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From our President... Dear Pedagog Readers,

We are delighted to welcome back the Pedagog – this time in a 21st century format. It is most appropriate that this record of the 2008 – 2009 academic year be reflected in this way, because it was quite a special year.

Throughout the year, we celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of our most famous graduate, President Lyndon Baines Johnson, with a Common Experience theme of “Civic Responsibility and the Legacy of LBJ.” The April 14, 2009 Lyndon Baines Johnson Distinguished Lecture Series presentation by the late President’s daughters, Mrs. Lynda Johnson Robb and Ms. Luci Baines Johnson, was the year’s culminating event. Mr. Harry Middleton, former Presidential Speechwriter and founding Director of the LBJ Library and Museum, moderated the presentation.

We also hosted a reunion of the Texas State alumni who received the Lyndon Baines Johnson Senior Student Award when they graduated in association with the lecture and reception. The Common Experience theme brought high-profile figures like Ambassador Andrew Young and Rev. Joseph Lowrey, as well as fine arts performances and community projects. A Humanities Texas grant-funded Oral History Project captured stories from 49 people who either knew or were touched by LBJ. The results were displayed all year at the LBJ Museum of San Marcos.

We take pride in the fact that Texas State University-San Marcos remains the only university in Texas to have graduated a U.S. President.

Of course, we had other major successes during the year, including a Texas Emerging Technology Fund grant that propels Texas State into a leadership role in the developing industry of nano-materials; championships in three fall sports; soccer, volleyball, and football, which had never been done in the Southland Conference, and spring championships in baseball and softball; record enrollment that propelled us past UTSA and Texas Tech in size; record high retention and graduation rates; expansion of the Student Recreation Center; a new bus loop on North LBJ; new baseball and softball stadiums; and a new Bobcat statue in the Quad.

Yes, it was an amazing year. We hope you enjoy this remembrance of it.

Sincerely,

Denise M. Trauth

President

The university’s seal features a lone, faceted five-point star embraced by a wreath of native oak leaves — symbolizing strength — and laurel leaves,

symbolizing victory in knowledge. Both are indigenous to this area and abound on campus.

The university name encircles the wreath and star, and a rope border symbolizes Texas’ pioneer heritage.

The Texas State University Seal is to be used only by the president of the university in official documents.

The lone star motif of the university Seal is inspired by the seal of the State of Texas, which established the university in 1899.

The Texas State University - San Marcos Seal

Pride and Traditions“Texas State traditions you hold dear and develop interest in practices

that are new to you as you experience life on the hill.

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Award-Winning Professors

•Jaime Chahin, dean of the College of Applied Arts, was honored in 2008 by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund for his work with a program to assist minority students entering the teaching profession.

•William Ruger, an assistant professor in the political science department, was selected as a 2008-2009 academic fellow with the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies.

•Sandra West Moody received the National Science Education Leadership Association’s 2009 Out-standing Leader in Science Education award.

•James E. McWilliams, associate professor of history, is the 2009 recipient of the $50,000 Hiett Prize in the Humanities from the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture.

•Jill Pankey, a lecturer in the Department of Art and Design, has received two national awards from the Manhattan Arts International Gallery in New York and the Bancroft & Dillon Gallery in Cohasset, Mass.

We’ve had 17 faculty members honored as Piper Professors for their

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Distinguished Alumni

•Lyndon Baines Johnson, 1930, 36th president of the United States

•Roy F. Mitte, 1953 and 1956, founder of Financial Industries Corporation, a group of national insurance companies

•Tomás Rivera, 1958 and 1964, prominent author and former chancellor of the University of California-Riverside

•Gary V. Woods, 1965, president and CEO of McCombs Enterprises; former president of San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Vikings

•Powers Boothe, 1970, Emmy-award winning actor, recently featured in the hit television series “Deadwood” and “24”

•Heloise (Ponce Cruse), 1974, syndicated columnist and author

•John Sharp, 1976, former Texas Comptroller

•T. Paul Bulmahn, 1978, founder and CEO of ATP Oil & Gas Corporation, an offshore development and production company

•George Strait, 1979, Grammy-nominated music artist and member of the Country Music Hall of Fame

•Charles Austin, 1991, Olympic Gold Medalist

Traditions

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Winning Tradition

Texas State is one of the most successful FCS programs in the Southland Conference and in the country. Texas State has won 3 NCAA and 3 NAIA national championships, numerous Southland Conference championships, several commissioner’s cups and many other awards and accolades. Most recently, Texas State accomplished something no other Southland Conference school has done before winning three conference championships during the Fall 2008 semester. These championships in football, volleyball and women’s soccer led the way toward a total of seven overall conference championships in 2008-2009. Below is a complete list of the championships and accomplishments of Texas State Athletics.

Texas State won the 2008-09 Southland Conference • Commissioner’s Cup, given each year to the best overall athletics program in the SLC, after winning conference championships in football, soccer, volleyball in the fall, along with baseball and softball in the spring. It is the fifth time that Texas State has won the SLC Commissioner’s Cup, the most by any university.

Texas State claimed its ninth consecutive, and 11th overall, • SLC Women’s All-Sports Trophy after winning the soccer, volleyball and softball championships. The Bobcats also were the runner-up at the SLC Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

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The football team played in the NCAA Division I FCS • Playoffs for the second time in four years, while the soccer, softball and baseball teams earned bids to compete in NCAA Tourna-ments in 2008-09. The soccer and softball teams won SLC Tour-nament championships.

The 2008-09 season marks the first time in league history that • one school has won the football, soccer and volleyball champion-ships in the same year. It also is the first time since 1995 and third time overall that a school has won the SLC baseball and softball championships the same season as well. Twelve Bobcats were named to Southland Conference All-Academic Teams, including 10 First-Team selections in 2008-09.

Texas State MBA student Liudmila Litvinova won a silver • medal for Russia in Women’s 4 x 400m Relay at 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Points of Pride - Athletics

Photos and byline courtesy of Texas State Athletics Website and Atheltics Marketing

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Sports Clubs

As a registered student organization, SportClubs give students the chance to participate in a specific sport activity at a competitive level.Members of a Sport Club team participate in weekly practices and compete against other schools. Sport Clubs are a great opportunity for students to develop new skills and enjoy the recreational and social fellowship of teams. Generally, clubs welcome individuals from novice to extremely skilled.

