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Summer 2013 Vol. 62, No. 4

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Into the Wild

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Follow your heart Announcing the 2014 Tour Selections

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Natural Wonders of Costa Rica and 100th Anniversary Passage through the Panama Canal aboard the MV Variety Voyager January 4-13, 2014, from $4995 per person

Normandy – 70th Anniversary of D-Day with Alumni Campus Abroad in Honfleur

Amazon River 24 passenger Expedition

May 2014: date to be determined, $2795 per person

February 7-16, 2014, from $3895 per person

Tanzania – Deluxe Safari during the Great Migration February 17-27, 2014, from $5899 per person

Caribbean Pearls aboard Oceania Riviera

Dalmatian Coast aboard five-star M.S. Le Soleal June 18-26, 2014, from $3895 per person

Ireland – Ennis, Killarney, Dublin August 10-20, 2014, $3195 per person

February 22- March 4, 2014, from $2699 per person*

Great Journey through Europe featuring the Glacier Express

Gray Whale Migration – Sea of Cortez, Baja Mexico

June 21 – July 1, 2014, $3995 per person

March 10-16, 2014, Call for pricing details: Optional marine and desert wildlife voluntour extension

Samba Rhythms aboard Oceania Regatta March 16-29, 2014, from $3899 per person*

Antebellum South aboard the American Queen April 11-19, 2014, from $2549 per person

Waterways of Holland & Belgium April 27 – May 5, 2014, from $2999 per person

Cradle of History aboard Oceania Riviera May 4 – 15, 2014, from $2999 to $3295 per person*

Alaska’s Glaciers & Inside Passage aboard the six-star Silversea, all-suite small ship July 24 – 31, 2014, from $3950 per person*

Northern Europe & Iceland July 27 – August 8, 2014, from $4399 per person

Baltic Treasures aboard Oceania Nautica August 21 – September 1, 2014, from $4299 per person*

Islands & Rivieras of the Mediterranean aboard six-star Silversea, all-suite small ship September 19 – 27, 2014, from $4495 per person*

National Parks and Lodges of the Old West,

Historic Reflections aboard Oceania Riviera

May 24 – June 2, $3495 per person*

October 1-12, 2014, from $3799 per person*

For further details on these and other potential tours, contact Julie Preddy, Associate Director for Lifelong Learning, 479.575.6368, jpreddy@uark.edu or visit our website at www.arkansasalumni.org/travel

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Battle of the Bowmen The HPER pool is turned into a sea of battle as student teams square off in a competition to see who can sink whose battleship faster.

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OZARK OUTDOORS

On the cover: the Outdoor Connection Center at the University of Arkansas has been sending students, faculty and staff into the wilderness for 40 years, organizing trips, renting equipment and teaching wilderness skills.

FOUR CORNERS OF THE WORLD

The World Trade Center Arkansas, one of the few world trade centers affiliated with a university, continues its mission of connecting Arkansas businesses with suppliers and dealers in far-flung nooks around the globe.

DEPARTMENTS

2 Campus View 4 Letters 6 Picture This 8 On the Hill 14 Profile 30 Associations 40 Razorback Road 44 Yesteryear 48 Senior Walk 68 Last Look

BUILDING BOOM

The face of campus is getting more than a facelift. New buildings and expansions touch every corner of the campus, from academics to housing to athletics. Many of the new capital additions are due for completion this fall. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a sneak preview.

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Setting sights on top 20

Walton College excelling at every level

Eli Jones, dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business

About a year ago, I arrived as the dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business. As promised, I hit the ground listening while simultaneously forming the leadership team that will move the Walton College of Business to the next level. We are building on the successes of the past leadership, as we set our sights on being a top 20 public business school by 2020. I traveled and met with many external supporters and alumni of the University of Arkansas and the Walton College of Business, and I heard from our talented faculty, staff and many of our students. What you said: The Walton College is on a great path to even greater things, and the time to advance is now. The evidence is strong. The college is a nationally and internationally recognized leader in business education and research. It has maintained its top-30 position in the public undergraduate rankings by U.S. News & World Report, and the full-time Walton MBA program was recently ranked the No. 1 program in the country – public or private– in the percentage of students who had careers at graduation. BusinessWeek recently ranked our undergraduate program in the top 50 in the country among public business colleges. Excelling in making an impact locally and regionally. Entrepreneurial teams coached by Carol Reeves, Walton College professor of management and the university’s associate vice provost for entrepreneurship, have compiled an unprecedented record over the past five years. Her teams have excelled in academic competitions and in creating new jobs in Arkansas. This year alone, business competition teams swept the top three spots in the graduate competition at the Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup. And we placed an unprecedented four teams in the Venture Lab 2

Investment Competition: the only school to do so in its 25-year history. Excelling in research, discovery, learning and teaching. The Alumni Association awarded Viswanath Venkatesh of our information systems department the Faculty Distinguished Achievement Award for published research known internationally, and the university awarded Molly Rapert of our marketing department the Charles and Nadine Baum Faculty Teaching Award.. The new home of our RFID Research Center is the most complete simulation facility for supply chain technology operating today, and our Behavioral Business Research Lab hosts scholars worldwide to conduct experimental business research in our lab. Excelling globally. In the last nine months, the Walton College formalized two more partnerships with schools abroad – Fucape in Brazil and Suzhou University in China. Also, we are launching an MBA program in Panama soon. The 13-month academic program will be taught by full-time faculty from the Walton College in a mix of online and in-class sessions. We are setting our strategic priorities and goals for the next several years, focusing on our key strengths in retail, entrepreneurship, global engagement, data analytics and business intelligence, and supply chain management. If you have not gotten involved yet, we ask that you follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Visit our website at waltoncollege.uark.edu, and be sure to stop by our campus to see the new Sam M. Walton Atrium, which tells the inspiring story of the founder of Walmart.

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Creative Director Amanda Ryan Photography Editor Russell Cothren Writers & Contributors Katherine Barnett ’13 Chris Branam ’11 Robby Edwards Jr. Jennifer Holland '08 Barbara Jaquish ’08 Zach Lawson Camilla Medders ’01 ’09 Mark Rushing ’93 Lindsay Larson Smith ’07 Steve Voorhies ’78 Feature Designers Laura Bennett Eric Pipkin Amanda Ryan Photography Intern Logan Webster Advertising Coordinator Catherine Baltz ’92 ’07 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters to the editor are accepted and e ncouraged. Send letters for publication to Arkansas Magazine, Office of University Relations, 200 Davis Hall, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701 or by e-mail to editor@uark.edu. Letters should be no longer than 250 words and may be edited for length. Typewritten letters are preferred. Anonymous letters will not be published. Submission does not guarantee publication. Arkansas, The Magazine of the Arkansas Alumni Association (ISSN 1064-8100) (USPS 009-515) is published quarterly by the Arkansas Alumni Association, Inc. at 491 North Razorback Road, Fayetteville, AR 72701. Annual membership dues are $45 (single) or $50 (couple) of which $6 is allocated for a subscription to Arkansas. Single copies are $2. Editing and production are provided through the UA Office of University Relations. Direct inquiries and information to P.O. Box 1070, Fayetteville, AR 727021070, phone (479) 575-2801, fax (479) 575-5177. Periodical postage paid at Fayetteville, AR, and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address corrections to P.O. Box 1070, F ayetteville, AR 72702-1070. ARKANSAS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Mission Statement The Arkansas Alumni Association connects and serves the University of Arkansas Family. Vision Statement The Arkansas Alumni Association will be nationally recognized as a model alumni relations program. Value Statement The Arkansas Alumni Association values: …the University of Arkansas Family …our members …our University and its unique heritage …lifelong connections and relationships Arkansas Summer 13-081 Cover photo by Darrell Shaw. All other photos by Russell Cothren unless otherwise noted Please recycle.

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LETTERS

OFFICERS President John Reap ’70, Dallas,TX Past President Steve Nipper ’71, ’73, Magnolia Treasurer Tom Dorre ’68, ’81, Fayetteville Secretary Deborah Blume ’08, Fayetteville BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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2010-2013 Gerri Ayers ’77, Houston,TX Ritche Manley Bowden ’86, Memphis,TN Bao Bui ’98, Fayetteville Virginia Rainwater Cox ’82, Jonesboro Don Eldred ’81, Houston,TX Vince Jones ’95, Centennial, CO Johnathon Mormon ’02, McGehee Charlene Reed ’74, ’77, Marianna Jeffrey M. Stephens ’86, Hot Springs Brandon Timbes ’98, Charlotte, NC

Arkansas Native Paints With Bold Colors Hogs of Arkansas, Aspens of Colorado, Flag of America Among Subjects

Editor’s note: Several readers asked about the photograph of the painter on the contents page of the spring issue of Arkansas, reproduced at left. The painter is Pat Matthews, a native Arkansan, who spent his growing-up years roaming the woods of Arkansas, hunting and fishing. He studied architecture at the University of Arizona, winning the William Wilde Memorial Award as the architecture school’s top designer, before graduating and pursuing art as a career. He now lives in Santa Fe, N.M., where his paintings are on display barely long enough to be sold. ster photo Logan Web His artwork ranges from neo-impressionist landscapes to bold abstracts. Among his “southern” paintings are bald cyprus trees in the swamps, cotton fields in the Delta and the Old Mill in Little Rock. Many of his works today, especially his paintings of aspens, have a vibrant mountain feel of northern New Mexico and Colorado. Matthews’ painting of the running Razorback and its colorful background in the shape of Arkansas are available as Giclee prints in two sizes: 30-inch by 35-inch for $450 and 38-inch by 43.5-inch for $750. Titled Charging Razorback, the painting and prints of it are licensed collegiate products. The original initially showed at the Red Door Gallery in Little Rock. After the attacks of Sept. 11, he painted an American flag over one of his paintings and donated it and proceeds from the sale of it and subsequent prints to New York City’s Battalion 9, one of the ladder companies that lost firefighters while trying to rescue people in the World Trade Center towers. Matthews continues to produce paintings for charitable use along with his commissioned work. Most recently, he created another American flag painting, Endless Strength of America, after the bombing at the Boston Marathon. More about Matthews and his artwork is available at www.patmatthewsart.com or at his blog, www.patmatthewsart.blogspot.com. To see upcoming works and paintings in progress, search for his page on Facebook. We welcome letters to the editor at editor@uark.edu. ■ 4

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2011-2014 Ben Beaumont ’04, Little Rock Leslie F. Belden ’79, ’05, Fayetteville Judy Drummond Covert ’83, Bel Aire, KS Dewayne Goldmon ’85, ’87, Pine Bluff Kay Collett Goss ’63, ’66, Alexandria, VA Anthony Lucas ’99, ’04, Little Rock Carla Martin ’04, Pine Bluff Heather Nelson ’94, Little Rock Melissa Pianalto ’88, ’90, Springdale Chuck Roscopf ’79, ’83, Helena 2012-2015 Kenneth Biesterveld ’05, ’10, Bentonville John L Colbert ’76, ’81, Fayetteville John W. Cole ’76, ’78, Springdale Rita Geiger ’66, Oklahoma City, OK Teena Gunter ’92, ’97, Oklahoma City, OK Sharon Hunt ’73, ’75, Fayetteville William L. Kerr ’88,Tampa, FL Terry Rasco ’71, ’72, Little Rock Stephanie S. Streett ’91, Little Rock Joel G.Wood ’74, Germantown,TN STAFF Executive Director Graham G. Stewart Director of Membership and Resource Development Terri Dover Director of Communications and Marketing Tammy W. Tucker ’97,‘03 Director of Outreach and Engagement Angela Mosley Monts ‘80 Director of Administration Debbie Blume ’08 Debbie Abbott, manager of facilities and special events; Nicole Allbritton ’07, ’10, assistant director of communications; Carolyn Baltz ’03, associate director of membership and marketing; Catherine Baltz ’92, ’07, manager of strategic marketing; Kelly Bostick, electronic communications coordinator; Heath Bowman, associate director of regional programs; Stella Clark, records and membership assistant; Brendan Curington ’02, ’06, fiscal support analyst; Deb Euculano, associate director for special projects; Kabrina Gardner ’10, outreach and engagement support supervisor; Airic Hughes ’11, assistant director of young alumni and student programs; Robin January ’98, scholarship coordinator; Julie Preddy ’04, associate director for lifelong learning; Elizabeth Tipton, records and membership assistant; Chris Wallen, alumni records manager.

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Impressive Imprinting Amos Paul Kennedy Jr., a renowned letterpress printer based in Alabama and proprietor of Kennedy Prints!, gives advice to Erica Rucker during a printmaking workshop for art students in a class taught by professor Cynthia Thompson (in background). Kennedy, wearing his trademark pink shirt and overalls, is currently working on a project to build a printing plant in Detroit for people interested in letterpress printing, book-binding and paper-making.

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Video Shorts Tell Story of Campus The University of Arkansas debuted a new web-based video series, Arkansas Short Takes, in March. Each week through the end of the spring semester, Short Takes told a story about an exceptional student, faculty member or special point of pride at the University of Arkansas. “The U of A is made up of remarkable people, and Arkansas Short Takes will help our alumni, friends and campus colleagues learn their stories and accomplishments,” explained Chancellor G. David Gearhart. “Collectively, these stories showcase the university’s unique role as a partner, resource and catalyst in advancing the educational and economic interests of Arkansas and the nation.” The series title comes from the length of each episode, said John N. Diamond, associate vice chancellor of the university’s office of university relations, which produces Arkansas Short Takes. “Each week’s segment runs roughly 90 seconds — long enough to tell a story and short enough for viewers to watch without a lengthy commitment of time,” Diamond said. “The length of each story and the web-based delivery mode are designed to appeal to the ever-growing number of people who watch video content on their smart phones, tablets and computers.” More than a dozen videos are available at shorttakes.uark.edu. The first installment tells the story of Mike Norton of Lincoln, Ark. Norton, an honors student majoring in agricultural economics 8

and business, found life-altering experiences through the university’s study abroad experience and internship programs, which enabled him to study at the London School of Economics and to work in Ghana for the World Cocoa Institute as part of his U of A undergraduate experience. Other episodes have highlighted Kristin Kovach’s undergraduate research into microbubbles that might be used for biomedical purposes, the success of Ark Challenge in putting budding entrepreneurs with investors, the passion of Kanesha Day for both chemistry and theater, and the enormity of the building boom happening on campus to meet the needs of the university’s growing student body. Each edition of Arkansas Short Takes is introduced by a student host. The series’ executive producer is Mark Rushing and producer is Kris Katrosh. “The U of A has alumni and friends in all 50 states and in more than 100 countries around the world,” said Graham Stewart, the executive director of the Arkansas Alumni Association. “We think Arkansas Short Takes is a creative new way for the university to stay connected with them.” Although the series is on hiatus during the summer, new videos will resume weekly at the beginning of the fall semester and can be seen at shorttakes.uark.edu. ■

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English Named New Dean of Engineering

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Alumnus John English has been named the ninth dean of the U of A College of Engineering. English, currently dean of the College of Engineering at Kansas State University, will also hold the Irma F. and Raymond F. Giffels Endowed Chair in Engineering. His term will begin July 1. “I am very pleased to be welcoming John English back to Arkansas,” said Chancellor G. David Gearhart. “He’s accomplished great things both here and at Kansas State, and I know he’ll do an excellent job leading the College of Engineering into the future.” “It is exciting to return to my alma mater as the dean of engineering,” said English. “I have been fortunate to hold the same position at Kansas State University, and I am ready to jump in with both feet at the University of Arkansas. With its talented faculty, staff and students, the college at the University of Arkansas is one of the leaders in engineering education and research, and it is poised for greater prominence. I look forward to being on campus soon!” The College of Engineering offers seven ABET-accredited engineering degrees, and recently instituted the first department of biomedical engineering in the state of Arkansas. The college is growing fast; since 2007, student enrollment has increased by 73 percent.

Faculty members in the College of Engineering conduct cutting-edge research in many important areas, including alternative energy, cancer detection and treatment, and nanoscience. English received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and a master’s degree in operations research from the University of Arkansas. He holds a doctorate in industrial engineering and management from Oklahoma State University. English was a faculty member in the University of Arkansas department of industrial engineering from 1991 to 2007 as well as head of the department from 2000 to 2007. In this role, English helped increase the reputation of the department, which is currently ranked 19th by U.S. News and World Report. From 2000 to 2005, English was the founding director of the Center for Excellence in Logistics and Distribution, a National Science Foundation Industry and University Cooperative Research Center. While director of the GENESIS Technology Incubator at the University of Arkansas from 1999 to 2001, English helped start-up companies commercialize technological advances. The focus of most of English’s research is on quality and reliability engineering. He has published numerous articles and book chapters in the field of logistics and material handling, and his awards include the Halliburton Research Award, the Dr. Theo Williamson Award from Integrated Manufacturing Systems and the Continuing Professional Development Best Paper award from the American Society for Engineering Education. He is a fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers. “John English has proven himself to be a talented scholar and dedicated leader,” said Provost Sharon Gaber. “The College of Engineering has made great strides in the past few years, and he is the right person to build upon this success.” ■

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A newly arrived staff member on campus could be forgiven when he said he didn’t understand weather in Arkansas. Never static, hardly predictable and usually pleasant, the weather took a wild turn on Dead Day, May 3, when snow began falling on campus. More than an inch of soggy snow accumulated during the early morning hours, piling up on the green leaves of oaks and the purple petals of iris. It’s the first time that snowfall has been recorded in Arkansas during the month of May. Snowflakes fell again the next morning, May 4, but didn’t accumulate. The previous record for latest traces of snow was set on April 30, 1903. Surprisingly, the snow had been predicted in early April by Kyle Kellams, news director for KUAF Radio, the public radio station on the U of A campus. Kellams boldly predicted the snowfall after consulting a time-honored data-driven climate model for predicting cold, rainy weather: the date of Fayetteville’s Springfest on Dickson Street. Organizers of Springfest, which seems to attract rain as easily as the physics department gathers nanoparticles, changed the festival’s 2013 date to the first weekend in May to avoid the tempestuous weather of April. Now, because of the winter weather, Springfest is being rescheduled for summer, a good thing since Arkansas needs more rain. ■ 9

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Secretary Vilsack Offers View of American Agriculture During Bumpers Lecture U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack spent a busy day on campus Tuesday interacting with students and many others as the featured speaker for the second annual Dale and Betty Bumpers Distinguished Lecture Series. The event was hosted by the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences at the University of Arkansas. Vilsack visited with an honors class early Tuesday, was the guest at a luncheon with friends and supporters of the Bumpers College, addressed a crowded E.J. Ball Courtroom at the School of Law, answering many questions from students, met with local media for a news conference and attended a reception in the atrium of the School of Law before leaving campus. In his lecture, Vilsack, who served two terms as governor of Iowa and served in the Iowa State Senate early in his political career, emphasized the importance of rural America and farming, and how the nation benefits.

“To live and work in America means you have access to a tremendous amount of food, and most of it is produced here,” he said. “We would not have to import anything. We are a very food-secure nation, but there are very few nations that can say that.” Vilsack said Americans typically spend 6 to 15 cents per dollar on food compared to 10 to 20 cents per dollar in other countries, giving Americans more flexibility with their paychecks. He also touched on energy sources – oil, natural gas, wind and solar, and how most of that comes from rural America; that 16 percent of our population lives, works and raises its family in rural areas, but 40 percent of the nation’s military personnel come from those areas; and that 32,000 farms produce 50 percent of our food. He also discussed the short-, medium- and long-term threats to agriculture. ■

Physicists Observe New Magnetic State of Bismuth Ferrite Using computer models, a graduate student at the University of Arkansas has collaborated with scientists in the United States and Europe to observe a new magnetic state of bismuth ferrite. These scientists and Dovron Rahmedov, a doctoral student in physics, published the results Monday, April 28, in the advance online edition of the journal Nature Materials. Laurent Bellaiche, a professor of physics, also contributed to the paper. Rahmedov and Bellaiche conducted their research in the university's physics department and Institute for Nanoscience and Engineering. Bismuth ferrite is a compound that can change 10

its electrical polarization when under a magnetic field or magnetic properties when under an electric field. Because of these effects, bismuth ferrite interests researchers who want to design novel devices — based on magneto-electric conversion. “Bismuth ferrite is a very unusual material,” Rahmedov said.“It is a multifunctional material that can open a door to a future generation of memory devices. In the published work we have collaborated with several European groups to investigate the behavior of the material under epitaxial strain.” Epitaxial strain is the technical phrase for a ARKANSAS

deformity in the material, which arises from the substrate on top of which the material is grown, Rahmedov said. “Under such strain the magnetic structure of the bismuth ferrite passes through three different magnetic states, and one of those states is unexpected and was not observed before,” he said. “Considering the complexity and importance of this material, the discovery of new magnetic states of the material is an important breakthrough in this field. Despite a flurry of research in recent years to study this material, bismuth ferrite keeps surprising us with its new properties.” n Summer 2013

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Two Professors’ Books Spark National Interest Although professors across the campus publish books throughout the year, two recent works of non-fiction — one about the past and one about the present — have caught the eyes of readers across the nation. In Right to Dream: Immigration Reform and America’s Future, sociologist William A. Schwab examines the evidence and calls for passage of the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, better known as the DREAM Act. The DREAM Act would provide residency to undocumented young people brought to this country as children. It would allow such young people to attend college with in-state tuition and to work and travel freely. It would open a path to citizenship to those who complete their education or military service. Schwab analyzed the arguments for and against the DREAM Act and immigration reform and concluded that “the critics have gotten it wrong.” He met scores of young DREAMers and was impressed by their intelligence, hard work and motivation. “When you know their stories,” he writes, “you have to ask yourself, ‘We are thinking about deporting them? We don’t want these remarkable young people to be part of our communities and citizens of our nation?’” Meanwhile, Randall Woods looks into the past and provides a thorough biography of William Egan Colby, the CIA director during the 1970s. The New York Times and Washington Post have both given the book, Shadow Warrior: William Egan Colby and the CIA, favorable reviews. Woods, a Distinguished Professor of history, traces the life of Colby, who began working with the Office of Strategic Services — the precursor to the CIA — during World War II and spent more than a decade leading secret actions in Vietnam. In Southeast Asia, according to Woods, “Colby was a champion of covert action, secret armies, pacification and counterterrorism.” Woods describes Colby as a controversial figure whose views toward secrecy and unconventional warfare made him both a heretic and a prophet in the U.S. government. His life also provides a window into the secret wars in Vietnam. “If one wants to look at the Cold War and how it was fought in the Third World through political action — counterinsurgency — he’s really a good vehicle to look at that,” Woods said. “The book is about him but it’s also about the times he lived through. It was a way to look at the other war in Vietnam, the secret war. It was an opportunity to look at interesting times as well as an interesting life.” ■ Summer 2013

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Students from the Bumpers College Honors Student Board, pictured left to right, are: Quang Ngo, Andrew Dugan, Toryn Jones, Senator John Boozman, Amy West, Maggie Jo Pruitt and Carly Hale

Senator Boozman Talks Food U.S. Sen. John Boozman visited with students and answered questions in the inaugural “Food for Thought” lecture from the Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences at the University of Arkansas. The lecture series is intended to focus on food, family and the environment, which corresponds with the goal of the Bumpers College to advance the business of foods and the impact of foods on human health, environmental sustainability and human quality of life. Boozman visited the campus, made a brief presentation to students in Old Main’s Giffels Auditorium and interacted with students in a lengthy question and answer session. Before turning to the students for questions, Boozman opened with comments on the Hunger Caucus, which he has used to bring awareness to and combat hunger issues in the United States, and the importance of global engagement and sustainability. “There are 925 million people around the world suffering from malnutrition and hunger,” said Boozman. “The good news is that the number has come down because a lot of different people are involved in the issues of humanity. Arkansas is in a great position to be helpful. The state is at the top or near the top in production and in position to play a vital role.” Boozman, who grew up in Fort Smith, was sworn in as U.S. senator on Jan. 5, 2011. He serves on four committees – agriculture, nutrition and forestry; appropriations; science and transportation; and veterans affairs. During the question and answer period, Boozman discussed questions about crops producing higher yields for a growing population. “Plants have been modified to be more drought resistant,” he said. “The studies I’ve seen show this is very, very safe. There’s a tremendous 12

opportunity here. When you can modify a plant to be more drought resistant and to produce a greater yield, it’s a good deal. There will be a lot of mouths to feed in the future, and right now, and we can do that. A lot of that is due to the research being conducted right here at the University of Arkansas. You’re helping food security as much as anyone.” Another question concerned increasing the use of natural gas over ethanol. Boozman would like to eliminate policy requiring ethanol use in fuel, which he says helps drive up the price of corn. Fifty percent of the corn supply in the U.S. is used for fuel, he said, which forces farmers to shift to other grains. “In regard to natural gas, we’ll see a lot more being used because of high fuel prices,” he said. “When fuel prices reach $3.50 per gallon, it changes driving patterns. There simply isn’t any more disposable income. Natural gas can be more competitive, but you can’t have natural gas in your car and go anywhere because there’s no place to fill up your tank. A lot of fleet trucks and buses are looking at converting.” Boozman also addressed a question about subsidies for local foods. “I don’t think you’ll see local food subsidies,” he said. “What we try to do is help the local farmers’ markets. Wal-Mart, Target and others are starting to make more local produce available, and I think that is the direction we’ll go. How do we incentivise that? We need to support farmers’ markets and encourage others to buy local produce, and really look at foods to focus on what we’re eating.” As for food safety, he said: “Right now, the U.S. has the cheapest, safest food supply in the world. The Food and Drug Administration has a lot to do with that. You need a good safety net.” ■

