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ETBU donors recognized for a lifetime of generosity 

East Texas Baptist University welcomed Larry and Charlotte Slone of Marshall and Joe Hogue of Marshall into the ETBU Founders Society on Saturday, September 23 at the first home football game of the season. Membership in the ETBU Founders Society is reserved for those who have contributed at least $100,000 to the University throughout their lifetime.  

East Texas Baptist University has made significant strides in its campaign to move the School of Nursing to the Marshall Grand in downtown Marshall, Texas. Since Fall 2016, the University has been raising funds to renovate two floors of the historic building, offering faculty and staff of the School of Nursing new space to equip aspiring nurses with the skills, experience, and confidence to effectively address patient health care needs. 

East Texas Baptist University President Blair Blackburn has asked Texas Department of Transportation officials for an addition of a traffic signal light at the intersections of Loop 390 and FM 154 in Marshall to help increase safety for drivers, he said on Tuesday.

TxDOT officials on Tuesday agreed to begin a study of the intersection, which is required by law before any type of traffic control action can be taken, Blackburn said.

TxDOT's Atlanta district is handling the survey and plans to begin next week, he said.

A sweet, devout Christian woman and an unforgettable educator is how those who knew and loved Joy Howell, wife of local oil and gas businessman Rusty Howell, remembered her.

"Mrs. Howell was a very sweet lady. I thought the world of her," said Glen Bickerdike, who served on the East Texas Baptist University board of directors with Howell.

"There was no doubt where she stood in her faith," Bickerdike said. "She was the type person that you enjoyed being around. She always had a smile on her face.

East Texas Baptist University held a Patriot Day Chapel Service on September 11, 2017, to remember and honor those affected by the traumatic terrorists' attacks on our nation that occurred 16 years ago. Students, faculty, staff, and members of the Marshall community joined to pray at the University's chapel service for public servants, those still affected by the events that occurred in 2001, and American citizens and leaders to stand united. Reid Adams, ETBU's Student Body President and ETBU President J.