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{{Short description|Public university in Russellville, Arkansas, US}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2023}}{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Arkansas Tech University
 | image                  = ArkTechUniv-logo.svg
 | former_name            = Second District Agricultural School (1909–1925)<br />Arkansas Polytechnic College (1925–1976)
 | image_size             = 200px
 | established            = {{start date and age|1909}}
 | type                   = [[Public university]]
 | academic_affiliations  = 
 | enrollment             = 9,487 (fall 2023)<ref name="enrollment">{{cite web |title=Enrollment Statistics {{!}} Arkansas Tech University |url=https://www.atu.edu/ir/enrollment.php |website=www.atu.edu |access-date=29 August 2022}}</ref>
 | undergrad              = 8,808<ref name="enrollment"/>
 | postgrad               = 679<ref name="enrollment"/>
 | city                   = [[Russellville, Arkansas|Russellville]]
 | state                  = Arkansas
 | president              = Russell Jones
 | country                = United States
 | campus                 = [[City]], {{convert|516|acre|km2}}
 | colors                 = Green and gold<ref>{{cite manual |url=http://www.atu.edu/marcomm/docs/ArkTechACADManualWeb121214.pdf |title=Academic Brand Standards Manual |access-date=2016-12-05}}</ref><br>{{color box|#00533E}} {{color box|#FFCE00}}
 | sporting_affiliations  = [[NCAA Division II]] – [[Great American Conference|GAC]]
 | sports_nickname        = [[Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys|Wonder Boys]] (men)<br>[[Arkansas Tech Golden Suns|Golden Suns]] (women)
 | mascot                 = Wonder Boys & Golden Suns
 | website                = {{URL|www.atu.edu}}
 | logo                   = Arkansas Tech University 2020 logo.svg
}}

'''Arkansas Tech University''' ('''ATU''') is a [[public university]] in [[Russellville, Arkansas]], United States. The university offers programs at both baccalaureate and graduate levels in a range of fields. The [[Arkansas Tech University–Ozark Campus]], a two-year satellite campus in the town of [[Ozark, Arkansas|Ozark]], primarily focuses on associate and certificate education.

==History==
===Early history (1909–76)===
[[File:ArkansasTechUniversity2008.JPG|right|thumb|Aerial view of Arkansas Tech University, 2008]]
In 1909, Act 100, passed by the [[Arkansas General Assembly]] and signed by Governor [[George Donaghey]], provided for the creation of one agricultural high school in each of four districts stipulated in the act, with what would eventually become Arkansas Tech University in the Second District.<ref>{{cite act |type=Act 100 |date=1909 |legislature=Arkansas General Assembly |title=AN ACT to provide for the establishment and maintenance of Public Schools of Agriculture in the State of Arkansas |quote=The Second District shall be composed of the following counties: Marion, Boone, Carroll, Benton, Washington, Madison, Newton, Searcy, Van Buren, Conway, Pope, Johnson, Franklin, Crawford, Sebastian, Logan, Yell, Perry, Scott, and Faulkner|script-title= |trans-title= |page= |url=https://web.saumag.edu/1909/plaza/act-100/ |language=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Session at Old State House Evokes Memory of Act 100 and A-State's Founding |url=https://www.astate.edu/news/session-at-old-state-house-evokes-memory-of-act-100-and-a-state-s-founding |access-date=18 June 2023 |work=A-State News |publisher=Arkansas State University |date=July 2, 2014}}</ref><ref name="aggies">{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Doug |title=100 and growing—ASU, Tech, SAU and UAM began humbly. |url=https://arktimes.com/news/cover-stories/2009/08/21/100-and-growing |access-date=18 June 2023 |work=Arkansas Times |publisher=Arkansas Times |date=August 21, 2009}}</ref>

