UAM Magazine (Autumn 2017)

CH A NCELLOR ’S | MESSAGE

For the poet,

autumn signals a time of sadness and endings, but for those of us in higher education, the season brings excitement and a new beginning as upper classmen return to campus and we welcome a new group of freshmen ready to begin the next chapter in their lives. Since becoming chancellor in 2016, one of my priorities was the creation of a well-defined and clearly-framed strategic plan to serve as a blueprint for UAM’s future. Thanks to the diligent efforts of many contributors we have made significant strides in developing a plan that will align this institution with the expectations of and demands made on higher education today. One of those demands is performance funding, which links state funding for colleges and universities to retention and graduation rates. The new formula considers both remediation rates and the successes of underserved students. I am confident that as we strive to become a model open access university, this plan will have the potential to be very good for us if we do our best to facilitate student success. Student success is a term I use frequently and for good reason. It is the foundation behind almost every decision we make about the institution. Student success is at the heart of a number of recent initiatives, including: • Creation of a revised placement plan for first-time, full-time students for more accurate placement in the appropriate Gateway courses; • Creation of new courses for at-risk students to increase the likelihood of first-time success; • A new online admissions form to reduce processing time and notification of admission status for new students. We are also addressing a number of deferred maintenance projects to improve infrastructure. We have recently completed renovation of the first floor of the Taylor Library and Technology Center, converting the space to a Student Learning Commons. We have also completed Phase I of the renovation of Horsfall Hall, which features new spa-style bathrooms and improved accessibility. The new Herbarium for research and teaching was recently completed and we have begun construction of a Student Success Center. These are exciting times at UAM. As I reflect on where we’ve been and where we’re going, I believe we are at a tipping point in our history. We determine the future, and that is an awesome responsibility. We must have vision, motivation and action as well as accountability and perseverance to do the work before us.

ON THE COVER: Horsfall Hall, framed by crepe myrtles in full autumn color. For information, you may contact: Mike Owens, Associate Vice Chancellor for Alumni and Communication Strategies (870) 460-1028 (office) (870) 460-1324 (FAX) owens@uamont.edu Lisa Jo Ross, Alumni and Development Officer (870) 460-1028 (office) rosslj@uamont.edu If you want to find out what’s happening on campus, or want to contact us about something significant that’s happened in your life, check out our website at www.uamont.edu. Parents, if your son or daughter attended UAM and is no longer living at this address, please notify our office of his or her new address. Thank you.

Best Wishes, Karla Hughes, Ph.D. Chancellor

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FEATURES AUTUMN 2017

DIVERSE GROUP A retired bullfighter, a college professor, a banker and a retired meteorologist and oceanographer are this year’s Alumni honorees.

THIS ISSUE Chancellor’s Letter | Learning Commons

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Hall of Fame 2017

Dr. Kate Stewart, now in her 28th year at UAM, is the sixth winner of the Hornaday Outstanding Faculty Award

Softball All-American Kayla Jackson headlines a stellar class for induction to the UAM Sports Hall of Fame Autumn 2017

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New Look

An iconic residence hall and the library get new looks for 2017 HORSFALL HALL, A WOMEN’S residence hall, housed its first students in the fall of 1932. The Taylor Library and Technology Center opened as the centerpiece of campus in 2001. This fall, both will have a new look. Contractors recently finished Phase I of the Horsfall renovation, which included a complete remodel of the building’s bathroom facilities to update, modernize and create a “spa-style” restroom experience for

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the residents on each floor. The renovation also includes accessibility upgrades and consists of individual private shower rooms with adjacent changing rooms and new vanities and toilet compartments. Five individual bathrooms have also been added and laundry facilities have been moved from the basement to the ground floor for more convenient access. Phase II of the Horsfall project, which will begin next May, will include a corridor remodel with new wall covering and lighting, updated room doors and closets. The library renovation has turned the first floor of that facility into a Student Learning Center as part of the university’s Student Success Initiative to create an

WITH STUDENTS IN MIND The renovation and remodeling of Horsfall Hall and the Taylor Library and Technology Center are part of the university’s Student Success Initiative. (Top left and bottom) New private showers and changing areas are part of the renovation of Horsfall Hall. (Top right and bottom) The first floor of the library has been transformed into a Student Learning Center.

improved, more student-friendly environment and individual and group learning. With a portion of the library renovated, the Student Learning Center will be staffed and equipped to provide assistance to students with writing assignments and other instructional projects. The area also houses a compter lab and tutors will be available to assist students using online resources for the completion of required coursework.

Hall of Fame

Homecoming Dinner

Reunions

The 18th annual UAM Sports Hall of Fame banquet will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 19 in the University Center. Join us as we induct five new members into the UAM Sports Hall of Fame. Tickets are $40 and may be purchase by calling the Department of Athletics at (870) 460-1058.

Make plans to join us for an informal dinner celebrating UAM Homecoming and to honor our 2017 winners of the Alumni Award for Achievement and Merit and the Continuing the Connection Award. The dinner is scheduled for Friday, October 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the John F. Gibson University Center.

