Baylor Line

The goal is simple for Matt McClard ’00: Own the sock drawer. The management team at Dallas-based Foot Cardigan, which sends subscribers a pair of colorful, boldly patterned socks every month, took a huge step toward that goal when it hit the jackpot on an episode of ABC’s Shark Tank that aired October 9.  McClard […]

Ready for a new season of a cable TV reality show featuring two Baylor grads? No, not that one. Miller Gaffney ’02 and Carol Lee Pryor Brosseau ’03 are hosting “Art Breakers,” which premieres Sunday evening on the Ovation cable channel and focuses on their worlds as art brokers who connect buyers, collectors, and artists.

By Reagan Starr A packed Waco Hall auditorium gave former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani – also known as America’s Mayor — a warm Texas welcome Wednesday evening as he walked onto the stage with Baylor President and Chancellor Ken Starr and then they settled into their seats for the first question. The question wasn’t

Editor’s Note:  The BAA will be hosting two free webinars on strengthening your LinkedIn profile — on Monday, Sept. 28 from noon-1 p.m. and on Tuesday, Sept. 29 from 1-2 p.m. (both Central time).  For more information and to register, click on this link. Over the past few months, more than 1,000 alums have connected

Most successful people have an Ah-ha moment, that “thing” that sets them on a new path. For Kirsten Dickerson ’95, it was a 2007 mission to India with her Hollywood, CA, church.  Kirsten had been splitting her time between working with her filmmaker husband as an art director and costume designer during the day and

Amanda Packard ’15 just completed a year-long job interview that now has her teaching seventh-grade mathematics at Midway Middle School on the outskirts of Waco. Yes, a year-long job interview. It’s no big surprise when a Baylor School of Education graduate gets a job right out of school – more than 100 started work in Texas

The BAA asked this year’s Legacy Scholarship applicants to reflect on what it has meant to be part of a Baylor legacy family and to grow up surrounded by Baylor traditions, and what the scholarship means to them.  This week, we introduce Annie Richmond, a freshman from Watertown, MA who expects to graduate in May 2019 with

The BAA asked this year’s Legacy Scholarship applicants to reflect on what it has meant to be part of a Baylor legacy family and to grow up surrounded by Baylor traditions, and what the scholarship means to them.  This week, we introduce Eliza Newman of Woodway (Waco). Eliza expects to graduate in May 2019 with a

It has been a difficult few days for Baylor and the Baylor Football program, and there are likely to be more difficult days ahead.  We do not want to pile on, but we would like to provide a “safe” environment for our alumni to post comments if they so choose.  Our thoughts are with the

The BAA asked this year’s Legacy Scholarship applicants to reflect on what it has meant to be part of a Baylor legacy family and to grow up surrounded by Baylor traditions, and what the scholarship means to them.  This week, we introduce Will Aker of Waco. Will expects to graduate in May 2017 with a