Distinguished Alumni Award Don Willett serves on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Before joining the federal judiciary, Judge Willett served a dozen years on the Supreme Court of Texas. He has devoted his professional life to public service, and prior to becoming a judge, he served as legal counsel to […]
Outstanding Young Alumni Award Ashley Killough is a reporter-producer for CNN covering Congress and based in the network’s Washington Bureau. Prior to reporting from Capitol Hill, she covered the field of Republican candidates in the 2016 presidential race as an embed producer for two years, ending on Donald Trump’s campaign. Since joining CNN in 2011,
Abner V. McCall Humanitarian Award Alfred Anderson is a Superintendent for York Builders Inc., and an alumnus of the National Football League. Anderson was a starter all four years of his collegiate career at Baylor University in his hometown of Waco, Texas, while being named “Freshman of the Year” in 1980. He is the second
Chloe Jackson’s Heroics Lead Baylor to 3rd National Championship Waco was ablaze Sunday evening when the Lady Bears brought home the 3rdNCAA women’s basketball national championship in school history. The win solidifies head coach Kim Mulkey into the highest echelon of college basketball coaches in the country, men or women. What ended up as a
This article was written by Meg Cullar and printed in the Summer 2012 issue of The Baylor Line. THE VERBS ALONE TELL the story. According the nation’s headline writers, the Baylor Lady Bears stampeded, stomped, dominated, derailed, beat down, and overwhelmed their opponents on the basketball court this year. But only one verb really mattered—win.
This article was written by Scarlett Steakley and was printed in the Summer 2006 issue of The Baylor Line. What’s it like for a student organization to develop and eventually perform an act at Sing, Baylor’s annual student talent show? The Line went behind the scenes with a fraternity known for its laid-back approach
This article was written by Meg Cullar and published in the Baylor Line Spring 2001 issue. One of the brightest spots in the political firmament, Ann Richards’s light is still shining. NOT LONG AFTER HER INAUGURATION AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, Ann Richards paid a visit to her hometown of Waco. She was greeted warmly by
This article was written by Todd Copeland, then editor of The Baylor Line, and published in the Line’s Spring 2001 issue. Today Willie Nelson is one of the world’s most famous musicians, but in 1954 he was just another face in the crowd at Baylor. WILLIE NELSON’S TOUR BUS, FEATURING ITS TELL-TALE “Comanche at
This article was written by Paula Price Tanner and published in the January 1988 issue of The Baylor Line. Over the years, they have come from varied backgrounds. One was a city boy from the suburbs of Houston; another grew up in Mount Ida, Arkansas. Two came after stints in the armed services; one, after
This article was written by Tony Pederson and published in the June 1980 issue of The Baylor Line. For the casual visitor to Baylor’s original site in the tiny Texas village of Independence, the most visually pleasing point of interest is the old female campus, where four magnificent columns from the old main building have
