The father of Southern Arkansas University’s band program, Richard Owen Oliver, became the first band director at Magnolia A&M College, now SAU, in 1948. Over the next 23 years, he shared his love of music and knowledge of technical skills with a generation of students, bringing recognition to the SAU band program. Today the Oliver…
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The Richard Oliver Band Endowment
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Winter 2013 Mulerider Memories
I attended Magnolia A&M (SAU) in 1933 – and first semester half of ‘34, majoring in Home Economics. My husband, Arlin Cross, also was at A&M for 5 years, finishing high school and 2 years of college. We left A&M in the later part of 1934, married – ready to begin a new life. However,…
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Harsh establishes the Warnock Endowment for student travel
Every year, Southern Arkansas University students, faculty, and members of the community have an opportunity to set out on a grand adventure to learn first-hand meaningful world history. This past year was no exception. A group of travelers, which included 14 SAU students, embarked on a journey to explore the history-rich sites from World War…
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SAU endowments completed in 2012
Southern Arkansas University celebrated endowments completed in 2011-2012 fiscal year at the recent SAU Foundation Honor Society’s Dinner held Nov. 9. The Endowment Honor Wall in the Donald W. Reynolds Campus and Community Center main hall recognizes completed endowments, which include these endowments completed during the year: William L. and Dorothy Craig Scholarship Endowment for…
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Louis Blanchard Accounting Endowment
The Louis Blanchard Accounting Endowment was established by Jerry and Lynn Mayfield and The Madison Charitable Foundation, Inc. Blanchard came to SAU (then Southern State College) in 1956 as a professor of accounting with the notion that teaching was a temporary thing. He retired as chair of the Department of Accounting in the 1990s with…
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