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STRIKE UP THE BAND

The university dedicated its first new academic building in eight years and converted the historic Field House into the Jim and Joyce Faulkner Performing Arts Center.

DISCOVERING A NEW HOMINID

When researchers discovered a cave full of well-preserved bones in South Africa, a U of A expert in teeth helped determine whether this was a new hominid species. Indeed, it appears to be so. Meet Homo naledi.

GAMING YOUR EDUCATION

Professor David Frederick sends his students back in time to the virtual world of ancient civilization to study Classical history. He does it by using classic gaming technology.

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ON THE COVER The UA Wind Symphony and Schola Cantorum perform for the opening of the James and Joyce Faulkner Performing Arts Center.

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learn more about his surroundings I invited him to accompany me. TheSpiri t Continues He accepted, so next afternoon about 4. I picked him up and started to Alma. When we passed the city limits and he saw a sign that showed West Fork 12 miles and Alma 47 miles Max became very excited saying in his pidgin English; “Stop the car – Stop the car – I’m not prepared to stay all night.” I stopped the car and after understanding his concern assured him we would return to Fayetteville that night. His problem was that he had never been further away from home than he could walk. He could not conceive of going 50 miles and returning the same evening. He was born on one of the small islands in the Philippine Island chain, traveled to Manila by boat where at the University of the Philippines he walked every where he went. When he got the opportunity to come to the University of Arkansas he boarded a plane, which landed briefly in Tokyo, San Francisco, Denver, Tulsa and Fayetteville. That night, if I had placed him on a magic carpet and toured the universe it would have been no more of an adventure for him. Max soon adjusted and became a good student. He completed his Master of Science Degree in 1963. He was careful and thorough in his research. We published his thesis in a paper in the Journal of Animal Science. I encouraged him to continue study for his doctorate. He started in but something was not right. He struggled through a semester but his grades were failing. Near the end of the semester I finally got Alumni Associatio n, Inc.

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Scanning the UA Alumni Magazine Each fall when I receive the alumni magazine from the UA I read it to see if there have been changes in the lives of the many friends I made as a professor of animal science during the 40 year period that I taught and did research in population genetics there. In this fall’s issue I was shocked by the obituary of a student that I served as his advisor for his Master of Science degree. He was a very unique individual. His name was Maximo Calo Gacula Jr. and he came to the United States from the Philippines. I was introduced to him one July day when I was called to the office of Dr. Gifford, the head of the department of animal science. Max was a small individual, only a few inches over four feet tall. He probably weighed less than one hundred pounds. I was asked if I would accept Max as a graduate student to work on his master’s degree. After examining his transcript, I said I would accept him and took him back to my office to become acquainted and to discuss a program of study. There was a short course of three weeks starting the next day, taught by Dr. Ray to review County Agents on beef production practices. I put him in that course thinking he could get acquainted, learn the campus and become oriented to beef production as practiced in Arkansas. After he had met the class a few times, in visiting with him, I could tell he was lost in the terminology and routines of beef production being presented. I took him out of that course and decided that I would use the three weeks before the regular semester classes began to personally orient him to campus routines and better prepare him for his studies. It turned out that the next evening I had an invitation to speak to a cattlemen’s meeting in Alma. Thinking it would be a good opportunity for me to get to know Max better and for him to

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UA Alumni Magazine continued from page 2 him to tell me what was wrong. He told me he had a sweetheart in the islands that had been waiting for him. He had received a “Dear John” letter from her in which she told him she would not wait another six years for him to complete his doctorate. His grades were so bad that we could not continue him in the doctoral program. Max had a sister in Boston who was a nurse. I encouraged him to visit her and think about his situation and his future. I had a friend in the statistics department at the University of Massachusetts that I suggested he visit and explore further study. This he did and was accepted. After an appropriate period of study he was awarded the Ph.D. and employed by Armour/Dial Corp. in their Industrial Laboratory in Chicago. Soon after his employment he married a girl from the Philippines. Later he brought her by to introduce her to me and to show her the Fayetteville area. I maintained contact with Max over the years through Christmas

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cards and his publications. His marriage was blessed with three daughters. The company he worked for moved to Scottsdale, Arizona. On one occasion when I was in the Phoenix area, I called him and we had breakfast together. His family matured, married and scattered and he became a grandfather. Max retired with some minor health problems in Scottsdale about 10 years ago. He continued to do some writing and consulting. He was author of four books on statistical analysis and became a leading authority on routines for taste testing and sensory evaluation. I tell you this story to illustrate that from a very elementary beginning Max had a very successful career contributing procedures for evaluating many commercial products. I was sad to learn that Max passed away on May 5, 2010. I am sure that wherever he is there is a smile on his face and he is at work considering a better way. Connell Brown, professor emeritus

Old Yearbooks Sought for UA The Office of University Relations needs your old yearbooks. If you have an older U of A Cardinal or Razorback that is no longer needed, the office will be glad to give it a second life as a historical resource. Decades needed in particular are 1896 through the 1930s, the 1950s and the 1970s. If you have a yearbook to donate, send it to: Charlie Alison, Editor 106 Davis Hall 1 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 72701

ON THE HILL

Physicists Trace Origin of Electromagnetic Interaction to Dirac Equation

Joseph E. Steinmetz selected by President Bobbitt as the Sixth Chancellor for U of A University of Arkansas System President Donald R. Bobbitt recommended Joseph E. Steinmetz, executive vice president and provost at The Ohio State University, to the UA Board of Trustees as the sixth chancellor of the University of Arkansas. The board soon after approved the choice of Steinmetz, who is expected to begin Jan. 1, 2016. “When you conduct a search of this scale the hope is that you’re able to identify a very high-caliber individual who is not only well qualified, but the right fit at the right time for your flagship campus,” Bobbitt said. “With the help and input of the faculty, staff, students, search committee and search firm, I feel we exceeded that expectation and I’m honored to bring Dr. Steinmetz from an institution as respected and renowned as Ohio State to the UA System. He is certainly the right chancellor at the right time to continue UA’s progress into the future.” Steinmetz visited the university last week, meeting with students, faculty and staff before sharing his vision for the future and answering questions in a public forum attended by more than 450 people. “I am looking forward to joining the University of Arkansas community as chancellor,” Steinmetz said. “I thoroughly enjoyed meeting with faculty, students and staff when on campus and felt a deep sense of excitement about the future of the institution from everyone I met there. It is a special place. I thank President Bobbitt and the Board of Trustees for this wonderful opportunity.” Steinmetz has been executive vice president and provost at The Ohio State University since 2013. He came to Ohio State in 2009 when he was appointed vice provost for arts and sciences and the first executive

dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. With his leadership, the former five independent colleges of arts and sciences were unified into the largest college of arts and sciences in the country. Prior to Ohio State, Steinmetz was dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Kansas and was also a university distinguished professor. He served for 19 years at Indiana University, where he was executive associate dean for the College of Arts and Sciences and chair of the Department of Psychology. At Indiana he was also a distinguished professor of psychological and brain sciences. Throughout his career and administrative leadership, Steinmetz has been committed to strengthening interdisciplinary research and collaborations across departments and colleges. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Central Michigan University and his doctorate at Ohio University. “The feedback received from the campus community was extremely helpful in this process, and I’d like to thank all of those who took part in the forums, asked questions of the finalists and shared their thoughts,” Bobbitt said. Daniel E. Ferritor, chancellor from 1986-1997, will continue to serve as interim chancellor until Steinmetz begins Jan. 1, 2016. Ferritor has served his second stint leading the university since the retirement of former chancellor G. David Gearhart on July 31. Editor’s Note: Because the selection of the new chancellor occurred during the magazine production and he doesn’t start until Jan. 1, a longer story detailing some of Chancellor-designate Steinmetz’s vision and plans for the University of Arkansas will appear in the spring edition. ■

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professor of physics at the University of Arkansas. “This provides another handle on how material properties can be tuned or controlled for practical applications in devices based on electrical and magnetic properties.” Surendra Singh, professor of physics, and Bellaiche were part of the U of A team that proposed in 2013 that the angular momentum of an electromagnetic field can directly couple to the spin of an electron to produce a physical energy. This Surendra Singh direct coupling explains subtle phenomena in magnetoelectric materials and predicts effects that have not yet been experimentally observed. “For a long time, scientists explained these effects by using only the so-called spin-orbit coupling,” Singh said. “Our paper shows that the angular magnetoelectric interaction also contributes to these effects and that this term, along with spin-orbit coupling, follows naturally from a more exact theory of electron-light. It just had been ignored for so long.” The results were obtained through a collaborative effort with two other groups – Ritwik Mondal, Marco Berritta and Peter M. Oppeneer at Uppsala University in Sweden and Charles Paillard and Brahim Dkhil at Ecole Centrale of Paris in France. The U.S. Department of Energy and French National Research Agency funded the research. ■

Emily Money to Lead Central Arkansas Advancement Office in Little Rock Emily Money has been named the new director of development for the University of Arkansas Central Arkansas Advancement Office in Little Rock and will be charged with increasing the university’s presence in the region. In her new position, Money will play a major role in raising private gift support for the University of Arkansas in Central Arkansas and will manage the Campaign Arkansas efforts in the area. She will report to Kellie Knight, executive director for university initiatives. “Emily’s experience with the School of Law and her knowledge of the Central Arkansas area make her an excellent leader for this position,” said Knight. “The Central Arkansas office is a valuable resource to the University of Arkansas campus, as well as to our alumni and friends in the area. I know Emily will do a fantastic job in her new role and will contribute to the growth of this important office.” Money joined the University of Arkansas in 2008 as a development

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assistant with the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations. She began working in development for the School of Law in 2009 and was promoted to associate director of development in 2014. “We are very proud of the university’s presence in Central Arkansas,” said Sam and Janet Alley of Little Rock. “We have appreciated the increased interaction and opportunities for education and know it will strengthen the relationship between the Fayetteville campus and the Central Arkansas area. It will be a pleasure to work with Emily in her new role, and we look forward to seeing the positive difference we can make together.” “I’m excited about the opportunity to serve as a resource to all of the U of A’s alumni and friends who live and work in Central Arkansas,” said Money. “I want to meet people and learn more about their passion for the university and spread the word about all of the great things happening with our students, faculty and programs on campus.” ■ photo by Russell Cothern

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An international group of physicists has traced the origin of an electromagnetic interaction to the Dirac equation, a fundamental equation of quantum physics. The interaction couples the spin of the electron to the angular momentum of the electromagnetic field and it is responsible for a variety of phenomena in a large class of technologically important materials. University of Arkansas researchers proposed the interaction in 2013. Laurent Bellaiche In addition to charge, electrons have spin. By understanding and using the different states achieved when an electron’s spin rotates, researchers could potentially increase information storage capacity in computers. The new finding, published as a rapid communication in the journal Physical Review B, advances the fundamental understanding of magnetic systems as well as multiferroics, which can change their electrical polarization when in a magnetic field or magnetic properties when in an electric field. The rapid communications section of Physical Review B, a journal of the American Physical Society, is devoted to the accelerated publication of especially important new results. “Through this interaction, magnetic moments can generate an electric polarization and an electric polarization can generate a magnetic texture in multiferroics,” said Laurent Bellaiche, distinguished

ON THE HILL

Four Arkansas high school graduates have joined the distinguished list of Sturgis Fellows in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences this fall. The 2015 class includes Alvaro Aldana Jr. of Rogers, Reagan Broach of Little Rock, Dhruba Dasgupta of Little Rock and Madison Lester of Russellville. “It’s always exciting to meet the latest addition to our impressive ranks of Sturgis Fellows,” said Todd Shields, dean of Fulbright College. “We are grateful for continual support of the Roy and Christine Sturgis Charitable and Educational Trust,” said Sidney Burris, director of the Fulbright College Honors Program and chair of the Sturgis Fellows selection committee. “The Sturgis gift makes it possible for these fine students to focus on their academic careers and continue the Fulbright legacy of peace through education by exploring new ideas and participating in international travel and study.” The Sturgis Trust awards each fellow $17,500 per year for four years.

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Alvaro Aldana Jr. is a graduate of Rogers High School, where he was captain of the Quiz Bowl team, played in the Rogers High School Philharmonic Orchestra and was selected for All-Region Orchestra. He is a National Merit Scholar and a National AP Scholar. His service activities include tutoring calculus and Spanish. Aldana plans to major in chemistry. His parents are Alvaro and Michelle Aldana. Reagan Broach graduated from Little Rock Christian Academy, where she was varsity cheer captain and active

in student government, serving as Student Council executive treasurer, class secretary and class vice president. She is an AP Scholar with Distinction and Governors Distinguished Scholar. Her service activities include work as a counselor at Camp Aldersgate, a coach for youth cheerleading programs and a volunteer for Easter Seals. Broach plans to major in psychology. Her parents are Keith and Terry Rice Broach. Dhruba Dasgupta graduated from Central High School in Little Rock, where he was an active competitor in physics and energy and transportation-focused initiatives. He has won top awards in many science challenges such as the Arkansas State Science Fair, Central High School Science Fair, Junior Academy of Science, Junior Science and Humanities Symposium and Arkansas Energy Office of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. Dasgupta plans to major in biochemistry. His parents are Tonmory and Shreeparna Dasgupta. Madison Lester graduated from Russellville High School, where she founded the Women’s Leadership Organization, a club to promote gender equality and encourage young women to be leaders in their communities. She was a member of the National Honors Society, Interact Club, newspaper staff and Young Democrats, and she served as a representative for the Young Democrats of Arkansas Women’s Caucus. She is a National Merit Scholar and received the Shondrell Green Outstanding Senior Award and the Rotary Scholar Award for Mathematics. Lester plans to major in English. Her parents are David and Carla Lester. ■

University Archives Showcased in New Illustrated History, University of Arkansas

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The rich history of the university is celebrated in University of Arkansas, released in early October. Amy L. Allen, university archivist and Timothy G. Nutt, former head of Special Collections, sifted through the archives to compile 215 vintage images that tell the story of the university’s first 125 years. The images date back to the early days of the university in the 1870s. They touch on our 1948 integration – the first in the South when Silas Hunt enrolled in law school – and cover Ruth Cohoon’s tenure as our first women’s intercollegiate sports director beginning in 1972. Photos in the book showcase well-known professors and administrators like Bill Clinton, J. William Fulbright, architect E. Fay Jones and folklorist Mary C. Parler. But students are the main focus of the university, and that comes through in the book. University of Arkansas captures many aspects of student life, including academic pursuits from working in a chemistry lab or on the university farm, to the warm days of summer school.

Academics aren’t the sole focus of student life, so photographs also show homecoming, pep rallies and commencement along with unique traditions like Senior Walk. “I hope the book will spark an interest in university traditions for future Razorbacks,” Allen said. “I also hope it will remind alumni and community members of fond memories and inspire them to give their own materials to the university archives to be preserved for future generations.” “The University of Arkansas has a fascinating history filled with interesting characters, stories, and traditions,” Nutt said. “This book, hopefully, will be a catalyst for readers to remember their own fond memories of Arkansas’ university.” University of Arkansas by Amy Leigh Allen and Tim Nutt from Arcadia Publishing’s Campus History Series is available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or directly from Arcadia at 888-313-2665 or online. ■

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New Research Center Will Focus on Cybersecurity of Nation’s Power Grid University of Arkansas engineering researchers, focused on solidstate solutions to upgrade the U.S. power grid, will lead a new national center devoted to cybersecurity for electric power utilities. The center is made possible by a $12.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, augmented by $3.3 million in matching funds from the research partners. “We’re proud to be recognized as a national leader in the area of power electronics research and security,” said Alan Mantooth, distinguished professor of electrical engineering. “The impact of this work is tremendous. All too frequently we are hearing of how foreign entities are hacking into U.S. computer systems. This center’s mission is directly focused on protecting America’s electric energy delivery system, and we are pleased to have a great team with which to approach these challenges.” As principal investigator and director of the new center, Mantooth will lead a team of researchers who will identify and develop solutions for vulnerabilities across the U.S. power grid. Their goal is to protect hardware assets, make systems less susceptible to cyberattack and provide reliable delivery of electricity if such an attack were to occur. Specific objectives include protecting core power grid controls and communications infrastructure, building security and privacy protection into components and services and providing security management capabilities and security testing and validation. To achieve these objectives, researchers will develop algorithms for software modules that can be loaded onto systems and equipment such as fault-current limiters, breakers, measurement units, relays, wireless communications systems and power-line communications. “By providing more reliable delivery of power as a result of reducing outages caused by cyber-attacks, the electric power system remains up, and economic loss associated with downtime is eliminated,” Mantooth said.

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“This is what we are seeking. And, from a homeland security perspective, the electric power grid in general becomes less susceptible to attack.” In addition to the U of A researchers, all of whom are associated with the university’s National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission, the new cybersecurity research center includes faculty from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Carnegie Mellon University, Florida International University and Lehigh University. Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC), a Little Rock-based generation and transmission cooperative, will serve as an industry partner. As a wholesale power provider for the state’s 17 electric distribution cooperatives, AECC will serve as the primary beta test site of all developed security tools and technologies. “We look forward to exchanging real-world experience and knowledge with our academic partners,” said Robert McClanahan, vice president of information technology for AECC. “Cybersecurity threats are one of largest, most complicated issues that power providers face and will continue to face in the future.” The U of A-led team was one of two chosen by the Department of Energy. The other team, led by the University of Illinois, includes the University of California-Berkeley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Washington State University. Mantooth, who holds the Twenty-First Century Research Leadership Chair in the College of Engineering, is executive director of the National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission, a 7,000-square-foot, $5-million power electronic test facility at the University of Arkansas. He is also executive director of the university’s GRid-Connected Advanced Power Electronic Systems center, a National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center that works to modernize the electric power grid through power electronic technologies. ■

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National Humanities Alliance Highlights Literacy Outreach by Brown Chair

Ozark Hall, Food Pantry Renamed in Honor of Dave and Jane Gearhart, Respectively

a campus food pantry to address food insecurity among their fellow students and other members of the university community. Jane Gearhart stepped in to help and became a prominent and effective advocate supporting the establishment and continued operation of the pantry. Because of her commitment, the Full Circle Campus Food Pantry will be renamed the Jane B. Gearhart Full Circle Campus Food Pantry and was dedicated on Oct. 23. “Jane’s legacy with the Full Circle Campus Food Pantry is one of compassion and education,” said interim Chancellor Dan Ferritor. “She did a remarkable job educating our campus community on food insecurity and put forth a great deal of effort to address it. I know she will be tremendously honored to have this important student-driven facility bearing her name into the future.” Dave Gearhart retired as Chancellor of the University of Arkansas on July 31. In the spring, the Gearharts announced a $1 million gift commitment to the university, and a scholarship was created in their honor by family, friends and fans of the couple. Dave Gearhart will return to campus in fall 2016 as a faculty member of the College of Education and Health Professions after a year-long sabbatical. Exterior building signage, wayfinding signs and maps were to be updated with the new building names during the fall 2016. Until that process is complete, the facilities have used their former names to avoid confusion. ■

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work as a model for forging new partnerships and achieving profound local impact through the humanities.” The Brown Chair is one of the first institutions in the United States to be profiled on “Engaged Humanities: Model Programs for Cultivating Vibrant Local Humanities Communities,” a national map recognizing a small number of exemplary programs. “The initiative is focused particularly on encouraging institutions of higher education to foment these types of communities by partnering more closely with local organizations – from libraries and museums to school systems and social service agencies – so as to involve broader publics in humanities scholarship and programming,” Van Hoose, said. The Brown Chair has launched a series of programs that draw on the humanities to improve the reading and writing of children and adults in the Arkansas Delta. Between 2007 and 2011, the Brown Chair ran the Arkansas Delta Oral History Project, in which University of Arkansas students served as mentors — both face-to-face and online — to students from several small rural high schools as they conducted oral history-based inquiries into aspects of local legend and lore in the Arkansas Delta. Another project, “Team Shakespeare,” engaged students from four rural high schools in an in-depth investigation of William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” via textual study, imaginative writing and creative dramatics, culminating with live performances on the banks of the White River in Augusta. The Brown Chair’s most recent literacy outreach initiative is “SISTA: Students Involved in Sustaining Their Arkansas,” in which high school juniors from rural Arkansas communities collaborate with a University of Arkansas mentor to develop proposals for projects that will revitalize and sustain their hometowns and regions. ■

