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4 First Generation 10 Celebrating 30 Years 22 Mixing Food With Mission

Students who are the first in their families to attend college face unique challenges that the university helps solve.

The U of A Rome Center has provided students with opportunities for international study for three decades.

Alumnus John Berrey is leading the Quapaw Nation in development of their farm-to-table sustainable agriculture.

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Dean Margaret Sova McCabe

I am enjoying my second year as the dean of the University of Arkansas School of Law. At the outset, I want to thank the university community for welcoming me and making my first year a joy. I’m still working on calling the Hogs, but I’ve certainly become a fan of this university!

Many alumni have shared with me that Arkansas is a “best kept secret” and I’d have to agree. But now I make sure that people, near and far, know the following: We have talented and generous alumni who help improve and expand their alma mater in many ways. They are clearly a key component of our success. I have appreciated their candor about what makes us a special place and how we can be even better. For a newcomer like me, who is eager to learn and succeed, their feedback is a gift. Of course, alumni were once students and so our priority remains ensuring students receive a high-quality legal education at an affordable cost.

The university is committed to fulfilling its land-grant and flagship mission. Our clinics provide access to justice, we are committed to pro bono, and our faculty’s scholarship is well-regarded nationally. To

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support meeting the land-grant mission, connecting law students with public service will continue to be a priority.

Arkansas has an exceptional legal and business community. Our judges and lawyers include tremendous, committed professionals. Our alumni lead American corporations, support entrepreneurs, and drive innovation across the economy. Few law schools are fortunate enough to have neighbors such as Walmart, Tyson and J.B. Hunt — not to mention top legal talent at companies such as FedEx, ExxonMobil and Microsoft. Leveraging these resources into learning experiences for students is another important priority of mine.

Finally, I want you to know that law remains an excellent career choice because it preserves the democracy by training future lawyers to uphold the rule of law.

Our school is a place of opportunity, a place where a capable student can learn the knowledge, skills and values that allow her to make a difference in her community.

I am inspired daily by the U of A, its law school, and the students, faculty and alumni who are deeply committed to making a difference in the lives of others.

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August 26 - October 23

Homecoming Online Auction

October 25 - November 8

Senior Walk Dedication

November 1 | 2 PM | Old Main Lawn

Homecoming Patio Party

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November 1 | 6 PM | Fayetteville Town Center

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Feature

Julissa Cervantes

Eli LaSalle

Karen McMillan

First in the Family Mapping the College Experience

BY SAMANTHA KIRBY

Junior nursing student Julissa Cervantes gets up at 5:30 every morning to do her rounds in the cardiology unit at Washington Regional Medical Center, only leaving for home about 12 hours later. “I went to bed at 8:00 last night,” she laughs. “My first semester of nursing school, it was just eat, sleep, nurse. That was it. Nursing, nursing, nursing.”

Now in her second semester of nursing school, she’s learned to better balance her schedule and has even found time to volunteer in the spaces between clinicals and tests. It would be an understatement to say she keeps busy, but Cervantes is accustomed to working hard to achieve success. Her family moved to Siloam Springs from Mexico when she was in second grade, and even though neither of her parents have a college education, she knew she wanted to go to college from the beginning.

“When my family moved here it was just an expectation – you come here for a better life and a better education, and you have to work for something. My goal was to go to college, and I grew up knowing this was something that I had to do. Not just for myself but for my family, because of how hard they worked to get us here.”

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Cervantes is just one of a sizeable community of firstgeneration college students at the university: nearly one in every four students on the U of A campus is “firstgen,” and while they may at times feel their experience is singular, all of them are in good company. Chancellor Joe Steinmetz was a first-generation college student himself, along with many administrators and faculty across every college on campus.

Some of these students are the children of immigrants, or are immigrants themselves, whose parents didn’t have the opportunity to pursue higher education in their home countries. Many others are from generations of Arkansans who haven’t had the opportunity to pursue a college degree, like Eli LaSalle, a senior biological engineering major and Honors College Fellow from Washburn, Arkansas, which, he jokes, “used to almost sort of be a town.”

LaSalle’s father works maintenance for the U.S. Postal Service, and his mother trained as a diesel mechanic before opting ultimately to work in the home. While Cervantes grew up with college as an expectation, La Salle received a slightly different message from his parents – they were very encouraging, he recalls, but also very accepting of his own desires and decisions. “My parents never said I needed to go to college – they said I should pick a career first, and if that career required a college education, then I should go to college.”

LaSalle and Cervantes’ backgrounds underscore an important point: first-generation students come from everywhere. They come from rural farming communities in the Delta, the apartment blocks of central Memphis, the suburban neighborhoods of Little Rock and everywhere in between. But regardless of where they call home, they are all united by the same things: a fierce determination to succeed, and a desire to create opportunities for themselves and for others.

Getting In The college application process isn’t easy, no matter what your circumstances. Deadlines, essays, scholarships – it’s a lot to take on for any high school senior. But being a first-generation college student often comes with additional challenges. Growing up in a household where their parents aren’t familiar with the application process, a first-gen student must often search for help wherever it may be available.

Cervantes says she was lucky when filling out her college applications. She was able to benefit from the advice of an older brother and sister, both of whom

attended the U of A before her. Because of this, she was confident in her ability to meet deadlines and construct a competitive application, but she found that her greatest limitations came from forces beyond her control. She is currently a U.S. resident, and though she has applied for citizenship, new legislation has slowed down the process. “It was really stressful applying for scholarships in particular,” she said, “because for a lot of them you have to be a citizen. Seeing rejection letters just for that was really hard.”

For LaSalle, juggling all the deadlines and applications when applying to college was definitely a struggle at first. While he had help from his school counselors in applying for scholarships, he felt the need to work out the general applications on his own. “My parents would have been willing to help,” he said, “but I didn’t ask them to. And it was stressful trying to keep up.” He missed a deadline or two in the beginning, but more than rose to the task: LaSalle is the recipient of an Arkansas Governor’s Distinguished Scholarship, a National Merit Scholarship and an Honors College Fellowship, securing up to $30,000 per year to support his college education.

Fitting In There is certainly an adjustment period for most students when they arrive on campus for the first time – learning to navigate the university’s geographical and social environments, as well as sounding the depths of academic expectations and performance, can be taxing for any freshman. For the first time, there are syllabi to consult, course schedules to construct, software to master, office hours to brave, and midterms and finals that may account for massive percentages of an overall grade.

For students whose parents are familiar with college life, the importance of these things can be explained and discussed; additionally, their parents can offer advice about what to do when things go wrong, such as how to approach a professor about improving a grade. For firstgen students, however, these situations are often foreign and intimidating. They may not be able to go to their parents for advice, because the problems they face are not in their parents’ wheelhouse. These students might be less likely to attend a professor’s office hours, less likely to take advantage of student resources and more likely to suffer academically, simply because they don’t know where to go for help.

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rural areas, where class sizes are small and social groups are insular. Luckily, LaSalle immediately took to the community in Hotz Honors Hall his first year, fascinated by the fact that he could have friends just down the hall, when before, his nearest friends were a 20-minute drive down the road.

However, for fellow first-gen student Karen McMillan, a poultry science major from Ashdown, Arkansas, finding friends was a more difficult and concerted task.

“You have to go downhill for a minute to build up a new network,” she said.

“I just stayed in my dorm my first semester,” McMillan recalled. “My second semester, I had to get out, if I didn’t I would go crazy.” She was able to meet people by going to study groups and also by going to work out at the HPER. “I met one of my best friends in a barre class,” she said.

In a certain sense, being in college is about finding your campus family: those people who will support you and make you better. And whether they connected with others through clubs, classes, Hotz Hall programs or workout and study buddies, these students were able to find people who share their values and motivate them to succeed – even if it took a semester or two to get settled.

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adjusting to the freedoms of college life: being away from family, living on his own for the first time, and learning to manage his time efficiently.

“I remember there was just this overwhelming feeling of unfamiliarity,” he recalled. “Everything was different at once.” He said one of his biggest problems was self-regulation. “My first year I didn’t manage to find a healthy balance between school and self-care. I wasn’t eating. I wasn’t sleeping. My second year I had to take a step back and reassess what I was doing to myself.”

The social strain of arriving on a college campus can be especially potent for students who come to college from more

Family Matters For McMillan and Cervantes, their campus family started with the Honors College Path Program, which was established in 2014 to recruit exceptional high school students from underrepresented populations, including first-generation students, and help them excel at the university. Being a part of Path helped Cervantes feel at home in Fayetteville even before the regular session started in the fall, thanks to the Path Summer Bridge Program. “I met other Path students before I got to college. It made it easier to find people to study with outside of class. And I knew if I needed

something, even if I was just stressed, I could go to the Path mentors.”

McMillan echoed Cervantes’ positive feelings toward the program. “Last semester especially, if I got stressed I’d go and talk with Michelle [King, assistant director of the Path Program]. It really is like a family – they’re concerned and very willing to talk things out with you.”

Family, both on and off campus, certainly influences – and is influenced by – these students’ college experiences.

McMillan might have been the first in her family to go to college, but she isn’t the only one currently enrolled in university-level courses. Her mother Heather works as a lab technician at a pain management clinic, but never earned a degree herself. When McMillan went off to Fayetteville, her mother was inspired to enroll at Cossatot Community College to become an licensed practical nurse. This shared experience has brought them closer together, despite the physical distance that separates them.

“We always help each other out,” McMillan said. “I’ve been able to tutor her in her college algebra class, and she’s been a big help for me, too.”

McMillan says her parents have always been incredibly supportive of her goals and achievements, even if they couldn’t relate first-hand to her experiences on campus.

But now, with her mom studying for final exams alongside her, McMillan says, “she understands.”

While McMillan is having a positive influence on others in her family, Cervantes is learning from her family’s past hardships. Her ultimate goal is to earn her Family Nurse Practitioner certificate and open a clinic in rural Arkansas, to provide easier access to medical care for those who might otherwise struggle to find it. This desire is fueled by a personal understanding of how inconvenient – and lifethreatening – rural living can be when it comes to getting health care.

From the farm outside of Siloam Springs where Cervantes’ family lives, it isn’t always easy to get to the doctor – the closest clinic is just too far away. Her family was no stranger to this problem before they moved to the U.S. either. “My dad’s mom died when he was six, pregnant with her youngest child,” she said. The family had lived in a small town in rural Mexico, and a doctor wasn’t easy to find. “I always think that if she had had access to health care she wouldn’t have died.”

Giving Back Although home, family and socioeconomic circumstances may differ, there is something consistent among these first-generation students: the sense that their

college degree does not belong to them alone. They are earning their degrees for themselves, yes, but also as a way to give back to their families and communities.

LaSalle, for one, nurtures a desire to mentor others from small, rural communities like his own, at least for a little while. He recently accepted a position with the Arkansas Teacher Corps, an organization that places young teachers in schools in need across the state. LaSalle applied for the corps because he sees his experience as unique among rural high school students. “I had opportunities other students did not: being told I could go to college, getting help applying for scholarships. … Others in my situation don’t have the resources they need, a problem that’s very real to me and very immediate.”

Honors College alumna Nezly Silva (B.A., social work/Latin American and Latino Studies, magna cum laude, 2017) is similarly committed to her community.

After earning her degree, she has dedicated her career to improving quality of life for the Latinx community living and working in the United States. Just like Cervantes’ parents, Silva’s parents moved to Springdale from Mexico to secure a better life for their children. “I internalized that,” she said. “My degree was not only for me but for the rest of my family, and in everything I do that will never change. That will stay constant.”

Silva currently works in Washington, D.C., as a research manager for fwd.us, an organization focused on immigration and criminal justice reform. The organization recently expanded their federal focus to include state campaigns. In Georgia, Florida, New York and Texas, the group is able to advocate for friendly immigration legislation, such as in-state tuition for Dreamers, undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as minors and have been granted residency status upon meeting certain legal conditions.

“I really love what I do,” Silva affirmed. “I get to work on an issue that’s close to me and my family.

I’m motivated by this desire to win at a policy level, to get a win for my people and provide opportunities for my community.”

In addition to her current ambassadorship and policy efforts, Silva is proud that she was unafraid to take risks and act as a positive role model for other Latinas while she was in college.

She recalls one very poignant example: “I was the first Latina finalist for a Truman Scholarship in Arkansas.

I didn’t get it, but a few months later other Latino students reached out – they wanted to apply as well.

The application was a scary process, but it was worth it, because even though I was the first, I knew I wouldn’t be the last.”

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Campus

The Past Is Ahead Planning for the 150th Anniversary

In 1922, faculty, staff and students spell out the “U of A” on the lawn of Old Main to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first day of classes in 1872.

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Planning is underway for the University of Arkansas’ 150th anniversary celebration to be held during calendar year 2021.

A Sesquicentennial Planning Team has been appointed to lead the effort with help from 10 specialized working groups representing alumni and students, faculty and staff from across campus.

“We will celebrate this milestone and have some fun along the way but more importantly, I think our sesquicentennial is an opportunity to reinforce our mission and value, highlight our past achievements and current work, and look forward to what our institution should be in the future,” said Chancellor Joe Steinmetz.

The year-long commemoration will begin Jan. 1, 2021, building momentum to the university’s “Founders’ Day” anniversary in March 2021, continuing

through the fall semester and ending in early 2022. A celebration of the 150th anniversary of the university’s first day of classes on Jan. 22, 2022, will mark the sesquicentennial’s official conclusion.

The campus community and other university stakeholders are encouraged to submit ideas for sesquicentennial events and activities as soon as possible to allow for sufficient time for review, approval and implementation. Submissions will be reviewed and prioritized by the working groups before going to the Sesquicentennial Planning Team for consideration and approval.

More information about submitting ideas for events or programs is available online at 150planning.uark.edu.

Questions about the sesquicentennial should be directed to 150@uark.edu.

Electric Full Silicon-Carbide Ahead

They aren’t designing the wheels or the chassis, not the suspension or the rear view mirrors, but what researchers at the University of Arkansas are developing is the zip in the next generation of electronics and power modules that make up electric and hybrid vehicles.

Alan Mantooth, executive director of the university’s National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission, received a five-year award of $1.5 million to help build silicon-carbide integrated circuits and incorporate them into advanced power modules for electric- and hybridpowered vehicles.

The project is part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s goal to support research into development of efficient and sustainable transportation technologies.

Mantooth, a distinguished professor of electrical engineering and holder of the Twenty-First Century Research Leadership Chair, has led researchers working with silicon carbide for many years.

Compared to conventional silicon-only semiconductors, silicon carbide facilitates a greater switching frequency, which helps convert DC power from a vehicle’s battery into the AC power for running the traction motor. Silicon carbide also enables a higher power density. Motor drives made with it are only 20 percent the size of their silicon counterparts and have been demonstrated to deliver as much as 10 times the electric power.It’s just what the Department of Energy wants.

“We’ve had a long partnership with Toyota in its effort to build and refine silicon carbide chargers for the batteries and traction drives in the Prius, perhaps the most popular hybrid car,” Mantooth said. “The Vehicle Technologies Office at DOE and our collaborators at Oak Ridge National Laboratory knew about

this partnership and understood our pioneering work on solid-state, integrated circuits for this type of equipment. It’s gratifying to be recognized for this work, and we’re honored to be part of this bigger project.”

A team of researchers including U of A electrical engineering professors Simon Ang, Fan Luo, Yue Zhao and Juan Balda is working on the project with staff from the Oak Ridge and Sandia national laboratories on the project.

The team will focus on developing high power-density traction drives as part of the overall engine system. In addition to the electric motor, the power-drive systems of these vehicles include converters and inverters, high-voltage batteries and chargers.

The U of A researchers will design and fabricate silicon carbide integrated circuits for power modules and develop methods for packaging and integrating these circuits with other components. Their work will also include sensor design and fabrication, thermal management, and broader, system-level integration.

rom left, NCREPT F researchers Yue Zhao, Fang Luo, Simon Ang and Alan Mantooth inspect equipment inside the National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission. The researchers, along with Juan Balda (not pictured), are developing high powerdensity traction drives for hybrid and electric vehicles.