Top L to R: Women’s LaCrosse, Soccer, Men’s LaCrosse 2nd Row L to R: Volleyball, Water Polo, Women’s Rugby 3rd Row L: Paintball 4th Row L: Soccer 5th Row L: Men’s Rugby Bottom L: Sports Club Supervisors Bottom R: Kayaking San Marcos River

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Academic Rigor

Texas State has fifth-highest retention and graduation rate of public universities in the state.

Texas State 2008-2009: A record 74 student-athletes earned bachelor’s degrees. More than 100 student-athletes, Strutters, cheerleaders and student trainers maintained a grade point average of 3.5 and above in the 2008 spring and fall semesters, while another 104 student-athletes were to the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Rolls, maintaining a 3.0 GPA.

In the University Honors Program students enjoy small, stimulating classes taught by master teacher scholars who employ innovative teaching methods. Students pursue independent projects or cutting edge research working closely with faculty and produce an honors thesis on the subject of their choosing.

The Department of Biology is working with five Texas universities and two Texas zoos to protect wildlife throughout the state.

The McCoy College of Business Administration is among the small number of U.S. business schools accredited by AACSBInternational - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

The College of Health Professions is one of a few programs in the United States achieving national accreditation for degree programs ranging from undergraduate to doctoral.

Points of Pride - Academics

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Summer 2008: Texas State launched a new graduate doctorate program in physical therapy.

The Department of Anthropology operates the largest outdoor forensic laboratory in the world, the Forensic Anthropology Research Facility at Freeman Ranch.

Texas State’s Sleep Center is accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. In 2008, our Center for Migrant Education received its second multimillion dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Education to run the Migrant Education Coordination Support Center.

The School of Social Work graduated its first online master’s degree students in August 2008.

The Ingram School of Engineering offers manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering and electrical engineering programs.

Round Rock Higher Education Center (RRHEC) offers undergraduate and graduate courses. RRHEC will be home to Texas State’s School of Nursing, scheduled to open in 2010.

The School of Music has a sound recording technology program is housed in the historic Fire Station Studios. It is the only degree program of its kind in the Southwestern United States.

Texas State’s Athletic training program is the first one in Texas certified by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Educators.

Points of Pride - New & Innovative Programs

Photo by Don Anders

All photos, unless otherwise noted, courtesy of University Marketing - Photobank.

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World-Class ResearchTexas State received a $4 million grant in 2008 from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund to operate and staff a center for the research, development and commercialization of multifunctional materials.

Geography professor Alberto Giordano leads a multi-national team in a study of geographical phenomena of the Holocaust, funded by a $430,000 grant from the National Science Foundation received in 2008.

Honors students Kellie Beicker and Amanda Gregory collaborated with Texas State physics professors Donald Olson and Russell Doescher on astronomical research that revealed most historians have misdated Caesar’s invasion of Britain. Their work was described in the August 2008 issue of Sky & Telescope.

Cambridge-educated scientist Terry Golding holds the university’s endowed chair in materials science and engineering. He leads a multi-functional materials initiative that develops enhanced-efficiency infrared sensors for use in U.S. military night-vision devices and chemical agent detectors.

Texas State is home to the River Systems Institute and Edwards Aquifer Research & Data Center on Aquarena Springs, the head waters of the San Marcos River. It is one of the best places in the world to study aquatic ecosystems and species.

Walt Trybula, director of the Nanomaterials Application Center at Texas State, was named one of just 56 Fellows of the International Society for Optical Engineering for driving the industry effort behind the rapid implementation of immersion lithography, a process used in semiconductor manufacturing.

Kim Rossmo, a research professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and the University’s endowed chair in criminology, developed a methodology that has been used by the FBI, ATF and Scotland Yard to help solve thousands of crimes. At Texas State, he applies his methodology to research projects on a range of topics from counterterrorism to disease control.

Chemistry professor Ben Martin received the CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation in 2008 in recognition of his work in solid-state chemistry and his potential impact on the field in the future. Martin is the second Texas State professor to receive this prestigious grant.


Benjamin Martin Professor of Chemistry

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National Recognition

Texas State’s Mathworks program has been ranked among the top six mathematics programs in the nation eight times by the American Math Society Epsilon Fund.

The National Council for Geographic Education’s Journal of Geography recognized Texas State’s undergraduate program in geography as best in the nation. The Department of Geography is the largest in the United States.

Graphic Design USA magazine recognized our Communication Design program in June 2007 when it listed Texas State among the 29 “Select Top U.S. Graphic Design Schools.” Texas State was the only Texas school on the list and one of only a few public universities. Others honored were renowned private art and design schools, including Parsons, the Ringling College of Art and Design, and the Rhode Island School of Design.

The Association of Teacher Educators recognized Texas State’s teacher preparation program as one of the top three in the United States.

Texas State’s Center for the Study of Latino Media and Markets hosted the second annual International Conference on Spanish-Language and Other Latino-oriented Media in 2009.

Diverse magazine ranked Texas State 16th in the nation in 2008 for the number of Hispanic students receiving undergraduate degrees and 49th for the number of minority students earning undergraduate degrees. In addition, an October 2007 report from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and the Education Trust listed Texas State as one of 11 universities across the nation that have stellar graduation rates for Hispanic students and praised its “commitment to Hispanic student success” as a model for other institutions to emulate.

The Southwest Regional Humanities Center at Texas State is one of nine such centers in the United States. It is a national center for education, research, public outreach and preservation of the history, culture and ecology of the U.S. Southwest.


The Master of Applied Geography degree program is the first in the nation. The American Historical Association ranks Texas State’s master of arts in history program among those in the top 15 percent of American universities for the number and quality of students it prepares for doctoral programs at prestigious schools.

The Endowed Chair in Creative Writing brings first-rank novelists and poets to the department for a year at a time. Chair holders have included novelists Tim O’Brien, Denis Johnson, Leslie Marmon Silko and Barry Hannah and poets Ai and Li Young Lee.

The Communication Disorders masters program offers a bilingual speech-language pathology speciality. It was the 14th program of its kind established in the United States.

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board praised Texas State for developing doctoral programs built on already successful undergraduate and graduate programs.

