Volume 46, #1 - November 2008 - Houston Baptist University

HBUNEWSFALL 2008THE TEN PILLARSHOW AN ICONIC SYMBOL IS CASTINGA NEW VISION FOR HBUCHRISTIAN INTELLECTUALTRADITIONLEADING WITH THE LIBERAL ARTSfounding classREUNIONIKEHOUSTON’SHURRICANEAND HOW IT CHANGED US

A MESSAGE FROM DR. SLOANDear friends,It has been an amazing fall semesterhere at HBU. We got off to a great startmoving students into the new Lake Houseand welcoming the largest freshmen class everto our university. Over 550 freshmen joinedour family, breaking the previous record ofapproximately 450 freshmen last year. Whileit was a stretch at first to accommodate thegrowth, we have added parking and buildingsto make room for more students.Then, Hurricane Ike hit with avengeance. The storm rendered the BrownAdministrative Complex (once nearly theentirety of our campus!) unusable and madethe M.D. Anderson Center unavailable forstudents. Fortunately, our building projects,renovations in other parts of the campus, anda few trailer rentals provided enough room tohouse our staff and keep the classes rolling.Everyone has had a marvelous attitude in thewake of the storm.This issue of the HBU News opens withstories about Hurricane Ike by our studentnewspaper staff. I have consistently beenpleased with their work in reporting eventson the campus. Their work ethic and highstandards serve as an outstanding example fortheir classmates.Following the storm stories, HunterBaker interviewed me about the vision andthe calling of the Christian scholar. I triedto explain what it is that makes the vocationof the Christian scholar and the Christianuniversity different from secular counterparts.The theme beneath it all is being dedicated tosearching for truth in a time when many havegiven up that quest.There is also a short feature on newleadership at HBU. Paul Bonicelli has joinedus as provost of the university. His previousexperience at the highest levels of governmentand as an academic will serve us well as wecontinue to grow and adjust our curriculumto the students’ benefit. Charles Bacarisseis now leading HBU’s advancement efforts.His experience as a White House staffer,elected officeholder in Houston, and publicmanager will help us recruit friends andresources to keep HBU moving forward intothe future.Chris Hammons contributed an essayon the importance of the liberal arts. I wasparticularly struck by one passage in hisarticle: “Through the study of the liberalarts, students are freed from ignoranceand misconceptions that often lead youngmen and women to make bad decisionsrather than good ones.” He is quite right.Education in the liberal arts is educationfor wisdom. The liberal arts are designed toeducate young people who would be activecitizens rather than passive subjects. Theymust have discernment and perspective.I am also very happy to note a pieceabout Bobby Towery’s exciting research workin chemistry and how hard he has workedto get the absolute maximum out of limitedresearch dollars. What is even better is theway he brings students into the researchprocess. Bobby’s work is part of the longtrack record of outstanding dedication toeducation by our college of science andmathematics. HBU owes them a debt ofgratitude for everything they have done.Enjoy reading and be sure to get backto us with your comments. We are alwayshappy to hear from you. Have a wonderfulThanksgiving and Christmas season. Anddon’t forget us as you plan your end of yeargiving! Wonderful things are happeninghere at HBU. We need your help to keepgoing!Sincerely,Robert B. Sloan, Jr.HBU 2 News

Vol. 46, No. 1 Fall 2008Managing EditorsJustin LaceyMartha MorrowDesignNan DonahoeWesley Gant’08Editorial AssistantKristy WrightAthleticsJacque CottrellUniversity PhotographerMichael TimsIke - The StormThat Changed UsFeaturesHurricane Ike swept in off the Gulf leaving itsmark on Houston and on the campus of HBUThe Ten PillarsA conversation with President Robert Sloanabout HBU’s vision for Faith and Reason in aGreat City48Contributing PhotographersEileen Crowell, Charles MillerContributing WritersDr. Leslie Kennedy Adams ‘86, MLA ‘87;Dr. Hunter Baker; Jennifer Barton ‘07;Sarah Bible, Clarissa Fraser ‘08;Dr. Christopher Hammons;Dr. Robert TowerySpecial ThanksAdvancement StaffVice President of AdvancementCharles BacarisseAssistant Vice Presidentof University CommunicationsMartha MorrowHBU News is published by the Officeof Advancement, Houston Baptist University,7502 Fondren Road, Houston, Texas77074-3298 and printed by SOUTHWESTPRECISION PRINTERS.Standard postage paid at Houston, Texas.The ChristianIntellectual TraditionProfessor Christopher Hammons on the pursuitof truth though revelation and studyFounding ClassesReunionSee who came back to join us for a FoundingClasses reunionIN THIS ISSUE:Faculty FocusCollege UpdateSportsAlum-a-GramsHusky PupsIn Memorium2031Sign up for the latest e-news updates from HBUat www.hbu.edu/enews.Contact Us:University Communications281-649-3470hbunews@hbu.eduwww.hbu.eduHBU complies with all applicable federal and state non-discrimination laws and does not engage in prohibiteddiscrimination on the basis of race, color, nationality or ethnic origin, gender, age, or disability in either employmentor the provision of services. Inquiries concerning this notice or the application of the laws referencedherein should be referred to the vice president and general counsel.HBU 3 News

For many students, Ike provided a short break from classes. For members of The Collegianstudent newspaper, it provided a unique opportunity to learn more about covering a crisis. Studentsgathered off campus at Advisor Alice Rowlands’ home the weekend after the hurricane to puttogether a special Ike edition for their fellow students. We thought you would enjoy reading in theirwords Ike’s effect on their campus and on their city.exerpted from an article byAs h l e y Ma r c h a n dWind and rain beat down against the 16columns that adorned the Galveston CountyCourthouse during the Galveston Hurricaneof 1900. Although thousands of peopleperished and homes on the beach wereflattened, the columns stood.Ten of those columns purchased andthen donated to the University by Stewartand Joella Morris, one of the University’sfounding families, weathered HurricaneIke and still stand on campus in front of theHinton Center.Other structures on campus werecompromised by Ike. However, StewartMorris said that, like the University as awhole, the columns still stand.President Robert B. Sloan, Jr. agreedand said although the structures on campuswere compromised, the academic integrityof the University was not.“The blessing in all this is that thebuilding worse hit is an administrativebuilding, not a classroom complex,” Sloansaid, referring to the Brown AdministrativeComplex. Sloan now works out of his homeoffice because his office in Brown wasdamaged.Eileen Crowell, vice president ofoperations, described the damage to thecomplex and said the roof was blown offin two places. There was also heavy waterdamage to the M.D. Anderson StudentCenter and HBU-T.V. studio, she added,acknowledging that the problem compoundeddaily due to growing mold and decaying airquality.Senior Kim Lopez, a kinesiology andbusiness major, described the significance ofstudent center in the Brown AdministrativeComplex.“The MDA is everything to HBU. Since itis where I and other students usually hang out,I don’t know where we will go now,” she said.The Mabee Teaching Theater and CullenScience Building also suffered damage. Thestructural damage led to the relocation ofmultiple classes to areas unaffected by thestorm.Students shelterin Theaterexerpted from an article byNo e l l e Ma r c h a n dOne by one students trekked into thetheater, sleeping bags, cell phones andBibles among their essential personal itemsin tow. Their calm demeanor belied theiranticipation of the upcoming show-Ike, aone hit wonder.Most of the students had neverexperience a hurricane. Their fear was theresult of hurricane warnings describingpossible devastation. Anticipation, morethan actual fear, drove approximately 40students to shelter in the Morris CulturalArts Center’s University Theater as Ike’sfury swept over the Texas Gulf Coast.The University’s police department wason hand to make sure that students remainedsafe throughout the storm. Of the full staffof officers who remained on campus, sixstayed with the students. Additional officersHBU 6 News

were stationed at the President’s House, wherePresident Robert B. Sloan Jr., his family andDr. Paul Bonicelli, provost, took shelter.The presence of the University Police, thesize of the theater and the promise of a back-upgenerator contributed to a feeling of securityfor students and staff.Students played Monopoly, Catchphraseand the Nintendo Wii game Rock Band.Students watched the news on a televisionplaced on the stage. Others used their laptopsto watch movies or play video games. Somestudents played cards while others stretched outin sleeping bags strewn across the three levelsof the theater.The generators were activated at about 10p.m. Friday night when power to the buildingwas lost.When students awakened in the morningsome reported hearing the wind beating againstthe red bricks of the Morris Cultural ArtsCenter. Others, like Israel, told a different story.“I slept through the whole thing,” she said.The reality of Ike became obvious whenstudents were unable to flush toilets and thelow water pressure from sinks made it difficultfor students to wash their hands.A harsher reality set in when manystudents drove home through areaneighborhoods where trees were uprootedand, in many cases, blocked roads, shingleswere torn off roofs, billboards were destroyed,downed power lines were draped across lawnsand streets and houses were without power.Freshman Amber Brace said, although shewas without electricity and water, she still feltblessed.“The aftermath had a big impact on me,but others got hit much worse.”Personal Essay: Ike creates suburban solidarityby Da l e Me a d o w sIt was nothing if not a tragedy, andthe indicators were everywhere. We werepowerless and our needs were basic, but wewere together. I’m not typically one to moralizeor muse on events like this. They just happen.We pick up and move forward. But somethinghere was different.In the aftermath of Ike, something strucka chord of resolution for me, something towhich the media has been unable to give moreattention. I saw it in the suburbs, in the facesof those without food, water and electricity,people working hard, hand in hand all day andsitting side by side on their porches at nightwith an uncontrived and authentic solidarity.Solidarity.Upon relating this to friends and family,I found they saw it too. From the storm cametragedy, but there emerged from tragedy anewfound kinship of neighborhoods andcommunities rallying around the idea of ashared identity.I drove out to visit my mother in Baytownon Sunday. She lives in a quaint littleneighborhood, one block strong. I lived therefor 15 years and, in that time, met maybe fourof the neighbors, but not for lack of being out.I did my share of running those streets in the90s, but to this day I’ve never seen most of theresidents there, residents of houses that maywell have been vacant, save the occasionalcoming and going of cars in and out of garages.When I got home, I was surprised (Idon’t know why) to find downed power lines,oaks pulled from the earth, huge unmovableoaks pulled clean from the ground, andpeople... I saw people. Everywhere. Therewere single mothers wielding chainsaws,elderly men dragging branches from theirbackyards, families raking and baggingleaves, people I’ve never seen and othersI haven’t seen in years. And they weren’tjust outside, they were together, crossingthe street, looking one another in the eyewith understanding and empathy.In the suburbs everyone is so closetogether, house after house lined uplike bricks in a wall. Often it seems ourgeographical closeness bears a distinctlyindirect correlation to our personalcloseness, but I know not seems. I thinkit has more to do with our desire to beself-sufficient. It takes cutting the powerfor three days before we come outside,before the televisions are shut off andwe’re forced into making a decisionbetween real human interaction or sittingalone in a dark living room. The thingswe discover, the things I discovered, arebeautiful, old friendships made new, thesatisfaction of completing a days worth ofhard work.I was talking with a friend aboutthis the other day. She shared a similarexperience with her neighbors in WindsorPark of Katy. “The storm tore all ofour fences down. All of them,” she toldme. “You could see into everyone’slives.” I’m sure she meant this as muchfiguratively as she did literally. After Ike,we saw into the lives of people around us,our hurts, our needs-our solidarity.HBU 7 News

THE TEN PILLARSFAITH & REASONIN A GREAT CITYHBU 8 NewsIIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIXXBuild On The ClassicsRecruit For National InfluenceEmbrace The Challenge OfChristian Graduate EducationEstablish A Residential SocietyOf LearningIncrease Our Cultural ImpactThrough Our FacultyRenew Our Campus, Renew Our CommunityBring Athens And Jerusalem TogetherExpand Our Commitment To The CreativeArts: Visual, Music And LiteraryCultivate A Strong Global FocusMove To The Next Level As An Institution

Thoughts on a University Vision:Conversations with Robert SloanWith the release of HBU’s new vision document, TheTen Pillars: Faith and Reason in a Great City (viewableonline at www.hbu.edu/tenpillars), the university hasset out a course to be a pioneer in Christian highereducation. Stakeholders from every part of the universityfamily contributed their input to the vision in sessionswith HBU President Robert Sloan. The documentemerged from a dynamic process with participants beingencouraged to share their dreams for HBU.For the past 15-20 years, Christian colleges anduniversities have been involved in serious reflection onthe question of what makes a Christian college unique.The result of those years of inward examination has beena renewed focus on the Christian faith as an intellectualjourney as well as a religion that, as Wesley put it,strangely warms the heart.As the president of two Christian universities over thecourse of a dozen years, HBU’s Robert Sloan has thoughta great deal about these matters. I prevailed upon himto entertain a few of my questions relating to the idea ofa Christian university and Christian scholarship.- Dr. Hunter BakerHunter Baker (HB): Dr.Sloan, what is a Christianscholar?Robert Sloan (RS): TheChristian scholar is an academicdevoted to inquiry and teachingin the fullest possible sense.There is no such thing as teachingwithout learning, so the teachershould never be content to reston what they know. The ancientswere great teachers because theywere committed to increasing thedepth of their learning. Learningdevelops mastery. Mastery makesa great teacher.HB: How does that vision ofthe Christian scholar relate tothe faith?RS: First off, as Christians webelieve that to know Jesus Christis to somehow be connected tothe ultimate reality behind all ofcreation. Paul argues in Colossians1 against the view that Christ isonly some kind of mediator. Heis the creator of all things and thesustainer of all things, the one whoholds it all together. In short, thecreation is subordinated to him.This is why Abraham Kuyper andothers have been fond of sayingthat there is not one square inchof creation that does not fall underthe lordship of Christ.So the Christian scholar isdevoted to Christ and to truthin Christ. This person also hasto be committed to the coreconvictions of the faith, whichwe find historically, normatively,and indispensably in scripture.A Christian scholar is scriptureshaped.We have to have grappledwith Jesus. The only authenticinterpretation of scripture is inChrist.HB: You mentionedColossians. Could youelaborate on the connectionbetween Colossians and theChristian scholar for me?RS: The basic premise is thatChrist is lord over all of reality. Ifthe Christian believes that, thenthere should be no fear with regardto the discovery of truth. Christianscholars must not be afraid of anyquestions.We should be pre-occupiedby the truth. When I refer totruth, I mean truth understoodbroadly. Knowledge. The pathof the academy has been to try tobreak truth down into digestiblepieces attacked by many differentdisciplines and sub-disciplines.There is definitely value to thatHBU 9 News

The City is a new publicationfrom HBU, featuring leadingvoices in Christian academia andelsewhere on the critical issues ofthe times; a collection of thoughtsdeserving permanence in afleeting age, published three timesannually (spring, summer, fall)and distributed free of charge.IN THIS ISSUE:Louis Markos on:Milton and the Thorny Road to TruthTim Keller on:Bringing the Gospel to the CityPatrick Deneen on:Culture, Technology, and VirtueJoseph Knippenberg on:Man’s War with NatureJoe Carter on:Evangelicals and an Uncertain ManifestoReviews of Anne Rice’s Road to CanaGeorge Washington on:Church and StateRyan T. Anderson Explains Benedict for BaptistsHunter Baker on Charles Colson’s FaithPLEASE VISITWWW.HBU.EDU/THECITYFOR A FREE SUBSCRIPTIONapproach. Specialization isgood. But we should never allowthe specialization to trump ourcommitment to truth broadlyunderstood. Specialization is ameans, not an end. The modernacademy has it backwards. Oneof the great virtues of a Christianuniversity is that it can understandtruth holistically instead of as abunch of disjointed parts.HB: How does the universityrelate to the church?RS: If we think of the churchas a building where believershold worship services, then theuniversity is outside of the church.But if we think of the church in thesense that Jesus founded it, thenwe are talking about the body ofbelievers. Within the churchIf the Christianbelieves [thatChrist is Lord overall reality], thenthere should be nofear with regardto the discovery oftruth. Christianscholars must notbe afraid of anyquestions.universal, the university is a part ofthe body, a specialized arm with aspecific mission. At the university,we are on the front lines. Our worktakes place on the cutting edge ofthe points of connectivity betweenHBU 10 Newsthe church and the world.Christians began the universitybecause they were seriousminded.They wanted to knowthe truth. Their view of the worldwas not ancient because they didnot believe the world would justgo on as it had forever, nor did itresemble the materialistic view ofa world that comes into being byaccident and then has no futurebecause everything eventuallyburns up in a supernova and goesout of existence. They believedin a creation with a superveningcreator, a God who does things.He is a God on the move. He iscreating, repairing, speaking. Andthe creation is not merely temporal.We have an eternal destiny. This isa God who inspires discovery.This seriousness of life is notwithout joy and fellowship. Beingunited in a common cause, in thiscase the greatest cause, can bringgreat satisfaction and happiness.This unity is part of what helps usto succeed in our task. That is whywe need a community of specificallyChristian scholars. They spur oneanother on to excellence in thecause of Christ and the cause ofChristian higher education.Dr. Hunter Bakeris the director ofstrategic planning atHBU and teaches inthe political sciencedepartment. Dr.Robert B. Sloan, Jr. isthe president of HBU.

