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ANNUAL REUNION PLANNED
The National Intercollegiate
Rodeo Association Alumni have a
reunion each year in conjunction
with the College National Finals
Rodeo. In 2008 the reunion will
be held June 20 and 21 in
Casper, Wyoming. All former NIRA
members, pre-NIRA college
contestants and friends of
college rodeo are invited to the
reunion and to join the alumni.
In 2008 we will be honoring the
champions and contestants from
1958, 1968, 1978, 1988, and
1998. If you or someone you know
is a part of that group, please
get in touch with us (contact
info below) so we can make
plans.
Here’s an idea—call your old
college rodeo gang and have a mini-reunion at the CNFR.
It’s a great rodeo at a wonderful venue in a friendly
town.
The Alumni present $500
scholarships to the man and
woman Rookies of the Year at the
CNFR. In 2007 the recipients
were Tilden Hooper of Panola
Junior College of Carthage,
Texas and Nellie Williams of the
University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
For the first time the Alumni
were able to present team
scholarships. The men’s team
from Panola Junior College of
Carthage, Texas, and the women’s
team from Vernon College,
Vernon, Texas, were the first
recipients of these
scholarships. Our scholarships
are financed through donations
and the Alumni Saddle Drawing at
the CNFR.
ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR
Charlie Rankin of McAllen,
Texas, founder, first student
president, first paid executive
manager of the NIRA, received
the 2007 Alumnus of the Year
Award, presented jointly by the
NIRA and the NIRA Alumni. In
1948 and 1949, while a student
at Texas A&M, he helped organize
the NIRA, helped write the
Constitution and Bylaws, kept
all the records in his dorm
room, marketed the new
organization, and helped
establish a relationship with
professional rodeo. He did all
this without a financial base,
while keeping up his studies and
riding bareback horses at
college rodeos. Charlie was a
charter member of the NIRA
Alumni Board of Directors in
1992 and continues to support
college rodeo and promote the
NIRA. The award consists of a
beautiful Maynard buckle and a
handshake from John Smith of the
NIRA but it represents the
gratitude of all those who have
enjoyed and benefited from
College Rodeo.
Donations to the scholarship fund
are tax deductible.Visit our website:
http://collegerodeoalumni.com
CONTACTS:
| Stan Harter, President |
Sharon Adams, Secretary |
1302 E. Mesquite
Gilbert, AZ 85296
480-892-3369
602-228-0736
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414 W. Buist Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85041
602-268-5874
sgadams38@aol.com
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SEE YOU IN CASPER IN JUNE!
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