Emily Murphree of Rising Star Named to Honor Roll at Howard Payne University

2012 Jul 20

Emily Murphree of Rising Star was one of 246 students awarded for academic success at Howard Payne University during the spring 2012 semester. Murphree was named to the Honor Roll.

Students must earn a 3.5-3.64 grade point average to be named to the Honor Roll.

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 an extended learning center in El Paso, Texas. HPU maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio, which contributes to the university's reputation of being "a place where everybody is somebody."