New leadership for aneW directionDr. Paul J. Boniceli, ProvostDr. Paul Bonicelli joined the University as Provost in April. He had previously served as theassistant administrator of the Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, United States Agency forInternational Development in the George W. Bush administration.Bonicelli holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Tennessee anda master’s in public policy from Regent University, and has forged a unique career with distinction inboth public service and Christian higher education. Ultimately, his expertise in international affairstook him to a presidential appointment confirmed by the U.S. Senate with major responsibility forthe distribution of foreign aid and supervision of an $800 million budget. His abiding interest in thecause of Christian higher education has led him to once again return to the academy with theintent of leading HBU into a new period of growth and excellence.“I have been watching for a while now the development of an exciting andchallenging vision at HBU,” Bonicelli said. “My prayer is that I will honor God as I joinmy colleagues in serving the students and helping to make the vision a reality.”Paul Bonicelli is a great addition to Houston BaptistUniversity. He has a clear sense of our missionto be a national University and a commitment toour Christian heritage.” — President SloanCharles Bacarisse, Vice President of AdvancementCharles Bacarisse has been named vice president of advancement where he will overseeAlumni Affairs, Church Relations, Development, and University Communications.“Through his years of public service and community involvement Charles has made asignificant contribution to Houston,” said President Sloan. “His commitment to Christianhigher education and the mission of HBU will provide a special impetus as we move forwardin sharing the University’s vision.”Bacarisse holds a BA in political science and a BFA in communications from SouthernMethodist University. He worked in both the Bush and Reagan administrations beforereturning to Houston in 1991 to work as Administrative Assistant to the County Judge.Bacarisse was elected to the Office of District Clerk for three consecutive terms.As Harris County District Clerk, Bacarisse provided vision and leadership whichtransformed the agency to a results-oriented, customer-driven model of efficiencyand effectiveness.A three time winner of a “County Best Practices” award from the TexasAssociation of Counties Leadership Council, Bacarisse also raised millions inprivate and foundation dollars towards a historic court documents project whichpreserved Harris County’s historic court records, some dating back to 1837 andthe Republic of Texas.HBU 11 News

Leading with theLiberal Artsby Dr. Christopher HammonsOne of the distinguishing features of HBUis that in addition to helping students gainknowledge, we also help students find truth.Truth comes to us in two ways. The first of theseis revelation. The Bible reveals to us God’splans for mankind, his commands for men andwomen, and the path to spiritual salvationfor all that accept and follow Christ. AsChristians, we believe that when we embraceGod we find happiness. When we reject God,the opposite occurs.Students at HBU can also discovertruth through their studies, particularlythrough the liberal arts. The term “liberal”comes from the Latin word “liber,”meaning to free. The role of the liberalarts is to help students uncover universaltruths about life and human nature.Through the study of the liberal arts,students are freed from ignorance andmisconceptions that often lead youngmen and women to make bad decisionsrather than good ones.The liberal arts consist of subjectslike history, government, literature,art, poetry, philosophy, and music.Students often over look the valueof liberal arts courses, viewingthem merely as requirementsfor graduation. In reality, thesesubjects teach more than just dates,terminology, and theory.HBU 12 News

These courses are designed to get students thinking abouthow we live our lives, the ethical and moral dilemmas we face,and the importance of good decision-making.This approach is not unique to the liberal arts. Businessstudents compare and contrast successful business practiceswith those of failed companies. Science students collect data inorder to accept or reject various assumptions about the worldaround us. Prelaw students study law to learn what is legallypermitted and what is not.The liberal arts are similarly concerned with leadership,truth, and ethics. For instance, the study of history allows usto examine why some leaders and nations flourish while othersdo not. Philosophy allows us, in a safe environment, to tempteach other with ethical and moral dilemmas. The study ofgovernment confronts us with fundamental questions aboutfreedom, equality, and order. Literature invites us to considerthe human experience through stories and poetry, tragedies andcomedies.In short, all of humanity becomes one giant case studyfor the liberal arts student. We can ask all sorts of wonderfulquestions about what happens when people make bad decisionsor when nations lose their moral compass. What is the purposeof life, and how do we a live a good one? What does it meanto be a good person and do right? It is because the liberal artsteach us so much about the human condition and mankind thatthe liberal arts are sometimes referred to as the humanities.In the last decade, college students have expressed arenewed interest in the liberal arts. The current generation ofstudents, sometimes referred to as the Millennials, are moreinterested than previous generations in quality of life, family,faith, and making a positive contribution to the world. A liberalarts education appeals not only to their intellectual curiosity,but also their desire to redefine success as “living a happy andbalanced life” in addition to scoring a great job. The liberalarts help to ground our graduates by focusing on what’s reallyimportant in life. The ancient Greeks referred to these thingsas all that is “true, good, and beautiful.” As Christians, we knowthese things to be faith in God, love of family, civic virtue , andbalance in one’s life.As a result, many universities have reintroduced a classicform of liberal arts education with a focus on Great Texts. Insuch programs, students read classic works from the greatthinkers and writers of Western Civilization: Plato, Aristotle,Thucydides, Cicero, the Bible, Augustine, Aquinas, Hobbes,Shakespeare, Milton, Locke, our own Founding Fathers,and more. The intent is that students explore these classicworks to understand the great ideas of the ages, wrestle withquestions about human nature, and experience some of themost intellectually rewarding material ever written. It is nocoincidence that the latin root of freedom (liber) is also the latinroot for book!Exposure to the liberal arts gives students both a greateducation and a transforming experience. Critical thinkingskills are sharpened. Writing and speaking skills are enhanced.Students learn to articulate complex theories and ideas, debatethem in class, and discuss them with classmates. Students learnhow to confront, discuss, and resolve difficult ethical, moral, andsocial dilemmas.There is both statistical and anecdotal evidence to supportthe value of these skills. Many studies find that studentsexposed to the liberal arts make great employees becausethey are thinkers, communicators, and decision-makers. AHBU 13 Newsrecent article in the Wall Street Journal* noted that liberalarts majors who enter the business world command as muchas their counterparts with business degrees. Anecdotally, myown brother, a history and government major, was hired at DellComputer over many other applicants with technical degreesprecisely because of his ability to write and communicateclearly. The man who hired him was an English major.But the most important aspect of the liberal arts is theprofound impact it has on the way our students view the world.A college education shouldn’t be just about getting a great job.It should help mold the character of students into good peopleand good citizens. The news is full of stories of men and womenwho have become wealthy at their careers, but failed otherimportant aspects in life – integrity, decency, responsibility.These are men and women with great “know-how” but littlewisdom, moderation, courage, or virtue.As the University begins to build on the vision establishedby our president we will work to strengthen the liberal arts corethat is the foundation of every student’s education at HBU. Ourgraduates will leave the University as future doctors, lawyers,teachers, and entrepreneurs. They will do so as good men andwomen, defined not just by the success of their professions, butby the quality of their character.“Contrary to what many parents tell their children majoringin subjects like political science or philosophy, these degrees won’tnecessarily leave you in the poorhouse. It can depend on what careerpath you choose to pursue with that degree. History-majors-turnedbusiness-consultantsearn a median total compensation of $104,000,similar to their counterparts who pursued a business major likeeconomics -- whose grads earn about $98,000 overall at midcareer,the PayScale study shows.”“With a liberal art’s degree, it’s what you make of it,” says Al Lee,director of qualitative analysis at PayScale. “If you’re motivated byincome, then there are certainly careers in psychology that pay aswell as careers out of engineering.”Copyrighted, Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved.Sarah E. NeedlemanFriday, August 1, 2008Dr. ChristopherHammons is an associateprofessor of politcalscience and director ofthe Master of LiberalArts program at HBU.

The Gallery at HBUCelebrating a seasonof exhibitionThe Department of Art marked the opening of The Gallery at HBU with areception on September 4. The grand opening reception was held in conjunctionwith the opening of the Annual Faculty Art Exhibition.The exhibit is one is one of three exhibitions Director/Curator Jim Edwardsplanned for the fall semester. Other exhibitions have included Cut Up/Reassembled: Collage and Assemblage in the American West and the upcomingArtist in Residence Series: James Busby, which will run from November 20through December 11. The Gallery at HBU is open to the public Monday throughFriday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., with extended evening hours until 8:00 p.m.on Thursdays.“By organizing exhibitions of works by local, national, and internationalartists, The Gallery at HBU will augment Houston’s reputation as a dynamiccenter for the visual arts,” said Curator Jim Edwards. “The Gallery will beeducational, inclusive, and reflective of HBU’s high academic standards.”More information on upcoming exhibitions in The Gallery at HBU is availableat www.hbu.edu/artgallery.Members of HBU’s art faculty celebrated thegrand opening on The Gallery at HBU. From leftto right are Melanie Leslie, Jim Edwards, YousefBalat, Virgil Grotfeldt, Dr. James Busby, SusieBogan, Michael Collins, and Tiffany Bergeron.Meet Our Curator:Jim Edwards received his BFA andMFA degrees from the San Francisco ArtInstitute and was a Rockefeller Fellowin Museum Education and Communitystudies at the Fine Arts Museums of SanFrancisco. Considered an authority onmodern and contemporary art in theAmerican West, Edwards has spent 30years as a curator and director, workingat museums across the country, and hisexhibitions have shown at museums andgalleries across the nation. He has anextensive record of publishing, includingessays in exhibition books and cataloguesfor museums and galleries throughout theUnited States.

A Day of DedicationsUniversity Academic Center & The Lake House Residence CollegeMissionConstructors servedas the generalcontractor for theUniversity AcademicCenter, dedicated onOctober 18.From left to right areDon Woo, Sam Hill,John Plumb, and GlennWoo representingMission. The UAC ishome to the HonorsCollege, College ofContinuing Studies, andthe Departments of Artand Communications.Tadd Tellepsen MBA‘99 representedTellepsenConstruction at thededication of TheLake House, HBU’snewest residencecollege.Tellepsen served as thegeneral contractor forthe project. More than350 HBU students nowcall The Lake Househome.HBU 16 News

Learning cohortsprovide connectionsfor freshmenby Sarah Bible, Director of RecruitmentAs a part of the increased campus-wide focuson retention, HBU has implemented LearningCohorts for freshman students beginning this fall.Freshman students for the fall of 2008 were ableto sign up for cohorts prior to and during StudentOrientation and Registration (SOAR). Around 350freshman students are participating in cohorts.Learning Cohorts have taken many differentforms at various universities. At HBU, theyare three freshman courses that students taketogether. There are Learning Cohorts with ageneral focus, as well as cohorts that focus onscience, education and business. The goal of thesecohorts is to increase student engagement andsupport; studying together over the duration ofthe three courses allows students to build deeperrelationships with each other. Additionally, thesecohorts allow faculty to collaborate across coursesin various ways, when appropriate to the content oftheir course.In addition to Learning Cohorts, HBU hasintroduced a Living Learning Community thisfall. A portion of The Lake House, HBU’s newestresidence college, has been dedicated to pre-healthprofession students. The community includes newand returning students and will sponsor variousprograms that focus on health professions as wellas student success in pre-health related courses.This new community is being facilitated by theFaculty in Residence, Lake House staff and facultywithin the pre-health profession disciplines.The students will be tracked throughout thenext four years to determine the impact of cohortson the retention of the student. While theseprograms are in their infancy, we anticipate thatthey will have a positive impact on the students ofHBU. We look forward to expanding the programsas we move forward to serve more students in aneffort to help them succeed at HBU and beyond.Move-in day on campus was full of orange-clad volunteerssweeping in to help thankful parents and students unloadtheir belongings.Honors College welcomesinaugural class to campusHBU has welcomed its inaugural class to the Honors College.The students are taking core classes together from HonorsCollege faculty and also enjoyed their first Rountable DinnerDiscussion with President Sloan at his home in September.HBU 17 News

College of Continuing Studies OfferUnique Learning OpportunitiesBy Jennifer Barton ’07HBU’s newest college, the College ofContinuing Studies (CCS), was approvedby the Board of Trustees in May. Thecollege will offer a sampling of coursesthis spring as the first step on its wayto its mission to offer a wide variety ofcourses for professionals, organizations,and individuals.Courses are currently beingdeveloped in four areas: professionaland managerial certifications; basicand advanced computer classes;continuing education for nurses; andenrichment and leisure courses, suchas poetry writing, piano lessons andtheater. These courses will furtherthe University’s vision to reach out tothe surrounding Houston communityby sharing HBU’s facilities and facultywith a non-degree seeking audience.The CCS will also offer HBU alumni theopportunity to come back and furtherenrich the campus community.On-campus continuing educationwas one of the suggestions voiced in lastyear’s envisioning sessions. Dr. Sloanasked Rita Tauer, MS ’85, formerlythe interim dean of the College ofBusiness and Economics, to direct thedevelopment of the CCS beginningin January 2008. Tauer’s feasibilitystudy team, comprised of HBU facultyand staff from many departments,brainstormed and researched ideas forthe CCS. The team’s first project was anonline survey that garnered more than300 responses about local interest incontinuing studies at HBU.“One of the delights of developingthe CCS,” says Tauer, who was appointeddean of the new college in May, “is thatthe new college will make available allkinds of classes that are not offeredin HBU’s current degree programs.The multiplicity of options is almostoverwhelming.”CCS classes can run for a wholetraditional semester or can be offered fora single Saturday afternoon; they can betaught by HBU faculty who want to sharetheir subjects in a not-for-credit courseor by local professionals whose careersqualify them to teach from practicalexperience; they can be offered on aregular basis or by special arrangementwith an organization; they can betaught on campus or in a host facility ordelivered via satellite to another location;they can be practical courses to helppeople develop their careers and technicalskills or “fun” courses people can take justCenter for Christianity in Business:Integrating Faith with Businessfor the pleasure of learning somethingnew.Visit the CCS website,www.hbu.edu/learnforlife, for thelatest updates and course offerings. Youmay also call 281.649.3700 or emailHBUforLIFE@hbu.edu.“ ... the new college will make available all kindsof classes that are not offered in HBU’s currentdegree programs. ”Inspired by the Ten Pillars vision document, the HBU College of Businessand Economics has established a Center for Christianity in Business on campus.The Center will guide and promote a deeper integration of the Christian faithinto the business disciplines at HBU.The Center’s objectives are fourfold: take a leading role nationally inresearch of and dialogue about Christianity in Business; educate the corporatecommunity in ways to integrate faith with business; inform and assist facultywith approaches for incorporating Christian principles into the undergraduateand graduate curricula; and serve the urban neighborhoods that surround HBU’ssouthwest Houston campus through service projects.The innovative programs and activities hosted by the Center for Christianityin Business will together broad-based constituencies to organize leading-edgeresearch and to engage business leaders in dialogue and action on how to applyfaith to all aspects of business including strategy, business ethics, corporateleadership, and organizational and process management practices.The Center for Christianity in Business is grounded in the belief thatChristian and business worldviews can be practiced together for financial andspiritual success. The Center’s vision summarizes this well:“Through the love of Jesus Christ, transform every organization forcompetitive advantage so that it may share its wealth with the world.”Learn more about the Center for Christianity in Business atwww.hbu.edu/ccb or contact Dr. Larry Ruddell at 281.649.3162.HBU 18 News

