Women in the Bear Program

ID: 3208 ~ Source: Baylor University Archive - The Baylor ‘Lariat,’ Texas Collection, Baylor University, Digital ID: bu-lariat-nwp_1972-04-20, https://digitalcollections-baylor.quartexcollections.com/Documents/Detail/the-lariat-waco-texas-vol.-72-no.-113-thursday-april-20-1972/163079?item=163101.
This file appears in: The Baylor Bear Habitat

The Baylor University Chamber of Commerce has cared for the bears since the days of mascot Little Joe.  Originally, only men served in the Bear Program, but in 1972, Claire Cordell became Baylor’s first female trainer.

This file appears in: The Baylor Bear Habitat

By Maria Petrolia
One of the most popular places to visit on Baylor University’s campus is the Bill and Eva Williams Bear Habitat, home to Baylor’s live bear mascot. The first habitat was built in 1945, but through the…