and who

has been with the university for 20 years,

will be the main–session preacher for the

summit, May 12 – 15.

The event is a four-day conference in

which senior adults, ages 55 years and

older, converge on the university campus

to enjoy worship sessions, inspirational

messages, bible study trainings and

fellowship.

Kemp, former pastor of First Baptist

Church in Belton, believes in the value

the conferences bring to all who attend.

“The Senior Saints Summit has

provided seniors with a fun time of

fellowship, worship and inspiration

for years. It provides UMHB with an

opportunity to serve our seniors-adult

community, including many of our

alumni, and to give them exposure to our

growing campus and how we continue

to be faithful to our purpose to provide

a Christian education for the youth of

today,” Kemp said.

Now under the direction of Dr. Bill

Muske, director of church relations,

the program includes a host of speak-

ers, bible teachers, workshop directors,

senior-adult choirs and special banquet

entertainment.

This year, Reverend Jack Phelps will

lead the daily bible studies. Phelps is

associate pastor at Crestview Baptist

Church in Georgetown.

Other highlights during the summit

are daily morning walks and devotion-

als, fellowship with old and new friends,

talent show, church mixers and games,

and a health fair, which will be held on

Monday.

The cost for the four-day event is

$135 per person or $250 per married

couple to stay on campus. For those who

prefer to stay off campus and commute,

the fee will be $95. For more information

contact Bill Muske at 254-295-4606.

Kemp to be featured speakerat senior adult conference

Honorary degreeawarded tophilanthropist

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share memories with people you care

about. Being a judge for the Miss Mary

Hardin-Baylor pageant has made that

possible.”

Two-time returning judge Amy

Samuel ’92 was also actively involved

in the pageant as a student during her

four years at the university. Like O’Barr,

she likes how the contest allows alumni

to be involved in a new way.

“It’s nice to go back and help in

some way. I’m impressed with how

the pageant has grown. It’s a much

better program now than it was when I

was involved, and I’m glad to see that

they ask much more of the contestants

now.”

Kyle Wilson, a 1999 graduate and

a judge for the 2008 Crusader Knights

contest, agrees that the competitions

have evolved over the years.

Like O’Barr and Samuel, Wilson

participated in many different aspects

of the contest. “I was a contestant in

Crusader Knights in 1997, and it was

quite an experience. In the following

years, I stayed involved and took on

more leadership roles. I had a great

time doing it. So when they asked me

to be a judge for the Crusader Knights,

I knew I would say yes.

“Mary Hardin-Baylor holds a really

close place in my heart because of the

opportunities I had to be involved in

student ministries and organizations,”

he said.

He said being involved in campus life

after graduation is a unique opportunity

that shouldn’t be missed.

“I want to see the university grow;

I want to see students experience the

same things that I did while I was in

college. I want people to walk away

saying, ‘My time at UMHB was some-

thing special.’ Being involved as an alum

has brought that experience back for

me.” —Denise Marcos

Alumni experience pageant fun from judges’ perspective

(L-R) Amy Best Haberern ’94, Kyle Wilson ’99, Dale Delisle ’95, Kelly Roy Murrie ’96 and Lauren Nalepa ’94 enjoy an evening of judging the 2008 Crusader Knights competition.

Opportunities abound for alumni to

continue participating in activities on

campus. A good example is coming

back to campus to be a judge at either

the Miss MHB Pageant or at Crusader

Knights.

Special times shared with friends

laughing at themselves on stage and the

late nights rehearsing and preparing for

pageant have a special place in Tamara

O’Barr’s heart.

As a former contestant and commit-

tee member during the 1990s, O’Barr

knew immediately after being asked

to judge the Miss Mary Hardin-Baylor

pageant that she would say yes.

“It’s been a lot of fun to come back

and see the students doing the same

thing that I was involved in and doing

it for the same purpose. And just seeing

the same spiritual life that was around

when I was here is a unique opportu-

nity. It’s been really rewarding to come

back and see the culmination of it in a

pageant form.”

O’Barr is currently serving her

second year on the alumni board of

directors, and she also participated as

a judge at the 2007 Miss Mary Hardin-

Baylor contest.

“Coming back to campus is always

something I look forward to. It allows

you to get in touch with your friends

again and share the special times you

had with each other. It gives you a

chance to be involved in the school.”

Happy memories are just one part of

what she gained from campus life.

“The time spent here is crucial, and

it builds character. It is the foundation

you’ll build on throughout your life. I

got a great education and grew in my

spiritual life. I met good friends and even

my husband at this university. It has

been a central part of my life.

“It’s always fun to come back. It feels

like coming back home,” said O’Barr.

“When you get involved in campus

activities from a whole new perspective,

you get to reconnect with friends and

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Above: The top fi ve fi nalists wait for the judges’ decision during Miss MHB Pageant 2007.

Center: The top fi ve fi nalists in Crusader Knights hope for the best as judges decide.

Left: Elliott Powell of Allen is dubbed Crusader Knight by Dr. Bawcom.

Ready to get involved?

Opportunities to volunteer in

the Alumni Association include:

Help with student registra-•

tion in the Fall/Spring

Help greet incoming fresh-•

man at the annual alumni

Welcome Week event in

the fall

Serve on committees: •

Townsend Scholarship

committee and the nomi-

nating committee

Serve on class reunion •

planning committees

Serve on the Alumni •

Board of Directors

Serve as a judge for •

Friday Night Live, Stunt

Night, Miss MHB and

Crusader Knights

Serve as a coordinator for •

an Alumni Area Club

Serve as a Sader Seeker •

and help recruit students

to UMHB

Serve as a mentor through •

the Career Services

department for a current

student going into your

fi eld of study

To fi nd out more about

any of these opportunities,

contact the Alumni Offi ce at

254-295-4599.

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Dr. Linda Pehl has been named as the

university’s fi rst Distinguished Professor

of Nursing.

Pehl, who has worked in the nursing

profession for nearly 45 years, will be

stepping down from her duties as dean

of the Scott & White College of Nursing

in May to return to full-time teaching.

Her career started as head nurse at

Scott & White in 1964, and she began

teaching in the UMHB nursing program

in 1973. She became a full professor in

1989, the associate dean in 2001, and

the dean of the nursing in 2003.

Throughout her tenure at UMHB, she

has continued to work as a staff nurse

at Scott & White Memorial Hospital

in the labor/delivery unit, and she has

The board of trustees recently •

approved severa l f acu l ty

members for tenure. The faculty

approved for tenure, effective fall

2008, include Dr. Chris Ballard,

associate professor, psychology;

Dr. Derek Davis, dean of the

College of Humanities and the

Graduate School/professor,

humanities; Dr. David Holcomb,

associate professor, history; Dr.

Michelle Schumann, assistant

professor, music; and Dr.

Marlene Zipperlen, dean of the

College of Education/professor,

education.

Six faculty members were •

recently awarded grants to

pursue scholarly projects during

Dr. Linda Hood Pehl ’73

Dean Linda Pehl named fi rstDistinguished Professor of Nursing

cross-trained in couplet care and general

surgical care.

A graduate of the Scott & White

Hospital School of Professional Nursing

diploma program, she earned a Bachelor

of Science in Nursing from Mary Hardin-

Baylor College in 1973, a Master of

Science in Nursing from the University

of Texas in Austin in 1975, and a Ph.D.

from UT-Austin in 1988.

Dr. Pehl is a member of numerous

nursing professional associations, includ-

ing multiple terms as president of the

District 7 Texas Nurses Association.

Provost Graham Hatcher commended

Dr. Pehl on her years of service.

“The university is extremely grateful

to Dr. Pehl for her selfl ess devotion to

nursing education and to her alma mater.

Therefore it is very appropriate to award

her this fi rst Distinguished Professor of

Nursing award,” Hatcher said.

the summer terms this year.

Approved for 2008 summer

development leave were Dr.

Diane Howard, professor of

communication and media studies;

Ms. Vicky Kendig, assistant

professor of communication

and media studies; Dr. Chrisann

Merriman, assistant professor

of management and marketing;

Ms. Helen Kwiatkowski, assistant

professor of art; Dr. Michelle

Schumann, assistant professor of

music; and Dr. Joseph Tabarlet,

professor of communication and

media studies.