Reunions are scheduled for Saturday morning, October 21, including the annual African-American breakfast (8:30 a.m. in the University Center), Alpha Sigma Alpha (9 a.m. in the UC Gallery Room),and a Homecoming Queens Reunion brunch (10 a.m. in the UC Green Room). Call (870) 460-1028.

Homecoming 2017 / October 19-21

Tailgate Parties

Walk of Champions

Pregame Festivities

Join us for tailgate parties/reunions beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 21 at Weevil Pond. Among the groups hosting parties are Alpha Sigma Alpha, Alpha Phi Alpha, and Kappa Alpha Order. For more information about reunions and parties, contact (870) 460-1028.

Ninety minutes before kickoff at 1:30 p.m., Head Coach Hud Jackson and the Boll Weevil football team will be part of the Walk of Champions at Homecoming Parade adjacent to Weevil Pond. The Pride of Southeast Arkansas marching band will be on hand as well as the 2017 Homecoming Court.

At 2:30 p.m., the pre-game ceremony begins at Convoy Leslie-Cotton Boll Stadium with the introduction of the Homecoming Court and the coronation of the 2017 Homecoming Queen. At 3 p.m., the Boll Weevils will take on Southern Nazarene in the 85th annual Homecoming game.

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Forest Technology

A new two-year program places forest technicians in the field for high-demand jobs in industry, state and federal agencies THE SCHOOL OF FORESTRY AND Natural Resources at the University of Arkansas at Monticello has received approval from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education Coordinating Board to begin offering a two-year associate of applied science degree in forest technology. The program is designed to put forest technicians in the field after completion of four semesters of course work and a summer field program. Dr. Phil Tappe, dean of the School of Forestry and Natural Resources and director of the Arkansas Forest Resources Center, describes forest technicians as “the people on the ground who help plan and execute forestry practices. They are not foresters but are an essential part of a forest management team and they are in high demand in private industry and consulting firms as well as state and federal agencies and non-profit organizations.” According to Tappe, students in the forest technology program will receive instruction in a broad range of topics, including tree identification, forest protection, forest measurements, forest regeneration, resource management practices, harvesting techniques, safety, and training in GPS (global positioning systems), GIS (geographic information systems) and surveying. Forest technicians are typically responPRESCRIBED BURN Forest technology graduates will be at the center of planning and executing forestry practices.

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sible for forest inventory, identification of forest health issues, supervision of harvests, site preparation and tree planting, conducting prescribed burns, maintenance of land boundary lines, and the application of GPS, GIS and surveying knowledge and skills. “This is a way for someone with an interest in forestry to take a fast-track to employment,” said Tappe. The decision to add a two-year program in forest technology came after a needs assessment survey was conducted by the School of Forestry and Natural Resources. “We regularly monitor the employment needs of the Arkansas forest products industry,” Tappe explained.“Through conversations and communications with a variety of forestry professionals throughout the state, it became apparent that there is an

increased demand for forestry technicians to fulfill changing workforce needs.” According to Tappe, starting salaries for forest technicians range from $25,000 to $51,000 a year. “Survey data indicates a need for about 100 future positions in the next three-to-five years,” he added. The two-year program is designed to closely parallel the first two years of the current bachelor of science in natural resources management degree offered by the School of Forestry and Natural Resources, providing an easy transition for students to switch from a two-year degree track to a four-year program. According to Tappe, the two-year program will be taught by current faculty, eliminating any additional costs associated with delivery of the program.

UAM Alumni Association Homecoming Golf Tournament DeSoto Golf Club Hot Springs Village Saturday, October 14 9 a.m. Shotgun Start 4-Player Scramble Entry Fee: $300 per team, $75 per player Fee includes: Green Fees & Cart, Range Balls, 2 Fantastic Hole-in-One Prizes, Roll the Dice to get advantage on hole, Mulligan FUN-raiser, Snacks & Water on Course, Coffee and Donuts, Late Lunch at the DeSoto Club For information, call (870) 460-1028 Autumn 2017

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“Belly Botany” Drs. Marvin and Karen Fawley go to great lengths to conduct research on the rare plants of Warren Prairie

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TAKES many forms. For Drs. Karen and Marvin Fawley, that means crawling around the Warren Prairie on their stomachs, searching for tiny plants with the unwieldy name Geocarpon minimum, a small leafy plant no more than a quarter-inch tall. The Fawleys call it “belly botany” and while the technique may sound odd – and a little uncomfortable – it’s yielding big results. Geocarpon minimum has been federally classified as endangered and is found on the edge of open spaces in the Prairie called saline slicks, barren areas of salty, hard-pan soil. Understanding the habitat of this plant is a priority for the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission and the Nature Conservancy, who jointly manage the Warren Prairie Natural Area, a 4,616-acre tract in eastern Bradley County and western Drew County known for its unusual and diverse collection of plants, many not found any place else in Arkansas. The Fawleys comprise a husband-andwife teaching and research team at the University of Arkansas at Monticello where they have been part of the faculty since 2006. Karen Fawley is a professor of biology and holds degrees from the University of Texas, Old Dominion University and North Dakota State. Marvin Fawley is a professor and assistant dean of the School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences for science and research with degrees from Cornell, San Francisco State and Miami University.