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Writing CenterThe Writing Center opened in the fall of 1984 as “The Write Stuff.” In the previous year, the Writing Director had proposed the creation of a writing center as a means of improving students’ writing. As outlined in that proposal, the center was to be a space that would serve as a center for the University’s community of writers. From the outset, student academic success and empowerment were the Writing Center’s primary goals.

Today, the Writing Center continues to improve student writing via 1:1 tutoring, both in person and online via our Bobcat Chat program. To fulfill this mission, the Writing Center hires and trains accomplished student writers and thinkers to serve as writing guides. Each semester, the Writing Center offers approximately 3,000 individualized tutorials.

The Writing Center staff also offer minicourses on a variety of writing-related

topics such as creating resumes, writing the in-class essay exam, thesis/dissertation writing and bi-weekly GSP reviews.

Finally, the Writing Center continues to coordinate The Rattler Writing Center at San Marcos High School and to sponsor The Final Word, Texas State University’s undergraduate creative writing group.

Writing Cener Staff 2009

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Points of Pride - Stellar StudentsFour Texas State students in the School of Social Work received bilingual scholarships to narrow the gap between the need for Spanish-language mental health services in Texas and the availability of trained professionals to meet those needs.

Public relations student Colter Ray finished 12th in the nation in the sports and news photojournalism category of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program in 2009

Five Texas State seniors and one junior were selected in 2009 to perform a microgravity experiment as a part of NASA’s Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program.

Graduate student A. John Boulanger won the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival National Student Playwriting Award in 2009.

Audrey Estupinan and Albert Walker were two of 25 students selected nationwide in 2008 to receive Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowships for minority students pursuing careers in teaching. Texas State has had 19 students receive this prestigious fellowship — more than any other institution in Texas.

School of Music student and opera singer Elizabeth Loving was accepted to perform at the Schlern International Music Festival in Italy in 2008.

McCoy College of Business Administration student Paul Goldschmidt was the Southland Conference baseball player of the year and an academic All-American in 2009 and the conference’s student-athlete of the year in 2008.

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Student Life

Student Organizations

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NTSO (Non-Traditional Student Organization)

NTSO exists to address the specific needs of students aged 23 or older, married, single parent, veteran/military, transfer student or anything one would consider makes them a non-traditional college student. NTSO

is proud of the diversity and what students bring to its membership! NTSO provides a support network, learning atmosphere, social activities and the opportunity to integrate into campus life for students who have had non- traditional life experiences. NTSO sponsors events

throughout the year, participates in campus wide events including Tailgating, Bobcat Build and Homecoming and holds fundraisers and a recognition banquet for graduating seniors at the end of each semester. Fundraising proceeds go toward a $500 scholarship given to an active member each long semester. The NTSO

lounge is located on the 4th floor of the LBJ Student Center at 4-3.1

Contact: www.studentorgs.txstate.edu/ntso/ or (512) 245-3613

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SACA (Student Association for Campus Activities)

SACA is the primary source for free entertainment on campus. From comedians to Riverfest, SACA strives to provide fun and diverse programs that encourage fellowship and camaraderie among students.

Members are truly vital to SACA. They facilitate workflow and help us ensure that campus events run smoothly. Contact: http://www.lbjsc.txstate.edu/involvement/saca.html

Photos courtesy of SACA and University Marketing Photobank

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Allies

The Allies of Texas State program aims to create and sustain “safe places,” places where Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) students, staff and faculty can speak with an Ally in confidence. LGBTQ individuals have historically felt unsafe & invisible on college and university campuses, or found the climate uninviting or hostile. These conditions often foil attempts to foster student development and growth, to recruit faculty and staff, and to retain the diversity of the campus community.The program also seeks to include LGBTQ individuals in all aspects of campus life. The Allies of Texas State program is coordinated by the VPSA Allies Program Team.

Allies of Texas State receives “Texas State Quarterly Team Award”Congratulations to the 2008-2009 VPSA Allies Program Team for their superb work!

Contact: http://www.txstate.edu/allies

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CEO (Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization)

The Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization helps dreams come true for young entrepreneurs and all business minded students. The Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization at Texas State University is an award-winning group of individuals that aspire to be successful in the future. They promote entrepreneurs on and around our campus through fundraising activities, internships and even our own businesses. Bobcatopoly was an entreprenuer projects sponsored by CEO.

The CEO Bobcatopoly Team consisted of: Megan Casey , Erica Edie, Taidg Murphy, Jesus Serna and Jacob Laina

Contact: www.txstateceo.net

2008 National Conference

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Chemistry Club

The Chemistry Club is affiliated with the Chemistry & Biochemistry Department at Texas State. The Chemistry Club’s goal is to provide

resources to further the needs of students pursuing a degree in chemistry or enrolled in chemistry courses. It also creates a long-term networking outlet among students. The Chemistry Club, since being founded, has enriched San Marcos through its continual community service.

2008: Members of Texas State’s Chemistry Club, the Space Cats, have written a proposal for a reduced gravity experiment after much hard work.

Electrochemical Reduction of Iodohexane in Microgravity.“We intend to study the effect of microgravity on the rates of electrochemical reactions, using the reduction of iodohexane as a model system.” The proposal was submitted to NASA on October 22nd, 2008 and accepted

proposals were announced on December 11th, 2008. The proposal was accepted and five Texas State seniors and one junior were selected in 2009 to perform a microgravity experiment as a part of NASA’s Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program. Contact: http://www.studentorgs.txstate.edu/chemclub/contact.html

Photos courtesy of the Chemistry Club

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Christ Chapel

Christ Chapel is the Lutheran-Episcopal campus ministry at Texas State University-San Marcos. It is affiliated with the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas and the Southwestern Texas Synod of the ELCA and is based at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in San Marcos, Texas. All university students, faculty, and friends are welcome to participate in its activities

regardless of their church affiliation, race, or sexual orientation.

During the 2008-2009 school year, Christ Chapel held two fall retreats, one at Canyon Lake and another at Wessendorff Ranch on the Little Blanco River.

Highlights of the spring semester were a mission trip to work in New Orleans over spring break and a Passover Seder.Regular activities of Christ Chapel include a meal and worship twice a week, Bible study, a

discipleship group, “Theology on Tap,” and “God Goes to the Movies.” Students also have opportunities to interact with a group of mentors, older adults from the community who help support the ministry.