U of A Professor’s Documentary Tells of the Birth of Baseball’s Spring Training at Hot Springs

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The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees voted in September to name two facilities on the University of Arkansas campus after Chancellor emeritus G. David Gearhart and his wife, Jane. In recognition of Dave Gearhart’s service as vice chancellor for advancement from 1998 to 2008 and leadership as chancellor from 2008 to 2015, Ozark Hall will be renamed G. David Gearhart Hall and dedicated on Nov. 20. Honors College Dean Lynda Coon said, “Dave Gearhart was instrumental in securing the $300 million gift from the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation that led to the creation of the Honors College. As chancellor, he championed the restoration of Ozark Hall and the development of a beautiful new wing to house the Honors College. Naming this historic building after Dr. Gearhart is a wonderful way to honor his legacy.” “Ozark Hall is home to the Graduate School and International Education,” said Dean Kim Needy. “Our home was beautifully restored under the capable leadership of Chancellor Gearhart, and we are honored that the building will bear his name. This renaming will be a wonderful tribute to him in recognition of his steadfast support of all students and especially in our case, of graduate and international students.” Jane Gearhart, the university’s “first lady” for seven years, is also being honored for her time, dedication and leadership in volunteer public service. In fall 2010, she learned that U of A students were working to establish

The National Humanities Alliance Foundation recognized the community outreach work of the Brown Chair in English Literacy at the University of Arkansas as a national model for fostering successful humanities communities. The Brown Chair is an endowed position in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences supported by the Brown Foundation and the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation. David Jolliffe, professor of English, has held the chair since 2005. He directs programs to increase literacy in Arkansas, such as community-based tutoring, professional development workshops for teachers, summer workshops and reading programs. The National Humanities Alliance’s Working Groups for Community Impact Initiative is a “national effort to identify, disseminate, and foment best practices for the cultivation of resilient local humanities communities – communities where the humanities have a central place in public life, and where members of the local community actively support humanities organizations’ work.” “From a very early moment, we have viewed the Brown Chair as a powerful example of public impact through the humanities, deserving of national attention,” said Matthew Van Hoose, project director and Whiting Fellow for the Humanities at the National Humanities Alliance Foundation. “The Brown Chair’s presence on our website’s story map will ensure that it continues to reach a national audience, and as our Working Groups Initiative convenes new partners in selected locations around the country, we will continue to cite the Brown Chair

The great baseball tradition known as Spring Training started in 1886 in the Arkansas resort town of Hot Springs. That’s also where it became a tradition, over parts of eight decades, with fans getting a chance to see many of the greats of the game, players for teams including the Red Sox, Dodgers, and Pirates—and the Negro League’s Monarchs, Crawfords and Grays. The First Boys of Spring, a one-hour documentary by filmmaker and University of Arkansas professor and alumnus Larry Foley, tells that story. The First Boys of Spring features tales of baseball Hall of Famers who worked out, gambled and partied in Hot Springs, including Cy Young, Satchel Paige, Honus Wagner and baseball’s first superstar, Mike “King” Kelly. The young Babe Ruth is there too, belting a 573-foot home run into the Arkansas Alligator Farm while trying to convince Boston Red Sox management to play him every day, even though he was already the game’s dominant pitcher. The documentary is narrated by Academy Award-winning actor Billy Bob Thornton, with photography direction by Jim Borden, editing by journalism professor Dale Carpenter, and an original musical score by U of A professor emeritus James Greeson. Purchase the DVD through the University of Arkansas Press. ■

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Astrophysicists Receive NASA Grants for Venus, Mars, Titan Research Researchers at the University of Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences received three NASA grants totaling more than $1 million to study conditions on Venus, Mars and Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. The grants focus on the study of surface liquids and volatile compounds on the unique planetary environments. Specifically, the grants are: A three-year, $434,000 cooperative grant with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study the formation of ice islands on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. Data from the Cassini spacecraft, which was launched in 1997 and went into Saturn orbit in 2004, showed the presence of so-called “magic islands” that appeared in Titan’s seas of liquid methane and ethane between flyovers. Researchers at MIT will study the Cassini data, while U of A assistant research professor Vincent Chevrier will work with graduate students, using the Center’s W.M. Keck Laboratory for Planetary Simulation to attempt to recreate the conditions under which the islands form. A three-year, $326,000 grant to study radar anomalies on the surface of Venus. Radar data indicate the presence of a high-altitude “snowline” made up of semi-metallic compounds that could be condensing out of the planet’s atmosphere or reacting with its basaltic surface. Chevrier’s research aims to determine which volatile compounds in the Venusian atmosphere could create the radar signatures and how the planet’s extreme pressure affects their stability. A three-year, $291,000 grant to analyze data on relative humidity gathered at the polar region of Mars by the Phoenix lander in 2008, and at the planet’s equatorial region gathered by the Mars Science Laboratory. The goal of the research is to determine how the Martian surface affects the water cycle and the accumulation of surface brines. Edgard Rivera-Valentin, a planetary scientist at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico and a former graduate student at the U of A, is the grant’s primary investigator. Chevrier is the co-investigator. The Titan study could help scientists better understand the hydrological processes, and ultimately habitability, of a place without water, Chevrier said. Though the Venus study has few astrobiological implications, it will add to the small number of research projects that have been done on a planet of approximately the same size and as Earth. “How did two planets so similar in overall size and composition turn out to be so different?” he said. The Mars study has implications for the availability of water, and ultimately habitability, on the planet. ■

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The Arkansas chapter of one of the nation’s oldest civil rights organizations has announced a research and data partnership with the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas. After a 20-year hiatus, the National Urban League re-opened an Arkansas chapter in August in Little Rock. The nonprofit organization is launching satellite offices around the state, with the first opening in Springdale. Walton’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion will coordinate services between Walton College and the Urban League of Arkansas. “The partnership with Walton College will give us a strategic focus that allows us to deliver services to every corner of the state,” said Sherman Tate, board chair for the state’s chapter. The announcement was made Friday, Sept. 18, in Springdale. The National Urban League focuses on four empowerment areas – education, jobs, housing and health – for the underserved in the United States. To assist in establishing priorities and goals, Walton College’s Center for Business and Economic Research will conduct research and collect data in these four areas for the Urban League of Arkansas. “Walton is a highly ranked student-centered research institution,” said Matt Waller, Walton College interim dean. “The research for the Urban League fits well with our direction and our mission.” Urban League board members met with the Center for Business and Economic Research in August to identify areas to study within the state. This research will focus on all Arkansans with an additional focus on

African American and Hispanic groups. “This partnership is exciting for Walton College,” said Barbara Lofton, director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. “It demonstrates our commitment to diversity and inclusion, not only to Walton College and the university, but to the state as well.” ■

Protecting Identities in a Sea of Big Data

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Sarah McCormick of the University of Arkansas has been awarded the prestigious International Sculpture Center’s Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award for 2015. McCormick is studying sculpture in the Department of Art’s undergraduate fine arts program. The International Sculpture Center established the annual Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award program in 1994 to recognize young sculptors and to encourage their continued commitment to the field. It was also designed to draw attention to the sculpture programs of the participating art schools. For 2015, more than 400 students from six countries were nominated, with 952 works submitted from students at universities, colleges and art schools. “The selection of the recipients from a large pool of applicants, including international students,is a great accomplishment and testament to the artistic promise of the students’ work,” the International Sculpture Center said in a media release. McCormick, who is from Ozark, participated in the Grounds for Sculpture’s fall and winter exhibition, which continues on view through March 2016 in Hamilton, New Jersey, adjacent to the International Sculpture Center’s headquarters. Her work was also be featured in the October 2015 issue of the center’s award-winning publication, Sculpture magazine, as well as on its award-winning website at www.sculpture.org. “One of the most motivating aspects of receiving the ISC award is the privilege of being placed alongside a group of young and ambitious artists like the 17 other winners this year,” McCormick said. “It is exciting to see what others at a similar place in their careers are talking about in the art world and to feel a sense of comradery as we are all chasing similar goals. It is certainly an affirmation that will push me to go the extra mile in my studio practice as I move forward.” She credited Bethany Springer, vice chair of the U of A Department of Art and associate professor of sculpture, with encouragement and guidance. “I have such high regard for her input in my work and often return to valuable feedback she has given me when I doubt myself,” McCormick said. “I am proud to have studied at UA and would genuinely recommend this undergraduate art program to anyone.” ■

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Recent studies have shown that statistics generated by genomic studies do not completely conceal their participants’ identities. Xintao Wu, a computer scientist at the U of A, is working to change that. Wu will use two National Science Foundation grants totaling $436,713 to build an education framework for genetic privacy protection, collaborating with Xinghua “Mindy” Shi, assistant professor of bioinformatics and genomics at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. “How we protect genetic privacy has become a very important and challenging topic as the era of personal genomics is quickly approaching,” Wu said. “Genotype data with attached traits, for example diseases, are very sensitive.” Wu, who holds the Charles D. Morgan/Acxiom Endowed Graduate Research Chair in the College of Engineering, has more than a decade of experience in research and teaching in the area of data mining, data privacy and security, and database application testing. His research

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group is developing solutions to protect the privacy of human subjects when mining tabular data, social network data, healthcare data and genetic data. He will collaborate with Shi and with cancer and Alzheimer’s disease researchers at two Houston-based medical facilities – Baylor College of Medicine and MD Anderson Cancer Center – to build a web-based tool to provide researchers secure, reliable and privacy-preserving access to anonymous genomic raw data and statistics. Wu and Shi will also systematically evaluate potential privacy breaches due to released genomic statistics and analyses. They will design genetic privacy course modules and hands-on projects on privacy infringement and protection to enhance genetic privacy education in computer science, bioinformatics and genomics. On a third project, the University of Oregon awarded Wu $170,002 from a National Institutes of Health grant to establish privacy preservation techniques for mining individuals’ sensitive biomarker data, physical activities and social activities. The project builds on a database of 500 individuals and develops data mining and big data analysis tools to help understanding the influence of healthcare social networks on sustained weight loss. ■

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Mac Stephen ★ B.A.’10

Primary Care Work in Honors College led to Harvard, Haiti and residency at Vanderbilt

Mac Stephen first heard about the humanitarian work of Dr. Paul Farmer while a student in the Honors College. Farmer’s mission to bring quality medical care to the poorest people on the earth struck a chord with Stephen, who shares the same interests in anthropology and medicine. The former Bodenhamer Fellow took time between his third and fourth years at Harvard Medical School to earn a master’s degree in global health care delivery. He worked closely with Farmer, professor of global health and social medicine at Harvard and co-founder of the non-governmental organization Partners in Health. Stephen spent much of last semester in Haiti, “the very epicenter” of the global health issues he studied in class, he said. His research topic is hypertension and patient perspectives on health care access and management. How well do patients understand their conditions?

What keeps some people from receiving the medications they need to manage their diseases? What else is needed to deliver highquality, equitable care in settings of such extreme poverty? The answers are linked to the social structures that circumscribe their lives, Stephen explained. The goal of Partners in Health is to address those underlying issues while bringing quality health care to the areas that need it most. Stephen plans to practice as a primary care provider after he finishes his residency at Vanderbilt, bringing what he’s learned to rural or semi-rural populations in the South. While at Harvard, he also got involved with a project led by a Harvard physician to develop a community health delivery program in the Arkansas Delta. The question is “how to link people to health care systems more efficiently and more compassionately,” he said. “We have the same

socioeconomic inequalities here. Sometimes they’re harder to see. I would like to take all these lessons in public health intervention in developing countries and apply them back to places in the United States.” Stephen’s four years in the Honors College helped him formulate and realize his goals, he said. “It’s hard to underestimate how much the Honors College shaped my direction. The financial support, the professors and administrators, the advising: all were incredibly helpful in pointing me in the right direction.” Stephen also studied anthropology for a year at the University of Cambridge and spent summers in the Dominican Republic and Belize, working on public health topics. He gained additional research experience while working on his honors thesis about the role of T-cells on the human immune system. ■

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By Bettina Lehovec

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Jim and Joyce Faulkner Performing Arts Center

Historic Field House Converted into the Faulkner Performing Arts Center; New Academic Building Opened on Dickson Street

The Jim and Joyce Faulkner Performing Arts Center at the University of Arkansas was formally dedicated with inaugural concerts and a public ribbon-cutting ceremony in September. The Faulkner Center was originally known as the Field House and was built in 1937 with funds from the Public Works Administration. It was first used as the home of the men’s basketball program and also as an auditorium for musical events. Generations of U of A students went through class registration and commencement in the Field House, which later became known as the Men’s Gym. The building housed the University Museum from 1984 to 2006 and was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. In 2013, after Vol Walker reopened and the last architecture students moved out, the building came open for renovations. Crews poured into the building to convert its interior into a state-of-the-art performance space and scampered over the exterior to restore the building to its original early look.

By Steve Voorhies ★ ’78 In September, the university dedicated a new academic building, Champions Hall, and rededicated a Growth in the student population necessitated development of the former and elevation of the arts on campus fostered a desire for the latter. 14

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historic building to serve a new purpose, the Jim and Joyce Faulkner Performing Arts Center.

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Above: The acoustic qualities of the James and Joyce Faulkner Performing Arts Center get a workout during opening ceremonies. Left: James and Joyce Faulkner, who provided a $6 million lead gift for the center, speak at its dedication. Below left: one of the many performers takes a bow.

Above: Champions Hall includes a student lounge for studying between classes. Right: Chancellor Daniel Ferritor leads a ribboncutting for dedication of the building in September.

Jim and Joyce Faulkner, long-time supporters, made a $6 million donation to the university in 2012. The donation was specifically given toward the cost of renovating and remodeling the Field House, to transform it into a world-class performing arts center. The UA System Board of Trustees voted to name the building in honor of the Faulkners and their generous gift. “Joyce and I think making a donation to the University of Arkansas is really making a donation to the entire state — in fact to the entire country,” said Jim Faulkner. “Joyce and I have been involved with music and other arts as far back as our grade school years in Malvern and Benton. In high school, we were both clarinet players in our bands. For my first couple of years in Fayetteville, I was in the Razorback Band, and that is a great memory for me. During our time in Little Rock, we have been involved with the Arkansas Symphony, the River City Men’s Chorus, the Arkansas Repertory Theatre, the Arkansas Arts Center and several other groups. So when it was suggested that we might help in creating a new performing arts center for the university, it seemed like a good opportunity to combine our appreciation of the arts with our love for the University of Arkansas.” The total cost for renovation of the building was more than $18 million, with contributions from a host of private donors. The center is 39,400 square feet, with about 570 seats and a stage that will accommodate as many as 250 performers. The Faulkner Performing Arts Center will host performances by U of A students, faculty and ensembles including the Wind Ensemble, Wind Symphony, Concert Band, Campus Band, New Music Ensemble, University Symphony Orchestra, Schola Cantorum, Concert Choir, Inspirational Chorale, Women’s Choir, Percussion Ensemble, Pan Band, Jazz Band, and Opera, as well as guest artists and lecturers. As many as 200 events a year are expected to be held in the Faulkner Performing Arts Center. “This is a significant addition to our campus, and a giant step

forward in our ability to support and advance the performing arts,” said interim Chancellor Dan Ferritor. “The Faulkner Performing Arts Center is sure to attract a new generation of talented performers and give us an edge in recruiting top musical talent to the university. The best voices and musicians need a stage commensurate with their abilities, and now we have one.” Todd Shields, dean of the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, said that the new facility will be a great benefit to both the campus and to Northwest Arkansas. “A vibrant community needs and values both the sciences and the arts,” Shields said. “Several studies have cited public art and public performance as key factors in recruiting and retaining the professional work force necessary to expand the knowledge-based economy. “The University of Arkansas is committed to becoming a Mecca for the arts. We expect this center will have a major impact on our performing arts programs, the cultural life of our campus, and the university’s ability to contribute to the artistic advances that facilities like the Walton Arts Center and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art have brought to Northwest Arkansas.” The Department of Music in Fulbright College will directly benefit from the Faulkner Center. The music department currently has more than 300 undergraduate and graduate students and 38 faculty members and can now add a state-of-the-art performance venue to its resources. During the center’s inaugural concerts, students and faculty from the music department performed in a variety of ensembles and vocal groups. A highlight of the event was the premiere of Fanfare for the Faulkner Center, composed by professor Robert Mueller and performed by the University of Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Brass. “The Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall has served our students and our department faithfully for decades, and will continue to do so for more intimate performances,” said Ronda Mains, chair of the music department. “But the Jim and Joyce Faulkner Performing Arts Center

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opens up so many new possibilities and will enable us to reach a much larger audience. It is truly exhilarating to see this dream become a reality, and we can’t thank the Faulkners enough. The visual arts are also represented at the Faulkner Center, in the form of bronze casts of five sculptures by New York artist D.E. McDermott. Joy of Dance, with two figures on a single base, Muse with a Flute, Muse with a Lyre, and Ovation stand in front of the center, greeting people as they enter for a performance, or as they pass by the building.

Champions Hall Academic and athletic leaders gathered together in September to dedicate Champions Hall at the southwest corner of Duncan Avenue and Dickson Street. It was first new classroom building on campus since 2007. The 62,000-square-foot structure cost $26.5 million to build and equip. A significant amount of the funding was made possible by the U of A Athletics Department, which committed a portion of the university’s annual share of Southeastern Conference revenues to the

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Champions Hall, the University of Arkansas’ newest classroom building, is sleek, airy and appealing. Its high ceilings, large windows and communal seating clusters invite both reflection and interaction. But look beyond the design and you’ll notice something else about Champions: it’s also a statement about the university’s commitment to public art. The building features works by nationally and internationally recognized artists. Some were created specifically for Champions Hall, while others already existed. What they share is a connection to the building’s purpose, which is classroom space for science and math. “We have a really diverse grouping of artworks that fit thematically but also present different aesthetics,” says Marc Mitchell, an assistant professor in the Department of Art who also serves as the university’s curator of exhibitions. “The University of Arkansas is showing works by artists that are collected by major institutions and in museums all around the country. People can come to campus and see world-class artists on display. That is fantastic.” Visitors walking in to Champions Hall from Dickson are actually on the third floor. There are five artists represented on the building’s four floors.

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For her installation titled Where I Come From is Good Memories, Pittsburgh artist Lenore Thomas took inspiration from the Ozarks themselves. Her series of four works — three prints and an animated projection 10-feet tall by 27-feet long — depict rolling hills, horizons and color fields reflective of Arkansas’ natural landscape. “It’s very abstract,” says Mitchell, “but when you look at them you see a correlation with the natural landscape of Northwest Arkansas.” The work is a continuation of Thomas’ interest in utilizing the “landscape” as a subject. Recently, she has been creating paintings and prints based on her travels throughout the South and Midwest.

