ACU Today Magazine
Summer-Fall 2017 Issue
Enjoy highlights from the Summer-Fall 2017 issue of ACU Today magazine, including the cover story about country music artist Aaron Watson.
2017 Distinguished Alumni Citation: Tasha Lemley
He was there every day. Tasha (French ’02) Lemley walked past the same bench every morning on her way to work. Day after day, the same homeless man was sitting there as she hurried by. She had graduated from ACU with a photojournalism degree, but had become interested in graphic design, moving to Nashville to […]
2017 Distinguished Alumni Citation: Dr. Shaun Casey
When Dr. Shaun Casey (’79) was growing up, family conversation around the dinner table often centered on two topics: religion and politics. “I’ve always been intrigued by the public implications of religious belief and practice,” Casey said. “For a lot of Americans, belief is a matter of consumer choice. But I’ve always thought there was […]
2017 Young Alumna of the Year: Chelsea Buchholtz
Chelsea (Thornton ’01) Buchholtz, J.D., still can’t believe she’s ACU’s 2017 Young Alumna of the Year. Just look at the previous recipients of the award, she told attendees at the Alumni Day lunch Feb. 19: 2016’s Gilbert Tuhabonye (’01), an inspirational speaker, author, running coach and philanthropist; and 2015’s Dr. Kent (’03) and Amber (Carroll […]
Halbert-Walling Research Center provides room for discovery
Sussan Talamas never stops smiling. She smiles when she talks about the culture shock she experienced when she first arrived at Abilene Christian – a native of Torreon, Mexico, living in West Texas with a Japanese roommate. She quickly learned not to greet her peers with a kiss on the cheek. She smiles when she […]
Watson’s rising star earns magazine cover story
Aaron Watson (’00) is singing up a storm on the cover of the new Summer-Fall 2017 issue of ACU Today magazine, which mailed this week. From performing at the Grand Ole Opry, to headlining major concerts, to growing a worldwide fan base, Watson is an act the country music business can’t ignore. Watson may have hit the big time, […]
COVER STORY: Aaron Watson’s journey to the top
Kimberly (Calkins ’01) Watson is happily married to her college sweetheart, who says he is “not a big awards show guy.” That would be her husband, Aaron (’00), who usually declines ticket offers to the Academy of Country Music’s annual extravaganza and others like it, preferring to spend time on a rare open weekend with […]
New issue headlined by Nike’s Tobie Hatfield
ACU Today Winter/Spring 2017 Alumni magazine for Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas Nike’s Tobie Hatfield (’87) is featured on the new Winter-Spring 2017 issue of ACU Today magazine, which mailed last last week. The former ACU pole vaulter has helped Nike soar to new heights while serving as senior director of athlete innovations at the company’s world […]
‘A God Thing’: Perrys, WCB, ACU, Madagascar
Susan Perry (’77) says their vacation scrapbooks while growing up had as many images of radio equipment as family members. That happens when your forward-thinking father is an expert in using short wave technology for mass communication and world evangelism. “Dad was always taking pictures of towers and turntables, scouting out places to share with […]
Women’s hoops stars grace cover of new issue
ACU Today Summer/Fall 2016 Alumni magazine for Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas It’s been 20 years since women’s basketball was the cover story of ACU Today magazine. That’s when the 1995-96 team, led by senior Jennifer Clarkson Frazier and sophomore Shalonda Bowden, went 31-2 and advanced to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight. Our newest issue features four student-athletes who are helping the Wildcats […]
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