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Kyle Ainsworth, special collections librarian at Stephen F. Austin State University’s East Texas Research Center, pictured far right, accepts a $3,000 donation from representatives of The Sons of the Republic of Texas. Pictured, from left, are Joe Allport, Adolphus Sterne Chapter, Nacogdoches; Greg Bell, Ephraim Daggett Chapter, Fort Worth; Dan Ray, Thomas J. Rusk Chapter, Dallas; Dr. Jeffrey Owens, North East District representative; Randy Pollard, past president general and San Jacinto Chapter representative, Houston; Larry Lucas, Piney Woods District representative; Jeff Corbin, second vice president general and San Jacinto Chapter representative, Houston; Ken Raney, SRT treasurer general; and Devin Lindsey, SRT president general.

Dr. Julie Bloxson, associate professor of earth sciences and geologic resources at Stephen F. Austin State University, has been named 2025 Inspirational Geoscience Educator by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.

Jessica Mayes, Stephen F. Austin State University’s inaugural JacksTeach Science Teacher fellow, will work alongside Mindy Wurtz, clinical instructor and JacksTeach master science teacher, to design and deliver high-impact professional development workshops for educators.

Two members of Stephen F. Austin State University’s Future Business Leaders of America chapter earned honors at the collegiate FBLA National Leadership Conference in Dallas recently. Pictured, from left, are Dr. Marice Kelly, assistant professor of business communication and legal studies at SFA and faculty advisor for the university’s FBLA chapter; Julian Ieva, treasurer of SFA’s FBLA chapter and accounting senior from Houston; and Jessica Frasier, president of SFA’s FBLA chapter and general business senior Bay City. Ieva earned first place in the Foundations of Finance Competition, while Frasier earned fifth place in the Finance Case Competition.