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News Release for Oct. 25, 2011HOMECOMING ROYALTY FINALISTS NAMED; CORONATION OCT. 29
Finalists were announced Monday evening (Oct. 4) during a performance by comedian Sam Comroe in Marshall Auditorium. Queen finalists and their sponsors are: Leilani Asuncion, El Paso, Student Government Association; Josette Delgado, El Paso, Student Development; Martiza Garcia, Abilene, Lobo Legacy; Marina Moralez, Andrews, Student Government Association; and Anna Alicia Sandoval, El Paso, Sully Productions. King finalists and their sponsors are: Johnathon Cruz, San Antonio, Lobo Legacy; Miguel Pena, Fabens, Sully Productions; Matt Short, San Antonio, Music Department; Mitchell Waechter, Devine, Honors Program; and Juston Weldon, Wimberley, Student Development. Preliminary elections were held Oct. 19-20. Final voting will be conducted Wednesday-Thursday, Oct. 26-27. The new royalty will be crowned at halftime of the Lobos-Mississippi College football game on Saturday, Oct. 29. Karla Dixon, Presidio, and Earnest Jones, Boerne, are the reigning Queen and King. Photo: Homecoming Candidates “LOBO MASQUERADE” THEME OF 2011 SUL ROSS HOMECOMING ACTIVITIES, OCT. 24-30 Sul Ross State University alumni, students, staff, faculty and friends will celebrate “Lobo Masquerade,” the 2011 Homecoming theme, with events scheduled Monday-Sunday, Oct. 24-30. This year, Sul Ross’ Family Weekend will be celebrated in conjunction with Homecoming. Homecoming events include the parade, daily student events, football game, induction of five new members into the athletic Hall of Honor and presentation of the Distinguished Alumni Award and the Slingin’ Sammy Baugh Award for Outstanding Service. Seventeen candidates - nine women and eight men - sought the 2011 Homecoming Queen and King crowns. Preliminary elections were held Oct. 19-20. The five Queen and five King finalists were introduced during a performance by comedian Sam Comroe on Monday, Oct. 24 in Marshall Auditorium. Final voting will be held Wednesday-Thursday, Oct. 26-27. Coronation will be held at halftime of the Lobo-Mississippi College football game on Saturday, Oct. 29. Karla Dixon, Presidio, and Earnest Jones, Boerne, are the reigning Queen and King. Dr. William McDonough, a 1983 graduate, will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award and Lamar Urbanovsky, retired Chancellor of the Texas State University System, will receive the Slingin’ Sammy Baugh Award for Outstanding Service. Football standouts Sam Sparks, San Angelo; and Wayne Thorp, Mertzon; two-time basketball captain John Fortenberry, Orange; and long-time boosters Bob and Lucy Ward, Alpine, will join the Sul Ross State University Athletic Hall of Honor. All will be honored during ceremonies Saturday, Oct. 29 at the annual Athletic Hall of Honor/Distinguished Alumni banquet. The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Espino Conference Center, Morgan University Center. Tickets are $25 per person and may be purchased by contacting the Office of Alumni Affairs, (432) 837-8697 or the Office of Physical Education and Athletics, 837-8226. Other Homecoming Week events include: Thursday, Oct. 27: Masquerade Mask Day. Homecoming Decoration contest, Residential Living and departmental offices, judging begins at 2 p.m.; Cupcake Challenge, 5-6 p.m., Gallego Center; Volleyball vs. Texas Lutheran University, 6 p.m., Gallego Center; Derby Challenge between games two and three; Powder Puff football, 8 p.m., upperclassmen vs. underclassmen, Track Field; Lighting of the Bar-SR-Bar, 9 p.m., Hancock Hill; final voting for Homecoming Queen and King.. Friday, Oct. 28: Homecoming and Family Day registration, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., University Center, first floor; Homecoming 4-person scramble, 1-5 p.m., Alpine Country Club; Dining Hall lunch, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.,Campus tours, 2 p.m. University Center, front entrance; Fall carnival, 5 p.m., University Mall; Alumni Association annual meeting, 6 p.m., Kokernot Lodge; Homecoming Pep Rally, 7 p.m., Mall; Street Dance, 8 p.m., Fine Arts parking lot; Homecoming Alumni Hub, 8 p.m.-midnight, Kokernot Lodge. Saturday, Oct. 29: Homecoming parade, 10 a.m., begins at Alpine Civic Center, down Holland Ave. to Jackson Field; Homecoming lunch, 11 a.m.- 1 p.m., Dining Hall; Football vs. Mississippi College, 1 p.m., Jackson Field; coronation at halftime; Homecoming Alumni reception, 6:30-8 p.m., Museum of the Big Bend; Hall of Honor/Distinguished Alumni banquet, 7:30 p.m., Espino Conference Center, Morgan University Center; Homecoming Alumni Hub, 7:30 p.m.