Distinguished Alum - Oeschger & Davenport

2019 Distinguished Alumni Luncheon

Published November 11, 2019 By Mersadie Newsome

Please join us for the Amarillo College Distinguished Alumni Luncheon honoring Sharon Oeschger and the late Matthew Davenport on Tuesday, November 11th from 11:30am to 1:00pm in the Amarillo Country Club Ballroom. 

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AC Creative Mind Lecture features noted Texas author Skip Hollandsworth

Published April 13, 2022 By Connie de Jesus

A series of ritualistic slayings ignited a firestorm of panic that engulfed Austin, Texas in 1885, yet this lurid chapter in the city's history was largely forgotten until a historic thriller titled The Midnight Assassin hit bookstores in 2016.


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Amarillo College is pleased to announce that Skip Hollandsworth, whose long-researched tome about America's first known serial killer became a New York Times bestseller, will present the 2022 Creative Mind Lecture.

The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 5 at the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts.

Additionally, a meet-the-author reception - the cost for this is $25 per person - begins at 6:30 p.m. and includes reserved seating for the ensuing lecture. Those wishing to attend the reception are asked to RSVP to the AC Foundation at 806-371-5924 or srleuthen@actx.edu.

Hollandsworth is a longtime writer and executive editor at Texas Monthly magazine. He spent 10 years researching The Midnight Assassin, which is the moniker 19th century Austinites assigned to the shadowy murderer.

"This is a piece of American history that literally slipped through the cracks," Hollandsworth said, "but it's worth writing about every bit as much as people have written about London's Jack the Ripper. Essentially, we had our own Jack the Ripper three years before London had theirs, and ours was called the Midnight Assassin.

"In fact,” he said, "there was widespread speculation at the time that the Austin killer actually moved to England and became Jack the Ripper. It's quite an interesting story, but one that wasn't particularly well documented. It was not easily unearthed."

Hollandsworth is a four-time finalist and one-time winner of the National Magazine Award in feature writing - the magazine industry's equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize. Additionally, he is co-writer of the Richard Linklater film Bernie.

 

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Of local interest, Hollandsworth wrote a story for Texas Monthly about Tom Brown, a high school student who went missing in 2016 in Canadian, Texas. He additionally produced an eight-episode podcast on the topic titled "Tom Brown’s Body."

The New York Times described The Midnight Assassin as "true crime of high quality," and “chilling." The Wall Street Journal dubbed it a "thoroughly researched, excitingly written history" and an "absorbing work."

Also on May 5, Hollandsworth will present a master class and take questions on everything from journalism and writing to publishing and true crime. All AC students are welcome to attend the master class at 1 p.m. in Badger Corner of the College Union Building on the Washington Street Campus.

"We're very excited to have Skip Hollandworth here, both as a lecturer and presenter of a master class for our students," Eric Fauss, chair of AC's Creative Mind Lecture Series, said. "Skip is a noted author who we definitely believe will be a crowd-pleaser, and his topic is very much in the spirit of Creative Minds."

 

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Creative Mind Lecture Series Featuring Bestselling Author S.C. Gwynne

Published November 11, 2019 By Mersadie Newsome

Join us Dec. 5th for the 2019 Creative Mind Lecture Series: Reverberations of Conflict - the Legacy of the Civil War. Bestselling award-winning author of Empire of the Summer Moon and Rebel Yell, S. C. Gwynne, will discuss the dramatic conclusion of the Civil War in his lecture covering his new book, Hymns of the Republic.

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Creative Mind Lecture Series Featuring Bestselling Author S.C. Gwynne

Published November 11, 2019 By Mersadie Newsome

Join us Dec. 5th for the 2019 Creative Mind Lecture Series covering the Reverberations of Conflict - the Legacy of the Civil War. From the New York Times bestselling, celebrated, and award-winning author of Empire of the Summer Moon and Rebel Yell, author S. C. Gwynne will discuss the dramatic conclusion of the Civil War in his lecture covering his new book, Hymns of the Republic.

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Distinguished Alum - Oeschger & Davenport

2019 Distinguished Alumni Luncheon

Published November 11, 2019 By Mersadie Newsome

Please join us for the Amarillo College Distinguished Alumni Luncheon honoring Sharon Oeschger and the late Matthew Davenport on Tuesday, November 11th from 11:30am to 1:00pm in the Amarillo Country Club Ballroom. 

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Student Spotlight – Nathaniel Solis

Published April 20, 2018 By Stefanie Carruth

Amarillo College freshman Nathaniel Solis is no stranger to acts of compassion. He has long given freely of his time and energy in support of Meals on Wheels, Faith City Mission, and his church’s annual coat drive.

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Student Spotlight – Stevi Breshears

Published April 19, 2018 By Stefanie Carruth

Empowered by scholarships courtesy of the AC Foundation, Stevi Breshears has not only persevered at Amarillo College, she has positively thrived.

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Stephanie Alvarado: Nursing Dream Comes True

Stephanie Alvarado: Nursing Dream Comes True

Published April 18, 2018 By Stefanie Carruth

Stephanie Alvarado’s dream was not unique—she wanted to become a nurse—but like so many young mothers who believe their hands are tied, she was unsure if her dream would, or even could, become a reality.

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Foundation Celebrates 90 Years of Student Success

Celebrate 90 Years of Student Success at AC

Published April 12, 2018 By Thomas de Jesus

The Amarillo College Foundation will host a gala to celebrate 90 Years of Student Success at Amarillo College. The gala will occur on May 2nd at the Amarillo Museum of Art. Call 806-371-5924 for more information.

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55th Annual Meeting Honoring the Kritser Family

Published April 12, 2018 By Thomas de Jesus

The 55th annual Amarillo College Foundation meeting was held September 19th on the second floor of the College Union Building on the Washington Street Campus. Nancy and John Kritser were the special honorees this year.  

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Art Force Cooking Schools 2019

Art Force Cooking Schools

Published April 12, 2018 By Thomas de Jesus

Each year, Art Force of Amarillo sponsors a series of cooking schools to provide scholarships and program support for Fine Arts and Humanities at Amarillo College.