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Prestigious Awards for Students Four University of Arkansas students – two recent graduates and two undergraduates – have won National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships for the upcoming academic year. Pictured above, from left, Tyler Bowman of Greenbrier, Kristin Kovach of Little Rock, Raymond Walter of Clarkridge, and Derrek Wilson of Liberal, Mo., will receive $30,000 fellowships that are renewable for up to three years. Two recent graduates, Danielle Frechette and Ryan Shinabery received honorable mentions. The graduate fellowship program is one of the National Science Foundation’s oldest and most highly competitive, with roots in the foundation’s original 1950 charter and offering support for graduate study in all scientific disciplines. NSF graduate fellows are promising young

mathematicians, scientists and engineers who are expected to pursue lifelong careers marked by significant contributions to research, teaching and industrial applications in science, mathematics and engineering. “Our students winning these incredibly competitive awards at the national level is one of the real highlights of the spring each year,” said Chancellor G. David Gearhart. “The NSF Graduate Research Fellowships are highly competitively and speak to the extraordinary accomplishments of our students, of the dedicated faculty who support them, and of their departments and colleges. It also points to the positive direction we are headed as a university and as a state. These outstanding students give me every confidence that we are well on our way to becoming a top 50 research institution. ” ■

Triple Dose of Top Graduate Rankings

Law, Rehabilitation Counseling, M.B.A. Programs Rated Among Best in Country University of Arkansas graduate programs received recognition in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2014 Best Graduate Schools rankings released this month. The Sam M. Walton College of Business earned a No. 1 ranking for the number of full-time Master of Business Administration graduates employed at graduation – an impressive 90.5 percent, while the rehabilitation counseling program in the College of Education and Health Professions is ranked 16th overall nationally. In addition, the University of Arkansas School of Law is ranked in the top tier of law schools for the fifth consecutive year and continues its steady climb in the rankings. “Obtaining the top spot in the country for placing our M.B.A. students in impactful careers is a testament to our talented faculty, truly dedicated Summer 2013

and hardworking staff, and to our students who make us proud every day,” said Eli Jones, dean of the Walton College. Walton College’s Executive M.B.A. program is 32nd among public business schools and its fulltime program is 37th, according to U.S. News. The rehabilitation counseling program in the department of rehabilitation, human resources and communication disorders has been ranked in the top 20 nationally for the past decade and has been ranked 16th since 2011, the last year rehabilitation counseling programs were ranked. The School of Law tied for 36th place among public law schools and tied for 68th place overall. “We pride ourselves on being a great value,” said Stacy L. Leeds, dean of the School of Law. “The Law School is known nationally for its strong ARKANSAS

job placement and low tuition, which gives our graduates maximum flexibility in this market.” The U.S. News ranking methodology for law schools includes a peer assessment score, an assessment by lawyers and judges, student/faculty ratio, bar exam passage rates, post-graduation employment rates, and other measures. For this year’s employment placement ratings, more weight was given to jobs that require or prefer a Juris Doctor degree for employment. The School of Law has the lowest tuition of any of the top 68 law schools in the U.S. News ranking. It also fared very well in job placement, with nearly 93 percent of the class of 2011 employed or seeking higher education within nine months of graduation. ■

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Scott Noggle, B.S. ’95, M.S. ’98

Reanimating Stem Cells

Tracking neurons to find treatments for Alzheimer’s disease By Katherine Barnett, ’13

University of Arkansas alumnus Scott Noggle, principal investigator of the New York Stem Cell Foundation’s scientific team, has led his team in the development of an advanced technique to generate stem cells from the brain tissue of deceased Alzheimer’s patients. The procedure is so groundbreaking in the field of Alzheimer’s research that Noggle presented his findings at a TED conference this February, one of only a select group of lectures to be selected from members of the TED conference’s main audience. By “reanimating” these cells, Noggle and his team of scientists were able to observe the actual neurons affected by Alzheimer’s disease and compare the cells to their healthy counterparts. The objective of Noggle’s research is to determine how the disease starts and develops, with an ultimate goal of creating more effective treatments for a disease that affects about one-third of the U.S. population over the age of 80 — a statistic that Noggle describes as a catastrophe. Noggle has been the principal investigator of the New York Stem Cell Foundation’s scientific team since 2009, serving as the 14

Charles Evans senior research fellow for Alzheimer’s disease. The foundation is a nonprofit organization that seeks to accelerate cures for the major diseases of our time through stem cell research. Noggle’s academic career began in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, earning a Bachelor of Science in zoology in 1995 and a Master of Science in biology in 1998. He also earned a doctorate from the Medical College of Georgia in 2004. “Scott was an outstanding student,” said Jeannine Durdik, director of Noggle’s graduate studies and associate dean of Fulbright College. “Having students who are genuinely curious about the world are a joy to mentor, and Scott embodied that thirst for knowledge. It’s an honor to watch his successful career and the scientific advances produced by his research.” In addition to his work for the foundation, Noggle is also an adjunct associate research scientist in pediatrics and molecular genetics at Columbia University. Before joining the New York Stem Cell Foundation, Noggle managed the TriARKANSAS

Institutional Stem Cell Initiative’s Derivation Core facility and served as a postdoctoral fellow at The Rockefeller University. His studies involved the signaling pathways that maintain pluripotency and control neural induction in human embryonic stem cells. In 2011 he was named one of Crain’s New York Business “40 Under Forty,” a list that honors New Yorkers who are making major innovations in their respective fields. TED (Technology, Entertainment, and Design) is a nonprofit devoted to “Ideas Worth Spreading.” The organization brings together the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers and challenges them to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes or less during the two annual TED conferences. These lectures are broadcast through the award-winning TED Talks video website and a variety of other platforms. TED University, the conference that included Noggle’s presentation, is held prior to the main conference and composed exclusively of presentations selected from submissions by regular conference attendees in lectures that range from two to nine minutes. ■ Summer 2013

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LEAVES AMONG

THE TREES U of A students escape campus

for the solitaire of wilderness by Lindsay Larson Smith ’07

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“I felt like we needed to give instruction in these areas if we were going to sponsor these trips,” said Harmon. To create interest for the outings, Harmon set up a booth outside of the Arkansas Union so that as students were registering for classes they had no choice but to look at their table and signs. “My sister, Mary Lu Harmon, and the rest of the ADPi sorority played a vital role to help create awareness for the program,” said Harmon. “They worked our booth all during registration and we realized we had a great amount of interest, then it became a matter of hiring instructors, trip leaders and getting equipment,” said Harmon. Classes were held at night in the Union, where the program was given meeting rooms and an official office space! When the program first started there was anywhere from eight to 20 people who would go on the trips. Most trips were overnight and took place on the weekends, with occasional one-day bike rides or canoe trips. The group was able to purchase backpacks, canoes, and one canoe trailer to start the program with the money the university provided. Harmon served as the director for two years and said “seeing students take ownership of their areas of interest and watching them run with it” is his favorite memory of his time spent with the outdoor program. The Outdoor Connection Center continued to grow and evolve throughout the years. In June of 2002, University Recreation received approval to hire a full-time assistant director for the center to take the program to the next level. A

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A delicious Thanksgiving meal was sitting in front of them; there was turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, homemade cranberry bread, and pumpkin pie. However, the group of UA students surrounding the feast had something much more magnificent surrounding them: the Grand Canyon. Each year, the Outdoor Connection Center provides a trip to the university community to go to the Grand Canyon during Thanksgiving break. The trip, led by Outdoor Connection Center's highly trained professionals and students, allows participants to go backpacking for four days in one of the most powerful and inspiring landscapes in the world. It is a trip where students form special bonds with each other through challenging trails and good eating. “Most people think we’re just going to eat granola,” said Jonathan Vogler, Outdoor Connection Center coordinator, about the backpacking diet. This group proved that thinking wrong. The Outdoor Connection Center began as a small operation that was run out of the Arkansas Union. In the 1970s, a recreation teacher named Rodney Ryan had a vision for an outdoor recreation program on campus. Ryan pitched his idea of an outdoor group to a student named Hank Harmon who, at the time, was a trip leader for Kanakuk Kamps. In 1973, Harmon became the first director of the Outdoor Recreation Program at the University of Arkansas and immediately hit the ground running. Harmon saw great potential for the program as he envisioned campouts, backpack trips, float trips and bicycling trips.

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The Outdoor Connection Center offers students the opportunity to use kayaks and canoes on trips across the lakes and down the streams near Fayetteville. In the past, the center has also offered longer trips for sea-kayaking in Baja, California and whitewater kayaking in North Carolina.

woman named Jennifer Hazelrigs began her career at the university as a graduate assistant who was passionate about the outdoors. Hazelrigs was the perfect match for the job and became the first director of the center in July 2002. When she first started, the OCC was comprised of a 400-square-feet space for its rental center. At that time, the program had a strong rental component and offered a few trips and clinics every semester. There were no climbing facilities. Today, the Outdoor Connection Center is located in HPER 102 and houses approximately 2,000 square feet of space. The center provides a variety of recreational and instructional opportunities to an average of 2,000 people in the university community each year. From local and national adventure trips to free kayak roll-over clinics to operating a bustling equipment rental center, the Outdoor Connection Center provides services and activities that appeal to a vast variety of people. “The center offers students an opportunity to learn outside of the classroom,” said Hazelrigs. “Outdoor activities allow for self discovery, mental challenges, physical challenges, social interaction, solitude, and confidence and that is what we want people to take away from their experiences with us.” The goal of the Outdoor Connection Center is simple: to expose the university community to lifelong activities, exercise and skill sets. “You can paddle, cycle, climb, and hike well into your seventies,” said Hazelrigs. “We want students and the university community to discover what is in the great outdoors and be able to obtain a foundational skill set in activities that they can do for the rest of their lives.” For Hazelrigs, the best part of her job is going on the extended adventure trips. It is a time where the group can really bond and be pushed to their limits. “They get used to not having a cell phone and, the funny part is, they are surprised by how much they enjoy not having one,” she said. The extended trips provide a place in nature where you can lose track of time and focus on the simpler things in life. 18

A time where the participants have meaningful conversations around a blazing campfire, learn to cook delicious meals with nothing more than a pan and an iron skillet, and come back from the trip with a few more friends than when they left. The Outdoor Connection Center employs about 20 student staff members each year; some of them have been there for multiple years. “My favorite trip I have ever taken was the caving trip to Mammoth Caves,” says student Kyrie Leaf. “At one point you had to lay on your stomach, tilt your head sideways, and pull yourself with your fingers and push with your toes. It was terrifying and amazing at the same time.” Leaf has been employed with the Outdoor Connection Center for six years. “There are so many great things about working at the OCC that I don’t know if I could pick just one,” said Leaf. “As corny as this sounds, the OCC is best described as one big family!” The OCC recently went on an extended trip to the Smoky Mountains. While there, the group hiked challenging trails like Silers Bald which demands grueling physical intensity, took leisurely naps and time outs from schedules to enjoy the beauty that surrounded them. “The trip took heart and physical fitness that I was not expecting, and I grew because of it,” said Cody LaBarber, UA student double majoring in chemical engineering and English literature. “The trip was more than anything I could have imagined. It was one of the best experiences of my life.” ■

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Hank Harmon is still the director of the Wilderness program at Kanakuk Kamps, 44 years and counting! Harmon teaches Bible and Photography, and is a coach for middle school football at Trinity Christian Academy in Dallas, TX. He also runs Trinity Christian Academy’s school trip programs. Summer 2013

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An annual ice-climbing trip (above) and the daily option to use an indoor climbing wall (below) provide recreational opportunities.

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During a day trip into the Ozarks, students hiked through the Upper Buffalo River Wilderness to Hawksbill Crag, one of the most photographed locations in Arkansas.

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Hiking along Ozark Creeks (above) and mountain biking through the Ozark National Forest (below) are just some of the offerings the Outdoor Connection Center provides each semester.

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Outreach World Trade Center Helps Arkansas Businesses Join International Market

In the spring of 2006, then-Arkansas Congressman

John Boozman convened a meeting to discuss the potential for an Arkansas–based organization that would help the state’s business community compete more effectively in the global marketplace. Boozman, now a U.S. senator, told the group that he would hear the Montana congressional delegation talk about its international trade missions through the World Trade Center Montana that helped companies and farmers export their products and services. He wanted to replicate the Montana model in Arkansas. That meant embedding the World Trade Center with the University of Arkansas. John A. White, then-chancellor of the state’s flagship campus, committed to Boozman that the university would establish a center. “It was a natural extension of the land-grant mission of the university, helping Arkansas-based businesses flourish in a global economy,” White said recently, ticking off the reasons why he pursued the idea. “It was consistent with our focus on the world in our vision statement [‘A nationally competitive, student-centered, research university serving Arkansas and the world’]. It would provide educational opportunities for U of A students, particularly those majoring in international business and international relations. “It would benefit from the international visitors to the headquarters for Tyson Foods Inc. in Springdale and Walmart Stores Inc. in Summer 2013

Bentonville,” said White, who stepped down as chancellor in 2008. “Then-Congressman Boozman was so supportive of our efforts to enhance the image and reputation of the university that I wanted to do all I could to make his idea become a reality.” The university became a member of the World Trade Association in October 2006 and World Trade Center Arkansas opened its doors in Rogers in January 2007. The global association includes 300 World Trade Centers in nearly 100 countries. Through cooperative relationships and support, the World Trade Center Arkansas and its members can access resources of the world’s major trading centers for information, trade and business contacts as well as a wide variety of specialized international services. W. Dan Hendrix, the president and chief executive officer of the trade center throughout its existence, said the organization has made significant progress in the last seven years. “We contribute to economic development for the state of Arkansas and continue to enhance that quality of life for our citizens,” Hendrix said. “Arkansas companies that have participated in foreign trade missions with World Trade Center Arkansas have reported generating about $20 million in new sales. We take Arkansas to the world and bring the world to Arkansas. We’ve hosted many ambassadors, consul generals, trade ministers and even presidents. When they travel back

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to their home countries and they talk to their business leaders or governmental leaders, they’ll say, ‘You need to take a look at Arkansas; it is a good place to do business.’” Indeed, World Trade Center Arkansas is fulfilling Boozman’s suggestion to White and others when the planning discussions were taking place back in 2006: “Think big.” “It is great to see how much the World Trade Center has grown over years,” Boozman said. “We have so many small-business owners and farmers who would like to be active overseas, but do not know how to get their goods on the international market. As the world continues to shrink, World Trade Center Arkansas will play an even larger role in bringing economic development to the state by showing these businesses they can successfully compete in overseas markets.”

Increasing Arkansas Jobs The key mission of World Trade Center Arkansas is to increase Arkansas-based jobs through trade and encourage strong global partnerships that will grow the state’s businesses, manufacturers, agricultural producers, services and emerging technologies. Through its membership in the World Trade Centers Association, the non-governmental organization has access to an array of international members and contacts intended to help expand prosperity through trade. The Gold Key Program of the U.S. Department of Commerce sets up overseas appointments with prospective trade partners in key industry sectors and assists the trade center in matching companies with buyers, country briefings, embassy receptions and diplomatic meetings. Staff at World Trade Center Arkansas used the Gold Key service to set up meetings in Panama for BlueInGreen LLC, an affiliated company of the University of Arkansas. BlueInGreen, a water-quality management firm located at the Arkansas Research and Technology Park in Fayetteville, agreed to a six-figure pilot project with the government of Panama to improve the health and sanitation in the Latin American country’s impaired waterways. “We’re looking at a long-term program to help them remediate those waterways and bring them back to ecological conditions that are more tourist- and eco-friendly,” said Clete Brewer, chief executive officer of BlueInGreen. “The government of Panama recognized that our solution works really well in shallow water, rivers and lakes. World Trade Center Arkansas also sent us on a trip to Brazil for a conference for emerging technologies in water and energy. We’re currently working on some solutions for large drinking water reservoirs in Brazil. “The World Trade Center will put you in contact with the right people,” Brewer said. Gold Key, offered through the U.S. Commercial Service, is one of several ways the center promotes Arkansas companies, Hendrix said. They include: • Outbound trade missions, in which the center identifies potential 22

exporters through partners that include local chambers of commerce, the U.S. Export Assistance Center in Little Rock and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. • Inbound trade missions, in which the center brings potential buyers to the U.S. to meet with businesses looking to sell products. • Commercial diplomacy, where the center hosts country presidents, ambassadors and consul generals, introducing them to Arkansas business, education and political leaders. Fifty-two dignitaries from 25 countries have visited Arkansas so far. • Foreign trade shows and the World Trade Center General Assembly. The center informs Arkansas businesses about shows at which they can promote their products. Arkansas’ larger export sectors are aircraft, aircraft parts and engines, poultry products and other proteins, rice, soybeans, cotton, machinery and emerging technologies such as nanotechnology, renewable energy and water systems, Hendrix said. But international trade comes with challenges, such as understanding regulatory restrictions, trade laws and tariffs, he said. A former director of corporate and foundation relations with the U of A, Hendrix has a corporate background that includes 30 years in transportation logistics and in 14 of those years he was involved directly with import/export operations with an Arkansas publicly traded corporation. “There are just a small portion of Arkansas companies that are exporting,” he said. There are many, many more that could and maybe they will. It is a matter, too, of getting the word out. There are tremendous opportunities for these companies. We’re matchmakers. That’s really what it is about, to help these companies identify potential markets and get them connected to the buyers.”

Public-Private Venture The initial funding to establish World Trade Center Arkansas came from private and public sources. The Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation made a gift of $1.75 million and the Arkansas Department of Economic Development (now known as the Arkansas Economic Development Commission) kicked in $200,000. The center secured $446,500 from the U.S. Department of Commerce for export trade promotion and revenue from memberships and space for leasing events added another $159,000. The center also has received a $900,000 grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration through its State Trade and Export Promotion program. Each state that receives these funds reimburses small- to medium-sized qualified companies for expenses related to trade missions, trade shows and airfare. World Trade Center Arkansas has reimbursed more than $100,000 to more than 25 Arkansas companies through the grant. The center secured a 50-year lease at no charge for 6,000 square feet of office space in the fourth floor of its building at the The Shoppes at Pinnacle Hills in Rogers, also known as the World Trade Center

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District. The lease was arranged by the late J.B. Hunt, his wife Johnelle and Tim Graham of Hunt Ventures Inc., the firm that owns the building. “The World Trade Center certainly was an ambitious project,” Boozman said. “So many dedicated Arkansans were instrumental in providing the vision to get the project off the ground.” Along with Hendrix, the team at World Trade Center Arkansas includes Boon Tan, director of Asia trade development; Herbert Morales, director of Latin America trade; Denise Thomas, director of communications and membership development; Laura James, project manager; Mary Jane Finley, administrative assistant; Marty Green, grants coordinator; and Denise Simpson, who oversees special events hosted by the center. Tan, who has been with the center since November 2008, has led trade missions to China and facilitated memorandums of understanding with World Trade Centers in Shenzhen and Changzhou. From 1989 to 1995, Tan was the export manager for the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission. This spring, he planned to take a small group of Arkansas companies for businessto-business meetings of the World Trade Center General Assembly in Mumbai, India. “Asian countries have always been important trade partners for Arkansas companies,” said Tan, who holds a master of business administration in international marketing and finance from the U of A. “Asia has been the engine of economic growth for the world in the past decade and will be many years to come. My role is to match Arkansas companies with potential business partners from Asia. In that capacity, I also advise companies on terms and conditions of doing business with Asian companies.” Morales joined the center just after it opened in the winter of 2007. He has a diverse background in business development management, human resources, and public and government relations, including several years as a human resource manager for Tyson Foods. This month, he helped lead a trade mission to Sao Paulo and Curitiba, Brazil. The targeted sectors include construction and building materials and equipment, agriculture business and equipment, and information technology and communications services. Like Tan in Asia, Morales serves as a commercial envoy for Arkansas to expanding economies in Latin and South America, such as Brazil, Panama, Peru, Chile and Colombia. Consumers in these countries clamor for American goods and services, he said. As an example, he brings up J&M Foods in Little Rock, which makes gourmet baked treats. Through the World Trade Center, J&M Foods landed an Summer 2013

agreement to export to Belo Horizonte, Brazil. About 5.5 million people live in the southeastern Brazil city’s metropolitan area. “Brazil can feed the world,” Morales said. “Just in Belo Horizonte you can find 20,000 bakeries. This company in Arkansas is exporting cookies to Belo Horizonte. It’s amazing.”

Internationally Focused Staff Thomas joined the center in 2007 and oversees the communications, external relations and membership development for the center. She has a diverse background with chambers of commerce in Florida and Walmart in Bentonville. Her duties are to keep the center programs in the minds of Arkansas companies and agricultural producers. James oversees the center’s office staff, student interns, and the center’s outreach programs and services, including foreign language immersion courses, the Forum for International Trade Training certificate program and the Arkansas chapter of the Organization of Women in International Trade. Faculty from the University of Arkansas teach courses in the certificate program, and students in the Sam M. Walton College of Business receive discounts for attending the classes. The business college partnered with the trade center to launch a master of business administration certificate in entrepreneurship in Panama. The cooperative program with the Panamanian National Secretariat for Science, Technology and Innovation grew out of a trade mission in April 2011. “Walton College professors have traveled to Panama and taught those classes, so that’s a use of faculty resources,” Hendrix said. It’s not just faculty who are involved with the center. One of the goals of the center is global commerce education, and students from the U of A and other universities across the state are a constant presence at the center. “They are hands-on and they help support our trade missions,” Hendrix said. “Most of those who have graduated have secured jobs in the state of Arkansas, even the international students. We’ve been able to keep that talent here in Arkansas.” Melanie Brockway, a recent graduate of the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, has interned there for two years and serves as treasurer of the local chapter of Organization of Women in International Trade, assisting Simpson with event activities. “They do a great job of letting you be in charge,” Brockway said. “They give you a lot of opportunities to show what you can do. It’s a really cool experience and such a great opportunity. I’ve learned so much.” n

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BUILDING SUCCESS ON

by Mark Rushing ’93

Growth of student population spurs new campus infrastructure

Enrollment at the University of Arkansas has grown nearly 28 percent since 2008 and is expected to top 25,000 students this fall. The rapid growth can be felt across campus in the form of increasing demand for additional space for classrooms, labs, housing, dining and related infrastructure. The university has invested more than $1.3 billion in new construction, major renovations and facility enhancements since 2000 to help meet the demand for more space. Several projects have been completed recently while several others will be ready to open this fall. In the last 18 months, six projects have been completed including the Epley Center for Health Professions, the Jean Tyson Child Development Study Center and the Pi Beta Phi Centennial Gate – all previously featured by Arkansas magazine – as well as the Hillside Auditorium, Charlie and Cappy Whiteside Greek Life Leadership Center, new football practice fields and Meadow Street Parking Garage. Five more major projects are scheduled finish before the start of the fall semester including the expansion and renovation of Vol Walker Hall and Ozark Hall, a complete renovation of Hotz Hall and the opening of the new Founders Hall and the Fred W. Smith Football Center, which will be completed this summer. Summaries of major projects recently completed or soon-to-be completed are included in this section. 24

Recently Completed: Hillside Auditorium, the newest academic building on campus, was officially dedicated in late March. The $14.6 million, three-story building is more than 35,000 square feet and contains a 487-seat auditorium and a 290-seat auditorium. Both have been used for large lecture classes since the start of the 2013 spring semester. In addition to showcasing public art, Hillside Auditorium was designed for sustainability and features three tiers of living, green roofs. “We have more than doubled our lecture hall capacity and replaced two buildings that were no longer functional with contemporary technology, teaching and learning,” said Chancellor G. David Gearhart. The new building replaces the Science Engineering Auditorium and the former Geology Building. The Charlie and Cappy Whiteside Greek Life Leadership Center, housed in the Bud Walton Hall complex, was dedicated in mid-April. A gift of $250,000 by Charlie and Cappy Whiteside will help ensure the success and continued growth of the Greek System. Starting in the fall, Bud Walton Hall, which houses the center, will provide housing for members of new Greek chapters. “Our new location is a great space for our staff to provide more productive conversations, build stronger relationships and offer more engaging programming and services for Greek leaders at the U of A,” said Parice Bowser, director of Greek Life.

