Compiled by Heidi Rushing, Institutional Marketing and Communications Staff

International and National Media Highlight

Fortune | May 13, 2022
Nate Essin ’18 shares his experience as a new employee at Accenture on-boarding through virtual reality in the metaverse. See the video below at 3:08 minutes.

Houston Chronicle | May 16, 2022
Renowned sculptor Joe Havel retires after 30 years as Director of the Glassell School of Art at Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. Prior to his role at the Glassell School, Havel was the Craig Chair in the Arts at Austin College.

Lampoon Magazine | May 18, 2022
Victoria Gilbert ’21 published an exploration of the work of Chinese architects Zhang Ke, Xu Tiantian, and Zhu Pei presented in the exhibition Reuse, Renew, Recycle at MOMA, in a piece called “The nostalgia of brick outweighs the grandeurs of steel.”

Sports Illustrated | May 10, 2022
Since 2004, at least 14 players across the NCAA have used their eligibility later in life, including Austin College’s own Tom Thompson, who kicked for Austin College at the age of 61, making him the oldest player in NCAA history.

USA Water Polo | May 9, 2022
The Austin College women’s water polo team competed in the NCAA DIII National Championship, finishing in third place nationally.

Dallas and Regional News

Athens Review | May 7, 2022
The Athens Rotary Club honors outstanding local students each month, and April’s honorees include Grant Yudizky, who will be coming to Austin College in the fall and plans to play for both the football and baseball teams.

Houston Chronicle | May 31, 2022
Humble ISD celebrated over 8- student-athletes who are heading to college in a signing day ceremony, including Austin College-bound Pablo Cantu, who will be joining the ’Roo football program next fall.

KTRE ABC News 9 Lufkin | May 5, 2022
Two Lufkin seniors are following in their family footsteps with their college choice, including Pineywoods Community Academy senior Jordan Armstrong, who will be heading to Austin College. Armstrong will join the swim team; her father played football when he attended Austin College.

NOLA.com | May 5, 2022
St Augustine High School in New Orleans, a leading Catholic high school for African Americans, continues to add colleges to their pathway partnership program, with a goal of reaching 50 St. Augustine seniors each year who received scholarships to affiliated schools, including Austin College, Notre Dame, Stillman College, and others.

Seguin Today | May 5, 2022
At a signing day ceremony, Seguin High School senior John Michael Mata has signed a letter of intent to play football at Austin College next fall. Mata was a three-time All-District performer and made All-State team last fall.

TASA | May 2022
The Texas Association of Schools of Art “Artovation Student Show 2022” is a juried exhibition featuring the best of art from college students across the state, including Austin College’s Sarah Putnicki ’25, Sam Skinner ’22, and Tristan Reno ’22.

Texarkana Today | May 19, 2022
Texas Highschool in Texarkana hosted a signing day ceremony to celebrate five student-athletes who will be going to college in the fall, including Brock Norton, who will be joining the ’Roo football team.

Utica Observer-Dispatch | May 31, 2022
A rundown of local college scholarships features Carson Cook, who will be coming to Austin College in the fall.  Cook was the valedictorian of Whitesboro High School and won the First Source Federal Credit Union scholarship, boasting the highest GPA among all applicants.

Voyage Dallas | May 12, 2022
Voyage Dallas “Rising Stars” section features Maddie Wilson ’23 for her work with photography and graphic design.

Woodlands Online | May 5, 2022
Origin Bank has announced that Mitchell Schulman ’83 will join the company’s Memorial Banking Center team in Houston as Executive Vice President, Commercial Relationship Manager. With more than 38 years of experience in the financial services industry, he specializes in businesses and real estate lending.

Local Media Highlights

KTEN | May 31, 2022
Austin College has named Shawn Counts as the head coach of the baseball team. Counts served as interim head coach during the 2022 season and has worked as an assistant coach for the team since 2019.

KTEN | May 17, 2022
Sherman High School athlete Trevor VanSant signs his letter of intent to play baseball at Austin College next year at the school’s signing day ceremony.

