Brownwood News – Following a fun and active Homecoming weekend, Howard Payne University expressed its appreciation to the many individuals, groups and business who contributed to the weekend’s success.
HPU Homecoming 2018: The Carnival of Blue and Gold was held November 2-3 with approximately 750 alumni and area guests in attendance.
“It was exciting to welcome a large group of HPU alumni and other guests from the community,” said Laura Benoit, director of alumni relations. “Our volunteers worked hard to make sure the event was fun for everyone and, of course, we couldn’t have a successful event without the many wonderful businesses who partnered with us to make Homecoming a special time for the HPU family.”
Gold-level sponsors included Brownwood-Area Chamber of Commerce, Bruner Auto Group, Underwood’s Cafeteria, Visit Early Texas, Wendlee Broadcasting and Willie’s T’s. Navy-level sponsors were Brookshire’s, Dr Pepper Bottling, Marsh & McLennan Companies – Brian Borovay and Daniel Prescott, Mills County State Bank, TexasBank and United Supermarkets. White-level sponsors included Adidas, Citizens National Bank, Double H Mercantile, PF&E Oil Company and Porter Insurance Agency. Partner sponsors were Painter & Johnson Financial and Smith & Sharpe Agencies.
