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The ANRS & Rodeo Exes Association is an independent non-profit, charitable organization recognized
by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service as an eligible 501(c)(3) entity. The mission of the Association
is to promote Sul Ross State University and to raise funds to be disbursed to deserving Agricultural
students and rodeo participants by the University. Neither the Board, nor the membership, of the
Association has any part in the selection of scholarship recipients. Membership to the Association
is open to all individuals interested in the mission and activities of the Association.
Membership is $50 annually. New or renewal memberships can be sent to:
ANRS & Rodeo Exes Treasurer
129 Ringneck Drive
Sanger, Texas 76266
Additional information regarding the Association can be obtained from the same address.
Mildred graduated from Sul Ross with a BS in Physical Education and an Elementary Education Minor in May, 1955. Six Days later, She married John Farris. They are the parents of two sons and have three grandchildren. Mildred and John own and operate a ranch near Addington, OK.
She began her career in rodeo as a barrel racer in high school in Andrews and continued the sport when she cam to Sul Ross. Mildred joined the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) in 1958 and the PRCA in 1960.
While a member of WPRA, Mildred was Reserve Champion Barrel Racer four years running, champion of the Texas Barrel Racing Association from 1955-57, and set an NFR Barrel racing record in 1968.
Mildred was rodeo secretary of the Texas Pro Rodeo Circuit Finals Rodeo for twelve consecutive years, PRCA “Secretary of the Year” from 1986-89, Director and Vice-Present of WPRA, and President of WPRA for ten years. She is presently serving her third two-year term as a member of the Executive Council of PRCA Board of Directors. Mildred is the only woman to hold honorary membership in the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association.
Induction into the Hall of Fame is the highest honor which can be bestowed on an individual by the ANRS & Rodeo Exes Association. This honor is for ANRS graduates or friends and recognizes those who have represented the Association, the ANRS Department, or Sul Ross State University with distinction through their personal and/or professional achievements which brought honor to our University. Nominations may be submitted by any member at any time. The ANRS & Rodeo Exes Board of Directors will periodically review nominations and determines inductees into the Hall of Fame. Inductions are not necessarily held annually, but rather when a sufficient pool of inductees is obtained. The induction ceremony is at the Annual Reunion held the last weekend of July in Alpine.
Make a nomination for a deserving individual for induction into the ANRS & Rodeo Exes Hall of Fame!
There is certainly room among these fine individuals for additional honorees. Please give some consideration to nominating a deserving individual for induction into the Hall of Fame.