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project. Those funds will be used to pay off approximately $18 million in bonds that were issued to build Champions Hall. “Our growing student population here at the University of Arkansas made a new building for classrooms absolutely essential,” said interim Chancellor Dan Ferritor. “But every new building on campus presents a funding challenge, and it was the support of the Athletics Department that made this building possible. That’s why it’s named Champions Hall — to honor our athletic champions and the ways our athletics department gives back to this university.” The four-story building houses nine general purpose classrooms, 12 biology labs and the Math Resource and Teaching Center. The building includes a testing center, office space for many of the math teaching faculty and a teaching center where students can study and get help with mathematics. Nearly all U of A undergraduates are required to take introductory math and biology courses to meet core curriculum requirements. An estimated 8,000 students will take math courses in Champions Hall this semester, with another 3,000 students using the biology labs. An additional 2,700 students will use the general purpose classrooms. “Each day I am fortunate to get to see first-hand how intercollegiate athletics can positively impact the lives of our students and strengthen our university,” said Jeff Long, vice chancellor and director of athletics. “Today, we can see that in Champions Hall, a true emblem of the mission we focus on every day – to develop students to their fullest potential through intercollegiate athletics.” In addition to the classroom, lab and office space, Champions Hall is also the site of an impressive display of public art, selected by the university’s Public Art Advisory Committee, with the help of Marc Mitchell, assistant professor of art. (See related story about the art of Champions Hall.) Champions Hall hosted its first biology labs during the second session this summer. The building was designed by the Fayetteville firm of Miller Boskus Lack Architects with the SmithGroupJJR of Phoenix. The contractor for the project was Nabholz Construction Services. ■

Seattle artist Allison Kudla has two prints on display: Growth and Decay. Kudla is known for combining organic material with advanced printing techniques to create “living” art that changes over the duration of an installation. Both of the prints on display within Champions are part of Kudla’s “Growth Pattern” series, in which she placed symmetrically cut tobacco leaves in clear tiles containing a nutrient solution that promotes growth. Each tile is a self-contained ecosystem. Some of the leaves flourish, others decay, imitating nature itself. “We felt Allison’s work had a strong tie to what was going on inside the biology labs,” Mitchell said. The prints were originally created for an exhibit called “When Process Becomes Paradigm,” which took place in Spain in 2010.

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Carson Fox’s installation titled Crystal Meteorite Shower hangs in the building’s thirdfloor atrium. It consists of three separate “meteorites” that are the first works most Champions Hall visitors will see. The large sculptures are made of colorful resin that Fox casts, carves and assembles. They represent the intricacy of the natural world, she writes on her website. “My goal is for them to seem preposterous and wondrous, to underscore that nothing is more perplexing, complex and extraordinary than nature.”

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The top level features works by two artists: Allan McCollum and Hank Willis Thomas. McCollum’s work is a series of digital images from his famous “Shapes Project,” which was started in 2005. He used Adobe Illustrator to create unique shapes representing every single person in the world at peak population, which experts estimate at between 8 billion and 20 billion people. Just as no two people are alike, no two shapes are alike. His method of creating and cataloging the shapes insures no duplicates. They can be recreated as prints or as three-dimensional sculptures. Thomas has two works hanging in Champions Hall: a lenticular image that changes messages depending on the angle of the viewer, and a series of mirrors that breaks down the viewer’s reflection into small pieces. The former is called It Should Have Been Me/It Could Have Been You, the latter is titled Lightsaber (Diamond). “Though his work has a lot to do with athletics in general,” says Hulen, “the pieces we chose are more about identity itself.”

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Marina Elliott and Becca Peixotto work inside the cave where fossils of Homo naledi, a new species of human relative, were discovered. Photo by Garrreth Bird.

U of A professor helps identify new hominid species By Amy Schlesing ★ ’10 A University of Arkansas biological anthropologist is part of the international team of scientists who verified that fossils found in a South African cave belong to a new species of human ancestor. The National Geographic Society and the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, announced the discovery of the new species — Homo naledi – in September. The U of A has a partnership with Wits University, and researchers here have been working on the project since the fossils were found in 2013. Over the last two years, Lucas Delezene, assistant professor of anthropology in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences and an expert on hominin dental anatomy, compared known hominid

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teeth to the newly discovered fossils to determine if they represent a new scientific discovery. "I spent the last two summers looking at every fossil tooth I could get my hands on, and the new South African fossils don't match anything," Delezene said. "We can find things that are similar, but nothing quite matches." Delezene said the conclusions of the dental analysis matched the results from teams that analyzed other anatomical regions of the fossils like the feet, hands and heads. "We were all in agreement that the fossils are different than anything found previously," he said.

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The discovery was covered in the October issue of National Geographic and a NOVA/National Geographic special, "Dawn of Humanity," that premiered nationally on PBS stations and on AETN in September. Homo naledi comes across as something between ape and human. It’s brain is tiny in comparison to humans and its shoulders more apelike. The skull, face and teeth, though, appear closer to human than ape. The team excavating the cave found more than 1,500 bones representing at least 15 individuals: a complete hand, a complete foot, miniscule bones of the inner ear, skulls. They stirred more questions than answers, and the research team realized that if answers were to be found, a larger number of scientists would be needed. Among the 30 or so experts invited to help was Delezene, who took up the question of the teeth. In its story, National Geographic quoted Delezene, who described the work as “a paleofantasy come true.” He said, “In grad school you dream of a pile of fossils no one has seen before, and you get to figure it out.”

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The fossils were found in a cave known as Rising Star in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, 30 miles northwest of Johannesburg. More than 1,550 fossils were found in the cave in what appears to be a ritual deposition of the dead never seen before in early hominids. The discovery was made by Lee Berger, research professor at Wits University and a National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence. Berger’s parents are U of A alumni and he is a former adjunct archaeology professor. Terry Garcia, the National Geographic Society’s chief science and exploration officer, called it "a tremendously significant find." Delezene and the other researchers who validated the find coauthored one of two papers on the discovery in the journal eLife. The other paper focuses on the geology and location of the find. Delezene and the analysis team are working on a suite of more detailed articles about the new species as their research continues.

Clockwise from top left: A reconstruction of Homo naledi’s head by paleoartist John Gurche, who spent some 700 hours recreating the head from bone scans. (Photo by Mark Thiessen/National Geographic); The team lays out fossils of Homo naledi at the University of the Witwatersrand’s Evolutionary Studies Institute (Photo by Robert Clark/National Geographic); Renderings of a hand and a foot, both remarkably similar to those of humans (Art by Stefan Fichtel); The braincase of a composite male skull of Homo naledi measures just 560 cubic centimeters in volume, less than half that of the modern human skull pictured behind it. (Art by Stefan Fichtel)

One of the big questions about Homo naledi is its age. Does it fit into the evolutionary puzzle as a recent cousin within the last million years? Is it an early transitional species between the australopithecines and Homo, or is Homo naledi an extremely old divergence from “Lucy,” the Australopithecus afarensis species thought to be a progenitor of the human species. The work on Homo naledi continues. Delezene and Peter Ungar, a Distinguished Professor of anthropology, chair of the Department of Anthropology at the U of A and visiting professorial fellow at Wits University, will work on reconstructing the diet of Homo naledi through

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dental microwear as the project moves forward. Delezene and collaborators have developed 3-D models from CT scans of the teeth that will allow them to determine precise differences between these teeth and previous findings. They will also explore how the new species fits into the broader scheme of human evolution. Other scientists will work on determining when Homo naledi lived, and there is considerably more excavation to do at the cave. While this is one of the largest fossil hominin finds to date in Africa, only a small fraction of the fossils have been removed from the site. “There will be decades worth of work on that cave,” Delezene said. ■

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From Rome to Tesseract

Virtual Classicality

Immersive online environment allows students to learn about past while visiting it By Darinda Sharp ’94,’99,’05

Above: Scylla attacks Odysseus’ men in Mythos Unbound, a semesterlong, game-based course that immerses students in mythology.

Visit Pompeii in the morning, travel with Ovid for lunch and curate an art exhibit in the afternoon. Such educational variety is possible in the Tesseract Studio for Immersive Environments and Game Design, a digital humanities project in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. This interdisciplinary curriculum uses a game-centered approach to produce immersive content for online, face-to-face and blended courses. The program, which is named for a fourthdimensional representation of a cube — or 3-D space traveling through time — involves students and faculty from the social sciences, architecture, visual and performing arts, the humanities, computer science and the natural sciences. “People often don’t realize all that’s involved in creating a game, all the different types of knowledge and expertise you need,” says David Fredrick, associate professor of classics and director of the university’s humanities program. “You absolutely need computer science people, but you also need writers to create

the narrative, appropriate characters and dialog for them. You need actors to voice the characters’ dialog. You need musicians and composers so the game has a score. Character artists — much like costume designers and makeup artists for film — sculpt the characters and make sure they’re dressed appropriately. “When you’re creating a world that is set in a certain time, you need historians, political scientists, anthropologists and sociologists to provide all of the cultural context and details — timelines, events, social relations, artifacts. It takes a lot of people if you’re going to do it well.” Through collaboration among faculty members, graduate students and undergraduate students the studio creates engaging games and interactive experiences. Thanks to a partnership with Global Campus, the group has developed and offered online courses in classical studies subjects that are game-centered but still require texts, writing and creative thinking.

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The genesis of academically driven game design at the U of A lies with several visualization projects focused on Roman urbanism. Fredrick, who heads the studio, began working with colleagues across campus more than a decade ago on several visualization projects focused on Roman urbanism. A partnership that included faculty from the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies and the Fay Jones School of Architecture eventually led to what is now Tesseract. “In 2004, I worked with Latin students in an Ovid class to construct a fictional Roman house in SketchUp decorated with myths from Ovid,” Fredrick says. In 2006, the project received significant seed money through an Interdisciplinary Course Development Grant from the Honors College. With Jackson Cothren and Fredrick Limp in CAST and Timothy de Noble, an associate professor in the Jones School at the time, Fredrick developed a new course, “Visualizing the Ancient Roman City.” The team spent two weeks laser scanning significant areas of Ostia Antica, the harbor city of ancient Rome. The data was used to reconstruct baths, temples and residential districts. “From its inception, the Honors College has encouraged a multi-disciplinary approach to learning,” says Lynda Coon, dean of the Honors College. “This commitment led to interdisciplinary course development grants, which encourage faculty and students alike to expand their intellectual curiosity and energy. The investment has paid off with a host of successful courses and projects – including a group of grants that eventually led to Tesseract.” With additional support from the Honors College, Digital Pompeii was offered as a course for the first time in fall 2008. The goal was to develop 3D models of houses to explore how decorative ensembles, such as wall paintings, mosaics, sculptures and fountains, work together to shape spatial experience and behavior. Students were given the opportunity to model and texture specific rooms inside these ancient homes. “Unity, the software game engine that we use is incredibly valuable as a tool for visualization in

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archaeology and art history, but we soon began to realize how much more it had to offer for education,” Fredrick says. “So in 2010 we began offering a course in game design. We received 20 licenses from Unity and hardware from the university’s IT office–big thanks to Marie Riley [technology support manager with University Information Technology Services]– and off we went.”

Tesseract moved into a larger space in the J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. Center for Academic Excellence, and the program continued to grow. In 2012, along with Tom Hapgood, associate professor in the Department of Art, Fredrick received a second Interdisciplinary Course Development grant from the Honors College, to create a visualization course based on the 10th Street Studio in New York. The course was taught in summer 2013 and fall 2014. The project remains ongoing. Course offerings have grown, and now students may take Game Design I and Game Design II to learn the basics of making video games, in addition to courses in Greek and Roman mythology and Roman civilization to experience game-based online learning. “Some institutions separate their on-campus and online academics,” says Javier Reyes, vice provost for distance education. “We work with the faculty to develop high-quality online programs that are integrated with on campus learning. The online game design courses are known for being challenging and rigorous. Students come away with marketable skills,

Students, in the character of Hermes, retrieve Zeus’ sinews from a Delphyne, a mythological dragon during part of Mythos Unbound, which won two international awards in October at the 9th European Conference on Games-Based Learning this month in Steinkjer, Norway.

a greater understanding of the source materials and sense of accomplishment.” Tesseract worked with Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art to create an interactive gallery application featured in an online art history course, which was piloted in spring 2015. In the fall the group once again outgrew its space and moved to a larger studio space that allows for increased interaction. In spring 2016, Tesseract Studio will roll out its next game-based online course, Saeculum, which explores Roman civilization by following members of a single family through several hundred years of Roman history.

Razorbacks Teaching Razorbacks The game design courses require peer-peer collaboration and project-based learning, while the game-based online courses depend on student feedback to improve level design and game play. “The idea of students developing coursework for other students is a unique one and gives us an incredible source of feedback on our projects,” Fredrick says. “It’s Razorbacks teaching Razorbacks, and this kind of course development model is extremely rare. But at the same time, it capitalizes on the affinity of online teaching for well made immersive content—serious games.”

the games themselves and another through the process of creating them, giving the University of Arkansas an opportunity to become a leader in academically focused game design. “This is not an overly-crowded field, but it’s happening lots of places. There are strong programs in Scandinavian countries, but when we look at other schools in the U.S., our program isn’t behind, we’re actually ahead—especially when compared to other major state universities in the SEC and elsewhere.” The peer-to-peer learning and deep engagement with academic content that make the U of A program unique have resulted in national and international recognition. In April 2015, Tesseract Studio, Educational Development Corporation. and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art jointly received a “Gold” award from the American Alliance of Museums for the online course Museum Mash Up: American Identity Through the Arts. A few months later, Mythos Unbound, a course created by Fredrick and a team of current and former students, won first place in the “installed on a computer” category and third place overall at the 9th European Conference on Games-Based Learning in Steinkjer, Norway. This game-based, semester-long academic course immerses students in Greek and Roman mythology and was one of more than 60 original contest entries. “Tesseract Studio is a brilliant example of how the university uses innovative teaching strategies and cutting-edge technology to help students grasp ancient concepts and constructs,” says Todd Shields, dean of Fulbright College. “Dr. Fredrick, his staff and his students have demonstrated that the university can compete on a global level in course development.”

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Online students must outsmart and corner Vibius at the end of a garden.

The business of game design is global. It connects developers and players around the world, yet remains creative and entrepreneurial at the independent level. While game-based content is increasingly available from outside vendors, Fredrick believes that it benefits the university to build much of this content in-house. This model allows one group of students to learn from

Although the courses were originally designed to teach history, mythology and game design, students and faculty have broadened the scope and are planning for continued expansion and growth. Fredrick sees an academic program in immersive environments and game design as a way to connect knowledge to application as well as a way to connect people through fields of study, distance, time and culture. “To me, the real power is the connection between the game environment, game play and primary evidence like texts,” Fredrick says. “It makes everything about learning about another place, time or culture

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much more memorable because the player ideally has meaningful choice in the environment. But it’s no replacement for primary evidence. We have had, and will continue to have, a strong reading and writing component in the game-based courses. This allows students to critique the game through the reading and to think critically between the two.” If current trends continue, games will soon be used to teach a wide variety subjects in higher education. Immersive environments and game design have the potential to affect every academic unit within the university. Along with Fulbright College’s lead, early involvement from the Honors College, Global Campus, Walton College, the Jones School and the College of Engineering have been part of its evolution. Faculty members in the College of Education and Health Professions, School of Law and Bumpers College have also expressed interest and see educational value in 3D environments and gamebased learning. “Tesseract is, at its core, multi-dimensional, interdisciplinary and collaborative,” Shields says. “It’s a perfect program to be housed in Fulbright College where scholars from diverse fields regularly work together to produce cutting edge research and curricula. Partnerships between music and psychology, art and mathematics, archeology and biology, and many others are well-established.” The studio’s inter-dimensional nature pushes and pulls students out of their academic silos. A team will often include a programmer, artist, designer, writer, musician, actor and others. Students recognize the value of working with others outside their field and

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credit the course with helping them to develop new ways of approaching shared challenges due to what they learn from fellow students. “Game design is a great bridge,” says Fredrick. “It connects disciplines that otherwise might not have a reason to work together. Through heritage-driven visualizations and games, it can also connect the present to the past.” In an academic setting, game design can help scholars understand current events and trends through modeling past and present forces. Taken a degree further, it also might help researchers explore ways of shaping those forces toward better outcomes in the future. Fredrick’s vision for Tesseract is virtually limitless. One of his many ideas involves a two-part study abroad and on-campus course to integrate the physical and virtual experiences. The dual experience would encourage students to incorporate things they observed while abroad—such as clothing and music, speech, customs and culture, architecture, art, economic relations and social structures—into the game creation once they return. Game design’s organic nature lends itself to many uses. It can continually expand by building more levels into a game or by increasing the span of time covered. A game could be focused on a day-in-the-life, a single historical event or hundreds of years. It could be set in a single home, a town, a nation, the world or beyond. “This curriculum has so many potential applications,” Fredrick says. “We don’t even know what’s possible because we’re finding out as we go. It’s very exciting.” ■

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As the holiday season is nearing, I am humbled by the many achievements made possible by the generosity of the University’s alumni and some very special donors. The recent openings of the Jones Success Center and Faulkner Performing Arts Center are a testament to the strength and dedication of our fellow Alumni. The Jones Success Center, made possible by the generosity of the Jerry and Gene Jones Family, provides 55,000 square feet dedicated to the education of our more than 460 student-athletes. This $10.65 million donation will help our student-athletes achieve excellence both on - and off - the field, as well as help provide the opportunity to further the academic strength of our athletic program. Through the gifts of Jim and Joyce Faulkner, the Old Field House was redesigned into a state-of-the-art performance hall. The Jim and Joyce Faulkner Performing Arts Center provides more than 39,000 square feet of performance space for the Department of Music. With 600 seats and a stage that can accommodate 250 artists, The Center will host performances by U of A students, faculty and ensembles including the Wind Ensemble, Wind Symphony, Concert Band, Campus Band, New Music Ensemble, University Symphony Orchestra, Schola Cantorum, Concert Choir, Inspirational Chorale, Women’s Choir, Percussion Ensemble, Jazz Band, Opera and other guest artists and lecturers. Additionally, the University has selected our next chancellor, Joseph E. Steinmetz. It has been wonderful to have Chancellor Dan Ferritor return to lead the University during the interim created by the retirement of our beloved Chancellor G. David Gearhart. Chancellor Gearhart, his wife Jane, and their entire family have been wonderful multi-generational supporters of the University. Together, Dr. Gearhart and Jane donated $1 million in addition to funds raised by their friends and family to create a scholarship in honor of their service. Furthermore, the Board of Trustees has decided to name Ozark Hall in honor of Chancellor Gearhart and rename the Full Circle Pantry the Jane B. Gearhart Full Circle Pantry, honoring Jane’s compassion in her efforts to address food insecurity in our campus community. Our Razorback legacy is filled with stories of the generosity of alumni and supporters. Your gifts, both large and small, continue to make our University one of the best in the world. As we continue to write our University’s story, I hope you will join in the legacy.

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1. The 2015 Color Those Hogs 5k kicks off with over 1,300 runners. 2. As part of Thank a Donor day, students gathered 48,886 pounds of food to supply the Jane B. Gearhart Full Circle Food Pantry. 3. Celebrating their Homecoming Queen anniversaries, the 2005 Homecoming Queen Courtney Norton Backus and 1965 Homecoming Queen Jackie Jameson Black pause for a minute with Chancellor Designate Joseph Steinmetz. 4. Bo Renner, Autumn Lewis, Alexa Albrecht, Austin Cole and Interim Chancellor Dan E. Ferritor officially dedicate the 2014 Senior Walk. 5. The 2015 Homecoming Court: Morgan Johnson, escorted by Raymond Todd, Rachel Reece, escorted by Tanner Bone, Hannah Birch, escorted by Anthony Eller, Amy James, escorted by John Cale and Haley Birch, escorted by Cameron Boyland. Eight of the 10 members of this year’s Homecoming Court were also members of the Student Alumni Association. 6. Members of the Student Alumni Board pause for a minute with Interim Chancellor Dan E. Ferritor before the 2014 Senior Walk Dedication. 7. The Homecoming steering committee welcomed Chancellor Designate Joseph Steinmetz back to campus before presenting the 2015 overall Homecoming winners on the field. (Pictured: Blake Griffin, Anna Kay Hilburn, Kim Remp, Chancellor Designated Joseph Steinmetz, Sara Bryant, Sara Covert and Drew Seal.)

