ACU Today Back Issues - Abilene Christian University

		Fall 2007 The Lion-Hearted Son • Seaworthy • Gentle Giants • [Class] Room With a View • Homecoming Planner • Centennial Campaign progress • Determined students fulfill lifelong goals with graduation • ACU gets its highest ranking in "Best Colleges" by U.S. News • Food Court, Sikes Hall renovated this summer • Physics profesors, students work in top U.S. research labs • Football team aims for return to NCAA playoffs • Fall sports preview • Athletics Association forms • Donors help renovate athletics facilities • Basketball preview • Five added to Sports Hall of Fame • Klepper honored for philanthropy • Adam Hester named Teacher of the Year, Crisp receives honorary doctorate • NFL player volunteers at Leadership Camps • Japanese students visit ACU • Intramural program expands to local schools • Second Glance: "An Honor for Byron Nelson, Golf's Patron Saint" by Dave Anderson of the New York Times

		Summer 2007 Nashville Cats • All Shook Up • The New Generation • A Magnificent Life: John Christopher Stevens • Legacy program • Willie Waters Henry • Centennial Campaign progress • Work begins on Duncum Center • Bible commentary project • Student English class essays chosen for NPR • Research project explore psychology of social networking sites • iTunes U offers ACU content • Track teams add more championships • Spring sports review • Relief pitcher Jameson Maj sets NCAA Division II saves record • Wildcats headline LSC all-time, all-sports team • Artificial turf added to football practice field • Sculpture site receives acclaim • Body & Soul attracts top students • Student, mother appear on "Oprah!" • 10th annual Alumni Choral Reunion planned • Kasey Pipes among campus speakers • Second Glance: "Abe Malherbe: Some Reflections" by Dr. Carl R. Holladay (65)

		Winter 2007 The Making of Jacob's Dream • 2006 Alumni Awards • Me and My Shadow • My Brother's Keeper • Centennial Memories • Cornutt named new Board chair • Fall enrollment, ACU WorldWide success • Sing Song preview • Bob Hunter tribute dinner • Research projects link faculty, students • Football team loses in overtime of first NCAA playoff game • Naimadu three-peats; ACU wins national title in cross country • Volleyball team reaches NCAA regional tournament again • Spring sports preview • Tribute to the late Byron Nelson • "Messiah" concert • Brecheen/Faulkner wrap up MES career • Audience warms to fall Lectureship • Microsoft executive among campus speakers • Web site aims to help Hispanic parents • "Life in-Between" by Paige (Martin) Reynolds

		Fall 2006 Centennial Scholars · Centennial Memories · Lunsford Foundation Trail · Home Sweet [away from] Home · Centennial Campaign pushes toward goal · Davies directs Calling Center · School of Information Technology · Tribute dinner planned for Bob Hunter · Enrollment news · Education Building dedicated · Football team hopes are high for new season · New sports Web site launched ·Volleyball team eyes return trip to NCAA tournament · ACU second in Directors' Cup · Track and field, cross country success · Basketball season preview · John Willis named Teacher of the Year · Centennial book wins international gold medal · Reunion Class campaign · Ornament series salutes Sewell · KACU-FM turns 20 · Homer Hiccolm and the Rocketboys · "Ol’ Rosie Goes to College" by Cecil Hook

		Summer 2006 Mission-Keepers: Alumni, employees and students joined hands to work around the world in April during Wildcat Week of Service · Uncommon Learning Space · Centennial Speakers · Centennial Memories · Frys receive Christian Service Award · ACU WorldWide offers two online graduate degrees · University chooses to greet gay rights group on campus with dialogue · Steeplechasers pace Wildcat track and field success · Joel Wells powers his way into baseball record book · NFL's Bears make Danieal Manning their top draft choice · Malagasy students head home for summer · Hinson researches black ranchers · Student-managed STAR fund reaches $300,000 · Award-winning investigative journalist speaks on campus · Reid's music piece premieres · BAS class scheduling more convenient · "Nurturing the Seeds of Ministry" by Rick Atchley (Adapted from his acceptance speech as Distinguished Alumni Citation winner for 2006)· More...

