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Posted: 10/29/04
East Texas Baptist University unveiled a bronze tiger sculpture by artist Ed Hankey of Houston during homecoming activities. Sheridan Cullum, granddaughter of Ed and Delores Baker of Marshall, who commissioned the work, unveils the sculpture that is located in front of Scarborough Hall on campus. Cullum's mother was a 1992 graduate of ETBU. Texas Tidbits
Two Wayland students killed. A head-on collision on Highway 70 near Halfway in West Texas killed two Wayland Baptist University students and injured three others. Kayte Mansdoerfer, a sophomore from Albuquerque, N.M., and Reid Rogers, a freshman from Plainview, died at the scene of the accident. One student was airlifted from the scene. Two students were taken by ambulance to Covenant Hospital Plainview; one was later transferred by air to Lubbock. University officials were providing crisis counseling. "Our hearts and prayers go out to the families of the students who lost their lives in this tragic accident," said Wayland President Paul Armes. "Our prayers are, of course, also with the families whose students were injured and with the occupants of the second vehicle involved in the collision. The Wayland family is deeply saddened by these events."
ETBU offers accelerated certification. East Texas Baptist University's teacher education department has launched a new accelerated teacher certification program. It will enable individuals with at least a bachelor's degree in a non-education field the opportunity to become a certified secondary school teacher in one year or less. The program includes four preparatory courses offered during the same semester, with flexible time schedules; few–if any–subject-matter courses, depending on the applicant's current degree and abilities; a semester-long student teaching experience; and assistance with job placement. To apply, call (903) 923-2000.
Schmeltekopf awards given. Two ministerial students have received Edward Schmeltekopf Servant Leader Scholarships from the Baptist General Convention of Texas. The BGCT Christian Education Coordinating Board approved scholarships for Chris Lemmon at Hardin-Simmons University's Logsdon Seminary and Sarah Rochelle Montoya at Baylor University's Truett Theological Seminary. The one-time $1,000 award, named for the BGCT's former associate executive director, is presented annually to a graduate of a Texas Baptist university who is continuing studies at Truett or Logsdon. Lemmon is a graduate of Howard Payne University in Brownwood, and Montoya is a graduate of Dallas Baptist University.
10/29/2004 - By John Rutledge
Lloyd Christensen to First Church in Quinlan as pastor. 
