Baylor University is a private Baptist Christian research university in Waco, Texas. Baylor was chartered in 1845 by the last Congress of the Republic of Texas. Baylor is the oldest continuously operating university in Texas and one of the first educational institutions west of the Mississippi River in the United States. Located on the banks of the Brazos River next to I-35, between the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex and Austin, the university's 1,000-acre (400-hectare) campus is the largest Baptist university in the world.
As of fall, 2021, Baylor had a total enrollment of 20,626 (undergraduate 15,191, graduate 5,435). It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity". The university grants undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral and professional degrees. Baylor University's athletic teams, known as the Bears, participate in 19 intercollegiate sports. The university is a member of the Big 12 Conference in NCAA Division I.
In 1841, 35 delegates to the Union Baptist Association meeting voted to adopt the suggestion of the Rev. William Milton Tryon and R. E. B. Baylor to establish a Baptist university in Texas, then an independent republic. Baylor, a Texas district judge and onetime U.S. Congressman and soldier from Alabama, became the school's namesake. Some at first wished to name the new university "San Jacinto" to recognize the victory which enabled the Texans to become an independent nation, then before the final vote of the Congress, the petitioners requested the university be named in honor of Baylor.
In fall 1844, the Texas Baptist Education Society petitioned the Congress of the Republic of Texas to charter a Baptist university. Republic President Anson Jones signed the Act of Congress on February 1, 1845, officially establishing Baylor University. The founders built the original university campus in Independence, Texas. The Rev. James Huckins, the first Southern Baptist missionary to Texas, was Baylor's first full-time fundraiser. He is considered the third founding father of the university. Although these three men are credited as being the founders of the university, many others worked to see the first university established in Texas and thus they were awarded Baylor's Founders Medal. The noted Texas revolutionary war leader and hero Sam Houston gave the first $5,000 donation to start the university. In 1854, Houston was also baptized by the Rev. Rufus Columbus Burleson, future Baylor president, in the Brazos River.
During the 1846 school year Baylor leaders would begin including chapel as part of the Baylor educational experience. The tradition continues today and has been a part of the life of students for over 160 years. In 1849, R. E. B. Baylor and Abner S. Lipscomb of the Texas Supreme Court began teaching classes in the "science of law," making Baylor the first in Texas and the second university west of the Mississippi to teach law. During this time Stephen Decatur Rowe would earn the first degree awarded by Baylor. He would be followed by the first female graduate, Mary Kavanaugh Gentry, in 1855.
In 1851, Baylor's second president, Rufus Columbus Burleson, decided to separate the students by gender, making the Baylor Female College an independent and separate institution. Baylor University became an all-male institution. During this time, Baylor thrived as the only university west of the Mississippi offering instruction in law, mathematics, and medicine. At the time a Baylor education cost around $8–$15 per term for tuition. And many of the early leaders of the Republic of Texas, such as Sam Houston, would later send their children to Baylor to be educated. Some of those early students were Temple Lea Houston, son of President Sam Houston, a famous western gun-fighter and attorney; and Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross famous Confederate general and later President of Texas A&M University.
