Arkansas Magazine Spring 2015

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Spring 2015 Vol. 64, No. 3

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DEEP IN THE ART OF ARKANSAS

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Fowler House, the chancellor’s residence at the university, offers a tightly curated gallery of Arkansas artists. Take a look at a few of the works.

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A HISTORY REFLECTED

The staff of the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History preserves the voice and image of generations of Arkansans.

THE GRACE IN WOMEN’S GIVING

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The Women’s Giving Circle helps fund projects proposed by faculty, staff and students.

The members decide collectively where to invest their philanthropic dollars.

Campus View Picture This On the Hill Profile Associations Greek Life Razorback Road Yesteryear Senior Walk Last Look

The Cat in the Hat, Thing 1 and Thing 2 welcomed runners and interacted with children at the ninth annual Pi Beta Phi 5K for children’s literacy, “Booking it for Children’s Literacy.” The race was held in September.

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ON THE COVER

The printed cover showing the swirling colors of James Hayes’ vase, one of the sculptures on display at Fowler House, is pale in comparison to the real object, a brilliant tornado of light and glass.

CAMPUS VIEW

ARKANSAS Publisher Arkansas Alumni Association Executive Director Brandy Cox ★ MA ‘07 Editor Charlie Alison ★ BA’82 MA’04 Associate Editor Tammy W. Tucker ✪+ BA’97 MA’03 Creative Director Amanda Cothren ✪ Photo Editor Russell Cothren ✪ Photographers Matthew Reynolds Logan Webster

Association reconnects alumni to university It’s been almost one year since I returned home to serve my fellow University of Arkansas alumni. I’ve traveled from the West Coast to the East Coast from the Ozarks to the Delta and look forward to many more miles ahead as I listen and learn from our alumni. The experiences differ from generation to geography to gender and beyond, but they are all powerful stories united by a common bond … education and growth at the University of Arkansas.

My perspectives continue to be enriched as I visit with alumni and spend time with our current students. I recently listened to the stories of a 1955 alumnus from Central Arkansas who takes the most wonderful pictures of alumni events. Much of his interest in photography came about through his work as editor of the Razorback while on campus. And there has been the opportunity to stand next to an amazing lady from Houston, whose husband, children and grandchildren have attended the University of Arkansas, as she rings the Bill and JoElla Toller Celebration Bell at the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House for the first time following the victory over LSU in November. And these are just a couple of our wonderful alumni association connections and their stories. Every day I am reminded how blessed I am to be a part of reconnecting alumni to this special place.

It is an honor to connect with today’s students… the over 450 Alumni Association scholarship recipients, over 1,100 Student Alumni Association members, who are often in and out of the alumni house, and more than 26,000 in our student body. During the fall semester I met many of our freshman scholars over special luncheons held at the alumni house.

They shared their first semester triumphs as well as fears. Many discussed juggling schedules including a decathlete training for 10 events while carrying a full academic load or the young man who was cast as Martin Luther King Jr. in his very first audition on campus and was working his rehearsal schedule into his daily routine. Getting to know these students means so much to me and is essential to why I love what I do supporting education and students!

A recent quote I read from Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said, “It is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It’s also a very clear path to happiness.” If this is true, then I am clearly on the road to happiness in my chosen profession, supporting and advocating on behalf of the University of Arkansas, our alumni, and our students. It is a campus view I cherish every day!

Design Assistance Laura Bennett Eric Pipkin Writers & Contributors Andy Albertson MFA’13 Chris Branam ★ MA’11 Scott Flanagin Jennifer Holland ★ MED’08 Matt McGowan Darinda Sharp BA’94 MS’99 MA’05 David Speer BA’75 Heidi Stambuck Kevin Trainor BA’94 MA’05 Kalli Vimr Steve Voorhies ★ MA’78 Advertising Coordinator Catherine Baltz ✪+ BS’92 MED’07 MEMBERSHIP SYMBOLS Key is located on the first page of Senior Walk.

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Value Statement The Arkansas Alumni Association values: • service • excellence • collaboration • relationships • diversity • learning • creativity Arkansas Spring 15-001 All other photos by University Relations unless noted.

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PI C T U R E T H I S

The Long and Winding Read Buzz Spector, a nationally recognized book artist and professor of art in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, visited the Fay Jones School of Architecture in late February to create a unique installation of books in Vol Walker Hall. Spector used about 2,500 hardback books, pulled from storage and on loan from University Libraries. Over three days, he and Fay Jones School student volunteers constructed a topological installation, called “Ozark Benchmark,” on the roughly 23-by-6-foot red oak bench in the main floor corridor.

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ON THE HILL

U of A Air Force ROTC Detachment 030 Earns Top National Rating The Air Force ROTC Detachment 030 at the University of Arkansas has earned the highly coveted 2014 AFROTC Right of Line Award as the Top Small Air Force Detachment in the United States.

More than half of the U of A’s cadets who have passed their field training and are members of the professional officer corps ranked in the top third at Summer Field Training encampments — producing six Distinguished Graduates and two Superior Performers. To achieve these distinctions, the cadets have to prove themselves in their leadership, physical fitness, problem solving and overall professional bearing.

All three instructors in the U of A program earned the New Faculty Commendation for Teaching Commitment. Education and training of cadets has increased the average cadet GPA to 3.3, ranking them in the top 3 percent in the nation. Air Force ROTC instructor Capt. Sean Kreps earned a Colonel Leo A. Codd Memorial award for Instructor of the Year, making him one of the top nine Army/Navy/Air Force ROTC instructors in the nation.

Detachment 030 cadets have been extremely busy this year. The Air Force ROTC partnered with Army ROTC and the Associated Student

Government to help clean up following the deadly tornado in Central Arkansas last spring.

In addition, cadets were involved in many recruiting events, directed a 24-hour POW/MIA vigil, and volunteered in many campus and community activities. The cadre volunteered at the Veterans Affairs’ National Golden Age Games on the U of A campus, and also performed crowd control at the local Race for the Cure. The color guard participated in many special events, including Razorback football games.

U of A Air Force ROTC cadets also showed their commitment to fitness and a high moral code. By weaving the high intensity CrossFit program into their regular physical training, cadets improved their fitness, ranking them in the top 6 percent in the nation. The detachment’s ‘No Dumb Alcohol Stuff’ pledge helped maintain 781 days with zero reported alcohol-related incidents for the cadets.

Cat Donnelly, administrative specialist for Air Force ROTC Detachment 030, was named Civilian of the Year for the Southwest Region.

Donnelly is a finalist for Outstanding Air Force ROTC Civilian of the Year. ■

National Science Foundation Awards Innovation Grant to WattGlass WattGlass, a company founded by a University of Arkansas graduate, has received a $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to further develop a nano-particle coating for glass, which makes it antireflective, self-cleaning and highly transparent.

“We’re particularly interested in solar panels because they collect dust, dirt and grime, which reduces output and increases the cost per watt,” said Corey Thompson, chief technology officer of WattGlass.

“Right now, we’re dipping microscope slides into the coating liquid, but the main goal with this grant is to show that we can do the same thing on a larger scale with standard commercial coating equipment,” Thompson said.

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WattGlass is a Genesis Technology Incubator client at the Arkansas Research and Technology Park.

“We’ve been pursuing commercialization of this technology for almost a year with limited funds and limited resources,” he said. “The ability to make progress is significantly increased with this support from the National Science Foundation. It also gives me the opportunity to stay in Arkansas with my Ph.D., create my own Ph.D. position and hire another Ph.D. student part-time. I’m really proud of that.” ■

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‘Race and Ethnicity in Arkansas’ Published by University of Arkansas Press is associate professor of history and director of the African and African American Studies Program.

John A. Kirk is the George W. Donaghey Professor and chair of the History Department at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He is the author or editor of several books, including Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement and Arsnick: The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in Arkansas.

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The University of Arkansas Press has published Race and Ethnicity in Arkansas: New Perspectives ($24.95 paper), edited by John A. Kirk.

The collection brings together the work of leading experts to cast light on the rich and diverse history of Arkansas’ racial and ethnic relations.

The essays span from slavery to the civil rights era and cover a range of topics including the frontier experience of slavery; the African American experience of emancipation and after; African American migration patterns; the rise of sundown towns; white violence and its continuing legacy; women’s activism and home demonstration agents; African American religious figures from the better known Elias Camp “E. C.” Morris to the lesser-known Richard Nathaniel Hogan; the Mexican-American Bracero program; Latino and Asian American refugee experiences; and contemporary views of Latina/o immigration in Arkansas.

The book explores race and ethnicity in Arkansas and the South, providing both a primer to the history of race and ethnicity in Arkansas and a prospective for better understanding racial and ethnic relations in the United States.

Two of the 12 contributors have University of Arkansas connections: Kelly Houston Jones (“Black and White on Slavery’s Frontier: The Slave Experience in Arkansas”) holds a Ph.D. in history; Calvin White (“It Should Be More than Just a Simple Shout: The Life of Elias Camp [‘E.C.’] Morris”)

U of A Commissions Study to Develop Transportation and Parking Solutions for Campus The University of Arkansas is launching a comprehensive study of current and future transportation challenges and opportunities on campus. As a first step in the process, all students, faculty, staff and campus visitors were invited to fill out an online survey about the transportation and parking issues that concern them. The survey information will be used as part of the study to help develop a longterm transportation and parking plan for the campus.

“This is an important undertaking for the university,” said Jill Anthes, campus planner and project manager for this effort. “We want to hear about your experience getting to, from, and through campus.”

Throughout the course of the study, members of the campus and community can take part in developing the new transportation plan in several ways.

Follow developments and participate on social media via #UAtrans.

Chat at campus pop-up information booths during the spring semester.

Add suggestions and comments to the transportation wiki-map.

The University of Arkansas has added nearly 9,000 students to the campus in the past 10 years, a growth of more than 52 percent, and was recently ranked as the 7th fastest-growing public research university in the country. The U of A’s growth and success require a rethinking of the current and future transportation and parking needs of the campus.

Last August, the university contracted with Nelson\Nygaard and Carl Walker Inc. to help reshape the university’s transportation and

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parking system into one that is effective, efficient, transit-oriented, environmentally sustainable, and financially viable for the next 20 years and beyond. The new plan will cover travel to campus as well as travel on and around campus, to meet the needs of the students, faculty and staff at the U of A, as well the people who visit campus or attend events here.

The planning team is working with campus, city and regional stakeholders to find solutions that enhance the university’s livability, strengthen the community, and address the contentious issue of parking.

The campus transportation plan will specifically address: • All ways of travel on the university campus, including nonmotorized modes, such as walking and bicycling.

• The university vision for transportation.

• Consensus within the campus community for any substantive changes in that vision.

• Coordination with city and regional planning efforts.

• Current and future transit and parking services.

The plan will also recommend a strategic set of investments and actions aimed at reducing the strain on the university’s parking system — including connectivity improvements, measures to encourage all travel options, and updating university policies. ■

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ON THE HILL

Ideology Prevents Wheat Growers From Converting to More Profitable Methods, New Study Shows U.S. wheat growers resist converting to a more profitable method of farming because of ideology – their personal beliefs about organic farming – rather than technical or material obstacles, according to a new study co-authored by Jeff Murray, a researcher at the university.

Organic wheat production over the past 30 years has consistently yielded profits for producers. Price premiums have ranged between 14 and 74 percent, averaging approximately 47 percent more than the conventional method of wheat production using chemicals. U.S. Department of Agriculture reports show that organic wheat production is profitable and that chemical wheat production is only profitable because of government subsidies, which organic farmers do not receive. Organic wheat farming represents only 1 percent of the overall wheat market.

Conventional farming, also called industrial agriculture, uses chemical pesticides and herbicides, and synthetic or chemical fertilizers.

Organic farming relies on crop rotation, animal and plant manures for fertilizers, and other biological or mechanical processes for pest control.

So why do farmers who use chemicals resist change when profit isn’t an issue and technical or material obstacles such as learning and using new equipment or keeping different kinds of records are not a deterrent? The same reason organic farmers adopt new growing methods: Ideology.

“Across our data, we found expressions of ideological tensions embedded in the different strategic orientations to agriculture,” said Murray, marketing professor in the Sam M. Walton College of Business. “One would think that obstacles to the expansion to organic commodity production are mostly technological or material, but instead it’s the intensity of these ideological tensions that impedes the transition to a more economically strategic orientation. And likely, until these tensions subside, the transition will remain in a stage of crisis.”

Funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Murray’s research was published in the November issue of the Journal of Marketing.

In a broader context, the findings show that individuals may be less committed to so-called “normative” legitimacy, that is, the proper, most efficient or most economical way of doing business, and more committed to cultural or cognitive forces, said Murray. The researchers emphasized the importance of recognizing how these ideological beliefs influence farming methods and using this understanding to find new ways to inspire farmers to adopt profitable changes.

“When approaching strategic change, managers might have greater success if they recognize that potentially conflicting ideologies are in play,” Murray said.

Murray holds the R.A. & Vivian Young Chair in the Department of Marketing. ■

Smith-Blair Named Distinguished Fellow of National Academies of Practice Nan Smith-Blair, University of Arkansas associate professor of nursing, has been elected to Distinguished Fellowship in the National Academies of Practice. She will be inducted in April in Alexandria, Virginia.

The National Academies of Practice was established in 1981 to advise governmental bodies about the U.S. health care system. Distinguished practitioners and scholars are elected by their peers from 14 health professions.

“Being selected as a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice gives recognition to your contributions and accomplishments,” said Dr. Satya Verma, president-elect of the organization. “It recognizes your interest and desire to be an integral

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part of collaborative interdisciplinary health care. It also reflects your commitment to rise above your individual discipline and be an equal partner in delivering total health care without boundaries.”

Smith-Blair joined the faculty of the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing in the College of Education and Health Professions in 1992. She served as director of the nursing school from 2008 through July 2012 and is a member of the Honors College faculty. She serves as head of the honors nursing program and received the Honors College Distinguished Faculty Award in 2011.

She is also president-elect of the Southern Nursing Research Society.■

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U of A Hockey Club Announces Move to American Collegiate Hockey Association Division I The University of Arkansas Men’s Ice Hockey Club has been elevated by the American Collegiate Hockey Association to Division I, its top division.

The team is nicknamed the Razorbacks but the Hockey Club is not one of the 19 NCAA-sponsored sports within the university’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. The club, however, does compete against other club programs in Southeastern Conference schools.

“We are excited for this next chapter in the life of our program,” said head coach Brian Gallini, who is also a faculty member of the University of Arkansas School of Law. “We owe this accomplishment to the hard work of our players — past and current — alongside the dedication of our coaching staff and support of our tremendous fan base. The future is bright for Razorback hockey.”

The University of Arkansas Hockey Club program also announced that it will join the Western Collegiate Hockey League for the 2015-16 season, arguably the strongest conference in the nation.

“The WCHL is already the most competitive league in the ACHA DI ranks and it just got tougher with the addition of Arkansas and Missouri State,” said Chris Perry, commissioner of the Western Collegiate Hockey League. “The fact that Arkansas — along with Missouri State — was unanimously accepted into the WCHL speaks volumes about the quality of the Razorback hockey program and the respect they’ve earned throughout all levels of ACHA hockey.

Congratulations to Coach Gallini and everyone in the University of Arkansas hockey program.”

Current players are equally excited about the program’s direction.

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co-captain Forest Mudgett, a junior from Denver, Colorado. “It’s a challenging task but this is a rewarding next step.”

Assistant captain Ryan Machos, a junior from Fort Worth, Texas, agreed.

“It’s eye-opening to actually see the progress that we have made,” he said. “Building on the foundation laid by our former players, the team is very excited to bring its talent to the Division I level.”

The University of Arkansas is the first SEC school to make the move to Division I within the American Collegiate Hockey Association.

“We are thrilled to be the first ever SEC school to make this move and build on the University of Arkansas’ rich tradition of providing top-caliber academic and athletic opportunities for its students,” Gallini said. “We look forward to continuing to grow the hockey footprint in Arkansas.”

The University of Arkansas Hockey Club also hopes to maintain a Division III ACHA hockey team that will continue to compete in the Southeastern Collegiate Hockey Conference.

Since 2009, the Arkansas hockey program has amassed an overall record of 148-45-4, including two trips to the Division III National Tournament and four SECHC conference playoff tournament championships. Building on its historic 2013-14 campaign, the Razorbacks are enjoying continued success this season amid a fierce 37-game regular season schedule. Arkansas currently owns a 16-7-2 record entering the second half of the season.

“We have a blueprint for success that transcends divisions or levels of play,” said Gallini. “Our best hockey is in front of us, and we are excited to see how truly great our program can become.”n

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ON THE HILL

Join Tusk & Trotter and Special Collections for ‘The Homestead Series’ Throughout 2015 The University of Arkansas Libraries’ Special Collections has teamed up with the award-winning Bentonville restaurant Tusk & Trotter for “The Homestead Series: Celebrating and Preserving the Culinary History of the Natural State.” The series includes six bi-monthly community events featuring informative presentations on the extensive role food plays in shaping Arkansas culture, followed by themed dinners prepared by Chef Rob Nelson. The events will be held at Tusk & Trotter restaurant and part of the proceeds from each event benefits Special Collections’ publication Arkansauce: The Journal of Arkansas Foodways.

The first event in the series was in January and included a presentation by Tom Dillard, creator of Arkansauce, former head of Special Collections, and founding editor-in-chief of the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture.

“These events provide delicious opportunities to learn more about the state’s food culture,” said Tim Nutt, head of Special Collections. “Dillard tackled the question, ‘What food is uniquely Arkansas?’ and I’m sure attendees left the event with both their stomachs and minds satiated.”

Arkansauce is published once a year by Special Collections and each issue features a special guest editor. Last year’s issue was edited Kat Robinson, the communications manager for the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism’s tourism division and a popular food and travel writer. Robinson regularly writes for her blog “Tie Dye Travels with Kat Robinson” and is the author of Arkansas Pie: A Delicious Slice of the

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Natural State and Classic Eateries of the Ozarks and Arkansas River Valley.

Kane Webb of Little Rock is the guest editor for the 2015 issue.

The menu for the first event featured items like pimento cheese, face bacon jam, and pepper jelly grilled cheese sandwiches; duck confit with Kent Walker goat gouda served with local greens and Ozark Beer Company Cream Stout dressing; smoked catfish and trout chowder; elk sausage with root vegetable mash and black apple and fig sauce; and cherry and pecan bread pudding served with chocolate Chantilly cream.

The recipes showcased foods from different regions of the state.

The other events in the series: March 30: “Food Culture of the Ozarks and River Valley” with Susan Young of the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History.

May 18: “Food Culture of the Delta” with Arkansas Democrat-Gazette columnist, creator of the Southern Fried Blog, and President of Arkansas’ Independent Colleges and Universities, Rex Nelson.

July 27: “Exploring Arkansas Orchards and Vineyards.”

Sept. 28: “Tracing the Roots of Arkansas’ Restaurant Culture” with food blogger Kat Robinson.

Nov. 23: “Snout to Tail.”

Tickets to “The Homestead Series” events are $50 each with $10 from each ticket going to Arkansauce. To learn more about Special Collections or Arkansauce, contact Tim Nutt at 479-575-8443. n

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Hospitality Department and Chartwells Collaborate and Innovate: Olympus Greek Grill A new Greek restaurant opened on campus in January through a collaboration between students in the Bumpers College hospitality program and the Chartwells Culinary Operations, which oversees dining facilities for the university. The students researched, surveyed and taste-tested the concept for the University of Arkansas.

The Olympus Greek Grill officially replaced Chef Jet in Founder’s Hall.

The menu was developed to provide option flexibility, fast service and, most importantly, deliver on a menu that students thought filled a desired niche on campus. Customers can choose from Greek gyros, salads or boxed meals with either rice or fries base. The “meat and potatoes” fillings include seared beef, chicken, falafel, kalamata olives, authentic hummus, feta cheese, fresh pita bread and more.

Extra kudos should go to the students who worked on the project.

Hospitality students did the customer feedback research and worked on menu development, and Chartwells marketing students completed and presented the visual concept development. ■

Bobbitt and Fritsch Named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors Donald R. Bobbitt, president of the University of Arkansas System, and Ingrid Fritsch, both members of the chemistry and biochemistry faculty at the University of Arkansas, have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors.

Bobbitt and Fritsch and 168 other fellows in the class of 2014 were recognized by the academy with a full-page announcement in The Chronicle of Higher Education in January, and in forthcoming issues of Inventors Digest and Technology and Innovation – Proceedings of the National Academy of Inventors.

Election to NAI Fellow status is a high professional distinction accorded to academic inventors who have demonstrated a highly prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society, according to the academy.

Bobbitt, a 2014 initiate into the academy, was awarded patents for discoveries he made in the 1990s as a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. He joined the faculty in 1985 and received a University of Arkansas Alumni Association Award in Teaching and the Fulbright College Master Teacher Award, among other honors. He served as dean of the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the U of A from 2003-08.

