Baylor Line Camp, particularly the day spent at Baylor’s birthplace in Independence, Texas, provides incoming freshmen with an amazing introduction to Baylor University, revisiting the past to set their immediate future in context. Thus, it’s a fitting finish for seniors to close out their time at Baylor with a return trip to Independence, to look […]
In 1979, Gary Keller graduated from Baylor with a degree in marketing. Four years later, he and a business partner formed Keller Williams Realty. In the nearly three decades since then, the company has grown from a single office in Austin to, it was announced earlier this year, the second largest real estate franchise in […]
As students vote on the Collins Outstanding Professor, a faculty committee each spring also selects the recipient of the Cornelia Marschall Smith Award. Based on teaching, research and service, this year’s recipient is Robert Darden, BSED ’76, the associate professor of journalism and media arts in the College of Arts and Sciences who has become […]
As one reporter noted, “It’s hard not to be impressed with what Art Briles is doing at Baylor.” In the 17 years before Briles came to Waco, only one Bear had been drafted in the NFL’s first round (Daryl Gardener, 1996). Briles has now seen three of his players become first-round picks in just three […]
If you’re looking for Baylor students’ favorite professors, it would seem that the biology department is a good place to start. For the third straight year, the senior class has selected a Baylor biology professor as recipient of the Collins Outstanding Professor Award. This year’s honoree is Dr. Marcie Moehnke, MS ’03, PhD ’05, who […]
Graduate students — particularly those in intensely competitive fields like law and medicine — could be excused if they didn’t find time for service activities while working on their degrees. But that’s not the case with Baylor Bears. Last fall, we wrote about how many Baylor law students give up their lunchtimes each week to […]
On Monday, Gordon College became the latest institution of higher education to name a Baylor graduate as its president. Dr. Michael Lindsay, BA ’94, will take the helm of Gordon, a Christian liberal arts college outside Boston, on July 1. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate here at Baylor, Lindsay has most recently served as a […]
There are a lot of prominent Baylor alumni out there: lawyers, musicians, actors, business leaders, athletes, etc. But very few can boast of having been knighted. Gabriel Lugo, BBA ’83, is one of those honored few. Lugo received the Medaille Chevalier de l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques (Knight of the Order of Academic Palms) in December, […]
Baylor is well-known for producing Texas Baptist pastors, especially since the opening of George W. Truett Theological Seminary in 1994. But even within the Baptist world, the impact of Baylor graduates doesn’t only stay between Texas’ borders. Take Rev. Billy Dickerson, for example. Dickerson earned his degree in religion from Baylor in 1953. After 10 […]
Just six months after its launch, The President’s Scholarship Initiative — a three-year, $100-million drive to fund endowed scholarships for Baylor students — has passed the $20 million milestone. The Baylor family has responded well to President Ken Starr’s challenge, working to support Baylor students and ease the financial burden of higher education for our […]