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LAB WORK Marvin and Karen Fawley conduct research in the horticulture lab in the recently-completed Herbarium.

Together, they have been conducting research on algae communities for over two decades. The Fawleys were recently invited to present results of their ongoing research on the algae of soil crusts in the Warren Prairie Natural Area at a symposium on terrestrial algae at the 71st meeting of the Phycological Society of America in Monterey, Calif. “The research in Warren Prairie has shown that the unusual soils found in parts of the natural area support a highly unusual algal community,” said Marvin Fawley. The Fawleys’ research in Warren Prairie is funded primarily by a UAM Faculty Research Grant with additional support from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health (Arkansas INBRE) and the Arkansas Space Grant Consortium (NASA). Karen Fawleys’ algal research started while she was at Old Dominion where she conducted research on phytoplankton in Chesapeake Bay. When she moved to North Dakota State to pursue a Ph.D., she continued her research, focusing on algae in fresh water systems. She was joined in this research by Marvin Fawley, at the time a member of the North Dakota State faculty. What the Fawleys discovered contradicted accepted scientific thought. “There is this written in stone idea in limnology (the study of fresh waters) that not much happens with the algae in the wintertime,”

said Karen Fawley. “That was one thing we found to be totally incorrect, at least in our systems.” The Fawleys found algae growing and the community changing in shallow lakes during the winter while buried under three feet of ice. The other prevailing idea in algal ecology was that the same few organisms were found everywhere. “What we’ve found is totally counter to that,” said Marvin Fawley. “ We found all kinds of diversity. We did one project (at UAM) where we found a new species of algae in a ditch across the road.” The Fawleys’ research has practical applications while providing research opportunities for undergraduate students. Six UAM students – Destiny Boullie of North Little Rock, Alice Cordona-Otero of Puerto Rico, Crystal Haynes of Crossett, Rachel Knight of Bryant, and Caleb Lamb and Ashton Gray of Monticello have been assisting the Fawleys during their work with the soil algae of Warren Prairie. As for the practical applications, the Fawleys hope their research sheds light on how Warren Prairie can be managed to increase the Geocarpon minimum population. “We’re very concerned that the populations may be shrinking,” said Marvin Fawley. “One of the possibilities is that the algal communities may have some way – and they are known to do this – to condition the soil to make it possible for Geocarpon minimum to grow.”

UAM Night with the Arkansas

Travelers

JUNE 29, 2017

Baseball, Hot Dogs and UAM Alumni Night With the Travs 1. Dr. Steven Cathey (‘78, center) with David Dail (‘70, left) and Jessica Bennett 2. (From left) Chuck Jackson, Emily Jackson and Pat Jackson of Springtown, Tex. 3. Josh and Sara Nix 4. Brandon Hogg (‘98, left) and Nick Kelnhofer (‘02)

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Typical Day? Not Hardly A reorganized physical plant meets a variety of challenges to keep UAM running smoothly

IT ’S FRIDAY EVENING ON THE UAM campus. Office doors are locked, the students have packed their cars to go home, and those who are on campus are settling in for a weekend of studying, student activities and athletic events. It’s a quiet time for everyone except for the on-call facilities staff member, who must respond to emergency calls to return to campus to resolve maintenance issues that can’t wait until Monday morning. By that time,

there will be plenty of assigned tasks to keep university operations moving forward efficiently, from installing or changing lighting to resolving plumbing problems and replacing bolts on a closet door in a student’s residence hall room. For the staff of the UAM Physical Plant, there’s no such thing as a typical day. Every assignment is important. The students, faculty, staff and community members who use UAM’s facilities depend on their work. Under the supervision of Rusty Rippee, the staff includes electricians, carpenters, plumbers, painters and custodial staff, a group charged with maintaining the buildings and grounds and keeping all of it functioning at a high level. Rippee was named director in January after serving the physical plant for 16 years in multiple capacities. His assistant director is Christine Bryant, the first woman to hold the position at UAM, who doubles as the university’s occupational safety coordinator. Bryant has been a part of the physical plant staff for eight years. “There is never a dull moment around here,” says Rippee. “Maintaining a university campus takes a lot of hard work by a lot of dedicated people. We’re fortunate to have an outstanding staff who can do just about anything we ask them to do.” A recent organizational change moved the Physical Plant directly under the supervision of the Chancellor’s Office, reporting directly to Chief of Staff Lisa Shemwell. “I am pleased with the work of the staff in the last six months,” says UAM Chancellor Karla Hughes. “There is a more strategic approach to the operations such as streamlining workflow, staff discussions about best courses of action, and a shift in culture to the importance of striving for excellence in our work. They understand that they, too, have a role in student success.” Most of the physical plant staff have been at PHYSICAL PLANT LEADERS (From left) Kenny Hudgens, Christine Bryant, Don Bickford, Rusty Rippee, Mark Carter and Marilyn Suber