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Homecoming 2015 was a flurry of Razorback spirit and campus impact. The week kicked off with the Color Those Hogs 5k. Over 1,300 runners ran through campus and Fayetteville covered in colored powder. Funds raised from the event support scholarships, student programs and philanthropies of the competing organization. The week continued with Philanthropy Day, the annual Thank a Donor day was held in conjunction with a campus-wide food drive. This day resulted in the largest food drive ever for the Jane B. Chancellor Designate Joseph Steinmetz crowns Rachel Reese, representing Pi Beta Phi Gearhart Full Circle Food Pantry – bringing in 48,886 sorority, as 2015 Homecoming Queen. pounds of food! So much food was raised, that it was shared throughout the area with partner pantries to help the Homecoming steering committee for the Student Alumni Board impact all of Northwest Arkansas. The week concluded in a busy Friday presented the 2015 Homecoming winners on the field. They also as Greek houses and residence halls were covered in lawn decorations. welcomed back Courtney Backus Norton, who was celebrating her 10 A little rain couldn’t stop the parade down Dickson Street that ended year anniversary as Homecoming queen, and Jackie Jameson Black, in the annual Pep Rally at the Chi Omega Greek Theater. Game day the 1965 Homecoming Queen celebrating her 50th Anniversary. At halftime, Rachel Reese, a Student Alumni Association member, was wrapped up the busy week as Chancellor Designated Joseph Steinmetz crowned the 2015 Homecoming queen. arrived on campus following his official press conference. Members of photos submitted

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Razorback Road Trips The Arkansas Alumni Association, Razorback Foundation and the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Parents Club co-hosted the Southwest Classic Hog Wild Tailgate at 1010 Collins on Sept. 26. The Razorback Road Trip to Knoxville was held Oct. 2 and 3 and hosted by the Arkansas Alumni Association and the Razorback Foundation. It included a river boat cruise on the Tennessee River, a Hog Wild Tailgate at Tennessee Park and the Razorbacks were victorious over the Volunteers with a score of 24-20.

SAA Days The Student Alumni Board started a new campus tradition of passing out food and freebies to student members who wore their member shirts on campus to help raise awareness of the largest student organization on campus.

The Student Alumni Board officially welcomed the members of the Class of 2019 to campus at New Student Welcome hosted by New Student and Family Programs.

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SAB members Hunter Paddie and Scott Simms give copies of the “Alma Mater” to freshmen so they can take part in singing the campus tradition.

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SAB members Madeline Wagnon, Hannah Bell and Christine Tan sang the “Alma Mater” as part of New Student Welcome.

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SAB member Sophia Scalise poses with Ashlyn Smith, Addie Alexander and Board members Brittany Brunson, Bailey Hart and Sara Bryant guided university majorette and SAA member Erin Smith help get the stadium freshmen into the student section. Carly Konzelman as they prepare to ready for the Freshmen Pep Rally. guide freshmen onto the field.

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As a college freshman, Scott Sims knew he wanted to immerse himself in various organizations across campus. Now as a sophomore, the McGehee native, first-generation Razorback and finance major is already making an impact. Sims holds a seat on the membership committee of the Student Alumni Board, is the academic chair of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity, has secured a seat in the Associated Student Government Senate and serves on the executive board of the Sam M. Walton College of Business Finance Association, among other positions in organizations and programs throughout campus. In addition to his diverse on-campus involvement, Sims had the opportunity to study abroad for five weeks in summer 2015 at the University of Arkansas Rome Center. “It was an unforgettable experience,” Sims said. Sims credits his good friend and fellow Student Alumni member, Ross Owyoung, for recommending he apply for a position on the Student Alumni Board. “Ross had been a member in previous years, and spoke very highly of the organization. I applied, was accepted and have been enjoying being part of such an impactful organization ever since,” Sims said. It is important to Sims to show his dedication to being involved and staying involved with the University of Arkansas and credits it to his membership in SAA. “I see the University of Arkansas as an invaluable tool to build connections now and in the future as an alumnus,” Sims said. “I have seen doors being opened for alumni of the University of Arkansas, and I am excited to have the opportunity to be a part of that extensive network,” he said. Sims knows that the connections he makes on campus will last long after graduation. For Sims, having a degree from the University of Arkansas, will mean having the knowledge and network of support necessary to compete and excel in an ever-changing world, and that allows for a confidence that cannot be replicated. The University of Arkansas has already impacted Sims and he aims to do the same for the university. “If there is a reason not to attend the University of Arkansas, I have not found it yet. The campus is beautiful, the people are wonderful and the entire experience itself is unparalleled. The University of Arkansas has presented me with countless opportunities,” Sims said. ■

Charlene Reed, an Arkansas Alumni Association National Board Member, is a member of the association because of the many opportunities it gives her to serve, work with students, meet new alumni and stay connected with old friends. Reed’s involvement began when she was asked to join the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences Society Board. Serving for a total of seven years, she spent two years leading as vice-president and two years as president, respectively. After serving on the Society Board, she was asked to serve her Alma Mater on the Association’s National Board in 2011. “Serving on this board has given me the privilege to meet a diverse group of committed Razorbacks from all over Arkansas and the USA,” Reed said. Reed inherited a spirit of giving back from her late father Arnold Berner. “He always stressed the importance of giving back and being an Alumni Association member,” she said. Her father used the G.I. Bill to fund his education, she said, and one of his proudest moments was becoming a life member of the Alumni Association. She and her late husband, Stanley Reed, joined immediately after graduation, and later became life members prior to his passing. They continued the Arkansas Alumni member tradition by giving the gift of membership to their children and in-law children. “I have always loved to stay connected to the university and the people I met while attending in the early 70s. Those six years in Fayetteville had such a lifelong impact on me and how the college

experience affected my life for the positive,” she said. The degrees that Reed earned from the U of A have opened many doors from helping her to be involved in the family farming business, to being the CEO of her home and all the activities that are included with running a family. Together, Reed’s family has collect 15 degrees from the U of A and she refers to attending the University of Arkansas and remembering the fun times with family and friends as ‘one of life’s biggest blessings.’ “A college degree is invaluable for most and there is no better place to be than Fayetteville, Arkansas. The university has always been a fun place to attend, offering many and varied opportunities for leadership and involvement. More importantly, it has become a nationally recognized research and academic university that competes nationwide with other colleges and universities. Add to these qualities the beauty of our campus and the ability to network throughout Arkansas and the South,” Reed said. ■

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Charity Walker is the program coordinator for the Center for Community Engagement at the University of Arkansas and serves as the primary advisor for the Dream B.I.G. (Believing In Girls) and the Volunteer Action Center Literacy programs. Originally from Jonesboro, Walker added her name to Senior Walk for the second time in May 2015. Established in 2010, the Center of Community Engagement facilitates connection between the campus and community through relationship-focused, student-driven, serviceminded projects with the mission to ‘Empower students through service to change the world.’ Through Volunteer Action Center events sponsored in the 2013-14 academic year, more than 9,376 students provided 45,030 hours of service, which made an economic impact of $1,015,427 in Northwest Arkansas alone. Walker’s involvement with one of the Volunteer Action Center’s most exciting programs, Dream B.I.G., started when she was a student, and her passion for the project continues as she serves as the primary adviser. Dream B.I.G. started in 2010, as an alternative spring break trip for University of Arkansas students and has grown into a girl-empowerment mentoring initiative after students recognized an unserved need in their state. U of A students engaged with teenage girls who were living in conditions that included poverty, abuse, neglect, high teenage pregnancy rates, high drop-out rates and lack of motivation to pursue higher education from the Marvell-Elaine School District of Phillips County in the Arkansas Delta. Every spring, girls in grades sixth though 12th come to Mount Sequoyah in Fayetteville to experience the campus and community, giving them the opportunity to be exposed to new things, thus encouraging them to be ‘positive world changers.’ Over fall break, student mentors traveled to Marvell to spend time and work on a community project. “It is important to travel to the girls, so mentors can really understand what they go through, … to build trust and to show the girls that we are invested in them,” Walker said. Since the establishment of this mentoring program, the Marvell-Elaine School District has seen a 60 percent decrease in school infractions, a success attributed in part to Dream B.I.G. In the fall 2014, Dream B.I.G proudly welcomed its first mentee to the U of A as a student. She is currently a sophomore. For more information on Dream B.I.G and the Center of Community Engagement, please visit service.uark.edu. ■

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Arkansas Alumni Honors Awardees at 71st Annual Celebration The Arkansas Alumni Association honored 11 University of Arkansas alumni, faculty and friends during its 71st Annual Alumni Awards Celebration presented by Butterfield Trail Village, Friday, Oct. 30 at the Fayetteville Town Center. Prior to the awards celebration, guests had the opportunity to bid on silent auction items and participate in the 2nd Annual Wine Pull sponsored by Sassafras Springs Vineyard & Winery. All proceeds from the silent auction and wine pull went to the Association’s Scholarship Program. The Alumni Association extends a special thank you to the 2015 awards celebration event sponsors, including Fidelity Investments and Tyson Foods, Ruby Sponsors; Downstream Resort and TIAACREF Financial Services, Silver Sponsors; CitiScapes Magazine and KUAF, Media Sponsors; McBride Distributing, Beverage Sponsor; First Security Bank, Silent Auction Sponsor. Read the award recipients’ stories.

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A native of Fayetteville, Betty Bradford earned a bachelor of sciences degree in home economics, known today as human environmental sciences, in 1954. While on campus, she was an active member of Kappa Kappa Gamma, a Holcombe Hall resident counselor and president of the Association of Women’s Student. Following graduation, Bradford accepted a job at Foley’s of Houston, in its retail management executive training program before returning to Arkansas. Bradford and her husband Eddie passed their love for the institution to their children who both attended the University of Arkansas after high school. Bradford believes that volunteerism should be part of life. Although she moved over 20 times she continued to serve others, no matter the location. She stayed actively involved in her community, church, University and family activities. Her latest involvement includes the Women’s Giving Circle and Altrusa International. Determined to stay connected to the University of Arkansas, Bradford, an active alumna, volunteered as an advisor to Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She then became a member of the Advisory Board and participated in the major renovation of the house and become part of the House Corporation Board. Bradford has held many positions within the Arkansas Alumni Association. She served on the Association’s National Board and was the alumni representative on the Faculty Awards selection committee and also served on the Bumpers College Alumni Society Board. Bradford continues to serve the Alumni Association by volunteering at the annual Alumni Scholarship Review, which awards over a million dollars to University of Arkansas students.

Dr. Margaret Clark was hired as one of the first African American faculty members at the University of Arkansas in 1969. She taught French and secondary education. While on campus, she helped improve relationships between the department of foreign languages and the department of secondary education. She also helped charter the University chapter of Pi Delta Phi, the French National Honor Society and the University chapter of Kappa Iota of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Clark earned emerita status from the department of curriculum and instruction in 1998 and after her retirement, she continued to teach her classes until 2007. Clark’s passion for service resonates through her philosophy for helping others succeed. She believes that every student is important and deserves individual assistance in helping him/her in the process of affirming and fulfilling dreams. Believing that “service is the rent you pay for being, …” Clark has been serving as a leader in many local and state service organizations, including the National Arkansas Alumni Board of Directors, both the Arkansas Division and the Fayetteville Branch of American Association of University Women and the Iota Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, the Honorary Society of Key Women Educators and the Washington County Historical Society. Through her generous donation of time, energy and talent, Clark has received many awards, including the Silas Hunt Legacy Award, the Martin Luther King Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award, the Women in History Award and the Outstanding Community Service Award from the Washington County Women’s Coalition.

The Honorable Eddie L. Armstrong III is in his second term representing District 37 in the Arkansas House of Representatives and currently serves as the House Minority Leader. He formerly worked with North Little Rock, Arkansas Mayor Patrick Henry Hayes, where he conducted a series of research and special projects. During his time on campus, Armstrong served as the Associated Student Government president and was the second African American to be elected to that position. His connection to the Arkansas Alumni Association started as a student leader on the Student Alumni Board, an elite student group on campus that serves the Student Alumni Association. Armstrong distinguished himself early in his career, serving as the state government affairs manager for Tyson Foods, where he monitored all state legislative and regulatory matters in 18 states and developed community outreach projects in various regions. Armstrong served as the national spokesperson for the Boys & Girls Club of America. He has spoken extensively to audiences, primarily youth, about making a positive impact in life and in their communities. A strong advocate for preventing juvenile delinquency Armstrong contributes much of his time serving on numerous non-profit boards and committees. Among his honors, Armstrong was recognized in the Arkansas Business 40 under 40, noted as of one Ebony magazine’s top 30 on the rise in America, and highlighted in the June 2015 issue of AY magazine’s “Powerful Men 2015.” Since 2014, Armstrong has been a territory sales manager with Pathology Partners Toxicology Lab.

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Lynn Jacobs came to the University of Arkansas after being offered a tenure-track position in 1989. She previously worked at Vanderbilt University as an assistant professor and Andrew W. Mellon Fellow. Jacobs has also been awarded the National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship, the Fellowship for College Teachers and the Belgian-American Educational Foundation fellowship. In addition to publishing many articles, Jacobs has coauthored two books and is in the progress of completing a third book to be tentatively published in 2017. In addition she has also written several publications on student success: A College Decision from the Professors’ Perspective and The Secrets of College Success, among several others. At the University of Arkansas, Jacobs goes above and beyond her duties as a professor. She served on the Fulbright college cabinet, faculty development committee, Fulbright’s college dean’s five year strategic planning committee and the fine arts core assessment committee. Her passion for teaching goes beyond the basic narrative of art history as she dedicates herself to providing the highest quality educational experience for her students. She strives to introduce her students to the social, cultural and gender history that provides the context for studying any major work in her field. In the 2002-2003 academic year, she was awarded the Fulbright College Outstanding Advisor Award. “As a student, I felt like I was at the top of her priorities, and I was truly looked out for. If I were able to take more of her classes in the future, I would in a heartbeat.” –Brysen Taylor, former student.

Jeannie Whayne was raised in northeastern Arkansas. After receiving her doctorate in 1989, she accepted a position with the University of Arkansas to be closer to her family. This gave her the opportunity to serve the University, the teachers and citizens of the state of Arkansas, and the regional, national and international organizations with which she had become affiliated. As part of this position, she was also named associate editor of the Arkansas Historical Quarterly and served as the secretary-treasurer of the Arkansas Historical Society. Whayne has provided extensive service to both the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Science and the University of Arkansas, including serving as chair of the Campus Faculty, chair of the Faculty Senate, president of the Teaching Academy, and co-director of the Teaching and Faculty Support Center. She has been a true asset to students and faculty during her tenure at the University of Arkansas. Whayne’s service extends to the wider community. She served as president of the Agricultural History Society and the Conference of Historical Journals, and currently serves on the Executive Council for the Southern Historical Society. Whayne has received the John E. King Service Award and the Master Teacher Award from the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. Although she has won many other awards, the true testament to her success is the accomplishments of her students. Recently, one of her former students was awarded the Arkansas Historical Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award, which Whayne also won in 2014.

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Marty Burlsworth’s connection to the University started with his younger brother Brandon Burlsworth– the only Arkansas Razorback football player to begin as a walk-on and finish as an All-American. Sadly, Brandon Burlsworth passed away before fulfilling his dream of working with underprivileged children. In honor of Brandon’s memory and dream, Marty Burlsworth and his family created the Brandon Burlsworth Foundation in 1998. Marty Burlsworth currently directs the foundation and has done tremendous work to serve the children and promote the University of Arkansas. One of the Foundation’s most visible projects is the “Burls Kids” program, which provides an excitement-filled day for underprivileged children. These children are taken to their very first Razorback football game, and they get to go on the field and meet the players for a unique, once in a lifetime memory. Marty Burlsworth and his wife, Vicky, are with the children at every game, and he’s said the looks on the Burls Kids’ faces on game day is a truly special moment that never gets old. Although the “Burls Kids” program is well known to Razorback fans, the foundation’s most ambitious project to date is actually the “Eyes of a Champion” partnership with Walmart. Playing off of Brandon Burlsworth’s signature black-rimmed glasses, the program is dedicated to providing eye exams and eyeglasses for underprivileged children. They currently only serve children in Arkansas, though Marty Burlsworth has goals to bring the program to other states and eventually expand it nationwide.

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Dr. Jin-Woo Kim, a professor of biology and agricultural engineering for the College of Engineering and UA Division of Agriculture began his tenure at the University of Arkansas in 2001. Kim’s research is known around the globe and he is specifically known to be an international leader in nano-toolbox technology, multifunctional thearanostic nanoagents and bio-hybrid micro/nanodevices. His expertise in bio/nanotechnology has earned him 28 grants, totally $3.2 million, as well as several patents. He has written or been cited by 95 esteemed publications and presented in numerous professional meetings and conferences. His research has been recognized as one of the most innovative and cutting-edge research in the field of bio/nanotechnology, by various magazines, such as Nature Nanotechology, a well-regarded journal in the field of nanotechology. As a professor, Kim creates research opportunities for his students by promoting the work in the areas of theory and applications in bio/ nanotechnology. In his classes, his research experiences reinforces textbook learning, practical engineering and scientific problem solving, but also allows students to learn state-of-the-art science and engineering trends and breakthrough, thus preparing students for the future job market. Kim has earned many awards, including Outstanding Researcher, John W. White Outstanding Research Award, Outstanding Mentor, John Imhoff Outstanding Publication and he was featured in the 64th-69th Editions of Who’s Who in America by Marquis Who’s Who.

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Donna L. Graham ★+ BSHE ’70 MED ’78

Kay Collett Goss ✪+ BA ’63 MA ’66

Morril H. Harriman, Jr. BA ’72 JD ’75

Associate Professor University of Arkansas School of Law

Professor, Department of Agricultural Education, Communication and Technology and Coordinator of Graduate Programs Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

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Dustin Buehler has been an associate professor in the School of Law since 2010. His courses at the University of Arkansas include Civil Procedure, Conflict of Laws, Federal Courts and Law & Economics. Buehler has developed customized materials for each of these courses, including a custom casebook he published that combines cases, excerpts from the leading treatise and relevant examples and explanations. He serves as the faculty advisor for the Arkansas Law Review and has coached the law school’s National Moot Court Competition team. In recognition of his contributions in the classroom, Buehler received the Lewis E. Epley, Jr. Award for Excellence in Teaching—the law school’s highest teaching honor—in 2012, 2013 and 2014. The graduating law school class also awarded him the Graduation Hooding Ceremony Award in 2013, 2014 and 2015. Additionally, Buehler earned the Recent Graduate Award from the University of Washington Law School Alumni Association in 2012, and the New Faculty Commendation for Teaching Commitment Award from the University of Arkansas in 2011. In 2012, Buehler established the Federal Appellate Litigation Project, which allows third-year law students real-life experience in briefing and arguing appellate cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals, combining traditional classroom learning with hands-on experiential learning. In recent years, Arkansas law students have argued several pro bono appeals in San Francisco and Seattle under Buehler’s supervision, producing published opinions that have advanced the law governing prisoners’ civil rights.

