2022 ATU Hall of Distinction Inductees

Fryer, Lea, Mason Chosen for ATU Hall of Distinction

The Arkansas Tech University Board of Trustees has bestowed the institution's highest honor upon three alumni. Steve Fryer of Cathedral City, Calif., Andrea Lea of Russellville and Dr. Andrew Mason of Tokyo, Japan, will be...
Eddie Meador

Wonder Boys Legend Eddie Meador Dies at 86

The most successful professional athlete to ever emerge from the halls of Arkansas Tech University has passed away. ATU alumnus and former Los Angeles Ram Eddie Meador died on Monday, Sept. 4. He was 86. "Most...
H.L. Shepherd

ATU Alumnus Selected for Statewide Music Honor

H.L. Shepherd, a 1955 graduate of Arkansas Tech University, is the inaugural recipient of the Jon Barbarotto Award from the Omicron chapter of Phi Beta Mu, the international bandmasters fraternity. Shepherd was presented with...
Jim Carroll III

ATU Alumnus Elected Chair for United Soybean Board

As a fourth-generation farmer, Jim Carroll III of Brinkley is as much a part of the rich east Arkansas soil he farms as the world-renowned soybeans it produces. "Growing up on a family farm...
Dr. Gunter Dr. Bean Chancellor Sikes

Gunter, Bean, Sikes Retirement Receptions Planned

The public is invited to upcoming retirement receptions at Arkansas Tech University honoring three lifelong educators. Dr. Mary B. Gunter, ATU chief of staff and distinguished professor of educational leadership; Dr. Linda Bean, dean of...
Wonder Boys Basketball Reunion 1-18-2020

Twenty-Five Years Later: The 1994-95 Wonder Boys

Adversity presents each of us with two options: relent and concede it was not meant to be, or fight on and find a way to finish the job. A quarter-century ago, the men's basketball...
19 of the Last 9 Group Photo 2023

Outstanding Recent ATU Grads Honored at Reception

Arkansas Tech University recognized its 19 of the Last 9 award winners for 2023 during an ATU Homecoming 2023 weekend reception at Doc Bryan Student Services Center on Saturday, Nov. 4. The 19 of the...
Foundations and Futures

Foundations and Futures Dinner Planned for April 17

An April tradition at Arkansas Tech University will receive a new twist and a new name in 2020. The sixth annual ATU scholarship dinner will include the induction of the newest members of the...