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Vol Walker Hall and Steven L. Anderson Design Center Ready This Fall: Vol Walker Hall is one of the most beautiful and iconic buildings on campus, originally completed as the U of A library in 1935 and now home of the Fay Jones School of Architecture. A much-needed 34,320-square-foot addition, the Steven L. Anderson Design Center, along with a complete renovation of the original hall will allow the architecture, landscape architecture and interior design programs to be housed under one roof. The total cost of the project is estimated at $36.3 million. The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation contributed $10 million to the project. A more than $27.7 million renovation and 18,000-square-foot expansion of Ozark Hall will provide a permanent home for the department of geosciences in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, the university’s Graduate School and International Education, and the first ever home of the Honors College. The finished structure will include a 217-seat auditorium as well as a landscaped courtyard designed for special events, rest and relaxation. The original building was built in 1940. Founders Hall is the university’s newest building, a residence, dining and retail facility connected to Brough Commons Dining Hall. The Summer 2013

78,500-square-foot, $26.5 million building will provide more than 200 new beds for students, 10 study rooms and alleviate some of the lunchtime crowding in both Brough Commons and the Arkansas Union. “The location was an important point,” said David Davies, assistant vice provost for finance and administration in Student Affairs. The location of Founders Hall, on the corner of McIlroy Avenue and Dickson Street, is an effort to serve the large number of students in the area and provide a place for students who room on one end of campus, but have classes on the other, so they don’t have to cross campus just to eat lunch. Hotz Hall is undergoing an extensive renovation, which will provide the latest amenities for 416 first-year Honors College students. Traditional two-person rooms will foster community among students, and the main floor will provide a large space where residents can gather to play ping-pong and pool, watch movies, and read near the fireplace. A computer lounge, music room, conference rooms and small theater will be available for student use as well. Each floor will offer study areas, alcoves for secluded TV viewing and video gaming, and spa-style bathrooms with multiple shower facilities that have been reconfigured for greater privacy.

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Fred W. Smith Football Center Fred W. Smith Football Center is an 80,000-square-foot, $28.8 million facility that will include a new locker room, team meeting rooms, training room, equipment room, a student-athlete lounge and study area, coaches’ offices, a recruiting reception area and football displays celebrating the tradition of Razorback football. Longtime benefactor Fred W. Smith has played an instrumental role in the success of the University of Arkansas and Razorback Athletics, and now the chairman of the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation has been honored with the naming of the first major facility being completed as part of the Razorback Athletic Facilities Master Plan. Under Smith’s leadership, the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation issued a lead $10 million challenge grant to help raise funds for the Football Operations Center. In addition, a complete renovation of the Science Building is progressing and a multi-million dollar campuswide renovation of class and teaching lab space including an emphasis on Kimpel Hall is underway. The first phase of the widening of Razorback Road to four lanes will begin soon with utilities being relocated this summer. The initial phase includes widening Razorback Road from the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to Leroy Pond Drive, near Bud Walton Arena. Another wave of campus construction is coming soon. A new class and lab building, the Faulkner Performing Arts Center, and several major supporting utility plant projects are among the next major phase of work scheduled to begin in late 2013 and early 2014. Work on a Student-Athlete Success Center, an indoor training facility for baseball and indoor track, and a basketball practice facility could begin as early as the summer of 2014. ■ 28

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For updated video of the progress on ongoing construction projects, log on to the U of A Facilities’ web cam site:

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Building the Future In any organization, looking towards the future to maintain viability should always be at the forefront of strategic thinking. The Arkansas Alumni Association, as are most successful and relevant alumni associations, is facing the challenge of declining young alumni involvement, or perhaps better said, better engaging our new alumni. When I was a student, in the mid-late ’60s, I assumed an alumni association existed, but had little or no awareness of its whereabouts or activities. Like a lot of kids whose parents are of “the Greatest Generation,” I knew I would join the association. In my mind it would be automatic. My father, in particular, was a joiner, active in numerous organizations and members of many more. I rarely asked why, just followed and watched my dad. But, my friends, times have changed. We are constantly being asked “why” by the younger generation…”why, why, why” when asked to do most anything, and, this sure is the case with Alumni Association membership. Rather than get mad, frustrated and defensive, we as an association are positively and proactively dealing with this. Activities are in place to introduce and educate our students from day one as freshmen. The sooner and better we can get students exposed to us, the more favorably they will react to us regarding membership after graduation. In 2003, the Student Alumni Association was created. It has grown to be the largest registered student organization on campus. Key activities include a major presence at the new student orientation in the summer, reaching out to freshmen and their parents. Then at Welcome Week, the first two weeks of the school year, they are quite active and visible. Homecoming activities are basically handled by this group, certainly a major undertaking. And, leading up to commencement, they are charged with the Official Ring Ceremony for seniors. We must continue to sell our association to the core of our future members, our students. The Student Alumni Association is the vehicle to accomplish that. We not only want to “teach” the value of continuing a connection with campus, and, the many friends and contacts from student days, but, also, selling our school by creating awareness of the current happenings and achievements on campus. Joining the Arkansas Alumni Association must be perceived as the primary way to do this! Pride in our college alma mater should be a part of the bedrock foundation of our everyday life. Arkansas Alumni membership is the primary facilitator and communicator to keep that pride consistent through all generations of alumni. AWARENESS CREATES PRIDE…

• The U of A offers 213 baccalaureate, master’s, doctoral, professional and specialist degree programs—more than any other college or university in the state. • The U of A has more than 1,250 international students representing 121 countries (August 2012). • Since the summer of 2010, more than 9,100 U of A students have received Arkansas Challenge Scholarships funded by the Arkansas State Lottery. Of those, more than 7,700 students or nearly 85 percent were still enrolled or had graduated as of Spring 2013. • Honors College enrollment has increased by 17 percent since 2009 while maintaining an average ACT score of 31 and GPA of 4.0. More than 50 percent of Honors College students who graduated in the last four years have studied abroad. And 100 percent of Honors College graduates have engaged in undergraduate research with faculty mentors.

Philanthropy

• Mid-year fundraising numbers: nearly $62 million, approximately 15 percent over last year’s midyear report. (February 2013) • Since 2008, the university has raised more than $481 million for new facilities, programs and scholarships.

Research & Awards

• The U of A is the only university or college in Arkansas in the Carnegie Foundation’s highest research classification. In 2012, the university recorded $123 million in research expenditures. • University of Arkansas students won almost $2 million in awards last spring (2012), including six National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, as well as highly prestigious Goldwater, Udall, and Truman Scholarships. • Two University of Arkansas students have been named 2013 Goldwater Scholars, an award for top students in mathematics, science and engineering.

New Construction & Renovations

• Board of Trustees approval for new general classroom and lab building (September 2012) • New residence hall, Founders Hall, held beam signing on Jan. 18, 2013. Expected completion this summer. • Ozark Hall, Vol Walker Hall and Hotz Hall also expected to be completed this summer. • Hillside Auditorium opened this semester. (Spring 2013)

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Points of Pride Recognitions

• The university is consistently ranked as one of the nation’s best public values by multiple sources including: • Kiplinger’s Personal Finance — which ranked the U of A 65th on its top 100 ‘Best Values in Public Colleges’ list for 2012-2013. • The Princeton Review — which recognized the University as one of the top 75 schools on its “2013 Best Value Colleges” list. • And Forbes — which ranked the U of A 44th on its “Top 100 Best Buy Colleges” list last year. • The university has an annual economic impact on the state in excess of $724 million. • U.S. News & World Report ranked the Sam M. Walton College of Business No. 1 in the nation for fulltime M.B.A. graduates employed at graduation. U.S. News also recognized Walton College as 27th best in the country among public undergraduate business schools. • The Fay Jones School of Architecture tied for No. 1 in two different categories in the annual survey of “America’s Best Architecture and Design Schools,” a study conducted by the Design Futures Council and also published in the November/ December 2012 issue of Design Intelligence. Earning the top spot for “Regional Respect and Admiration” and “Best Small School Design Program,” the Fay Jones School was ranked 19th in the nation overall.

• U.S. News & World Report ranked the School of Law 36th among public law schools. • A 2012 U.S. News & World Report survey of college leaders across the U.S. gave the university a top-10 ranking among public universities for having made “the most promising and innovative changes” to advance academics and the student learning experience.

Athletics

• The U of A athletics department concluded the year (May 2012) ranked 20th in the Learfield Sports Director’s Cup standings, which measures the success of all athletic teams in one department. This is the fourth time in five years the university has achieved a top 25 ranking (and with 12 fewer sports teams competing than perennial winner, Stanford University). • The graduation rate for student-athletes increased for the sixth consecutive year—and now stands at 73 percent. (May 2012) • The men’s team hosted and won the 2013 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, the 43rd national title for Razorback athletics in five different sports. ■

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Kimberly Clark, admissions counselor, met some of the university’s newest “Adopted Razorbacks” from the Rowland Heights, Calif., area in February. Their Elementary School is part of the No Excuses Network, which encourages underprivileged youth to strive for higher education. The class invited Kimberly to attend their class and hear them perform the Arkansas Fight Song in their Razorback gear. ■

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Amy Tu J.D.’96 Visits Campus as 2013 Johnson Fellow

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Amy Tu, J.D.’96, chief counsel for were incredibly smart. They were Boeing Commercial Airplanes for the working with products that were Boeing Co. in Seattle, returned to the instrumental to commercial business.” University of Arkansas campus on April She has held a number of positions 3 as the Arkansas Alumni Association’s at Boeing including as regional counsel 2013 Johnson Fellow. for Europe, Russia and Israel while Endowed by Dr. Jeff Johnson, based in London. Previously, she was B.A.’70, and his wife, Marcia, the assistant corporate secretary and counsel Johnson Fellows program was created in in the law department’s finance and 2009 for the specific purpose of bringing governance practice group in Chicago. esteemed alumni back to the University In that position, she provided legal of Arkansas campus to engage and counsel for mergers, acquisitions, Amy Tu, 2013 Johnson Fellow, second from right, with Graham inspire students. divestitures, equity investments, finance Stewart, executive director of the Arkansas Alumni AssociaTu, a native of Fayetteville, dedicated and corporate governance for The tion, and Marcia and Jeff Johnson during a reception at the two days to sharing her professional Boeing Co. She was also a director for Johnsons’ home. expertise and experience with students, the corporate and strategic development faculty, staff and alumni. She earned group in 2004. her Bachelor of Arts in economics from Currently serving as chief counsel Wellesley College and a Juris Doctor for Commercial Aviation Services for from the University of Arkansas School Boeing Commercial Airplanes, she is of Law. Prior to law school, she was an responsible for supporting the president assistant buyer for cosmetics at Saks and leadership team of Commercial Fifth Avenue and a financial analyst in Aviation Services, providing legal the high yield/restructuring group of support for strategic and operational the investment banking department at matters worldwide, as well as leading Merrill Lynch in New York. a team of attorneys, paralegals and With a background in finance and administrative staff. Measured on Amy Tu poses with students after a luncheon in which she economics, Tu was determined to head various leadership attributes, Tu shared back east to business school. Her parents interacted with members of the Student Alumni Association. her most important attributes, which suggested otherwise – the University of include: chartering the course – helping Arkansas School of Law in her hometown. “My parents planted that the business find a way forward; finding a way – looking for solutions; first thought in my mind about becoming a lawyer.” Intrigued, she and inspiring others. talked to a number of people in the profession, including lawyers, state Bringing her skills and experiences during her time on campus, Tu officials and judges, to understand the different career paths with a spoke to students studying law, business, political science and engineering. law degree. She took away one important lesson, “having a law degree Providing advice and tips on preparing to enter the job market, Tu provides not only a comprehensive understanding of how our legal encouraged students to “take advantage of the time you spend on campus system works but also a disciplined framework for thinking through to figure out what you want to do. … Different experiences are critical to issues. You can be a more effective counselor when you understand the distinguishing your resume from others and are helpful to understanding business imperatives and objectives.” what you want to do and what you don’t want to do.” Prior to joining Boeing in 2001, Tu was international corporate Graham Stewart, executive director of the Arkansas Alumni counsel for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in Bentonville and the GAP in San Association, presented Tu with a medal recognizing her as the 2013 Francisco. While at Wal-Mart, she was also responsible for establishing, Johnson Fellow recipient during a reception at the Johnson’s home. training and managing in-house legal departments in foreign “I am honored and grateful for this. I think what the Johnsons are jurisdictions, developing a government relations strategy for the China doing is a great thing,” Tu said. “My experience here opened my eyes to operations as well as international trade and global sourcing. She was what things need to be done from my perspective – things that concern appointed to the U.S. Department of Commerce Industry Sector me about how I need to help students who are graduating from the law Advisory Committee for Retailing. school especially. As alumni, we have a responsibility because we need After being contacted by a recruiter for Boeing, Tu admits, “What to make sure there’s a legacy, we promote the U of A, and continue to attracted me to the company was the fact that the lawyers at Boeing improve and move up in the standings.” ■ 32

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Devising the theme “Think Back, Look Back, Come Back, Give Back” for the Arkansas Alumni Association’s Black Alumni Society Reunion, Dr. Bobby Jones BS’84, outgoing president of BAS, joined alumni and friends in celebrating the society’s 11th Reunion April 19-21. A time to reconnect and reminisce of times on “The Hill,” this year’s reunion saw staggering numbers as alumni and friends returned to campus for a weekend of fun and celebration. Fighting the cold weather, 60 avid golfers participated in the bi-annual Endowed Scholarship Golf Tournament. Organized by BAS members, Gus Farver BA’82 and Oliver Sims BSBA’85, as well as Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity Inc., the tournament aims to provide scholarships for students. The following evening, more than 500 alumni and friends attended the BAS Awards Banquet in Springdale. This year’s awardees included: Mike Anderson, Dr. Ronald L. Rainey BSA’91, MS’93, PhD’01, Ritche Manley Bowden BSIE’86, Dennis O. May BSPA’82, Latriece Watkins JD’99, Chris Walton BSME’10, Dr. Erica P. Holliday BSE’94, Med’95, Ed.D’02, Tony Posey BS’91, MS’94, Dr. Gordon Morgan MA’56 and Paul Davis. Angela Mosley Monts, director for outreach and engagement with the Arkansas Alumni Association, viewed the Awards Banquet as an event that “left a lasting impression.” Incorporating the BAS and LaRew Scholars into the program, they spoke on the importance of contributing to the scholarship program. At the annual board meeting, Jones passed the presidential torch to presidentelect, John L Colbert BSE’76, MED’81. As president of BAS, Colbert explained his presidential theme, “Honoring the Past, while building the Future,” as well as his plans to achieve not only a growth in membership and the amount given to scholars through scholarship, but, “an increase in the number of African-American alumni attending the 12th BAS Reunion.” Reunion attendees also enjoyed Black Alumni Connect: A Career Panel and Power Networking for Students and Alumni sponsored by Kraft Foods Inc. and General Mills; a welcome reception sponsored by the Arkansas Alumni Association; two old school parties; “Back to the Hill Classic” Step Show, which brought in more than 1,700 attendees; and a church service at St. James Missionary Baptist Church in Fayetteville. Working alongside fellow reunion co-chair, Dr. Synetra Gilmer, board member Ebony Wyatt explained this was “a great team effort and collaboration.” “We have a tremendous amount of expertise in leadership, event planning, marketing, sponsorships and making sure we get the message out to all constituents,” Monts added. While the reunion aims to bring alumni back to campus, the goal and mission continues to be about the students. “The reunion allows alumni to give back to the students with scholarship donations, and reunion events fund more than 50 scholarships for current U of A students,” said Wyatt. This year’s reunion saw a 20 percent increase in scholarship funds. Photos from top: Given a strong foundation and legacy by 1)Outgoing BAS president Dr. Bobby Jones Mike Macechko, executive director emeritus, and his wife, Corine Ackerson-Jones and Dr. Lonnie Williams, Monts looks forward 2) Synetra Gilmer and Ebony Oliver Wyatt, the 2013 reunion co-chairs, to the possibilities that lie ahead for BAS. “I speak during the awards dinner. feel under the leadership of Graham Stewart, 3) Graham Stewart, executive director of executive director, we will continue to expand the Arkansas Alumni Association, with golf and increase scholarships, memberships and tournament organizers Gus Farver, sponsorships…BAS is such a vital organ for Oliver Sims and Michael Harris diversity not only for the Association but the 4) Wanda Thomas and Rhonda Holmes enjoy U of A as a whole,” she said. ■ the Welcome Reception at the Alumni House. Summer 2013

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Student Alumni Board leaders announced Alexa Albrecht

President Major: Public Relations/Marketing Hometown: Victoria, Texas

Daniel McFarland

Vice President of Homecoming Major: Animal Science/Pre-Veterinary Hometown: Keithville, La.

Ryann Andres

Homecoming Co-Chair Major: Communication Disorders Hometown: Katy, Texas

Vice President of Alumni Relations Major: Political Science Hometown: Santa Barbara, Calif.

Nathan Hopper

Alumni Relations Co-Chair Major: Finance Hometown: Benton, Ark.

Melanie Monts

Vice President of Membership/Education Major: Psychology/African American Studies Hometown: Fayetteville, Ark.

Maggie Kell

Membership/Education Co-Chair Major: Kinesiology Hometown: Rogers, Ark.

Victoria Faulkner

Vice President of Senior Experience Major: Accounting Hometown: Springfield, Mo.

Conrad Witte

Senior Experience Co-Chair Major: International Relations Hometown: Coral Springs, Fla.

Ayana Gray

Vice President of Diversity/Outreach Major: Political Science/African American Studies Hometown: Little Rock, Ark.

Morgan Johnson

Diversity/Outreach Co-Chair Major: Political Science Hometown: Springdale, Ark.

Rebekah Goad

Vice President of Communications Major: Journalism Hometown: San Antonio, Texas

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2013-2014 Student Alumni Board

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The incoming 2013-14 Student Alumni Board officers include: (front row from left) Victoria Faulkner, Ayana Gray, Devonnie Mann, Alexa Albrecht, Melanie Monts, Rebekah Goad and Daniel McFarland. Back row: Maggie Kell, Conrad Witte, Nathan Hopper, Morgan Johnson, Ryann Andres and DeAnna Snyder.

The Arkansas Alumni Association would like to welcome the Student Alumni Board for the 2013-2014 school year. Student Alumni Board leaders Abigail Brumfield and Caitlin Lamb accepted two awards at the Student Leader Awards Event on April 18 in the Verizon Ballroom. The awards received, showcased the hard work and dedication of those involved with Student Alumni Board and the Student Alumni Association. Brumfield, the outgoing SAB director of Homecoming, accepted the RSO Program of the Year Award, highlighting the 5Kans Razorback 5K event held during Homecoming 2012, saying, “Our group worked incredibly hard to improve accessibility and communication about all SAA events. The addition of the 5Kans Razorback 5K demonstrated our commitment to philanthropic outreach and a campuswide Homecoming celebration.” The event brought in more than 11,000 pounds of canned goods for the Full Circle Campus Food Pantry, all while educating participants about the need for helping the campus food pantry through donations and volunteer opportunities. Adding to Brumfield’s sentiments, Lamb added, “We are so proud to be recognized as this year’s RSO Outstanding Service Project of the Year. This is an incredible accomplishment for our organization and shows the dedication our members have to service.” As the evening continued, Lamb, outgoing SAB director of operations, accepted the RSO Outstanding Member of the Year Award, saying, “Through the Student Alumni Association I have had the honor and privilege to lead the largest registered student organization at the University of Arkansas. I am so thankful for the support and collaboration of my fellow SAB officers and advisers. The opportunities I have been afforded by this organization are invaluable.” ■

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I graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1981 as a chemical engineer. I went out to industry, won a graduate fellowship then came back in the fall of 1982 and graduated in December 1983 with a master’s degree in chemical engineering. I like to think of myself as a loyal person. I love the University of Arkansas, and I try to walk the walk, not just talk the talk. My mom, Earnestine Banks Walton Russell M.S.’69, came here in the late ’60s as a graduate student and got her master’s in education. We have a son, Trent, who came but didn’t finish, another son, Christopher B.S.M.E.’10, who completed his mechanical engineering degree, and a daughter, Sandra, who will be attending the University of Arkansas this fall. I’ve encouraged them to consider where they wanted to go to school, and they’ve all wanted to go to school here. There are three generations who have received degrees at the University of Arkansas. There is a table in the foyer of my home on which sits a UA lamp for every person and UA degree earned. I expect this to continue. Northwest Arkansas was not generally considered a very diverse place when my mom came here. She was here on campus, but otherwise socially very limited as far as her personal freedom. She was limited on where she could even ride the bus – she could not go past the mall. It’s hard to imagine that kind of environment where a bus driver says, “Miss, I can’t carry you any farther ’cause it’s not safe for you,” but that was her reality – and she dealt with it. She was working on her degree, so she stayed focused on that and got it done in a year or so. None of this curbed her optimism about the benefits of a UA education. The reason I do some of the things I do is because I’ve seen the impact education makes in one’s life. I grew up on a farm in eastern Arkansas, and I call Forrest City home but was born in Nashville, Ark. My parents were teachers during the desegregation in the ’60s when I was an elementary student. Schools were supposed to desegregate, but my understanding is that schools did not initially do so on the schedule that the courts gave them – and ended up abruptly desegregating in the early ’60s. My family got bounced around a lot to try and stay in the field of teaching. My mother continued to teach for 37 years. I went to 11 different school buildings before I got out of high school. When I graduated from Forrest City High as class president and valedictorian in 1977, it was a pretty racially charged time. I decided to attend the University of Arkansas during the summer after I graduated high school. I had no previous plans to come to the University of Arkansas. The dean of engineering, Dr. Loren R. Heiple, challenged me to stay in Arkansas to be something called a “role model.” At 18 years of age, I didn’t know what that was. I had scholarships at other places, but Dean Heiple sat me down and he offered me a challenge. He said, “I need a student that can show other students and, frankly, show some of my faculty and staff that a black kid can be successful in engineering.” I looked at my mom. She looked at me and she said, “Do it, Son!” That’s how I signed up — they walked out and brought in the final application paperwork for the U of A. I accepted the challenge, and that changed everything in my life. Through the Black Alumni Society my wife, Vivian, and I try to encourage students with a freshman book scholarship fund to which we contribute annually. We’re somewhere around 30 as far as the number of scholarships we’ve given so far. They’re not huge scholarships, but we trust they help— a $500 book scholarship to help them make it through that first year. It all started at a Black Alumni Society Reunion when a challenge was issued for alumni to do something to give back. Our BAS slogan is “Think Back, Look Back, Come Back and Give Back.” Dr. Bobby Jones coined the slogan, and I think it really speaks to what all alumni should consider. We cannot simply leave the university, never to look back. We can all look back and think back to what it felt like to be a student trying to make it through. We can come back and support the programs, and we can give back to help other people trying to make it through. Education is one of the key things that change people’s lives. ■

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Seated (l to r): Earnestine Banks Walton Russell, Vivian Walton; Standing: Sandra Walton, T.A. Walton

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Returns to National Podium Highest winning total since 1994 championship by Zach Lawson The No. 1 University of Arkansas men’s track and field team won the 2013 NCAA Indoor Championships in front of its home fans in March at the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville. The win gave the Razorbacks their 20th NCAA indoor team title and 41st national crown overall. The victory was Arkansas’ first NCAA championship since 2006, and the program’s first under head coach Chris Bucknam. On the heels of an NCAA indoor team title, the University of Arkansas men’s track and field team racked up 25 All-America accolades as announced Monday by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. With their collection of awards spread among 19 athletes, the Razorbacks earned a nation-leading 17 first-team honors. Across all three aspects of the program, Arkansas now has 203 overall All-Americans in its history. Arkansas’ winning total of 74 points is the most by any team since the Razorbacks scored 94 points on their way to the 1994 title. The Razorbacks have now won five of their 20 NCAA indoor titles in Fayetteville. Arkansas 40

previously hoisted the first-place trophy in their home facility at the 2000, 2003, 2005 and 2006 national meets. The Razorbacks won two national event titles on the second day of the championship, including a collegiate-record performance by the team’s 4x400-meter relay and a school-record effort from Kevin Lazas in the heptathlon. Over the course of the two-day NCAA meet, Arkansas collected three titles with Andrew Irwin’s victory in the pole vault Friday evening. In addition to increasing the program’s team-title haul, the Razorbacks now have 58 NCAA event titles. “To get this done, you need a special group of athletes,” Bucknam said. “The coaching staff had everything in place. I’m really proud of how these guys got it together. We followed the plan, and we came in here and got it done. We just hope our alumni are proud. We look at all the national championship banners in the ceiling, and our number one goal was to make them proud and show them that we were back. With the 4x400-meter relay, we just wanted to finish it off right, and we got that collegiate record this time.” ARKANSAS

In the final event of the weekend, the Razorbacks’ 4x400-meter relay team of Neil Braddy, Caleb Cross, Akheem Gauntlett and Marek Niit combined for an NCAA-record time of 3:03.50, just dipping below the old mark of 3:03.51 set in 2005 by a Florida team that included world-record holder Kerron Clement. Last year, the team of Braddy, Gauntlett, Niit and Ben Skidmore ran the second-fastest—now No. 3—time by a collegiate relay team. For the second time during the weekend, the Razorbacks successfully defended an NCAA title. Arkansas was the reigning national event champion with its performance last season in Nampa, Idaho. With the 2013 results, the program now has two NCAA titles in the 4x400-meter relay. The Razorbacks entered the relay event with the team title already clinched by way of a runner-up finish from junior transfer Kemoy Campbell in the 3,000-meter race. The long-distance standout put on a late push to post a time of 7:46.95. Originally awarded third place, Campbell’s finish was elevated to runner-up status when the runner that finish continued on page 43 Summer 2013

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Team Standings 1. ARKANSAS – 74 points 2. Florida – 59 3. Wisconsin – 33 4. Texas A&M – 30 5. Texas Tech – 28 6. Oregon – 22 6. Arizona – 22 8. Oklahoma State – 20 9. Three tied with 19

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Top: The campus celebrated the men's track team's national win with an outdoor rally in April. Above left: The recordbreaking 4x400 team — from left, Marek Niit, Neil Braddy, Caleb Cross and Akheem Gauntlett — pose for a photo after their victory over Florida (lower left). Left: Kevin Lazas clears the pole vault in his top finish in the heptathlon.

