This story was published in Collegium 2001, an annual publication of Baylor's College of Arts and Sciences, and is reprinted here with permission.

Two Baylor ROTC cadets from the class of '75 ascend through the ranks to make their mark in the U.S. military.

May graduate Marjorie Owens joins Houston Grand Opera young artists' studio.

Baylor alum creates fairy-tale life as part of "Shrek" animation team.

A lover of language, Ann Miller ushered many a Baylor student into her world of words.

Before there was Bill Nye the Science Guy, there was Robert G. Packard, "Waco's Mr. Wizard," as one newspaper called him. And for 50 years, he has blazed a unique trail in how thousands of students relate to physics.

Panel of experts evaluates, affirms effectiveness of mammograms to save lives.

Professor adapts curriculum to world in crisis.

Editor's Note: Rebecca Cutbirth, a professional writing major with a public relations/political science double minor, will graduate in May 2003. For her class in professional writing, she compiled a cookbook seasoned liberally with humorous and touching anecdotes. As a freshman at Baylor, far from her home of Abilene, she caught the flu. Below is her contribution to her own cookbook of how Dr. and Mrs. Robert Packard came to her rescue.