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Sam Houston State University made the Online Bachelor’s Programs Honor Roll in US News and World Report’s recent survey of Online Education Programs. SHSU was rated #2 in Student Services and Technology just behind Arizona State.

Read the full article at: http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education

Zeta Mu ATO brother John R. Thomas, founder and president of Wildseed Farms in Fredericksburg (TX), was recently interviewed by San Antonio Magazine. He had an optimistic forecast for this year’s wildflower harvest.

The Reunion Weekend is always a special time of remembrance, with lots of laughs, great food and fellowship, in a wonderful Texas Hill Country setting. This year we will continue the tradition… with updates on your Alumni Association, the Active Chapter at SHSU and the Lodge in Huntsville.

Join your brothers in Medina, Texas Friday, March 30^th - Sunday, April 1^st, 2012.

Online registration is LIVE! If you do not yet have a login for this website, please Create a New Account (Zeta Mu ATOs only). This will ensure that you are ready to register for the reunion online.

Reunion Registration: http://atozm.org/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=4

A senator in Sam Houston State University’s Student Government Association is trying to change the library to a 24-hour system.
Shane Rankin, a senator for SGA, has asked that the Newton Grisham library go to a 24 hour system. VP & Provost of Academic Affairs Jamie Hebert said during the Jan. 24 meeting that they will temporarily open the library for 24- hours during finals week.
During this time, Hebert told Rankin, the library will study the traffic and make an assessment from there.

Hey everyone just wanted to give you the info on this years founders day. It will be on Saturday, February 18th at 11:00 a.m. The schedule is still being developed for the entire events activities. However, I can tell you that this event will also be the day when our new members will be getting initiated. We thought that the alumni of the ZM chapter would want the opportunity to be able see the chapters initiation once again and encourage all alumni to come and take part in this great tradition. I will be posting more blogs and information on the webstite as the day approaches. If you have any questions feel free to email or call me at anytime

See y’all founders day!

Shane Rankin - Alumni Relations

Embassy Skateboards of Houston has a tribute skateboard out to honor my time in combat and military service. The proceeds of this deck will be going to The Wounded Warrior Project, of which I am also an Alumni. I was injured in 2 separate IED blasts during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Please take a look, and I’ll be happy to personalize/autograph any deck.

V/R, Don “Lash” LaRue, SHSU ZM, 101st Airborne Division, Iraq

Order: Lash Larue Street Fighter Skateboard

Highlight video from the undefeated season of SHSU football 2011. Note the ATO letters around the 49s mark!

Congratulations to ATO brother Richard Hainkel on becoming a first-time grandfather to close out 2011! Richard’s daughter Aubrey gave birth to Isla Blue Anders (7.5 lbs) on Saturday, December 31, 2011! Aubrey and her husband Grant welcomed their daughter into this world at 5:19 p.m. Richard and his wife Lori can be reached at (512) 423-0026.

For those of you who don’t know what the thymus is (I didn’t!), it’s where T-cells “go to school” to learn how to fend off diseases in your pre-adolescent years. As you mature and reach puberty, the thymus breaks down and absorbs itself into your body. It disappears. Except in a very small handful of people. Some bodies don’t break down the thymus while others - for reasons not yet known - develop a thymus again! Yours truly is in the “grew one again” category. (“Damn Vulcan physiology!” - Dr. McCoy, “Star Trek”) Interestingly, there are only about 400 known cases of thymoma in the U.S.

Congratulations are in order for brother Thomas Greg Mayo (SHSU 1987) who was recently named the 2011 Distinguished Educator of the Year - Secondary Teacher by Sam Houston State University’s School of Education. Greg was recognized for “expertise and outstanding service in the classroom, school, district and community, as well as their contributions to the field and society.”

RuhRah!