Dr. Janet Adamski, associate •

professor of history/political

science, was recently elected

president of the Southwest

Council of Latin American

Studies, an interdisciplinary

organization that encourages

diverse research methods and

scholarly interests. SCOLAS

has grown to include members

from all regions of the United

States; it also enjoys extensive

participation in Mexico and

Canada. Its bilingual atmosphere

makes it especially attractive for

Latin American scholars.

Ann Crawford , as soc ia te •

professor of nursing at UMHB

was recently published in the

January 2008 issue of the RN

magazine. Crawford co-authored

the article with Helene Harris.

The piece was entitled “COPD:

Help Your Patients Breathe

Easier.” The article focused on

the effects of chronic obstructive

pulmonary disease and ways the

condition can be managed.

Academic updates

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In the late 19th century, Baylor

Female College was recognized as a

place for students to receive a strong

education in a Christian atmosphere.

Dozens of women from around the

country fl ocked to the small campus to

obtain a college degree.

Elli C. Moore, an alumna of the

school, returned to the campus to

become a teacher in 1881. As the years

went by, she saw that many young

ladies were interested in attending the

college but lacked the fi nancial means

to do so. When Elli married Dr. Ernest

G. Townsend in 1899, the two worked

together to promote Mary Hardin-

Baylor. Although it was a time when

education was considered a luxury

reserved for the wealthy, the couple took

on leadership roles to raise scholarship

funds for students to attend.

With no heirs of their own, the

Townsends asked for their estate to be

used to provide fi nancial support to help

needy students obtain college degrees

Sarah Hughey John Cawthon

Two such students who were awarded

the scholarship this year are John

Cawthon and Sarah Hughey.

Junior nursing major John Cawthon,

whose mother and grandmother both

attended UMHB, knew he would need

extra money to help pay for college

expenses. With that in mind, he applied

for the Townsend Scholarship, and he

was awarded the scholarship for the

2007-08 school year.

“Money is sometimes hard to fi nd, but

thanks to this scholarship I can continue

attending UMHB,” he said.

Freshman Sarah Hughey also wanted

to carry on the family tradition of attend-

ing UMHB; after being accepted into the

school, she applied for the scholarship

and was grateful to receive it.

“I remember the day the alumni associa-

tion contacted me through the mail and

told me I had been chosen to receive the

scholarship. It was exactly what we had

been asking God for,” Hughey said. “The

Townsend Scholarship allowed me to

come to an amazing school where I knew

I would be taken care of far from home

and where I could continue to grow in a

Christian community.” —Denise Marcos

The E. G. and Elli Townsend

Memorial Scholarship is awarded in

February each year for the following

school year. Applications for the scholar-

ship are available November 3, 2008,

and due January 28, 2009, for students

attending fall 2009. Applications may

be obtained by writing to the alumni

offi ce at UMHB Box 8427, 900 College

Street, Belton, TX 76513 or e-mailing

[email protected].

Dr. Ernest G. and Elli Moore Townsend devoted their lives to helping deserving students obtain a college education; today, their work continues through the

Townsend Endowed Scholarship.

at Mary Hardin-Baylor. Today, Elli

and Ernest’s scholarships still provide

resources for students.

The money provided through the

Townsend trust is awarded to students

with fi nancial need, with special consider-

ation given to family members of former

students. The Alumni Association selects

the awardees, looking for students who

exhibit strong Christian, moral, ethical

and scholastic qualities. The amount

a student may be awarded is based

upon the availability of funds. Each

year the alumni committee chooses a

select number of students to receive the

scholarship.

Endowment helps alumni childrenobtain Mary Hardin-Baylor education

P H I L A N T H R O P Y

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A T H L E T I C L I F E

ASC Champions — Men’s basketball wraps up an outstanding season

The men’s basketball team made the

2007-08 season one to remember with a

series of fi rsts for the program. The Cru

men capped the most successful season

in school history with an American

Southwest Conference Championship

and the fi rst NCAA Tournament victory

in school history. They established

the highest national ranking in school

history when D3hoops.com voted

UMHB No. 4 in the nation early in the

season, and the team spent the entire

season ranked in the top 15 in the

country in that poll.

The Cru men fi nished the season

with a 26-4 overall record to set a new

school single-season record for victories.

UMHB won the ASC West Division

for the second straight year and hosted

the ASC Championship Tournament

for the fi rst time. The Cru then posted

wins over East Texas Baptist and

Hardin-Simmons to advance to the ASC

Tournament Championship Game for

the fi rst time. UMHB topped Concordia

Texas 82-73 in the title game to nail

down the school’s first ASC Men’s

Basketball Championship and clinch

a second straight berth in the NCAA

Division III National Championships.

With the close of the season, Coach

Ken DeWeese already felt the sense of

loss in not being able to attend practice

every day with the team.

“We spent so much time together;

I still looked forward to spending time

with them every day in practice. They

were never disgruntled with each other

or had a bad word between them.

When you think about the fact that

we had 101 practices, 30 games with

not everyone playing the whole game,

and there were never any relationship

issues, that is a real tribute to the char-

acter of the young men on this team,”

DeWeese said.

Denied a shot at hosting the NCAA

Division III Championship, despite

being the No. 1 seed from the South

Region, the Cru was sent to Millsaps

College in Jackson, Mississippi for the

fi rst and second rounds of the NCAA

Tournament. UMHB opened with a

65-62 win over Fontbonne University

for the fi rst NCAA postseason win in

the history of the program. The Cru

then led the entire second game until

Millsaps’ Chad Songy hit a fall-away

three-pointer with 2.3 seconds left as

the Majors ended UMHB’s season with

a 57-56 loss in the second round of the

tournament. That loss denied the Cru a

chance to advance to the Sweet Sixteen,

which also would have been a fi rst.

The three seniors on this year’s team,

Ryan Burgart, Matt Dickey and Neiman

Ford, helped to build a foundation of

success for the UMHB men’s basketball

team. Now UMHB will look to build on

that momentum as the Cru looks for

more fi rsts to accomplish next season.

According to Coach DeWeese this was

one of the fi nest seasons of his career: “I

must say in my 38 years as a coach, this

is the highest quality group of young

men that I have ever been around from

the standpoint of competitiveness, char-

acter and talent.” —Jon Wallin

photo by Mitch Green, Temple Daily Telegram

Crusader team accepts the ASC Championship trophy in front of a home crowd.

Coach Ken DeWeese cuts the fi nal strand of the winning net.

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International students leave the familiar behind to pursue their

education

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When international students such as Mercy Polinati, Anastasia Li and Patrick Muñoz share their experiences with others on campus, they help their fellow students develop a more informed perspective of the world in which they live.

By Paula Price Tanner


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As the shortage of nurses and nurse educators con-

tinues to consistently mount across the United States, the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor is taking a stand for change. Keeping with its tradition of leading education with numerous

From CLINIC to

CLASSROOMNew MSN program aims to bolster the ranks of nurse educators

master’s programs, the university will embark on its first Master of Sci-ence in Nursing degree beginning in July 2008, in an effort to increase the number of nurses in the nurse educator role. “I expect the MSN program to become the premier MSN program not only in the Central Texas area but in the whole state,” said Dr. Margaret Prydun, UMHB nursing associate professor and director of the MSN program. “This program will ‘grow’ the next generation of nursing faculty for our own BSN program as well as other programs, not only in this area but nationwide.” According to the American As-sociation of Colleges of Nursing report, 2006-2007 Enrollment and Graduations in Baccalaureate and Graduate Programs in Nursing, the nationwide shortage of nurses does not correlate with a decreased inter-est in nursing by students. The report showed that U.S. nursing schools turned away nearly 43,000 qualified applicants to bac-calaureate and graduate nursing programs in 2006 because of a lack of faculty. “This shortage has received na-tional media attention,” Prydun said. “What receives considerably less at-tention is the fact that there is an even greater nursing faculty shortage.”

