The Honorable Lyndon L. Olson, Jr., was appointed by President William J. Clinton as U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden and served from 1997-2001. From 1979-87, Olson was Chairman and Member of the Texas State Board of Insurance. In 1982-83, he served as President of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. He is Vice […]
Rev. Dr. George A. Mason has been senior pastor at Wilshire Baptist Church since August 1989. His three decades as pastor follow the pattern of his predecessor, Bruce Mclver, who was pastor at Wilshire for 30 years. Mason is a nationally recognized faith leader, rooted in congregational life. He combines the prophetic and pastoral voices
John Garland is the pastor of the San Antonio Mennonite Church in downtown San Antonio, which runs run a hospitality house that has hosted thousands of asylum-seekers from Central America and Central Africa over the past few years. He is the director of the Semillas, which does trauma-healing work on a small ranch outside of
They were calling it “Baylor’s greatest victory of all time” as most of the record 81,000 watchers in the fabulous Sugar Bowl still stared in shocked disbelief at the stadium scoreboard which read: “Baylor 13, Tennessee 7.” “I’ll buy that,” said exultant Baylor Coach Sam Boyd. To see Baylor win the Southwest Conference title and
Give us just a little bit of background about where you came from and how you got into broadcasting. Well, my parents went to Baylor, and that’s how I knew about Baylor. My dad was a religion major. He graduated in 1958. He then went to Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, and I was born
In August, a group of Baylor students sent a letter to both the Big 12 conference and the NCAA asking them to take action on Baylor’s treatment of its gay, transgender, and queer students, citing discrimination in university policies. This is the latest in a series of events and discussions about diversity and LGBTQ students
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This article was published in the Winter 2011 issue of The Baylor Line and written by Lisa Asher. During a four -decade long career in New York, Martha Swope ‘51 captured moments of some of the century’s greatest performers and performances Martha Swope—you might not recognize the name, but you will almost certainly
This article was published in the Summer 2013 issue of The Baylor Line and written by Meg Cullar. Baylor graduates in Teach for America are on a mission – both in the classroom and on a bigger stage The sign behind Kelsey Riley’s desk reads, “BELIEVE.” And believe she does. The 2011 Baylor graduate
This article was published in the Summer 2013 issue of The Baylor Line and written by Lisa Asher. Sculptor Dan Brook’s work draws upon his Native American roots and his love for a medium that “lasts forever.” Dan Brook ’83 speaks in a halting style with a low, gravelly voice. He contemplates questions carefully
This article was published in the Summer 2012 issue of The Baylor Line and written by Katerina Cheesman. Baylor’s Heavenly Voices Gospel Choir has become a source of power to both Baylor students and the people they bless with their music. THE HEAVENLY VOICES GOSPEL Choir practice begins with the kind of announcements and chitchat