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Feature

Molto Bene 30 Years in Rome

BY AMANDA CANTU

For 30 years, University of Arkansas students have traced the paths of ancient Romans as they walk to class at the U of A Rome Center. Thirty years of using the Eternal City itself as a classroom. Thirty years of lifechanging experiences.

The Rome Center celebrated the milestone with a twoday academic symposium in early April.

Living and Learning in Rome Nearly 4,000 students have studied at the university’s Rome campus since it opened in 1989. It was originally established as a study abroad program for architecture students. The campus now offers options across the academic disciplines.

In addition to serving University of Arkansas students, the campus hosts students from six other universities: Auburn University, Jefferson, Mississippi State University, The Ohio State University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The Rome Center also has academic partnerships across Italy and Europe.

The center is in the heart of Rome in the historic Palazzo Taverna. The palace was built in the 13th century, and Dante references the palace in The Divine Comedy.

After passing through a few noble families, it was sold to the current owners, the Earls Taverna of Milan, in 1888.

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studios. The walls and ceilings are outfitted with historic frescos and artwork from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. The museum-like classrooms are the perfect environment for inspiring creativity.

Davide Vitali has been at the helm of the Rome Center for all 30 years. His leadership has facilitated life-changing experiences for all who have studied there. The hard work and support of the center’s faculty and staff have made the campus a home away from home for its students.

“I can sincerely say my experiences at the Rome campus are ultimately why I am who I am today and why I am where I am in my career and life,” said Clio Rom, an alumna of the University of Arkansas and Rome Center.

Looking Forward As the Rome Center’s academic offerings continue to grow and diversify, so does the number of students who study there: 155 students spent the summer 2019 semester at the center, and 104 are spending the fall term there.

The center’s faculty and staff see the Rome campus as a catalyst for academic research and cultural experiences.

The center’s leaders are working to expand student internships, research opportunities and graduatelevel courses. They are also developing opportunities for students to partner with the local community on academic and cultural projects.

Though the center is growing, its primary mission

op, from left, Antonella T Buona, a Rome faculty member in fashion studies; Savannah Miller, Courtney VanWilpe; and an unidentified student present on class projects and learning. Left, Savannah Miller and Courtney VanWilpe, both in the International Relations and Global Studies program, listen and learn from symposium speakers.

Above, Bryan Murren, an architecture student, takes notes during a lecture.

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he Rome Center chamber T ensemble is led by Nicola di Stefano playing double bass. Stefano is a philosophy instructor on faculty at the Rome Center. The ensemble performed works by Bach and Vivaldi as well as a rendition of the U of A “Alma Mater.”

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remains unchanged — to provide students with an excellent education and to represent the University of Arkansas as cultural ambassadors in Italy.

Celebrating 30 Years Faculty from around the globe and from across academic disciplines flocked to the Rome Center to take part in panel discussions and lectures. Topics centered on the benefits of living and learning in a cultural destination like Rome.

John Ochsendorf and Mauro Canali gave keynote lectures at the symposium.

Ochsendorf is the director of the American Academy in Rome. He is also a professor of architecture and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Canali is a professor emeritus of contemporary history at the University of Camerino. He is also an adviser to the

American Academy in Rome.

Rome Center students and alumni took part in the event as well. Current students presented their work and spoke to the hands-on learning environment unique to the U of A Rome Center. An alumna attested to how her experiences at the center shaped her cultural understanding and professional future.

“I could hear the enthusiasm in the students’ voices as they described this life-changing experience,” said University of Arkansas alumna and symposium attendee Karen Van Horn. “It was easy to see the Rome Center international experience impacted their personal and academic development.”

Following the symposium, Rome Center staff led guests and students on tours of the Eternal City. The center’s architecture professors explained the historical importance of the city’s buildings, villas and ancient archaeological sites.

Razorbacks Worldwide In conjunction with the Rome Center’s 30th anniversary celebration, the University of Arkansas held an alumni event in Europe. Alumni from the United States and Europe gathered for a dinner on the first night of the symposium.

Alumni shared memories of their time at the university. Some shared memories of their experiences at the Rome Center. All shared in an obligatory Hog Call.

“We were in the middle of Rome, yet it only took a few minutes to make fast friends with alumni from all over the map,” Van Horn said.

Commitment to International Education We live in an increasingly global society.

This means that helping students develop cultural competencies becomes more

critical. The University of Arkansas is committed to introducing all students to international education experiences.

Study abroad is a traditional approach to this matter. More than 1,000 students from the university head out to destinations all over the globe each year.

The experiences in which students engage while learning in new cultures give them a broader understanding of the world and how it operates.

Study abroad isn’t possible for all students. However, students who spend their entire academic career on the Fayetteville campus are still exposed to international education.

Students from 115 countries and all 50 states call the University of Arkansas home. The richness of cultural diversity on campus makes it possible for students from Arkansas, the nation and the world to learn from each other and discover together.

op left, Calvin White, T associate dean of arts and sciences. Top center, from left, U of A Rome faculty Vincenzo Mazzota (business), Claudio Marinangeli (business) and Federica Trovato (business and law). Top right, Dean Peter MacKeith of the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design presents at the symposium. Bottom left, DeDe Long, director of the U of A Office of Study Abroad and Exchange and professor Davide Vitali, director of the Rome Center.

Bottom center, from left, Curt Rom, associate dean for international education; Emilio deGesso, faculty member of history and art at the Rome Center; director Davide Vitali; and Kim LaScola Needy, dean of the Graduate School and International Education.

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Investigative Analysis Student Journalists Examine Data on Child Abuse Deaths

From left, Emily Thompson, Gigi Failoni and Ryan Deloney, were three of the students who scoured data about child abuse deaths as part of a national reporting project.

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Several U of A journalism students spent most of the 2018-19 school year collecting and analyzing data from 2017 on child abuse deaths in Arkansas as part of a national reporting project. They found that 1 in 5 deaths were not reported to the Arkansas Child Protective Services.

Students interviewed lawmakers, prosecutors, police officers and others while accumulating documentation on hundreds of deaths as part of an extensive look at how child deaths are handled.

Their work bolstered a state-by-state report from InvestigateTV, which found that as many as 10 children die each day in America from abuse or neglect, but up to half of those deaths are not counted.

“These students were industrious and tenacious,” said Gina Holland Shelton, a former Associated Press reporter who teaches journalism at the U of A. InvestigateTV producer Megan Luther held weekly video calls with the students, for updates on their record collection and in-the-field reporting.

“Make no mistake, these students were investigative reporters,” Luther said. “They requested records, combed through police reports, knocked on doors and contacted victims’ families. This was an especially difficult topic to cover, and the students handled it like professionals.”

The research began in fall 2018 as part of a Government and Media honors class. The initial students included Gigi Failoni, Lindsay Cross, Olivia Ellis, Amelia Holcomb, Jordan Blakemore and Lucas Ros, who between them represented majors in journalism, political science, social work, philosophy and Spanish.

They divided the 75 Arkansas counties and filed Freedom of Information Act requests for 2017 child deaths, following up with phone calls and letters to coroners.

Two more journalism students, Ryan Deloney and Emily Thompson, joined Failoni in January when the project transitioned into reporting. The three were part of Shelton’s beat reporting class.

The investigation focused on a federal law, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, which requires states to collect and report information about abuse deaths. InvestigateTV discovered huge gaps because states decide for themselves what and when to report.

There was a sense of urgency in the reporting because the federal child abuse law is up for renewal in Congress this year.

“What made this work so compelling was that we were sharing stories of voiceless kids,” Deloney said. “When we walked across the gravesite of one of the child victims, we knew we weren’t just working on an assignment for school, but something profoundly urgent.”

A Street Called Leroy Pond Drive 75th Anniversary of D-Day

BY DAVID WILSON

On the south side of Bud Walton Arena runs a street called Leroy Pond Drive.

It becomes one of the busiest roads on campus during basketball season. It will probably get even busier this year since construction finished extending the street across Razorback Road to connect to South Graham Avenue.

The street was named for a local World War II hero.

Leroy Pond was born in Fayetteville and graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1938, earning a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He was deeply involved in U of A life as a student, with a term as president of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity and secretary of Associated Students, selling advertising for The Arkansas Traveler and serving in the Reserved Officer Training Corps.

He joined the Army in 1941 and rose to the rank of captain, but didn’t see combat until the day he turned 27 years old — June 6, 1944. His birthday. D-Day. Seventy-five years ago.

That was the start of the Normandy Invasion during World War II. More than 6,000 Allied ships and almost 160,000 troops invaded France, taking the ground war to Nazi-occupied Europe.

Pond led a rifle company — A Company, First Battalion, 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division — heading to the portion of the northern French coast that the Allied planners had designated Utah Beach. Their troopship hit a mine and sank, forcing the survivors to swim ashore, under fire, gathering weapons and equipment where they could find them on the beach, and then fighting their way inland. Leroy Pond wrote to his family that he had gone swimming on his

birthday. It was his only mention of his D-Day experience.

British author Douglas Botting described the scene on Utah Beach: “An endless stream of men, tanks, guns, vehicles and supplies poured onto Utah from the sea. The distant German guns kept up a sporadic fire, but they did not loosen the American grip on the beachhead…. The Americans desperately needed more routes off the beach, and during the morning they got them. One by one the strong points guarding roads inland … fell to the assault troops, and by the end of the morning three exits from the beach were in American hands.”

Pond earned the respect of his men and his commanding officers for his combat performance and his leadership, on D-Day and in the months that followed.

Some of the troops referred to him as “Fireball,” partly because of his reddish blonde hair and partly because of his fearless battlefield demeanor. In a matter of months he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel.

Pond did not survive the war. He was wounded in Germany in December 1944 and died from his injuries in a hospital in England the next month.

Back home at the University of Arkansas his wartime heroism was remembered and recognized with the creation of “Camp Leroy Pond” — a housing area for male veterans who were returning home after the war and starting college on the GI Bill. The camp consisted of 300 four-man “hutments” serving 1,200 students and spread across the area where Bud Walton Arena and The Gardens are today.

The road running through the camp is named, appropriately, Leroy Pond Drive.

op, An aerial view T of Camp Leroy Pond from the south includes Razorback Road on the left of the picture and Razorback Stadium in the distance. The camp housed 1,200 veterans who attended the university after World War II. icture Collection 1205, Special P Collections, University Libraries

Below, Leroy Pond in 1938, standing in front of the Business Administration Building, now known as Gearhart Hall.

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WHITE COUNTY PEACH V A R I E T Y

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Peachy Keen

Arkansas Breed Wins Top Awards

BY FRED MILLER

Mark Knight wasn’t even considering entering a whitefleshed peach in the Chilton County Peach Festival contest in Alabama this year. His daughters talked him into it.

Knight had harvested some White County peaches, a variety developed in the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture fruit breeding program, that looked good on the morning of June 29, the day of the contest. But they were only one of several varieties he was considering for his entry. He was leaning toward an Alabama yellow peach, because it was bigger, when his older daughter, Andrea Williams, objected.

“She said, ’Dad, I’m just going to go with that one right there,’” Knight said. She was pointing to the White County peaches. “She told me, ’It’s just too pretty.’”

Younger daughter, Alyssa Knight, added her vote for the Arkansas white peach variety.

“Naturally, little sister sides with big sister,” Knight noted. “I said, ’You don’t know what you’re talking about.’”

Talking About Peaches Knight does know what he’s talking about. M and M Farms, which he runs with his wife, Melissa, and their two daughters, has about 50 acres in peaches, nectarines, plums and a couple rows of blackberries in Alabama’s premier peach-growing region. He has been entering the Chilton County Peach Festival contest for years and, though he hasn’t won more contests than some of the more senior peach growers, he has the record for the most consecutive wins.

Those blackberries, by the way, are Arkansas varieties from the Division of Agriculture’s fruit breeding program.

“You guys got it going on with blackberries,” Knight said.

Knight planted his first peach trees in 2003 and harvested his first peaches in 2006. Most of his peaches are yellow-fleshed — he only has about 30 trees in white peaches. White County shines among those, he said,

because it’s a reliable producer with healthy trees.

Nevertheless, Knight had a few doubts about entering White County in Alabama’s top peach contest. First, white peaches just didn’t have a very good record in the Chilton County Peach Festival contest. Only two white peaches had ever won in the festival’s 60- to 70-year history, and the last one was about three or four years ago. White, low acid peaches just don’t have the consumer following in Alabama that is enjoyed by traditional tangy, yellowfleshed peaches, and he didn’t think another white peach stood a chance of winning again so soon.

Also, it wasn’t an Alabama peach. It wasn’t even a neighborly Georgia peach. This usurper came from Arkansas, way over on the wrong side of the Mississippi River.

White County was released by the Division of Agriculture fruit breeding program in 2004, said John Clark, Distinguished Professor of horticulture for the University of Arkansas’ Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, and fruit breeder for the division’s Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station.

It is one of a series of white-flesh, low-acid, fresh market peaches to come out of the program that was begun in 1964 by James N. Moore, the division’s first fruit breeder.

“White County is an outstanding product with fabulous flavor in a reduced-acid peach,” Clark said. “It has a large size and attractive and healthy trees. It deserves to be grown more widely in Arkansas and beyond.

“I’m glad the folks in Alabama were able to use a product of our Arkansas fruit-breeding program,” Clark said. eft, White County, a white-fleshed peach from the L Division of Agriculture’s fruit breeding program, won first and second place in the Chilton County Peach Festival, held in June in Alabama’s premier peachgrowing reason.

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temperatures in the 20s took a huge bite out of most peach production. However, White County has thrived where other, more traditional Alabama peaches have suffered, he said.

When the judges announced their decision, Knight’s White County peaches took first place. “It was a surprise for me,” he said. “And I’m happy it was.”

Even more surprising, Knight’s brother, Seth, won second place in the contest with the same variety. Arkansas’ White County peach won first and second place in Alabama’s premier peach festival.

“I didn’t know he was going to enter a white peach,” Knight said of his brother.

Peach Breeding

he White County peach, T which was bred by the Division of Agriculture, won both the blue ribbon and red ribbon in the Chilton County Peach Festival, held in June in Alabama’s premier peach-growing season.

The first-place entry was from fruit grower Mark Knight and the second place entry was from his brother, Seth. hoto by Desmond Layne, Auburn P University

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Taking the Prize In the end, Knight bowed to his daughters’ wishes, and went with White County. He was glad he did.

“I fixed that basket for the contest in 10 minutes,” Knight said. “It usually takes about 20 minutes to make a basket of peaches look good for the judges.”

Knight thinks the basket was easy to arrange because the White County peaches were all about the same size. That consistency and reliability has sold him on the peach.

Most fruit growers in Chilton County — the peach capital of Alabama — are looking at greatly reduced harvests this year because of late freezes early in the growing season. Several nights of

Margaret Worthington, a Division of Agriculture fruit breeder who has been heading up the peach breeding program since 2016, said White County has made an excellent parent in crosses to develop new breeding lines.

“The peach season usually begins in June, when the earlier ripening fruit is harvested, through about late August,” Worthington said. “Each peach variety usually has about a two-week window when it’s ready for harvest.”

Worthington, a professor of horticulture in Bumpers College, said one of her goals for the peach breeding program is to develop good quality white peach varieties that ripen earlier and later. “Nice firm, delicious white peaches that go earlier or later,” she said. “That would stretch out that harvest season for white peaches.”

Knight said he likes the firmness of White County’s flesh. That means the peaches hold up longer so he can get them to market and consumers can still keep them at home for a few days.

Knight usually sells his peaches in mall markets — a fresh market Alabama variation on farmers markets. When he has an abundant crop, he said, he picks some White County a little early, letting them ripen off the tree, and ships them to a

wholesale market in Birmingham.

Developing firmer flesh peaches — both white and yellow — is one of the goals of the peach breeding program, Worthington said.

Worthington noted that the earliest peach varieties from the Arkansas breeding program were developed for an Arkansas canning industry that existed at the time. But James Moore changed direction in the 1990s, when canners declined in the state.

“Dr. Moore wanted to build variety,” Worthington said. “He wanted to use firm-fleshed canning peaches to breed fresh market peaches with longer shelf life.”

John Clark crossed White County with Souvenirs, a firm, yellow-flesh peach, cultivar from the Division of Agriculture fruit breeding program, to get a wide variety of firm and attractive yellow and

white-fleshed progeny with maturity dates ranging from June to August.

