Working with youth and giving back to his community are two passions of Ricky Martinez, a 2006 graduate of Southern Arkansas University. He works in outpatient therapy for OrthoSurgeons in Little Rock, does some personal training, and volunteers as a cross-country coach at Little Rock Christian Academy (LRCA). Teaching kids
The look on 10-year-old Keira Foy’s face and her “Are you kidding me?!” reaction to the unveiling of her new bicycle almost made irrelevant the logic-defying series of events that led to this emotional moment on April 30, 2016. At the center of this phenomenon was Southern Arkansas University, other
For the second year in a row, summer camps headlined by the Mulerider Kids College injected life into SAU’s hibernating campus and left hundreds of youth with lasting memories. The second annual Mulerider Kids College (MKC) ended at noon on June 30 with a packed house in Grand Hall as
Southern Arkansas football senior offensive lineman John Miller has been named to the 2015 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America® Second-Team. Miller, who recently earned his second Academic All-District™ selection, becomes the first football player at SAU to earn Academic All-America® honors while also being the 11th
The Great American Conference released its initial All-Sports Trophy standings through the fall sports segment of the year on December 16, 2015, and Southern Arkansas University Athletics is third among the 11-team field. SAU totaled 28.5 points to place third in the standings, was 2.0 points out of tying for
The SAU Athletic Department and Director of Athletics Steve Browning have announced the promotion of Britney Grittman to the role of Head Volleyball Coach. Grittman, who recently served the past two seasons as a graduate assistant coach in the Lady Mulerider volleyball program, will begin her head coaching responsibilities effective
The SAU Athletic Department inducted its 2015 Hall of Fame induction class at a ceremony on Friday, October 9. A public induction was held at halftime of the October 10 football game against Oklahoma Baptist. The 2015 SAU Sports Hall of Fame class is comprised of eight former SAU student-athlete
For the third straight year, SAU Engineering-Physics students have taken the top titles at the highly competitive annual Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Research Conference. At the 2015 conference, held November 6-7 in Fayetteville, there were 170 total oral and poster presentations from various institutions across Arkansas
Since he was just a toddler, Addison Ochs seems to have had his life’s destiny laid out for him with the destination clearly being around water. He found the right start to be in South Arkansas. Ochs inherited a love of scuba diving and practically grew up on the campus
Beka Duke lived around the world growing up and shied away from her true calling as she progressed in school, but she has now found a home at SAU and is drawing national attention for her artwork. Duke recently earned a spot on an elite list of finalists for Comic
