Posted: 11/07/03
Texas Tidbits
Baylor names master teachers. Two Baylor University professors–one living and one dead–have been named master teachers by President Robert Sloan. The master teacher designation is the highest honor granted to Baylor faculty members. Sloan bestowed the title on Ray Wilson II, professor of biology, and the late Helen Ligon, emeritus professor of information systems. These are the first master teacher designations granted during Sloan's nine-year presidency.
DBU invites prospective students. Dallas Baptist University will host a Patriot Weekend preview for prospective students Nov. 14-15. High school juniors and seniors will experience campus life through informative seminars, interaction with students and faculty, sessions on financial aid and an inspirational concert by DBU's student ministry team, Glowing Heart. Cost for the weekend is $25 and includes lodging, meals and a commemorative T-shirt. Call (214) 333-5360 or e-mail [email protected].
ETBU board elects officers. D.M Edwards of Tyler has been elected chairman of the trustee board at East Texas Baptist University. He is a businessman and member of First Baptist Church of Tyler, where he is a deacon. He will serve with Vice Chairman Clint Davis, pastor of First Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant, and Secretary George Fitts, chief financial officer for Carlile Companies and a deacon at Central Baptist Church in Marshall. Also elected to the board's executive committee are Tom Lyles, a certified public accountant from Lindale; Jo Marie Jones, retired teacher and a homemaker from Jasper; Ken Branam, pastor of Plymouth Park Baptist Church in Irving; and Harlan Hall, minister of music at Central Baptist Church of Carthage.
HSU names Leavenworth. Russell Leavenworth has joined the Hardin-Simmons University advancement staff as a development officer. A 1999 HSU marketing graduate, he moves from the Abilene Philharmonic Association, where he has been director of marketing and development.
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