Nationwide Media Highlights
Forbes | December 19, 2011
Param Jaggi, who made Forbes World-Changers list, is a 17-year-old freshman at Austin College in Texas who invented an algae-based system that attaches to the exhaust pipe of a car to convert carbon dioxide to oxygen.
Governing.com | December 15, 2011
Kevin Simmons is featured in the article: Seeking a Silver Lining to Calamities.
Pegasus News | December 15, 2011
David Baker unveiled extreme weather knowledge on a Discovery Channel special recently.
YouTube.com | December 19, 2011
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Regional and Local Media Highlights
Austin College | January 4, 2012
The eighth annual Grayson County Martin Luther King Jr. Day Community Celebration Breakfast will be held at 7:30 a.m. Monday, January 16, in Mabee Hall of the Robert J. and Mary Wright Campus Center at Austin College.
Austin College | January 10, 2012
For spring 2012, students registered for 1,783 spaces in 161 humanities courses; 945 individual students signed up for such courses. This means over 70 percent of the total student body (1,350 students) will take a humanities course in spring term, averaging almost two humanities courses per student.
Austin GStyle | January-February 2012
Todd Canon ’93 is featured in an article, There’s a Doctor in the House.
City Biz List – Dallas | January 4, 2012
John Van Zanten ’94, was named partner at Whitely Penn LLP accounting firm recently.
KXAS – Dallas | December 27, 2011
Param Jaggi made Dallas news twice regarding his algae-filled device for cars.
KXII – Texoma | January 5, 2012
Austin College students went back to school early to take some in-depth courses for college credit as part of the university’s “Jan Term.”
KXII – Texoma | January 6, 2012
Dean of student services, Dr. Rose Rothmeier says Austin College was able to get a leg up on the new vaccine requirement for meningitis.
KXII – Texoma | January 15, 2012
Austin College will host the 8th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast on Monday, January 16 at 7:30 a.m.
KXII – Texoma | January 16, 2012
Austin College and local Rotary Clubs hosted the 8th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast on Monday, January 16. Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson was the keynote speaker.
NBC DFW | December 28, 2011
The algae-filled device which turns carbon dioxide car emissions into oxygen earned Param Jaggi a spot on Forbes Magazine’s “30 World-Changers Under 30” list in the Energy category.
News-Press Now – St. Joseph, Mo. | December 30, 2011
Mel Tjeerdsma adjusts to post-football life.
Sherman Herald Democrat | December 16, 2011
Two years after making history as oldest player to participate in a college football game, Tom Thompson had his Austin College football jersey on display at the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Indiana.
Sherman Herald Democrat | December 26, 2011
Acclaimed organist and Austin College professor emeritus Richard J. Tappa, age 79, died at Texas Health Presbyterian-WNJ in Sherman on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011.
Sherman Herald Democrat | January 5, 2012
Austin College students begin courses in Ethnomusicology, The Bicycle, and The ABC’s of Serial Killers, or one of the other 59 in-depth courses offered.
Sherman Herald Democrat | January 5, 2012
Austin College hosts the Grayson County Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration breakfast. The keynote speaker for the event will be Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson of the Texas Supreme Court.
WFAA – Dallas | January 5, 2012
Kirby Carmichael ‘03 was featured on Good Morning Texas with hosts Amy & Ty.
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