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As the author Wendell Berry once stated, "The old and honorable idea of 'vocation' is simply that we each are called, by God, or by our gifts, or by our preference, to a kind of good work for which we are particularly fitted."

This year's retirees fulfilled their calling in many ways, from national reform in mathematics and trailblazing a middle school ethics curriculum, to providing support for heads of schools and scores of students. Retirees (pictured, left to right) Park Lockrow, Susan Collins, Donna Robinson, and Dr. Dan Kennedy taught us that there is more than one way to leave a legacy. 

"Even now, I can recall names and information about almost anyone from the 1960s and 1970s. I love that Baylor has built on the remarkable past of these students and faculty and become what it is today.”

"They are young enough to be all potential and not jaded, and they get excited about things, and I can share in that excitement. My philosophy is to teach whoever comes into my room.”

"I’ve never really felt the need to change jobs because I have done that repeatedly in my career here, changing jobs within the same context. That freedom has been really nice.”

“I feel proud of the support I’ve given and appreciative of the support I’ve been given. It’s a two-way street."

Thanks to more than 600 patrons and the many volunteers who were involved with the tenth biennial Baylor auction, Celebrations!, GO BID RED.

Chris Crimmins ’80, Chairman of Baylor School’s Board of Trustees, joined Headmaster Scott Wilson ’75 in thanking several board members for their years of service in an event held Wednesday, May 1, at the Hunter Museum of American Art.

Veteran faculty member and math instructor Dr. Dan Kennedy was the keynote speaker at Baylor’s annual scholarship dinner in February.  

David Paschall '85, noted sports columnist for the Chattanooga Times Free Press, delivered the 2019 Cushman Lecture on April 24 in Alumni Chapel.

Olivia Bettis '19 fulfilled her global scholars capstone requirement by tackling a problem of international consequence through her work in Baylor’s advanced scientific research program.

Plenty of kudos for our students and teachers are here in the faculty and student news section.

Baylor teams won seven state championships this winter and spring, including a ninth straight title for the girls' tennis team. Fifteen Raider athletes won 16 individual state titles.

This year’s Masters meant more to the golf-loving Mitchell family than ever before, as PGA pro Keith Mitchell ’10 teed up in the tournament after winning the Honda Classic in March.

The Monthaven Museum and Arts and Cultural Center in Hendersonville, Tenn. recently exhibited works by three generations of Shuptrines - Ben '16, Alan '81, and the late Hubert Shuptrine.

Dr.Trey Dyer '06 is a pediatrician at CHI Memorial Pediatric Diagnostic Associates where Dr. Peter Rawlings '71 serves as senior associate. Rawlings was Dyer's pediatrician when Dyer was a child.

While many understand the extraordinary breadth and depth of our programs, it is worth pausing to note a few highlights on this page and throughout this issue of Baylor magazine.

Summer is here, so why not crack open some classics, or discover great new books for your reading pleasure? This year’s Round Table members submitted some page-turning recommendations for you!