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The mission of the National
Intercollegiate Rodeo
Association Alumni is simple:
promote college rodeo, preserve
the history of college rodeo,
and honor the accomplishments of
collegiate contestants and
alumni. Renewing of friendships
and having a lot of fun is part
of the plan, too! |
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19th
ANNUAL REUNION PLANNED
The National Intercollegiate
Rodeo Association Alumni have a
reunion each year in conjunction
with the College National Finals
Rodeo. In 2010 the reunion will
be held June 18 and 19 in
Casper, Wyoming. All former NIRA
members, pre-NIRA college
contestants and friends of
college rodeo and invited to the
reunion and to join the
organization. In 2010 we will be
honoring the champions and
contestants from 1950, 1960,
1970, 1980, 1990 and 2000. 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 is
an excellent rodeo at a
wonderful venue in a friendly
town.
SCHOLARSHIPS
The Alumni present $500
scholarships to the man and
woman Rookies of the Year at the
CNFR. In 2009 the Rookies were
R.C. Landingham of Blue Mountain
Community College and Haley
Nelson of South Plains College.
Our scholarships are funded
through donations and the Saddle
Drawing held during the CNFR.
Donations are tax deductible.
ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR
Each year the NIRA and the NIRA
Alumni team up to give a
beautiful Maynard Buckle to a
person who has contributed
significantly, over a period of
years, to the growth and
progress of College Rodeo. This
year Sylvia Gann Mahoney joined
Bob Clore, Sonny Sikes, Charlie
Rankin and Evelyn Bruce
Kingsbery in that distinguished
group. Sylvia was the rodeo
coach at Vernon College and as
her interest in college rodeo
grew she became aware that the
rich history of college rodeo
was being lost. So she went to
work. She founded the NIRA
Alumni in 1991, researched the
history of college rodeo and
wrote a book about it. That
book, College Rodeo From Show to
Sport was published in 2004 by
Texas A&M University Press and
tells an important story about a
student led sport that has
flourished and enriched the
college experience for thousands
of young people.
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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