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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
PO Box 539
Fort Stockton, Texas 79735
Additional information regarding the Association can be obtained from the same address.
Joe Richardson was born in San Angelo, Texas, but
came to Alpine immediately. He receive all of his education in
Alpine, including his formal education at Sul Ross State University.
Joe started college in 1961. He was a member of the Rodeo and
Clip-n-Brand clubs and was a member of the Livestock Judging Team
during his college days.
Joe rode colts to pay his way through school with
a supplemental income from his team roping. He also spent two
summers at the Grand Canyon in Arizona with the likes of Billy Word,
Juan Word, Barney Nelson, David Moore and Lee Shimmerhorn.
Joe graduated from Sul Ross State University in
1965 with a BS in Agri-Business. That year, Joe began teaching
seventh grade science in Eagle Pass, Texas. Jean Ann Fort was in the
seventh grade that year and Curtis Evans was in diapers. Joe stayed
at Eagle Pass for seventeen years and was on the Junior Livestock
Board’s Show Committee for thirteen of those.
Joe returned to Alpine and began teaching science
at the Alpine Junior High School, where he stayed for another seven
years.
Joe was a member of the PRCA from 1976 to 1981.
He qualified for the circuit finals in 1979 in team roping.
Joe has been a hard working member of the RAS Rodeo Exes since his return from Eagle Pass. He spent time as the Vice President and served many years in the capacity of a director. Joe has spend countless hours manning the roping chutes at reunions and worked long and hard at getting buckle donations and other sponsorships for the organization. We still run into people every now and then that don’t know who they’re donating to if it isn’t to Joe.
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.
