From dean to PR director to Centennial chair, Lily Russell did it all for Baylor for half a century
…President Pat Neff. In this role, Russell was involved in many aspects of female student life at Baylor, coordinating countless special events across campus (including Baylor’s still-growing Christmas festivities). After nine years in that role, President Neff named Russell the university’s director of public relations in 1940, also tasking her with chairing the Baylor Centennial Committee. Celebrating even amidst the end of World War II, campus…