		Winter 2006 Texas in 1906 · 2006 Alumni Awards · Centennial Speakers · Centennial Memories · Harber, Stanley gifts highlight Centennial Campaign progress · Alumni to salute Broadway classics in Philharmonic pops concert · Sing Song: The 50th Show · Wildcat Week of Service · Lectureship preview · Alumni Notes by Phil Ware · Naimadu wins NCAA cross country title again · Women's soccer program to begin · Volleyball team program reaches new heights · Basketball season reviews · Spring sports preview · Football team finishes 4-6 · New college, school named · Employee wins car, uses money to adopt child · Racial Haromony Award from CCCU · Hashknife Awards presented · Curl receives honorary doctorate · New facility opens for nursing school · Malherbe, Leeson among speakers · "Marion Zellner, ACC's Early Tower of Strength" by Ron Hadfield (A tribute to early benefactor and Board trustee Marion Zellner) · More...

		Fall 2005 Where We Fell in Love · History Lesson · Music Row Maestro · Royal Visit · Largest freshman class in 25 years · Joneses receive Christian Service award · Lectureship date changes explained · Students assist hurricane, flooding victims · Construction project updates · Academic program enhancements · Wildcat Week of Service) · Manning, Farrell lead football team · Morrow named ACU's Athlete of the Century · Coaching changes · Volleyball team nationally ranked · Basketball season previews · Spring sports review · Cross country expectations high · Wray named top teacher · Reading Clinic grant · "Trading Spaces” star helps freshmen · Reunion class campaign update · Milliken, Loveland receive Hashknife awards · Lucado receives Reader's Digest recognition · Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building dedicated · "The Amazing Dr. B" by Erma Jean Loveland (A tribute to Dr. Leonard Burford) · More...

		Winter 2005 The Globalization of Christianity · 2004 Alumni Awards · Dreamweavers · Centennial Treasures · Homecoming 2004 Slide Show · Record fall enrollment · Lectureship preview · Impact graduates · Charles Trevathan remembered · Centennial event planner · Biblical Studies Building, Missions Institute to be renamed · Football team upsets Javelinas · Gaines portrayed in "Friday Night Lights" · Basketball season begins · Volleyball team wins LSC, makes it to NCAA regional · Spring sports preview · Freshman wins NCAA cross country title · FilmFest · Construction starts on Barret Hall · Chemistry department has 100th alum earn doctorate · Campus speakers · Poe elected to U.S. House of Representatives · "He Taught Me More" by Ron Willingham (A tribute to Dr. Overton Faubus) More...

		Fall 2004 Learning the Way of the Warrior: ACU students spend the summer living and working on Crow Indian Reservation in Montana · Centennial Scholars · Students arrive from Madagascar · Mosley named athletics director · Moore named top teacher · Henderson helps set world record sky dive mark · Archibald voted Mayor of Abilene · "Sound Doctrine: A Charge to Christian Unity" by Dr. Douglas A. Foster · More...

		Spring 2004 ACU launches $150 million Centennial Campaign · Ranches and ranchers have helped the university harvest great blessings · David Leeson wins Pulitzer Prize · COBA, graduate psychology earn prestigious accreditations · CareerLink · The Optimist judged best in Texas · Online Summer Courses a hit with students · More...

		Winter 2004 Connecting with God in The Quiet Place · Outstanding Alumnus of the Year, Young Alumnus of the Year, Distinguished Alumni Citations · 2003 Homecoming photo essay · Alumni invited to help preserve history for Centennial · First ornament in series on sale · Bob Schieffer headlines campus visitors · ACU one of top 50 U.S. universities in new technology · U.S. News & World Report praises ACU again · Prepaid tuition plan · Christian Service Award · Lectureship preview · Stingy defense paces football team · Volleyball team finishes 25-11 · Basketball teams open season · Men second at NCAA cross country championships · Spring sports preview · Remembering Lewis Fulks · More...

		Fall 2003 Worldview 101: ACU reflect on their often life-changing experiences in the Peace Corps · Dr. Paul Morris named Teacher of the Year · Alumni career database grows · ElderLink heads to Atlanta · Graduate program earns accreditation · Bob Schieffer to visit Nov. 4 · Hunter receives honorary doctorate to Hunter · "We Have the Most to Learn" by Jen and Jeremy Haile (Perspectives on life in the Peace Corps) · LaQuinta offers discounts, ACU scholarships · Volleyball team eyes LSC crown · Baseball team reaches World Series · More...