By Laura Frase

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“The average age of nursing faculty at retirement is 62 years,” she continued. “In just a few years the aging faculty will be retiring in record numbers. Current programs are not producing a large enough pool of potential nurse educators to meet the increasing demand and the dwindling supply of educators.” According to the Special Sur-vey on Vacant Faculty Positions released by AACN in July 2007, a total of 767 faculty vacancies were identified at 344 nursing schools with baccalaureate and/or graduate programs across the country.

Dr. Linda Pehl, dean of the Col-lege of Nursing, hopes this new program will help reverse the trend, enabling more students to become nurse educators. However, the MSN program will have to battle other master’s nurs-ing programs for popularity. With a strong push for nurse practitio-ners and administrators in recent years, Pehl said few younger nurses have opted to choose the role of nurse educator. “The salaries for nurse educators have not been able to keep up with those on the service side because the demand for nurses has exceeded the supply,” Pehl said. “In the early days of computer technology, you could not graduate enough people who had a degree in computer technology and information systems, and they were paid ex-

tremely well,” Pehl said. “Now that the system has been saturated, it’s leveling out.” Marie Anderson of Troy has been in the nursing field for nearly 30 years and holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Master of Health Services Management degree from UMHB. When she began working on her master’s degree, the potential increase in salary was a plus.“It’s a lot more lucrative to be a hospital nurse,” Anderson said. But as Anderson sees the impact of the nursing shortage each day at

work, her career path may be in for a change. “There’s a huge deficit for pro-viding enough nurses for care everywhere,” Anderson said. “The only way we are going to be able to get more nurses is to have

more instructors to teach them.” If all goes according to plan, Anderson might just become one of that first cohort

of students if admitted to the MSN program in July. Because the majority of master’s nursing students will be juggling nursing careers with coursework, the program will take a “hybrid” ap-proach, combining courses taught on-line with classroom interaction. The computer based courses will allow stu-dents to maintain flexibility by doing some of their course work whenever it is convenient, from home. “They can be in their pajamas or whatever,” Pehl said, laughing. While the courses will include an online component, the classes will also meet once a month on campus. The first cohort launches in July 2008 with courses in nurs-ing theory and health promotion. “These will be familiar topics, but they will be taught at a higher level, and will require a different way of thinking,” said Pehl. Students will be able to choose from one of three clinical areas of practice to carry out their educator role - adult health, maternal/child, and mental health nursing. It is estimated that most of the master’s students will be able to complete the 36-hour program in 17 months. The final semester in fall 2009 will round out their program with a single six-hour course. “I can’t wait to see that first class graduate,” Pehl said with a smile.

MSN Program Director Margaret Prydun teaches at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

“There’s a huge deficit for providing

enough nurses for care everywhere.

The only way we are going to be able

to get more nurses is to have more

instructors to teach them.”

—Marie Anderson, ’95, MHSM ‘04

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Easter Pageant role leaves indelible impression on students who portray the life of ChristBy Jennifer Sicking


For many years women played the parts of all the male roles, including Christ.

Jeff Sutton ’07 emerges from the tomb as the Risen Lord during the 2007 Easter Pageant.

Opposite: Josh Hobratsch lies on the cross of Christ during an Easter Pageant rehearsal listening to instruc-tions from Jeff Sutton ’07 who portrayed Christ in 2007.

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Coeds clown for the camera in 1907

ALUMNI LIFE

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Trina Raenell Bratcher ’03 to Brian

Douglas Hale, July 14, in Lavon. Trina

is an administrative assistant to the

church planning group at Southern

Baptist of Texas Convention, and Brian

does estimates for Hill and Wilkinson

General Contractors.

Rachel Elisa Nation ’03 to Alan

David Simcik, December 22, in

Temple. Rachel is employed by Temple

schools, and Alan is employed by Cen-

Tex Nursery.

Amanda Reed Warrick ’03 to

John Tyson Hendrick, December 29,

in Belton. Amanda is employed with

Larry Peel, Inc., of Austin, and John is

employed with Alamo Title Insurance &

Fidelity National Title Company.

Erin Ashley

Ferrell ’05

and Taiquan

Nichols ’06,

November 9.

Make plans to come receive your golden diploma

with your class at the Friday evening dinner!

For more information, contact the alumni office at

254-295-4599 or [email protected].

Class representatives organizing the reunion are: Ruth Flores

Barnard, Peggy Bass Albin and Johnette Shaffer Fisher.

We look forward to seeing you all and reminiscing about

your days at MHB! You will be receiving reservation informa-

tion in the mail!

1920sRuby Morrow McElroy ’27 celebrated

her 104th birthday at the Bluebonnet

House Assisted Living in College Station

January 18.

1950sOleta Wise ’56 celebrated her 100th

birthday on

February 9 at

the commu-

nity center

in Milano.

Ruth Turner

Lagrone ex

’53 presented

a certifi cate

p ro c l a im i ng

her a “Centen-

nial Belle” of UMHB and a gift from the

Alumni Association.

1960sKaty Andres Whitis ’68 retired as

the Salado High School counselor after

30 years in public schools. She had been

with Salado Independent School District

for nine years. She had worked in other

local school districts including Granger,

Bosqueville, Rogers and Academy.

1970sWayne Carpenter ’71 has joined the

fi nancial services fi rm of Primerica, in the

Temple offi ce of John L. Ash & Asso-

ciates. He is a licensed and registered

representative in insurance and invest-

ments. Wayne recently retired from many

years of service in the administration of

Belton Independent School District.

1980sDottie Land Jones ’88 received a

master’s degree in nursing from the

University of Texas Medical Branch in

Galveston December 14. She is a neona-

tal nurse practitioner at the infant special

care unit at UTMB.

1990sAmy Bawcom ’93 received the Commu-

nity Volunteer of the Year award from

the City Federation of Women’s Clubs

in Temple to honor her volunteer efforts

with the Children’s Advocacy Center of

Central Texas. Amy currently serves as

the director of institutional records and

research (registrar) at UMHB.

Shane Scott ’93 is the pastor of

Walnut Creek Baptist Church in Axle.

His wife, Lisa Martin Scott ’95,

teaches second grade at Springtown

Elementary School.

2000sKimberly Wittkower Gray ’00

received her master’s degree in foreign

language education with Spanish special-

ization from the University of Texas at

Austin in December.

Kathy Ross MHS ’01 is the director of

physician recruitment at Huguley Memorial

Medical Center in Fort Worth. Her respon-

sibilities include recruiting physicians to

meet community needs, orienting new

physicians to the hospital and facilitating

relationships between new physicians and

other medical staff. She will also market

the practices of physicians employed by

Huguley Medical Associates.

Angela Angelilli-Mowery ’04

designed a poster to commemorate

the birth of a lion cub at the Bagdad

Zoo, which was named in honor of her

husband, Herb Mowery, who is stationed

in Iraq as the United States Army liaison

to the Bagdad Zoo.

Traci Hogan ’07 is the children’s minis-

ter for kindergarten through fi fth grades

at First Baptist Church in Snyder.

Delbert Williams, former registrar and

faculty in the College of Education, may

be reached at 600 S. Graves, McKinney,

TX 75069.

WEDDINGS

Lenda Hill ’96 to Mike Green, Novem-

ber 3, in Dallas.

Julie Anne Morehouse ’99 to B.J.

Brewer II, June 30, in San Antonio.

Julie Anne is a teacher at Crestview

Elementary School in Judson Indepen-

dent School District, and B.J. is a gym

director at The Little Gym in Alamo

Heights.

Christina Michele Lewis ’00 to

William Carl Johnson, September 29,

in Killeen.

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Chad Christopher Hines ’06 to

Cynnamon DeShane Coufal, October

27, in Temple. Chad is pursuing a

Master of Fine Arts degree at Stephen

F. Austin State University, and Cynna-

mon is employed by Stephen F. Austin

State University.

Courtney R. Williams ’06 to Teresa

K. Frei, November 10, in Salado. Court-

ney is employed by FedEx, and Teresa is

an art director with Woodward Creative

Group in Temple.

