Recent News
- John and Beverly Dews Scholarship benefits first-generation college students
Giving back to the hometown area that gave him his start inspired a Southern Arkansas University alumnus to endow a scholarship that will provide access to a quality education for Union County students. John Dews, former Simmons Bank of El Dorado chairman and CEO, and his wife, Beverly, a 1985 graduate of SAU-El Dorado, have... Read More The post […]
- Class News
Geneva Scoggin ’55 recently moved to Farmersville, Texas. She is proud of her children and grandchildren and enjoys being active in their lives. After graduating from SSC, she continued her education at the University of Houston, and received an MPA from Angelo State University. J.W. Evers ’57 was recently selected to serve on the Executive... […]
- In Memory of
1930-1939 Maureen Harris ’37 December 4, 2019 Annie Dean McGuire Rodgers ’39 April 28, 2020 1940-1949 Ellen Minor ’42 January 8, 2020 Billie Locke Culver ’43 March 21, 2020 Richard Hampton Jones ’45 February 13, 2020 William Frank ’48 November 21, 2019 Silas Fernon Smith ’48 March 4, 2020 Charles Edward Downs ’49 February 27,... […]
- VISTA provides Muleriders a unique experience
With the priority goal of breaking cycles of poverty for students, the SAU+VISTA program continues to make a difference in the lives of current and future Muleriders on our campus. In 2019, an AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) program was established at SAU toward the goal of poverty alleviation through college degree […]
- Orval’s Boys remember beloved agriculture mentor
For generations of students, Orval Childs, an agriculture professor for 34 years at Southern State College, served as a popular and profound mentor whose influence is still felt among alumni who consider themselves “Orval’s Boys.” “My dad was my best mentor,” said Jim Baker, Faulkner County judge and a 1968 graduate of Southern State’s […]