Bobbitt has been president of the University of Arkansas System since Nov. 1, 2011. Before that, he served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas at Arlington from 2008-11.

“I am deeply honored to be recognized as a fellow in the National Academy of Inventors,” Bobbitt said. “Over the years I have had the pleasure and great fortune to work with an exceptional group of students and colleagues and this recognition is a tribute to their innovativeness and creativity.”

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Fritsch was initiated into the National Academy of Inventors in 2013. She came to the U of A faculty in 1992 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she was a postdoctoral associate.

She is the recipient of the 1997 Society of Electroanalytical Chemistry Young Investigator Award, a National Science Foundation Career Award, an NSF Special Creativity Extension and an American Chemical Society Chemistry Ambassadorship. She holds 10 U.S. patents and has co-founded two startup companies. She is currently on the board of directors of SFC Fluidics Inc. “I’m delighted to be named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors,” Fritsch said. “This recognition validates my vision and efforts toward building up the science and technology base in Arkansas in association with the area’s scientific and business community with meaningful impact on the world.

“Scientific advances do not take place in a vacuum,” she said. “They require a cooperative endeavor of inspiring people with diverse expertise.

I accept this recognition on behalf of the team of co-inventors, students, and collaborators with whom new ideas have blossomed and discoveries have been made. I am also grateful to my university, region, and state, where research and entrepreneurship are encouraged and supported.”

Hameed Naseem, professor of electrical engineering at the U of A, was in the inaugural class of fellows last year.

The U of A is a charter member of the National Academy of Inventors, a nonprofit organization founded in 2010.

The 2014 NAI Fellows were inducted by the deputy commissioner for patent operations from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on March 20, during the fourth-annual Conference of the National Academy of Inventors at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.■

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P RO F I L E

Julie Petty ★ B.A. ’04

An advocate for inclusion

Alumna Julie Petty named chair of President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities

There’s a sense of poetic justice in the turn of events that led Julie Petty from bullied kid to presidential appointee.

Petty, a project trainer with Partners for Inclusive Communities in the university’s College of Education and Health Professions, has cerebral palsy that affects her speech and movement. Even though her siblings stood up to kids who picked on her in school, and her father fought to have her included in regular classrooms, growing up was tough.

“High school and middle school were really hard,” she says.

The word “retarded” holds particularly painful memories for her. “Every time I hear the “R” word, even if people are using it as an adjective or an adverb, I just go right back to the schoolyard,” she says.

The word came to national prominence in January 2010 when the Wall Street Journal reported that Rahm Emanuel, President Obama’s then chief of staff, had gone on tirade at a weekly strategy meeting between activists and White House aides. Obama was working to corral votes for his health care plan and some of the attendees planned to run ads attacking Democrats who didn’t get on board with the vote.

“F***ing retarded,” Emanuel said of the idea. His utterance, confirmed by several people who attended the meeting, set off a wave of online recriminations. It also prompted Tim Shriver, chair of the Special Olympics, to get in touch with a friend of his who happened to be a particularly vocal and effective self-advocate: Julie Petty.

“After Rahm said the R word, Tim called me and said, ‘Julie, would you go with us to

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talk to Rahm?’ It was so cool because we were sitting at a small table with him,” says Petty.

“We were in the West Wing. And we had a little conversation and we asked him to take a pledge not to say the R word. He said he would use it as a teachable moment.”

Petty had been a self-advocate all her life, even though she didn’t realize it. In 1998, she was working part time on a journalism degree at the University of Arkansas when her sister mentioned a job opening at Arkansas People First, a self-advocacy organization that encouraged people with disabilities to take greater control of their lives and to speak up for equal treatment and rights. “I said I didn’t know what that was,” she says. “I’d never heard of that before. But I have a loud mouth, and I’m a good advocate.”

From there she went on to become the national chair of Self Advocates Becoming Empowered, and then became a policy analyst for the Human Service Research Institute.

At Partners for Inclusive Communities, she works on programs focusing on people with disabilities in three areas: • Health • Safety and sexual violence • Crime victims.

She also trains police, firefighters and other emergency responders in how to recognize and interact with people who have disabilities.

Petty clearly made an impression when she was at the White House. She was invited back twice in 2010: for the 20th anniversary celebration of the Americans with Disabilities Act and when President Obama signed “Rosa’s Law,” which removed the term “mental retardation” from federal law.

“President Obama said it when we went to signing of the law,” she recalls. “If we can change our words and how we talk about people, it will change the attitudes and stereotypes. I really want to get rid of stereotypes.”

In December 2011, Petty was appointed to the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities. The committee was charged with investigating managed care and long-term support systems in this country, and produced a report for the president and Secretary of Health and Human Services.

In September 2014, President Obama named her chair of the committee. “It was historic,” she says. “I was the first person with a developmental disability to be sworn in as chairperson of a presidential committee.”

Petty, a “diehard Razorback,” has a major role in setting the committee’s priorities. Under her leadership, the committee will explore how technology can enable people with disabilities to live more independently.

“Technology is really going to help people.

Think of the potential just in education,” she said. “If I had a Google pad when I was in school I could have used it for dictation. It’s hard for me to write because of my cerebral palsy. I can type pretty good, but I am a one-handed typist. If I had that technology I could have done my reports or term papers and that would have helped me tremendously in school.”

Petty’s appointment lasts until 2016. Her commitment to self-advocacy is open ended.

“My main message as a self-advocate is to treat everyone with dignity and respect. We are all people first, no matter our disability or race,” Petty said. n

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by Charlie Alison ★ BA’82 MA’04 While the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art just 30 minutes north of campus provides a world-renowned collection of artwork for Arkansans to see, another “gallery” just 30 seconds from the center of campus might rightfully claim to be the center of art created by Arkansans for Arkansans.

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Cow Grazing, Boxley Valley, by Alice Andrews

Pastel, 14 x 14, purchased in 2011

Spring Landscape, by Adrian Brewer

Oil on Masonite, 20 x 26, circa 1939

That gallery is �ow�er �ouse , the campus residence of Chancellor and Mrs. Gearhart, a home designed to provide a space for the university’s chancellor to entertain friends of the university, alumni, benefactors, students, parents, public dignitaries and faculty.

Since completion of Fowler House in 2008, Chancellors White and Gearhart have hosted more than 800 events, with more than 17,000 guests in attendance. Significant dignitaries have included former President Bill Clinton, former Panama President Ricardo Martinelli and several presidential cabinet members, U.S. senators and governors.

Just as important to the campus are the receptions that honor students who have achieved academic honors, faculty who have attained new successes and alumni who return for visits to campus.

Fowler House has become known as the “campus living room,” by allowing the university to further extend its hospitality in a comfortable and beautiful location designed to make guests feel especially welcome.

Adorning this campus living room, drawing all visitors to the Hill, are more than 30 works of art owned by the university as well as 11 pieces owned by the Gearharts themselves.

From the soft pastels of Alice Andrews’ Cow Grazing, Boxley Valley and Adrian Brewer’s Spring Landscape to the exuberant colors of George Hunt’s cubist Delta Bluesman and Donald Roller Wilson’s surrealistic Cookie, the art of Fowler House reminds visitors of the depth and breadth that Arkansas artists represent.

Delta Bluesman, by George Hunt

Acrylic on canvas, 16 x 20, undated

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Round Bales in Boxley Valley, by William McNamara

Watercolor, 16¾ x 11½, 2006

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Multicolored Vase, by James Hayes

Glass, undated

Earth AP4, by Anita Huffington

Bronze, 24¼ x 9½ x 6¾, 1990

Scenic pieces from Louis Freund, Charles Harrington and Glenn Gant give a regional hint of mountain towns like Eureka Springs.

Landscapes by Barry Thomas, Judy Howard, Glenn Swedlun and William McNamara spread the fields, thickets, swamps, hollows and hillsides of Arkansas across their canvasses.

Sculpture such as Anita Huffington’s Earth AP4, James Hayes’ handblown glass vases and Robyn Horn’s Slightly Off Course Again are the earliest three-dimensional pieces acquired.

The artwork has come from purchases by the university, gifts from benefactors and loans from the University of Arkansas Libraries.

Slightly Off Course Again, by Robyn Horn

Collibah burl, 20 x 21 x 7, 2008

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Waiting for Queen Elberta at the Peach Festival, by Carroll Cloar

Acrylic on panel, 23 x 34, 1989

Jane Gearhart said she couldn’t pick a favorite.

“So much thought and care went into the selection of each piece,” she said. “I particularly remember when Mike and Cathy Mayton of the Stella Boyle Smith Trust surprised us by personally delivering a Carroll Cloar painting — Waiting for Queen Elberta at the Peach Festival. It was a work Dave and I had our eye on for the Fowler collection and the Maytons made it happen.”

Judy Schwab, associate vice chancellor, helped identify artists and pieces to add to the university’s collection.

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“It’s been wonderful over the last seven years to see how the Fowler House art collection has fostered a deeper awareness and appreciation of Arkansas artists among the university’s alumni and friends, faculty, staff, and students,” she said. “The collection — which we began to acquire in 2008 — has increased awareness of our state’s artists and fostered a deeper appreciation of the importance and prominence of Arkansas artists in our country’s art history. Almost all visitors to the chancellor’s residence — and that’s been thousands each year — seem to have their favorite work or works.” n

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Irises on Gold, by Timothy Tyler

Watercolor, 2012

Literary Escape, by Nadine Rippelmeyer

Acrylic, acquired 2011

Ozark Cabin, by Louis Freund

Oil on panel, 24 x 18, 1938

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Pryor Center records today’s generation for tomorrow’s history

By Bob Whitby

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The term “oral history” is somewhat imprecise, referring to everything from cultural traditions passed down through generations via approved standard bearers, to grandma telling stories about her childhood. In that sense, oral history has been around as long as there have been words to speak and people to listen to them.

As used by the oral historians at the Pryor Center and similar repositories around the world, however, the term refers to a relatively new, more formalized, discipline. For them oral history is a practice characterized by recorded dialogue between a subject and an interviewer. The “recorded” aspect is key.

While formal efforts to save people’s stories date back many years — the Depression–era Federal Writers Project gathered the recollections of former slaves, for example — it wasn’t until 1948 that Columbia University historian Allan Nevins hit on the idea of using a tape recorder to capture and catalog history as told by the people who lived it.

Nevins, a prolific writer, was working on a biography of President Grover Cleveland at the time and realized that he lacked a rich paper trail to use as fodder for his book. So he set about interviewing and recording Cleveland’s associates, thanks to a still relatively new invention called the telephone, and the Columbia Oral History Research Office was born.

At first, Columbia’s oral historians concentrated on leaders in the fields of politics, business and social life. But in the 1960s, in response to social and cultural changes rocking the country, they expanded their efforts to include “regular” folks. A tapestry of voices and stories, the thinking went, comes closer to reaching some ultimate truth about the human condition than the recollections of a handful of elites.

Perhaps Joe Gould, an eccentric oral historian who lived and worked in New York in the first half of the 20th century, put it best: “What people say is history. What we used to think was history—kings and queens, treaties, inventions, big battles, beheadings, Caesar, Napoleon, Pontius Pilate, Columbus, William Jennings Bryan—is only formal history and largely false,” he was quoted as saying in a 1942 article in The New Yorker.

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he load in started at 8:30 a.m. Cameras, lights, microphones, cables, filters, monitors, computers and mixers all had to be moved from a rented box truck to the makeshift TV production studio that, a few hours earlier, had been Sharon Killian’s living room.

But before the equipment could go in, the furniture had to come out. So the crew of three shoved couches, bookshelves and chairs into corners. They rearranged pictures and knickknacks to achieve a balanced, eye-pleasing background, and they covered the windows of Killian’s spacious, light-filled home with thick, black fabric to block out ambient sunlight.

By noon the crew was finally finished with preparations and ready to start filming. Killian, a Jamaica-born painter who incorporates lush tropical colors and tight linear sensibilities in her art, sat down opposite interviewer Scott Lunsford to tell her life story, beginning in 1955 when she was born in Kingston and leading to how her work ended up hanging in the Fowler House, home of University of Arkansas Chancellor G. David Gearhart and his wife, Jane. No detail was too trivial for the record, no anecdote too anecdotal.

All the preparation, all the details, and the interview isn’t even intended for a particular audience; it is for the ages. Killian’s material will be archived at the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History alongside the life stories of hundreds of other musicians, politicians, business people, sports legends, cops, journalists, and regular Joes and Janes. It’s a growing collection that captures the past and present in the voices of people who did interesting things with their lives. The common thread is an Arkansas connection, and even that is only a beginning.

“These people we have interviewed are not just about Arkansas,” says Lunsford, the Pryor Center’s associate director. “These people that we have interviewed have made contributions for the greater good that goes beyond the state borders. It goes across the nation and sometimes around the world. It is amazing the influence someone who was brought up in Arkansas can have, an effect on what is going on in Europe, or the English Channel, or in Panama or anywhere. It just goes on forever.”

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Previous page: Ann Henry being interviewed by Pryor Center associate director Scott Lunsford. Left: Pryor Center director Randy Dixon, standing, prepares to interview Arkansas photographer Bill Seamans at his home in McGehee, Ark. Right: Pryor Center namesakes David and Barbara Pryor at the announcement of a major gift from the Tyson Family Foundation.

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“I’ll put down the informal history of the short-sleeved multitude— what they had to say about their jobs, love affairs, vittles, sprees, scrapes, and sorrows—or I’ll perish in the attempt.”

Gould never finished the immodestly titled opus he called “Oral History of our Time,” which he claimed was more than 9 million words long. In fact, he may never have even started it. But his ideas about oral history proved prescient.

The Pryor Center traces its roots to a trip that former U.S. Sen. David Pryor and his wife, Barbara, took shortly after he left the Senate in 1997. The couple traveled to Baton Rouge to mark the retirement of their friend, former U.S. Sen. Russell Long. After David made a speech at the state capitol, they took a tour of Louisiana State University that included the T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History. “I had heard a lot about it and requested to go through there,” David recalls. “And we were so fascinated with it. We got to talking and said, ‘What do we have in Arkansas to save all these interesting stories and characters and events? What do we have to save all this that is all being lost?’”

Pryor is widely regarded as one of the most popular politicians Arkansas has produced. He spent his career as a congressman, governor and senator crisscrossing the state, meeting constituents and listening to their stories. He saw something unique in the Arkansas experience and wanted a way to save it. On the drive back to Little Rock, the Pryors devised a plan to donate $220,000 in unused campaign funds to the University of Arkansas as seed money for the state’s own oral history center. Their idea blossomed into the Arkansas Center for Oral and Visual History, which was established in 1999.

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The center was initially housed at the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. It quickly found champions who understood the value of what the Pryors had created. In 2005, the center received a $2 million gift from the Tyson Family Foundation. The money created an endowment and allowed the center to expand and purchase muchneeded equipment. In 2007, it moved to the University Libraries’ Special Collections Department, and in 2009 it came under the auspices of the chancellor’s office, where it remains.

It also went through a name change along the way.

“At first, Pryor did not want his name on it,” recalls Jeannie Whayne, who was the chair of the U of A Department of History when the center was housed there and also the center’s founding director. “He thought that someone living should not have his name on something.

He is basically a very modest guy. Somewhere along the line, someone talked him into it.”

Neither Barbara nor David needed to be talked into including visual history in the center’s mission from the start, however. “To me [video] has been the future of oral history,” says Barbara. “It can go straight to the Internet. With oral history you have to record it, type it, proof it, then have someone sign off on it and read it. With visual it is instant it is all there. It can still be edited if it has to be.”

The emphasis on video makes the Pryor Center unique among its peers. Most oral history collections — Columbia and LSU included — rely solely on audio recordings. Here, the audio track of an interview is transcribed and put on the Internet, often accompanied by video clips. If future documentary filmmakers want high-quality footage of, say, former Gov. Mike Beebe or rock pioneer Dale Hawkins, the Pryor Center has it.

“We were the front runners,” notes Barbara.

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Left: Poet Chester Johnson being interviewed at the Pryor Center when it was located in Mullins Library. Top right: Morris Gist before his interview at the Gist Music Store in Helena, Ark. Bottom right: Ernie Dumas interviewing Dale Bumpers at the Bumpers residence in Little Rock, Ark.

Lunsford, the Pryor Center’s associate director and chief interviewer, estimates he’s logged more than 200 interviews to date. He’s had some notable help including David Pryor himself, who pitched in on the Arkansas Governor’s Project; Diane Blair, a political science professor who worked on Bill Clinton’s successful 1992 campaign and interviewed other campaign workers for the collection; and New York Times journalist turned University of Arkansas professor Roy Reed, who interviewed numerous former Arkansas Gazette reporters and editors for the center’s Arkansas Gazette Project.

“That was one of the best things I have ever been involved with,” says Reed, who covered the civil rights movement in the 1960s and wrote a definitive biography of Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus. “We have set out to find and interview every Gazette person who was still alive at the time. We didn’t make it, but we got enough of them for a good representative sample.”

In addition to its wealth of collected oral histories, the Pryor Center has also become a repository of sorts of important historical materials.

In 2009, ABC affiliate KATV in Little Rock donated a basement-sized collection of news films and videotapes dating to the 1950s, 26,000 hours in all, to the Pryor Center. Randy Dixon, KATV’s former news director and the Pryor Center’s director since 2013, says the Pryors had their eyes on the collection almost since the center opened.

“I had a relationship with Sen. Pryor because I covered him for years and years,” Dixon says. “In the last few years when he was in the Senate, he was at our station and I gave him a tour of the archives, which were cataloged probably better than any other television station in the country, so it was the largest collection of news footage anywhere. He was incredibly impressed with it.”

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Presley getting his famous Army haircut at Fort Chaffee to Bill Clinton’s first appearances on the public scene. Dixon, who spent 31 years at KATV, is the collection’s human index. “I pretty much know what is on all 26,000 tapes, because I lived it,” he says.

He also knew it was in danger of being lost. “The most important material we have is this pre-’70s film that was put on tapes 34 years ago.

Those tapes, if they go bad, we have lost maybe months of priceless film, maybe of [former U.S. Senator William] Fulbright or [former U.S. Senator John] McClellan, or all kinds of events.”

Slowly, one tape at a time, the Pryor Center is digitizing the KATV collection, which is now stored at the Arkansas State Library. At the rate they’re going the job will take 17 years. A recent $35,000 appropriation from the state’s General Improvement Fund will help speed that process along a bit, but saving the decaying KATV collection remains a priority.

Finishing the Pryor Center’s new facility in downtown Fayetteville is also a priority. As of fall 2014, the restructuring of what used to be a First National Bank building was well underway, with construction scheduled to be complete in the summer of 2015. The center’s new home will include six editing suites, a production studio, two control rooms, and a “story vault,” all looking out on the Fayetteville square through a wall of glass.

When complete, the Pryor Center will be a destination for Arkansans to come and tell their own stories for the ages. There’s no shortage of them, says Pryor. “Pound for pound, Arkansas has more interesting characters that have helped to shape this state and what it is all about than any other. Entrepreneurs on down, this state has them and we are trying to make this and future generations aware of it. Maybe it will inspire someone somewhere down the line.” n

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The Women’s Giving Circle Demonstrates the Power of Philanthropy

By Jennifer Holland  MED’08 Created in 2002 during the Campaign for the Twenty-First Century, the Women’s Giving Circle’s original purpose was to encourage women as philanthropic leaders. Now, 13 years later, the Circle has evolved into an energetic group of women who are intellectual, outspoken and driven to see the University of Arkansas succeed. They care deeply about the causes they choose to support and find great joy in celebrating their philanthropy.

They are professionals, recent graduates, friends, community volunteers, mothers and daughters. All women are invited to join, regardless of their connection to the university or their proximity. And they all come to the table with a voice and a vote.

Each year, members of the Circle contribute either $500 or $1,000 – those paying $500 are university employees, students or recent graduates – into a pooled fund for awarding at the fall voting event.

Over the summer, the Circle sends out a call for proposals to the campus community, and a grants committee screens the initial requests that are received. After careful consideration and membership input, a select group is then invited to present at the fall voting event. It is at this event where lives will be changed.

The voting events are enthusiastic, spirited and often emotional.

Nearly everyone there has a heartstring tugged at some point. Still, when it’s time to vote, the members get down to business. There are calculations and questions: “What if we did this?” and “What if we gave more here?” At the end of the process, the members sit back and sigh with satisfaction at the allocations and eagerly await the award ceremony.

As grants are awarded, smiles light up the room. Recipients are elated – and sometimes shocked – when their names are called,

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and some are given more funding than originally requested. The members celebrate alongside them and offer heartfelt congratulations, hugs and handshakes.

As climactic as the voting event is every year, the work that takes place after it is truly what drives the Women’s Giving Circle. Many of their recipients have gone on to do extraordinary things with their grant funding, and the results of their work inspire the members to continue growing and giving.