Amanda Linnae Fritz ’07 to Rex

Threatt, October 27, in Brenham.

Amanda is employed at Brenham Junior

High School, and Rex is employed at

Brenham Christian Academy.

Kyle Clinton Shipp’ 07 to Tiffany

Anne Fairchild, December 22, in

Temple. Kyle is a baseball coach at

Southwestern University in George-

town, and Tiffany is a staff nurse at

Scott & White.

BIRTHSKenneth ’94 and Alushka Driska ex

announce the

birth of their

son, Kelton

Louis, October

24. Kenneth is

the principal at

Rosebud-Lott

High School,

and Alushka

teaches third-

grade math

at Scott Elementary School in Temple.

They may be reached at 2503 Crystal

Dr., Temple, TX 76502 or kdriska@

rosebudlottisd.org.

Julie Anderson Kanning ’95 and

her husband,

T o d d ,

announce the

birth of their

son, Harrison

James, Octo-

ber 10. Proud

big sisters are

Ainsley Elise

and Lauren

Anne.

Sabra Boykin Golden ’96 and her

husband, Jason, announce the birth

of their son, Trevor McKinley, Octo-

ber 8. He joins big sisters Moriah,

Mallory and Mollee. The family may

be reached at 51 Morrell Circle,

Hattiesburg,MS 39402.

Rosa Linda Belén Alvarez ’06 to

Israel LéRoy, December 29, in Temple.

Rosa teaches third grade at Jefferson

Elementary School in Temple, and Israel

is a route salesman with Nestle Waters

of North America.

Matthew Allen Bierds MA ’06 to

Jennifer Adele Bennett, November 17,

in Temple. Matthew is a middle school

teacher at Leander Independent School

District, and Jennifer is a teller and new

accounts representative at Prosperity

Bank in Leander.

Caleb Michael Damron ’06 to Jane

C o n s t a n c e

Hass, July

28, in

Brownsville.

Caleb teaches

at Temple

I n d e p e n -

dent School

D i s t r i c t ,

and Jane is

a graduate

student at Baylor University.

Cindy M. Hardwick ’05 to Kyle

W. Wilkerson, November 15, in

Moffat. Cindy works in the Records

and Research department at UMHB,

and Kyle is a sales representative at

Lengefeld Lumber in Temple.

Jonathan Michael Jones ’05 to Tanya

Lynn Jordan,

N o v e m b e r

10, in Trinity.

Jonathan is

in the doctor

of musical

arts degree

program at

Southwestern

Seminary in

Fort Worth.

A L U M N I L I F E

Angela Harding ’99 and her husband,

Jeff, announce the birth of their son,

Jack Thomas, August 1. He joins big

sisters, four-year-old Laine and two-year-

old Claire.

Chad ’98 and Jennifer Chilton

Martin ’00 announce the birth of

their son, Hunter Hank, January 7. He

joins big sister, Ali MacKenzie. Chad is

in sales for a forklift company in Fort

Worth, and Jennifer teaches elementary

physical education in Grand Prairie.

Kent ’99 and Mindy Manley Fuller

’98 announce

the birth of

their daugh-

ter, Madeline

“Kate,” May

23. She joins

big sister,

Faith, and big

brother, Creed.

Kent is the

athletic coor-

dinator at Lake Belton Middle School

and the junior varsity boys’ basketball

coach at Belton High School. They may

be reached at [email protected] or

[email protected].

Sara Baugh Whitaker ’99 and her

husband, Mickey, announce the birth of

their son, Landin Dwayne, October 3.

Matt ’00 and Ashley Burkley

Tyndall ’00

announce the

birth of their

daughter, Tate

Addison, May

8. They may

be reached

at 1620

Stroud Lane,

Mesquite, TX

75150.

Join us in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee for an area club meeting.

We will attend a matinee showing of “The Miracle” and host an alumni lunch.

For more information, contact the alumni offi ce at [email protected] or

look for more details on the alumni web site at alumni.umhb.edu.

Mark your calendars!

UMHB Alumni Association is coming to you!Saturday, June 28

Tennessee Area Alumni

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Who would have suspected that a

young man from Peru, who came to

the U.S. as an international student at

Mary Hardin-Baylor, would one day

be assisting the U.S. Department of

Homeland Security?

It has been 30 years since Miguel

Castro graduated f rom Mary

Hardin-Baylor, and today he owns

Bio-Synthesis, Inc. in Lewisville, just

north of Dallas. This research and

development lab synthesizes DNA and

peptides for commercial use; their work

is vital to the Department of Defense

and to embassies around the world.

Arriving at Mary Hardin-Baylor in

1974, Miguel had enough English to do

well on the TOFL exam, but not enough

to excel in college classes. He was given

a choice of starting in his course work

or taking an English intensive course.

Miguel chose to start on his course

work, including math and chemistry.

“I didn’t know what was going on for

the fi rst six to eight weeks,” he said. “I

remember I was using a dictionary and

learning 50 to 100 words a night to

keep up in my classes.”

Yet in spite of the challenges, Miguel

graduated in three years with a major

in chemistry and a minor in biology.

From there he went on to graduate

school at Baylor University, where he

obtained his M.S. in Chemistry; later he

obtained a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology

from the University of North Texas,

where he met his wife, Jessica, herself

a transplant from Taiwan. They both

became U.S. citizens by 1986.

While in graduate school, his gradu-

ate advisers, Dr. William Lunsford

and Malcolm Dole, were involved in

Laboratory puts DNA researchto work fornational security

visas to enter into the United States.

“We are able to show a person’s

identity with a probability of 100

million to one. Our work then becomes

part of the national database, which

currently has more than one million

people registered.”

“There is a lot of responsibility and a

lot of documentation, so we have to be

very good at our service,” he said.

—Carol Woodward

cutting-edge research in DNA and polymer

processes.

“Dr. Malcolm Dole was a great mentor

and great friend. He helped me develop a

love for DNA research. I even traveled with

him to Peru one year as his interpreter.”

Just 10 short years after having arrived

at Mary Hardin-Baylor, Miguel and Jessica

decided to start their own chemical business

in the garage of their home. The Castros

founded OCS Laboratories, which today is

Bio-Synthesis, Inc. It was the fi rst producer

of commercially available synthetic DNA

in the U.S.

Today with 45 employees, the company

has the capacity to address many areas,

such as assisting hospitals with DNA test-

ing for donor-organ transplants or providing

DNA child-identifi cation cards for parents.

But their primary focus remains on

DNA identifi cation for the Department of

Homeland Security and major embassies.

This identifi cation is crucial for verifying the

identities of people requesting immigration Miguel Castro and his wife, Jessica, are the founders of Bio-Synthesis, Inc.

“We are able to show a person’s identity with a probability of 100 million to one.”

—Miguel Castro ’77

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DEATHSKathryn Growl Lyons ex ’25-’27,

January 13, in Waco. She taught

school in Hillsboro and Billington. After

World War II Kathryn and her husband,

Alton, operated Lyon Bros. Grocery

until it was destroyed by the tornado

in 1953. She served as a dorm mother

at the San Marcos Baptist Academy in

San Marcos. She was a charter member

of Timber Crest Baptist Church in

Bellmead and a member of Calvary

Baptist Church in Waco.

Opal Auten Jones ex ’29, Octo-

ber 28, in Stephenville. She was an

active member of First United Method-

ist Church of Stephenville, where she

served as a member of the Board of

Directors and taught Sunday School

classes. Opal and her late husband were

supporters of Tarleton State University

where they started the Reecie and

Opal Jones Scholarship Fund and were

inducted into the John Tarleton Society.

She was founder of the Current Read-

ers Club of Stephenville; a member of

the Maggie Poteet Circle, the Stephen-

ville Study Club, the United Methodist

Women’s Club, the U.A.W; and was a

lifetime member of the Texas Federation

of Women’s Club. She was president of

the Parent Teacher Association serving

several terms, a schoolteacher, an oil

and watercolor artist, and a poet.

