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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.
Everett E. Turner graduated from Sam Houston College in 1938. He taught in the Sweetwater, Weatherford, Stanford, and Alpine High Schools until he began teaching at Sul Ross in 1947. In 1948, Tuner received his Masters of Arts Degree from Sul Ross and his PhD from the University of Wyoming at Laramie in 1960. He became the Head of the Agriculture Department at Sul Ross, then located in the bottom of the science building, in 1958. A new building was built in 1973 for the Sul Ross Ag Program, and Turner helped with the design of that building. The new Range Animal Science building was his pride and joy.
Dr. Turner played a very integral role in Sul Ross Ag programs. He helped to organize the Rodeo Club and the Range Management Club in 1947 and was the sponsor of the Clip-N-Brand Club for many years. Along with his rodeo team at the time made up of rodeo greats such as Harley May and Hank Finger, he founded the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association and the first NIRA rodeo was held at Sul Ross. Turner served as Parade Marshall for the summer rodeo held in Bozeman, Montana.
Turner initiated the El Ganadero, the RAS Year Book, introduced the Swine and Longhorn Programs, and expanded the Livestock Program. Dr. Turner retired from Sul Ross in 1976.
He received the 1976 Piper Professor Award for excellence in the field of teaching and appeared in Who’s Who of the South and Southwest that same year. In 1979, the yearbook was dedicated to Turner and the Range Animal Science building was named for him.
Turner’s contributions did not stop at Sul Ross. He was very active in the community as well. He was a member of the Methodist Church, a Mason, Rotary Club Member, on the Community Center Board, Wesley Center Board, and Selective Service Board when it was in use.
After retirement, Double E enjoyed fishing, hunting, golf, and traveling. It was on one of these trips with wife LaNell, that Dr. Turner suffered a heart attack. He passed away in Pennsylvania on October 2, 1992.
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.
