Arkansas Magazine - Winter 2012

Winter 2012 Vol. 62, No. 2

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Two members of the U of A Ballroom and Latin Dance Club weave a tangoed web on the dance floor. The club competed in the Ohio Star Ball this fall and picked up first place awards for waltz and tango in the amateur category for collegiate newcomers.

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From the swing era to the rock’ n’ roll revolution, music played as much a part of the building known as the Field House and Men’s Gym as did athletics. Before the building finds new life as the Jim and Joyce Faulkner Performing Arts Center, we take a look back at its musical heritage.

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DEPARTMENTS

2 Campus View

4 Letters

6 Picture This

8 On the Hill

The Engineering Career Awareness Program provides inspiration, encouragement, opportunity, connection and success for a new generation of students, most of whom come from underrepresented demographic groups, to pursue engineering degrees.

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32 Associations

46 Razorback Road

FORGOTTEN FILMS

50 Yesteryear

54 Senior Walk

64 Last Look

Frank Scheide, who has taught film lecture and other communications courses for 35 years, finds his research — the silent era of motion pictures — and his public service — filming the events of the Keetoowah — complement each other well.

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ARKANSAS Publisher Graham Stewart

Editor Charlie Alison’82 ’04 Associate Editor Tammy W. Tucker ’97 ’03

Connecting Town with Gown Serving students, staff and faculty Fayetteville mayor Lioneld Jordan

Fayetteville, Arkansas, is blessed with a wonderful, nationally honored university and a vibrant community that gives us a rich town and gown experience for students, faculty, staff at the University of Arkansas, alumni, visitors, and our entire community. Before I became mayor of Fayetteville, I enjoyed my 27 years working at the University of Arkansas. I cherish the strong relationships between the city of Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas, which will grow even stronger with the new Town and Gown Advisory Committee that links UA staff, city staff, and members of the community together to share ideas about addressing challenges and to find solutions that contribute toward overall successes in Fayetteville. I also hold a Mayor’s Town Hall meeting on the university campus once a year, so I invite you to come to the Town Hall Meeting each fall.

Fayetteville is the third-largest city in Arkansas and is nestled in the beauty of the Ozark Mountains. The progressive spirit, pride in our diversity and respect for individuality, love of the arts and culture, environmental consciousness, and the quality of life offered here make it a great place to live, study, work, play and visit. Known as the “Athens of the Ozarks,” we have been a cultural and educational hub in the Ozark Mountains for over 160 years.

In Fayetteville, we believe in the strength of partnerships, and the city of Fayetteville enjoys many strong partnerships in Fayetteville, in the region, in the state, and nationally. At the city of Fayetteville, we consider ourselves a team working together to serve the people of Fayetteville, and our teamwork and focus on excellent public services make the community stronger. Our city team also works well with our community partners to move Fayetteville forward in a variety of ways. Fayetteville is an active volunteer com2

munity, having been designated a Volunteer Community of the Year for three years in a row.

Last year, more than 30,000 Fayetteville residents volunteered over half a million hours to benefit our city, region and state. We are here to help students who move off campus and new faculty members with their water and trash services, and we provide many other public services.

Fayetteville’s vibrant creative economy offers countless attractions for every kind of art lover — galleries, Broadway plays and original works, concerts, and festive events all year round.

Our famous Farmers’ Market on the Historic Downtown Square has been ranked as one of top 5 Farmers’ Markets in the nation. The Dickson Street Entertainment District is always a draw for locals or visitors, which includes the famous Dickson Street Bookshop, one of the top-rated used-book shops in the nation. Also, the first home of Bill and Hillary Clinton is in Fayetteville and is now the Clinton House Museum. We are also a business-friendly community.

Fayetteville was ranked No. 19 in the country as a Best Place for Business and Careers by Forbes Magazine and No. 4 by Inc. Magazine for Best Cities for Doing Business. The Milken Institute named Fayetteville 26th in the nation as a Best Performing City.

There is always something going on here, and I invite you to join all of our many adventures.

Fayetteville is a city where memories are made, and our alumni who often recall all of the joys their Fayetteville experience gave them know what I’m talking about.

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Creative Director Amanda Ryan Photo Editor Russell Cothren Writers & Contributors Liana Bugslag Scott Flanagin Barbara Jaquish, ’08 Melissa King, ’89, ’92 Matt Jones, ’10 Camilla Medders, ’01,’09 Ray Minor, ’90 Michelle Parks, ’94 Mark Rushing, ’93 Darinda Sharp, ’94,’99,’05 Danielle Strickland, ’09 Steve Voorhies, ’78 Feature Designers Laura Bennett Eric Pipkin Amanda Ryan 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.

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LETTERS

To the editor:

I enjoyed the fall 2012 issue (Vol. 62, No. 1) of the Arkansas Alumni magazine. I especially enjoyed the article on page 13 describing the designation of the Buffalo River as a National River. I was, however, very disappointed that the involvement of Doug James and his family during that period was not included. I was a graduate student under Dr. James in the department of zoology from 1962 – 1964, and was a participant in many Buffalo River bird and canoe outings. Dr. James and his then-wife Fran and daughters Sigrid, Helen and Avis were extremely active in the effort to save the Buffalo River from having dams built on it. Doug and Fran are both internationally recognized avian ecologists and were very active in the effort to save the Buffalo.

They served as the hosts to many of the people and activities of the Ozark Society’s efforts when they were in Fayetteville. Doug began at the University of Arkansas in the mid-1950s and is still an active researcher and professor in the biology department. It cannot be an accident that the scholarship given by the Hedges is in ornithology. I consider myself to be one of the many students lucky to be trained and influenced by association with Doug, Fran and his family.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Whether you want to recognize one of the many professors who have served the university or you feel like encouraging others to pursue their dreams through higher education, you can send your letters to Charlie Alison at editor@uark.edu.

Past President Steve Nipper ’71, ’73, Magnolia Treasurer Tom Dorre ’68, ’81, Fayetteville Secretary Deborah Blume ’08, Fayetteville BOARD OF DIRECTORS 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 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

Sincerely, Kenneth B. Davis B.A. 1963, M.S. 1965

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

To the editor:

I was sitting here reading the alumni magazine thinking that maybe I should give you my story.

I came to the U of A in 1984 at the age of 46 from Sweden and enrolled in chemical engineering, gradated in 1991. At that time my daughter had enrolled at the university. She graduated in 1995 or 1996, Anna Isfalt. Her daughter, my granddaughter, is now in a nursing program at the community college. Anna and her other two daughters work at the university.

In addition, when my son saw what I had done he entered the university in Linkoping, Sweden, and graduated in education. His two daughters are at the University of Lund, Sweden, and the older one is almost finished with a Ph.D. in a study of meteors.

Is it not strange how many lives changed just because I had the courage to leave the safety and pursue a dream?

Nora Holm B.S.Ch.E. 1991 4

OFFICERS President John Reap ’70, Dallas,TX

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

Don Schaeffer, for many years an editor for the university’s division of information, donated 30 yearbooks that he had collected over the years to the office of university relations. The office is always on the look out for old yearbooks to fill out our collection, especially the era from 1900 to 1940. If you have an old yearbook no longer in use, send it to the Office of University Relations, Davis Hall, 1030 W. Maple St., University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701.

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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, coordinator of outreach operations; Meredith Hawkins, executive assistant; 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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Kids at Heart During dedication of the Jean Tyson Child Development Center in November, two youthful participants found their way to the center’s playground. Chancellor G. David Gearhart (left) and John Tyson, chairman of Tyson Foods Inc., gave the center’s new slides a trial run and reminded the crowd of the joy of being young at heart. The new center is named for Jean Tyson, the mother of John, Carla and Cheryl Tyson, and wife of the late Don Tyson. Gifts from the Tyson Family Foundation, Tyson Foods Foundation and Zero Mountain helped fund construction of the new development center, which serves 144 children and provides study and research opportunities for students and faculty.

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Gateway to campus dedicated by Pi Beta Phi alumnae The University of Arkansas and Pi Beta Phi communities celebrated the dedication of the Pi Beta Phi Centennial Gate in September. The gate is on Maple Street at its former intersection with Campus Drive, between Memorial Hall and the Plant Science Building.

In 2007, a group of Pi Beta Phi alumnae and University of Arkansas administrators gathered to discuss options for recognizing the organization’s long history on campus, and plans for the centennial gate were born. The idea — part of the campus’ existing beautification plan — was to create a formal entrance to the north side of campus, leading to Old Main, Vol Walker Hall and the historic center of the university. A fundraising effort, launched in 2009, raised more than $1 million in contributions from students, parents, alumni and friends of the Arkansas Alpha chapter.

“The University of Arkansas has a long history of alumni and friends who are deeply loyal and dedicated to the university and to each other,” said Chancellor G. David Gearhart. “This beautiful gate is a remarkable gift, one that symbolizes the long and distinguished history on this campus of Pi Beta Phi, the powerful bonds of sisterhood and this chapter’s enduring love for their alma mater.

“This new landmark commemorates Pi Phi’s first 100 years and will still be standing strong when future generations gather here to celebrate the 8

organization’s bicentennial,” Gearhart continued. “We accept this gift with gratitude to the generous sisters and friends who made it possible.”

Pi Beta Phi, the first nationally recognized women’s fraternity, was the first organization to form an alumnae department in 1893, the first to organize a national philanthropic project in 1910 and the first to establish an alumnae advisory committee for each chapter in 1913.

The Arkansas Alpha chapter’s philanthropic activities focus on children and literacy. They have been recognized campuswide for community engagement and academic excellence.

“We are very proud of this accomplishment,” said Marilynn Porter (B.A. 1975), a member of the volunteer steering committee. “Volunteers and staff worked very hard to bring this vision to life, and we are thrilled to see so many students, parents, alumni and friends coming together in support of this special project. Every gift helped to bring us closer to our goal, and we hope this gate becomes a beloved part of campus for all students, alumni and visitors. It is certainly cherished by the Pi Phis.”

The Pi Beta Phi Steering Committee for this effort included Julia Peck Mobley (B.S.E. 1965) of Texarkana, Karen Kennedy Morton (B.A. 1976) of Springdale, Patty Shelton Pyle (B.S.E. 1972) of Little Rock, and Porter of Little Rock. n

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Enrollment grows 5.8 percent Preliminary enrollment figures for the University of Arkansas, based on the required “11th day report,” show a total of 24,537 students, an increase of 1,138 students, or 5.8 percent growth over the record 2011 enrollment.

Undergraduate enrollment is 20,349 students, a 6.9 percent increase from 2011, and marks the first time there have been more than 20,000 undergraduates on the Fayetteville campus. In 2009 the total enrollment for the U of A was less than 20,000 students.

“These totals reflect the university’s growing reputation — in Arkansas and across the nation — for academic excellence and student-centeredness,” said Chancellor G. David Gearhart. “That reputation was underscored last week, when U.S. News & World Report’s ‘Best Colleges’ publication released its national survey of higher education leaders. Those leaders selected the University of Arkansas as one of the nation’s top 10 ‘up and coming’ public universities. Our growth — both in quality and numbers — is evidence that students, parents and high school guidance counselors recognize the great strides the U of A has made over the last several years.”

A significant part of the overall enrollment growth can be found in the increased number of continuing students, those making positive progress toward graduation. This fall there were 13,552 continuing undergraduates, an increase of 1,324 students, or 10.8 percent more than last year.

“The academic quality of University of Arkansas students has steadily improved over the last several years,” said Suzanne McCray, vice provost for enrollment management and dean of admissions. “We are setting records. Just this year, more than 32 percent of the freshman class was in the top 10 percent of their graduating class. More than 17 percent had an ACT score of 30 or higher. Thirty-seven percent had a high school GPA of 3.75 or higher. We are recruiting students who will succeed. We expect this trend to continue and to drive our growth through retention for years to come.”

The university once again enrolled a record size class of first-time degree-seeking freshmen, 4,571 students, a relatively modest 2.8 percent increase over the 2011 figure. The number of first-time degree-seeking graduate students, 1,111 students, is also a school record and an increase of 5.9 percent. Overall graduate student enrollment is 3,784 students.

A total of 5,616 students received Academic Challenge Scholarships — the “lottery scholarships” from the state — with traditional incoming freshmen making up 80 percent of the of the students receiving these scholarships. “Current achievers,” students who received their scholarships while already enrolled at the University of Arkansas, made up 10.9 percent of the scholarship recipients.

The preliminary report shows that the U of A is a more diverse campus than ever before.

Minority student enrollment increased by 10.4 percent over last year, and minority students now make up 17.2 percent of the total student population. Latino student enrollment showed the greatest increase, 233 students, or a 21.8 percent growth. African American enrollment increased by 23 students, a 2.6 percent increase. The Latino student population is now the largest minority group on campus, making up 5.3 percent of the total campus population. African American students now make up 5.2 percent of the total enrollment.

Men make up 50.3 percent and women 49.7 percent of the total student enrollment, but for the first time in U of A history there are more undergraduate women than men: 23 more, according to the preliminary numbers.

The state of Arkansas requires colleges and universities to take an enrollment “snapshot” of students who are registered on the 11th day of classes, which was Sept. 4 this year. These figures are processed and a preliminary report must be sent to the state by Sept. 19, with a final tally due in mid-October. n Winter 2012

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UA Press releases memoir by professor emeritus Roy Reed The University of Arkansas Press has published Beware of Limbo Dancers: A Correspondent’s Adventures with the New York Times, by Roy Reed ($34.95 cloth). This witty, wide-ranging memoir from Roy Reed — a native Arkansan who became a reporter for the New York Times — begins with tales of the writer’s formative years growing up in Arkansas and the start of his career at the Arkansas Gazette. Reed joined the New York Times in 1965 and was quickly thrust into the chaos of civil rights-era Alabama, witnessing first-hand the Selma protest movement and the historical interracial march to Montgomery. His story moves from days of racial violence to the political combat of Washington, D.C. Reed covered the Johnson White House and the early days of the Nixon administration as each wrestled with the competing demands of black voters and southern resistance to civil rights. The memoir concludes with engaging postings from New Orleans and London as well as other reports from a correspondent always on the lookout for new people, old ways, good company, and fresh outrages.

Kirkus Reviews called Beware of Limbo Dancers “a compelling tour of a journalist’s life from an intelligent, charming guide.” Charles Portis, author of True Grit, called the book “a fine piece of writing.” Hodding Carter III said that Reed had written “a dream of a memoir.”

Reed was a reporter from 1956 to 1978, after which he taught journalism at the University of Arkansas for 16 years. He is the author of two books, Looking for Hogeye and Faubus: The Life and Times of an American Prodigal, and he is the editor of Looking Back at the Arkansas Gazette: An Oral History.

Founded in 1980, the University of Arkansas Press is the book publishing division of the University of Arkansas. It publishes approximately 20 titles per year. The University of Arkansas Press is charged by the trustees of the university with the publication of books in service to the academic community and for the enrichment of the broader culture. n

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Arkansas Poll The 14th annual Arkansas Poll provides evidence that a large portion of Arkansans think independently when considering an individual race or candidate. The percentage of very likely voters in Arkansas who favored Republican Mitt Romney for president was 58 percent, while the approval rating of Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe, whose office is not on the ballot this year, was above 70 percent.

The findings harken back to 1968 when the three statewide races found Arkansans favoring independent George Wallace for president, Republican Winthrop Rockefeller for governor and Democrat J. William Fulbright for the U.S. Senate.

“To the surprise of no one, there was at least a 20 point gap between Obama and Romney among Arkansas voters,” poll director Janine Parry said.“A more interesting finding may be the continued enthusiasm for Gov. Mike Beebe. Since 2007, approval of Gov. Beebe has never dipped below 70 percent. That level of support for a Democratic governor in a Southern state is remarkable in this political climate.”

In the 2012 poll, there was little change in the approval ratings for other elected officials over the 2011 ratings. Arkansans are generally positive about the way their U.S. senators are handling the job: 45 percent of very likely voters approve of the performance of John Boozman, and 53 percent approve of Mark Pryor’s performance. When asked about life in Arkansas, 73 10

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Townscaping an AutomobileOriented Fabric, a plan focused on Farmington, Ark., was one of three Fay Jones School of Architecture projects to win a 2012 American Architecture Award.

Three Architecture Projects Recognized at National Level Three design projects in Farmington, Little Rock and Indianapolis – all produced by Fay Jones School of Architecture faculty and staff – were recognized with 2012 American Architecture Awards.

The University of Arkansas Community Design Center, an outreach program of the Fay Jones School, won two awards, for the Townscaping an Automobile-Oriented Fabric and Pettaway Pocket Neighborhood designs. Marlon Blackwell Architect also won an award for the Ruth Lilly Visitors Pavilion, located at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design organized this award program, which honors new and cutting-edge design in architecture, urban planning and landscape architecture. The program has become the most significant and most comprehensive distinguished awards program in the United States, reflecting the changing state of global architecture and revealing emerging new design directions by today’s foremost practitioners. The annual program also promotes American architectural design to the public at large. n

percent of poll respondents agreed, “Arkansas is generally headed in the right direction.”

As in past years, the economy leads the list of important issues for Arkansans. When asked to choose from a list of the issues most frequently cited in last year’s poll, 47 percent of Arkansans named the economy as their chief concern.

Following at a distance were health care at 15 percent, drugs at 12 percent and education at 11 percent.

Taxes and immigration were in the single digits.

Each year the Arkansas Poll asks Arkansans their opinion on some current issues. For the first time this year, the poll asked questions related to the expansion of Medicaid and to the DREAM Act. The health care law allows states to expand Medicaid to provide health insurance to more low income people, and the

poll question went on to say:“The federal government will initially pay the entire cost of this expansion, and after several years, Arkansas will pay 10 percent and the federal government will pay 90 percent.

Arkansas must decide whether to go ahead with this expansion.” In response, 45 percent supported keeping Medicaid as is, with no addition federal funding and no change in who is covered. Expanding Medicaid was supported by 43 percent.

Regarding the case of people who were brought to Arkansas from foreign countries when they were young and are not here legally but went on to graduate from an Arkansas high school, 58 percent of Arkansans opposed allowing them to pay in-state tuition while 33 percent supported giving them access to in-state tuition.

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Over the past seven years, poll results have shown little change in views toward gay marriage, with 55 percent of respondents opposing any legal recognition of a gay couple’s relationship. When questioned about government policy regarding undocumented immigrants, 55 percent endorsed allowing undocumented immigrants to become U.S. citizens after meeting certain criteria, such as learning English and paying back taxes.

The 2012 Arkansas Poll was conducted by Issues & Answers Network. Between Oct. 9 and 14, interviewers completed 800 live telephone interviews among a random sample of adult Arkansans.

Twenty percent of all respondents were cell phone users.

The survey’s margin of error statewide is plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. n Winter 2012

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New biomedical engineering professor takes novel look at disease

University of Arkansas awarded ‘Military Friendly Schools’ title The University of Arkansas has made the cut as one of the top “Military Friendly Schools” in the nation, according to Victory Media, a media company that specializes in helping military personnel transition into civilian life.

The 2013 Military Friendly Schools list, now in its fourth year, was compiled through extensive research and a data-driven survey of more than 12,000 schools. This honor places the University of Arkansas in the top 15 percent of top-tier colleges, universities and trade schools that are doing the most to embrace America’s military service members, veterans and spouses as students and to ensure their success on campus.