Faith andlearning at themolecular levelDr. Robert Towery and hisWelch ScholarsDr. Robert Towery, associate professor of chemistry,and his Welch scholars are at work on groundbreakingbiosensor development technology research usingthe Quartz Crystal Microbalance. His research groupuses specially produced molecules created in the labby Dr. Karl Kadish, professor of Chemistry at Universityof Houston, Dr. Eric VanCaaemelbecke’s (associateprofessor of chemistry) mentor, to test the reactivityof nucleic acids with these molecules in an effort todetermine if they can damage or inhibit the synthesisof DNA.This research is of vital importance in drug therapyresearch, specifically drugs targeting cancer and viruses,like AIDS.What is most interesting about the story is the wayHBU 19 Newsin which this research has provided Dr. Towery and hisstudents the opportunity to interact with researchers andscientists all over the world. Rachel Garcia ‘03, a formerWelch Scholar and student of Towery’s, is completingher doctoral work at University of Houston under thedirection of Dr. Kadish. Towery’s mentorship led tothree poster presentations at this year’s HBU ResearchSymposium, including one that earned an HBU Awardfor student Sara Tat. In addition, Towery presentedresearch results at the World Congress of BiosensorsConference in Shanghai, China in May, 2008.We asked Dr. Towery to share his story withreaders.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEENWORKING ON THIS TOPIC?My experience with analyticalbiosensors goes back 20 years to mytime as a graduate student in the lab ofDr. Newton Fawcett at the Universityof Southern Mississippi. The firstoscillating circuit I used was assembledby myself and was powered by a ninevolt battery. The battery would rundown over time and was constantlybeing replaced. I would sit for hourswatching a frequency counter accurateto 1 hertz, writing time and frequencydata every 30 seconds in my labnotebook. Now we have purchased avery sophisticated electronic circuitwith a constant power supply and alldata-logging is computer controlled.The frequency counter is accurate to0.01 hertz and is capable of recordingseven parameters of three crystalssimultaneously. We truly have come along way in the area of instrumentation.HELP US UNDERSTAND YOURRESEARCH.The Quartz Crystal Microbalance(QCM) Research Group at HBUinvestigates reactions of cationicmeso-substituted porphyrin (TMpyP)and newly synthesized dirutheniumcomplexes with nucleic acids.Most of the research this yearhas been performed by full timeWelch scholar Sara Tat, who recentlyparticipated in a summer researchprogram at the University of Texas atHouston Graduate School of BiomedicalSciences. A portion of last year’s workwas also performed by students SaiYerragudi (‘07) and Rishi Kumar (‘08),as well as senior seminar students CelinRagan, Sarah Sidaros and Nana Kato.Two exciting areas of drug discoveryrelevant to QCM work have emerged.In the study of possible anti-cancerand anti-viral therapeutic agents, onearea looks at possible candidates fordrug therapy with respect to theirinteraction with proteins while anotherlooks at interactions within the geneticmachinery of the cell, such as nucleicacids. We are investigating the latter.Mixed-ligand dirutheniumDr. Towery with Welch Scholar Sara Tat and Rishi Kumar ‘08.complexes, in which the dirutheniumcore is coordinated by carboxylateand non-carboxylate ligands, weresynthesized in the lab of Dr. KarlKadish at the University of Houston,with collaboration from Dr. Eric VanCaemelbecke and Rachel Garcia ’03.The chemical and electrochemicalreactivity of the complexes wereexamined. These molecules were thentested in the lab at HBU to determineif they exhibit activity as possible drugcandidates.Most of our work with porphyrinsdetected changes in the hybridizationproduct of polyadenylic acid, poly(A),with polyuridylic acid, poly(U), whichare complementary strands of nucleicacid. This has proven to be an excellentmodel system for testing the interactionof potential nucleic acid hybridizationinhibitors. Possible inhibitors woulddamage DNA, stop the synthesis of newDNA strands, or disrupt cell divisionby preventing the cell to replicate. Allreagents are inexpensive and readilyavailable. Unexpectedly, when thepoly(A) + poly(U) hybrid was exposedto the soluble diruthenium complex, nochange was detected. We preliminarilydecided that, unlike the porphyrinswe studied earlier, this dimetal didnot cleave nucleic acids. However, anadditional experiment performed onhuman DNA gave evidence of interactionwith the dimetal and this changed ouroutlook considerably. Previous dataobtained by Dunbar using dirhodiumsuggested an interaction with guanineresidues within a DNA strand.The requirement of the presence ofguanine seems to answer the questionof why there was no interaction ofthe dimetal complex with the poly(A)+ poly(U) hybrid, which contains noguanine, while there was evidencefor interaction in the human DNAexperiment. We will continue toinvestigate this interaction with otherforms of DNA using the QCM andpossibly gel electrophoresis.Our recent work concerning thebinding of immobilized nucleic acidswith porphyrins and with dirutheniumcomplexes has led to several conclusionsof significance:• Ru2(O2CCH3)3(Fap)Cl (dimetalcomplex) is effective in cleavage ofhuman DNA which is immobilized onthe QCM surface, but is ineffective withthe poly(A) + poly(U) hybrid.• Our protocol involves the dryingof the crystal after reagents are applied.Thus, the QCM measurements inthis study were performed in the gasphase. Gas phase measurements canHBU 20 News

e advantageous over liquid phasemeasurements, such as those involvingflow cells, as the use of liquid systemscan lead to an overestimation of massincreases due to trapping of solvent andformation of hydration layers associatedwith higher viscosities and densities ofbuffer solutions.• Our work suggests that drugscreening using the QCM techniquecould be completed in less than sixhours, compared to other methodswhich may take several days forcompletion.• We surmise that modes ofrecognition and binding of smallmedicinally-relevant compoundswith nucleic acids can lead to abetter understanding of mechanismscontrolling their biological activity.In addition, we’ve learned fromliterature review that the binding ofguanine and adenine derivatives toother dimetals has been investigatedby other researchers. They determineddirhodium complexes are able to bindto two adjacent guanine bases within astrand of DNA, connecting in an N7, O6bridging mode in a rhodium-rhodiumsingle bond. This further encouragesus to continue our own work withdiruthenium complexes.Towery at the Great Wall of China.Future endeavors will investigatethe interaction of metallo-porphyrinsand other dimetal complexes withvarious forms of DNA. It is hopedthis information may provide abetter understanding of the essentialdynamics which control dimetal-nucleicacid interaction and play a role indevelopment of nucleic acid probes andtherapeutic agents.WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS?Short term goals are to offerundergraduates at HBU the opportunityto work closely with a faculty memberon an innovative, scholarly researchproject which helps to prepare themfor careers in medicine, research, orindustry. Welch research not onlyhelps our students learn valuablelab skills and teaches them to solveproblems but also helps to develop theirprofessional identity by encouragingconstructive learning. Such a style oflearning integrates new knowledgewith prior knowledge in such a mannerthat knowledge is continually beingreconstructed by the students.Long term goals are to continue togrow and improve our program into thefuture.WHAT HAS BEEN MOSTCHALLENGING?Our most challenging obstacle hasbeen learning how to accomplish ourgoals with a very limited amount offunding. In the past, we have not beenable to accept governmental grants.Therefore, almost all of our funding hascome from the Welch Foundation or theChemistry Department budget. Thishas limited our ability to purchase newinstrumentation and supplies to keeppace in the fast moving field of chemicalanalysis. While our program has greatlybenefited from the funding we receive,we recognize that we could do even morewith additional funding. And evenbetter, we could engage more students toparticipate in these research activities.HOW HAS YOUR RESEARCHENRICHED YOUR TEACHING?During my time at HBU I have hadthe privilege to attend several regional,national and international meetingsrelated to teaching chemistry andbiosensor research. These conferencesare great resources of ideas and provideopportunities to stay current on thelatest news and techniques in chemistry.It is also an occasion to get HBU inthe spotlight alongside other premiereresearch institutions from our countryand across the world. I have developedrelationships with researchers withsimilar interests from the U.K. to HongKong.I have been fortunate to be able touse the research lab as a proving groundfor new experiments for other classes.As a matter of fact, one of our exercisesin BCMB 4111 (Bioanalytical Methods) isa calibration of the response of the QCM.Another example is our determinationof %GC content using high performanceliquid chromatography (HPLC). In eachcase, a research project was developedinto a laboratory exercise which becamepart of our curriculum.HBU 21 News

Brupbacher ’69 honored as2008 Piper Professorby Justin LaceyDr. Linda Brupbacher ’69, professor of education andrecipient of the prestigious 2008 Piper Professor Award, neverenvisioned a future in education when she came to HoustonBaptist College as a freshman.While Brupbacher had enjoyed working with youngerchildren in school and at church, she did not connect thoseexperiences to her choice of a potential career. She wanted tobe a sociologist instead. To please her mother, who wantedher to be a teacher, however, she chose elementary educationand sociology as her double majors.Her first job out of college—assisting HBU sociologistDr. Jerry Robinson with a National Institute for MentalHealth grant—placed her in schools working with computers,statistics, and the children themselves. Brupbacher quicklyrealized that she loved the children, the teachers, and theschool setting. Thanks to her mother’s insistence thatshe include elementary education as one of her majors,Brupbacher easily switched career paths and began teaching inan elementary school.As a classroom teacher, Brupbacher helped HBU withthe initial field-basing of some of its courses. When theopportunity arose for her to transition from elementaryeducation to teach at her alma mater, it seemed like a naturalnext step.It was this series of experiences and open doors—ratherthan a single “Aha!” moment—that led Brupbacher to whereshe is today: a passionate and respected educator who seesteaching as both a gift and a fulfilling calling.“My passion for education in general, and multiculturaleducation in particular, stems in partfrom my positive experiences inpublic schools and from theinfluence those teachers had onmy life,” Brupbacher said. “Iam dedicated to helping mystudents become the type ofpre-kindergarten-12 teacherswho helped me.”As her selection forthe Piper Professor Awardattests, this passion and skillfor teaching has not goneunnoticed.“The Piper Awardis a wonderful wayto recognize thededication andenthusiasm Dr.Brupbacher hasfor trainingfuture teachers,” said Dr. Joe David Brown, dean of the Collegeof Education and Behavioral Sciences. “She epitomizes thelifelong learner and works to instill that desire in her students.”Dr. Brupbacher’s commitment to teaching excellenceextends well beyond the HBU campus. She has held severalstate leadership positions, including president of the TexasDirectors of Field Experience and chair of the Texas Centersfor Educational Partnerships. In addition, she has servedas an educational consultant and grant evaluator on scienceeducation projects for children in inner-city elementary andmiddle schools.A respected scholar, Brupbacher has received more than$275,000 in grants from the Texas Education Agency and theCenters for Professional Development and Technology and haspresented at international, national, and state conferences. In2007, the International Honor Society in Education publishedher short story, “A three hour course?” in So to Teach: InspiringStories.Dr. Brupbacher serves the greater Houston communityin a number of roles. She is an active member at South MainBaptist Church, where she teaches Bible studies and volunteersat Sojourn House, which offers housing and support to out-oftownpatients receiving cancer care at M.D. Anderson. She hasbeen a member of the Shared Decision Making Committee forelementary schools in both Alief and Houston ISD. In addition,Brupbacher served on the board of the Sharpstown Coalitionfor a Powerful Community and was a board member of theHouston A+ Challenge and Exxon-Mobil Math Initiative.Her work in the community often provides her withthe opportunity to work with HBU alumni, something shefinds particularly rewarding. “It is fun to see my formerstudents function professionally and to work with them as mycolleagues,” Brupbacher said. “It is gratifying to realize theripple effect of my teaching: the impact it is having not only onindividuals, but also on schools, our state, and our society.”The Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation’s Piper ProfessorsProgram recognizes outstanding achievement in the teachingprofession in colleges and universities in the state of Texas.The Piper Professor Award is one of the highest state honors aprofessor can attain. It honors well-rounded professionals whoexcel in teaching, scholarship and service: dedicated teacherswho have made profound and lasting impacts on the lives ofstudents and on the community.HBU 22 News

Setting Sail forOxford University:Jennifer Barton ’07by Clarissa Fraser ‘08Jennifer Barton ’07 is setting a historic precedent this fall:she will be the first HBU student to pursue a graduate degree atOxford University.Barton, who was named Outstanding Writing Major at HBUin 2007, graduated with Honors in May, 2007. At Oxford, shewill be participating in program called English Studies in theMedieval Period. The curricula will cover primarily Englishliterature from Beowulf to just before Shakespeare. During thefirst year, Barton will sign up for modules on specific topics andthen work her way through a reading list and assigned essays.During her second year of study, she will focus on research forher master’s thesis. She would like to continue the work shestarted with her honor’s thesis at HBU, The Other World inMedieval Literature.Dr. Louis Markos, professor of English, highlyrecommended Barton for the program at Oxford. He believesher “creative yet well-disciplined mind; her unplumbed depthsof insight into life, literature, humanity; her strong, supplefaith; her intuitive ability to forge new connections; and hercritical ability to discern the significance of those connectionsare all indicators that she will contribute her own voice to thesymphony of those who would blend the music of Athens andJerusalem.”Barton has always loved to read and write stories. She saysshe was “composing stories before I could even write!” In highschool, Jennifer’s love of literature deepened. When her fatherpassed away during her senior year in high school, she decidedto remain at home in Sugar Land and attend HBU.Her decision to attend HBU set her on the path to Oxford.During her freshman year, she accompanied Dr. Markos andseveral other students on a trip to England and had her firsttaste of Oxford. The seminar style of teaching appealed to her.Barton greatly enjoyed her classes and loved studying medievalliterature back at HBU. She was, in fact, “the kind of studentwho makes you remember why you became a teacher,” Dr.James Ulmer, professor of writing, said. Barton did not thinkabout Oxford again, however, until after she had completed herhonors thesis and graduated from HBU.“I went to Oxford’s web site thinking it might be fun to justapply,” Barton said. “I thought it would be interesting to seewhat happens.”The resulting application process was long and arduous.In addition to the completed application, Barton had to supplyrecommendation letters, samples of her writing, and a defenseof what she wanted to study. It was well worth the effort,however, as she was accepted.Each of Barton’s professors is cheering her on as sheprepares to begin her new journey. “It has been gratifying toteach Jennifer and watch her flourish at HBU,” Dr. ConstantinaMichalos, chair of the Department of Languages, said. “She willdefinitely benefit from her experience at Oxford, and she willenhance the quality of that program with her gifts.”HBU 23 News

