Salado's Rick Akins re-elected to HPU Board of Trustees

BROWNWOOD , TX (12/14/2011)(readMedia)-- Salado attorney Rick Akins was recently re-elected to Howard Payne University's Board of Trustees.

Akins, a 1975 HPU graduate and member of First Baptist Church of Salado, will serve as chairman of the Financial/Support Services Committee. His term begins January 1, 2012.

"Howard Payne University looks forward to the year ahead," said Dr. Bill Ellis, university president. "We are blessed to be led by outstanding individuals such as Rick Akins."

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Founded in 1889, Howard Payne University is a Christ-centered academic community dedicated to excellence by developing and equipping the whole person for intellectual inquiry, personal and professional integrity, and service to God and humanity.

Located in Brownwood, Texas, HPU offers a full array of undergraduate programs and a limited number of graduate programs in a traditional residential academic community. The university also offers selected undergraduate and graduate course work by electronic means and at extended learning centers responsive to the academic needs of the communities served. HPU maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio, which contributes to the university's reputation of being "a place where everybody is somebody."