The schools were to teach horticulture and textile making in addition to agriculture. The location for each of the four schools was to be chosen by that district's five trustees, appointed by the Governor, taking into consideration "the nature of the soil, healthfulness of location, general desirability, and other material inducements offered, such as the donation of buildings, land or money." The four schools eventually evolved into four present-day institutions of higher learning. The First District Agricultural School at Jonesboro evolved into Arkansas State University; the Second District Agricultural School in Russellville is today's Arkansas Tech University; the Third District Agricultural School in Magnolia became Southern Arkansas University; and the University of Arkansas Monticello began as the Fourth District Agricultural School.<ref name="aggies"></ref>

After evaluating proposals from Fort Smith, Morrilton, Ozark, and Russellville, on February 10, 1910, Second District Agricultural School trustees announced that the school would be located in Russellville.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Silva |first1=Rachel |title=Arkansas Listings in the National Register of Historic Places: One Hundred Years of Arkansas Tech University |journal=The Arkansas Historical Quarterly |date=2009 |volume=68 |issue=4 |pages=442–450 |jstor=40543604 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/40543604 |access-date=14 November 2022 |quote=A board of trustees for the Second District Agricultural School had been appointed by September 1909 and tasked with finding a location for the school as well as the construction of school buildings, hiring of staff, and development of curriculum. In order to be considered as a site for the school, towns had to pledge at least $40,000 and 200 acres. Fort Smith, Morrilton, Ozark, and Russellville all submitted bids. Russellville's bid included $40,000, 220 acres, and free electricity and water for three years, and on February 10, 1910, the trustees announced that the Second District Agricultural School would be located there.}}</ref> Construction of the school's Main Building began on April 10, 1910,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Silva |first1=Rachel|title=Arkansas Listings in the National Register of Historic Places: One Hundred Years of Arkansas Tech University |journal=The Arkansas Historical Quarterly |date=2009 |volume=68 |issue=4 |pages=442–450 |jstor=40543604 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/40543604 |access-date=14 November 2022 |quote=Designed in the Colonial Revival style, it was a three-and-one-half-story brick building with a tile roof. The building had two front-gabled wings connected by a recessed hipped roof section with dormer windows. The front and side entrances had arched openings accentuated by pilasters, a simple entablature, and a balustrade flush with the wall. When it opened, the Main Building had rooms for cooking, laundry, a soil laboratory, and an auditorium as well as the president's office and classrooms (Old Main was demolished in the 1970s).}}</ref> with contracts for additional buildings let in June 1910.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Silva |first1=Rachel|title=Arkansas Listings in the National Register of Historic Places: One Hundred Years of Arkansas Tech University |journal=The Arkansas Historical Quarterly |date=2009 |volume=68 |issue=4 |pages=442–450 |jstor=40543604 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/40543604 |access-date=14 November 2022 |quote=Contracts were let in June 1910 for the construction of two men's dormitories, two women's dormitories, a dining hall, and a heating plant. Each dormitory accommodated thirty-five students.}}</ref> On October 26, 1910, the first classes were held in Russellville. The original purpose of the school was to offer a secondary (or high school) education in agricultural and technical subjects.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Silva |first1=Rachel|title=Arkansas Listings in the National Register of Historic Places: One Hundred Years of Arkansas Tech University |journal=The Arkansas Historical Quarterly |date=2009 |volume=68 |issue=4 |pages=442–450 |jstor=40543604 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/40543604 |access-date=14 November 2022 |quote=Initially, the four agricultural schools offered a secondary (or high school) education in agricultural and technical subjects, but by the 1921–1922 school year the Second District Agricultural School offered freshman-level college classes.}}</ref> Later, the school took on the first two years of college instruction, and the school's name was changed to '''Arkansas Polytechnic College''' by the General Assembly in 1925 to reflect this change in purpose. The school became a two-year junior college in 1927 and, at the end of the 1929–1930 academic year, stopped offering high school classes.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Silva |first1=Rachel|title=Arkansas Listings in the National Register of Historic Places: One Hundred Years of Arkansas Tech University |journal=The Arkansas Historical Quarterly |date=2009 |volume=68 |issue=4 |pages=442–450 |jstor=40543604 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/40543604 |access-date=14 November 2022 }}</ref>
===Recent history (1976–present)===
The school took on its current name of '''Arkansas Tech University''' on July 9, 1976.

