Students often place coins at Sully's feet for good luck on exams.
Lawrence Sullivan Ross was the third president of the college and a governor of the State of Texas. Coppini had a studio in San Antonio and his works can be found throughout the State of Texas, including the large marble monument next to the Alamo, which honors those lost at that battle. Ludtke, of Houston, has several other works on campus. This stainless steel sculpture, which stands nearly 26 feet tall, was dedicated in 1992. The sculptor, Hans Van de Bovenkamp of New York, explained that the two basic design elements, the ring and the wave, embody stability and endlessness.