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Posted: 3/18/05

Texas Tidbits

Baylor hires search consultant. Baylor University's board of regents has engaged Bill Funk, head of Korn/Ferry International's National Education Practice, to help find a successor to President Robert Sloan. Based in Dallas, Funk has conducted more than 250 university and college presidential and chancellor searches for institutions such as Vanderbilt, Syracuse, Miami, Tulane, Purdue, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Iowa and University of Texas at Austin.

Neaves scholarship fund established at DBU. The Neaves endowed scholarship fund has been established at Dallas Baptist University to provide scholarship assistance to deserving students. The fund was made possible by a gift from the Mary Emma Neaves estate. It honors Neaves, a longtime member of Park Cities Baptist Church and public school teacher, and her parents, Roy and Ethel Neaves.

Easter pageant set at UMHB. The 65th University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Easter pageant will be presented March 23 at 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. The outdoor presentation of Christ's passion, resurrection and ascension will be held at the Luther Memorial arches on campus. The drama is produced, directed, costumed and performed by university students. More than 90 students, along with children from the area, will participate in the pageant.

HPU scholarship benefits former Girl Scouts. Raye Ann Embrey of Midland and her husband, Boley, have established the Ray and Ruth Hoyle Endowed Scholarship at Howard Payne University in memory of her parents. The scholarship is available to full-time Howard Payne students who participated in Girl Scouts within the Heart of Texas Council, where Ruth Hoyle was longtime executive director.

Youth ministry retreat set at Howard Payne. A youth ministry workshop and retreat sponsored by Howard Payne University's School of Christianity will be held April 4-10. Chuck Gartman, assistant professor of Christian studies at HPU and director of student ministries at First Baptist Church in Lubbock, is program coordinator. Cost is $45, which includes four meals, lodging, a ropes course experience and conference materials. For more information, contact Gartman at (325) 649-8307.

BGCT offers VBS overviews. The Baptist General Convention of Texas Bible Study/Discipleship Center is offering a series of Vacation Bible School material overviews featuring five publishers. Representatives from BaptistWay Press, Gospel Light, Group Publishing, LifeWay Christian Resources and Standard Publishing will present their materials in meetings across the state through the coming months. BGCT Bible Study/Disciple-ship Center staff members will be on hand to help ministers understand how to evaluate which materials are best for their church, said Diane Lane, preschool/children's ministry consultant.

Pennington-Russell keynotes Truett luncheon. Julie Pennington-Russell, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Waco, will be the featured speaker at the George W. Truett Theological Seminary Alumni Association luncheon scheduled during the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly, 11:45 a.m. June 30, at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine. Cost is $45 with a reservation and $50 at the door. The luncheon is open to alumni, students, faculty and friends of Truett Seminary. To reserve tickets, send a check payable to the Truett Alumni Association to Dorothy Terry, One Bear Place #97126 Waco 76798 by June 6. For more information, call (800) BAYLOR-U option 5.