Above and Beyond Jean Button’s experience with the Women’s Giving Circle was a moving example of asking for a little and receiving a lot.

Button and her colleague, Lenda Creger, both research assistants for the School of Social Work, listened to the comments made by caseworkers working with the Division of Children and Family Services and identified a need that her team could help with: providing on-call bags to workers who investigate homes and may find themselves removing children from troubling situations. She found that many counties were just given one on-call bag to share, and those bags were often incomplete. Button and Creger, with the help of some Social Work students, polled the workers to find out what they could use, and then developed a model bag that could be replicated with funding.

In 2005, Button and Creger submitted a “very lean” proposal to the Women’s Giving Circle that asked for $1,250. However, when they presented the proposal to the group, they were shocked by the response.

“They asked me, ‘what more could the Women’s Giving Circle do to help?’” said Button. “We were stunned. It was a wonderful experience.

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Dreaming Big, Fighting Hunger Angela Oxford, director of the Center for Community Engagement, has seen three of her programs in the Division of Student Affairs enhanced by four grants from the Women’s Giving Circle, and she has purposefully involved her students in the grant writing and awarding process each time.

“The Women’s Giving Circle is a great way for our students to be a part of the process, and it’s a great place to get started,” said Oxford.

Oxford oversees her students’ work on the grant requests and helps them practice, so they are fully prepared for presentation day. But she also notes that the experience of presenting in front of a room of philanthropic women is not one-sided.

“It’s important to get philanthropists in front of our students,” she says. “The people we work with are the state’s future philanthropists.”

The hard work undertaken by Oxford and her students has certainly paid off. In 2012, she led the Volunteer Action Center, a student-run organization, with their proposal to fund a literacy program. The

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$9,728 in funding that they received from the Circle launched a Scholastic Reads program for targeted schools in Northwest Arkansas and is still flourishing today.

The next year, Oxford and her students returned to present two more proposals to the Circle: one for the Full Circle Campus Food Pantry and one for the Dream B.I.G. program. Both were successful.

The Full Circle Campus Food Pantry received $8,250 for their Baskets of Hope program, which gave student volunteers the opportunity to purchase items and assemble spring cleaning, summer picnic, Thanksgiving and holiday baskets for students, faculty and staff who struggle with food insecurity.

Women’s Giving Circle members even volunteered to assist with the assembly.

That year, the Dream B.I.G. program also received $9,750 for their Girl Power Conference, which benefited students in the MarvellElaine school district. In May 2014, 88 girls from the school district participated in the conference, where they were treated like professional attendees and learned about environmental literacy, making healthy choices, good decision-making, social media and positive self-esteem.

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Instead of being grilled about why we were asking, they wanted to do more to assist.”

Button’s initial request quadrupled into a $5,000 grant from the Circle. “That just doesn’t happen,” she said. “We were so touched.”

Adding to the excitement, the Circle went beyond the grant funding and set up a drive to collect bottles, pacifiers and other items – even teddy bears - needed for the bags. When the project was completed, 200 bags had been assembled and delivered to workers and aides in 11 northwest Arkansas counties who helped with transporting children.

“We were able to do a lot more than we had anticipated,” said Button. “When we delivered the bags, the workers were just floored, and we told them the story of the Women’s Giving Circle.”

Nearly 10 years later, the bags are still in use.

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(Above) Women’s Giving Circle members and guests at the fall 2014 voting reception held the night before their annual voting event. (Below - top) Jean Button presents an on-call bag funded by the Circle. (Below – bottom) Members and guests volunteer at the Full Circle Campus Food Pantry.

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of teachers across the state, the Circle voted to double the amount he requested and award him $30,000.

“This grant gave us the ability to put more teachers in classrooms across the state,” said Brown. “When we accept and place more fellows, there is an increased impact on students in our state.”

In 2014, Brown returned to the group and requested another $27,500 – enough to cover five fellows’ stipends for their first year.

During his presentation, Brown noted that in the first two years of the program, the Arkansas Teacher Corps had received over 200 requests for teachers from districts across the state.

And in that same period of time, the Arkansas Teacher Corps had initially placed 41 teachers in 16 districts and 21 schools, while still leaving Caroline Lampinen (left), Arkansas Teacher Corps director of training and professional nearly 160 requests unfilled by the program. development, brainstorms with Dennis Felton (right), a 2013 Arkansas Teacher Corps Fellow, Sensing that a real difference could be made at a professional development event in Little Rock. with more funding for fellows, the Women’s Giving Circle once again decided to award Overall, Dream B.I.G. has been wildly successful for all parties more than what was requested. That afternoon, Brown accepted the involved. Oxford reports that the girls in the Marvell-Elaine district largest grant ever given by the Circle on behalf of the Arkansas Teacher look forward to their activities with the university, and the collegiate Corps program and walked away with an additional $38,500 for mentors greatly enjoy making a difference. teacher stipends. The excitement on his face said it all.

“Since our involvement with the school district, we have seen a “Getting funding from programs like the Women’s Giving Circle 60 percent drop in infraction rates from the girls we are mentoring,” shows how well Arkansas Teacher Corps Fellows are doing.” notes Oxford.

Adding to its momentum, Dream B.I.G. came back to the Women’s Waste Not, Want Not Giving Circle in 2014 with a funding request for $4,399.24 for their Some of the most intriguing recipients of Women’s Giving Educational Sessions series, which aims to offer two sessions during the Circle grants are the programs, projects and research that wouldn’t program’s Alternative Spring Break Camp in 2015: college preparation be in existence without its funding, particularly the ones that were and sexual health. Charity Walker, a staff member of the Center for forerunners for addressing a critical issue or need.

Community Engagement and former student volunteer, articulated the Susan Schneider, a faculty member and LLM director in the School reasoning for the proposal and the need for additional education. Her of Law, brought a proposal to the table in 2012 that requested $12,000 appeal was met with enthusiasm, and the Circle ended up granting the for a food recovery information project. program $11,000 – over twice the amount originally requested.

Now a hot topic that garners national attention, food recovery had deep roots at the School of Law and grew out of Schneider’s interest Building A Stronger Corps and the university’s own stature as the first law school to teach food law Benton Brown, executive director of the Arkansas Teacher Corps, and policy. Schneider’s proposal focused on the Bill Emerson Good has the distinct honor of receiving the largest grant ever awarded by Samaritan Food Donation Act, which provides protection for grocery the Women’s Giving Circle and is two for two in having his grant stores to give away food, and sought to provide a real-world resource for requests funded. businesses that didn’t have a use for wholesome unused food.

The Arkansas Teacher Corps is a teacher-preparation program Schneider sought to research and compile a food recovery guide designed by the College of Education and Health Professions to help that could be written and designed specifically for industry. Schneider’s Arkansas school districts fill open teaching positions in high-need areas. proposal was awarded the full amount from the circle that year. She The program officially kicked off in 2013 with 21 fellows receiving a assigned two of her graduate assistants, Nicole Civita and James Haley $15,000 stipend over three years, in addition to their teaching salary. to the task and “Food Recovery: A Legal Guide” was subsequently That same year, Brown presented a proposal to the Women’s Giving created and disseminated as a resource.

Circle and asked for $15,000 to fund an additional three fellows for Taking her project a step further, Schneider returned to the Women’s one year. After hearing his presentation and learning about the shortage Giving Circle in 2013 and requested $8,500 in funding for phase

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Seeding Success Projects and programs aren’t the only things commonly funded by the Women’s Giving Circle. Faculty and student research are also popular funding recipients.

David Zaharoff, an assistant professor and holder of the Twenty-First Century Professorship in Biomedical Engineering, is arguably one of the most successful research funding recipients, and he has the Circle to thank for helping him complete some of his initial work.

Zaharoff brought a proposal to the Circle in 2011 that asked for funding to develop immunotherapy to prevent the recurrence of breast cancer. He was awarded $15,000 that year, and the grant he received allowed him to purchase a hematology analyzer, which is used to analyze cells in the blood. As Zaharoff explains, developing an immunotherapy treatment is one thing, but proving that treatment isn’t toxic is another. Therefore, the analyzer was of utmost importance to his research and gave him the opportunity to complete the science behind his work before moving on to clinical studies.

“I’m a huge fan of the Women’s Giving Circle,” Zaharoff said, and noted that his wife is also a member. “When donors have more control over where the money goes, it’s more personal. They have a vote, and I appreciate that.”

Thanks in part to the initial grant, Zaharoff is now in the process of publishing his work and has received national exposure.

This past year, he was awarded $1.5 million from the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health to further his research. With previous support from his endowed professorship, the Arkansas Biosciences Institute and the Women’s Giving Circle, he has now received more than $3 million in competitive state and federal grants.

Coming Full Circle After completing 12 years of funding cycles, the Women’s Giving Circle is poised for their next great achievement – reaching the $1 million mark in the amount of money awarded.

“After our grant cycle this fall, we reached nearly $900,000 in total money given back to the campus,” said Charlotte Taylor, executive director of development. “Our goal for 2015 is to reach $1 million.

Reaching it will be a significant achievement that all of the members can be proud of.

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two of the project, which would allow for greater distribution of the materials that had been developed in phase one.

Upon receiving full funding for her grant request, Schneider again turned to Nicole Civita, who now was a Visiting Assistant Professor at the law school. Nicole created a blog, worked with the food recovery network, helped a local UA group get started with their own food recovery efforts, and spoke as an expert on food recovery. The program was even mentioned in USA Today.

“Without the Women’s Giving Circle grant, none of this would have happened,” said Schneider. “They funded the research and production of the guide, and then phase two distributed it nationally. The whole organization is so amazing.”

The awarding of grants at the annual voting event: (Top) Grant recipient Benton Brown receives the largest grant ever awarded by the Circle - $38,500 for the Arkansas Teacher Corps Fellows. (Middle) Representatives from Dream B.I.G. accept a grant from the Circle in 2013. (Bottom) Susan Schneider accepts a grant for phase two of her Food Recovery Project in 2013.

“The money that we’ve awarded hasn’t stopped at the edge of campus. It can be seen throughout Northwest Arkansas and the state.

The footprint of our impact is growing and will continue to do so as our membership grows. Faculty benefit, students benefit and our community benefits. The Women’s Giving Circle gives something back to everyone involved.”

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A S S O C I AT I O N S

In 1990, the Arkansas Alumni Association accepted the challenge to fund a merit scholarship that would reward students for their accomplishments in both academics and in leadership. This idea blossomed and grew into several different scholarships with the same central idea – to attract outstanding students to the University of Arkansas. The Alumni Association, through its members, chapters and societies, now sponsors five scholarships and grant programs.

As you know, ongoing support of alumni scholarships comes from the Razorback Collegiate License Plate program, regularly know as Hog Tags. When you see one of these official license plates, you know that $25 from each plate supports the Arkansas Alumni Association’s “Roads” Scholarship program. Because of contributions from supports across the state like you, we now have more than 30,000 Hog Tags on the road in Arkansas, which provide over $750,000 in scholarship funding.

I am proud to report that this year marks the 25th Anniversary of the Arkansas Alumni Association Scholarship Program. As we complete the review of applicants for the 26th class of scholars, I wanted to highlight the achievements of some current and former recipients.

Sydney Dickson, who will graduate this May with a civil engineering degree, has won scholarships to attend an international conference and present in Europe. After graduation, she plans to work in the oil and gas industry. She is an Alumni Endowed Scholar, and her sister, Lindsey Dickson, also a current student, is an Alumni Board of Directors Scholar.

Tevin Wooten, a December 2014 graduate and “Roads Scholar,” and Channing Barker, a former Alumni Legacy Scholar, both work as reporters for television station KNWA in Northwest Arkansas.

Trey Smith, a freshman Black Alumni Scholar and theater major, is the president of the Northwest Arkansas Dream Keepers. He recently played the role of Martin Luther King Jr. in a University Theatre production.

LaKendra Spates, a former “Roads” Scholar chose to give back to her community and created a scholarship for students at her high school in Helena-West Helena.

Laura Yarbrough, a 2010 biological sciences graduate and former endowed scholar, is living in Shanghai, China, where she is a project manager of new product development at an American generic pharmaceutical company in the Shanghai office.

Lastly, I wanted to thank those dedication volunteers and staff who take time to make the Arkansas Alumni Association Scholarship Program possible. And, I want you thank you, our alumni family, for continuing to support the program over the past 25 years. For more information about Arkansas Alumni Association scholarships, visit www.arkansasalumni.org/scholarships.

With Razorback Pride,

Stephanie S. Streett ✪+ BA’91 President, Arkansas Alumni Association

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VERY DAY University of Arkansas alumni and students leave a footprint on the state of Arkansas.

Starting now, four issues of Arkansas magazine will highlight alumni living in each region of the state through a series called “Impact Arkansas.” This issue features three alumni and one student from the southwest region of the state who proudly represent their alma mater through their work and community involvement.

In addition to the magazine, the Arkansas Alumni Association will soon hit the road to celebrate current and

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former Alumni Association scholars. “Alumni Scholar Celebrations” in Jonesboro, Fayetteville, Hot Springs and Little Rock, will help raise awareness of the Alumni Association’s “Million Dollar Scholarship” program. Within the state, 253 Arkansas Alumni Association scholarship recipients call Arkansas home.

Every alumnus can make an impact on the University and the state. Contact Heath Bowman, director of outreach and chapters, at habowman@uark.edu to get involved with the Arkansas Alumni Association.

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Victoria Maloch ★ A pre-law agricultural business major, Maloch proudly represents the state and the university as one of the only officers of the national Future Farmers of America organization ever elected from Arkansas.

The 2014-15 officer team, travels more than 100,000 national and international miles to interact with business and industry leaders. It includes thousands of FFA members and teachers, corporate sponsors, government and education officials, state FFA leaders, the general public and more. As a student, she enjoys Greek life in Chi Omega, serves on the Associated Student Government and as a Volunteer Action Center literacy mentor. One of her college highlights was meeting President Bill Clinton.

Maloch first got involved with the Arkansas Alumni Association through the Student Alumni Board as chairman for the first Senior Walk Dedication in April 2014, which invites graduates back to the University for the unveiling of their name on the sidewalk. She first heard about SAB from people talking about the good work of U of A alumni and knew she wanted to be part of that legacy.

The first in her family to attend the U of A, she grew up watching Razorback football games and fell in love with the campus when she visited. She credits the U of A faculty, staff and friends in organizations like the Student Alumni Board for their support in her success at the university. She said she would not have been able to accomplish everything without the understanding of her professors when she traveled.

She said she constantly hears about the clout that surrounds the U of A and its positive reputation. As alumni of the U of A, you have an instant connection and instant relationship with people – from strangers to friends like you knew each other forever, she said.

Being part of SAB or the Alumni Association allows you to build relationships, connect with people and be a peer to all of the other impressive members and alumni of the U of A, she added.

It’s important to get involved at the U of A to preserve the value of your degree, connect to peers, share experiences, give back so that others can have the experience that you did and help preserve the traditions that you enjoyed.

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Impact from: Hot Springs Jeff Stephens ✪+ BSIE’86 “It is amazing to me how every day I use my education to make daily business and personal decisions,” Stephens said.

“Without my degree and the influences of the professors I had in industrial engineering, I doubt I would have had as much confidence to succeed. The small things that a professor can say can last for a lifetime.”

Stephens said that besides his education, the network of friends and colleagues has been invaluable to him over the years. By staying connected, he helps provide that same opportunity to future students and alumni.

His first experiences with the Arkansas Alumni Association occurred when he would meet his parents, Larry and Gwen Stephens, at the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House on football weekends.

“During these visits I learned how much they enjoyed staying connected with their past university contacts who also attended the pre-game gatherings,” he said. “Later, after graduation, I became involved with the Garland County Chapter of the Arkansas Alumni Association. We had a good group that like to have fun and raise money for scholarships. I am a past president of the group but probably have had the most enjoyment in being scholarship chairman.

We have awarded several thousands of dollars over the years to local scholars. It is very gratifying to be able to give back.”

Stephens also gives back by serving on the Arkansas Alumni Association’s National Board of Directors, following in the footsteps of his father, a past board president.

“I would say that my biggest impact may have been in helping and promoting the establishment of a scholarship endowment fund at the chapter level,” Stephens said. “Our chapter has worked hard to keep it going and growing over the years. We like to award scholarships. The impacts of help establishing policy as part of the national Arkansas Alumni board are also very important to me.”

When talking with prospective students, he tells them to visit the university and meet some of the professors in their area of interest before making any decisions. “Once they have been there, I think the decision becomes much easier to become a student of the U of A and hopefully a future Alumni Association member!”

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Impact from: Hot Springs Becca Ohman BLA’00 Ohman, director of operations at Garvan Woodland Gardens in Hot Springs National Park, stays connected to the University of Arkansas through her job. Garvan Gardens, a botanical garden nestled in the Ouachita Mountains of southwest Arkansas, is an extension of the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture and a gift from local industrialist and philanthropist Verna Cook Garvan.

Ohman said growing and strengthening the connection and communication with the university has been a focus for the gardens during the last few years. Most recent collaborations include the Garvan pavilion and tree house.

The gardens serve as a learning opportunity for students at the University of Arkansas through projects that allow learning experiences beyond the classroom. Ohman was involved in the Summer 2014 Mystic Creatures cooperative project of the gardens in-house design and fabrication teams and the Landscape Architecture Department in the Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas.

Ohman said she is proud to be a part of a system that provides amazing learning opportunities and unique experiences to U of A students. She considers this her dream job, which she found after spending a stint in Vail Valley, Colorado. There she “found a niche that inspired her,” something she didn’t think she would find in Arkansas until she took her kids to Garvan Woodland Gardens and ran into current associate executive director Bob Byers. After asking her former U of A professor if they were hiring, she joined the staff a short time later.

She is proud to work for her alma mater in such a unique environment and give back to the university through her job. She gets to see and feel firsthand the impact that the university has beyond campus on the state. It makes you appreciate even more your experiences and time as a student and how truly great the university is for the local community and the state as a whole, she said. You don’t realize “how wide the arm of the U of A is” until you graduate and all the different bubbles begin to bump, she added.

The most colorful time at the gardens is happening right now during the Tulip Extravaganza from mid-March through mid-April.

More information is available at www.garvangardens.org.

Impact from: Magnolia Steve Nipper ✪+ BSBA’71 MBA’73 The first in his family to graduate from the University of Arkansas, Steve Nipper used his business degrees to pursue a longtime banking career, retiring as president of BancorpSouth Magnolia on his 65th birthday.

After graduation, he worked in Dallas and Little Rock before returning to Magnolia, his hometown, in 1989 to become the president of Union National Bank of Magnolia. In 1996, Nipper moved across the street as the executive vice president in February to First National Bank of Magnolia, becoming president in 2000 of the bank that’s now known as BancorpSouth.

“I continue to have good long-time friends,” Nipper said.

“Graduating from the U of A and continuing my work career in Arkansas were good compliments. I still have good friends that live all over our great state.”

He has spent the past 25 years giving back to the University as a member of ThoroughReds and serving on the Arkansas Alumni Association Board of Directors for 11 years. He served as board president from July 2010-12. A life member, Steve and his wife, Deborah, often attend Alumni Association events, whether it’s the Hog Wild Tailgates during football season or traveling with Razorback Road Trips.

“I will always remember being at the Big Shootout of 1969,” he said. “I will treasure my days in the Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity house. I remember walking up the hill in the snow to classes. Also we studied in the old library, now the architecture building.”

Even though he’s retired, he continues to stay involved in his community, including serving as president of the Magnolia Rotary Club. He has held numerous professional and community service leadership roles – president of the Little Rock Jaycees, a member of the Magnolia City Hospital Board of Commissioners, the Magnolia Arts Council, president of the Magnolia United Way and president of the Magnolia/Columbia County Chamber of Commerce. Twice, Arkansas governors have appointed him to leadership positions.

He never misses an opportunity to tell prospective students about the University of Arkansas. “The U of A is our state’s flagship university,” he added. “You get a great education and develop life-time friends and relationships.” ■

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The Arkansas Alumni Association was proud to provide more than 250 scholarships to Arkansas students in the academic year 2014.

The impact spreads across the state, as evidenced by the number of alumni scholars per region.

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Seniors of Significance The Arkansas Alumni Association honored its first class of Seniors of Significance during a reception at the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House on Jan. 31. Seventy-one graduating seniors, commemorating the University’s founding date of 1871, were recognized as well as their faculty or staff mentor. The 71 students were selected from 400 nominations and represent each University of Arkansas undergraduate academic college, 11 states and China. These exceptional seniors combine academic achievement, leadership skills and substantial extracurricular campus and/or community activities.

