Diana R. Garland School of Social Work

Each grant provided funding for unique community needs, such as grieving parent support groups, food insecurity, disaster preparedness, inclusion, the development of helpful life skills and community fellowship. On GRF’s website, they are described as “designed to encourage congregations to actively engage with their local communities, understanding the unique needs and challenges they face.”

To help with this work, GRF has partnered with Baylor University’s Center for Church & Community Impact, known as C3I.

The Garland School of Social Work recognizes Waco Police Department's DeAngela Bynum, LMSW, as the 2025 Social Work Supervisor of the Year! Learn more about DeAngela, her work and her educator spirit. The integration of social work with law enforcement is a vital component to future goals being achieved. By utilizing social work interns within this scope of work, I hope to instill in them a desire to ask the hard questions, seek knowledge in evidenced based sources, and to bridge the gaps between these two service fields that have grown in the last few years. 

BSW Intern of the Year Jerrell Boykins Jr. never expected that a conversation during his football recruitment would change the trajectory of his life. The Louisiana native came to Baylor as a student-athlete in January 2023, but it was a personal meeting with Dean Jon Singletary during his official football visit that became the catalyst for discovering his true calling.

The Baptist History & Heritage Society is pleased to announce Dr. T. Laine Scales as the 2025 recipient of the W. O. Carver Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Scales was honored with the W. O. Carver Distinguished Service Award on May 20 during the BHHS annual conference at Baylor University. Presented annually, this award honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the study and preservation of Baptist history.