By Katrina Cheesman There are few people that have a people-first, mission-driven entrepreneurial spirit, but somehow, the Stanley family got a double-dose of this passion. Steve Stanley, and his son Matt, are both Baylor graduates and founders of Sundance at Oakhills memory care facility in Tyler. The facility, founded in 2011, has been so successful […]
If you think “nobody’s perfect,” then you haven’t met our Baylor Lady Bears, crowned last night as the 2012 NCAA National Women’s Basketball Champions. In addition to winning Baylor’s second national title in women’s basketball, the team posted a historic 40-0 record for the season. That’s never been done before in NCAA history by any
In 2009, the Baylor Alumni Association (BAA) launched a five-year plan, called United for Baylor, that established six primary goals for the alumni association. We invite you to learn more about the plan at United for Baylor. At roughly the mid-point in our five-year plan, our leadership is taking an opportunity to assess our progress
By: Katie Burns It started as a desire to help his congregation overcome consumerism in the Christmas season. Now it is a full-scale mission effort involving hundreds of churches. Chris Seay ‘93, pastor of Ecclesia Church in Houston, is helping to bring clean water to hundreds of communities worldwide. Seay first developed a passion for
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It’s March, and that means one thing — it’s time for the Big 12 and NCAA basketball tournaments! Once again, the Baylor Bears will be right in the middle of the action. The games kick off tomorrow, with both the men’s and women’s teams playing in the Phillips 66 Big 12 tournaments in Kansas City,
By: Katie Burns For one Baylor graduate, years of hard work have finally paid off. Playwright Larry Herold, class of ’78, launched the premiere of The Sports Page in Fort Worth at the Stage West Theater. The play is set in the 1960s, at the Dallas Cowboys training camp in Waxahachie, Texas. It follows a
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By Julie Copenhaver The room was filled to capacity with devoted Baylor fans. But many had not received diplomas from the university, until now. On Saturday, February 18, the Baylor Alumni Association (BAA) honored more than sixty recipients with a special Alumni by Choice (ABC) decree. These newest members of the Baylor family were nominated
By: Katie Burns Dr. Jim Denison, former Park Cities Baptist Church pastor, will speak on February 17, at the Baylor Alumni Association’s Lifelong Learning Coffee. Lifelong Learning provides adults an opportunity to expand their knowledge and education through a variety of speakers, classes, and events. Jim Denison will speak to the group about the importance
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Baylor alumni, don’t miss the unique opportunity to hear Baylor’s A Cappella Choir, the premier choral ensemble of the university, as they tour the Eastern Seaboard for the first time in years! Click here for a video preview! Join the group from Atlanta to New York for the following performances in March 2012: Thursday, March
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By: Katie Burns Baylor University’s Hankamer School Business hosted a sneak peak of Undercover Boss on Tuesday, January 17, featuring Waco business superstar Dina Dwyer-Owens, chair and CEO of The Dwyer Group. Dwyer-Owens attended Baylor from 1981-1983 before taking over her father’s successful business, The Dwyer Group. In her time as CEO, the company has
