Life Members

Be a Life Member
Sustaining Life Donation

Bearkats for Life

Enjoy benefits forever by becoming a Life Member of the SHSU Alumni Association! In addition to the benefits afforded all SHSU graduates, Life Members receive a Life Member Kit with pen, key fob, luggage tag, and life member decals. Life Members enjoy discounts across campus including: 20% off season tickets for select sports, discount at the Bearkat Course, and much more. Life members receive their life member plaque during the Annual Life Member Celebration (LMC) held each February. The 2025 LMC was just held at the Hotel ZaZa - Houston Museum District on February 8, 2025.  The date and location of next year's LMC will be announced this summer.

Discounted memberships are given to recent graduates and senior citizens! 

Life Members

Our life memberships now number over 4,500 alumni who have chosen to give back and connect with their University on a deeper level.  As the name implies membership is a one-time payment (or payment plan), that covers you for life, and benefits continue to expand and adapt overtime.  If you are currently a Life Member, we thank you for your dedication, commitment and contributions to SHSU.  If you are not yet a Life Member, please consider joining, above or connect with Lindsay, Director of Membership & Engagement with any questions: lindsay@shsu.edu.

Life Endowed & Joint Life Endowed Members

*Denotes deceased

David S. Bain*

Barbara N. Bright

Chance A. and Katherine L. Brown

Justin M. Burnett

William T. and Kerri D. Byler

James D. Carey*

Terry M. Carlton

Kelly DeHay and Rod Danielson

Bobby L. Davis*

Christopher M. and Emily F. (Cason) deMilliano

Gary L. Dudley

Jimmy P. Ferris

Grover G. Fickes

Walter L.* and Jan L. Fitzgerald

James F. and Nancy C. Gaertner

Allen Gage

Ron L. Gay

John M. and Donna Gilbert

James D. Hallbeck*

Joseph L. Haney*

Major D. Harper-Terry

Wade and Susan L. Hopper

John M. and Nancy L.* Hoyt

Charles W. Jones III

Ronald P. Koska

Kyle Lehne

Susan S. Lenamon*

Margaret S. Leonard

Dean and Betty A. Lewis

Richard J. and Kitty* Lindley

Dianne MacKenzie

Ronald P. Mafrige*

Randall R. Martell

Tommy Metcalf

Jill Bell Myatt

Janelle R. Paris*

Randy D. and Trisha S. Pollard

Alex Pujols

John R.* and Judith A. Ragsdale

Dan I. Rather

Tom and Melba Matthews Reese

Don A. Sanders

Allen Shamblin

John E. Simmons

Becky Spelce

Dan E. and Marian M. Spence

Reuben C. Tamez

Bonnie R. Thorne Blalock*

Laverne Warner

Carol (Hail) Weller

Robert D. Young, Jr.