This year also celebrates the 50th year of honoring a senior male and female undergraduate through the Senior Honor Citation program, as well as the re-established Razorback Classics program. Students selected as Seniors of Significance have the opportunity to update their application in the 2015 spring semester to be further considered for these awards. During the reception, the Seniors of Significance received a special honor cord to wear during graduation. n

Seniors of Significance, listed alphabetically: DeShaun Artis Magnolia Brooke Atwell Rogers Lindsey Bach Tulsa, OK Cameron Boyland Little Rock Sean Bryant Greenwood John Carradini Tulsa, OK Amy Cosgrove Prairie Village, KS Christina Crowder Tulsa, OK Samantha Cusumano Kansas City, MO Nicole Daniels Wichita, KS Alison Davila Lee’s Summit, MO Gina Densmore Cabot Sydney Dickson Joplin, MO Quan Feng Guangdong, China Donna Freeman Van Buren William French Hot Springs Kelsey Furr Van Buren Grace Gandy Dallas, TX Ayana Gray Atlanta, GA Kyle “Ranger” Guillory Hot Springs William Hanson Flower Mound, TX Rocky Hedrick Greenbrier Madeline Henson Fort Smith Grace Heymsfield Elkins

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Kristen Holmes Turrell Nathan Hopper Benton Kelly Hudnall Rogers Qili “Lily” Jin Austin, TX Morgan Johnson Springdale Braylon Junior Little Rock Alicia Kauffman Hope Julia Kucherich York, PA Elizabeth Kyle Bentonville Kali Lantefield Leawood, KS Robert Lee West Fork Thanh Le Fort Smith Yuhui “Micy” Liu Yongzhou, China Andrea Love Fayetteville Shaquille Lowe Reed Aneeka Majid Fayetteville Padmavathy Manavazhahan Rogers Taylor Martin Tontitown Jennifer McArthur-Diehl Marshfield, MO Lauren McFalls Fayetteville Daniel McFarland Keithville, LA Phillip Meek Fort Smith Monica Miller Little Rock Rebecca Moix Conway

Amy Moorehead Little Rock Sandi Morris Greenville, SC Louis “Marty” Murad Dallas, TX Samantha Nutter Katy, TX Casey O’Grady Orlando, FL Margaret Power Bentonville Lindsey Roe Rogers Mallori Sando Highland Village, TX Cicely Shannon Texarkana Mohammad “Zia” Siddiqui Little Rock Mallory Smith Tyler, TX Hannah Smith Kansas City, MO Riley Snell Jonesboro DeAnna Snyder Wynne Jordan Sooter Bentonville Nicole Soulsby Little Rock Sean Stewart Georgetown, TX Hunter Waddell Shreveport, LA Matthew Watters Arkadelphia Desmond Webb Little Rock Amy West Westcliff, CO Kelly Williams Fort Smith Mike Wyse Flower Mound, TX

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Volunteers from the Missouri Chapters of the Arkansas Alumni Association came together to host the first ARMOgeddon tailgate at the University of Missouri on Nov. 28. The event included a silent auction, Razorvets presentation, games, food and lots of fun. More than 600 fans gathered at the Hearnes Center at Mizzou during Thanksgiving weekend, raising more than $5,000 in scholarship funds from the proceeds!

Arkansas Alumni Embrace Battle Line Rivalry

By Mistie Thompson BA’93 It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…

Okay, maybe it wasn’t quite that dramatic, but the inaugural Battle Line Rivalry between the Razorbacks and the Missouri Tigers did offer great moments of fun and friendship despite the heartbreaking 21-14 loss in Columbia. Nearly 600 enthusiastic U of A alumni and friends, as well as 30 hardworking volunteers, gathered at Mizzou’s Hearnes Center for a pre-game tailgate that included a barbecue feast, a silent auction to raise scholarship dollars, and a rousing appearance by the Razorback cheerleaders and pep band.

The planning for this long-awaited football rivalry kickoff party started some 15 months earlier, when Gateway Hogs (St. Louis) Alumni Chapter president Bob Kolf BSCE’78 broached the idea of joining forces with Kansas City Alumni Chapter leader Robert Koenig to host a statewide event. Encouraged by Heath Bowman, Arkansas Alumni Association director of outreach and chapters, they also recruited the Springfield Chapter, led by Debi Gullett and Heather Arnold from the Joplin Chapter as well as alumni in Columbia to join the party.

By game day on Nov. 28, this statewide alumni effort had pulled together a tailgate that netted nearly $7,000 in scholarship funds for Missouri high school students to attend the U of A through a combination of sponsorships, donations, t-shirt sales, and a silent auction. It also gave alumni an opportunity to show family and friends who had never experienced Razorback spirit a true Hog fan encounter.

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“It was really exciting to see the cheerleaders and pep band lead us in the Hog Call,” said Kolf. “Many of us have family and friends who are Mizzou alumni or fans, so we had a great time showing them some of the traditions they’ve heard about from us for years.”

Although the Hogs lost to Mizzou, future U of A students were the real winners on Battle Line Rivalry day, nicknamed ARMOgeddon by chapter leaders. Chancellor G. David Gearhart matched the funds raised at the event, giving the alumni chapters nearly $14,000 in scholarship money to help Missouri students attend the U of A. The event also spawned a new alumni chapter in Columbia, right in the Tigers’ backyard, and the newest Missouri chapter – led by Ember Davis - is looking forward to working together with the other Show-Me state alumni groups on future events.

“While we would have liked a different outcome for the game, we had a great time and made wonderful friendships with the other chapters,” said Kolf. “We’re all grateful to Heath Bowman and the entire Alumni Association staff for helping us with the many details that made the tailgate a huge success.” Kolf and his fellow Missouri chapter leaders have already started discussions about an event around the 2015 Battle Line Rivalry and soon will be polling members to gather more ideas for the tailgate. “We’re hoping to bring a large contingent down from Missouri for next year’s game in Fayetteville for the full Razorback gameday experience – and hopefully finish the regular season with a big win.” n

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The Washington, D.C., Chapter hosted a fundraiser for the American Red Cross to support the recovery efforts in response to April 2014 tornadoes that caused mass devastation throughout central Arkansas. With the help of key sponsors and an active and concerned membership base, the D.C. Chapter raised nearly $5,000 for families affected by the storms.

Spencer Lucker, president, and Heba Abdelaal, membership/ philanthropy chair, accept the Spirit of Service Award during the Volunteer Summit.

Revitalized Washington D.C. Chapter Flourishing In June 2013, the Washington, D.C., Chapter of the Arkansas Alumni Association created a signature event to kick off the reinvigorated chapter. Expecting a small crowd, chapter leaders were thrilled as 75 alumni came to hear Sen. Mark Pryor and Sen. John Boozman speak. Since then, the chapter has taken off.

“Our focus was to create a community of Arkansas alumni to connect with each other, the University of Arkansas and our home state,” said Spencer Lucker BA’10, chapter president.

In May 2014, inspired in the wake of the Mayflower tornado that ravaged the central Arkansas area, members of the revitalized D.C. Chapter decided to respond. The group raised $4,600 for the American Red Cross. For their efforts, the chapter received the Alumni Association’s Spirit of Service Award during the 2014 Volunteer Summit.

“We wanted to show we care deeply for Arkansas,” said Spencer Lucker BA’10, chapter president. “We wanted to be there to help.”

Other community service activities have included a food drive that collected 200 food items and $250 in cash in coordination with other Southeastern Conference alumni groups from Alabama, Tennessee and Texas A&M and a Toys for Tots drive with the U.S. Marines. Lucker said the SEC groups are also planning an SEC community service day and an SEC golf tournament.

The chapter also decided it was time for a new watch party location.

At the same time, the Hawk ‘n’ Dove on Pennsylvania Avenue was looking for a team to adopt, so it became the “Home of the Razorbacks.” The first watch party at the new location attracted nearly 80 Razorback fans.

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“Since we’re all native-Arkansans and diehard Razorback fans, we thought we could draw local U of A alumni back to the chapter by putting an emphasis on providing a better, more gameday-like atmosphere at watch parties that not only showed the games but also provided the passion and camaraderie to which Arkansas fans are accustomed,” said Tyler Reis BA’07, chapter secretary.

“Much of our chapter’s recent participation success can be credited to our local alumni,” Reis added. “While we’ve concentrated on establishing a robust digital media presence to keep local alumni aware of chapter events, the success is largely due to the enthusiastic response we’ve gotten via our chapter’s Facebook, Twitter and chapter website.

“Additionally, through the stewardship of current mentorship chair, Tommy Pevehouse BA’09, we recently launched a chapter mentorship program aimed at aiding recent U of A graduates looking to move to D.C. While the program aims to connect aspiring professionals from the University of Arkansas with local alumni who can help kick start their young careers, it can also be a place where those looking to move to the area can go for advice on smaller things like where to live, things to do, etc.”

With an alumni base of 1,400 in the Washington, D.C., area, the chapter continues to look for ways to grow and connect alumni.

“What started as a way for Razorback fans to enjoy football games (although we now watch basketball and baseball together, too!) has become a way for people to connect and give back as U of A graduates in Washington, D.C., all year round,” Reis said. “While we’re pretty happy with the success we’ve seen so far, we feel that there is so much more we can accomplish as an organization.” n

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Ring Ceremony Honors Seniors Official University of Arkansas class rings were presented to students who graduated in fall 2014 at the traditional ring ceremony on Dec. 18, 2014. The Arkansas Alumni Association hosted the ceremony at the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House.

The class ring symbolizes the goals achieved by graduates of the University of Arkansas and the tradition of fostering loyalty, pride and recognition among graduates and alumni.

The official ring’s symbolism emphasizes the common bond of all University of Arkansas graduates.

Following the ring ceremony, the Alumni Association hosted a Graduate Farewell reception for all graduating seniors and their families. During the event, participants enjoyed hors d’oeuvres, cake and a special toast to graduates.

The final Spring Ring Ceremony will occur on May 7.

Beginning in the fall, the Alumni Association will move the ceremony to Family Weekend to allow seniors to receive and wear their rings throughout their senior year. This is part of an effort by the Student Alumni Board to raise awareness and to increase the tradition of the Official Class Ring. The fall ceremony will be held on Sept. 18 prior to the Texas Tech vs.

Arkansas football game. All alumni are invited to order a ring and participate in the ceremony if they have not in the past. n

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Matthew Moss and Aric Fisher proudly show off their University of Arkansas rings.

Graduating senior Shaquille Lowe receives his University of Arkansas ring from Brandy Cox, associate vice chancellor for alumni and executive director of the Arkansas Alumni Association.

Graduating seniors who purchased class rings attended the traditional fall ring ceremony at the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House.

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CHAPTERS / SOCIETIES -1The newly reactivated Charleston Chapter had a successful watch party for the Arkansas vs. Georgia football game on Oct. 18 despite the loss.

-2Sean Gentry, Houston Chapter president, congratulates Leandra Carruthers on winning tickets to the Texas Bowl during a drawing at the Razorback Rally at Dave & Buster’s.

Emily Collins won the drawing for Texas Tech tickets this fall.

-3The Las Vegas Chapter of the Arkansas Alumni Association spread Razorback pride during a golf outing at Angel Park Oct. 23.

-4The San Francisco Chapter gathered at the Rodgers home for a pool party and to watch the football Hogs beat Texas Tech 49-28 on Sept. 13.

-5Hog fans of all ages gathered in St. Louis for watch parties all football season long at Helen Fitzgerald’s Irish Grill and Pub. Volunteers from the St. Louis Chapter also participated in the execution of the first ARMOgeddon tailgate event and took another road trip to Columbia to join Razorbacks on Jan. 24 to watch Arkansas basketball take on Missouri.

-6Hosted by the Washington, D.C., Chapter volunteers, Hog fans cheered on the Razorback football team against Alabama at the Hawk ‘n’ Dove on Oct. 11.

-7Alumni golfing in the Dominican Republic are ready for the Black Alumni Society Reunion 2015 Endowed Golf Tournament on April 17. For more information, visit www. arkansasalumni.org/BASReunion.

-8The Bumpers College Alumni Society held its annual Alumni & Friends Tailgate in the fall at the Maudine Sanders Plaza and Hawkins Family Terrace at the Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences Building. n

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by Luke Crenshaw, President What is the background of your organization?

Lambda Chi Alpha was established at Boston University over a century ago, in 1909 at Boston University in Massachusetts. Since then the brotherhood has vastly expanded, quickly becoming one of the top 10 largest international fraternities in the world, including multiple chapters in the state, and establishing the Gamma Chi chapter at the University of Arkansas in 1925. Lambda Chi has thrived at Arkansas, with members earning a cumulatively higher GPA than all other IFC fraternities 13 out of the past 14 semesters, as well as unmatched philanthropic community involvement. Successes had by Lambda Chi are rooted in its teachings, which include service, responsibility, patriotism, and personal courage, creating the foundation for strong and genuine brotherly bonds.

How does your organization give back to the community?

Philanthropy is a cornerstone of Lambda Chi teachings. Lambda Chi stands out in its service, providing thousands and thousands of pounds of food to local and state food banks. Service is a genuine action that is taken to help others who live with and around the fraternity. In the fall, the chapter holds the watermelon bust one-day philanthropy, with sororities competing in different challenges and bringing together huge amounts of food to contribute to community families who need a hand up. Watermelon Bust alone raised 101,000 pounds of food, underscoring that Lambda Chi Alpha sticks to what it stands for, doing more than just the talking, and conducting one of the largest on-campus food drives at the University.

Top: Starting in early summer the Lambda Chi house will begin a renovation project. The members are excited about the progress that will be made for their chapter.

Right: Lambda Chi’s biggest philanthropy event of the year is a watermelon bust.

All sororities compete in a food drive and field games.

This year Lambda Chi raised 101,000 pounds of food for Feeding America, their national philanthropic partner.

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Lower right: The ninth annual Pi Beta Phi 5K for children’s literacy began at the Pi Beta Phi Centennial Gate. This gate was donated to the campus as a celebration for Pi Phi being on the UofA campus for 100 years.

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Lambda Chi Alpha

What is your organization looking forward to in the upcoming year?

The next year will be one to remember for Arkansas Lambda Chis, as the fraternity house will be gutted and heavily renovated. Members look forward to moving off campus while still having the opportunity to live with their brothers in an apartment complex just a short ways from the University of Arkansas campus. With a newly installed Zeta, the governing chapter body, and new executive committee, the chapter looks to continue its quick rise in prominence among other chapters and university organizations in the upcoming year, as well as, looking forward to having a newly renovated house.

What is one thing everyone should know about your organization?

Lambda Chi Alpha acts on what it teaches. Rituals and values taught within Lambda Chi do not die out when a member graduates, and are not emphasized solely during the recruitment process. Lambda Chi singlehandedly puts to rest any argument that fraternities are anything but driving forces for positive change in their communities, and has continually produced upstanding, productive citizens of this great state of Arkansas and across the country. People should know this if they know one thing about Lambda Chi, that we are here, that we are here to help, and that we are honored to do so. ■

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Chi Omega

by Colleen Deely, President What is the background of your organization?

It started in the bell tower of Old Main. In 1895 four young women with hopes and dreams to do something magnificent playfully and ingeniously forged their way through founding what is now the largest women’s fraternity in the world. It’s all built off of ideas about integrity, friendship, and service. Since then Chi Omega has been dedicated to developing young women who contribute to the University of Arkansas’ campus and beyond.

How does your organization give back to the community?

We have a lot of pride in our philanthropic efforts. Make-AWish is an extraordinary organization that we are blessed to have the opportunity to serve. Our individual chapter has raised over $150,000 and donated more than 3,700 hours to our friends at Make-A-Wish. We grant, on average, one wish a semester and the event is always a large celebration that involves everyone. As a chapter, we work hard to be able to make these wishes come true and it is an unmatchable experience to see the children and their families be given a beautiful gift in the form of a wish. All of the children who have wishes granted by our chapter are inhabitants of the Northwest Arkansas region so that is a special way for us to feel connected and beneficial to our community. Our chapter is the recipient of major support for our philanthropy from our fellow Greeks at the U of A which is a characteristic that we believe to be unique in its consistency and robustness. Our Greek community is extraordinarily unified in its philanthropic efforts; Chi Omega supports every other chapter’s philanthropy and that gesture is returned wholeheartedly.

What is your organization looking forward to in the upcoming year?

Like every new year, Chi Omega is preparing to say farewell to our capable seniors and welcome equally impressive new members. We are looking forward to granting a wish in the coming semester and even beginning to plan for our next one! Something we are looking forward to and planning for that is unique to this year is the building of our new house and and the rededication of the Greek Theater donated to the University of Arkansas by Chi Omega. Starting in May, we will begin the expansion and renovation of our beautiful home. This is a monumental year for that reason as we will be without a house during the school year for the first time in over 50 years. Although this can be seen as an obstacle, our chapter welcomes the challenge. We are looking forward to strengthening our sisterhood through creative and innovative ways that will encourage us to rely on the purposes of Chi Omega as our foundation for the love we have for this chapter.

The rededication of the Greek Theater will also occur in May. It will be an inspiring event that will only further the prominence of this year in Chi Omega history. It will serve as a reminder of all the things we stand for as well as our strong presence and influence on the University of Arkansas campus. ■

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Pi Beta Phi

by Hannah Pavey, President What is the background of your organization?

Pi Beta Phi was founded on April 28, 1867 at Monmouth College in Illinois. We are so grateful for the courage, inspiration and passion that 12 women had to create the beginning of this sisterhood. Arkansas Alpha found its home at the University of Arkansas in 1909. We celebrated the centennial of our arrival at the University of Arkansas in 2009 by gifting the Pi Phi gate to campus, which stands on Maple Street.

How does your organization give back to the community?

Arkansas Alpha puts timeless amounts of effort into supporting our Fraternity’s philanthropy, Read > Lead > Achieve®, on both a national and local level. In September, we held our ninth Annual Pi Beta Phi Family 5K event. We raised more than $53,000 this past year and received more than 2,000 book donations for the local community!

With this event, we were able to get many members of the Greek community involved as well as the Associated Student Government.

The Fayetteville community also came to support making it a successful and incredibly fun event! We also participated in Pi Phi’s Champions are Readers® program in the spring where we read to third graders in local elementary schools throughout our community. Here, we were given the opportunity to teach the importance of literacy through Read > Lead > Achieve. It has been more than rewarding to serve the Fayetteville community over the last semester.

What is your organization looking forward to in the upcoming year?

I cannot think of a more exciting time to be an Arkansas Alpha Pi Beta Phi. We are in the process of fundraising for a new home at 502 West Maple Street! We are extremely excited for the opportunity to continue to build on the legacy that so many of our alumnae have left before us.

What challenges has your organization faced?

One of the challenges that Pi Phi has encountered over the past several years is the size of our chapter. We pride ourselves on having a large group of diverse members within our chapter who have the ability to come together and love each other unconditionally. With 430 members, one of our biggest goals is to keep every member engaged and excited about our sisterhood and serving and the community.

What is one thing everyone should know about your organization?

The Arkansas Alpha Chapter of Pi Beta Phi holds true to our six core values: Integrity; Honor and Respect; Lifelong Commitment; Personal and Intellectual Growth; Philanthropic Service to Others; and, most fervently, Sincere Friendship. We are an organization that is committed to bettering women and equipping them to make a difference both in college and as alumnae. ■

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R A ZO R B AC K ROA D

Razorbacks Win Texas Bowl, Throttling Longhorns After holding the Texas Longhorns to just 59 total yards, the Arkansas Razorbacks routed the Longhorns, 31-7, to claim the Advocare V100 Texas Bowl Championship at the end of December in Houston’s NRG Stadium.

The Razorbacks set a school bowl record by allowing just 59 yards, breaking the mark of 168 yards allowed to Nebraska in the 1965 Cotton Bowl. The 59 yards on 43 offensive plays also marks the fewest yards by any team in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision this season.

The Razorbacks, which finished 7-6 in regular season, stymied the Longhorn offense in front of 71,115 fans in attendance – the largest in Texas Bowl history and the most fans for a bowl game ever held in Houston. The defensive efforts were highlighted by a fumble recovered by sophomore defensive tackle Taiwan Johnson in the Longhorn end zone, marking the sophomore’s first recovery and touchdown of his career. Senior linebacker Martrell Spaight moved into the program single-season program charts tied for 13th, tacking on five tackles against Texas for 128 total stops this season. Freshman

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cornerback Henre’ Toliver picked-off his second pass of the season and returned it 46 yards, dosing the Longhorns comeback chances in the fourth quarter.

With a tackle for a loss of a yard in the second quarter, senior defensive end Trey Flowers secured the No. 2 spot on Arkansas’ record for career tackles for loss.

The Advocare V100 Texas Bowl Most Valuable Player, junior quarterback Brandon Allen, tossed for 160 yards, going 12-for-23 on the day. Allen also tallied two scores in the air, finding junior wide receiver Keon Hatcher and senior wide out Demetrius Wilson in the end zone. Hatcher hauled in four receptions for 41 yards and Wilson pulled in two catches for 52 yards, including a 36-yard highlight-reel touchdown reception.

