Sul Ross State University

Sul Ross State University

Former names	Sul Ross Normal College (1917–1923) The Sul Ross State Teachers College, at Alpine (1923–1949) Sul Ross State College (1949–1969)
Type	State university
Established	1917
Affiliation	Texas State University System
Academic affiliation	American Association of State Colleges and Universities American Library Association Association of Texas Graduate Schools Conference of Southern Graduate Schools Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities National Association of Foreign Student Affairs The Texas Library Association
Endowment	$17.08 million
Budget	$38,343,179 (FY 2016)
President	William L. Kibler
Provost	Jimmy Case
Academic staff	128 (Alpine campus, Fall 2013) 43 (Rio Grande College, Fall 2013)
Administrative staff	489.66 (full-time equivalent employees, 2015)
Students	1,973 (Alpine campus, Fall 2015) 1,019 (Rio Grande College, Fall 2015)
Location	Alpine, Texas, U.S. Coordinates: 30°21′48″N 103°39′00″W / 30.36333°N 103.65000°W / 30.36333; -103.65000
Campus	Rural, 647.05 acres (261.85 ha)
Colors	Scarlet and Grey
Nickname	Lobos
Mascot	Sully
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division III – ASC National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association
Website	www.sulross.edu

Sul Ross Lobos
University	Sul Ross State University
Conference	American Southwest Conference
NCAA	Division III
Athletic director	Bobby Mesker
Location	Alpine, Texas
Varsity teams	14 varsity teams, NIRA rodeo
Football stadium	Jackson Field
Basketball arena	Pete P. Gallego Center
Baseball stadium	Kokernot Field
Other arenas	Graves-Pierce Recreational Complex
Mascot	Sully
Nickname	Lobos
Colors	Red and Grey
Website	www.srlobos.com

Sul Ross State University (SRSU) is a public university in Alpine, Texas, United States. Named for former Texas governor and Civil War Confederate general Lawrence Sullivan Ross, it was founded in 1917 as Sul Ross Normal College and was made a university in 1969. Sul Ross State University offers certificate programs and associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. The main campus is situated in the unique environment of the Big Bend region and is the primary institution of higher education serving a 19-county area in far West Texas. SRSU has Rio Grande College branch campuses in Uvalde, Del Rio, Eagle Pass and Castroville.

The university is governed by the Board of Regents of the Texas State University System, which guides four universities and three community and technical colleges in the state.

Named for Lawrence Sullivan Ross, governor of Texas from 1887 to 1891 and president of A&M College of Texas from 1891 to 1898, the institution was the successor to Alpine Summer Normal School.

April 14, 1914, Governor James E. Ferguson signed the bill selecting Alpine as the site for a normal school provided the residents of the town would provide land, water, and utilities for the college and housing for the students. This condition was met swiftly, and following a delay occasioned by World War I, the Legislature in 1919 appropriated $200,000 for buildings and equipment.

Construction proceeded, and under the presidency of Thomas J. Fletcher, Sul Ross State Normal College began operations in the present Dolph Briscoe Jr. Administration Building on June 14, 1920.

Seventy-seven students enrolled in the summer of 1920. They studied education and liberal arts subjects leading to teaching certificates and junior college diplomas. In 1923, the Legislature changed the name of the institution to Sul Ross State Teachers College, and advanced courses leading to baccalaureate degrees were added. The first baccalaureate degree was awarded in the summer of 1925. In 1930, course work at the graduate level was initiated, and the first master's degrees were awarded in 1933.