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Graduated with a B.A. in graphic design from SAU in 1999. I got my start in journalism as a political cartoonist at "The Bray" and spent 12 years working as a reporter, columnist, writer, editor, illustrator/cartoonist and occasional photographer for WEHCO Media, Stephens Media and "The Birmingham News" (Birmingham, Ala.). I returned to SAU in 2010 as marketing & project coordinator for communications and became University Editor July 2012 and Media Relations Manager by the end of 2012. Proud to be a Mulerider!
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 and was a loyal fan…
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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 Whittington’s honor. “As a defensive…
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It’s rare to find someone with the ability to seamlessly blend a career and personal passions with service, but Chair of Biology Dr. Claude Baker does it beautifully. Everything he does is with a heart of service beating behind it, even using class time to teach while offering volunteer service, such as his summer 2012…
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As a child growing up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Terence Lee imagined himself doing a lot of things “I wanted to be a video game designer, professional soccer player, pilot and, even now, I still want to be Iron Man,” he said, with his own brand of understated humor. Having a love of movies, Lee…
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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 in Magnolia. According to her…
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I attended Magnolia A&M (SAU) in 1933 – and first semester half of ‘34, majoring in Home
Every year, Southern Arkansas University students, faculty, and members of the community have an
Southern Arkansas University celebrated endowments completed in 2011-2012 fiscal year at the recent
Agriculture Center dedication on January 25, 12:00 p.m. Southern Arkansas University prides
The Louis Blanchard Accounting Endowment was established by Jerry and Lynn Mayfield and The Madison
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