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| Henderson State University | |
| Henderson State University seal.png | |
| Motto | The School With A Heart |
|---|---|
| Established | 1890 |
| Type | Public |
| President | Elaine Kneebone (acting President) |
| Provost | Steven Adkison |
| Admin. staff | 186[1] |
| Undergraduates | 3,584 |
| Postgraduates | 397 |
| Location | Arkadelphia, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Campus | Rural 151 acres (0.61 km2) |
| Colors | Red and Gray[2] |
| Nickname | Reddies |
| Website | www |
| Henderson State University logo.svg | |
Henderson State University (HSU) is a public liberal arts university in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.[3] Founded in 1890 as Arkadelphia Methodist College,[4] it is Arkansas's only member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges.[4] Henderson's curriculum is based on the belief that a liberal arts education is essential for all undergraduates; to that end, all of Henderson's majors require the completion of a core group of courses in the arts and sciences.[5] The school owned and operated radio station KSWH-FM until 2014, as well as the local Public-access television cable TV channel, HTV on Suddenlink's channel 9.
History[]
| School Names | |
| Arkadelphia Methodist College | 1890–1904 |
|---|---|
| Henderson College | 1904–1911 |
| Henderson-Brown College | 1911–1929 |
| Henderson State Teachers College | 1929–1967 |
| Henderson State College | 1967–1975 |
| Henderson State University | 1975–present |
| Source:[6] | |
The university was renamed for Charles Christopher Henderson, a Trustee and prominent Arkadelphia businessman,[7] in 1904.
Glendell Jones Jr. was named Henderson State University's 17th president on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 and officially assumed presidential duties on July 1, 2012.[8]
Arkansas Hall
Donald W. Reynolds Science Center
Baseball player Andrew Reynolds in 2014
Notable alumni[]
On campus at Henderson State University
- Bobby Bones, host of the nationally syndicated radio show Bobby Bones Show
- Lloyd L. Burke 1950, Medal of Honor recipient
- Osro Cobb, Republican politician and lawyer
- Lynn A. Davis, lecturer, crime author, head of Arkansas state police, former candidate for Arkansas secretary of state
- Ken Duke, professional golfer
- Robert Fisher, president of Belmont University.[9]
- Roy Green, 1979, former American football wide receiver in the National Football League
- Tony Johns, Canadian football player
- Gus Malzahn, 1990, American football coach and current head football coach for Auburn University
- Andy Mayberry, journalist and advertising executive, Republican former member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
- John P. McConnell, 1927, General and Chief of Staff, United States Air Force
- Sean McGrath, 2012, current American football tight end in the National Football League
- Sid McMath, two-term governor of Arkansas
- James H. Morris, 1976, Republican member of the Louisiana State House of Representatives
- Aaron Owens, 1999, former AND1 Mixtape Tour basketball player
- Reggie Ritter, 1982, former professional baseball player
- Jane Ross, co-founder of the Ross Foundation
- G. Lloyd Spencer, U.S. Senator from Arkansas
- Robert Thomas, former professional football player for the Dallas Cowboys
- Jerry Thomasson, Arkansas state representative
- Billy Bob Thornton, (attended), Academy Award-winning American screenwriter, actor as well as occasional director, playwright and singer.
- Delores White, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League baseball player
- Jeremy Williams, American player of Canadian football
- C. Vann Woodward, 1959, Sterling Professor of History at Yale University; Pulitzer Prize-winning historian
References[]
- ↑ "Office of Institutional Research | University of Arkansas". University of Arkansas. http://oir.uark.edu/quickfacts/faculty.html. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
- ↑ "Henderson State University Visual Identity and Brand Standards". http://hsu.today/visual-identity-and-style-guide/color/. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
- ↑ "GetReddie for Henderson". Henderson State University. http://www.getreddie.com/. Retrieved April 26, 2008.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Henderson State University – Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=4139. Retrieved April 26, 2008.
- ↑ "GetReddie for Henderson – Academics". Henderson State University. http://www.getreddie.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=36. Retrieved April 26, 2008.
- ↑ "HSU Website". Henderson State University. Archived from the original on April 6, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090406003823/http://www.hsu.edu/content.aspx?id=1501. Retrieved February 21, 2009.
- ↑ "Captain Charles C. Henderson House, Arkadelphia, Clark Country". Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. http://www.arkansaspreservation.com/historic-properties/_search_nomination_popup.aspx?id=1243. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
- ↑ President Glen Jones Archived January 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Office of the President: About Bob Fisher". http://www.belmont.edu/president/bio.html. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
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