For the seventh straight season, the Baylor women’s basketball team is headed to the NCAA tournament. Despite returning just one starter from last year’s Sweet 16 squad, head coach Kim Mulkey’s Lady Bears are 23-9 and ranked 14th nationally. Baylor has won 20 or more games in each of Mulkey’s 10 years as head coach, […]
Having already tied the program record for most wins in a season, the Baylor men’s basketball team’s record-setting year rolls on, as head coach Scott Drew’s Bears earned a No. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament — the program’s best-ever seeding, and one that essentially ranks Baylor as one of the top 12 teams in […]
It’s been an interesting couple of years for Michelle Smith, BA ’91. Since 2001, Smith has worked for the Federal Reserve Board as Assistant to the Board and Director of the Office of Board Members. As such, she has served as the Federal Reserve Board’s chief spokesperson, beginning during Alan Greenspan’s tenure as chairman. Smith […]
A Ferrell Center-record crowd of 10,562 saw the 20th-ranked Baylor men’s basketball team cap off arguably the best regular season in program history Saturday with a 92-77 win over 25th-ranked Texas. Head coach Scott Drew’s Bears completed the season sweep of the Longhorns to finish tied for second in the Big 12 Conference — matching […]
For over 20 years, Baylor has held a strong leadership role in the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC), a global competition sponsored by IBM with over 22,000 participants from nearly 2,000 universities. Students from 82 countries on every continent but Antarctica participate in regional competitions that advance teams on to the annual ACM-ICPC World […]
The spring athletic season is now completely underway, as Baylor baseball begins its 2010 season today hosting the QTI Apparel Opening Weekend Classic. The 25th-ranked Baylor softball team is also at home, hosting the QTI Getterman Classic in their first home games of the young season. Tennis, equestrian and track and field have all been […]
At Baylor Proud, our goal is to trumpet the good things going on within the Baylor family, in order to share that news with those inside and outside the Baylor community. Not to toot our own horn, but I think we’re fairly good at that. Actually playing a trumpet, however — not so much. Baylor, […]
If you’ve been around Baylor for any length of time, you know of Drayton McLane Jr.’s long involvement with the University. The 1958 graduate served as a Baylor Trustee/Regent from 1988-2006, including a term as Chairman of the Board from 2002-04. During McLane’s tenure as Chairman, Baylor’s endowment grew significantly, its athletic programs took significant […]
Those of you who follow Baylor Proud on Twitter were reminded Sunday of Baylor’s connections to this year’s Super Bowl: Indianapolis Colts deep snapper Justin Snow is a Bear (BA ’99, MS ’03), while New Orleans Saints quarterback (and Super Bowl XLIV MVP) Drew Brees comes from a Green and Gold family that includes his […]
Carey Hendrickson, BBA ’85, will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Belo Corp. next month following his predecessor’s retirement. You may not know the name “Belo Corp.,” but odds are you are very familiar with the company’s work. With annual revenues of over $700 million, Belo Corp. owns 20 television stations in […]