On the ground, junior running back Jonathan Williams rumbled for 105 yards, his ninth career 100-plus rushing game and touchdown.

With 1,190 rushing yards this season, Williams moves to No. 8 in the program record book, while his 2,321 career rushing yards pegs him No. 10 in Arkansas’ career chart. n

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Former University of Arkansas football student-athlete and head coach Ken Hatfield was named the 2015 recipient of the American Football Coaches Association’s Amos Alonzo Stagg Award. The award, which honors those “whose services have been outstanding in the advancement of the best interests of football.”

Hatfield retired from coaching football at Rice in 2005 after making stops at Air Force, Arkansas and Clemson. Hatfield won a total of four conference championships (three Southwest Conference titles, 198889, 1994, and one Atlantic Coast Conference, 1991). He led his teams to 10 bowl games and posted a career record of 168-140-4. During Hatfield’s coaching career, he guided three different schools to 10-win seasons and is one of only a handful of coaches to lead three different teams to Top 20 seasons in FBS. In his six seasons (1984-89) in Fayetteville, Hatfield took his teams to bowl games every year that he served as head coach, and coached them to three 10-win seasons. He guided the Razorbacks to a 55-171 record and back-to-back Southwest Conference titles in 1988 and 1989. Hatfield remains the coach with the highest winning percentage (0.760) in Razorback history.

“When Grant Teaff called and told me I was the Amos Alonzo Stagg Award recipient, my first thought was shock,” Hatfield said. “My next

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thought was how honored I am to win such an award. Then I started thinking of my junior high and high school coaches who kept me out of trouble and taught me a lot of great lessons about life through football. The game of football is great because of everything that you can learn from it. It was an honor to play the sport, then it was an honor to coach it and work alongside a lot of great men who were outstanding coaches.”

“Congratulations to Coach Ken Hatfield on his selection for this prestigious award,” said Jeff Long, vice chancellor and director of athletics. “It is certainly fitting that he is being recognized by the coaching fraternity for his contributions to the game of college football and his positive influence on the lives of thousands of young men.

From an Academic All-American and the nation’s leading punt returner on our 1964 national championship team to the coach with the highest winning percentage in our football program’s history, Coach Hatfield has had a tremendous impact on the University of Arkansas and our state. We are so proud he is a Razorback and join the AFCA in saluting his tremendous legacy.”

In college, Hatfield starred as a defensive back and outstanding punt returner for Arkansas. During his playing days, Hatfield earned Academic-All-American honors and was a part of the 1964 team that claimed the program’s first and only national title. Hatfield led the nation in punt return yards in 1963 and 1964, and remains the only player in college football history to finish in the Top 2 in punt returns for three straight seasons; he finished second as sophomore in 1962.

In 1964, Hatfield earned all All-Southwest Conference honors and returned a punt 81 yards for a touchdown against Texas, helping the Razorbacks to a 14-13 win in what would be considered a pivotal moment for Arkansas’ 1964 championship season.

Graduating with a degree in accounting, Hatfield went straight into coaching, first at the high school level, then as an assistant at Army before landing at Tennessee in 1968. After spending three years with the Volunteers, Hatfield moved on as an assistant coach at Florida from 1971-77 until he arrived at Air Force as the offensive coordinator in 1978.

Following one season as the offensive coordinator, Hatfield became the head coach and turned the program towards dominance in the early 1980s. Hatfield led the Falcons to back-to-back bowl victories in 1982 and 1983. In 1983, Hatfield coached the program to its first 10-win season and was named AFCA National and Regional Coach of the Year, and Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year.

Following the 1989 season and his six year stint at Arkansas, Hatfield became the head coach at Clemson, where he cleaned the program’s image from sanctions that occurred prior to his arrival. Hatfield led the Tigers to three bowl games during his four years and a 32-13-1 record.

In 1994, Hatfield took over at Rice, his final coaching stop. In Hatfield’s inaugural season, he led the Owls to a share of the Southwest Conference championship. Hatfield guided Rice to three winning seasons and tremendous victories in rivalry games against SMU and Tulsa. ■

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Y E S T E RY E A R 1875

• Bob Steele, competing against the Razorbacks, becomes the first African American athlete to compete in the Razorback Fieldhouse.

• Construction of University Hall, now known as Old Main, is finished and celebrated with a picnic on the front lawn, the lighting of oil-soaked bricks and firing of fireworks.

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• U of A students must maintain an acceptable grade point average for the privilege of driving their vehicles on campus.

• Plans for a new student union are announced.

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• State Rep. Thornburgh attacks the university as being a school for "highfalutin’ dudes."

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• The student body chooses the color cardinal over heliotrope as the school color.

The cardinal bird also becomes the school mascot as a result.

This uncaptioned photo from the 1965 Razorback leaves the viewer with more questions than

• Lynyrd Skynyrd performs at Barnhill Arena.

• Coached by Eddie Sutton, the Razorback basketball team shatters five all-time Southwest Conference records.

• The class of 1905 answers: Where and why is the crowd gathered? Is it a rainy spring? A summer shower? A wet 1985 starts what would fall football game? What is the photographer trying to capture? Perhaps most importantly: • A university become the university’s why were umbrellas so boring in the ’60s and when did they brighten up? anthropologist finds a “longest” tradition, 100-year-old Caddo Indian Footprint baked Senior Walk. The classes of 1904 and 1906 1935 into mud. added their names the next year.

• Dr. W.R. Spencer, a professor of civil • Parking remains a big problem on campus with 1915 engineering, becomes a member of an students grumbling about the need for more.

• Student S.E. Gilliam organizes a local executive council charged with examining • The Chemical Hazards Research Center is chapter of the International Peace League. He the water and sewage plants of Northwest established. The center is home to the world’s said, “The war is a retrogressive movement Arkansas and Northeast Oklahoma. “No largest ultra-low wind-speed tunnel. toward the goal of barbarism and I am for field of activity is of more importance to the 1995 peace and harmony.” urban population of the two states than the • Students support the first local AIDS • Sixteen students from the English 18 operation of sewage and water plants in the benefit concert held September 23. class descend upon the Fayetteville Daily interest of sanitation and efficiency,” he said.

Democrat to help publish the paper while 1945 2005 learning about journalism from their • Razorback Beauty Sally Steward’s • Wallace and Jama Fowler of Jonesboro professor, Wainwright Evans. photograph brightens the war-scarred make a $1.75 million gift commitment 1925 barracks walls of the 63rd Infantry. toward the construction of a university • The University of Arkansas Semi• The Alpha Rho chapter of the Phi Sigma chancellor’s residence on the University of Centennial Student Loan Fund, made Biological Society is installed at the university.

Arkansas campus. possible by UA alumni, helps 24 students to • Chemical engineering researchers associated 1955 the tune of $2,145 this year. with the Mack Blackwell Transportation • Jack Mitchell is chosen as the 22nd head • For the first time, the U of A has a player Center develop an optimized method of Razorback football coach. in the SWC tennis tournament. converting chicken fat into biodiessel fuel. n

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A R K A N S A S • Spring 2015

LO S T A LU M N I If you have any information on the whereabouts of these alumni and former students from the Class of 1955, please contact the Arkansas Alumni Association at 1-888-ARK-ALUM so that we may update our records.

Betty Lou Beaman Paul Marston Kay Ragan Mary Ruth Williams Sanford Terry Clara Laverne McVey Mary Murry Hendrix Edgar Ralph Tucker Richard A. Guillory Jose Ramor Labrador Margaret Evelyn Matthews Roscoe Hobbs Joseph Lionel Matthews Louise Pedworth Eads Vennie B. McKinney Nancy Lou Hickson Nat W. Elliot Dr. James Lockwood Pauley Pocahontas Hall Stroud Corrie Akins Freeman Warren Sanders Watkins Arthur J. Bickle Dorothy D. Allen McLeod

Evelyn Rose Lay Effie R. Thompson Letty M. Lane Doris Lenora Perryman Marguerite Crow Brown Charles Edward Phillips William Lee Crawford Edward E. Staton Eva Cullins Herndon Beulah Ray Fairless Tinsley Marijke Bakhuyzen Slattery Anna Carpenter William Casper Lassetter Anna Jean Jones John Anthony Bell Maurice E. Reisz Vernon Keith Gabbard Herbert J. Schlumpf Jr. Ida Rogers Annie Eva Degges Robert Charles Laurie Mitton John Bud Eads Olivia Clardy Mingo

Frederick S. Kerpel Robert Eugene Sheaffer Floy M. Collins Wilma Bergthold Smith William Charles Leverett Walter F. Watkins Semon F. Thompson Robert B. Wilson Jr. Dorothy Patricia Kay James Franklin Isbell Richard E. Peterson Travis Leland Bellsmith A. M. Thompson Orella Downey Devoe Harold Cowell Lucille Vouk Nat Wayne Elliott Beulah Monahan Riddle Margaret Lawrence Crawford Walter A. Johnston Dr. S. E. D. Johnson Neldeane Moore Tommy Ray Black

John H. Brown Virginia Gatling Sunshine Knight Colley Ross Wade Saunders Vias M. Fellas S. Warren Allen Richard L. Schmidt Kenneth Kile Richardson Violet Mae Smith Harold T. Tinsley Thomas Richmond Canada Mary Moore James Doyle Jones Willie Gene Love Barbara Smith Gluchenko Caroline J. Clardy Ackerman Ralph E. Franklin Jr. Charlotte Mary Harvalik Dr. Robert Louis Jones Albert A. Ramey Ibrahim Younis Mahmoud Lavinia Lanier Jean Rothenberger Phillips

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he University of Arkansas has some exciting times ahead, and it’s thanks to what we call our “worst kept secret”- a new capital campaign called Campaign Arkansas.

We’re now in the third year of an eight-year fundraising campaign, and even though we’re still in the quiet phase, we’re starting to raise the volume level just a little.

The most exciting thing about planning this capital campaign is dreaming about what we can accomplish.

In our 40 plus years of being affiliated with the university, we have never seen a time as exciting as the one we are in now. The University of Arkansas needs to continue to build on the momentum it currently has, and Campaign Arkansas will play a vital role in that. The right time to plan for greatness is always the present. The work that Campaign Arkansas does will bring amazing benefits to the entire state and certainly to Central Arkansas. When we talk about building the future leaders of our community, that investment starts with initiatives like Campaign Arkansas.

– Sam and Janet Alley

The Campaign for the Twenty-First Century transformed the University of Arkansas campus, and we intend to continue that transformation with this campaign as the university moves closer to its sesquicentennial in 2021.

We’ve made no secret about our desire to become recognized nationally as a top 50 public research university – for our faculty resources, research productivity, and our academic quality – and we believe a major capital campaign can help us do just that.

“The campaign will bring an important difference in the quality of education our students will receive and the impact on the state of Arkansas. The University of Arkansas is the flagship university and must lead us into a brighter future.

And it will take the commitment of all of us – whether it’s time, energy, imagination, dollars or political influence – to empower the University of Arkansas to be the educational and economic engine that the state needs.”

– Ted & Leslie Belden

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Class Notes Let us know about your milestones and anything else you would like to share with your classmates – births, marriages, new jobs, retirements, moves and more. Please include your degree, class year, and when applicable, your maiden name. To provide the most thorough coverage of alumni news, we publish notes about members and non-members of the Arkansas Alumni Association and will indicate membership status for reference. You may send us news or simply update your information. Since the next issues of Arkansas are already in production, it may be a few issues before your item appears.

Mail: Senior Walk, c/o Tammy Tucker, Arkansas Alumni Association, P.O. Box 1070, Fayetteville AR 72702 E-mail: records@arkansasalumni.org These symbols indicate Alumni Association membership:

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Bernard Yesner ✪ BS’36, Miami Beach, Florida, celebrated his 99th birthday on Nov. 10, 2014.

Don B. Wilmeth ★ MA’62, Keene, New Hampshire, is the recipient of the 2015 University of Illinois Alumni Achievement Award, the highest honor conferred by the Alumni Association on behalf of the University. Wilmeth received his Ph.D at Illinois in 1964. Most of his career was at Brown University, where he became the Asa Messer Distinguished Professor and in 2003 emeritus professor (of Theatre and of English). He chaired the Theatre Department for 16 years.

Since his retirement Brown has sponsored a lecture in his name. He also currently edits a book series for Palgrave Macmillan on theatre and performance history.

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William B. Wheeler ★+ BA’64 MA’65, Tulsa, Oklahoma, has published his latest book, “The Canticles of the Maya.” It is available on both Amazon’s Kindle and Barnes and Noble’s Nook.

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Elizabeth Sanders Hansen ★ BA’72, Lexington, Kentucky, was inducted into the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame in April 2014. She retired from Eastern Kentucky University on July 1, 2014, as foundation professor of journalism and chair of the Department of Communication after 27 years on the faculty.

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Gary L. Hansen ★ BA’73 MA’75, Lexington, Kentucky, retired from the University of Kentucky on July 1, 2014, as extension professor and chair of the Department of Community and Leadership after 28 years on the faculty.

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Adam K. Motherwell ★ BSBA’79, has joined the staff of the Beaver Water District in Lowell as the chief financial officer.

Tommy M. Baker ✪ BSBA’81, Bentonville, recently retired at a ceremony on the USS Missouri as a Colonel after 30 plus years in the U.S. Army. After retirement, he worked in Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan as the theater lead for the DoD’s Mine

Hurdling Adversity Alumnus John Register, the 2014 Johnson Fellow (and profile subject from the Summer 2014 issue), is the subject of an inspiring new ShortTakes video. Find his story and others at shorttakes.uark.edu Resistance Ambush Protected program until he returned to Northwest Arkansas, where he established the Boneheads, Grilled Fish and Pir Piri Chicken Restaurant in Bentonville, which opened this past August.

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Patti Berryhill ★ BSA’82, Menlo Park, California, is the garden manager for Living Classroom, working in the Mountain View Whisman (California) School District. The Living Classroom collaborates with schools and communities to develop school district specific programs that provide engaging, hands on lessons that stimulate curiosity and create beautiful and educational school gardens.

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Rod Ford ✪ BSME’83, Little Rock, has founded and is the managing partner of XCelerate Capital, a seed stage venture capital fund focused on early stage investment of technology startup companies in the Mid-South.

Olivia Richmond ★ BSME’83, is a retrofit, repair and modification engineer for the structural repair manual group at Boeing Commercial Aviation Services.

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Mark E. Ford ★+ JD’85, Fort Smith, has been appointed to serve as the United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, Fort Smith Division.

A. Scott White ★+ BA’85 MBA’86, Fort Myers, Florida, president of Scott White Advisors, was named a Five Star Wealth Manager for 2015, the secondconsecutive year he has received this award. White has more than 20 years of financial industry experience.

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Donna Schmitt BA’88, St. Louis, Missouri, is now a partner to the intellectual property practice at Armstrong Teasdale. Prior to joining Armstrong Teasdale, Schmitt worked at Energizer Holdings for 17 years.

Nancy G. McCabe MFA’89, has published “From Little Houses to Little Women: Revisiting A Literary Childhood” through the University of Missouri Press.

The book is a memoir about the influence of classic children’s literature on childhood imagination and the ways that adult landscapes intertwine.

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Russ Woosley Taylor ’98 Dr. Ralf Krahe ’88 Norma Griffith Krahe ’88 Andrew Price Henson ’06 Meredith Claire Henson ’10, ’14 Clinton Smith Dr. Christina M. Wells ’98 Mike Shearer ’88 Jennifer McVey Shearer ’89 Eric Fairrell ’05 Sarah C. Fontenot ’12 Stephanie Ann Paresky ’01 Alex V. Shearer ’08, ’09 Harold Walter Gail Walter Tyler Davis ’08 Mallory Nutt Davis ’09, ’10 Sandra Connor ’65 Robert C. Connor Bob A. Greenberg ’68

Dustin Blake McDaniel ★ BSPA’94, Little Rock, established the law firm of McDaniel, Richardson and Calhoun PLLC. He is the youngest former attorney general in the nation.

Kevin A. Thornton ★ BA’97, Elm Springs, was elected to serve a second term on the Elm Springs, Arkansas, City Council.

Dan Clark Young ★ JD’97, West Memphis, was elected a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and named as 2015 Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Trusts and Estates. Dan advises high net worth individuals for Rose Law Firm in Little Rock in areas of tax planning, probate and trust administration and he advises corporate fiduciaries on complex tax and trust administration issues.

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Alice A. McMillan ’12 James L. Small ’96, ’97 Tyler A. Soo ’13 Victoria Underwood Nelson ’91 Josh Lakin Joey Lakin Latonya Lakin Aaron Shane Burkes ’89 Rebecca Burkes ’11 Curtis E. Castleberry ’85 Christina M. Castleberry Joel B. Tyler ’84, ’86 Dr. Andrew Cole ’88 Beverly Cole ’87, ’88 Dennis D. Shaw ’69, ’70 Evelyn Bowen Shaw ’68, ’71 Dr. Jim R. McCarley ’00 Erin Bodemann McCarley Sandra K. Franklin ’01 David E. Pyle ’70

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Leslie J. Smith Littell ★ BSBA’98, Fayetteville, is the internal auditor for Fayetteville. She is a certified public accountant with more than 16 years of auditing experience.

Denver Peacock ✪ JD’98, Little Rock, announces the birth of his son, Hudson Reed Peacock, on Oct. 13, 2014.

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Anne Elizabeth Eldridge ★ BSBA’02 and Mark Eldridge ★ BA’99 , Searcy, announce the birth of their son, Trent Andersen Eldridge on July 11, 2014.

He was also welcomed by his sister, Laura Catherine.

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Christine J. Henry JD’00, Springdale, was named vice president of Animal Well Being Programs and Technology at Tyson Foods.

She oversees Tyson’s FarmsCheck program, which ensures farmers follow Tyson standards for the treatment of animals.

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Emily Williams BA’01, Fayetteville, is the director of development for the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas.

Cliff Haynes ★ BA’02, Gainesville, Florida, graduated with his PhD in higher education administration from the University of Florida. He currently serves as the academic initiatives specialist for the department of housing at the University of Florida.

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Jonathan Max Ely BSCE’05, has joined the city of Fayetteville’s engineering division as a development and construction manager.

He is a licensed professional engineer and is a LEED accredited professional.

Leslie M. Yingling ★ BA’05, Fayetteville, is the director of the University of Arkansas Center for Multicultural and Diversity Education.

Charlotte L. Pyle Bettie Hudson Moss ’67 Jima Elizabeth Haddick ’13 Amy Boyd ’82 David C. Wall ’90 Blake Richard Downing ’09 Dr. Emerson Capps ’67, ’77 Rosemary J. Capps ’78 Holly E. Tallon ’14 Dr. Rajan Abraham Beera ’96 Dr. Rachel S. Potti ’98 Claudia Miller ’72 Anton Benjamin Skoumal ’03, ’05 Jacob A. Pinter Dr. A. Diane Suitt Gilleland ’68, ’70 David Britton Peel ’90 Noah Patrick Brinker ’14 Catharine Elaine Brinker ’14

She previously worked as director of the College Access Initiative, also a part of the Division of Diversity and Community Relations.

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Leon Jones Jr. JD’06, Fayetteville, has been appointed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson as the first African American policy director to serve under any Arkansas governor.

Benjamin Chale Goodwin BA’06, Fayetteville, is a video editor/producer for the University Relations Creative Services team at the University of Arkansas.

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Matt Chronister BSBA’07, has joined Weichert Realtor’s The Griffin Company’s Bentonville office as a real estate agent.

He has worked in real estate for four years.

Kelly J. Donaldson ✪ BSE’08, Pensacola, Florida, is a chiropractic physician at Newlin Chiropractic. She has completed

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Spotlight Lisa Lee BA ’91 Lisa Lee, senior vice president of creative and content production for the Academy of Country Music, has gone from a small-town Arkansas girl to hobnobbing with the biggest names in country music.

A Cabot native, spent her time as a University of Arkansas student writing a music column and features for The Arkansas Traveler and the Razorback yearbook. She also worked with University Programs and served as Associated Student Government secretary. “I had such a great time with so many opportunities,” Lee said. “My years in Fayetteville were awesome. I had so many amazing professors. Bob Douglas was my hero.”

After graduating with an English and journalism degree, she returned home to write for the Cabot Star Herald before obtaining her master’s degree in broadcast journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism in Chicago.

Following graduate school, she worked for an NBC affiliate in Texarkana and freelanced for the national network before moving to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1995 to work as an on-air reporter for CMT, CMT.com, country.com and the former TNN. She moved to Los Angeles in 2004 with her husband Phillip BSBA’93 and their children as the Hollywood correspondent and West Coast news bureau chief for the weekly show “CMT Insider,” covering music, movies and television.