Photos courtesy ofChrist ChapelContact: http://www.christchapeltxstate.org

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Hillel

Hillel is the only Jewish campus organization at Texas State. Every year they construct a small green hut, called Sukkah, in the Quad in front of the Psychology Building to celebrate the Festival of Sukkot commemorating the 40 years the Israelites wandered the desert.

Sukkot serves as their harvest festival. “It’s five days after Yom Kippur, the most solemn Jewish holiday,” said Alanna Newman, vice president. “So after that comes our most joyous and happy holiday, the Festival of Sukkot.” “Most people have it in their backyard,” said Danielle Linzer, president. “They eat, drink and sleep there. They’re temporary, so we have to dwell in them to commemorate the time when we were traveling through the desert after we were freed from Egypt, to remind us of what God did for us on the way to Israel.” The Sukkah in The Quad is a symbolic version of this tradition.

Photos courtesy of the HIllel. Quotes from story by Matthew Barnes/University Star

Allie Monchief/Star Photo

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HSA (Honors Student Association)/University Honors

The University Honors program is housed in Lampasas, next to Old Main. Students enjoy a tranquil study environment complete with a cafe-style lounge. Every semester the Honors Program hosts Meet the Professor night where students can get a heads-up on upcoming courses offered by the program. At the end of the semester, Honors hosts a barbeque-style get together.

Another unique aspect of the University Honors program is the option for students to minor in Honors and complete and present a thesis. Honor Students may attend and present at the NCUR (National Collegiate Undergraduate Research Conference.

2008-09 HSA Officers:• Matt Ferreira (President)• Stephen Gates (Vice President)• Amanda Schramm (Secretary)• Stephanie Boyd (Treasurer)• Kendall Rust (Historian)

Photos courtesy of HSA and University Honors Program

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PRSSA (Public Relations Student Society of America)

PRSSA Mission: To serve our members by enhancing their knowledge of public relations and by providing professional development opportunities. Another function of PRSSA is to serve the public relations profession by assisting in the development of highly qualified and well educated professionals. Public Relations Student Society of America at Texas State provides its members with the opportunity to become more involved with their campus while learning more about public relations from various professionals, having the opportunity to network and gaining personal experience. This year, PRSSA participated in Mass Communication Week by putting on the “Dress for Success” fashion show, hosted the Mass Communication Career Fair. PRSSA also participated in Bobcat Build and attended the Texas Public Relations Association National

Conference.

Photo by Don AndersPhotos courtesy of PRSSA

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SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise)

Students in Free Enterprise, (SIFE) is a not-for-profit organization supported by individuals, foundations and corporations whose mission is to build collegiate SIFE

Teams who teach free enterprise in order to better individuals, communities and countries. SIFE’s purpose is accomplished through the SIFE Team’s outreach projects where students and faculty involve the community in the free enterprise system, providing the students with an opportunity to teach others what they have learned. SIFE started in 1975 and headquartered in Springfield, Missouri. SIFE’s mission to teach free enterprise is supported financially by

the giants of American industry -- Wal-Mart, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft Foods and AT&T to name only a few. In the 2006-2007 academic year, over 1,400 SIFE teams were fielded, including many international teams.Texas State University – San Marcos SIFE Regional, National and International competition history:

1994 - 1st Runner Up; Regional1995 - 2nd Runner Up Regional1996 - 1st Runner Up Regional1997 - Winner Regional/International-Top201998 - Winner Regional/International-Top 81999 - Winner Regional/International-Top 16 *Special Competitions Top Winner2000 - 1st in World Winner International Competition 2001 - Winner Regional/National -Top 82002 - Winner Regional/National -Top 82003 – Winner Regional/National – Top 162004 – Winner Regional/National – Top 12 *Special Competitions Top Winner2005 – Winner Regional/National – Top 5 *Special Competitions Top Winner 2006 – Winner Regional– Special Competitions Winner2007 – Winner Regional - Special Competitions Winner2008 – Winner Regional – Special Competitions Winner *Final 42009 – Winner Regional – Special Competitions Winner – Top 8

Photos courtesy of SIFE

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Sigma Tau Delta

Sigma Tau Delta is the International English Honor Society. The Omega Epsilon Chapter was founded at Texas State University-San Marcos in 1952. It is one of the largest members of the Association of College Honor Societies. Sigma Tau Delta has a strong tradition of

academic excellence and a rich literary history that includes some of America’s leading literary minds, past and present.

Every year there is an International Sigma Tau Delta Conference. In March 2009 Maria Calcaben and Susan Rauch had papers accepted and attended the conference.

Sigma Tau Delta book sale (top left) Sigma Tau Delta members (middle left) Fulbright Scholar luncheon (bottom left)

Photos courtesy of Sigma Tau Delta and Susan Rauch

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Sigma Tau Delta Officers (top)Maria Calcaben (middle) Poetry NightSusan Raunch (bottom) Minnesota Conference

Strutters

The Strutters dance team and organization was founded in 1960. It was the first dance team organized on any major university campus in America. They have performed in 21 countries spanning four continents, proudly carrying the name of Texas State throughout the world. The Strutters have performed in two presidential inaugural parades, at numerous NFL and NBA games, the nationally televised Macy’s Thanksgiving Day

Parade and MTV’s Total Request Live.The team also received national recognition in

2008-09 by appearing on America’s Got Talent. The girls were invited to audition and compete for a cash prize of $1,000,000. Director/Choreographer Susan Angell-Gonzalez and a select group of Strutters, were flown to Los Angeles, California for the

auditions and were selected to advance to “Boot Camp” in Las Vegas. On September 2, 2008, the girls competed in Los Angeles against the other

top 40 finalists. This year the Strutters celebrated their 50th season at Texas State University-San Marcos and planned a giant celebration during the fall 2009 Homecoming week.

Photos courtesy of Strutters and University Marketing Photobank Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ykh5noxMxM

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Student Foundation

Student Foundation is a Texas State charter student organization under the auspices of the Dean of Students’ Office. It is a select group of Texas State student leaders who serve the university by promoting the positive image of Texas State through involvement in presidential, alumni and community events, as well as special programming. Student Foundation members are selected each semester. The selection criteria emphasizes involvement in campus activities, leadership and commitment to Texas State.

