Elizabeth Vardaman was a senior lecturer in business communications in the Hankame School of Business in the 1980s and early 1990s. She became assistant director of the Honors Program in 1993 and was appointed an associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences in 1996.
An exchange professor in China and assistant director on various Baylor summer abroad programs in England in the 1980s and 90s, she traveled extensively with her husband, Dr. James Vardaman. She taught in the first Baylor in Maastricht program in The Netherlands.
In 1999 she was given responsibility for building a national scholarship program to serve the University. One year later, she joined 20 faculty and staff from across the U.S. to charter the National Association of Fellowship Advisors (NAFA). She directed the first NAFA summer tour to universities across the British Isles and published articles in numerous NAFA and Baylor journals throughout her academic career.
It was her privilege and honor to mentor students who wanted to maximize their education, discern their calling, and become change agents for good within their personal and professional communities. She also loved seeing Baylor students prevail in competitions for the Marshall, Fulbright, Goldwater, Truman, Schwarzman, and other national awards.