Lee drew on her experience as a TV journalist and producer to help establish and grow an in-house creative and video production department for the Academy of Country Music in 2007, saying she never dreamed she would work for the organization. She is the Academy’s lead staff producer and oversees all video production as well as the design, creation and editing of ACM logos, digital and printed materials. Lee also serves as a liaison with CBS creative departments and CBS.com for promos and creative surrounding the annual ACM Awards. Additionally, Lee manages fan voting for Entertainer of the Year and New Artist of the Year, working closely with partners CMT. com and CBS.com. In 2014, Lee added the role as producer of the live ACM Honors event, staged annually at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.

She recently authored the book This Is Country: A Backstage Pass to the Academy of Country Music Awards, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the awards.

“Music can mean so much to someone,” Lee said. “To be a little part of that is amazing.”n

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advanced training with the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association with special emphasis on chiropractic care for pregnancy and children. Donaldson has practiced with Newlin Chiropractic since April 2014.

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Jeanne F. Vockroth BFA’13, Bentonville, is an associate museum educator in the Public Programs Department of Education at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Five of her multimedia seascapes launched a new display space for the University of Arkansas’ Honors College in Ozark Hall.

Friends Matt Raper ✪, Wichita, Kansas, and his wife, Beth ✪, have opened their sixth McDonald’s restaurant in the Wichita area.

In Memoriam Lucy Freeman ✪+ BSBA’35, Newport, Dec. 11, 2014. She was a pioneer business woman and active in her community. Survivors: one son, two granddaughters and four greatgrandchildren.

Survivors: his wife, PJ, one daughter, three grandchildren and two brothers.

Juanita Hampton Pool BSHE’41, Denison, Texas, Dec. 22, 2014. She and her husband owned Main Street Lumber since 1971. Survivors: two sons, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Robbie Ramey Rowlett BSHE’41, Russellville, Nov. 21, 2014. She was a retired Yell County librarian. Survivors: one son, one sister and three grandchildren.

Noel P. Lane BSCHE’42, Macomb, Illinois, June 16, 2014. He spent his entire professional career working for Shell Oil Company. Survivors: his wife, Mary Jane BSHE’41, three children, three grandchildren, and one great-grandson.

Walls Trimble ★ BA’42 LLB’47, Little Rock, Nov. 5, 2014. A fifth-generation lawyer and Korean War veteran, he began his practice in Little Rock in 1947 with the law firm of Bailey & Warren.

He and Eugene Bailey formed the firm of Bailey and Trimble in 1958. He continued to practice in that firm, which became Bailey, Trimble, Lowe, Sellars & Thomas, until his death. Survivors: one sister.

Robert F. Oates BSCE’44, Jonesboro, Oct. 19, 2014. A U.S. Navy veteran, he worked for AFCO Steel in Little Rock for 40 years. Survivors: his wife, Martha, one son, one daughter, five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Atwell Rufus Warmack Turquette BA’36, Champaign, Illinois, Dec. 14, 2014. He taught at Florida Southern College, then became a fellow at the University of Chicago and Cornell University before becoming a mathematician and logician at the University of Illinois. Survivors: one brother.

Betty T. Sloan ✪ BSHE’45, Jonesboro, Nov. 4, 2014. She taught briefly at Prescott High School and also worked for the Nashville Tennessee Dairy Council. Later, she helped manage E. Sloan Farms. Survivors: six children, seven grandchildren and two great -grandchildren.

Richard Waugh BS’37, Los Altos Hills, California, Oct. 31, 2014. A World War II veteran, he helped form Arapahoe Chemicals. Later, he became vice president of chemical operations.

Bernice Burns BA’47, Little Rock, Nov. 8, 2014. She was a psychologist and a teacher.

Craig C. Elliott BSA’39, Flint, Michigan, Nov. 10, 2014. A U.S. Army veteran, he joined Hallmark cards as a salesman. He worked for many years in that capacity, until becoming a member of the Hallmark International sales team.

Survivors: two children.

Frank A. Bailey BSBA’40, Bentonville, Dec. 12, 2011. He was the disability counselor at Northwest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville.

Sara Jo Gibbs ✪+ BSHE’47, Fayetteville, Jan. 8. She was very active in her community. Survivors: two brothers, three children, eight grandchildren and three great-granddaughters.

Nelda Taylor Womack BSHE’47, Little Rock, Jan. 3. She was a homemaker.

Survivors: one son, five granddaughters and five great-grandchildren.

John R. Eldridge ✪+ BSBA’48, Augusta, Nov. 25, 2014. He succeeded his father as the owner of Eldridge Supply

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S E N I O R WA L K Company. Survivors: his wife, Kitty, two sons, one daughter, seven grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, three stepchildren and three step-grandchildren.

Eleanor Riddick Roberge BA’48, West Memphis, May 26, 2013. She practiced architecture until she retired in the 1970s.

Morrell Gathright ✪ MS’48, Pine Bluff, Oct. 7, 2014. He owned and operated Gathright Van & Storage Co., the family business founded in 1927.

Survivors: his wife, Alice ✪, one son, one daughter, four grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Betty A. Guion Hull Selman BSHE’48, Springdale, Oct. 21, 2014.

Survivors: one son, two daughters, eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Aaron Green Jr. ★ BSCE’48, Lakewood, Colorado, Oct. 27, 2014. He was retired from Stearns Rogers Engineering.

Survivors: his wife, Margaret, one son, one daughter, one sister, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Roy Marvin Kennedy BSBA’48, Mobile, Alabama, Nov. 1, 2014. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corp.

He began his professional career with International Paper Co. in 1952 in Camden and then worked for Beloit Corporation in Mobile, Alabama, retiring in 1984. Survivors: his wife, Patty, one son, two daughters, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Ralph J. Smith Jr. BSBA’48, Pine Bluff, Oct. 12, 2014. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran, he practiced as a selfemployed certified public accountant in Pine Bluff for nearly 40 years.

Survivors: two sons, one daughter, five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

James Phillip Stratton BA’48, Houston, Texas, Nov. 5, 2014. In the mid-1960s, he began his law practice in Conway in partnership with State Sen. Guy H. “Mutt” Jones. He specialized in appellate and trial law, practicing into his 90s. Survivors: one son, one daughter and two sisters.

Pendleton Woods ✪+ BA’48, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Dec. 1, 2014. After 21 years as an editor and

press relations director for the Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company, he joined the staff at Oklahoma Christian University, where he began an oral history program, collecting almost 3,000 oral interviews. He also led Oklahoma Christian’s American Citizenship Center.

His military service spanned 41 years.

Survivors: one son, two daughters and two granddaughters.

Jimmie T. Baldwin BSBA’49, El Dorado, Dec. 13, 2014. He was retired from Monsanto and El Dorado Chemical. Survivors: his wife, Patricia, one son, one daughter, one brother, one sister and three grandchildren.

Jay W. Banks II ✪ MD’49, Union, West Virginia, Jan. 8. A U.S. Navy veteran, he practiced as a family physician and in orthopedic surgery practice. Survivors: his wife, Lois, five children, 17 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, three great-greatgrandchildren, and three step-sons and their children and grandchildren.

Frank Allen Burkhalter BSCE’50, Sherwood, Oct. 23, 2014. A World

War II veteran, he was a registered land surveyor and licensed professional engineer, working his way up to chief of the structural department for the Little Rock District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Survivors: his wife, Loyce Ann, five children, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Harlan B. Counts BSEE’49, Conyers, Georgia, Oct. 23, 2014. He served in the U.S. Air Force and worked for the U.S. Geological Survey.

Pat Massey Crain ★ BSSW’49, Pine Bluff, Oct. 13, 2014. She worked as a social worker for the State of Arkansas and later became a kindergarten teacher. Survivors: one daughter, one brother, two grandsons and three great-grandchildren.

Gwen Cupp ✪+ FS’49, Hot Springs, Oct. 5, 2014. She was an active volunteer for various organizations and played a big part in her husband’s career in banking and business. Survivors: her husband, Cecil ✪+ BSBA’49, one son, one daughter, four granddaughters and six great-grandchildren.

Herman Y. Martindill BSIM’49, El Dorado, May 11, 2013. He was a U.S. Marine veteran who retired as the general manager of United Specialties Inc. Survivors: one son.

Francis B. Reynolds BSBA’49, Conway, Oct. 2, 2014. Survivors: three sons, one daughter and three grandchildren.

Don E. Warden BSBA’49, Sedalia, Missouri, Nov. 3, 2014. He served in the U.S. Navy. Survivors: his wife, Helen, two sons, one daughter and one brother.

Elmer B. Church Jr. BSME’50, Bartlett, Aug. 2, 2014. He was a U.S. Army veteran and retired from Firestone.

Survivors: his wife, Kathryn, one daughter, one son, one brother and two grandchildren.

S. Howard Johnson ★ BSBA’50, Dumas, Oct. 6, 2014. A veteran, he began his career as an accountant and then served as assistant administrator of Jefferson Hospital in Pine Bluff. He retired as the chief executive officer at Delta Memorial Hospital in Dumas in 1992 after 25 years. Survivors: his wife, Bonnie, one son, one daughter, four grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren.

Mary Alice Tucker Keeney BA’50, Texarkana, Texas, Nov. 24, 2014.

She was active in her community.

Survivors: one son, one daughter, three grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.

J.O. Legg ✪+ BS’50 MS’51, Rogers, Nov. 7. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, who spent his career with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Research Department.

Roland Edward Moore BSME’50, Springdale, Nov. 13, 2014. A U.S. Air Force veteran, he spent the majority of his career with Texas Eastern Gas Transmission Corp. in Shreveport and later in Houston, retiring as vice president in 1981. Survivors: one son, two daughters, seven grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.

Dan L. Nelson BSBA’50, Dallas, Aug. 3, 2014. In 1950 he became an employee of Magnolia Oil Company

(later known as Mobil Oil) for 33 years. Survivors: his wife, Iva, three grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, one brother and three sisters.

Wilbert E. Rownd Sr. BSCE’50, Little Rock, Dec. 14, 2014. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Navy. He had a 34-year career with the Arkansas State Highway Department.

Survivors: his wife, Sue, two daughters, six grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren.

Daniel J. Schleef BSME’50, Omena, Michigan, Nov. 26, 2014. He taught mechanical and industrial engineering at the College of Engineering and Applied Science of the University of Cincinnati.

He retired in 1993. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Survivors: his wife, Elizabeth, two daughters and one brother.

Daniel N. Smith Jr. BSA’50 MS’53, Edina, Minnesota, Dec. 19, 2014. He served in the U.S. Army and worked for the Kent Feeds Corporation in Muscatine from 1962-1986.

Survivors: two sons, two granddaughters and two sisters.

Billy E. Steward BSA’50, Havana, Nov. 10, 2014. He was a World War II veteran, an agriculture teacher and a farmer. Survivors: his wife, Margaret, one son, two daughters, 11 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, one brother and six sisters.

Mildred Wilson Younkin BA’50, Fayetteville, Oct 31, 2014.

Survivors: one sister, two daughters, two grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Ben E. Boren III BSBA’51, Ozark, Nov. 19, 2014. A U.S. Air Force veteran, he was a retired stockbroker. Survivors: his wife, Estella, three sons, one daughter, one sister and 10 grandchildren.

Billy Ray Noble BSE’51, Dewitt, Jan. 5, 2014. Survivors: one son, two daughters, two granddaughters and two great-grandchildren.

In Memoriam William H. Bowen LLB’49

Former chairman of First Commercial Bank and tax lawyer William H. Bowen of Little Rock died Nov. 12, 2014 at age 91.

Bowen served as former President Bill Clinton’s chief of staff during Clinton’s run for president from 1991 to 1992.

Bowen was a World War II veteran and retired from the U.S. Naval Reserve as a lieutenant commander. He earned a Bachelor of Law from the University of Arkansas in 1949 and then earned his master’s law degree in taxation from New York University in 1950. Afterward, he joined the law firm Mehaffy, Smith and Williams, which would later become Smith, Williams, Friday and Bowen.

After serving as the chairman and CEO of First Commercial Bank, the Altheimer native retired to be Clinton’s chief of staff, before serving as dean of the UALR School of Law in 1995. In 2000, the law school was named the William H. Bowen School of Law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in his honor.

He received the Citation of Distinguished Alumni Award in 1976 from the Arkansas Alumni Association and the Bowens were members of the Towers of Old Main. Bowen served as president of the Arkansas Alumni Association Board of Directors from 1966-67 and on the Campaign for the 21st Century Campaign Steering Committee.

He was active in his community, doing everything from serving as president of the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce to helping raise money for the Boy Scouts toward the purchase of the land for what is now the Blass Scout Reservation near Damascus. From 1970-71, he served as president of the Pulaski County Bar Association.

Bowen is survived by his wife, Connie BSE’47, and his three children, Dr. William Scott Bowen of Little Rock; Cynthia Bowen Blanchard of Russellville; and Patricia Bowen Barker JD’85 of Little Rock. Bowen also is survived by 12 grandchildren. n

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Walter G. Graupner Sr. ★+ BSCHE’49, Bella Vista, Dec. 1, 2014.

He was a U.S. Navy veteran. Survivors: his wife, Dearl ★+, two sons, two daughters, nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Bill Rogers ✪ BS’51, Ruston, Louisiana, Nov. 2, 2014. After working in the oil and gas industry for two years, he spent his career working in the furniture business. Survivors: one brother, one son, one daughter, seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

in Texas City, Texas, leading field maintenance operations for a large chemical manufacturing facility.

Survivors: one son, one daughter and five grandchildren.

applications of research and the development of healthcare systems. He also created and edited various clinical journals. Survivors: his wife, Jean, two sons and five grandchildren.

Hal R. Thompson ★+ BSIE’51, Starkville, Mississippi, Dec. 23, 2014. He was a U.S. Army veteran, he worked at Union Carbide Corp.

Dorsey W. Woodson BSJ’51, Lexington, Virginia, Dec. 14, 2014.

A retired journalist, he specialized in medical reporting, covering clinical

Calvin R. Berry BSA’52 MS’53, Fayetteville, Dec. 28, 2014. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and a professor of agricultural economics at the University

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of Arkansas, with a specialty in milk marketing. Survivors: one daughter and three grandchildren.

Saralou Raymond Gifford MA’52, Little Rock, Dec. 3, 2014. She was a retired professor of English at Philander Smith College. Survivors: one sister, three sons, one daughter and two grandsons.

Donnie Dutton, dean of the University of Arkansas School of Continuing Education and Academic Outreach for more than 20 years, died Jan. 10 in Fayetteville.

Dutton, 79, served as interim dean and then dean of the school that is now known as the Global Campus from 1982 to 2007, when he retired.

Dutton was born Oct. 3, 1935, in Wadesboro, North Carolina, to Marion Battle Dutton and Dorothy Rayfield Dutton, who preceded him in death.

He graduated from high school at age 15 and attended North Carolina State University, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural education in 1955 at age 19. He began teaching vocational agriculture in high school at that young age.

He earned his master’s degree in 1961 from North Carolina State and completed his doctorate in 1967 from Florida State University in adult and continuing education.

In 1968 Memphis State University recruited Dutton, and he founded the department of adult education there. In 1974, he came to the University of Arkansas, where he also founded the department of adult education.

Dutton was a past president of the American Association of Adult and Continuing Education. He served as an adviser on adult education to former President Jimmy Carter and former Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton.

Dutton was an avid bluegrass musician, mastering the guitar, banjo, and mandolin. He played with many different groups and toured across the country, playing at many festivals and other venues. He once played a bluegrass performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

Dutton is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Buff Dutton BSBA’88, to whom he was married for 57 years; one son, Mark Dutton of Fayetteville; one brother, Charles Dutton of Lake Charles, Louisiana; and three sisters: Gail Dutton Preslar of Wadesboro, North Carolina; Judy Dutton Poulnott, also of Wadesboro; and Kathy Dutton Carroll of Hudson, North Carolina. ■

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James F. Pettyjohn BSIM’52, Bryant, Nov. 9, 2014. A U.S. Navy veteran, he retired from the Pine Bluff Arsenal as chief of the Quality Control Division after 27 years of service. Survivors: his wife, Mary, one daughter and two grandchildren.

Eugene L. Schieffler LLB’52, West Helena, Sept. 28, 2014. He served in the U.S. Navy and then practiced law in Phillips County for more than 50 years.

Survivors: his wife, Nancy, three sons, two daughters, 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Bernice B. Bass MS’53, Washington, D.C., Oct. 18, 2014. She taught first grade and was a pioneer of Montgomery County’s program for children with specific learning disabilities in Maryland.

She retired in 1964 as a supervisor of special education. Survivors: one son, one daughter, one granddaughter and one great-granddaughter.

Thomas T. Cooper BSBA’53 BSIE’60, Hot Springs, Oct. 23, 2014. He was a U.S. Army veteran and spent most of his career at Little Rock Air Force Base serving as the deputy base engineer and spent a tour at Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, Japan. Survivors: two sons, three grandsons and his twin brother.

Jo Ann Cravens Deal BSE’53, Bryant, Dec. 16, 2014. She worked briefly as an elementary teacher before becoming a homemaker. Survivors: three children, seven grandchildren and one great-grandson.

E. Ray Kinser BS’53 MS’63, Conway, Dec. 6, 2014. He was a long- time teacher in the biology department at the University of Central Arkansas.

Survivors: one son, three daughters and six grandchildren.

Mary Patricia Wortham Parrish ★ BSBA’53, Crossett, Jan. 4. She was a volunteer for the Ashley County Medical Center Hospital Auxiliary for more than 30 years, mostly in the gift shop.

Survivors: one son, two daughters, one brother, six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Natalie T. Stuckey ✪+ BA’53, Little Rock, Nov. 30, 2014. She served as director of the Bank of Trumann and Taylor & Stuckey Inc. and was actively involved in farming and agriculturalrelated businesses and enterprises founded by her late father and late husband. Survivors: one son, one daughter and three grandchildren.

Frank M. Backstrom ✪ BSCHE’54, Valparaiso, Indiana, Dec. 12, 2014.

He made his career with Standard Oil/ Amoco then at the Whiting refinery finishing at their Chicago General Office in 1989. Survivors: one daughter, three step-children and five grandchildren.

Johnnie L. Frizzell BSA’54 MS’59, Hope Hull, Alabama, Sept. 22, 2014.

He was a U.S. Army veteran.

Survivors: his wife, Von, one son, two brothers, one granddaughter and two great-grandchildren.

Louan VanDover Adams ★ BSHE’55, Russellville, Nov. 3, 2014.

She was employed as a home economist with the Nashville Gas Company.

Survivors: her husband, Travis, one son, one daughter, two grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.

Glenn C. Bandy MSEE’55, Breckinridge, Texas, Nov. 18, 2014.

He served in the U.S. Navy. He retired from Texas Instruments after a 36-year career with the company. Survivors: his wife, Jeanelle, three daughters, eight grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren.

James M. Bird BSBA’55, Fort Smith, Oct. 17, 2014. He worked in the family business, R.M.B. Produce Co. and then took over the produce business after his father’s retirement. Survivors: his wife, Barbara, one son, two daughters, eight grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren.

Charlsie Brown MED’55, Little Rock, Nov. 17, 2014. From 1945 until her retirement in 1991, she devoted her life to elementary education, first as a teacher, then as principal and finally as an elementary supervisor.

Amos B. Rougeau MED’55, Jonesboro, Nov. 14, 2014. He retired from Arkansas State University as a professor of agriculture after 34 years.

Survivors: his wife, Marie, five sons, one sister, one brother, 22 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

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Gene Singer ★+ BSBA’55 MBA’57, Mandeville, Louisiana, Dec. 13, 2014.

He worked for Maryland Casualty Co. near Baltimore. He then transferred to the New Orleans Maryland Casualty Co. Later he joined Paul Leaman & Co. in New Orleans as vice president, insurance agent and broker from 1966-1995.

Survivors: his wife, Doris, and his sister, Anne Singer St. Pierre ★ BSSW’53.

Thurman G. Smith Sr. MED’55, Fayetteville, Oct. 6, 2014. An educator, he served as superintendent of the Springdale School System from 19631982. Survivors: his wife, Mildred, three sons, one daughter, nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Tom A. Brown BSA’56, Tuckerman, Oct. 5, 2014. Survivors: his wife, Ollie, one son, one daughter and four grandchildren.

Shirley McGalin Dunaway BSE’56 MA’59, Conway, Oct. 14, 2014. She was a drama teacher at Little Rock Central High during the 1957 crisis.

She was an aspiring actress before moving to St. Louis to become a part time Realtor. Survivors: one sister, one son and three grandchildren.

Robert Lee Hankins BSA’56, Harrison, Nov. 30, 2014. He served in the U.S. Navy. He worked 37 years for Farmers Home Administration working in several capacities including county supervisor, retiring as state director.

Survivors: his wife, BJ, one son, one daughter, two granddaughters and three step-grandchildren.

