ACU Remembers: Acclaimed artist G. Harvey
Acclaimed impressionistic artist Gerald Harvey Jones (’56), died Nov. 13, 2017, at age 84. A public memorial service is being planned to take place in Austin, Texas, sometime in the early spring of 2018.
Category: Alumni News
Anthony elected first woman to chair ACU board
April (Bullock ’89) Anthony of Dallas will make Abilene Christian University history early next year when she becomes the 16th chair of its Board of Trustees and the first woman to oversee the governing body of her alma mater. Recently named ACU’s 2018 Outstanding Alumna of the Year, Anthony was chosen last Saturday … Continued
Anthony, Gasore named 2018 Alumni Award recipients
Abilene Christian University will honor April Anthony, of Dallas, Texas, and Serge Gasore, of Kigali, Rwanda, with its two most prestigious annual alumni awards in February. Named as the 2018 Outstanding Alumnus of the Year is April Anthony, class of 1989, of Dallas, Texas, who is a member of ACU’s Board of Trustees, CEO of Encompass … Continued
Tailgating 101: Get cooking with tips from an aficionado
Garrett Sublette (’03) isn’t playing around. He loves to tailgate, and he loves to cook. Put those passions together, and his tent at Wildcat Country Tailgating is the place to be on Gamedays. Try not to drool when you read what Sublette and friends whipped up for the first two home games: On Opening Weekend, … Continued
LiveBeyond: Vanderpools named 2017 Alumni of the Year
When David Vanderpool, M.D., (’82) arrived on Jan. 14, 2010, Haiti had just experienced a 7.0 magnitude earthquake.
ACU Remembers: Sean Adams
Sean T. Adams (’94), Abilene Christian University’s Young Alumnus of the Year for 2012, died Sept. 14, 2017, in Austin, Texas, at age 46. A memorial service will be held Sept. 23 at 1 p.m. at Westover Hills Church of Christ (8332 Mesa Drive, Austin, Texas 78759). Born May 24, 1971, in Oakland, California, Adams … Continued
Duke University honors ACU alumna as trailblazer in neurology
When Janice Massey, M.D., graduated from ACU in 1968, becoming a neurology professor ...
Ballards seek organ donor with rare blood type
An Abilene couple whose hopes were buoyed by the way ACU Today readers responded to another alum's need for a unique kidney donor last year, has asked for their story to be shared as well. ...
Andrea Lucado shares faith lessons in her debut book
Andrea Lucado got up at 5:30 a.m. on a Monday and started writing. What started as a stream-of-consciousness essay became memories of her time studying in Oxford, England. The first person she sent the essay to was her father, international best-selling author Max Lucado, also an ACU graduate. “He’s my dad but he would also … Continued
Candlelight devo tradition burning bright
Some traditions at Abilene Christian University begin quite intentionally but others have inauspicious roots. The Candlelight Devotional at ACU is a little of both, and this fall celebrates its 25th anniversary on the Hill. ...