Though they’ve opposed each other in more than 4,000 cases over the last five years, lawyers Scott Skelton and Keith Langston always had one thing in common: they’re both Baylor Law graduates. Now, the two East Texans have something else in common — a kidney, donated by Langston to Skelton after the latter suffered kidney […]
Just a quick note this morning to share a story forwarded to me by a friend; I think it illustrates the kind of leaders we are blessed to have here at Baylor. The story is relayed in a blog post written by a Truett Seminary graduate who now lives in Missouri; you can read about […]
Though the NFL Draft is still two months away, the league held its draft combine this past week, inviting many of the top prospects in the country to work out in front of a collection of scouts and other NFL personnel. Among the invitees were two Baylor offensive linemen, Jason Smith and Dan Gay. Smith […]
Dallas-based Texas Instruments is credited with creating the first silicon transistor, an invention that is at the heart of modern technology. Today’s radios, telephones and computers never would have existed if not for the transistor. And who was leading that Texas Instruments team? Baylor alumnus Gordon Teal, who for his work will be inducted into […]
Continuing on yesterday’s theme of service… Eleanor Whilden Tinsley — a 1946 Baylor graduate and the great-granddaughter of former Baylor president Rufus C. Burleson — passed away Tuesday at the age of 82. A longtime Houston City Council member, Tinsley followed in Burleson’s footsteps by living a life of service dedicated to improving the world […]
I love that Baylor has of late become particularly interested in preserving its history. Those efforts are most notable on the site of the University’s original campus in Independence, Texas, but extend to events like Wednesday’s Founders Day ceremony. After 50 years in storage, Baylor unveiled a newly restored portrait of the school’s founder and […]
A random bit of trivia for you: Baylor is believed to be the only university in the U.S. to have two former student-athletes receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military honor for bravery. Both Jack Lummus and John “Killer” Kane earned the award for their service in World War II. The pair […]
I’m sorry we didn’t get this out sooner, but I just learned that Erin McCarley — a singer/songwriter whose work was featured this past week on Apple’s iTunes Music Store — is a Baylor alumna! Her song “Pony (It’s OK)” was the site’s Single of the Week as we rolled into the new year and […]
I came across a couple of Baylor-related items in science and technology year-end wrap-ups that seemed worth sharing. TechRepublic.com, a news site by and for IT professionals, named Baylor alumnus Mark Hurd it’s No. 1 most influential leader in business technology for 2008, topping a list that included more well-known names such as Bill Gates […]
You might remember our stories this spring about Kristin Elliott, at the time a high school senior preparing to enroll at Baylor. Kristin was named ABC World News Tonight’s Person of the Week back in May after the network learned of her battle with cancer and her work to start an AIDS orphans house in […]
