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

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