An anonymous gift made through the Southern Arkansas University Foundation and Magale Library has established the Lois Gean Kelly Lectureship in the Humanities. The Lois Gean Kelly Lectureship will celebrate Kelly’s influence on the cultural and business life of the community and the University. The owner of “Lois Gean’s,” a
Being active on campus leads students to a number of activities, but few have the opportunity to be called the official Southern Arkansas University Mulerider. Megan Maye, a freshman general business major from Mena, was chosen in February from a field of 11 SAU students who applied to be the
Most incoming college freshmen hug their parents at the end of move-in day and send them back home. Duston Brown sent his parents a few hundred yards away as they were becoming Muleriders with him. The Brown family has five students enrolled at Southern Arkansas University: father, David; mother, Hilda;
In his extensive career in law enforcement, Southern Arkansas University Police Chief Eric Plummer understands the significance of communication, especially in an emergency situation. Since coming to SAU in 2007, Plummer has spear-headed the activation of a mass notification system network with campus safety in mind. The first component was
Fincher Hall, Southern Arkansas University’s newest residence hall, is known as the learning and living hall. With its mission of service in mind, residents joined with others to organize several fundraising opportunities during the spring semester that resulted in a meaningful donation of $32,127 for the Arkansas School for the
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
