Winter 1999
A school of their own
When conventional teaching runs out of textbook answers, Wedgwood Academy Director Rachel Wittich ’91 steps in, providing a successful learning environment for kids others have written off.
Alumni
Fall 1999
Seeing the light
Cynthia Timm Ward ’80 has a colorful career. Indeed, this stained glass window repair artist has learned to let the light shine.
Fall 1999
Freedom — and responsibility — of speech
Did the Holocaust really happen? Jason Crane ’00 knows.
Fall 1999
Kerr-azy
W. Park Kerr’s ’80 multi-million dollar El Paso Chile Co. is saucy. Just like its owner.
Fall 1999
The bad boy is back
Kurt Thomas ’95 thrilled TCU fans his junior and senior years and then, hit again with injuries, seemed to disappear in the NBA. Yet, this June he emerged once more in a starting role with the Knicks during the NBA Finals.
Fall 1999
And with the save …
is TCU’s very own Jeff Zimmerman ’93.
A rookie reliever with the Texas Rangers, he earned a place on the mound at the All-Star Game in July after posting the best earned run average in baseball.
Summer 1999
Justin time
For half of a century, John Justin ’41 put his own special shine on the boot and brick industries, and helped turn a cattle-drive town into a world-class Cowtown. Now he retires, but not before telling us a few of his favorite stories.
Summer 1999
From the Class Notes editor
Robyn Ross ’99 writes from Fort Worth that after four years of college — including a one-year position as Class Notes editor for The TCU Magazine — she has graduated from TCU and will soon pursue a graduate degree in communication studies. She adds that while reporting the highs and lows of your lives, she often wondered what happened in between.
Summer 1999
Basic family cemetery
Julie Finn ’98 takes readers to the top of the Ozarks for an eccentric family gathering for “Those Graveyard Workin’s.”
Spring 1999
Sunset
In light of TCU’s first bowl victory in 41 years just a few months ago, I had two telephone conversations that belong somewhere in this issue.
