Daniels, champion team inducted into ASC Hall of Honor

RICHARDSON, Texas – Meia Daniels and the 2007-2008 HPU women’s basketball team will be honored in the Class of 2014-15 members of the American Southwest Conference Hall of Honor. The Class of 2014-15 represents the fifth group inducted to the ASC Hall of Honor and includes the first team to be honored. The American Southwest […]

HPU’s Chuck Boland named FAR Fellow by NCAA Division III

BROWNWOOD – October 9, 2014 – Howard Payne University’s Chuck Boland, faculty athletic representative, professor of accounting and chair of the accounting department, has been selected as a 2014 NCAA Division III FAR Fellow. According to the organization, the Faculty Athletic Representative (FAR) Fellows Institute was launched in 2010 and aims to increase the effectiveness […]

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 […]

Dr. Bill Ellis, HPU president, named president of ASC Executive Committee

BROWNWOOD – May 28, 2014 – Dr. Bill Ellis, Howard Payne University president, was recently named president of the American Southwest Conference (ASC) Executive Committee. He will begin his one-year term Tuesday, July 1. The ASC, one of the largest intercollegiate athletic conferences in NCAA Division III, will begin its 19th year of league competition […]

HPU cheerleaders named National Champions

By Rachel Ellington, Howard Payne University freshman BROWNWOOD – April 4, 2013 – The Howard Payne University cheerleaders recently participated in the 2013 Christian Cheerleaders of America Cheer Nationals and were named “National Champions” in the small co-ed college division and fourth place overall. The competition consisted of more than 50 divisions, ranging from toddlers […]

HPU Lady Jackets basketball featured on ESPN’s “SportsCenter”

BROWNWOOD – January 25, 2013 – The exciting conclusion of Thursday’s Howard Payne University Lady Jackets basketball game against Concordia University Texas was featured on ESPN’s “SportsCenter” segment “Top Ten Plays” Thursday evening, coming in at number 10. HPU’s Tresta Donahoo, a junior from Early, made the final shot as time expired in overtime to […]

Howard Payne University student spends summer in Malaysia

By Jes Miera, Howard Payne University junior BROWNWOOD – September 21, 2012 – Many Howard Payne University students spend their summers working at camps. This summer Jessi Galindo, an HPU athletic training major from Del Rio, followed in the footsteps of her peers. However, Galindo’s camp was in Malaysia. The camps at which Galindo volunteered […]

HPU athletic trainer treats injuries while sharing the word of Christ

BROWNWOOD – August 14, 2012 – According to Kara Taylor, assistant athletic trainer at Howard Payne University, no sports medicine professional would leave home without basic supplies. “I keep rolls of athletic tape in my car, in my backpack,” she said. “It’s in our DNA, or maybe it’s drilled into us in school.” Taylor and […]

Spirited HPU football prop donated to Sidney I.S.D.

BROWNWOOD – June 22, 2012 – Howard Payne University recently donated a large, inflatable football helmet, used at home football games, to the Sidney Independent School District. Sidney, a rural community in Comanche County, has a six-man football team. The helmet will be repainted and used at Sidney football games. “We appreciate the donation and […]