collageHere for our Sul Ross State University Notable Alumni list? We hope you’re enjoying your time at Sul Ross State University. We are thrilled to see how much you’ve grown and changed since you first enrolled!As a current student, we know how important it is for you to stay connected with the university and its alumni network. That’s why we are reaching out to you today, so that we can help you make connections and form relationships that will benefit your career after graduation. Check out the sul ross state university traditions and the sul ross state university tuition.
We know that as alumni, it can be hard to keep up with all of the new students who come in each year—especially since many of them don’t reach out when they first arrive on campus. But what if we told you there was a way for us all to stay connected?
Here at the Alumni Relations Office, we have created an online tool called “Sul Ross Connections.” This platform allows alumni to connect with other alumni through social media platforms like LinkedIn or Facebook! You can even use this tool to find people based on their major or year in school, which makes it easy for you to reconnect with friends who studied in different majors or graduated from different years. It’s a great way for us all
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Sul Ross State University Notable Alumni
Notable alumni[edit]
- Don Bingham, American football player
- Dan Blocker, played football at Sul Ross State, American actor, known for playing Hoss Cartwright in Bonanza
- Norm Cash, Major League baseball player
- Pete P. Gallego, former U.S. Representative for Texas’s 23rd congressional district from 2013–15, Current President
- Sandra A. Gregory
- Tuff Hedeman, retired rodeo performer
- Erasto B. Mpemba, retired Tanzanian wildlife officer and, as a schoolboy, discoverer of the Mpemba effect, that under certain circumstances, hot liquids such as water and milk freeze faster than cool liquids.
- Virgil Runnels, known as Dusty Rhodes, professional wrestler
- J.T. Rutherford, member, U.S. House
- Scotty Walden, head football coach at Austin Peay State University
- Kern Wildenthal, graduated from Sul Ross in 1960, retired in 2008 after 22 years as president of UT Southwestern Medical Center. Past president of the Southwestern Medical Foundation, which promotes donations into UT Southwestern; hospital and university administrator
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARDS
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The Sul Ross Alumni Association and Athletics Department recognize alumni, alumni athletes, and University friends for distinguished achievements, outstanding service and support:
The Distinguished Alumnus and Distinguished Young Alumnus Award reflect the highest honor that the University and Alumni Association can bestow upon an alumnus, and recognize the accomplishments and contributions of notable graduates.
The Athletic Hall of Honor Awards recognize former Lobo athletic standouts, coaches, sports administrators and boosters for outstanding contributions to athletics, sportsmanship and character.
The Slingin’ Sammy Baugh Award for Outstanding Service recognizes individuals, both alumni and friends of SRSU, for exceptional service and support to the University. The award is named for legendary collegiate and professional quarterback, Sammy Baugh, a generous friend whose fundraising helped provide scholarships to many Sul Ross students.
Nominations for 2021 will be accepted until August 31, 2021 and will only be accepted through our online nomination process.
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Click here to complete and submit your nomination electronically
The online nomination form allows you to paste or attach biographical information, as well as letters of support and/or references to enhance your nomination. If you prefer to submit a nomination by surface mail, please complete and print the form provided and send it with supporting materials to: SRSU Office of Alumni Relations, Box C187, Alpine, TX 79832. If you have questions or need any help, please contact us at alumni@sulross.edu or 432-837-8697. Thank you!
Presentation: Distinguished Alumni, Outstanding Service, and Athletic Hall of Honor awards are presented annually at Sul Ross State University campus in Alpine, Texas. Next Alumni Gala scheduled for March 27, 2021 honoring 2020 inductees and 2021 inductees.
Sul Ross State University
Called “possibly the most underrated little university west of the Mississippi,” by television news anchor Dan Rather, Sul Ross State University boasts a combination of small class sizes, an appreciation of both the fine arts and sciences, and popular professional programs in relaxed and friendly west Texas surroundings.Since its inception, the university has served as the cultural and educational center for the mountainous Big Bend region. Sul Ross is the primary institution of higher education in a 19-county region of west Texas that includes two-thirds of the Texas-Mexico border, and is the only public university between San Antonio and El Paso. Sul Ross also serves the Middle Rio Grande region of Texas through three campuses in Del Rio, Eagle Pass and Uvalde, which offer bachelor’s and master’s degrees through a unique partnership with Southwest Texas Junior College. The university’s name honors Lawrence Sullivan “Sul” Ross, the son of a pioneer family, renowned Texas Ranger, Civil War general, Governor of Texas and, later, President of Texas A&M University. Founded as a teacher college, Sul Ross continues to offer teacher education as one of its most popular programs. Other programs in high demand are business, criminal justice, earth sciences and agricultural and natural resource sciences. The birthplace of intercollegiate rodeo, Sul Ross has won nine National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association men’s and women’s championships and 24 individual titles over the decades of competition. The university’s commitment to diversity has gained national recognition, including a high ranking in the production of future Latino graduates in science and engineering. Since 1995, the university has merited “Publisher’s Pick” status by The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education and ranked as one the top 100 institutions in the country for Hispanic students. Sul Ross has one of the highest production rates in the country for the Hispanic students earning their doctorates in geology, science and engineering. The university is among the lowest in total costs of any Texas public institution of higher education.
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Quick Facts
Founded: 1917
Enrollment: 2,340
Degrees: 29 undergraduate and 23 master’s degree programs
Mascot: Lobos
Contact
Briscoe Administration Bldg.
Alpine, TX 79832
(432) 837-8000
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Sul Ross State University is a public, coeducational university located in Alpine, Texas. Founded in 1883, the university is named after former Texas governor and U.S. senator John S. Ross. The school is part of the Texas A&M University System and has a total enrollment of 4,174 students as of 2016.
The university offers more than 70 undergraduate majors, as well as master’s degrees in business administration, education, and nursing. It also offers doctoral programs in education and business administration.
Notable alumni include:
-Kamala Harris (attorney general for California)
-Clint Eastwood (actor/director)
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