How Extraordinary the Stories || The President's Scholarship Initiative
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“The main thing we want to do is prepare people to go out and make a living and have an effect on the world.”
Danny and Marsha Bowlin
Danny, BBA '69; Marsha, BA '70)
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“I was raised to always have school as one of my top priorities--because education led to opportunity,”
KC Onyekanne
Human Resource Management and Economics, Class of 2011
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“Having the opportunity to do this [play football at Baylor] is pretty cool.”
Danny Watkins
Class of 2011
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The 5-foot-11 guard on the women's basketball team has more than spectacular skills on the court...she has the heart to match.
Melissa Jones
Speech Communications, Class of 2011
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“The main thing we want to do is prepare people to go out and make a living and have an effect on the world.”
Harold and Janice Havard
Harold, BA '58,MSEd '61, EDd '70; Janice, BA '58, MS '61, Edd '74
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As Megan heard the stories of Baylor's history, a truth was sealed in her heart: Baylor truly is the place where she belongs.
Megan Lopez,
Class of 2014, Biology Major
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She refused to be paralyzed by physical pain or family circumstances. She would be a Baylor Bear.
Sarah Male
Master's Candidate, Social Work
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“We appreciate what Baylor University stands for and the quality education it offers young people”
Coach Scott Drew
Head Coach Baylor Men's Basketball
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Every day ushers in eager expectation that the breakthrough will be today.
Ben Phrampus
Geology, Class of 2011
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“If ever there was a place intent on forming future ministers—for work inside and outside the church—it's Baylor. It is a trustworthy place to invest.”
Ben & Ashley Mangrum
Master's Candidates, English & Divinity
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“One of the things that differentiates student leaders at Baylor from students at other college campuses is a universal belief that leadership is rooted in service to others.”
Katie Jo Baumgardner
University Scholar, Class of 2011
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“While at Baylor, I have found a home. I have found lasting relationships. I have found my faith.”
Rachel Gilbert
Public Relations and Journalism, Class of 2011
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“Mad Dog Dawson” is known for much more than his fierce bite in the courtroom.
Matt Dawson
BA '38, LLB '38
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“I had no idea what I was going to major in or what I was going to do with the rest of my life, but I knew, that day, that God was calling me to Baylor.”
Jordan Ables
Pre-business, Class of 2013
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While most tourists are sightseeing, the future is unfolding for Brandon Davis.
Brandon Davis
Architecture, Class of 2011
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“I saw my studies at Baylor in the sciences and humanities intersecting. If not for Baylor, I would not have a unique perspective on my role in the wider world.”
Austin Cook-Lindsay
Environmental Science, Class of 2011
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A true freshman she may be, but to look at Odyssey now, you would never know.
Odyssey Sims
Freshman, Class of 2014
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“Thanks to Baylor, I have come to realize the ways in which literature invites us to see reality in a new light and to reflect upon our own place in the world.&rdquo
Tyler Walton
University Scholar, Class of 2011
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She saw a need and decided she would be the one to fill it, even in the midst of a busy college career.
Allyson Townsend
Deaf Education, Class of 2010
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Toyin comes from a long line of go-getters, and nothing will stop her dreams.
Toyin Akindona
Class of 2014
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One couple. Three children. And several endowed scholarship funds, all benefiting students of Baylor University, and all in the family name. It's quite an accomplishment with quite an impact, but—like most good stories—the beginning was rather humble.
Richard & Karen Willis
Richard, BBA '81, MBA '82; Karen, BBA '85
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To this day, A.A. receives random calls from students who thank him for believing in them.
A.A. Hyden
BA '47
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“Fortunately, Baylor believed in me, invested in me and adopted me. So I became a proud Baylor Bear, and I always will be.”
Breck Sandvall
Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2011
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She defied her generation's limits on age, race and what it meant to be a traditional college student. Phyllus Flowers had a bigger dream.
Phyllus Flowers
BBA '94
The President's Scholarship Initiative calls the Baylor Family to respond to the need of Baylor students.
For most, you understand the value of a Baylor education--one that is rooted in Christian principles and committed to academic excellence. You have gone from Baylor to lead and to serve--bringing with you an understanding of excellence that you gained from your education at Baylor.
Your story is one that is worthy of sharing. Let it be retold through the next generation of extraordinary stories.
The President's Scholarship Initiative--a $100 million, 3-year fundraising initiative--is the first step toward telling Baylor's future stories.