KTEN | May 12, 2022
Howe High School football standout Clayton White will not have to travel far to play college football. White signed with Austin College to continue his athletic and academic career at Howe’s signing day ceremony.

KXII | May 21, 2022
Austin College honors Choctaw Nation’s Chief Gary Batton with an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters during the 2022 Commencement ceremony.

KXII | May 18, 2022
At Sherman High School’s signing day ceremony, Travor VanSant made his commitment to playing baseball at Austin College.

KXII | May 12, 2022
Howe football standout Clay White decided to stay local as he signed a letter of intent to play for Austin College next fall at Howe’s signing day ceremony.

KXII | May 5, 2022
In preparation for some higher than average temperatures in the forecast, Austin College environmental studies faculty member Dr. Peter Schulze offers a comment on how that will affect the Texas power grid.

KXII | May 3, 2022
Austin College Education Department chair Dr. Sandy Philipose offers a comment on how new state licensing board requirements for teachers might adversely affect those who are entering the profession, erecting further barriers to entry for a field that is already facing a shortage.

KXII | May 3, 2022
The historic Woodmen Circle home in Sherman was demolished recently.  At the demolition, family members gathered to remember Margery Eldridge, who lived in the orphanage as a child and eventually attended Austin College.

Herald Democrat | May 9, 2022
Darrah Dunn ’89 is stepping into the role of managing artistic director of the Sherman Community Players.  In a profile of Dunn, he shares some of the highlights of his time on stage, including when he first joined the SCP as an Austin College student more than 30 years ago.

Herald Democrat | May 9, 2022
The Herald-Democrat published a complete list of 325 Bachelor of Arts degree candidates and 15 Master of Arts in Teaching degree candidates who graduated from Austin College this May.

Herald Democrat | May 9, 2022
The Austin College coaching staff honored more than 50 student-athletes in its annual Athletics Convocation in Sid Richardson Gymnasium. Football player Tyler James ’22 and women’s water polo player and swimmer Sammi Thiele ’24 were selected as the Pete Cawthon Male Athlete and Gene Day Female Athlete of the Year, respectively.

Herald Democrat | May 8, 2022
The Austin College women’s water polo team came in third at the USA Water Polo Division III National Championships.

Blogs and Online Media

Hartford Hawks | May 27, 2022
University of Hartford announced on Friday that Polly Thomason ’99 has been named the Hawks' head women's basketball coach. Thomason comes to Hartford by way of the University of Texas - Dallas, where she served as head coach from 2005-21.

North Texas e-News | May 21, 2022
The Austin College community celebrates its Class of 2022 at Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 21. Sara Schuster ’22 was elected by her classmates to present the Senior Address. Rev. Dr. Theodore “Ted” Wardlaw, president of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary and the speaker at the College’s Baccalaureate on Friday evening, will receive an Honorary Doctor of Divinity, and Gary Batton, the 47th Chief of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, will receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.

North Texas e-News | May 19, 2022
Austin College Baccalaureate and Commencement ceremonies were held on May 20 and 21, celebrating the graduation of 325 Bachelor of Arts degree candidates and 15 Master of Arts in Teaching degree candidates. The Golden ’Roo Society also celebrated the 50th anniversary of the graduation of the Class of 1972, along with alumni from 1970 and 1971 who missed celebrating their 50th due to Covid.

News ’Roos Can Use

Chronicle of Higher Education | May 26, 2022
In an article titled “Student Success Requires Faculty Well-Being" Beckie Supiano urges faculty to take time, as the semester comes to a close, to reflect and document teaching successes to make things a little easier come fall. At the same time, she encourages institutions to consider investments in faculty well-being that will pay dividends in student success down the road.

Higher Ed Jobs | May 27, 2022
In an essay by CIC vice president Jo Ellen Parker, she makes a case for independent colleges as drivers of educational quality, innovation, and diversity across all of higher education.

Inside Higher Ed | May 20, 2022
The Education Department on Thursday urged colleges to use Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF) on mental health services on campus. The announcement provides college administrators with a clarification that HEERF funds can be used for needed mental health service improvements, which were originally not included in HEERF legislation.

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