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Yahoo
06-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
ASU president shares insights amid 2025 rodeo
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — Angelo State University President Ronnie Hawkins Jr. joined KSAN-TV's Senora Scott for an interview to discuss the college's rodeo team and other programs during day two of the 2025 San Angelo Rodeo. Hawkins shared that the ASU Rodeo Team was competing in Wichita Falls, Texas, as of the time of publication. He stated that the university's rodeo team has grown since 2024 and that the college is excited to see what the program's participants can accomplish going forward. 'They've grown since last year, so we're excited about that and what the capability and promise has for the team itself,' Hawkins said. Hawkins explained that, while the ASU Rodeo Team has grown, several of the university's other programs have grown as well. Such growth has brought new opportunities to ASU that the college hopes to explore. 'Our commercial aviation program has grown, the nursing program has grown, our cybersecurity program, all of them are growing that way, so we're excited about the opportunities,' Hawkins said. The success of ASU's programs has led the university to create multiple new facilities to support them. The Angelo State Golf Complex recently opened, and ASU is looking to recognize the commercial aviation program and its classrooms at Mathis Field soon. On top of this, the university is making plans to open the Elta Joyce Murphey Performance Hall soon. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
What's happening for Buffalo Soldier Heritage Day 2025?
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — The Fort Concho National Historic Landmark and the NAACP Buffalo Soldier Memorial will partner to host a free Buffalo Soldier Heritage Day program on Sunday, Feb. 23, as part of Black History Month. What can attendees expect? According to the City of San Angelo, the event will be held in Fort Concho's Commissary Building, located at 702 Burgess St., from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Light refreshments will be available for attendees. During the event, Sherley Spears, former president of the For Concho Museum Board and founder of the NAACP Buffalo Soldier Memorial, 'will talk about the 2024 ceremony that corrected the unjust military trial and execution of 17 members of the all-Black 3rd Battalion of the 24th Infantry Regiment in 1917.' Black History Month: Local nail salon offers unique service 'A military panel reviewed the trials of these men who were among the 110 soldiers court martialed and dismissed from the U.S. Army after a riot took place in Houston,' the City said. 'At the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, where these men were buried, new gravestones were unveiled that properly reflected the soldiers' service dates, ranks and home states.' Spears attended the gravestone unveiling ceremony in February 2024. Updates will be given on the Buffalo Soldier Memorial project and future reservation projects relating to the Buffalo Soldiers in San Angelo during the program. Participants will also have a chance to visit the Buffalo Soldier display housed at the Barracks 1 Visitor Center. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