Maurine Patterson Magnon ’37,

February 18, in San Antonio. While

in college she founded the Spanish

club and was voted president of the

Honorary Spanish Fraternity. Maurine

taught for 40 years in the San Antonio

Independent School District. She was

director of the International Black and

White Ball founded by her husband’s

mother. She was a member of the State

Association of Classroom Teachers,

San Antonio Area Retired Teachers

Association, Harp and Shamrock Soci-

ety of San Antonio, State Association

of Texas Pioneers, and San Antonio

Gardenia and Musical Society. She

has written and copyrighted various

Spanish manuals, including Sure Start

Conversation (3 parts) and co-spon-

sored a Spanish manual for elementary

students, Vamos A Hablar.

Christmas market drawsalumni to Europe

Wiener schnitzel, shopping, breathtaking vistas and

carriage rides were all part of the fun 18 alumni shared

during a Travel Cru excursion to Europe in November

and December 2007. Throughout the Scandinavian

countries of Switzerland, Germany and Austria, the

group enjoyed a variety of sightseeing opportunities.

The Travel Cru agreed that one experience stood out

above them all – the German Concert. During an excur-

sion to the Black Forest, the entourage was taken from

a small inn down a dark walking path in the forest to

an 800-year-old church. There, to their delight, a small

women’s choir sang Christmas songs in both traditional

German and English. Upon their return to Texas, several

of the travelers said this was the highlight of the trip.

Travel Cru tours are open to all alumni and friends of

UMHB. Contact your classmates and make arrangements

to travel together to see the world! Future opportunities

include a trip to Ireland in September 2008, and a tour

of the Italian Lakes and Greek Islands in 2009. For more

information contact the alumni offi ce.

Clarissa Corona-Davis ’01 and

her husband,

G a r y ,

a n n o u n c e

the birth of

their daugh-

ter, Gabriella

L o u r d e s ,

October 2,

2006. Clarissa

is a science

t e a c h e r ,

student council sponsor and serves

on the National Junior Honor Society

faculty committee at St. Mary’s Catho-

lic School in Temple, and Gary works

for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Rail-

road as a track supervisor. They may

be reached at 8 Ironwood Ct., Morgan’s

Point, TX 76513 or coachcdavis@

yahoo.com.

Chad ’01 and Christan Kirkley

Hammonds

’99 announce

the birth of

their son,

C a n a a n

Daniel, Janu-

ary 8. He joins

big brother,

James Corban.

They may be

reached at

UMHB Station Box 8400, 900 College

St., Belton, TX 76513.

Jennifer Strickland Poppy ’01 and

her husband,

G r e g ,

a n n o u n c e

the adoption

of their son,

Bryan Greg-

ory. He was

born Febru-

ary 22, 2004.

Jennifer and

her family may

be reached at 602 E. 26th Ave., Belton,

TX 76513 or [email protected].

Justin ’04 and

April Fouts

G a i d u s e k

’03 announce

the birth of

their daugh-

ter, Madalyn

Grace, August

6.

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Rosalee Morris Curtis ’38, Novem-

ber 21, in Nacogdoches. She taught

for 40 years in Houston schools and at

Fredonia Elementary School in Nacog-

doches. In 1947, Rosalee, her mother

and colleagues co-founded what is now

the Second Baptist School in Houston,

which recently celebrated its 60th year

of educational excellence. In 1971 she

published a biography, John Hemphill,

First Supreme Court Justice of Texas,

and a children’s book, Learning the

Lord’s Prayer. Rosalee was a member

of the Daughters of the American

Revolution and the American Genea-

logical Society, and she published an

instructional book on how to gather and

organize genealogical information.

Ranghild “Peggy” Hanson Elton

’38, in October, in Clifton. She was a

member Trinity Lutheran Church in

Clifton, where she was a member of

the Lydia Circle and volunteered in the

church library. Peggy volunteered at

Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home, Good-

all-Witcher Hospital, and was active in

other community affairs.

Sara Ann Strickland Kocher ’38,

November 14, in St. Petersburg, FL.

From 1950 to 1991 she was active in

ministries at Calvary Baptist Church,

bible studies with international students

and hosting speakers for Inter-Varsity

Christian Fellowship in State College,

PA. Sara Ann also organized a coffee

hour for wives and children of inter-

national graduate students at Penn

State. She moved to St. Petersburg

in 1991, where she was a member

of First Presbyterian Church, a volun-

teer at All Children’s Hospital and a

member of the Friends of the Museum

of Fine Arts.

Lilla Vern Barge ’41, July 29, in

Temple. She was an x-ray technician at

the Veterans Administration Hospital in

Temple.

Lillian “Doodle” Townsend

Bridges’41, October 24, in Salado.

She was a member of First Baptist

Church Salado for 42 years. She served

as pianist for Salado High School, the

Bell Baptist Association and Encamp-

ment, and a radio program. Doodle

served in different capacities for Bell

Baptist Association including two terms

as Woman’s Missionary President. She

was a classroom and offi ce aide with

Salado Independent School District.

Dorothy Young Keese ex ’41, Janu-

ary 23, in Bryan.

Edith Peters Stone ’41, October 30,

in Gatesville. She worked for the Exten-

sion Agency and as a Food Administrator

before teaching in Gatesville. Edith was

active in the Coryell County Retired

Teachers, Delta Kappa Gamma, United

Methodist Women, Western Circle and

Morris Federation.

Carole Chambers Bartmess ’42,

November 20,

in Beaumont.

She taught at

Ogden Elemen-

tary School in

Beaumont for

29 years, where

she received the

Teacher of the

Year Award.

Carole was past

president of the Beaumont Chapter of the

Texas Retired Teachers Association, a

past member of the Women’s Club, Beta

Sigma Phi and many other civic organiza-

tions in Beaumont.

Wayne Bayless, Jr., October 30, in

Salado. He was the husband of Julie

Anding Bayless ’45.

Daniel W. Gower, January, in San

Angelo. He was the husband of Gail

Thompson Gower ’45 who may be

reached at 3001 Cumberland Dr., San

Angelo, TX 76904.

Irene San Miguel Paredes ’45,

October 22, in Midlothian. She taught

kindergarten for 25 years at the First

Mexican Baptist Church (Primera Iglesia

Bautista) of Austin and was active in the

Hispanic Women’s Missionary Union (la

Union Femenil Misionera de Texas) where

she served as president and vice presi-

dent. Irene served on the UMHB alumni

board of directors in the 1960s and as a

Trustee from 1975-1982. In 1975, she

was awarded the Outstanding Alumna

Award for her involvement with Hispanic

Baptists in Texas, recruiting students and

serving in fundraising campaigns for the

university. Irene was the sister of Mary

San Miguel Collier ’52.

Maxine Ribble Presnall ’45, January

23, in Dallas. She was the permanent

president of her class, known as the

Centennial Class. On the occasion of

their 50th reunion and the university’s

Sesquicentennial, the class provided

funds for the university entry sign at

10th and Main Streets. Maxine served

on the Alumni Association Board of

Directors. She taught in the Dallas Inde-

pendent School District for 22 years.

Her nephew, Nickey McCasland, may

be reached at 2323 Rim Oak, San Anto-

nio, TX 78232.

Passing along hopeLamar Collins ’00 is taking lessons he learned at

UMHB and is passing them on to others.

“Coach Cliffa Foster and Dr. Karen Hickman both

believed in me when I was having trouble fi tting in and

believing in me,” said the 2000 graduate with a degree in

biology. “They made me feel like I could make a positive

contribution to the world, and I’m trying to spread that

message to all that I see.”

So far, that has included about 200 youth whom Collins

has helped through the Keepin’ It Real organization founded

by Collins and his wife, Rose, of Temple.

“We realized the school system and the parents were

overwhelmed, and we just wanted to do what we could to

help,” he said. “I believe parents and teachers are seeking

to raise responsible youth, but because of the onslaught

of negativity in the media, the task of raising responsible

children has become increasingly diffi cult.”

The organization seeks to help the young people develop

healthy relationships and life skills, and to enhance their

spiritual development. Collins said youth often have diffi culty

having fun without involving risky behavior, so the Collins

set up fun events that promote teamwork, togetherness and

unity. They also try to introduce the youth to different careers

so they can realize what possibilities are available.

