Present success is often built on the foundation of the past. This sentiment is the principle on which most institutions of higher education operate. The education they provide builds a platform for future success in the lives of students who attend the institution. Those who study biology or other pre-medical preparation at Austin College owe… [Read More]
Chain Reaction of Giving
Chain reactions are powerful. One student graduates from Austin College and gives a sincere recommendation of the institution to a former teacher’s son. That young man then attends an Austin College spring preview, decides to attend, and earns his undergraduate education. Years later, recognizing the degree to which he benefited from the guidance and teaching… [Read More]
A Tradition of Benevolence
College presidents deal with a lot of phone calls–some good, some not so good. Austin College President Oscar C. Page learned of good news for the College in one phone call. He was notified that the late Priscilla Connally of Amarillo, Texas, had included Austin College as a beneficiary of her estate with a bequest… [Read More]
Making Their Mark
Past, Present and Future Sara Bernice Moseley and the late John D. Moseley, former first lady and president emeritus of Austin College, wanted to participate in the College’s 1999-2004 New Era Campaign. Their most valuable asset was their home located across the street from campus. They gave their home to the College in the form… [Read More]
Giving to Austin College, Students, and the World
Marilyn Facka Brill ’69 first heard about Austin College from boarders who rented a spare bedroom in her mother’s household. The renters were student teachers from Austin College and Marilyn liked what she heard from them about the College, and followed in their footsteps, first to Austin College, later into teaching. Marilyn especially appreciated the… [Read More]
Supporting Our Austin College Family
Ray Stephens has been a lifelong member of the Austin College family. His father graduated from Austin College in 1920 and entered the banking industry in Sherman. It seemed natural that Ray attend Austin College and he graduated in 1950, then left Sherman for a time to pursue his medical education at University of Texas… [Read More]
A Grand Gesture of Gratitude
When Covenant Society member Roger Fullington arrived at Austin College as a freshman from Greenville, Texas, in September 1948, athletics scholarships were available. He earned his scholarship as manager for the football and basketball teams. Fullington recalled those early days on campus as the most exciting times of his life as he, who had traveled… [Read More]
A Family Tradition
Place all the students Jay and John Evans have recruited to Austin College end to end and they would reach … Well, how far they would reach is unknown, but the point is, it would be a long way. The twins from El Campo, Texas, learned about Austin College from Mary Foulks, who visited their… [Read More]
Long Journey In Higher Education
Bill Walker, magna cum laude ’53, has had a lifelong career in higher education. His journey began on the Austin College campus as a freshman in 1948 as he found his way to Luckett Hall. With limited funds but limitless interest in a liberal arts education, Walker began as a chemistry major. He fondly remembers… [Read More]
Honoring Their Roots
Gary and Cynthia Holloway’s family roots run deep in north Texas. The couple has ensured that the family names will remain a part of future generations by establishing, through their estate, an endowed Austin College scholarship in memory of James Truett Holloway, Gary’s father, and Prentiss Virgil Compton, Cynthia’s father. Cynthia’s father moved the family… [Read More]