Donor News
November 4, 2024
The Chimes of Our Lives
Housley Tower brings back memories, rings in the future.
Though he never attended Angelo State, the late Bob Housley had a dream for the ASU campus.
October 17, 2024
$500,000 Gift for ASU Athletics Endowment
Angelo State University has received a $500,000 gift from noted local philanthropist and arts enthusiast Elta Joyce McAfee to help establish the new Angelo State Athletics Endowment, one of the top priorities of ASU’s ongoing “Leading the Charge” capital campaign.
October 10, 2024
Grand Times
Rambelles soccer team gets a new home.
Dr. Robert (Bob) and Jean Ann LeGrand have long been tremendous supporters of Angelo State athletics, but it wasn’t until more recently that they became avid fans of Rambelles soccer.
October 3, 2024
Former TTUS Regent Joins ASU Foundation Board
Mickey Long, the first Angelo State alumnus to serve on the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents, has joined the Board of Trustees for the Angelo State University Foundation, a public, nonprofit organization established to provide financial assistance to ASU, primarily through gifts and earnings on endowed funds.
September 3, 2024
$2 Million Gift for Angelo State Athletics
Just days after Angelo State University’s announcement of its “Leading the Charge” centennial capital campaign, ASU has received a $2 million gift from the local Stephens Family toward one of the campaign’s top priorities, establishment of the Angelo State Athletics Endowment.
August 23, 2024
Angelo State Kicks Off Centennial Capital Campaign
Angelo State University has officially kicked off the public phase of a capital campaign that will run through ASU’s centennial celebration in 2028 with the goal of raising $128 million to fund a wide variety of academic, student life and athletics initiatives.
August 13, 2024
$7.9 Million Expansion Approved for ASU Mayer Museum
Two expansion projects for Angelo State University’s Mayer Museum have been approved by the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents, and work on the first new addition is already underway.
May 21, 2024
New Show Cattle Barns Dedicated at MIR Center (ASU Ranch)
Angelo State University hosted a dedication ceremony today (May 21) to officially open two new cattle barns at the Management, Instruction and Research (MIR) Center, commonly called the ASU Ranch, off U.S. Highway 87 just north of San Angelo.
May 16, 2024
2024 Rodgers Distinguished Awards Winners
Angelo State University employees Dr. Kerri Mikulik, Dr. Donna Gee and Cody Vasquez have been selected to receive the 2023-24 Gary and Pat Rodgers Distinguished Awards honoring outstanding ASU faculty, staff and administrators.
April 29, 2024
Ribbon Cutting Dedicates New Housley Tower on Campus
Angelo State University hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony today (April 29) to officially dedicate the new Housley Tower near the center of the ASU campus, with ASU and Texas Tech University System officials and members of the Housley Family in attendance.
April 25, 2024
Team Roper Heading to College National Finals Rodeo
Trey Hughes of Christoval, a team roper on the Angelo State University Rodeo Team, has qualified to compete in the 2024 College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) June 9-15 in Casper, Wyoming, after posting a strong finish to the ASU team’s first season on the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) circuit.
April 12, 2024
Ribbon Cutting Opens Rambelles Soccer Clubhouse
Angelo State University hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony today (April 12) to officially mark the dedication and opening of the new $2.4 million Rambelles Soccer Clubhouse.
March 12, 2024
$5.2 Million Gift for New Golf Facility
Angelo State University has received a $5.2 million gift from an anonymous donor to fund construction of an all-inclusive new golf facility, the Angelo State Golf Complex, on the east side of the ASU campus.
February 20, 2024
$500,000 Gift for ASU Rodeo Team
Angelo State University has received a $500,000 gift from a West Texas family with a deep ranching heritage to establish the Bob Johnson Rodeo Endowment that will support operations for the ASU Rodeo Team.
January 29, 2024
Multiple Grants for ASU Rodeo Complex Improvements
In response to a $1 million challenge grant announced last year, Angelo State University has received new grants totaling $150,000 from two nonprofit organizations to help fund the ongoing renovations and updates to the ASU Rodeo Complex at the San Angelo Fairgrounds.
November 10, 2023
Nurre Named Angelo State’s 2023 Veteran of the Year
In commemoration of Veteran’s Day, Angelo State University has named retired U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Thomas G. Nurre Sr. as the 2023 ASU Veteran of the Year.
