UT Permian Basin Student Kaycie Reynolds completes Archer Fellowship Program

During the Fall 2019 semester, UT Permian Basin student Kaycie Reynolds participated in the UT System’s Archer Fellowship Program in Washington, D.C. Describing the experience, Kaycie writes: “Becoming an Archer Fellow is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made at my time at UTPB for professional development and personal memories. During my time at our Nation’s Capitol, I explored the …

Press Release: JBS Leadership Institute Names 2019 Outstanding Leaders

JBS Leadership Institute Names 2019 Outstanding Leaders by Tatum Guinn – Communications Manager | August 7, 2019 The University of Texas Permian Basin is celebrating the winners of the John Ben Shepperd Leadership Institute’s highest honors during the Texas Leadership Forum in October. The John Ben Shepperd TLF is a state-wide public leadership conference that has brought together some of …

George’s Last Ride

This poem, by an unknown author, celebrates the struggle against Duval County Sherriff George Parr, including the role played by then-Attorney General John Ben Shepperd and Texas Governor Allan Shivers George’s Last Ride – (We Hope)   Listen, my friends, and you shall hear, Of the Duke of Duval and his reign of fear. On a cold dark night, this …

George Herbert Walker Bush

George H.W. Bush President of the United States: 1989-1993 Born in Massachusetts in 1924, George Herbert Walker Bush went from high school directly into the Navy and became the youngest American naval pilot of World War II. He flew 58 combat missions in the Pacific and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Bush graduated from Yale in 1948 and entered …