International and National Media Highlights
Chestnut Hill Local | June 15, 2021
Rev. Eric Hungerford ’06 has been named as the new rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill, PA. Hungerford is currently the rector of St. James Church in La Grange, Texas. He received his divinity degree from Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest in 2010 and has previously served at parishes in Houston and The Woodlands.
Deeper Blue | June 13, 2021
The Divers Alert Network, a group of organizations dedicated to improving diving safety, has announced their 2021 research and safety interns. Among the five interns who were selected for this year is Gabriel Graf ’24, an active diver who is studying biochemistry at Austin College. The interns will spend the next few months expanding their knowledge and experience of dive safety and research.
Inside Higher Ed | June 8, 2021
The U.S. Department of Education held public hearings to focus on how it can improve Title IX enforcement. In an article for Inside Higher Ed, Jake Sapp, deputy Title IX coordinator at Austin College, weighed in some procedural reforms that could improve the process
Law.com | June 7, 2021
National law firm Nicolaides Fink Thorpe Michaelides Sullivan is expanding its newly opened Dallas office with the addition of insurance attorney Nicholas K. Low ’11. Prior to private practice, Low clerked for U.S. Magistrate Judge Irma Ramirez of the Northern District of Texas and U.S. District Judge Amos L. Mazzant of the Eastern District of Texas (subscription required).
Panrotas Corporativo | June 17, 2021
Michelle McKinney Frymire ’89 has been named the CEO of Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global travel management company. Frymire previously served as CFO and President of Strategy & Transformation for CWT.
PLOS ONE | June 17, 2021
Academic journal PLOS ONE has published an article by psychology faculty Dr. Renee Countryman and Dr. Matt Findley, and their student Madeline Reinhardt ’21. The three conducted the study on source of news and pandemic-related health behaviors in the summer of 2020.
PR Newswire | June 4, 2021
The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), the leading authority on children’s oral health, inducted the new president and other officers and trustees. Dr. Jeffrey D. Rhodes ’84 has been named the Southwestern District Trustee. Dr. Rhodes teaches pediatric dental residents at Jordan Valley Community Center in Springfield, Missouri. He has held numerous leadership roles for the AAPD.
SoccerWire.com | June 3, 2021
Miles Vaughn ’09 has been promoted to assistant coach for the University of Maryland men’s soccer team. Vaughn, who has vast experience in coaching and operations, has spent the last three seasons with the team as director of operations and interim assistant coach. Vaughn majored in economics and Spanish, and was a four-year player for the ’Roos, and he earned a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from LSU in 2015.
Texas Jewish Post | April 15, 2021
Amanda Walker-Pethick ’02 is the Director of Student Support Services at Akiba Yavneh Academy of Dallas, a private Jewish day school. In that role, she has helped develop the school’s Structured Learning Classroom to support students with autism spectrum disorder and other neurodevelopmental disabilities.
Dallas and Regional News
Dallas Morning News | June 10, 2021
David Marquis ’73, activist and author of The River Always Wins: Water as a Metaphor for Hope and Progress, discussed his books at a free virtual event for the Allen Public Library.
Fort Worth Star Telegram | July 29, 2021
Trustee Jim Jarratt ’67 will be the next mayor of Granbury, Texas. Jarratt won a special election to replace former mayor Nin Hulett who resigned in April. Jarrett is a retired corporate executive who currently serves on Granbury’s Capital Improvements Advisory Committee.
Kilgore News Herald | June 26 2021
State softball standout and future ’Roo Calleigh King, who graduated from Sabine High School and has spent the last two years playing for Kilgore College, has announced plans to continue her education and softball career at Austin College.
WFAA News 8 Dallas | June 16, 2021
On the ninth anniversary of President Obama signing DACA, WFAA checks in with some of those Dreamers, including Emma Chalott Barron ’18. Chalott Barron is currently a student at UNT Dallas College of Law, and works with the North Texas Dream Team, an organization that provides legal services to the undocumented community.
Local Media Highlights
Herald Democrat | June 17, 2021
Professor emeritus of English Dr. Jerry Lincecum traces the birth of epidemiology to the “Bills of Mortality,” a special kind of newspaper published in London in the 1660s that reported death causes and counts in and around the city.
Herald Democrat | June 4, 2021
Sherman Community Players teamed up with Austin College to perform their summer musical “Mamma Mia” in the newly renovated Sally and Jim Nation Theatre at Austin College. The cast included several Austin College faculty, staff, students, and alumni.
Herald Democrat | June 3, 2021
The Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches has given three Austin College players, Sophie Oliver ’24, Valery Piachonkina ’23 and Lexi Wong ’23, All-American honors.
Herald Democrat | May 21, 2021
Kelsey Warren has been promoted to head athletic trainer for Austin College. Warren, who earned a master’s degree from Weber State University in 2020 and has worked with several athletic programs from high school to DI teams, spent the 2020-2021 academic year as the assistant athletic trainer.
KTEN | April 27, 2021
Sherman Community Players present the musical “Mamma Mia” in the Sally and Jim Nation Theatre at Austin College during the month of June. SCP partnered with Austin College to use the newly renovated theatre so that they could present a fully in-person show, and still allow for social distancing among their audience.
Blogs and Online Media
Austin College News | June 8, 2021
The Spring Term 2021 Dean’s List has been released. It recognizes 247 individual students who comprise the top 20 percent of full-time students for the semester.
Austin College News | June 8, 2021
Elizabeth Parker ’21 was selected as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Taiwan. She will be heading to Taiwan in August for a month-long training program, before beginning at a local school, where she will teach English for one year.
North Texas e-News | June 16, 2021
Volleyball coach Ed Garza is once again offering high-intensity volleyball camps at Austin College for students aged 2nd grade through high school. Coach Garza has over 665 college wins and has qualified six teams to the NCAA National Tournament and 19 teams to the USA Junior National Tournament.
North Texas e-News | June 15, 2021
Rev. Henry H. Bucher, emeritus faculty in Humanities, explores what Juneteenth can tell us about the debates over how to teach history of the slave trade.
North Texas e-News | June 15, 2021
Dr. Jerry Lincecum, emeritus faculty in English, explores some of his favorite entries into his “word hoarde” and their etymologies, including canny, ad hoc, and contrive.
North Texas e-News | June 15, 2021
Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge “Second Saturday” program for June features Dr. Jennifer Cary Vaughn ’05 discussing the Tufted Titmouse and Black-crested Titmouse, the historical and current understanding of their species status, and her recent research related to their genetics, behavior, physiology, and morphology. Vaughn earned a Ph.D. in Wildlife from Texas A&M University and is currently teaching environmental science and biology at Collin College’s Frisco campus.
News ’Roos Can Use
Inside Higher Ed | June 28, 2021
As students plan to head back to college campuses next fall, the demand for on-campus housing at some residential institutions is surging. Colleges cite multiple reasons, from lack of Study Abroad opportunities to a sophomore class that missed out on their typical first-year experience and is eager to live in residential facilities.
Inside Higher Ed | June 28, 2021
The House Ways and Means Committee held a panel to explore how tax code might be adapted to better support low-income students–in particular, students at community colleges who may not pay enough in tuition to be able to claim the current Lifetime Learning Credit.
Inside Higher Ed | June 28, 2021
Two recent polls of high school students suggest that the pandemic will change the way they feel about college for some time. Students report significant changes to their college plans, with many opting to stay closer to home.