Dr. 詹姆斯B. 西蒙斯奖

The 西蒙斯奖 is given to individuals who use their God-given talents and abilities to break down barriers in their respective fields, and who demonstrate significant acts of determination or courage.

2018年的获奖者
Dr. 维吉尼亚康纳利

Ada 维吉尼亚Hawkins was born December 4, 1912, in Temple, Texas. She graduated from Temple High School in 1929 and enrolled in what is now Hardin-Simmons大学 in 1930, 和叔叔住在一起, 谁是当地的医生, 还有他的妻子.

1933年毕业时, she went on to LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans as one of only three women in her class. 她以硕士学位毕业.D. in 1937 and served an internship and residency at New Orleans’ Charity Hospital.

1940年，博士. 维吉尼亚H. Boyd returned to Abilene to become the city’s first female physician. 9月22日的一个小标题, 1940, issue of the Abilene Reporter 澳门皇冠赌场平台 simply stated, 女医生打开办公室.”

Dr. 维吉尼亚康纳利, as she became known following marriage to local oilman Ed Connally, had a remarkable life and career full of world travel and a brush with Washington’s elite through her husband’s political involvement. 比如西蒙斯博士. Virginia (Boyd)) Connally ’33, learned very early on that education has the ability to change lives. Dr. Connally experienced that change herself and she always encouraged others along the way. She used her knowledge to heal and with her deep faith that guided every endeavor she gained a love for missions that defined much of her life – finding that helping others was the best way to glorify the Lord.

2022年的获奖者
Dr. 查尔斯和夫人. Roena Tandy

查尔斯C. Tandy was born March 16, 1929 in Abilene, Texas. 他得了B.A. at Hardin-Simmons大学 in 1949 and his M.D. from Southwestern Medical School in 1953. Dr. 坦迪曾在美国服役.S. Air Force as a flight surgeon from 1953 to 1956 and shortly after discovered a passion for anesthesiology. 1958年，博士. Tandy started working at the Methodist Medical Center of Dallas, becoming their second anesthesiologist on staff and later becoming Chief of Anesthesiology in 1968. He served in that role until 1993 when he became the Medical Director of the Ambulatory Surgery Center. He retired as anesthesiologist from Methodist Dallas after 54 years in 2012. 此外,博士. Tandy served on the Dallas City Council from 1983 to 1993.

Roena (Rainey) Tandy was born in Corsicana, Texas and earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. 多年来, 她在学校教书, along with serving in her local church and on numerous boards and committees. Dr. 查尔斯和夫人. Roena Tandy married April 10, 1971, and are an embodiment of the Simmons spirit. Their lives have been dedicated to faith, education, and service.

Dr. 詹姆斯·西蒙斯和他的儿子詹姆斯·西蒙斯博士. 罗伯特•西蒙斯, were responsible for the first library on campus, 捐赠数百美丽, 皮书, now located on the second floor of the Richardson Library as a reminder of the resources available to students in the school’s early years. 比如西蒙斯一家, the Tandys have donated precious items from their collection, enhancing the prestige of the library’s Rare and Fine Books Collection. 坦迪圣经收藏, 将于4月2日举行纪念活动, 2009, includes a 1455 leaf from the Gutenberg Bible and the Nuremberg Chronicle, plus a first edition of the Geneva Bible (1560), the Bible cited in the works of William Shakespeare and the first English Bible brought to North America. 结合, these major editions form a rare collection that traces the English Bible in the sixteenth century prior to the publication of the King James Version.

2024年的获奖者
参议员詹姆斯·兰克福德

James Lankford 还有他的妻子 Cindy grew up and attended college in Texas, and each has a degree from a Texas Baptist school. They have been married more than 30 years and have two daughters, Hannah and Jordan. 在国会任职之前, James served students and families for more than 20 years, serving with both the Baptist General Convention of Texas and the Baptist Convention of Oklahoma. 在德克萨斯州, James spent much of his time on Texas Baptist university campuses (including Hardin-Simmons大学) leading in Super Summer and Youth Led Revivals. 晚些时候, 在俄克拉荷马州, he directed the Falls Creek Youth Camp, which is the largest youth camp in the United States with more than 51,每年夏天有5000人参加. Senator Lankford’s faith, ministry, and service in Congress is similar to the life of Dr. 西蒙斯，HSU的创始人之一.

詹姆斯在美国服了四年兵役.S. House of Representatives until he was overwhelmingly elected to the U.S. 2014年的参议院, where he is Ranking Member of the Government Operations and Border Management Subcommittee. He believes that the federal government has an important role in our nation, 而是赋予家庭权力, 个人, and private businesses grow our economy and pass down our values. James was recognized as the Senate’s top-ranked “Taxpayers Friend” by the National Taxpayers Union for his strong record in support of lower taxes, 有限政府, 经济自由. His annual Federal Fumbles report is a must-read in Washington, D.C., because of its commonsense solutions to the problems our federal government faces. He is recognized for his work toward increased personal freedom, 经济增长, 以及宗教自由.