San Saba's Kay Nettleship elected secretary of HPU Board of Trustees

BROWNWOOD , TX (12/14/2011)(readMedia)-- Kay Nettleship, a retired educator from San Saba, was recently elected secretary of Howard Payne University's Board of Trustees for 2012.

Nettleship began service on the board in 2007 and has served on the Advancement Committee and Executive Committee. She is a 1965 HPU graduate and a member of First Baptist Church in San Saba.

"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 Kay Nettleship."

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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."