“It’s a shame that some youth think that athletics and

entertainment are the only viable options for success,” said

Collins, who also serves as the clinic director for the Scott

and White Clinic in Bellmead, Texas.

“There is a great need for hope builders who can challenge

youth to set and reach goals through appropriate decision

making,” he said. —Jennifer Sicking

a l u m n i p r o f i l e

Coach Lamar Collins (top left) works with children through his Keepin’ It Real organization.

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a l u m n i l i f eUMHB Alumni Travel Cru Presents

Join other alumni and friends of UMHB as we discover Ireland together!

Experience medieval Ireland and the ambiance of a real castle during a fun-filled banquet featuring music, food and traditional entertainment.

Behold the spectacular beauty of the Cliffs of Moher.Meet an Irish family during a visit to a working Irish farm.

Have coffee and scones while they explain their everyday life.Travel the Ring of Kerry, one of the world’s most beautiful

coastal routes.Overnight in a castle and delight in the pleasures of royalty.

Departure Date: September 26, 2008

Rates: Double: $2,999 per person Single: $3,499

Deposit of $450 per person due April 26, 2008Final payment due July 26, 2008

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Limeric, Galway, Killarney, Blarney Castle, Kilkenny and Dublin

For more information, visit the alumni website at alumni.umhb.edu and click on travel opportunities. You may also contact the alumni office at 254-295-4599 or [email protected].

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Norma Raye Ives Cole ’46, Novem-

ber 25, in Fort Worth. She taught middle

school when her four children went to

college. Norma Raye worked in the

computer division at General Dynamics

and integrated the computer programs

for the F-16 air fi ghter jet engine. She

served in her church as a Sunday School

teacher, an ESL teacher and as a UMHB

trustee from 1962-1967.

Betty Miller Schilling ’46, October

4, in Phoenix, AZ. She was a member of

the Church of the Beatitudes in Phoenix

and the American Association of Univer-

sity Women. Betty was a freelance writer

and illustrator and published several chil-

dren’s books.

Marguerite Roberts Tornga ’48,

November 6, in Seattle, WA. She worked

as a teacher, school secretary, executive

secretary and executive housekeeper at

Kings Garden (CRISTA) in Seattle.

Leighruie Pitts Robison ’49, October

25, in Kerrville. She taught for 27 years

at R. B. Fisher Elementary School in

Corpus Christi and retired to the Texas

Hill Country where she and her husband,

Van, began the ministry at Turtle Creek

Community Church in Kerrville.

H. J. Daude, Jr., October 25, in Temple.

He was the husband of Flora Muller

Daude ’50.

Juanita Trimmier Sims ’53, Decem-

ber 6, in Nolanville. She taught for 25

years in the Killeen Independent School

District. Juanita served on the city coun-

cil and was the organist at First Baptist

Church in Nolanville.

Althea Akridge Newman ’55, Decem-

ber 25, in Pleasanton. She taught in Poteet,

Charlotte and spent the last 20 years as an

English teacher in Pleasanton High School.

Althea was a member of the Pleasanton

First Baptist Church for 42 years.

Ama Greene Bell ’59, December 17,

in Gatesville. She taught in Gatesville

Elementary School for 30 years. Ama

was an active member of First Baptist

Church, Gatesville; a member of Delta

Kappa Gamma Society International,

The Morris Federation and Coryell

Retired Teachers Association. She had

been active in the Order of Eastern Star,

serving a term as Worthy Matron. During

World War II, she worked for the Depart-

ment of Defense in Washington, D.C.

Fannie Cargill Hamilton ’59, Novem-

ber 21, in Rosebud. She taught for many

years at Lott Elementary School, and was

a member of Little Deer Creek Baptist

Church.

Bobby Lewis Slack ’59, October 9,

in Houston. She worked at University of

Texas Medical Branch dental college in

Houston and taught for13 years at Brazo-

swood High School in Clute, Texas.

Stella I. Jackson, February 11, in Harker

Heights. She was the mother of Mari-

lyn Jackson Wright ’61, who may be

reached at 1703 Daude Ave., Killeen,

TX 76549, and Pat Lockridge Shan-

non ’53, who may be reached at 2360

E. Stagecoach Rd., Killeen, TX 76542.

Mary Lee Coffey Black ’76, Decem-

ber 22, in Salado. She was a teacher at

Central Texas College in Killeen.

Caralee Everett ’83, December 25, in

Belton. She worked in retail, as a fl oral

designer and a substitute teacher in the

Plano Independent School District.

Katheleen Bennett Warren ’00,

November 4, in Angleton. In Barstow,

California, she was elected to the Barstow

Fire Protection District and served until

she returned to Texas.

Marie Cooper Wilkerson, Honorary

Alumni ’02, October 26, in Temple.

She owned and operated Dynasty Beauty

Concepts and was CEO for 13 years of

Wilkerson Health Care Management.

Marie was instrumental in establishing the

Larry Wilkerson State Farm Insurance

Agency in Temple. Marie, her husband,

Larry Wilkerson ’76, sons, Larry

Wilkerson, Jr. ’97 and Byron Wilk-

erson ’01, and daughter, Amanda

Wilkerson Moore ’01, received the

Parker Award in 2002.

Austin Blake Blackburn ex, Decem-

ber 26, in Keller. He won a gold medal

in swimming at the Junior Olympics and

was a swim instructor for special needs

children.

Agnes Locklar Boyd ex, November

11, in Dallas. She was a member of First

Baptist Church, Corsicana since 1924

and Kinsloe House Woman’s Club of

Navarro County.

Mary Anne Cure ex, December 26,

in Burnet. She was a life-long member

of the Presbyterian Church in Burnet,

a member of Eastern Star Chapter 425

and Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority. Mary

Anne supported many charitable organi-

zations in the area including Texas A&M

University.

Sally Amelia Davenport ex, January

6, in Wortham. She was a member of

Delta Kappa Gamma, a teaching society,

and Texas Retired Teachers Association.

While living at Stilwell Teachers Retirement

Residence, Sally served in the library. She

was active at First Baptist Church and the

Garden Club in Rosebud.

Belle Hunsaker Everheart ex,

December 16, in Amarillo. She was a

homemaker and active at First United

Methodist Church in Rotan.

Viola Frances Floyd ex, September

26, in Temple. She taught for 39 years in

Hull-Daisetta, Port Authur, Temple and

in Portland, OR. She was an assistant

principal for Temple and Round Rock

school districts. Viola was named Temple

Rotary Educator of the Year in 1992,

and had been named Students’ Choice

Teacher of the Year for four years. She

was active in numerous educational orga-

nizations, as well as Delta Sigma Theta

Sorority, Heroines of Jericho, National

Association for the Advancement of

Colored People and Temple-Bell County

Retired Teachers Association.

Cornelia “Connie” Douglass Gary

ex, January 28, in Houston. She taught

English, speech and journalism for 31

years in the Big Spring Independent

School District retiring in 1984. Connie

volunteered at the Malone Hogan Hospi-

tal in Big Spring.

Frieda Reese Gaskin ex, January 6,

in Houston. She worked at Fort Sam

Houston in San Antonio and at Central

Power & Light in San Benito and Corpus

Christi. Frieda was a member of Fair

Haven Methodist Church, Groveton

Ex-Students’ Association and was instru-

mental in establishing the Reese Family

Scholarship Funds.

Alumni Travel Cru presents a 7-nightEastern Mediterranean Cruise

Italian Lakes& Greek Islands

12 Days – September 2009

Highlights:

Stresa • Lago Maggiore • Lake Como • Como

Bari • Greek Islands • Katakolon • Santorini

Mykonos • Rhodes • Dubrovnik • Venice

Jessie Mae Hobbs ex, January 3, in

Temple. She worked in the County Clerk’s

offi ce in Belton, the Tank Destroyer

Board at Fort Hood and Hewett Funeral

Home in Temple.

