___ BGCT choir forming. Combined church choirs will sing Oct. 29 at the BGCT annual session in Dallas. The convention choir will meet at the Dallas Convention Center at 6 p.m. that day for rehearsal and will sing twice during the evening session. The choir will be conducted by Terry Goolsby of Park Cities Baptist Church and Bob Brooks of Wilshire Baptist Church. All interested choirs and individuals are welcome. Singers will need to acquire their own music and practice it before the convention. For details, contact Mike Farnell at Gambrell Street Baptist Church in Fort Worth, (817) 926-1785, farnell@gambrellstreet.org.
___ Stinger Daze coming. Howard Payne University will host Stinger Daze Nov. 2-3 for high school juniors, seniors and transfer students. Prospective students will tour the campus, visit with faculty and current students and receive information on financial aid, admissions and student life. The cost is $15. To make reservations, call (800) 880-4478 or (915) 649-8020, or register online at www.hputx.edu.
___ Big Country Youth Day slated. Hardin-Simmons University will host Big Country Youth Day Sept. 29. Church youth groups and Royal Ambassador and Girls in Action groups are invited to attend at no cost. The program will include a pizza lunch, performances by the university's cheerleaders and Spurs and a football game. For information, call Leianne McMillan at (800) 568-2692.
___ Baylor prof awarded for suicide research. David Rudd, professor of psychology and neuroscience at Baylor University, has received the Aleteia Award from the Aleteia International School of Cognitive Therapy in Enna, Italy. The award recognizes his work in applying cognitive therapy to the treatment of patients with severe suicidal tendencies.
___ Baylor provost adds staff. Three individuals have been appointed to new roles in the provost's office at Baylor University. David Lyle Jeffrey, associate provost and distinguished professor of literature and humanities, has been named senior vice provost. Thomas Charlton, vice provost for research and professor of history, has been named vice provost for administration. Truell Hyde II, associate professor and director of graduate studies in physics, has been named vice provost for research.
___ Baylor enrollment tops 14,000. Fall enrollment at Baylor University is 14,221, the first time in its 156-year history the Baptist school has topped 14,000 students. This fall's enrollment is 502 more than last fall. It includes a freshman class of 2,801 students. Enrollment in the university's Truett Theological Seminary is 296, also a record.
___ ETBU honors Woods and Edwards. East Texas Baptist University awarded honorary doctorates to Lloyd Woods of Teneha and Welby Edwards of Tyler during fall convocation services. Woods, a real estate agent and educator, has served on the university's board of trustees since 1984. He is a member of First Baptist Church of Tehena. Edwards, president of W.C. Supply Co., also is a longtime trustee of the university. He is a member of First Baptist Church of Tyler.
___ Palmer fund established at HSU. The John Palmer Endowed Memorial Education Scholarship has been established at Hardin-Simmons University. The fund was created by C.R. Palmer of Houston in memory of his father, who earned a master's degree from HSU in 1938 with a major in history and a minor in education. After graduating from HSU, the elder Palmer served as a principal in the Canyon Independent School District and then in government service. He was instrumental in establishing social security systems in Central and South America.
___ Wayland renovates Hutcherson. Wayland Baptist University's Plainview campus celebrated the newest facility on campus to undergo a facelift with a dedication ceremony outside the Hutcherson Physical Education Center Sept. 19. The renovations are part of a master plan to improve and unify the campus look.
___ Clarification. A story on the BGCT's 2002 Cooperative Program remittance form (Sept. 17) noted the option that channels 67 percent of church contributions to the BGCT and 33 percent to worldwide causes has been dropped. One stated rationale for dropping the 67/33 option was that messengers to the 2000 BGCT annual session defeated a proposal that specifically called for such an option. L.A. Murr of Sunnyvale, the messenger who proposed that option, noted his proposal was defeated because BGCT officials "said it would be available (on the giving form) anyway."
___ Correction. Due to a reporter's error, an article on changing tastes in hymnody (Sept. 10) incorrectly identified former Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary professor Albert Venting as "hailing from England." Venting actually was born in Omaha, Neb., but later was a student in England.
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