Francis E. Medaris BSE’56 MM’65, Greeley, Colorado, Aug. 27, 2014. He was employed as an instructor and music director in Arkansas and Missouri and sold real estate part time until moving to Colorado in 1990 where he was director of library services al Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colorado, until his retirement in 1999.

Vernon Lee Glenn MED’57 EDD’68, North Little Rock, Oct. 8, 2014. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He spent his 37-year career serving individuals with disabilities while employed by the Arkansas Rehabilitation Service and the University of Arkansas Research and Training Center Survivors: his wife, Marietta Glenn MA’67, one son, one daughter, five grandchildren, two greatgrandchildren and one sister.

Robert L. Patton BSBA’57, Lowell, Dec. 22, 2014. He worked as a

restaurant inspector and served in the U.S. Navy. Survivors: his wife, Bonnie, two sons, one daughter, one brother, three sisters and three grandchildren.

Fred B. Warner Jr. BA’57 MA’62, Palm Beach, Florida, Jan. 4. At the University of New Mexico he taught primarily courses in the novel, drama, short story, film, and history plus co-teaching the literature of war.

Survivors: his wife, Dianna, one son, one daughter, one step-son and two granddaughters.

Ann D. Barbour BSE’58, Scottsdale, Arizona, Jan. 7. She taught piano early in her career and later was music director and organist for church choirs. Survivors: her husband, Benny ★+ BSCE’61, two sons and six grandchildren.

Donald G. Foley ★ BSBA’58, Fort Smith, Dec. 25, 2014. He was a production manager for Exide Technologies in Fort Smith and a U.S. Air Force veteran. Survivors: his wife, Regina ★; his son, Larry ★+ BA’76; one daughter, three brothers, two sisters, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Ben H. McCurry ★+ BSBA’58, El Dorado, Nov. 8, 2014. A U.S. Air Force veteran, he entered the insurance business in El Dorado in 1958 and at retirement in 1995, was the owner of McCurry and Associates and co-owner of McCurry Van Ness Insurance Co. Survivors: his wife, Carolyn, one daughter, two grandchildren, one brother, one halfbrother and one half sister.

Harold D. McKinney BSME’58, White Hall, Dec. 26, 2014. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and retired from the Department of Defense with more than 30 years combined military and civilian service. Survivors: four children, seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and one sister.

Joe Clark Wilson BSEE’58, Ventura, California, Nov. 5, 2014. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. Survivors: his wife, Elinor, four children and six grandchildren.

John Norman Harkey ★ LLB’59, Batesville, Aug. 1, 2014. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He served as prosecuting attorney and worked in private practice. In 1988, he was named a special justice to the Arkansas Supreme Court, served as a juvenile judge and elected circuit judge for the 16th judicial district until his retirement. He also

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Survivors: his wife, Willa BA’59, one son, one daughter, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Anna Mae Miller BSE’59, Sarasota, Florida, Nov. 5, 2014. She was a teacher.

Survivors: two sons, three daughters, 26 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, five brothers and two sisters.

E.C. O’Neal MED’59 EDD’68, Starkville, Mississippi, Oct. 11, 2014.

He was a retired professor emeritus at Mississippi State University. Survivors: his wife, Katie, one son, two daughters and six grandchildren.

Don H. Smith LLB’59, Pine Bluff, Jan. 1. He spent his career practicing law, retiring from Reinberger and Eilbott in 2001; he was a U.S. Army veteran.

Survivors: his wife, Rose, two sons, one daughter, three brothers and six grandchildren.

R. J. Bowen Jr. BA’60, Perryville, Oct. 17, 2014. He worked as an architect.

Survivors: his wife, Marie, one daughter and two grandchildren.

Robert Carver ★+ BSE’60, Mena, May 27, 2014. He was a teacher and coach, but most knew him as the owner and operator of Bob Carver Cars and Trucks. He was a veteran of the Army National Guard. Survivors: four brothers and one sister.

Earl D. Downs MED’60, Hope, Dec. 5, 2014. After serving as the Hope High School guidance counselor for 32 years, he retired in 1987. Survivors: his wife, June, one son, one daughter, one sister, four grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren.

Dawne W. Hedges BA’60, Little Rock, Oct. 12, 2014. She worked as a lead in the Proof and Transit division of First National Bank then First Commercial Bank. She later opened a travel agency in Hot Springs. Survivors: her husband, Jerry, one son, two daughters and six grandchildren.

John R. Hood JD’60, Spokane, Washington, Sept. 21, 2014. He was a lawyer in Little Rock until he took a job as a worker’s compensation judge in Indiana. He later worked as a federal administrative law judge for the Social

Security Administration from 1974 to 2007. He was the chief judge of the Spokane office for about 20 years.

Survivors: his wife, Louise, two children and two grandchildren.

John R. Addington BSIE’61, Texarkana, Texas, Nov. 29, 2014.

He held a number of senior level management and industrial engineering positions throughout his 30-year tenure at Red River Army Depot. He served in the Army National Guard.

Survivors: his wife, Linda, one son and two grandchildren.

Barbara T. Bragg ★ MED’61, Camden, Nov. 6, 2014. She was a retired teacher after 23 of years of service.

Survivors: two daughters and three grandchildren.

George C. Brotherton BSME’61, Little Rock, Nov. 16, 2014. He worked for Gulf Oil for 25 years and Chevron Oil for two years as a regional manager.

He retired from Citgo Petroleum.

Survivors: his wife, Charlotte, one son, one daughter, five grandchildren, six step-grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.

Phillip DuVall BSIE’61 MBA’73 PHD’80, Texarkana, Texas, Oct. 1, 2014. He held numerous senior level management and industrial engineering positions for 33 years at Red River Army Depot. He retired as director of ammunition operations. Survivors: his wife, Suzanne, one son, one daughter, one brother, one sister and four grandchildren.

Patsy R. Smith Gasperson MED’61, Marshall, Texas, Dec. 6, 2014. She was a teacher from 1956-1968. Survivors: one brother.

Mary Jane Martin ✪+ BSHE’61, Little Rock, March 8. She retired as a realtor with the Janet Jones Company.

She previously served on the Arkansas Alumni Association Board of Directors.

Survivors: her husband, Rudy ✪+ BSBA’60, one daughter, one son, one brother and five grandchildren.

Johnny Moory Jr. MED’61, Jacksonville, Oct. 16, 2014. He made his career in education and was a teacher and principal. He served in the U.S. Army. Survivors: his wife, Ida MED’75, one sister, four children,

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Jean F. Pate MS’61, Little Rock, Nov. 14, 2014. She was a teacher for 25 years in DeValls Bluff, Luxora, Stuttgart and Little Rock Public Schools.

Wayne E. Pyles BSA’61, Booneville, Nov. 6, 2014. He worked in the poultry industry throughout the southern U.S. For the past 30 years, he worked in the oil and gas business doing mineral leasing and title curative work. Survivors: one brother.

John T. Suskie Sr. ★+ BA’61, Little Rock, Oct. 17, 2014. He was the former executive director of the Arkansas Asphalt Pavement Association, a former president of the Arkansas Good Roads Transportation Council and a former area manager for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran. Survivors: his wife, Melba, three sons, three daughters, one sister, 13 grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren.

Donald R. West BSBA’61, Crossett, Nov. 3, 2014. He was a case worker for DCFS. Survivors: his wife, Ann, one son, one daughter, two step-daughters and one step-son.

Jane T. Bowie ✪+ BSE’62, Heber Springs, Nov. 25, 2014. She worked as a stay-at-home mom and household manager, moving many times in her husband’s career with Conoco. Survivors: her husband, Paul ✪+ BSBA’62, two sons, four grandchildren, one brother and one sister.

Jody Venable Campbell BA’62, Champaign, Illinois, Dec. 26, 2014. For the past 20 years, she was a legal secretary at Beckett & Webber. Survivors: her husband, Dave, one daughter, one brother and two grandchildren.

David R. Kirchman BSIM’62, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Dec. 24, 2014.

For 30 years he worked in many areas of Phillips Petroleum. Survivors: his wife, Hazel, one brother, three children, 11 grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren.

Lloyd Wade Sherrill BSEE’62, Overland Park, Kansas, Nov. 25, 2014.

He was an engineer at Black & Veatch in Kansas City, where he retired as a project manager in the Energy Engineering and Construction Division after 35 years of service. He was a U.S. Navy veteran.

Survivors: his wife, Ruth, two sons, one daughter, two granddaughters, two sons, three step-grandsons and three greatgrandchildren.

Paul Douglas Smith ★ BSBA’62, Searcy, Nov. 27, 2014. He retired at the end of 2013 as a reporter, columnist and editorial writer for the Arkansas Times.

Survivors: one sister.

Jane Dills Morgan ★+ BSBA’63, Fort Smith, Nov. 10, 2014. She established a strong legacy of giving and philanthropy, including supporting the University of Arkansas Athletics program. In her parents’ honor, she helped facilitate the Dills Indoor Tennis Center in 2002.

Survivors: one son, one daughter, five grandchildren and one sister.

J. Brent Shinall BSBA’63, Rogers, Oct. 13, 2014. He worked in building material sales for more than 30 years.

Survivors: his wife, Mary, three sons, one sister, one brother, two step-sons and eight grandchildren.

James G. Shook BSA’63 MS’66, San Francisco, Dec. 16, 1939. He spent the past 40 years involved in the pharmaceutical industry. Survivors: one son, one daughter and one granddaughter.

Peggy F. Cottey BA’62, Conway, Feb. 24, 2014. She spent her career as a teacher. Survivors: her husband, James ★ MED’67, one son, one daughter, two grandsons and one sister.

Nancy Teeter BSE’63, San Marcos, Texas, Oct. 24, 2014. She spent 37 years as an elementary school teacher.

Survivors: one daughter, two sisters, three grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren.

Don Jerry Helms MBA’62 PHD’78, Russellville, Nov. 6, 2014. A U.S. Army Reserves veteran, he retired in 1991 after 30 years of teaching at Arkansas Tech University. He was also a practicing certified public accountant.

Survivors: his wife, Margaret, one son, one daughter, three grandchildren, his mother and one brother.

Carl L. Griffis BSCHE’64 MSCHE’65, Fayetteville, Oct. 31, 2014. A University of Arkansas professor for 43 years in the

Wayne Gibson MED’64, Springfield, Missouri, Nov. 30, 2014. His teaching career in secondary education spanned 32 years. Survivors: his wife, Winell, two sons, two grandsons and one great-grandson.

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In Memoriam

Miller Williams MA’52

Miller Williams, internationally known poet, University of Arkansas professor emeritus, former director of the U of A Program in Creative Writing, founder of the program in translation, and co-founder and first director of the University of Arkansas Press, died Jan. 1 at the age of 84.

Williams wrote 37 books of poetry, fiction, criticism and translations. His work was highly regarded by his literary peers around the world, but his public fame came as the result of friendship and family. He first came to the nation’s attention in 1997, when President Bill Clinton asked him to write and read a poem, “Of History and Hope,” for Clinton’s second inauguration. Clinton and Williams taught together at the University of Arkansas, and Williams worked in Clinton’s first political campaign.

Williams was born in Hoxie, graduated with a degree in biology from what is now Arkansas State University, and earned a master’s degree in zoology from the University of Arkansas.

He wrote poetry while teaching science, first in high school and later on the college level. He left teaching for a series of jobs while he continued to write, and later joined the English department at Louisiana State University. While teaching at Loyola University, he founded the New Orleans Review. He also taught as a visiting professor at the University of Chile and the University of Mexico, where he began translating the works of South American poets.

Williams came to the University of Arkansas in 1970, as a member of the Department of English in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. He joined the graduate program in creative writing and later launched the program in translation. In 1980 he joined with Rainer Schulte and Lesley Wilson in establishing the American Literary Translators Association. In 1980 Williams co-founded the University of Arkansas Press with history professor Willard Gatewood.

Williams became its first director.

Williams’ many honors include the Henry Bellman Award, the Amy Lowell Traveling Poetry Fellowship, a Fulbright professorship at the National University of Mexico, the Prix de Rome for Literature, the John William Corrington Award for Literary Excellence, the National Arts Award, and the Lifetime Achievement Award in Writing, given by the Porter Prize Foundation. He received the Citation of Distinguished Alumni in 1980 from the Arkansas Alumni Association.

Williams is survived by his wife, Jordan BA’76 MED’84, and three children, Lucinda, Robert and Karyn. n

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four grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.

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In Memoriam Ray Trammell ✪+ JD’44 BA’49

Ray Trammell, age 94, of Fayetteville, died January 9. He was born June 26, 1920 in Russellville, Arkansas to Raymond and Hazel Lewis Trammell.

He was the retired general counsel of the University of Arkansas System and a professor of law at the university. His association with the University of Arkansas as student, faculty member and system administrator spanned 45 years.

He received a bachelor’s degree with honors in history and political science and a Juris Doctor with honors from the School of Law. He was awarded a fellowship by Columbia University, New York, N.Y. and completed the LL.M degree, with honors there.

Upon graduation from the law school in 1944 he joined the U of A faculty and rose through the ranks to become a tenured full professor in 1955. He taught 14 different legal subjects, including the first courses in oil and gas law and in Arkansas taxation offered by the university. While with the law school he also served as assistant to the dean from 1948-1951. He published books on Arkansas taxation and on oil and gas tax depletion as well as numerous research articles.

He was an incorporator and Board of Director member of Arkansas Law Review, Inc., and served as its Secretary-Treasurer and Business Manager from 1946-1960. Beginning in 1948 Trammell assumed the duties of providing legal advice to the university’s central administration. He furnished legal services for the Razorback Athletic program over the years, and frequently traveled with its football teams.

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biological and agricultural engineering department, he loved his job as a researcher, with projects focusing on computers and electronic applications in agriculture, food safety and process engineer. He also served as department head. Survivors: his wife, Barbara, one brother, one sister, four children and five grandchildren.

John Thomas Hudman BSCHE’64, Kerrville, Nov. 7, 2014. He worked as a chemical engineer for Amoco for 25 years. Survivors: his wife, Lois, four daughters, one brother, nine grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren.

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John W. Sallis ★+ BSPH’64, Springdale, Nov. 26, 2014. His pharmaceutical career took him from retail pharmacy into an 18 year tenure at Northwest Medical Center. Survivors: his wife, Marilyn ★+ BSE’62, MED’77, one sister, one son, one daughter and four grandchildren.

Harlis R. Tate BSBA’64, Mena, Oct. 7, 2013. He was a businessman and owner of Waterworks Sales Company in Colorado for more than 30 years. Survivors: two daughters, two grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.

John R. Henry LLB’67, Bay Village, Oct. 11. He practiced law in Harrisburg for more than 20 years. Survivors: six children, one brother, one sister, 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Jeanne Abee Wren MA’64, Conway, Nov. 25, 2014. She taught, and was the head of the math department, at Little Rock Central High School.

She also taught at Pulaski Academy and at UALR. She served as a math book consultant. Survivors: one son, three grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren.

Floyd J. Hays Jr. BSBA’65 JD’69, Hot Springs, Nov. 9, 2014. He had an accomplished 31-year career with the FBI and later as an auditor with the state of Arkansas for five years. Survivors: his wife, Susan, one daughter, two grandsons, one brother and two sisters.

Randy Oates ★ BSBA’65, Fayetteville, Sept. 30. He retired from the University of Arkansas, where he worked for 25 years in the College of Business Administration. Survivors: his wife, Jane, one sister, five daughters, 12 grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren.

Jim Vaughan BSE’65, Hindsville, Dec. 15, 2014. He was a cattle producer and was one of the largest fescue seed producers in Arkansas. He and his wife operated the Valley Inn Cafe and the Vaughan Valley Antique Shop.

Darrell K. Hutchins MS’66 PHD’69, Conway, Oct. 7, 2014. He taught at State College of Arkansas (now University of Central Arkansas) in Conway until 1982 when he moved to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where he completed his professional career. Survivors: his wife, Doris, two children and four brothers.

Ned B. Majors ★ BSBA’66, Marietta, Georgia, Nov. 1, 2014. He was an entrepreneur, who created and managed several enterprises. Survivors: one son, one daughter, five grandchildren and one brother.

Charles E. Sharpe Jr. ✪+ BSBA’66, Marion, Nov. 25, 2014. He was retired from First National Bank of Hope, where he served as president and vice chairman of the board. Survivors: his wife, Diane ✪+ BSE’64 MED’68, two children and four grandchildren.

Nancy Seeman Davenport BSE’67, Rockton, Illinois, Oct 5, 2014. She worked as an English teacher for South Beloit Junior High School for 45 years. Survivors: four children, seven grandchildren and four siblings.

Buster A. McIntosh BSBA’67, Little Rock, Jan. 3. He first worked in the insurance field, later choosing to pursue real estate brokerage and became an appraiser at First Federal Savings and then Pulaski County assessor in 1980.

Survivors: his wife, Beverly, and one son.

Ron W. Noble ★ BSBA’67, Houston, Texas, Jan. 6. He was a property tax consultant specializing in the area of oil and gas while employed with Clark and Company and Arthur Anderson in Houston. Survivors: one son.

Clayton Castleman BSA’68 MED’79, Ashdown, Nov. 22, 2014. He spent his career in education as a teacher and principal in Stuttgart. Survivors: his wife, Carolyn MED’79, one daughter one grandson and three brothers.

Leon Beland BSBA’69, Nowata, Nov. 17, 2014. He raised bucking bulls and trading horses. Survivors: his wife, Marcia, three children, two step children, two grandchildren, three step grandchildren, and three step-great-grandchildren, two brothers and four sisters.

Patti Estes BSE’69, Fayetteville, Dec. 12, 2014. She was the former owner of the women’s store Ms. Neff’s in the Northwest Arkansas Mall and a retired Realtor with Faucette Real Estate.

Survivors: her husband, Peter BSBA’68 JD’73, one son, one daughter, three grandchildren and one brother.

Curtis H. Merrell ✪ EDD’69, Monticello, Dec. 8, 2014. An educator and U.S. Army veteran, he spent his career in education as a coach, teacher and assistant superintendent. Survivors: three sons, eight grandchildren and one sister.

Dean Wilburn MED’69, Harrison, Nov. 21, 2014. He retired in 1997 as a regional representative for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arkansas. Survivors: his wife, Kathryn, two daughters, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

John J. Centrello BSE’70, Forked River, New Jersey, Dec. 26, 2014.

Retiring 20 years ago, he was a regional sales manager with Progresso Foods and also was a sales person for Serta Mattress Company and Scott’s Liquid Gold.

Survivors: his wife, Joni, one step-son, one brother and two grandchildren.

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Mary Ellen James ★ EDD’71, Evergreen, Colorado, Oct. 18, 2014.

Survivors: one daughter, one grandson, and two great-grandsons.

Thomas R. Kirk BSE’74, Bentonville, Nov. 5, 2014. Survivors: one son, one daughter, three brothers and three grandchildren.

Shirley Fetherolf ✪ BA’71 MED’75, Conway, Dec. 5, 2014. She was an educator and media specialist at school systems in Arkansas, Kansas, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee and North Carolina. She retired from the Arkansas Department of Education in 2013.

Survivors: her father, her husband, Daniel ✪ BA’70 MBA’77, three brothers and three sisters.

Charles M. Futrell PHD’75, Bryan, Texas, Oct. 25, 2014. In 1976 he accepted a role as a marketing professor at Texas A&M University, after a career in sales.

Survivors: his wife, Sue and two children.

Tommy L. Lonon BSE’71 MSA’83, Fayetteville, Oct. 23, 2014. A U.S. Navy veteran, he was a former partner in the accounting firm of Scarbrough and Murtishaw. Survivors: his wife, Miriam BS’73 MA’82, one son, one daughter, one brother and two grandchildren.

Robert R. Sykes ✪ MD’71, Nashville, Oct. 15, 2014.

Joe W. Davis ★+ BSBA’72, Fort Smith, Nov. 7, 2014. He was employed by ArcBest for 42 years, where he served as director of training and quality awareness. Survivors: his wife, Diane, one son, one daughter, two grandchildren, two brothers and one sister.

Kenneth L. Garner BSIE’72, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Nov. 26, 2014. A U.S. Army veteran, he retired from Entergy Corp. in 2004. Survivors: his wife, Clydene, one son, one daughter, five grandchildren, his mother, two brothers and one sister.

Pat Parker ★+ BSE’72, Fort Smith, July 26, 2014. She was a lifelong teacher having taught in North Little Rock, Fort Smith and Tulsa. Survivors: her husband, Steve ★+ BA’72, one son, one sister and four brothers.

G. Mark Wann ★ BSBA’73, Fayetteville, Dec. 10, 2014. He worked in commercial real estate in Atlanta, Ga., for many years. Then he moved back to Springdale and worked for the Griffin Company as a commercial real estate agent. Survivors: his mother, two daughters, three grandchildren and one sister.