In the fall of 2003, Arkansas Tech University announced it intended to take over the state vocational school, Arkansas Valley Technical Institute, in Ozark, the seat of [[Franklin County, Arkansas|Franklin County]]. As of July 1, 2004, the Ozark campus has acted as a satellite campus of Arkansas Tech and has begun offering coursework leading toward an Associate of Applied Science degree in various subjects.

From 1997 to 2015, enrollment at Arkansas Tech increased by 183 percent. The fall of 2015 marked the 17th consecutive year that Arkansas Tech established a new institutional record for largest enrollment, then 12,054 students, making ATU the third largest institution of higher learning in the state.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Term !! Total students
|-
| Fall 2009 || 8,814
|-
| Fall 2010 || 9,815
|-
| Fall 2011 || 10,464
|-
| Fall 2012 || 10,950
|-
| Fall 2013 || 11,369
|-
| Fall 2014 || 12,002
|-
| Fall 2015 || 12,054
|-
| Fall 2016 || 11,894
|-
| Fall 2017 || 11,830
|-
| Fall 2018 || 12,101
|-
| Fall 2019 || 11,829
|-
| Fall 2020 || 10,829
|-
| Fall 2021 || 9,640
|-
| Fall 2022 || 9,445
|-
|Fall 2023
|9,487
|}

Arkansas Tech has invested $180 million in upgrades to its infrastructure since 1995 and the university has added more than 40 new academic programs of study under the leadership of Robert C. Brown, who has served as president of Arkansas Tech since 1993. In April 2014, [[Robin E. Bowen]] was selected by the university trustees to succeed Brown. When she took office on July 1, 2014, she became the first woman to lead a four-year, public Arkansas university.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansasmatters.com/story/d/story/election-of-new-arkansas-tech-university-president/11124/JQ0w3H4V5kGWrotIEGKq2w|title=Election of New Arkansas Tech University President is Historic for State|last=LAKANA|date=22 April 2014|access-date=16 February 2017}}</ref> Russell Jones was named interim president at Arkansas Tech by the ATU Board of Trustees on August 17, 2023. The board elected him president on June 20, 2024, and he officially took office on July 1, 2024.

==Facilities on National Register of Historic Places==

Several Tech buildings are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/AR/Pope/state.html|title=National Register of Historical Places - ARKANSAS (AR), Pope County|access-date=16 February 2017}}</ref>

*[[Caraway Hall (Arkansas Tech University)|Caraway Hall]] — residence hall, renovated in 2024
*[[Girls' Domestic Science and Arts Building|Old Art Building]] — retired academic building, now known as Browning Hall, renovated in 2013 to house administrative offices
*[[Hughes Hall (Arkansas Tech University)|Hughes Hall]] — residence hall, renovated in 2010
*[[Physical Education Building (Arkansas Tech University)|Techionery]] — academic building, mainly used as a theatre shop and performance space by the ATU Theatre Department
*[[Williamson Hall (Arkansas Tech University)|Williamson Hall]] — academic building, renovated in 2003 to include kitchen facilities
*[[Wilson Hall (Arkansas Tech University)|Wilson Hall]] — residence hall

==Academics==
ATU underwent academic restructuring in 2022 placing programs into four colleges:<ref>{{cite web |title=Programs of Study |url=https://catalog.atu.edu/undergraduate/programs/ |website=ATU Undergraduate Catalog |publisher=Arkansas Tech University |access-date=2 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Academic Restructuring Plan Approved by ATU Board |url=https://www.arkansastechnews.com/academic-restructuring-plan-approved-by-atu-board/ |website=Arkansas Tech News |access-date=2 June 2025}}</ref>
* College of Arts & Humanities
* College of Business and Economic Development
* College of Education & Health
* College of STEM