November 2, 2023
Distinguished Alum Gifts Angelo State $1 Million for Academics
Angelo State University has received a five-year, $1 million gift from alumnus Kelby Hagar, president and managing director of Argonaut Private Equity, to fund the new Angelo State Academic Excellence Endowment.
October 3, 2023
A Legacy of Lasting Impact
The word “legacy” can mean many things in higher education.
August 24, 2023
2022-23 Rodgers Distinguished Awards Winners
Angelo State University employees Dr. Erin Ashworth-King, Dr. William Taylor and Jayna Phinney have been selected to receive the 2022-23 Gary and Pat Rodgers Distinguished Awards honoring outstanding ASU faculty, staff and administrators.
June 5, 2023
$1 Million Challenge Grant for ASU Rodeo Team
Angelo State University has received an anonymous challenge grant of up to $1 million aimed specifically at funding renovations and updates to the ASU Rodeo Arena (formerly the Bly Arena) at the San Angelo Fairgrounds, which will be the official practice facility for the new ASU Rodeo Team.
May 25, 2023
Remembering the Past, Investing in the Future
A Ram Family connection made over 40 years ago has come full circle to the benefit of graduate students in Angelo State’s Archer College of Health and Human Services.
May 19, 2023
Significant Private Gift to Support Former Foster Care Students
Angelo State University has received a five-year, $250,000 commitment from Lubbock businessman David Alderson and his wife, Lisa, to help fund the Fostering Ram Success program that supports ASU students who were formerly in the foster care system.
April 6, 2023
Ground Broken for Rambelles Soccer Clubhouse
Angelo State University conducted a groundbreaking ceremony today (April 6) to officially mark the start of construction on a new $2.4 million Soccer Clubhouse for the Rambelles soccer team at the ASU Soccer Complex.
October 25, 2018
New Endowed Chair in ASU Norris-Vincent College of Business
Angelo State University alum Scott Wisniewski has gifted Angelo State $1 million to establish the Wisniewski Family Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship within the Norris-Vincent College of Business.
August 13, 2018
ASU Receives Gift to Establish Endowed Chair in Accounting
Angelo State University has received a generous monetary gift from alumnus Mark Low to establish the Low Family Chair in Accounting in ASU’s Norris-Vincent College of Business.
August 10, 2018
We’re Right on Target
June 5, 2018
Angelo State University Announces Gift and Naming of College of Business
Angelo State University has received a combined $5 million gift from ASU alumni Lloyd Norris and Blake and Bryan Vincent to benefit ASU’s College of Business, and has named the college in their honor.
March 2, 2018
Construction Approved for ASU Museum
Angelo State University today announced that construction of a new Angelo State University Museum has been approved by the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents at its regular meeting in El Paso.
December 8, 2015
Engineering Program’s First Semester a Rousing Success
Angelo State University’s fledgling Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering program is already off to a flying start in its first semester of existence.
November 24, 2015
Ag Student Wheels Toward Bright Future
ASU junior Jacob Reicheneker knows all about overcoming adversity.
November 9, 2015
Retired Professor Honored for Latino-American History Work
For Dr. Arnoldo De León, a member of Angelo State University’s history faculty for 42 years until his retirement in June, his proudest career moment came in 1987.
April 10, 2015
Date Set for ASU Blue and Gold Dinner
The date is set for the 11th Annual Phil George Blue & Gold Dinner and Auction with Crockett National Bank as the title sponsor for the fourth consecutive year. The dinner and athletic fundraising event will be on Friday, Aug. 7, at the Junell Center/Stephens Arena, 2235 S. Jackson St.
March 27, 2014
ASU Football Coming Home to Campus
The Texas Tech University System Board of Regents has approved changing the name of the LeGrand Sports Complex to the LeGrand Stadium and Sports Complex after a $1.4 million dollar donation to provide lights and bleachers by Dr. Robert and Jean Ann LeGrand.
March 4, 2014
Gift from Mike Millegan to Impact Angelo State
The Texas Tech University System Board of Regents has approved the naming of the ASU weight room in the Junell Center to the Ben and Alvetta Kelly weight room after a generous donation from Mike Millegan.
February 3, 2014
ASU Debuts Mayer Field
Richard and Betty Mayer were recognized during an Angelo State University ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday to officially debut Mayer Field at the ASU Softball Complex and its new artificial turf.