ASU's Strong-Turner Alumni Chapter to hold Homecoming events

Oct. 3,  2007 -- The Strong-Turner Alumni Chapter, a division of the ASU Alumni Association focusing on African-American alumni and friends of the university, announces events planned for ASU's 2007 Homecoming.

On Friday, Oct. 12, the Strong-Turner Alumni Chapter (S-TAC) golf outing will be at Sage Meadows Golf Course at 1 p.m., with a S-TAC social that evening at the home of Marlon and Ruby Henderson, 3403 Bolt Blvd. in Sage Meadows, at 9 p.m.

On Saturday, Oct. 13, S-TAC will hold a business meeting in the ASU Student Union Osage Room.

At 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, S-TAC hosts the Gussie Turner Memorial and Linual Cameron Scholarship luncheon honoring this year's scholarship recipients and Outstanding Alumnus. The luncheon will be in the Student Union's Centennial Hall.

At 10 p.m. Saturday evening, the S-TAC alumni dance will be held at the 501 Club in Jonesboro.

The Strong-Turner Alumni Chapter was formed at Arkansas State University in 1982. The chapter is named after Walter Strong and Fred Turner, the first African-American graduates of Arkansas State University. The late Mr. Strong graduated with a degree in chemistry in 1959 and also received a master’s degree in education from ASU in 1971. Lt. Col. Turner was a 1960 graduate in education who also received a master’s degree in education from ASU in 1972. He is the father of 1986 ASU graduate Dr. Debbye Turner, who was Miss America 1990. The Strong-Turner Alumni Chapter was formed by a group of African-American alumni to meet the needs of African-American alumni.

For more information and the full schedule of Homecoming events, contact the ASU Alumni Association at (870) 972-2586, e-mail alumni@astate.edu or see the Alumni website at http://www.astatealumni.org.

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