The Southern Arkansas University athletic department has been awarded the 2013 NCAA Division II Award of Excellence for Community Engagement. The award was presented Friday, April 12, 2013, during the Division II Identity Workshop at the NCAA national headquarters. The Award of Excellence serves as the Division II National Championship
Former Southern Arkansas All-America cornerback Don Unamba has signed a free-agent deal with the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League (NFL). The signing came shortly after the conclusion of the 2013 NFL Draft. Unamba was only one of six to make the team and sign with the Rams
Three years of rebuilding the Southern Arkansas football program finally paid off in the fourth season for Head Coach Bill Keopple and his coaching staff as the Muleriders erased a six-year drought in finishing a stellar 2012 campaign with an 8-2 regular season record and at third in the Great
SAU volleyball ended a historic season in the GAC semi-finals. SAU wrapped up its third consecutive successful season, reaching the semi-finals for the second straight year. The team’s 23-12 record was the most wins and the second-best NCAA finish since the 1996 squad went 27-10. They finished the GAC regular
Growing up in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area of Texas, Don Unamba had a single focus. “I grew up thinking football. I have never wanted to do anything else,” he said. Growing up in a state known for its love of football, Unamba watched his brother, Trumaine Johnson, on the gridiron
Agriculture Center dedication on January 25, 12:00 p.m. Southern Arkansas University prides itself on giving students the best educational opportunities with access to technologically-advanced facilities. Introducing agricultural facilities to the region began in 1909 with the Third District Agricultural School. SAU is building on that tradition while investing in a
Dr. James Willis Contributing The championship Mulerider football team of 1972 learned a lifetime of lessons from Coach James “Sonny” Whittington – lessons that made a difference on the gridiron and in life. His enduring influence in their lives sparked a group of alumni teammates to start an endowment in
Miss SAU Ashley Walthall is no stranger to pageants. Though she has done pageants since elementary school, her pageant career became more serious at the age of 13 – at the same time her father, Ret. Sgt. First Class Teddy Walthall, deployed to Iraq with his National Guard unit based
Family is a strong bond for the Odom family of El Dorado – so is their individual desire to achieve dreams. Four of the Odom siblings entrusted their dream building to Southern Arkansas University. That noble desire would land Michael, Jeanette Rodriguez, Nathan, and Mary Katherine Endel on the SAU
George Butler was interested in Southern Arkansas University the minute he saw the President’s Ambassadors on the Mulerider Express on YouTube. Making friends on Facebook with some of those same President’s Ambassadors, he was impressed by how friendly they were and how much they seemed to love the University. He