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just ahead of him, Eric Jenkins of Northeastern, was later disqualified. The 3,000-meter performance added eight points to the team’s overall total and gave the Razorbacks an insurmountable 13-point lead heading into the 4x400-meter relay. Campbell began the week as the No. 17 national entry at 3,000 meters and only competed in the race because two runners ahead of him on the qualifying list scratched. In the field of 16, the Manchester, Jamaica, native entered with the 15th-fastest time but far surpassed his seeding. The team’s first points of the day came from the win by Lazas in the heptathlon. Adding to a strong score on the first day of the meet, Lazas improved upon his own school record, which he first established earlier this year at the Razorback Team Invitational. His score of 6,175 makes Lazas the No. 3 scorer in collegiate history and represents the No. 4 alltime collegiate score. Lazas, who entered the weekend with a lifetime best of 6,042, set personal bests in four of seven events this weekend. “I gave it all that I had,” Lazas said. “If I didn’t win I would have been mad, but there’s nothing I could have done. I didn’t have anything left, I gave it my all. I ran every step of the race; I even fell at the finish line. I was hurting so when the scores came up, I got a spark of energy and cheered for a little bit then just laid back down. I gave it my all and would have been a little upset if I didn’t win, but overall I am really satisfied.” Lazas began day two of the heptathlon with a personal-best performance in the 60-meter hurdles. Running in the second of four sections, the Razorback junior clocked in at 8.27 to add 915 points to his overall total. The Brentwood, Tenn., native extended his lead with a final clearance of 5.40m/17-8.5 in the pole vault and took a 50-point lead over Japheth Cato of Wisconsin. His lead equated a lead of approximately 4.5 seconds in the 1,000 meters. Lazas gutted out a time of 2:49.00, within the allowable cushion behind Cato who finished in 2:45.26. When the scores flashed on the scoreboard, Lazas had clinched his first NCAA event title by 10 points, the smallest margin of victory in the event since it was introduced to NCAA competition in 2004. Just before the final of the 3,000 meters, senior Tarik Batchelor collected six points with a third-place finish in the triple jump. Having posted a pair of fouls on his first two attempts, Batchelor responded with a qualifying mark on his third pass down the runway to advance to the final. He finished with a best measure of 16.44m/53-11.25. Arkansas picked up another field point from an eighth-place finish by Anthony May II in the high jump where he equaled his lifetime best with a final clearance of 2.23m/7-3.75. Arkansas’ first points of the day on the track came from Anton Kokorin at 400 meters. The Razorback senior finished sixth overall in the two-section final with a personal-best time of 46.14, good for three points toward the team title. Kokorin entered the weekend as the 12th-fastest qualifier in the field of 16. The Razorbacks also picked up five points from its pair of runners at 800 meters. In his NCAA final debut, Tomas Squella was the team’s top performer with a sixth-place finish in 1:49.20. Patrick Rono followed in seventh at 1:50.84. This weekend marks the 11th national indoor hosting duties for Arkansas. The program first welcomed the NCAA meet in 2000 and remained the host through the 2008 season. Prior to this year, the last time the Razorbacks hosted was 2010. ■ Summer 2013

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The Arkansas General Assembly grants $25,000 for the university to construct and equip a new engineering building. University President Henry S. Harzog earns $3,000 per year, and the total budget for salaries campuswide is $40,000.

Prompted by Robert Kennedy’s 50-mile walk less than two weeks earlier, U of A students Curtis Lawson and W.A. “Bud” Saunders walk 51 miles from Fayetteville to a café in Alma, taking 17 hours and 19 minutes. Head football coach Frank Broyles shoots a hole in one at the Fayetteville Country Club’s golf course.

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The “working man” can buy an all-wool custom-made suit or 1973 overcoat for $15. KUAF begins broadcasts Peabody Hall, the first as a student radio station. building funded through a private gift, is completed 1983 on campus. The new position of Alberto Vargas, the Esquire artist best known for his watercolor pin-up girls, visited Eighteen persons chancellor of the Fayetteville campus in 1943 searching for models. In a letter to Jack Lewis, editor of The Razorback, watched the Pittsburgh campus is created, and Vargas wrote, “All of your candidates belong in the beauty section. Every one shows Pirates win two baseball William Nugent, formerly of the spark of character and personality—“must” ingredients in the makeup of a really games from the Arkansas attractive woman. After considerable vacillation I narrowed the choice to four, but only West Virginia University, is with longing backward glances at the others. Thank heaven our selecting these four Razorbacks, who were appointed the first chancellor. doesn’t detract from the glory of the rest of Arkansas’ campus lovelies!” hampered by errors and Football coach Lou Holtz is poor fielding on a waterprivately dismissed by athletic soaked field. director Frank Broyles, reportedly for hurting Nell Bird is elected editor of a new student 1943 the fan base due to his actions off the field. magazine on campus called Arkansan. There were approximately 4,000 fans in attendance at the Arkansas vs. Baylor 1993 1923 football game. Former University of Arkansas law Mary Anne Davis steps down as dean of Nearly 150 students enrolled in civilian professor, Bill Clinton, is appointed the 42nd women but continues to teach English, a pilot training and a pre-radar unit while president of the United States of America. career that would span 47 years. about 1,200 students on campus trained in Mike Conley, an assistant track coach and The Razorbacks finish 2-2 in Southwest the Army Air Corps. former Razorback long jumper, wins a world Conference standings under quarterback J. FBI Chief J. Edgar Hoover and U.S. title in Stuttgart, Germany, to go with the gold William Fulbright. Army Lt. Gen. Brehon B. Somerwell receive medal he won in the Barcelona Olympics. honorary doctoral degrees from the university. 1933 The university plans a “war-time curricula” 2003 Law Dean Julian S. Waterman is Ashok Saxena becomes the eighth dean to slow the drop in enrollment as a result appointed chair of the UA Athletic Council. of the College of Engineering and is the of World War II, including adding rapid The university’s budget is cut from first faculty member to hold an endowed training for men and women seeking war$802,000 in 1930-31 to $623,000 in 1933 chair created by a $300 million gift to the time jobs. as the Depression cuts into financial resources university in 2002 by the Walton Family across the country. Charitable Support Foundation. 1953 The university begins applying for federal Richard B. Atkinson is named the 10th Alumnus James L. Stone is awarded funding to build the Chemistry Building and dean of the School of Law. Garvin Woodland the Medal of Honor for bravery in the Vol Walker Hall. Gardens receives a $1 million gift from John Korean War. The University Senate gained rights to Ed and Isabel Anthony for the construction Miss Bette Castleberry is selected as the allow supervised student dances. of the new Anthony Chapel. n first Sweetheart of the University of Arkansas. 44

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If you have any information on the whereabouts of these alumni and former students from the Class of 1964, then please contact the Arkansas Alumni Association at 1-888-ARK-ALUM so that we may update our records. Ruth Yingling Rector Gene Jones Kay Ann Bishop Eddie Earl Cato Ralph L. Johnson John Alan Parker Harvey K. Smith Charles Richard Jones Judith Ann McAdoo Sam J. Stewman Kay Sue Fraker De Vita Jeanne Mary Connell Lowell Dallas Johnson Jack G. Matthews James N. Cooper Thomas K. Beene Wilma Jane Turner Charles Aven Ellard Rollin Dewayne Reimer Dolores Ann Farrar Hall Joe T. Couch Ann Cathey Carver Reedy R. Buzbee

Wilcher C. Stotts James E. Straub Raymond Gerald Boyd Walter R. Wilding Jane Holder Chambers Judy Crouse Bicknell Edgar L. Johnston Emma F. Barry William Roy Backer Patricia M. Crabb Thomas Christian Wright Jr. Barbara Gayle Bates Martha E. Moseley Everitt Billy O. Honeycutt Rosemary Burton Vandergrift Quain K. Jahrman David K. Dober Frank H. Troutman Ronald L. Thomas David W. Thomas George Cleve Carroll Jerry Don Gardner Khan Chhoun

John L. Warner Roy Dale Porter Jack B. Connor Carolyn Joyce Allen Dick Oosthuizen Gail Campbell Attia Michael A. Weaver William Elwood Keith Jr. Roque Acoba Labasan Mary Lou Maurer Waldman Violet Heasty Cobb George R. Motley John Cleve Gerald D. Hatfield Mary Neta Gilliam Eula Ramelle Jenkins Jack R. Edens Fermin F. Balerdi Jacquelyn Warren Wilson William G. Cathey Rachel Gail Richardson Eason Gene Edward Witte Patsy McCrary Calhoun

Alfreeda P. Marshall Clarence L. Montgomery III Donald Peters Creason Oyvind Knut Oseberg Joe D. Hutson Mary Gray Miller Normandie Firgillana Donald D. Evans Joell Perry Cooper Claudene Chamness William M. McKinley Jr. Carole Sue Martin Kerry A. Patrick Beverly Kaye Crocker Cynthia L. Coxsey Caton Gerald Wayne Simmons Marian Daniel McCarty L. D. Wells James W. Sylar Jo Carol Hubbard Don L. Simmons Donald Joseph Hayden Halon Jean Caroom

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Newly Renovated Center Dedicated On April 12, the campus community gathered to celebrate the dedication of the newly renovated Charlie and Cappy Whiteside Greek Life Leadership Center. Attendees (left to right) included Danny Pugh, Vice Provost & Dean of Students; Carrie Whiteside; Cappy & Charlie Whiteside; Chancellor G. David Gearhart; Parice Bowser, Director of Greek Life; Todd Jenkins, Assistant Director of Greek Life; and Greek representation from across campus. Beginning this fall, the center will support the growing Greek community at the University of Arkansas.

Digging Deeper: A Geoscience Graduate Gives Back William and Donna Willis of Hot Springs, Ark., have made a $100,000 estate gift benefiting the department of geosciences within the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. When fully funded, the gift will be used to establish the William H. and Donna M. Willis Endowed Geology Fund and will provide unrestricted support for graduate students seeking masters-level degrees in geology. William, who works as the southern minerals manager for Weyerhaeuser Co., fondly remembers two of his undergraduate geology professors, Doy Zachry and Walt Manger, and credits them for the idea of giving back. “The seed was planted by those two,” he said. “And I’ve been thinking about it since then. “I had no previous exposure to geology, but their welcoming and magnetic personalities just made the subject matter jump off the page. It was a defining moment, and I came to love the applied science and business of geology.” William, who met his wife while attending the university, said she played a big role in his becoming a geologist. “I couldn’t decide on a major,” he said. “There were so many areas that interested me. I felt like a kid in a candy store.” However, when he told her how much he enjoyed his geology classes, she suggested he major in it. “She recognized the spark and quietly suggested I declare it as my major. She might have temporarily regretted this when I dictated my M.S. thesis for her to type on a rented typewriter in Mullins Library,” he joked. “However, she persevered and has been my ‘rock’ in life and my career.”

Coming from a geologist, that’s a great compliment. Both William and Donna graduated with undergraduate degrees from the university – his in the Fulbright College and hers in the Sam M. Walton College of Business and College of Education and Health Professions. William went on to earn a graduate degree in geology from Fulbright College, while Donna earned master’s degrees from two other Arkansas universities. Both consider themselves William and Donna Willis major proponents of higher education. Their sons – Matt, Clay and Will – all attended the university, as did Matt’s wife, Rebecca Felton Willis. In fact, there are five degrees among them. The entire family enjoys supporting the Razorbacks and attending as many athletic events as possible. n

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Royce Floyd was one of the first recipients of the In 2003, Julian and Nana Stewart of San Antonio, Julian and Nana Bachtel Stewart Honors Fellowship Texas, established the Julian and Nana Bachtel Stewart in 2005. Originally from Benton, Ark., Floyd ended Honors Fellowships in the College of Engineering at up graduating summa cum laude with a bachelor’s the University of Arkansas with a $500,000 gift. In in civil engineering in 2008 and went on to earn 2005, the couple added another $125,000, and both his doctorate in 2012. Today, he is an assistant gifts were matched by the Walton Family Charitable professor in the College of Engineering at the Support Foundation to create a total endowment of University of Oklahoma. $1.25 million. Their gift, which benefited freshman “It was a longtime dream of mine to attend the civil engineering students, gave preference to those University of Arkansas, and I would not have had the from El Dorado or Fayetteville, Ark. who had opportunity without the aid of scholarship money,” accepted enrollment into the Honors College at the said Floyd. “The freedom I had to focus on my studies university. This gift was not the first for the Stewarts, without having to focus on financial issues allowed me Royce Floyd nor has it been their last. to have great success as an undergraduate student, Both Julian and Nana are graduates of the which directly led to an opportunity to pursue a University of Arkansas. Julian earned a bachelor Ph.D. at the university and ultimately my position at of science in civil engineering in 1957, and Nana OU. Mr. Stewart’s direct interest and involvement in holds a bachelor of science in education from the my life and the lives of each of his fellows was a great College of Education and Health Professions. encouragement to me as well. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Julian was a member of the university’s Campaign really cared about us and did more than donate to for the 21st Century Steering Committee, serves fund our education. They invested in our lives.” on the University of Arkansas Foundation’s board Sadie Smith is a senior in the College of and represents the College of Engineering on the Engineering and has also benefited from the Julian Campaign Arkansas Steering Committee. He was and Nana Bachtel Stewart Honors Fellowship named the Volunteer of the Year by the university during her academic career. Originally from in 2003, received the Andrew J. Lucas Alumni Conway, Ark., Smith is a member of Kappa Kappa Service Award in 2006 and was inducted into the Stewart with Sadie Smith Gamma, Chi Epsilon (the civil engineering honor Engineering Hall of Fame in 2010. Because of their society), the American Society of Civil Engineers, philanthropy, both he and Nana were honored as the Outstanding STUMO and the Freedom Movement. Philanthropist award recipients for National Philanthropy Day in 2010 “Julian and Nana Stewart’s incredible generosity has had a huge and are members of the Towers of Old Main. impact on my four years at the University of Arkansas,” said Smith. Of his experience during the last campaign, Julian said, “What we “Because of the funding their fellowship has provided, I have been achieved during the Campaign was the result of a lot of hard work and afforded several incredible opportunities, including getting to dedication from hundreds of people including faculty, administrative spend last summer doing research in Stockholm, Sweden, with a staff, university leadership, volunteers, students, alumni and friends of very highly regarded professor in my field of study. Their immense the university. I was part of a wonderful team effort.” generosity and love for people is something I hope to possess and share as I go forward. My experience here has been wonderful – so The impact much so that I am very excited to be continuing my education by Since its establishment, 12 students have been named Stewart pursuing graduate studies here as well. I know that this experience Fellows. Because Julian and Nana also provide annual scholarships in has been significantly enhanced by the generosity of the Stewarts and addition to their endowed fund, it is not uncommon for 20 or more their investment in my education.” n students to benefit from their philanthropy each year.

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Robert G.F. Spitze ✪+ BSA’47, Urbana, Ill., celebrated his 90th birthday on Oct. 12, 2012. Forrest M. Tennant ★+ BSA’52, and his wife, Vanzetta Evans, Gentry, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on April 10, 2012.

Mary Lowe Good ✪+ MS’53 PHD’55, Little Rock, is featured in The Catalyst Film Series: Women in Chemistry. The series follows the adventures of eight leading women in chemistry and celebrates the common element that catalyzed their journeys.

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William P. Bowden Jr. ✪+ BSA’54, Oklahoma City, Okla., received the 2012 Distinguished Warrior Award from the NAUS Association. This award is for these warriors, who through their personal commitment, initiative and hard work make a real difference in the lives of those the association represents. John Wood ✪ LLB’54, Naples, Fla. He was named Humanitarian of the Year 48

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Ralph E. Blythe ★ MED’55, and Dorothy Blythe, Springdale, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Aug. 24, 2012. Fredrick Lane Finch BA’55, Hoover, Ala., published his second novel The Elephant in the Phone Booth, which describes problems in our political system that become too big to continue to ignore.

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Leland E. Tollett ★+ BSA’58 MS’60, Springdale, was inducted into the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame in March. Philip S. Anderson ★ LLB’59, Little Rock, has been awarded the outstanding service award by the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation. The foundation gives the award annually to a member who has, in his professional career, adhered for more than 30 years to the highest principles and traditions of the legal profession and to the service of the public. Bill Ramsey BSBA’59, Fayetteville, is executive director of the Arkansas Good Road Transportation Council in Little Rock.

Thomas F. Treat ✪+ BSBA’59 and Marsha Crawford Treat ✪+ BSBA’59, Arkadelphia, are serving as co-presidents of the Arkadelphia Philharmonic Club.

retirement as district judge of Scott County, Arkansas, serving for more than 26 years. He will continue with both his 45-year law practice and as owner and operator of Scott County Title Corp.

Donald E.Wray ✪+ BSA’59, Springdale, was inducted into the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame in March.

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Anne Allen ✪+ BSE’62 MED’67 EDS’83, Little Rock, has been re-appointed to the Arkansas Service Commission. Beth Kisor ★+ BSHE’62 and F. D. Kisor ★+ BSCE’61, Fort Worth, Texas, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in February 2012.

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Richard E. Griffin ✪+ LLB’63, Houston, Texas, recently celebrated 50 years in the practice of law and has been named a Super Lawyer since 2007. Lanny Ashlock ★ BSA’65 MS’67, Conway, was inducted into the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame in March. Donald Scott Goodner ✪ BS’65 JD’68, Waldron, has announced his

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James C. Luker LLB’66, Wynne, is the health services permit director.

Walter B. Cox LLB’66, Fayetteville, was named outstanding lawyer in the state of Arkansas for 2011-12 by the Arkansas Bar Foundation and the Arkansas Bar Association. John P. Marinoni BSBA’66, and his wife, Betty Marinoni, Fayetteville, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Dec. 29, 2012.

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Vernon Dutton ✪+ BA’67, Little Rock, published a book of Civil War poems called Civil War Reflections: Honoring the Battles, Soldiers and Spirits. Marilou Brodie BSHE’68, Little Rock, has been re-appointed to the Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board.

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Gary Jones ★ B.A.’89 and Marley Jones ★ B.A.’91 Moving their family from Little Rock to Musanze, Rwanda, Gary and Marley Jones BA’91, have a reason for making Africa their semester “home away from home.” Gary says he and his wife wanted to “give our children a different perspective of the world” and aimed at living in a third-world country. Gary BSBA’89, took a five-month sabbatical from his work as a principal at Cornerstone Business Advisors, and the children, Lawson, Palmer, Bethany and Merritt, enrolled in online courses for schooling before the family packed up their things and left for Rwanda. They did so as their local church was launching a business development and discipleship project in Musanze. However, the adjustment to living in Rwanda was not easy in the beginning. Learning to live without many of the modern conveniences, the Joneses realized that although they did not have the “comforting” items from home, the experiences they were having as a family made it all worthwhile. “Everywhere my family traveled, we were well received with warm hugs and handshakes by the Rwandan people,” he said. Working and serving the Musanze Opportunity Center, Jones explains the mission of the center as a place to aid entrepreneurs in job training while living by the characteristics of Jesus Christ. “My family has benefited firsthand the opportunities, challenges and struggles of a developing third-world country desperately trying to become a modern society,” he stated. Gary not only devotes his time to the Muzanze Opportunity Center, but also teaches business and entrepreneurship classes to Rwandan students. Presented with opportunities to excel, students worked closely with Gary at the center’s campus and were eager to learn and grasp business opportunities as they become available. Using this experience to help and serve others, Gary says the opportunity his family has been given to live and work in Rwanda is the type of opportunity others should embrace. As a country in need of modern agricultural practices, Gary added that university students could aid in the various areas of “quality health care, construction of modern housing and new energy sources.” Concerning their own children, the Joneses hope their time spent in Rwanda enables Bethany, Palmer, Lawson and Merritt to realize the importance of reaching out and helping others “in ways that have a lasting and positive impact.” n 50

John B. Weiss MD’69, Fayetteville, has been re-appointed to the Arkansas State Medical Board.

Freddie M. Bourland ★ BSA’70 MS’74, Keiser, has been named a fellow in the American Society of Agronomy. Members of the society nominate worthy colleagues based on their professional achievements and meritorious service. Allen Gordon BSBA’70 JD’73, Morrilton, is a special associate justice to the Arkansas Supreme Court for the case TV Guide Online Holdings, LLC v. Sharon Roller, Valerie Murphy and Emily Smith. Carol D. Perry ✪+ BSE’70, Benton, announces her retirement from a career in education. Michael J. Perry ✪+ BSBA’70 BSE’71, Benton, announces his retirement from a career in business.

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David Gilbert BSE’71, Mena, has been re-appointed to the Waterwell Construction Commission. Pat B. McKamey ✪+ BSP’71, Tulsa, Okla., was recently nominated to serve on the Women’s Committee of the U.S. Golf Association. Donald E. Rose ★ BSBA’71, Fort Worth, Texas, retired from his career as an advertising executive. Samuel D. Cummings Jr. ✪+ BSME’71, North Little Rock, retired from Pettit and Pettit Consulting Engineers after 42 years with the firm.

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Robert Harris Carter ★ BA’73, Batesville, has been appointed to the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners by Gov. Mike Beebe.

Anthony N. Hui BS’74 MD’78, Fayetteville, has been re-appointed to the Arkansas State Medical Board.

Bev T. Hargraves ★ BSBA’74, Helena, will be inducted into the Arkansas State Golf Association Golf Hall of Fame in Little Rock in October.

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Lex Smith ✪+ BSPA’74, King City, Calif., was elected to serve on the California Hospital Association Board of Trustees for a one-year term that began on Jan. 1.

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Glen E. Bryant Jr. BA’75, West Memphis, has been re-appointed to the State Board of Health.

Rebecca Smith ✪+ BS’75 and Lex Smith ✪+ BSPA’74, announce the birth of their grandson, Adrian Christopher Schneider, who was born on Sept. 23, 2012, in Tampa, Fla. Dan York Jr. BSA’75, Ashdown, has been re-appointed to the Red River Commission.

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Ray Cornelius BA’76 JD’79, New Orleans, La., has been elected president of the board of the Louisiana Industrial Development Executives Association. The purpose of LIDEA and its membership is to create new job opportunities by encouraging companies to locate in Louisiana and to assist resident industries to expand.

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Steven Clark Fincher MD’77, Searcy, has been re-appointed to the Arkansas State Medical Board.

Laura J. Hutchins MD’77, Little Rock, has been appointed to the Oversight Committee on Breast Cancer Research.

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David W. Sumner ★ JD’78, Norristown, Pa., has been named “Top Lawyers 2012” by Main Line Today magazine. He has a national trial practice, handling birth injury and medical malpractice cases.

Martha Ann Huey Sloan ✪ BSHE’79, Vero Beach, Fla., opened an art studio where she teaches all art, crafts and sewing. Linda Herrington Rushing MED’80, Crossett, has been re-appointed to the Arkansas Apprenticeship Coordination Steering Committee.

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John R. English ✪ BSEE’81 MSOR’83, Manhattan, Kansas, has been selected as the ninth dean of the University of Arkansas College of Engineering.

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Alan Mantooth ✪+ BSEE’85 MSEE’86, Fayetteville, has published “Extreme Environment Electronics” with John Cressler. The text discusses the design and use of devices, circuits and systems that are intended to operate in extreme environments.

Marilyn S. Gilchrist ★ BSE’81 MED’83, Bentonville, has been named Middle School Principal of the Year by the Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators.

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Ruthanne Robinette Hill BSE’81 MED’87, Springdale, is the executive director of the Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund. The nonprofit’s goal is to help single parents complete postsecondary education.

Jack Ray England BSBA’87, Rison, was inducted into the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame in March.

Archie L. Sanders MED’81, Pine Bluff, has been appointed to the Arkansas Cemetery Board.

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Stephen E. Carney BS’82, Van Buren, is vice chief of staff for the Summit Medical Center

T.F. Dilday III ✪ MS’82, Klein, Texas, is a geophysical coordinator at ExxonMobil Exploration Company Americas. Jeffery L. Presley ★+ BS’82, Argyle, Texas, celebrated 30 years of service at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Fort Worth, Texas. Cheryl Jeanne Vestal ★ BSA’82, Longmont, Colo., is the new export certification specialist with the Colorado Department of Agriculture, facilitating the phytosanitary certificates for exported agricultural products state-tostate and internationally.

