A quick perusal of the magazine rack at your local bookstore this week will find the face of a Baylor Bear staring back at you. Mark Hurd, CEO of Hewlett-Packard and often recognized as one of the top CEOs in the world, graces the cover of the current issue of Fortune Magazine as part of […]
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 […]
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 […]
As a high school student, I worked about 15 hours a week sacking groceries. Though I didn’t particularly care for the job, the pay was alright, and I was able to save up some money that I later needed in college for things like rent and groceries. I was reminded of all this when a […]
As a student at Baylor, I often took for granted that my professors did much more than just teach the material; they truly open up and give of themselves, which often leads to spending extra hours in the office meeting with students to answer questions about everything from their assignments to life in general. Many […]
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 […]
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 […]
Christmas is a time for giving, as we remember the perfect gift God gave us. It seems an appropriate time to share this story that a friend passed along; I think it is an excellent illustration of how Baylor graduates continue to serve long after they’ve left Steppin’ Out and spring break mission trips behind. […]
