SPRING 2022 25 Senior Professor of History Dr. Michael E. Williams, Sr., has recently released a sequel volume to his 2015 Witnesses to the Baptist Heritage (Mercer University Press). The new collection, edited by Williams and including essay contributions from several DBU professors along with a team of scholars from other academic institutions, includes 24 more stories of diverse men and women who have shaped the worldwide Baptist legacy. “I wanted to elevate the stories of many Baptist women and African American Baptists who served often as unsung heroes during those same periods,” reflects Dr. Williams in his introduction to the sequel volume. Obadiah Holmes, Ann Hasseltine Judson, Henry L. Morehouse, Augustus Strong, and Fannie Lou Hamer are among the many stories highlighted in More Witnesses to the Baptist Heritage: Twenty Four More Baptists Every Christian Should Know, which collectively illuminates the impact of Baptists upon the larger global Christian tradition in the areas of religious liberty, worship, education, missions, and social justice. These two volumes will serve as an excellent resource for surveying Baptist history through the MICHAEL E. WILLIAMS, SR., RELEASES SEQUEL ON BAPTIST HERITAGE inspiring stories of some of its most remarkable witnesses. For more information about Dr. Williams’ latest release, visit: www.mupress.org MBA STUDENTS HONORED BY TEXAS BUSINESS HALL OF FAME Chosen each year by evaluation of submitted applications, the Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation awards individuals who show both dedication to, and promise in, the business world as college students. This past year, DBU was the home of two 2021 Scholar Award recipients, MBA students Grace Elliott and Forest Shoults. Grace Elliott In July of 2020, Grace launched her own floral and event design company, Grace Blooms Events. Since the launch of her business, she has designed and coordinated numerous events throughout the state of Texas and steadily grown her clientele. She uses her entrepreneurial experience and the foundation built from her studies in business hospitality and hotel at DBU to continue growing her business. Grace is known for her eye for detail and intricate designs. She is eager to continue to expand her work in the hospitality industry. Grace anticipates receiving her MBA with a specialty in marketing at DBU in May of 2023. Forest Shoults Forest and his wife, Dani, are the cofounders and owners at Mountaintop Films, an adventure elopement, wedding film, and photography company based in Dallas. Additionally, he has worked for East Jordan Iron Works as a territory sales representative for the past five years, increasing the sales 20-30% annually in the water infrastructure industry. Forest finished his undergraduate studies at DBU in 2016 with a degree in Business Administration and is looking forward to graduating with his MBA in Marketing in December 2022. In four years, Mountaintop Films has shot over 100 weddings in five different countries, and has been published in multiple bridal magazines. The Shoultses‘ goal is to open a series of studios that would each feature a creative workspace and a coffee shop to be used as a rented venue space for filming music videos and creating and capturing digital media for companies.
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