CONTINUING A TRADITION OFEXCELLENCEPRESIDENT’S HIGHER EDUCATIONCOMMUNITY SERVICE HONOR ROLLThe Corporation for National and Community Service namedHBU to the President’s Higher Education Community ServiceHonor Roll, the highest federal recognition a school can achievefor its commitment to service-learning and civic engagement.HBU was recognized for its service learning internships; thecommunity service components of both Welcome Days for newstudents and the Freshman Year Experience; scholarships forstudents who serve on the Service Leadership Council; and thecommunity service work-study program that places students atsocial service agencies throughout greater Houston.MED IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGYAPPROVED AS MASTER TEACHERPROGRAMThe State Board of Education Certification has approvedHBU’s Master of Education in Educational Technology – oneof only three university-based programs in the southeast Texasregion – as a Master Teacher program. This certificationallows MEd graduates in educational technology to apply forcertification as a master teacher in Technology.HBU PARTNERS WITH FORT BEND& KATY ISDS IN NEW COUNSELOREDUCATION COHORTHBU has created two new cohort groups in FortBend ISD and Katy ISD for the Master of Education inCounselor Education. The cohorts are designed to improvecommunication and provide students in the program – whotake all courses together in a prescribed sequence –with astrong support network. Participants in the program are takingcourses on campuses in both districts.For more information, please contact Dr. Alice T. Ledford,chair of the Department of Education and Kinesiology, ataledford@hbu.edu or 281-649-3285.HBU Honors Convocationrecognizes top studentsHBU recognized a number of outstanding students withsome of its highest honors at the annual Honors Convocationin May. Rishi Kumar and Sandra Mathoslah were named Mr.and Miss HBU for epitomizing the ideal HBU student in theareas of character, service, leadership, and scholarship.Eleven students received the President’s Award: DavidCrow, Joseph Dittfurth, Jennifer Hall, Ashley Hatchett,Christopher Hill, Rishi Kumar, Sandra Mathoslah, AshleyNunes, Ben Ware, Nathan Yap, and Megan Yarrington.Elizabeth Tisdale, Rebecca Barton, Jennifer Acres, andKimberly Gutowsky were awarded Class Academic ExcellenceAwards.AED receives three awardsMembers of HBU’s Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED), thenational health pre-professional honors society, receivedthree awards at the society’s 2008 national convention. Thestudents won the Best Activities and Best Attendance awardsfor Region IV (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana)and received a national award for Best Community Servicefor their contributions to the Fort Worth Food Bank. Facultyadviser Dr. Susan Cook, professor of biology, was electedsecretary for the national chapter.Cheer Squad earns team andindividual awards at NCA campHBU’s Cheer Squad brought home team and individualawards from the National Cheerleaders Association (NCA)camp held at Southern Methodist University in July. Thesquad, coached by Todd McElroy, received two superiorribbons – spirit routine and rally routine – and an award forMost Improved Team. The Cheer Squad also earned a bidto the 2009 NCA College Nationals to be held in Daytona,Florida.HBU 24 News

Collegian, Ornogah ReceiveHonorsThe Associated Collegiate Press awarded HBU’s Collegianstudent newspaper its eighth All-American rating, the highestrating given to any publication by the Associated CollegiatePress’ National Scholastic Press Association critique service.The awarding judge gave the paper marks of distinction incoverage and content; photos, art, and graphics; layout anddesign; and leadership.The Collegian also won third place in the University andCollege Newspaper non-daily division of the 2008 TexasAssociated Press Managing Editors (APME) Competition. Thiswas The Collegian’s first time to participate in this event. Eachyear, the Texas APME joins with the Headliners Foundation ofTexas to recognize outstanding journalism as practiced by thestate’s professional and collegiate newspapers and journalists.The Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) awardedthe staff of The Collegian 16 awards, including a first placeaward in the Editorial category, at its April convention. Twostudents also received first place awards: Amna Rehmatullafor Sports Action Photo and Brie Moore ‘08 for InformationGraphic.The staff of the 2006-2007 Ornogah, HBU’s studentyearbook, also earned a total of 18 awards at the TIPAconvention. Gigi Arendt ‘08 won first place for the ClassPage/People page, and The Ornogah staff took second place forOverall Excellence.HBU’s SIFE students win atregionalsHBU’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team wonfirst runner-up at the regional competition in Dallas lastspring. The SIFE team, led by president Rebekah Cuellar ‘08completed three projects during the 2007-2008 academic year.Students worked with Gracewood Ministries to teach residentssuccess skills for the workplace and how to rebuild their credit.SIFE team members also worked at the YMCA facility at theOaks Apartments in Houston, where they taught childrenentrepreneurship skills. Finally, the SIFE students collectedmore than 500 clothing items appropriate for job interviewsand professional work environments for distribution at areashelters.Mock Trial Team competes inregional, national competitionsHBU finished the Great Southern Regional Tournamentin Dallas last spring with a record of five wins, two losses, andone tie, earning it the fifth place trophy and the final qualifyingspot for the national competition. Three members of the HBUMock Trial Team – Ryan Cranston, Jonathan Rodgers, andDebbie Whiteside – also brought home individual awards.Other qualifying teams included the Air Force Academy, theUniversity of Texas, and Southern Methodist University.During the American Mock Trial Association’s NationalTournament, held at the Shelby County Courthouse inMemphis, Tennessee, HBU’s Mock Trial Team notched winsover Ohio State University, Mississippi College, and tied theUniversity of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, finishing ahead ofschools such as Duke University, Emory University, and TheUniversity of Georgia. HBU’s Jonathan Rodgers, who was thethird highest ranked attorney at the competition, was namedan “All-National Attorney.”Student recognized by nationalmagazine for photography skillsHBU senior Adam Richardson was named a finalist forPhotographer’s Forum magazine’s Best of College Annual2008 for a black and white photograph he took of a busy NewYork City street.Student Honored by TexasConference for WomenThe Texas Conference for Women has named seniorRebekah Cuellar the outstanding Texas college student inbusiness. Each year the organization awards six scholarshipsto female college students who balance academics, service, andleadership to make a difference in the communityCuellar is majoring in business administration,accounting, and Spanish. Raised by immigrant parents,Cuellar’s difficult experience learning English in elementaryschool motivated her to succeed in academics. She now usesher bilingual skills to serve as a translator for a ministry teamthat travels to Nicaragua every spring break. She hopes toattend law school, specialize in public interest law and becomea positive role model for minority women.HBU 25 News

PAULA STANG: TAKING THE FLOOR AT THEREPUBLICAN CONVENTIONFor HBU student Paula Stang,Republicans John McCain andSarah Palin are more than justfaces she has seen on television.Stang, a senior history and politicalscience major and member ofthe Houston Young Republicans,watched both Palin and McCainaccept their nominations forthe Republican ticket in thepresidential election from the floorof the Xcel Energy Center in St.Paul, Minn.After serving as a delegate atthe precinct, senatorial district,and state conventions, Stangwas elected to attend the 2008Republican National Conventionas an alternate delegate from TexasCongressional District 9. She wasby Justin Lacythe youngestmember ofthe Texasdelegation.“I wasoverwhelmedby thisopportunityand feltsomethingdeeper than mere excitement,” saidStang. “Listening to speeches, topeople’s conversations with eachother, and to people’s opinions aboutdifferent Republican candidates,I found myself more enthusiasticthan ever about the need to remindpoliticians what it means to be aRepublican.“I may be small in the granderscheme, but I will always attempt toinstill in others the same desire that Ihave: a desire to fight for the Americaof our Founding Fathers by sendinga message of liberty, free enterprise,and limited responsible governmentresounding across the nation.”“I was overwhelmedby this opportunityand felt somethingdeeper than mereexcitement...”Students Earn JointAdmission MedicalProgram SpotsThree HBU students, Jeannie Nguyen,Aleem Kanji, and Caleb Cadis have beenselected to participate in JAMP, the JointAdmission Medical Program (JAMP)sponsored by the state of Texas. Thesestudents are guaranteed a position inmedical school upon graduation providedthat program requirements are met.JAMP students also receive a stipend toattend summer internships following thestudents’ sophomore and junior years ofcollege at a participating medical school,mentoring to prepare for medical school,and a scholarship to attend medical school.Ten percent of medical school slots areallocated for JAMP students. According toDr. Susan Cook, professor of biology anddirector of the Health Professions Programat HBU, only 1.5% of the available slots goto private school JAMP students.“I am extremely proud of these hardworking individuals. They are intelligent,deserving, and willing to dedicate theirlives to serving others,”Cook said. “Anyuniversity would be fortunate to havethem, so I am thrilled that they selectedHBU, giving me the opportunity to workwith them for the next two and a halfyears.”Six years ago, the 77th Texas Legislaturepassed Senate Bill 940, which createdthe Joint Admission Medical Program(JAMP). This program is administeredby a JAMP Council composed of medicalschool admissions deans. The purposeof the program is to encourage highlyqualified, economically disadvantagedstudents to pursue a medical education.FACT: only 1.5% of the availableslots go to private school JAMPstudents.HBU 26 News

Veteran faculty, staff retireafter years of dedicatedservice at HBUTwo longtime staff members and threefaculty retired from HBU this spring afteryears of dedicated service to students.KEN ROGERS retired as director of scholarshipsafter 41 years with the university. During that time, Rogersestimates he helped more 20,000 students with financial aidneeds. “It has been my calling,” Rogers said. “Working tofind financial aid for students has been my ministry as muchas those who are called to the pulpit. This was where mytalents have best been used.”Ken Rogers enjoyed aspecial time with hisdaughters, Shelley Garza‘88 and Lori Baker ‘90.FRANCIS CURTIS retired as dean of student life. Shebegan her career with HBU in 1968 and over the years has left hermark on the lives of many students. Over the years Curtis was therecipeint of many honors including the Mayfield Staff Award andthe Athletic Spirit Award, which now bears her name. “No awardmeans more to me than the memories I have from my years atHBU,” Curtis said.Frances Curtis withher husband, JohnnyCurtis, and HBU alumsCharles ‘77 MBA ‘80and Jo ‘77 Canton.PROFESSOR OF BILINGUALEDUCATION SALLY PHILIPS began teaching atHBU in 1977. She started the school’s bilingual education programand raised a total of $5 million in grant funds for scholarshipsfor the program. She received the Opal Goolsby OutstandingTeaching Award in 1991 and was named Professor Emeritus inMay 2008.President Sloan offershis best wishes toDr. Sally Phillips.ASSISTANT PROFESSOROF NURSING PAT VARVEL taught at HBU for 11years. She joined the nursing faculty after a long and rewardingcareer at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston. Houston’s Texas NursingAssociation named her one of the top 20 nurses in Houston in2007.Pat Varvel (r) listens asDeb Berry, associateprofessor of nursing,shares her memoriesof their time togetherin the classroom.ASSISTANT PROFESSOROF MUSIC ROBERT MCELROY was the directorof Instrumental Activities at HBU. He also led the school’ssymphonic band and pep band during his five years at theuniversity.Dr. John Yarrington,director of the Schoolof Music, congratulatesRobert McElroy onhis retirement.HBU 27 News

The MayfieldOutstanding Staff AwardFrances Curtis, former dean of Student Life,and Bill Sisk, director of operations—InformationTechnology Services, have been named the 2008Mayfield Outstanding Staff Award honorees.Curtis enjoyed more than 40 years of service toHBU. “I have enjoyed the camaraderie of faculty, staffand administration over the years, but the contactwith students has been my most heart-warmingexperience.”Sisk joined HBU in 1999 as assistant director forInformation Systems. He was promoted to directorof operations, Information Technology Services, inJune 2006. “I enjoy working with technology, solvingproblems and providing support to the campuscommunity,” he said. “The people at HBU make it aspecial place to work.”The Opal Goolsby Award forOutstanding TeachingDr. Valerie Bussell, associate professor of psychology,and Dr. Miguel Estrada, assistant professor of Spanish,have been awarded the University’s Opal Goolsby Awardfor Outstanding Teaching.Bussell joined the HBU faculty in 2004. She mostenjoys the dynamics of the classroom: “When everythingis working, the energy in the classroom reminds me ofcreating art, a dance, a symphony or good play,” she said.“We are all involved in the creative process of learning.Estrada joined the HBU faculty in 2005. For him, themost rewarding element of the job is watching studentsdevelop an appreciation for and understanding of theSpanish language. “It is wonderful to see a student beginlearning basic Spanish and then a few years later see thesame student at the highest Spanish level writing researchpapers and speaking the language fluently,” Estrada said.HBU 28 News

FacultyfocusBorns recognized for outstandingservice, leadershipDr. Renee F. Borns, assistant vice-president for studentsuccess initiatives at Houston Baptist University, has beenawarded the 2008 Service to Commission Award for theAdvising Administration Commission by the NationalAcademic Advising Association (NACADA). This commissionservice award was established to recognize individualswho have provided outstanding service, leadership, andcommitment to a particular commission.“Renee has led the advising effort for many years at theUniversity and is receiving some well deserved recognitionfor all of her accomplishments in this field,” said JamesSteen, vice president of enrollment management and studentlife. “We are so thankful for Renee’s many contributions toadvising and student success and enthusiastically celebratethis award with her!”Rowlands namedOutstanding AdvisorDr. Alice J. Rowlands, professor of mass communicationand HBU advisor of the year, has been awarded theOutstanding Advising Certificate of Merit in the FacultyAcademic Advising category by the National AcademicAdvising Association (NACADA) as part of the 2008 NationalAwards Program for Academic Advising.The award is presented to individuals who havedemonstrated qualities associated with outstanding academicadvising of students or outstanding academic advisingadministration. The Faculty Academic Advising categoryincludes those individuals whose primary responsibility isteaching and who spend a portion of their time providingacademic advising services to students.Rowlands has taught at HBU since 1990. She dividesher time between the classroom and the newsroom of TheCollegian, the university’s award-winning student newspaper.Faculty promotionsThe Office of the President and the Board of Trustees atHouston Baptist University announced the following facultypromotions last spring.• Dr. Ron Homann, College of Education and BehavioralSciences, promoted to Assistant Professor• Dr. Valerie Bussell, College of Education andBehavioral Sciences, promoted to Associate Professor• Dr. Curtis Henderson, College of Science andMathematics, promoted to Associate Professor• Dr. Dawn Wilson, College of Education and BehavioralSciences, promoted to Associate Professor• Dr. Carol McGaughey, College of Education andBehavioral Sciences, promoted to Professor• Dr. Brenda Whaley, College of Science andMathematics, promoted to ProfessorHouston Chamber Music Societyholds debut concerts at HBUThe Houston Chamber Music Society held its OpeningDebut Concert for the Inaugural 2008 Season last spring inthe Morris Cultural Arts Center.Grammy award-winning violinist Mark O’Connor, cellistArash Amini, and Swiss flutist Eveline Kuhn joined Dr.Melissa Marse, HBU assistant professor of music and pianistfor an evening of music.The vision of the Houston Chamber Music Society(HCMS) is to establish a prominent Houston organizationencompassing a broad range of musical performancesspotlighting Houston-based professional musicians inconjunction with internationally acclaimed artists. HCMSstrives to broaden the youth audience base for classicalmusic and has plans for hosting master classes, workshops,chamber choirs, and other chamber music organizations.This first season began with two concert series:Masterworks Series, and Soulscapes, a collection of concertsin unique venues exclusively featuring chamber musiccomposed during the past 25 years. Marse is the HCMSFounding Artistic Director. Dr. Ann Gebuhr , professor ofmusic, is Artistic Director of Soulscapes.HBU 29 News

