The Magnolia Regional Medical Center (MRMC) Auxiliary and Auxiliary Board are establishing a scholarship at Southern Arkansas University in honor of Mary Lucy Martel Ray. When complete, the scholarship will assist nurses at MRMC who wish to advance their nursing careers through one of the degree programs in the Department
Southern Arkansas University offers students “The Complete College Experience” on campus, and is expanding opportunities to earn life and learning experiences away from campus. The SAU Foundation has received donations over the past year to be used for enriching the student experience through travel. As a result, many students from
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
SAU went from being the only Arkansas university in 2011 without a fishing team, to angling their way to be a force to be reckoned with on the water just a few years later. The team is currently ranked 21 in the nation, according to the Boat U.S. Collegiate Standings,
Southern Arkansas University theatre alum Cordara Newson is bound to make it to Broadway, and he is that much closer to his lifelong dream after earning a coveted spot to perform with the Collaborative Arts Project (CAP 21) in New York. But he needs a little help with funding for
Dr. Jerry Thomas was inspired by his grandparents to work hard in school, and he learned early on the value of a good education. His passion for learning and mentoring is the driving force behind his career. Thomas, Waldo native and SAU alum, is now director of the program at
Whitley Reeves Barnard was at SAU to learn how to run her own business someday. Cancer changed her path, but the courage and faith she represented against all odds taught all who came to know her story how to “Whitley Up.” Whitley, 22, of Magnolia, passed away on May 2,
With a computer, a tablet, or a smart phone linked to the Internet, SAU alumni and friends can view the University’s history online. There are yearbook photographs of people, places, and events beginning in 1914; audio files of faculty, staff, and alumni sharing memories of their schooldays; videos with stories
Young James Willis spent much of his childhood in Heber Springs checking out books from a one-room library in city hall. He loved to read. “My parents were very intelligent, but like so many people of their generation in Arkansas, neither graduated from high school,” he said. He worked from