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How do you determine a researcher’s impact? Measures of impact can be hard to quantify, but Stanford University has annually undertaken a method of doing so based on citations. This year, no fewer than 43 current or retired Baylor faculty appeared on this list. Citations occur when, after a faculty member publishes his or her own researchers, other researchers around the world see that work as meaningful and cite it in their own work. Not surprisingly, Baylor researchers fare well by this standard. Stanford’s database has become a desirable destination for faculty, as it represents the top 2% of the most cited researchers in 22 disciplines — the best of the best. “To be among the top 2% of cited researchers in a discipline signifies that you have been involved in work that contributed foundational, if not transformational, knowledge to a given field,” explains Vice Provost for Research Kevin Chambliss. “The more faculty we have on the list, the more ‘seats’ Baylor will occupy ‘at the tables’ where these topics are discussed. This is one of the most important ways that Baylor research can influence national and international conversations and have a positive impact on the world.” Here’s a list of those 43 Bears recognized among the world’s most cited researchers: Dr. Emmanuel Agamloh, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Dr. Alexander Beaujean, Professor of Psychology Dr. Matt Bradshaw, Research Professor of Sociology, Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion Dr. Bryan W. Brooks, Distinguished Professor of Environmental Science and Public Health Dr. Dawn Carlson (BBA ’89, MBA ’91), the H.R. Gibson Chair of Organizational Development-Management and Director of the McBride Center of International Business Dr. Erik W. Carter, the Luther Sweet Endowed Chair in Disabilities and Executive Director of the Baylor Center for Developmental Disabilities Dr. Jason R. Carter, Dean of Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences and Professor of Health, Human Performance and Recreation Dr. Meredith E. David, Associate Professor of Marketing Dr. Thomas A. Fergus, Associate Chair and Associate Professor of Psychology Dr. Paul Froese, Professor of Sociology and Director of Baylor Religion Surveys Dr. Fritz Gesztesy, the Ralph and Jean Storm Professor of Mathematics Dr. Craig Gundersen, the Snee Family Endowed Chair, Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, and Professor of Economics Dr. Greg Hamerly, Interim Chair and Professor of Computer Science Dr. Johnny Henderson, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Mathematics Dr. Jun Huang, Postdoctoral Researcher with Drs. Tomas Cerny and Eric Baker in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 2023 Dr. J. Brian Jordon, the Kenneth and Celia Carlile Chair in Materials Science Dr. Peter G. Klein, the W.W. Caruth Endowed Chair of Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation and Chair of Department of Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation Dr. Ivan V. Korendovych, the James R. Schofield Endowed Chair in Biochemistry and Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry Dr. Jayshri Kulkarni, Postdoctoral Research Associate with Dr. Yang Li in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2023 Dr. Kwang Lee, Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering Dr. Dorothy Leidner, Professor Emeritus of Information Systems and Business Analytics Dr. Jeff Levin, University Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health, Professor of Medical Humanities and Director of the Program on Religion and Population Health Dr. Christine A. Limbers, Associate Professor of Psychology and Graduate Psy.D. Program Director Dr. Grant P. Morgan, Associate Dean for Research, School of Education & Professor of Quantitative Methods, Department of Educational Psychology Dr. Mitchell J. Neubert, Senior Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development-Business and the Chavanne Chair of Christian Ethics in Business and Professor of Management Dr. Holly K. Oxhandler, Associate Dean for Research-Social Work and Professor of Social Work Dr. Jerry Park, Associate Professor of Sociology Dr. Danielle E. Parrish, Associate Professor of Social Work in 2023 Dr. James A. Roberts, the Ben H. Williams Professor of Marketing Dr. Robert C. Roberts, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Ethics and Resident Scholar, Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion Dr. Christie M. Sayes, Professor of Environmental Science Dr. Markus H. Schafer, Professor of Sociology and Graduate Program Director Dr. Michael K. Scullin, Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Dr. Rodney Stark, Retired Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences Dr. Jo-Ann C. Tsang, Associate Professor of Psychology Dr. Laura Upenieks, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Undergraduate Program Director Dr. Annette von Jouanne, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Dr. Kirk Wakefield (MBA ’81), the Edwin W. Streetman Professorship in Retail Marketing and Executive Director of the Center for Sales Strategy in Sports and Entertainment Dr. Alan X. Wang, the Mearse Chair in Biological and Biomedical Engineering Professor Dr. Anzhong Wang, Professor of Physics Dr. Marley W. Watkins, Research Professor, Educational Psychology Dr. Robert Woodberry, Research Associate Professor, Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion Dr. Bernd Zechmann, Associate Research Professor and Director of the Center for Microscopy and Imaging
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