DBU Report Summer 2021 - Page 3

SUMMER 2021 3 The DBU Report is a quarterly publication of Dallas Baptist University. Dr. Adam C. Wright, President. Editor: Dr. Blake Killingsworth, Vice President for Communications; Co-Editor: Kadra Fant, Director of Publications. Contributors: Mackenzie Lee, Assistant Director of Visual Communications; Kirsten McKimmey, Director of Visual Communications; Bailey Pylant, Director of News and Social Media; Reagan Ratcliff, Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations; Courtney Smith, Digital and Social Media Strategist; Dr. Michael Whiting, Director of Written Content; Silas Bijja; Emmalie Ellis; Exauce Madjibe Dijo; Faith Myers. DBU Report, 3000 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas, Texas 75211-9299. news@dbu.edu . The DBU Cheer and Patriette Teams each took home the title of National Champion at this year’s National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) and National Dance Alliance (NDA) College Nationals competition held in Daytona, Florida, on April 8-11. The Cheer Team was led by Head Coach Callie Taylor and Graduate Assistant Coaches Haiden Herring and Presley Gilcrease. The Patriettes were led by Head Coach Brittni Bean and Assistant Coach Mackenzie Lee.