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
PO Box 539
Fort Stockton, Texas 79735
Additional information regarding the Association can be obtained from the same address.
Tuff Hedeman came to Sul Ross from El Paso, Texas. His winnings in the National intercollegiate Rodeo Association include NIRA World Champion Saddle Bronc Rider in 1982 and NIRA Champion Bull Rider in 1983. Tuff won the Southwest Region All-Around Cowboy in 1983 and was on both the 1982 and 1983 National Championship Teams from Sul Ross.
Tuff has gone on to win the PRCA National Bull Riding Champion title for three years.
Tuff is presently living in Bowie, Texas and is a representative for Budweiser Beer Company.
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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 deservation 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.
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