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  Dome, Sweet Dome
by Judy Prather Madeleine McDermott Hamm '61 is on a mission to save the "Eighth Wonder of the World." Better known as the Astrodome, the nation's first domed stadium once played host to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, the Astros baseball team, and pretty much every other preeminent Houston event. Now sadly in need of repair, the Dome is in danger of being demolished. But Hamm and her committee of prominent Houstonians have other ideas. "Dome, Sweet Dome" Go Fish
Last month, Alton Jones '85 made headlines from coast to coast--with stories in the LA Times and on ESPN and a phone call from the White House. How did he garner that kind of attention? By winning the Bassmaster Classic, the "Super Bowl" of fishing.  Honoring Integrity
On April 3, Dr. Walker Knight '49, longtime editor of Home Missions magazine and the founding editor and publisher of Baptists Today, will receive the Judson-Rice Award for his integrity and courage in Baptist life. The award will be presented at the twenty-fifth anniversary dinner of Baptists Today in Atlanta, Georgia. After resigning from the Home Mission Board in protest of the fundamentalist takeover of the Southern Baptist Convention, Knight founded what is now Baptists Today, a monthly publication. For information about the April 3 event, go to Judson-Rice Award. Family Album by Lisa Asher
Check out the Family Album to view baby, graduation, and celebration pictures that alumni have shared. And share your own favorite photo in next month's Family Album by e-mailing Lisa_Asher@baylor.edu.   Gentlemanly Behavior by Sarah Gadsby If you still associate fraternity life with the movie Animal House, you need to change your perception. The men of Sigma Alpha Epsilon are setting out to improve the reputation of college fraternities. Guided by their national office, Baylor's Sig Ep chapter is instituting programs, events, and scholarships designed to promote a positive outlook--and a positive image. "Gentlemanly Behavior" Information You Can Use According to the U.S. Department of Labor, five of the ten fastest-growing jobs in the next decade will be related to information systems. And Baylor plans to be on the cutting edge of that trend. Beginning in fall 2009, the Hankamer School of Business will offer a doctoral degree program in information systems, the first PhD program offered in Baylor's School of Business. Go to the BaylorBusiness article for more details.   Heart and Soul "I defy anyone to show me women with more heart, soul, and passion than Baylor women," said Emily George Tinsley '61 (right) during the February 12 twentieth-anniversary celebration of the Baylor University Women's Association of Houston. Read more of Tinsley's speech for further proof of the heart, soul, and passion of Baylor women: "Heart and Soul" Heritage Club It's not too late to register for this year's Baylor Heritage Club, for alumni of fifty years ago or more. The April 6-8 festivities include a Sunday evening ice cream social, Monday morning and afternoon seminars, and a Monday evening Gala Dinner. The registration deadline is March 28, so e-mail Jan Dodd for information today! Scholarship Luncheon The Baylor Black Alumni Club will host the tenth-annual Vivienne Malone-Mayes Scholarship Luncheon on April 5 at the Hughes-Dillard Alumni Center. The featured speaker will be Wallace B. Jefferson, the honorable chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court. For more information about the event or how you can contribute to the Black Alumni Club scholarship fund, call 1-800-BAYLOR-U, option 6. |
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