Claire Kennedy ex, October 11, in

Athens. She was a special education

teacher, school counselor and speech

therapist until her retirement in 2000.

Michael Nidositko ex, January 29, in

Temple. He was a butcher at Bohack’s

Grocery and Meat Market in Westbury,

Long Island. Michael joined the Army

National Guard in 1931 and after 32

years retired in 1961 with a rank of

Major. He had been a deputy sheriff and

court bailiff for Bell County and worked

as campus security for UMHB. He was a

member of Troy Church of Christ, a 32°

Mason and a Shriner.

Alice Ray Pounds ex, November 9, in

Bowling Green, Kentucky. She taught fi rst,

second and fourth grades for 35 years for

Levelland Independent School District.

Elizabeth Sue Cochell Richey ex,

November 9 in Fort Worth. She was a

member of Holy Apostles Episcopal

Church in Fort Worth.

Frances Young ex, September 1, in

Georgetown. She was past president

of Reagan Elementary School PTO in

Temple and a member of the Betty

Martin chapter of the National Society

of Daughters of the American Revolu-

tion. Frances was a member of Memorial

Baptist and also attended Temple Bible

Church in Temple for many years. She

was the mother of Judy Young ’69.

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Members of the Alumni Association joined

current and former faculty from the Department

of Music for a reception on February 15 in San

Antonio. Music faculty, current and former students

and area alumni came together at the Rivercenter

Marriott for a time of reunion and fellowship in

conjunction with the annual Texas Music Educators

Association conference. It was a wonderful oppor-

tunity for alumni to interact with faculty and share

what is happening with them professionally. Thank

you to all who came and to the UMHB Department

of Music for including alumni in this event!

T. Edward Mercer, November 25, in

New Braunfels. He worked at UMHB

from 1964-1980 as an associate profes-

sor in sociology, served as the chair

of the Department of Sociology, was

the director in Center for Continuing

Education and served as vice president

for institutional advancement. Ed was

a fundraiser for Northwood Institute

in Houston, University of Texas-Pan

American in Edinburg and University

of Texas at San Antonio. He served

with his wife as house parents at

the Round Rock Children’s Home,

and served as pastor at the Buck-

ner’s Boys Ranch near Burnet. He

was a member of small churches in

Kentucky and central Texas. His son,

Bruce Mercer ’81 his wife, Valerie

Perry Mercer ’83, and granddaugh-

ter, Erika Mercer, current student,

may be reached at 4105 Michaels Dr.,

Temple, TX 76502.

Roberto “Bob” Bailon, January 14,

in Belton. He served on the UMHB

Board of Trustees from 1995-2000.

Clark Potter, December 15, in

Temple. He served on the UMHB

Board of Trustees for more than

30 years, twice as chairman of the

board. He was bestowed an honor-

ary doctorate degree from UMHB in

2003. The Potters have been faithful

supporters of UMHB. Most recently,

they assisted with the ribbon cutting

in January 2007 for the new addition

to the Sanderford Administrative

Complex which is named for Mrs.

Potter’s parents, T. E. and Nellie Ruth

Sanderford. Additionally, the Potter

Gazebo in Millennium Oaks Park was

dedicated in their honor in 1997.

Billy T. Smith, October 26, in Big Spring.

He served as UMHB Board of Trustees

from 1977-1986 and 1987-1996.

Ralph Wilson, Jr., December 19, in

Temple. He was bestowed an honorary

doctor of humanities degree in 1995.

As this issue was going to press, we

were saddened to learn of the death

of Virginia (Ginny) Herndon Keith ’33, February 27, in Fort Worth. A full

memorial to Ginny will be printed in the

next issue.

MEMORIALSHudson H. & Rowena Adams Mary Ann Adams Thurlow

Roy L. Adams Beverly Norwine Adams

Melvin & Delois “Speedie” Speed Akers

Dr. Ray Haywood Stan & JoAnn Marek Pemberton

Jean Elizabeth AstonDurinda Slough James M. Hinton

Norm AugustDeanna BoxBarbara MartindaleCraig Phelps Carilane Newman Vieregg

Bob Bailon Amy M. Bawcom

Dr. & Mrs. Jerry G. Bawcom

Drs. Leroy & Jean Kemp

Walt & Pam Manly

William Jack & Juanita BawcomGeorge and Marie Keene Amy M. Bawcom

Wayne Bayless Dr. & Mrs. Jerry G. Bawcom

Betty Sue Craven Beebe

Laura York Bible Dorothy Minten

Curtis Breaux Jeannette Mayfi eld Kelley

Lillian “Doodle” Townsend Bridges

Geneva Bridges Baker


Gayla Vardeman Corley

Patsy Rainey Hollar

Julia Amason Walker

Ann Bryan Mr. & Mrs. George Dulany

Myrtle BurnhamDr. Bertha Ann Reuter Joan Marlowe Myrah

Alice ChurchTony DochertyDot Ophelia Isbell Nations Marion Walker Barren

Norma Raye Ives Cole Kay Anderson


Jeanette Kelley Mitchell

Dorothy Lane Niesen

Russell A. Coward, Jr.John Dumas UMHB Faculty Assembly

Harrell CurleeMarjorie HydenShafter Tomlin Betty Sue Craven Beebe

Dr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Dannelley Grace Dannelley McDonald

H. J. Daude Mark & Betty O’Hair Anderson

Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Bridges

Mary H. Winn

Dr. Charles I. & Mary Eva Raney

Wright

Henry Daugherty Kent Owens & Darius Moore

Kerry Owens

Riley & Carolyn Allison Owens

Doris Sanders Eastman Rev. Robert & Sandra Sanders

Mattson

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Dr. Swede ErlundDr. Carlos Moore Julia Amason Walker

J. Ralph Ewing Frances Roach Ewing

Elleen Ford Dr. & Mrs. Jerry G. Bawcom

Mr. & Mrs. George Dulany


Lexie Renfro Glenn Linda Renfro Traylor

Dan W. Gower Eva Slover Sanderlin

Martha Chambers Herod Anne Wiese Halbert

Dorothy Minten

J. W. “Mutt” Hill Georgia Allison


Gene Hoelscher Pam Hoelscher Finley

Don HollandDick Roker Riley & Carolyn Allison Owens

Stella Jackson Dr. & Mrs. Jerry G. Bawcom


Pat Lockridge Shannon

Jim & Mary Wilson

Johnie Wilson Jordan Ruth Tucker Hess

George Keene George Bartels

Margaret Henderson Long Edwin & Meriworth McMillan Mabry

James Richard & Mattie Lucky Delia Lucky Stephens

Roland Masters Carolyn Allison Owens

Deborah McWhorter Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Bridges

Russell Bridges

T. Edward Mercer Kay Anderson

Mark & Betty O’Hair Anderson



Don & Judy Owens

Marietta Parker

Shirley Cowan Sommer

Robert & Grace Richardson Whitis

Dr. & Mrs. Delbert Williams

Peggy Miller Anne Wiese Halbert

Mr. & Mrs. John P. Minten Dorothy Minten

Esther Minten

Janie Minten

Floyce Orr Moon James & Lucy Lin Hom

Drs. Leroy & Jean Wyatt Kemp

Patty Conn Mulligan Edwin & Meriworth McMillan Mabry

Dorothy Minten

Darryl Olson Kent Owens & Darius Moore

Kerry & Kathy Owens


Irene San Miguel Paredes Betty Sue Craven Beebe

Marietta Parker

Ailese Parten Phil & Barbara Davidson

Maude Carter Perdue Lilah Perdue Smedley

Doyce R. PhillipsJohn H. Shannon, Sr. Pat Lockridge Shannon

Helen D. Planas Carolyn Allison Owens

Kerry & Kathy Owens

UMHB Faculty Assembly

Clark Potter Mark & Betty O’Hair Anderson

Joe & Janelle Baisden

Amy M. Bawcom



Gail Sheridan Boyd

Charlene Potter Burk & Family

Linda Draper

Henry & Cheryl Garza

Anne Wiese Halbert

Mr. & Mrs. Ben Harrison

Sarah Potter Howell & Family

Mr. & Mrs. Clyde S. Jones

John & Jeannette Mayfi eld Kelley

Drs. Leroy & Jean Kemp

Max & Mary Lou Marks

Mr. & Mrs. Keifer Marshall, Jr.

