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Waco, Texas 76798
1-888-710-1859
Phone: (254) 710-1121
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Endowment OpportunitiesBaylor Line magazine
Endowment goal: $7.2 million
Named one of the nation's top alumni magazines in 2001 and long considered a flagship program of the Baylor Alumni Association, the Baylor Line has been proudly telling the Baylor story since its first issue in 1946. Link: Baylor Line
Heritage Club
Endowment goal: $750,000
Established in 1977, the Heritage Club honors those who attended Baylor fifty years ago or more. All alumni are eligible, even if they didn't graduate from Baylor. Link: Heritage Club
Clubs and Chapters
Endowment goal: $800,000
Today the Baylor Alumni Association supports the activities of alumni chapters in several Texas cities and regions, such as the East Texas Baylor Club, and special-interest groups, such as the Central Texas Baylor Women's Club and the Baylor Black Alumni Club, and is finalizing plans to significantly widen the scope of its work in this area. The association hopes to draw alumni together for fun, meaningful activities, and fellowship and to energize them to serve as ambassadors for Baylor in their local communities. Link: Baylor Black Alumni Club
Fling
Endowment goal: $50,000
Every other spring a special two-day gathering of female graduates called Fling takes place. Billed as a "Baylor event for women," Fling reconnects Baylor alumnae to each other and to the university. In 2008, the event marks its twenty-fifth anniversary. Link: Fling
Homecoming
Endowment goal: $800,000
As a Homecoming sponsor, the Baylor Alumni Association manages advance publicity and the official website, hosts reunion dinners and Cabaret, and offers first-pick Pigskin seats to association members. One of the primary reasons most alums come home to Baylor, of course, is to reconnect and reminisce with old friends and former classmates. Link: Homecoming
Alumni by Choice
Endowment goal: $50,000
The Baylor Alumni Association provides a unique opportunity for alumni to honor their friends and family members who love and support Baylor even though they didn't attend the university--designating them as an alumnus or alumna "by choice." Nominees are honored at an annual event, where the Baylor Alumni Association and Baylor's president present them with official "Alumni by Choice" diplomas as family members and friends look on. Link: Alumni by Choice
Distinguished Alumni Award
Endowment goal: $500,000
The Distinguished Alumni Awards, presented in January every year at a gala banquet, honor Baylor graduates who have distinguished themselves in their professions, businesses, or vocations. Link: Distinguished Alumni Award
Herbert H. Reynolds Outstanding Young Alumni Award
Endowment goal: $50,000
The Herbert H. Reynolds Outstanding Young Alumni Awards, given at the first Pigskin performance at Homecoming each year, honor alumni under forty years of age who have distinguished themselves in their fields early in their careers. Link: Outstanding Young Alumni Award
First Families of Baylor Award
Endowment goal: $50,000
The First Families of Baylor Award is an annual award recognizing families whose names are inextricably linked to Baylor University--families that have sent generations of students to Baylor. Created in 1980, the award is presented each year at After Dark during Parents Weekend and has honored such clans as the Abner V. McCall family, the J. M. Dawson family, and the Samuel Palmer Brooks family. Link: First Families of Baylor Award
Herbert H. Reynolds Retired Faculty and Administrators Award
Endowment goal: $50,000
The Herbert H. Reynolds Retired Faculty and Administrators Awards honor retired Baylor faculty or administration for professional excellence during their years of university service. Given annually since 1981, the award's recipient list reads like a "who's who" of Baylor professors and administrators, starting with Guy B. Harrison and P. D. Browne and including Ralph Lynn, Ann Miller, and Virginia Crump. Link: Retired Faculty and Administrators Award
George W. Truett Distinguished Church Service Award
Endowment goal: $25,000
This award, given annually since 1990, recognizes alumni, current or former members of the Baylor faculty or administration, or individuals closely associated with Baylor who exemplify the life and career of the late church leader George W. Truett and reflect the true meaning of Baylor's official motto, "Pro Ecclesia, Pro Texana." Link: Church Service Award
Price Daniel Distinguished Public Service Award
Endowment goal: $25,000
Named after former Texas Governor Price Daniel, this award honors alumni, current, or former members of the Baylor faculty or administration, or individuals closely associated with Baylor whose records in an elected or appointed local, state, or national office exemplify the spirit of selfless dedication to public service represented by the life and career of Price Daniel and reflect the true meaning of the motto, "Pro Ecclesia, Pro Texana." Link: Public Service Award
W. R. White Meritorious Service Award
Endowment goal: $25,000
Created in 1977, the W. R. White Meritorious Service Awards are given each year at the Baylor Alumni Association's annual meeting at Homecoming to individuals who have rendered outstanding service to Baylor University in any area. The recipients do not have to be former students or graduates of Baylor. Link: Meritorious Service Award
Abner V. McCall Humanitarian Award
Endowment goal: $25,000
Created in 1998, this award recognizes alumni who have exhibited a Christian response to situations and persons around them in ways exemplified by the life of former Baylor President Abner V. McCall. Link: Humanitarian Award
Abner V. McCall Religious Liberty Award
Endowment goal: $25,000
This award honors alumni or friends of Baylor who, by their lives and actions, have exemplified the courage and dedication of former Baylor President Abner V. McCall to the belief in and commitment to religious liberty. Link: Religious Liberty Award
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