Dr. Donna L. Graham joined the University of Arkansas faculty in 1985 and served as the associate dean for academic programs from 2002-2010. In 2010 she assumed the role as graduate coordinator and has guided the approval of the graduate degree program in Agricultural and Extension Education for online delivery. She has been an agent of the land-grant mission for over 40 years through teaching and advising, program and curriculum development, partnerships, leadership training and community outreach. Graham created or revised all six of the extension education courses in the curriculum. She co-authored the textbook, Education through Cooperative Extension and associated Instructor’s Guide as well as revised the book for the second and third editions, now adopted by 27 universities. With a long and sustained record of excellence in teaching and student mentoring Graham has received several local, regional and national awards. She is a member and officer of the UA Teaching Academy and continues to serve as a mentor to other university faculty members. She has earned outstanding adviser awards from the Bumpers College Alumni Society, the College Student Association and Sigma Alpha, the professional agricultural sorority. Graham also earned the Jack G. Justus Award for Teaching Excellence, the Teaching Award of Merit from the National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture and the Gamma Sigma Delta Teaching Award of Merit. In addition to her leadership within the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, Graham has been actively involved with the American Association for Agricultural Education since 1993. Graham has been instrumental in contributing to the overall mission of the organization.

Kay Goss grew up on her family’s century-old dairy farm which she still manages today. By the age of 8, she wanted to be a public servant by teaching and working in government and making a difference every day. Goss’ father was a devoted public servant who spoke regularly with her about public affairs and politics, and was a major inspiration for her career path. Other guiding influences include UA professor, mentor and adviser Dr. Henry M. Alexander, and Congressman Wilbur D. Mills, who taught Goss the grassroots part of public service and the importance of case management and thoughtful compromise in passing legislation. Goss worked for Governor and then President Clinton for over 20 years becoming the first women to serve as a Presidential Appointee, U.S. Senate Confirmed, Associate FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Director in charge of National Preparedness. In this role, she was in charge of national preparedness, training and exercises. She launched the FEMA Higher Education Program, created a standards program for emergency management programs and grew the number of degree programs in the country from two to 300. In honor of her extraordinary accomplishments, Goss has earned awards and recognitions including a national academy of public administration fellow. She also was named Arkansan of the Year by the Mental Health Institute, earned the Life Time Achievement Award for 20 years of service on the Wilbur D. Mills Treatment Center and was inducted into the International Women in Emergency Management Hall of Fame. In 2013, Goss founded World Disaster Management, LLC, a company designed to support the emergency management profession, as well as support FEMA in preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery.

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After graduating from law school, the Honorable Morril H. Harriman Jr. became a law partner in Van Buren, Arkansas with Circuit Judge Carl Creekmore. He became involved with historic preservation and civic efforts in the city and served as president of the Van Buren Chamber of Commerce. At age 33, he was elected to the state Senate and served there for just under 16 years. As chairman of the Senate Rules Committee, Harriman kept the legislative body running efficiently. During his time as a senator, he became known for his legislative acumen and his ability to reconcile senators with differing opinions in order to achieve legislative compromises for the good of the state. In 2007, Harriman became Governor Mike Beebe’s chief of staff, a position in which he oversaw the day-to-day operations of the Bebee administration. Significant among the administration’s accomplishments were the slashing of the state’s sales tax on groceries, creation of a major discretionary fund used to attract businesses to the state, rise of the state’s severance tax on natural gas for the first time in 50 years to generate funds for highway improvements and the rise of tobacco tax to raise funds for health programs. His effective management of the state’s budget during an economic downturn avoided employee layoffs and help earned Governor Beebe a public approval rating of more than 70 percent by 2012 – the highest of any governor in U.S. at the time. In 2014, Harriman was appointed to a 10-year term as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas System.

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-1The Baltimore and Washington, D.C., chapters enjoyed a day at the ballpark on July 12 to watch the Orioles take on the Nationals in Oriole Park at Camden Yards. -2The Greater Bossier City Chapter hosted a meet and greet July 11 to prepare for football season. Razorbacks from northwest Louisiana got together to meet, mingle and gear up for watch parties! -3The Hot Springs Chapter of the Arkansas Alumni Association gathered to send-off a new class of incoming freshman ‘To the Hill’! Joined by former Associated Student Government President Daniel McFarland, alumni, family and friends in the Hot Springs area all called the Hogs on July 22. -4The Jonesboro Area Chapter hosted 69 students, parents and alumni July 14 for its student send-off. The newly reorganized chapter gathered to celebrate incoming freshmen from the Jonesboro area who would be heading to the Hill in the fall. Guests heard from current scholars, Student Alumni Board members and Associate Vice Chancellor and Executive Director of Alumni Brandy Cox, as well as helped honor the area’s 2015 alumnus Riley Reed. -5The Greater Oklahoma City chapter hosted 42 Razorbacks at its annual ‘PIGnic in the Park’ July 19. Guests enjoyed games, food and an update from the Alumni Association with all proceeds benefiting the chapter’s scholarship fund. -6Fellow Razorback fans from Cincinnati, Ohio; Kansas City, Missouri and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, chapters gathered in their home states respectively to cheer on the Razorbacks. Watch parties are located all over the U.S. To find one near you, please visit arkansasalumni.org/watchparties.

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-1The Black Alumni Society and the Texas A&M Black Former Student Network hosted a pregame mixer to collect items for the “Homeless Blessing Bags.” Each bag contained toiletries, socks and snack items. The community service project will become an annual event with the Razorbacks and the Aggies. -2The Latino Alumni Society Board from left to right: Mirna Ordonez Sandoval, Cecilia Grossberger, Roger Valdez, Jose Lopez, Daymara Baker, society president, Victor Ayala and Latonya Foster, president of the Black Alumni Society. -3The Latino Alumni Society conducted a strategic planning meeting on Sept. 24. The meeting was facilitated by Latonya Foster, president of the Black Alumni Society. -4The Razorback Band Alumni Society hosted 390 people for its annual Celebrate and Tailgate in the Capital City. Alumni, friends and members of the Razorback Marching Band enjoyed a BBQ picnic outside of War Memorial Stadium on Sept. 12 in Little Rock.

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Class of 2016 John Forrest Ales ✪ BA’02, Fayetteville 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

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Catherine Baltz ✪+ BS’92, MED’07, Manager of Affinity Programs & Analysis; Shanna Bassett ★ Associate Director of Membership and Marketing; Debbie Blume ✪+ Board and Campaign Coordinator; Deb Euculano ✪ Associate Director of Alumni Special Events; Elton Ford ✪ BSHES ’12, Manager of Outreach and Programs; Felicia Garner ★ Administrative Support Supervisor; Johanna Hall ★ BA’11, Assistant Director of Marketing; Ryan Miller ✪ BSBA’07, MED’09, Assistant Director of Student and Young Alumni Outreach; Amanda Schoenbaum ★ BSB’12, MED’14, Manager of Chapter Programs; Julie Simpson ★ Assistant Director of Facilities and Special Events; Alyssa Strodel ★ BSBA’12, MED’15, Marketing Coordinator; Elizabeth Tipton ✪ Membership and Marketing 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 Jr. ✪ BA’37 LLB’39

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 1935-36 John C. Ashley BA’11

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

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

GREEK LIFE

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Claire Weigers Flower Mound, Texas Senior, Political Science/Communications major J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences Vice President for Administration, Delta Delta Delta, Delta Iota Chapter

X’avier Q. Clayton West Helena, Arkansas Senior, Psychology Major J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences Polemarch, Iota Tau Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.

Adam Greenberg Germantown, Tennessee Senior, Accounting Major Walton College of Business President, Sigma Nu

What is the national and local history of your organization? In 1888, Delta Delta Delta founders Sarah Ida Shaw and Eleanor Dorcus Pond saw a need for a group that would be different from the others. Shaw said to Pond, “Let us found a society that shall be kind alike to all and think more of a girl’s inner self and character than of her personal appearance.” The Delta Iota chapter of Delta Delta Delta came to the University of Arkansas in 1913. Since then, we have grown exponentially. Our house has been expanded; our pledge classes are now larger than the entire chapter was at one time. However, the steadfast love that bonds us has remained prominent and preeminent.

What is the national and local history of your organization? Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., is an organization that promotes achievement in every field of human endeavor. It is a lifetime commitment between the chapter and its constituents. It was founded January 5, 1911 on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana by a group of 10, astute young men. These men put forth endless efforts in order to be seen in a positive manner. To touch personal boundaries, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., touched the University of Arkansas’ campus in the year of 1976 and it then became chartered on April 8, 1979. Ever since then, we have been setting the standards very high around the NWA area.

What is the national and local history of your organization? Sigma Nu was founded at Virginia Military Institute in 1869 on the non-hazing principles of Love, Honor and Truth. The Gamma Upsilon chapter was established on the University of Arkansas campus in 1904. Notable alumni from the chapter include former President of Panama Ricardo Martinelli as well as Don Tyson. The chapter strives to continue to build character through service and activity in the community.

How does your organization give back to the community through philanthropy and service? As collegiate women, it is easy to lose sight of reality and to take for granted all of the blessings that we have. If there is just one thing that keeps us grounded, it is our passion and commitment to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Delta Delta Delta officially adopted St. Jude as its philanthropic partner in 1999. Since then, Tri Delta members have raised over $31 million for the children of St. Jude.

From top, the chapter members of Delta Delta Delta sorority, the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity and the Sigma Nu fraternity.

Kappa Alpha Psi

What is your organization looking forward to in the upcoming year? Delta Iota is the largest chapter in the country, with around 440 members. This brings about a new set of challenges and a new set of opportunities for our chapter. With the culture of Greek life being challenged nationally, we look forward to challenging that stereotype, and combating that stereotype by upholding our purpose. The purpose of Delta Delta Delta shall be to establish a perpetual bond of friendship among its members, to develop a stronger and more womanly character, to broaden the moral and intellectual life and to assist its members in every possible way. It shall also be the purpose of Delta Delta Delta to promote and develop mutually beneficial relationships between the fraternity and the colleges and universities where the fraternity has established chapters, to develop qualities of unselfish leadership among its members, and to encourage them to assume, with integrity and devotion to moral and democratic principles, the highest responsibilities of college women. It is our challenge to apply this purpose to our lives as modern college women. Because we are such a large chapter, we have so many members that have so much to give. Some may see so many members as a disadvantage, but for us, it has become a welcome challenge. With more women, we have more students, more activists, more passion and more support to make an impact on our campus, in our community, and in our world. ■

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How does your organization give back to the community through philanthropy and service? We are heavily involved in the community in many ways such as, Guide Right, Diamonds in the Rough, Kappa League, and St. Jude Hospital to name a few. Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., as a whole works hard to uphold its aims and purposes. What is your organization looking forward to in the upcoming year? This year our organization is looking forward to promoting women empowerment around the Northwest Aransas area. There are several events that we will hold this year to help us do so. The first one will be #62million girls which was “launched by the President and First Lady that seeks to help more than 62 million girls around the world who are not in school, half of whom are adolescent, go to school and stay in school. These girls have diminished the economic opportunities and are more vulnerable to HIV/AIDS, early and forced marriage and other forms of violence. Yet, when a girl receives a quality education, she is more likely to earn a decent living, raise a healthy, educated family and improve the quality of life for herself, her family, and her community.” The second one will be an inaugural Kappa Pageant that our local chapter will be hosting to help promote an opportunity for young women at the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville to receive a scholarship and obtain financial sponsorship to pursue further in their education at an institution of higher learning. ■

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How does you organization give back to the community through philanthropy and service? Sigma Nu is a part of one of the largest philanthropy events of the year on campus, the Pi Phi/Sigma Nu 5K. The women of Pi Beta Phi allow us to set-up, break-down and put on this incredible event with them benefiting children’s literacy. We collect books as well as donations to give so that everyone has the opportunity to learn to read. Additionally, in the spring we host our annual White Rose Bowl. It is a powderpuff football tournament with the participants coming from all of the sororities on campus. The White Rose Bowl benefits the local chapter of the Boys and Girls Club. Many of our members regularly volunteer their time at the Boys and Girls as well as rEcess, a program by 99 Balloons that allows us to engage with local children with special needs. In memory of one of our fallen brothers, the chapter also has adopted and maintains the roadway between Baum Stadium and Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium on Razorback Road through the Adopt-a-Highway program. What is your organization looking forward to in the upcoming year? This year, the chapter is looking forward to continuing its commitment to the local community by engaging in new programs and opportunities such as Razorbacks Read. We are also hoping to be able to find dogs new homes by hosting an adoption day by the Humane Society. Furthermore, we are excited for our 2nd Annual Alumni Career Day where Gamma Upsilon alumni from professional backgrounds ranging from agriculture to dentistry to logistics come speak to the chapter. It is a great networking event and some members even left the day with a job offer. Last year we had six industries represented and over 60 members participate. ■

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Jerry and Gene Jones Family Student-Athlete Success Center Dedicated Fans of Razorback Athletics attended the dedication of the new Jerry and Gene Jones Family Student-Athlete Success Center prior to the Arkansas-Texas Tech football game in September. The dedication ceremony took place outside the new Jones Success Center located on Meadow Street between Pomfret Hall and John McDonnell Field. Jerry and Gene Jones and other members of the Jones family attended along with interim Chancellor Dan Ferritor, Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Jeff Long and many other distinguished guests. The Jerry and Gene Jones Family Student-Athlete Success Center was made possible by a $10.65 million gift from the Jones family. In recognition of the gift, the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees named the facility in their honor. The Jones Success Center addresses the academic, nutritional, personal and professional development of more than 460 student-

athletes and creates an integrated academic support program focused on the graduation of all student-athletes at the University of Arkansas. The Student-Athlete Success Center is the new home of the Bogle Academic Center and provided student-athletes with multiple learning environments including academic advising and course preparation, leadership training through the Razorback Leadership Academy, career planning and service learning. The approximate 55,000-square-foot facility includes 30-plus tutoring rooms, 5,000-square-feet of open study and lounge space, 3,800-square-feet of computer and group lab space, an auditorium seating more than 135, 90-plus-seat multi-purpose room, a Sports Nutrition center with a full-service kitchen and seating for 250 studentathletes, a wellness wing for a sports psychologist and dietitians as well as areas specific to Student-Athlete Development and Educational Enrichment Services. ■

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“That frustration of not being able to go to the white school, which was going to be integrated the year after I graduated, prompted me to think if I am going to go to the University of Arkansas, I am going to play football,” Brown says. “That is what I wanted to do. I never had a chance to play organized football and this was my chance. When they admitted me to the University of Arkansas, I said ‘I can do exactly what I wanted to do in high school, but in college.’” Brown arrived on a campus facing issues of the times, including the integration of the overall student body, but Brown didn’t let any of those outside influences deter him from his primary mission. “I just went down to the field house and said, ‘I’m Darrell Brown and I want to play football,’” Brown says. “Obviously I didn’t get a standing ovation at that time, but they said okay. I don’t know what went on behind the scenes, but they said okay and issued me equipment.” A tailback and a cornerback, Brown joined the Shoats squad, a team of younger players that would practice against the varsity squad in a part of practice called “fourth quarter.” Brown’s biggest challenges, however, came as a result of the treatment he received from some due to his race. Subjected to ridicule, mental and even physical punishment, Brown persevered to play the game he loved. Some of his teammates did what they could to help him face those obstacles, offering much needed encouragement along the way. Brown is quick to credit a number of teammates, including David Hargis, Bruce Maxwell and Terry Don Phillips, for their support. Brown practiced with the Razorbacks throughout the fall and again in the spring of 1966 before suffering a significant injury. At that time, he decided to put aside his athletic aspirations to concentrate on his educational goals. Brown earned his undergraduate and law degrees. “I was a little ole country boy that had a dream,” Brown says. “I was just playing football and I didn’t understand or grasp the significance of what was going on. I just wanted to be a part of what everybody had an opportunity to do. That was just my dream. I wanted to be a Razorback and I wanted to play football.” Brown helped pave the way for the thousands of African-American student-athletes who would soon follow, including his own sons and daughter. “To this day, when the Razorbacks are playing, regardless of my history, I want to look out, see them and hear them,” Brown says. “I had a daughter and two sons who came behind me. I never tried to dissuade them from attending the University of Arkansas. I would never say anything to dissuade anyone else from attending the University of Arkansas because I think the University of Arkansas has something to give.” ■ courtsey Razorback athletics

Darrell Brown, the first African American to join the University of Arkansas football team, passed away on Oct. 31, 2015, in Little Rock. A native of Horatio, Brown joined the team as a walk-on in 1965, helping pave the way for many Razorbacks to come. “We are saddened by the passing of a truly extraordinary Razorback,” said Jeff Long, vice chancellor and director of athletics. “Darrell helped redefine our program enabling countless opportunities for thousands of African-American student-athletes at the University of Arkansas. We were privileged to honor him in 2011 for his meaningful contributions to our program. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends and all those who were positively impacted by the remarkable life of Darrell Brown.” Brown was honored for his contributions to the University of Arkansas in 2011 as part of the Razorback Trailblazers series. Razorback Athletics looks remarkably different than it did a half century ago. With a diversified group of more than 460 student-athletes competing in 19 sports and representing the University of Arkansas, the program has made measurable progress. It is a feat only made possible by those young men and women whose courage and determination helped pave the way for progress. Even for those who didn’t go on to earn All-America or all conference status in their given sport, their courageous legacy of success continues to shape the Razorback program. Darrell Brown never imagined the day would come. More than 45 years after he first stepped foot on the University of Arkansas campus, thousands of Razorback fans rose to their feet to cheer as he stood at midfield during halftime of the 2011 Arkansas-Auburn football game at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Standing alongside his children and grandson, Brown was presented a Razorback Football No. 1 jersey and a trophy as the public address announcer read off his accolades. Numerous presentations are made each season to former Razorback football stars, but what made this particular recognition unique was the fact that Brown was never an All-American, an all-conference selection or even a starter for the Razorbacks. In fact, he never played a down in a varsity game. However, what Brown accomplished in his short tenure with the Razorbacks, helped change the face of Razorback Football and the University of Arkansas forever. When Brown arrived in the fall of 1965, he wasn’t focused on carving out his place in history. The first African-American studentathlete to join the football team at the University of Arkansas, Brown had a much more modest goal in mind. Brown wasn’t able to play in high school.

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Cromer Peoples Recipient of Nell Jackson Award University of Arkansas Senior Associate Athletic Director and senior administrator Julie Cromer Peoples was awarded the Nell Jackson Award by the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA) on Oct.13 in Tampa, Florida, during the 2015 Administrator of the Year Luncheon presented by KP Sports, in conjunction with the 36th Annual NACWAA National Convention. The Nell Jackson Award is bestowed annually to an athletics administrator who exemplifies the personal qualities and professional accomplishments of Nell Jackson, which are courage, conviction and perseverance. “There is nothing more rewarding than being recognized by your peers and Julie is richly deserving of this prestigious honor,” said Jeff Long, vice chancellor and director of athletics. “Julie is well respected throughout the country for her tenure within intercollegiate athletics. She has been a tremendous addition to our program and cares deeply about the welfare and growth of our more than 460 Razorback studentathletes. Julie embodies the qualities of the namesake of this award, Dr. Nell Jackson, and, as this honor reaffirms, is considered among the top athletics administrators in the nation.”

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Cromer Peoples was nominated by her peers and selected by the NACWAA Awards Committee for her service during the 2014-2015 academic year. Throughout collegiate athletics, Cromer Peoples is known as a passionate and empathetic leader, and someone who embodies all the aspects that encompass the qualities of Dr. Jackson. She instituted a leadership speaker series for women at Arkansas that included top professionals in the field of women’s athletics. Her nominator added that Cromer Peoples sees value in all and not just exposing women, but also men, to the seamless opportunities to support gender equity and diversity. She also was recently named by Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey to the SEC Working Group on StudentAthlete Conduct, a collection of campus leaders tasked with discussing and reviewing student-athlete behavior. Since being hired in April 2014, Cromer Peoples has chaired the sport administrator group responsible for day-to-day administrative support for each of the Razorbacks’ 19 sports. ■

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• UA Board of Trustees usually meets for an informal lunch before football games.

