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Champagne Bingo raises money for new arena

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

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Four Queens

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

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Doing what they can for the community

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

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Birth Announcements

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

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2010 SAU Foundation Honors Dinner

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,

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Judy Vasser

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

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Endowments tell a story…

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

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Another record enrollment

Enrollment at Southern Arkansas University reached a new record for the second consecutive year during the fall 2010 semester. University officials announced an increase of 4.86 percent over fall 2009 with 3,379 students taking undergraduate and graduate courses. “This is SAU’s highest enrollment in history, and our campus housing also

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SAU’s Royal Family

Miss Southern Arkansas University 2011 Rianne Herron definitely has blue blood in her veins – blue and gold to be particular. SAU has become a bit of a family tradition for the Herron family, of Omaha, Texas. Rianne’s parents, Ronny Herron and Perla Varner Herron, met on the Magnolia campus

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