Worthington said that new selections derived from that cross are in advanced testing now and are used as parents every year to make new breeding lines, some of which she hopes will yield new peaches for Arkansas fresh markets.

In the meantime, Arkansas peaches are leaving their mark on the markets.

Knight said the Division of Agriculture fruit breeding program has a solid reputation nationwide. “I certainly appreciate Arkansas’ fruit breeding program and the work they do,” Knight said.

Arkansas’ reputation gave him confidence to add White County to his peach orchards, he said. “We certainly wouldn’t put them in if they weren’t promising peaches.”

Margaret Worthington, a fruit breeder for the Division of Agriculture, uses a White County peach as a parent in ongoing breeding efforts to develop firm, whiteand yellow-fleshed peach cultivars that ripen both earlier and later in the season. Peaches and nectarines that ripen at different dates help extend the peach harvest to give growers and consumers a summer full of peachy goodness. ivision of Agriculture photo by Fred D Miller

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Learning by Doing Internship at Trade Center Leads to International Study

BY SAM CUSHMAN

laire Beach; Courtesy C of the World Trade Center Arkansas Photo submitted

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Since her time at the World Trade Center Arkansas in 2016, alumna Claire Beach, B.S.B.I.’17, has been constantly on the move. She spent the summer of 2017 in Germany, participating in an intensive language program through the University of Kansas that helped her pass the intermediate German language exam.

In conjunction with her language program, she received an Honors College research grant to study the tourism economy in the Middle Rhine region and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in International Business and an additional major in German.

Over the next winter, her dad helped her convert a minivan into a camper. In the first half of 2018, she and a friend drove 40,000 miles, saw 47 states and visited more than 200 national parks and monuments.

In September of 2018, she moved to the United Kingdom where she is currently attending Aston University and completing an Master of Arts in governance and international policy. She plans to finish that program this month and move to Germany to pursue a second master’s degree in political science in international and European politics at the University of Bamber.

She attributes much of her success to her internship at the World Trade Center Arkansas.

The mission of the university’s World Trade Center Arkansas is to grow trade and increase Arkansas exports by connecting Arkansas businesses to countries around world through international trade services. The center is part of the University of Arkansas and serves as the trade promotion arm for the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. As part of that work, the center provides an immersive internship program for students in global commerce.

“Personally, the greatest benefit of being a WTC intern was getting connected with women’s issues,” she said. “I joined the Organization of Women in International Trade my freshman year of college, before I even thought about being an intern for the WTC. It was Kelsey Lippard, the WTC intern that year, who encouraged me to apply for the position.”

“Working closely with Laura James, Denise Simpson and Denise Thomas and alongside fellow interns like Hannah Pinter and Bruna Romero inspired me to continually reach for the next opportunity,” she said.

Without their encouragement, she said, she never would have successfully run for director of membership in the Arkansas chapter of the Organization of Women in International Trade. The organization also gave her the opportunity to engage with future mentors at the U of A, such as Adriana Rossiter Hofer, an associate professor in the Sam M. Walton College of Business.

“Because of the WTC and OWIT, I am still connected to the U of A and Walton College,” she said.

Frame by Frame Public Perception of Debates

As television debates between presidential candidates are broadcast, the imagery shifts from a single candidate to two in the same frame to a wide shot of all the candidates to a picture of the audience and back again to another single candidate, now three talking at once, and so on through the debate. But who received the best shots?

When U of A researchers studied the 2016 primary debates, they found that both Democratic and Republican Party front-runners benefited from preferential visual shots, according to a study published

by U of A political scientists.

And the researchers say Donald Trump was the clear winner in terms of visual techniques used by the media, such as camera time and solo shots.

“Although the questions asked and the speaking time given to the candidates can certainly influence how the candidates convey themselves and their policy positions, perhaps a more primal, subtle and pervasive means by which the media affects public perceptions of candidates is how they visually depict each candidate,” wrote researchers Patrick A. Stewart, associate professor of political science, and graduate students Austin Eubanks and Jason Miller.

The study was published in the journal Politics and the Life Sciences.

The team studied the first two 2016 Republican and Democratic debates frame-by-frame, keeping track of

aggregate camera time, average shot time, and the type of shot (solo, split screen, side-by-side, multiple candidate and audience reaction) for each candidate.

Among Republicans, the researchers found that Trump garnered the most camera time by far in both 2016 debates, followed by Jeb Bush. The rankings matched the candidates’ polling numbers at the time, with Trump polling highest and Bush in second. The drop in camera time from these two contenders to the rest of the field was substantial.

Trump spent proportionately less screen time than any other Republican candidate in group shots by a generous margin, with camera shots focusing on him either as a leader or the premier competitor for leadership.

“The visual framing findings in this study suggest that in debates with numerous candidates on stage, there were big winners and big losers,” the researchers wrote. “During the early debates of the 2016 presidential election, the big winner was Donald Trump.”

Among Democrats, Hillary Clinton received the greatest amount of camera time in both debates, followed

by Bernie Sanders. Clinton likewise spent proportionately less time in multiple candidate shots, although the Democratic field of candidates was smaller.

“If seeing is believing, then who chooses what and who we see, and how we see them, has enormous influence and responsibility for a functioning republic,” Stewart said.

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Doing Good

Alumnus John Berrey Is Leading the Quapaw Nation in Agricultural Sustainability

BY DELANI BARTLETTE B.A. ’06, M.A. ’08

As chair of the Quapaw Nation, John Berry, ✪ B.A.’91, is understandably proud of his heritage. The Quapaw people were the original people of Arkansas, living along the Mississippi River from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, to Mississippi. “The Quapaw have been hunters and farmers here for a long time,” he says.

And while they were historically an agricultural people, they have not always had control over their food systems.

“Back in the day when we were poor, and wards of the state, we suffered from food problems as well,” he says, referring to the diseases many developed in response to the unhealthy foods they were given by the U.S. government.

“Today, health problems and loss of ancestral knowledge about food and farming are common in many tribal communities,” he says. “Sustainable farming is a way for our tribe to get back to their roots and address these problems.”

So in 2010, Berrey reached out to Quapaw Nation’s agricultural director, Chris Roper, as well as members of the tribe’s business committee. Together they came up with the Quapaw Agricultural Program, a multi-pronged

effort to enhance their small nation’s sovereignty through creation of renewable and sustainable natural food sources.

“The Quapaw Tribe has always been very agrarian,” he says. “However, we have not produced agriculture at the tribal level for many years. This program is not only returning large-scale agriculture to our people, but much of the food we grow was grown historically and has a role in our traditional culture.”

Berrey says it is their goal, as a tribe, to sustain production of food and other plant and animal products, using farming techniques that protect the environment, public health, communities and animal welfare.

The program is truly a full farm-totable system, with everything done in an environmentally sustainable — and culturally relevant — way.

“At first, it was just greenhouses with heirloom tomatoes to sell to restaurants,” Berrey says. But the program is constantly expanding. Currently it includes greenhouses and row crops that produce traditional Native crops like tobacco and corn, along with other fruits, vegetables and herbs. “We grow a lot of heirloom vegetables,” he says,

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Top: The Quapaw Nation’s USDA meat processing facility, the first tribally owned facility in the nation. Center: Bison are genetically tested and segregated to ensure the health and survival of the species. Bottom: Sustainably raised, nonhormone-treated Black Angus cattle. Bottom right: Honey produced from hives located within the nation’s cattle pastures.

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“and we’re trying to increase the amount of older species of vegetables.”

The Agricultural Program also encompasses all aspects of livestock production, including breeding, raising and processing cattle, bison, pigs and goats. The livestock are not given hormones, and antibiotics are only used when necessary, and no animal is processed with antibiotics still in its system.

In 2017, they opened the first — and so far, only — tribally owned U.S. Department of Agriculture processing facility, enabling them to put one more link in their farm-to-table chain.

The processing facility is used to train students from the U of A, as well as other universities, and to help them understand how the farm-totable process works.

Among the bison and cattle pastures, there is also a large honeybee operation. “It forces us to minimize pest and weed control,” Berrey says. He says that besides improving the environment and supplying the Quapaw Nation with honey, this fights the collapse of the bee population.

Even the buildings and parking lots are designed to have less of an environmental footprint. “All of our facilities are planned, if they have large parking lots, using certified wetland processes,” he says, “so runoff from parking lots runs off into a multi-level plant process, so it’s cleaned before it enters the waterways.”

“As Native Americans, we take a lot of pride and care into protecting the Earth.”

But the Agricultural Project is not just about growing crops and raising livestock in sustainable ways. One of its goals is to promote economic self-sufficiency, and part of that is opening direct-to-consumer businesses, such as the Quapaw Mercantile, which sells the tribal meat and produce to the public. In 2018, they opened a microbrewery to brew their own line of beer that incorporates hops and honey produced by the tribe. This year, the Quapaw Tribe launched a Farmer’s Market with the mission to increase community access to affordable and nutritious foods.

The program seems to be successful. In addition to supplying food for their casinos and restaurants, the farmers and ranchers of the Quapaw Tribe – known for their generosity –

donate some 40 tons of canned food and 10 tons of beef and bison products a year. Some of it is donated to tribal events, such as the annual Quapaw Powwow, and tribal schools and daycares. But the tribe also donates a great deal of its food Title VI nutritional programs, outside food banks and local churches.

Berrey says the Quapaw Tribe’s Agricultural Program is helping thousands of families with healthy, local and traditional foods, which are a not only a critical part of a strong tribal community, it’s vital to tribal sovereignty.

Berrey says he is motived by the motto he shares with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue: “Do good things and feed people.”

“We’re just trying to grow and feed more people,” he says.

Clockwise from top: Greenhouses produce fruits, vegetables and herbs as well as landscaping plants for the tribe’s casinos, hotels and spas. The Quapaw Nation’s Agricultural Sustainability Project is used for teaching both tribal students and students from nearby universities, including the U of A. A small sampling of some of the vegetables produced by the project.

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Miss Arkansas Darynne Dahlem B.S.B.A.’19

BY CATHERINE BALTZ ✪+ B.S. ’92, M.ED. ’07

Darynne Dahlem is an honors graduate of the University of Arkansas. She received her Bachelor of Science in Agriculture with a major in animal sciences in May, and less than a month later she was crowned Miss Arkansas on June 15. Dahlem will represent Arkansas in the 2020 Miss America Pageant.

Dahlem, a native of Greenwood, will make appearances across the Natural State serving as Arkansas’ spokesperson for the Children’s Miracle Network and the Arkansas Children’s Hospital and promoting her personal platform of “Know Who You Are.” “Know Who You Are” is an addiction prevention and awareness campaign. She plans to continue her work throughout the state encouraging students to make good choices that will help protect their futures. She believes if you truly know who you are, you won’t be led to do or be something you’re not!

Dahlem will also promote the Miss Arkansas Scholarship Organization while speaking about the goals of the Miss Arkansas and Miss America System. At this year’s pageant, she brought home a grand total of $45,050 in scholarships and more than $75,000 in awards, wardrobe transportation and gifts. For her talent selection, Dahlem performed a vocal to “Somewhere” from the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story. She said that she selected this music for its beautiful story.

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This was Dahlem’s fifth time to grace the Miss Arkansas stage and she emphasizes the growth that she has experienced through the system, saying she has was able to “fail successfully” in each of her previous appearances and learned valuable lessons through each competition.

After her year as Miss Arkansas concludes, she plans to use her scholarship money to attend medical school. She plans to specialize in pediatric cardiology. These goals illustrate Dahlem’s “genuine love of people.”

While attending the University of Arkansas, Dahlem was a member of the Delta Delta Delta Sorority, a student member of the Arkansas Alumni Association, served as a senator for the Associated Student Government and was a member of the U of A Campus Council. She was also an anchor for UATV. Dahlem says that being a member of the University of Arkansas family “shaped her into the person she is today” and the U of A has a special place in her heart. Dahlem says members of the U of A family can Call the Hogs anywhere and find other Razorbacks. She is happy to bring the Miss Arkansas crown back to the U of A and to use this platform to support the U of A. Dahlem’s advice to future Razorbacks is that “there is not one set college experience.”

She encourages students to find something that they like and use it as a way to get plugged in to the campus.

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Developing A Mindset of Philanthropy A journey of giving with Melody Taylor ★ B.S.E.’84, M.Ed.’86

BY CATHERINE BALTZ ✪+ B.S.’92, M.ED.’07

Melody Taylor’s philanthropic journey was influenced by her time on the University of Arkansas campus as a student. She reflects on two influential figures from that time in her life. The first is Rick Guyton, a professor who provided opportunities for her to gain valuable experience in her undergraduate studies and later employed her as a graduate assistant in her field of study.

Taylor also points to the influence that Marsh White ’85 had on her path. White, a former Razorback football player and professional running back in the NFL, taught Sunday afternoon bible studies at the Sigma Chi house for students.

“He inspired countless students and gave us a vision for serving others and showing charity to those in need around the world,” says Taylor.

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churches and orphanages. Melody has served as the Go Near Ministry executive director for more than 10 years.

The Taylor family returned to Arkansas, first launching the non-profit Shop My Closet in Little Rock and then moved to Fayetteville in 2016 to launch the Beautiful Lives Boutique. Beautiful Lives Boutique is a non-profit women’s clothing store that donates 100% of profits to six local and global organizations that provide for women and children in need. This company relies on clothing donations from Northwest Arkansas women who have a desire to give back to women and children in need, both locally and globally. The boutique opened in a small house on College Avenue and soon outgrew its space. Presently, Beautiful Lives Boutique operates in a 5,000-square-foot store at 245 East Township in Fayetteville.

“I have been privileged to obtain both undergraduate and graduate degrees along with some very rewarding experiences over many decades. One of the best ways to give back from what I have been afforded is to invest in

the upcoming generation of leaders,” Taylor said. “Over the years, I have met with numerous students and alumni to help them discover ways to serve others in need.”

This priority to mentor and equip the next generation is an important component of the mission of Beautiful Lives Boutique. The Taylors strategically moved to Fayetteville to launch Beautiful Lives Boutique near the University to make the location accessible to students. Beautiful Lives Boutique uses a multigenerational model that invites diversity of ages and backgrounds to work with and learn from different generations.

The volunteer staff consists of high school students, college students and adults. They have developed a Sarah Jayne Bellando B.S.H.E.S. I started at Beautiful Lives Boutique in May 2018 to complete my internship requirement for my degree program.

Beautiful Lives ended up being a perfect fit for me! My degree was apparel merchandising and product development with a minor in sustainability, so being able to work in a place that incorporated clothing and was centered around a mission of aiding women locally and globally was right up my alley. I came on at first as just a general “intern” where I was mostly steaming and just generally helping around the store, and then slowly started to help create content for the social media pages.

I eventually took over the social media role completely and I loved it so much I was lucky enough to have been hired on part-time and then once I graduated, full time! Recently I have moved from being the social media coordinator to the brand manager. My job includes creating content for and maintaining our social media as well as making sure that the look of the store (displays, décor, signage, etc.) and how we present ourselves to the public aligns and is consistent with our brand.

strong relationship with the U of A’s Volunteer Action Center and welcome many students to get their required volunteer hours with the boutique. They have also worked with students competing in the Social Innovation Challenge through the Sam M. Walton College of Business Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

“I have worked diligently over the years to provide experiences for U of A students to develop a mindset of philanthropy in their own communities and to the developing world where the needs are so great,” said Taylor.

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Emily Dunn, U of A Student When I first shopped at Beautiful Lives Boutique my junior year of high school, I found a stunning prom dress for $10. When I learned that the nonprofit boutique ran on volunteer labor, I was jumping to participate in this frugal woman’s paradise. I was able to drop by and get to work at my convenience.

Rather than suffer boredom at home, I got to participate in a business that positively affects the world around it.

That’s how I joined. I stayed because of Melody Taylor, the founder and powerhouse behind Beautiful Lives Boutique’s initial success. Melody is one of the kindest and definitely the most motivated woman I know.

I used to be a shy and insecure young woman, especially the year I started volunteering at Beautiful Lives. Every time Melody saw me come into the store, she exuded appreciation and joy in her words and actions. She wanted me to be there. I was not a burden, but a welcomed asset. It was her showering of encouragement and motherly affection that brought me out of my shell and motivated me to put my best work into Beautiful Lives Boutique.

