Category: Summer 2012

10th Sports Hall of Fame class announced

Southern Arkansas University has announced the members of its 10th Sports Hall of Fame class. The class will be inducted during a ceremony at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 19, in the Grand Hall of the Donald W. Reynolds Campus and Community Center. The 2012 Sports Hall of Fame class

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Andy Sharpe named new men’s basketball coach

Andy Sharpe was introduced as the new men’s basketball coach at Southern Arkansas in April. He has served the past five years as head coach at NAIA-affiliated Martin Methodist College in Pulaski, Tenn. Sharpe brings eight years of coaching experience to the Muleriders, seven as a head coach in which

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Two students receive Auburn Smith Award

Women’s golf student-athlete Whitley Patterson of Meridian, Texas, and men’s golfer Travis Chrietzberg of Longview, Texas, were honored with the coveted Auburn Smith Awards at the annual Southern Arkansas University All-Sports Banquet. The Auburn Smith Award, given annually to both a women’s and men’s student-athlete, is the most prestigious honor

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Browning named director of athletics

Southern Arkansas University President Dr. David Rankin has announced the appointment of Steve Browning as director of athletics effective July 1. Browning has served as interim director of athletics since December 1 and will continue to serve dually as head baseball coach. “Coach Browning has done an outstanding job balancing

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Muleriders for Movement

It’s not just competition that fuels Southern Arkansas University’s Mulerider football team. Muleriders are motivated to give back to the community they call home. Since fall 2010, members of the team have joined with Talbot Hall residents to dedicate two hours of their time to participate in the physical education

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Pick up, pull up, fix up day

The Physical Plant grounds crew has not seen the same increase in their numbers as reflected in the growth and expansion of facilities that the campus itself has experienced under Dr. David Rankin’s Blue and Gold Vision. Keeping the grounds groomed and beautified on even part of a 1,400-plus-acre campus

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Bronwyn Sneed awarded for dedication

Bronwyn Sneed was fresh from college when she started a new job in the financial aid office at Southern Arkansas University in January 1985. On her very first day of work, the business administration major was handed a financial aid application. “In those days, they were the sheets with ‘bubbles’

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A Work in progress

Ask Greg Taylor any question, and you are likely to get a precise and organized answer. By trade he is a chemical engineer – it’s how they operate. Asked why he chose to pursue his first bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering at the University of Tennessee, he knows

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Disotell and Washington-Woods receive Staff Excellence Awards

Lynn Disotell and Paula Washington-Woods were named the recipients of the 2012 Mary Anna King Whitehead Staff Excellence Awards during Southern Arkansas University’s annual Staff Awards Breakfast on Monday, March 19. The Mary Anna King Whitehead Staff Excellence Awards have been fully endowed through the Southern Arkansas University Foundation. The

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