On the bookshelfTwo faculty have recently published books.Dr. James Claycomb, assistant professor ofphysics(2008) Applied Electromagnetics Using QuickFieldand MATLAB. Hingham, MA: Infinity Science.Dr. John Yarrington,director of the School ofMusic and professor of music(2008) Have We Had ThisConversation? Dayton, OH:Lorenz Publishing.Yuill recognized as OutstandingNurse by peersThe Texas Nurses Association District 9 recently namedDr. Nancy Yuill BSN ‘72, dean of HBU’s College of Nursing,and HBU alumna Shannan Hamlin ’93 among its 20Outstanding Nurses of 2008.Yuill, whose background includes critical care andcardiovascular nursing, is also the HBU College of Nursing’sJohn S. Dunn, Sr. Professor in Nursing. She has served onthe Advisory Committee on Education for the Board of NurseExaminers for the State of Texas. Dr. Yuill is a member ofthe American Nurses Association; Texas Nurses Association;National League for Nursing; Texas Organization forBaccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Education; TexasAssociation of Deans and Directors of Professional Schoolsof Nursing; and Sigma Theta Tau, an international honorsociety for nurses.Hamlin is an acute care nurse practitioner in the ICU atThe Methodist Hospital in Houston.new acultyDr. Paul Bonicelli — Provost and Professor in Political Science — Universityof Tennessee, Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science; Regent University,Master of Arts in Public Policy.Natalie Bachynsky — Visiting Professor in Nursing — University of TexasMedical Branch-Galveston, Bachelor of Science in NursingDr. Barbara Benitez-Gucciardi — Assistant Professor in Mathematics— University of Houston, Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics and Master ofScience in MathematicsEncarna Bermejo — Assistant Professor in Spanish — University ofHouston, Master of Arts in Spanish Linguistics; National-Louis University,Bachelor of Science in ManagementDr. Jonathan Blackmon — Assistant Professor in Church Music —Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Doctor of Philosophy in ChurchMusic and Master of Music in Church MusicSusan Bogan — Instructor in Art History — Houston Baptist University,Master of Liberal Arts; University of Texas, Bachelor of BusinessAdministrationMatthew Boyleston — Assistant Professor in English and Writing —University of South Carolina, Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing; FurmanUniversity, Bachelor of Arts in English and PhilosophyDr. Ann Cheek — Assistant Professor in Biology — Duke University, Doctorof Philosophy in Zoology; College of William & Mary, Bachelor of Science inBiologyRichard Crain — Visiting Professor in Music/Director of InstrumentalActivities — University of North Texas, Master of Education; Trinity University,Bachelor of Music EducationDr. Rebecca Dowden — Assistant Professor in English and Writing— Baylor University, Doctor of Education; Prescott College, Master of Artsin Counseling Psychology; Sam Houston State University, Master of Arts inEnglish; Houston Baptist University, Master of Liberal ArtsJames Edwards — University Academic Center Gallery Director-Curatorand Associate Professor in Art — San Francisco Art Institute, Master of FineArts and Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio ArtDr. Wan-Ju “Iris” Lien Franz — Visiting Assistant Professor in Economics— University of California — Irvine, Doctor of Philosophy in Economics; NewYork University, Master of Arts in EconomicsDr. Sara Frear — Assistant Professor in History — Auburn University,Doctor of Philosophy in History and Master of Arts in HistoryDr. Evan Getz — Assistant Professor in the Honors College — BaylorUniversity, Doctor of Philosophy in English and Master of Arts in PhilosophyHBU 30 News

Homann named Lake HouseFaculty-in-ResidenceDr. Ron Homann, assistant professor of sociology, isserving as HBU’s first faculty-in-residence this fall. Thefaculty-in-residence program is part of the new living andlearning cohort programs started on campus this fall toenhance faculty/student interaction and learning outsidethe classroom.Homann, who lives in an apartment on the first floorof the newly completed Lake House, said he was inspiredto apply for the position by 1 Thessalonians 2:8:“We loved you so much that we were delighted toshare with you not only the gospel of God but our lives aswell, because you had become so dear to us.” (NIV)Hammons named senior researchfellow for Friedman FoundationDr. Chris topher Hammons, associate professor ofpolitical science and director of the Master of Liberal ArtsProgram, has been named a senior research fellow for theMilton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation.The Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation, a nonprofitorganization established in 1996, was founded uponthe ideals and theories of Nobel Laureate economist MiltonFriedman and economist Rose D. Friedman.The foundation’s mission is “promoting school choice toimprove, through competition, the quality of K-12 educationfor all.”new acultyMelissa Givens — Assistant Professor in Music — Rice University, Master ofMusic in Vocal Performance; Davidson College, Bachelor of Arts in MusicChristi Hemati — Instructor in Philosophy — Baylor University, Master of Artsin Philosophy; Dallas Baptist University, Bachelor of Arts in PhilosophyRussell Hemati — Instructor in Philosophy — Baylor University, Master ofArts in Philosophy; Dallas Baptist University, Bachelor of Arts in PhilosophyDr. Anthony Joseph — Associate Professor in History — Princeton, Doctorof Philosophy in History and Master of Arts in HistoryDr. Thomas Kulanjiyil — Assistant Professor in Psychology — WheatonCollege, Doctor of Psychology and Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology;Serampore University, Kolkotta, India, Master of TheologySharon Luksetich — Assistant Professor in Nursing — University of Texas-Tyler, Master of Science in Nursing Education; University of Texas MedicalBranch-Galveston, Bachelor of Science in NursingDr. John Lundberg — Assistant Professor in History — Texas ChristianUniversity, Doctor of Philosophy in American History and Master of Arts inAmerican HistoryDr. Paul Mandell — Assistant Professor in Bilingual Education — Universityof Illinois, Doctor of Philosophy in Spanish Linguistics, Second LanguageAcquisition and Applied Linguistics; Emory University, Master of Arts inHispanic LiteratureLeslie Miles — Assistant Professor in Nursing — Prairie View A&MUniversity, Master of Science in Nursing; University of Texas – El Paso,Bachelor of Science in NursingDr. Evelyn Potter — Assistant Professor in Mathematics — Iowa StateUniversity, Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Mathematics and Master of Sciencein MathematicsArthur Spanjer — Assistant Professor and Periodicals Web Librarian— Houston Baptist University, Master of Liberal Arts; University of Texas,Bachelor of Arts in English LiteratureDr. Kiara Spooner — Assistant Professor in Nursing — University of TexasHealth Science Center-Houston, Doctor of Public Health; Tulane University,Master of Public HealthDr. Saul Trevino — Assistant Professor in Chemistry — Texas A&MUniversity System Health Science Center, Doctor of Philosophy in MedicalSciences; Texas A&M University, Bachelor of Science in BiochemistryMelanie Turner — Assistant Professor in Nursing — Medical College ofGeorgia, Master of Nursing; Georgia Southern University, Bachelor of Sciencein NursingDr. Hannah Wingate — Assistant Professor in Biology — University ofTexas-Houston, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Doctor of Philosophyin Cancer Biology and Master of Science in ImmunologyDr. Phillip S. Marshall — Assistant Professor in Christianity — Southern BaptistTheological Seminary, Doctor of Philosophy in Old Testament Language;Westminster Theological Seminary, Master of DivinityHBU 31 News

HBU receives $1 million donationfrom Morris Foundationby Justin LaceyDr. Stewart and Joella Morrispresented President Sloanand Rick Bailey, chair ofthe Board of Trustees, witha $1 million check from the MorrisFoundation at a recent meeting oftrustees held on the HBU campus.Last winter, Dr. Morris challengedthe Board of Trustees and otherUniversity supporters to make afinancial commitment to the continuedgrowth and development of HBU. Inreturn, Dr. and Mrs. Morris and theMorris Foundation pledged to matchthose contributions dollar-for-dollarup to $1 million, with all funds used tomeet general operating expenses.“Stewart and Joella Morris and theMorris Foundation have been generousfriends of HBU since the 1950s, whenDr. Morris helped to found HoustonBaptist College,” said Sloan. “Thelegacy of Stewart and Joella has madea difference in the lives of many andimpacted our society. Their dedicationto Christian higher education and toproviding assistance to students fromHouston, the state, the nation, andabroad has been unending. This latestchallenge grant represents not only thecommitment of the Morris Foundation,but the support of the trustees andnumerous HBU friends. As Stewartand Joella have demonstrated theircommitment and generosity, othershave followed their lead, with theUniversity as the beneficiary.”“Joella and I give out of thebounty God has given us,” said Morris,chairman of the Executive Committee,Stewart Title. “We hope our gift willbe a seed to raise millions more forthe students and programs of HoustonBaptist University.”Stewart and Joella Morris with President SloanHBU 32 News

CommunitySupportHoustonEndowmentawards HBU$850,000GrantHouston Baptist University hasbeen granted $850,000 from HoustonEndowment Inc. to be used toward acivil engineering study to aid in theexpansion of the campus.As HBU prepares for its secondstraight academic year of recordbreakingfreshman enrollment, theevaluation of its physical plant is amajor priority. The civil engineeringstudy funded by the HoustonEndowment grant will help theUniversity lay a proper foundation forits continued expansion by identifyingits architectural, civil, structural,mechanical, and electrical needs.“I want to thank the HoustonEndowment Board for their decision.This grant will allow HBU to moveforward in assessing and expandingour facilities as we prepare for theunprecedented growth that we expectthe implementation of our vision forthe University to bring,” said PresidentSloan.“With enrollment numbers thatwill continue to break records in theforeseeable future, time is a criticalfactor. By assisting with the fundingneeded to prepare for the expansionof our facilities, Houston Endowmentwill ensure that students choosing topursue their education at HBU have aworld-class campus on which to live,learn, and prepare for lives of service toHouston and the world.”Houston Endowment is a privatefoundation established in 1937 byJesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones. Withan endowment of $1.7 billion, thefoundation makes annual grants ofabout $85 million across a broadspectrum of charitable activities in theGreater Houston area.Houston Baptist University hasbeen granted $500,000 from the M.D.Anderson Foundation to fund remodelingand expansion of the campus’ M.D.Anderson Student Center.The M.D. Anderson Student Centerhas served as a hub of activity for bothresidential and commuting students oncampus since HBU opened in the fall of1963.“I appreciate very much what theM.D. Anderson Foundation has done forHBU in the past, and this most recentsupport will ensure that this importantfacility bearing the Anderson namewill continue to serve as the hub of ourvibrant and growing campus,” saidPresident Sloan.Unfortunately, the most extensivedamage from Hurricane Ike was to theAnderson Student Center. While a civilengineering study of campus is currentlyunderway to help HBU better understandand realize its long-range goals for thedevelopment of campus, environmentaland restoration consultants are alsoassessing hurricane damage. HBUconsiders the refurbishment orreplacement of this central location forstudent interaction of critical importanceto the renewal of campus.“HBU is working to recover fromdamage caused by Hurricane Ike, but anenhanced student center that gives ourgrowing student body and the faculty andstaff who serve our students a convenientand comfortable space in which to gatherfor relaxation and refreshment away fromthe classroom remains a top priority,”Sloan said.M.D.AndersonFoundationawards HBU$500,000GrantHBU 33 News

Bill & Mickey ArnoldHow a Sunday Drive Turned into aLife-long Love for a Universityby Justin LaceyFriends of HBU often are connectedto the University in a varietyof ways: family members whoattended HBU in the past,relationships with faculty or students,familiarity with or interest in a particularacademic program, etc. For Meyerlandresidents Bill and Mickey Arnold, theirconnection with HBU stemmed fromsomething less personal: the physicalproximity of the campus to their home.The Arnolds drove by the HBU campusquite frequently as they went about theirdaily business in southwest Houston. Oneday, fueled by their curiosity concerning thenearby university about which they knewvery little, they decided to turn into thecampus for an unannounced visit instead ofsimply driving by yet again.Bill and Mickey Arnold quickly fell inlove with HBU, a school with a mission thatthey saw a strong need for in the Houstonarea. As members of the President’sDevelopment Council, the Arnolds wereregular participants in and supporters ofthe annual Spirit of Excellence gala, andthey enjoyed attending as many campusevents as their schedule would allow. Theyconsidered the Christmas Open House inthe president’s home a highlight of eachyear.Friends of the Arnolds described themas quiet and unassuming people. Theyoffered consistent generosity and support,but they did so because they enjoyedknowing that they were benefiting aninstitution they held dear, not to receiveany public recognition or attention. Simplywalking around the HBU campus and seeingthe students hard at work and enjoying theacademic, social, and spiritual benefits of anHBU education were reward enough.Bill and Mickey have both passed fromthis life to the next, but their generosity liveson. Thanks to a significant bequest from theArnold estate, the Bill and Mickey ArnoldScholarship Endowment will benefit worthyHBU students in their pursuit of a qualityChristian higher education for years to come.Regardless of the nature of yourconnection to HBU, you too can ensure thatyou leave a lasting legacy for the Universitythat you know and love. Like many otherlong-time friends of the University, Bill andMickey Arnold were members of The CovenantSociety, which recognizes and honorsindividuals who wish to support Christianeducation by including HBU in their estateplans and other methods of planned giving.Becoming a member of the CovenantSociety is easy. Simply let the HBUBill & Mickey Arnold at an HBU event in 2005.Advancement office know that you have madeprovision for the University in your estateplan. By letting HBU know of your futuregift and desire for its designation, you make acommitment to the future of HBU and assistthe University with its long-range planningfor that future.While HBU expresses its sinceregratitude to Covenant Society members ina number of different public and privateways, the University always keeps the valueand details of each planned gift strictlyconfidential. All recognition of CovenantSociety members is designed to honortheir partnership with the University whileencouraging those who have not yet madesimilar plans to consider doing so as well.If you have questions about theCovenant Society or are interested inlearning more about how to make a plannedgift to the University, please contact PeggyPowell, Advancement Officer, at 281-649-3407.HBU 34 News

The Williams FamilyWilliams Fountain dedicated to the glory ofby Dr. Leslie Kennedy Adams ’86, MLA ’87GodThe University family, theWilliams Family, and otherfriends joined President Sloanin dedicating the WilliamsFountain on May 5.“It is a great privilege and greatmoment for all of us to be able todedicate this foundtain to the Lord, tothe HBU family, in honor of the WilliamsFamily,” Sloan said. “The Fountainprovides the campus community a placeof rest, a place for spiritual reflection,and a beautiful reminder of our dearfriends, Diane and Stanley Williams. Wewould not be where we are today as auniversity without their leadership andfriendship,” Sloan said.Becky Morris offered a prayer ofThanksgiving for the University, itsgodly founders, and Stanley and Diane‘93 Williams, “dear friends who haveshared their hearts with HBU throughmany ways.”Jay Williams also spoke about hisparents’ commitment to the University,recalling his mother’s dedication toearning her degree from HBU in 1993and to helping assist others to attendcollege: “She has a heart for kids thatneed financial assistance to go to school,”he said, demonstrated by the WilliamsChildren Endowed Academic Scholarship.Dr. Diane and Stanley Williams havelong been supporters of Houston BaptistUniversity. In addition to providing thisbeautiful fountain, they shared in thevision to establish a campus chapel as apart of the Morris Cultural Arts Center,playing key roles in its development andconstruction. Diane served as co-chair ofthe Chapel Committee for fundraising,while Stanley served as the owner’srepresentative, along with Dr. BruceBelin, in managing the construction of theCultural Arts Center project. Because oftheir ongoing support of the University thefoyer of the Belin Chapel is named for theWilliams.Diane has served as a member ofthe Board of Trustees and chaired thePresidential Search Committee in 2006.She is an active member of The Guild andreceived an honorary doctorate in 2007.The couple’s passion for Christianeducation and for HBU has been passeddown to the next generations. Theirdaughter, Dawn Trozzo, and daughterin-lawDena Williams, are members ofThe Guild, and their son-in-law ClayTrozzo earned his MBA from HBUin 1996. Their great-nephew, RyanSherrod, is a freshman this year at HBU.Diane and Stanley await the possibilityof their grandchildren, who alreadyenjoy attending Husky basketball games,attending HBU.President Sloan with Diane Williams‘93, Jay and Dena Williams, DawnTrozzo, and Stanley WilliamsHBU 35 News

