I think this is too big, and too important, to not have its own thread. There is a lot of detail already on the web site.

https://www.sfasu.edu/masterplan

I had a flashback moment when I saw that Freese and Nichols is the lead on this project. They are an engineering company headquartered in Fort Worth where my father worked for roughly 45 years. He was a civil engineer not long out of UT when he went to work there. After some years, he became a full partner in the firm. He officially retired at the age of 70 when he signed the papers, because it was best financially for his heirs, the day before he died of cancer. He didn't retire earlier because it was a rough period for engineering firms, and he simply couldn't leave at that time. There were many Saturdays in my youth that I went with him to their downtown office to hang out while he worked a half day. When they moved from the downtown office in 1968, I worked for them helping in the packing and moving process.

They have done work in East Texas, including the design and construction of Lake Nacogdoches and the water treatment plant there. I worked for their project manager doing odd jobs, the summer between my junior and senior years at SFA.

https://www.freese.com/

https://www.freese.com/freese-and-nichols-leaders-and-legacies-joe-paul-jones/

Here are a few of my initial ideas/thoughts but I am not sure if these belong on this forum.

1. SFA needs to expand the campus acreage. Any available property bordering the main campus needs to be purchased. Obtain nonadjacent land within Nacogdoches for a secondary campus for buildings that may not fit on the main academic campus.
2. Expand and add academic programs. A friend of mine stated she wished SFA had a Veterinary College. With the UT systems' backing, SFA could compete with A&M and Tech. It is lofty but not a bad idea.

Nice write-up about your dad 76.

nacluth said:

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Nice write-up about your dad 76.

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Thanks.