Courtney Kinnaman B.A.’19 Beautiful Lives provided me with a deeper sense of purpose my freshman year at the U of A. I was looking to volunteer somewhere that I knew I would be making a difference, and the enthusiasm and energy of the women I met at Beautiful Lives Boutique captivated me the moment that I stepped inside the store. As a summer intern, I strive to replicate that experience which I felt years ago to the customers I meet today.

The fulfillment I have received from BLB stems from the many different roles that I, and many other volunteers, perform so that the store runs smoothly. These roles range from modeling items for the store’s social media to steaming/ processing clothing to creating outfits and helping customers. Now, a Social Work master’s student at the U of A, I am motivated in my field more than ever by the purpose and mission of BLB. Helping those in need, especially women and children, by funding organizations that provide not only resources but also training for women in crisis so that together we can create better and more beautiful lives.

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A Competitive Nature Fassi Wins National Championship

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Between swirling rain and heavy gusts of wind, Razorback senior Maria Fassi faced plenty of aggression from the elements as she competed for the NCAA individual championship in May. But Fassi fought back.

“I try hitting one shot at a time,” she said. “I know if I hit fairways, I’m going to have a lot of chances to be aggressive.”

During the first two rounds of play, she stayed under the par 73 each day at the Blessings golf course just north of Fayetteville but trailed Florida’s Sierra Brooks by a shot.

“We haven’t played here since 2012 and to have everyone around us — our department, our people, our team — that helps us every day,” said coach Shauna Taylor. “It takes a village, and we had a great village out here today.”

Coming into the final day, Fassi knew

she would have to shoot in the 60s to claim the title. She also knew the course.

She came out aggressive, hitting birdies on Nos. 2, 6 and 8 to take a lead over Brooks by the turn. On the back nine, she knocked in two more birdies and came to 18th hole with spare change. Knocking in a two-foot putt for the championship, she stepped back from the hole and covered her mouth in disbelief and then briefly made the sign of the cross over her heart.

She looked up to the cheering crowds and smiled. Relief displaced all aggression.

She finished with 68, Arkansas’ first national golf champion since Stacy Lewis in 2007. “Just walking down 18 was a dream,” Fassi said. “I had Shauna by my side. The team was on the green. Mom was there watching, and everyone calling the Hogs. I get goosebumps just thinking about it again.”

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A Team of Teams Another Top 25 Finish

BY KEVIN TRAINOR ★ B.A.’94, M.A.’05

A national championship in women’s outdoor track and field and a second-consecutive trip to the College World Series in baseball capped a successful year for Razorback Athletics and helped the University of Arkansas to a No. 23 finish in the 2018-19 Learfield IMG College Directors’ Cup. Arkansas earned a spot among the nation’s top intercollegiate athletics programs, finishing with 803 points in the final rankings released on June 28 by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of America.

A total of 13 Razorback sports scored in this year’s competition resulting in the seventh time Arkansas has scored 800 points or more in the Directors’ Cup. Arkansas finished in the top 25 for the fifth-consecutive year and the 10th time in the past 12 years. Arkansas finished first in the nation in the rankings among schools with 19 or 32 / ARKANSAS / FALL 2019

fewer sports. In fact, Arkansas was the only school with 19 or fewer sports to earn a top 25 finish in the final Directors’ Cup standings.

“Once again, our 465 student-athletes and coaches have combined for a truly memorable year of athletics competition,” said Hunter Yurachek, vice chancellor and director of athletics. “With two NCAA championships, four Southeastern Conference team crowns and countless individual NCAA and SEC individual titles, these remarkable young men and women have succeeded at the highest level athletically while proudly representing the University of Arkansas. As the nation’s top ranked program with 19 or fewer sports, we continue to rank among the nation’s best even while competing against programs with upwards of 30 sport programs. Our sustained success can be attributed to the commitment of

our student-athletes, coaches and staff as well as the loyal support of Razorback Foundation members, season-ticket holders and fans throughout Arkansas and around the world.”

Since 1993-94, the Directors’ Cup has tracked the nation’s most successful intercollegiate athletics programs for their on-field performances throughout the year. In the Directors’ Cup, schools may count points in up to 19 sport programs, four of which must be men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball and baseball, allowing programs with additional sports to count only the best team performances.

Arkansas’ spring sports once again vaulted the Razorbacks into the nation’s top 25 in the final Directors’ Cup standings. The Razorbacks earned a total of 370.5 points in the spring sports segment, including 100 points from the women’s track and field team for its national championship.

An exciting finish resulted in the Razorback women’s track and field team winning its fourth NCAA title in school history. Arkansas and Southern Cal were tied in the team standings with one event remaining, the 4×400-meter relay, at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships in Austin. Arkansas rose to the occasion finishing second in the race to clinch the second NCAA title this year and the fourth national championship in the history of the women’s program.

Along the way, Janeek Brown (100-meter hurdles) and Tori Hoggard (pole vault) both earned NCAA individual titles and counted among the 17 total All-America honors earned by the Razorback women’s team.

On the baseball diamond, Arkansas made program history earning a trip to the College World Series in backto-back seasons. The Razorbacks won a share of the SEC Western Division championship on its way to a No. 5 national seed in the NCAA Tournament. Arkansas swept through its regional at Baum-Walker Stadium before downing SEC rival Ole Miss in an NCAA Super Regional in Fayetteville. The NCAA Super Regional win gave Arkansas its second trip to Omaha in as many seasons and its 10th College World Series appearance overall. Arkansas finished the season with a 46-20 record, earning 73 points for the Directors’ Cup standings.

The Razorback men’s team secured another top15 finish at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship. Arkansas earned 10 All-America honors on its way to its ninth-consecutive top 15 finish at the NCAA Outdoor meet. For its efforts, Arkansas netted 59.25 Directors’ Cup points.

For the first time in school history, the University of Arkansas played host to the NCAA Men’s and Women’s

Golf Championships at the Blessings Golf Club. The Razorback women’s team advanced to the NCAA Championship as a team. Led by NCAA individual stroke play champion Maria Fassi, the Razorbacks advanced to the match play round, before being eliminated. Arkansas earned 72.75 points for its performance in the women’s tournament.

A month after winning its first SEC team title in 24 years, the men’s golf team earned a spot at the NCAA Men’s Golf Regional in Austin, Texas. The Razorbacks finished one spot shy of advancing as a team to the NCAA Championship. Arkansas freshman Julian Perico did advance to the NCAA individual stroke play competition.

Arkansas earned 40.5 points for its NCAA Regional finish in men’s golf.

For the third-straight season, the Razorback softball team secured a berth in the NCAA Softball Championship. Arkansas earned the No. 2 seed in the Stillwater (Okla.) Regional. The Razorbacks were eliminated in two games, finishing the season with a record of 38-20. Arkansas earned 25 points for making the NCAA Tournament field.

Arkansas earned a total of 272 points in the winter Directors’ Cup scoring segment. Ranked No. 1 nationally from pre-season to the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, Coach Lance Harter led the Razorback women’s squad to its third NCAA championship in program history and helped secure the 44th NCAA Championship overall in cross country and track and field at the University of Arkansas. Arkansas led the nation with 21 All-Americans, including 18 who earned firstteam honors, including back-to-back NCAA Indoor pole vault champion Lexi Jacobus and three-time 2019 Indoor All-American Payton Chadwick. The Razorbacks racked up 100 Directors’ Cup points for winning the national title.

Other contributing winter sports included: • Men’s indoor track and field team – 61.5 points • Gymnastics team – 55.5 points.

• Swimming and diving team – 55 points Other contribuging fall sports included: • Soccer team – 50 points • Women’s cross country team – 61.5 points • Men’s cross country team – 49 points In addition to its success on the field, Razorback Athletics is one of approximately 20 financially selfsustaining athletics programs in the nation and does not receive state funding or a student fee. Razorback Athletics contributes more than $3.5 million a year to the institution to support academic programs and other initiatives benefitting University of Arkansas students.

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ENGAGE President’s Message

Engage. Do you remember the first time you stepped on the University of Arkansas campus? Who was the first person you met? Who was your first professor? First impressions have a lasting effect on us. Hopefully these first impressions made you feel welcome and engaged to be a member of our Razorback family. These impressions and relationships do not end at graduation; they are a part of who we are: sharing the heart and soul of the Razorback family. Each of us is able to engage the next generation of our Razorback family whether they are students or alumni. Consider this.

How can you engage with others in sharing our Home on the Hill?

In my summer message, I stressed the importance of the Arkansas Alumni Association Mission “To Connect and Serve.” As an extension of our mission to “connect” with you, I challenge you to ENGAGE with your fellow alumni and the Arkansas Alumni Association. “To Engage” embraces a basic premise of the association’s work and is a key component to our success.

The association connects our alumni and friends in a multitude of ways including email, print, social media as well as events and awards programs.

However, it is your involvement that is at the core of why we are here connecting and serving. YOU are a foundation to participation and engagement in all that we do. YOU provide the nominations, the reviews, and the recommendations that allow us to grow and strengthen our selection process for our student awards and scholarships, alumni awards, and national board members. YOU make events across the country a reality and strengthen the Razorback family in your work with societies and chapters. We are here to connect and serve you, but we need you to ENGAGE to make our alma mater shine and our Home on The Hill a place that remains in our hearts forever.

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As we settle into the 2019-20 academic year, events are happening on campus and around the country that provide an opportunity for you to engage with the University of Arkansas. The call for nominations and reviewing students for Seniors of Significance on campus is already occurring. We have traveled to Memphis and Dallas for events and look forward to special opportunities ahead this fall with Chancellor Joe Steinmetz traveling to Chicago and Washington, D.C. The Alumni Association National Board of Directors needs your recommendations for board members by Oct. 1. Then we gear up for Homecoming, Oct. 28 through Nov. 2. There are many activities scheduled on campus including the 75th anniversary celebration of our Alumni Awards program. Please join us in honoring this year’s awardees as well as honoring past recipients of our awards. You can also make a difference by nominating individuals for our 2020 Alumni Awards. Nominations are accepted through this Nov. 15.

For many of us, this time of year is especially exciting as we return to campus for football games, Family Weekend, and other reunion opportunities. There are myriad ways to engage with your college, school or a special student organization. And remember, when you return to campus the next time, visit your name on Senior Walk and visit some of your favorite places on campus, because what began as a first impression now has your name etched in stone.

With Pride,

Teena Gunter, ✪ J.D.’92, LL.M.’97 President, Arkansas Alumni Association

Life Member Lounge Exclusive Area Available for Life Members Proud Life Members of the Arkansas Alumni Association are invited to stop by the Life Member Lounge during our home Hog Wild Tailgates.

WHERE: Delta Gamma Patio on the west side of the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House WHEN: During Hog Wild Tailgates WHAT: Stop in and have a complimentary beverage and visit with other Life Members, alumni staff, and alumni national board members before heading to the game.

Life Member Lounge Furniture sponsored by Sam’s Club.

arkansasalumni.org/hogwildtailgates

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75 Years of Excellence 2019 Alumni Awardees Announced The Arkansas Alumni Association will host its 75th annual Alumni Awards Celebration at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, at the Fayetteville Town Center. During this annual awards ceremony, the association recognizes those individuals who continue to bring national and local prominence to the University of Arkansas and the Arkansas Alumni Association through their research, exemplary public and community service, and valued leadership.

Hayden McIlroy

Emma Kelly Rhodes

Cynthia E. Nance

Bill Underwood

Peggy Schaefer Whitby

Steve L. Nipper

John Reuben Clark

Citation of Distinguished Alumni The Citation of Distinguished Alumni recognizes exceptional professional and personal achievement and extraordinary distinction in a chosen field. The 2019 awardees are: Hayden McIlroy, ✪ B.S.B.A.’62, chair of the board and chief executive officer of HM Investments.

Emma Kelly Rhodes, Ed.S.’84, Ed.D.’87, director of 36 / ARKANSAS / FALL 2019

This year’s celebration will honor the accomplishments of our 2019 awardees, a list which includes 11 alumni, faculty and friends in seven award categories.

During this anniversary celebration, the association will also honor past recipients of the Citation of Distinguished Alumni as well as the volunteer awardees who were named at the 2019 Alumni Leaders Summit. The 2019 honorees are:

Stephanie S. Streett

Anne Velliquette

Ebony Wyatt

Hon. Howard W. Brill

the Emma Kelly Rhodes Education Center.

Bill Underwood, ✪+ B.S.B.A.’61, chair of Underwood’s Fine Jewelers.

Andrew J. Lucas Alumni Service Award The Andrew J. Lucas Alumni Service Award acknowledges significant contributions of time and energy

on behalf of the university and the Alumni Association.

The awardee is Steve L. Nipper, ✪+ B.S.B.A.’71, M.B.A.’73, president (retired) of BancorpSouth.

Community Service Award The Community Service Award recognizes unselfish and extensive service by alumni to their community and to humankind. The awardee is Stephanie S. Streett, ✪ B.A.’91, executive director of the Clinton Foundation.

Young Alumni Award The Young Alumni Award recognizes exceptional achievements in career, public service and/or volunteer activities that bring honor to the University of Arkansas.

The honoree for 2019 is Ebony Wyatt, ✪ B.S.B.A.’03, General Mills director of sales for Walmart.

Honorary Alumni Award

Charles and Nadine Baum Faculty Teaching Award The Charles and Nadine Baum Faculty Teaching Award recognizes outstanding teaching and is designated for a faculty member whose status is professor, university professor or distinguished professor. The 2019 awardee is The Hon. Howard W. Brill, ✪ University Professor and Vincent Foster Professor of Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility at the University of Arkansas School of Law.

MORE ABOUT THE CELEBRATION Registration for the 2019 Alumni Awards Celebration is available until Friday, Oct. 18; see www.arkansasalumni.org/awardscelebration for more information. Tables and sponsorships are available.

For more information on tickets and sponsorships, contact Deb Euculano at alumniawards@ arkansasalumni.org or call 479-575-2292.

The Honorary Alumni Award is presented to nonalumni who have served, promoted, developed and loved the University of Arkansas in the tradition of an Arkansas graduate. This year the association pays tribute to Cynthia E. Nance, ✪ the Nathan G. Gordon Professor of Law and dean emeritus, University of Arkansas School of Law.

Faculty Distinguished Achievement Awards The Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award recognizes exceptional faculty members for teaching, research and service.

For achievement in service, the association honors Peggy Schaefer Whitby, associate professor of special education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction of the College of Education and Health Professions.

For achievement in research, the awardee is John Reuben Clark, Ph.D.’83, Distinguished Professor of horticulture in the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences and the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.

The rising teaching award will be bestowed upon Anne Velliquette, Ph.D.’00, assistant professor of marketing in the Sam M. Walton College of Business.

CALL FOR

NOMINATIONS Do you know outstanding alumni who deserve special recognition for their distinguished achievements or community service?

Nominate them by November 15, 2019 to be considered for recognition at the fall 2020 Alumni Awards Celebration.

To review criteria and secure a nomination form, visit arkansasalumni.org/awards.

Arkansas Alumni Association For more information contact Debbie Blume at 479-575-6476 or dblume@uark.edu.

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Razorbacks on Tour The Great Journey through Europe

The Arkansas Alumni Association hosted a group of 12 travelers on the Great Journey through Europe in June.

The 10-night adventure featured four countries including the Netherlands, Germany, France and Switzerland. The trip was hosted by Debbie Blume, board and campaign coordinator of the Arkansas Alumni Association. Travelers on this journey enjoyed visiting historic UNESCO World Heritage sites, a trip on the legendary Gornergrat Bahn Railway in Switzerland, and a visit to the ruins 38 / ARKANSAS / FALL 2019

of Heidelberg Castle which stand stately on the hillside welcoming visitors to the city. Most impressive was the visit to Matterhorn Mountain, which is one of the highest peaks in the Swiss Alps (pictured #9 above).

In addition to Razorbacks on Tour, other travelers on the tour represented the University of Tennessee and Texas A&M University.

Learn more about the Razorbacks on Tour program at arkansasalumni.org/tours.