“Being recognized as a Military Friendly School in the top 15 percent is a testament to our unwavering commitment to the service personnel and their families who have and currently serve to protect our nation,” said Daniel Pugh, vice provost for student affairs and dean of students.

The competition for the 2013 Military Friendly Schools list is fierce, and the already stringent criteria were raised to a higher benchmark this year. Assessment factors included schools’ efforts to recruit and retain military and veteran students as well as the quality of services, programs, discounts, scholarships, clubs, networking and staff.

“I’m very thankful to everyone for their continuous support in helping our student veteran population succeed,” said Erika Gamboa, director of the campus Veterans Resource and Information Center. “I want to give a special thanks to the registrar’s office for filling out the Victory Media survey that helped us make the list. It would not have been possible without them. We know that people on this campus work hard for our student veterans and families, so making this list is a wonderful recognition.”

There are many reasons the university is military friendly, Gamboa said. The Veterans Resource and Information Center works with many offices to help veterans succeed. Veterans Upward Bound gets them ready for college. Enrollment Services has a veteran liason for those applying. Off Campus Connections helps veterans with housing needs. The list is long.

“It is not just the services and programs we provide that make us military friendly,” Gamboa said. “It is our people. Everyone from custodial to faculty, and deans to directors, help serve student veterans. We even get referrals from departments in the Veterans’ Administration and others across the state.” n Winter 2012

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While most medical research focuses on the chemical interactions between cells and other substances in the body, Kartik Balachandran, a new assistant professor of biomedical engineering, is looking at how mechanical forces affect body tissues.

Balachandran explained that diseases such as hypertension exert a mechanical force on tissues, which often goes overlooked in the medical field. Currently, he is focusing on the effects of hypertension on heart valves. Patients with hypertension, or high blood pressure, experience increased pressure on bodily tissue, and Balachandran wants to find out how this increased mechanical stress contributes to heart valve problems.

Balachandran uses models of heart valves and other tissues to measure their response to mechanical forces. After he has quantified this mechanical environment, he plans to use that data to create more complex systems that mimic what cells in a heart valve would experience when a patient has hypertension.

“Based on that, we can get an example of how cell shape changes, how cell mobility changes, and what kinds of proteins or genes are being expressed by the cell that are different compared to a healthy mechanical state,” Balachandran explained. He hopes this information will lead to more effective treatments.

Balachandran explained that he chose the University of Arkansas because he is excited to be part of the new biomedical engineering department, which was fully established at the beginning of the fall semester.

“I wanted to be in a place where I could have a quantifiable impact in developing a program,” he said. In addition, he looks forward to collaborations with other Arkansas professors, as well as research centers and industry in the area.

Balachandran received a doctoral degree in bioengineering and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the National University of Singapore. Previously, he was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. n 11

National Park Service announces first program office in Arkansas with space in Vol Walker Hall The Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program of the National Park Service is establishing its first office in the state of Arkansas. It will be located alongside the Fay Jones School of Architecture in Vol Walker Hall, currently under renovation, at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.

The program, commonly called “Rivers and Trails,” is the community assistance arm of the National Park Service. It supports communityled natural resource conservation and outdoor recreation projects.

Guy Headland, outdoor recreation planner, will be responsible for projects in Arkansas, southern Missouri and southern Kansas. Headland’s position is funded by the National Park Service.

The Rivers and Trails program office was previously located in St. Louis. Terry Eastin of Fayetteville worked with the office on a trail project in Little Rock, in her capacity as co-owner of Eastin Outdoors Inc., a company that plans, designs and builds trails. Eastin began talking with National Park Service officials three years ago about relocating the office to Fayetteville.

Eastin also presented the idea of housing the office at the University of Arkansas, and worked with Jeff Shannon, dean of the Fay Jones School, who strongly supported the concept and helped see it to fruition.

“It’s wonderful to have such a tremendous advocate for natural and cultural sustainability as NPS on campus, and a relationship between the Fay Jones School and Rivers and Trails is a natural,” Shannon said. n 12

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Spring International Language Center celebrates 20 years on campus SIn fall 1992, Spring International Language Center at the University of Arkansas opened

its doors with 12 international students from nine countries, two instructors, and one staff member. The enrollment at the University of Arkansas at that time was about 14,700, beanie babies were just coming on the scene, and Bill Clinton would soon be elected to his first term as president.

Over the past 20 years Spring International has built a strong curriculum, added high-quality instructors, and developed effective student services. Last year, the center became part of the international service component of the Graduate School and this year it moved into a new home at the university’s Uptown Campus. The center’s quality of language instruction and attention to the social needs of international students have not wavered.

Today the center is home to about 200 students, 25 instructors and 8 staff members. In addition to the intensive English curriculum, the school also hosts short-term trainings for many varied groups. For example, this summer the center hosted incoming Fulbright scholars for pre-academic degree training, as well as a variety of groups, including university members from two prestigious universities in Thailand, and teachers from Mexico, Peru, Brazil and Vietnam who came to the University of Arkansas for teacher training.

“These 20 years have been an amazing and satisfying time of growth and diversity, new friendships and family, community and global engagement,” said Leyah Bergman Lanier, director of the center since its opening at the university.

Over the years Spring International has helped students learn English and adjust to life in the United States. Spring International’s high standards have contributed to the success of many students from every corner of the world who, having mastered the necessary level of English, went on to obtain bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees at the University of Arkansas and other institutions throughout the United States. Among the center’s graduates are journalists for Al-Jazeera and the Japan Times, a minister of education in Ecuador, entrepreneurs, professors and research scholars, teachers, actors, directors of non-governmental organizations, and bankers, to name just a few. In the past 20 years, Spring International has taught thousands of students from seven continents and representing 118 countries; among them are more than 375 Fulbright Scholars and 450 international Ford Foundation Fellows.

“Numbers alone, however, cannot measure the success,” said Lanier. “It is seen in the countless dreams achieved, partnerships forged, and projects realized over the years. Through a strong host family program, we have connected many students with generous local families who opened their homes to them and made them feel one of their own. Our popular conversation partner program has matched Spring International students with university students and local residents who shared language skills as well as teaching the Spring International students about our community and culture. Many of these relationships have continued over the years, strengthening the bond between Spring International and the community.” n ARKANSAS

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Sculpture honors life and legacy of Silas Hunt The University of Arkansas dedicated the Silas Hunt Memorial Sculpture during a ceremony in late August as fall classes began. The sculpture, located between Old Main and the Pi Beta Phi Centennial Gate entrance, is the first work of art commissioned by the university’s Public Art Oversight Committee. The sculptor, Bryan Massey, is a professor of art at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway.

“The arts on campus will play a major role as we work to become a Top 50 public research university by our sesquicentennial in 2021,” said Chancellor G. David Gearhart. “We have a responsibility as the state’s flagship university to create a cultural experience for students, alumni and visitors. The Northwest Arkansas region has become an international art destination, and the university should be a part of the pilgrimage.

This beautiful sculpture celebrates the spirit of Silas Hunt who redefined ‘possibility’ at the University of Arkansas. It both honors the past and reminds us of the distance yet to travel.”

The sculpture celebrates the legacy of Silas Hunt, a decorated World War II veteran from Texarkana, who enrolled in the University of Arkansas School of Law in February 1948. He completed one semester of classes before becoming ill and withdrawing from school. He died the next year from tuberculosis, aggravated by injuries he received during the war. Hunt’s admission to the university began the process of integration at the University of Arkansas and in colleges and universities across the southern United States.

Silas Hunt’s legacy can be found around campus in many ways. In 1993, Silas Hunt Hall was named. This building, located on Maple Street, is home to the university’s office of admissions, the registrar’s office, the student accounts office and the office of financial aid. The Silas Hunt Scholarship Program, started in the fall of 2004, is a four-year academic scholarship that includes a comprehensive academic support program involving monthly meetings, peer mentoring and social resources for the scholarship recipients. The university’s Silas Hunt Legacy Award, introduced in April 2006, recognizes individuals for their significant achievements or contributions to the community, the state and the nation. Also in 2006, Silas Hunt: A Documentary premiered, a biographical film commissioned by Donnie Dutton, the former dean of what is now the Global Campus. In March 2011, the university dedicated the Silas Hunt Memorial Room in the Arkansas Union.

Massey is a professor of art at the University of Central Arkansas, Conway. He is primarily a stone carver working with a variety of stone including alabaster, soapstone, limestone, marble and granite. He also casts iron, bronze and aluminum as well as working in the fabrication of steel sculptures.

The University of Arkansas Public Art Oversight Committee was formed in 2009 as part of a major drive to increase the amount of art on display in outdoor areas throughout campus. In fall 2010, the committee began seeking established professional artists to send qualifications and proposals for an outdoor monument. Massey’s proposal was selected the following spring. n Winter 2012

Major gift establishes Whiteside Greek Life center More than 50 years after they first became involved with the Greek system as students at the University of Arkansas, Charlie and Cappy Whiteside are still heavily involved and committed to the Greek system’s success on campus.

The Whitesides’ recent gift of $250,000 will help ensure the success and the continued growth of the Greek system by establishing the Charlie and Cappy Whiteside Greek Life Leadership Center.

“I can’t think of anyone who has done more for the Greek system on the University of Arkansas campus than Charlie and Cappy Whiteside,” said Chancellor G. David Gearhart.“They’ve been involved in so many ways and deserve a great deal of credit for the success of these organizations that are so important to the university and community. The new Charlie and Cappy Whiteside Greek Life Leadership Center is fitting recognition for all they’ve done over the decades and will continue to impact our fraternities, sororities and campus as a whole for decades to come.”

The new Whiteside Greek Life Leadership Center is located in Bud Walton Hall on Stadium Drive. It includes student offices, a conference room and a reception lounge, and it houses all Greek Life professional staff. The center will help a growing Greek system that experienced an all-time high for women’s recruitment, or “rush,” in August and welcomed five new organizations to campus this year.

“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. n

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PROFILE

Tyler Steelman, B.S. ’09

From Kicking to Kitchen After college, a culinary quest takes hold

By Liana Bugslag

The journey started in his mother’s kitchen and with her advice to “never take no for an answer.” It has led Fayetteville native, Tyler Steelman, to become a chef at Governor Mike Beebe’s mansion, at the young age of 27.

Steelman was an athletic high school soccer player who dreamed of playing football for the Razorbacks. In the off-season from his athletic schedule, at age 14, he started a job at AQ Chicken House, where he learned how to make rolls, “When I grew up, my mom always had us really involved in the kitchen.

Since I was a kid, each one of my brothers would have a different course that we would help her out with. It was always a big thing for us to cook, and be in the kitchen. That’s where my second passion, cooking, all really started, from my mom’s kitchen, to making rolls for two years at AQ Chicken.”

His passion for cooking would have to be put on hold, as Steelman committed himself to being kicker for the Razorback football team. He played under Houston Nutt at a time when the team included running backs Darren McFadden and Felix Jones. “The experience playing was really incredible, just to be a student-athlete beside some of the guys I was playing with, and to look at where they are now — it was just a great opportunity.”

Steelman graduated in 2009, with a Bachelor of Science in K-12 education and kinesiology. “It sounds like an odd combination, but I’ve always loved working with kids, and my goal is to educate children the importance of healthy eating and exercise. So, I wanted to know how to teach and how to educate.

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Childhood obesity is something I’m extremely passionate about, especially with the rising numbers [of childhood obesity] in America” Upon graduation of university, Steelman focused on his second passion, taking a job at a restaurant while considering a formal culinary school. When his interest in cooking first began, he found a mentor in chef Suzie Stephens, the owner of Nibbles Food Academy in Fayetteville and a past graduate of the worldrenowned culinary school Le Cordon Bleu.

Stephens encouraged Steelman to attend Le Cordon Bleu, where past graduates have included Julia Child and Simone Beck. “I always wanted to learn from the best so that I could be the best, and that’s what Le Cordon Bleu is,” Steelman said. “It’s not easy to get into, but it all started falling into place, and two months later I found myself packing my bags, and getting onto a plane to England by myself.

“I had a rough education of learning from my mom and from past jobs, and I had always learned stuff by watching. But, when I went there it was so formal, and so strict. Everything I know now is because of the intensity of my training there.

“The English are incredible people, and my passion for food grew every day I was there.

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against childhood obesity and it later got him involved with the “No Kid Hungry” Alliance under Michelle Obama, and the Jamie Oliver “Food Revolution,” advocating to children that eating healthy can still taste good.

While in Europe, Steelman made a list of top chefs for whom he wanted to work.

“Even if I would get turned down, which happened a lot because of my age, I would offer to work for free,” he said. “People would look at my credentials and they would be impressed, but I would walk in and get turned away just because I was young. But, I never let that deter me, it just encouraged me to try harder, I wanted to earn my spot somewhere.”

His persistence paid off and he has had the opportunity to work under some of the world’s top chefs such as Pierre Koffmann and Charlie Trotter and the occasion to cook for President Bill Clinton, Chelsea Clinton and celebrities like Hugh Grant and Katherine Jenkins.

After receiving his degree from Le Cordon Bleu, Steelman took another chef’s advice and decided to attend the French Pastry School, the best pastry school in the world, in Chicago, so that he could develop his skills even more and know both sides of the kitchen and advance his technique and skill. Steelman was awarded the 2011 ‘For the Love of Chocolate’ Scholarship, given to a young chef from America who went to Europe and then came back to America, to advance their knowledge in the pastry arts. He completed the six-month program with a certificate in “Le Art de la Patisserie.”

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dedicated a new athletic field house in 1938, it quickly became a center of social and cultural endeavors on campus as well. For the next 40 years, it provided a space for concerts, sock hops, public lectures and the perennial class registration arena.

Musical performers ran the gamut, from swing bands led by Artie Shaw to Count Basie’s Orchestra, from Louis Armstrong to Chuck Berry, and from Dave Brubeck to piano prodigies Ferrante and Teicher.

After the construction of Barnhill Fieldhouse in 1955, the old fieldhouse became known as the Men’s Gym, and it was used for intramural competition and physical education classes. By 1986, the university museum, its displays and collections were moved into the building. Soon after, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Later still, the building became home to the offices of the Honors College and the Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences.

Most recently, the large gymnasium space has served as a temporary home for architecture studios displaced while Vol Walker Hall is being renovated.

After Vol Walker is finished in the fall of 2013 and the architecture students move out, the university will begin a renovation and repurposing of the old Field House, giving it a new life that will, in many ways, take it full circle. Plans are to turn the Field House into a performing arts center.

The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees approved naming it the Jim and Joyce Faulkner Performing Arts Center in honor of two alumni who are providing a lead gift of $6 million for the project.

“The Faulkners are passionate about Arkansas and about the U of A,” said Chancellor G. David Gearhart. “It’s fitting that this building — one in which Jim spent so much time during his undergraduate years — will bear the Faulkners’ names, and will reflect their advocacy of education and the performing arts. Jim and Joyce are Arkansas treasures whose legacy will be a prominent part of this university for decades to come.”

The center is planned to offer seating for more than 650, and it will be less rock ’n’ roll than Bach and Handel.

Musical groups to perform in the new facility will include the University Symphony Orchestra, Concert Band, Wind Symphony, Symphonic Band, Jazz Band, Schola Cantorum, Concert Choir and Master Chorale. Theatrical performances will be staged by the University Opera, Music Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre and Boars Head Summer Theatre. The facility will also host the continued on page 20

Top: Xavier Cugat signs autographs at the Field House after his orchestra performed in November 1946.

Bottom left: Vaughn Monroe and his singers don Western attire to sing “Riders in the Sky,” which stayed at No. 1 on the Billboard charts for 22 weeks in 1949.

Bottom right: In 1951, band leader Horace Heidt brought his early television talent show to the university for filming on behalf of NBC, perhaps the first TV program filmed in Arkansas.

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Clockwise from top: Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck and his quartet played at the University of Arkansas numerous times from the 1950s to the 1970s, including this performance in 1966.

Chuck Berry, who hit his stride in the late 1950s with hits such as “Maybellene” and “Johnny B. Goode,” performed in the Men’s Gym in May 1959.

Bandleader Jimmy Dorsey brought his clarinet and his jazz orchestra to the Field House in 1949.

Duke Ellington brought his orchestra to the university in the spring of 1956, performing to a packed auditorium.

After Peter, Paul and Mary performed at the Men’s Gym in November 1962, they hung out at Deepwood, the home of architecture professor Herb Fowler.

The king of soul, the unstoppable James Brown, performed with his Famous Flames in 1968 as part of the Gaebale festival.

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popular Summer Chamber Music Festival as well as provide space for public lectures, such as the recent appearance by President Bill Clinton, who delivered the inaugural presentation in the Dale and Betty Bumpers Lecture Series.

“This performance venue, with its unique acoustical environment, will provide the performance lab space that is vital to help our students develop critical listening skills,” said Robin Roberts, dean of the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences.

“Due to its excellent balance of direct and reflected sounds, this space will provide a completely different listening environment from any of the existing rehearsal halls on campus. Currently, our large music ensembles have no adequate concert space on campus, meaning they also lack sufficient rehearsal time in the off-campus spaces in which they perform. Because of this new space, our students will be able to experiment and refine their performances — training that is imperative for those pursuing careers in music.”

The Faulkners are long-time supporters of the university. In 2011, they led the effort to purchase new uniforms for the Razorback Band by offering to match others’ gifts. The challenge was met and exceeded in a matter of weeks. They have funded Chancellor’s Scholarships in several fields of study and were involved in the restoration of Old Main. The Faulkners are A-plus Life members of the Arkansas Alumni Association and are recognized as Towers of Old Main, a cumulative giving society of the university. All five of their children attended the University of Arkansas, and they expect to have more Razorbacks in their family as their grandchildren grow up. n Top middle: Band leader Artie Shaw played concerts at the university in the 1950s, first as part of the spring Gaebale festival and then as a concert in the Field House.

Bottom left: Nick Reynolds, Bob Shane and Dave Guard — the Kingston Trio — brought their acoustical folk music to the Men’s Gym in 1958, not long after their version of Tom Dooley hit No. 1 on Billboard.

Top right: Not only was the interior of the Field House a great place to hear music, but the University of Arkansas Band in 1949 found the front steps to be a great rehearsal space.

Bottom right: The Association, known for such songs as “Cherish,” “Windy” and “Along Came Mary,” came along to the Men’s Gym in December 1967.

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Developing a Community to Support Underrepresented Students:

The Engineering Career Awareness Program

By Camilla Medders ’01’09

The Adventure Begins The idea for the Engineering Career Awareness Program began with alumnus Troy Alley. In the sixties, Troy, who is African American, left his home in Pine Bluff to pursue an engineering degree at the University of Arkansas. Troy knew that life at the university would be challenging, and he wanted to prepare himself, but he wasn’t sure how. Luckily, his family supported him, especially his mother, a 1930 University of Kansas graduate.

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His friends, on the other hand, weren’t so sure about his choice.

“You’re going where?” asked one friend. “First of all, you’re crazy.

Second of all, you’ll be back after the first semester.” Troy made a bet with his friend that he would stay, and he did, earning his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 1969.