David & Patti HattonHatton Chapel: A gift from the heart of parentsby Justin LaceyAs parents, David and Patti Hattonknow that sending children offto college is an exciting, yet alsoemotional, time in the life of afamily. They realize that parents often prayeven harder for their children as they makethis transition. Parents may pray for thesafety, academic success, and continuousspiritual growth and well-being of their ownchild, as well as for the new college friendswith whom their child will build strong andpurposeful relationships.The Hattons had this importanttransition in the life of the family in mindwhen they envisioned the Hatton Chapeland its placement in the new Lake Houseresidence college. It is an intimate andinviting space where students can gatherin small groups to pray and encourage eachother spiritually and socially. “By offering aholy and special place like the Hatton Chapelwhere young people can grow closer to theLord and to one another, I believe that thecommunal environment in the Lake Housewill reinforce the success God has plannedfor the lives of HBU students,” Patti Hattonsaid.The Hattons also hope the chapel willmake a statement about the importance ofdaily communication with God in a student’sdeveloping relationship with Jesus Christ.“As the students embark, individually andcollectively, on an educational journey thatwill help them find or reinforce the plan thatGod has prepared for their future, we praythat the Hatton Chapel will serve as a safeplace for them to meet, pray, and worship,”David Hatton said.Each Tuesday morning at 9:45, theHonors College is honoring the Hatton’swishes for the chapel by sponsoring a timeof prayer and reflection in the Hatton Chapelopen to all HBU faculty, staff, and students.The session is a weekly reminder of God’sgenerous blessings and an opportunity topray that all of HBU’s endeavors will becrowned with His glory.Prayer Walk Blesses BuildingsFaculty, staff, students and friends of the University gathered before classesbegan to offer prayers of blessing for HBU’s two new facilities - the UniversityAcademic Center and The Lake House Residence College. Participants leftprayer cards of blessing and encouragement in student residence rooms,classrooms, and offices. At left, HBU trustee and pastor of First Baptist Church,Magnolia, Dr. Ed Seay and his wife, Cindy, offer prayers at the Lake House.HBU 36 News

Thompson to speakat Christmas LuncheonEvelyn Husband Thompson will be thefeatured speaker at The Guild ChristmasLuncheon on December 5 at 11 am at theHilton Houston Post Oak.On Feb. 1, 2003, when the Space ShuttleColumbia broke apart just minutes before itsscheduled return to earth, America lost sevenheroes. Evelyn Husband, wife of Columbia’scommander Rick Husband, lost muchmore—the love of her life, the father of herchildren, the backbone of her family.Author of High Calling: The Courageous Life and Faithof Space Shuttle Columbia Commander Rick Husband (ThomasNelson, 2004) and noted speaker, Evelyn travels throughout theU.S. encouraging audiences with her story of triumph over tragedyand her message of finding hope in the midst of life’s trials.The Silver TeaThe Guild Silver Tea was held in the home of the Honorableand Mrs. Bob Lanier on Thursday, April 11, 2008. Spring flowerswere abundant and the ladies enjoyed visiting in this beautifulsetting. There were approximately 200 guests including many whohad never attended this annual event.We thank all of you who so generously supported ourgraduate teacher scholarships with your donations, which totaledmore than $70,000. We also appreciate those who gave of theirtime to serve on the various committees.Pat Goettsche, Anne Barrett, Phyllis ThomasonSilver Tea Chairmen2008-2009 Guild Officersinducted at Installation CoffeeCarmalee DeGeorge, Mayor BobLanier, Virginia SchniederThe Guild inducted its 2008-2009 officers at a teaheld at the President’s Home thiis spring. Officersinclude Odile Tyler, Georgia Byrnes, Betty Beard, JudyChildress, Annette Duggan, Kandy Brittain, and GinaSaour pictured with HBU First Lady Sue Sloan.www.hbu.edu/guildElyse Lanier, Pat Goettsche, AnneBarrett and Phyllis ThomasonHBU 37 News

Summer AcademyOnce a student, now a mentorBy Justin LaceyAt its heart, the annual SummerAcademy is an exercise in giving. Yes,the students attend classes, completeprojects, and take field trips. Thefundamental goal of the SummerAcademy, however, is to give at-riskstudents from Jane Long Middle Schoolwith good academic records and ademonstrated interest in furthering theireducation the opportunity to experiencethe college environment.For Lidia Hernandez, an HBUstudent who served as a mentor to thissummer’s participants, working with theSummer Academy was an opportunityto give back on a very personal level to aprogram that played an important role inher own academic journey.From the time she startedkindergarten, Lidia knew that collegewas her ultimate academic goal, eventhough she would be the first in herfamily to pursue a college education.She credits participation in the SummerAcademy following her completion of theeighth grade at Jane Long with helpingher to feel comfortable on a collegecampus and exposing her to the benefitsof an HBU education. That is why, ashigh school graduation neared and shebegan considering her college options,Lidia put HBU at the top of her list.Thanks to the Summer Academy, shewas familiar with the campus and withthe aspects of the HBU experience thatdifferentiate it from the competition. “Iknew what HBU stood for, and it felt likethe perfect fit,” Lidia said.As a Summer Academy mentor,Lidia had the opportunity to helpstudents whose background and goalswere similar to her own succeed. Lidia’swork as a mentor also allowed her tomonitor closely the progress of one ofthe Summer Academy students withwhom she shared a special connection:Yamileth Hernandez, her younger sister.With college aspirations of her own andmemories of her older sister’s excitementabout the program, Yamileth knewshe needed to experience the SummerAcademy for herself.The Hernandez sisters agree thatthe Summer Academy is a worthwhileinvestment for donors and are thankfulthat local businesses Fiesta Mart andBank of America choose to exhibit acommitment to the future of southwestHouston by supporting the SummerAcademy.“Their money is in the right place,”Lidia said. “The Summer Academyhelps students like my sister and meunderstand that it is willingness to workhard, not just financial capability, thatmakes success in college possible.”Join the excitement of HBU athleticsThe Husky Athletic Fund kicks offThe Husky Athletic Fund Kickoff Luncheon, sponsoredby Doug Dawson and Northwest Mutual FinancialNetwork, was held on Octobe 28 at Irma’s Southwest Grillin Houston.The Husky Athletic Fund is the primary fundraisingprogram for the HBU athletic department. Funds raisedthrough the program will provide scholarship assistanceand general financial support for HBU athletics and isstudent-athletes.Financial support from donors is essential for thegrowth and success of our athletic program as we continueour move back to full NCAA Division I membership. Learnmore about how you can become a member by visiting theHusky athletic website at www.hbuhuskies.com or calling281.649.3096.President Sloan, Dr. Stewart Morris, Athletic Diector RonCottrell and Randy Sorrels ‘84HBU 38 News

Bruce & Linda WilliamsFinding joy through service to Godby Justin LaceyThe maps displayed on the walls ofthe Northville Product Services officedowntown depict major pipeline systems thattransport one of our nation’s most importantcommodities: petroleum products. For BruceWilliams, senior vice president of Northvilleand co-owner of Irma’s Southwest Grill, anetwork of relationships links him to HoustonBaptist University in much the same way thatthose pipeline systems connect cities along theGulf Coast with cities in the Midwest and NewEngland.Bruce and wife Linda first came toknow HBU through Duane Brooks, pastorof Tallowood Baptist Church. Brooks, whobaptized Williams, is an adjunct facultymember in the Department of Christianity atHBU. The Williams family also counts ToddBuchanan, HBU women’s basketball coach,among their dear friends.Through these relationships, the couplebecame aware of the many exciting ways thatGod is at work on the HBU campus. As theylearned more about Dr. Sloan’s vision for theUniversity, they could sense God encouragingthem to get involved at HBU. Just a fewmonths later, Williams was presented withthe opportunity to make a lead gift to theHusky Endowment for Athletic Scholarships,and he and Linda did not hesitate to respond.“God goes to work quickly,” Williamssaid, “and it is hard to say ‘No’ to God.”An avid golfer, Williams sees a uniqueopportunity for the strong Christian coachesin the athletic department at HBU to havea powerful influence on young people bysharing the wisdom of the gospel in bothwords and action.While the pipelines that carry thepetroleum products he helps managedistribute natural resources, Williams focuseshis personal life on sharing the love andblessings with which God has entrusted him.Bruce and Linda allow God to lead them asthey invest the resources of His kingdom in theorganizations and individuals through whomHe works on this earth. “As stewards of God’sbounty, Linda and I believe it is our calling toinvest in those areas where we see God beingglorified,” Williams said. “The HBU visionrepresents a tremendous opportunity to spreadGod’s kingdom and gospel, so there is no doubtin our minds that God is being glorified atHBU.”“...Williams sees aunique opportunityfor the strongChristian coachesin the athleticdepartment at HBUto have a powerfulinfluence on youngpeople by sharingthe wisdom of thegospel in bothwords and action...”In addition to supporting HBU, Bruceis on both the greater Houston and nationalboards of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes,and he and Linda are involved in the workof the Star of Hope Mission, where Bruce isalso on the board of trustees. This focus onhelping their fellow workers in God’s kingdomsometimes forces the couple to step outsideof their comfort zone in order to respondobediently to God’s will, but it is a step theyfind increasingly easier to take as they continueto let God work in and through their lives.“Ten years ago, I worked for myself togenerate wealth for my family’s benefit,”Williams said. “Since then, though, God hastransformed my life completely, and there isa lot more joy in serving God and being Hissteward than there ever was in serving myself.”HBU 39 News

Randy ‘84 & Cheryl ‘85 SorrelsSorrels Soccer Field Honors AlumsThe soccer playing field at HoustonBaptist University has been named theRandy & Cheryl Sorrels Field in honor ofthe HBU alumni who made a generouscontribution to the HBU soccer program.The announcement was made in June byHBU President Robert B. Sloan Jr. andDirector of Athletics Ron Cottrell“HBU is honored to announce thenaming of our soccer field, the Randy &Cheryl Sorrels Field,” said President Sloan.“As an NCAA Division I university, we findit especially affirming when outstandingalumni, like Randy and Cheryl, chooseto give back to their alma mater in sucha significant way. Their generosity andcommitment to excellence will provideupgrade our soccer field and are proud togive their name to the site that hopefullywill produce many championship soccerteams.”Randy Sorrels, a distinguished Houstonattorney and 1984 graduate of HBU, wasa four-year letterman for the soccer teamfrom 1980-83 and helped lead the Huskiesto a Trans America Athletic ConferenceTournament Championship in 1982. Hemet his wife, the former Cheryl Casas, atHBU where she graduated in 1985.“HBU has served as a cornerstone forany success our family has enjoyed,” saidRandy. “For me, I chose to attend HBUto play soccer first, but the education andteachings I received at HBU transcendedTAAC Tournament Championships (1982,1984, 1985). After discontinuing the sportin 1990, the Huskies reinstated their men’sand women’s soccer programs prior tothe 2006 season and completed their firstyear back in the NCAA Division I rankslast season. The HBU men’s team is oneof only two (SMU) NCAA Division I soccerprograms in the state of Texas.The Huskies are in their second yearof provisional membership as an NCAADivision I member and the move back toDivision I is just part of the university’svision toward a national university thatis expanding its size and mission. Thewomen’s soccer team will compete as amember of the Great West ConferenceAlumni Enjoy Soccer Game — Who says you can’t go back? Notthese soccer alumni from the 1970s and 80s!Randy and Cheryl Sorrels with son Garrett andAthletic Director Ron Cottrell and President Sloanunveil the name of HBU’s new soccer fieldFront row—Aman Nasser (1988-90), Jesse Martin (1987-90), William Hawker(1986-89), Maria Nava (1985-88), Chris McMinn (1989-90), Santiago Molina(2007), Saleim Kahleh (79-80), Ricky Gras (79-80).Back row—Carlos Gil (1982-85), Randy Sorrels (1980-83), Clint Connell (2007),Jon Epperson (2006-07), Steve Megow (1990), Henry Barrios (1983-85),Brandon Durdon (2006-07), Curtis Brooks (1988-90).meaningful assistance to Husky athleticsand our student-athletes.”The Sorrels contributed to thenewly formed Husky Athletic Fund andthe gift was earmarked for the soccerprogram. The Fund’s purpose is toestablish endowed scholarships for HBUAthletics and to renovate and buildathletic facilities. A significant featureof the Fund is the inclusion of individualnaming opportunities as appropriate donorrecognition.“Randy and Cheryl have been loyalalumni of our university,” said Cottrell.“We are grateful for their generous gift tointo all aspects of my life, giving me boththe competitive drive and spiritual blessingsthat have guided me throughout my adultlife.”Cheryl added, “Our experiences at HBUwere defining times in our lives, and wefeel honored to give back to the universitythat gave us so much. We are both proudgraduates of Houston Baptist Universityand hope our gift benefits the current andfuture students of HBU.”HBU competed successfully in men’ssoccer as an NCAA Division I memberin the 1980s, winning two TAAC WestChampionships (1984, 1985) and threein 2008 while the men’s team will be amember of the Atlantic Soccer Conference.“HBU is in the beginning stages ofa significant transformation – positivechanges not only in the athletic department,but throughout the entire campus,” said theSorrels. “We were encouraged to take a lookat the vision of this administration and havebecome convinced HBU is just starting totap into its vast potential. During these veryexciting times, we want to encourage othersto look at this university’s future and getinvolved in our campus.”HBU 40 News

Volleyball “Digs Pink” forBreast Cancer ResearchThe HBU volleyball team took part in theDig Pink event sponsored across the countryby the Side-Out Foundation in order to raisecommunity awareness and provide educationabout breast cancer.Fans dressed in pink packed Sharp Gym onOctober 14 in support of the cause. In additionto the fans showing their support in pink, theHuskies wore pink uniforms, the Tigers worepink ribbons in their hair and the match wasplayed with a pink volleyball. The night’s gatereceipts were donated to research organizationsworking to put an end to breast cancer.Breast cancer research was not the onlywinner on the evening as the Huskies defeatedTexas Southern University in three sets, 25-15,25-15, 25-13.Martinez Named GWCRunner of the YearDaniel Martinezclaimed HBU’sfirst Great WestConferenceindividual title withhis top finish at te2008 GWC CrossCountry meet heldat Orem, Utah onNovember 1. Themen’s team finishedthird in the GWCinaugural meet,while the women placed 5th. Martinez wasnamed the GWC Runner of the Year followinghis winning performance.The Great WestConference:The New Home of Husky AthleticsHouston Baptist University joined the Great West Conference with HBUPresident Robert B. Sloan Jr. and Director of Athletics Ron Cottrell making theformal announcement in July.The Great West Conference, which had been a football-only league since itsinception in 2004, expanded into an all-sports conference, and HBU was one ofseven independents that have joined in the expansion.“We are excited about our move into the Great West Conference,” saidPresident Sloan. “The identity that comeswith conferencemembership will impact our entire HBUincluding our faculty,community,staff, students, andalumni, and helpbuild a strongercampus atmosphere.Our participation inthe conference willalso provide an array ofexciting sporting eventsfor the greater Houstoncommunity. We arelooking forward to buildingrelationships with the otherconference schools and theathletic community at large,and I am especially pleased thatour student-athletes and coaches willhave the opportunity to participate at the conferencelevel.”The Huskies, who compete in 15 NCAA Division I sports, will beginGreat West Conference play in men’s and women’s cross country, men’s andwomen’s golf, men’s and women’s indoor track and field, and men’s andwomen’s outdoor track and field in 2008-09. Men’s and women’s basketball,baseball, softball, volleyball and women’s soccer will follow in 2009-10 with a fullcomplement of conference scheduling and championships. HBU men’s soccerwill compete in the Atlantic Soccer Conference until a time when the sport may beadded to the Great West lineup.“Obviously this is a big piece of the puzzle in our move back to Division I,”said Cottrell. “Conference affiliation is key to a successful athletic program andwill aid in scheduling, fundraising, branding, marketing, recruiting and will giveHBU exposure in many areas of the country. We are especially happy that ourstudent-athletes will once again have the opportunity to play for championshipsand be recognized with post-season honors. Other than our decision to return toDivision I, this move is the biggest step to be taken by our athletic department inyears. There are schools that wait many years to join a conference, and to find aconference home in only our second year of provisional membership is huge.”Schools joining HBU in the expansion are Chicago State University, NewJersey Institute of Technology, University of North Dakota, University of SouthDakota, University of Texas-Pan American and Utah Valley University. Theseseven schools joined with football-only conference members Cal Poly, Universityof California-Davis and Southern Utah University to make up the nine-memberGreat West Conference.HBU 41 News

