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SFA retirees recently recognizedRetiring from SFA - SFA retirees recently were recognized at the 25th annual Staff and Retiree Recognition Award Ceremony and Reception. Pictured from left are: Janette Sowell, 15 years, Student Center Administration; Jim Stallworth, 24 years, Physical Plant; Mary Ann Miles, 29 years, College Of Sciences and Mathematics; Paul J. Kelly, 24 years, Physical Plant; Dianna K.
SFA honor graduate Rhae Lamb, pictured with husband James, and their children Jayce, Kyra, Bradyn, Shelby and Peyton. Not pictured is James' daughter, Laci, who has a son of her own with husband, Josh Harrington.NACOGDOCHES, Texas-Finals. Group projects. Fifteen-page papers. For the average college student, these are the usual grueling tasks that cause immense stress at the semester's end.
Pineywoods Youth OrchestraMembers of the Pineywoods Youth Orchestra, a part of the Stephen F. Austin State University Music Preparatory Division, pose after a recent concert. The ensemble will present its annual spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 14, at First United Methodist Church in Nacogdoches. The concert will feature Dr. Andrew Parr, SFA professor of music, performing G.F. Handel's "Organ Concerto No. 10, Op. 7, No.
SFA students recently brought home the third place trophy from the District 10 American Advertising Federation's National Student Advertising Competition held in Houston.The Stephen F. Austin State University Mast Arboretum will host the Les Reeves Garden Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 21, in the Agriculture Building, Room 110, located on Wilson Drive.
Dr. Jim Robbins, extension horticulture specialist and ornamentals professor with the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, will be the featured speaker. He will discuss his top 100 plants in a lecture titled "Hey, I'll Trade You This Pink Flowering Fringe Tree for That Contorted Pine."
Brittany Nicole ScottNACOGDOCHES, Texas- Graduating with a flawless 4.0 grade-point average, Nacogdoches native Brittany Nicole Scott will be among the students receiving diplomas at Stephen F. Austin State University's May commencement exercises on May 16.
Thomas Morrow ReavleyNACOGDOCHES, Texas-Thomas Morrow Reavley, a Nacogdoches High School graduate and senior judge of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, will address new graduates at Stephen F. Austin State University's spring commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 16.
Three students from the SFA College of Fine Arts recently received the inaugural Dean's Awards from Dr. A.C. Buddy Himes, dean of the college. Pictured with Himes, from left, are David Hathway, El Campo theatre major; Amy Bennett, Alief music education major; and Shaun Roberts, Lufkin art major.NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - A documentary about Texas coal wars and a panel discussion on alternative energies will be presented at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 7, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, 329 E. Main St. in downtown Nacogdoches. The evening is a joint presentation of the Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts, School of Art and Austin Heights Baptist Church.
The Stephen F. Austin State University Center for Regional Heritage Research will present two heritage workshops featuring lectures and hands-on learning activities consecutive Fridays, May 1 and May 8.
The lectures will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Baker Pattillo Student Center, Room 2.201, and hands-on learning activities will follow from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Oak Grove Cemetery, located on North Lanana Street in Nacogdoches.