Forty years later, Joe Wyatt, who earned a bachelor’s degree in biological engineering from the U of A in 2012, was also surprised to find himself going to school so far away from home. Joe had planned to attend school in his home state of Indiana, but he applied to the U of A on a whim, because he had relatives in Arkansas. Then Joe received a letter about the ECAP program, explaining that, as an underrepresented engineering demographic — Joe is of Mexican and Cherokee descent — he qualified for a full scholarship. This sealed the deal, and Joe made plans to head for Arkansas.

Ben Onukwube, on the other hand, always knew he wanted to attend the U of A, but he worried about the financial impact that his college tuition would have on his family. “When I got the letter about ECAP,” remembers the Little Rock native, “I was ecstatic. It was a blessing to receive this opportunity.” Ben received his computer engineering degree in 2011.

Facing a Challenge

As an African American, Ben is part of an underrepresented but growing group in the College of Engineering. Since Ben entered the university as part of the first class of ECAP students, the number of African Americans in the college has increased by 300 percent, from 16 to 64, and minority students now make up a fifth of the college’s undergraduate student population.

When Troy Alley got to the university in 1965, however, he was the only black student in most of his classes. In fact, he can remember taking only two classes with other black students. The dorms on campus had been integrated for the first time that year, and Troy and his white classmates were unsure of how to relate to each other.

This wasn’t the only difference between his high school and university experiences, though. Troy was also surprised at how difficult his classes were, especially calculus, and he struggled to keep up in class.

These challenges only inspired Troy, who is a natural problem solver. He decided to visit his calculus professor during office hours and ask about some of the problems he had missed on quizzes. When the professor explained one of the equations that was giving him trouble, Troy said, “the clouds opened and the sun came out.” In less than two minutes, he was understanding problems that had eluded him before.

Troy left feeling a lot better about calculus, and he became a regular during his professor’s office hours. His grades improved tremendously.

In fact, Troy became the first African American to be inducted into an Engineering Honor Society at the University of Arkansas.

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“TC’s always your biggest champion,” explained Megan. “He’s willing to stick his neck out for you.”

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The Power of Connection

This experience taught Troy a lesson he never forgot about the power of personal connection. He got to know all his professors after that, sitting in the front of class and gladly accepting their help and mentorship. Troy explained that he sees challenges as an opportunity to build strength. “My education in Arkansas helped me build myself and I want to pass that on.”

Specifically, Troy wants to help students, especially minority students, understand the importance of cultivating a personal and professional network, beginning in their college days. “Your network is the strongest vehicle you have,” he explained. “It’s more important than money.”

Megan Dunn, an ECAP student and member of the Cherokee tribe, also understands the importance of making personal connections in college. And thanks to the ECAP program, she had friends and mentors waiting for her when she got to the U of A in 2008. As part of ECAP, Megan attended a three-week summer program, where she met other students and got to know Thomas Carter, the college’s assistant dean of student affairs. Carter, known to the students as TC, coordinates the student services that ECAP provides, making sure all the participants are taking advantages of the opportunities the university has to offer.

“TC’s always your biggest champion,” explained Megan. “He’s willing to stick his neck out for you.”

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By the time the summer program ended and freshman year began, Megan was part of a close-knit group of friends. As underrepresented students, they share a special bond, appreciating their differences and cherishing their shared experiences. “We all come from different backgrounds,” said Megan, now a senior majoring in chemical engineering,. “Everybody has their own perspective. Talking and hanging out, you realize you went through the same thing growing up, and it makes you feel less alone.”

Joe and Ben agree. “ECAP is a melting pot,” said Joe. “You share each other’s culture, and learn from each other. It’s a big family, and a big network.” Ben explained that his ECAP classmates felt like old friends in no time. The word ”family” comes up a lot when ECAP students talk about the program.

The Origins of ECAP

After Troy had graduated in 1969 and was settled into a successful career, he longed for a way to provide underrepresented students with the advantages he had forged for himself. Making sure these students had a supportive environment at the U of A College of Engineering, he decided, would help them stay in school and graduate, which would provide the engineering workforce with much-needed diversity.

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“ECAP is a melting pot, all different types, but all minorities. We share each other’s culture. It’s a big family, a big network.”

underrepresented students. Carol Gattis, who was the director of recruitment, retention and diversity for the college at the time, worked with Bryan Hill, her associate director, and Thomas Carter III, assistant dean for student affairs.

The three of them looked researched successful programs at the U of A and other institutions, and came up with their own ideas. They worked with the engineering faculty, the scholarship and financial aid offices, the Honors College, the office of enrollment and the career development center at the university and made contact with high schools, junior highs and middle schools across the region.

“It was a whole campus effort,” remembers Gattis. “That’s one of the unique things about it. It really did bring so many offices on campus together to make it successful.” Now the associate dean of the Honors College, Gattis remains involved in ECAP. The College of Engineering provided the funds for scholarships for the first group of ECAP students. Since ECAP’s inception, funding has come from a variety of sources, including the College of Engineering’s yearly budget; corporate and foundation support including the Walmart and Hearst Foundations; gifts from alumni and friends and a grant from the National Science Foundation.

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– Joe Wyatt ’12 Biological Engineering

A Diverse Education

One of the cornerstones of the Engineering Career Awareness Program is the requirement that students spend their summers enriching their education. ECAP students can choose to participate in study abroad programs, conduct undergraduate research or work at co-ops or internships.

Joe spent his summers conducting biomedical research, and he is now a graduate student at the U of A. Though he considered returning to Indiana to get his master’s degree, Joe was happy to pursue a master’s degree in biomedical engineering here in Arkansas. “It’s my second home,” he explained. When he finishes graduate school, Joe plans to work in the biomedical industry, designing medical devices.

Megan, an Honors College student, is currently in her senior year, and she is conducting an honors thesis on drug delivery systems. In addition to doing research during the summer, she also spent a semester as an intern at Eastman chemical company. These diverse experiences have helped her decide on a future career path. She plans to go to graduate school and eventually teach engineering at the college level.

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not only did ECAP help him get a job, it also helped him decide what direction he wanted his career to take. In addition to getting an internship, Ben had opportunities to interact with successful engineering alumni and receive career advice.

Giving Back

Like Troy, Joe, Megan and Ben want to share what they have learned in college, and help students like themselves succeed.

As a student, Ben was involved in the National Society of Black Engineers, the Associated Student Government and Big Brothers Big Sisters. These experiences, combined with the role models he found through ECAP, have inspired Ben to aim high and think about careers in which he can use his confidence and leadership skills to help others. His dream job? To be dean of an engineering college.

Joe and Megan are also involved in leadership activities on campus, most notably the American Indian Science and Engineering Society, or AISES. As an undergraduate, Joe was president of the U of A chapter of this organization, and Megan is currently the regional representative, coordinating the activities of 9 AISES chapters.

Through an AISES project, Joe and Megan are helping Native American high school students learn about engineering, passing along the encouragement and skills that they received through the ECAP program.

Positive Outcomes

Every spring, Troy holds a dinner for the ECAP students who are graduating. In 2011, Ben met Troy at this dinner. “He genuinely cared about young people,” Ben remembered. “He gave us his card and let us know we had his support and the support of his network.” Ben still has that card.

Troy explained that the most rewarding thing about being involved in the ECAP program is seeing the students graduate, and ECAP is ensuring that more students do graduate. Engineering is a notoriously difficult subject, and many students abandon it for other majors, or leave because of financial challenges. ECAP students, however, tend to stick around. Sixty-seven percent of students who come to the U of A through the ECAP program get an engineering degree within six years, compared to a 39 percent six-year graduation rate in the general engineering student population. In fact, ECAP’s six-year graduation rate is 7 percent higher than the university overall rate. One hundred percent of the students who have graduated through ECAP are now attending graduate school or working in engineering.

For the students, though, ECAP means more than numbers.

“I think about ECAP all the time,” said Ben. “I think about the experiences I had, the things I got to do in college. It changed my life, really it did.”

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Frank Scheide

Chronicling the Silent Era and Documenting the Keetoowah

By Ray Minor

The next time you see movie star Jackie Chan jumping from one high-rise rooftop to another, you should think of Buster Keaton.

Or the next time you see Chan twist and squeeze through a complicated escape magically choreographed so no one gets hurt you should think of Charlie Chaplin.

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Scheide has been a University of Arkansas communications professor since 1977. When he sees Chan flipping, rolling or dangling precariously, he isn’t looking at the bright colors, noisy soundtracks or exploding visual effects in today’s films. Instead, Scheide sees an impish comedy/action actor paying homage to the early silent film greats like Chaplin, Keaton and others.

He’s not alone. Even Chan himself has acknowledged in interviews the great influences that the silent film era has had on his career, not only in acting, but in action.

Scheide’s research and passion for the back-and-white flicker films of a century ago make the comparison all the more appropriate: “When I see someone like Jackie Chan, who isn’t known to be a great actor, duplicate moves like Buster Keaton in ‘The General,’ I see how important the acting and the technical skills are,” Scheide said. “It’s not all about sound effects and special effects. There has to be more to a film.”

For three and a half decades, some 15,000 University of Arkansas students have known Scheide as the man speaking from the front of the large Film Lecture class. Film Lecture — taught for many years in the ScienceEngineering Auditorium and before that in Kimpel Hall’s large lecture hall — is a class that hundreds of students take each semester, most of them thinking it will be an easy ‘A’ for their fine arts requirement.

Only it isn’t.

“I know those fine arts lectures,” recalled alumnus Ken Teutsche, a former student of Scheide’s who now works in Russellville as a freelance film producer. “You would walk in and see some pictures or some film and think you can get through it easy. But Frank took the class seriously. It blew a lot of people’s minds that you had to write critically and know your stuff, because he expected you to.”

Scheide’s classes on film history, techniques and lectures have inspired many students to look at today’s movies with a new eye, seeing new generations of actors paying homage to the characters Scheide has studied for decades.

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the 20th century, so why bother to look at it or subject people to it?” he asks, his hands palm up, almost like he’s pleading. “They have stood the test of time, like Shakespeare; and, silent films have stood the test of time because even in the cinema today, you still see them doing things they were just learning about a century ago.”

Scheide’s research primarily focuses on Chaplin and Keaton and other early film stars. His work has taken him across the country and to Great Britain, where Scheide catalogued hundreds of thousands of feet of restored early works of Chaplin and his halfbrother Syd. While spending weeks over nearly three years in London at the British Film Institute viewing restored copies of Chaplin’s movies, screen tests and outtakes, Scheide catalogued hundreds of hours of Chaplin films – much of which hadn’t been seen by anyone in decades.

Included in his find was an unknown series of shots by Syd Chaplin that later was turned into a piece for his brother’s King, Queen, Joker.

Many of the clips were preliminary versions of shots that ended up in the films. As he watched the reels, Scheide learned how Chaplin created his films, not by writing directions on paper scripts, but by experimenting.

“You see an evolution of a film because that’s how Chaplin worked,” Scheide said of the clips.

“He did everything on film first and he viewed it and tried something else. Seeing his films evolve from ideas to practice was mindboggling.”

Scheide’s research led him to speak around the country on numerous Chaplin films, becoming a sought-after historian of the era.

“He is an outstanding expert on Chaplin,” said David Shepard, owner of California-based Film Preservation Associates, which restores disintegrating films from decades ago. “Frank is responsible for organizing all that work by Chaplin and discovering how he put films together. It was a monumental undertaking. “ With the mostly silent film The Artist earning

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“Buster Keaton’s body movements or Chaplin’s non-verbal body comedy routines, you see in movies all the time today,” said Brian Johnston, a faculty member in communications at Indiana State University and a former student of Scheide’s. “I see a movie today and see a scene and say, ‘That’s Keaton. That’s his shtick.’

“These actors obviously had an impact because we know so much of their work today,” Johnston said. “If it resonated in 1928 and you see it again in 1998 or 2008, then it has real resonance.”

For a researcher who has dedicated so much time and travel into film history, though, Scheide doesn’t go see movies very often. The last movie he actually bought a ticket to see was The Artist in 2011, he said, because he has been busy raising his two young daughters with his wife, Susan.

But the movies coming out today, full of color, sound, scores and computer effects, aren’t worth the time a serious student of film should bother with, he said.

“Hollywood today is such a disappointment,” he said. “There is such an emphasis on the business aspect and such attention paid to formula.

“The problem with most special effects is that they don’t last,” he continued. “Go back and look at the first Jurassic Park. The effects look clunky today but back then they were great. It doesn’t have staying power.”

Staying power is exactly what Scheide sees in the work of the silent film masters.

Aside from his research, Scheide helps an annual festival devoted to Buster Keaton. Held each fall in Iola, Kan., near Keaton’s birthplace, the Buster Keaton Celebration brings in speakers, Keaton’s relatives, friends and other film buffs to study a new facet of the old star.

The event includes screenings of Keaton films, lectures on how Keaton’s work is mimicked today by actors who might not even realize it, and detailed looks at parts of Keaton’s life as a silent film star.

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about old films. He bought them and devoured the readings, rekindling a passion.

“I had taken the LSAT to go to law school but I had a professor who told me I should really take the GRE,” Scheide said. “I wasn’t sure about law school so I said ‘OK.’ The LSAT score was not good, but the GRE was great.”

Since movies were still a young art medium, schools in the 1960s had only recently begun teaching film as a serious class. New York University was one of the first to offer cinema studies. Scheide said he could choose between a thesis on another obscure aspect of Al Smith’s papers or try something in this new film genre. Film won out, and Scheide spent the next two years engrossed in film. Classes blended into films that merged into research. In one year, he said he watched more than 1,000 films, sometimes in class, sometimes in theaters, sometimes wherever he could find a screen.

He returned to Wisconsin for his doctoral work and focused his dissertation on Charlie Chaplin and the early English vaudeville that inspired many early actors.

Since beginning his academic research, however, he never lost interest in the Old West.

He has found ways to blend his passion for film with another passion: Native Americans.

Since the early 1980s, Scheide has devoted extensive time and resources to studying the United Keetoowah Band of the Cherokee tribe, making friends with tribal members and filming their meetings and ceremonies.

Through all those years, Scheide has become the historic voice of the tribe, documenting many events and filming them to keep an archive of their lives.

“When I moved here in the late ’70s, I had wondered where the Trail of Tears was, but here I was living right next to it,” Scheide said.

“I started researching it and talking to people who could tell me about what happened and it opened my eyes.”

Scheide even talked his way into filming the historic joint council Cherokee tribe gathering in Red Clay, Tenn., in 1984, the first time all the Cherokee bands had gathered since the beginning of the Trail of Tears 150 years earlier.

“The Keetoowah depend on him for anything that comes up. Frank just knows it,” said Jimmie Lou Whitekiller, former secretary of the Keetoowah. “Frank is more knowledgeable about Indian issues than 99.9 percent of the Indians. He just cares so much.”

His documentary work with Keetoowah led the Smithsonian Institute to request copies of some of his work so the museum could keep the films in its archives. Scheide understood the Keetoowah so much that the tribe accepted him as an honorary member in 1992. He still keeps the certificate on his desk in his office, partially hidden by pictures of his daughters.

On campus, he continues to organize the annual Native American Symposium, focusing on a new facet of Indian identity, culture or heritage each year.

The symposium will turn 20 this next year. In October, he also helped organize a conference — Fact Amidst Fiction — with Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art about the manner in which the American West has been portrayed in film and art.

It is that convergence – of film and Native American history – that explains Frank Scheide.

“I’ve always had an interest in Native American issues and how they have been treated in this country,” Scheide said. “How many people think about Native American issues? No one thinks of them and no one thought of them before, but they were here before us.

“Too many people think they are just OK or that they have just gone away, but they are here now.”

Whether it’s forgotten film snippets in a canister or the history of a less-well known Indian tribe, Scheide wants people to remember, they are here now.

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“Buster is a fascinating example of an American pragmatist,” Scheide said. “In his classic works, he plays a character confronted with overwhelming odds, and he should give up. But once he identifies an objective, he does the best he can to reach that objective.

“And really, that is the story of a good film.”

Growing up in the 1950s, Scheide was a product of his age, the Golden Age of Television and a love of the Old West.

Scheide’s father was an early technology fan, subscribing to magazines like Popular Mechanics and owning the latest gadget – including the newest craze: black and white television.

“It was very expensive but I was one of the first of my friends to have a TV, and I watched all the early shows,” Scheide said. “Early TV was a lot of talking heads, but there was Howdy Doody. That’s where I saw my first silent film.”

With the live action shows on TV searching for material to fill precious airtime, some shows, like Howdy Doody, filled in time with footage from old silent films.

Scenes of Chaplin or Keaton bouncing across the screen in a bizarre ballet of stunts appealed to the young Scheide. So much so that he found an advertisement in the back of one of his dad’s Popular Mechanics for an 8 mm movie projector and ordered the equipment. Once he got the projector, his collection of films began to grow, he said, as he bought, sold and traded small films with friends and other collectors.

Still, the film bug hadn’t taken a firm hold on Scheide yet.

Growing up in Wisconsin, Scheide said, college wasn’t an option for his family, but rather a requirement. He attended Wisconsin State University in River Falls, where he majored history and political science. His plan was to become either a frontier historian or a lawyer.

On a trip to Minneapolis to visit a friend who worked in a law firm, Scheide got a complete tour of the office and was impressed.

During a break, he remembered going to a nearby bookstore and thumbing through a pair of books

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Citation of Distinguished Alumni Jimmy Dykes BA’85

A former Arkansas Razorback basketball player, Dykes serves as a game and studio analyst for ESPN, as well as a motivational speaker.

Q: How did you choose your career path?

A: After several years as an assistant college basketball coach and NBA scout, it was a natural transition to becoming a TV analyst.

Q: When telling people outside Arkansas about the U of A, what’s the first thing you share?

A: It’s a great place to live and make a family.

The Razorback fan base is as passionate as you will find anywhere.

Q: What one piece of knowledge or advice would you provide to a potential college student?

A: Make as many contacts and friends as possible during your time on campus. Treat others as you want to be treated. None of us are promised tomorrow. Make certain you know what is really important in life and give a great deal of attention to those areas every day.

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Hinton-Lee was the first African American woman to graduate from the University of Arkansas with a degree in architecture, the first African American woman in Maryland to practice architecture within the state, and the first African American woman to achieve the rank of SES in Corps of Engineers’ history.

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Q: Was there any person or one thing that inspired you to go into the career path you are on now?

A: Although it was my father who planted the seed, it was my mother who inspired me to go for it by convincing me that I could do anything I set my mind to. She used to tell me the story of the bumblebee, who, aerodynamically, should not be able to fly (due to its big round body and itsy-bitsy wings). But…the bumblebee doesn’t know this and so it just flies anywhere it wants to fly. The moral of the story is: If you teach a child that she can do something and she doesn’t know that she “can’t,” then she “can.” I apply this teaching in everything I do.

Q: How had your U of A experience as a student influenced your career now?

A: University of Arkansas reinforced the teachings I had from my parents and served as my early launch pad to prove that nothing was out of my reach…I became the first black female to graduate from the Architecture School in UA’s history.

Q: In your career, what do you consider your greatest achievement?

A: My 37-year career with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was characterized by a series of history-making “firsts.” I was the first woman (of any race) and first black person (of either gender) to hold every position of leadership I held in the Corps. I attained the highest civilian rank, the Senior Executive Service (equivalent to an Army General), and was appointed by the Commanding General to be the Chief Architect of the Army Corps of Engineers.

