Key dates in the history of the Baylor Line Foundation (formerly the Baylor Alumni Association) 1859: Fourteen years after Baylor University was chartered by the Republic of Texas, Baylor President Rufus Burleson announces the creation of an alumni association, and Baylor graduates begin formally meeting. By the June commencement, 42 former students—23 men and 19 women—qualify for […]
Waco may not be known for its nightlife, but Eric and Jackson Wren are getting people to stay up late for their donuts. Nightlight Donuts is the brainchild of the twin brothers who graduated from Baylor in 2014. The business launched less than a year ago, but the idea has been in the works since
Toward the end of 2015, Kat Oliver and her friend Lauren Simoneaux chatted over a happy hour. Less than a month later, the two would become co-founders of The Blue Autism Project, a Dallas area nonprofit dedicated to helping children and families affected by autism. Like many nonprofits, the Blue Autism Project exists to raise
On paper, it shouldn’t have gone well – a small-town preacher’s kid and a city boy with an admitted wild streak. Against all odds, it has created a life-long friendship for Darrell Rollins (‘83) and Steve Reynolds (‘83). The potluck roommates first met in Penland 214 in the fall of 1979. Potluck may have created
As a little girl, Becky Wade (Class of 1993) would write and perform plays with her sisters, cousins, and friends. She knew from a young age that she had a love of writing, but it took many years and a few twists in her own story to arrive at the place she is today: a
How One Baylor Graduate is Changing How Police Work is Viewed About 30 miles northwest of Dallas sits the affluent, growing city of Southlake. Known for its premiere shopping and a high-performing school district, the town is far from a hotbed for crime, yet its Department of Public Safety has fans all across the nation.
On Friday afternoon, the Baylor Board of Regents and President Livingstone made a series of announcements in the hours leading up to graduation. Here are a few of the major takeaways from the press conference: * Dr. Joel Allison has concluded his two-year term as Board Chair. He will be replaced by Jerry K. Clements.
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The following interview is taken from a recent podcast between The Baylor Line and Texas Senator Kirk Watson. To listen to the rest of the interview and subscribe to the podcast, click here. BLF: So how did you wind up at Baylor? KW: My freshman year in high school, we had a brand new drama
The Vietnam War was nearing its end in the spring of 1975, with South Vietnam falling to Communist North Vietnam, when 8-year-old Anh “Joseph” Cao and two of his seven siblings were spirited by their mother onto a military plane in Saigon, bound for the United States. Their mother was later told the three children
By: Marshall and Doris Edwards When I heard of Bob’s death, a torrent of emotions and memories flooded over me. Dr. Robert Packard was, without a doubt, one of the most remarkable men I have ever known. Our friendship started over sixty years ago – in 1957. I was working in the Union Building Cafeteria
