Fifteen years later, she said, that feeling still holds true.
âThatâs the best thing about working at Temple College . I really feel like Iâm part of a family,â Clawson, a biology professor, told the Telegram. âPeople use that (saying) a lot, but I truly felt like everybody was there to help one another. Anybody I asked a question to, they helped me ⦠and they still continue to do that.â
This year, Clawson â who has been instrumental in the success of the Texas Bioscience Institute Middle College program at Temple Col- lege â was selected for the institutionâs 33rd Claudia and W.T. Barnhart Teacher of the Year Award.
I always say if it hadn t have been for the cohort, the roommating with Lyndsae, because we would room together when we went down for classes on the weekends, they inspired me. They helped me get across the finish line, Hall said.
Benton and Hall both saw a doctorate in their future years ago, and it began to take shape as they stood in line to register for a board conference. Benton had already been accepted at UMHB, and Hall was exploring another university. The conversation led to the first day of class together and every weekend thereafter. This was the hardest thing I ve endeavored upon. I ve taken on a lot of challenges but I grossly underestimated the doctorate. It s three years of nonstop commitment and dedication, Hall said.
In-person graduations for local high schools and colleges are taking place in the coming weeks with spaced out graduation times and limited capacity at some ceremonies.
Texas A&M University-Central Texas will be holding graduation at 10 a.m. Saturday in Warrior Hall for the College of Education and Human Development. The College of Arts and Sciences graduation will begin at 11 a.m. and the College of Business Administration graduation will begin at 1 p.m.
âWe offered a walk-through graduation last semester, and we were happy to learn that our graduates enjoyed it,â A&M-Central Texas President, Dr. Marc Nigliazzo, said.
Temple College will recognize its 2020 and 2021 graduates at a commencement ceremony to be held Saturday, the school announced.
The ceremony will start at 10 a.m. at Crusader Stadium on the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor campus in Belton.
Temple College, founded in 1926, will recognize both the 2020 and 2021 recipients of the Claudia and W.T. Barnhart Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award. The 2020 recipient of the award is Kim George, a professor of English, and the 2021 recipient is Kimberley Clawson, a biology professor.
All new graduates will receive a free one-year membership in the new Temple College Alumni and Friends Association, according to a news release.
When Vicky Fashbaugh looks at her artwork, she sees her life journey in every brushstroke.
The Temple native, who is drawn to abstract techniques, emphasized how that artwork is often influenced by her undeniable passion for color.
âI view the world as a color palette,â Fashbaugh said. âWhen Iâm traveling, I look for color harmonies within nature or man-made structures as possible references to my work. I truly never know how a painting might turn out until I sit and mix the paint.â
Fashbaugh, who graduated Saturday night from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, noted how those color harmonies were heightened following the birth of her 10-month-old daughter, Indie Sage Fashbaugh.