Baylor/Waco Foundation Past Projects
The Baylor/Waco Foundation was formed December 3, 1959, by a group of downtown Waco professionals who recognized the important connection between the City of Waco and Baylor University. Its mission is to raise funds to support capital projects that enhance life in Central Texas.
Baylor/Waco Foundation's first project was to raise money to purchase land from Urban Renewal to give to Baylor for future expansion.
| 1959-1964 | 50.2 acres of land purchased | |
| 1965-1969 | 113.11 acres of land purchased | |
| 1970-1971 | 36.8 additional acres purchased | |
| The land purchased by Baylor/Waco Foundation from 1959-1971 and given to Baylor is the site for several campus buildings. | ||
| 1972-1977 | Baylor/Waco Foundation adopted a five-year plan to support development of Baylor's marina and recreational area | |
| 1982 | W.R. Poage Legislative Library | |
| 1989 | Renovation of Rena Marrs McLean Gymnasium | |
| 1990-1991 | Paving of Ferrell Center parking lot | |
| 1992-1993 | Ferrell Field Baseball Lights | |
| 1994 | Resurface Baylor Track (Phase 1) | |
| 1995 | Resurface Baylor Track (Phase 2) | |
| 1996 | Pavilion for Ferrell Field Complex | |
| 1997 | Waco Hall acoustical shell | |
| 1998 | Little League Baseball's Southwestern Regional Headquarters relocation to Waco | |
| 1999 | Relocation of Ferrell Center Fast Break Club Room for athletic office expansion | |
| 2000 | Armstrong Browning Library renovations and enhancements | |
| 2001 | Jeanes Discovery Center, Piper Child Development Center playground, Stacy Riddle Forum |
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| 2002 | Ferrell Center floor, Barfield Drawing Room A/V enhancements, National Public Radio's Marketplace Morning Report on KWBU | |
| 2003 | Steppin' Out, Waco Hall seating, Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) | |
| 2004 | Expansion of Language and Literacy Services, Bill and Eva Williams Bear Habitat, grand drape in Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center, Steppin' Out | |
| 2005 | Steppin' Out, Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), Expansion of Language and Literacy Services, Psychology and Neuroscience Clinical Training Suite Improvements, Learning English Among Friends (LEAF), Granite Benches at Dutch Schroeder Esplanade and Grant Teaff Plaza | |
| 2006 | Digital Conversion of KWBU-Radio, Mayborn Museum Traveling Exhibit Cases and Matching Challenge Grant for Traveling Exhibit, Steppin' Out, Automated External Defibrillators, Expansion of Language and Literacy Services | |
| 2007 | Walkways for Waco Mammoth Site, Alternative Energy Exhibit and Laboratory in the Mayborn Museum Complex | |
| 2008 | Autism Family Resource Center for Central Texas, Santa's Workshop, Marsh Madness, Texas Sports Hall of Fame Southwest Conference Gallery, Jack Hightower Book Vault, Steppin' Out | |
| 2009 | Baylor/Waco Foundation Endowed Scholarship Fund, Baylor/Waco Foundation Victory Gallery in the Simpson Athletics and Academic Center within the Highers Athletics Complex, Musical Soundscape at the Mayborn Museum Complex, Baylor Addictions Research Consortium, Baylor University Women's Choir "Sleep Little One", "Deep in the Heart of Texas" at the Texas Collection, Baylor Steppin' Out, Santa's Workshop at Baylor | |
| 2010 | Hosted Dr Pepper Hour between Baylor and the Waco Central Texas Businesses promoting future Baylor Construction partnerships. Began fundraising for Baylor/Waco Foundation Endowment for future project commitments. | |
| 2011 | Completed the Victory Gallery in the Simpson Center, the first scholarship was awarded from the Baylor/Waco Foundation Endowed Scholarship Fund. This fund was created to support a graduate from a Waco-area high school attending Baylor. Hosted Dr Pepper Hour between Baylor and the Waco Central Texas Businesses. | |
| 2012 | Representatives participated in Baylor University On Topic Lectures. Called for proposals for projects to be funded by this year's fundraising endeavors. Hosted Dr Pepper Hour between Baylor and the Waco Central Texas Businesses. | |