The Southern Arkansas University Alumni Association, Inc. honored nine outstanding graduates during its annual Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner, held May 8, 2025, on the SAU campus. The evening served as a celebration of excellence, bringing together alumni, faculty, students, and community members to recognize the accomplishments of Muleriders who have
The fondest memories are made when gathered around the table, and SAU alumna Christy Ouei ’96 works hard each day to make this statement a reality for her patrons. In 2018, Christy and her fiance’ and business partner, Burt Adams, packed their bags for a road trip. They traveled through
Geneva Scoggin ’55 recently moved to Farmersville, Texas. She is proud of her children and grandchildren and enjoys being active in their lives. After graduating from SSC, she continued her education at the University of Houston, and received an MPA from Angelo State University. J.W. Evers ’57 was recently selected
1930-1939 Maureen Harris ’37 December 4, 2019 Annie Dean McGuire Rodgers ’39 April 28, 2020 1940-1949 Ellen Minor ’42 January 8, 2020 Billie Locke Culver ’43 March 21, 2020 Richard Hampton Jones ’45 February 13, 2020 William Frank ’48 November 21, 2019 Silas Fernon Smith ’48 March 4, 2020 Charles
Ron Harrell’s Mulerider memories are neatly represented by a tool from his days as an Engineering student at Southern State College – a slide rule. “This was the primary mathematical tool that we students used in the 1950s,” Harrell said. “It is a valuable tool, and you were taught to
1930-1939 Mildred (Greer) Ruff ’36 celebrated her 101-year birthday on November 17, 2017. While attending Magnolia A&M, Mildred was a cheerleader for the Aggies. 1960-1969 Wanda Maureen (Harrell) Miller ’65 is the author of “Last Trip Home,” to be published by She Writes Press on May 15, 2018, already for
Yuichi Takizawa, a May 2017 graduate of Southern Arkansas University, has accepted a full-time position as an athletic trainer with the Texas Rangers organization. While an athletic training student at SAU, Takizawa participated in internships with the Kansas City Royals as well as the Rangers. “Yuichi was one of our
Brandon Foshee, founder of Fauxsee Innovations, LLC, of Magnolia, a 2006 alumnus of Southern Arkansas University, is developing a product that could drastically improve the lives of millions of blind and visually-impaired people around the world. Foshee, who lost his own vision in 2003, is the creator of Roboglasses, a
Justin Wiedower, a graduate of Southern Arkansas University, has been honored with the Outstanding New Ag Educator award by Arkansas Farm Bureau. He completed his Agricultural Science bachelor’s degree in 2012 and his master’s in Agricultural Education in 2014. Now a teacher at Clinton High School in Clinton, Ark., Wiedower
As the first graduate of the MBA program at Southern Arkansas University, Zach Rogers has experienced firsthand the benefit of having a master’s degree. “Having the master’s made a very big difference,” Rogers, financial analyst for Lockheed Martin in Camden, said. “Several qualified candidates who had bachelor’s degrees interviewed, some
