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Cover story on Johnny Rodriguez

Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Rex Allen, Joe Berry, Bubba Brown, Johnny Bush, George Chambers, David Allan Coe, Patsy Coleman, Moonlight Delight, Freddy Fender, Myron Floren, Bill Goodspeed, Bob Harrington, Beth Hooker, Mary Jane, Bo Jangles, Club Bo Jangles, Bobby Jenkins, Evelyn Linton, Guy Linton, Jim Lovelace, Augie Meyer, Augie Meyers, Frank Miller, Claude Morgan, Pop Nelson, Willie Nelson, Ted Nugent, Cliff Oliver, San Pedro, Mary Jane Pollock, Deep Purple, Doug Sahm, John Santos, Rolling Stone, Barry Sullivan, Romy Vela, Vance Villastrigo, Jerry Jeff Walker, Lawrence Welk, Wet Willie, Bob Wills.

Dr. Charles Chapman talks about his views of Texas State and San Marcos as both a student and a faculty member. He recalls his experiences attending SWTSU in the early 1970s and teaching at Lockhart High School. He discusses his professional and educational career, specifically his time working for Governor Briscoe and the Texas Department of Community Affairs as well as earning his PhD and JD at UT-Austin. Dr. Chapman talks about being elected as District Attorney, living in San Marcos and working with its City Council, and his opinions about Lee Smith and Robert L. Hardesty's university administrations.

Julia Sherrill talks about her associations with local chapters of organizations like the American Cancer Society, Mays Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, and the Parent Teacher Association, as well as playing organ for the First Presbyterian Church.

Cover story on Katherine Dawn

From 1999-2001, NASA partnered with History students at Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State) to conduct interviews with former employees who lived in the Central Texas area. Interviewees include managers, engineers, technicians, doctors, astronauts, and other employees of NASA and aerospace contractors who served in key roles during the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, and Shuttle programs.

From 1999-2001, NASA partnered with History students at Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State) to conduct interviews with former employees who lived in the Central Texas area. Interviewees include managers, engineers, technicians, doctors, astronauts, and other employees of NASA and aerospace contractors who served in key roles during the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, and Shuttle programs.