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UAM for decades. Head plumber Don Bickford came on board in 1987; chief electrician Kenny Hudgens joined the staff in 1988; custodial services director Marilyn Suber came in 1993, and lead carpenter Mark Carter started in 2007. The Physical Plant’s current work list is a long one. Staff are involved daily with three major projects currently underway on campus – the construction of a new Student Success Center and the renovation of both the Taylor Library and Technology Center and Horsfall Hall, an iconic women’s residence hall receiving an upgrade to its bathroom facilities. “We’re involved daily in all of it,” says Rippee. “With the Student Success Center, we’re looking for things they may have uncovered during the excavation process, like water lines, sewer lines, fiber optics and gas lines. People without knowledge of the history of the campus may not realize that the parking lot that was dug up to make room for the Student Success Center was once the floor of the National Guard Armory and there were all kinds of lines and pipes in that area.” Physical Plant staff monitored the weekly

progress of the renovation of Horsfall Hall, answered questions from the contractors about what needed to happen and how it affected the maintenance staff. UAM staff did all the prep work at the library, moving everything out of the first floor to make room for the renovation, which has turned the ground floor into a Student Learning Commons. UAM staff are also involved in a number of infrastructure improvements, including rebuilding the boiler in the basement of the Physical Plant Building and repairing the HVAC units at Bankston and Royer Halls. UAM administrators are also looking at the logistics for replacing the chillers at the library. “Those units are 20 years old and they typically have a lifespan of 15 to 20 years,” Rippee says. Other projects include studying the feasibility of moving the campus away from a main large boiler to heat the buildings in the center of campus and using smaller individual units for each building. Rippee is also prioritizing roofing projects for a number of campus buildings, including Steelman Fieldhouse, the Library, the Memorial Classroom Build-

ing, the Fine Arts Center, the Administration Building, the Physical Plant, the Visual and Performing Arts Center, and the University Center. There are sidewalks and campus roads that need attention as well as an ongoing tree inventory program to maintain a healthy and vibrant tree population on campus. Physical Plant staff work closely with Chris Stuhlinger of the School of Forestry and Natural Resources, who makes the final decisions on the species and location of new trees. The Physical Plant handles planting, watering and mulching the new trees. “We use GPS and have all the trees numbered by zone,” Rippee says. “We know what kind they are and if they’re healthy or not. Every year we have a certified arborist come to campus and do any pruning that’s needed.” For the staff of the Physical Plant, there’s never any down time. “This job is a challenge, but the people I work with make it a lot easier,” says Rippee. “You surround yourself with good people and it makes going to work a whole lot better.”

IT’S ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES The UAM Foundation Fund’s Annual Campaign 2017 will focus on creating educational opportunities for deserving students Raising money from private sources is a fact of life in an era of shrinking state appropriations for public colleges and universities. Private contributions are essential to offset budget shortfalls and create educational opportunities for the next generation of students . . . students like Frida Rydberg and Drew Perry (left), who are attending UAM thanks to the generosity of our donors. With this in mind, UAM is establishing an annual fund-raising campaign to begin in October and run through January to help the university fulfill its mission and ensure student success. Entitled “Give the Gift of Opportunity,” the campaign will include mailers as well as letters from Chancellor Karla Hughes and students who have benefitted from endowed scholarships created by private donations. In the last year, UAM has awarded more than 900 private scholarships, providing educational opportunities for students who might otherwise be unable to attend an institution of higher education. “Gifts like these are invaluable to both the students and the university,” says Dr. John Davis, director of university relations. “So many of our students come from impoverished or low-income backgrounds and all they need is a chance. Private gifts from our alumni and friends are giving so many deserving young people the opportunity to better their lives. “Private gifts are essential to ensure that students have every opportunity to succeed. UAM has a relatively small alumni base and a gift from a friend or alumnus means more than it might at larger universities,” Davis added. “I would encourage anyone who wants to give back to the institution to contact me in the Office of Advancement at (870) 460-1028.” Autumn 2017

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(Clockwise from top left) Dr. Kay Walter, professor of English at UAM, retired bullfighter Jeremy Sparks, Robert Boyd, this year’s Continuing the Connection recipient, and banker and community leader ShaRonda Simmons-Forte.

ALUMNI Honorees Are A Diverse Group

You’d have to use your imagination to select a more diverse group than the 2017 Alumni Award for Achievement and Merit winners at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. This year’s honorees include a bank vice president, a college professor and a retired professional bullfighter. UAM will honor ShaRonda Simmons-Forte, vice president of Union Bank and Trust of Monticello, Dr. Kay Walter, professor of English at UAM, and Jeremy Sparks of Fayetteville, an executive with Tyson Foods and member of the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo Hall of Fame, at a dinner October 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the John F. Gibson University Center. UAM will also recognize Robert Boyd of Atlanta, Ga., a retired meteo

rologist and oceanographer, as this year’s recipient of the UAM/A&M Continuing the Connection Award, presented to the person who best keeps alive the connection between UAM and Arkansas A&M College. Autumn 2017

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ShaRonda Simmons-Forte ShaRonda Forte has a love for her community, is active in a number of organizations and has dedicated thousands of hours toward mentoring children and young adults in Drew County. A 1990 honor graduate of Monticello High School, Forte attended UAM from 1990-92 and 1999-2000. She is the founder of the Lady Warriors AAU Organization, youth director of Trinity Full Gospel Ministries Church and serves as a volunteer on a number of boards and organizations, including the Drew County Single Parent Scholarship, SEARK Business Solutions, ARISE, Inc., the Drew County Boys and Girls Club, and KOL. She is also active in the Drew Central Booster Club, the NAACP, a Money Camp Instructor for Safe Center, Inc., a community volunteer instructor in the fundamentals of banking, a member of Women to Women, the Drew County Martin Luther King Celebration Committee, and the Back to School Supplies Drive.

