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roberts tagged top Division II volleyball player

Hailey Roberts may need to find a bigger trophy case.

The TexAnn volleyball standout, featured in a story in the August ’16 Tarleton Magazine, has been named the top player in the nation by the Division II Conference Commissioner’s Association.

The all-time kills leader for the Purple and White is also a three-time all-conference pick, a five-time allregion honoree, a four-time AllAmerica selection and was twice voted the D2CCA Regional Player of the Year.

With Roberts leading the way, Tarleton advanced to the 2014 Lone Star Conference Championship, the regular season conference title in 2015 and the team’s first three trips to the NCAA regional tournament. During her three seasons on the court, the TexAnns have won 78 games, with only 22 losses.

Agricultural Mechanics programs benefit as all now under one roof

Thanks to a new $3.8 million facility, all agricultural mechanics programs now are located under one roof for the first time since 1959, allowing for more efficient operations and effective instruction.

The new Agricultural Field Machinery and Fabrication Laboratory officially opened with a January ribbon cutting—part of the school’s yearlong 2017 centennial celebration as a founding member of The Texas A&M University System.

The 24,000-square foot facility includes three laboratories—one each for metal fabrication, agricultural power, and agricultural structures—as well as classrooms, a computer laboratory, events kitchen and meeting spaces. Funding for the project was provided by the A&M System and private donations— predominantly from the Pevehouse Family Foundation.

Cody Burtscher earns Academic All-America honor

The banner year for studentathlete Cody Burtscher continued as the Lone Star Conference Linebacker of the Year earned All-America acclaim for his work in the classroom and a national semifinalist for the National Football Foundation’s William V. Campbell trophy.

Burtscher finished the season as the LSC leader in tackles with 117, six for a loss, with 4.5 sacks and three interceptions. He was named the LSC Defensive Player of the Week after lifting the Texans to a 35-5 win over Angelo State in September. He also boasts a 3.93 grade point average as a bio-medical science major.

He is the fifth Texan in school history to earn Academic All-America honors and the second in Tarleton’s NCAA era, joining his former teammate Charles Moore who was a CoSIDA All-America honoree in 2014. Burtscher joins Moore, Mike Loveless (1990), Ricky Bush (1981), and Tommy Konz (1972) to earn Academic All-America recognition.

Tarleton’s Rodeo Hall of Fame inducted five new members during its seventh annual steak dinner and auction Saturday, Nov. 11. Pictured below, from left, are Ronnie Ray, Levi Garcia, Debbie Garrison, Kurt Kiehne and Richard “Tooter” Waites.

Each honoree was presented a bronze Rodeo Hall of Fame medallion by President F. Dominic Dottavio and head rodeo coach Mark Eakin.

Willits elected to ffA regional vP position

Ashley Willits, an agricultural education major from Copenhagen, N.Y., was elected Eastern Region vice president for the National FFA Organization. She will serve on the 2016-17 national officer team along with students from Delaware, Florida, Minnesota, Texas and South Carolina.

Willits will travel throughout the United States over the course of the year, as well as to Japan, representing FFA members striving to develop premier leadership, personal growth and career success through the context of agricultural education. Willits is the third Tarleton student elected to a position on the national FFA officer team.

Texan rider update unveiled

The university kicked off the spring semester with a refreshed Texan Rider spirit mark.

President F. Dominic Dottavio and Athletic Director Lonn Reisman unveiled the new mark during a pep-rallystyle celebration in the Barry B. Thompson Student Center that featured the Texan Rider mascot, Foul Play (basketball band) and the cheer squad.

Those present received shirts, caps and other items sporting the new logo.

Designed by Rickabaugh Graphics—a nationally recognized collegiate branding firm—the unveiling follows more than a year of talks with university leaders, students, faculty, staff and alumni. Final selection for the refreshed mark was based on an online survey last summer. More than 50 percent of the 3,000 who completed the survey responded favorably to the proposed logo options. Need more information? Check out these resources.

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texan facts

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percent of students who are first-generation

1,449

Number of degrees awarded during May 2017 Commencement ceremonies

1,900

Number of students enrolled in 50 undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs at the Fort Worth location

225,551.75

total dollars raised on the second annual Day of Giving held April 4, 2017