Mar. 19, 2025
Senior Class Votes Accounting & Business Law Professor as Collins Outstanding Professor

Baylor University’s 2025 senior class has selected Don Carpenter, clinical associate professor of accounting and business law in the Hankamer School of Business, as the 2025 Collins Outstanding Professor.

Mar. 18, 2025
Baylor alum named president of La Madeleine

Baylor graduate John Dillon (BBA ’93) has earned national attention as an innovator in the restaurant industry, and when La Madeleine was looking for a leader to drive growth and expansion, they called on the Baylor grad (who spent the last year serving Hankamer School of Business students in a meaningful way — more on that in a minute).

La Madeleine, a Dallas-based French café and bakery with 80+ locations nationwide (including one just down I-35 from Baylor’s campus), named Dillon president in January. The Baylor grad, who most recently served as founder and principal lead at HMS Growth Partners, previously spent over 16 years with Denny’s, first in marketing and then as the chain’s president. At Denny’s, he built a reputation for innovation, shaping the brand’s voice and elevating the diner chain’s perception through humorous social media posts and a re-brand as “America’s Diner.”

Feb. 25, 2025
Faith, Music, and Innovation: The Baylor Roots of Contemporary Christian Music

Jarrell McCracken’s innovative fusion of faith and storytelling launched Word Records, shaping the contemporary Christian music industry and leaving a lasting legacy.

Feb. 21, 2025
Forrest Frank: Child Of God Tour Part 2 Coming to Foster Pavilion April 22

Following the massive success of his 2024 national tour, GRAMMY-nominee and double Dove Award-winning artist Forrest Frank will bring his 2025 Child Of God Tour Part 2 to Baylor University’s Paul and Alejandra Foster Pavilion at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 22.