For many years, Jolynn Galvin, D.D.S. of Albuquerque, N.M. has dedicated much of her time and talents serving McMurry University and the United Methodist Church. Jolynn is the McMurry Ambassador to her local church and acts as an advocate for McMurry to other churches in the Albuquerque area. She appreciates the United Methodist Church’s heritage of higher education and commitment to learning and hopes to rekindle passion for higher education in the local church.

Jolynn knew she wanted to attend McMurry at an early age. After graduating from Del Norte High School in Albuquerque, she attended McMurry College where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology in 1975. Upon completion of her degree at McMurry, Jolynn attended the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where she completed her Doctor of Dental Science degree in 1981. Her ties with McMurry did not end after graduation. Jolynn served on the Board of Trustee for McMurry University from 1994 to 2003 and recently rejoined the Board in 2005.

Jolynn serves God through her work in her local church, First United Methodist in Albuquerque. She participated with and chaired the Whipple Scholarship Fund and worked with the Shadow of the Church. Shadow of the Church provides meals, financial assistance and other services to the poor and homeless in Albuquerque.

Jolynn serves God in the community through her work with the Interfaith Hospitality Network. Through this organization, she provides food, serves as an overnight chaperone, and recruits volunteers to help homeless families find permanent homes and jobs. Also, Jolynn serves with Christian Hands in Action (CHIA). Since 1982, she has gone on twenty-one missions to Mexico and South America providing dental help and spreading the message of Jesus Christ. In her most recent mission to the headwaters of the Amazon River in northern Peru, her son Patrick served as her “dental assistant”. While there they faithfully ministered to the Yaqua and Ticuna Indian tribes.

Jolynn is married to Steven Hooper and they have one son, Patrick. Jolynn’s love for McMurry and the United Methodist Church are evident in her life and she hopes to serve them for many years to come.