Amarillo College will recognize longtime biology professor Dr. Robert Bauman with the distinguished title of Professor Emeritus during a reception from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Monday, April 20 in the upstairs lobby of the College Union Building on the Washington Street Campus.The honor of Professor Emeritus is reserved for faculty who have demonstrated exceptional service, leadership, and commitment to teaching throughout their careers. Bauman, who taught at Amarillo College for more than three decades, is widely known for his dedication to student success and his ability to make complex scientific concepts accessible to learners of all backgrounds.

Margie Netherton is an Alabama native whose 1999 job interview at Amarillo College fell on a tempestuous day with twin tornadoes menacing the city. Noting that most folks appeared oblivious to the threat, she resolved to just go with the flow.

“I found it remarkable that the people on campus didn’t seem concerned,” said Netherton, a professor of English who retired in 2020 after 21 fruitful years at AC.

Bill Young, who helped establish the Respiratory Care Program at Amarillo College, where his teaching career spanned 36 years (1972-2008), has been named Professor Emeritus.

The AC Faculty Senate will sponsor a reception in his honor from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Friday, June 2 in the 2nd Floor Gallery at the Amarillo Museum of Art on the Washington Street Campus.

While approaching Amarillo College’s stately Ordway Hall in the fall of 1967 to conduct his very first freshman composition classes, Tom Hodges admits to feeling as though he’d bitten off more than he might could chew.

“On my first duty day there, those cornerstone statues, the gnomes flanking Ordway Hall’s main entrance, struck me as formidable,” Hodges said.