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Cover story on Michael Murphy

Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Frenchie Burke, Johnny Bush, Sam Cooke, Alvin Crow, Jimmy Day, Bobby Flores, Sammy Hagar, Alex Harvey, Waylon Jennings, Pete Kallison, Bubba Littrell, Steve Martin, Charlie McBurney, Jack Mikulenka, Michael Murphey, Adam Najera, Willie Nelson, Ted Nugent, Charlie Pride, Charlie Rich, Eddie Russell, Pat Travers, Bobby Votion, Jerry Waddell, Skip Wells, Doug White, David Wilkins.

Cover story on Steve Martin

Marian Meeks talks about talks about the life of her father, H.A. Nelson, who taught agriculture at Texas State for many years. She shares his own experiences attending SWTSTC in the 1930s and 1940s. She discusses aspects of campus life including literary societies, athletics, recitals, the Faculty Club, Aquarena (Spring) Lake, and shares stories about campus figures such as Mary Brogdon. Mrs. Meeks shares her early teaching experiences in Moulton, her graduate studies at UT-Austin, work in VA hospitals, and how she returned to San Marcos.

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.

Cover story on Johnny Rodriguez, Texas Pride Barbecue