The SAU Bass Fishing Team experienced “a blessing” on Lake Dardanelle when their two teams finished in 9th place and 11th place in the Arkansas Collegiate Series Championship Dec. 2-3, 2017. It was the first championship in which the team has qualified and competed. Warren Basinger, team president and a
Disc golf has become an increasingly popular activity among students at Southern Arkansas University. A Mulerider Disc Golf Team has been established, and an 18-hole course has been created on the campus. Members of the team include Ethan Bolick, a senior math major from Maud, Texas; Nicole Penny, a junior
Southern Arkansas University is developing a new poultry complex to improve instruction and, it is hoped, create more candidates for jobs in the Arkansas poultry industry. Dr. Jeffry Miller, Ralph Boulware Professor of Agriculture and chair of the Department of Agriculture, said the University has for the past year been
Dr. Abdel Bachri, associate professor of physics, has been named interim dean of the College of Science and Engineering. He will serve in this capacity following the resignation of Dr. Scott McKay, who has accepted a similar position in South Dakota. In making the announcement, Dr. David Lanoue, SAU provost
Dr. Donika Kelly, a 2005 alumnus of Southern Arkansas University, delivered the Kathleen Mallory Distinguished Lecture Series program on April 4 at SAU, reading to her audience “love poems” from her first published collection, Bestiary. The date would have marked the 80th birthday of Mallory, who taught Kelly – formerly
Southern Arkansas University this fall has introduced a new concentration of study in the Art and Design department. A BFA in Fine Art emphasizing Interactive Media and Marketing is now available, said Dr. Helmut Langerbein, dean of the College of Liberal and Performing Arts. The 120-hour program brings together the
Four area educators were inducted into the Educational Leadership Hall of Fame at Southern Arkansas University on April 13. Honored were Jason Sanders, superintendent of Ashdown schools; John Ward, superintendent of Magnolia schools; DeMarcus Green, principal, Kilpatrick Elementary School in Texarkana, Ark.; and Jody Vines, principal, Washington Middle School in
Dr. J. David Ashby, retired professor of economics and finance at Southern Arkansas University, has been designated the status of Professor Emeritus by the SAU Board of Trustees, an honor he said surprised him. “I have known people who taught at SAU for much longer periods than I did who
Dr. Robin Sronce, dean of the David F. Rankin College of Business, said she has settled in well to her new position at Southern Arkansas University and looks forward to “getting the word” out about programs offered by the College. “It’s been a perfect fit,” she said of joining the
With the help of many of his “co-conspirators,” Dr. Trey Berry, president of Southern Arkansas University, was able to surprise Martha and Louis Blanchard with the unveiling of the new name on the side of SAU’s Business Building. “From this day, Aug. 26, 2017, this facility will always carry your