Dr. Kay Walter A writer, scholar and educator, Kay Walter is a 1983 UAM graduate and since 2006 has been a member of the faculty. She holds a bachelor of arts degree from UAM, a master’s degree from the University of Central Arkansas, and a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University. Walter was recently honored by the Arkansas Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts for her role as editor of The English Pub: ACTELA Newsletter, which was the recipient of the 2017 NCTE Affiliate Newsletter of Excellence Award given by the National Council of Teachers of English. Walter has been recognized by her UAM colleagues as a three-time nominee and one-time finalist for the Hornaday Outstanding Faculty Award. Before join-

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ing the UAM faculty, she taught English, French, creative writing and psychology at Alpena High School and was an instructor of English at UCA. At Texas A&M she served as coordinator of the Writers Network and graduate assistant. From 1996-2001 she worked as an instructor of English and director of the Writing Center at Blinn (Tex.) College. She was an instructor of English at Idaho State University from 2001-05 and conducted an independent study at the University of Idaho while teaching an English correspondence course. Walter has a long list of scholarly publications and professional development opportunities. At UAM she has been part of the UA System eVersity Freshman Composition Design Team, is a current member of the Graduate Council, faculty sponsor of the UAM Theatre Club and chair of the Academic Appeals Committee.

Jeremy Sparks A 2001 UAM graduate, Jeremy Sparks spent 10 years as a member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA), the world’s most elite rodeo association, but he didn’t rope or ride; he fought bulls, but don’t be taken in by the title. He didn’t wear a “suit of lights” or wave a red cape. As a rodeo bullfighter, it was Sparks’ job to protect riders from a charging bull after they’d been thrown or completed their ride. Now retired from bullfighting, Sparks makes his living in a more traditional way as an executive for Tyson Foods where he leads the company’s organizational change management team. A Fountain Hill native, Sparks recently authored a book entitled Go West: 10 Principles that Guided My Cowboy Journey. The book outlines the 10 biblical principles that have guided his life and chronicles his experiences of surviving a

near-fatal electrocution, his acceptance into the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, and his decision to enlist in the U.S. Air Force just weeks after the terrorist attack on 9/11. Sparks earned an MBA while serving in the Air Force where he was endorsed by the Pentagon as the “only professional bullfighter in the history of the USAF.” Sparks was enshrined in the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo Hall of Fame in 2013 and continues to serve in the Air National Guard as the inspector general of the 153rd Airlift Wing.

Robert Boyd Robert Boyd’s roots at UAM and Arkansas A&M run deep. He is the son of a legendary faculty member, the late Alaga Boyd, who taught at A&M for 43 years and served as chairman of the natural sciences and mathematics program. The Arkansas A&M campus was Robert Boyd’s home growing up. Born in Little Rock in 1930, he lived in Wells, Horsfall and Gates Halls before his parents moved into faculty housing. As a student at A&M, it was Robert and several classmates who physically carried the Victory Bell from the Administration Building to its current location adjacent to Weevil Pond, where it is still rung after winning football games. Robert was president of his senior class and Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity before graduating in 1952 with a bachelor of science degree in mathematics. After graduation, he joined the Air Force and attended graduate school at Florida State University where he became a meteorologist. After four years active duty and service during the Korean War, Boyd worked as a meteorologist and oceanographer at the Navy Hydrogrphic Office in Washington, D.C. He later worked for Lockheed Georgia Nuclear Laboratory before joining the research faculty at Georgia

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Tech at the Neely Nuclear Research Center. At Georgia Tech, Boyd developed and conducted training courses in radiation safety for employees at the first nuclear power plants in Georgia, South Carolina,

Alabama, Florida, the Philippines and Mexico. Boyd retired from Georgia Tech in 1992 and has been a frequent visitor to the UAM campus, donating funds to cre-

ate Weevil Walk as well as landscaping and renovation of Weevil Pond. Boyd is one of the original donors to the Centennial Circle Clock Tower and helped fund the construction of the Indoor Practice Facility.

Alumni Award for Achievement & Merit Past Winners 1986 Annette Kellum Hall Frank D. Hickingbotham Dr. John Downey Jones, Jr.