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1. A rkansas travelers Ronnie Fair, Annette Horner, Carol Harper, Sharon Fair, Haven Harper at the train station going to Zermatt, Switzerland.

2. T he Clock Tower in Bern, Switzerland.

3. C ity view of Bern, Switzerland, from the vantage point of the tourist attraction called the Bear Pit. 4. A rkansas travelers Joe Horner, Ronnie Fair, Hugh Brewer, Jim Post and Robert Blume.

5. P etite France district in 6 Strasbourg, France.

6. A rkansas reception on the Silver Amadeus II. Pictured left to right are Robert Blume, Joe Horner, Jim and Jeannene Post, Haven Horner, Ronnie Fair, Debbie Blume, Carol Harper, Hugh Kincaid, Brenda Kincaid, Sharon Fair and Annette Horner.

7. A rkansas travelers with Razorback flag in Heidelberg Germany. Pictured in the front row left to right are Robert Blume, Debbie Blume, Brenda Kincaid, Jeannene Post, Jim 8 Post and Annette Horner. The second row features Hugh Kincaid, Carol Harper, Haven Harper, Sharon Fair, Joe Horner and Ronnie Fair.

8. H eidelberg, Germany.

9. R obert and Debbie Blume with Razorback flag at Gornergrat, Switzerland, with Matterhorn in background.

10. C ologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany.

11. A rkansas travelers aboard Silver Amadeus II include Debbie Blume, Annette Horner, Hugh Kincaid, 11 Jeannene Post, Haven Harper, Carol Harper, Brenda Kincaid, Joe Horner, Jim Post and Robert Blume.

12. C arol Harper and Jim and Jeannene Post pose on the Silver Amadeus II. 13. R iekermolen Windmill in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Often called ‘Rembrandt’s Windmill,’ it sits on the bank of the River Amstel in Amsterdam, alongside a statue of Rembrandt that celebrates the many sketches he made in this area.

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Alumni

Méritos Latinos 2019 Excelencia Student Awards

BY ANGELA MOSLEY MONTS ✪ B.A. ’80

The Latino Alumni Society of the Arkansas Alumni Association held its annual Méritos Latinos awards recognition and scholarship event on May 9 at the Pratt Place Inn. Yvette Murphy-Erby, vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion, was the keynote speaker.

The Latino Alumni Society supports Latinos within the University of Arkansas community through scholarships, networking, mentoring and providing community support. Attendees had an opportunity to donate to the LAS scholarship program during this signature 40 / ARKANSAS / FALL 2019

event. Each year the society distributes four scholarships.

Cecilia Grossberger-Medina, society president, and the Latino Alumni Society Board recognized the accomplishments of outstanding individuals and organizations that are dedicated to the Latino community.

This year the awards program focused on 19 graduating students with demonstrated academic, leadership, and community service successes. University of Arkansas administrators, faculty and staff identified the honorees for these 2019 Excelencia Student Awards.

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College of Engineering Roderick Amir Gomez Jimenez Miriam Gonzalez Rebeca Saray Gonzalez Coronado Alexis Jimenez Valdes

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering

J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences Gustavo Alexis Samudio Ortega Bachelor of Music in Music Education Micaela Maria Chamon Mendoza Bachelor of Arts Daniela Kidd Master of Education in Adult and Lifelong Learning Jesus Guadalupe Bachelor of Arts (x2) Alejandra Rubio Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design Alina Anima Master of Social Work Arlene PeĂąa Bachelor of Arts Diana Gomez- Dominguez Master of Arts Sam M. Walton College of Business Gala Reneaum Tello Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with Concentration in Human Resources Francisco Gomez Siles Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Jessica Gaucin Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Winston Gonzalez Vega Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Isamar Garcia-Hernandez Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Mayra Martinez Gomez Bachelor of Science in Business Administration The Latino Alumni Society would like to give special thanks to our presenting sponsor, the Arkansas Alumni Association, and to our table sponsors.

MĂŠritos Latinos connects students, alumni, campus and the community in an evening of celebration and excellence.

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Events

Lowcountry Razorback Family Night

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Alumni from the Charleston Chapter gathering for their annual night at the ballpark with the Riverdogs!

Memphis PIGnic

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The Mid-South |Memphis Alumni Chapter celebrated incoming freshmen with Chancellor Joe Steinmetz at its annual PIGnic!

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GET YOUR LICENSE TO EDUCATE Show your support of alumni scholarships by displaying your Razorback pride.

Visit HogTags.org to learn about purchasing a Hog Tag in your area.

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Official state license plates in Arkansas, Missouri and Texas abundantly support undergraduate scholarships for students attending the University of Arkansas.

Tennessee Hogs can contribute to their state’s arts programs with their state’s official University of Arkansas license plate.

Happy Hour in Northwest Arkansas The Engineering Early Career Alumni Society and the College of Engineering Early Career Advisory Council hosted a Happy Hour in June and invited leaders of the local Northwest Arkansas Chapter.

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Events

Oklahoma City PIGnic

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The Greater Oklahoma City Chapter hosted their annual PIGnic on June 22, sending the freshmen off in style!

Razorback Roundup Panama

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Alumni gathered on June 5 in Panama City enjoying Happy Hour and beginning the revitalization of the Panama Chapter!

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Upcoming Alumni Society Events Sept. 20 Sept. 21 Sept. 21 Sept. 25-27 Oct. 6 Oct. 19 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 2 Nov. 3 Nov. 9 Nov. 11

MSOM Scholarship Golf Tournament Tailgate with the Band, MSOM and Latino Alumni Societies Engineering Early Career Alumni Society Tailgate Black Alumni Society Annual Southwest Classic Events PRIDE Alumni Society 3rd Annual Drag Brunch Tailgate with Civil Engineering and Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences Alumni Societies Lemke Alumni Society Hall of Honor Black Alumni Society Annual Meeting Tailgate with the Black Alumni Society, Razorbacks Worldwide and PRIDE Alumni Societies Razorbacks Worldwide Alumni Society Meet and Greet in Dallas Armed Forces Alumni Society Tailgate Armed Forces Alumni Society Reception Fall 2019 Alumni Society Student Graduation Events

Dec. 5 Dec. 14 Dec. 20

Black Alumni Society, Black Alumni Society Scholars and Black Students Association Reception PRIDE Alumni Society and Lavendar Society Registered Student Organization Brunch Latino Alumni Society presents Meritos Latinos Graduation Reception

Make sure you receive your invitation to your chosen society events, update your alumni record at arkansasalumni.org/update.

Learn more at arkansasalumni.org/societies.

Razorbacks Worldwide in Bolivia

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The Razorbacks Worldwide Alumni Society joined the Graduate School and International Education in hosting three events in Bolivia in February.

The events were held in Santa Cruz, Cochabamba and La Paz. All three events featured guest speakers Kim Needy, Karl Anderson and Cecilia Grossberger-Medina.

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The Razorbacks Worldwide Alumni Society joined the Graduate School and International Education in hosting three events in Indonesia in March.

Alumni gathered in Banda Aceh, Jakarta and Yogyacarta. All three events featured guest speakers Curt R. Rom, Peter Ungar and Karl Anderson.

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Calling the Hogs in Indonesia

Calling the Hogs in Malaysia

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The Razorbacks Worldwide Alumni Society joined the Graduate School and International Education in hosting an event in March in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The event featured guest speakers Curt R. Rom, Peter Ungar and Karl Anderson.

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UPGRADE to LIFE

and Never Pay Dues Again! www.ArkansasAlumni.org/join

THANK YOU New Life Members ✪ By becoming Life Members, the University’s friends and alumni help form a strong foundation on which to build the future of the Arkansas Alumni Association. We welcome the newest Life Members, listed in order of membership number: 9340 9341 9342 9343 9344 9345 9346 9347 9348 9349

Jeremy D. Jacobs ’10 Christina B. Jacobs ’11 Rufus Lamar Scott ’18 Dr. Lea-Ann Morton ’00 Dr. Drew J. Bockenfeld ’08 Dr. Elesa Billie Bockenfeld Michael A. Willems ’80, ’86 Scott Steven Belden Judy Belden Kenneth W. Campbell ’66

9350 K elly Doyle Yarbrough ’94 9351 Michael Marvin Murders ’90 9352 Marcella Diana Murders 9353 Randy Dodge ’70 9354 Wendy L. Dodge ’70, ’02 9355 Lindsay Steudtner ’19 9356 Mike Linstrom ’85 9357 Nancy C. Linstrom 9358 Anne P. Kerr ’84 9359 Paula S. Reynolds ’74 9360 Robert Reynolds 9361 Carl D. Cross ’75

9362 Elizabeth Cross 9363 Sophie Overton ’19 9364 Melissa K. Bridges ’94, ’99 9365 Kristofer B. Dankovits 9366 Robert M. Brown ’83 9367 Terry L. Phillips 9368 Caley A. Satterfield ’05, ’07 9369 Jay Chance Hollingsworth ’95 9370 Corie Young Hollingsworth ’95

9371 Margaret M. Hart ’73 9372 James R. Hart 9373 Thomas Tucker Brown ’18 9374 Dwight Williams 9375 Julia Thurman Williams ’91 9376 Gary Hudson ’79 9377 Connie Hudson

Razorbacks in Singapore

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The Razorbacks Worldwide Alumni Society joined the Graduate School and International Education in hosting an event in Singapore in March.

The event featured guest speakers Curt R. Rom, Peter Ungar and Karl Anderson.

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Events

D.C. Meet & Greet

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The Razorbacks Worldwide Alumni Society and the Washington, D.C., Alumni Chapter hosted a Meet and Greet at Dacha Loft on May 30.

Kim Needy, dean of the University of Arkansas Graduate School and International Education, was the special speaker.

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The University of Arkansas Alumni Society was formed in 2015 by a group of alumni looking to create a formal voice for LGBT alumni within the broader U of A Community. It operates under the guidelines of a constitution and bylaws approved by the Arkansas Alumni Association.

Join us for the PRIDE Alumni Society Annual Drag Brunch on October 6 at the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House.

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Young Alumni Travel travel opportunities for alumni 35 and under Peru’s Inca Trail April 5-11, from $1,875

Costa Rica Eco Explorer July 1-5, from $1,398

Classic Europe: Graduation Trip May 17-27, from $3,099

Northern Ireland August 2-7, from $1,998

Egypt: Valley of Kings June 1-7, from $1,998

Captivating Croatia September 6-12, from $1,775

Portugal Adventure: Castles & Coastlines June 21-28, from $1,795

Vietnam & Cambodia October 18-25, from $1,598 Iceland Airwaves Music Festival November 5-8, from $1,835

For details on the 2020 Young alumni tours Visit: arkansasalumni.org/tours or Contact: Lee Shoultz at travel@arkansasalumni.org or 800-775-3465.

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Intern Happy Hour Alumni in the Washington, D.C., Chapter gather monthly for the Intern Happy Hour.

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Razorback Yearbook

Yesteryear

Yesteryear Members of the Razorback Band stage an impromptu concert prior to a basketball game in 1949 on the steps of the Men’s Gym, now known as the Jim and Joyce Faulkner Performing Arts Center.

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1879 • The safety of the university buildings and the students is feared because of turmoil in downtown Fayetteville, including shootings and nightriders.

1889 • The university’s first mechanical shops are built southwest of Old Main.

1899 • John Fletcher is named dean of the Law School at Little Rock.

1909 • Brodie Payne, an alumnus of the university, submits the winning entry for the university’s “Alma Mater.”

Henry D. Tovey, a professor of music and director of the Glee Club, arranges the music.

gathers specimens for the University Museum.

• Student fans of the Razorbacks pay $1.50 for a round-trip ticket on a train to Little Rock to watch the Hogs defeat SMU 14-0.

1949 • The Student Senate makes plans to extend Senior Walk around Old Main.

• An Air Force ROTC unit is established at the university not long after the program is approved at the national level.

• The Guild Ticker, a business magazine published annually by students, contains an article about the rapid expansion and improvement of the poultry industry in Arkansas.

• Charles E. Prall is named dean of the College of Education.

• Faculty members including David Durst, art; Mattie Cal Maxted, social welfare; Catherine McHugh, music education; Chares Cross, education; and Franz Adler, sociology, begin flying to various towns in Arkansas to offer collegelevel classes to people who can’t come to Fayetteville for coursework.

• The Women’ Athletic Association offers opportunities for women to participate in field hockey, volleyball, basketball, baseball, tennis and golf.

• The Blue Key fraternity produces a 45-miute film about the university, including scenes of residence halls, the colleges, a football game and the annual Gaebale celebration.

• Wear Schoonover sets the Southwest Conference record for receptions in a single game against Baylor University with 13 pass completions and 152 yards.

He went on to become the first Razorback to be named an All-American.

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1919 • The university purchases 423 acres north of Fayetteville for use as the Agricultural Experiment Station.

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1939 • Walter R. Horlacher is named dean of the College of Agriculture.

• A statewide project of the Works Progress Administration explores archaeological sites and

• More than 8,000 nonresident students take correspondence courses from the university.

• Camp Neil Martin, 10 temporary housing units constructed for returning GIs after World War II, is closed.

1969 • A student organization called the Black Americans for Democracy holds its first Black Emphasis Week on campus.

• A fire guts the upper floors of Hill Hall, home to the journalism department and the student newspaper and yearbook offices.

• Alumnus Robert A. Bowman, the vice president of Bechtel Corp., receives the Citation of Distinguished Alumnus from the Arkansas Alumni Association.

• Law professor Robert A. Leflar is named Man of the Year by the Arkansas Democrat.

• Black Americans for Democracy blocks entrance to the Chi Omega Greek Theatre for a pep rally to protest the playing of “Dixie” by the Razorback Band, prompting the director of the band to halt the playing of it.

• Gordon Morgan, an alumnus and the first African-American professor appointed as a faculty member, joins the Department of Sociology as a tenure-track assistant professor.

1979 • Football coach Lou Holtz performs a magic newspaper trick on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.

• David G. Epstein is named the sixth dean of the School of Law. • For the third straight year, the U of A has the highest percentage of students in America who pass the architecture licensing examination.

• The Arkansas Alumni Association receives its first gifts toward construction of a new alumni center, planned for the southwest corner of Razorback Road and Maple Street.

• A computer-assisted legal research system is used for the first time by U of A law students, making the School of Law the first in the nation

to implement such a system.

It included both Westlaw and Lexis software.

1989 • A crowd of 500 gathers on the Old Main lawn to watch Chancellor Dan Ferritor and ASG President Eric Munson cut the chain that locked the 8-foot fence surrounding Old Main so that a $12 million renovation of the university’s oldest building could start.

• The Zeta Gamma chapter of Kappa Delta sorority is established at the U of A. • University Programs sponsors a Bear-B-Que for students at Homecoming against the Baylor Bears.

The event features a regular menu of barbecue, but also nearly 10 pounds of bear meat, labeled “a delicacy.”

1999 • The Master of Science degree in microelectronics and photonics is established.

• Two U of A theatre students, Shana Goodsell and Jeremy Shouldis, are selected to compete in the national Irene Ryan Acting Competition to be held at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. • Artist Anita Huffington donates a sculpture titled “Rebirth” to the University of Arkansas. It remains on display in Mullins Library.

2009 • In a move counter to trends at most universities during the economic downturn, the U of A asks for no increase in tuition or fees for the 200910 school year.

• The Army ROTC coed Ranger Challenge Team takes top honors at the first competition among ROTC units in Arkansas and Oklahoma.

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Senior Walk

From Senior Walk Let us know about your milestones and anything else you would like to share with your classmates — births, marriages, new jobs, retirements, moves and more. Please include your degree, class year, and when applicable, your maiden name. To provide the most thorough coverage of alumni news, we publish notes about members and non-members of the

Class Notes 1970s

Chuck Dudley ✪+ BSBA’76 MBA’77, Hot Springs, is an Arkansas ambassador of the Arkansas Parks and Tourism Department for the class of 2019. He will provide content through his Instagram account for all things Arkansas related.

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Arkansas Alumni Association and will indicate membership status for reference. You may send us news or simply update your information.

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David M. Cotner ✪+ BA’79, Booneville, medaled in the National Senior Games Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

He earned three gold medals, one silver and one bronze competing in track and field.

