Events Calendar

Four Members of the Texas Wesleyan Baseball Team Named to All-Region VI Team

Four members of the 13th-ranked Texas Wesleyan University baseball team were selected to the NAIA’s All-Region VI baseball team. Third baseman Jason Diaz, catcher Josh Vander Hey, and pitchers Ryan Riddle and Hayden Lackey were among those honored. The foursome also earned 1st-team All-Red River Athletic Conference honors this season as they led the Rams to the RRAC Championship and an appearance in the Region VI Tournament final.

     Diaz, a senior from Fort Worth, is the school’s all-time leader with 208 runs scored while ranking second with 206 games played. Vander Hey, a junior from Cypress, TX, was named Team MVP this season. He led the team with a .394 batting average and a .600 slugging percentage while recording an on base percentage of .453. Lackey, a junior closer from Duncanville, was named RRAC-Pitcher of the Year this season. His 29 appearances mark a school record along with his 14 saves.  He is also the school’s career leader in both categories with 72 appearances and 21 saves. Riddle, a junior left-hander from Bedford, was a perfect 9-0 this season with a 1.88 ERA. In the Region VI Tournament he fired a complete-game one-hit shutout against Southern Nazarene University.

     The Rams posted one of the best season’s in school history with a 41-10 record. That marks the program’s highest win total since 1980 and the lowest loss total since 1973. They were ranked as high as 8th nationally and won their first Red River Athletic Conference Championship.

Raley, McNabb Named to All-Region VI Softball Team

Texas Wesleyan University’s Ariel Raley and Brooke McNabb have been selected to the NAIA All-Region VI softball team. Raley was a 1st-team selection while McNabb earned 2nd-team honors. Both student-athletes were 1st-team All-Red River Athletic Conference selections as well.

     Raley, a junior third baseman from Crowley, led the team in batting average (.381), runs (37), hits (67), triples (3), home runs (8), runs batted in (40), total bases (103), slugging (.585), while making just 11 errors in 126 chances at third base. McNabb, a junior first baseman from Fort Worth, ranked third on the squad with a .307 AVG while pounding out 54 hits including 14 extra-base hits. She ranked second on the team with 13 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games.

Summer Youth Basketball Camp

All children ages 6-16 are invited to participate in the 2007 Youth Basketball Camp, sponsored by the Men's Basketball team. Sign-up forms are available in Coach Brennan Shingleton's or Coach AAron Whaley's office. It's going to be a great week of fun-filled basketball here at Texas Wesleyan in the Sid Richardson Center! Along with all the basketball drills and instruction, we offer our campers the chance to enjoy our indoor swimming pool as well. Each camper will receive a T-Shirt and basketball along with other Men's Basketball apparel at the end of each day.

Please contact Brennan Shingleton at (817) 531-4212 or Aaron Whaley at (817) 531-4871 with any questions.

Wesleyan Weight Loss Challenge Winners

The South Beach Bunnies Sue Hart, Ruth Smith, Stacie Gonzales, Roberta Marley (not pictured: Janie Pokluda)

Congratulations to the winners of the Wesleyan Weight Loss Challenge! The South Beach Bunnies took first place in the team category; the Loss Management Team came in second. The individual winner was Sue Hart, art director, of the South Beach Bunnies with 11.37% lost; second place went to Merlene McCord, academic staff/MIS instructor in the School of Business, of Loss Management with 8.92% lost. Lindsay Choice, University receptionist, lost the most weight overall. All participants combined to lose a total of 224 lbs. over the course of the challenge.

Sue Hart	Lindsay Choice

Aramark Dining Survey Winners

Thank you to all who participated in Aramark's Dining Survey. The winners are: Joakim Soederbaum, Texas Wesleyan student and employee of International Programs, June Johnson, circulation clerk at West Library, Marilyn Pugh, associate professor of psychology, and James Whitehead, Texas Wesleyan student and employee of the Provost's Office.  

"The Remnant" Conference, Scholarship Presentation

All faculty and staff are invited to attend a conference at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, to present scholarship funds to a deserving inner city incoming Texas Wesleyan student for the 2007-2008 school year and inspire students in the community to further their education. "The Remnant" conference, to be held in the Louella Baker Martin Pavilion, is co-sponsored with Student Life and Crowns of Glory ministry, a local non-profit organization that does work within the community. Tickets are $15, $10 with a student ID. Refereshments will be served. Proceeds from tickets sales will go towards future scholarships. Contact Jenny Houze at (817) 531-4872 or email her here with any questions.

School of Education News

Carlos Martinez, dean of the School of Education, is proud to announce that the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) visit to the School of Education’s educator preparation program “went extremely well.” There were no findings that require a follow-up response or report but there were a few recommendations that will be formally considered by the department.

     In preparation for the visit, the faculty and staff were required to complete an extensive self-report that was returned to TEA prior to the visit. The two TEA representatives met with faculty and staff, reviewed files and procedures, and made multiple visits to school campuses to interview Texas Wesleyan interns and their supervising teachers.

     Martinez has credited the success of this visit to “Department Chair Lisa Dryden's leadership, the faculty and their effort in producing a well written self-report, and the work of the staff (Dawn Jarvis, Gail Stewart, and Bobbie Price) who organized the visit and put together all the required documentation. Moreover, the success of this visit was due mostly to a well-organized department that delivers quality programs in systematic ways.”

Lorrie Webb, assistant professor of education, presented a paper, “Technology Integration by New Teachers: Do Attitudes Play a Part?” at the Texas Computer Education Association annual conference in Austin. Webb presented another paper, “Technology Integration by New Teachers: Is College Preparing Our Future Educators?” at the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference in San Antonio.

Congratulations to Donald Spinks, graduate psychology instructor in the Counseling Program, who has earned his Doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy from Texas Woman’s University. Spinks obtained his B.S. from Texas Wesleyan University, his Master of Theology from Southern Methodist University, and is a Licensed Professional Counselor.