In Memoriam
SMU Magazine pays tribute to alumni and members of the SMU community who have passed away.
1941-61
Promotions, retirements, honors and more ... alumni share their good news in Class Notes.
1963-72
Save the Reunion date: November 8, 2008 for the Classes of 1963 and 1968.
1973-82
Save the Reunion date: November 8, 2008 for the Classes of 1973 and 1978.
1983-92
Save the Reunion date: November 8, 2008 for the Classes of 1983 and 1988.
1993-2006
Save the Reunion date: November 8, 2008 for the Classes of 1998 and 2003.
Inspiring An Artful Approach To Advertising
At any moment in the Owen Arts Center, piano tunes waft from classrooms, budding actors practice their faux swordfights and ballerinas pirouette in the hallways. Advertising professor Patricia Alvey finds the creative environment "thrilling and stimulating."
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Reinforcing The Value Of Constitutional Law
A large world map, drawn from the old Soviet Union???s perspective, dominates a wall in Jeffrey Kahn???s office. The map is more than a Cold War artifact for this Dedman School of Law assistant professor. It is a reminder that even the most powerful institutions are not invulnerable.
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Getting To The Heart Of Entrepreneurship
Following a national search, Minniti recently was named the Bobby B. Lyle Chair in Entrepreneurship in the Cox School of Business.
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Finding Salvation On The Mean Streets
At the age of 12, Harold J. Recinos was homeless on the streets of New York City, abandoned by destitute immigrant parents. Dropping out of junior high school to focus all his attention on survival, he begged for money, wore the same clothing for months and lived in abandoned urban tenements, public parks and parked Greyhound passenger buses. Harold J. Recinos, Perkins School of Theology“My answer to rejection and the pitiful existence of street life was to become a street-grown heroin addict. I was one of the youngest junkies in the neighborhood. Shooting dope made it easier to eat food...