1997 Dr. Timothy Aldridge Dr. James Pat Craig

1987 Dr. Simmie Armstrong, Jr. Dr. Lola Woodard Dudley Reginald Glover

1998 Bob L. Jones Dale Kizer D. John Nichols Wayne H. Vincent

1988 Oscar Earl Hollinger Dr. Robert E. Turner

1999 David L. Williams Dr. Paula Grafton Young

1989 Dr. Thomas Y. Harp, Jr. Dr. Ralph M. Maxwell

2000 Dr. Albert Etheridge J.P. Leveritt

1990 Dr. James W. Breazeal Lamar G. Moore Ned W. Moseley

2001 Claude Hunter Babin, Jr. Lesa Cathey Handly

1991 Dr. Jim Chambless Dr. Martha Chambless Joe Whisenhunt 1992 Marjorie Mae Bond Dr. Billy W. Evans, Sr. Dr. James F. Sawyer 1993 O.H. Darling, Jr. Hugh Heflin, Sr. James C. Scott 1994 Thedford Collins Dr. Peggy Rice Doss John Lipton 1995 Hershel W. Gober W. Sykes Harris, Sr. Curtis W. Kyle, Jr. 1996 Evangeline Parker Fred E. Pickett

2002 Dr. Aubrey Brown Edwards Senator H. Gene Jeffress Senator Jimmy L. Jeffress 2003 Martin A. Brutscher J. Chester Johnson, Jr. Sonny O’Neal 2004 James T. Clark Lt. Colonel Robert K. Doss Larry W. Walther 2005 Dr. Rebecca Paneitz Dr. George Rice Dr. Melissa Williams 2006 Frank H. Wilson 2007 Dana Brooks James B. Brown Jerry D. Hubbard Thomas V. Maxwell Dr. Steven C. Moss

2008 Harold “Hank” Chamberlain Colonel (Ret.) Byron P. Howlett Bill Wisener 2009 Kenneth D. Mann James E. McClain Wayne L. Owens, Jr. 2010 Martha Karen Eoff Reverend R. Shay Gillespie Marvin Kauffman Dr. Sean Rochelle 2011 William C. “Bud” Bulloch Dr. Dale E. Burton Ginny M. Chambliss Dr. Larry D. Proctor Randy S. Risher 2012 Lt. Col. Tommie Brasfield Jody Clements M.L. Mann Teresa Marks Hon. Eugene Mazzanti 2013 Martha L. Carlson Bobby E. Jelks Lionel Maten Dr. William “Tony” Thurman 2014 Bill Lawrence Jeffrey Wardlaw 2015 George T. Harris Jim Neeley

Continuing The Connection 1997 Troy and Betty Davis 1998 Dan and Charlotte Hornady 1999 Reginald Glover 2000 Thomas and Mary Louise Harp 2001 Walter, Wells, Minnie Mae and Patti Moffatt 2002 Dr. Jesse Coker 2004 Hugh L. Heflin, Sr. 2006 Jim “Ace” Trimm 2007 Classie Jones-Green 2008 M.L. Mann 2009 Patsy Mc Scavo 2010 Frank “ Buddy” Carson 2011 P. Q. Gardner 2012 Dr. W. J. McKiever 2013 Glen and Mary Jane Gilbert 2014 Ronnie McFarland 2015 Kelly and Anna Koonce 2016 Louine Leech

2016 Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Roger McClellan David Leech

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To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi. (William Faulkner)

ENGLISH WITH AN ACCENT For 28 years, Dr. Kate Stewart has taught English with a passion that allows her to connect with her students in a special way. 14

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KATE STEWART IS MISSISSIPPI through and through. Understanding her is easy, but you might have to wait a little while to get the entire message. Stewart’s drawl is so languid that two syllable words become four and she has the altogether southern habit of making declarative sentences sound like questions. Stewart is also a wordsmith who takes proper grammar seriously, not surprising for someone who grew up in the same Mississippi hamlet – New Albany – as Nobel Laureate William Faulkner. A professor of English at the University of Arkansas at Monticello for the past 28 years, Stewart teaches advanced composition, the university’s capstone course for English majors,

as well as courses in linguistics, American literature and literary studies. If those subjects sound boring, then you’ve never had a class with Kate Stewart. “Believe it or not, I strive to have fun in grammar and language study, too,” says Stewart. “Awhile back, I went on Facebook and asked my friends to send me examples of bad grammar. I collected that list randomly and I’ve kept adding to it. I titled it ‘Say It Ain’t So, Joe.’ I give it to my students as a hand-out and as kind of an ice breaker. They seem to enjoy it.” Stewart is immensely popular with her students, but not because her classes represent an easy grade.“Kate connects with her students in a way that lets them know she

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cares about them,” says Mark Spencer, dean of UAM’s School of Arts and Humanities. “She provides the guidance and nurturing that students need to achieve the very high standards she expects of them. There is no question that a student comes out of one of her classes with a sharper mind.” Stewart was recently selected as the sixth recipient of the Hornaday Outstanding Faculty Award, presented annually to UAM’s outstanding faculty member. She is a former Alpha Chi Teacher of the Year winner, an award selected by student members of the UAM chapter of Alpha Chi, the national collegiate honor society. She was also recently honored nationally by Alpha Chi for 20 years as faculty sponsor of the UAM chapter. “All of this is a little overwhelming and I’m extremely humbled by it,” says Stewart. “I know it’s unpopular to pull out the scripture card, but I think it’s good wisdom on this. It’s this matter of when you’re a servant and you’ve done your duty, you’re unworthy. The basis for the Hornaday Award is research, scholarship and service. I got this for doing what I’m supposed to do. It does make me step back and ask ‘How can I do better? What can I do to improve?’ I apologize to some of my former students I had when I first came here because I’m so much better at what I do now than I was 28 years ago.” Stewart’s academic credentials include three degrees from the University of Mississippi – a bachelor’s degree in English with minors in French and history, a master’s degree in prose fiction of the Elizabethan Period, and a Ph.D. in American literature of the late 17th through early 20th centuries. She has a long list of scholarly presentations and research, and has authored,

