Bonner and Wood crowned HPU Homecoming Queen and Princess
BROWNWOOD – October 24, 2014 – Katie Rose Bonner of Lytle and Caitlin Wood of Miles were crowned Howard Payne University’s Homecoming Queen and Princess during a ceremony held today on campus. Katie Rose, the daughter of James and Rosemary Bonner of Lytle, is a senior Guy D. Newman Honors Academy student who majors in […]
HPU announces 2014 Homecoming Court
BROWNWOOD – October 22, 2014 – Howard Payne University has announced the 2014 Homecoming Court. The HPU Homecoming queen and princess will be crowned this Friday, October 24, at 2 p.m. during Homecoming Convocation in the university’s Mims Auditorium. Homecoming queen nominees are Katie Rose Bonner of Lytle, a senior Guy D. Newman Honors Academy […]
HPU to host ribbon-cutting for newly remodeled Mabee University Center
BROWNWOOD – October 22, 2014 – A ribbon-cutting ceremony for Howard Payne University’s newly remodeled Mabee University Center will be held this Friday, October 24, at 5 p.m. as part of the university’s Homecoming 2014 celebrations. The extensive remodeling project included a renovated dining hall, study lounge, social spaces, large eatery and coffee bar, enhanced […]
Paul and Paula to return to HPU for Homecoming 2014
BROWNWOOD – October 21, 2014 – In the early 1960s, excitement swept the Howard Payne University campus when two students achieved international fame. Ray Hildebrand and Jill Jackson Landon – known around the world as Paul and Paula – recorded their smash hit “Hey Paula” which spent three weeks at #1 on the Billboard pop […]
HPU Homecoming 2014 parade to follow new route
BROWNWOOD – October 13, 2014 – The Howard Payne University Homecoming parade, a community tradition, will be held Saturday, October 25, at 9:15 a.m. The parade will follow a new, longer route this year so that more people in the community have an opportunity to enjoy it. Beginning at the Brownwood Coliseum, the parade will […]
HPU’s Homecoming 2014 celebration slated for October 24-26
BROWNWOOD – October 8, 2014 – Howard Payne University will celebrate Homecoming 2014 on October 24-26, with many events for alumni and friends from the community and beyond. The festivities this year salute the university’s 125th anniversary. Alumni and visitors can register for Homecoming events online; some require purchased tickets while many are free of […]
“HPU Day” scheduled for Oct. 5 at First Baptist Church of Glen Rose
BROWNWOOD – September 26, 2014 – Next Sunday, October 5, will be “Howard Payne University Day” at First Baptist Church of Glen Rose. Alumni and friends in the area, along with the general community, are invited to enjoy great music, fellowship and worship. The service will begin at 10:45 a.m. Among the activities scheduled for […]
Football season evokes happy memories for HPU alumni couple
BROWNWOOD –September 24, 2014– Of all of the things associated with autumn, football is certainly a Texas favorite. Though they’re not often able to make it to games, one Howard Payne University alumni couple says HPU football is still a beloved institution in their lives. Mike and Sari (Ryan) Martin of San Angelo, both 1971 […]
HPU named a great value, veteran-friendly institution by U.S. News & World Report
BROWNWOOD – September 10, 2014 – Howard Payne University maintained high rankings in the 2015 edition of “Best Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report. The publication announced Tuesday that HPU advanced four places from 2014 to be ranked fourth among the regional colleges of the west in the “Great Schools, Great Prices” category. Additionally, […]
Letter intended for 2012 HPU Homecoming honoree arrives two years later
[The following article was written by Dr. Don Newbury, HPU chancellor and former president.] BROWNWOOD – August 28, 2014 – Talk about flowers for the living. Sometimes the final blossoms to complete congratulatory bouquets arrive late, but when they do, the aroma of flowers for the living is simply the best. Joe James, Howard Payne […]
HPU alumna reunited with class ring missing since 1954
BROWNWOOD – July 10, 2014 – Elizabeth Clark of Granite Falls, Wash., a 1953 Howard Payne University alumna, was reunited July 4 with the university class ring she lost 60 years ago. Stephen Sullivan, HPU’s director of alumni relations, and Lindsay Waddell, the woman who found the ring in a San Angelo lake, returned the […]
Woman, 84, to be reunited with HPU class ring missing for 60 years
BROWNWOOD – July 2, 2014 – Elizabeth Clark of Granite Falls, Wash., a 1953 Howard Payne University alumna, will be reunited Friday with the university class ring she lost 60 years ago. HPU officials will present the ring to Clark on July 4 while she is in Brownfield, Texas, (near Lubbock) for a family reunion. […]
HPU graduates 142 at Commencement in May
BROWNWOOD – June 12, 2014 – Howard Payne University graduated 142 students during its Commencement ceremony at the close of the spring 2014 semester. Dr. Bill Ellis, university president, and other university representatives conferred the degrees. Students must have a 3.55-3.69 grade-point average to graduate Cum Laude; a 3.70-3.84 GPA to graduate Magna Cum Laude; […]
