SPRING 2026 3 1 FROM THE PRESIDENT 4 NEWS & NOTES 7 VERITAS LECTURE SERIES Dallas Jenkins Visits DBU 8 DBU HOMECOMING 2025 Distinguished Alumni 12 ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING 13 GLOBAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM EVENT 14 CHORAL INVITATIONAL CONCERT 15 WOMEN’S AUXILIARY BOARD RUTH AWARDS 16 THE IMPACT OF YOUR 2025 GIVING 17 FOUNDERS’ DAY DBU Celebrates 60 Years in Dallas 18 38TH ANNUAL DBU LEADERSHIP GALA 22 HISTORIC GROUND BREAKING Don and Linda Carter School of Business 26 STAND FIRM. STAND OUT. Capital Campaign Update 28 ALUMNI & STUDENTS 30 PATRIOT ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION PRESIDENT Dr. Adam C. Wright CHANCELLOR Dr. Gary Cook PROVOST Dr. Norma Hedin SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Jonathan Teat VICE PRESIDENT for international Affairs Randy Byers VICE PRESIDENT for student affairs Dr. Jay Harley VICE PRESIDENT for advancement Ryan Hefton VICE PRESIDENT for Financial Affairs Dr. Gavin Fritz General Counsel Christa Van Der Merwe CONTRIBUTORS EDITOR Kellie Patterson managing editor Kim Soto ART DIRECTION & DESIGN Kadra Fant Contributing Writer Lynsey Cagle UNIVERSITY PHOTOGRAPHER Exauce Madjibe Dijo writer, athletics Reagan Ratcliff Spring 2026 I Volume 38 I Number 1 THE DBU REPORT The DBU Report is a quarterly publication produced by the Division of Marketing and Communications at Dallas Baptist University for Patriots and friends of DBU across the globe. Opinions and views presented in this publication are not necessarily those of the editorial staff, administration, or official policies of DBU. Copyright © 2026 by Dallas Baptist University. Reproduction without permission is prohibited. TO UPDATE YOUR RECORDS: news@dbu.edu
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