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Kate Stewart is a favorite among UAM students.

co-authored or contributed to numerous books and book sections. Her latest publication, Images of America: Mississippi State Penitentiary, is due out in September

for some of this,” she says with a chuckle. “When we had the oil spill on the Gulf coast, virtually every night on the NBC News, Brian Williams said ‘when the pipeline busted.’ Now ‘ busted’ has become the legitimate past tense of burst because one of the things we learn in language is the difference between regular and irregular verbs. We’re making all our verbs regular and adding an ‘ed.’ The expectation that students learn to speak the English language properly has been labeled politically incorrect and elitist in some academic circles but Stewart is having none of that notion.“That started in the 1980s,” says Stewart. “There are some people in my profession who will say it’s elitist to have students use appropriate speech patterns. We talk about these issues on correctness in my language studies classes. I start out, since students don’t know what language study is all about, with an ice breaker, or what I call linguistics lite. We read Bill Bryson’s little volume of the 80s, The Mother Tongue. And it is hilarious, but it’s solid linguistic information. And the students love it. There’s a chapter on cursing, and of course, that’s a favorite chapter. This book doesn’t hold anything back.” To Kate Stewart, being a good teacher is about one thing. “You have to care about your students and be willing to give them the skills that a university-level student anywhere in the United States should get, and that is the skill of critical thinking. I’m a specialist, by and large, in 19th century American literature, but I recognize that there are other things I need to teach in my classes.” How long will she teach? “I have no idea,” she says. “I still feel like I have some contributions to make and I still have some goals. I still love working with Alpha Chi. That’s been a labor of love.”

“I apologize to some of my former students I had when I first came here because I’m so much better at what I do now than I was 28 years ago.” from Arcadia Press in Charleston, S.C. The coffee table book is a collection of vintage photographs collected over the years by Stewart’s Aunt Alice, who spent 10 years as the head nurse at the infirmary of the notorious Parchman Prison from 1930-39. Stewart donated the original photographs to the University of Mississippi Library. “Those were bad old days at Parchman,” she understates. “My aunt had this photograph album and a cousin of mine started looking at them and said this is part of history that needs to be preserved. The university archives did a wonderful exhibition of those photos.” Stewart is passionate about proper grammar and isn’t shy about voicing her opinion regarding the current state of the language. “I blame the news media

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KAYLA JACKSON

MELVIN PATRICK

DAVE WILLIAMS

TOMMY GRAF

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LEGENDS For All Seasons

Four All-Americans in three different sports and an Arkansas high school coaching legend are the latest inductees to the University of Arkansas at Monticello Sports Hall of Fame. Softball All-American Kayla Jackson, football All-Americans Tommy Graf and Melvin Patrick, basketball All-American Carolyn Boatman, and the late Dave Williams, one of the most successful high school football coaches in the state’s history, comprise the Hall of Fame’s class of 2017. Becky Phillips, long-time faculty athletic representative, and her husband, Keith, will receive the Boll Weevil Spirit Award for their support of the university’s intercollegiate athletics program. The class of 2017 will be inducted at a banquet October 19 at 6 p.m. in the John F. Gibson University Center. Tickets are $40 and may be purchased by calling the Department of Athletics at (870) 460-1058. Rex Nelson, senior editor of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, will serve as master of ceremonies for the 11th consecutive year. Jackson is the youngest inductee, selected in her first year of eligibility. A pitcher and first baseman, Jackson was a three-time National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-American, the Gulf South Conference West Division Freshman of the Year (2009), GSC West Player of the Year (2011), and was chosen to the GSC THE CLASS OF 2017 (Top to bottom, left to right) Cotton Blossoms superstar Carolyn Boatman, softball All-American Kayla Jackson, UAM’s first First Team All-American Melvin Patrick, high school coaching legend Dave WIlliams, and AllAmerican tight end Tommy Graf.

All-Decade Team for 2001-10. When UAM switched to the Great American Conference in 2012, Jackson was named the GAC Female Athlete of the Year while leading the Cotton Blossoms to the conference championship. Her career pitching record of 114-31 included an earned run average of 1.19, 44 shutouts, 686 strikeouts and seven no-hitters. She holds the UAM career record for base hits with 290 and posted a single-season record .527 on-base percentage in 2011. “Kayla was probably the single most dominant player we’ve had,” said UAM softball coach Alvy Early. “When she was pitching, we expected to win, and when she wasn’t, she had a knack for getting the big hit when we needed it.” Tommy Graf has the distinction of earning all-conference honors in two different conferences. A talented, pass-catching tight end, Graf earned first-team All-Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference honors as a junior in 1994 and was named an NAIA Honorable Mention All-American. After sitting out the ‘95 season with an injury, he returned in ‘96 and was named first team AllGulf South Conference as well as Second Team All-American by Don Hansen’s Football Gazette. Graf lettered four seasons (1992-94, 96) and finished his career as UAM’s all-time receiving leader for tight ends with 125 receptions for 1,550 yards and 14 touchdowns. He saved his best for last, catching 66 passes for 683 and 14 touchdowns as a senior. Autumn 2017

