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Around the State_12405
Posted: 1/21/05
Around the State
Youth across America will use Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 6, to collect money to help hungry and hurting people in their communities through Souper Bowl of Caring. In addition, many groups will collect money to provide aid for the tsunami and earthquake victims in Southern Asia. Youth collect money in large soup pots and then donate the funds to a charity in their community to help people living in poverty. In 2004, 12,750 groups collected more than $4 million for soup kitchens, food banks and other charities. To learn more, call (800) 358-7687 or go to www.souperbowl.org.
Hardin-Simmons Univer-sity's Logsdon School of Theology will hold a special missions emphasis Feb. 10. Denton Lotz, executive director of the Baptist World Alliance, will speak at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. He also will give a brief response at 2:45 p.m. and take part in a panel discussion at 3:45 p.m. Don Sewell of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, Stan Parks of WorldconneX and Dellanna O'Brien of Woman's Missionary Union will share their vision of partnering with BWA. There is no cost for the luncheon, but reservations must be made by calling (325) 670-1287. 
A group of fourth-to-sixth grade children from The Heights Church in Richardson recently took toiletry items and gift bags to God's Food Pantry in Plano. The children also spent several hours packaging individual portions of food staples such as rice, beans and flour. The community outreach project was part of the church's Boot Camp program which meets on Wednesday evenings to teach basics of Christian living. Diana Garland has been named the first dean of the School of Social Work at Baylor University. Currently chair of social work, she will begin her term as dean in August. Wallace Daniel, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, will step down in May after nine years as head of Baylor's largest academic unit to return to research and teaching, as will Robert Yinger, dean of the School of Education the past seven years. David Garland has resigned as associate dean of academic affairs at George Truett Theology Seminary after serving in that capacity since 2001. 01/21/2005 - By John Rutledge
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Baptist Briefs_12405
Posted: 1/21/05
Baptist Briefs
Former Sunday School Board president's wife dies. Bettye Cothen died of Parkinson's disease in Miami, Fla., at age 83. A native of Chattanooga, Tenn., she was the wife of Grady Cothen, former president of the Southern Baptist Sunday School Board. They were married 63 years. She was a former member of the board of trustees at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in Mill Valley, Calif. In addition to her husband, Cothen is survived by two daughters, Carole Shields of Westbrook of Miami and Mary Thompson of San Antonio; a son Grady Jr. of Cheverly, Md; nine grandchildren and 11 great- grandchildren.
Southwestern names recruitment director. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has named James Caldwell of Heath, Ohio, as recruitment director both for the seminary and its undergraduate college, which is scheduled to begin classes in the fall. Caldwell also has been named to the newly created post of seminary minister of worship to oversee music and worship during chapel services. Caldwell has served 25 years as a pastor, minister of music and youth minister at churches in Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia and Virginia.
Retired Southern Baptist educator dies. Longtime Southern Baptist educator and denominational leader Arthur Walker died Jan. 14 at his home in Birmingham, Ala., at age 78. Walker served as the executive director of two SBC agencies–the Education Commission and the Commission on the American Baptist Theological Seminary. He held both positions from 1978 until his retirement in 1993. Both entities were dissolved in the mid-1990s under the SBC's restructuring plan. Earlier in his career, he served at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., first as dean of students and later as vice president for student affairs. Following retirement, Walker returned to his native Birmingham and taught part-time at Samford University for several years. Survivors include his wife, Gladys; a daughter, Marcia Walker Hamby; a son-in-law, Pat Hamby; and three grandchildren, all of Birmingham; brothers Roy and Jimmy Walker, and a sister-in-law, Rochelle Walker.
01/21/2005 - By John Rutledge
