Campus banners commemorate SFA centennial
- Marcus Jackson, Staff Photographer
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The Austin Building, located on Alumni Drive, was adorned with a triptych of banners forming an axe to celebrate Stephen F. Austin State University’s centennial. Designed by architect W. E. Ketchum and named after Stephen F. Austin, Texas' preeminent Anglo American colonizer, the building was built in 1922-23 and is the University's oldest academic building still in use.
- Marcus Jackson, Staff Photographer
The Thomas J. Rusk Building is ornamented by a triptych of banners featuring trees and showing support for the growing SFA community over the years. The Rusk Building, built by contractor F.A. Mote in 1924-26, underwent a massive renovation project, and was designated an Official Texas Landmark by the Texas Historical Commission in August 1998.
- Marcus Jackson, Staff Photographer
The Tracie D. Pearman Alumni Center sports banners showing appreciation for the centennial. Formed in 1928, the SFA Alumni Association is a member-based non-profit organization and is responsible for organizing and installing a majority of the centennial banners across campus.Â
- Marcus Jackson, Staff Photographer
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The Austin Building, located on Alumni Drive, was adorned with a triptych of banners forming an axe to celebrate Stephen F. Austin State University’s centennial. Designed by architect W. E. Ketchum and named after Stephen F. Austin, Texas' preeminent Anglo American colonizer, the building was built in 1922-23 and is the University's oldest academic building still in use.
- Marcus Jackson, Staff Photographer
The new Griffith Fine Arts building, located on 2222 Alumni Drive, started construction in 2020 and is set to be completed in SFA’s centennial summer semester.Â
- Marcus Jackson, Staff Photographer
The Thomas J. Rusk Building is ornamented by a triptych of banners featuring trees and showing support for the growing SFA community over the years. The Rusk Building, built by contractor F.A. Mote in 1924-26, underwent a massive renovation project, and was designated an Official Texas Landmark by the Texas Historical Commission in August 1998.
- Marcus Jackson, Staff Photographer
The Tracie D. Pearman Alumni Center sports banners showing appreciation for the centennial. Formed in 1928, the SFA Alumni Association is a member-based non-profit organization and is responsible for organizing and installing a majority of the centennial banners across campus.Â
- Marcus Jackson, Staff Photographer
To commemorate the SFA Centennial Big Dip Ceremony, the Surfin’ Steve statue dispersed purple water the week of April 24-28. The iconic Surfin’ Steve fountain was unveiled in 1986.
- Marcus Jackson, Staff Photographer
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