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• The drama club is formed and the group puts on a production. • The name of the Cardinal yearbook is changed to the Razorback. • After incorrect reports in the state papers about the high amount of money spent by the state upon students at the university, President John C. Futrall says the state spends about $167 per student, well below the expenditure in other states.

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Engineering students assess their solar-powered boat in 2005 before competing against college teams from around the world, winning the international championship in 2002 and 2006. The boat was judged on several criteria, such as speed, maneuverability and endurance. In 2005, the team replaced its wooden hull with a light-weight fiberglass version and added a new telemetry system so that the crew on land could monitor the boat’s electrical and mechanical performance.

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• Poet Edgar Lee Masters speaks on campus in the Old Main auditorium and reads selections from his works. • KFMQ, the Voice of the Ozarks broadcasting from the university campus, holds a fiddlers’ contest with 10 applicants playing. The station also aired a large debate about whether the Child Labor Amendment should be passed by Congress.

1935

• UA Student Social Committee cooperates with all organizations in the passing out of dates for their respective activities. As a result, there is a dance held nearly every weekend. • Vol Walker Hall is built as the university’s first library building, and a new Chemistry building is erected. Previously, the library had been in Old Main. The old Chemistry building becomes home to the School of Law.

1945

• The biggest fashion mania to hit college campuses since the coming of the saddle shoe

is the blue jean; co-eds wear men’s sizes. • With the departure of the “Junior Birdmen” early in the spring, the last vestige of Army life disappears from campus, leaving only ROTC students in uniform.

1955

• Gail Davis, star of the Annie Oakley television series, appears at the Razorback football opener. • The Industrial Research and Extension center, set up to work on Arkansas’ industrial development and business efficiency, is established by the College of Business Administration. • The university installs a new switchboard system.

1965

• Student Karen Carlson is the first runnerup in the Miss America Pageant. • The Student Senate holds a mock state election in which the GOP swept the ballot, putting down the present state administration. The Young Democrats, who had traveled to Texarkana to hear Lady Bird Johnson speak, claim they were unprepared for the election.

• Students Candy Williamson and Joyce Melton, traveling across Kansas on their way to a leadership conference, are mistaken by police for the fugitives Patty Hearst and Emily Harris, members of the Symbianese Liberation Army. • A bus shuttle system is created on the U of A campus to alleviate traffic congestion on campus.

1985

• Chal Ragsdale is named director of the Razorback Marching Bands and Dr. Willard Gatewood returns to his position as distinguished professor of history after he steps down from his duties as chancellor. • Celebrity Showcase comes under fire for the lack of major concerts at Barnhill.

1995

• The University of Arkansas Police Department becomes the first police agency in Arkansas to be accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, and only the 10th university police agency in the country to be accredited. • Welcome Weeks officially opens August 24 when the residence halls opened and ends September 2 with football opener against SMU. Over 5,000 students participate in Welcome Weeks.

2005

• The University of Arkansas Center for Protein Structure and Function receives a $10.2 million award from the National Institutes of Health National Center for Research Resources. It is the largest competitive research grant received by the university up to that time. n

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Mr. Mahmood B. Lashkajani Ms. Cecilia W. Lawrence Ms. Sunny Elizabeth Long Mr. Ah Heng Loo Ms. Leanne Walker Love Ms. Maria O. Mansilla Mr. Jorge Rodrigo Munoz Mariaca Mr. Alan Reid Miles Ms. Kelley Mitchell Mr. Shahin Motamedi Mr. Billy R. Nix Mr. Kendall Presscott Nixon Mr. Raymond Chukwudi Okonkwo Mr. Jonathan Ong Mr. Azmi Othman Ms. Emily Lane Parker Mr. James R. Porter Mr. Yong Razidah Rashid Mr. Mike Rayburn Mr. Stephan C. Reinke Mr. Bobby Robinson Mr. Allen Curtis Rogers Mr. Peiman Sadaghyani Ms. Eva Sambale Ms. Chrissy R. Schube Mr. William Russell Shaw Mr. Ching Shing Shaw

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Larry G. Stephens ✪+ BSIE’58, Hot Springs, Arkansas, was awarded ASPE Engineer of the Year.

Sherman D. Cullum ✪+ BSA’60, Hickory Ridge, retired and now works as a parttime real estate broker. Dr. Shirley E. Friend McAllister, ✪+ BSHE’62, Sun City, Arizona, was awarded the lifetime achievement award by Arizona Advocacy Network of Phoenix on March 21. She was recognized for her lifetime of passionate work advocating for progressive policies and government, of, by and for the people. Kay Gentry Collett Goss ✪+ BA’63 MA’66, Alexandria, Virginia, was elected as president for the International Emergency Management Society. Judy A. Capps ✪ and Jim Capps ✪ MD’65, celebrated their 50th wedding

Sandra S. Flora ✪ BA’65 and Richard W. Flora ✪ LLB’65, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. They reside in Dallas. William A. Harrison Sr. ✪ BSIE’66, received the Andrew T. Boggs Service Award from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and AirConditioning Engineers. This award recognizes an exceptional service award recipient for continuing unselfish, dedicated and distinguished service.

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Ben Hyneman ✪ BSBA’71, Jonesboro, is the current chairmen of The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees. He was appointed to the Board in 2008 by Governor Mike Huckabee. Kacey DeNoi ✪ BA’74 JD’77, Albuquerque, New Mexico, after 35 years of practicing law, retired at age 59.

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Joe W. Hill ✪+ BSEE’80, Hallsville, Texas, was inducted into the Arkansas Academy of Electrical Engineering. He achieved senior

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anniversary, August 27. They reside in Conway.

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James P. Foster ★ BSBA’49 and his wife, Wanda, celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary on September 17. They reside in Fort Smith.

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member status in Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and promoted to associate electrical engineer for Eastman Chemical Company. John F. Hogan ✪+ BSBA’80, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, retired after 35 years of working for Johnson and Johnson. Recently he was president of Johnson and Johnson, Healthcare Systems and corporate vice president of customer logistics services. He and his wife, Diane L. Hogan ✪+ BSHE ’81 celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary. Sheri Towne ✪+ BSE’80, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, received her master of education, education and human resource studies, specializing in adult education with training from Colorado State University on May 15. She presented a full-day workshop at the 2015 College Reading and Learning Association’s Conference, November, 5-7 in Portland, Oregon. The workshop was titled “Formative Assessment Learning Activities: Discovery, Innovate and Share!” Ben F. Lewis ✪ MED’83, Fort Smith, received his Th.D. from North Carolina College of Theology in June 2014. He currently serves as director of pastoral

care for the Area Agency on Aging in Fort Smith. Edward Schieffler ✪ BSBA’85 JD’88, scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 20, was awarded the Whitney M. Young Award. This award recognizes outstanding service through demonstrated involvement in the development and implemented of scouting opportunities for youths from rural or low-income backgrounds.

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Dan Marchant Jr. ✪ BA’90, Council Bluffs, Iowa, was recently assigned to the Drug Enforcement Administration as a unit chief. Kelly Zega ★+ BA’90, is the new director of development for Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. Chad Dillard BSBA’91, Little Rock, named vice president of marketing and communications for CHI St. Vincent, a statewide health system based in Little Rock. Shirley Lucas ✪+ BSN’96, Fayetteville, celebrated her 80th birthday in June. She went skydiving from 10,000 feet at Skydiving Ranch

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7565 Carrie Paris 7566 Willa Harkey ’59 7567 Marissa Lee Tyson 7568 Emily Grace Ruggeri 7569 Nathan Hopper ’14 7570 Sean K. Kinne 7571 Dr. Karen Menold Boston ’93, ’96, ’02 7572 Winston Jasper Boston ’94 7573 Paul Glenn Seay ’97 7574 LaRae Shaw Seay ’97 7575 Garrett C. Dowdy ’85 7576 Ellen Dowdy 7577 Dr. Cody T. Moore ’03 7578 Lauren Moore ’09, ’11 7579 Lance G. Smith ’75 7580 Bryan Heath Quinn ’95 7581 Bennie J. McCoy ’53, ’58 7582 Jesse Branch ’64 7583 Lee Ann Branch 7584 Nancy S. Meier ’75 7585 Steve Rex Meier 7586 Frederick Roy Coleman ’88 7587 Ann Christine Vines ’99 7588 Chester C. Lowe Jr. ’63, ’67 7589 Jane Turner Lowe ’67 7590 S. Allen Tribble ’91 7591 Bob Harrison ’74 7592 Betty Harrison 7593 Martin Moreno 7594 Jennifer Johnson Parks ’86

in Siloam Springs. She was asked if she would do it again and she replied “Nope, been there, done that!”

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Marsha and John Slayden Daugherty BSE’01, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, announced the birth of their baby girl, Crislee Ann Daugherty, born June 30. Jessica Peters ★ and Ryan Gregory Peters ★ BSBA’03, Fayetteville, announced the birth of their second daughter, Willow Grace Peters, born July 23. Their oldest, Lakelyn Rose was born April 23, 2013. Roberto Nello Loar ✪ BS’03, Laredo,

7595 Bryan Scott Slavens 7596 James E. Villines ’68 7597 Jeannie G. Villines ’69 7598 Charlotte King ’88 7599 Donnie D. King 7600 Freddie J. Lane ’69 7601 Beth Hildbold Lane ’71 7602 Dr. David Edward Keller ’95 7603 Robyn E. Keller 7604 R. Wayne Jones ’70 7605 Joanne Ruth Jones ’89, ’93 7606 Agnes Mouton Harrop ’65 7607 Loren Alyssa McDaniel ’15 7608 Johnny R. Marshall ’76 7609 Sandy Middleton Marshall ’87 7610 Brian J. Cahalan ’94 7611 Robyn Shirey Cahalan ’94 7612 Joshua Lynn Ross ’14 7613 Kelly Hudnall ’15 7614 Kyle Guillory ’15 7615 BB Hale 7616 David W. Clement ’87 7617 Libby L. Clement 7618 Donna Kay Yeargan ’85 7619 Art L. Babb ’84 7620 Barbara Meripol 7621 Julie Bratcher 7622 Carl E. Roberts 7623 Jean Hudson 7624 Midge Rush

Texas, completed his residency in pediatric dentistry through University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio. Mandy J. Davis and Tyler E. Davis ★ BSA’06, Ashdown, announced the birth of their son, Tucker Wilson Davis. He was born on April 27. Heather Renee Flora BSBA’08, coordinates training for Nestle USA, a Fortune 100 company.

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Amanda Weaver ★ BSA’10 and Lance Weaver, Amarillo, Texas, welcomed their new baby girl, Ella Nicole Weaver on February 10.

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7625 Dr. Terry M. Lee ’70 7626 Kelsey Ferguson ’15 7627 Cathy January ’71 7628 Tom January 7629 Choon Ming Choong ’84 7630 Ann L. Pride ’69, ’75 7631 Eddie P. Jackson Jr. 7632 Steven Johnson 7633 Debbie Niblock 7634 Juri Takagi ’10 7635 Elvira McCall 7636 R. Shannon Burasco ’93 7637 Carmen Burasco ’94 7638 Jared Wayne Wilkins ’05 7639 Sarah Wiles Wilkins ’06 7640 Teddy Hall ’91 7641 Christi Jeannette Lund ’96 7642 Bobby R. Bell ’84 7643 Cecilia S. Bell 7644 Dr. Mary Long Gardner ’97, ’04 7645 Jim Buchanan 7646 Greg W. Lee ’70 7647 Hannah F. Lee 7648 Dr. Sam W. Kerr ’67, ’68 7649 Sandra K. Kerr 7650 James M. Inhofe II 7651 Kay Kirkpatrick Inhofe 7652 Otto L. Lienhart II 7653 Carolyn Lienhart 7654 Sukhwinder Bhela ’94

In Memoriam Mary Ella Hobson ✪ BSE’37, Sarasota, Florida, June 29. She was an elementary school teacher. Garvin Green BSA’39, Bentonville, August 29. During his lifetime, he earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Arkansas and finished his graduate courses at Louisiana State University, Cornell University and the University of Tennessee. He served in the United States Army during World War II. Survivors: his wife of 73 years and his children. Mary Wood Sealy ★ BA’39, New

Iberia, Louisiana, September 20. She was 97 years old. After receiving her journalism degree, she went to work for the El Dorado Daily News and Evening Times in Shreveport, Louisiana. Survivors: five children and 10 grandchildren. Jean Winburne Owens ★+ BA’40, Morrilton, August 3. She was 95 years old. After graduating from the U of A, she worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps in Little Rock, then transferred to the Department of Labor office in Washington, D. C. She returned home to Morrilton and married her husband on October 26, 1942. Survivors: her husband of 72

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years, two children, nine grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren. Narnee Crittenden Murphy BSBA’42 MS’47, Fayetteville, July 22. She was 93 years old. She earned bachelor in science and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Arkansas. She was later a member of the faculty at the U of A business school. Survivors: one son and grandchildren. Melba McKenzie Smith ★ BSHE’46, Georgetown, Texas, August 6. She was 90 years old. She was a teacher retired after 35 years of teaching all around Arkansas and Italy. Survivors: one son, three grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Alice Jo Nobles ✪+ BSBA’47 MS’52, Little Rock, August 9. She was 89 years old. She was an educator and worked for the United States Senate for more than 40 years. Corena Hughes BSE’48 MA’49, Memphis, August 16. She was a veteran of WW II and served as a pharmacist mate in the U.S. Navy and later was honorably discharged. She went on to receive her Master’s degree in English from the University of Arkansas and was a teacher and an office assistant. Survivors: six children, eight grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Alfred Y. Gordon Sr. ★ BSA’49, Fayetteville, July 28. He was 95 years old. He volunteered in 1942 for the Army Air Corps during World War II and served as a captain in the 556th Army Air Corps Air Supply Group in the Pacific Theatre. He received a bachelor’s of science degree in agriculture and played baseball for the Razorbacks. He was a partner in farming of Oneida Planting Company until 1976 when he was elected as the Phillips County judge and served until 1990. Survivors: his wife, Emma, two children and three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Gladys Tallent Powell BSHE’49, Springdale, August 12. She was 89 years old. She was a retired home economics school teacher. Survivors: her husband of 66 years, Curtis, five children, 13 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. John F. Masters BSME’49, Greenville, Mississippi, July 28. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and honorably discharged. He received a degree in mechanical engineering and retired as a manufacturing manager from US Gypsum. Survivors: his wife of 65 years, Maxine, two sons, one grandchild and one great-granddaughter.

Viola Callahan Meadows ✪+ BSHE’49 MS’56, Black Rock, July 4. Survivors: her husband, Howard W. Meadows ✪+ BSA’49, two children and two grandchildren Cecil A. Smith BSBA’50, Little Rock, September 16. He was a WWII veteran and a retired partner of the CPA firm Baird, Kurtz and Dobson. David C. Garrett Jr. BSBA’50, Russellville, September 20. He was a veteran of the United Sates Merchant Marine. He established a public accounting practice in 1959 and retired in 1997. Survivors: his wife of 68 years, Mary Lu, three sons and nine grandchildren. James S. Scott Sr. BSBA’50, Little Rock, August 18. He was 90 years old and a WWII veteran. He worked in the retail lumber business, opening Scott Lumber Co. and established Scott Appraisal Company. Survivors: three children and three grandchildren. Jesse Edgar Nichols Jr. BSE’50, Piggott, July 17. He was 95 years old. He served in WWII and was a teacher for many years. Kenneth A. Croft BSA’50 MS’54, Conway, July 11. He was 93 years old. He taught agriculture in Mt. Pleasant and Melbourne schools and later worked for the Soil Conservation Services, where he retired after more than 20 years of service. Survivors: three daughters and two grandchildren. Muncie Max Lawrence BSBA’50, Mountain View, August 25. He was a WWII veteran, educator and coach. He later worked at Marathon Oil Co., and started its office in Lafayette, Louisiana, as the human relations manager, growing the office from four to 350 employees. He retired after 31 years of service and returned to Mountain View. Survivors: his wife, Nadine, one son, three grandsons and three great-grandchildren. Kenneth L. Pitchford BSCE’51, Bakersfield, California, July 25. He served 22 years as a meteorologist with the Air Force and earned his Masters of Science from New York University. He worked with Mission Control for the first moon landing in 1969. He retired from the Air Force in 1972 and then worked several years in industry before retiring. Survivors: his wife of 61 years, Dreda, three daughters, 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Lugean L. Chilcote ★ BARCH’51, Little Rock, September 1. He graduated from the University of Arkansas’ newly established architecture program and was recognized as the Distinguished Military Graduate Air Force ROTC. As a Korean War Veteran, he served 13 years in active and reserve duty in the United States Air Force, retiring as a Captain in the Air Research and Development Command. He is responsible for many well-known buildings such as the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, and the Statehouse Convention Center. Survivors: his wife of 61 years, Clara, three sons and six grandchildren. Wallis T. Hearon ✪+ BSBA’51, Shreveport, Louisiana, August 24. A veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars. Survivors: his wife of 61 years, Hazel and one daughter. William Marlan Apple BSBA’51, Little Rock, July 23. He was 85 years old. He was a member of the University of Arkansas golf team and ROTC rifle team. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and had a career in insurance. Survivors: his wife of 59 years, Irene, one daughter and 11 grandchildren. Betty Moore Brown ✪+ BA’52, Little Rock, August 25. She worked at the Central Intelligence Agency in Washington, D.C., Southwestern Bell and became president and eventually chairman of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Northeast Arkansas and ran the company until its sale in 1993. Survivors: two children, four grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. Bill R. Parkey BSME’52, Houston, July 23. He retired in 1995 after 43 years in his engineering and business career. Survivors: his wife of 60 years, Ellen, three children and six grandchildren. Jim Lackey ✪+ BSBA’52, Jonesboro, July 21. He was a retired executive director of Trumann Housing Authority and an Army veteran of the Korean War. Noland H. Hagood Sr. ★+ BSBA’52, Hot Springs, September 9. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force and upon his return, he work in the car industry, eventually owning and operating Hagood Ford Co., until his retirement in 2004. Survivors: his wife of 54 years, Betty, two children, five grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Berta Faye Curtis Rex ✪+ BA’54, Oklahoma City, July 12. She enjoyed volunteerism and was a big believer in

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early childhood education. Survivors: two sons and three granddaughters. Richard Earl Hendrix BSE’52 MED’58, Kingman, Arizona. He was a WWII veteran, serving in Company B 46th Engineer Construction Battalion as a rifleman. He was honorably discharged in 1946 and received his degrees in biological sciences and physical education and a master’s in education administrations. He was an educator, coach and principal. Survivors: his wife Dorothy, two sons, two grandsons and two great-grandsons.

