Aerial view 1946 (Click photo to enlarge)
Third District Agricultural School (TDAS), 1909-1925
Bringing the Third District School to Magnolia, Arkansas
Students in TDAS’s First Semester, 1911
Early Athletics and the First Homecoming in 1915
Rules and Discipline of Students at TDAS
Magnolia A&M, 1925-1941
Celebrating the New Junior College
The Undefeated Champions of 1929
Magnolia A&M and the Great Depression
Curating a Museum and Sponsoring the First Dance
New Deal Construction: New Buildings and Lake Constance
State Basketball Champions 1934-35
Sultane’s Magnolia Belle: 1936 National Champion Jersey Cow
President Overstreet Cancels Football
Student Activities and Organizations
Magnolia A&M, 1941-1951
A New President, GIs, and Wilkinsville
Extracurricular Activities, 1946-51
The College Kats-Women’s Basketball at Magnolia A&M
Elmer Smith and the Renewal of Men’s Sports
The Decision to Become a Four-Year College, Southern State College
Southern State College, 1951-1962
A New President, New Faculty, and Accreditation of SSC
Tight Financing and New Buildings
Mulerider Football, Optimaggie, and Coach Elmer Smith
Integration, 1955: Wilmar B. Moss, First African American to Attend SSC
Student Activities in the 1950s
Football’s Decline and the Rise of Other Sports
A New President, Scholarships, Elmer the Dinosaur, and the World
Southern State College, 1962-1976
Integration and the First Black Professor
Extracurricular Activities of The “Baby Boomers”
Student Activism: Politics, Student Rights, Vietnam, and Greek Organizations
Finances, Endowments, and Aid for Students
The SURE Controversy and Later
SAU, 1976-1991
Financial Stresses, Planning, the Endowment, and Tuition
A Changing Student Body, Changing Rules: Whites, Blacks and NonTrads
The Greeks: Social and Academic
Traditional Student Activities
Women’s Sports: Basketball, Rodeo, Swimming, and Volleyball
Men’s Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Tennis, and Track
The Resignation of Dr. Brinson
SAU, 1991-2009
President Steven G. Gamble, 1991-2000
Dr. Gamble’s Buildings: Praises and Controversies, 1991-2000
Choosing a New President: David F. Rankin, 2002-
SAU’s Internationalization, 1991-2009
Diversity: Students, Faculty, Staff, 1991-2009
Teaching and Learning with the Internet, 1991-2009
The Faculty Senate, Presidents, and Shared Governance, 1991-2009
Dr. Rankin Builds the Blue and Gold Vision for Academic Improvement, 2002-
Changes in State Support, Tuition, and the Costs of a Degree, 1991-2009
A New Mulerider Mascot and Mulegating, 1993-2009
SAU’s Centennial: Celebrating 100 Years