1980s

Thomas Radford Morris Jr. ★ BSBA’80 MSW’81, Millington, Tennessee, retired after 30 years with

Fayetteville AR 72702; or by email: records@arkansasalumni.org.

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the U.S. Department of Veterans. He served as the coordinator of the Homeless Veterans Program for the past five years.

Jim Ed Summers ★ BSBA’86, Fayetteville, is senior vice president of wealth management at SWK financial planning advisers of Raymond James. SWK stands for Summers, Wright and Kestner.

1990s

Greg Johnston ✪ BARCH’94, Dallas, Texas, is now a Principal with McCoy Collaborative Preservation Architecture, PLLC.

2000s

Cambre Horne-Brooks ★ BA’00, Fayetteville, has been selected as one of the top Women in Business for 2019

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In Memoriam

Alexander “Alex” Graham Streett ✪ L.L.B.’65, J.D.’65

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Alex G. Streett of Russellville passed away on April 25. Streett was part of the Streett family, an Arkansas institution spanning five consecutive generations of Arkansas lawyers dating back to the Civil War and continuing today. This more than 200-year unbroken line of Arkansas Streett lawyers includes his great-grandfather, grandfather, father, uncle, brother, two sons, a daughter, a niece, and several cousins.

Streett performed his undergraduate studies at Henderson University and the University of Arkansas while also serving in the United States Army. He received his Bachelor of Laws and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of Arkansas in 1965. While a student at the U of A, Streett was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity and Catholic Campus Ministry. He married Sue S. Heidgen in November 1965.

He began his career serving as a law clerk for Associate Justice Paul Ward of the Arkansas Supreme Court. Streett moved to Russellville in 1966 and established the Streett Law Firm. He served as the prosecuting attorney for the 5th judicial district from 1971 to 1982, which at that time encompassed Pope, Johnson, Yell, Conway and Faulkner counties. He twice served as a special justice on the Arkansas Supreme Court. During his years as an attorney, Streett was admitted to practice in almost every state and federal court in Arkansas. He was also admitted to practice in the Eight Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States of America.

He was a member of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association and the Arkansas Bar Association. He served as president of the Arkansas Prosecuting Attorneys Association and was recognized in 2015 as Attorney Emeritus for his more than 50 years of service.

Streett was a life member of the Arkansas Alumni Association. Survivors: wife, Sue Heigden Streett ★ B.S.H.E.’62; three daughters, including Stephanie S. Streett ✪ B.A.’91; two sons, including Alexander Graham Streett B.A.’94, J.D.’97; two sisters; and 12 grandchildren.

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Stephanie Ann Paresky ✪ BA’01, Richardson, Texas, was recognized by Rotary International as a Paul Harris Fellow for her work on the Richardson’s first inclusive playground. This is the highest honor a non-Rotarian can receive.

Amanda E. Sisoukrath ★ BSBA’01, Benton, is the senior database administrator for Southern Farm Bureau Insurance and is celebrating a 15-year service milestone with the company.

Dowell Loggains BSE’03 MED’05, Chatham, New Jersey, is the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach of the New York Jets.

Suzanne G. Clark ★ JD’08, Fayetteville, is the presidentelect of the Arkansas Bar Association.

2010s

Jennifer Ash PHD’15, Cambridge, Massachusetts, is the director of the National Center for Rural Education Research Networks at Harvard University Center of Education Policy Research.

Paula S. Stephens BSN’15 DNP’19, Fayetteville, is a clinical outcomes coordinator at Washington Regional and has earned a Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of Arkansas Eleanor Mann School of Nursing.

Paige Hegedus BA’16, St. Petersburg, Florida, was named to the Class of 2019 Rising 25

by Front Office Sports.

In Memoriam 1940s

Lida Ray Beasley BSHE’40, Fort Smith, May 25.

Jeannette Leonard Tibbels BA’40, Russellville, Jan. 20.

I.E. Herrington BA’41, North Little Rock, Dec. 13, 2011.

Bryan J. Farmer BSBA’42, Mulberry, Sept. 27, 2018.

Brye J. Radebaugh ✪+ BSBA’43, Mattoon, Illinois, Jan. 18, 2018.

Mary Carolyn Stirewalt FS’43, Fayetteville, July 15.

Aubrey T. Beall BSCHE’44, Oroville, California, Dec. 10, 2017.

Mary Alice Holden Conner ✪ FS’44, Newport, July 4.

Ed Fogg BSBA’44, Forrest City, July 15, 1977.

Flora Breckenridge FS’44, Paris, March 24.

Harriet Siegel FS’45, San Jose, California, April 28.

Alice Lois Henderson Usrey BA’46, Tyler, Texas, April 28.

Frank E. Anderson, FS’46, Fort Smith, Sept. 30, 2016.

Ester Shilling Gammill BSE’46, El Dorado, Feb. 19.

Gene Booth Pierce BSSW’46, June 21, Searcy.

Nadia Meadows Bass BSE’47, Conway, June 21.

R.B. Flood BS’47 MS’49 EDD’64, Lubbock, Texas, June 15, 2006.

Allison T. Prator ✪ BSME’47 BSBA’48, Anchorage, Alaska, Jan. 3, 2017.

Morgan Marley BSA’16 is a producer communications specialist at Certified Angus Beef.

Gene Cloninger BSBA’48, Atkins, April 14.

Friends

Charles E. Warren FS’48, Englewood, Colorado, Oct. 11, 2016.

Paul Lubenkov ★, La Grange, Illinois, published the critically acclaimed poetry collection Tap Dancing on the Razor’s Edge.

Van Moores ✪+ BSBA’48, Little Rock, March 20.

Mitchell E. Alford BSCHE’49, Weaverville, North Carolina, Sept. 15, 2018.

Herman D. Alston Jr. BS’49, Jonesboro, March 19.

N.D. Edwards LLB’51, Alma, April 1, 2018.

Paul H. Brinson BSA’49, Gainesville, Georgia, Jan 23, 2015.

David Verald Huckabay BSME’51, Paragould, June 26.

Gloria McNeil Byrd FS’49, El Dorado, May 31.

William H. Martin BSA’51, Texarkana, Texas, June 5.

C.J. Burleson Jr. ✪ BSCE’49, Kerrville, Texas, March 6.

Davis B. Richardson ✪ BS’51 MS’55 PHD’56, Houston, Texas, June 27.

Barbara Acker Darragh ✪+ FS’49, Little Rock, Jan. 25, 2018.

Suzanne Dougherty BA’49, Fort Smith, June 20, 2015.

William E. Earl Jr. FS’49, Morrilton, Arkansas, Jan. 21, 2018.

Richard R. Griffin m m+??

BSE’49, North Courtland, Alabama, May 19.

Deane Hammond Meek ✪+ BA’49, Fayetteville, April 1.

1950s

Waymon A. Betterton BSBA’50, Fort Smith, June 20, 2018.

Clinton E. Calvert BSEE’50, Beaumont, Texas, Jan. 10.

Robert E. Blevins BSIE’50, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Aug. 28, 2016.

John P. Stanford LLB’51, Walla Walla, Washington, March 29.

Elbert J. Stanley FS’51 ✪+, Truman, June 2.

John C. Wallace Jr. BSBA’51, Kilgore, Texas, May 1, Barbara Bradford BSE’52 MS’55, Fort Worth, Texas, Jan. 23.

Dorinda Ann Harper Klemp BA’52, Fort Myers, Florida, Dec. 13, 2018.

Raymond N. Moore ★ MBA’52, Frisco, North Carolina, March 16.

Jane H. Shackleford BSSW’52, Little Rock, May 2.

Virginia H. Wilson BSBA’52, Little Rock, June 30, 2017.

Roy Hogan Jr. BSBA’50, Pass Christian, Mississippi, May 27, 2014.

Jim Younkin BSEE’52 MSEE’58, Fayetteville, May 13.

Joan R. Johnson ✪ BSE’50 MS’55, Brentwood, Tennessee, March 31.

Joe Bradley BSA’53 MS’64, Conway, July 17.

Clarence Rice ✪ BSA’50, Little Rock, April 24.

Nash Abrams BSBA’51, Little Rock, Dec. 22, 2017.

William L. Blair LLB’51, North Little Rock, March 26.

Wayne Boyce BA’50 LLB’51, Newport, June 10.

James E. Bradley BSA’51, Rose Bud, June 4th.

Katherine Beard Buckles BSSW’51, Augusta, June 18.

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Henry G. Miller Jr. BA’52, Little Rock, June 2.

Thomas E. Faust ★ BSBA’50, Helena, May 5.

Howard G. Moore Jr. BSEE’50, Charleston, March 2.

ARMED FORCES

Martha Martin Cease ✪+ BSBA’53, Mountainside, New Jersey, March 19.

Betty Rogers Kearns ★ BSHE’53, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, April 29.

N.S. Lockard MA’53, Rockville, Maryland, Aug. 18, 2014.

Waddy W. Moore III ★ BSE’53 MA’55, Conway, June 15.

John C. Huenefeld MA’54, Bedford, Massachusetts, June 14.

Joe N. Shirey BSBA’54, Houston, Texas, May 16.

William R. Boyd BSBA’55, Washington, Missouri, March 11.

Dale K. Canfield ★ BSME’55, Chatham Boro, New Jersey, Oct. 4, 2017.

Nancy Drury Clark ★ BSE’55, Little Rock, June 10.

John H. Evans BSBA’55, Little Rock, June 9.

Arthur C. Hestir Jr. BSPH’55, North Little Rock, July 21.

Rozan McFadden FS’55, Hazen, Jan. 27, 2018.

James D. McGee ★ MS’55, Little Rock, Oct. 21, 2018.

George Franklin Thomason BSE’53, Ovilla, Texas, Aug. 6.

Charles F. Price BSBA’55, San Antonio, Texas, March 20.

Fred N. Dreher Jr. BSBA’54, West Point, Missouri, Dec. 26, 2014.

Howard L. Selph BSEE’55, Longview, Texas, Jan. 24, 2018.

J.B. Shelton BSA’55, Osceola, Arkansas, June 5.

Douglas Thom Jr. BSBA’55, Little Rock, May 11.

Dick Adcock ✪+ BSPH’56, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Jan. 21, 2018.

Elmer E. Belcher MED’56, Searcy, March 27.

Earl D. Christian BSCE’56, Texarkana, June 20.

Harold D. Gooden BSA’56, Springdale, June 6.

John Marshall Kilimanjaro MA’56 EDD’65, High Point, North Carolina, March 27.

F.B. Manatt BSBA’56, Corning, April 22.

James W. Norman FS’56, Helena, June 18.

Patricia A. Stansbery BSE’56, Russellville, Oct. 15, 2016.

George Elmus Stewart BSBA’56, Little Rock, May 6.

Ruby Steuart Reynolds MA’56, Clarksville, April 15.

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THE HART OF CAMPAIGN ARKANSAS Shannon Hart took a job in college to help pay the bills and turned it into a career in philanthropy.

Hart began her tenure as a student caller with the National Phone Campaign in 2013 and worked throughout her undergraduate experience. After earning a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in 2017, she sought a position as manager of the phone campaign and was recently promoted to assistant director of annual giving.

Her involvement with philanthropy has spanned nearly the entirety of Campaign Arkansas, which began in 2012, and she’s seen the changes private giving has made on campus.

“Charitable gifts make such a difference for our university.

Beyond the obvious physical changes to campus – like the new buildings and renovations – donations positively impact the lives of students,” she said. “Before Campaign Arkansas, campus was growing but at a much slower rate.”

The biggest changes, though, may be those in the call center, where students gather to phone alumni and friends to update contact information, visit about their experiences and fundraise for the U of A. Hart admits that the phone scammers who have increased their presence in recent years have made it much harder to have real conversations with alumni.

“It’s not as popular for people to answer their phones these days,” Hart said. “It’s harder to do what we do, but it’s always worth doing. When people talk to us, they realize they don’t

dislike phone conversations as much as they thought. It’s a rare moment of human connection that you can’t get from texting or social media.”

As a student, Hart knew the joy of philanthropy and its importance, but she still saw tuition as the funding mechanism for the campus. Now, she realizes tuition is “just a drop in the bucket.”

“Through philanthropy, we can do more. Donations are the only way that we can progress,” she said. “As a staff member, I care about philanthropy and giving back in a different way. I see it as a responsibility. It’s like going from being the child to being the parent. I want better – no – the best experiences for future generations of Razorbacks.”

It may come as no surprise that Hart’s favorite part of the job is working with students. She says she is continuously impressed by them and proud of them.

“The University of Arkansas is a whole chapter of my life, and I hope it turns into a few more chapters,” she said. “It’s given me roots.”

This fall, students from the National Phone Campaign will be calling alumni and friends to raise support for the university. If you receive a call, be kind and take a moment to share advice with students and hear firsthand about the changes on campus. These meaningful conversations are a great way to revisit memories and stay connected to the university.

FROM SMALL TOWNS COME BIG DREAMS Arkansas Alumni Association License Plate or “Roads” Scholarship, helped her feel particularly connected.

“It made a big difference,” she said. “If I hadn’t had that support from the Arkansas Alumni Association, I wouldn’t have been able to come to college. I’m eternally grateful to those who support this scholarship.”

The “Roads” Scholarship is funded by the sale of Razorback collegiate license plates, and the fund has awarded more than $4 million to students since its inception.

“The Arkansas Alumni Association remains involved with you during your time at the U of A,” Tovar said. “I felt a lot more connected because of that. It helped me stay on track.”

The size of the University of Arkansas was both attractive and slightly intimidating to Carolina Tovar (B.A. ’19), a firstgeneration student whose hometown population of Danville, Arkansas, is much less than that of the Razorback student body.

But she loved the beautiful campus as soon as she stepped foot on the Hill and was enticed by all the options available to her.

Throughout her time at the U of A, Tovar relied on scholarship support and a part-time job to fund her education and graduate debt-free. One scholarship she received, the

Plannual Giving:

Support for the Road Ahead Razorback collegiate license plates are available in Arkansas, Missouri, Texas and Tennessee. In Arkansas, the Arkansas Alumni Association receives $25 in support of the “Roads” scholarship program for each plate issued.

The act of making a planned gift to the U of A while still contributing each and every year through the Annual Fund.

Alumnus Charles Hill ★ (B.Arch. ’73) says scholarships and education “made all the difference in the world” to him. Hill created an endowed scholarship in architecture and design with a $50,000 charitable gift annuity and is making additional annual contributions so the scholarship can be awarded in the 2019-20 academic year.

Benefits of a Charitable Gift Annuity: • Receive fixed payments to you or another annuitant you designate for life • Receive a charitable income tax deduction for the charitable portion of the annuity • Benefit from payments that may be partially tax-free • Support the University of Arkansas and your chosen area of emphasis with your gift For more information, please contact George M. Lensing, Office of Planned Giving (800) 317-7526 • (479) 575-7271 glensing@uark.edu • plannedgiving.uark.edu

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Edith Irby Jones ✪ B.S.’52, M.D.’52 Dr. Edith Irby Jones of Houston passed away on July 15 at the age of 91. A native of Arkansas, she earned her medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in 1952, with the distinction of being the first black graduate from what was then called the University of Arkansas School of Medicine. She made national headlines as the first black person to matriculate at a previously all-white medical school in the South.

This was the beginning many firsts in Jones’ life.

During her second year of school, she married James B. Jones, an educator who became a dean at Texas Southern University. After graduation, Jones established a practice in Hot Springs and practiced medicine there for six years.

Jones then relocated to Houston in 1958, and she became the first black woman intern at the Baylor College of Medicine Affiliate Hospital in 1959.

Jones’ career spanned more than 50 years. She was an advocate for medical access for lower-income patients. Jones set up her practice catering to the Third Ward community in Houston in 1962, making house calls and operating a van to pick up patients. That same year she joined the clinical faculty at Baylor and went on medical staff at Riverside. She also practiced at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. She was one of the founders of Mercy Hospital in Houston and one the 12 physician owners and developers of the Park Plaza Hospital.

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the Edith Irby Jones M.D. Health Care Center in her honor. She taught, consulted or provided health care not only in the United States but in Haiti, Mexico, Cuba, China, Russia and throughout Africa. She helped establish medical clinics in Mexico and Haiti and both bear her name. She continued teaching and practicing medicine until 2014.

