$100,000 from Sturgis Trust major funding for new SAU band Uniforms For the first time in 15 years, Southern Arkansas University Mulerider Band will show off their new uniforms gifted to them by the Roy and Christine Sturgis Charitable and Educational Trust of Arkadelphia . The grant provided $100,000 worth of funding to provide our band with these new uniforms. “We would not be able to purchase these uniforms without the Sturgis Trust getting us to our goal,” thanked J.P. Wilson, director of bands, “These uniforms are solid, sharp, and will provide a great visual to go along with our awesome sound.” The uniforms were ordered recently and are expected to arrive during the Spring 2022 semester to dress the band’s 160 members. The order also included accessories and 10 drum major uniforms. Curt Smead, a senior music education major models the new band uniform The band’s current uniforms are 17 years old, and not all members have full uniforms. The SAU Band was well o...
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