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Buddy Chadick Jr. ✪ BSBA’83 JD’86, Fayetteville, has been appointed to the Board

Jawanda Mast ★ BSHE’84 MS’89, Olathe, Kansas, was named the National Down Syndrome Society’s Ambassador of the Year.

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June Carson MBA’87, Bristol, U.K., has retired from many teaching positions of business, including computer information systems and statistical analysis. She works part time for her husband, Samuel Andrew Carson MSA’80 PHD’83, as a book editor.

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Lida Criner ✪ MED’89 EDD’92, Deer, works as a course developer where she writes and teaches seven subjects on the Internet. Kimberly Ann McDaniel BA’89, Raleigh, NC, has written a book called Comeback Coach, which is Fred Goldsmith’s autobiography.

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Jack H. Augustine ★ EDD’90, Lady Lake, Fla., was inducted into the Gordon College Hall of Honor.

Melissa Morris Melton ✪+ BA’91, San Angelo, Texas, is the trauma program manager for Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo, Texas. Susan F. VonGremp ★+ and James A. Von Gremp ★+ MBA’93, Rogers, celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on Feb. 17. Julie Robbin Hinterthuer ★+ BSBA’94, Dallas, Texas, is the member relations director for the Park City Club, a private dining and business club. Mari Serebrov ✪ MA’95 MA’02, Plainfield, N.H., published Mam

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William T. Cains MS’80, Altus, was appointed to the Arkansas Geological Commission.

Spotlight Scott Diel M.F.A.’04 Scott Diel (above left with his composer, Eugene Birman) is a freelance writer in Estonia—a small country next to Russia in Eastern Europe. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas, graduating in 1987, and earned an M.B.A. at Washington University. After years of working in New York with the U.S. Peace Corps, and jumping between jobs in the United States and Europe, Diel decided to continue his education. Attending the University of Arkansas, he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in fiction writing in 2004. The education he received at the University of Arkansas helped him become a well-rounded writer who excels in multiple aspects and styles of the craft. Originally from Kansas, Diel decided to attend the University of Arkansas because “it’s one of the finest programs in the United States, and my parents live in Searcy,” he said. “I lived so far away from my parents for most of my life that I thought it would be nice to be closer to them.” Many great teachers and writers in the writing program made an impact on Diel’s career, including Donald Hays, Molly Giles, Ellen Gilchrist and Jon Duvall. To pay for the program, Diel had a teacher’s assistantship where he worked in exchange for M.F.A. tuition. He taught English Composition I and II. “If you can write fiction, you can write most anything,” Diel said. “The techniques, respect for language and respect for being able to tell a story — that are used by fiction writers — find a home in any kind of writing.” Diel met his wife, Jankia, in Estonia in 1999, and they have one son, Uko Robert Diel, 3. Diel recognizes that Estonia is a “pretty good place to raise a small child,” he said, but there are certain things about Arkansas that he misses and will forever cherish. “What I miss about Arkansas is how open everyone is. You can strike up a conversation with anyone anywhere,” he said. “Here, (in Estonia) people are quite reserved.” Diel also noted the famous Arkansas weather. “And of course I miss the weather in Arkansas. Except for that one month in summer when it’s Africa hot, you just can’t beat Arkansas weather,” he said. When comparing his alma mater to his European home, Diel said there are many similarities. Estonia has a small-town feel that reminds him of northwest Arkansas and noted a similar cost of living. “The cost of living here is probably a little higher than in Arkansas — cars and electronics cost a small fortune — but the rest, I think, is about the same,” he said. ■

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Namibia, which is based on the true story of a 12-year-old Herero girl who survived the 1904 genocide in German South West Africa. Catherine Georgeann Tapp BS’95, Little Rock, has been appointed to the Arkansas State Medical Board.

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Dr. Brian Edward Haggard MS’97, Fayetteville, is presidentelect of the National Institutes for Water Resources. The NIWR consists of water resource research centers in each state that serve under a congressional mandate to form the primary link between water experts in the nation’s universities and those who manage and use water. Kristin J. Murdoch JD’97, Russellville, is a district court judge of the Dardanelle and Danville districts of Yell County.

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Julie D. Rowland Harris ✪ BSHES’98 and Tim Harris ✪ announce the birth of their son, Luke Barrett Harris, Aug. 4, 2012, Harrison. Maria A. Hazera ★ BSBA’98 announces the birth of her son, Roberto Alejandro Porcell, Oct. 30, 2012, Doral, Florida. Michael Dale Loos PHD’98, Fayetteville, was appointed to the Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling. Stephanie L. Stephens JD’98, Bainbridge Island, Wash., has been appointed to serve as a member of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity’s class of Fellows for 2013. This program was created to identify, train and advance the next generation of leaders in the legal profession.

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Stephanie J. Chism ★ BSBA’01 MACC’02 and Scott Chism ★ BS’99 announce the birth of their daughter, Camryn Elizabeth Chism, on June 1, 2012. Jo Rita Dian Dewey BSBA’99, Berryville, is the new project specialist for Mercy Hospital and Clinics. Rachael Marie Dockery ★ BA’99 JD’03, Springfield, Mo., was named a Missouri Up and Coming Lawyer in 2012 and received a Missouri Lawyer Women’s Justice Award in Enterprise in 2013.

TJ Holmes BA’99, Mableton, Ga., and his wife, Marilee, announce the birth of their daughter, Sabine, who was born in January.

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Sarah Brothers BSE’00 MAT’01, and Dylan Joseph Cobb BSCE’05 were married Aug. 4, 2012, and reside in Fayetteville. Shannon Lee Snellings PHD’00, Pine Bluff, is the senior chemist for Battelle at the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant in Colorado. She was one of 12 national 2013 Women’s History Month Honorees. The award celebrates women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

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Lance Douglass Raymond ✪ BA’02, Woodbridge, Va., earned his Ph.D. in organizational leadership from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology in December, 2012. Bryan Wade Hill BSIE’03 MSIE’07, Fayetteville, has been appointed director of the UTeach Arkansas program. UTeach is a four-year teacher education program in which students can earn both a degree in science or mathematics and a secondary teaching license. Jim M. Wilcox MS’03, Waldron, was appointed to the Scott County Quorum Court. Elisabeth Ann Bostian BA’03 MSW’09 and Andrew Schwerdtfeger were married on Jan. 26 and reside in Fayetteville. Tracey M. Campbell ✪ BSN’04 and Paul Allen Campbell ✪ BS’03 MSOM’09 welcome their third daughter, Anna Rose, on Jan. 3, Cheney, Wash. Jamie Lynn Davis BA’03, Fayetteville, joined Liberty Bank’s Northwest Arkansas division as a loan officer. Kristin Netterstrom Higgins BA’03, Bryant, is a program associate with the U of A Division of Agriculture’s Public Policy Center in Little Rock.

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Kami Taylor and David Alford Coleman BSBA’04 were married on March 17, 2012, and reside in Little Rock.

Briane N. Derousseau BA’04 and Andrew Derousseau and Andrew announce the birth of their daughter, Anna Claire, Jan. 13, Rogers. Suze Francois BA’04 MPA’06, Bentonville, is one of the new members of the Peel Compton Foundation board. William Joseph Trentham JD’04, Bella Vista, has been re-appointed to the Criminal Detention Facility Review Committee for Judicial District No. 19 West.

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Greg Dlabach ★ EDD’05 and Heather Ward ★ BA’00 were married Nov. 5, 2012 and reside in Strafford, Mo. Lindy M. Janes ★ BSBA’05, Fayetteville, received her real property administrator professional designation from BOMI International on Jan. 18. The designation indicates she completed a program dealing with the ownership, management and operation of major office and commercial buildings. Emily Rodgers BA’05, Ann Arbor, Mich., has been named one of Library Journal’s Movers and Shakers 2013. Chad Alec Scott EDD’05, Fayetteville, has been selected as the new principal for Bentonville High School.

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Dennis M. Lopez Acevedo PHD’07, San Antonio, Texas, has been promoted to associate professor with tenure at University of Texas at San Antonio. He has also been named director of the college’s international programs office. Mario Beltran BS’07, Lincoln, has been promoted to project manager at the Rogers office of the Baldwin and Shell Construction Co. Katherine N.N. Stramel ★ BA’07, Alexandria, Va., was recognized as the Most Can Do Public Employee in the District, State level. She works as a community relations specialist at the Annandale Campus of Northern Virginia Community College. Marlane Deanne Barnes BA’07, Austin, Texas. She played the role as Maggie in the “Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2.” Rachel May Eggman BSE’07 MAT’08, and Chad Howard were married on June 23, 2012, and reside in Rogers.

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Joseph Ray Mayhew BSME’07 and Amanda Boren were married on Oct. 13, 2012.

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Kathryn M. Morrison ★ BS’08, Little Rock, is practicing dentistry with the Dental Solutions and

Jacqueline Rena Bennie ★ BS’09 and Andrew T. Motter ★ BSBA’10 were married Sept. 2, 2012, and reside in Fayetteville. Jordan Mays Garcia ★ BSHES’10, Bentonville, has received the Doris Bishop Volunteer of the Year Award from Youth Bridge. Leo Orpin ★ BSE’10, Fayetteville, is a sales manager at Arkansas Craft Distributors LLC.

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Amanda A. Banwarth BA’11 and Ryan Isabell were married on Sept. 1, 2012, and reside in Bentonville.

Jennifer Renee Dolkos ★ BM’11, and Patrick Allen Lane were married on Dec. 8, 2012, and reside in El Paso, Texas. Allie K. Seckinger BSBA’11, and Scott Verdery were married on Nov. 3, 2012, and reside in Centerton.

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Reynaldo Hernandez ★ BSE’12, Rogers, has been appointed to the Benton County Quorum Court.

Friends Michael Daugherty ★, Fayetteville, has received the Outstanding Arkansas Technology and Engineering Education Professional award at the Arkansas Association for Career and Technical Education conference. Sandra K. Edwards ✪+, Fayetteville, deputy director of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, received the Trailblazer Leadership Award from the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce. Deb Euculano ✪, Fayetteville, received the Doris Bishop Volunteer of the Year Award from Youth Bridge. Summer 2013

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Merin A. Macechko ✪ and Michael D. Macechko ✪, plus grandparents Mike Macechko ✪+ and Kris Macechko ✪+ announce the birth of their son and grandson, Henry Paul Macechko, Feb. 12, Fayetteville. Matthew D. Macechko ✪ and Whitney Macechko ✪, plus grandparents Mike Macechko ✪+ and Kris Macechko ✪+ announce the birth of their daughter and granddaughter, Emerson Grace Macechko, Jan. 20, Rogers. Rebecca McCoy ★, Bentonville, is one of the new members of the Peel Compton Foundation board. Lona J. Robertson ★, Prairie Grove, been appointed to the Food Systems Leadership Institute for a two-year program. The Food Systems Leadership Institute is dedicated to advancing and strengthening food systems by preparing a set of new leaders with the skills and knowledge necessary to invent and reinvent food systems of the future. Will Whiting ★, Fayetteville, has accepted the position of director of regional development with the University of Tennessee Foundation and will be working for the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center campus in Memphis. Jan L. Wicks ★, Fayetteville, was named among 21 new members of the National Advertising Review Board, the appellate body for the Advertising Self Regulatory Council. Members work to assure that advertising claims are truthful and accurate.

In Memoriam Lawrence A. Lewis BSA’37, Fayetteville, June 19, 2012. He was a U.S. Navy officer of World War II. He worked with the Veterans Administration in Little Rock and later for the Job Corps for Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas. Survivors: one sister, two grandsons and five great-grandchildren. Margaret Anne Reavis BSHE’37, New Hampton, Iowa, Dec. 6, 2012. Survivors: three step-grandchildren. Ruth Robinson Eanes ✪ BA’38, Temple, Texas, Dec. 6, 2012. Survivors: one daughter, three sons, one sister, four grandchildren and one great-grandson.

Boss C. Mitchell BSA’38, Danville, Feb. 26. He was a retired agriculture teacher, a state senator and a state representative, assistant commissioner of welfare under Gov. Orville Faubus and was director of Arkansas Valley Industries. He and his wife owned and operated Log Cabin Antiques. Survivors: one son, one brother, five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and one greatgreat-grandchild. E. Mildred Rogers ✪+ BSHE’38, Shreveport, La., Feb. 2, 2012. She was a retired special education teacher. Survivors: one son, one daughter, six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Clarence B. Davis ★+ BSA’40, Hattiesburg, Miss., March 30. A U.S. Navy veteran, he taught high school vocational agriculture. He was hired by Citizen National Bank of Arkadelphia as a farm loan officer, the beginning of a long career in banking. He and a group of businessmen founded the Southern National Bank, where he served as president until 1977. Survivors: his wife, Mary, two daughters, one stepdaughter, two brothers, three sisters, five grandchildren, one step-grandson, four great-grandchildren and two step-greatgranddaughters. Mariwayne Page BS’40, Little Rock, Feb. 14. She worked for hospitals in Arizona, Arkansas and Missouri. She retired from Mallinckrodt Inc., Nuclear Medicine Division in 1982 after 25 years of service. Helen Lyon Blatch BA’41, Houston, Texas, June 11, 2012. She was a banker all of her career. Survivors: one son and six grandchildren. Louise Gaston BSHE’41 MED’67, Batesville, Feb. 5. Survivors: one daughter, three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Julian B. Fogleman BSBA’41 JD’43, Marion, Sept. 17, 2012. He served in the U.S. Army. He practiced law for more than 60 years with Hale, Fogleman and Rogers Law Firm. Survivors: his wife, Margaret, three daughters, two sons, 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Vernon J. King ✪ BSBA’41 LLB’43, Pocahontas, Dec. 15, 2012. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II before returning to Pocahontas where he practiced law, worked at Pocahontas Federal Savings and Loan, and helped run the family-owned Kings Department

Store. Survivors: his wife, Mary, one son, one daughter, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Survivors: one daughter, one son, seven grandchildren and 12 greatgrandchildren.

Lloyd C. Willman ✪ BSA’41, Lonoke, Feb. 13. He served during World War II, was part of the D-Day landing on Utah Beach, Normandy, and participated as a medic in five of the European campaigns. He made farming his lifelong work and was a longtime board member of Riceland Foods. Survivors: one daughter, one son, one sister, one brother, five grandchildren and two great-granddaughters.

William Harold Grant BSME’47, Little Rock, Oct. 7, 2012. He served in World War II and was employed by Mathieson Chemical Co., followed by Blaw Knox Construction Co. at the Pine Bluff Arsenal. In 1962, he founded W.H. Grant and Associates Consulting Mechanical and Electrical Engineers. Survivors: one daughter, two sons, four grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.

Earnestine Camp ✪+ BSHE’42 MSE’54, Little Rock, Dec. 6, 2012. She taught for 11 years at Yellville and Bentonville Schools. She then joined the staff of the school food service section of the state Department of Education in Little Rock and worked there for 25 years. Survivors: one sister.

Robert H. Gregg ★ BSBA’47, Fort Smith, Jan. 10. He served in the Air Force. From 1947 to his retirement in 2002, he worked in various executive positions for Hunt’s Department Stores, Gregg’s Stores and Louann’s Fashions. Survivors: his wife, Naomi, one daughter, one son, two step-children, one sister, six grandchildren and six step-grandchildren.

William Mitchell Jr. BSA’42, Morrilton, Jan. 22. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. He was a retired farmer. Survivors: two daughters and one granddaughter. Marian Tompkins Teaford BSE’42, Osceola, Jan. 4. She taught school in Burdette. Survivors: one daughter, one brother, four grandchildren and two great- grandchildren. Beth Welch Heimann ★+ BA’43, Annapolis, Md., Jan. 26. She worked for many years as a children’s librarian. Survivors: two sons, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Ethel Patricia Kice BSHE’43, Estes Park, Colo., Feb 9. She worked as a medical technologist in Oklahoma. She then worked for 28 years at Henry Ford Hospital and as a teaching supervisor at Wayne County Hospital. Eunice Maurine Metcalf BSE’44, Austin, Texas, Feb. 15. She taught at University Junior High School for eight years. Survivors: her husband, Fred. Charles L. Duff Jr. BSA’45, Memphis, Tenn., March 9. He worked with farmers throughout the Mid-South. He was one of the pioneers in the Memphis area for herbicide treatment of lawns. He served in the U.S. Army. Survivors: his wife, Gerry, one daughter, two sons, four grandchildren and four-great grandchildren. Leroy V. Nelson Sr. ★ BS’45, Little Rock, Jan. 18. He was a World War II. He worked for Cooks Paint and Varnish Co. for more than 40 years.

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Constance Adams Robertson BSBA’47, Warren, Pa., Feb. 21. She was a social worker in Arkansas and Louisiana. Then she taught business classes and became counselor at Gauley Bridge High School where she served for 27 years. Survivors: one daughter. Carolyn Van Ness Smith BA’47, Rocky Mount, S.C., March 13. She worked at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount for 15 years. Survivors: her husband, Ellis, four sons, one brother and one granddaughter. Glenda Cooper Pehrson BS’48 MS’51, Little Rock, March 20. She taught microbiology at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and was a researcher there for many years. Survivors: three daughters, seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. James E. Sublette BS’48 MS’50, Tucson, Ariz., Dec 15, 2012. Survivors: four children, two sisters and numerous grandchildren. Erma I. Adkins BA’49, Little Rock, March 25. She worked for more than 20 years for General Motors Acceptance Corp. and was active in their retirement group. Survivor: one sister. Robert E. Apple BSA’49 MS’55, Dardanelle, Feb 16. He joined the Marines during World War II. He taught agriculture, chemistry and sciences for 18 years in Arkansas and Florida. Survivors: his wife, Ramona, one son, one daughter and two grandsons.

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Millie Lou Brown BA’49, Springdale, Feb 25. She worked as a lab technician at the Welch’s Grape Co. in Springdale prior to working in the Springdale School System where she started as the school secretary at Washington Elementary. She later taught at Jones Elementary for 22 years. Survivors: her husband, Marion, two sons, one daughter, eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Harry K. Chenault BSA’49, Little Rock, Feb. 13. He served in the 154th Air National Guard. He became a teacher in the Arkansas Department of Agriculture and then became a sales representative for Investors Diversified Services in Little Rock for 19 years. After that he worked in the real estate business. Survivors: one daughter, one son, two grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson. Robert H. Cole Jr. BSBA’49, Magnolia, March 17. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He retired as a business affairs administrator from Southern Arkansas University. Survivors: his wife, Sybil, three sons, one brother, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Doyle L. Cooper BA’49, El Dorado, Feb. 8. He served in the U.S. Army Band during World War II. He worked as a band director for Junction City, Hermitage, and Norphlet School Districts. Survivors: his wife, Virginia. Mildred Johnson Gallegly BSE’49, Greenwood, S.C., March 15. She taught public school music for a number of years before teaching second and fourth grades at Woodfields Elementary School. Survivors: one daughter and four grandchildren. Achel E. Hardcastle Jr. BSA’49, Springdale, June 12, 2012. He served as a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He was a county agent in Missouri and Illinois and an advocate of the Future Farmers of America. Survivors: his wife, Nadean, three daughters and 13 grandchildren. Helen H. Henderson BA’49, Dubuque, Iowa, Dec. 8, 2012. She worked as the head librarian at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Jefferson Barracks in Missouri. Survivors: one sister. John Holiman ★ BSBA’49, Pueblo, Colo., Oct. 30, 2012. He served in the Army during World War II. He worked at Montgomery Ward as assistant manager. He then worked in insurance Summer 2013

for Jackson Chevrolet and Abell Beatty Agency for 50 years. He started the All Risk Insurance in Pueblo and All Drivers Insurance in Colorado Springs. Survivors: two daughters, two sisters and two grandchildren. Suzanne Park Kingsbery BSE’49, Beaumont, Texas, Jan. 25. Survivors: four sons, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Ruth Blackshire Kinsey BA’49 MA’50, Fayetteville, March 2. She served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. She taught school in New York, Indiana and Arkansas for a number of years. Survivors: one daughter, one sister, one brother, two grandsons and two great-granddaughters. Walter G. Klugh Jr. ✪+ BS’49 MD’53, Hot Springs, Jan. 23. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946. He practiced anesthesiology for 33 years at St. Joseph’s in Hot Springs. During his career, he served as chief of staff, where he established St. Joseph’s first recovery room, ICU, respiratory care department and cardiovascular program. Survivors: his wife, Marie, one daughter, one son, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Martha R. Lankford BM’49 MED’61, Springdale, Jan. 1. She taught English and music, primarily in the Springdale School District for more than 33 years. She was also one of the founding members of the Springdale Schools Alumni Foundation. Survivors: one son, two daughters, one sister, eight grandsons and 13 great-grandchildren. Jack Morgan Jr. BSBA’49, England, Feb. 28. He served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He was the past owner of Morgan Lumber Co. and past president of Jack Morgan Construction Co. Survivors: one daughter, one sister, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Malcolm R. Patterson BSBA’49 MS’52, Lepanto, Jan. 4. He was a veteran of World War II, where he served in the Coast Guard. He began his teaching career at Joiner and continued his career as a vocational agriculture teacher at Lepanto for 37 years. Survivors: his wife, Donna, two sons, two daughters, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. William E. Allen BSBA’50, Alexandria, La., Sept. 14, 2012. He was an Army veteran and a retired partner of Heard, McElroy and Vestal of Shreveport. ARKANSAS

In Memoriam Elliott Moye Rutledge ★+ M.S.’63 A former University of Arkansas professor, Elliott Moye Rutledge, 77, died Feb. 26, 2013, at his home on Mount Sequoyah in Fayetteville. Rutledge broadened the lives of many students in his thriving 40-year teaching career, before retiring in 2009. He was professor emeritus of pedology in the department of crop, soil and environmental sciences at the University of Arkansas and was recognized twice as the outstanding professor in the Department of Agriculture. He was born March 26, 1935, in Gallatin, Tenn., and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in agronomy at Tennessee Technological University. He earned a Master of Science degree in soil science at the University of Arkansas, and a doctoral degree in soil science at the Ohio State University. His greatest passion was mentoring students and helping to guide their careers. His mentorship was sought out by many as he established life-long friendships with countless former students and having the privilege to watch many of them develop successful careers resulting, in part, from his guidance. Not only was Rutledge an outstanding professor, but he was actively involved in making vast improvements in the agriculture systems in Arkansas. His research was responsible for improving water quality throughout Arkansas due to the scientific standards he devised for septic systems. His research interests included the suitability of soils for various uses, especially onsite treatment of wastewaters; the genesis and classification of soils; loess deposits as soil parent materials; the composition and interpretation of soil map units; anthropic effects on soils; and soil management. Rutledge was a fellow of both the American Society of Agronomy and the Soil Science Society of America, where he served as a board member and chair of the S-5 Pedology Division. He was also a member of the international research organization, the Society of the Sigma Xi, the Ohio State Chapter. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Barbara Bolton Green Rutledge, one daughter and one son. n

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Betty Hamby Bell BSBA’50, Houston, Texas, June 8, 2012. Survivors: one daughter, one son, one sister and one grandson. John W. Bishop ✪+ BSEE’50, Hot Springs Village, March 29. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and served as a bombardier during World War II receiving the Distinguished Flying

brothers, eight grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

Leonard Clark BSBA’50, Heber Springs, June 4, 2012.

Robert A. Maddux BSME’50, West Memphis, Oct. 19, 2012. He was an engineer for the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. Survivors: one daughter, two sons and one sister.

W.E. Copeland BSBA’50, Little Rock, Nov. 11, 2012. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He worked as a public accountant and a managing partner in a new car dealership. He worked in the life insurance business, retiring from Providential Life Insurance Co. Survivors: his wife, Marilyn, one daughter, one son, three step-children, three grandchildren and eight step-grandchildren.

Joy Reyne Dillard, 54, of Pine Bluff, died March 30 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. Dillard was a science teacher at Jack Robey Jr. High School in Pine Bluff, where her life impacted hundreds of junior high students for years. She had a long, successful teaching career and taught in the following school districts: Parkdale, Eudora, Elkins and Pine Bluff. She worked with the youth at Full Counsel Church, and served as president of the Chicot County Burial Association with Dillard Funeral home. Originally from Dermott, she was a 1976 graduate of Dermott High School and a University of Arkansas graduate. She was an active member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. and former Lady Razorback. Her involvement in university athletics as a Lady Razorback helped expand the women’s athletics department during the 1970s as it took a dramatic step forward in 1976 and 1977 with the addition of women’s basketball and track. Dillard was a two-year letter winner as a participant in the first two Lady Razorback basketball teams. She played three seasons from 1977-79 and tallied 381 career rebounds in 53 games — ranking 31st all-time in Arkansas. She led Arkansas to a 31-28 record, including an 18-4 home record. She had a lasting impact on the University of Arkansas and will always be remembered as one of the pre-eminent Lady Razorbacks. Dillard loved interaction with others and enjoyed teaching, reading and spending time with her church friends and family. Her strong faith-based morals and values helped guide her through life. She is survived by her father and step-mother, John W. and Betty Dillard from Dermott, two sisters and one step-brother. n

Survivors: his wife, Mary, one daughter, one son, five grandchildren.

