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13 unusual facts about Baylor University


Carole Cook

Cook received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Baylor University, the S.T.A.G.E. Producers Award and the Hero in the Fight Against AIDS Award from the Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation, as well as eight Drama-Logue and Robby Awards.

Christopher Rollston

He has lectured and delivered invited papers in a number of venues, including Vanderbilt University, George Washington University, the University of Michigan, Brown University, Duke University, Tel Aviv University, Baylor University and the University of Wisconsin.

Daniel Tse

He obtained bachelor degree in Mathematics and master degree in Physics at the Baylor University, and obtained doctoral degree at the University of Pittsburgh.

Donald Holmquest

He attended Roger Q. Mills Elementary School and is a 1957 graduate of W. H. Adamson High School in Dallas; he received a bachelor of science degree in Electrical Engineering from Southern Methodist University in 1962 and doctorates in Medicine and Physiology from Baylor University in 1967 and 1968, respectively.

Equality Ride

Later in March 2007, a Baylor University official e-mailed faculty and students the day before the Riders' arrival, stating that the university would not allow a dialogue to take place on campus.

Frank Cuprien

After returning to the United States from Europe, Cuprien spent 5 years teaching art at Baylor University in Texas.

Heath Herring

Herring's brother also competed in MMA, holding an undefeated 5-0 record before attending Baylor University to play football as an offensive tackle.

J. Randall O'Brien

O'Brien came to Carson-Newman from Baylor University where he was executive vice-president and provost.

Jared Theodorakos

Theodorakos attended Baylor University, and he played on their baseball team for five seasons, from 1999 through 2004.

Louan Gideon

Gideon earned Bachelor of Arts degree at Baylor University in Waco, Texas (1978); she majored in oral communications (radio-television-film).

Miklos Bencze

While continuing his operatic career in major opera houses in roles such as Sparafucile, Leporello, Don Basilio and Mephisto, he took a position as a voice teacher and artist in residence at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.

Statesville Christian School

The students gained admission to some of the region’s most selective colleges including Davidson College, Wake Forest University, UNC-Chapel Hill, The Citadel, Cedarville University, Wheaton University, North Carolina State, Baylor University and a number of other outstanding colleges and universities, like Liberty University and Texas Christian University.

War of the Rebellion Atlas

In the fall of 2010, the Digitization Projects Group of the Baylor University Electronic Library digitized an extremely high quality copy of the Atlas and placed the plates online via their Digital Collections site.


Baylor Bears basketball

The Baylor Bears basketball team represents Baylor University in Waco, Texas, in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition.

Baylor Bears tennis

Men's tennis debuted at Baylor University in 1970, but not did become a popular sport on campus until the arrival of Matt Knoll in 1997.

Benedikt Dorsch

Dorsch was at Baylor University from 2002 to 2005 and was a member of the Baylor team that claimed the national championship in 2004.

Bob Ricks

He received his Bachelor of Business Administration from Baylor University in 1967 and his Juris Doctor degree from Baylor Law School in 1969, where he served as an Editor of the Baylor Law Review and was a member of Phi Delta Phi.

Daniel Guilet

Guilet retired from performing in 1969, after which he taught at Indiana University, the Manhattan School of Music, the Royal Conservatory of Music in Montreal, Oklahoma University and Baylor University.

Dirk West

Thus there was the dim-witted Texas A&M Aggie, the devout but overemotional Baylor Bear, the arrogant University of Texas at Austin Longhorn and of course Raider Red, whose bullet-riddled Stetson showed by the number of holes the number of game losses for Texas Tech so far that season.

Gabe Norwood

Norwood spent his life in many different parts of the United States while his father, Brian Norwood, now defensive coordinator at Baylor University, coached different collegiate football teams.

James William McClendon, Jr.

Mcclendon taught theology for over 46 years, teaching at the University of San Francisco, Stanford University, University of Notre Dame, Fuller Theological Seminary, Baylor University, Temple University, Goucher College, Saint Mary's College of California, and Church Divinity School of the Pacific.

Jerry Cain

He earned a master's degree in historical ethics from Baylor University in Waco, Texas.

Pat Combs

Combs, who statistically has drawn comparisons to pitcher John Keefe, attended Hastings High School in Houston, Texas and later attended Baylor University, where he had a 3.8 grade point average in 1988, and Rice University.

Robert Whittaker

s under Whittaker include Walter Westman, Robert Peet (now at University of North Carolina), Susan Bratton (now at Baylor University), Thomas Wentworth (now at North Carolina State University), Owen Sholes (now at Assumption College), Mark Wilson (now at Oregon State University), Linda Olsvig-Whittaker (now at the Israel Nature and Parks Authority) and Kerry Woods (now at Bennington College).

The NoZe Brotherhood

The NoZe Brotherhood is a collegiate secret society at Baylor University.