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A longstanding tradition of the Arkansas Alumni Association is its stellar awards program

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Chairman of First Security Bancorp, Rutledge has more than 39 years of experience in banking, finance and management. Through his efforts, First Security Bancorp has become the second largest bank holding company based in Arkansas.

Q: What was your most memorable experience while at the U of A? A: December 6, 1969 – Texas vs. Arkansas football game – watching President Nixon’s helicopter land south of the stadium and all the excitement of the game.

Q: How has your U of A experience as a student influenced your career now?

A: The pride I have in Arkansas and the University was developed while a student. There are so many great people around the state who were at the UA at that time. These friends have made doing business in Arkansas a pleasure. As my wife says, my job is not work because I have too much fun. When I think of all of the relationships I have through the university and our friends in Arkansas, I know she is right!

Q: How do you draw your inspiration for your work?

A: My inspiration originally came from wanting to do well for my parents who always worked hard and set a good example for me as a businessman.

Now my inspiration comes from all the employees of our company. We have a great group. I go to work every day to do the best I can do for them so they can be proud of what they do to serve our customers in the best way possible. What an experience it has been to see our employees grow as our company grows.

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Charles E. Scharlau III ✪+ LLB’51

Past president of the Arkansas Alumni Association, Scharlau, retired chairman, president and CEO of Southwestern Energy Co., currently serves as of counsel for Conner and Winters, LLP law firm.

Q: Talk a bit about your past profession and how you utilized your university experience in your work.

A: I started out as a corporate lawyer practicing in the fields of oil and gas law, securities law and public utility law. As the company grew I found myself assuming more and more executive duties and finally becoming a CEO.

Q: What is your philosophy regarding service?

A: That everyone should participate, as their circumstances permit, in improving their community and helping those who follow them.

Q: Please talk a bit about your work as chairman of the UA Board of Trustees and what that meant to you.

A: It gave me a chance to work with an incredibly dedicated group of people who wanted to improve Arkansas through higher education.

Community Service Award Maj. Gen. William P. Bowden Jr. ✪+ BSA’54

Devoting 35 years to the U.S. Air Force, Bowden participated in 44 combat missions during the Vietnam War. Now in retirement, he has served two terms with the Arkansas Alumni Board, the Dale Bumpers College Alumni Society and has served as president of the Central Oklahoma Chapter.

Q: What inspired you to go into a military career?

A: The Korean War was steaming. It was a decision to go into the Air Force as an officer or go in as an Army draftee. I volunteered for advanced ROTC and got my commission.

Q: Please share your philosophy towards community service and share a bit about your personal rewards received.

A: My father and mother volunteered in Swifton for the public schools and the Methodist Church.

They stepped forward before being asked and they gave back, which I learned from them.

Q: What inspired you to get involved with the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food & Life Sciences Society, the Arkansas Alumni Association and Oklahoma City Chapter?

A: I wanted to show my Razorback colors any way possible to help alumni programs grow. I wanted the Oklahoma City Chapter alumni to gather often and recruit students to attend the University of Arkansas.

Honorary Alumni Award Paul Noland ✪+

A former professor of animal science, Noland helped establish ties between the University of Arkansas and Panama by creating an agricultural teaching, research and extension program in 1951.

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Young Alumni Award Charles Welch BA’95

A first-generation college student, Welch studied political science and, later, higher education before becoming the youngest person to serve as president or chancellor of a community college in Arkansas.

Q: What was your most memorable experience while at the U of A? A: Two memories really stand out in my mind.

First, as ASG president I had the opportunity to speak at the funeral of Senator J. William Fulbright, a former president of the student body himself. To stand in Old Main and speak about this amazing man was a phenomenal experience.

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My second memory was about the incredible basketball program we had at that time. To be in Walton Arena when the Razorbacks clinched the national championship, and to travel to Seattle for the Final Four the following year were memories I will forever cherish.

Q: How has your U of A experience as a student influenced your career now?

A: My own experiences as a student, and my observation of the leaders of the UA, have molded me into the university administrator that I am today. As I recall the support structures that were available to me as a student, I strive even harder to ensure that those same support mechanisms are in place for students across the state of Arkansas.

I had an idyllic college experience, and I want the same for every young person enrolled in a college or university.

Q: When telling people outside Arkansas about the U of A, what’s the first thing you share?

A: I tell people that the University of Arkansas changed my life and provided me with limitless opportunities for personal growth and development. I tell people that the UA is a worldclass research and teaching university, but it is also a place where students will receive individualized attention and will develop bonds that will forever enrich their lives.

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Faculty Distinguished Achievement Award Gary Ritter ★ – for Service

Dedicated to education reform and policy, Ritter serves not only as a faculty member at the University of Arkansas, but he serves as director of the Office for Education Policy, a tool for lawmakers, educators and others who wish to know more about Arkansas’ education.

Q: What’s been your most memorable experience here?

A: The KIPP schools in Helena opened to serve students in this economically depressed area.

Because the school was new and the students did not have many resources (more than 95 percent of the students in the school came from families with incomes low enough to qualify for subsidized lunch programs), we provided some research assistance and guidance whenever asked.

Q: As a land-grant institution, the University of Arkansas emphasizes teaching and research.

How does the service component play a role to faculty and to you in particular?

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Q: In your work, you were instrumental in establishing ties between the U of A and Panama. Please explain how this came about.

A: When we moved to the interior of the country in 1955, we were stationed at a center which had some beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine and chickens. My assignment was to help develop a program to improve the production efficiencies of these different animal species using local resources to maximum advantage. I was also training Panamanians in certain research techniques and establishing a feed analysis laboratory.

Q: What are a few special moments that have impacted you personally?

A: As a recipient of the Alpha Zeta (Agricultural Honorary) several times and the University of Arkansas teaching award, I have been humbled but proud of these recognitions. When I look at the numerous achievements of our students whether in industry, teaching and research in universities or the contributions they have made in their home communities and in the state, I am proud of these individuals and their accomplishments. My greatest moments have been the Vasco Nunez de Balboa Medal from President Ricardo Martinelli in 2009 and the other is being the recipient of this Honorary Alumni Award.

Q: When telling people outside of Arkansas about the University of Arkansas, what is the first thing that you share?

A: I always mention first, the quality of people we had as students. Then I talk about the other individuals from the state who have been so hospitable to my family and me. It has been such a meaningful lifetime experience to have enjoyed their hospitality and the congeniality which the people of Arkansas have extended to us over these many years.

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A: As a faculty member, I am fortunate to have a job with a variety of components and multiple goals. This leads to a diverse experience and a job life that is almost never boring. My goal is to be as effective as possible in teaching/mentoring students, conducting useful research, and providing service to the profession and to the state of Arkansas. In my particular field, the concept of service is well integrated with my research and my teaching. And working in a land-grant institution, in which the state’s taxpayers generously support my work, I feel compelled to engage in research that has the potential to be useful by providing needed information to educators and policymakers, in Arkansas and beyond.

Q: What is your philosophy regarding service?

A: I have been interested in “service” work since my first term on campus. … Since the development of the Department of Education Reform and my subsequent appointment to the Endowed Professorship in Education Policy, I have shifted my effort away from the Public Policy Program to my own department. Indeed, much of my effort dedicated to service involved the development of my own growing department.

Viswanath Venkatesh – for Research

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Focusing his research on the distribution of technologies within organizations and societies, Venkatesh joined the University of Arkansas in June 2004, serving as the George and Boyce Billingsley Chair in Information Systems at the Sam M. Walton College of Business.

Q: What brought you to the U of A? A: Opportunity. The Walton family had made substantial donations to the College of Business and the university – there was a clear and keen desire on the part of the then-Chancellor John White and then-Dean Doyle Williams to be world-class in research. This is something that I have found has sustained even through the change in leadership.

Q: When working on a new project and starting research, what aspect of research do you find rewarding?

A: The discovery and learning the truth about the phenomenon being studied. For example, in my recent project where we study the impact of Internet kiosks among poor farmers in India, the findings of what drives them to use the kiosks was the most exciting. It was something we could actually use to help promote use and help them achieve a better standard of living.

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Q: If you could accomplish your ultimate project, what would it be?

A: I am actually already living this dream. The project wherein Internet kiosks are implemented in villages in India has actually shown a drop of greater than 10 percent in infant, child and maternal mortality. I presented the results of this project at the United Nations a couple of years back.

Charles and Nadine Baum Faculty Teaching Award Molly Rapert ★ BSBA’85, MBA’87

Revered among her peers and students, Rapert teaches courses in marketing management and global consumers, incorporating a unique teaching style in which she collaborates with an Advisory Board of 20 industry executives.

Q: What has been your most memorable experience?

A: In 2002, when I was selected as the recipient of the Arkansas Alumni Association Outstanding Teaching Award, it was very surreal for me. To celebrate that weekend with my parents, my husband and our four kids was my favorite weekend. Our beautiful baby daughter from Ethiopia had been with us for 13 months at that point, and I can remember thinking that all the pieces had come together perfectly – I have the world’s greatest job, the nicest parents you could hope for, I married my best friend, we have four healthy/happy kids… and I was being recognized for doing something that I love at the university that I am sentimental about. Really? Does it get better than that?

Q: What makes a great teacher?

A: Being authentic to your own personal philosophy rather than trying to mimic someone else’s style. Everyone can be a teacher – whether you are quiet, outgoing, funny, serious…you just have to be true to what works for you. I learned this from the best – Ro DiBrezzo – who spoke at a teaching seminar my first week on campus here in 1991.

Q: What one piece of knowledge/advice do you most want your students to take with them after they graduate?

A: With every class that I have, I share with them two pieces of advice I learned from my family growing up: 1) You can learn something from every person that you meet; every situation that you are in. 2) Every person that you meet, no matter how confident they seem, carries a burden – some just hide it better than others; so there is always someone that you can help. n 35

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Hoggy Holidays Students, staff, faculty and alumni kicked off University of Arkansas Homecoming 2012 “Every Day is a Hog Holiday” by coming together on Oct. 24 and donating more than 1,500 units of blood for the American Red Cross Blood Drive.

Leading up to the Homecoming game against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, the Student Alumni Board and Student Alumni Association planned a week full of activities, including Hot Dogs with Head Hogs where staff from the Arkansas Alumni Association and University administration served more than 1,400 hot dogs and beverages to students, staff and faculty. The Create-a-Hog contest broke a new record this year with participants raising $11,221.59 for the March of Dimes. Participants created “Holiday Hogs,” which were voted on by students through coin donations.

Opting to bring back an event from years past, the “5Kans Razorback 5K” collected more than 11,000 canned goods for the Full Circle Campus Food Pantry. A philanthropic event, students were required to donate five canned goods to the food pantry in order to participate in the 5K, which was held on Nov. 1. The Full Circle Campus Food Pantry helps to feed those within the University of Arkansas community.

A new event this year was the Young Alumni Board Student Band Contest. Two bands submitted videos, which were uploaded to YouTube and voted on by student organizations participating in Homecoming. Winning the contest was the band, Rough Draftz.

On Nov. 2, the Northwest Arkansas community watched the annual Homecoming parade and pep rally. During the Arkansas vs. Tulsa halftime show, Homecoming queen Katie Waldrip, a senior from Moro, was crowned before thousands of Razorback fans in Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. The Homecoming Court also included Caitlin Lamb, Kelly Lamb, Sophie LeBlanc and Kristen Zachary.

Homecoming events throughout the week were sponsored by Hill Place Apartment and Sterling Frisco Apartments. Special thanks go to Pepsi, First Security and Tyson for their gifts in-kind.

To view the complete list of Homecoming contest winners, visit homecoming.uark.edu. n

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Actively volunteering in the Arkansas Alumni Association began for me in 2001 when I was a part of a small group here in Dallas that worked to rebuild our Dallas Chapter… a chapter which had been struggling with volunteer commitment. As time passed and we met with some success, our board began asking not only what programming we can focus on as a chapter, but besides joining the Association, what can we expect in general from our alumni.

A very obvious observation was then made that truly says it all… alumni of the University of Arkansas should be its primary salesmen! Ok… good…what is it we have to sell? Do we know our product on a “current” basis? And, as we took it a bit further, where do our sales efforts need to be focused? The latter came to us quickly. We need to focus on student recruitment, selling our school to high school seniors and juniors and their parents. Every alumnus can do this; it costs nothing.

In the Dallas area, student recruitment is fun and challenging, as North Texas is a haven for quality future students, and our success here attracting incoming freshmen has been noteworthy. Among other things, chapter volunteers assist U of A Admissions Office staff at many high school college fairs.

As I assume our national presidency, I want to take this thinking behind student recruitment to our entire alumni base. Most of us have many contacts with the audience: students, parents, whether it be our kids, grandkids, nieces and nephews, co-workers, neighbors, social and business networks, the list goes on and on.

What do we say? Here are few key points: 1) An incredible college town, atmosphere, beauty, size, culture, weather, etc. 2) Major academic recognitions: we call these “Points of Pride,” i.e. the Carnegie Foundation has placed the U of A in its highest classification of colleges and universities… we are one of just 108 schools out of 4,633 with this distinction. 3) Great student life, whether Greek or independent… and a Division of Student Affairs Office that is among the best 4) The excitement of membership in the Southeastern Conference, the best athletic conference in the nation 5) A student body that is growing in number and quality; record enrollment this fall of 24,500 and ACT scores and high school GPAs of entering freshmen are on the rise. 6) “Kiplinger” has labeled the university one of the best buys in the United States for public universities.

Specifically, we will be highlighting “Points of Pride” in upcoming issues of Arkansas magazine.

After you have given your “commercial” on the U of A, please direct folks to the following website: admissions.uark.edu. For details, contact Matt Hargis, associate director of admissions for recruitment, at 479-575-5242 or mhargis@uark.edu. ACP (Awareness Creates Pride)

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Sean Gentry, president of the Houston Chapter, Razorback Basketball coach Mike Anderson and Randy Gillespie, member of the Houston Chapter Board, at the Red & White Classic Golf Tournament silent auction and dinner.

Houston Golf Tournament 20th Anniversary In 1992, a group of men met to discuss how to raise enough money to send a Houston area high school student to the University of Arkansas. They settled on an event that would not only bring alumni together for a day fun, but would raise money for the scholarship fund.

Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the Houston Chapter is proud of its largest fundraising effort – the Houston Chapter Red & White Classic Golf Tournament.

“Houston is such a big area and you can play golf 11 months out of the year,” said Mark Prescott, co-chair of the golf tournament. Along with Prescott, board members John Parsley, Randy Gillespie, Richard Edwards, Jim Short and current Houston Chapter president, Sean Gentry, combine almost 180 years of experience and involvement in the chapter and have all played a role in the chapter’s largest scholarship fundraising effort.

When the scholarship was created, Prescott admits, “We were really struggling because we were going back to the same people to raise money.” Provided with a call list, members began cold-calling for donations. “We would ask for donations and of course, each year tuition got higher and higher,” said Richard Edwards, student recruitment chair for the chapter.

Deciding that a golf tournament would be an effective fundraising event, Gillespie, Prescott and Parsley came up with a plan as to how the tournament would draw alumni and those who displayed a passion for the University of Arkansas. Planning it for the fall, they stated that anyone with an affinity for the University of Arkansas could participate.

Others joined the effort, including Short and Edwards, both of whom today help in the tournament’s scholarship efforts. “In the beginning, it was about getting the word out and finding golfers and sponsors,” Edwards admits.

During the last 20 years, that list has grown, bringing “regulars” back each year to help in the fundraising efforts. Starting in 1992, the chapter now offers a $10,000 scholarship. Providing $2,500 each year, the scholarship is renewable. “The purpose of this scholarship is to entice a top-quality Houston student to attend the University of Arkansas for four years,” said Short, scholarship chair for the chapter.

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According to Arkansas Alumni Association scholarship director, Robin January, the Houston Chapter has “the largest chapter scholarship endowment with the association. Their $150,000 endowment generates $7,000 annually for scholarship awards.”

Now that the scholarship has reached a “decent” amount, the chapter provides ways for participants to win prizes while enjoying their day of golf. “We have a Par 3 where anyone who gets a hole-in-one on a Par 3 gets $5,000.

We sell mulligans, we have the Razorback Drive, which means that a person can spend $20 to go to a Par 5 and take a shot,” Prescott said.

With the golf tournament as the main concept, the men deemed it necessary to include events that would draw those who may not embrace their golf swing. For Gillespie, this includes coordinating the silent auction and dinner, which he admits, brings in anywhere from $2,000 to $5,000 by itself.

“The golf tournament is a vehicle that helps to bring in new people.

The silent auction is a great opportunity for people to mix and mingle.

It’s a great ice breaker,” Prescott says.

Gillespie says, “there are two things that make a silent auction and dinner a success: Being in the middle of a winning season and having a great speaker to build on the excitement.” Past speakers include: former Razorback football coach and athletic director Frank Broyles; current University of Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long and former Razorback basketball coach Nolan Richardson. “The Arkansas Alumni Association’s executive director, Graham Stewart, did a tremendous job in getting us Mike Anderson this year,” said Gentry, current chapter president.

Throughout the past 20 years, one aspect remains a struggle: attracting young alumni. As president of the chapter, Gentry’s responsibilities include overseeing the event, making speeches and “seeing that things get done.”

“I would like to have at least 12 young people who are recent graduates participate in the event as well. It’s a slow process but hopefully, it will stem to getting others involved,” he said.

As the board plans for next year, they often look back and are proud of what the chapter has accomplished. With more than 180 years of experience between them, the men of the Houston Chapter certainly know what they are doing. n

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University of Arkansas alumni from the classes of 1956-62 were honored during a 50th Reunion Reception at the Country Club of Little Rock on Oct. 26. They each received a special commemorative medallion, seen on the alumni above left, and a letter from Chancellor G. David Gearhart and Graham Stewart, executive director of the Arkansas Alumni Association, in recognition of 50 years or more as a U of A graduate. The graduates also were formally made members of the association’s Golden Tower Society. Each person’s name tag also included their Razorback yearbook photo. About 150 people attended the event, which was hosted by the Arkansas Alumni Association. Festivities included calling the hogs and hearing from alumni such as Nikki Lawson’59 (center) and George McCloud’61 (far right), who shared experiences from their years on campus. n

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-2The newly reorganized Austin Chapter hosted a student send-off for more than 50 incoming students, family and guests at the Austin Pizza Garden on July 30.

-3The Capital Chapter and the Arkansas Alumni Association hosted a tailgate at War Memorial Stadium prior to the Ole Miss vs Arkansas football game.

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-5Eighty alumni and friends watched the Razorback Baseball team play at Dickey-Stephens Park on May 15.

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-7More than 25 students and their families attended the Capital Chapter Student SendOff held on July 24 at the North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce.

-8The Nashville Chapter participated in “Alma Mater Row,” a block party featuring alumni clubs in the Nashville areas from various SEC institutions. The event, held on Aug. 16, benefitted Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital.

-9Alumni gathered at Jed’s in Nashville to watch the Hogs take on Rutgers on Sept. 22.

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-4The Seattle Chapter is sponsoring a classroom at Stevenson Elementary in Bellevue, Wash., as part of the No Excuses University program to help promote the value of higher education to these young students.

-5Razorbacks gather for the Seattle Chapter’s watch party at Trago’s Cocina in downtown Seattle.

