BROWNWOOD – October 5, 2017 – Esther Camacho of Flagstaff, Arizona, has been named the 2017 Coming Home Queen by Howard Payne University. She is among nine who will be honored during HPU’s Homecoming festivities, October 20-21. Additional honorees are listed at www.hputx.edu/homecoming and will be highlighted in the weeks to come.
Camacho and the other honorees will be recognized during the Alumni & Sports Hall of Fame Banquet on Friday, October 20, beginning at 6 p.m. The honorees will also be featured in the Homecoming Parade on Saturday, October 21, beginning at 10 a.m. Ticket information for the banquet and a full schedule of the weekend’s events are available online at www.hputx.edu/homecoming.
A 1963 HPU graduate, Camacho earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English with minors in history and Spanish before going on to earn a master’s degree from Baylor University and counselor certification from Southwest Texas State University. She served as a Texas educator for more than 30 years with school districts in Anton, Goliad, Abilene and Brownwood. She additionally worked at HPU’s Walker Memorial Library for six years. Camacho was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma Omega, an international society for women educators, for 30 years.
Camacho taught Sunday School and was on several committees through her church. She has also served on the Board of Directors of HPU’s Alumni Association. An HPU endowed scholarship was created in memory of her parents, Zenaido and Petra Camacho, and has helped many students attend the university.
Camacho said her HPU professors were good role models who encouraged her to do her best.
“Striving to do my best helped me to gain self-confidence when I began my teaching career,” she said.
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Cutline: Esther Camacho of Flagstaff is among nine who will be honored during HPU’s Homecoming 2017 activities, October 20-21.