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Roland L. Finley BSCE’52, Huntsville, Alabama, August 9. He served two years active duty in the medical department of the U.S. Army then in the Army reserves for many years until he retired at the rank of colonel. He was employed at Boeing Aerospace, where he worked on many he worked on many aerospace engineering projects such as the Saturn 5 program, the design team for the lunar rover (the moon buggy) that was used to transport astronauts on the moon and on military weapons design. Survivors: five children, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

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Spence A. Leamons LLB’52, Van Buren, September 11. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, a corporate attorney for 26 years for Stephens Production and chairman of the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission. Survivors: his wife, Louise, two daughters, two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Guy Stanley Caldwell III BA’53, Tallahassee, Florida, April 1. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in the Asiatic Pacific Area on the USS Crosley during World War II. He was also a retired residential building contractor. Survivors: two children and three grandchildren. Joseph Spenser Gillespie BA’53, Richardson, Texas, June 26. He was an Army veteran serving in Korea during the Korean War. He was active in the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Fort Smith and served as commander. Survivors: three children and eight grandchildren. Mosco Love Jr. BSA’53, Miami, June 24. He retired to the Florida Keys after his 30 year career with the United States Department of Agriculture, Plant and Animal Protection Division. Survivor: one daughter. Edmund L. Williams Jr. BSBA’54, Monticello, Georgia, April 25. He served in the U. S. Air Force during the Korean

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Niall O’Shaughnessy, a forerunner to the men’s track and field championship dynasty, died Sept. 9, 2015, at his home outside Atlanta, Georgia. He had been battling brain cancer. He was 59. A native of Ireland, he was the first in a long line of Irish Razorbacks to help coach John McDonnell turn the Razorback program into a national powerhouse. The former Olympian set numerous records competing for the University of Arkansas, but his influence spread far beyond the track. “It is hard to accurately gauge the tremendous impact Niall had on our program,” McDonnell said. “Coach (Frank) Broyles called him a running billboard, because every time he competed he was promoting not only the Razorbacks, but the University of Arkansas. He truly was the ultimate teammate and one of the finest I have ever coached. He helped start the winning tradition at Arkansas. Even more than 35 years later, the times he ran are still world-class times. Our thoughts are with his family and friends and all those who had an opportunity to know this extraordinary athlete and man.” The young distance runner out of Kilknockan County Limerick, Ireland, came to Fayetteville in 1973 ready to transform his raw talent into something even more special under the guidance of McDonnell. As 1974 dawned, it saw the start of what would be a historic career for O’Shaughnessy as he earned Arkansas’ first Southwest Conference Indoor Championship gold in the 880yard run. Using the momentum from his first conference title, O’Shaughnessy earned the Razorbacks their first All-America honor in 18 years. O’Shaughnessy became the first runner in program history to earn All-America accolades in cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field. He capped his storied career as one of the only runners to place at the national level in every academic year he competed. O’Shaughnessy remains the ninth best collegiate mile runner in history and holds the Razorback record with his time of 3:55.40 set in the 1977 season. O’Shaughnessy represented Ireland in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. He was inducted into the University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor in 1994. When it was announced he would be inducted into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame, McDonnell and Frank O’Mara presented O’Shaughnessy with his SWC Hall of Fame medallion in September. ■.

Jim S. Porter Jr. BSBA’54, Little Rock, September 3. He had a career in sales, public relations and entertainment. He worked at Consolidated Talent Corporation, later to become Porter Entertainment, placing talent across Arkansas and even Las Vegas until his retirement in 2001. He was inducted into the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame in 2005, and the Arkansas Jazz Heritage Foundation Hall of Fame in 2006. Always an entrepreneur, he later opened a recording studio, theater, arcade and first integrated country club. Survivors: his wife of 39 years, Lillian, five children, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. John Kaiser II BSEE’54, Seattle, Washington, July 27. He worked for Boeing for more than 40 years as an electronic engineer where he then retired. Larue “Larry” Harrison Andre BSE’54, West Lake Okoboji, Iowa. He was a teacher for 30 years. Survivor: one daughter. Lowell O. Harris ★ BS’54, Hope, August 8. He practiced medicine in Hope 1956, and served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps from 1957 to 1960. He returned to Hope, practicing medicine until his retirement in 2004. Survivors: his wife of 61 years, Charlene, four sons, 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Nancy Beard Head BSE’54, Woodlands, Texas, August 6. She was 91 years old. She taught in public schools for nearly 40 years, including 22 years at Parkers Chapel Elementary. Survivors: two children, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. William W. Miller BSA’54 MED’55, Sage, August 26. He was 94 years old. He worked for Warren McArthur Aircraft Corporation in Bantam, Connecticut during WWII as a supervisor in building aircraft seating, until he entered in the U.S. Navy, where he served for seven years. He later became a teacher, district manager and farmer. Survivors: one son, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Jeanette Crawford BSBA’55, Biloxi, Mississippi, September 7. She spent her career in real-estate appraisal business.

Jeanette M. McCormack MS’55, Dallas, September 21. She was 107 years old. She taught English, history, journalism and drama at Prescott, Stuttgart, North Little Rock, Little Rock Central and Little Rock Parkview high school and eventually became a school guidance counselor. Survivors: two grandchildren, one great-grandson and two great-great-grandchildren. Billy G. Geren BA’56, Fayetteville, July 2. He was a retired pilot of the USAF, Lt. Col., with 21 years of service having severed in the Vietnam Era. Survivors: two children, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Rosetta Johnson Sykes BSHE’55 MS’59, Clinton. She taught school for 31 years- 29 of which were at the Arkansas School for Blind. Survivors: one son and three step-children. Clyde Lingelbach ★+ BSE’56, Independence, Missouri, July 11. He was a public school teacher and librarian, where he started his career in a oneroom school house in Southwest City, Missouri. He proudly served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Survivors: two children and four grandchildren. Grace S. Kolb BSBA’56, Carlisle, July 3. She was 92 years old. She taught at Little Rock Central high school and worked at the Veterans Administration Hospital until her retirement. For more than 45 years, she also worked as a business manager for the Smiley Farm Partnership. Survivors: two children, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Harold Lee Miller ★ LLB’56, Dumfries, Virginia, September 14. He served in the U.S. Army for 30 years, rising to the rank of Colonel. He was also a legal advisor and legislative assistant and retired in 1986 after serving as Chief of the Army Trial Defense Service. From 1986-2002, he served as the executive director of the South Carolina Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization. Survivors: his wife of 61 years, Virginia, four children and four grandchildren. James L. McConathy Sr. MED’56, Rayville, Louisiana, July 14. He served in the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a Major in the USAF Reserve. He was a teacher, coach, principal and superintendent of schools. Following his retirement from education, he began a successful 20-year career as a financial advisor with New York Life Insurance Company. He later became a reputable cattleman.

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Survivors: his wife of 65 years, Mary, three children, 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. James W. Duke BS’56, Indianapolis, July 6. He served in the U.S. Army before launching two separate successful careers in Indianapolis. He spent 20 years in sales and management positions with American Optical Company Inc. In 1987 and 1988, he attended and graduated from Indiana College of Mortuary Science and subsequently served as a licensed embalmer and funeral director before retiring in 1999. Survivor: a daughter. John G. Hall MA’56, Arkadelphia, August 14. He served in the U.S. Army as a chaplain’s assistant and organist in Frankfurt/Main, Germany. As a Ford Fellow, he taught history at Hot Springs High School. He had a 50-year career at Henderson State University, where he advanced through the ranks from instructor to professor and retired as Professor Emeritus. He was named director of development and executive secretary of the HSU Foundation, where he retired in 2013. After retirement he was an assistant to the president for special projects. Survivors: his wife, Julia, one daughter and two grandchildren. Lynn C. Rowe BA’56, Royal, July 19. At the age of 17, he earned his private pilot’s license and then begun his lifelong love of planes and flying. He was an Army veteran and had 30-year career with Cromwell Architects Engineers in Little Rock. He worked on many significant projects, including the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department Building, the John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Administration Hospital in Little Rock and Arkansas Bank and Trust Company in Hot Springs. Survivors: his wife Martha, three children, six grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. Mildred Jarvis Minor BSBA’56, Newport, August 19. She worked in retail and occasionally as a substitute teacher before becoming a homemaker. Survivors: her husband, John, five children and eight grandchildren. Virginia Littlefield Taylor BSHE’56 MS’62, Nashville, September 18. She was a home economics teacher for more than 30 years. Survivors: her husband of 54 years, Freddie. Cecil Little ★+ BS’57, September 13. He was an Army veteran and worked

for the Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co., retiring in 1988 as Chief Geologist for Underground Storage. Survivors: his wife Kathleen, three children, one grandchild and two great-grandchildren.

New York, August 5. She was 102 years old. She taught elementary grades in Little Rock Public Schools for 39 years. Survivors: four children, five grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.

Jimmie Lue Liles MED’57, Charlotte, August 30. She taught for more than 30 years in the Batesville School District. Survivors: her husband, William, two children, three grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Donald M. Epperson MED’59 MS’62, Little Rock, August 21. He actively served in the Army from 1953-1955. He was a teacher and worked for IMB for 26 years, where he retired as a senior systems engineer. Survivors: his wife of 27 years, Mary, three children, two step-children, six grandchildren, three step-grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Jimmy J. Moss BSPH’57, Hot Springs, August 22. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of the Korean War, a pharmacist investigator for the Arkansas Department of Health for 32 years and before that a pharmacist for 18 years. Survivors: two sons, six grandchildren and one great-grandson. Wade Ozbirn MS’57, Searcy, August 16. He had a long career in education, serving 28 years as Central Schools Superintendent and later became the White County School Supervisor until his final retirement in 1992. Survivors: his wife of 64 years, Jewell and three sons. Lionel Barton ★ BSA’58 MS’60, Fayetteville, September 19. He served in the Army six-month active-duty program and the 238th Transportation Reserve Unit at Camp Leroy Johnson in New Orleans, which was mobilized by President Kennedy due to the Cuban Missile Crisis. He joined the UA faculty in 1967 and served 28 years as a Cooperative Extension Service Poultry Specialist, retiring in March 1995. He remained active in his retirement as an Emeritus Professor in the Center of Excellence at U of A and served as the first president of the U of A’s Poultry Science Alumni Association. Survivors: four children and four grandchildren. Merrill J. Osborne BS’58, Memphis, Tennessee, August 24. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1944. Upon completion of his service, he returned to the University of Arkansas to continue his pre-med degree and practiced family medicine in Blytheville. Survivors: his wife, Helen, three children, four grandchildren, two greatgranddaughters. William Clyde Dawson BA’58, Little Rock, October 9, 2014. He served in the Air Force Reserves for eight years and was an architect for 30 years. Survivors: his wife of 47 years, Margaret, two sons and two grandchildren. Winifred Whitfield MED’58, Brooklyn,

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Patsy Harrison Roberts BSE’59, Crossett, August 31. She was an educator and taught for 50 years. She was elected Teacher of the Year at Crossett High in 1995 and again in 2003. Thomas F. Simco BSBA’59 MS’60, Springdale, August 20. He was retired from Tyson Foods and a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Survivors: three sons, six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Wayne Cash BS’59, Bella Vista, August 24. He served two years in the U.S. Army. He worked for Phillips Petroleum in Bartlesville, Oklahoma for 25 years as a systems analyst and took early retirement to return to Bella Vista. Raymond L. Shepherd MS’60, Auburn, August 3. He was a decorated military veteran and retired at the rank of Lt. Colonel after 30 years of service. He was also an award-winning scientist and internationally known for his contributions to cotton breeding and genetics and received national recognition for his work developing a root-knot nematode resistant cotton, which he named “Auburn Cotton.” Survivors: his wife of 65 years, Margie, three children, 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Robert F. Gwinner Jr. MBA’60 PHD’63, Scottsdale, Arizona, July 7. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in the intelligence area in Washington, D.C. He was also a university professor at the University of Wyoming and University of Alabama and chairman of the marketing department at Arizona State University and where he retired in 1998. Survivors: four children. William A. Robins BSBA’60, Conway, August 17. He was an U.S. Army veteran and served in the Military band. Survivors: his wife of 50 years, Billie and one son, Raymond.

Jack Adams Nowlin Jr. BSBA’61, Little Rock, August 22. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve as 2nd Lt. Pilot. He was honorably discharged as a First Lieutenant and began a career as an investment advisor, specializing in commodity brokerage, a field he pursued until retirement. Survivors: a daughter, two grandchildren, a former wife of 25 years, Barbara Williamson Nowlin Rhodes, one step-daughter and two step-grandchildren. James F. Keenan BA’61, West Palm Beach, Florida, July 4. He served in the U.S. Navy as a pilot. He founded Pace Industries, an aluminum die-casting company that supplied castings for the housing, industrial and recreational industries that were sold worldwide. He later sold the company in 1933. Later he was asked by President George H. Bush to serve as consulate general to Bermuda. Survivors: his wife of 32 years, Susan Goldwater Keenan, six children, nine grandchildren and one great-grandson. Jimmie D. Barrack BS’61 MS’65, Springdale, died July 25. He served in the 101st Airborne Division and the 12th Special Forces Group of the U.S. Army, deployed for Operation Just Cause and attainted Sergeant First Class. He had a long career as a senior quality assurance leader of Tyson Foods. Survivors: one son, three grandchildren, two step-children and five step-grandchildren. Johnny F. McDaniel BSME’61, Germantown, Tennessee, July 22. He served 28 years as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force, having flown over 13,000 hours at the time of his retirement. After retirement he worked as a defense contractor and C-141 simulation instructor. Survivors: his wife of 55 years, Rita, four sons, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Sam Boellner ✪ MD’61, Little Rock, September 5. He was generous, and compassionate physician, who enjoyed family and the practice of medicine, in the private practice of Pediatric Neurology and Clinical Research. Survivors: his wife, Marilyn, two stepchildren and seven step-grandchildren. Douglas J. Drake BSPH’62, Hope, September 19. He owned and operated his own pharmacy, Village Rexall Drug and retired after 42 years of service. Survivors: two sons, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Lou Ann Pew MED’62, Conway, July 18. She was an Arkansas educator for

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Kirk K. Hale Jr. ★ BSA’63 MS’67, Fayetteville, August 17. He was a retired Naval Captain, professor of poultry science at the University of Georgia and Clemson University, an entrepreneur and inventor. Survivors: his wife Marcia, two children and three grandsons. Minor Ross Jenkins II BSEE’63, Montgomery, Alabama, July 13. He severed in the U.S. Army. Survivors: three children and four granddaughters. Anne Canaday Sloan BSHE’64, Louisville, Kentucky, July 12. She was an accomplished seamstress and an expert in garment construction, a wonderful cook and nutritionist. Survivors: her husband, Larry, three children, two step-children, 14 grandchildren and step-grandchildren. JoBelle Reed Carnes BSE’64, Springdale, May 16. She was an elementary school teacher and a member of Terra Firma garden club where she was known for her beautiful long stemmed roses. Survivors: her husband of 69 years, Kenneth Carnes, two daughters and two grandsons. Thomas B. Goldsby Jr., BSBA’64, West Memphis. He was the founder and chairman of the Board of Mid South Mortgage Company and a recipient of the Towers of Old Main. Survivors: his wife of 50 years, Sandra Kay Goldsby ✪ BSE’63, four children and nine grandchildren. Kenneth Roland Walker MED’64, Russellville, July 21. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1952 to 1958. He retired from the Air Force Reserves as a colonel. He was a professor, assistant academic dean, dean of arts and sciences and head of the history and political science department at as Arkansas Tech University. He was a professor emeritus and author of four books and in recent years, he wrote a weekly column for the Atkins Chronicle. Survivors: two daughters, 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Onis James Cogburn BS’64, Mena, August 8. Survivors: his wife Judy, two children and seven grandchildren. Ronald H. Udouj ★ BSBA’64, Fort Smith, July 27. He was the co-owner of Bradford & Udouj Realty, general manager of Riverside Furniture,

chairman of the board of River Valley Bank and Trust, president of the Arkansas Horseman’s Benevolent Protection Association, developer of Fianna Hills Country Club, OwnerBreeder of the Year 1985 and 1987 of the Arkansas Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association and managing director/ bloodstock agent of Sundridge Farms. Survivors: his wife Jane, four children and six grandchildren. Vicki Schanlaber BSE’64, Hot Springs, August 29. She was an avid reader, loved to play bridge and golf. Survivors: two sons and five grandchildren. Lawson E. Glover Jr. ✪+ BS’65, Little Rock, August 30. He served two years in the U.S. Army and then joined the Arkansas National Guard. He left the National Guard in 1976 with the rank of Major and thereafter devoted his energies entirely to his medical career. Survivors: his wife, Ameila, one son and three grandchildren. Thomas R. Knapp BSE’65, Leslie, August 16. He was an educator, coach, a horseman and an avid outdoorsman. Survivors: his wife of 48 years, Sandra, two children, and three grandchildren. Chester L. Smith Jr. BA’64 LLB’66, Mountain Home, August 30. He was a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 28 years, until his retirement in 1994. After retirement, he taught for several years at Arkansas State University-Mountain Home. Survivors: his wife, Patricia, two daughters and three grandchildren. Elmo Haney BSPH’66, Atkins, June 28. He served as a medic in the U.S. Navy and was a long-time pharmacist. Survivors: his wife of 61 years, Jeannette Haney, five children, 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Evelyn Benish Halbrook MED’66, Paragould, August 9. She spent 30 years in the educational system teaching math and science. Survivors: two sons, one step-daughter, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Frank J. Phelps BSA’66, Bastrop, Louisiana, July 24. He served in the U.S. Air Force and was an independent agricultural consultant. Survivors: his wife, Roberta, two children, two stepsons and four grandchildren. Jan R. Thurman BA’66 MA’71 PHD’77, Arlington, Texas, April 5. He was an attorney for more than 30

years. Survivors: former wife, Margie Thurman, two daughters Cindy Pattillo and Elizabeth Thurman and one son, Robert Thurman. Marty Nord MA’66, Nashville, Tennessee, July 28. She was an expert in communications/management coaching and taught for 17 years at the School of Engineering and the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University before founding her own national communications consultancy. Survivors: her husband, Larry, two sons, two step-children, four grandchildren and three step-grandchildren. Georgia P. Hobby BSN’67, Little Rock, July 9. She spent much of her time on mission trips to Africa, teaching elementary school to the children. She later earned an RN license so that she could serve as a health care provider in Africa. Survivors: three children, 11 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. Noel N. McGuire MED’67, Little Rock, August 9. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, having served on the U.S.S. Saipan. He was a wholesale representative for Western Auto, D.E. coordinator for the Little Rock school district and coordinator of the of the pilot project of “DEEP” – Developmental Economic Education Program. He retired from the district as vocational supervisor. Survivor: his wife of 60 years, Katalah. William C. Brazil BSBA’64 LLB’67, Conway, August 10. He was a lawyer, who owned a private practice, served as Conway city attorney, prosecuting attorney in the 20th Judicial District and taught commercial law at the University of Arkansas and University of Central Arkansas. Survivors: his wife of 50 years, Suzanne, two children and one grandson. Billy R. Griffin MS’68 PHD’72, Prescott, August 12. He served in the Arkansas Army National Guard and worked for the United States Government in various rolls. Survivors: his wife, Marsha, three children, nine grandchildren and one great-grandson. Cloyse A. Ritchey BSEE’68, Little Rock, September 8. He was a captain and fighter pilot in the United States Air Force where he served two tours in Vietnam. Survivors: five children and seven grandchildren. Jim Dyer ★ BSEE’68, Huntsville, August 27. He was a computer programmer and served in the United

