The 2014 recipient of the Alumni Board Scholarship is an incoming freshman who is no stranger to SAU, Cole Hendrixson. Hendrixson is coming to SAU from Little Rock and will be a Biology Pre-Med student. “SAU provided my family with the education to be successful in their careers,” said Hendrixson.
Thanks to a record gift to the Southern Arkansas University Alumni Association, plans for their pavilion are ahead of schedule to raise the roof on “Mulegating” and other campus and community events. SAU alum Laura Lusby Winning and her husband Kyle, of Little Rock, recently donated funds to name the
SAU hosted a luncheon for all alumni working at Murphy Oil Corporation and Murphy USA at the Murphy Building in El Dorado. Over forty alumni enjoyed the networking opportunity while hearing updates from Dr. David Rankin, SAU President, and Dr. Lisa Toms, College of Business Dean. This event was sponsored
Southern Arkansas University alum and Dillard’s CFO James I. Freeman of Texarkana has been appointed to the SAU Board of Trustees. Freeman has replaced Ken Sibley on the SAU Board, with an appointment to expire January 14, 2015. This was one of 18 appointments made by Governor Mike Beebe on
The Southern Arkansas University Alumni Association is hosting its annual Distinguished Alumni and Lifetime Achievement Awards Dinner at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, 2014, at the SAU Reynolds Center Grand Hall. Alumni and friends are invited to attend. RSVP by calling the SAU Alumni Office at (870) 235-4079 or
The SAU Alumni Association hopes to garner partners to help “Raise the Roof” on a new 2,720 square-foot pavilion on the lawn of the Welcome Center. “We are extremely excited about this new project and even more excited to offer our Mulegating alumni more comfortable accommodations to enjoy during their
The SAU Alumni Association continues to be ever grateful for the generosity and dedication of our incredible alumni family. Throughout the fall of 2013, your donations and dues have helped to benefit our campus and community in the following ways: Purchased SAU Police a golf cart to promote campus safety
After more than 20 years as an award-winning journalist and newspaper editor, Shea Hutchens-Wilson had an unexpected change in careers, but she stayed true to her passion to her four-legged friends. In April 2011, Hutchens-Wilson left her beloved career in journalism to take on the challenges of Communications Administrator for
Southern Arkansas University graduates who have carried on the legacy beyond the SAU campus are honored each year. Six distinguished alumni were recognized for outstanding accomplishments on April 6, 2013, during the Annual Distinguished Alumni Dinner. The Distinguished Young Alumni was Joel Parrish. Distinguished Alumni honorees were Lee Seabrooke and
