George W. Truett Distinguished Service Award Vince Clark graduated from Baylor University with a BA in History and fell in love with Central Texas and Waco. He graduated with a J.D. from Baylor Law School in 1985, moved to Tyler, TX and practiced law for five years as a trial attorney specializing in civil litigation—mainly […]

Distinguished Alumni Award After nearly six years as executive coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF), Suzii Paynter is serving as co-director of Pastors for Texas Children. CBF is a fellowship of Baptist Christians and 1,800 churches who share a passion for the Great Commission of Jesus Christ and a commitment to Baptist principles of

Distinguished Alumni Award Dr. Mark Adickes was raised all over the world as the son of an Army chaplain. He attended high school in Berlin and Munich, and graduated from Killeen High School while his father was stationed at Fort Hood. Dr. Adickes excelled in sports and received a football scholarship to Baylor University. At

How should Baylor respond when its Christian mission conflicts with its mission to be an educational institution? In many ways, this question gets at the heart of an identity crisis Baylor has had for decades. Over the last few years, that question seems to be the root of many of the school’s most controversial incidents

George W. Truett Distinguished Service Award Levi Price graduated from Baylor University in 1964. While at Baylor, he was a football varsity letterman. He graduated from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree in 1972 and a Doctor of Ministry degree in 1976.  Price married the former Luethyl (Lu) Dawkins in

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

W.R. White Meritorious Service Award Following graduation from Baylor University in 1968, Bill spent two years in the United States Marine Corps. Bill had the opportunity to join Baylor in the scholarship and financial aid office in August of 1973. This opportunity eventually led to serving as Assistant Vice President for Student Financial Aid. In

George W. Truett Distinguished Service Award  Vince Clark graduated from Baylor University with a BA in History and fell in love with Central Texas and Waco. He graduated with a J.D. from Baylor Law School in 1985, moved to Tyler, TX and practiced law for five years as a trial attorney specializing in civil litigation

Outstanding Young Alumni Award  John-Paul C. Hayworth is the Executive Director of the DC State Board of Education. He joined the State Board in 2015 after serving in two mayoral administrations and on Capitol Hill, including as an advisor on federal, congressional and local affairs specializing in education, economic development and budget issues. Mr. Hayworth

Distinguished Alumni Award John McClain grew up in Waco and graduated from Richfield High School and MCC before earning his degree in journalism at Baylor in 1975. He worked for the Waco Tribune-Herald from 1973 to 1976, when he accepted a job with the Houston Chronicle. This is his 44th year at the Chronicle and