Dr. & Mrs. Randy O’Rear

Marietta Parker

Jane Potter

Debbie Rosenberger

Glenn & Nelda East Sanders

Pat Lockridge Shannon

Jennifer Swanson

Tony Trippodo

Dennis & Ann Turk

UMHB Faculty Assembly

Dr. Larry & Carol Woodward

Maxine Ribble Presnall Marion Walker Barren



Bobbie Noble Derry

Robert & Marjorie Godfrey

Eva Slover Sanderlin

Meta Peveto Ukena

Lucy Mae Ratliff Yannis

Herbert Retta Dr. & Mrs. Jerry G. Bawcom

Drs. Leroy & Jean Wyatt Kemp

Leighruie Pitts Robison Claude & Delma Garner Jacks

Arch K. & Nita Middleton Jacobson

Harris Safl ey Mark & Betty O’Hair Anderson

Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Bridges

Doris Stoneham Shannon Ruth Tucker Hess

Dorothy Minten

Mary Anise Sikes Andy & Ann Andreason


Bobby Lewis Slack Richard Corbin Aslakson

Elizabeth D. Carpenter

Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Cast

Jim & Janet Christen

Barbara H. Clark

Scott & Libbie Coleman

Gayla Vardeman Corley

Pat Johnson Cummings

Beverly Brown Deines

Kim & Janice Freeman

Martha Havens Godwin

Ralph & Becky Hendricks

Roy & Alison Hill

Hobby Club

Dr. & Mrs. Gerald H. Holt

Ruby Hubbard

Allen & Sandra Lea

Sandra Lewis

Michna Family

Marilyn Reitz Nowlin

Reneta E. Nunn

Mrs. Ralph Patterson

Jim & Jolene Renfro

Charlie & Norma Robuck

Sue Chumbley Schiffer

Linda Renfro Traylor

Martha A. Vining

Janie Weatherly

Sonia Campau Williams

Carla J. Aslakson Yamal

Barbara Smitha Marietta Parker

Sammie Sullivan Talley Louis C. Talley

Dr. William G. Tanner, Sr. Mrs. Kenneth A. Smith

Delbert & Barbara Williams

Softball Alumni and their families gathered

with the current softball team and their families for

lunch on Saturday, February 9. Following lunch,

the Alumni team squared off in a game against

the Lady Crusaders. Congratulations to the Cru

in their victory over the alumni team! Everyone

had a great time as they visited with their former

teammates and families!

Softball ReunionSoftball Reunion

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Spring MeetingMay 14, 2008

12:00 p.m.

LORD CONFERENCE CENTER

Join us for this special meeting of the Heritage Club.

We will be re-creating the traditional MHB family style

dinner and atmosphere, as well as viewing special

items from the past on display from the museum.

Rachel Tomlin Kent & Karisma Owens

Kerry & Kathy Owens


Marguerite Roberts Tornga Gene & Jeanne Bruce Drake

Andy Whetsell Rev. & Mrs. Elmer Glazener

J.T. & Winnie White Marita White Root

Marie Wilkerson Dr. & Mrs. Jerry G. Bawcom

Ted & Kathy Floca



Dr. Ralph Wilson, Jr. Amy M. Bawcom



Carolyn Allison Owens

Kerry Paul Owens

Marietta Parker

HONORARIABeverly Norwine Adams Cindy Moya Wilkerson

Joe & Angela BaileyMarjorie Elam BaileyRoger & Donna BaileyBud & Mary Jane Bailey Morgan Cash & Lou Beth Birdwell

Shirley Bounds Baring Betty Reinhard Hamilton

Marion Walker Barren Jean Goode Black

Mary Roberts Bull

Betty Littlejohn Burkhalter

Virginia Hardwick Davis

Jeanne Bruce Drake

Anita Newell Green

Janell Huey Hobbs

D.J. Reinhard Hogwood

Beaty Curry Lewis

Jean Madeley McDonald

Lee Holcomb Means

Mary Hamilton Purcell

Kathryn Sims

Pauline Wilson Tate

Anna Haynes Taylor

Durelle Tripp Townley

Melba Roberts Willis

Dr. Jerry G. Bawcom Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Bridges

Dr. & Mrs. Jerry G. Bawcom Anne Wiese Halbert

Jerry & Donnie Brentham Dr. & Mrs. Jerry G. Bawcom

Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Bridges Becky, Michael & Kelsie Olson

Don & Linda Bridges Sandefur

Steve, Amber, Lexi, Austin & Ty

Sandefur

Sonia, Aaron, Courtney, Dylan &

Matthew Tilley

Class of 1949 Dr. Charles I. & Mary Eva Raney

Wright

Class of 1951 Shirley Huckabee Kirk

Class of 1964 Glenda Gray

Carroll & Martha Smirl CooperJoan Marlowe Myrah Pat Lockridge Shannon

Gayla Vardeman Corley Sondra Attaway Cook

Joe B. Durrett David M. Smith

Kimberly Adams GloverRoger & Valerie Adams Hampton

& MatthewBobby & Paula Adams Heisterberg Beverly Norwine Adams

D.J. Reinhard Hogwood Pam Hogwood Wilson

Dr. A. A. Hyden Betty Sue Craven Beebe

Barbara & John Lewis Marion Walker Barren

Marietta Parker Mark & Betty O’Hair Anderson

Rev. Robert & Sandra Sanders

Mattson

Hershall & Marilyn SealsEmily Tipton Simeroth Paul & Lucia McClure Tipton

Pat Lockridge Shannon Donald & Patsy Shannon Deere

Delores Chupik Williams

Dr. Bob ShullDr. Roy Smythe Ted & Kathy Floca

Doris Watters Wood Jane Wood

Awards CommitteeTamara Itz O’Barr ’95

Gwen Munday Smith ’94Lester Sombito ’96

Trish Stewart Woods ’03Becky Pettit Adams ’73

Greg Fore ’87Kristel Boyd ’05

Homecoming CommitteeDiane Gryseels ’66

Grace Richardson Whitis ’68Shirley Cowan Sommer ’60

Peggy Williams ’70Norman Northen ’75Amanda Dickinson ’04

Alumni Association Board of Directors 2008

Betty O’Hair Anderson ’64, PresidentSandra Sanders Mattson ’92, First Vice President

Marty Whitfield Portmann, ’78, Second Vice PresidentAmy Best Haberern ’94, Secretary

Rebecca O’Banion ’93, Director of Alumni RelationsMelissa Ford ’07, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations

University Support CommitteeDelia Lucky Stephens ’61

Shaylon Rettig ’95Mike Gatewood ’96Amy Edgemon ’96Jeff Olchesky ’06

Mary Alice Marshall ’29

Alumni Life reports news received

October 15, 2007 through

February 15, 2008. If you have

news to share, send it to: Alumni

Relations, UMHB box 8427,

900 College Street, Belton,

Texas 76513 or send via email to

[email protected]

A L U M N I L I F E

A philosopher has assured us that life can only be understood backward and yet must be lived forward. It has been in looking back that I have come to understand what my own college years brought me. At the time that I was a student, it seemed to be just hard slogging – to get papers in on time, to make sense of trigonometry, to remember those Roman emperors or British kings. I was convinced I was earning everything I got out of it. I didn’t know that the big, important parts of the total experience were gifts to me from MHB: the Christian background that pointed a

way to live one’s life; the interest and effort that my teachers were putting into making me a thinking, imaginative individual; and all that associating with varied student groups did to broaden my view of life. Now I feel a need to give to the Loyalty Fund so that others may have the opportunities that I had and receive similar gifts from their own UMHB experience. To many, the words “Alma Mater” may just mean “the school we attended.” But to me they retain their original meaning of “bounteous, fostering mother.” I feel the need to give what I can to UMHB’s support and encouragement as she fulfills her mission to educate and inspire.

Martha James ’39 Retired university librarian

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