States Navy in the Vietnam Era. Survivors: his wife, Dorothy, two sons, two step-sons and eight grandchildren. Bob E. Lutz ★ BSBA’69, Punta Gorda, Florida, August 1. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, where he was a trained military policeman. He started his own successful public accounting firm, various business ventures and, in retirement, became a multi-store franchisee for Great Clips, Inc. Survivors: two children and three grandchildren. John E. Slaven ✪+ MD’69, Little Rock, September 8. He enjoyed his years as a pathologist at PLA Baptist Hospital and in Fayetteville NAPA. Survivors: his wife of 52 years, Rebecca, three children and nine grandchildren. Don T. Noble MED’70, Glenwood, August 12. He worked on the management team for the J.C. Penney Company, partnered with his fatherin-law to own and manage Wisener Cheverlot and later opened his stores, the Noble House in Hot Springs. In his later years, he worked part-time at Accent, Best Buy and KHGZ. Survivors: his wife of 45 years, Sharon and two sons. Earlene Fowler MED’70, Little Rock, September 9. She was a retired teacher, who worked in the Little Rock school district for 39 years. Survivors: two sons and four grandchildren. James H. Williams ★+ BA’70, Fort Smith, September 4. He was a retired journalist, who spent his entire 37-year career with the Texarkana Gazette as a sports writer and editor. Survivors: his wife, Phyllis, two sons, a step-daughter and many grandchildren. Jim R. Pate JD’70, Russellville, August 11. He was a U.S. Army veteran and served in the Vietnam War as a First Lieutenant in which he received the Army Commendation Medal and the Bronze Star for Valor. He practiced law for 45 years in Little Rock and the River Valley and also served as the Russellville Deputy Prosecuting Attorney. Survivors: his wife of 48 years. Sue, four children and seven grandchildren. Pamela Gay Beam BA’70, Pelham, Alabama, August 20. She taught honors English for 34 years throughout Arkansas and Texas. Wilson F. Webster BSBA’66 JD’71, Jonesboro, February 12, 2014. He was elected to the bench and served Craighead County for 16 years as municipal judge

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and practiced law in Jonesboro until 2004. Survivors: his wife of 38 years, G. Kaye Neal Morgan Webster, one son and one granddaughter. Kay Burrell BSE’72, Keller, Texas, August 17. She was an educator, legal secretary and the longest-running school principal in the Fort Worth Diocese, receiving her 30-year service pin in 2014. Survivors: her husband, Denver, one daughter and one grandson. Marcel L. Soucy BA’72 MED’77, Fort Smith, December 20, 2014. He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving as captain in the Army artillery and retired from his 26-year career in the Fort Smith public schools. Survivors: his wife of 59 years, Deloris, five children, 13 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Nealia Neal BSN’72, Heber Springs, August 19. She was a retired public health nurse administrator. Survivors: her husband, Dick, two children, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Frank W. Joenks MED’73, Wahpeton, Iowa, August 22. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He served as the mayor of Wahpeton for many years and had a long career in education as an assistant principal and principal. Survivors: one son. Paul D. Gant ✪+ BSBA’68 JD’73, Van Buren, September 8. He was a 2nd lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserves, 95th Division Infantry Training Battalion. He opened his private law practice in Van Buren in 1973 and was joined by his father in 1976. He served six years as deputy prosecuting attorney for Crawford County and 10 years as its juvenile referee. He served as city judge of Alma for more than 37 years. Survivors: his wife, Linda, one daughter, two granddaughters and one step-grandson. Shela Joy Duby Snyder EDD’73, Warrensburg, Missouri, July 14. She was an educator, teaching at the University of Arkansas laboratory school, director of Fulbright Hall, the freshmen women’s dormitory and later taught in the College of Education at Central Missouri State University. She retired from UMC in 1996. Survivors: her husband, Don, many children, step-children, grandchildren, stepgrandchildren and great-grandchildren. William S. Mayo MA’73, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, July 15. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force during Vietnam and retired from the Air Force in 1988 as Lt. Colonel. He

received the Air Force Commendation Medal and two Joint Service Meritorious Service Medals. He went to work at the Pentagon in Washington D.C. for 15 years. While there he worked as a political analyst in the Defense Intelligence Agency. James A. Wilson EDS’74 EDD’80, Bismarck, July 19. He was lifelong educator. He enjoyed reading history and western books, sketching, poetry, carving and gardening. Survivors: two daughters, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. James R. Daugherty BSBA’71 JD’74, Little Rock, August 3. He was an attorney with the Corps of Engineers, Office of Counsel retiring after 34 years. He was also an adjunct professor at Arkansas Tech University for 17 years. Survivor: his wife of 40 years, Barbara. Jerry B. Dossey BSBA’70 JD’74, Bella Vista, September 6. He practiced law in Bentonville for 41 years, served as a special associate justice in the Arkansas Supreme Court and served on many local boards. Survivors: his wife, Linda, five children and five grandchildren. Lee Anne Harris BSBA’75, Rogers, July 27. She worked at the First National Bank of Rogers for many years before opening the Harris House gift store in Rogers. William L. Fergus JD’75, Jonesboro, July 21. He had been a sitting Circuit Court Judge since 2001. Formerly, he was a municipal judge and creator of the juvenile drug court. He had practiced law in the Osceloa area for many years and served as a medic in the U.S. Army Reserve. Survivors: his wife of 36 years, Marla, two daughters and three children. Henry Hood Jr. MA’76, Marshall, Texas, July 24. He was an English professor at ETBU for many years until 2000, at which time he accepted a professor position with Jarvis University in Hawkins, Texas. Mary Jo Horton ✪ MED’76, Little Rock, July 30. She was a reading specialist with the Instructional Resource Center and Assistant Reading Supervisor with the Little Rock schools. Survivors: her husband of 62 years, Clyde, two daughters, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Greig Roberts ★ BSPH’77 BA’82, Fayetteville, September 14. He taught thousands of students biology at the University of Arkansas, where he was

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In Memoriam George Pugh Sr. ✪+ BSBA’56 George L. Pugh Sr., 82, of Portland, died Saturday, July 25, 2015 at the Arkansas Hospice in Little Rock. He was a native and lifelong resident of Portland. He graduated from the Baylor School (a military boarding school) in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1952. In the fall of 1952, he entered the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville where he was a member Sigma Chi Fraternity. He graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1956 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from what was then the College of Business, now the Sam M. Walton College of Business. He was a lifelong avid Razorback fan. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was a farmer and businessman, serving as the president of GPS Gin Inc. He was instrumental in getting the new Cotton Gin built. He served as a director on the Arkansas Rural Endowment Fund Board, the Agriculture Council of Arkansas, Cotton Incorporated Board, and the National Cotton Council. He was featured in the March 1987 issue of Cotton Grower Magazine. He was a former state senator for the Arkansas Legislature and he served as a director of Delta Trust and Bank. He was a member of the Portland United Methodist Church and served as the church treasurer. He enjoyed duck and turkey hunting, fishing and golf. He is preceded in death by his parents, Robert Augustus “Gus” and Evelyn Newman Pugh, and a brother, Robert Augustus “Buddy” Pugh Jr., in 1936. He is survived by his wife, Ann Benton Pugh of Portland; his children, Rebecca Newman Pugh and husband, Dean Jabs, of Bethesda, Maryland, Susie Pugh Tackett and husband, Jim, of Greenwood, Mississippi, George Leyden Pugh Jr. and wife, Jan, of Lake Village, Talbot Benton III and wife, Rebecca, of Little Rock and Catherine Ann Benton Welch and husband, Jim of Hinsdale, Illinois; two brothers, Thomas “Tom” Pugh of Little Rock and Augustus “Bubba” Pugh of Lake Village; and 14 grandchildren. Funeral services were in July at the Portland United Methodist Church with Rev. Terrie Lynn Bunnell, Rev. Deborah Head and Dr. Herb Barks officiating. Burial was in the Portland Cemetery with military honors. ■

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33 years, teaching home economics, specializing in sewing. Survivors: her husband of 57 years, James, two children and six grandchildren.

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bestowed the Teacher of The Year Award and was the inaugural speaker for The Mortar Board’s Last Lecture series. He was also an award winning musician, performing most notably as Mo Brothers and leader of The Decoys. Survivors: his wife Vivian and one daughter, Oakleigh. Elizabeth Price Anderson ★ BA’78 MED’09, Pine Bluff, July 26. She worked for 20 years as a teacher and librarian in the Pine Bluff school district. She later served as Manager of Corporate Education at Jefferson Regional Medical Center for eight years. She was also a reading specialist in the Shawnee Mission School District while she and her husband lived in Kansas. Survivors: her husband, Patrick, two sons and five grandchildren. Niall O’Shaughnessy ★ BSCE’78 MSCE’81, Milton, Georgia, September 16. He was an All-American in track at the university and competed in the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. He worked for the Arkansas Department of Pollution Control and Ecology, being named Arkansas State Employee of the Year by then Governor Bill Clinton. He also worked for CH2MHill, an international consulting engineering firm as a project engineering and manager and later became a senior engineering manager for water and wastewater at WestRock Company, formerly known as SmurfitStone Container Corporation. Survivors: his wife, Marcia and two sons. Roy L. Foreman MED’78, Decatur, August 31. He was a retired high school teacher and also worked for Peterson Industries after retiring. He served his country in the Army during the Korean War. Survivors: his wife, Frances, two children, two grandchildren, two greatgrandchildren and four step-grandchildren. Harrell Lee Sellers PHD’79, Westville, Oklahoma, September 9. He was the head of University of Illinois computational science department, a chemistry professor with South Dakota State University and later employed with IBM, where one of his final projects was carbon sequestration. Survivors: his wife, Billy and two sons. Rudolph F. Wacker II BSBA’79 MS’86, Fair Grove, Missouri, August 9. He had a 27-year career in hospital administration and eventually retired in 2009 as CAO of Heartland Health Care. After retirement, he kept busy as a management consultant, at Q.B.II. with his partners Ron and Patty Marshall of

Red Crow, Inc. Survivors: two children and two grandsons. Jim Coleman BSIE’80, Rogers, September 10. He worked for 30 years at for Preformed Line Products in Rogers. He proudly served his country in the United States Army, earning the rank of SP4 and completing a tour in Vietnam. Survivors: three children and three granddaughters. Charles D. Engstrom BSCE’81, Sherwood, August 26. He was a structural engineer in his cousin’s firm, H. James Engstrom and Associates, Inc. for more 35 years. Survivor: one daughter. John Robert Bowles MPA’81, Camden, September 16. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a contracts specialist administrator with Aerojet Rocketdyne. Survivors: his wife, Kathy, three children, six grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. John William Bailey MED’81, Conway, August 25. He worked for the American Softball Association of Oklahoma and then worked for 27 years in the promotion department for Wilson Sporting Goods. Survivors: his wife Vickie, two daughters and three granddaughters. Linda Sue Rorie EDS’81, Van Buren, January 12, 2014. She was an educator in Arkansas public schools retiring in 2001 as principal at City Heights Elementary in Van Buren. Survivors: her husband, Kenneth, two children and four grandsons. Randy Lynn Bridges BSE’82 MED’89 EDS’93 EDD’95, Fort Smith, August 24. He worked with the Fort Smith School System for 33 years until his medical retirement in June 2015. Anna Williams Weaver AA’83, Springdale, September 10. She worked for Procter and Gamble in Administration. She enjoyed playing golf, sewing, volunteering, Mah Jongg, solving puzzles and playing board games. Survivors: her husband, Lester, three daughters and seven grandchildren. Warren A. Adams BA’83, Winslow, September 14. He worked in the print business most of his life. He worked at a newspaper as a young man. He recently retired from Packaging Specialties, a dynamic product film printing firm he called home for more than 30 years. He was a U.S. Navy veteran during the Vietnam War. Survivors: his wife, Nancy, two sons and two grandsons. Howard E. Jones Jr. BSBA’84, Springdale, Arkansas, August 18. He

had a business career in banking and the insurance industry. He was an insurance agent for 27 years, serving agencies in both Central and Northwest Arkansas, starting his own agency, Ed Jones & Associates in 2005. Survivors: two children. Charles Bryan Dyer Jr. JD’89, Alma, September 30. He was the owner of Edwards Title Co. and an attorney and a certified public accountant. Survivors: his wife, Stacie, six children and one grandson. Christopher A. Knight BSBA’91, San Francisco, July 10. He had a career in Sales and Marketing took him to Little Rock, Chicago, Phoenix, Nashville, Fayetteville and San Francisco. He had a passion for entrepreneurship and he worked for several start-up companies in the Silicon Valley. Most recently, he was head of marketing for Escape Camper Vans and wrote and published a US travel guide. Survivor: his wife, Emily. Michael J. Raley BSE’91, Coleraine, Minnesota, August 19. He was an Army veteran and an educator, teaching English in Arizona. Survivors: his wife, Elau, two children, one step-daughter and five grandchildren. Phyllis A. Brown BA’95, Ozark, September 22. She was retired from the Norman, Oklahoma police department. Survivors: three children and three grandchildren. Elizabeth Suzanne May BS’96, Fayetteville, July 13. She worked as an Interpreter-Naturalist for Pinnacle Mountain State Park in Little Rock. Survivors: two children. Edward Miller Jr. MS’01, Jacksonville, July 10. He served his country for 20 years in the United States Air Force, working as an Air Traffic Controller before retiring as a Master Sergeant. Following his retirement from the U.S.A.F., he worked for and retired f rom the Veterans Affairs office in North Little Rock. Survivors: his wife of 40 years, Rileyetta, two children and two grandchildren. Renaldo Jeremiah Hemphill MS’01 PHD’07, Pine Bluff, July 5. Survivors: his parents and two siblings. Rachel A. Yingling BA’06, Winslow, June 11. She worked at the United States Department of Labor as a Presidential Management Fellow and continued there as a budget analyst. Survivors: her parents, Keith Yingling and Sara Sanderson and her siblings, Sara, Emma, Jesse and Leslie Yingling.

Friends Robert E. Baker, Springdale, August 2. He was a retired computer technician. He enjoyed working on the computer, reading, watching movies, fishing, cooking and having serious debates on various topics. Survivors: his wife, Tammy and one son. Joy Freeman Bayne, Punta Gorda, Florida, August 5. She was 86. She loved to paint, write, sew and work in her garden. Survivors: three daughters and two granddaughters. Orville S. Clark, Louisville, Kentucky, September 5. He spent 30 years as a staff anesthesiologist at Methodist Evangelical Hospital. Survivors: his wife of 61 years, Bobbie, three children and six grandchildren. Robert D. Duckworth, Pollard, August 8. He worked in Plano, Texas for many years and loved to golf. Survivor: his wife, Terri. Carolyn Cox Stewart-Earley, Bartlesville, July 10. She owned and operated the Will Rogers Fabrics store in Eastland Center from 1966 until 1980. Survivors: her husband, George, three daughters, three stepchildren, four grandchildren, nine step-grandchildren and five step-great-grandchildren. Frankie C. Givens, Memphis, Tennessee, August 6. She was 91 years old. She attended Gulf Park College for Women in Mississippi on a dance scholarship and later attended the University of Arkansas, where became a Razorback cheerleader. Survivors: two children and five grandchildren. Nancy Bogy Graham, Little Rock, September 5. She worked in Governor Faubus’s office from 1959 until he left office in 1967. After that she worked in the Student Loan Guarantee Foundation office until she retired in 1998. Patricia Griffin ★+, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 80, September 16. She worked for the United States Postal Service before retiring in the Veterans Administration. Survivors: her husband, Richard, three children, one step-son, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Ben E. Harvey, Hot Springs, August 30. He was a freelance graphic artist and passionate musician and visual artist. Survivors: his parents, Katherine Tweedle Harvey and John Stansel Harvey.

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Ben Hines, Bentonville, August 28. He was a WWII Army veteran. He was an educator, coach, principal and served as senior pastor in United Methodist Churches across Arkansas. He retired to Bentonville and became the associate pastor at the First United Methodist Church in Bentonville and later pastor emeritus. Survivors: two children and four grandchildren six great-grandchildren. Ray Holloway, Pine Bluff, July 12. He worked for International Paper Company for more than 30 years, retiring as the human resources manager in Pine Bluff in 2000. Survivors: his wife, Patricia, two children and one granddaughter. Cherie Kaye Honeycutt, Hot Springs, August 27. She love to travel. She worked for Carnival Cruise Lines as a youth counselor, and also worked as a tutor and interpreter for various organizations and on several mission trips. She continued her love of education, teaching at Arkansas School for Math and Science, College of the Ouachitas, National Park Community College and for the Arkansas Department of Correction. Alex T. Ivey, Fayetteville, July 16. Attending the University of Arkansas on both a both a Chancellor’s and Governor’s scholarship, he majored in psychology. He was a gifted musician, playing the baritone for the FHS marching band, and going on to play bass guitar for the Brothel Sprouts, who were named to the 2015 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase. Survivors: his parents, Van and Beck Ivey and two siblings. Jerry C. Martin ✪ Texarkana, Texas, September 21. He had a long career with Southwestern Electric Power Company and retired in 1994. After retirement, he went to work with the Texarkana Funeral home until 2010. Survivors: his wife, Janice, two daughters and four grandchildren. James A. Mays, Los Angeles, August 21. He was a prominent South Los Angeles cardiologist and community activist, who helped found several support organizations, wrote more than 20 books and created a masked superhero character to visit schools and give life lessons. William C. McClintock, Sherwood, August 20. He was a WWII and Korean War veteran. He served in the Naval Reserve and retired as plant manager of AP&L/Entergy after 35 years of service. Survivors: his wife, Allean, three children, four grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.

Lorine L. Padgett, Maumelle, August 22. She had a varied career working as a bank teller, for NBC, a buyer in the lamp department for Goldsmiths and Deputy Treasurer for Crittenden County. Survivors: two children, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Ruth Parker ★, Lincoln, August 19. She was 94 years old. She was a school teacher and later worked for the Lincoln Post Office for 30 years. Thomas J. Privett, Lonoke, July 11. He was a Real Estate Broker and started Privett Real Estate Company. He owned and operated Lonoke Lumber Company for more than 50 years prior to his retirement and developed Privett Park Subdivision that had over 150 houses within the community. He was mayor of the city of Lonoke for four years and city treasurer for 29 years. Survivors: his wife of 57 years, Linda and one daughter. Courtney Lee Pruitt, Fort Smith, September 15. She was a counselor at Bost Inc. Survivors: her parents Jerry and Cyndi and three sisters, Heather Black, Shannon Shoptaw and Lindsey Pruitt. Stephen C. Ratcliffe, Huntsville, Alabama, June 22. He retired from Dassault Falcon Jet in 2009 as an engineer in aerospace interiors. Survivors: his wife, Betty, three children and four grandchildren. Robert C. Reed, Tucson, Arizona, August 12. He was an officer of The Bridgeport Paper Box Co. Semi-retired, he owned and operated three hair salons and later sold. Survivors: his wife of 58 years, Natalie, one son, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. John A. Rolloff, Fayetteville, August 28. He was in the Merchant Marine and a Sargent in the U.S. Army. He was a consultant to Kiyosato Agricultural Experiment Project in Japan and a Fulbright Scholar in Christchurch, New Zealand. He taught vocational agriculture in Lake City, Minnesota for six years then decided to pursue his doctorate. He taught Ag Ed and extension at the University of Arkansas, retiring in 1997 as Professor Emeritus. Survivors: his wife, Ann Louise, three daughters, five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Darwin R. Smith ★+, Rogers, September 6. He proudly served in the United States Army. He was also very proud of his service to Walmart for 19 years. He started with Walmart in 1966,

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and had various roles at the corporate office and with running stores. Survivors: his wife of 59 years, Eva, four children, 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Kathryn A. Speed, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, August 6. She was a reporter, often covering politics, including the young Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton. Later she moved to Canada and worked as a technical writer and freelance journalist. Survivor: a daughter. Bill Valentine, Little Rock, April 26. At 18, he became the youngest umpire in professional baseball history. He spent 18 years as an umpire in various professional leagues, culminating with five years in the American League. He holds the distinction as one of the only two umpires who ever threw Mickey Mantle out of a ballgame. During baseball’s off-

season and after his American League career, Bill refereed college basketball in the Southwest, Missouri Valley and Gulf Coast conferences. He also served as radio play-by-play announcer for Travelers games and was assistant executive director of the Arkansas Republican Party. From 1976 to 2009, he was general manager of the Arkansas Travelers baseball team. Survivor: his wife of 24 years, Nena Rose Hays Valentine. J. G. Wilkinson, Moore, Oklahoma, January 30. She was 88 years old. ■

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