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Where the Ho gs call Home Arkansas Alumni Association Annual Report FY 2010-11 During fiscal year 2010-11,
University of Arkansas
Membership
Alumni Nationwide
44.6%
the Arkansas Alumni Association created the Membership Ambassador program to focus on increasing membership through “personal asks” from staff and volunteers that resulted in a total of 25,866 members, a 2.19 percent increase from the previous year. In addition, 927 members upgraded to 3-year membership, and 202 upgraded to life membership.
of alumni base is email addressable
88.1% addressable rate
It was a banner year for participation in events, including 440 events held in the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House, averaging out to 1.2 events per day with 9,611 people in attendance. The Alumni House also received improvements and renovations, including new carpet, totaling $139,283.
23.2 percent of members are
graduates
91retention rate, #1 percent
The Alumni Association also received a generous gift from the Hembree family – an 1846 piano. A rarity, it is one of four pianos made in Paris with a wooden harp. The piano now resides in the Underwood Library at the Alumni House.
which makes the Association in retention in the Southeastern Conference
Staff made updates to 57
Another highlight of the year included creating the Latino Alumni Society as the Association’s second special interest society. The Black Alumni Society, chartered in 1998, was the first. The University of Arkansas becomes the third Southeastern Conference school to have both societies, after the University of Florida and the University of Georgia.
alumni records in the database per hour for
118,079 updates
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Alumni by county
to records during FY11
At the right, you’ll see a representation of alumni density across the nation. Throughout the following pages, the association’s many successes this year are sprinkled among the highlights from alumni chapters. Enjoy!
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66 percent increase
Added in 3-year memberships
110,846 Alumni Nationwide as of December 2010
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Membership continued
Alumni Programs Chartered
Kansas City Chapter, Phoenix Chapter, Western Arkansas Chapter Shreveport/Bossier City Regional Razorbacks
202 people upgraded to
Life Membership
&
new members are
BAS membership 39.6%
increased by
Razorback Band Society membership increased by 25.4 % Walton College Alumni Society membership increased by 15.5%
Lemke Journalism Alumni Society
11.9 %
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faculty/staff
35%
memberships increased by
40
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first-time donors to the University of Arkansas
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Regina Hopper BA’81, JD’85 visited campus as the
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Chapters
-1Members and friends of the Alabama Chapter gathered in August for a summer gathering at the Wine Loft in Birmingham. -2A crowd of alumni and friends cheered on the Hogs with the Arizona Chapter as football season kicked off against Missouri State. -3Members of the Austin Chapter gathered at Zilker Park in August to celebrate the kick-off of football season at the All-SEC Picnic! -4(Clockwise from top:) Shauna Norton and Ramona Collins, Capital Chapter Board members, enjoy Young Alumni Happy Hour; Charles and Elyse Cullen were on hand for the Young Alumni Happy Hour event at Zin’s; Door Prize winner Jamie Edwards is ready for tailgating or watch parties with her Razorback insulated bag. -5Members of the Denver Chapter met at Chopper’s to watch the Razorbacks take on the Alabama Crimson Tide. -6The Chicago Arkansas Club poses for a team photo at its annual SEC Flag Football Tournament in August. ARKANSAS
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Young Alumni Board The Dallas Alumni Chapter adopted
J.O. Schulze Elementary School
in Irving, Texas, providing Razorback paraphernalia along with books and math and science resources. On May
17, Brad Choate, vice chancellor for advancement; Mike Macechko, executive director of the alumni association; Charles Robinson, vice provost for diversity affairs; John Diamond, associate vice chancellor for university relations; and John Tolleson, director of development, visited the second graders and read to them.
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Alumni Programs continued
Awards Ten awardees
Increased the
were honored during the 66th Annual Awards celebration on Homecoming eve in October 2010. Participation was the largest with 197 in attendance.
Student Alumni Association
volunteer base from a total of 50 in FY’10 to a total of
(a
370 in FY’11
740% increase!!)
SAA hosted more than 80for aevents total attendance of 3,602
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Mace Award
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was presented to the
Dallas Alumni Chapter
in recognition of its signature event, the
Dallas Chapter Banquet.
