Baseball fans first heard the crack of a Mulerider ballplayer’s bat 100 years ago. On March 3, 1911, the Third District Agricultural School’s Board of Trustees authorized $70 for uniforms bearing the school’s initials. That spring the team played ball for the first time. This early start gives baseball the
1930-1939 Dan Caldwell ’32, 2004 Doyle Jasper Davidson, May 9, 2011 Elizabeth (Joiner) Pruet ’39, September 2, 2010 Corbit White ’38, September 11, 2010 1940-1949 Marjorie D. (Langford) Askew ’48, April 6, 2011 Dorothy D. (Smyth) Bennett ’45, November 10, 2010 Virginia (Westbrook) Franklin ’46, December 27, 2010 Maggie (Rogers)
1950-1959 Jo Anne (McAdams) Powell ’51 was honored as one of this year’s Women of Distinction by the Girl Scouts. The award is given by the Girl Scouts each year to a group of women and a business to honor them for their commitment to community service. Powell is the
Monroe Ingram (former faculty) was inducted into the University of Central Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame. Ingram led the Bears basketball team in scoring both 1958 and 1959 and was an All-AIC first-team selection both years. He went on to a distinguished coaching and teaching career at Southern Arkansas University
Colton Lee of SAU won a shiny, new Dodge “dually” pickup truck while competing at the Glen Rose, Texas, Memorial Day Weekend team roping competition. Private First Class Corey Charles II, of Unit 615th 1ASB1CD, was deployed to Afghanistan on June 10 from Fort Hood, Texas. Charles is a 2008
Kerri (Kitchens)’88 and M.Ed. ’93 was married to Steven E. Ochs, professor of art at SAU. The wedding, an outdoor fall ceremony, took place at Overlook 28 at Lake DeGray with Brother Perry Johnson of Central Baptist Church of Prescott presiding over the ceremony. Kerri is currently a psychology instructor
Joan (Root) ’46 and Jesse R. Johnson ’44 of Antioch, Tenn., recently made a gift to the University in celebration of their 64th wedding anniversary.
Virginia (Ambrose) ’02 and Bryce Harman ’04 proudly announce the birth of their son, Percival (Percy) Harman, born March 27, 2011, in Great Falls, Mont. He weighed 4 lbs., 10 oz. and was 17 3/4 inches long.
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
