Torchlite

March 2007
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The Rev. Ann K. Svennungsen, left, president-elect of Texas Lutheran University, speaks with Betsy Brown Clardy, vice president for resource development and alumni relations, and The Rev. Greg Ronning, campus pastor during her candidate visit to campus earlier this year. Svennungsen, who becomes the 14th president in the university’s 116 year history, will assume the office July 1. To read the complete story, click here.

 

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TLU Today

Spring Choir Tour set – For the 78^th year, the TLU Choir will present its annual Spring Tour Concert March 22-27. This year, under the direction of Dr. Douglas R. Boyer, associate professor of music and director of the TLU School of Music, the Texas Lutheran University Choir, Women’s Choir and Kantorei Chamber Choir will be presenting “Lamb of God” at churches in the Houston and San Antonio areas (see schedule below).

“Lamb of God” is a varied and highly eclectic program with music from Bach and Brahms to Eric Whitacre and Libby Larsen.  A new addition to the tour this year is the string quartet directed by Dr. Denise Peterson, assistant professor of music.

In addition to the formal concerts, the students will be performing a series of outreach concerts in the Houston area.  The choirs will be performing at a care center for people living with HIV / AIDS, an Alzheimer’s care facility, and also a hospice facility.

Register now – Registration is now open for TLU’s exciting array of summer programs. The Lone Star Scholars Academy (LSSA) is a two-week residential opportunity for academically talented high school students to take two college credit courses from various disciplines that are designed specifically for the academy, taught by TLU professors and visiting faculty members. Other programs include Advanced Placement Institute, Summer Music Academy, a number of sports camps, and other opportunities. To learn more about TLU’s summer programs, visit www.tlu.edu/summer_programs.

Front Row 2007 was the most successful one yet as Verne Lundquist and Craig Biggio delighted a crowd of over 400 attendees.  The event took in  $84,000 for TLU’s athletic program, including a whooping $28,000 raised at the auction.  Catch Fox Sports Southwest's replay of the event over the coming weeks.

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Scoreboard

All-time win leader – TLU head baseball coach Bill Miller became the all-time wins leader in Bulldog baseball history with his 502^nd and 503^rd career victories Saturday, Feb. 24 as the Bulldogs swept a doubleheader from the University of the Ozarks.  The two wins Saturday moved Miller’s all-time coaching mark (in 15 years at TLU) to 503-181-2. His winning percentage of .735 is the highest winning percentage for any coach in TLU athletics history.

Miller entered Saturday’s game needing two victories to surpass his mentor, TLU Hall of Famer Ray Katt, for the TLU record for baseball coaching wins. Katt retired in 1992 after 22 seasons as the Bulldogs’ head coach. Katt retired with 502 wins, 362 losses and 2 ties. Katt’s teams won six Big State Conference Championships and four NAIA District IV titles.

Miller has led the Bulldogs to back-to-back American Southwest Conference titles and to back-to-back NCAA DIII West Region runner-up finishes. The Bulldogs have won four of the last five ASC West Division Championships. Ranked 14th in NCAA DIII this season, the Bulldogs have an 11-0 record, defeating Trinity 5-0 on Feb. 27. TLU returns to ASC play Friday and Saturday with a three-game series in Tyler against the University of Texas-Tyler.

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TLU Happenings

Art Faculty Exhibit
Continues through April 1
3:30-6 p.m., Jan. 18 – Opening Reception
Annetta Kraushaar Gallery, Schuech Fine Arts Center

TLU Band Concert
7:30 p.m., Friday, March 2
Jackson Auditorium

Concert for Wind Sextet
by the South Texas Wind Soloists
7 p.m., Monday, March 5
Ayers Recital Hall, Schuech Fine Arts Center

30^th Annual Jewish Chautauqua Society Lecture
Dr. Samuel M. Stahl
1:50 p.m., Wednesday, March 7
Timmerman Room, Hein Dining Hall

Corpus Christi Alumni Event
6-8 p.m., Wednesday, March 7
B&J Pizza Place
6335 SPID, Corpus Christi

Rio Grande Valley Event
6-8 p.m., Thursday, March 8
Lone Star BBQ
3619 N. 10th St. at W. Nolana, McAllen

Choir Spring Tour
7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 22
Covenant Lutheran Church
3785 Barker Cypress Rd., Houston
 
7:30 p.m., Friday, March 23
Christ the King Lutheran Church
2353 Rice Blvd., Houston

7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 24
Lord of Life Lutheran Church
3801 S Panther Creek Dr., The Woodlands

3 p.m., Sunday, March 25
Zion Lutheran Church of Helotes
9944 Leslie Rd., San Antonio

7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 27
Chapel of the Abiding Presence
Texas Lutheran University

TLU’s Black and Gold
Roundup of 2007
6:30 p.m., Friday, March 30
Anna Marie’s at Devonshire Place
12475 Starcrest, San Antonio
$40 per person

For more information on these and other TLU events, to update your contact information, or to receive e-mail notification of Torchlite, please e-mail alumni@tlu.edu, or call 830-372-8026.

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