Prior to their move to West Virginia, Daniel’s eldest sister, Sally, moves to Abilene, Texas to attend Abilene Christian College (ACC). She studied music there and later became a professor of music at the college, a position she held when each of her four siblings attended the college. In 1978, the college changed its name from Abilene Christian College (ACC) to Abilene Christian University (ACU). So, in the fall of 1979, when Daniel attended the school for a single semester, it was known as Abilene Christian University (ACU).