Rock. Survivors: his wife, Diane, three daughters and five grandchildren.

Norris Dean Counts BSA’50, Springdale, June 18, 2012. He was a retired rural letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service and a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army. Survivors: one daughter, one son, one brother and two grandchildren. James W. Dowden BS’50, Little Rock, March 16. He was World War II veteran. He started his career as a geologist for the state of Arkansas and moved to El Dorado to join the staff of Lion Oil Co., which later became Monsanto. He was an executive vice president for Monsanto, North Canadian Oil in Calgary, Alberta, MAPCO in Tulsa and president of Husky NPR in Alaska. Survivors: one son, one daughter, four grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. Jack L. Elliott BSIM’50, Los Lunas, N.M., Jan. 18. He served in the U.S. Navy and trained as a pilot in World War II. He started his own real estate business, Elliott and Stevenson, Realtors. Survivors: his wife, Lou, two daughters, one granddaughter and three greatgrandchildren.

Cross, Distinguished Unit Citation and Purple Heart. He retired from the Air Force with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was a retired aerospace engineer. Survivor: one sister.

Donald E. Farris BSA’50 MS’51, Coppell, Texas, Oct. 8, 2012. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in the Pacific on a submarine tender. He served during the Korean War. He worked at Texas A&M University as a faculty member and retired as professor emeritus after 30 years. Survivors: one daughter, one son, one brother, one sister and two grandchildren.

Phillip Carroll ★ LLB’50, Little Rock, March 9. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He worked for 63 years as a lawyer with Rose Law firm. He served as a special chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court and taught at the University of Arkansas at Little

Homer Herndon Grantham BSEE’50, Monticello, March 19. He was a U.S. Marine veteran of World War II. He was a retired electrical engineer. He also was the published author of Thunder in the Morning. Survivors: his wife, Evelyn, two sons, one sister, two

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Currin M. Nichol Jr. BS’50, Pine Bluff, Jan. 14. He served in the U.S. Army in the Korean Conflict as a germ warfare instructor. He worked at Simmons First National Bank in Pine Bluff until he retired in 1993. Survivors: his wife, June, one son, two daughters and three grandchildren. Miles I. Norwood BSA’50, Rogers, Oct. 26, 2012. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp. He taught agriculture in New Edinburg, Watson Chapel and Kingsland. He also worked for the Arkansas Employment Security Division until his retirement in 1974. Survivors: his wife, Mary, one daughter, two sons, one brother, 13 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Coy P. Ponder BS’50, Nashville, Oct. 11, 2012. Ina B. Nicholas Rutherford BSBA’50, Heber Springs, June 21, 2012. Survivors: her husband, Robert, one daughter, one son, two brothers and three grandchildren. Roy A. Scoggins MS’50, Little Rock, Jan. 13. He was an educator at many schools throughout his career including: Smackover, Pine Bluff High School, and Joplin High School. He was also the principal of Gabe Meyer School in Pine Bluff and also served as assistant superintendent. He was the education department chair at Oklahoma Baptist University and Henderson State University professor of education. He served as superintendent for Jefferson County School and Pine Bluff Schools for many years. Survivors: two sons and three grandchildren. Martha Phillips Shaw BSHE’50, Pine Bluff, Oct. 3, 2012. Survivors: one daughter, two sons, one sister and five grandchildren. Cynthia Smith Simons BA’50, Tyler, Texas, March 19. Survivors: two daughters and one sister. Joe P. Spaulding MA’50, Romance, Jan. 30. He preached for 77 years throughout the United States and was a professor at Oklahoma Christian College, Harding College, Abilene Summer 2013

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Christian University and York College. Survivors: one daughter, one son, one brother, six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. G. Ross Winham BSBA’50, Maumelle, Feb. 21. He started his lifelong career in insurance in Oklahoma City and then he moved to Texas to operate an independent insurance agency. W.H. Collie BSBA’51, Bartlesville, Okla., Jan. 18. He served in the U.S. Air Force and was a long-time employee of Phillips Petroleum Co. Survivors: his wife, Nita, one son and one sister. Barbara I. Cook BA’51, West Lafayette, Ind., April 10. She was the assistant dean of women and director of women’s residence halls at the University of Arkansas. In 1956, she joined the staff of the office of the Dean of Women at Purdue University and rose to serve as the dean of students for seven years. She worked at Purdue for 33 years. Survivor: one brother. Louis F. Duckworth BS’51, Kingwood, Texas, June 26, 2012. Survivors: his wife, Estina, one daughter, one son, two stepdaughters, two step-sons, 16 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Eugene L. Graf BS’51, North Augusta, S.C., Nov. 7, 2012. He worked at a defense facility for the E.I. DuPont Co. Then he worked at the Savannah River Plant in Aiken, S.C. Survivors: his wife, Carol, two sons, two daughters and five grandchildren. Mary Alice McDermott BS’51, Little Rock, Feb. 1. She worked at the State Board on Review and later was employed at the John L. McClellan Veteran’s Hospital and became involved in cancer research as the cancer program manager. Survivors: her husband, Harry, one son, two daughters and one grandson. Leighton R. McGill BA’51, Chidester, Jan. 27. He was an accountant for Mobile Oil Co. He served in World War II, stationed in the Philippines. Donald G. McMillan BA’51, Benton, Feb. 7. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean conflict. He worked for the Arkansas Power and Light Co., the University of Arkansas Agricultural Extension Center, and Democrat Printing and Lithograph Co. Survivors: his wife, Joretta and two sons. Philip A. McNemer BSBA’51, Hixson, Tenn., March 17. He served in the U.S. Summer 2013

Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He was then employed by IBM in Ohio. He was transferred to IBM in Chattanooga, Tenn. Survivors: his wife, Gay, three daughters and three grandchildren. William O. Nelson ★+ BSA’51, Greenwood, Dec. 1, 2012. He served four years in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He taught agriculture for a year in Newport. He then worked for the state of California Department of Agriculture. Survivors: one stepdaughter, two step-sons and one sister. Gerald Price BSBA’51, Rudy, Sept. 22, 2012. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He opened Price Agency Real Estate and Insurance in 1951. Survivors: his wife, Laverne, two daughters, one son, three sisters, two brothers, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Paul L. Raines BSA’51 PHD’73, Norman, Dec. 2, 2012. He taught at the University of Arkansas while getting his doctoral degree. He later served as a professor at Ouachita Baptist University and Arkansas State University. Survivors: one daughter, one son, one sister and two grandsons. Ethel L. Willcox Riggin BSHE’51, Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 23, 2012. She worked for Public Service Co. of Oklahoma. Survivors: her husband, Ed, one daughter, two sons, one brother and three granddaughters. Earl M. Stephen Jr. BSEE’51 BSBA’64, North Little Rock, June 24, 2012. His military service included the Korean War and 38 years in the U.S. Naval Reserve. He was a retired electrical engineer with careers at Teletype facility in Little Rock and AT&T. Survivors: his wife, Betty, one son, one daughter, one brother and two grandchildren. Joe F. Atkinson BSBA’52, Hot Springs Village, Jan. 2013. He served in the Army Air Corp. He worked in business sales working for Baird Polan and Procter and Gamble until he retired. After retirement he worked as an independent investor. Survivors: his wife, Adair, one son, two daughters, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Virginia Heerwagen Duda BSBA’52, Greensboro, N.C., Feb 27. Survivors: one daughter, two sons and three grandchildren. John A. Hallard BSBA’52, Houston,

Texas, June 15, 2012. He served in the U.S. Army and then worked for the U.S. Postal Service. Survivors: his wife, Pauline, three children and six grandchildren.

Buford L. Tatum Jr. MS’52, Danville, Oct. 13, 2012. He was a Navy veteran and a retired professor from Arkansas Tech University. Survivors: one son, one brother and two grandsons.

Perry E. McCargo Jr. BSBA’52, Little Rock, Oct. 9, 2008. He was served during World War II in the U.S. Army. Survivors: his wife, Terry, one daughter and one grandson.

E.L. Thomas Jr. BSAGE’52 MS’56, North East, PA, Oct. 4, 2012. He was in the U.S. Air Force. He was employed at the Boeing Co., General Electric and AMSCO STERIS as an engineer. Survivors: his wife, Helen, one son, one daughter, one brother, three grandsons and one great-granddaughter.

Bobby G. Newman MS’52, Smackover, March 3. He served in the U.S. Navy. He was the owner and president of Smackover Insurance Agency Inc. for 50 years. He served in the Arkansas House of Representatives for 30 years. Survivors: his wife, Joan, one son, one daughter, two stepdaughters, one step-son, two brothers, three grandchildren, eight stepgrandchildren, two great-granddaughters and 14 step-great-grandchildren. Ann B. Pearson BS’52, Hammond, LA, July 20, 2012. She worked at Exxon Production Research for 33 years. Survivors: one brother. Thomas J. Stone BSPH’52, Fort Smith, Aug. 25, 2012. He worked as a pharmacist and owner of Howe Drug Store. He served in the U.S. Army.

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Mary B. Winburn BS’52 MD’54, Fort Myers, Fla., Feb. 17. She practiced pathology and neurology during her medical career. Survivors: one son, three daughters, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Ralva Ray Bass MS’53, Conway, Feb. 18. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He had a long career of teaching, starting in Hazen High School, then Newport High School and finally settled at University of Central Arkansas where he was a physics professor. He also served as chairman of the physics department. Survivors: two daughters, one sister, two brothers, four grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren. 57

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Clyman Edward Izard Jr. LLB’53, Little Rock, Oct. 29, 2012. He served in the U.S. Army. He served as an Arkansas Supreme Court clerk and was later employed as longtime legal counsel for National Old Line Insurance. Survivors: one brother. Mary Arnold Kaufman BA’53, Little Rock, Dec. 14, 2012. Survivors: two sons and one grandchild. Robert Wayne Plants MS’53 EDD’62, Oxford, Miss., Oct. 14, 2012. A World War II veteran, he was a professor in the School of Education at the University of Mississippi. Survivors: his wife, Kathryn, three daughters, one son, six granddaughters and five greatgranddaughters. R. N. Robertson ★ BA’53, Little Rock, May 31, 2012. He served in the U.S. Army and then the Army Reserves. He retired as a district manager at the Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. after 33 years. Survivors: his wife, Rita, one son, one daughter, one sister and six grandchildren. John A. Scott MS’53 DAS’63, Sumner, Iowa, March 13, 2012. He was an agriculture teacher in the Sumner schools for more than 30 years. Van H. White BSPH’53, Little Rock, April 1. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He worked at various pharmacies filling countless prescriptions and opened up his own pharmacy called Frick’s Drug Store in 1966. He retired in 1985 from Magic Mart Pharmacy. Survivors: one son, two daughters, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. John R. Bagby Jr. BS’54 MS’56, Columbia, S.C., June 11, 2012. He was a World War II U.S. Army Air Corps veteran. He worked as a scientist and administrator at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and eventually as deputy director from 1964-1969. For 30 years he served as a consultant to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, designing biological containment systems for trips to and from the moon and Mars exploration. He joined the microbiology department of Colorado State University as director of the Institute for Rural and Environmental Health in 1969. He served as director of the Missouri Department for Health until he retired in 1993. Survivors: one daughter, two sons, one sister, one

brother, six grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren. George C. Buck Jr. BSBA’54, Nashville, Tenn., Feb 24. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He held the position of president of the Career Wear Division of Washington Manufacturing Co. for many years. After that he was with Reed Manufacturing Co. of Franklin, TN, before retiring at age 75. Survivors: his wife, Joy, one daughter, two sons, one brother, nine grandchildren and eight-great grandchildren. James R. Dailey ★ MS’54, Pantego, Texas, Oct. 30, 2012. He served in the U.S. Navy. He coached and taught in several schools in Arkansas. Survivors: his wife, Liz, one daughter, one son, two sisters and one granddaughter. B. Gene Hooks MSE’54, Little Rock, Dec. 15, 2012. He taught and coached in Leslie. He worked as the head basketball and assistant football coaching position at Hall High School for 12 years. He worked as an administrator at several schools. He retired in 1983 after 30 years in public education. He served in the Navy Submarine Service during World War II. Survivors: his wife, Naomi, one daughter, one son, two grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. Betty Ann Lowe ★ BS’54 MD’56, Little Rock, March 5. She was the former medical director of Arkansas Children’s Hospital and associate dean of the University of Arkansas School of Medicine and professor of Pediatrics. Survivors: two sisters and one brother. Harry L. Snider Jr. BSBA’54, Little Rock, March 17. He was a vice president at the First National Bank of Little Rock, president of the Mississippi Valley Title Insurance Co. and vice president of the Federal Home Loan Bank. He was a U.S. Marines veteran. Survivors: his wife, Terry, two sons, one sister, and two brothers. James A. Spencer BSA’54 MS’62, Bentonville, March 24. He served in the U.S. Army during 1953-1955. He taught classes and conducted research as a member of the plant pathology and weed science department at Mississippi State University. Survivors: one son, one daughter, two sisters and eight grandchildren. J.M. Trieber MA’54, Hixson, Tenn., Dec. 10, 2012. He was a World War

II Army veteran and was the assistant principal for the school for American Dependents in Japan. He was a college professor, writer and musician. Survivors: his wife, Charlotte, one daughter, one son and one grandson. James A. Wallace ★+ BS’54, Little Rock, Feb. 14. He worked in the insurance industry for 51 years, but for the last 23 years he was with the Roy Borden Agency. He was also the former mayor of Newport. Survivors: his wife, Jeanne, two sons and four grandchildren. Joe Fred Starr Sr. BSSW’54, Fayetteville, March 27. He started his business career with Sperry and Hutchinson Co., selling bonus stamps to grocers and other retailers. His business career spanned sales, construction, poultry and automobiles. Survivors: his wife, Billie, one daughter, three sons, one brother, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Kent Burgess MA’54, Antioch, Tenn., Sept. 18, 2012. He worked at Animal Behavior Enterprises as an animal trainer. He was the director of training at Sea World, San Diego, the first trainer of Shamu and the director of training at Opryland, USA. He also served his country in the U.S. Army in the War Crime Investigation Division. Survivors: his wife, Billie, one daughter, two sons, seven grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. Margaret Mahoney Oakes BSE’54, Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 17, 2012. She worked for many years as a career counselor at Central High School in Phoenix. She worked also as a teacher. Survivors: her husband, Harry, two daughters, one brother and three grandchildren. Marguerite Walker BA’54, Malvern, Sept. 22, 2012. She taught English at Lakeside in Hot Springs, at Altheimer, and in the Tuckerman School District. Survivors: one granddaughter. Richard B. Dixon ✪+ MA’54, Little Rock, Oct. 29, 2012. He was an educator. He served in the U.S. Navy. He began his teaching career at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and continued teaching in the history department for 23 years. Richard Rousselot BA’54, Jefferson City, Mo., July 26, 2012. He worked as a supervisor for the board rehabilitation at Worker’s Compensation. He was

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appointed director of the Division of Worker’s Compensation, which he held for 22 years. He later worked for Cannon Cochrane Management Services for seven years. Survivors: his wife, Mariula, one daughter, one son, one sister, two grandchildren, one stepgrandson, two great-grandchildren and two step-great-grandsons. William H. Ramseur Jr. BSBA’54, Traverse City, Mich., Feb. 13. He joined the Group Department of Aetna Life Insurance Co. as a home office representative. He retired as an assistant vice president in 1991, completing 37 years of outstanding service to Aetna Life and Casualty. Survivors: his wife, Mary, three daughters and eight grandchildren. Young M. Orsburn ★ MS’54, North Little Rock, March 31. His employment history spanned a period of 46 years, with 32 of those years with the Arkansas Rehabilitation Services and 38 years devoted to the service for the handicapped. He was a U.S. Army World War II veteran. Survivors: four daughters, two step-daughters, two stepsons, eight grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren. Cecil Ray Calhoun BSJ’55 MA’56, Waxahachie, Texas, March 6. He served in the U.S. Air Force as a navigator and captain. He retired from Texas Instruments after 27 years of service. The Supercollider project in Waxahachie then hired him as a technical writer for three years. Survivor: his wife, Yvonne. Dolores Z. Martin Wagner MSE’55, Little Rock, Nov. 30, 2012. She was a retired teacher. Survivors: one sister. Forrest H. Pollard MBA’55 PHD’65, North Little Rock, Jan. 29. He served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953 and was a veteran of the Korean Conflict. He worked for the University of Arkansas system for 32 years. Survivors: one son, one daughter, one sister and two grandsons. Georgia Dunlap MED’55, Jonesboro, Nov. 10, 2012. She was an educator and taught in Cotherna, Nettleton District and Jonesboro School District. She was also the principal at North School. Survivors: two daughters, one brother, seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. James M. Ray Jr. BSA’55, Little Rock, Nov. 11, 2012. He was a Korean War veteran and retired farmer. Survivors: his wife, Madelyn, three daughters and eight grandchildren. Summer 2013

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Joel D. Chandler Jr. BSBA’55, Conway, June 19, 2012. He worked in public relations and development and retired in 1994 from the University of Missouri. Survivors: his wife, Marie, four sons, one sister, three grandchildren and one great-grandson. Mary Wade Colwell BSJ’55, Fayetteville, Oct. 7, 2012. Survivors: one daughter, two sons, one brother, seven grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. Robert R. Shinn ✪+ BSBA’55, Dallas, Texas, March 1. He served in the U.S. Army. He began his business career as an underwriter for Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. He also worked for his father in the hotel industry and later became a hotel owner and operator of several hotel properties in Texas in the 1970s and ’80s. Sally Gorum Braht ★ BA’55, Wichita, Kansas, Feb 28. After graduation from college, she won a guest editorship to Mademoiselle Magazine in New York. She had a long and successful career as an interior designer. She also completed 14 major mural commissions over the years including major works for Beech Aircraft Corp. Survivors: her husband, Fred, one daughter, one son and five grandchildren. Willard L. Davenport BSPH’55, Pine Bluff, Jan. 15. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He also served during the Korean War in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was a pharmacist for Davis Hospital and Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He opened his own drug store, Cherry Street Drugs, where he was owner and pharmacist for almost 30 years until he retired in 1993. Survivors: his wife, Betty, one daughter, three sons, one sister, two granddaughters, four great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. William L. Spikes Jr. BSPH’55, Hot Springs, April 13, 2010. Survivors: his wife, Mary, one daughter, three sons and five grandchildren. Hody W. Butler Jr. BSBA’56, Dallas, Texas, March 7. Survivors: his wife, Jacquelyn and one daughter. C. Richard Crockett LLB’56, Little Rock, June 16, 2012. He served in the U.S. Air Force. He practiced law in Little Rock for more than 50 years. Survivors: his wife, Sylvia, four sons, one daughter, two step-sons and six grandchildren.

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Fred B. Foster BSA’56, Camden, Jan. 6. Survivors: three daughters, one son, 13 grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren. John F. Hawkins BSBA’56, Rogers, Feb 18. He worked in the accounting department at Daisy, was a comptroller for Demand Foods in Springdale, and then returned to the family-owned business, Hawkins Plumbing in Rogers. He then operated Hawkins Silks and Wellness. He also served in the U.S. Army. Sullivan A. Ligon BSA’56, Helena, June 22, 2012. Ligon was employed as a county agent for Chicot, Desha and Phillips counties, Helena Chemical Co., Delta Distributors, Drexel Chemical Co. and Goldkist Inc. He was a founding member of DeSoto School and served in the U.S. Army. Survivors: his wife, Mary, one son, one daughter, one sister and one grandson. John Eugene Mahaffey BSME’56, Hot Springs, June 10, 2012. Mahaffey worked for Reynolds Alcoa before retiring after 38 years. Survivors: his wife, Doris, two daughters, one brother and two sisters. J. E. Meisenbacher BSBA’56, Centerton, Jan. 13. He served as city councilman for Centerton. Survivors: his wife, Loretta, one daughter, three sons, one sister, 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Albert O. Minyard Jr. BSBA’56, Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 25, 2012. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he later worked at Continental Oil Co. in business administration for 17 years. He then became owner of Minyard’s Chrysler Plymouth car dealership for five years. He also worked for Gulf Central Pipeline, where he was their safety director and environmental officer for several pipelines owned by the railroad for 17 years. Survivors: his wife, Anna, one daughter, one son, four granddaughters and two greatgranddaughters. Eugene R. Morris BSA’56 MS’58, Greenfield, Ind., March 14. He retired in 1988 from the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service, working 30 years with 4-H and agriculture. He later worked with Beattey Realty Co. as a Realtor until 2004. Survivors: one son, three daughters, one brother, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Bob L. Thompson BSBA’56, Searcy, Jan. 28. Survivors: his wife, Claudia, two

Marjorie Ford MaruggWolfe B.S.H.E.’57, E.D.S.’82 Marjorie Ford Marugg-Wolfe, a Rogers resident and nationally recognized advocate for the educational aspirations of single parents, died Sunday, March 3, at age 79. Marugg-Wolfe was an influential woman in the community and her dedication to helping others succeed resulted in numerous scholarships being awarded, in part, from her effort. She co-founded the Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Benton County in 1984 and recently retired as president of the board of directors of Assisting Single Parents In Realizing Education, a national nonprofit organization modeled after the Benton County program. A passionate teacher and advocate, she worked hard to encourage women to pursue higher education to improve their lives. Marugg-Wolfe received a bachelor’s degree in home economics in 1957 and an educational specialist degree in 1982 from the University of Arkansas. She also held a master’s degree from the University of Maryland. She had a successful career as a vocational counselor while still making time for numerous volunteer efforts. Friends say that she was like a ball of energy who never stopped working to help others, and believed that education was the way out of poverty. As coordinator of the Displaced Homemakers/Women in Transition Program at Northwest Vo-Tech in the 1980s, she found that unexpected expenses could prevent single parents from pursuing the education they needed in order to escape poverty. Inspired to help, she worked with countless generous volunteers and donors to start the Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Benton County and the Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund. Since then, the program has spread to 70 Arkansas counties and awarded an estimated 30,000 scholarships valued at $16 million. The University of Arkansas College of Education and Health Professions honored Marugg-Wolf last year with the Outstanding Alumni Award for her exceptional professional and personal achievements. She was also nationally recognized in 2001 by President George W. Bush and given a President’s Community Volunteer Award at the White House—the nation’s highest honor for volunteering. She is survived by her husband, John, two daughters, two stepdaughters, one stepson, three sisters, two brothers, three grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren. ■

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George Allen Pat Summerall Jr. B.S.E.’53

An iconic sports broadcaster, Pat Summerall, 82, died April 23. A beloved Dallas resident and University of Arkansas graduate, Summerall BSE’53, was known as “the voice of football” to millions of fans who listened to him narrate seasons of the NFL for more than four decades. Born George Allen Summerall on May 10, 1930, in Lake City, Fla., he was an all-state prep football and basketball player, and lettered in baseball and tennis. He played college football at the University of Arkansas and graduated in 1953 with a Bachelor of Science degree in education. After graduation, he played 10 seasons, from 1952-61, in the National Football League with the Chicago Cardinals and New York Giants. While he was also a defensive back, Summerall was primarily a kicker, making 100 field goals and 256 of 265 extra points in his career. He played three NFL Championship Games, and spent nearly a decade as a successful NFL star, but it was during his second career that he became a legend. Summerall went on to have a vibrant career as a broadcaster for CBS and later with FOX Sports, and made a lasting impression on fans as narrator of the NFL. He was behind the microphone for a record 16 Super Bowls on network television, the first five as an analyst. His legendary commentary was not just contained to football. Summerall’s deep, resonant voice and simple, understated style was familiar to fans outside of the NFL realm, as well. He was the leading broadcast voice of the Masters golf tournament and the U.S. Open tennis tournament. He worked for CBS from 1964-93 and became the lead NFL, golf and tennis broadcaster for the station, then moved with the NFL to Fox in 1994. After the 2002 season, he retired, but not before working eight Super Bowls alongside partner and former Raiders head coach, John Madden. Throughout his famous career, he received many awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award for Sports from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award, and he was inducted into the NFL Alumni’s prestigious Order of the Leather Helmet in recognition of his contributions to professional football. He also received a Citation of Distinguished Alumni award from the Arkansas Alumni Association. ■

sons, three daughters, three step children, one brother and seven grandchildren.

three sons, one brother and nine grandchildren.

Mary Noel Tompkins ✪+ BSE’56, Fayetteville, March 18. Survivors: her husband, Larry, five sons and nine grandchildren.

Gayle Brewster BSBA’58, Oklahoma City, Feb 14. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He worked as an assistant treasurer for Cities Service Gas Co. Survivors: his wife, Julia, seven daughters, four sons, two sisters, 28 grandchildren and 26 greatgrandchildren.

