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Posted: 2/19/04

Texas Tidbits

Dodson to lead Breckenridge Village. Charles Dodson has been named executive director of Breckenridge Village in Tyler, a residential facility for adults with mental disabilities. Dodson begins his duties with Breckenridge Village, a ministry of Baptist Child and Family Services, March 15. He has been pastor of The Woods Baptist Church in Tyler seven years, and he previously served churches in Austin and Carthage. He is a graduate of the University of Texas and holds master of divinity and doctor of ministry degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Sue, have two sons, Derek and Brady.

Historical Society explores church/state issues. "Lone Star Visions of Church, State and Society" is the theme of the spring meeting of the Texas Baptist Historical Society in Austin. The meeting, scheduled in conjunction with the Texas State Historical Association, will be 10:30 a.m. March 4 at the Renaissance Hotel, 9721 Arboretum Blvd. Marshall Johnston of Baylor University will examine the influence of theologian Walter Rauschenbusch on J.M. Dawson. Christopher Lee Canipe of Baylor will present a paper on George W. Truett and religious liberty. Barry Hankins, also from Baylor, will respond to both presentations. For more information, contact Alan Lefever at (972)331-2235 or tbhc@bgct.org.

Howard Payne preview weekend slated. Howard Payne University will host Stinger Daze, a preview weekend for prospective students, Feb. 27-28. The event is designed specifically for high school and transfer students. Guests will tour the campus, visit with faculty and current HPU students, and receive information on financial aid, admissions, academics and student life. Cost is $20, which includes a T-shirt, a ticket to Spring Sing, a continental breakfast and lunch. For reservations or more information, contact (325) 649-8020, toll-free (800) 880-4478 or e-mail enroll@hputx.edu.

UMHB music teacher named to hall of fame. Robert Steinbauer of Belton will be inducted into the Gilewicz Hall of Fame at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor March 7. Steinbauer currently teaches piano at UMHB and continues a 40-year relationship with the American College of Musicians as a piano contest adjudicator. He is former head of the music department at Kansas State University, where he was named professor emeritus.

Wayland faculty honored. Estelle Owens and Don Cook, longtime professors at Wayland Baptist University, were honored during the school's annual Heritage Chapel with the Maloney Faculty Award. Owens is a history professor and chair of the division of social sciences. Cook served as chairman of the languages and literature division 33 years, and the past 12 years has held the Louise Joachim endowed professorship in literature. The Maloney Award recognizes outstanding faculty members for their academic leadership and excellence, Christian commitment and contributions to the lives of students.

UMHB preview weekend set. A concert by Silers Bald, recording artists and performers from South Carolina, will highlight the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor preview weekend, March 5-6. During the weekend, high school juniors and seniors will have the opportunity to attend classes, eat in the cafeteria and stay in the residence halls with students.

Baylor launches playwrights festival. Baylor University will honor noted Texas playwright Horton Foote at its inaugural Horton Foote American Playwrights Festival, March 3-6 on the Baylor campus. The festival will include question-and-answer sessions with Foote, a keynote address by playwright Romulus Linney, and the 50th anniversary production of Foote's play, "The Traveling Lady." Foote was named visiting distinguished dramatist at Baylor in fall 2002 and has conducted weeklong in-residence classes each semester. He received Academy Awards for his screenplays of "To Kill a Mockingbird" in 1962 and "Tender Mercies" in 1983. His play, "The Young Man from Atlanta," earned a Pulitzer Prize.