ACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University senior Bailey Freeman of Lufkin received the Olds Family Outstanding Student Teacher Award, which honors an exemplary student teacher each semester from SFA's Department of Elementary Education.

University field supervisor MaryAnn Bentley nominated Freeman for this honor, and a committee of five SFA elementary education faculty members, who reviewed teaching videos and additional materials, selected her to receive the award.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Standing outside a window of the School of Theatre costume shop at Stephen F. Austin State University, a Nacogdoches volunteer waited for a faculty member to hand her a package of elastic and cotton fabric. The items will be used to assemble surgical mask coverings to be used by local hospitals.
 

When it comes to modern agricultural mechanics, Dr. Craig H. Morton, professor of agriculture at Stephen F. Austin State University, either wrote the book or contributed heavily to its content and development. The curriculum vitae of the 2018 Nacogdoches County Agriculture Educator of the Year is packed with the titles of agriculture technology textbooks of which he is either the author or a major contributor.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Not only was Kaitlin Stewart, Stephen F. Austin State University history and geography freshman, the youngest presenter at the 2018 American Association of Geographers annual conference, but she also earned one of only two awards presented by the Supporting Women in Geography organization.

“I felt a little intimidated and under qualified. However, I was received warmly, and many people were impressed with how young I was,” Stewart said.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Members of Stephen F. Austin State University’s professional business student organization Phi Beta Lambda made history and won nine awards at the recent Texas State Leadership Conference.

John Cohen, organization president and senior accounting major from Mesquite, was named Who’s Who for PBL and became the first SFA student to receive this honor.   

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University’s SFA Gardens will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 10, in the Brundrett Conservation Education Building at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center, located at 2900 Raguet St. James Wilhite, owner of Wilhite Landscaping and Lawn Care Ltd., will present “Planting by the Moon: Rhyme or Reason.”

The Stephen F. Austin State University Gardens’ Pineywoods Camp offers outdoor adventure, exploration and recreation in the scenic forests in and around Nacogdoches.  Three camps are available for ages 4-15.

Wonder Woods campers (ages 4-6) explore the woods using songs, games, art projects, hiking and hands-on discovery at the SFA Pineywoods Native Plant Center from 8:30-11 a.m., June 11-15.  Cost is $85.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — While guests with fancy hats, pastel dresses, bow ties and suits mingle by the pool, Stephen F. Austin State University hospitality administration students work behind the scenes to make the Kentucky Derby come to life at The Fredonia Hotel.

From the moment guests arrive, event-planning students dressed to the nines greet and escort them to the reception area where catering students serve hors d’oeuvres.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University’s Center for Regional Heritage Research’s “More Than a Riveter” exhibit opened Thursday, April 26, at the Nacogdoches Railroad Depot.
 
Sophia Savage, a counseling graduate student assistant for the CRHR, and Kierstin Smith, a DeWitt School of Nursing student, created the exhibit, which aims to preserve the history of the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps stationed in Nacogdoches during World War II.
 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — The origins and sincerity of presidential speeches are the focus of a new book written by a Stephen F. Austin State University professor.

Ken Collier, SFA professor of political science, analyzes U.S. presidential speechwriting in his new book, “Speechwriting in the Institutionalized Presidency: Whose Line Is It?”