The university also has several academic centers:
* Academic Advising Center
* Center for Teaching and Learning
* Museum
* Ross Pendergraft Library and Technology Center
* Student Support Services

==Athletics==
{| class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible"; text-align:right; font-size:80%;"
|+ style="font-size:90%" |Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2023<ref>{{cite web |title= College Scorecard: Arkansas Tech University|url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school?106467-Arkansas-Tech-University|website=College Scorecard |publisher=[[United States Department of Education]] |access-date=June 29, 2025 }}</ref>
|-
! Race and ethnicity
! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Total
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic whites|White]]
|align=right| {{bartable|72|%|2||background:cyan}}
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]]
|align=right| {{bartable|12|%|2||background:green}}
|-
| [[African Americans|Black]]
|align=right| {{bartable|6|%|2||background:purple}}
|-
| [[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races]]
|align=right| {{bartable|5|%|2||background:violet}}
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]]
|align=right| {{bartable|2|%|2||background:orange}}
|-
| [[International student]]
|align=right| {{bartable|2|%|2||background:#008080}}
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]]/[[Alaska Native]]
|align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2||background:yellow}}
|-
! colspan="4" data-sort-type=number |[[Economic diversity]]
|-
| [[American lower class|Low-income]]{{efn|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal [[Pell grant]] intended for low-income students.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|48|%|2||background:red}}
|-
| [[Affluence in the United States|Affluent]]{{efn|The percentage of students who are a part of the [[American middle class]] at the bare minimum.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|52|%|2||background:black}}
|}
[[File:Arkansas Tech University Athletics logo.svg|thumb|Athletics logo used until 2023]]
[[File:Tech logo 1982.svg|right|thumb|Athletics logo (c. 1982)]]
{{main|Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys and Golden Suns}}

Arkansas Tech participates in [[NCAA Division II]] athletics as a charter member of the [[Great American Conference]]. Tech was a member of the [[Gulf South Conference]] from 1995 to 2011. Previously, Tech was a member of the [[Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference]] in the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]]. The university fields four men's and six women's varsity sports, as well as a club sports program:

{{col-start|width=auto}}
{{col-break}}
;Men's sports
*[[College baseball|Baseball]]
*[[College basketball|Basketball]]
*[[College football|Football]]
*[[Golf]]
{{col-break|gap=5em}}
;Women's sports
*[[Women's college basketball|Basketball]]
*[[Cross country running|Cross country]]
*[[Golf]]
*[[College softball|Softball]]
*[[Tennis]]
*[[Volleyball]]
{{col-break|gap=5em}}
;Club / recreation sports
*Cycling
*Fishing
*Paddlers
*Soccer
{{col-end}}

===Facilities===
[[File:Arkansas Tech pitcher Bryson Morris Feb 2014.jpg|thumb|Baseball pitcher Bryson Morris in 2014]]
Arkansas Tech University has dual nicknames: men's athletic teams are called the Wonder Boys, while the women's teams are called the Golden Suns.
[[File:Thone Stadium at Arkansas Tech University.jpg|thumb|Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field]]
*Chartwells Women's Sports Complex (tennis, softball)
*Hull Building (Athletic Training, Athletic Performance Development, intramurals)
*Baswell Field (baseball, capacity 600)
*Thone Stadium at Simmons Bank Field (football, capacity 6,500)
*Tucker Coliseum (basketball/volleyball, capacity 3,500)