In 1985, Jones became the first female president of the National Medical Association, an organization that has represented black physicians since 1895.

She was the first black female chair of the Board of Trustees of Knoxville University and the only female founding member of the Association of Black Cardiologists. In 1988, she was named American Society of Medicine’s Internist of the Year.

Jones was also a civil rights activist.

After meeting NAACP lawyer and later Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, she became involved with the civil-rights movement while still pursuing her degree. She attended the NAACP’s rallies to desegregate Arkansas’ public schools. Later, she worked with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. She was the only physician and female member of the “Freedom Four.”

Jones was awarded the Citation of Distinguished Alumna in 2002 by the Arkansas Alumni Association. She was a member of the U of A Chancellor Society and a Life Member of the Arkansas Alumni Association. She was inducted into the UAMS College of Medicine Hall of Fame in 2004. In 2006, she was honored with the Silas Hunt Legacy Award. Jones was inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 2002 and was named to the Arkansas Women’s Hall of Fame inaugural class in 2015.

Survivors: two sons, a daughter, six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

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In Memoriam

Roger Richter BA’56 BARCH’57, Muskogee, Oklahoma, May 31.

Charles E. Benson BSEE’57, Conoga Park, California, Feb. 22.

Lee R. Berry Jr. BSBA’57, Searcy, Aug. 24, 2014.

Edward J. Carey ★ BSE’57, Little Rock, May 20.

Calvin Cassady Jr. MED’57 MA’66, Carthage, Missouri, March 14, 2014.

Kenneth C. Danforth ✪ BA’57 MA’61, Arlington, Texas, May 14, 2018.

Bill David Downs Jr. BA’57, Arkadelphia, April 20.

Zachary M. Duclos ★ BSA’57 MS’58, Athens, Georgia, July 2.

Dewitt Hill MED’57, Pine Bluff, April 15.

Charles H. Price ✪ BSCE’57, Stamps, June 1.

Frank Stephen Root BSAGE’57 MSAGE’63, Norfork, March 17.

Sammy P. Spikes FS’57, Little Rock, March 30.

Mary WarrinerStowe McBee ★ BSBA’57, Pine Bluff, June 27.

Al Thomas BSIE’57, Gurdon, Jan. 27, 2018.

Ruth Bradford EDD’58, Grambling, Louisiana, Dec. 31, 2004.

John L. Crouse BSBA’58, Sheridan, May 10.

O.E. Jones III BA’58, Batesville, Jan. 27, 2018.

Marion T. Mathis ★ BSA’58 MED’61, Fort Smith, June 6.

Ruth Pruitt MED’58, Little Rock, Jan. 24, 2018.

Roosevelt B. Robberson BSA’58, Decatur, Jan. 14, 2018.

Nancy Gilmore Stovall BA’58, Memphis, Tennessee, Jan. 15, 2018.

Lohnes T. Tiner BA’58 LLB’60, Harrisburg, April 18.

Bill Williamson BS’59, Russellville, July 7.

Billy J. Anderson ★ BSBA’59, Midwest City, Oklahoma, Nov. 12, 2018.

Earl Bond BSBA’59, Little Rock, June 6.

George M. Dickens Sr. MBA’59, Natchez, Mississippi, May 2.

Alice M. Hendrickson BSE’59, Muskogee, Oklahoma, March 24.

David L. Prater BSIE’59, Santa Maria, California, May 9.

William T. Strickland Jr. BSCHE’59, Little Rock, Oct. 7, 2018.

Charles C. Thornton BSBA’59, Little Rock, May 25.

1960s

Jean Durham MED’60, Fayetteville, May 24.

Rogie W. Greenway MED’60, Paron, March 24.

Betty L. Kelly BA’60, Sheridan, May 26.

Alma Kitchens MED’60, Fayetteville, April 6.

Donald L. Lambert BSE’60 MSEE’70, Little Rock, July 21.

Ken Orlicek BSBA’60, Keo, May 26.

Melba Bass Petersen MED’61, North Little Rock, May 1.

Jephrey Phipps Hubener ✪+ BA’65, Little Rock, March 16.

Claibourne W. Bass ★ BSIM’68, Fayetteville, Nov. 13, 2018.

Richard Irven Tink MED’61, Neosho, Missouri, July 4, 2017.

Robert L. Neighbors ✪+ BSBA’65, North Little Rock, April 6.

Winton G. Carson BSE’68 MED’76, Fort Smith, June 16.

Ron D. Wooten ★ BSBA’61, Mansfield, Texas, July 2.

Alex G. Streett ✪ LLB’65, Russellville, April 25.

Dave Fulton ★ BSE’68, Fayetteville, May 16.

Gloria Starlard Lacey MED’62, Houston, Texas, May 17.

Barbara Teague MED’65, Greenbrier, June 6.

Floyd A. Gibson MED’68, Saint Augustine, Florida, March 21.

Jack S. Mathis BSE’62 MED’67, Fayetteville, June 13.

Jim Poynter Jr. BSE’62, Dacula, Georgia, May 11.

Donald Arthur Ward BSA’62 MS’63, Fayetteville, April 15.

Joe C. Wright MS’62 PHD’66, Sardis, May 20.

Lana Lois Wilson ✪ BSE’65, Bay, Sept. 2, 2017.

Willis H. Beardall BA’66, Asheville, North Carolina, April 22.

Gene Grubitz III PHD’68, Roanoke, Virginia, March 18.

Maude Marie Marshall BSE’68, Uniontown, April 22.

Michael J. C. Borengasser BA’66 MA’68, Conway, Jan. 24, 2018.

Larry J. Pendleton ✪ BSBA’68 MBA’71, Hot Springs Village, April 28.

Phillip P. DePriest BSBA’66, Bauxite, May 18.

Hubert C. Peterson ✪ MD’68, North Little Rock, April 5.

John M. Fincher BSPH’66, Little Rock, May 27.

Mac Glover BA’66 JD’69, Malvern, March 23.

Wes Bair EDD’69, Springfield, Missouri, May 10, 2017.

Coe E. Mechling BSBA’66, Buda, Illinois, March 15.

Gloria Closser MA’69 PHD’78, Springdale, April 8.

Robert Highland EDD’63, Joplin, Missouri, Jan. 8, 2012.

Maribeth Ann Murray BA’66, North Little Rock, June 19.

Ronald G. Finley BSE’69 MED’70, Searcy, March 18.

Bernie Kustoff LLB’63, Germantown, Tennessee, July 19.

Robert E. Reece BSCE’66 MSCE’67, Rogers, April 28.

Joe B. Copeland BA’63 MA’72 PHD’74, Florence, Alabama, June 21.

Charles H. Gibson BS’63 MS’74, Columbus, Ohio, May 2.

Harper L. Oates Jr. ★ BSBA’63, Joiner, March 17, 2018.

William Maurice Watson BSPH’66, Fordyce, Jan. 20, 2018.

John Forster Jr. JD’69, Lexington, May 6.

Eddie L. Higgins MS’69, Pine Bluff, April 3.

Lamar Jones MED’69, Wilmar, Oct. 22, 2018.

Tommy R. Polk BARCH’63, Little Rock, April 28.

Robin Maddox Dean ✪ BA’67, North Little Rock, June 25.

Barbara J. Chamberlain ✪+ BSBA’64, Noel, Missouri, Jan. 25, 2018.

Gary P. Looper BSBA’67 MED’72, Fort Worth, Texas, May 22.

Richard L. Green BSBA’64, Denton, Texas, Oct. 23, 2017.

William J. Malone BSCE’67, Hot Springs, April 2.

Joseph T. Wood MED’60, North Little Rock, May 22.

Tommy V. Lester MED’64, Springdale, May 24.

Jack E. Forrest BSBA’61 MBA’68 PHD’78, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, March 15.

Sue Springer BSE’64, Combs, Texas, June 1.

Joseph Taylor Miller BA’67, Johnson City, Tennessee, May 6.

Harris Edward Ross ★ BA’69 MA’71 PHD’80, Lacey, Washington, March 28, 2018.

Leslie Thomas Netherton MS’67 PHD’77, Siloam Springs, April 20.

Robert E. Sharum BSBA’69, Fort Smith, July 4.

Joye R. Kelley BSE’61 MED’68, Rogers, July 23.

Horace H. Cobb BSE’65, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Jan. 5, 2018.

James F. Penn BSCE’67, Little Rock, June 28.

Mitzi J. Bardrick ★ BSE’70 MED’75 EDS’85, Rogers, April 6.

John R. Ostrander BSCE’60, Jefferson City, Missouri, June 25.

Bill J. Rosa ★ MED’60, North Little Rock, June 13.

Sandra Robins Tranum ✪+ BSE’60, Little Rock, March 15.

Harold D. Lewis BSPH’61, Oden, June 26.

Frank E. Martin BSIE’61, Dardanelle, May 11.

Billy Gene Abernathy MED’65, Mena, May 23.

Barbara Stutheit Herrington BSHE’65, North Little Rock, March 29.

John L. Vandiver EDD’67, Heber Springs, June 23.

Nelda F. Brooks Barnes MED’68, Round Rock, June 20.

Sam C. Lazenby BSME’69, Springdale, April 27.

Gary B. Lunsford ★ BSE’69, Lincoln, Jan. 24, 2018.

Rhonda Rapps BA’69, Township, New Jersey, April 10.

1970s

Ronald Joseph Beumer PHD’70, Irving, Texas, Oct. 7, 2015.

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In Memoriam

Milo J. Shult

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Eddie C. Gordon ★ BSA’73 MS’77, Clarendon, July 20.

James R. Blanscet BSBA’70, North Little Rock, June 16.

John L. Hargraves Sr. BSCE’73, Memphis, Tennessee, April 1.

Glenn Dolence ✪ EDD’70, Webb City, Missouri, May 24.

Jeanne Evans BA’70, Fort Smith, April 26.

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Milo J. Shult, the longest-serving head of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, died July 19, 2019. He was 75. He served as vice president for agriculture for the University of Arkansas System and head of the system’s Division of Agriculture from 1992-2010. Shult was remembered for his dedication to improving the lives of Arkansans through research, extension and education, as well as his life of public service.

Born in Keokuk, Iowa, Shult was raised in the Midwest and obtained degrees from Western Illinois and Iowa State University. He joined the faculty at Texas A&M in 1972 as a wildlife specialist. He moved to Arkansas 20 years later to take on the job as vice president for agriculture.

Shult was devoted to the land-grant system and firm in his belief of the system’s ability to elevate the people it served through research, extension and education. When he took over the reins of the Division of Agriculture, he coined a motto that has been used ever since: “Arkansas is our Campus.”

In 2011, he was elected to Class XXIV of the Arkansas Agricultural Hall of Fame.

“Dr. Shult had a profound impact on Arkansas agriculture and the programs of the UA System Division of Agriculture,” said Mark Cochran, who succeeded Shult as vice president for agriculture. “He was widely recognized as a leader in issues related to agriculture and rural communities. His leadership was pivotal in guiding our programs on agriculture and food production, environmental stewardship, food and nutrition, and the well-being of our families, youth and rural communities.”

On the eve of his retirement, Shult sent a memo to all Division of Agriculture employees. He told them: “My enthusiasm for the job and belief in the importance of the Division’s service to the people of the state of Arkansas is as strong as ever.

Shult serve on numeorus organizations, including chair of the Board of Agriculture and Farm Bill Committee for the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, president of the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists and and chair of the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute Board.

James A. Bland BSBA’70, Rogers, April 17.

Lawrence A. Falk Jr. PHD’70, Houston, Texas, July 16, 2004.

Kerry M. Jackson MS’70, Hot Springs, March 24.

Mickey J. Reese BSCE’70, Little Rock, June 11.

Terry K. Walker BSA’70 MS’71, Benton, May 30.

Joseph M. Welch BSE’70, Benton, April 20.

Don Bell BSBA’71, Barling, May 5.

Fred Eugene Brown BSME’71, Harrison, May 11.

Chester C. Daniel BSPH’71, Little Rock, Dec. 15, 2017.

Zoe Durilla Oakleaf BSE’71 MA’74, Little Rock, March 23.

Gene Staggs ★ BSIE’71 MSIE’72, Fayetteville, May 21.

Rick L. Balwanz BSBA’72, Sheridan, June 9.

William M. Chrisman III BA’72, Wharton, Texas, April 12.

Garland M. Foreman MS’72, Little Rock, May 31.

Janice Tucker Grisham MA’72 PHD’73, Houma, Louisiana, Aug. 16, 2011.

Mark C. Weber BA’72, Kansas City, Missouri, Dec. 14, 2017.

Terry L. Arndt ★ PHD’73, Carmel, Indiana, April 14.

James W. Boyd Jr. BSA’73, Charlotte, Texas, Oct. 6, 2017.

Bonnie Brown BS’73, Springdale, Oct. 29, 2017 Herman W. Eubanks JD’73, North Little Rock, June 12.

Robert E. Hendrickson MA’73, Mabelvale, June 28.

Elizabeth M. Rossi MED’73, Fort Smith, Oct. 24, 2017.

Mason Christy Rittman ✪ BSEE’73, Bryan, Texas, Sept.

7, 2016.

Suzan H. Woodhead MS’73, Athens, Ohio, Oct. 29, 2017.

John Darabaris FS’74, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Dec. 22, 2017.

Walter D. Gubler MS’74, Santa Clara, Utah, July 18, 2018.

Roy Michael Howsen BSPA’74 MA’76 PHD’80, Lake Village, June 23.

Carl Edward Nelson BSEE’74 MSEE’04, Panama City, Florida, Feb. 2, 2016.

Marcia C. Oliver BSE’74, Bella Vista, March 7.

Jerry M. Smith BSBA’74, Little Rock, April 30.

Wayne Thompson Sr. MED’74, Fayetteville, March 29.

Winona Parker Young BSE’74, Fayetteville, Dec. 29, 2014.

Stephen J. Chism BA’75, Fayetteville, Jan. 1, 2018.

Larry L. Herrington PHD’75, Alexandria, Louisiana, April 23.

Karen Holley FS’75, Hot Springs, April 25.

Paul E. Hopper JD’75, Little Rock, Jan. 6, 2018.

Nancy Laney Kendrick BA’75, Rogers, Oct. 26, 2017.

Allan Mesko BA’75, Hot Springs, April 12.

Royce A. Price PHD’75, Rutherford County, Tennessee, Oct. 25, 2017.

Lorraine A. Redderson EDD’75, Greenwood, South Carolina, Jan. 23, 2018.

Marlene C. Westberg MA’80, Fayetteville, Jan. 12, 2018.

Russell D. Edwards BA’76, North Little Rock, April 1.

Julie Masterson Wilson MS’80, Dallas, Texas, April 26.

Stephen Michael Houk BSE’76 AS’81, Joplin, Missouri, June 22.

Michael J. Young BSBA’80, Hot Springs, Dec. 29, 2017.

Larry B. Patterson FS’76, Sheridan, April 5.

Frank Rodman Button Jr. BSBA’81, Hot Springs, Dec. 23, 2017.

Nancy G. McCain BSRT’77, Alma, Jan. 20, 2018.

Kristin Beth Compton BSE’81, Little Rock, June 2.

James D. Peeler BSPH’77, Cabot, May 10.

Allen Duane Dunn BS’81, Fayetteville, June 15.

Thomas Winfred Roark MED’77, Texarkana, Texas, Dec. 20, 2017.

Jim Etter Parker ★ BARCH’81, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Nov. 15, 1955.

David B. Simmons, Esquire JD’77, Little Rock, May 7.

Jim Penick III JD’81, Little Rock, Nov. 10, 2017.

Finley P. Turner ✪+ MD’77, Russellville, May 12.

William D. Rambo BSBA’81, Blytheville, June 26, 2018.

Lee K. Abbott Jr. MFA’78, Las Cruces, New Mexico, April 29.

Richard Burns Scruggs BSBA’81, Pine Bluff, Dec. 9, 2017.

Allen S. Anderson PHD’78, Barberton, Ohio, July 5.

Brett A. Williams BSCHE’81, North Little Rock, June 8.

Daniel B. McCutchen BSPH’78, Fort Smith, Jan. 8, 2018.