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Photos courtesy of Student Foundation

ASG’s mission is simple and concrete, Bobcats for Bobcats. Our job is to represent the students (our peers) atTexas State and we intend to do that.

The Associated Student Government is about Bobcats serving Bobcats through leadership, advocacy, and hard work. Our goal is to create an even better Texas State by listening to as many students as we can and then turning what we hear into action. ASG functions by student leaders who are elected to serve as President, Vice President or Senators. Through the work of ASG, anything is possible.

2008-09 ASG President, Brett Baker (r) and 2009-10 President-Elect, Chris Covo (l)

Photo courtesy of University Star

Chris Covo (l) wins 2009-10 election

Photos courtesy of ASG

ASG (Associated Student Government)

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Texas State Alumni Association Student Chapter

The Alumni Student Chapter was formed in 2005 as a way for students to network and get involved with alumni and the Texas State Alumni Association of Texas State University-San Marcos. The Student Chapter continues to grow every year with more and more student involvement. Getting involved in this new organization helps build

the bridge between being a successful student and becoming a successful alumni.

The Alumni Student Chapter has participated in many volunteer opportunities such as Bobcat Build, Blue Santa and Cottage Kitchen. Fun activities have been monthly social mixers and joint mixers at Gils,

Sean Patrick’s and the Tap Room, tailgating at football games and their most popularly sponsored event, Trade-Up Day, which gives students a chance to come to the Quad

and exchange another university tee for a free Texas State tee - promoting school spirit and pride.

Being a Alumni Student Chapter member is not only a great way to network with alumni, but a fantastic opportunity to personally get involved!

Contact: www.TxStateAlumni.org

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Orchesis Dance Company

Orchesis Dance Company is a modern based group of talented dancers and performers. Orchesis is committed to providing dancers with a home and a place in which to challenge their creativity and broaden their view of art. Not only does Orchesis allow a place to dance but it also gives students a creative outlet. The company has two annual spring performances, Dancers In Flight and Sideshow.

In the off-season, the organization brings in guest artists to teach master classes which range from musical theatre, ballet, hip-hop, flamenco, yoga.

Orchesis Dance Company also takes part in the continuing growth of Texas State and the San Marcos community. Volunteering, donating and sponsoring scholarships are among the company’s activities. Auditions for Orchesis Dance Company are held in the fall. For more information about Orchesis Dance Company email [email protected].

Photo courtesy of Orchesis

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Medieval-Renaissance Society

HEAR YE, HEAR YE,

The Medieval and Renaissance Society (MRS) is affiliated with the department of English, but it is open to all students, faculty and staff in any discipline as well as the general public. There is no fee to join.

Each year the Society sponsors various events on campus and the community. The

Society has also assisted at a “Renaissance fair” hosted at a local public school. Last year was the first MRS Sausage on a Stick fundraiser. MRS also coordinates events with the local medieval SCA (Society for Creative Anacronism). Among these events MRS also hosts various lectures and discussions throughout the year. The events include poetry readings written in imitation of medieval and renaissance verse forms,

discussions of literary texts, various art topics and showings of films on Medieval or Renaissance topics.

Photo by Susan Rauch

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Alpha Delta Pi is a sorority and part of the Panhellenic Council at Texas State. The sorority has a longstanding history of supporting the Ronald McDonald House, their national philanthropy. The Ronald McDonald House is a home away from home for seriously ill or injured children and their

families while the child is in long-term hospital care. The Ronald McDonald House provides families with a comfortable, private room and home-cooked meals, all within a close proximity to the hospital and all for free, helping alleviate cost and stress for families with seriously ill children.

Alpha Delta Pi is proud to announce the success of its annual softball tournament, Playday. The tournament was held March 27 at the Edward Gary Job Corps softball complex with over 20 teams competing for cash and prizes. Over $6500 was raised for the Ronald McDonald Houses of San Antonio.

The proceeds from Playday went toward cleaning supplies, food and taxi vouchers for the families staying at the San Antonio Ronald McDonald Houses. This fall, Alpha Delta Pi will hold its annual Ronald Run 5K and Pi’s & Pups pet fun run to benefit the Ronald McDonald House.

Contact Katie Vandegriff at 817.233.3655 or [email protected] for more information or to register for this fall’s races.

Alpha Delta Pi

Photos courtesy of ADPi

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University Star

Photos courtesy of University Star

CNBAM Awards

Editorial Board Members in Dallas

Intercollegiate Pres Assocaiation Convention

Editorial Staff

The University Star has been informing the

students of Texas State since 1911.

The Star is a student-run publication that uses its First Amendment rights to keep government and university officials honest and transparent while informing, entertaining and engaging Texas State and the community as a whole.

From selling advertising, designing ads, page layout, photography and editorial content, the Star staff, made up of more than 100 students, gains experience that a classroom curriculum could never offer.

The Star staff considers themselves to be a family and takes pride in being the conduit between the university administration and the student body.

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Other Campus Organizations

Photos by Don Anders

Pre-physical Therapy Organization

Computer Science

Pre-physical Therapy Organization

Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers

Latino Student Association Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Society

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Other Campus Organizations

Photos by Don Anders

Society for Microbiology

Renegade Roses

Chi Beta Delta

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Rincon Hispano Universitario

Snapshots of Residential and Campus Life

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Places

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Places

The Aquarena Springs Center is home to our campus’ most beautiful natural feature — crystal-clear springs that feed the San Marcos River. The river meanders through campus and San Marcos and provides a home to several endangered species.The 3,485- acre Freeman Ranch (not shown), bequeathed to the university by Harry Freeman, is used by our students for farm, ranch, game management, educational and experimental purposes.

Texas State’s Mitte Complex, named for alumni donors Roy F. and Joann Cole Mitte, houses a state-of-the-art clean room in its microchip fabrication facility. Both undergraduate and graduate students use the facility to train for careers in the high-tech industry.

The Wittliff Collections, housed in Texas State’s Alkek Library, include the Southwestern Writers Collection, which preserves and exhibits the literary papers and artifacts of principal writers, filmmakers and musicians, and the Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection, which houses the largest archive of modern and contemporary Mexican photography in the United States.

The Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center (not shown) serves as a writer’s residence and site for lectures and seminars by Texas State’s Master of Fine arts in Creative Writing program. The home is a National Literary Landmark.

Top R’ Sewell Park/San Marcos RiverTop L: Alkek Library Lower L: Theatr Bldg. Lower R: University Camp, Wimberley

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The Round Rock Higher Education Center is the Texas State campus in Round Rock. Texas State, Austin Community College (ACC) and Temple College at Taylor (TCAT) partner to offer full Associates, Bachelors, and Masters programs at convenient times and close to where students live and work. The RRHEC sits on 101 acres in northwest Round Rock and is the site where Texas State University-San Marcos will continue to build and grow a university campus to meet the needs of the Central Texas community. The Avery Building currently houses all programs and student services. A second building will house a nursing program and will open in Fall 2010.

Students enrolled in Round Rock earn a degree from Texas State University-San Marcos.

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University Star 2008-09 highlights

News and Events

Anthropologists and graduate students of Texas State will open the doors to the new “body farm” at Freeman Ranch on Friday after years of debate about the final location of the facility.The Forensic Research Facility, or Body Farm, is one of three of its kind. Students and anthropologists will use the 27-acre, open-air facility to study decomposing cadavers of humans and animals in a natural environment. Excerpt from story by Alex Hering

Photo by Bridgette Cyr/The University Star

September 16, 2008Hurricane Ike evacuees seek relief amidst shortages at local food bank

Students and Central Texas residents are organizing relief efforts for coastal inhabitants’ diplacement during the worst of Hurricane Ike. Pat Tessaro, community relations oordinator for the Hays County Area Food Bank, said they put in an emergency order Monday morning. “We have

helped about 20 families this morning, all evacuees,” Tessaro said. “We need donations. For students a real good thing to do is make a donation on our Web site. Students can’t cut classes and come down here, but they can get online and help.” According to a press release sent Monday, the Hays County Area Food Bank is “sending an appeal to the community to help restock” their shelves with food. Tessaro said evacuees will receive assistance from the food bank twice a week as long as they stay in the area. City officials allowed evacuees to use the San Marcos Community Center as a rest stop during the storm.

Excerpt from story by Scott Thomas and Amanda Venable

Photo by Stacie Andrews

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September 25, 2008 Texas State opens research facility

News and Events

University Star 2008-09 highlights

In celebrating 100 years since President Lyndon Johnson’s birth, his daughters, Robb and Johnson, served Tuesday night as this year’s Common Experience and Lecture Series guest speakers, which was the closing to the university’s yearlong theme, “Civic Responsibility and the Legacy of LBJ.” The Johnson sisters spoke about their personal experiences while living at the White House. The sisters reminisced about the wide range of personalities they met and special moments shared with President Johnson.“By an accident of birth, I got to be a witness to history,” Luci Johnson said during the address to students, alumni and university friends. Excerpt from story by Lyanna Fuentes and Amanda Venable Photo courtesy of University Star

Slumber parties are about to get more scholarly. Beginning Tuesday, the Alkek Library will be open 24-hours Sunday through Wednesday for the following six weeks.The pilot program, which ends March 11, will gauge library usage during extended hours and provide officials with estimated costs.“It’s a six week pilot to see what kind of us-age there is at the library if the hours are extended over night,” said Joan Heath, assistant vice president of the university library. “It will also give us feasibility to see what it would cost, how the library is used, where the areas are that are used.” ASG is footing the cost of flyers and table tents to get the word out that studying into the wee hours will be easier. Excerpts from story by Amanda Venable Photo courtesy of University Star

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April 15, 2009His Legacy ContinuesLBJ’s Daughters reminisce about their father, his pride in being an alumnus

January 29, 2009 24-hour library

Commentary 2008-09 highlights

News and Events

Jeff Henderson“You will be missed”

1942 - 2009

For Friends and Alumni of Texas State’s School of Journalism & Mass Communication 2009

A member of �e Texas State University System

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News and Events

Hillviews 2008-09 highlights

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Bobcat Build2008

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News and Events

Relay for Life2008

Relay for Life is an annual event at Texas State University, it’s a chance for all students to unite and fight back against cancer.

All the money raised from our Relay goes straight to

the American Cancer

Society...

Photos courtesy of Relay for Life

...in which they use to help

cancer patients and toward research for a

cure. Relay gives us an

opportunity to celebrate survivors, remember the ones

we lost and fight back to find a cure.

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News and Events

Alumni Scholarship GalaFebruary 2009

Photos courtesy of University Marketing and Texas State Alumni Association

Texas State Alumni Association invitesTexas State seniors to attend the traditional ring ceremony at the end of each long semester. During the ceremony in Strahan Coliseum, family and friends watch as students are given their official Texas State rings. Afterward, students follow the tradition of dipping their rings in the waters of the San Marcos River, which flow in a fountain at the ceremony. The ring ceremonies have been a popular tradition since May 2005.

Ring Ceremony

Every year, the Texas State Alumni Association awards and recognizes students as scholarship recipients at an annual gala. Scholarship recipients, Alumni Achievement, Alumni Award recipients and donors are recognized at this event. It is a celebration of scholarly achievement and recognition of the Alumni Association’s active role in the lives of Texas State students.

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News and Events

Bobcat Statue DedicationOctober 2008

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Homecoming2008

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Homecoming2008

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Homecoming2008

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Homecoming2008

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News and Events

Common Experience 2008-09

Texas State Music History Unplugged

2008-2009 Common Experience ThemeCivic Responsibility and the Legacy of LBJ

“The noblest search is the search for excellence.”— 36th President of the United States,Lyndon B. Johnson Texas State University Class of 1930

August 27, 2008, marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th President of the United States and the most distinguished alumnus of what is now Texas State University-San Marcos. A fitting commemoration of the centennial was a year-long celebration of LBJ’s legacy. Such

celebration of his life included his devotion to public service and the contributions he made that continue to have enormous impact on nearly every aspect of American society and modern American life. This tribute not only honored LBJ but also serveed as an inspiration to our students, faculty, and the community to live meaningful lives, to be actively involved in public service, and to leave—by our words and deeds—a legacy that will have a positive impact on our world.