===Nicknames===
On November 15, 1919, John Tucker, a 17-year-old freshman from Russellville, scored two touchdowns and kicks two extra points to lead the Second District Agricultural School Aggies to a 14–0 upset win over Jonesboro. In newspaper accounts following the game, Tucker and his teammates were referred to as "Wonder Boys," and the nickname remains to this day. Tucker was labeled as "The Original Wonder Boy" and was associated with the school for the rest of his life. He went on to play on the University of Alabama's Rose Bowl team in 1931 and served Arkansas Tech in a variety of roles – including coach, athletic director and chemistry professor – between 1925 and 1972. Two buildings on the Tech campus – Tucker Coliseum and Tucker Hall – are named in his honor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atu.edu/centennial/docs/TheHistoryofArkansasPolytechnicCollege.pdf|publisher=Arkansas Tech University|access-date=16 February 2017|url-status=dead|title=History of Arkansas Polytechnic College|archive-date=20 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020013347/http://www.atu.edu/centennial/docs/TheHistoryofArkansasPolytechnicCollege.pdf|last1=Turrentine|first1=G. R.|last2=Tucker|first2=John E.}}</ref>

Tired of being referred to as the Wonder Girls or Wonderettes, the female athletes of Arkansas Tech held a contest in the spring of 1975 to determine what their new mascot would be. Several names were nominated, but in the end, the athletes selected Golden Suns as their new nickname.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://athletics.atu.edu/history_women.htm|title=Arkansas Tech University Athletics|access-date=16 February 2017}}</ref>

