Gary Gaines, an iconic and successful Texas high school coach whose five-year career at Abilene Christian University was a table-setter for the Wildcats’ success in NCAA Division II and eventual move to Division I, died Aug. 22, 2022, in Lubbock, Texas. He was 73 and had battled Alzheimer’s disease for five years. A memorial service … Continued
Former longtime history and global studies department professor and chair Dr. John Louis Robinson (’60) died Aug. 10, 2022, in Lubbock, Texas, at age 86 following a battle with leukemia. Robinson was born Oct. 17, 1935, in Luxora, Arkansas, and graduated in 1953 from El Cerrito (California) High School. From 1953-57, Robinson served as a … Continued
Though he had an idea what was coming, the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope left ACU physics alumnus Dr. Scott Acton (’84) speechless. He had spent “half a lifetime’s worth of effort” working on the mission, most recently as Webb’s wavefront sensing and controls scientist with Ball Aerospace. In April, he was … Continued
Dr. Paul B. Faulkner (’52), teacher, preacher, counselor, professor, author and entrepreneur, died July 5, 2022, in Grapevine, Texas. He was 92. A service honoring his life is planned for 1:30 p.m., Saturday, July 9, at The Hills Church, North Richland Hills Campus (6300 NE Loop 820, North Richland Hills, Texas, 76180), preceded by a … Continued
What can you do with leather from old airplane seats? Students in ACU’s Social Enterprise Consulting class in the College of Business Administration are working with entrepreneurs in Costa Rica to find out, and in the process they are helping change lives. Ten students traveled to Costa Rica over Spring Break to work with Centro … Continued
When Russia began shelling Ukraine in February, ACU alumnus Andrew Kelly (’01) and his wife, Jenny, were 6,000 miles away in Abilene, Texas. But their thoughts immediately flew to 10 orphaned children living at a rescue shelter run by Jeremiah’s Hope, a Ukrainian ministry Andrew founded in 2003 along with fellow ACU graduate Steve Taliaferro … Continued
Kent Leon Rideout (’86), senior vice president and chief operating officer of Abilene Christian Investment Management Company (ACIMCO), died June 5, 2022, at age 65 in a motorcycle accident in Arkansas. Visitation with the family will take place Sunday, June 12, from 2-4 p.m. at Piersall Funeral Directors (733 Butternut St., Abilene, Texas 79602). A … Continued
Dr. Charlie H. “Doc” Marler (’55), revered professor emeritus of journalism and mass communication, and influential historian who taught and mentored Abilene Christian University students for 58 years, died May 27, 2022, in Abilene, Texas, following a short illness. He was 89. Visitation will be Tuesday, May 31, from 5-7 p.m. at Piersall Funeral Directors … Continued
Dr. Robert Lynn Anderson (’90 D.Min.), beloved evangelist and mentor of ministers around the world, and Abilene Christian University’s first doctoral graduate, died May 12, 2022, at age 85. Anderson was born Sept. 22, 1936, in a farming and ranching community in southern Saskatchewan, Canada. After graduating from high school at Western Christian College, he … Continued