Patricia A. Carney MED’74, Rudy, Oct. 17, 2014. She started teaching at Alma High School in 1959 and taught home economics there for 34 years.

Survivors: one son, one daughter, one step-son and two grandchildren.

William H. Hunt EDS’75, Malvern, Oct. 3, 2014. His career in education spanned from coach, teacher and superintendent, retiring from Malvern Schools in 1989. Survivors: one son, one daughter, four grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and four siblings.

Sara Tepfer BA’75 MSA’83, Durham, North Carolina, Nov. 10, 2014. She was a certified public accountant and a social worker for the Durham Veterans Administration. Survivors: her husband, Joseph, two sons and four grandchildren.

Mary Jane White MED’75, Fayetteville, Oct. 6, 2014. She was a teacher. Survivors: her husband, Jackson, two sons, three step-sons, six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and one brother.

Chrisilios T. Biliouris MS’76, Worcester, Massachusetts, Nov. 17, 2014.

He served in the U.S. Air Force and then pursued a real estate career. Survivors: his wife, Grace, three daughters, four grandchildren and one brother.

Jacqueline R. Dover MA’76, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Oct. 4, 2014.

She was a homemaker and office manager. Survivors: one daughter, one son, one brother and one granddaughter.

Jack W. Hamilton BSCE’76, Little Rock, Nov. 24, 2014. He began his career with Mehlburger Engineers and retired from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality. Survivors: his wife, Claudia, one son, two grandchildren and two sisters.

Ernesteen Rutledge Howard BSE’76 MED’85, Dallas, Aug. 10, 2014. She was retired from Raymond Orr Elementary as a first-grade teacher.

Survivors: three sons and two brothers.

Gene Laxson ★+ BSIE’76, Rogers, Jan. 6. A U.S. Air Force veteran, he worked for the International Paper Company in Pine Bluff and then as a production engineer at the Pine Bluff Arsenal. Survivors: his wife, Muriel, one son, five daughters, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

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Peter R. Darling BSA’77 JD’79, Fayetteville, Nov. 20, 2014.

Survivors: his wife, Michelle, his father, four daughters, two sisters and seven grandchildren.

Nancie Garner Bailey MBA’78, Signal Mountain, Tennessee, Oct. 24, 2014.

She taught preschool for several years at Signal Crest. Survivors: her husband, Jimmy, her mother and one brother.

James R. Boever BSBA’78, Little Rock, Nov. 9, 2014. In recent years, he worked for the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration. Survivors: his partner, Jeff, and three siblings.

Marilyn S. Durham BA’78 PHD’80, Prairie Grove, Oct. 15, 2014. She taught at the Flaming Rainbow University in Stilwell and at the Northwest Arkansas Community College. Survivors: her husband, Pat, four children, six grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren.

Patricia Antell ASN’79, Greenland, Nov. 16, 2014. She was a registered nurse. Survivors: one son.

Albert L. Randall MED’79, Elkins, Sept. 18, 2014. He was an educator for 40 years. Survivors: his wife, Sherryl, two sons and two grandsons.

Brian Findley II ✪+ BSBA’80, Little Rock, Nov. 2, 2014. He was a certified public accountant and became a managing partner in the family firm, Findley and Findley, with his father.

Survivors: his mother, his wife, Kathy ✪+ BSBA’83, one son, one daughter and four sisters.

William F. Thompson PHD’80, Terre Haute, Indiana, Nov. 18, 2014. He taught at Eastern Illinois University for 30 years. Survivors: his wife, Andrea, two step-sons, one sister, one brother and two step-grandchildren.

Arthur C. Buck PHD’81, Morgantown, West Virginia, Aug. 18, 2014. A World War II veteran, he served on the faculty of the English Department of West Virginia University for more than 30 years until his retirement in 1996.

Survivors: two daughters, two grandsons and one brother.

Gerald L. Jeffery MS’82, Batesville, Nov. 6, 2014. He served in the Arkansas National Guard and retired from Entergy. Survivors: his wife, Rebecca, one son, two grandsons, one brother and one sister.

Darrel W. Cravens ✪+ BSBA’85, Booneville, Dec. 5, 2014. As a manager in the Americas Technology Group, he

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Harry F. Hauser ★+ JD’85, Rogers, Nov. 23, 2014. He retired from the U.S. Air Force following a 30-year career. He also practiced law and operated a cattle ranch. Survivors: his wife, Denise ★+, two daughters, two step-sons, two sisters, four grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren.

Scott Gordon Smith BA’85 MS’10, Hot Springs, Nov. 17, 2014. He was a rehabilitation counselor at ACTI. Survivors: his father and one sister.

Roy P. King Jr. BSE’86, Orlando, Florida, Aug. 10, 2014. A U.S. Army veteran, he had a distinguished military career. Survivors: two sisters.

John Scott Huddleston BSBA’88, Fayetteville, Aug. 20, 2014. He was employed by the City of Fayetteville for 23 years, holding the position of information technology director for most of these years. Survivors: his parents, one brother and one sister.

Sondra G. Foti ★ MBA’89, Hot Springs, Oct. 26, 2014. She was a speech pathologist for the Van Buren School District. Survivors: her husband, Richard EDD’90, her mother, two daughters and two grandchildren.

William Dale Alvarez EDD’90, West Fork, Jan. 4. He was in education 43 years, having served in public schools as a teacher and administrator, and five universities as a professor and university administrator. Survivors: his mother, two sons, one daughter, one brother, one sister and one grandson.

Jacob Wells BSBA’91, Little Rock, Nov. 7, 2014. He was a senior audit manager at JPMS Cox, PLLC with 23 years of public accounting experience.

Survivors: his parents, his grandmother, one sister Heidi Stambuck ★ BA’88 MA’13, two daughters and one granddaughter.

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Richard G. Miller JD’92, Searcy, Dec. 2. 2014. He spent several years as a public defender in Washington County and later in Benton County. He also had a private law practice in Searcy for several years. Survivors: his mother, one brother and two sisters.

Cheryle Witcher MED’93, Bentonville, Sept. 28, 2014. She was a public school teacher for more than 30 years, with 20 years at Bentonville Public Schools until her retirement in 1999.

Survivors: her husband, Loren, two sons, four daughters, one brother, two sisters and numerous grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.

Marilyn H. McKim MS’94, Springdale, Oct. 26, 2014. A registered nurse, she helped to open and develop nursing schools including one in Saudi Arabia and Har-ber School of Nursing formerly Baptist School of Nursing.

Henrietta J. Wilson BSE’01 MAT’02, Lakeview, Oct. 25, 2014. She was the director of the Phillips County Developmental Center in West Helena.

Survivors: her husband, Jimmie, five children and two sisters.

Jacob R. Molder BSBA’01, Conway, Dec. 26, 2014. His career path included positions with Target, Gap, Nike and Grainger where he served as a distribution manager. He then transitioned into sales within the insurance industry. Survivors: his parents, one sister, one brother and his grandmother.

Amy Jo Lafayette BA’03 MA’05, Bentonville, Dec. 25, 2014. She taught English at the U of A’s Spring International Learning Center, undergraduate French at NorthWest Arkansas Community College and preschool French at Providence Academy. Survivors: her husband, John BS’03, her parents, three sons, one daughter and one brother.

Derek P. Holeman BA’06 MAT’07, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Oct. 19, 2014.

Survivors: his parents, two sisters, his grandmother and his grandfather.

Friends Laurence Adkins ★+, Hot Springs, Oct. 25, 2014. He worked with his father at the Public Drug Store and later became a deputy assessor. He was elected county assessor in 1988 through 1999. Survivors: his wife, Joan m, two daughters, one granddaughter and two sisters.

Hester Davis, Fayetteville, Dec. 30, 2014.

She took a job in 1959 with the University of Arkansas Museum where she worked as preparator and then as assistant director.

In 1967, after the creation of the Arkansas Archeological Survey, she was appointed state archeologist and continued to hold that position for the next 32 years. She also taught in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Arkansas for 10 years.

Survivors: one brother.

Mary Elizabeth Jones ★+, Fayetteville, Feb. 1, 2014. She was very active in the financial management of the architectural practice of her husband, Fay Jones, and his many professional activities. Survivors: two daughters, Cami Jones and Jean Cameron Jones ★ BSE’71, MED’74.

John H. Lancaster ✪+, Hot Springs, Nov. 17, 2014. He taught at Glen Rose Junior High School, retiring in 2006. He served in the U.S. Air Force. Survivors: his wife, Frances ✪+ BA’64 MED’66.

Almer E. Lee ★, Fort Smith, Nov. 16, 2014. He was the first African American to letter in basketball at Arkansas. He played professionally in Holland before a knee injury ended his career. He retired from the Arkansas Department of Human Services after 23 years.

Survivors: two sisters, one son, one daughter and four grandchildren.

Dorotha Lingelbach ★+, Independence, Missouri, Dec. 21, 2014. Survivors: her husband, Clyde ★+ BA’56, one daughter, one son, four grandchildren, two brothers and one sister.

Paul H. Parham II ✪+, Jackson, Alabama, Oct. 4, 2014. He was the owner and founder of Parham & Parham Inc. Engineering and Contracting.

Survivors: his wife, Molly, three children, two sisters and one grandchild.

Nancy W. Summitt ★, Blytheville, Sept. 26, 2014. After 34 years of teaching at South Pemiscot School District in Steele, she retired in 1998.

Survivors: her husband, Nathan ★, one daughter, one sister and two grandchildren.

Beverly Tatman ★+, Arkadelphia, Oct. 18, 2014. She was very active in her community. Survivors: her husband, Mac ★+ BSBA’53, one son, four grandchildren, one great-grandson, one brother and one sister.

Charles W. Van Ness ✪, Little Rock, Jan. 4. In the late 1950s, he became partners and co-owner with his friend Harry Bodenhamer at the R.C. Bodenhamer Insurance and Real Estate Agency, later known as the Van Ness Hosford and Van Ness McCurry Agency. Survivors: two children, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Tom W. Westing, Sheridan, WY, Nov. 30, 2014. He was an emeritus professor and former associate dean of agriculture at the University of Arkansas. During this time, he traveled to countries such as Rwanda, Burundi and Haiti to establish and develop agricultural programs in partnership with these governments and the University of Arkansas. Survivors: one daughter, two grandsons and one sister.

Dorothy F. Woods ★, Little Rock, Nov. 26, 2014. She worked for the Fort Chaffee Dental Office, the Arkansas Razorback ticket office and for a dentist in Little Rock. Survivors: her husband, Daniel ★ BA’49 LLB’53, three daughters, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. ■

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ALUMNI OFFICERS President Stephanie S. Streett ✪ BS’91, Little Rock Immediate Past President John Reap ✪+ BSBA’70, Dallas, TX Treasurer Don Eldred Jr. ✪+ BSBA’81, Houston, TX Assistant Treasurer Tom Dorre ✪ BSBA’68, MBA’81, Fayetteville Secretary Deborah Blume ✪+ BSBA’08, Fayetteville BOARD OF DIRECTORS Class of 2015 Kenneth Biesterveld ★ BSBA’05, MBA’10, Bentonville John L Colbert ✪ BSE’76, MED’81, Fayetteville John W. Cole ★+ BSBA’76, MBA’78, Springdale Rita Geiger ✪+ BA’66, Oklahoma City, OK Teena Gunter ✪ JS’92, LLM’97, Oklahoma City, OK Sharon Hunt ★ BSE’73, MED’75, Fayetteville William L. Kerr ✪ BA’88, Tampa, FL Terry Rasco ✪+ BARCH’71, BA’72, Little Rock Joel G. Wood ✪ BSBA’74, Germantown, TN Class of 2016 John Forrest Ales ✪ BA’02, McLean, VA Emanuel Banks ✪ BSCE’87, North Little Rock Susan Gilbert Kemp ★ BSHE’73, MS’75, Mountain View Charlene Reed ✪+ BSHE’74, MS’77, Marianna Lott Rolfe IV ★ BSE’94, Maumelle Jeffrey M. Stephens ✪+ BSIE’86, Hot Springs Roger H. Sublett ★ BSE’64, MA’65, Mason, OH Brandon Timbes ✪+ BSBA’98, Charlotte, NC Amy Tu ★ JD’96, Seattle, WA Class of 2017 Ben Beaumont ★ BA’04, Little Rock John Berrey ★ BA’91, Sperry, OK Marvin Caston ★ BA’00, MED’03, Fayetteville Judy Drummond Covert ✪+ BA’83, Bel Aire, KS Latonya Foster ★ BA’96, Springdale Steven Hinds ✪+ BSPA’89, MED’92, Fayetteville Jordan Johnson ✪ BA’00, Little Rock Carla Martin ★ JD’04, Pine Bluff Melissa Pianalto ✪ BSA’88, MS’90, Springdale Molly Rapert ★ BSBA’85, MBA’87, Fayetteville STAFF Associate Vice Chancellor for Alumni and Executive Director of the Arkansas Alumni Association Brandy Cox ★ MA ‘07 Senior Director of Marketing and Resource Development Terri Dover ✪+ Director of Administration Debbie Blume ✪+, BSBA’08 Director of Constituent Engagement Angela Mosley Monts ✪, BA’80 Director of Finance Ross Baldwin ★ Director of Outreach and Chapters Heath Bowman ✪ MED’11 Director of Communications Tammy W. Tucker ✪+, BA’97, MA’03 Carolyn Baltz ✪+ BA’03, Associate Director of Membership and Marketing; Catherine Baltz ✪+ BS’92, MED’07, Manager of Strategic Marketing; Kelly Bostick ✪, Assistant Director of Marketing; Stella Clark ✪, Records and Membership Assistant; Mike Emery ★ Administrative Support Supervisor; Deb Euculano ✪, Associate Director of Program Development; Felicia Garner ★, Executive Assistant; Ashlee Gloede ★, Assistant Director of Facilities and Special Events; Johanna Hall ★ BA’11, Assistant Director of Communications; Robin January ✪ BSA’98, Scholarship Coordinator; Ryan Miller ✪ BSBA’07, MED’09, Assistant Director of Young Alumni and Student Outreach; Julie Preddy ✪ BA’04, Associate Director for Lifelong Learning; Tiffany Robinson ✪, Fiscal Support Analyst; Amanda Schoenbaum ★ BSB’12 MED’14; Alyssa Strodel ★ BSBA’12, Student Programs Graduate Assistant; Elizabeth Tipton ✪, Records and Membership Assistant

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Past Presidents of the Arkansas Alumni Association Board of Directors 1923-24 Joseph Kirby Mahone ✪ BA’07

1965-66 P.K. Holmes ✪ LLB’78

1924-25 Robert Hill Carruth BA’11 1925-26 James E. Rutherford ✪ BA’22

1966-67 William H. Bowen ★ LLB’49 1967-68 Guy H. Lackey ✪+ BSBA’49

1926-27 Winston Lee Winters BSCE’06

1968-69 Robert P. Taylor ✪+ BSBA’47, MS 1948

1927-28 J.L. Longino BSEE’03

1969-70 John Ed Chambers BA’39, LLB’40

1928-29 Alfred Boyde Cypert BA’12 1929-30 James William Trimble BA’17

1970-71 Chester H. Lauck ’25 1971-72 Nathan Gordon ✪+ JD’39

1930-31 G. DeMatt Henderson BA’01, LLB’03

1972-73 Charles E. Scharlau ✪+ LLB’58

1931-32 Dr. Jasper Neighbors MD‘18

1973-74 Carl L. Johnson ★ BSBA’47

1932-33 Scott D. Hamilton BA‘24

1974-75 R. Cecil Powers ✪ BSBA’30

1933-34 Charles A. Walls BA‘07

1975-76 J.C. Reeves ✪ ’25

1934-35 Arthur D. Pope BA‘06

1976-77 Elizabeth (Sissi) Riggs Brandon ✪+ BSE’55 1977-78 Roy Murphy ✪+ BSIM’49

1935-36 John C. Ashley BA’11 1936-37 Beloit Taylor BA‘19

1978-79 Fred Livingston ✪ BSBA’55

1937-38 John P. Woods ✪ BA’09

1979-80 Tracy Scott ★ BSE’53

1938-39 Glen Rose ★ BSE’28, MS’31

1980-81 Edward W. Stevenson ✪+ BSBA’60

1939-40 Claude J. Byrd ★ BSA’25

1981-82 Fred Livingston ✪ BSBA’55 1982-83 Don Schnipper ✪+ BA’63, JD’64

1940-41 Charles Frierson Jr. ‘29 1941-42 John B. Daniels BSA‘33 1942-44 G. DeMatt Henderson BA’01, LLB’03 1944-45 Dr. M. L. Dalton MD’32 1945-46 Jack East ✪ BSE’24 1946-47 Steve Creekmore ★ BSBA’11 1947-48 Maupin Cummings ✪ BA’32 1948-49 Roy Milum BA’04, LLD’58 1949-50 Paul Sullins ✪ JD’37 1950-51 Francis Cherry LLB’38 1951-52 J.C. Gibson BA’24, MS’38 1952-53 George Makris ✪ BSBA’37 1953-54 Edward B. Dillon Jr. ★LLB’50

1983-84 Mary Trimble Maier ✪+ BA’49 1984-85 Bart Lindsey ✪+ BSBA’67 1985-86 W. Kelvin Wyrick ✪+ BSE’59 1986-87 Larry G. Stephens ✪+ BSIE’58 1987-88 Rebecca Shreve ✪+ BSE’60, MED’63 1988-89 Robert T. Dawson ✪+ BA’60, LLB’65 1989-90 Gregory B. Graham ✪+ BSBA’70, JD’72 1990-91 Blake Schultz ✪+ BA’51 1991-92 Chuck Dudley ✪+ BSBA’76, MBA’77 1992-93 Harriet Hudson Phillips ✪+ BA’72 1993-94 Richard Hatfield ✪+ BSBA’65, LLB’67 1994-95 Jenny Mitchell Adair ✪+ BA’62

1955-56 Louis L. Ramsay Jr. LLB’47, LLD’88

1995-96 Jack McNulty ✪+ BSBA’67, JD’70 1996-97 Sylvia Boyer ✪+ BSE’63

1956-57 Stanley Wood ✪ BA’23

1997-98 Morris Fair ★ BSBA’56

1957-58 A.L. Whitten MS’40

1998-00 H. Lawson Hembree IV ✪+ BSA’83 2000-02 Jeffery R. Johnson ✪+ BA’70

1954-55 Beloit Taylor BA’19

1958-59 W.R. “Dub” Harrison BA’20 1959-60 E.M. “Mack” Anderson ✪+ BA’32 1960-61 Warren Wood ✪ LLB’32 1961-62 Owen Calhoun Pearce BSBA’41, LLB’41 1962-63 James C. Hale BA‘33 1963-64 Jack East Jr. BSBA‘48 1964-65 J. Fred Patton ✪+ BA’29, MA’36

2002-04 Edward Bradford ✪+ BSE’55, MED’56 2004-06 Brian M. Rosenthal ✪+ BSBA’84 2006-08 Kenny Gibbs ✪+ BSBA’85 2008-10 Gerald Jordan ✪+ BA’70 2010-12 Steve Nipper ✪+ BSBA’71, MBA’73 2012-14 John Reap ✪+ BSBA’70

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An Arkansan for the Ages Jane Gearhart helps her husband, Chancellor G. David Gearhart unveil the official portrait of the chancellor at Old Main at the beginning of March.

After 20 years of service to the University of Arkansas, in which he guided the University of Arkansas through an unprecedented period of growth, Chancellor Gearhart will step down on July 31 and return to the faculty.

“I have four main reasons for making this difficult decision,” the chancellor wrote in a Jan. 9 letter to UA System President Don Bobbitt. “They are our four grandchildren: Ben, age 5; Caroline, age 4; Ellie, almost 2; and soon to be born, Lily Jane. Going forward, I hope to spend more quality time with each of them as well as with our children and their spouses, Katy and Justin and Brock and Lindsey.”

Gearhart became the fifth chancellor of the University of Arkansas on July 1, 2008, following 10 years of service to the university as vice chancellor for University Advancement. He previously served at the university for three years as director of development in the early 1980s. As vice chancellor, he led the University of Arkansas in the largest fundraising endeavor ever undertaken by an organization in Arkansas, the Campaign for the Twenty-First Century, which raised $1.046 billion for academic programs. That campaign included the largest single gift to an American public institution of higher education, a record-setting $300 million gift to found an Honors College and endow the Graduate School and a $50 million gift to endow the Sam M. Walton College of Business.

Gearhart’s portrait was painted by Mike Wimmer, an award-winning professional artist from Edmond, Oklahoma. Wimmer has produced artwork for some of the largest corporations in the world and has illustrated 14 children’s books. He currently serves as the chair of the School of Visual Arts in the Petree College of Arts and Sciences at Oklahoma City University. ■

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