==Notable alumni==
*[[Denny Altes]] (Bachelor of Business Administration), clergyman and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] former member of the [[Arkansas House of Representatives]] from District 63; former member of the [[Arkansas State Senate]] and former Senate Minority Leader
*[[Stan Berry]], politician
*[[Doc Bryan|Leon L. "Doc" Bryan]] (Class of 1942), U.S. Navy veteran, Arkansas Hall of Distinction member,<ref>[https://www.atualumni.com/ Arkansas Hall of Distinction member]</ref> [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the Arkansas House of Representatives (1965–1995), Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives (1993–1995), honored with the naming the Doc Bryan Student Services Center<ref>[https://www.atu.edu/map/ Doc Bryan Student Services Center]</ref> by the ATU Board of Trustees in 1998
*[[John Burris (politician)|John Burris]], member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Boone County
*Robert E. Dale (bachelor's degree in mathematics), [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Arkansas House of Representatives]] from District 68 in Pope and [[Van Buren County, Arkansas|Van Buren]] counties; former member of the Dover School Board in [[Dover, Arkansas|Dover]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/226/robert-e-dale|title=Robert Dale, R-68|publisher=arkansashouse.org|access-date=January 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092434/http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/226/robert-e-dale|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Eliah Drinkwitz]] (B.A. social studies education, 2004), Head Football Coach, University of Missouri.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eliah Drinkwitz - Head Coach - Staff Directory|url=https://mutigers.com/staff-directory/eliah-drinkwitz/1818|access-date=2020-11-30|website=University of Missouri Athletics|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Trevor Drown]] (Class of 2001), Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for Pope and Van Buren counties since 2015; [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]] U.S. Senate nominee in 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/127698/trevor-drown#.VSV9XfnF-S8|title=Trevor Drown|publisher=[[Project Vote Smart]]|access-date=April 8, 2015}}</ref>
*Jane English (Class of 1981, economics/finance), Republican member of the [[Arkansas State Senate]] from District 34 in [[Pulaski County, Arkansas|Pulaski County]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/103760/jane-english#.UqO6pBXnYfQ|title=Jane English's Biography|publisher=votesmart.org|access-date=December 7, 2013}}</ref>
*[[Jon Eubanks]] (B.S. in accounting, 1990), Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from [[Logan County, Arkansas|Logan County]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/265/ |title=Jon Eubanks, R-74 |publisher=arkansashouse.org |access-date=January 4, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140105060119/http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/265/ |archive-date=January 5, 2014 }}</ref>
*[[Elizabeth Gracen]] (attended), former Miss America in 1982; won the contest when she was a junior accounting major at Arkansas Tech<ref>Thomas DeBlack. "A Century Forward: The Centennial History of Arkansas Tech University." Walsworth Publishing Company. 2016.</ref> 
*[[Kevin Hern]] (B.S. 1986), Republican [[Oklahoma%27s_1st_congressional_district|U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 1st Congressional District]], 2018–present<ref>{{cite web|title=Kevin Her |url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H001082|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=October 13, 2023}}</ref>
*[[Michael Lamoureux]], Republican; former Arkansas State Representative from District 68 (Pope County) 2005–2009; former Arkansas State Senator from District 4, 2009–2013; former Arkansas State Senator from District 16 (Newton and Pope counties and parts of Boone, Carroll and Van Buren counties) 2013–2014; chief of staff to the governor of Arkansas 2015–present
*[[Andrea Lea]] (B.S. in emergency administration and management), Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Russellville since 2009; candidate for state auditor in 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/235/ |title=Andrea Lea, R-71 |publisher=arkansashouse.org |access-date=January 1, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102193934/http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/235/ |archive-date=January 2, 2014 }}</ref>
*[[Kelley Linck]] (B.S. in business administration, 1986), Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Marion County since 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/277/kelley-linck|title=Kelley Linck, R-99|publisher=arkansashouse.org|access-date=January 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104021045/http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/277/kelley-linck|archive-date=January 4, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Tanner Marsh]], Montreal Alouettes quarterback of the Canadian Football League.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-09-04|title=Wonder Boy Tanner Marsh for the Win!|url=https://www.sportinglifearkansas.com/former-wonder-boy-tanner-marsh-for-the-win/|access-date=2021-06-16|website=Sporting Life Arkansas}}</ref>
*[[Ed Meador|Eddie Meador]], [[Los Angeles Rams]] safety (1959-70); six-time [[Pro Bowl]] and two-time [[All-Pro]] selection who intercepted a Rams franchise record 46 passes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eddie Meador Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MeadEd00.htm |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Rebecca Petty]] (B.S. in criminal justice, 2013), Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for Benton County since 2015; advocate of child crime victims, resident of [[Rogers, Arkansas|Rogers]], Arkansas<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/150277/rebecca-petty#.VSw-jcstEqR|title=Rebecca Petty's Biography|publisher=[[Project Vote Smart]] |access-date=April 13, 2015}}</ref>
*[[Scott Richardson (politician)|Scott Richardson]] (bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences, master's degree in information technology), member of the [[Arkansas House of Representatives]]
*Marcus Richmond (B.S. in physical education), Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from multi-county District 21 in western Arkansas<ref>{{cite web |url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/135653/marcus-richmond#.VRytGPl4rGY|title=Marcus Richmond's Biography|publisher=[[Project Vote Smart]]|access-date=April 1, 2015}}</ref>
*[[Tray Scott]] (Class of 2008), defensive line coach at the University of Georgia<ref>{{cite web | url=https://georgiadogs.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/tray-scott/3086 | title=Tray Scott - Football Coach }}</ref>
*[[Greg Standridge]] (B.S. in business, 1987), Republican member of the Arkansas State Senate for Pope, Newton, Boone, Carroll and Van Buren counties since 2015; insurance agent in Russellville<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/155967/greg-standridge#.VTEwnMstEqQ|title=Greg Standridge's Biography|publisher=[[Project Vote Smart]] |access-date=April 17, 2015}}</ref>
*[[Boyd Anderson Tackett]], [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[U.S. representative]] from [[Arkansas's 4th congressional district]], 1949–1953<ref>{{cite web|title=Boyd Anderson Tackett|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000005|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=June 21, 2013}}</ref>
*[[Steve Womack]] (B.A., 1979), Republican [[Arkansas's 3rd congressional district|U.S. representative from Arkansas's 3rd congressional district]], 2010–present<ref>{{cite web|title=Steve Womack |url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000809|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=June 21, 2013}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website}}
*[http://www.arkansastechsports.com/ Arkansas Tech Athletics website]

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