Joe Allbritton, LLB ’49, did a lot of things in his 87 years. He founded Allbritton Communications, which owns 10 TV stations as well as Politico.com. He served as CEO of a D.C.-area bank for 20+ years. He served on the boards of three presidential foundations, the National Geographic Society, the Kennedy Center and many […]
Chances are that at some point, as you walked across campus, you stopped at least briefly to read a small plaque affixed to one of the granite lampposts that dot the landscape. Each honors a Baylor alum who was killed in action in service of our country; if you’ve ever wondered their story beyond the […]
While a student at Baylor, Christopher Woodruff, BA ’09, traveled to Thailand through a study-abroad program where he taught English. There, he met a young man who had fled his home country, only to again be persecuted for his beliefs there in Thailand. Woodruff and another friend, Michael Hoyt, worked together to help the man […]
In April, Baylor alums David (BBA ’05) and Lauren (BS ’05) Perkins welcomed sextuplets: three boys, Andrew, Benjamin and Levi, and three girls, Allison, Caroline and Leah (pictured together above). They were born 10 weeks early; the largest weighed only 2 lbs., 15 oz., and the smallest was just 1 lb., 10 oz. Benjamin and […]
Last fall, a business website put together a list of the “Top 50 Motivators on the Web” — leaders who regularly share encouragement online to keep their followers moving forward. The top of the list contained prominent names like Oprah, Stephen Covey and the Dalai Lama. Sitting at No. 20 was an unexpected name that […]
Dr. Richard Goode’s life is the ultimate “pay it forward” story. Born in Fort Worth, Goode, BA ’37, was the only member of his immediate family to graduate from college — doing so during the Great Depression. After earning his bachelor’s from Baylor in economics, he went on to become a professor at the University […]
Brad Carson, BA ’89, has dedicated his life to helping others, and as General Counsel of the Department of the Army, he holds a unique position in which he works tirelessly to support and protect both our country and those serving it. Carson serves as legal advisor to the Secretary of the Army, as the Chief […]
In less than two weeks, Welcome Week will be in full swing! Before the freshmen arrive on campus, here’s a look at just a few of those who will be settling in on campus as the Class of 2016. * Twins Josh and Destany Porter spent the past year working with classmates at Liberty Christian […]
In 1958, James Sai-Wing Wong boarded an ocean liner in Hong Kong and began an 18-day trek to Waco, where he and a friend would study at Baylor. More than half a century later, Wong, BS ’60, is now an international business executive and scholar. Last month, Baylor President Ken Starr visited Wong in his home […]
Sixty years ago, Eddie Morris, BA ’52, graduated from Baylor — the first in his family to earn a college degree — and left soon after his last class for San Francisco, where he attended Golden Gate Seminary. In the six decades since then, Morris has pastored two Baptist churches in California and spent almost […]
