Sybil Leonard Armes, a Christian writer and alternate poet laureate of Texas who was the mother of Wayland President Paul Woodson Armes. In 1979, Wayland opened its first campus outside Texas, in Hawaii. Twelve satellite campuses are now located throughout the US. In May 2008, entertainer Jimmy Dean, a Plainview native, announced that he was making the largest-ever gift to Wayland. In 2013, Wayland was ranked as the #72 university in the West Region by US News. In 2015, Wayland applied for and was granted an exception to Title IX allowing the university to discriminate against LGBT students for religious reasons. In 2016, the organization Campus Pride ranked the college among the worst schools in Texas for LGBT students. Schools School of Math and Sciences The School of Mathematics and Sciences at Wayland Baptist University administers all mathematics and science courses taught on the Plainview campus and also those taught online. Degrees are offered in math, math education, biology, molecular biology, chemistry, and geology, along with several preprofessional service course areas such as prenursing and pre-engineering. Currently, the school has 15 faculty members; 6 math and 9 sciences, with three emeritus faculty. The School serves over 400 students each semester. On average, 20 to 30 students graduate with degrees from the school each year. Initially, math and science courses were taught in several temporary locations on the WBU campus. Eventually, they, along with most other courses, were taught in Gates Hall, and later also in the library. The Division of Math and Science was formally designated in the 1940s. Science courses were moved to refurbished army barracks located on the north side of the campus in the 1960s. The Moody Science building was constructed in the early 1970s from a generous grant from the Moody Foundation. Several of the features in the new building were designed by faculty members. Since its completion, all Plainview campus math and science courses have been held there. In 2005, the university structure was reorganized, and the Division was redesignated as the School of Mathematics and Science. The School is housed in the Moody Science Building at 1900 W 7th Street, Plainview, Texas 79072. List of schools School of Behavioral and Social Sciences School of Business School of Christian Studies School of Education School of Creative Arts School of Languages and Literature School of Math and Sciences School of Nursing External campuses Amarillo, Texas Anchorage,