The Austin College community celebrates the many accomplishments of global health crusader Paul Farmer, M.D., Ph.D., even as we mourn his death today, February 21, 2022. Farmer was the 2007 recipient of the Austin College Leadership Award, presented March 1 at Belo Mansion in Dallas. His nonprofit health organization, Partners in Health, announced that Farmer,… [Read More]
Jorge Wilson ’03
CFO at Healthcare Utilization Review Corporation Class of 2003 BA in Business Administration and Religion from Austin College MS in Healthcare Administration from UT Arlington My most memorable times as an ACtivator were on those drives through West Texas on our way to New Mexico or Arizona for an event. Those 15 passenger vans were like time capsules and… [Read More]
Sarah Demarest Allen ’03
Class of 2003; Religion and Spanish major; Masters of Divinity from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary 2007; Doctor of Ministry from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary 2019. Sarah will begin serving as the Director for Ministerial Formation and Advanced Studies at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in December of 2021. Prior to serving at Austin Seminary, Sarah was… [Read More]
Rev. Keatan King ’09
Current Position: Associate Pastor at St. Philip Presbyterian Church in Houston, Texas; Graduation Year: 2009; Double Major in Cultural Anthropology and Spanish; Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Class of 2013, Master of Divinity It is difficult for me to imagine how I ever could have become a pastor without first being an ACtivator. Through dozens of… [Read More]
Rev. Shane Kermit Webb ’07
Current Position: Pastor Head of Staff at Woodhaven Presbyterian Church; Graduation year: 2007; Majors: Religious Studies and Spanish; Graduate work: MDiv @ Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary ’11 Post Graduation: I went to seminary, got married, then went off to Peru as a Young Adult Volunteer, then started serving churches as an ordained pastor Memorable time… [Read More]
Allison Harris Graves ’05
Current position: Vice President of Development at Presbyterian Mo-Ranch Assembly; Class of 2005; Majors: Religion and Political Science; Sallie Majors Intern and Service Station Chairperson; Graduate degree: Master of Public Administration with focus on Nonprofit Management from University of North Texas, 2010. The Religious Life program created intentional spaces for me to learn servant leadership… [Read More]
Rev. Cameron Allen ’04
Director of Clinical Services at Hospice Austin; Class of 2004. BA in Religion @ Austin College; Class of 2007. MDIV @ Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary After graduating from seminary I became a hospice chaplain, eventually becoming interested in management and leadership. I am currently responsible for the end-of-life care for about 400 of my neighbors. … [Read More]
Amy Poling Sutherlun ’00
Co-Pastor of First Presbyterian Church in San Marcos, Texas; B.A. in English from AC in 2000; M.A. in Teaching from AC in 2001; M.Div. in 2005 from Princeton Theological Seminary; Honorary Doctor of Human Letters from AC in 2020 After graduating from AC, I married a fellow ACtivator, taught elementary school in inner-city Dallas, and… [Read More]
Seth Finch ’05
Since graduating Austin College, I attained two Master’s degrees and became the Pastor/Head of Staff of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Being a Sallie Majors Intern prepared me to approach situations with a creative lens. Rather than doing something the way we have always done it in the life of the church, I… [Read More]
Emily Bull ’10
I graduated from Austin College in 2010 with a major in Psychology and Religious Studies. I received a Master’s Degree in Social Work with a Concentration in International Social and Economic Development in 2013 from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. I moved back to Texas from Tanzania in 2018. I started working for UT… [Read More]