Becky A. Patton BS’78, Wing, Dec. 22, 2017.

Walter G. Riddick III BA’78 JD’81, Little Rock, April 11.

Mary Ann Willett Young BA’78, Hot Springs, Jan. 7, 2018.

Frieda J. Belote ADN’79, Fayetteville, May 8.

Nancy Straley Ledbetter BA’79, Little Rock, June 24.

Larry W. Piles BA’79, Fort Smith, Nov. 10, 2017.

Gary Alan Tollett EDS’79, Benton, June 14, 2016.

Albert D. Witherington BSBA’79, Tulsa, Oklahoma, June 6.

1980s

John Cragin EDD’80, Joplin, Missouri, March 25.

Marcia A. Patton ✪+ ADN’80, Memphis, Tennessee, March 18.

Deborah J. Burson BA’82 AS’85, Fayetteville, Dec. 24, 2017.

Robert W Hewgley FS’82, Austin, Texas, April 13.

Betty D. McKenzie MED’82, Pine Bluff, June 14.

Karen Ann Pope MBA’82, Fayetteville, May 7.

Deborah K. Thompson EDD’82, McKenzie, Tennessee, March 1.

Matthew W. Adlong JD’83, Abilene, Texas, Jan. 15, 2018.

Robert L. Claxton BSBA’83, Little Rock, June 24.

Judith Lee Deason JD’83, Fort Smith, June 18.

Timothy G. Driggers BSIE’83, Hot Springs, Jan. 7.

Linda Zimmer Gawenda ADN’83, Bentonville, June 7.

William D. Hardin JD’83, Fort Smith, Dec. 18, 2017.

Denise Porter Kemper MED’83, Socorro, New Mexico, May 8.

In Memoriam

Kelly Jay Bryant B.S.A.’85, M.S.’86 Kelly Jay Bryant of Prairie Grove passed away on July 10 at the age of 56.

Bryant received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science from the University of Arkansas in 1985 and 1987, and his Doctor of Philosophy from Texas A&M University in 1991.

Bryant began his career as a professor and extension specialist at the University of Arkansas at Monticello in 1992 and served as the dean of the School of Agriculture from 2004 to 2018. In 2018, he transferred to the University of Arkansas to serve as the interim head of the Department of Agriculture Economics and Agribusiness.

In all his years of academia, Kelly loved working with students.

Survivors include his wife, Christine Bryant; his mother; four sons, including Caleb C. Bryant B.S.M.E.’14; one daughter, Kelsy Jane Bryant B.S.A.’14; five brothers; one sister; and three grandchildren.

William L. Matthews BSCHE’83 MSCHE’84, Fort Smith, June 15.

Mark Monteith BSBA’83, Austin, Texas, June 29.

Scott A. Clark BSBA’84, Bentonville, April 2.

Paula G. Hartz BA’84 AS’90 MS’97, Fayetteville, May 6.

Joy Sallee Thompson BA’84, Little Rock, March 19.

Ida M. Adolphson EDD’85, Siloam Springs, June 30.

Chyrel Banks BA’86, Fayetteville, June 8.

Sherri J. Brice MED’86, College Station, Texas, March 28.

Kurt Warrington Knauts ★ BSBA’86, Rogers, June 22.

Jerry Earle Overton BA’86, Conway, Jan. 14, 2018.

James R. Moreton BSBA’87, Johnson, June 6.

Patricia Dawn Delong BA’88, Bolingbrook, Illinois, June 18.

Martha Holden Bagley MED’85, St. Petersburg, Florida, Nov. 9, 2016.

1990s

Kelly Jay Bryant BSA’85 MS’86, Prairie Grove, July 10.

Kermit Braxton Garriss AS’92, Fayetteville, June 20.

Lewis F. Finley EDD’85, Searcy, April 2.

Edna L. Ballard MED’91, Dermott, Jan. 20, 2018.

Lisa R. Spear BSE’92, Floresville, Texas, Sept. 13, 2018.

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William M. Wassell ✪ MD’75, New Iberia, Louisiana, June 29.

John Andrew Winkelman BSCSE’92 MS’19, Fayetteville, March 12.

Maryellen Brundle MED’93, Marionville, Missouri, Jan. 14, 2018.

BS’99, Texarkana, Nov. 6, 2017.

Michael Richard Cassady FS’99, Fayetteville, May 21.

2000s

Thomas Patrick Rooney III BSBA’03, North Little Rock, March 20.

Jennifer Marie Dyer FS’04, Fayetteville, Dec. 14, 2017.

Casey L. Ruiz FS’04, Pine Bluff, Dec. 31, 2017.

Colby Evans Garr FS’93, Bella Vista, May 19.

Ronald Allen Hollen BSE’00 MED’02, Russellville, March 31.

Ola Nell Gober AS’93, Fayetteville, May 18.

Ellen Fletcher Terry MED’00, Little Rock, May 23.

John H. Geelan BSE’05 MED’06, Memphis, Tennessee, March 25.

Christopher Kirby BSE’94, Pine Bluff, March 8.

Jennifer L. Turner BA’00, Dallas, Texas, May 16.

Lauren R. Jarratt BA’05, Hot Springs, March 25.

Patrick Thomas Wilson FS’00, Fayetteville, Oct. 26, 2017.

Ben Thomas Roberds BA’05, Bentonville, April 24.

Pearl L. Mason BSE’94, Rogers, June 26.

Andrew Todd McClarrinon BSCE’94, Fayetteville, Jan. 22, 2018.

Eric Andrew Roberts BS’94 BS’98, Springdale, Nov. 1, 2017.

David Alan Johnston FS’95, Springdale, June 30.

Andrew C. Jacobs MS’97, Pottsville, May 10.

Jamie Lynn Eckman BA’98, Dallas, Texas, June 30, 2017.

Anthony Russell Carmeli

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Sherri A. Nero BA’01, Springdale, April 9.

Joshua Edwards BSBA’02, Harrison, May 19.

Ryan Adams BSME’03 MSOM’07, Chelmsford, Massachusetts, Dec. 13, 2017.

Alane M. Dale JD’03, Joplin, Missouri, Dec. 23, 2017.

Lindsay Elizebeth Guerra FS’03, Dallas, Texas, April 11.

Garrett W. Wilson JD’05, Sugar Land, Texas, June 4.

Kris Paul McNeely BA’07, Jonesboro, June 25.

Ronnie J. Holland BS’08, Austin, April 26.

Sarah M. Nicholson BA’09, Fort Smith, Oct. 29, 2017.

Andrew C. Pearce ★ BSE’08, Batesville, May 6.

Mitch Petrus BSA’09, Carlisle, July 18.

2010s

Ruston Jeremiah Roberts FS’10, Gravette, Dec. 29, 2017.

Walker A. Dunn FS’11, Hot Springs, Dec. 9, 2017.

Arthur Leal BSA’11 MS’13, Knoxville, Tennessee, April 4.

Jennifer Marion Murillo MED’13, Bryant, Nov. 17, 2017.

Brian Matthew Blasdel FS’15, Fayetteville, Oct. 29, 2017.

Matthew McCrary Nolen BSME’16, Bentonville, May 27.

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OFFICERS President Teena Gunter ✪ ’92, ’97, Oklahoma City, OK President-Elect Ron Rainey ’91, ’93, Little Rock, AR Treasurer Don Walker ’74, Fayetteville, AR Assistant Treasurer Kenneth Biesterveld ✪ ’05, ’10, Centerton, AR Secretary Deborah Blume ✪+ ’08, Fayetteville, AR BOARD OF DIRECTORS Class of 2020 John Berrey ✪ ’91, Sperry, OK Tori Bogner ✪ ’13, ’16, Fayetteville, AR LaTonya Foster ✪ ’96, Springdale, AR Cecilia Grossberger-Medina ★ ’08, Fayetteville, AR Steven Hinds ✪ ’89, ’92, Fayetteville, AR Regina Hopper ✪ ’81, ’85, Alexandria, VA Jordan Patterson Johnson ✪ ’00, Little Rock, AR Class of 2021 Kristen Allbritton ✪ ’04, McKinney, TX Ashley Harris ✪ ’95, Fayetteville, AR Chris Johnson ✪ ’93, North Little Rock, AR Bobby Jones ✪ ’84, Savannah, GA Kristin Kaufman ✪ ’83, Dallas, TX Connie Lewis Lensing ✪ ’74, JD’77, Memphis, TN Drake McGruder ✪ ’06, ’12, Fort Smith, AR Dustin McDaniel ✪ ’94, Little Rock, AR Courtney Backus Norton ★ ’07, Fayetteville, AR Class of 2022 Linda Bedford-Jackson ’80, Austin, TX Ashleigh Buckley ’07, ’10, Fort Smith, AR Sarah K. Hudson ’07, ’10, Washington, DC Paul Parette ’89, Dallas, TX Bill Stovall ’72, Charleston, SC Richard Welcher ’99, ’04, Fayetteville, AR Brian Wolff ’89, Washington, DC Kristen Collier Wright ’98, ’01, Forrest City, AR STAFF Associate Vice Chancellor for Alumni and Executive Director of the Arkansas Alumni Association Brandy Cox ✪ MA’07 Director of Membership and Marketing Terri Dover ✪+ Director of Outreach and Programs Thomas Ellis ★ BA’96, MBA’98 Director of Finance Hal Prescott ✪ Lisa Ault ★ BSBA’94, Accounting Specialist; Catherine Baltz ✪+ BS’92, MED’07, Assistant Director of Communications; Tim Barker ★, Fiscal Support Analyst; Shanedra Barnes ✪, Assistant Director of Outreach and Engagement; Debbie Blume ✪+ BSBA’08, Board and Campaign Coordinator; Melissa Brawner ★ B.S.B.A.’99, Marketing Coordinator; Carol Cooper ★, Chapters and Student Programs Assistant; Deb Euculano ✪, Senior Associate Director of Alumni Special Events; Florence Galbraith ★, Fiscal Support Analyst; Mercedes Gazaway ★, Assistant Director of Student Programs; Brock Haegele ★ BA’17, Chapters and Student Programs Assistant; Mary Kate Harrison ★ BA’15, MA’17, Special Projects Coordinator; Ryan Jones ★, Membership and Marketing Assistant; Lisy McKinnon ★ BA’97, Associate Director of Chapter Programs; Rachel Moore ★ BSHES ’07, Assistant Director of Membership & Marketing; Emily Piper ★, Administrative Specialist; Patti Sanders ✪+ BSA’08, Associate Director of Alumni Scholarships; Julie Simpson ★, Associate Director of Facilities and Special Events; Elizabeth Lee Shoultz ★ B.A. ’16, MPA ’18, Manager of Affinity Programs and Analysis; Yusra Sultana, Member and Marketing Assistant

NWA and around the world that they are now expanding to other parts of Northwest Arkansas. There are two new stores underway and set to open soon, Beautiful Lives Siloam Springs and Beautiful Lives Bentonville.

The Taylors are a Razorback Family.

Lewis grew up going to Razorback games and he was president of the Booster club when he was a student. He currently works as an assistant manager at the University of Arkansas Bookstore. All four of the Taylor children chose to attend the U of A. Lowell Taylor graduated in 2011 and currently works for Harvest Group as a financial analyst. Anna Taylor, B.S.H.E.S.’13, started a nonprofit called James 127 Foundation and a clothing line, Judith and James, to help vulnerable women in Africa. Claire Taylor B.S.H.E.S.’17 has a career in social media

and marketing in Los Angeles. John Taylor is in his senior year at the university and has been accepted into the accelerated Sam M. Walton College of Business Honors M.B.A. program.

“We are grateful to be in Fayetteville and enjoy the energy and opportunities that come with living in a university town,” Taylor said. Taylor’s advice to future U of A alumni is to give their best while they are in school. Get the most from their classes and to get involved in campus groups. She encourages them to do things that stretch them. Not surprisingly, Melody encourages the next generation of Razorbacks to be grateful for their opportunities and to find ways to give back. “Think about how you can make the world better by what you can uniquely offer it from your experiences,” Taylor said.

Learn more at https://www. beautifullivesboutique.com.

Past Presidents Arkansas Alumni Association of the Board of Directors 1923-24 J oseph Kirby Mahone ✪ BA’07 1924-25 Robert Hill Carruth BA’11 1925-26 James E. Rutherford ✪ BA’22 1926-27 Winston Lee Winters BSCE’06 1927-28 J.L. Longino BSEE’03 1928-29 Alfred Boyde Cypert BA’12 1929-30 James William Trimble BA’17 1930-31 G . DeMatt Henderson BA’01 LLB’03 1931-32 Dr. Jasper Neighbors MD’18 1932-33 Scott D. Hamilton BA’24 1933-34 Charles A. Walls BA’07 1934-35 Arthur D. Pope BA’06 1935-36 John C. Ashley BA’11 1936-37 Beloit Taylor BA’19 1937-38 John P. Woods ✪ BA’09 1938-39 Glen Rose ★ BSE’28 MS’31 1939-40 Claude J. Byrd ★ BSA’25 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

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1954-55 Beloit Taylor BA’19 1955-56 L ouis L. Ramsay Jr. LLB’47 LLD’88 1956-57 Stanley Wood ✪ BA’23 1957-58 A.L. Whitten MS’40 1958-59 W.R. “Dub” Harrison BA’20 1959-60 E .M. “Mack” Anderson ✪+ BA’32 1960-61 Warren Wood ✪ LLB’32 1961-62 O wen 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 1965-66 P .K. Holmes Jr. ✪ BA’37 LLB’39 1966-67 William H. Bowen ★ LLB’49 1967-68 Guy H. Lackey ✪+ BSBA’49 1968-69 R obert P. Taylor ✪+ BSBA’47 MS48 1969-70 J ohn Ed Chambers BA’39 LLB’40 1970-71 Chester H. Lauck ’25 1971-72 Nathan Gordon ✪+ JD’39 1972-73 Charles E. Scharlau ✪+ LLB’51 1973-74 Carl L. Johnson ★ BSBA’47 1974-75 R. Cecil Powers ✪ BSBA’30 1975-76 J.C. Reeves ✪ ’25 1976-77 E lizabeth (Sissi) Riggs Brandon ✪+ BSE’55 1977-78 Roy Murphy ✪+ BSIM’49 1978-79 Fred Livingston ✪ BSBA’55 1979-80 Tracy Scott ✪ BSE’53 1980-81 E dward W. Stevenson ✪+ BSBA’60 1981-82 Fred Livingston ✪ BSBA’55

1982-83 D on Schnipper ✪+ BA’63 JD’64 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 R ebecca Shreve ✪+ BSE’60 MED’63 1988-89 R obert T. Dawson ✪+ BA’60 LLB’65 1989-90 G regory B. Graham ✪+ BSBA’70 JD’72 1990-91 Blake Schultz ✪+ BA’51 1991-92 C huck Dudley ✪+ BSBA’76 MBA’77 1992-93 H arriet Hudson Phillips ✪+ BA’72 1993-94 R ichard Hatfield ✪+ BSBA’65 LLB’67 1994-95 J enny Mitchell Adair ✪+ BA’62 1995-96 J ack McNulty ✪+ BSBA’67 JD’70 1996-97 Sylvia Boyer ✪+ BSE’63 1997-98 Morris Fair ★ BSBA’56 1998-00 H . Lawson Hembree IV ✪+ BSA’83 2000-02 Jeffery R. Johnson ✪+ BA’70 2002-04 E dward Bradford ✪+ BSE’55 MED’56 2004-06 B rian M. Rosenthal ✪+ BSBA’84 2006-08 Kenny Gibbs ✪+ BSBA’85 2008-10 Gerald Jordan ✪+ BA’70 2010-12 S teve Nipper ✪+ BSBA’71 MBA’73 2012-14 John Reap ✪+ BSBA’70 2014-16 Stephanie S. Streett ✪ BS’91 2016-18 Don Eldred ✪ BSBA’81

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Hit That Line Take the Beat on Down the Field Members of the Razorback Marching Band practice their paces on a parking lot south of campus, rehearsing formation of the Arkansas “A� through which the football team runs when entering the Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium each game day. The band practices hours and hours before and after classes to turn the many individuals of the musical cosmos into a singularity of sound and motion.

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