Volume 44, #3 - December 2006 - Houston Baptist University

The University would like
to thank the HBU faculty,
staff, students, alumni and
friends who contributed to
the planning of the events of
Inauguration Day.
Steering Committee
Mark E. Denison, Co-Chair
Lisa Simon, Co-Chair
Don Anderson
Ray L. Cox Jr.
Donald W. Looser
Allene Lucas
Constantina Michalos
Sharon Saunders
David Y. Stutts
Diane Williams
Inaugural Committee
Donald W. Looser, Chair
Ray L. Cox Jr.
Mark E. Denison
Brian Runnels
Lisa Simon
Jon Suter
John Yarrington
David Leebron
President, Rice University
“Just as we celebrate the diversity on
each of our campuses, we celebrate the
diversity of higher education. We who
are gathered here represent the great
variety of higher education institutions:
public and private, secular and nonsecular,
small and large, urban and rural,
research universities, liberal arts colleges
and community colleges. Although
there are great differences among us,
in those differences there is strength
and opportunity. We are also united
by a common faith in the importance
of truth, of learning, and of reason in
contributing to human development and
progress.”
Stewart Morris Sr.
Founding Father
“Dr. Sloan, these ten columns of
Texas granite, each weighing 13 tons,
are symbolic of the strength of this
institution. They represent the Ten
Commandments written in the Hebrew
Bible. Dr. Sloan, we recognize you as a
giant. You are standing on the shoulders
of a strong Board of Trustees.”
Reception Committee
Diane Williams, Chair
Don Anderson
Sharon Corry
Judy Martin Elleson
Sue Gilbreath
Elaine Higginbotham
Linda Higginbotham
Jan Rule
Mattie Stevenson
David Y. Stutts
Dawn Trozzo
Brenda Whaley
Dena Williams
Ray L. Cox Jr. BS ’81
Board of Trustees
“It is my firm belief that it was only
through God’s providence that the paths
of the Search Committee and Dr. Sloan
ultimately met.”
Constantina Michalos
President, Faculty Assembly
“You have arrived at a propitious time
in our history, and in your brief tenure
you have already established a culture
of trust and open communication,
and inspired confidence that we will
work together to conceive and realize a
millennial vision for the University.”
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