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Spring 2020

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COVER STORY

Going with the Flow

Couple's company develops large-scale aquatic environments, works to safeguard water resources

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The Glass Ceiling

Alumna serves as president of curtain wall and specialty glass contractor Haley-Greer Inc., one of the largest female-owned companies in North Texas

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All the World’s a Stage

Theatre graduates hone their craft in major U.S. cities and beyond

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Raising the Bar

Business alumna achieves success in the restaurant industry

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Swoops and Strokes

Calligraphy artist owns flourishing business, works with companies like Cartier, Estée Lauder, Kendra Scott

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For the Birds

Biology major named Inventor of the Year

CAMPUS LIFE

15 to Finish

SFA sharpens focus on student success

CAMPUS LIFE

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Get your graduate degree without leaving home

CAMPUS LIFE

Treasure Seekers

East Texas Research Center preserves history

ALUMNI NEWS

Logan Ray of Lubbock and Rachel Ballback of The Woodlands have been selected as recipients of the 2020 Mr. and Miss SFA Awards.

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SCHOLARSHIPS

The Bobbie Hargis Todd Scholarship

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VISTA VIEWPOINT

Nathan Bain

The Lumberjacks Forward who scored the game-winning basket against No. 1 Duke University reflects on whirlwind of the past seven months.

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ADVISING 101

Dr.Mark Sanders, Associate Dean and Professor of English

Writing should be purposeful. “It is difficult to get the news from poems,” William Carlos Williams wrote, but people perish “every day for lack of what is found there.” Metaphorically, writing brings us the news and weather of our human community.

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'JACKS OF ALL TRADES

with Lori Wendt ’89

Education major ‘falls in love’ with work on ‘Barney & Friends’ TV series

Dr. Scott Gordon

A letter from Dr. Scott Gordon, President of Stephen F. Austin State Univerity

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Letter from the Alumni Association

A message from Alumni Association President, Bob Francis

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Athletics News

The latest news from athletics, including an update on the Johnson Coliseum addition

Class notes

Class Notes

News and notes from Lumberjack alumni

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In Memoriam

Lumberjacks whom we recently lost