J.D. Virden MED’56, Russellville, Dec. 3, 2012. Virden worked in education by teaching in Jerusalem and Deer before becoming superintendent of schools at Western Grove. He was a superintendent of many schools including Jasper, Leslie and Dover. He served in the Army Air Corp. Survivors: two sons, one brother, two sisters, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Jerry Lynn Crowley BA’57, Fort Smith, March 1. Crowley served in the U.S. Navy before going to work for several industrial firms as a sales representative, later operating a business brokerage firm. Survivors: one son, one sister, and four grandchildren. Bobby B. Daniel MED’57, Grapevine, June 18, 2012. Working in education for 39 years, Daniel spent the last 31 of those years at the Grapevine schools. Survivors: his wife, Norma, one daughter, one son, one brother and two grandchildren. Herbert J. Eoff BSA’57 MS’58, Springdale, Jan. 13. He served in the Air Force. He was the director of animal research for Whitmore Laboratories and Hoffman Rausche. Survivors: his wife, Betty, one son, one daughter, two grandchildren and one great-grandson. John R. Mallett MS’57, Jacksonville, Dec. 7, 2012. He was a U.S. Air Force World War II veteran. He worked as a principal of Bayou Meto Elementary and assistant principal of Jacksonville High School. He spent most of his working career as a civil service investigator. Survivors: one daughter, one son, two sisters, one brother and one stepgrandchild. Annette Carter Waters MA’57, Little Rock, June 29, 2012. Survivors: one son, one daughter, two sisters and four grandchildren. Neva J. White ✪ BM’57, Searcy, Oct. 20, 2012. She taught voice and piano in Springdale Public Schools in 1957 1958. She also taught voice and piano and accompanied for musicals, recitals and other performances at Harding University for over 20 years. Survivors: her husband, Bill, one daughter,

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James E. Burns BSA’58, Waco, Texas, Feb. 8. He worked in many professional positions such as in the Farm Bureau, being the president of several banks, and serving in the real estate profession. Survivors: his wife, Annette, mother, three sons, one sister and four grandchildren. Gordon E. Burton BSBA’58, Little Rock, June 18, 2012. Survivors: one daughter and one granddaughter. Alice Dyer MED’58, Manlius, N.Y., Feb 19. She taught civics and social studies at Markham Junior High School in Los Angeles for 32 years. Survivors: one daughter, one son, one sister and two grandchildren. Marie Garvey Fowler MFA’58, Batesville, Jan. 10. She taught art for two years at Hood College. She was the author of “Ten Yards of Black Velvet,” a short story published in Southern Living and a children’s book Is This an Egg? Survivors: her husband, William, two daughters and one sister. Mildred Gibson MED’58, Bradford, Feb. 6. She taught elementary school at Hardy, Memphis, Bald Knob and Bradford. Ivan L. Hall MBA’58, Hot Springs, Feb. 28. He was a college professor and certified public accountant for many years. Survivors: his wife, Violet, one son, two daughters, one sister, three grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren. Don H. Marr MA’58, Conway, March 31. He served in the U.S. Army stationed in Germany. He was the head of the art department at Hendrix College for 41 years. Survivors: his wife, Camilla, one son, four daughters and four grandchildren. DeOla Mendenhall MED’58, Magazine, Feb. 8. She taught first grade for 42 years. Survivors: one stepdaughter.

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Billy W. Miller BSBA’58, Sherman, Texas, Jan. 20. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. Survivors: his wife, Annette and two sons. Betty L. Yantis ★ BSCE’58 MSCE’62 MA’68 PHD’72, Las Vegas, Nev., Oct. 17, 2012. She was the founding director of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas Center for Business and Economics Research, UNLV professor emeritus, and led research development in Las Vegas. Survivors: two daughters, two step-children, one sister, four stepgrandchildren. George T. Bone ★+ BSBA’59, Newport, Feb 24. He worked for B.F. Goodrich Chemical Co. in Los Angeles. After moving back to Newport he accepted a position in sales for Victor Metals. Then he worked for T.A. Bone Inc. until his retirement in 1993. Survivors: his wife, Beverley, two daughters, one brother and one granddaughter. Edward D. Connell BSCHE’59, Fayetteville, April 6. He was a retired chemical engineer and worked for the city of Fayetteville in land procurement. Survivors: his wife, Kitty, one daughter, two sons, two step daughters, one step son, one sister, three brothers and nine grandchildren. John M. Cuffman BSBA’59, Hot Springs, Oct. 18, 2012. Donald L. Johnson BSA’59 MS’65, Springdale, April 7. He was a World War II veteran. He worked in the agronomy department of the University of Arkansas doing soybean variety research after retiring from the Navy. Survivors: four daughters and two grandchildren. Avalyn V. Parker BA’59, Austin, Texas, Feb 21. She worked for short periods of time as a clerk at FBI offices in the Washington, D.C., area and as a clerk for Coastal Science Labs. Survivors: three sons, one sister and one grandson. Maretta M. Plant ★ BSBA’59, Westfield, N.J., Nov. 1, 2012. She began her career at the United Way in Elizabeth, N.J., and later was the public relations director at St. Elizabeth Hospital. She then became the director of marketing communications at the Somerset Medical Center and was promoted to vice president of marketing and public relations until she retired in 2000. Survivors: one daughter, two sons, one brother and two grandchildren.

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Ben E. Rice ★ BA’59, Jacksonville, March 12. He and Judge Robert Batton were the founding attorneys of the law firm Rice and Adams, where he practiced law for more than 40 years. Survivors: his wife, Susan, mother, one son, two daughters and one grandson. John Wittman Jr. MBA’59 PHD’65, Knoxville, Tenn., Feb 27. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He began his teaching career in the economics department of Texas Tech University where he retired as professor emeritus in 1990. He also served as an economic consultant to the legal profession for more than 30 years, testifying as an expert witness. Survivors: his wife, Shirley, one son, one daughter, one sister, one brother and three grandsons. George Edward Adams BSCE’60, Midlothian, Va., Oct. 22, 2012. He worked at the Louisiana Department of Highways where he became a registered professional engineer and land surveyor. He served in the Air Force. He also worked at Air Education and Training Command at Randolph Air Force Base until 1996. Survivors: his wife, Delois, two sons, one sister and four grandchildren. Johnson J. Baker III BS’60, Little Rock, Jan. 17. He worked at Urology Associates in Little Rock for more than 20 years. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard. He also served in the Public Health Services. He was the former chief of surgery at Doctor’s Hospital and the chief of urology at St. Vincent Infirmary. Survivors: his wife, Karen, one son, two daughters and two granddaughters. C. Frank Burton ★+ BA’60, Arlington, Texas, Oct. 10, 2012. He worked in medical sales. Survivors: his wife, Joi, one daughter, one son and three grandchildren. Floie Milton Dailey MED’60 DAS’68, Fort Smith, Dec. 10, 2012. He began his teaching career in Hackett in 1954, teaching history and coaching basketball. He worked for the next 33 years in Alma and Fort Smith as a teacher and elementary principal. After retiring as principal at Albert Pike Elementary in 1987, he spent the next 12 years as an adjunct professor for Arkansas Tech University. He was named Arkansas Principal of the Year in 1979. Survivors: his wife, Wanda, three daughters, six grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren.

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Larry K. Joerden BSBA’60, Pine Bluff, March 23. He began his career as purchasing manager for International Paper Co. He retired as budget manager with the state of Arkansas Department of Corrections. Survivors: one son, one daughter and one granddaughter. James F. Jones BSBA’60, Alpena, Feb. 20. He taught business at Alpena High School for five years. Then he owned and operated Jones Supply Co. Survivors: his wife, Mary. George B. Laminack Jr. BSEE’60, Dallas, Texas, Sept. 17, 2012. He worked as an electrician while serving in the National Guard. He also served in the U.S. Army. He worked as a field engineer with Collins Radio. He also worked as an engineer with Collins/ Rockwell International, which later became Alcatel and Alcatel Lucent. He also worked on a Saudi Arabian project with the largest communications contract. Survivors: his wife, Sharon, one daughter, one son, two sisters and one brother. James E. Sikes Jr. BSME’60, Alleene, Dec. 7, 2012. After college he worked for U.S. Steel in Alabama until he took a job working for General Dynamics in Fort Worth, Texas, as an engineer for

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the space program. He then became the CTX supervisor for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle System, where he and his team wrote the procedure manuals for tearing down and rebuilding Bradley tanks. He retired as a supervisory mechanical engineer with 32 years of service at RRAD. Survivors: his wife, Shirley, one son, three daughters, three step children, one sister, 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. T. Michael Thomas ✪+ BSIM’60, Houston, Texas, Jan. 27. He served in the U.S. Army. He worked at General Electric for 22 years until he started his own business Eagle Controls. Survivors: his wife, Carol, one daughter, two sons, two sisters and four grandchildren. Charles Franklin Wilson BSAGE’60, Bryant, Oct. 28, 2012. He served in the U.S. Air Force Security Service. He retired from the Federal Soil Conservation Service in 1987 and retired again 10 years later from the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Survivors: his wife, Patsy, one son, two brothers, one sister, two grandchildren and two great-grandsons. Robert G. Petersen MED’61, Little Rock, June 17, 2012. He served in the U.S. Air Force Reserves, where he was

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commander of the 96 MAPS at the Little Rock Air Force Base. He worked as a coach and athletic director at Northwest Mississippi Junior College and then at Kilgore Junior College. He also worked as a pharmaceutical representative for Smith, Kline and French. Then he became a representative for E.R. Squibb in North Little Rock. Survivors: his wife, Melba, two sons, two sisters, five grandchildren and one great-grandson. Ronald L. Whiteley BSBA’61, Muskogee, Okla., March 14. He was a businessman in the acoustical drywall business. Survivors: his wife, Ruby, one daughter, two sons, five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Hugh G. Adams BSA’62, Saint Joe, Feb 9. He taught science and agriculture in the Saint Joe school district. He also worked for the Farm Home Administration and later raised cattle on his farm near the Buffalo River. Survivors: his wife, Shirley, one son, two step-children, two sisters, one grandson and three step-grandchildren. Warren B. Argo BSBA’62, Little Rock, March 13. He served in the U.S. Army. He worked in banking and finances. Survivors: his wife, Lynne, two daughters, three sons, one sister and eight grandchildren. Wanda Ruth Gray EDD’62, Springfield, Mo., Feb. 3. She taught at many schools in Missouri before becoming the elementary principal in Neosho and then the coordinator of Elementary Education in Neosho. Then she moved to Springfield where she was the coordinator of elementary education and later became director of elementary education. Then she served as assistant superintendent for elementary education in Springfield. After she retired in 1985 she taught in the education department at Drury College. Survivors: one sister. Sherman B. Peterson MED’62 EDD’69, Conway, Jan. 7. He served in the U.S. Air Force for 30 years. He was a coach and teacher at Charleston and Siloam Springs and a school administrator at Siloam Springs and Monticello. He served as associate director of instructional services at the Arkansas Department of Higher Education and as state director for the North Central Association. Survivors: his wife, Jacque, one daughter, three sons, one brother, one sister and seven grandchildren. 62

James A. Buttry LLB’63, Little Rock, Jan. 7. He was editor in chief of the Arkansas Law Review. He served in the U.S. Army. He worked at the Friday, Eldredge and Clark LLP, where he practiced law as a bond lawyer until 2010. Survivors: his wife, Virginia, three sons, one granddaughter and three stepgrandchildren. Robert B. Cleaver ✪ MS’63, Spencer, Feb. 23, 2012. He worked for many years in research at Cotton Inc. in Raleigh and was a consultant in the Fabric Fire Retardant field. Survivors: his wife, Peggy, two daughters, two stepdaughters, four grandchildren and three step-grandchildren. Betty Womack Coslet BSE’63 MED’71, Springdale, June 20, 2012. At the beginning of World War II, she taught in a one room school. She joined the Defense Brigade and worked at the Remington Arms Manufacturing Plant as an inspector of ammunition. She taught at many different schools like Springdale Junior High School, Putnam City Junior High School and Edmond Sequoya Middle School as a science teacher. Survivors: one daughter, one son, five grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. Nina Beth Dokes MED’63, Sherwood, Feb 26. Jesse D. McCrory ✪+ BSAGE’63, Hearne, TX, Nov. 15, 2012. He was a farm manager in College Station, Texas. Survivors: his wife, Margaret, one daughter and two grandchildren. Clinton D. Pope BSIE’63, Merritt Island, FL, March 15. He joined NASA in 1965 at the Kennedy Space Center with the Apollo program. For four years he was assigned to the FBI. Survivor: one sister. J. Ben Posey Jr. BSBA’36, Crossett, Oct. 20, 2012. He worked as a personnel officer at the Crossett Co. where he organized a company news magazine Forest Echos. He was transferred to the Rose Inn as acting manager and was then promoted to the Bank of Crossett, where he was appointed the executive vice president. Survivors: one son, five grandchildren and six great- grandchildren. Myer L. Titus MED’63, Colorado Springs, Colo., Jan. 24. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He worked at Bendix Corp., Penn Valley Community College and he was the

administrator at Longview Community College in Missouri. He also worked at Pikes Peak Community College as the vice president for instruction and the Community College of Denver as president. Survivors: his wife, Constance, one daughter and two granddaughters. John W. Gardner BSBA’64, North Little Rock, Dec. 20, 2012. He was a certified public accountant and owned the accounting firm John W. Gardner CPA. He was chief financial officer with several different major firms throughout Oklahoma and Arkansas. Survivors: two sons, one sister, two brothers and two grandsons. Willene A. Hendon BS’64, Fort Collins, Colo., Nov. 2, 2011. She worked for the National Parks Service developing web-based tools and databases. Survivors: her husband, Bob, one daughter, one son, two brothers and three grandsons. Wanda J. Langrell MED’64, Knoxville, Nov. 8, 2012. She taught at Wilson, Lepanto, Greenbrier and Lamar schools for 32 years. Survivors: one son, two daughters, one sister and four grandchildren. Faith Golden Nofsinger BSE’64, Marion, Ind., May 6, 2012. She retired from being a school teacher at Albuquerque, N.M., Public Schools after 35 years. John F. Rotenberry MED’64, Springfield, Mo., Aug 14, 2012. He worked 30 years with the Springfield Public School System as a coach and instructor. Survivors: his wife, Arlie, one daughter and two granddaughters. Jerry D. Taylor ✪ MS’64, Buies Creek, N.C., Jan. 15. He taught mathematics for 47 years at a high school in Havre de Grace, M.D., and Campbell College/ University in Buies Creek. Survivors: his wife, Louise, three sons, one brother and one granddaughter. Joseph Womack MS’64, Little Rock, Dec. 1, 2012. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He retired as the plant engineering manager at Westinghouse Corp. after 38 years of service. Survivors: five daughters, one brother, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Charles W. Bell BSBA’65, Hot Springs Village, Nov. 12, 2012. He retired from Kroger as the division controller in Indianapolis after 36 years. Survivors: his

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wife, Mary, one daughter and one sister. Kenneth B. Bennett ★+ BSCE’65, Cabot, Jan. 31. He worked for 32 years for Arkansas Power and Light and Entergy in a variety of engineering and construction management positions. Survivors: two sons, one sister, two grandchildren and two stepgrandchildren. Lee Fanning Brown BA’65 MFA’92, Fayetteville, Jan. 31. She was an artist. Survivors: two brothers. Tom G. Gray BSBA’65, Norman, Okla., Feb 27. He worked as a business consultant for the Oklahoma Economic Development Foundation while earning his MBA. He bought Omeco Inc., which started his love for entrepreneurialism. He got his real estate broker’s license and partnered in and developed several properties in Norman, including the Trails Golf Club, Prairie Creek housing addition and others. Survivors: his wife, Nancy, two daughters, one son, five sisters, two brothers and seven grandchildren. W. R. Moore BSBA’65, Hot Springs, Nov. 6, 2012. He worked at Arkansas Gypsum and Dulin Materials. He was part owner of Valley Lumber and built many homes, condos and apartments. He also worked at Commercial Cabinet Corp. Survivors: his wife Lucy, two daughters, two sons, two sisters and nine grandchildren. Joan Myers Norton ✪ BSHE’65, Springdale, April 4. She retired from Pacific Bell after 26 years. Survivors: her husband, Michael, one step daughter, one brother and two sisters. Paul C. Wagner BSBA’65, Memphis, Tenn., March 27. He retired from the city of Memphis as a marketing agent. Survivors: one brother and one sister. Benny M. Estes ★+ BSBA’66, Dumas, Feb 27. He had a highly successful insurance career, achieving lifetime membership to Million Dollar Round Table. Survivors: his wife, Jean, one son, one daughter, one sister and four grandsons. Clarence Joy Johnson EDD’66, Columbia, S.C., Dec. 3, 2012. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a professor at the University of South Carolina School of Education for 28 years. Survivors: one daughter, two sons and two sisters. Donald A. Laurenzana BS’66, North Summer 2013

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Little Rock, Jan. 15. He was in family practice in North Little Rock and Sherwood for his entire career, retiring in 2009. Survivors: his wife, Theresa, one daughter, one son, two step-children, three sisters and two grandchildren.

aquatic biologist in the fisheries and waterfowl division of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Survivors: his mother, one daughter, one son, one sister, three grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren.

Bill Walters ★ BSBA’66 JD’71, Greenwood, March 5. He started his practice of law at Walters Law firm, which now is Walters, Gaston and Allison. He and his wife, Shirley started SCATCO Abstract and Title Co. in 1980 and successfully ran it for 22 years. He served in the Arkansas State Senate for 18 years. Survivors: his wife, Shirley, three daughters, four brothers, one sister and seven grandchildren.

Richard D. Clark MA’68, Spokane, Wash., Oct. 10, 2012. He served in General Patton’s 3rd Army at the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. He worked at Brown Trailer before becoming a mathematics teacher at West Valley High School. Survivors: his wife, Mary, one daughter, two sons and two grandchildren.

Melvin K. Anderson PHD’67, Springdale, Feb. 24. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a professor of electrical engineering for 30 years and then worked in aerospace for 12 years at Martin Marietta. Survivors: his wife, Phyllis, one daughter, two sons, one sister, two brothers and two grandchildren. George Ronald Coppage BA’67 MED’78, Little Rock, Aug. 10, 2012. He served in the U.S. Air Force. After he received his master degree in 1978 he taught in the Fort Smith and Huntsville public schools. Survivors: one sister. Willia Parker BSE’67, Wesley, April 2. She was a retired school teacher with 40 years of service, including 16 years teaching third grade at Watson Primary School in Huntsville. Survivors: one son, four grandchildren, two greatgranddaughters and one great greatgrandson. Alberta J. Williams MS’67, Eudora, Jan. 21. She was a retired school teacher of 32 years. She taught school at Eudora High School and Dewitt High School. Survivors: three sons, four brothers, five sisters, 17 grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren. Robert H. Barnes MED’68, Springfield, Mo., Jan. 3. He taught science, driver’s education, health, and biology at many different schools throughout Missouri. He also coached football and basketball at those schools. He also worked at Dillions Grocery Store as a customer service clerk after retiring as an educator. Survivors: his wife, Mary, one daughter, one son, two sisters, three brothers and one grandson. Johnny P. Buchanan MS’68, Powell, Tenn., Jan. 29. He was an Summer 2013

Jane Page Clayton BSE’68, Little Rock, Oct. 6, 2012. She taught elementary school in Rogers and Bayou Meto and Language Arts at St. Edwards Catholic School for more than 15 years. Survivors: one daughter, two sons, one sister, two brothers and one granddaughter. William J. Clemence Jr. EDD’68, Greensboro, Ga., Oct. 10, 2012. He retired after 36 years at the University of Georgia where he was a faculty member in physical education department. During his tenure, he also coached golf, wrestling and the varsity cheerleaders. Theodore P. Helmich BSME’68, Benton, March 25. He served in the U.S. Army as a mechanic for two years. He retired from ALCOA after 28 years of service. Survivors: his wife, Glenda, one son, one daughter, two sisters, two brothers and five grandchildren. Agnes B. Walters MA’68, Longmont, Colo., Dec. 1, 2012. She taught for 25 years, primarily at the junior high level. Survivors: two daughters, one son and nine grandchildren. Beverly Kaufman Angrand BA’69, Benton, March 26. She taught art for many years in the Pulaski County School System. Survivors: one daughter and two brothers. Susan Barham BA’69 MA’71, Little Rock, Jan. 21. She joined the faculty at Mount Saint Mary Academy, where she served as chair of the English department. She also worked at Parkview Arts and Sciences High School where she taught for 35 years. Survivors: her husband, Ed, one daughter, one step-son, one sister, one brother and one grandson. John F. Buergler BSE’69 JD’72, Fort Smith, Jan. 29. Survivors: one daughter,

three sons, three sisters, four brothers and seven grandchildren. Patricia A. Chambliss MED’69, Arkadelphia, Feb. 14. She taught French and English at several public schools and universities including Ouachita Baptist University and Henderson State University. Survivors: her husband, Charles, and one son. Rosemary Keefe Curb MA’69 PHD’77, Corrales, N.M., May 25, 2012. She taught and held administrative positions at Rollens College until 1992, then at Missouri State University. She also served as dean and professor of English and women’s studies at the University of Wisconsin Superior for seven years. She was also the author of the book Lesbian Nuns: Breaking Silence. Survivors: one daughter, one brother and one granddaughter. Elizabeth N. Eldridge BSHE’69, Fayetteville, June 19, 2012. She was a high school home economics teacher until she retired in 1999. Survivors: her husband, Ira, one daughter, two sons and five grandchildren. Penny Garrett MM’69, West Monroe, La., Jan. 22. She taught music at the University of Louisiana-Monroe prior to retiring. Floys Lucille Keenen BSE’69, Rogers, March 14. She taught elementary school for many years at Lowell, Southside and Westside. Survivors: two daughters and one sister. Sue Matthews MS’69, Tulsa, OK, Sept. 14, 2012. She worked as a Med Tech at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, and UAMS Hospital in Little Rock. Survivors: two daughters, two sons, 13 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Michael Earl O’Neal BA’69, Little Rock, April 4. Survivor: his wife, Karen. James N. Shannahan EDD’69, Kansas City, Mo., March 16. He worked extensively as a teacher, principal and superintendent of schools and later was the owner of Teefey Flowers and The Fiddly Fig. Survivors: his wife, Dede, two daughters, one son, two sisters, two brothers and four grandchildren. Richard Lynn Slagle JD’69, Hot Springs, Jan. 11. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Survivors: one daughter, two sons and five grandchildren. Billy Joe Thomson JD’69, Houston,

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Texas, Nov. 13, 2012. He became an associate at the law firm of Baker Botts, where he was a skilled trial and bankruptcy attorney until 1975 where he founded Thomson, Elkins, Greenwood, Koby and Bussey. He also served in the National Guard. Survivors: one son and two grandchildren. Maurice L. Ayers MS’70, Conway, Jan. 28. He served in the U.S. Navy for 23 years. He was a professor of physics for 20 years teaching physical science, physics, electronics and astronomy. Survivors: his wife, Martha, one daughter, one sister, two brothers, one grandson and one great-grandson. Jeanine Barrett ✪ BA’70, Owasso, Okla., Jan. 12. She worked as a medical librarian for the Veterans Administration in numerous locations around the country. Survivors: one daughter, one son, one sister and six grandchildren. Donald Gene Bratton BSCE’70, Edgemont, Nov. 10, 2012. He was a registered professional civil engineer at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He was the chief of navigation and maintenance for the Arkansas River Lock and Dam System. After 35 years of service with the Corps of Engineers, he became a consultant for Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel Co. Survivors: his wife, Marilyn, four daughters, four sisters and 10 grandchildren. William A. Cress BA’70, Springdale, Feb. 21. He was a professor and had taught in many different places including Mexico and South Africa. Survivors: his mother, one sister and one brother. Frances House ✪+ BSBA’70, Pine Bluff, Nov. 16, 2012. Survivors: her husband, James, one daughter, two sons, one brother, two sisters and three grandchildren. Keith Patterson BSBA’70 MS’79, Santa Margarita, Calif., March 21. He worked for 16 years at California Polytechnic State University. He taught classes in vineyard development and pest management. His research included grapevine physiology, trellis/training and rootstocks. Survivors: his mother, step father, two daughters, one sister and one brother. Kenneth J. Ward BSE’70 MED’72, Prairie Grove, Dec. 11, 2012. He was a retired teacher and a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Survivors: his wife, Peggy, three daughters, two sons, 63

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William Robert Gantt III BSBA’71, Magnolia, Nov. 30, 2012. After graduating from Southern Methodist University he worked in the mail room of Simmons First National Bank. He was promoted to assistant vice president and then he was vice president of the fifth largest commercial bank in the state of Arkansas. He was named president of First National Bank of Magnolia. Survivors: his wife, Anne, one son, one step-son, one sister, one brother, one grandson and two stepgrandchildren.

