It all started with a problem: Jessica Haynes wanted to wear her favorite pair of shoes, but the heel was broken. Now, more than three years later, Haynes and classmate Kaci Matthews have a solution that could revolutionize the footwear industry and make them millionaires. Haynes and Matthews are graduate
Alumni and friends of the University gathered at the Magnolia Country Club on March 17 to honor the memory of long-time Mulerider football coach Rip Powell with the Rip Powell Invitational Golf Tournament. The event was sponsored by the SAU Foundation with proceeds benefiting the “Rip Powell Society.” Funds from
The Southern Arkansas University Alumni Association sponsored a champagne bingo event hosted in the “barn” of Therral and Jan Story. The crowd dined on gourmet cheeses, fruits and petit fors while entertained by author Myra McLarey, Jeff Smart and Beth Anne Rankin. The February gathering drew more than 200 people
Southern Arkansas University is home to four reigning queens, who are headed to Hot Springs July 13 to participate in the Miss Arkansas Pageant. No stranger to pageants, former Miss SAU Valerie Brown, 22, a senior biology major, will compete wearing the Miss Texarkana crown and banner. This will be
For the past two years, Dr. Chrisanne Christensen, associate professor of psychology at Southern Arkansas University, and other faculty in the department have put community service into action as an optional part of the curriculum. Though the faculty of the department are involved in many community-related projects, one that is
Angie (Rayburn) ’89 and Tim Levendusky proudly announce the birth of their son, Josiah Timothy, born July 29, 2010. He weighed 8 lbs. 8 oz. Angie and Tim are missionaries to Mongolia but went to South Korea for the birth of their child. Leslie (Boyett) ‘08 and Alan Nolte ’97
Cheers of encouragement from a special pep rally rang out in the early morning as 12 young men and two mascot mules from Southern State College left campus for Pine Bluff on February 25, 1959. Tom Walters, student body president, and Gene McDonald, vice president, planned to ride Optimaggie and
For the second consecutive year, the Southern Arkansas University Foundation has inducted new members into the Mulerider Society, the highest recognition given to the University’s benefactors. The honor is reserved for those who make lifetime contributions of more than $500,000. During the SAU Foundation Honor Societies dinner on Nov. 9,
All one has to do is look in the office of Judy Vasser to see how important her students are to her and how much she means to them. The walls, shelves, and desk are covered with photos given to her from former and current students. Vasser, assistant professor of
Each of the named endowments at Southern Arkansas University represents a treasured relationship – with a friend, teacher, mentor, or family member. The endowments and the relationships they commemorate become a permanent part of the memory and the history of SAU. Three recent endowments exemplify the kinds of relationships that