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Alumni

2008-09 LBJ Student of Year, Matthew Priest, and Alumni President, Johanna Haley

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http://www.TxStateAlumni.org

Bobcat Pause 2008-09

Photos courtesy of Univesity Advancement/Hillviews

McCormick Abel ‘61 & ‘63Juanita Bishop Adams ‘50 & ‘58Judy AlexanderChris Alford ‘97Tom Amerman ‘78Luceile Blackman Anderson ‘50Martha Ming Anderson ‘39 & ‘50Jeanette Lyckman Andrews ‘49Leonard Arias ‘78Vicente ArranzElon Baker ‘64Shirley Potts Baldridge ‘41Blanche Balven ‘62Ben Barr ‘82Reggie Barton ‘66Margaret Williams Baskin ‘62Melissa Melear BaughVirginia Beck ‘62Janice Bell ‘94Richard Berthiaume ‘65Ted Billnitzer ‘48 & ‘52Jimmie Black ‘83Kayce Morgan Booth ‘01G.Y. Bounds ‘43Kenneth Bounds ‘94Margaret May Bowers ‘56Constance Bishop Bradford ‘98 & ‘00 Allen BridgesJonathan Bright ‘95Alta BrooksGrace Baker Brooks ‘39Cameron BrownWinnie Harris Brown ‘49Alta Smith Browning ‘43Joyce BryanPeter BuckleyRita DeLoach Bunte ‘70Howard Butt Sr.George Byars Jr. ‘59 & ‘60Mary Dusek Cain ‘53Evelyn Dent Callen Ciro Cano Jr.Mary CarmanBilly Carter ‘59Stephen Casanova ‘78J.B. Cavender ‘35

Each year, Texas State’s Student Foundation sponsors the Bobcat Pause memorial service. Bobcat Pause provides the Texas State community with a time to remember and honor Texas State faculty, staff, students, alumni and special friends who have passed away during the preceding year. The event is held at the end of March each spring semester. The ceremony includes remarks by the university president or other official, words of comfort and a roll call of those being remembered. The university community, friends and family of the deceased are invited to join in the honoring of fallen Bobcats. Bobcat Pause is a tradition that dates back to the 1987-1988 academic year when it was introduced by the ASG. Since that time, Student Foundation has assumed the tradition of coordinating the annual Bobcat Pause program.

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Ed Geldart Raymon George ‘91Paul Gerdes ‘89Gerald Gibbs ‘83Newman GibbsAmanda Garza GibsonClyde Gilless ‘68Bob Glazner ‘51Etta Boothe GoodeJennie Grimes GoodmanCindi Dunn Gorka ‘69Bobby Gortemiller ‘69Elizabeth Manning Gosdin ‘55Mick Gosdin ‘47Sidona Urban Goss ‘44Stephen GrabClifford Graham ‘49David GreenwoodBobby Griffin ‘58J.B. Grumbles ‘58Kathleen Kyrish Gutierrez ‘73Jacqueline Hall ‘65Marilon Hall ‘65Craig Hallmark ‘81La Nell Kuehl Hamel ‘54Karen Gorka-Hammerschmidt ‘91Billy HardestyOphelia Harp ‘46Donald HarperMary Rusmisel Harris ‘46Lyle Hart ‘79Warren Hastings ‘73Shari Ellis Hawkins ‘82M.D. HeatlyLarry Heinatz ‘61Frank Heitke Jr.Mildred Holder ‘38Barron Holloway ‘54Gary Houser ‘86Lana Pitchford Howell ‘71Stanley Hughson ‘65 & ‘67Mary Inglis ‘74Perry Jackson Jr.Blake JaksaAnn James

Peggy Whisenhunt ChambersBillie Childers ‘78 & ‘84Stacy ChildressJoseph Cipriano Jr. ‘82Richard ColemanTom ColginColleen ConoleyMatt Cooper ‘82J. Norma Corona ‘79Glenn CrainNorman Crisp ‘69Homer Davis Jr.Patricia DavisHerna Gourthers De Volder ‘80Jake DixonKateva Dellis Doerfer ‘87William Doerr ‘63 & ‘70Bruce Doss ‘78Neely Dozier ‘04Charles Drake ‘51Zelma Young Draper ‘38Edith Schmidt EdgeEleanora Schmidt Edge ‘39Gladys Truell Engbrock ‘41David EngellsOscar Erlanson Jr. ‘63Eleonore EvansGuyland EvinsCatherine FahringerMarita Janek Farr ‘72Annette Olsen Fazi ‘86Brandon Ferguson ‘05Rex Ferguson ‘47 & ‘55Leon Fiedler Jr. ‘06Jerry Fife ‘88Roxie Marek Fine ‘85Martha FlemingJoe Foote ‘80Doris Bennett Franklin ‘38Albert Fuller ‘62Ann Tipett Gairloff ‘78Flo Mayhugh Gallagher ‘72Elsie Summers Galloway ‘70Barbara Insko Garcia ‘81DeLois Maddox Garrett ‘67Heather Gayle

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Alice Jenkins ‘72Bernard Jesko ‘58Inez Stocker Johnson ‘35Jessie Phillips-JohnsonJean KabassemaKendra Coy Kahn ‘02Billy KaiserSteven KazianisJan McClelland King ‘68Lily KirkpatrickMedric Knight Jr. ‘78Lucille Kretzmeier ‘37G. E. Kuretsch ‘52Jack Langley Sr.Arlene Wills LannDorothy Baker Lansford ‘56Cynthia Laughlin ‘98Karl Lehmann ‘61Julie LePley ‘08Ivan Lewis ‘79Jay Lindsey ‘75Nancy Loquercio-Long ‘82Dorine Schmelpekopf LoshAlfred Loudon ‘44A.C. Lowther ‘58Jerlene Jacobs Lyle ‘55 & ‘61Genevieve DeBord Lyons ‘58 & ‘61Ruth Gromatzky Mahler ‘41Jonathan Malizia ‘99Allison MaloneyHumberto Manzanares ‘94William MarburgerNell Marshall ‘86William Marshall ‘52Alvin Martin ‘51 & ‘58David Martin ‘03Henry Martin ‘66Felix Martinez Jr. ‘89 & ‘90Frank Martinez ‘53Louis Martinez ‘67Ronald Masters ‘82 & ‘84Jim MattoxBessie Bauer May ‘38Susan Clinger McDaniel ‘88Annie McElroy ‘40