The Northwest Arkansas Chapter received the
2010 Board Cup
Took 278 travelers to the 2010 Southwest Classic in Dallas with 533 people attending the Friday night
House of Blues
In 2010, 2,431 people attended Pre-Game Rallies with volunteers contributing 178.5 hours to support the staff in working the events. The
10th Black Alumni Society reunion
in April garnered a large crowd with
550 people attending
events throughout the week.
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during its annual ice cream social in August 2011.
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Hog Wild event.
Hosted 654 travelers for the 2011 Sugar Bowl with 1,375 people attending the Hog Wild event at the
In February 2011, the
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Off-Campus Connections
to identify and award a non-traditional student leadership award. The Office of Off-Campus Connections administers the program, and the Alumni Association funds the award . with a This year’s award to William “Billy” J. Fleming of Fort Smith was made at the annual Student Involvement Awards on April 13, 2011, organized through Student Services. There were about 30 applications.
Chapters
-7Members of the Denver Chapter attended a summer SEC picnic on Aug. 27. -8Kelly Knight BA’92, volunteer coordinator for the Dallas Chapter, speaks with students at Lewisville High School’s college night in Lewisville, Texas, on Oct. 3. Kelly was accompanied by her mother and fellow volunteer, Dr. Mary Ellen Harbin-Kemp EdD ’83. -9Columbia, South Carolina Regional Razorbacks members gathered on Sept. 17 to watch the Razorbacks take on the New Mexico Lobos. -10Members of the Dallas Chapter gathered for a young alumni happy hour on Oct. 13 at Time-Out Tavern in Dallas, an alumni-owned establishment. -11Students gather for a group photo at the 2011 St. Louis Chapter student send-off in August. There were more than 55 alumni, students and parents at this year’s event! ARKANSAS
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Presented SENIOR HONOR CITATION awards to
William “Billy” J. Fleming
of Fort Smith and
Kristin A. Watson of Benton.
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Scholarships
Communications
253 total awards (up 15 % from previous year)
26% increase in
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total amount awarded
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Facebook fans
4,547 people
(up 39% from previous year)
grew to for a 25% increase
63 chapter scholarships Hosted 11 new
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scholar luncheons
86 recipients and
11 volunteers attending
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on content links
Flickr
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with
Twitter drove 937 clicks
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scholar dinners 35 students Chapters
photo collections include for an
13,766 photos
88% growth
Coordinated four
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Endowed Scholars
8 50 hours of
provided more than
volunteer service to the Association
329
Legacy Scholars awarded
(up 24% from previous year)
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-12Students from the Faulkner County Chapter attended the Student Send Off. with hosts Ron and Carol Calcagni and chapter officer Jamie Fotioo and Cynthia Neuhofel. -13Members of the Kansas City Chapter hosted students and their families at the chapter’s annual student send-off party in August. There were more than 200 in attendance! -14(Top) Spencer Burton, Madi Gardner, Nikki Munro, Will French and Michael Suit attended the Garland County Chapter Student Send Off before heading to the University of Arkansas. (left) Amy Stone, Casey McBride and Laurie Perrigo gathered poolside and John and Libby Vines had fun celebrating John’s birthday (right) at the Garland County Chapter Scholarship fundraiser -15Members of the Houston Chapter gathered to watch the Razorbacks take on the New Mexico Lobos on Sept. 17. ARKANSAS
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Published
145 posts to the Association’s news blog
Website visits increased by
20.4% with 178,261 visits Web page views increased by
15.2% with 502,039 views “Transcripts”
is the No. 1 search term on the Association website
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Income and expenses
Other Highlights 18,485 Hog Tags
on June 30, 2011, a 21.4% increase
25,344 volunteers c o n t r i b ut e d 11,666 hours
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which is the equivalent of adding
4.2 staff members
operating expenses
Received
$209,434 in revenue
from affinity programs
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An Official Program of the
-16Incoming University of Arkansas students from northeastern Arkansas were treated to a Student Send-Off event at the home of Ralph and Audri Waddell in Jonesboro in August. ARKANSAS
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