"Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame, Fort Worth Stockyards logo."

Tarleton women earn Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame induction

The Tarleton State College women’s rodeo team set a historic precedent by winning consecutive national championships in 1969, 1970 and 1971.

Now, the seven women who made up those teams — Karen Walls, Sally Preston, Angie Watts Averhoff, Vicki Higgins Emerson, Connie Wilkinson Wood, Sharon Harrison Youngblood and Martha Tompkins Jordan — are members of the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame induction class of 2020.

Tarleton State University entrance with flags and flowers.

Tarleton receives Carnegie classification for community engagement

Tarleton State University is one of 119 colleges and universities nationwide — and the only school in The Texas A&M University System — to receive the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching’s prestigious 2020 Community Engagement Classification. This is the first time Tarleton has received the recognition.