Women’s basketballput to the road testHBU women’s basketball will play a 2008-09 schedulewhich includes eight home games and two contests with2008 NCAA tournament teams.“We are looking forward to the season,” said head coachTodd Buchanan. “Our schedule will definitely be a challenge.We go through a stint of six straight road games, followed byanother stint of eight in a row on the road. We are making noexcuses, but it is no secret to anyone that competing on theroad is more difficult.”TheHuskies willopen withRice in anexhibitiongame atSharp Gym,then will hostformer RedRiver AthleticConferencefoes Huston-Tillotson andWiley. HBUwill travel toface a pair ofSouthlandConferenceschools inStephen F.Austin Stateand McNeeseState. TheHuskies thenwill travel toChicago, Ill.for a gameagainst BigTen memberNorthwestern. The Huskies take on their first tournamentteam from 2008 when they head to Tulsa, Okla. to face OralRoberts on November 29. ORU made the 2008 tournamentas a 16 seed, getting knocked out in the first round byeventual national champion Tennessee.The Huskies then travel to South Alabama beforereturning for a meeting with Prairie View A&M and thenbegin a six-game road swing beginning with back to backgames in Kentucky against Eastern Kentucky and MoreheadState. On the same road trip, they will travel to Marshallbefore heading back to Kentucky for a game with coachBuchanan’s alma mater, Murray State. The Racers were a 14seed in the tournament and fell to Duke in the first round.HBU closes out 2008 with a home game against CentralArkansas.In January the Huskies face Texas-Arlington beforereceiving a bit of a respite from the road as their next fourgames are at home. They will host North Dakota, Seattle,Texas Southern and South Dakota at Sharp Gym. Followingthat homestand,Nov. 6 Rice 7:05 p.m.Nov. 15 Huston-Tillotson 2:05 p.m.Nov. 17 Stephen F. Austin State 7:00 p.m.Nov. 20 Northwestern 7:00 p.m.Nov. 22 Wiley 7:05 p.m.Nov. 25 McNeese State 5:00 p.m.Nov. 29 Oral Roberts 2:00 p.m.Dec. 2 South Alabama 7:05 p.m.Dec. 6 Prairie View A&M 2:05 p.m.Dec. 13 Eastern Kentucky noonDec. 14 Morehead State 1:00 p.m.Dec. 16 Marshall 7:00 p.m.Dec. 19 Murray State 7:00 p.m.Dec. 29 Central Arkansas 7:05 p.m.Jan. 3 Texas-Arlington 4:00 p.m.Jan. 6 North Dakota 7:05 p.m.Jan. 11 Seattle 5:00 p.m.Jan. 13 Texas Southern 5:00 p.m.Jan. 16 South Dakota 7:05 p.m.Jan. 18 Cal State-Bakersfield 7:00 p.m.Jan. 19 Texas-Pan American 7:00 p.m.Jan. 27 Tennessee-Martin 7:00 p.m.Jan. 29 So. Illinois-Edwardsville 7:00 p.m.Feb. 7 Cal State-Bakersfield 5:00 p.m.Feb. 9 Seattle 9:00 p.m.Feb. 14 North Dakota 7:00 p.m.Feb. 16 South Dakota 7:00 p.m.Feb. 27 So. Illinois-Edwardsville 7:05 p.m.Mar. 6 Independent ClassicMar. 7 Independent ClassicMar. 8 Independent ClassicHBU begins astretch of eightroad gamesincluding aneutral sitegame with CalState-Bakersfieldat Edinburgh,followed by gamesat Tennessee-Martin andSouthern Illinois-Edwardsville.“It is difficultto get homegames right now,but going on theroad this yearwith a seniorladen team willpay off in thefuture as many ofthe games will bereturned to SharpGym next year,”added Buchanan.On Feb. 7,HBU heads westto take on Cal State-Bakersfield and then Seattle. NorthDakota and South Dakota are next up before the Huskies goto Texas-Pan American. The final home game of the seasonis a rematch with SIU-Edwardsville. HBU will then closeout the season at the Independent Classic hosted by NorthDakota.Buchanan closed, “From a coaching standpoint, we needa schedule like this to get our feet wet and make our markas a true Division I program. This is what NCAA Division Ibasketball is all about.”HBU 42 News

HBU Basketballin Full D-I ModeThe Huskies, who are in their second year of NCAA Division Iprovisional membership, have put together a Division I schedule that willhave the Huskies racking up the “frequent flyer” miles. Following lastseason’s 13-15 record that had HBU on the road for 18 straight games, theHuskies hope to use the experience of a senior laden team as they take to theroad again in 08-09. The team will be led this season by 10 seniors, includingsix of last season’s top seven scorers and top three rebounders.“We obviously have another challenging schedule this season,” saidhead coach Ron Cottrell. “We do have a senior laden team and feel this is anappropriate schedule to test our experience, but it will be a significant test.”HBU will open the season with a Homecoming exhibition against EastTexas Baptist University before traveling to Marquette for its first game.Marquette is one of five teams on the Huskies’ schedule who played in theNCAA tournament last season. Other 2008 NCAA tournament teams on theHuskies’ schedule are South Alabama, who the Huskies fell to last season byfour points, 2008 Southland tournament champion Texas-Arlington, 2008WAC tournament champion Boise State and Big East powerhouse Villanova,who made it to the Sweet 16 in 2008. Both Boise State and Texas-Arlingtonwill play the Huskies’ at HBU’s Sharp Gym.The Huskies also will face four teams who played in the NIT lastseason, including a January tilt at 2008 NIT champion and 2007 NCAAchampionship runner-up Ohio State University.Two tournaments are on the Huskies schedule in November andDecember. HBU travels to the SMUClassic, November 21-23 to play SMU,Illinois State and Alabama State andthen to the “Duel in the Desert” at UtahState University on December 28-30when the Huskies will face the hostteam, as well as Wyoming and Howard.In addition to Boise State andTexas-Arlington, the Huskies will hostNew Orleans, Middle Tennessee State,Wisconsin-Green Bay, NorthwesternState and Great West Conferenceopponents Chicago State, New JerseyInstitute of Technology and Utah Valley.The Great West Conference, which HBUjoined in July, will begin conference playin all team sports in 2009-10.“While we may be road weary againthis season, we are excited about our 10home games,” concluded Cottrell. “Itwill be great to bring opponents of thiscaliber to Sharp Gym and hopefully ourfans will give them a true taste of ‘Sharp,Texas.’ We have great fans and lookforward to hosting these tradition-richteams.”Nov. 8 East Texas Baptist 7:05 p.m.Nov. 14 Marquette 7:30 p.m.Nov. 16 Middle Tennessee 3:00 p.m.Nov. 21 SMU 7:30 p.m.Nov. 22 Illinois State 5:00 p.m.Nov. 23 Alabama State 5:00 p.m.Nov. 29 Texas-Arlington 7:05 p.m.Dec. 4 Villanova 6:30 p.m.Dec. 7 South Alabama 2:05 p.m.Dec. 13 New Orleans7:05 p.m.Dec. 15 North Texas 7:00 p.m.Dec. 20 Northwestern State 2:05 p.m.Dec. 22 Green Bay7:05 p.m.Dec. 29 Wyoming 6:30 p.m.Dec. 30 Utah State 9:05 p.m.Dec. 31 Howard 6:30 p.m.Jan. 6 Iowa State 7:00 p.m.Jan. 9 Ohio State 7:00 p.m.Jan. 13 Utah Valley 7:05 p.m.Jan. 19 Green Bay 7:05 p.m.Jan. 25 Santa Clara 4:00 p.m.Jan. 28 Fresno State 9:00 p.m.Feb. 1 Boise State 2:05 p.m.Feb. 3 New Jersey Tech 6:05 p.m.Feb. 7 Middle Tennessee 7:05 p.m.Feb. 9 Chicago State 7:05 p.m.Feb. 19 Louisiana Tech 7:00 p.m.Feb. 21 New Jersey Tech 7:05 p.m.Feb. 26 Southwestern Assem. 7:05 p.m.Mar. 2 Chicago State 7:00 p.m.Mar. 4 Utah Valley 8:05 p.m.HBU 43 News

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HBUAlum-A-GramShare your news — updates on marriages, births, jobs, honors, retirements, moves and more.Photos are also welcome — print on glossy paper or e-mail a jpeg file of 300 dpi or higher.Send your news and photos to alumagram@hbu.edu or mail them toHBU News, 7502 Fondren, Houston, TX 77074-3298.1970sThomas Hoolsema ’70 has written andpublished a book, Prophecy and theDoctrines of Grace, as a tribute to his father,Rev. Thomas E. Hoolsema, who passed awayin December 1999.John Bailey ’71, chief operations officer forKaty ISD, has announced his retirementafter a 30-year education career. He has heldseveral central administration positions,including assistant superintendent foradministration for Grapevine-Colleyville ISDand assistant superintendent for curriculum& instruction at Carroll ISD. Immediatelyprior to joining Katy ISD as deputysuperintendent for administrative servicesin 2005, he served as superintendent of GlenRose ISD.Marsha Beavers Smith ’72 has movedto Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia to work aseducational diagnostician/assessmentcoordinator for the International SchoolsGroup (ISG). She is a native of New Albany,Miss., and most recently lived in Katy. Shehas three sons and five grandchildren.Vicki Drews Wilson ’72 is supervisor ofchoral activities at Tupelo High Schoolin Tupelo, Miss. She was named interestsession chair for the Southern DivisionConvention of American Choral DirectorsAssociation (ACDA) in March.Don Pate ’77 has joined Tidal Software assenior vice president of worldwide sales. Hejoins Tidal from Neon Enteerprise Softwarewhere he was president and CEO.Gregory E. Sterling ’78 has been appointeddean of the University of Notre Dame’sGraduate School. He served for four yearsas director of graduate studies in theDepartment of Theology, and for the pastseven years he has been associate dean, seniorassociate dean, and since 2006, executiveassociate dean in the College of Arts andLetters. He is a minister in the Church ofChrist and has served since 1993 on a parttimebasis at the Warsaw Church of Christ.Steve Yount ’79 is in private practice inBastrop. He also serves as a clinical assistantprofessor in the department of FamilyMedicine at the University of North TexasHealth Science Center. He and wife Melodyhave two daughters, Elizabeth and Lillian.1980sRichard Leon Paradise ’80 is an RN atFrederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick,Md. He and wife Cynthia have a son, Clinton.Marty Emmons MEd ’81, assistant principalof Fairmont Elementary School, has beenappointed to be the new principal of DabbsElementary School in Deer Park ISD. Sheserved as assistant principal at DabbsElementary from 1997 to 2005 before beingnamed assistant principal at Fairmont.Jon Meyer ’81 is moving to Moldova at therequest of the Moldova government and inpartnership with the United Nations ChildrenFund (UNICEF), Children’s EmergencyRelief International (CERI). They aresending Jon for a two-year stint as seniorconsultant to the newly created Ministry ofSocial Protection. His primary task will be todraft policies to guide implementation of thechanges, promote social work as a profession,and teach social work in the governmentuniversity.”Randall Wiederhold ’82 is owner of AlanWoodworks in Fort Collins, Colo. He and wifeSusan have four children: Christopher, David,Victoria, and Alexandra.Rodney Lee Bass ’82 is a banker at CapitalOne Bank. He, wife Nan ’84, and childrenMelissa and Reed reside in Paris, Texas.Keith Johnson ’86 has been appointedvice president of corporate developmentfor CapRock Communications. He movesinto this role from his former position asthe company’s interim managing director ofEurope, Middle East and Africa operations.Laura Sturgeon ’86 is a CPA and is currentlyemployed by Texas Health Resources inArlington as a tax manager. She will bemoving to Coolidge where her husband Chuckwill be serving as pastor of the First BaptistChurch of Coolidge.Joseph L. Dawson MACT ’87 will celebratehis twentieth year as a professor withLone Star College (formerly North HarrisMontgomery Community College District)– Kingwood.Afreen Pappa ’87 is owner and medicaldirector of Javani Med Spa in Sugar Land.She has been chosen as a lifestyle advisor tothe Houston Business Show on CNN 650. Sheand husband Shafique have three children:Aadil, Alia, and Shan.Terry L. Lewis ’88 has been appointed theinaugural chief market strategist for GazillionVentures Incorporated and Gazillon FinancialIncorporated.Leonard W. Mallett MBA ’88 has beennamed senior vice president, engineering forEPCO, inc. and its affiliates, which includeEnterprise Products Partners L.P., EnterpriseGP Holdings L.P., TEPPCO Partners, L.P.,and Duncan Energy Partners. He will beresponsible for all engineering activitiesrelated to the companies onshore andoffshore assets.HBU 46 News

1990sCynthia W. Weaver ’90 is a CFO for TheHotze Entities in Katy. She and husbandMichael have two children, Taylor and Alli.Victoria Bedo MED ’91 is the principal atLamar Junior High in the Lamar ConsolidatedSchool District and was named the 2008Principal of the year for the district by herfellow principals. She began her career inLamar CISD in 1991 as an assistant principalat Terry High School. She has been theprincipal at LJH sine 1998, and has worked 28years in education.Arita Goodwell Lacy ’91 was named FortBend ISD Elementary Teacher of the Year.Lacy is a fourth-grade math, science andhealth teacher, and has taught at Quail ValleyElementary for three years. She has been inthe teaching profession for five years.Machelle Ausbie Green MS ’94 is a businesstechnology instructor for Bay Area ChristianSchool in League City. She and husbandJames have three children: Justin, Matthew,and Chelsea.Craig Ackerman ’95 has been named the newradio voice of the Houston Rockets. He stepsin for one of the longest-tenured broadcastduos in NBA history, Gene Peterson and JimFoley. Craig has worked for the Rockets for 14years, beginning as an intern while a studentat HBU, and has worked the last five yearsas studio host and occasional substitute forFoley or Peterson, who both retired at the endof the 2007-08 season. In addition he hascalled games for the Comets, the Universityof Houston, Rice and the Arena FootballLeague’s ThunderBears.Louie Ehrlich MBA ’95 has been appointedpresident of Chevron Information Technologyand chief information officer. He joinedChevron in 1981 as a programmer-analyst inNew Orleans, La. He has since held severalsenior roles, including being named chiefinformation officer for Chevron’s DownstreamMarketing business in 2000 and serving asvice president of Services and Strategy andCIO for Global Downstream.June DeMarsico MLA ’96 is an art teacherrecently retired from Dulles Middle Schoolafter more than three decades of sharing herlove for art with countless Fort Bend ISDstudents. She began her career in the districtin 1991 at Sugar Land Middle School andbegan teaching art at Dulles Middle School in1995. June was honored with a proclamationfrom Sugar Land Mayor David Wallace forprojects on display at city hall for Youth ArtMonth. Her list of accolades also includes afellowship from Houston Business Grants,a scholarship to the Rice Institute of AsianStudies and several published art projects.Van G. Garrett ’99 was awarded a 2006Hurston/Wright Fellowship for poetry, a2004 and 2002 Callaloo Creative WritingFellowship for poetry, and the Danny LeeLawrence prize for poetry. His poems haveappeared in The Amistad, The PittsburghQuarterly, Chicken Bones, Life Imitating Art,Swirl, Drumvoices Revue, Shank’s Mare,Urban Beat, E! Scene and elsewhere. Vanis also a photographer and his photographyhas appeared in Source Magazine, on displayat the Museum of Fine Arts of Houston, theWalter Branch Public Library, the Universityof Rhode Island, and contracted by theHouston Museum of Natural Science andCapitol Records.Mark Hoeschele ’96 is a physician atLimestone Medical Center and FamilyMedicine Center in Groesbeck, Texas.Christine Guillot Johnson ’97 is a teacherand choir director for Truitt Middle School inCy-Fair ISD. She and husband Jerry reside inSpring.John Clark Robinson MBA ’98 wasrecently promoted to chief financial officerfor Neel-Schaffer Engineers and Planners.He previously served as a controller in theaccounting department.Wendy Dyess Hunt ’99 is a teacher forSplendora ISD. She and husband James havetwo children, Noah and Faith.Jackie Julks ’99 is an RN for UT MDAnderson Cancer Center. She has twochildren, Keaton and Justin.Kevin Klotz ’99 served as the principalconductor of the chorus and orchestra for thelive broadcast of the dedication of the newRoman Catholic Co-Cathedral in Houstonon April 2. The auditioned choir, which wascomposed of 108 singers from all aroundthe Archdiocese, joined together with a 40-piece orchestra to perform the music for theDedication Mass.2000sGlenda Gutierrez Moya ’00 is a teacherfor Sneed Elementary in Alief ISD. She livesin Katy with her husband, Fernando, anddaughter Adrianna.Jennifer Zebold MED ’00 has been namedprincipal at Williams Elementary School inLamar Consolidated ISD. She has five yearsof teaching experience at Alief and Katydistricts and eight years of experience asan administrator, including serving as anassistant principal at two campuses.Tara Wright Brown ’02 married Travis Brownon November 17, 2007. Tara is a third gradeteacher at Danish Elementary School in Cy-Fair ISD. Tara and Travis reside in Cypress.Mary Ellen Rocha ’02 was named assistantprincipal of Pink Elementary School in LamarConsolidated ISD. She has been a teacher andadministrator at the district for five years,most recently as administrative intern at PinkElementary.Kristy Rundle ’02 moved to Louisville, Ky.after working for three years at SYSCO Corp..She has joined the ministry as an executiveassistant for City on a Hill Productions. Sheassists the artistic director and media directoras they strive to reach people with the gospelin the language of our time, media.HBU 47 News

