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Posted: 11/24/03

Texas Tidbits

bluebull HBU offers new major. Houston Baptist University's College of Arts and Humanities now offers a new major in biblical languages. The program within the department of Christianity and philosophy offers an in-depth look at Greek and Hebrew languages of the Old and New Testaments. For additional information, contact Sharon Wiser at (281) 649-3000 ext. 2212.

bluebull Hispanic magazine picks Baylor. Baylor University has been chosen as a 2003 "publisher's pick" by Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education as a university that does "a fine job recruiting, enabling and graduating Hispanic students," according to publisher José López-Isa. Selections are based on data collected by the National Center for Education Statistics and on "anecdotal evidence collected from all directions," López-Isa said. Baylor is among 36 Texas universities named to the honor. Hispanic Outlook also ranks Baylor in its list of Top 100 schools graduating Hispanic students. Last year, Baylor's total enrollment of 14,159 students included 1,078 Hispanics, 7.6 percent of Baylor's student population.

bluebull UMHB receives additional gift. The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor recently received an additional $500,000 gift from the estate of Johnie Punchard, a 1934 graduate. In July, the university received $500,000 as part of the initial distribution of the estate. The total gift of $1 million will establish two endowed scholarships.

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Posted: 11/24/03

Texas Tidbits

bluebull HBU offers new major. Houston Baptist University's College of Arts and Humanities now offers a new major in biblical languages. The program within the department of Christianity and philosophy offers an in-depth look at Greek and Hebrew languages of the Old and New Testaments. For additional information, contact Sharon Wiser at (281) 649-3000 ext. 2212.

bluebull Hispanic magazine picks Baylor. Baylor University has been chosen as a 2003 "publisher's pick" by Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education as a university that does "a fine job recruiting, enabling and graduating Hispanic students," according to publisher José López-Isa. Selections are based on data collected by the National Center for Education Statistics and on "anecdotal evidence collected from all directions," López-Isa said. Baylor is among 36 Texas universities named to the honor. Hispanic Outlook also ranks Baylor in its list of Top 100 schools graduating Hispanic students. Last year, Baylor's total enrollment of 14,159 students included 1,078 Hispanics, 7.6 percent of Baylor's student population.

bluebull UMHB receives additional gift. The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor recently received an additional $500,000 gift from the estate of Johnie Punchard, a 1934 graduate. In July, the university received $500,000 as part of the initial distribution of the estate. The total gift of $1 million will establish two endowed scholarships.

bluebull Wayland presents awards. Wayland Baptist University presented alumni awards Nov. 21 to Earl Greathouse, Betty Donaldson, Joel Boyd and Caleb Oladipo. The Distinguished Benefactor Award was given to Troy Mays and the Mays Foundation. Greathouse, a retired commander with the U.S. Navy, received the Distinguished Service Alumni Award. Donaldson, vice president of Learning Bridges Educational Company in Arizona, received the Distinguished Leadership Alumni Award. Boyd, professor of chemistry at Wayland, received the Distinguished Young Alumni Award. Oladipo, professor of missions and world Christianity at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, Va., received the Distinguished Alumni Award.

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