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The Hon. Rudy Moore Jr. ★+ J.D.’69 The Hon. Rudy Moore Jr., a former Fayetteville judge, 69, died April 11, 2013. Moore was born May 31, 1943, in Fort Smith, to Louise Burrow Moore and Rudy Moore Sr. He graduated from the University of Arkansas with a Juris Doctor in 1969. He specialized in education law and was always generous with his time and opinions. A beloved Fayetteville district judge, Moore was passionate about education, family, public service, the law, politics and sports. He served as attorney for several northwest Arkansas school districts for 22 years, and had an incredible desire to see district courts be the best they could possibly be. He was first elected to the bench in 1991, and throughout his career, always strove to be fair to those he was judging. Among northwest Arkansas schools, he was an attorney for the Fayetteville School District, a former school board member and served in the state legislature. He believed in the value of public service and encouraged those around him to get involved and give back to their community. Moore was also a longtime friend of former president Bill Clinton, who commented on his death. “Arkansas has lost a fine judge and I’ve lost a great friend,” Clinton said in an email to NWAonline news. “Rudy Moore was one of my earliest supporters when I ran for Congress, my campaign manager in the 1978 governor’s race, and my first chief of staff in the governor’s office. Even as a young man, he was strong, smart, funny and fair. And he got better with age, never losing his enthusiasm for good causes but growing in wisdom and judgment. He was much loved and will be sorely missed.” In April 2012, Moore and his wife, Rhonda, made a significant contribution to the Fayetteville Public Education Foundation and upon completion — expected in 2015 — the Matthew William Moore Library will be named to honor his late son. He is survived by his wife, Rhonda Williams Moore ★+ B.S.E.’00, M.A.T.’01, one daughter, two sons, one sister and three grandchildren. ■

one sister, 16 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Bill M. Williams DAS’70, Springfield, Mo., He served during the Korean War. For 10 years he traveled the state of Missouri, representing educational publishers. He served as a supervisor of 64

Johnny L. Hogard BSBA’71, West Memphis, July 5, 2011. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran. Survivors: his wife, Marsha, one son, one daughter and two grandchildren. Ray Christopher Thomas BSBA’71, Little Rock, Dec. 11, 2012. He served as deputy prosecuting attorney for the 6th Judicial Circuit in 1976, followed by nine years of private practice of law. He was the executive secretary of the Arkansas Judicial Department, now known as the Administrative Office of the Courts. He was appointed by the Arkansas Supreme Court to be the director of the Office of Professional Programs. Survivors: his wife, Mary, one daughter, one son, one brother and one sister. Victor D. Wright Jr. BSPA’71, Little Rock, June 17, 2012. He worked in the automobile industry for more than 40 years in sales, parts, service and management. Survivors: his mother, two sons, two sisters and four grandchildren. Marvin A. Martin EDD’72, Tulsa, Okla., March 11. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a pipe fitter. He was a longtime educator, coach and administrator to many schools across the United States. Survivors: his wife, Eula, one daughter, one son, three sisters, six grandchildren and 12 greatgrandchildren. Richard Oare JD’72, White Hall, March 26. He started his law career as a public defender in Harrisburg. He later went into private practice in York. Survivors: one daughter, one sister and one brother.

student teachers at SMS until he joined the Springfield Public Schools as a teacher and then principal at Oak Grove, Holland, Cherokee and Delaware schools. Gail Marie Young BA’70, Prescott, Oct. 15, 2012.

Walter R. Stafford BSBA’72, Sherwood, Nov. 11, 2012. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. He worked as director of accounting for the Pulaski County Special Schools and worked for the district for 36 years. Survivors: his wife,

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Carole, one son, two daughters, one sister and two brothers. Michael A. Sykes BSBA’72, Dallas, Texas. He worked at Arkansas State Bank in Siloam, and at Bank of America in Dallas until retiring from there in 2012. Survivors: one sister and one brother. Ralph R. Bloodworth Jr. JD’73, Poplar Bluff, Mo., Jan. 2. He worked at the law firm started by his great grandfather and grandfather. He was also a former member of the U.S. Army National Guard. Survivors: his wife, Jamie, two daughters, two sons, one sister and five grandchildren. Frankie L. Dunkerson BA’73, North Beach, Md., March 21. He was a Vietnam veteran and was an active duty U.S. Army Reserves. He was a senior enterprise architect with the U.S. Department of State. He was also the chief information officer of Pet Parents Place LLC. Survivors: his wife, Connie, mother, two step-daughters, one sister, five brothers and one grandchild. Jimmie Lee Edwards MS’73, Pine Bluff, Feb. 12. She was in charge of the nursing school and taught child development classes at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. She was a part of the 1890 Cooperative Extension Program in 1976 and launched a home improvement program in five rural counties in southeast Arkansas, which had to be expanded to 14 counties in 1983. Survivors: her husband, Jasper, three sons, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Robert O. Naylor ★ BA’73 MED’77, Jonesboro, March 13. He worked as the Osceola Junior High School counselor for 22 years before retiring. Survivors: his parents, one daughter, three sisters and two grandchildren. Ozie Payne BSE’73, Fort Smith, June 13, 2012. Survivors: one son, three grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Everett D. Stiles JD’73, Little Rock, April 9. He served in the U.S. Army and was assigned duty in Virginia and Korea where he served as post adjutant. He then worked for the Travelers Insurance Co. He was appointed to serve as municipal judge for Grant County by then Gov. Dale Bumpers. He also served as a Grant County deputy prosecutor and served as a special deputy prosecutor for the 11th Judicial District. He continued as an administrative law Summer 2013

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judge with Worker’s Compensation for the next 27 years. Survivors: his wife, Nancy, one daughter, one sister and two grandsons.

joining Weyerhaeuser Co. in 1993 as corporate counsel. Survivors: his wife, Leah, his parents, one daughter, one son, one sister and one brother.

R.B. Barton Jr. ★+ PHD’74, Murray, Ky., March 12. He served in the U.S. Army. He retired after 39 years as a professor of business management at Murray State University. He also spent 40 years as a gospel minister. Survivors: his wife, Betty, one daughter and four grandchildren.

Larry Ward BA’75, Mabelvale, Jan. 7. He was a retired Army veteran. He was an Airborne Ranger in Vietnam. Survivors: one son, one sister and two brothers.

Barbara Ann McGhee BSHE’74, Owasso, Okla., April 1. Her lifelong career was in health care, working as a dietitian, educator, and nursing home administrator. Survivors: her parents and two sisters. E.B. Weinstock MFA’74, Charlottesville, Va., Oct. 6, 2012. He was an associate professor at Tidewater Community College in Chesapeake and a professor at the Virginia School of Massage in Charlottesville. He owned and operated The Rock Stop in Charlottesville. He is the author of several published books The Wilderness War, the Struggle to Preserve our Wildlands and A Poem in Your Eye. Survivors: one daughter, one sister and three grandchildren. Joyce Boyle BSE’75, Gentry, March 5. She was a retired kindergarten teacher for Gentry Public Schools. Survivors: two sons, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Martin E. Brown BA’75 BARCH’76, Tulsa, Okla., March 23. He owned and operated an architecture firm. Survivors: his wife, Debra, parents, one daughter, two sons, one sister and seven grandchildren. John C. Dodge BSBA’75 JD’78, Rogers, Dec. 4, 2012. He was a Vietnam veteran. He practiced law in Benton County for more than 30 years. He served as the chief deputy prosecuting attorney for Benton and Carroll counties for four years, the city attorney of Siloam Springs for six years, Rogers small claims judge and Sulphur Springs city judge, both for 14 years, and Gravette city judge for 11 years. Survivors: his wife, Renee, one son, one sister and one grandson. Bruce MacPhee BA’75 JD’78, Hot Springs, Jan. 24. He was the founder of Cox and MacPhee in Hot Springs and also served as deputy prosecuting attorney for Garland County before Summer 2013

Lindy V. Bowie Jr. MS’76, North Little Rock, Feb. 1. He worked at the Coca Cola Co. and retired from there in 2001. He was hired by the state of Arkansas as deputy director in 2003. Survivors: his father, mother, three sisters and one brother. Martha L. McCain BA’76 MED’86, Elkins, March 13. She worked at Springdale Hospital in the psychiatric ward, then spent many years at Ozark Guidance Center. Survivor: one brother. Helen P. Powell BSE’76, Magnolia, Feb. 7. She taught school in Lewisville and then worked with her husband at Southern Lumber and Building Materials. She then worked at Lois Gean’s. Survivors: one son, three daughters, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Ricki Jan Herring BSBA’77, Fayetteville, March 7. He owned and managed a small business. He also prepared taxes in his spare time. Survivors: his wife, Janice, one daughter and one brother. Louis N. Hughes ✪ MED’77, North Little Rock, March 12. He was retired from U.S. Air Force, having served 34 years. Survivor: his wife, Janette. Sidney D. McCampbell PHD’77, Searcy, Sept. 24, 2012. He served as a minister in Churches of Christ and was a professor of Bible and English at Harding University. Survivors: his wife, Naomi, two daughters, one sister, four grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren. Donna S. R. McSpadden MED’77, Little Rock, Feb. 8. She was a mobility and orientation instructor for the Lions World Services for the Blind for 14 years and a case worker for the Office of the Deaf and Hearing Impaired. She was a coordinator of services for the deaf and blind with the Arkansas Division of Services for the Blind. Survivors: her husband, Jack, mother, one daughter, one sister, one granddaughter and two great grandchildren.

Michael L. Wommack BSBA’77, Lowell, Oct. 29, 2012. He was the owner of Bull’s Eye Pizza Pub and worked as a businessman for many years in St. Thomas, USV, and Oahu, HI. Survivors: his son, father, two brothers and one granddaughter. Claire Young ★+ MED’77, Russellville, Jan. 26. She was a public school music teacher and symphony performer. She played the violin in the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra for 40 years. Survivors: her husband, Harvey, two sons, two sisters, four grandsons and one great-granddaughter. Eddie Cross MS’78, North Little Rock, Nov. 9, 2012. Survivors: his father, one son, one daughter, four sisters and two grandchildren. Robin Ford ADN’78, Russellville, Jan. 30. Survivors: her husband, Norman, mother, one son, one brother and one grandson. Steven E. Kane MBA’78, Little Rock, March 6. He began his career at IBM and then became the president of Kane and Associates of Little Rock, a company specializing in telecommunications management and consulting. Survivors: his wife, Charlene, one son and one daughter. Joseph B. Neel BSA’78, Little Rock, Jan. 12. He was a veteran in the U.S. Marine Corps. He retired from Vail Resorts as Trail Maintenance Supervisor. Survivors: one son, two daughters and two brothers. Randall K.White PHD’78, Montgomery, Ala., July 1, 2012. Survivors: his wife, Rosario, five daughters, two sisters and numerous grandchildren. Don W. Bumgarner BSA’79, Huntsville, March 15. He ministered for 30 years. Survivors: one daughter, four sons, 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. James O. McConnell MED’80, Vilonia, Nov. 12, 2012. He served in the military for more than 20 years and was a decorated Vietnam veteran. He also worked for CARTI for 16 years. Survivors: his wife, Wanda, one daughter, one son, four grandchildren and one great-grandson. Phillip T. Neal BSA’80 MS’81, Springdale, March 5. He served in the U.S. Air Force for 26 years. He pursued his dream of raising cattle and gardening on his farm in Springdale. Survivors: his wife, Lola, one son, two daughters and three grandchildren.

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Nancy J. Silfies BSE’80 MED’83, Little Rock, Jan. 13. She was a teacher in the Bryant School District for 10 years. Survivors: her husband, Scott, her father, two sons, three brothers, one step-sister and one grandson. Scott A. Cooper BSBA’81 BA’82, Little Rock, April 7. A vice president for Catlett Corp., his business associations were far reaching and represented 21 years of nationwide lodging management. Survivors: his wife, Brenda, mother, one daughter and one son. Madelyn Curry BSE’81 MED’85, Springdale, Feb. 8. She worked in the bill room at the state Capitol during her husband’s tenure as state representative. Survivors: one daughter, one brother and two grandchildren. Stephanie Michelle Allen BS’82, Rogers, Feb. 19. She worked as a math teacher at Benton County School of the Arts. Survivors: her father, one daughter, two sons and her grandfather. Gloria Kay Baker MED’82, Clinton, Jan. 7. She was a retired educator at the junior high, high school and postsecondary levels. She was a teacher educator at the University of Arkansas, before spending 20 years as a state supervisor with the Arkansas State Department of Education in Little Rock. Survivors: one sister. Minnie J. Bullock MED’82, Berryville, Sept. 13, 2012. She worked as a school teacher. Survivors: her husband, James, one son, three sisters, two brothers and two grandchildren. Robert P. Hughes III BA’82 JD’85, Fort Smith, Dec. 6, 2012. He practiced law as a public defender for Sebastian County. Survivors: his parents and three brothers. Marlene Dye Lewis BSE’83 MED’87, Garfield, Jan. 12. She taught kindergarten and first grade for 28 years at Garfield Elementary. Survivors: her father, one step son and three step-daughters. Joseph D. Cripps BSE’84 BM’85, Perryville, March 24. He taught music in the Arkansas Public School System. He played as a jazz bass player in the Woody Herman Big Band, Happy Times Jazz Band, and the Ted Ludwig Trio. Survivors: his wife, Debbie, one son, one daughter, one sister, one brother and two grandchildren.

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Durwood Lance Jones MBA’85, Little Rock, Jan. 4. He was a certified public accountant. Survivors: one son, one daughter and one sister. Judith Arlene McNeely BSBA’85 BSE’91 MED’93, Fayetteville, June 18, 2012. She was a lifelong educator with a master’s degree in education. Survivors: one daughter, one brother and three grandchildren. Audrey Stein Wiley MED’85, White Hall, March 16. Survivors: her husband, James, one daughter, two sons, one brother and two sisters. John Jerome Layes Jr. BSE’86 MED’88, Subiaco, April 5. He was a retired catalog manager for Cloyes Gear Co. in Paris. Survivors: his wife, Roselyn, two sons, two sisters, two brothers and one grandson. Sharon Kay Rowland EDS’86 EDD’95, Mena, Dec. 3, 2012. She was a school principal for 26 years at Hatfield Elementary. Survivors: her husband, Danny, her mother, one daughter, two sons, one step-sister and four grandchildren. Naomi Sue Barton MED’87, Charleston, Dec. 15, 2012. Her first teaching job was teaching home economics and science at County Line High School. She taught at Lavaca Elementary. She also taught in the Fort Smith public school system, where she retired from Cook Elementary in 2008. Survivors: her husband, Jerry, one daughter and one sister. Deborah Louise Harrison BSE’87, Springdale, Jan. 18. She was a teacher, having taught in both Fort Smith and Gravette public schools. Survivors: her husband, Lynn, parents, one daughter, one son, one sister, three brothers and five grandchildren. Adelaide Adamson EDD’88, Madison, WI, Jan. 25. Her calling was to teach, and during a span of 48 years she taught English to community college and university students, to inmates in prison rehabilitation programs and to international students working for their bachelor’s and graduate degrees. She was a faculty member and administrator for the University of Arkansas and a faculty member for Spring International. Survivors: one daughter, one son, one brother, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Donald Lawrence Criswell BA’88, Conway, Feb. 22. He worked as an inventory control clerk for Macy’s and Dillard Distribution Center. He then was employed by Target to work as an inventory control clerk in Conway. Survivors: his mother, one sister and two brothers. James Winston Clements BSCHE’89, Mountain Home, Jan. 6. He worked as a county extension agent for the University of Arkansas. Survivors: his wife, Marjorie, one daughter, two sons, two brothers, two sisters and one grandson. Carolyn Ford EDD’90, Fayetteville, Nov. 14, 2012. She was a voice professor at NorthWest Arkansas Community College. She also taught beginning flute and piano students privately. She worked at Ozark Guidance Center for many years. Survivors: two daughters, one sister and four grandchildren. Paul Clay Williams III BSBA’90 MED’92, Muskogee, Okla., March 13. He served in the U.S. Army for two years from 1971-1973. He worked in Fort Smith as an insurance agent and Realtor before returning to school. He became a licensed counselor. Survivors: his wife, Beth, two sons, four sisters and four grandchildren. Charles Edward Aldrich MED’91 PHD’98, Rogers, Nov. 11, 2012. He served in the U.S. Army and was a teacher in the public school system. Survivors: three sons, one daughter, one brother, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Ann Tonette Blasi BA’91, Bella Vista, Jan. 25. She was the co-owner of Estitiques Day Spa from 1989 to 1996. She later owned and operated “Safe Sites,” a construction safety consulting company from 1998 to 2011, when she joined Walmart as a project manager for safety and security. Survivors: her husband, Lance, her mother, one daughter, one brother, one sister, one step-brother and two step sisters. Maxine Franklin Ball Ellison BA’92, Helena, Jan. 3. Survivors: one daughter, one son, four brothers, three sisters and one granddaughter. Ernestine J. Rackley JD’92, Van Buren, Sept. 1, 2012. She was a deputy prosecuting attorney. Survivors: her husband Grant, three children, one sister and one brother. Teri L. Mitchell BSBA’93, Sheridan, June 23, 2012. She served in the U.S.

Navy and the Naval Reserves. She worked for Arkansas Workforce in Benton. Survivors: her mother, one sister and one brother. Deborah Blair Wilson BSE’93 MA’94, Springdale, March 16. She was the oral communication teacher at Southwest Junior High in Springdale for 15 years. Survivors: her husband, Joe, and one son. Brian Keith Beaver MED’94, Mena, Nov. 30, 2012. He served his country in the U.S. Navy and worked as a technology coordinator in Education Mena DeQueen Co Op. Survivors: his wife, Betty, father, one daughter, one son and two brothers. Scott Barrett BS’95 MA’99, Savannah, Ga., Jan. 15. Survivors: his wife, Andreina, his parents, one son and one sister.

County Drug Court and before serving in the psychiatric field at Youth Bridge and Decision Point. Survivors: her mother, her step-father, one sister, one brother and three step-sisters. Tyler L. Halsey ★ BSCE’06 MSCE’08, Springdale, June 9, 2012. He worked at Tatum Smith Engineers Inc. Survivors: his wife, Martyna, his parents, grandparents, one sister, one brother and one step-sister. Kirby Corinne Walker BSE’08 MED’10, Bentonville, Jan. 4. She was a third-grade teacher at Asbell Elementary in Fayetteville. Survivors: her parents, two sons, one grandmother, one sister and one brother.

Thaddeus J. Bryniarski BARCH’00, Mountain Home, Feb 27. He worked as an architect in Granby, CO. Survivors: his father, one sister and two brothers.

Sarah Elizabeth Dean BA’09, St. Louis, MO, Aug 11, 2012. After college she worked for Montana Conservation Corps as a crew leader and loved her time in Bob Marshall Wilderness area. Survivors: her parents, her grandparents and one brother.

Jennifer Ann Brown BS’01 MS’03, Fayetteville, Feb. 14, 2012. She was an educator. Survivors: her husband, Jacob, and her parents.

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Sherry P. Criswell BSE’01, DeWitt, Oct. 10, 2012. She began her service in 1961 as a teller and bookkeeper and ended her career as senior vice president serving as operation officer and a human resource manager at Arkansas County Bank. Survivors: her husband, Robert, one son, one step-daughter, two brothers, three grandchildren, four step-grandchildren and three step-great grandchildren. Ralph W. Shilling MBA’01, Springdale, Dec. 7, 2012. He was a retired human resource director for Superior Industries. Survivors: his wife, Mary, one daughter, two brothers and two sisters. Erik M. Blumenfeld BA’05, Nashville, Tenn., March 20. He worked in Dallas and Phoenix in advertising and then moved to Nashville to utilize his immense networking and marketing skills in the country music industry. He was the chief executive of OT Entertainment and director of new business at Spin Doctors Music Group. Survivors: his mother and step father, paternal grandparents, maternal grandparents and one brother. Heather Nicole Coleman ★ BA’05, Prairie Grove, Sept. 18, 2012. She worked as the clinical director for the Washington

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George D. Blyholder, Fayetteville, Feb 24. He worked as a professor of chemistry at the University of Arkansas. He taught and did research at the university for 37 years until his retirement in 1996. Survivors: his wife, Betty, two daughters, one son, one sister, three grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. Melvin L. Belknap ★, North Little Rock, Jan. 5. He served in the U.S. Navy. He worked for the North Little Rock Family Practice Clinic until his retirement. He served as chief of staff at Memorial Hospital. Survivors: his wife, Jean, two sons, one sister and five grandchildren. Lena L. Bostic ✪, Jacksonville, Nov. 12, 2012. She was the owner of Bud’s Food Mart. Survivors: one son, one daughter, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Robert Lynn Brand ★+, Harrison, Feb. 3. He practiced with Radiology Associates of North Arkansas in Harrison. Survivors: his wife, Jackie, mother, one daughter, one son and two sisters. John A. Cooper Jr. ★, Bella Vista, Jan. 6. He served in the Air Force National Guard. He worked for the Cooper

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Communities Inc., where he was elected president in 1968. Survivors: his wife, Pat, one daughter, two sons, two sisters and two grandchildren. David F. S. Eanes Jr. ✪ BSM’41, Temple, Texas, Feb. 1, 2006. He served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps during World War II. After the war he opened his own clinic. Survivors: his wife, Ruth, one daughter, three sons, four grandchildren and one great-grandson. Robert E. Gawley, Fayetteville, March 18. He served as an educator and researcher for more than 35 years and as a distinguished professor and chair of the chemistry and biochemistry department at the University of Arkansas. He was the recipient of the Bene Merenti Medal of the University of Regensburg for his role in the development and success of creating the U.S. E.U. Atlantis transatlantic dual degree exchange program in chemistry and facilitated by the University of Arkansas office of study abroad and international exchange. Survivors: his wife, Lorraine and two sons. Jenny L. Glenn ★+, North Little Rock, Oct. 16, 2012. She taught home

economics at Star City High School. Later she taught first grade at Mabelvale elementary for five years. She began to teach at Immaculate Conception in the grade school but eventually gravitated to teaching religion in North Little Rock. Survivors: her husband, Robert, one daughter, three sons, one sister, 11 grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren. Shirley Hurt ★, Mountain Home, Oct. 16, 2012. Survivors: her husband, Rodger, one daughter, two sons, one sister, one brother and five grandchildren. Art B. Martin ★, Fort Smith, Jan. 27. He served with General Patton’s 3rd Army in Europe during World War II. He was a physician in many hospitals for a total of 60 years in medicine. He was also the founder of the Fort Smith Trolley Museum. Survivors: two sons, two daughters, six grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Bob McBride ★+, Fayetteville, April 4. Survivors: his wife, Linda, two daughters, one step-son, two stepdaughters and eight grandchildren.

Rick McCauley ★, Arkadelphia, April 7. He was a pharmacist in Arkadelphia and Hot Springs. Survivors: his wife, Teresa, one daughter, one brother, one sister and one grandson. George L. Miller ★, Farmington, June 16, 2012. He was an accountant who owned and operated his own business, Miltaxco for 40 years. Survivors: his wife, Claudia, two daughters, one brother and two grandchildren. Jo Anne Miller ★+, Fayetteville, Oct. 12, 2012. She retired from Roy, Lambert, Lovelace and Bingham as a legal secretary after 20 plus years. Survivors: her husband Jack, one daughter, one son, one sister, six grandchildren and one greatgranddaughter. Rebecca Key Myers ✪+, Crossett, March 30. She was a school teacher. Survivors: two brothers. D.L. Northern Jr. ★, Cordova, Tenn., June 10, 2012. He was inducted into the Benton Athletic Memorial Museum Wall of Fame in 2009. He was in senior management for many years at Union Planters in Memphis, Tenn., and Dobbs

Fleet Leasing. Survivors: two daughters and two grandchildren. John W. Perdue ✪+, Conroe, Texas, March 26. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He worked most of his career at Columbia Gulf Transmission Co., retiring as treasurer. Survivors: his wife, Elizabeth, one son, two daughters, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Allyne C. Rownak ✪+, Fayetteville, April 8. She worked at Citizen’s Bank in Van Buren, and then spent 23 years at Cooper Clinic prior to her retirement in 1982. Survivors: two sons, three grandsons and six great-grandchildren. Bradford A. Waddle, Jonesboro, July 28, 2012. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. He served on the faculty of the University of Arkansas for 34 years, where he was appointed assistant professor in the agronomy department, the first chair for cotton research and bestowed the rank of distinguished professor in 1972. Survivors: three step-children, five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. ■

Travel with Razorback Road Trips The Arkansas Alumni Association offers road trip travel packages to select football games and basketball tournaments. Come cheer on the Hogs with us! Arkansas vs. Rutgers Football Game September 21, 2013 Piscataway, NJ

Maui Invitational Basketball Tournament November 25, 2013 Maui, Hawaii

Arkansas vs. Alabama Football Game October 19, 2013 Tuscaloosa, AL

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Danger, Will Robinson Students from nearly 40 high schools in Arkansas and surrounding states competed in the university's first Razorback Regional FIRST Robotics Competition in April at Barnhill Arena. Teams had six weeks to design and build robotic machines capable of scooping up and tossing Frisbees at a designated target and blocking other robots' tosses, among other skills. They could earn extra points by climbing either of two pyramid structures. FIRST, an acronym for For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, is a not-for-profit organization founded by inventor Dean Kamen and dedicated to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people. The "Superbowl of Smarts," as the competition has been dubbed, resulted in six teams being selected to move on to the national competition in St. Louis. â&#x2013;

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