Tracy Lynn Donalson ’03 is a teacher for TheVillage School in Houston. She and husbandSidney have two children, Taylor and Sidney.Jason Granger ’03 is a system administratorfor Houston Baptist University.Jaime Nicole Kutra ’03 is a kindergartenteacher at Williams Elementary in Richmond.She is happy to announce her marriage onApril 26.Anastasia Lynne Pankau ’03 is a Spanishteacher, speech and debate coach forIncarnate Word Academy in Houston.Zach Nicholson ’03 MATS ’07 is serving asthe new pastor at the First Baptist Church ofPalacios. Zach, his wife Crystal, and their twochildren, Caleb and Hannah, are now residingin Palacios.Denise Keri Garrison ’04 is currently atransition vocational rehabilitation counselorfor the State of Texas in Houston. Shehas finished her first semester at GeorgeWashington University, where she is workingon her master’s in Rehabilitation Counseling.Diane Tucker MAP ’04 is a psychologyinstructor for Texas Culinary Academy inAustin.Kimberly Crowder ’05 is working for WholeFoods Market as a Houston media andcommunity relations coordinator for theHouston Metro area.Blake Jackson ’05 and Robin GillmoreJackson were married on May 12, 2007 andare living in Cypress. Blake and Robin areemployed on the worship staff of Communityof Faith, a young and growing nondenominationalchurch with 5,000 membersin the Cypress area.Adam Colley ’06 is president of ProSourceContract Manufacturing in Houston. Heresides in Cy-Fair with his wife Jessica. Theyare members of Second Baptist Church.Aaron Diehl ’06 is a Manager at ProSourceContract Manufacturing in Houston. Aaronand his wife Stephanie ’07, reside in Bellairewith their dog Berkman.Michael Haskew ’06 is a worship pastor forFoundry Church in Houston. He and wifeCatherine reside in Richmond.JJ Worthen ’06 has written and releasedhis debut EP, Devotee. He has touredextensively as a choral and opera singer.When not recording, he works as part of theworship and creative arts ministry at RiverPointe Church in Richmond.Timothy Warner Brown ’07 and NicoleLee English Brown ’08 were married onSeptember 6. Nicole currently holds her realestate license with Keller Williams Realty.Timothy works as a regional sales managerfor Technical Laboratory Systems. They residein Katy, Texas.Jessica Watson Cuthbert ’07 and BrianCuthbert ’06 were married on June 23,2007. Jessica finished her first year as analgebra teacher at Elkins High School. Brianis currently working as a geo-technician forthe Oil Exploration Company EMGS. Theypurchased their first home and reside inPearland.Meredith Spencer ’08 was named to MayorBill White’s 2008-2009 inaugural classof Houston Fellows. This is a 12-monthfellowship program that combines hands onjob experience with public sector leadershiptraining. She was chosen from among moreHBU Celebrates15,000 GraduatesAt the May commencement, HBU celebrated the awarding of its 15,000thdegree. Special music was presented by two HBU faculty members and theirfamilies. Retiring music professor Robert McElroy, accompanied his wife,Marie Winter McElroy, who played Flute; and their son, Steven Winter ’08,who played Horn. Dr. John Yarrington, director of the School of Music, sang“In Christ Alone” with his daughter Megan Yarrington ’08.Each graduate received a special commemorative coaster depicting theUniversity’s Belin Chapel and University Museums.Dr. Nancy Yuill and HBU Trustee William M. “Bob”Powell ‘76HBUhood his48sonNewsJonathan ‘08.

Welcome Husky PupsBrena Baumann-Gonzalez ’87 and husband Carlos ’84 are proud toannounce the birth of their daughter, Amanda Faith, on April 3. Shewas welcomed home by big sister Olivia Grace.Patrick A. Thomas ’94 and wife Tiffany are proud to announce thebirth of son Benjamin Daniel born on April 26.Suzanne Gerczak Weatherly ’95 and husband Mark are proud toannounce the birth of son Luke Anthony on May 28. He was welcomedhome by big brothers Sean and Chad and big sister Sydney. TheWeatherly family resides in Montgomery, Texas.Baumann-GonzalezThomasWeatherlyAdam Campbell ’97 and wife Erin Aigner Campbell ’98 joyfullywelcomed new son, Becket James, on March 20. He was welcomedhome by big sister Clara.Jessica Sharp Mitchell ’00 and husband Shannon are proud toannounce the birth of their son, Jonathan Edwards, on January 4. Hewas welcomed home by big brothers Nathan and Stephen.Kimberly Elster Matthews ’01 and her husband Patrick are proud toannounce the birth of twin boys, Connor Patrick and Christian Joseph,on March 28, 2007. The twins were welcomed by big sister GraceAnnHaley, who was born on March 18, 2004. Christian passed away onAugust 28, 2007, at the age of 5 months due to a variety of medicalcomplications.Melissa Woolley ‘02 and husband, Jay, a Houston police officer, areproud to announce the birth of their daughter, Kara Ann, on December7, 2007.CampbellMItchellDoran Woods ’03 and wife Emily are proud to announce their newbaby girl, Cathryn Sinclaire, born on March 2.GarciaAnita Garcia ’04 and husband Job are proud to announce the birthof daughter Ana Lucia born May 18. She was welcomed home by bigsister Elisa Sofia.MatthewsWooleySheila Swift Hurst ’04 and husband Michael welcomed twin girls,Marley Jane and little sister Dylan Rose on August 12. Both girlschecked into luxury condos at Texas Children’s Hospital for 18 daysuntil they were able to come home.Aaron Morris MATS ’05 and wife Sarah ’05 are proud to announcethe birth of daughter Lynnlee Grace on September 5, 2007. She waswelcomed home by her 5 brothers and sisters: Gabbi, Daniel, Blake,Melinda and Joshua.HurstMorrisSmithKaty Bowser Smith ’05 and husband Brad are proud to announce thebirth of their daughter, Natalie Grace, on February 12.HBU 49 News

In MemoriamNow faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.— Hebrews 11:1Founding FatherDon F. McMillian, a Founding Fatherof HBU and lifetime member of thePresident’s Development Council, passedaway on Friday, April 18. He is survived byhis wife, Colletta Ray McMillian, a lifetimemember and past president of The Guildand a former trustee, and three sons: DonF. McMillian Jr., ‘76; Robert McMillian;and Reid McMillian. His father-in-law,Robert Ray, was also a Founding Father;the couple established the Robert H. RayChair in Humanities in his honor.Former StudentsKellie Lynn Fernandez ’06 passed away on Feb. 29. She wasa fifth grade teacher at Whispering Pines Elementary School inHumble ISD.Lisa Ann Weaver ‘73 passed away Sept. 13, a victim of HurricaneIke, due to smoke inhalation from a fire in her home. After a longcareer in the oil and gas industry, Weaver was pursuing a career ineducation.Faculty/StaffAdjunct Professor of Political Science Charles Beresford MLA ’02passed away on October 21.Ruth S. Dehart, who served as a member of the College ofEducation faculty from 1975-1984, passed away on Jan. 26.Katherine Bass Myers passed away Aug. 15. She served asa member of the library staff at Houston Baptist College. Herhusband, Dr. Albert Myers, was a founding professor in chemistryat HBC from 1963 to 1967. His son and daughter-in-law are Dr.Bill ’67 & Barbara ’67 Myers of Richmond, VA.Claire Belle Socier passed away on March 5. She worked as asecretary in the Moody Library for many years.Marion Railsback Webb passed away Aug. 28. She dedicatedforty years of her life to teaching and education, teaching in publicschools in Illinois, at Bellaire High School, and the last twentythree years of her career at HBU from which she retired as adistinguished professor in Spanish. She also received outstandingteaching awards and faculty woman of the year awards from HBU.University FriendsOtis Hobbs Brigman passed away May 8. Heserved on the Board of Trustees from 1963 to1992, chairing the board from 1980 to 1982.He was a member of the original President’sDevelopment Council, Together with hiswife, Merrie, he established two endowedscholarships at HBU: the Merrie Quick BrigmanEAS and the Otis H. Brigman EAS. Merriewas a member of the Guild from 1995 to He isBrigmansurvived by his wife, Mary Quick Brigman, amember of The Guild from 1995 to 2000, and son son, Boyd MBA‘86.Charles B. Caldwell Sr., a friend and supporter of the University,passed away March 21. His late wife, Marge Boyd Caldwell, receivedan honorary doctorate from HBU in 1997.Harry Chavanne passed away October 24.Harry and his late wife Hazel were llifelingsupporters of the University. The coupleremembered their parents with an endowed giftto HBU in the early 1970s, honoring the lives ofPhilip and Anna Chavanne and Gilbert and PearlPrince with the Prince-Chavanne ProfessorshipChavannein Business Ethic and an ongoing lectureshipseries, The Prince-Chavanne Lecture in BusinessEthics, conducted annually on campus. In 1994the Chavannes were honored as HBU’s Spirit of Excellence Awardrecipients. Harry was also a lifetime member of the President’sDevelopment Council. Their daughter, Claire Turner, is a currentmember of the Board of Trustees. Aubrey Martin, their son-in-law,is an HBU alum, ’68.Mary Thuss Cheney passed away on Feb. 1. She was a member ofthe American Museum Society from 2000 to 2004.Maxine Cook passed away April 14. She was a member of theCovenant Society as well as a member of the President’s Advisors.She was the widow of a Founding Father of the university, CecilN. Cook , who passed away in 1980. A prominent attorney, Mr.Cook was active in the movement for the birth of Houston BaptistCollege in the 1960s. He served as an original member of theBoard of Trustees from 1960 to 1969. The Cooks are the donors ofan Endowed Academic Scholarship in memory of their daughter,Lauralea. Scores of nursing students have benefitted from thisscholarship through the years, helping commemorate and honor thelegacy left by this outstanding family. Mrs. Cook is survived by sonsRichard and his wife, Mary Inis Coltrera Cook ‘96, and James andhis wife, Mary Jane.HBU 50 News

James Everett Cunningham passed away June 28. He is survived by hiswife, Delores Cunningham, a member of the American Museum of DecorativeArts since 2006.William Franklin Erwin, Jr. passed away on Feb. 24. He is survived by hiswife, Louise Ewing Erwin, a member of the American Museum Society since2000.Yolande Frazier passed away April 27. She was thedaughter of Gwen and Michel Mellinger who establisedan endowed scholarship in vocal music honoringYolande and her love of music. Yolande was a giftedvocalist, and performed on such stages as the HoustonGrand Opera, the Houston Chorale, and the FondrenStreet Theater. Her parents also established an endowedscholarship in nursing honoring their granddaughter,Holly Cannon ‘85. Yolande was also a member of TheGuild.William Roy Knowles passed away on Sept. 3. He issurvived by his wife Rita Willcox Knowles a member ofThe Guild since 1993.Virginia Miller McKallip passed away on June 9. shortly after her 82ndbirthday. She had been a member of the American Museum Society since2001.Juanita Elizabeth Peil, a long-time supporter of the Moody Library, passedaway June 10.B. Douglas Ragland passed away on Feb. 16. He was a friend of theUniversity, supporting both the Moody Library and the construction of theHinton Center. The Ragland Reading Room is named afterMr. Ragland’s deceased son, Douglas Ragland Jr.Gregg Ring passed away March 7. He is survived by his wife Betty RuthAbrego Ring, a member of the American Museum Society from 2001 to 2005.Harry T. Rogers passed away on April 27. He is survived by his wife, JeanBorcherding Rogers, a member of The Guild since 1995.Michael Snow Stevens passed away May 24. He was on the Morris CulturalArts Center Campaign committee. He is survived by his wife, Kim Stevens, amember of The Guild from 1999 to 2007.Ron Stone MLA ’94, passed away June 12. He was agreat friend and advocate of HBU, and was a popularteacher in the University’s MLA program. Stonereceived the University’s Distinguished Alumnus Awardin 1996. A brick paver on the University’s HeritageWalk honoring Stone sums up his passion for education.It reads simply, “How wonderful it is to learn.”Eula Gray Whitfield passed away on May 30. She was amember of The Guild from 1998-1999.FrazierStoneHouston Buckner Williams passed away April 25. He issurvived by his wife, Berniece Williams, a member of The Guild since 2003.HBU 51 NewsRemembrancesOtis Brigman’s generosity lives on in their livesof the many students that were able to attend thecollege of their choice because of his generosity withthe Endowed Academic Scholarship. His impact willreach out for generations to come.Ken RogersRetired Director of ScholarshipsHarry Chavanne will always be remembered asa man who cared deeply about students. Whenhe designed the Prince-Chavanne lecture series inChristian Business Ethics, he wanted all the attentionfocused on students and how to bring a meaningfuland heart-felt message to them. We will all miss HarryChavanne.Dr. Rusty BrooksProfessor in MarketingPrince-Chavanne Chair for Christian Business EthicsMaxine Cook and her husband, Cecil, were amongthe first Houstonians to catch the spirit of a dreamfor a Christian college in Houston in the late 1950s.Maxine was a lady of her own strong interests,commitments and pursuits. Her support of theuniversity throughout her lifetime bears witness to thestrength and accomplishment of the university’s firsthalf-century.Dr. Don LooserVice President EmeritusYolande Frazier was such a good friend to the HBUMusic School in so many ways. She loved music andfreely gave of herself and her resources, that manyothers could have this joy as well.Dr. John YarringtonProfessor in Music; Director, School of MusicDon McMillian was a man of strong commitments.The university has lost one of its most constantbenefactors whose pervasive influence in thecommunity was greatly used to establish andundergird the university of strength and influence thatwe know today.Dr. Don LooserVice President EmeritusRon Stone really embodied the MLA spirit. He wasmodest, soft-spoken, friendly, and had a passionatedesire to learn and a fantastic command of historyand literature. He really embraced the intellectuallife in an unpretentious manner. He was also amaster storyteller, which made him the perfect MLAprofessor.Dr. Chris HammonsAssociate Professor in Political ScienceDirector, Master of Liberal Arts Program

“While some only see dirt, I see our future...”With the words of Dr. Tracy Lawrence, former HBU trustee, Lawrence Parkwas dedicated during ceremonies held as part of Family Weekend onOctober 18. Lawrence and his wife, Elma Lee, longtime supporters of theUniversity, were also honored with HBU’s first Family of the Year Award.www.hbu.edu7502 Fondren RoadHouston, Texas 77074-3298