-6Alumni and friends enjoyed a delicious dinner and the opportunity to bid on some unique silent auction items.

-7The Greater Kansas City Chapter welcomed 120 new Razorbacks to its annual Student Send-Off party on Aug. 6. The chapter awarded five $500 scholarships and taught the new Razorbacks how to Call the Hogs!

-8The Maryland Chapter hosted the 9th Annual “Pig Toast” event on Sept. 29 in Baltimore.

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-4Will and Sara Morgan hosted the Faulkner County Student Send-Off at their home on Aug. 5.

-5Eighteen students attended the Student Send-Off before they headed to the Hill.

-6Loyal Razorbacks in Sin City joined the Las Vegas Regional Razorbacks for a football watch party at Scooter’s on Sept. 8.

-7Faulkner County Chapter board members at their student send-off.

-8The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter welcomed more than 100 Razorbacks to the 21st annual Louis M. Martini Winery Barbecue on the breathtaking grounds of Monte Rosso Ranch in Sonoma, Calif., on Aug. 4. UA System President Dr. Don Bobbitt was the chapter’s special guest. Ernst Bauer, chapter president, hosted the event, which raised $8,000 for the Ernest J. Wong Endowed Scholarship.

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It’s who you are so think nothing of it Freshman cheerleader inspires others with story of perseverance

By Matt Jones, B.A.’10

Patience Beard understands the irony in her name.

Born with proximal femoral focal deficiency, a disease which stunts growth, Beard and her family have exercised a lot of patience in her lifetime.

Patience was demonstrated when, as a 9-month-old, Beard had her leg amputated and learned to walk with a prosthetic. Patience was demonstrated when she went through an already awkward adolescent stage learning to cope with a body image different from other girls. Patience is still being demonstrated as she balances life as a freshman at the University of Arkansas and the rigid physical demand expected of a Razorback cheerleader.

“Whenever my mom had me they had to tell her that something wasn’t quite right with my leg,” Beard said. “She thought Patience would be a pretty name and when I was born, she thought it was fitting. When I was growing up, she would try to yell at me, but it’s hard to yell at Patience without thinking, ‘OK, be patient.’”

Even with a zebra print on her prosthetic leg, an infectious smile is the first thing you notice about Beard. The middle child of five, those who knew her while growing up in Texarkana, Texas, say she has always had a positive outlook, one fitting of a cheerleader.

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and she just handles it so well,” said Susan Waldrep, Beard’s high school cheerleading sponsor. “She never gets thrown by it.

“The really good thing about her is that she’s always the same. She has had a lot of trials in her life, but she’s always the same.”

Beard has never considered herself handicapped. She calls the pictures of her as an infant with two legs “strange.”

Her earliest — in fact, only — memories consist of what others might see as a disability, but what she views as normal. She reflects on a story from around fifth grade when her family went to the beach. Aware and embarrassed of others looking at her, she asked her mother if she could wear long pants the next day to cover her legs.

“My mom encouraged me and told me, ‘It’s who you are, so don’t think anything of it,’” Beard said. “I sat there and thought, ‘You know, you’re right. This is who I am.’ Since then, I’ve just thought this is who I am.

“I don’t see myself as any different. My friends don’t see me any differently and that helps. It’s just who I am.”

As an elementary school student she was able to use her experiences as an amputee to encourage her 80-year-old great-grandfather when his leg was amputated because of diabetes.

“He lived next door to me when it happened, so I went over there every day and asked him how it was going,” Beard said. “He ARKANSAS

got a prosthetic leg, but he never walked on it; he was too scared. I tried as hard as I could to help him out and relate with him, and I think it helped him to have me there with him through that process.”

Beard was and still is fearless with her prosthetic. She began gymnastics at the age of 4 and joined a group called the Tumbling Tigers in sixth grade. By seventh grade, she successfully tried out for cheerleader and that same year joined a competitive cheer team, the Twin City All-Stars.

“I really don’t remember it being harder,” Beard said. “I remember it being scary — like anybody would be scared to attempt a backflip — but I really don’t remember having a hard time with it.”

Beard will try anything, selected even for a snow skiing trip in high school by the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital. Her fearlessness translates to her craft. “She worked out with a guy who used to be a cheerleader at Louisiana Tech, and he said she would do things that more talented cheerleaders were too afraid to do,” Waldrep said.

Waldrep first saw Beard cheerlead as an eighth grader at the persistence of one of her two older brothers. What she first noticed about Beard was what appeared to be an M&M sock.

“Zane, her brother, said, ‘Mrs. Waldrep, you’ve got to look closer,’” Waldrep said.

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“I was completely shocked because you looked like everyone else, except for she had a big M&M on her leg.

“I took over as her cheer sponsor her junior year and by the time we went to cheer camp at the U of A the summer before her senior year, I had forgotten she was hurt because she did everything. She never complains about walking, never complains about running, never complains about doing anything — it had just gotten to the point it didn’t dawn on me she had a disability anymore. You just kind of wiped it from your mind.”

Beard began to develop an affinity for the University of Arkansas in high school, to the delight of Susan Waldrep and her daughter, Texas High cheer coach Courtney Waldrep.

Susan became a fan of all things Northwest Arkansas when Courtney came to the U of A as a Razorback cheerleader.

Susan Waldrep recalled a Texas High game at Bentonville during Beard’s junior year in which the cheerleaders chartered a bus and toured Fayetteville the next day.

“The seniors got to pick where they wanted to go to cheer camp the next summer and they picked Arkansas,” Waldrep said.

“Patience really wanted to go there. Once she stepped on the campus, that was it.”

Being a Razorback fan in high school dripped with almost as much irony as her name. Rival school Arkansas High in Texarkana shares the same mascot with the University of Arkansas.

“A lot of people at my school still wanted to come here, so it wasn’t a big deal when I wore my Razorback stuff,” said Beard, who estimates she has 15 friends from high school on campus with her in Fayetteville.

It also helped that Texas High had a pipeline to the Razorbacks’ football program.

Ryan Mallett, Cobi Hamilton, Jacob Skinner and Jeremy Harrell are among the players who migrated across the Texarkana border in recent years.

“When Cobi was trying to decide where to go to school, I told him to think about which state would support him the rest of his life,” Waldrep said. “Once you play football at Arkansas, they will remember you the rest of your life. It’s very impactive to go there and see all the heritage and traditions, and fun things about it. I told Ryan Mallett the same thing 48

before he decided to go to Michigan.

“Those are the things Patience saw, too — the camaraderie and the fun aspects. You can look at some people and just know Arkansas is the fit for them. Patience looked like someone who could cheer at Arkansas; she just had that bubbly fun look that I’ve seen there for a long time. One of the reasons she wanted to try-out for cheerleader was to show others they can do whatever they want.”

Jean Nail has been associated with the spirit squads for the Razorbacks for more than 30 years. She can’t remember any situation as unique as Beard’s, noting the closest was when a deaf girl thought about trying out for the U of A dance team several years ago before deciding not to see it through.

Nail was immediately drawn to Beard’s prosthetic in a full-length picture on the DVD sent in prior to her tryout last spring.

“I went, ‘Wow!’” Nail said. “I was startled by it and didn’t know what to expect until we popped the DVD in. We were very amazed and impressed with what she could do. It was very exciting.

“She was a little bit of an unknown coming in. There’s a little blurb they do on their DVD that introduces themselves and one of the things she mentioned was that she ‘would really like to help people that are like me.’

That isn’t the reason she made the squad — she made it because she’s really good — but you get the sense that she is a very giving person, and she is.”

Beard made the U of A cheerleading squad in mid-April and by the next Saturday she was in uniform for the Razorbacks’ spring football game.

Some noticed her at the time, but her popularity has spread like wildfire in recent weeks.

A Yahoo! story following the Razorbacks’ second game brought widespread attention and multiple Arkansas TV outlets followed suit.

“It’s surprising that I’ve had so much positive feedback,” Beard said. “I’ll have people stop me on my way to class to say, ‘Oh, I read an article about you; you’re so cool!’ All my friends back home think it’s so neat, but this is just me doing what I love.”

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mounting interview requests as Beard tries to balance being a full-time student and fulltime cheerleader.

“She had cheered three games before we really did anything because we wanted her to do it after she had been out there and gotten comfortable,” Nail said. “We wanted her to be able to tell people what it was like to be a Razorback cheerleader because she had actually been one.

“We’re guarding it to where we don’t want her to get overwhelmed. She’s a freshman at the University of Arkansas and we want her to have as normal a freshman situation as she can. People like to come to college and experience new things, and we want her to experience them, too.”

Beard fits right in with the others on the Arkansas squad. Wearing a flip-flop on her prosthetic foot, the reigning Homecoming queen freely admits she’s “such a girl. I wear high heels, too.”

Beard is hopeful she can inspire others like her with her story of perseverance and success.

She is majoring in communications in the U of A’s J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, hopeful to hone her public speaking.

“My hospital has a peer program that I signed up for and they’ve called a few times and let me talk to some of the younger girls that are going through this,” Beard said. “I talked to some middle school students, I talked to a guy who had cancer and had his leg amputated and wanted to play football.”

Nail is hopeful the U of A can assist Beard in her community outreach even after football season, when she’ll also serve as a basketball cheerleader. “It’s kind of a calling,” Nail said.

“We’ll present her with requests and if she can and wants to do them, we’ll support her.”

Beard said the zebra print might soon be changing — a Razorback pattern seems fitting right now — but she is hopeful the message doesn’t change.

“I think it’s neat that everyone sees me as an inspiration,” Beard said. “I just see myself as a normal person, but I’m glad I inspire others.” n Matt Jones is a U of A graduate from Waldron.

This story first appeared in Hawgs Illustrated.

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The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees votes to ban political candidates from speaking on campus.

The folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary perform at the Men’s Gym to a standingroom-only crowd.

Engineering students publish a new magazine on campus called Arkansas Engineer. C.H. Achenbach is elected its first editor.

Interim President John Hugh Reynolds and economics professor Charles H. Brough address buinessmen in Little Rock about the material interest that the state has in the university’s success.

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The campus security department is reorganized into the Department of Public Safety, the predecessor to the University of Arkansas Police Department.

Student radio station KUAF goes on the air with disc jockeys and 100 watts of broadcasting power.

Fayetteville begins the paving of Dickson The caption accompanying this 1962 yearbook photo reads, “Required courses in nutrition take a large percentage of time for student nurses due to their importance Street, which had been in hospital care, in which field most registered nurses will work.” the “nastiest, muddiest, filthiest, dirtiest and most ill-kept street in the country.”

To help stop the loss of enrollment during The University Weekly publishes a special World War II, the university develops a “warROTC edition and cites U of A President time curricula” designed to prepare men and 1982 John C. Futrall as the inspiration for the women for specific war-related jobs.

Elizabeth Ward wins the Miss America Reserve Officers’ Training Corps nationwide.

1952 pageant, becoming the second University of Kate Campbell, niece of the builder of Old James Ward, a visiting professor from Arkansas student to hold the title.

Main, W. Zeke Mayes, donates the original Yale who is evaluating the campus layout The rock band Chicago and lead singer contract to the university. Alumna Effie Alley, and design, recommends removal of Peter Cetera performs to a sold-out show at by then working for the Sioux City Journal, Campus Drive between Old Main and Barnhill Arena. interviews Helen Keller.

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Construction begins on the Bell 1932 Pat Summerall, later one of the great Engineering Center, closing the southern end The campus radio station, KUOA, American sports broadcasters, greets Xavier of Campus Drive. considers making a phonograph recording of Cugat and his jazz orchestra for the annual 1992 a Razorback pep song to use as the theme of Gaebale festival.

The Mack-Blackwell Transportation the station. A classified advertisement offers a The university receives $464,000 from a Center is established with a grant from university student room and board at a house trust established by the Ford Foundation to the U.S. Department of Transportation. on Douglas Street for $5 a week. initiate a long-range training experiment in Programs focus on education, research and teacher education, which would require four 1942 technology transfer to improve the quality of years of general education and a fifth year of Law professor Robert A. Leflar resigns to rural life through transportation. graduate work. run for the Arkansas Supreme Court, and The GENESIS center receives the National George Howard, a third-year law student, former University of Arkansas President J. Business Incubator of the Year Award. is the first African American student elected William Fulbright announces that he will president of a residence hall.

2002 run for Congress.

Students petition against the creation of A team of students from the College of Departments at the university donate parking zones on campus.

Engineering builds and pilots a solar-powered typewriters to the war effort.

1962 boat to victory in the inernational Solar Pi Kappa, the honorary women’s journalism Lance Alworth receives All-American Splash World Championship in Buffalo, N.Y. society, begins a fund drive to pay the cost of citations and the Crip Hall and Southwest Later in the decade, the university would host sending the student newspaper, The Arkansas Conference Sportsmanship awards from the the championships for five years. n Traveler, to former students who are serving in Associated Press. the American armed forces around the world.

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If you have any information on the whereabouts of these alumni and former students from the Class of 1963, then please contact the Arkansas Alumni Association at 1-888-ARK-ALUM so that we may update our records.

Ms. Ada Maxine Harris Mr. Nathan Privett Mr. James Lee Roy Fenix Mr. Larry Taylor Smith Ms. Lorna Caldwell Pyeatte Ms. Hope Sixby Mrs. Gladys Marie Ray Mr. George D. Hall Mr. Donald Livingstone Mills Ms. Eleanor M. Hatfield Mrs. Mary Kizer Holt Mr. Albert F. Johnson Ms. Mary Julia Tupper Mr. Louis C. Kayser Jr. Ms. Charlotte K. Anderson Dr. Manchery Prabhakara Menon Mr. James Joseph Brennan Mrs. Jo Ann Tuohey Mr. D. Philip Bowles Ms. Billy Cain Herzog Mrs. Georgia Cathey Ms. Patricia Pumphrey Dr. Jerry V. Cortez

Mr. Fred Troy Berry Jr. Mr. Larry J. Chase Mr. Bertie George Roberts Jr. Mr. James Lynwood Kirkpatrick Mrs. Barbara Simmons Estes Ms. Janet Lucretia Miller Ms. Carmen Summers Archer Mrs. Betty Evans Cato Mrs. Martha F. Ellard Ms. Louise Cook Williams Mr. Jimmie Edward Wood Mr. Neoptolemos Cleopa Mr. Bryce Eugene Curtsinger Ms. Wilma Lea Blevins Mr. Earl C. Wilson Jr. Mr. Michael John Babbidge Mrs. Sara Webb Smith Mr. John Herbert Simmons Ms. Kathleen Lytle Bennett Mr. Raymond Rauth Mr. Noah E. Williams Ms. Rosie Lee Mc Neary Stephenson Mr. Enayet Hossain Mallik

Ms. Martha Marie Kimery Ms. Faye Smith Price Mr. John R. Stork Mr. Charles W. Garman Mrs. Yvonne Smith Powers Ms. Betty Carolyn Geurin Mr. Jack R. Profitt Mrs. Elizabeth Sweet Hambleton Mr. Billy Warren Bell Ms. Judith Diann Armstrong Mr. Bill Lyndal Mills Mrs. Judith Ann Arthurs Mr. Ralph Dale Rimmer Ms. Belle Knight Thompson Ms. Willie Charlotte Bullock Mr. Lloyd Chambers Mr. Thurman L. Dacus Mr. Krishna Das Ghanta Mr. James Arthur Rhodes Mr. Michael Alan Snetzer Mr. Ivan Kenneth Hurst Mr. Gary M. Niemeyer Mr. Bennie C. Martin

Mrs. Elizabeth Rodgers Deraps Dr. Charles D. Kerr Ms. Celia Rauth Karston Mr. Junior L. Johnson Ms. Leota Carole Lane Mr. Vernon W. Wills Mr. Eldon I. Brown Mr. Frank English Mr. Clarence M. Lancaster Jr. Mr. Earl Van Veeten Staley Jr. Mr. Julian Don Horn Ms. Bobby Ann Davis Sikes Ms. Saundra Sue Phillips Ms. Leta Ann Awtry Umberger Mr. William Neill Davis Mr. Robert Marks Mr. Kenneth M. Ford Ms. Mary Fox Wilkerson Mr. Robert M. Clinehens Dr. George W. Woods Mr. Keith L. Lewis Ms. Janice Krambeer Blundell Mr. Charles W. Taylor

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We’re Hog People for Sure Bob and Donna Bron could never be called fair weather fans. If you call their home and no one answers, the outgoing message says “Hey y’all! We’re Razorbacks! Leave a message.”

And if you pull up outside their Hot Springs Village home, you are greeted with a sign that says “Bron’s Hog Haven.”

Bob holds degrees from the University of New Hampshire, Penn State and Webster University. Donna is a University of Nebraska alumna. But their hearts beat only for the Hogs.

This explains, in part anyway, why the Brons have been such generous benefactors of the University of Arkansas and Garvan Woodland Gardens in Hot Springs, a part of the university’s Fay Jones School of Architecture.

“We’re hog people for sure,” said Donna, who grew up in Arkansas, but moved away at age 17. “I have a big gold hog that I wear to church every Sunday, and it doesn’t matter if we won or lost the night before. We support those kids.”

Through their scholarship funds, the Brons will provide financial support to many U of A students majoring in math, English, science, agriculture, education and medical-related fields.

“Education is very important to us,” said Donna, who retired as part owner of a financial loan servicing company. “I grew up extremely poor and ended up in the top 2 percent of female wage-earners in the country. It was hard to get an education, but I got one, and we want to help students who have financial need but aren’t able to get a scholarship any other way.”

After the Brons returned to Arkansas from Arizona eight years ago, they became involved with Garvan Woodland Gardens. All of their financial contributions to the gardens are designated to educationally focused programs. Donna became a Master Gardener, and she serves on the gardens’ advisory council.

“I just think that in the whole state of Arkansas, Garvan Woodland Gardens is our most special treasure,” she said. “Kids are so tied to computers nowadays, but they need to get outside and learn to talk to the birds and the bees and the flowers. One time, I took 95 third graders to the gardens, and I only lost two! That’s not so bad.”

Don’t worry. The “lost” students were with one of the other teachers.

In total, the Brons have given more than $1 million through endowed scholarships and education support in Fayetteville and Hot Springs, mostly through planned gifts. Their most recent gift was made in the form of a charitable gift annuity. They give of their time and their resources to improve kids’ lives by encouraging a focus on education and nature.

Bob and Donna Bron are true Arkansas Razorbacks, even if Bob, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, is from the northeast.

“He’s a Yankee who can’t get the southern part right, but that’s OK,” said Donna. “I’ve worked with him a long time, and there’s still a chance.” n

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Four Honored On National Philanthropy Day Have Direct U of A Ties A recent University of Arkansas graduate and three longtime university benefactors recently received National Philanthropy Day Awards. Lewis E. Epley, Jr., Curtis and Jane Shipley, and Julia Lyon earned awards in three different categories and were honored at a ceremony sponsored by the Association of Fundraising Professionals Northwest Arkansas Chapter.

Curtis and Jane Shipley received the Lifetime Philanthropic Achievement award for the time, skill and energy they have regularly given to the university, region and state over the years.

“Curtis and Jane are humble givers with big hearts,” said Tom E. C. Smith, dean of the College of Education and Health Professions. “There is hardly a cause that hasn’t been affected by the volunteering they do. Their efforts make our region and our state the great place we all know it to be.”