		Spring 2003 Angels of Hope: Houston's Lifeline Chaplaincy provides listening ears and helping hands to patients and families grappling with health issues · Law school acceptance rate sparkles · Wilkerson wins national BSA awardsDiscovery Program · Centennial year planning starts · Alumni, marketing and admissions team up · History project links England, U.S. · Wildcats win two more NCAA titles · "Her God is So Big" by Ron Hadfield (Ira Morrow's journey back to the Ukrainian orphanage where she grew up) · More...

		Winter 2003 Vision of Excellence: The first major effort of ACU's Centennial Campaign focuses on the College of Business Administration · Outstanding Alumnus of the Year, Young Alumnus of the Year, Distinguished Alumni Citations · Halbert to receive Christian Service Award · Football team ties for LSC South Division title · Rugema wins NCAA cross country crown · Former Pakistani prime minister visits · Reunion classes raise $310,663 · More...

		Fall 2002 Teaching Teachers: The vision for ACU's Department of Education includes a new facility and renewed commitment to its heritage of excellence · Williams Performing Arts Center nears move-in date · ACU Web site redesigned · Campus helps purple win M&M vote · "Seeing What Matters Most" by Dr. Stephen Weathers (Reflections upon a Study Abroad semester in Oxford) · Klint Pleasant named men's basketball head coach · More...

		Spring 2002 Patriot Dream[er]: Kasey Pipes assists President Bush in Office of Strategic Initiatives after serving as campaign speechwriter · Students earn USA Today, BSA awards · Two academic departments phased out · Youth and Family program a national leader · Track teams add to national titles · More...

		Winter 2002 Living in Our Brave New World: Reflections on Life Since September Eleventh · 2001 Alumni Awards · ACU ranks in top tier of U.S News · Barnetts receive Christian Service Award · University earns reaccreditation · Men's cross country team repeats as NCAA runner-up · The Return of the Big Top · More...

		Fall 2001 The People's President · Their Labor of Love · Construction begins on Williams Performing Arts Center · Renovation project at Elmer Gray Stadium nears completion · Trevathan named Teacher of Year · More...

		Spring 2001 To Lead and To Serve · Our Christian Heritage · Spring semester enrollment sets another record · JMC department earns prestigious accreditation · Track and field teams look for better results at NCAA · Black Alumni Family Reunion held · More...

		Winter 2001 Sowing the Harvest · Telecommunication executive Caldwell named Alumnus of the Year · Diaz creating original art for sale to benefit Honduras mission efforts · Men's cross country team steamrolls to first region title, finishes second at NCAA · Judge Pope to donate papers to library · More...

		Fall 2000 Traditions! · ACU enrollment continues to climb as opinion leaders rank school well · Groundbreaking for Williams Center held at Homecoming · Gaines era begins in Wildcat football · Winegeart named Teacher of the Year · More...

		Spring 2000 'The Right Thing to Do' · Students now enjoy year-round study in England · Study reveals need to foster Christian truths among teens · Track and field teams win three more NCAA titles · 'Seek and Follow' on Spring Break · More...

		Winter 2000 Body & Soul · ACU apologizes, asks forgiveness for past racial discrimination · ACU stalwart James Muns named top alumnus for 1999 · Cinderella's trip to Homecoming a ball · Civil rights attorney Gray honored · More...

		Fall 1999 Why I Teach · Top college guides rank university as one of the best in America again · Exchange program in Mexico, Abilene provides real-world, hands-on learning · Charles Mattis named Teacher of the Year · Classes of 1964, 1959 lead campaign · More...

		Spring 1999 This Voice in My Heart · Track teams win four NCAA titles · Students now enjoy year-round study in England · Study reveals need to foster Christian truths among teens · Teague Center dedicated Feb. 20 · More...

		Winter 1999 Out of Harm's Way · QB great Jim Lindsey dies at age 49 · Talented senior forward Jared Mosley catches eye of NBA scouts · Track teams ·rimed for another run at NCAA crowns · Reunion class gifts total $468,012 · More...

		Fall 1998 Movie Minds · ACU finishes third in Sears Cup race · Homecoming preview · Coach Kiser expects Henderson to spark another winning year · Learning to serve, serving to learn · Campaign video wins Telly Award · More...

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