Betty McLaughlin ‘81John McRae IIINettie Dauchy MeadowsWilford Mickle III ‘71Deborah Miller ‘72Lynette Zimmerman Naegeli ‘37 & ‘43Gilbert Natal II ‘98Laura Neely ‘82Hazel Kahler NelsonJack NettlesGeorge Nious III ‘83Patsy Domangue Nisson ‘57Aileen O’ConnorWinnie Scott OlsonKenneth Orsborn ‘06 Roger PalmerJennifer ParkMona ParkersonRobert Parr ‘41 & ‘58Teyran Patterson ‘04 Jon Paysse

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Norris Pedigo ‘52 & ‘53Lucille PerrySharon Russell Peters ‘65Lloyd Petty ‘50Robbie Williams Petty ‘36 & ‘53Bonnie Billings Phillips ‘78Edward Pickard ‘75Marion Mansfield PriceSuzanne Price Margie Langerhans Prochnow ‘47Barbara Gray Pruett ‘71

Bobcat Pause 2008-09Edward RachalOmar RaufJoan Rawson ‘82James RayburnCharles Reger ‘81Patsy Green Rice ‘71Dan Richards ‘78Bevis RichardsonRoger RiojasFelicidad Castilla Rios ‘44Emily Ritter ‘34Ann Talbert Roberts ‘60 & ‘61Laura Rocamontes ‘90James Rogers ‘85 (2003Distinguished Alumnus)John Ryan ‘77June RyonSamuel Sakocius IIIBarefoot SandersEdmund Schmidt ‘55Victor SchmidtHarvey Schneider ‘60Richard Schoppe ‘63 & ‘67Glenna Schroeder ‘92Stephen SchubertLinda Scott ‘74 & ‘02Eric Sears ‘79Esther Seidel ‘84Donald Shafford ‘95Candy Sharp ‘78Martha ShieldsChristine Eggeman Shinn ‘82Helen Tanberg Short ‘64Viola Shane Shudde ‘56Stephanie Siebert ‘73Jerome Sikes ‘85Judith Slate ‘67John Small ‘85Brent SmithFrancis Smith ‘49James Smith ‘87Loretta Kasper Smith ‘93Philip Smith ‘96Raymond Smith ‘41Susan SmithTrudy Smith

Jerome Snyder ‘40Paul Spaur ‘01Henry Speck ‘39 & ‘42Judith Wlascinski SpeirJerry Stanley ‘69Robert Starner ‘80Robert Stephenson ‘52 & ‘56Clint Strait ‘06Ruth Chance Strandtmann ‘36Robert Strickland ‘78 & ‘83Martin Stuart ‘41Jennifer Cortez Sweeten ‘00Marilyn Dulin Swindler ‘68Marilyn Martin Swint ‘85John Tamalenus ‘52Ruby Gears Taylor ‘41Patricia TingleBoyd TingleJoseph Tortorete ‘72Cherryl TownsTam TranTammy TrappmanRobert Truss ‘81Bettie Seward Tubbs ‘70Eugene Turner ‘49William Turner ‘76Jerome Vacek ‘56 & ‘64Helen Wier Van Gundy ‘53Maudie Reasoner VanceRamon Villarreal ‘76Carolyn Ward Viola ‘59Edgar VogelFrances White Waggoner ‘47 & ‘55Jack Wagner ‘67Keith Wagner ‘92Ruby WagnerBobby Waldrop ‘93Anne WalkerSamantha Spiller WallacePatricia Williams Wang ‘75Lucille Bock Webb ‘40Heidi Lobsiger Weiss ‘88Elizabeth Shaw Weldon ‘43Edward Wesson ‘85Lynn West ‘57Robert Whitaker ‘82

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Barbara Day Whitcomb ‘77Harry WhitingRay Whitley ‘35 & ‘43Joshua WilcoxClifton Wilkins ‘82Melanie Wilkinson ‘99Geoffrey Wills Jr.R.E. Windham ‘61James Wisby ‘60Alan Wisian ‘75Helga Block Worley ‘58Louis WrightMaxine Lay Wright ‘44Virginia WrightDavid Yanez ‘80Larry Yarbough II ‘00Ray Young Jr. ‘76Elizabeth Anderson Younger ‘32 & ‘42Lillian Holdiness Zarnicki ‘40LeRoy Ziegler ‘95Donald Zimmerman


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Commencement

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alma materO, Alma Mater, set upon the green hills,With turrets pointing upward to the sky;

We yield to thee our love and our devotion;Mother of hopes and aspirations high.

Thy feet are laved by pure and limpid waters,

Fair river flowing gently to the sea;Thy hills are crowned with ancient oak and laurel

Fit emblems they of strength and victory.

Thy walls call tell of struggles and temptations,Hard honest toil, and eager restless strife;

Hopes, smiles and tears, and radiant youthful friendships,

And all that makes for brave and earnest life.

Dear mother, ours, should effort be successful,Ambitions crowned with glory or renown,

We turn to thee with reverence and affection,Thine is the conquest, thine the victor’s crown.

Thy spirit urges us to deeds of valor,

Raising the fallen, cheering the oppressed;Thy call will echo clearly down the ages.

Dear Alma Mater, mother loved and blessed

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Fight Song

“Go Bobcats”

Go Bobcats all the way,Keep that maroon and gold on high!

Fight on for every playuntil you hear that Bobcat battle cry!We’re gonna cheer for our team todayUntil the whole world knows our name.

No doubt about it,We’re gonna shout it —

Bobcats will win this game!

Texas State had no official fight song until 1961, when Paul Yoder was commissioned to compose “Go Bobcats.” The song is the rousing “call to arms” for all Texas State athletic games and competition.

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Acknowlegements Content and Photos

Dr. Denise M. Trauth, President

Office of the President,Texas State University-San Marcos http://www.president.txstate.edu

Texas State Alumni Association http://www.TxStateAlumni.org

Don Anders Photographywww.donandersphoto.com

University Marketing http://www.umktg.txstate.edu

University Star Newspaper http://star.txstate.edu/

Athletics Marketinghttp://www.txstatebobcats.com

Collegitate Entrepreneurs Organization

http://www.txstateceo.net

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