February 2007 - Austin College

AROUNDCAMPUSIn Memoriam: Austin College Loses Four Long-Time FriendsAustin College lost four good friends and long-time advocates in recent months through the deaths of three seniormembers of the Austin College Board of Trustees and a major supporter of scholarships and facilities.COURTESY PHOTOSW.C. “Dub” MillerW.C. “Dub” Miller died in Dallas on Nov. 6, 2006, at the age of 100.Born in Brady, Texas, in 1905, Miller graduated earned a law degree from Southern Methodist University(SMU). In 1937, he joined what is now the oldest business in Dallas: the commercial real estate firm of Bolanz &Miller, founded in 1874. Miller was a charter member of Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church, served on theDallas City Council from 1953 to 1959, and spent 25 years as director of the State Fair of Texas.Miller began his association with Austin College in 1957, when his son, Charles, enrolled. Miller served onthe College’s Board of Trustees from 1960 to 1980, and thereafter as a senior trustee, receiving the Toddie LeeWynne Award from the Board in 1993..Catherine HannahCatherine Coburn Hannah died in Houston on Oct. 8, 2006, at the age of 84.Loyal supporters of liberal arts education, Hannah, and her husband, David, made many contributions toAustin College, including a generous gift to complete funding for the Hannah Natatorium, built in 1971. In1974, Hannah joined the Austin College Board of Trustees and in 1986, received the Board’s Toddie Lee WynneAward for Distinguished Service in recognition of her history of service and support. In 1990, Hannah served aschair of the steering committee for the successful Campaign for Austin College, which raised more than $34million for the College.Hannah also had a record of service on the board of the Texas Presbyterian Foundation and Union TheologicalSeminary, as president of Planned Parenthood of Houston, as director of the Houston Speech and Hearing Center,and with the Houston Neighborhood Centers.Saunders GreggSaunders Gregg ’35 died Jan. 20, 2007, in Houston at the age of 92.Gregg attended Austin College before graduating from the University of Texas and earning a law degreethere in 1940. He joined the Austin College Board of Trustees in 1976 and became a senior trustee in 1988,serving until his death. Prior to becoming a trustee, he served as a regional chair for Austin College developmentefforts in Houston. He was instrumental in securing funding for Wortham Center, built in 1980, and supportedmany other projects on campus.Gregg had a distinguished law career with Entex in Houston as a senior vice president, general counsel, andmember of the board of directors. He also served as a campaign chair for the American Cancer Society and on theboards of Praetorian Mutual Life Insurance Co. and the Texas Research League.Edwin JordanEdwin B. Jordan of Dallas died Oct. 15, 2006, at the age of 88.Dedicated supporters of scholarships for top students, Jordan and his wife, Louise, created the Edwin B. andLouis Jordan Scholarship Program at Austin College in 1986. His family, and that of his brother George Jordanprovided funding for the Jordan Family Language House at Austin College, built in 1998, in addition to manyother gifts and areas of service to the College. For his commitment and efforts of behalf of higher education,Jordan received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Austin College in 1998.A developer of residential and commercial real estate, Jordan was chairman of the board of IntercityInvestments from 1970 until his death. He also had served on the boards of SMU, MCorp, Core Laboratories,Columbia Universal Life, and Presbyterian Hospitals of Dallas, Plano, and Kaufman.10 FEBRUARY 2007