-midnight, Kokernot Lodge. Sunday, Oct. 30: Farewell Brunch, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., ARAMARK Dining Hall, Morgan University Center. For more information, contact Saul Garza, (432) 837-8697 or visit www.sulross.edu/homecoming. MUSEUM OF THE BIG BEND OFFERS “STUDIO TIME” ART CLASSES NOV. 1-DEC. 20 Art classes continue at the Museum of the Big Bend, with “Studio Time” scheduled each Tuesday from Nov. 1-Dec. 20. Classes will be held from 5:30-8:30 p.m. each Tuesday, beginning Nov. 1, with students invited to bring their own supplies and work on individual projects. Deborah Allison will be on hand for informal instruction. Each session costs $15 and students may come and go as they please. Students are not required to register for Studio Time. Classes meet in the Education Room at the Museum (side entrance). No reservations needed; however, if you plan on coming late, please call (432) 386-6278. The Museum of the Big Bend is located on the campus of Sul Ross State University. Hours of operation are Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sundays from 1-5 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.sulross.edu/museum or call (432) 837-8730. 18TH ANNUAL CENTER FOR BIG BEND STUDIES CONFERENCE NOV. 11-12 AT SUL ROSS Dr. Michael Collins will be the banquet speaker at the 18th annual Center for Big Bend Studies Conference, Nov. 11-12 at Sul Ross State University. Collins will present “Recent Developments at the Gault Site and the Search for the First Americans” at the Friday, Nov. 11 banquet, scheduled at 6:30 p.m. in the Espino Conference Center, Morgan University Center. Archaeology and history presentations will focus on prehistoric, historic and modern cultures of the Borderlands Region of the United States and Mexico, with emphasis on the area encompassed by Trans-Pecos Texas and North-Central Mexico. Registration begins at 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11 on the second floor foyer, Morgan University Center. Following a 1:30 welcome by CBBS director Andy Cloud, sessions will begin at 1:45 p.m. A 5:15 p.m. reception for conference attendees will be held at the Museum of the Big Bend prior to the banquet. Registration resumes at 8 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, with sessions starting at 8:30. Following a noon lunch, sessions will resume at 1:30 p.m. Sul Ross faculty, staff, and students may attend the sessions for free. There is an additional charge for the banquet ($25 for members of CBBS, $27 for nonmembers who register prior to Nov. 1). To register or for more information, call (432) 837-8179, or visit the website at http://www.sulross.edu/cbbs. MUSEUM OF THE BIG BEND STAFF ATTEND COWBOY CROSSINGS EXHIBITION Museum of the Big Bend staff members Liz Jackson, director, and Mary Bones, curator, attended Cowboy Crossings, held Oct. 14-15 in Oklahoma City, Okla. For the first time, two great exhibitions came together to create one exceptional event. Works from the Cowboy Artists of America (CAA) and the Traditional Cowboy Arts Association (TCAA) were on exhibit and sale at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. Many of the exhibitors in Cowboy Crossings show their fine art and gear at the Museum of the Big Bend’s annual Trappings of Texas Custom Cowboy Gear and Western Art Show and Sale. Some of the participants at Cowboy Crossings that exhibit at Trappings include Leland Hensley, Wilson Capron and Wayne Baize. Trappings of Texas is an important part of the western ranching heritage not only in the Big Bend but celebrates the traditional craftsmanship that has evolved from the cowboy culture of the American West; holding to the cowboy aesthetic. This year, Trappings will celebrate its 26th year. Held as an annual fundraiser, proceeds from Trappings support the educational outreach, exhibitions and programs at the museum. Trappings of Texas dates are Feb. 24-25, 2012. For more information, contact Noemi Acosta at (432) 837-8143 or nacosta@sulross.edu. The Museum of the Big Bend is located on the campus of Sul Ross State University. Hours of operation are Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sundays from 1-5 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.sulross.edu/museum or call (432) 837-8730. |
Ten finalists, five women and five men, have been named for Sul Ross State University’s 2011 Homecoming Queen and King.