Public invited to tomorrow’s memorial service for former HPU dean

BROWNWOOD – Aug. 24, 2012 – The public is invited to attend a memorial service for Dr. George Baker, former dean of Howard Payne University’s School of Music, tomorrow, August 25, at 2 p.m. in the university’s Mims Auditorium. Dr. Baker, who resided in Granbury, passed away Sunday, July 22, after a lengthy illness. He […]

HPU alumnus among victims of Colorado tragedy

Gordon Cowden, a 1984 Howard Payne University graduate, was one of 12 killed in Friday’s shooting at an Aurora, Colo., movie theater. Please remember his family and friends in your prayers. Update: Services for Gordon Cowden will be held Wednesday, July 25, at 11:00 a.m., at Pathways Church, 1595 Pearl St., Denver, Colo. Mr. Cowden’s […]

HPU alumni help heal Iraqi hearts

BROWNWOOD – June 4, 2012 – Monique Ching, an international student from Hong Kong who recently graduated from Howard Payne University, is serving as an intern for Preemptive Love Coalition (PLC) in Iraq. PLC, founded in 2007 by HPU alumni Jeremy and Jessica (Bond) Courtney, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping the more than […]