Four graduate with MBA from HPU’s New Braunfels Center
BROWNWOOD – May 20, 2014 – Four area businesspeople recently graduated with Master of Business Administration degrees from Howard Payne University’s New Braunfels Center. Kimberly Ashley-Stevens, Steve Ellery, Brittney Overstreet and Frank Wall received their diplomas during the university’s Commencement ceremony on May 10 in Brownwood. HPU began offering the MBA degree in New Braunfels […]
Dr. Cynthia Clawson to perform free concert for HPU Steinway campaign Sunday, May 18
BROWNWOOD – May 9, 2014 –For Dr. Cynthia Clawson, 1970 Howard Payne University graduate and Grammy award-winning vocalist, returning to Brownwood feels like coming home. “And in this day and time, everyone is looking for ‘home,’” she said. The Houston native will return to Brownwood on Sunday, May 18, to perform a free concert […]
HPU to hold spring Commencement Saturday
BROWNWOOD – May 8, 2014 – Howard Payne University will graduate 155 students during the spring Commencement ceremony this Saturday, May 10, beginning at 10 a.m. at the Brownwood Coliseum. Dr. Bill Ellis, university president, and other university representatives will confer the undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as the Honorary Doctor of Letters degree […]
Dr. Mamie McCullough receives HPU Yellow Rose Award
BROWNWOOD – May 7, 2014 – Dr. Mamie McCullough, Howard Payne University alumna and native of Dixie, Ga., was recently presented the 2014 HPU Woman’s Club Yellow Rose Award. The honor was announced at the Yellow Rose Scholarship Luncheon, held each year on the HPU campus. Dr. McCullough was the scheduled guest speaker for the […]
Stephen Sullivan named director of alumni relations at HPU
BROWNWOOD – March 7, 2014 – Stephen Sullivan, a 2011 Howard Payne University graduate, has been named director of alumni relations at HPU. Sullivan previously served the university as admission counselor and Mobile Go Center coordinator. As director of alumni relations, Sullivan will work closely with HPU’s close-knit alumni base and strive to grow the […]
HPU honors San Antonio’s Kevin Dinnin with Gordon Ware Cowden Courage in Christianity Award
BROWNWOOD – March 6, 2014 – Howard Payne University recently honored Kevin Dinnin, president and CEO of the San Antonio-based Baptist Child and Family Services (BCFS), with the Gordon Ware Cowden Courage in Christianity Award. Cowden, a 1984 HPU alumnus, was a victim of the Aurora, Colo., movie theater shooting in July 2012. Dr. Bill […]
This Valentine’s Day, alumni couple reflects on time at HPU
BROWNWOOD – Feb. 10, 2014 – For Howard Payne University alumni Ben and Angela (Haney) Butler, the university will forever represent more than just an education – it’s also where they met and fell in love. The couple was married on November 2, 2013, just one month before they crossed the stage to receive their […]
HPU to celebrate Black History Month
BROWNWOOD – January 29, 2014 – Howard Payne University will celebrate Black History Month in February with a special chapel service at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5, at the university’s Mims Auditorium. The public is invited to attend as students and alumni of the university commemorate the “Golden Jubilee” celebration of the signing of […]
Dr. Richard Jackson elected to Board of Governors at B. H. Carroll Theological Institute
(Information provided by the B. H. Carroll Theological Institute.) BROWNWOOD – October 31, 2013 – Dr. Richard A. Jackson, a 1960 Howard Payne University graduate, longtime Baptist minister and president of Jackson Center for Evangelism and Encouragement in Brownwood, has been elected to serve on the Board of Governors of B. H. Carroll Theological Institute […]
HPU junior Lacy Culpepper receives James L. Williamson Scholarship
BROWNWOOD – October 25, 2013 – Howard Payne University junior Lacy Culpepper, a management major from Zephyr, recently received the James L. Williamson Scholarship. Williamson, a 1970 HPU graduate and former vice president for development, established the scholarship in 1992 for students pursuing a career in insurance and/or financial planning. Dr. Les Plagens, dean of […]
HPU to present Homecoming musical “Into the Woods”
BROWNWOOD – October 2, 2013 – Howard Payne University’s Department of Music will present Stephen Sondheim’s musical “Into the Woods” this week as part of the Homecoming 2013 festivities. Show times are Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. at the university’s Mims Auditorium. The show is a […]
HPU Homecoming art show to feature work of Susan Harmon
BROWNWOOD – October 2, 2013 – The artwork of Susan Harmon will be on display during the 2013 Homecoming Weekend, October 4-6, at Howard Payne University. Harmon’s Sight/Insight Collection is housed in Dorothy and Wendell Mayes Art Gallery inside of HPU’s Doakie Day Art Center. Susan is the wife of David E. Harmon, chair and […]