One of the earliest members and a past president of the university’s Women’s Giving Circle, Jane Shipley has been a cornerstone for the organization that has raised more than $600,000 in support for more than 50 programs. Curtis Shipley, who currently serves on the university’s Campaign Arkansas Steering Committee, previously served as chairman of the National Development Council and on the Steering Committee of the Campaign for the Twenty-First Century.

Lewis E. Epley, Jr., who was previously honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award during the 2009 National Philanthropy Day ceremonies, earned the Legacy Award, honoring overall giving with a focus on gifts via bequest, trust or other planned gift.

Early in 2012, in recognition of a naming gift from Lewis and his wife, Donna, the university dedicated the Epley Center for Health Professions, the new home of the university’s Speech and Hearing Clinic and the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing. The new facility is providing the space and amenities to double the enrollment in the nursing program, improve training for students and enables the speech and hearing clinic to serve additional families.

“The commitments the Epleys have made will impact so many people for years to come,” said Bruce Pontious, associate vice chancellor for development.

“The Epleys are also big supporters of the Razorback Marching Band and have established endowed funds for uniforms, instruments, scholarships and other band needs.”

Julia Lyon, former vice president of the Volunteer Action Center’s Full Circle Campus Food Pantry, earned the Youth in Philanthropy Award for an individual.

“Quite simply, there would be no food pantry without Julia,” said Jane Gearhart, who worked with Lyon as a part of the planning committee for World Food Day. Under Lyon’s leadership, the pantry served more than 2,500 students and other members of the campus community in its first year. The pantry has been honored with numerous regional and national awards including as one of the top five programs in the country by the White House Campus Champions of Change Challenge.

Lyon, who graduated from the U of A in 2012 with a B.S. degree in biochemistry, is currently enrolled in medical school at UAMS. n

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Harold D. McDonald ✪+ BSBA’50, Ridgeland, Miss., was recognized at a joint Lions Club meeting for being the weekly program chairman for 50-plus years for the North Jackson Lions Club in Jackson, Miss. It stands as the longest in history of Lions Club International.

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Jessie H. Holyfield ★ BSE’52 MED’59, Rogers, celebrated her 100th birthday on June 17.

Royal R. Osburn BSA’58 MED’63 EDS’74 and Sally Gregory Osburn, Prairie Grove, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 4.

Taylor Prewitt III ★+ BA’59, Fort Smith, retired from cardiology at Cooper Clinic in Fort Smith in 2003. This year, he published a book, Reciting Robert Frost in the ICU: Essays on the Literature of Medicine.

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High School Athletic Hall of Fame.

Terry L. Johnston BSE’82, Dallas, Texas, is the president, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Lennox International’s North American Commercial Heating & Cooling business.

Gary M. Samms JD’89, Philadelphia, Pa., has been named to the Pennsylvania Rising Starts list as one of the top up-and-coming attorneys in Pennsylvania for 2012.

Gerald E. Hannahs Jr. BSBA’76, Little Rock, was appointed to Miller Energy’s Board of Directors as a new independent director.

Richard D. Roblee ★+ BS’82, Fayetteville, was inducted into the Springdale Hall of Fame for setting the Springdale High School 100-yard dash record as a senior in 1976.

Joseph L. Madey ★+ BSBA’76, Little Rock, retried from Division of Legislative Audit after 36 years of service as a senior auditor.

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Joyce D. Warren ✪ BA’61 MED’76 and Carl Roberts were married on June 23, and reside in Springdale.

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Larry J. Petroff MSE’77 Bogart, Ga., received the Frank W. Reinhart and Henry Kuhlmann Award for his outstanding contributions to plastic pipe standardization.

Frank L. Walker BSA’79 and Jeanette Walker, Rogers, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 3.

Kathy K. Edgerton ★ BA’82, Morrilton, is the director of regional advancement programs at the University of Arkansas.

Sydnee C. Manley BA’86 BSBA’90, Montvale, N.J., received a $10,000 KPMG Minority Accounting Doctoral Scholarship to attend the University of Mississippi to pursue her doctorate.

Azad Siahmakoun PHD’87, Terre Haute, Ind., is the new associate dean of the faculty at RoseHulman Institute of Technology.

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Sidney F. Ansbacher ★ LLM’89, Jacksonville, Fla., has made the list of the 2013 Best Lawyers in America.

Marsha L. Flanagan MED’93, Murphy, Texas, joined Promotional Products Association International as its content strategy and development director.

Christen B. Pitts ✪ BA’94, North Little Rock, received the 2012 Governor’s Arts in Education Award from the Arkansas Arts Council. She was also named the 2012 Arkansas Communication and Theatre Arts Association Teacher of the Year.

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Gregory Alan Thurman BA’95 JD’98, Berryville, was appointed to Community First Bank’s Board of Directors in Berryville.

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Life Members ✪ By becoming Life Members, the University’s friends and alumni help form a strong foundation on which to build the future of the Arkansas Alumni Association. We welcome the newest Life Members, listed in order of membership number: 6772 6773 6774 6775 6776 6777 6778 6779 6780 6781 6782 6783 6784 6785 6786 6787 6788 6789 6792 6793 6794 6795 6796

Wendy Kelley Eric A. Freeman ‘82 Michael Ray Wilcox Dr. Daniel W. England ‘01 Mindy England ‘02 Charles Lyman ‘68 Virginia Callahan Lyman ‘67 Carol D. Long ‘82 Jack L. Bentley ‘79 Kelley B. Bentley ‘80 Chad W. Rhinehart ‘09 Robert J. Davis Heather E. Driskill Griffin ‘01 Richard Douglas Baugh ‘90 Dr. Donald Bobbitt ‘80 Susan Bobbitt Tony Hammond ‘79 Sandra Wilson Marthalyn Rushing Yocum Matthew Howard Scott ‘03 William A. Spratlin ‘68, ‘73 Karen Spratlin ‘71, ‘74 Charles L. Baldwin ‘91

was awarded for his role as senior producer of “Growing Hope Against Hunger” in the Outstanding Children’s Nonfiction, Reality or Reality Competition Program category.

Andrew Charles Taylor MS’97, Russellville, was one of the nominees selected to serve on the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Board of Governors.

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M.J. Maddox ★ MA’99 PHD’04, Fayetteville, has published A Joan For All Seasons, Joan of Arc in History and the Movies through Dael Publications. It is a film guide to six well-known movies about Joan of Arc.

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Celia Monique Anderson ★ BA’01 MA’03, Little Rock, is the national sales director for the Little Rock Conventions and Visitor’s Bureau.

Anthony W. Lee PHD’01, Russellville, published Dead Masters: Mentoring and Intertextuality in Samuel Johnson.

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Carol B. Baldwin ‘90 Greg Toller Patti Toller John Roger Cox ‘92, ‘95 E. Meredith Cox Bud Melton ‘66 Nancy Parks Melton ‘66 Dr. David L. Brown ‘77 Jo Anna Brown ‘76 Dr. Paul R. Noland W. T. Stephens ‘65, ‘66 Kathy Simpson Michael L. Simpson Shannon Gott ‘95 Bryan Christopher Gott ‘95 John Hug ‘82, ‘88 Dr. Robert Lowell Conner Jr. ‘85 Dr. Melinda Stewart Conner ‘86, ‘98 Margaret Head Bruce ‘60 Dr. Charles Bruce Jr. Johnny R. Ledbetter Terry L. Burnett Vicki Burnett

Greg K. Martin BSBA’01, Fayetteville, was promoted to senior vice president and area loan manager for Arvest Bank.

Cameron C. McCree ★ BA’02 JD’07, Little Rock, is the assistant United States attorney at the United States Attorney’s Office.

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Claire Kathleen Roberds BSHES’02 and Mark Kolberg were married April 28 and reside in Rogers.

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Carrie Coppernoll Jacobs ✪ BA’04, Oklahoma City, Okla., was included in okcBiz magazine’s “Forty Under 40” for 2012.

Lauren Janette Shoup BSBA’05 and Andrew Clayton Riddles MBA’06 were married Aug. 25 and reside in Fayetteville.

Daniel Gene Holtz ★ BS’05 and Amber A. Holtz ★ MS’07 announce the birth of their son, Rex Daniel, August 6, Fayetteville.

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Cameron Leigh Foster BSBA’07 MBA’09 and James Matthew Machen ★ BSBA’03 were married July 14 and reside in Fayetteville.

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Drew J. Carter BSA’08, Stuttgart, Okla., was included in okcBiz magazine’s “Forty Under

Jessica Layne Efird BA’08 and John Lupton were married March 24, and reside in Springdale.

Silas Kaine Ezell MA’08 PHD’12, Shawnee, Okla., is the assistant professor of education at Oklahoma Baptist University’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Zane A. Ludwick BSBA’08, Fayetteville, was promoted to commercial relationship manager at Arvest Bank in Fayetteville.

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Lance Douglass Raymond ‘02 Jennifer M. Raymond Jennifer Priebe Booher ‘95 Jack P. Dewald Jr. ‘82 Elizabeth B. Dewald ‘82 Timothy F. Snively ‘97 Cristi Beaumont R. Kevin Johnson ‘96 Matt A. Yost ‘82 Karen Yost Charles Eugene Daniel Jr. ‘65 Rita Wilson Daniel ‘70 Robert Norwood McCullough ‘54, ‘56 Steven R. Litzinger ‘88 Leonard Francis ‘64 Peggy S. Francis John N. Miller Sr. ‘70 James L. Garrett ‘98 Dr. Carolyn Spears Lee ‘65, ‘68, ‘80 Edward G. Harding Jr. ‘67 Bonnie Bell Harding ‘69 Erin E. Riley ‘08

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Natasha Danielle Crosby BSHES’10, Bentonville, was one of the recipients of the 2012 Outstanding Early Childhood Professional Awards given by the Arkansas Early Childhood Commission.

John Andrew Davie BSBA’10, Fayetteville, is the marketing vice president for BrownHillerClark & Associates’ Property & Casualty Insurance Services in Lowell.

John P. Jones ★ BSME’10 MED’12, Fayetteville, is the new director of the Center for Multicultural and Diversity Education.

Leah Shelley BSHES’10 and Jonathan M. Phillips BSBA’10 were married April 7 and reside in Fayetteville.

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Jody W. Bland BSBA’11, Alma, was accepted into the master of science in economics and philosophy graduate program at the London School of Economics.

Elizabeth Anne Brandecker ★ BSE’11 and Stephen Blake Thomas BSBA’05 were married July 7 and reside in Fayetteville.

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Ryan Scott Brothers BSBA’11 and Rachelle Richardson were married June 2, and reside in Forest Park, IL. Katherine O. Cloud BSBA’11, Dallas, Texas, is working as an investment banking analyst with Stephens Inc. in Dallas, Texas.

Leora Jackson, left, and Rhonda Holmes are joined by another author, Michael Lafears for a discussion at the Fayetteville Public Library.

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Sara Marie English ✪ BSE’11 MAT’12 and Kelley Crismon were married June 16 and reside in Springdale.

Leora Jackson B.A. ’97, M.S. ’04 and Rhonda Holmes B.S.B.A ’79 Two Arkansas alumni are making strides in the Northwest Arkansas Writing community. Leora Jackson and Rhonda Holmes are both individual authors and co-founders of the Umoja Soul Northwest Arkansas Writers Group.

Holmes holds a B.S.B.A. in information systems from the Sam M. Walton College of Businesss (1979) and is an inspirational writer and speaker. Her first book, The WORD diet, is a self-help book that helps readers turn struggles into victories and success.

She is a winner of the “Self-Published Author: Christian Book Award” and endorsed by well known public figures, including former supermodel Kathy Ireland, and the late E. Lynn Harris, nationally acclaimed best-selling author. Holmes has also been published in African American Perspectives Magazine, alongside being interviewed for “Remembrances in Black: Personal Perspectives of the African American experience at the University of Arkansas.”

Jackson holds a master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling from the University of Arkansas. She is pursuing her second Master in Education degree in the College of Education and Health Professions with specialty in deaf education.

Jackson is a single mother, who has a child with a hearing disability, which involved her in the organization. She has also published one book, Candy Apple: A Diverse Collection of Poems, under her pen name F.L. Jones. Romantic love, inspiration, black history and deep spirituality are all displayed throughout the book. Her second book will be released this fall.

Together, they have established the Umoja Soul Northwest Arkansas Writers Group, composed of published authors, writers and poets who focus on “creating unity within the soul.” The word umoja is Swahili for “unity,” and they use it to encourage harmony and positivity within each individual’s soul through self-examination and to create a bond of unity among cultures.

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Cayleigh Renea Dillard ★ BSA’12 and Todd Herlein were married on July 14 and reside in Fayetteville.

Friends Bryn Bagwell ★, Fayetteville, was promoted to area loan manager for Arvest Bank in Fayetteville.

Michael Duke ★, Fayetteville, was inducted into the Network of Executive Women CPG/Retail Diversity Hall of Fame.

Carleton Holt ★, Fayetteville, was elected to the board of directors of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration.

Jeff Long ✪, Fayetteville, was named as a finalist for Athletic Director of the Year for the 2012 SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily.

Mitchell Spearman ★, Fayetteville, is the new director of development for the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences at the University of Arkansas.

Chris Wyrick ★, Fayetteville, is the executive director of the Razorback Foundation.

In Memoriam Jewell Ott Lockard BSE’37, Orlando, Fla., July 11. She worked as an elementary school teacher in Miami, Okla., before retiring to Orlando.

Survivors: one daughter, one son and one grandchild.

Nola Anderson BSHE’39, Pine Bluff, July 16. She worked as a teacher in the Pine Bluff School District for many years, teaching fourth grade at Lakeside School. Appreciating the art of storytelling, she wrote a column for the

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weekly newspaper, The Redfield Update, for more than 16 years. Survivors: three sons, three sisters, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Joe D. McCollum ✪ BSA’39, Twin Falls, Idaho, June 30. His first job was with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He served as an officer in the Army during World War II. McCollum started a fertilizer business, eventually joining forces with a friend and forming Simplot Soilbuilders.

Survivors: two sons, one brother, five grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren.

Everett H. Ortner ✪+ BA’39, Brooklyn, N.Y., May 22. Ortner worked as a writer and editor on building technology, urban revival and preservation. He worked for Popular Science magazine for 33 years, retiring in 1985 as editor-in-chief. He also became the cofounder of the Brownstone Revival Committee of New York.

Elizabeth Thomas Webster BA’39, Little Rock, July 22. She was employed by the Masonic Grand Lodge of Arkansas in 1955, retiring in 1981.

Survivors: one daughter, one grandchild and one great-grandchild.

Miriam S. Hogan BSBA’40, New Braunfels, Texas, June 17. In 1943, she joined the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps and graduated from the Thirtieth Officer Candidate Class of the WAAC before becoming a second lieutenant.

Later in life, she and her husband, Charlie, started a roofing manufacturing business. They retired in 1981.

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

Nolan Humphrey BSBA’40, Greenbrier, July 18. He is a U.S. veteran of World War II and served as an officer of the adjunct general’s department with 3rd Army Headquarters. He then served nine months as one of the state’s constitutional officials, auditor of the state. He spent 41 years working in state government service, mostly in the revenue department. Survivors: two daughters, one grandson and two greatgrandchildren.

Nancy L. Richards ✪+ BSE’40, Fayetteville, July 4. She taught school in Lebanon, Mo., after graduating from college. She was house mother at a succession of Greek houses on the U of A campus. Nancy was a volunteer in many areas of the Fayetteville Winter 2012

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Glen W. Jamison ✪+ BSBA’41, Houston, Texas, July 16. In December 1941, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served as a gunnery officer in the Pacific. Prior to enlisting in the military, he worked as a manager trainee with Sears Roebuck & Co. in Memphis, Tenn. After the war ended, he moved to Houston in 1946 to work as a personnel manager with Sears, retiring in 1980. Survivors: his wife, Margaret and one son.

Jack Spears BSBA’41, Tulsa, Okla., July 16. Serving as executive director of the Tulsa County Medical Society from 194185, he was the longesttenured executive director of any medical society in the United States. A noted film historian, he also wrote two books on classic cinema. Survivors: his wife, Helen Jackson Spears, two sons, one grandchild and one great-grandchild.

Dorothy B. McClanahan BSE’42, Hot Springs, June 3. She was an avid bridge and tennis player. She loved to knit, sew, cook, water ski and travel. She learned to snow ski at age 50. Survivors: one daughter, one grandchild and two great grandchildren.

Ann Clark Jameson BSE’43, Hot Springs, July 21. Survivors: one daughter, one son and two grandchildren.

Mary E. Walter ✪ BSHE’44, San Antonio, Texas, July 15. Walter worked as a Mary Kay beauty consultant.

Survivors: one son and one daughter.

Dorothy Price Sitton BSHE’46, Little Rock, Aug. 14. She was employed with the U of A Cooperative Extension Service for 33 years until retirement in 1979. As a retired educator and volunteer, she encouraged others to learn and serve.

Jane Hamilton BS’47, Little Rock, July 9. Hamilton was a medical technician and worked for many years at the inpatient pharmacy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences as a quality control technician. Survivors: her husband, Harold, three sons and two grandchildren.

Ann Anderson Zorn BA’47, Las Vegas, Nev., April 15. She was an environmentalist, serving on national, state and local commissions in service to the community. She helped secure funding for flood control in Clark County and served on the county air Winter 2012

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Survivors: four daughters and three grandchildren.

Virgil Kersh Meroney III, B.S.E.’67

Bryan M. Bonds ★ BS’48, Osceola, Aug. 15. He served as a radio technician in the U.S. Navy during World War II. In 1948, he began working as a chemist for Sinclair Oil Co. in Tulsa for a year and a half before returning to Bondsville to farm with his brothers and father. He farmed for 40 years before retiring in 1990. Survivors: his wife, Kathleen, one son, one brother and one grandchild.

Marjorie A. Brown BSE’48 MED’58, San Isidro, July 15. She became a teacher at Washington Elementary before opening a private school, Brown’s Kindergarten. Survivors: two sons, three daughters and many grandchildren.

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community. Survivors: one son.

Wanda White Dodson BM’48, Hot Springs, July 1. She taught for several years at the Jones School in Hot Springs and later was active in several other education-oriented organizations.

Survivors: one son, two daughters and five grandchildren.

Robert E. Peterson ✪+ BSME’48, Camden, June 28. Peterson served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Through all of his achievements, he served as a past president for the Chamber of Commerce in Baytown, Texas, was past president of the Board of Regents Lee College, was a chief engineer of U.S. Steel and was a 60year Mason. Survivors: his wife, Jean K. Peterson ✪+ BSBA’48, three sons, one daughter, 15 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren Harry Vandergriff ★ BSE’48 MS’50, Fayetteville, Aug. 29. Vandergriff enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps, serving in the first daylight heavy bomber missions flown out of England.

He was discharged in 1945 and after graduating from the U of A, began working for Fayetteville Public Schools as a teacher. He later became the head football coach at Fayetteville High and superintendent of Fayetteville Schools.

Survivors: his wife, Anne Vandergriff ★ BSHE’43, one daughter, one brother, four grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren.

