*NOTE: This story has been updated with the dates of the voting period, which is April 29 through May 9. WACO, Texas (March 6, 2019) – Baylor University, in conjunction with the Baylor Line Foundation (BLF), has announced the slate of alumni-elected Regent candidates presented for election this spring. The candidates are: Susan (Suzii) […]
This article was written by Sherry Castello and published in the Fall 1993 issue of The Baylor Line. No longer just a dream, the Truett Seminary soon will be training a new generation of servant leaders to proclaim the message of Christ. Preaching from pulpits within four years will be pastors who are graduates of
Betty Doyen Dilday, who graduated Baylor in 1952 along with her husband, Russell H. Dilday, died Aug. 9 at 87. At a memorial service Aug. 14, her three children — Robert H. Dilday (’78), Nancy Dilday Duck (’80), and Ellen Garrett (’81) — each reflected on her life. This is a condensed version of their
Voices: Faculty Share Their Views on Illuminate The Texas-Sized Hubris of Illuminate Baylor transformed my family. My father was the first Lyon to attend college, going to Baylor under the GI Bill. The degrees he received here allowed a career in public education that forever changed the arc of our family. In 1967, my mother
The approval of Illuminate marks a significant achievement for Dr. Livingstone. In May, the Board of Regents approved the plan. Now the hard work begins of uniting donors, leadership, faculty, staff, alumni, and students to execute the plan. We sat down with Dr. Livingstone in the President’s Office in Pat Neff Hall to ask about
Rob Gregory (’05) was working as an ad agency art director when he noticed a hard lump in his right calf. A doctor gave it a quick look and said there was nothing to worry about – just a calcified hematoma. Rob shrugged off the lump as something he could learn to ignore. Four years later, that
At The Baylor Line Foundation, we recognize and respect that alumni have a wide variety of opinions on recent news surrounding Baylor. Our job is to elevate the voices of alumni, even if those voices are often at odds with one another. We have received numerous comments in the last few days, but this sampling shows that alumni
Over the last several weeks, the ongoing investigation into the sexual assault scandal at Baylor has seen new developments. The most notable of these developments has been the deposition of former Baylor Athletic Director Ian McCaw, taken on June 19th. His deposition, now available in full, levies serious new allegations against Baylor’s leadership, processes, and
Before joining the Executive Vice President and Provost Office as Vice Provost for Graduate Professional Education, Gary Carini served as a Professor of Management and Associate Dean for Graduate Business Programs at the Hankamer School of Baylor University. We were eager to sit down and talk with him about Baylor’s goal of being an R1
Story by Dr. Eugene Baker Almost from their moment of completion, the towers atop Baylor’s first two structures became iconic symbols of the University. Designed as unique architectural features of Main Building (1886) and Georgia Burleson Hall (1887), the black slated roofs stretched upward toward the skies as if to symbolically suggest a symbiotic relationship between the