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Virgil Kersh Meroney III passed away in 1969 after his plane crashed along the LaosVietnam border during the Vietnam War. A University of Arkansas student in the mid1960s, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force ROTC on March 21, 1967 and graduated that spring with a Bachelor of Science in education.

Through the U.S. Air Force, Meroney was stationed at Webb Air Force Base in Texas. There, he successfully completed F-4 Phantom II Combat Crew Training and F-4 Pilot Systems Operator training, earning his pilot’s wings in 1968. In the midst of the Vietnam War, Meroney was assigned to the 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing at Ubon Royal Air Force Base in Thailand.

The son of Col. Virgil K. Meroney, a World War II ace and aviator, Meroney flew two combat missions with his father while in the Vietnam theater. On March 1, 1969, three weeks after flying his second combat mission with his father, he flew along the Laos-Vietnam border during a nighttime mission. Preparing to attack a storage area used by North Vietnamese to transport supplies and ammunition along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, Meroney and his pilot, Major Wendell R. Keller, were attacked by antiaircraft fire from guns surrounding the storage facility.

Destroying the gun positions, their jet crashed and both men were initially listed as missing in action, which was later changed to killed in action. For his heroism, Meroney was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor.

In 2010, the first excavation of the crash site occurred, continuing into 2011. During the excavation, ID cards for both Meroney and Keller were found, as well as a religious medallion belonging to Keller. Through forensic examination, the remains of Meroney and Keller were confirmed.

Once learning of the confirmation, the family held a funeral service on June 9, 2012, in Fayetteville, 43 years after Meroney’s death. A second service was performed at Arlington National Cemetery on Oct. 19 with full military honors.

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during the war. Wilson was discharged in 1945 as a captain with senior pilot wings. He made major contributions to both military and commercial flight in Arkansas. He founded the Wilson Co. and TWC Mortgage Co. Later he joined the Union National Bank as senior vice president where he retired in 1998.

Survivors: his wife, Jane, two sons and three grandchildren.

Pat D. Brinson BSBA’49, Fayetteville, Sept. 3. After graduating from the U of A, he accepted a commission in the U.S. Air Force. He spent five years serving in World War II, three of those years were spent in New Guinea. He also served in Germany, Japan, Korea and Vietnam, and received the Bronze Star. After 30 years of service, he retired in 1972 from Tinker Air Force Base where he worked as chief of aircraft maintenance. Survivors: his wife, Freda, one daughter, one son, one brother and one grandchild.

Roger M. Dew BSBA’49, Fort Smith, July 1. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He retired as branch manager after 37 years of service from General Motors Acceptance Corp.

Survivors: his wife, Regina, one son, two daughters and four grandchildren.

James K. Johnson ★ BSEE’49, Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 18. He served briefly in the U.S. Navy in 1943 and later worked for Kaiser Aluminum in Louisiana and Tacoma, retiring in 1972.

Survivors: his wife, Irene, one daughter, three sons, two stepsons, two brothers, four grandchildren, one step-grandchild and one great-grandchild.

Louie A. Moore Jr. ★+ BSE’49 MS’51, Baton Rouge, La., Sept. 27.

He served in the U. S. Navy from 1943 until 1946. He was a long time educator in Jefferson Davis Parish from 1949 until 1983. Survivors: his wife, Irma, two daughters, two sons, one brother, six grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.

William V. Richards ★+ BSBA’49, Little Rock, July 19. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and retired from the Air Force Reserve after 20 years of service. After graduating from the University of Arkansas, he worked as a real estate broker in Pulaski and Saline Counties for more than 55 years. He also owned Richards Realty for 50 years. Survivors: two sons, two daughters, 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

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William N. Cantwell BSME’50, Gassville, July 22. Survivors: his wife, Dawn, two sons, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

William L. Compton BSBA’50, Fayetteville, Aug. 6. Serving in the U.S. Army, he fought with the 25th Infantry Division in Japan during World War II. After receiving his degree in business, he owned and operated Peter Pan Cleaners in Fayetteville. Survivors: his wife, Jo Anne, two daughters, one son, three stepdaughters, two stepsons, 20 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

Jack D. McKown ★ BSME’50, Huntsville, June 25. He was a decorated World War II veteran with the 75th Army Infantry Division. He fought in the European theater, including the Battle of the Bulge, for which he was awarded both the Purple Heart and Bronze Star. After leaving active service, McKown continued his military service in the Army Reserves and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for 30 years. Survivors: his wife, Dorothy, two sons, three daughters, six grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren.

Kermit C. Moss ★ MS’50, Monticello, July 27. In 1942, he served in the U.S. Army in the ChinaBurmaIndia Theater during World War II and received two bronze battle stars. He ended his service as a sergeant, but remained in the Army Reserve into the 1950s and obtained the rank of captain. He went on to help organize the business department at Arkansas A&M College, returning in 1957 and working until 1981 when he opted to run for governor of the state of Arkansas. Throughout his life, he remained active in accounting, establishing his own accounting practice in 1957. Survivors: two sons, one daughter, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

William R. Spencer BSME’50, Little Rock, Aug. 19. He served with the Civilian Conservation Corps, and in World War II, he served as a radio operator in the U.S. Coast Guard. After graduating in 1950, he worked for more than 30 years with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District before retiring in 1979. Spencer also served in the U.S. Navy Reserve, retiring at the rank of commander. Survivors: his wife, Joyce, one sister, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Rex M. Sutton BSBA’50, Conway, July 2. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He worked for the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce.

Survivors: one daughter, one son and one grandchild.

Helen Knoble Heard BA’51 MED’73 EDD’83, Las Vegas, Nev., July 24.

Lawton Lenn Threet BSBA’51, Fayetteville, July 27. Threet served in the U.S. Army during World War II before later becoming an accountant with Northwest Oil. Survivors: his wife, Virginia, one daughter, one son, two stepdaughters, one sister, one brother, one grandchild and two greatgrandchildren.

Ben B. Weil BSBA’51, Alexandria, La., Aug. 27. He served in the U.S. Army and received a Medal of Honor for serving in Japan. Survivors: one son, one daughter and seven grandchildren.

James Carl Baker Sr. BSCE’52, Little Rock, Aug. 8. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and went on to work as senior vice president of the OklahomaKansas Division of Arkla Gas. Survivors: his wife, Bobbie Jo, one daughter, one son, one sister and two grandchildren.

Wayne A. Myers BS’52, New York, NY, Jan. 16, 2009.

Charles G. Roselius BSA’52, Dewey, OK, July 25. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II as a bomber pilot. He worked as a purchasing agent for the Phillips Petroleum Company. Survivors: one daughter, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Mary Thomas Cox ★ BSHE’53, Pine Bluff, June 12. She served her community throughout her lifetime.

Survivors: her husband, Harley, three daughters, seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Stanley M. Gray ★ BA’53, Little Rock, Aug. 30. He entered the U.S. Air Force and graduated from the Armed Forces Information School at Fort Slocum, N.Y. In 1955, he worked as a marketing trainee at Esso Standard Oil Co. within the Northwest Arkansas territory. Later, he entered the advertising/publication field and was employed by an industrial ad agency in Chicago for a year. Returning to Little Rock, he became a courier/pilot and then an account executive with Ted Lamb and Assoc. before starting Stanley

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M. Gray Advertising in 1959. Survivors: one son.

Barbara Ellis Jones BA’54, Kennewick, Wash., Aug. 30. She was a devoted mother and was an exceptional coloratura soprano who was featured in the New Orleans Concert choir.

Survivors: her husband, Julian, three sons, six grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren.

Henry C. Lanehart Jr. BSA’53, Keo, June 15. He was a U.S. veteran.

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

Fletcher Lowry MED’55 EDD’68, Conway, Sept. 3. Spanning from 195388, Lowry’s career included working as head coach at Horatio High School to professor and chairman of the physical education department at the University of Central Arkansas. Survivors: his wife, Jo, three daughters, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

James L. Stewart Jr. MS’55, Wichita Falls, Texas, July 5. He spent his entire career in education beginning as a high school teacher and coach and ending as vice president of administration emeritus. Survivors: his wife, Ruth, one daughter, one son and two grandsons.

Bobbie L. Turner ★ BSBA’56, Russellville, July 19. Turner served in both World War II and the Korean Conflict. He worked as a controller of Arkansas Valley Industries before working as an accounting manager of Williams-Lowrey Clinic for 28 years.

Survivors: his wife, Jeanie, three sons, one brother, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Lovena I. Tucker ✪ BSE’56 MED’60 EDD’64, Fayetteville, Sept. 20.

Jack Jones Hollingsworth BS’57, Pine Bluff, Aug. 10. In 1958, he began working at International Paper and stayed with the company for 35 years.

Survivors: three sons, one step-daughter, five grandchildren and two stepgrandchildren.

Norman W. Meador ✪+ BSIE’57, Dallas, Texas, July 7. From 1944-46 he served in the U.S. Merchant Marines during World War II before serving the U.S. Army from 194951. He worked for Western Electric for 27 years. Survivors: his wife, Jean, one son, four stepchildren, eight grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren.

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Wash., June 27. He served in the Air Force during the Korean War, stationed in Germany and Libya. Starmer worked at Boeing in Renton for 40 years in the traffic department. Survivors: his wife, Betty, one daughter, one son and several grandchildren.

Barney J. Thornton BA’57, Texarkana, Aug. 25. Thornton was a Korean War veteran and retired from the Wadley hospital. Survivors: his wife, Betty Jane Thornton MA’57, one daughter, one son, two sisters and three grandchildren.

Clarence L. Whiteman MED’57, Judsonia, June 25. He worked as a teacher and coach for 36 years, retiring in 1986. Survivors: five daughters, one son, two brothers, three sisters, 12 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Eldred J. Williams BSBA’57, Covington, Ga., July 2. After serving the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, he entered the insurance profession and had a successful career as an adjuster.

Survivors: one daughter, one son, one brother and two grandchildren.

George R. Cole Jr., M.D. ✪ BSM’58 MD’61, Fayetteville, July 19. Cole was a retired obstetrician/gynecologist in Fayetteville. He was one of the cofounders of Parkhill Clinic, serving as chief of staff and chief of OB/GYN service at Washington Regional Medical Center. Survivors: his wife, Jeanne, one daughter, three sons, one stepson and six grandchildren.

Cleveland Harrison ★+ MA’58, Auburn, Ala., June 16. He had an extensive career in higher education at Auburn University and published two books, both of which are memoirs.

Survivors: his wife, Marian G. Harrison ★+ BA’46, one son, one daughter and two grandsons.

George S. McCaleb MS’58, Hoover, Ala., July 4. He retired after 33 years as a research chemist from Southern Research Institute in Birmingham.

There he synthesized four cancer compounds that crossed the brain barrier and were applied in clinical use for brain cancer. Survivors: his wife, Ann, two sons, four daughters, one brother, two grandchildren and two

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Carl R. Brents MED’59, Sherwood, Sept. 8. Brents served in the U.S. Army in Korea for 16 months. Growing up with educators as parents, he also became a teacher, working at Scotland and Morrilton before serving as principal at Greenbrier High School. In 1965, he was the deputy clerk for the U.S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas in Fort Smith. In 1981, he was appointed clerk of the court for the Eastern District until his retirement in 1994. Survivors: his wife, Phyllis, one son, one stepson, one daughter, one brother and two grandchildren.

Euel J. Campbell ✪+ BSBA’59, Springfield, MO, June 28. He served in the U.S. Air Force for four years and obtained the rank of staff sergeant.

Campbell worked for 35 years with Sherwin Williams. Survivors: his wife, Kathryn, one daughter, one son, nine grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren.

Carma Cook MED’59, Shreveport, La., Aug. 15. She was a long time educator

at Bossier High School. Survivors: one daughter and one sister.

Hoyle Mann MED’59, Camden, July 3. After serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict, he taught at Forrest Heights Middle School. He worked at a variety of educational institutions, moving up to the position of director of Pines VoTech College in Pine Bluff, where he retired in 1991. After his retirement, Hoyle took over raising cattle at his family farm. Survivors: his wife, Joyce, two daughters, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Orleen McKuin MED’59, Little Rock, Aug. 13. She served as an elementary school teacher, principal, licensed psychological examiner and the first elementary school counselor in Arkansas.

Survivors: two sons, one daughter, two brothers, two sisters, five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

M. Bryan Page ✪+ BS’59, Hot Springs, June 16. He spent four years serving his country in the Air Force.

He became a physician and surgeon, working in Tulsa, Okla., and later

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In Memoriam George Chase ✪+ BSBA’34, LLB’36 Judge George Chase of Waco, Texas, died Oct. 21, 2012, at the age of 101.

He was a benefactor of the University of Arkansas School of Law and had been the school’s oldest living alumnus prior to his death.

He was also a member of the Towers of Old Main.

Chase was born Sept. 28, 1911, in Memphis, Tenn. He attended elementary school in Lucy, Tenn., Central High School in Memphis, and came to the University of Arkansas, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 1934 and his law degree in 1936.

His long-time support for the University of Arkansas and the School of Law led to the naming of the dean’s suite in his honor when the expansion of the Leflar Law Center was finished in 2008.

Judge Chase moved to Waco in 1940 and met his wife of 71 years, Ellender Stribling Chase. They were married in 1941. He served in the United States Navy during World War II, including time aboard a ship under the flag of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. He was commended for his service at the Battle of Sicily.

From 1940 to 1956 he owned and operated the Chase Bottling Co. In 1956, he joined the Waco law firm that eventually became Naman Howell Smith and Chase. In his legal career, he was admitted to the state bars of Arkansas, Tennessee and Texas.

He was a member of the State Bar of Texas for over 50 years.

In 1976, Chase became of counsel at his law firm in order to focus on his farming and ranching. He was elected to the Waco City Council from 1978 to 1980, including serving as mayor in 1980. In 1982, he was appointed an associate justice of the Texas 10th Court of Appeals and from 1985 to 2007 he served as the chairman of Insurors Indemnity Co. In his later years, Judge Chase enjoyed raising goats, sheep and cattle on his ranch in Bosque County. He is survived by his wife and their three sons, Tom Chase and wife, Penny Chase, Davis Chase, and Jim Chase and wife, Mary Lacy Clifton Chase; a sister, Frances Ann Straight; his four grandchildren, George Chase, Felicia Chase Goodman, Jamey Chase, and Grace Chase; and four great-grandchildren, Claire Chase, Ellie Chase, Helen Goodman and Daisy Goodman. n

in Mena. Survivors: two daughters, five grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren.

Bob L. Parker ★ BSBA’59, Brentwood, Tenn., July 6. He worked for many years in the sales industry before joining his friend, Dean Chase, as head of the residential division of D.F. Chase Construction. Survivors: his wife, Deborah, one son, one daughter and one grandchild.

William E. Pinkerton BSME’59, Nashville, Tenn., July 13. He served as a flight engineer in the U.S. Navy before working for Weyerhaeuser Corp. Survivors: one daughter and two grandchildren.

Walter Hoyt Abbott ★+ BSBA’60, Russellville, July 28. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and later worked at the Social Security Administration.

Survivors: one daughter and one sister.

Frank Blair Jr. MED’60, North Little Rock, Aug. 28. He worked as an elementary school principal for more than 30 years. Survivors: two sons, one daughter, one sister, six brothers and four grandchildren.

Richard Dennis Cody BSIM’60, Peoria, Ariz., May 26. Cody was commissioned in the U.S. Air Force in 1960 and had a career that led to the award of the third-highest military honor — the Defense Meritorious Service Award. He retired in 1985 and then worked for the Southern Illinois University Carbondale from 1986-2007, retiring as the director of the Small Business Development Center. Survivors: his wife, Hester, one son, one daughter, two stepsons, two stepdaughters and one grandchild.

Bill J. Black BSPH’61, Waldron, March 12. He started B&B Drug in Waldron.

He also helped start an American Legion baseball team. Survivors: his wife, Jo Anne, one son, two daughters, one sister, five grandchildren and one greatgrandchild.

Harold M. Neer Jr. BSEE’61, Bartlesville, Okla., Sept. 2012. He served in the U.S. Army in Germany for four years before going to work for Phillips Petroleum Co., Applied Automation and TRW in Bartlesville. Survivors: one daughter, one son and four grandchildren.

KeongChye Cheah ★ BA’62 MD’67 MS’68, Steilacoom, Wash., Aug. 25. He

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was a career resident with the Veterans Administration, but soon became the chief of the addiction unit in North Little Rock. Moving into the profession of geriatric psychiatry, in 1981, he was selected as the chief of psychiatry of American Lake VA. In 1986, he worked in geriatrics and as chief of consultation/ liaison psychiatry. Cheah also served in the Arkansas and Washington Army National Guard, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. Survivors: his wife, Sandra, two daughters, one son, four sisters, two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Jack E. Hill ★+ BA’62, Little Rock, July 12. Hill served as an officer in the U.S. Army for two years in Germany before working as a television reporter in Denver, Colo.; Jackson, Miss.; and Dallas, Texas.

In 1975, he returned to Arkansas to work as a news anchor and investigative reporter for KAIT-TV in Jonesboro.

After leaving KAIT-TV, he moved to Little Rock and started his own company, TeleVision of Arkansas, producing almost 60 documentaries on statewide television.

Survivors: his wife, Anne.

David Fairbanks ✪ BSEE’64, Evansville, Sept. 2. He served in the U.S. Army from 1960-64. He helped found the Trinity Episcopal School in Marshall, Texas, and worked for more than 30 years as an electrical engineer and in management for SWEPCO and SESCO. He later retired from Texas Utilities as vice president for System Operations of the East Texas Division.

Survivors: his wife, Carolyn, one son, two daughters, one brother, two sisters and three grandchildren.

James H. Frost ★ BSCE’63, Little Rock, Aug. 9. He spent three years in the Army Security Agency before working as a structural engineer, becoming a registered professional engineer in 20-plus states. Switching his career to information systems, he served as the corporate vice president of computer services for a large multinational corporation for 18 years before joining Kansas Power and Light. Relocated to Little Rock, he ended his career with Little Rock Wastewater Utility.

Survivors: his wife, Joanne Frost ★, one son, one daughter, two brothers, two sisters and two grandchildren.

Carolyn Hill Golding BS’63, Atco, N.J., July 8. Golding taught mathematics in the Rogers and Fayetteville school systems before moving to New Jersey. She taught Winter 2012

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at Heritage High School, as well as coaching softball. Survivors: one stepdaughter, one stepson, one brother and four step-grandchildren.

Benny Edgar Swindell BA’63 LLB’67, Bentonville, Aug. 1. From 1967-71, he served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force, working in the Office of Special Investigations. In 1971, he began his private practice in law and later served as municipal judge of Johnson County, juvenile referee of Johnson County and circuitchancery judge of the Fifth Judicial District of Arkansas.

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

Roy L. Bailey BSPH’64, Mountain View, July 20. Survivors: his wife, Deedy, his mother, one son, three daughters, nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Marie B. Latta BSE’64, Atlanta, Ga., April 3. Survivors: one son, one daughter and four grandchildren.

Rozella McGehee BSE’64, Star City, July 10. Survivors: her husband, Billy Ray McGehee BSA’64 MED’76.

Robert McKee Merrifield BSEE’64, Bellingham, Wash., Aug. 11. He served three years with the U.S. Air Force before eventually moving to Seattle and working as an electrical engineer at Boeing for the majority of his career. Survivors: his wife, Susan, one daughter, two stepdaughters and two grandchildren.

Karen WalkerKarns BSE’64, Platte City, Mo. She worked as a school psychological examiner for the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and within special education administration for the University of Kansas. Survivors: her husband, Rodney, one son, one daughter, two stepdaughters, one sister, six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Charles D. Hooks ★ BSA’65 MS’66, Mayesville, S.C., July 4. He was a Vietnam veteran having served in the Army as a second lieutenant from 196668. Moving to Mayesville in 1968, he worked for Blue Chemical Co. and Helena Chemical Co. as a salesman for 34 years. He retired in 2002. Survivors: his wife, Marjorie, one son and one brother.

Earl L. McCallon EDD’65, Denton, Texas, Aug. 31. McCallon was a professor at three places of higher learning: an instructor in the College of Education at Sam Houston State; an

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assistant professor at the U of A and a professor of statistics and education at UNT from 1965-2000. Survivors: his wife, Kaye, two sons, one daughter and five grandchildren.

Don G. Thurman MED’65 EDD’72, Little Rock, Aug. 25. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict from 1951-55. He taught in the Arkansas Public School System until earning his master’s degree in counseling in 1963.

After graduating, he became a counselor with the Arkansas Rehab Services, retiring as the assistant director in 1985. Survivors: his wife, Patsy, one son, one daughter, one brother and one sister.

Carroll L. Lemmer MA’66, San Antonio, Texas, July 28. He started his teaching career at Odessa High School before working for Holus Middle School in Houston. He also taught at the University of Tennessee.

Tomas R. McHale ✪ BA’66, Southern Pines, N.C., June 8.

Bill M. Medley MED’66, Springfield, Mo., June 3. He began his teaching career at Farmington and Fayetteville High School before becoming the principal at Yellville School. He also served as the superintendent for Leslie and BrunoPyatt schools. Medley ended his career as a special education coordinator for the O.U.R. Co-op.

Survivors: his wife, Barbara, one son, one brother, one sister and three grandchildren.

Darvin Ray Purdy BSBA’66, Dewitt, July 6. He practiced law in Kennesaw, Ga. Survivors: one daughter, two sons and one brother.

Harry H. Wells III ★ BSIE’66, Atlanta, Ga., July 2. He worked for Southwestern Bell in Little Rock then in Houston, Texas. He retired in 2008 as a financial consultant. Survivors: his wife, Rona and one sister.

Carolyn Y. McCree MA’67, Houston, Texas, July 25. McCree devoted 40 years to education, teaching sixth grade through graduate school at various schools and universities. Survivors: one son, one daughter, one sister and one grandchild.

Peggy C. Root MS’67, Norfork, July 2. The first part of her teaching career was in the public school system; she then became an associate professor at Southern Arkansas University until her retirement. Survivors: her husband,

Frank, one son, one daughter and seven grandchildren.

Harold Truman Baber Jr. ✪ MD’68, Houston, Texas, July 3. Baber completed a full tour of duty as a U.S. Air Force doctor in Germany. After his time in the service, he began his family practice clinic at Houston Northwest Hospital, which he ran for 40 years. Survivors: his wife, Rosalind, his mother, one son, one daughter, one sister and one grandchild.

Van Brewer BSBA’68, West Fork, July 11. He was a U.S. Marine and a carpenter. Survivors: two daughters and one grandchild.

Bobby Easterling BSE’68, Huntsville, July 26. He devoted 34 years to teaching at Huntsville Public Schools. Survivors: his wife, Frances, one daughter and two grandchildren.

Carolyn Cuthbertson MA’69, San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 15.

A. Delbert Mickel Jr. BSBA’70, Little Rock, Aug. 11. He owned Mickel Law Firm, P.A., in Little Rock. Survivors: his wife, Chandler Lee Gunter FS’69, Siloam Springs, Aug. 5. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War before becoming a high school guidance counselor at Siloam Springs High School.

Ernest A. Sallee Jr. ★ BSEE’69, Hot Springs, Sept. 4.

Russell D. Cody BSBA’70, Damascus, May 31. While at the U of A, he played for the Arkansas Razorback football team.

He career included steel and metal sales.

Survivors: one daughter and two sisters.

Austin Elwood Jay Jr. PHD’70, Kirksville, MO, July 12. Jay served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and later worked as a longtime professor and premed adviser at Truman State University. Survivors: his wife, Betty, two sons, one daughter, four sisters, one brother and three grandchildren.

Deborah Jane Mott Mickel BSBA’77 BSBA’79, Little Rock. Survivors: two sons and one brother.

Richard H. Ratley BSBA’71, Little Rock, Aug. 2. While at the University of Arkansas, he enrolled in the ROTC program and enlisted in the National Guard. After graduation, he went to work for Loyal American Life Insurance Co. Survivors: one daughter, one son and one sister.

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John R. Taylor BARCH’70, Wye Mountain, Aug. 31. He spent most of his career with the Blass Firm before ending it with the Wilcox Group.

Survivors: his wife, Janice, three sons, two daughters, three sisters and 10 grandchildren.

Kenneth W. Adams BSA’72 MS’01, Dumas, Sept. 3. He was a selfemployed farmer in Desha County before working as staff chair with U of A Cooperative Extension Service in DeWitt. He was the crop specialist and served as chairman for the Master Gardener Program.

Survivors: his wife, Cissy Adams MED’72, two sons, one daughter, three brothers, two sisters and five grandchildren.

James E. Harris ★+ JD’72, Little Rock, July 25. Harris worked as a partner with the Friday Eldredge & Clark Law Firm.

He joined the firm in 1976 as an expert in estate planning, trust, nonprofit and taxation. Survivors: his wife, Cheryl Harris ★+ MA’72, one son, one daughter and two grandchildren.

Samuel T. Hucke III BA’72, Liberty, MO, Aug. 24. He completed his psychiatry residency at Western Missouri Mental Health of Kansas City in 1989.

He later became a practicing psychiatrist in the greater Kansas City metro area.

Survivors: his wife, Betty, one daughter, three sons, one sister and one grandchild.

William Brock Johnson BSCE’72 MSCE’81, North Little Rock, Aug. 21. He was president, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Garver LLC. Garver is the first and only engineering company in Arkansas to earn the Bicycle Friendly designation.

Survivors: his wife, Paula Sue, three daughters and three grandchildren.

Jerry Sparks Jr. BARCH’72, Saint Petersburg, Fla, June 30. He was a registered architect of the state of Florida.

Most recently he served FEMA’s Atlanta Southeast Region as a hazard mitigation building code specialist and performance analysis architect. Survivors: his wife, Melissa, his mother and two sisters.

Jerry B. Stark EDD’72, Carl Junction, Mo., July 1. He had a long career as a school administrator and was the superintendent of Carl Junction schools from 1972-96. Survivors: his wife, Jean, three daughters, one brother and seven grandchildren.

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Forrest Storz MS’72, Half Moon Bay, Calif., Aug. 9. Storz had a 30-year career in the U.S. Air Force, attaining the rank of full colonel and receiving multiple awards including the Legion of Merit award. He spent 10 years with the Westinghouse Marine Division and remained active in aviation as Half Moon Bay Flying Club instructor.

Survivors: his wife, Sallee, three sons, one daughter, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Richard D. Estes BSAGE’73 MSAGE’77 MS’87, Orange, Texas, Aug. 15. Survivors: his wife, Terri, three sons, one daughter and two sisters.

Marilyn Kay Scroggs Carson BA’73 MA’81, Fayetteville, May 30. Survivors: her parents, one son, two brothers and one grandchild.

Alden R. Roller BA’73, Decatur, July 31.

Roller worked as an adoption specialist for the State of Arkansas, Department of Human Services for 35 years. Survivors: his father and one brother.

James Michael Blew BSBA’74, Junction, Texas, Aug. 27. He served a tour of duty in the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division during Vietnam, receiving the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. He became a certified public accountant until relocating to Junction, Texas in 1996. Survivors: his wife, Rita, his mother and stepfather, two sons, one stepson, one stepdaughter, one sister and two halfbrothers.

Michael W. Croom MED’74, Russellville, July 9. He served as the band director in Arkansas schools for 43 years. Croom also helped start the band program at Lakewood Junior High, as well as the marching band program at Northeast High School.

Survivors: his wife, Kandis Croom MED’75 EDD’97, one son and two grandchildren.

Philip D. Mayo BSBA’75, Springdale, July 24. He was involved in many philanthropic and communityoriented organizations. He was board member of the Springdale Chamber of Commerce, chairman of the board of First United Methodist Church in Springdale, chairman of the Northwest Arkansas Business Expo and founder of Felipe’s Beer Garden for FeatherFest. Survivors: his stepfather and one daughter.

Beverly M. McNew ★ MS’75, Conway, July 18. She worked for the U of A Cooperative Extension Service 62

for 29 years as the county extension agent. She later worked as a district program leader. Survivors: one daughter, eight stepchildren, one sister, two grandchildren, 19 step-grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and 25 stepgreat-grandchildren.

Robert M. Wilson Jr. BA’75 JD’77, Little Rock, Aug. 3. Early in his career, he worked on the staff of Arkansas Sen. John McClellan in Washington, D.C. during the Watergate hearings. He later began his legal career in Little Rock in 1978, working for Hamilton O’Hara & Hays before founding Wilson & Associates. Survivors: one son, one daughter and one brother.

Stephen A. Griffin ✪ BSBA’76, Fort Smith, Aug. 1. Survivors: his wife, Barbara, his mother, three sons, one daughter, one sister and five grandchildren.

Jetty A. Pay ★ BSE’76 MED’77 ADN’84, Springdale, July 21. Formerly an assistant girls basketball coach at Fayetteville High School, she later worked as a nurse in the Outpatient Mental Health Clinic at the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks in Fayetteville. Survivors: one brother.

Harry G. Birkelo MS’77, Shavano Park, Texas, July 1. Survivors: his wife, Sue, two sons, three brothers, two sisters and one grandchild.

Wesley K. Hall BA’78, Wilmington, N.C., Aug. 27. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps until 1974 and achieved the rank of sergeant. He founded MidAtlantic Technology and Environmental Research in 1992.

Survivors: his wife, Boni, his parents, one son, two stepson, one sister and two grandchildren.

Robert John Powell ✪ BA’78, Fayetteville, July 16. He worked for multiple institutions in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and California.

Powell helped to establish the first patient rehabilitation center for Washington Regional Hospital. After moving to Burney, Calif., he returned to Fayetteville to take a position at Ozark Guidance Center. Survivors: his mother, one sister and one brother.

Marsha A. Woolly ✪+ MED’78, Alma, Sept. 2. She worked her entire 36year career as an educator in the Alma School District, first as an elementary teacher, then as a reading specialist. She later became Alma Elementary School

assistant principal and then principal. In 1986, Woolly was appointed principal of the new Alma Primary School, a facility and program she led from its inception.

She remained at this school as principal for 22 years until her retirement in 2008. Woolly was very active in local government and numerous educationrelated organizations.

Survivors: her husband, David, one son, one daughter, two brothers and two grandchildren.

Frederic R. Calvert Jr. BSA’79, Huntsville, June 21.

Eileen M. Cobb MED’79, Jonesboro, Aug. 8. She worked as a clerktypist for the War Price and Ration Board, the Veteran’s Administration and the Federal Housing Administration. She later taught elementary school for four years before teaching adult education for more than 12 years. She retired from teaching in 1988. Survivors: two sons, two daughters, one sister, seven grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren.

Charles Findley BSIE’79, Beaver, Dec. 28, 2011. He worked as a registered nurse at Mercy Medical Center in Rogers. Prior to nursing, he worked as an industrial engineer for 22 years. Survivors: his wife, Suzanne, one daughter, one son, two sisters, one brother and two grandchildren.

David Allen Greenway ✪+ BSBA’80, Little Rock, Aug. 1.

Since 1987, Greenway worked as senior vice president with Crews and Associates. Survivors: his wife, Carla, three daughters, one brother and two grandchildren.

Norma Grace Hampton Johnson MED’80, Little Rock, July 5. Survivors: her husband, Isaac, two daughters, one sister, three brothers and three grandchildren.

Linda G. Jordan ★ BA’80, Fort Smith, May 27. She was a police officer with the U of A Police Department in Fayetteville and later was promoted to the position of investigator. Additionally after receiving a degree in banking she worked more than 26 years at First National Bank in Fort Smith. Linda had a passion for cooking and loved being with her family. Survivors: one sister and three brothers.

Barbara L. Cash AS’82, Goshen, July 6. She was a retired registered nurse.

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sons, one brother, two sisters and six grandchildren.

Alfred Kobe Storay BA’84, Little Rock, Aug. 15. Not only the first of his family to graduate college, but Storay was the first AfricanAmerican man to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in geology from the University of Arkansas.

Survivors: his wife, Lisa, his parents, six children, four sisters, one brother and three grandchildren.

Marcia Ann Atchley BSBA’85, Little Rock, June 23. She worked as a customer service representative at Bank of America. Survivors: her husband, Harry, her parents, three daughters and one brother.

Barbara E. Northup MED’85, Little Rock, July 1. She worked as a counselor, teacher, interpreter and leader. Working at the Arkansas School for the Deaf, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock IEP and within the Arkansas deaf community, she inspired others to pursue their passions. Survivors: her husband, Earnest, five daughters, two sons and three grandchildren.

Mark Sherrell BSBA’86, Little Rock, Sept. 5. He spent most of his career in Tennessee and recently in Tulsa, Okla.

Survivors: his mother and one brother.

Gary Don Bennett BSIE’89, Springdale, July 14. He worked as the director of information systems for Harps Food. Survivors: his mother, two daughters, one brother and one sister.

Sylvia Glezen BA’91, Fayetteville, June 25. Survivors: two sons, two grandchildren and two stepgrandchildren.

Deborah Denise Ranz FS’91, Farmington, May 25. She loved her family, adored animals and cherished the children she taught. Survivors: her husband, Donald, her parents, four daughters, one sister and three grandchildren.

Laura Lea Snook-Kirby BSBA’93, Rogers, Aug. 30. She worked at JB Hunt before going to work for Walmart ISD. Survivors: her husband, Rick, her mother, one daughter, one sister and one brother.

Elaine Eikner PHD’94, Richmond, Texas, Aug. 3. She worked as an educator for most of her life, spending 20 years as a professor of accounting at Texas State University San Marcos.

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son, one brother, one sister and two grandchildren.

Deborah Lynn Harmon MA’98, Rogers, Aug. 13. Survivors: her mother, Barbara, one sister and two brothers.

Steven Todd Kerley FS’10, Rocky Comfort, Mo., May 31. He had recently graduated from the U of A. Kerley was an avid country music fan with a special interest in Patsy Cline. He had an article published posthumously in Country Weekly magazine titled, “Patsy Cline: Still Crazy.”

Friends Frances Meade ★+, Gravette, May. 1. She was employed at the Gravette Medical Center Hospital for many

years as a registered nurse. She enjoyed bird watching, her family and work.

Survivors: her husband, John, one son, one daughter, one grandchild and one great-grandchild.

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Larry Whitley ✪, Benton, Aug. 19.

Whitley served six years in the Arkansas Air National Guard. He began his banking career at Benton State Bank, where he later became president and CEO. He also worked as president and CEO of First National Bank of Warren, Elk Horn Bank and Trust in Arkadelphia and Regions Bank of Benton where he retired. Survivors: his wife, Joyce E. Whitley ✪ BSE’62, two sons, one brother, one sister and five grandchildren.

Our state is crazy about the things we love. And we like to show it. For us, you see our passion in the better banking experience we provide the communities we serve. It’s what we’ve been doing here at home for the past 80 years.

We’re invested in Arkansas. That’s why we’re only in Arkansas.

It’s just one more reason why banking with us is better.

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Graduated from the French Pastry School and living in Chicago, he received a call one day from Arkansas: Would ever be interested in working for the state of Arkansas and Gov. Beebe?

“When I got that offer to go cook for the governor, it was an honor.

I accepted it immediately. I went for the interview and my first time down there, I got to meet the governor and the first lady, and they were so genuine and down-to-earth, that there was no way I could turn down working for them,” he said.

As a personal chef for the governor’s mansion, he does all the events, such as dinners for nonprofit organizations that are held at the mansion, alongside cooking for the family and staff. There are three chefs on staff, and they can cook for up to 200-250 at one time, sometimes twice a day.

“It’s a pleasure to cater to them. Making them happy by something I enjoy doing and showing my gratitude though my cooking is rewarding,” Steelman said.

“I think in every young person’s life, you find something that makes you happy. In my journey through going to the University of Arkansas and playing football there I got to make relationships with my teammates. Those are my brothers. Then going to culinary school and getting my education there, and making more relationships, I have found the thing that makes me happy. I honestly look forward to going to work every day and growing every day. There are so many things I want to do, from working with the White House as my ultimate goal. I want to help children reach their potential through healthy eating and exercise.

I also want to encourage children to make their dreams come true, by encouraging them to work hard, like I have, and I believe working from the White House I would have an opportunity to share that message on a higher level. Also, I have another aspiration to open a restaurant in my hometown of Fayetteville one day.”

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An International Understanding In October, diplomats representing 43 nations traveled from Washington, D.C., to Fayetteville to visit the University of Arkansas as part of a mission to learn more about the ways that America’s public universities contribute to the educational, social, cultural and economic health of the country. The tour of the campus was sponsored by the U.S. State Department. Along with presentations by the university, Q&A sessions and networking opportunities for the diplomats and university and business leaders, their tour included a visit to see the statue of J. William Fulbright, one of America’s greatest advocates of education as a central tenet of international diplomacy, and the nearby Fulbright Peace Fountain. n

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• Get a 10% customer bonus, when you redeem rewards into a Bank of America® checking or savings account.

• Mobile Banking App◆ for your smartphone and iPad.®

To apply for a credit card or to open your new checking account, visit your local Bank of America.

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For information about the rates, fees, other costs and benefits associated with the use of this credit card, visit your local Bank of America banking center. This credit card program is issued and adminstered by FIA Card Services, N. A. The 2% cash back on grocery purchases and 3% cash back on gas purchases applies to the first $1,500 in combined purchases in these categories each quarter.

After that, the base 1% earn rate applies to those purchases.

Standard check order fees apply.

Alerts received as text messages on your mobile access device may incur a charge from your mobile access service provider.

You must first enroll in Online Banking, and set up Transfers and Bill Pay. Wireless carrier fees may apply.

Visa is a registered trademark of Visa International Service Association, and is used by the issuer pursuant to license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. iPad is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. A specialty account setup fee may apply to Razorback deposit accounts opened in banking centers and over the phone in some states. Other accounts and services, and the fees that apply to them, vary from state to state. Please review the information for your state in the Personal Schedule of Fees (at www.bankofamerica.com/ feesataglance or at your local banking center) and in the Online Banking Service Agreement at www.bankofamerica.com/serviceagreement.

By opening and/or using these products from Bank of America, you’ll be providing valuable financial support to the University of Arkansas Alumni Association.

BankAmericard Cash Rewards is a trademark and Bank of America and the Bank of America logo are registered trademarks of Bank of America Corporation.

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