“Tommy Graf was a quarterbacks dream,” said Bryan Trucks, who quarterbacked the Boll Weevils from 1990 to 1993. “I knew if I got in trouble all I needed to do was put the ball within six feet of Tommy and he’d catch it. I never saw him drop a catchable ball.” Melvin Patrick was virtually unblockable as a 250-pound defensive tackle in 1983. Patrick became the first athlete in school history in any sport to earn first team All-America honors when he was named an NAIA First Team All-American. A two-year starter, Patrick set records while posting numbers usually reserved for edge pass rushers. In 1983, Patrick set a single-season record that still stands when he sacked opposing quarterbacks 16 times and finished the season with a combined 25 tackles behind the line of scrimmage. For his career, Patrick recorded 19 sacks and 28 tackles for losses. In addition to his All-America honors, Patrick was a first team All-AIC selection. Carolyn Boatman was a two-time All-American as a high scoring center for the Cotton Blossoms basketball team. She was an NAIA Second Team All-American as a junior in 1992 and an honorable mention selection as a senior in ‘93. Boatman was also a two-time First Team All-AIC selection and still ranks among UAM’s all-time leaders in scoring and rebounding, with career averages of 19.6 points and 9.6 rebounds a game. “Carolyn was a tremendous low post player,” said Early, who coached the UAM women’s basketball team from 1979 to 2000. “When she caught the ball on the low block, she was almost imposSACK MASTER Melvin Patrick (79) collects one of his school-record 16 sacks vs. Ouachita in 1983

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sible to stop. She was a consistent force, night in and night out.” She ranks sixth in career scoring average, ninth in career scoring (1,309 points), sixth in single season scoring (736 points), and A WINNER Alvy Early has won Boatscored a career-best 40 points vs. Henderson State. During more games than any man’s career, she led the Blossoms to the 1993 AIC championship college coach in (the last in conference history) and a berth in the NAIA National Arkansas history, Tournament. setting a mark that Dave Williams played football for the legendary Red Parker at may never be broken. Arkansas A&M College in the early 1960s, but it was high school coaching where he left his mark. A 2017 inductee to the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame, Mr. Williams served as head football coach and athletics director at Pocahontas High School from 1981 to 2013. He was 2AA Coach of the Year in 1988, 1990, 1998 and 2000, 3AA Coach of the Year in 1993, 2AAA Coach of the Year in 2003, 2004 and 2005, and the 3AAA Coach of the Year and K8 Coaches Super Team Coach of the Year in 2006. Along the way, he led Pocahontas to 17 state playoff appearances and nine conference championships. Proving his versatility as a coach and educator, Mr. Williams won five conference championships in track and field and was named the 2007 Pocahontas Teacher of the Year. In 2000, the Pocahontas athletic facility was named the Marcus Van Camp/ George David Williams Athletic Complex. Mr. Williams is also a member of the Arkansas High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame and the Van Buren Hall of Fame.

SPIRITED FANS BECKY PHILLIPS WASN’T MUCH of a sports fan until she met her future husband, Keith. “We went to Colorado on our honeymoon and Keith took me to see a Rockies-Braves baseball game,” Becky remembers. “Keith loved sports and I told myself since I’d married a sports fan, I’d better become one, too.” If you attend a UAM sporting event, chances are, Keith and Becky Phillips will be there. For their support of the Boll Weevils and Cotton Blossoms, they are the 2017 recipients of the Boll Weevil Spirit Award. Becky Phillips is a UAM graduate and an assistant professor in the School of Business. In addition to her teaching duties, she is UAM’s faculty athletics representative to the Great American Conference and NCAA. Keith is the purchasing and shipping manager at Maxwell Hardwood Flooring in Monticello.

THEY’VE GOT SPIRIT Keith and Becky Phillips are the 2017 recipients of the Boll Weevil Spirit Award.

On autumn Saturdays, you’ll find them at tailgate row and Convoy Leslie-Cotton Boll Stadium. They are also regulars at volleyball matches as well as basketball, baseball and softball games.

“I have student-athletes in my classes and they tell me how much it means to them to see us at their games,” Becky Phillips said.“Sometimes you don’t realize how much your support means to them.”

The UAM Sports Hall of Fame Honor Roll of Inductees 2000

David “Cedro” Anderson / Football Theodis Bealer / Basketball Willis “Convoy” Leslie / Football Coach Tina Webb / Basketball

Mike Nichols / Football Danny Reed / Basketball

2006

Jack Allen / Football Ikie Corbin / Basketball Charlie James / Football Lisa McClure / Basketball, Track & Field Sean Rochelle / Football

2001

Terry Alexander / Football Dr. Mary Jane Gilbert / Basketball Coach Hugh Heflin / Football Darrell Rhodes / Baseball, Basketball

2002 2003

Tommy Barnes / Football Pearlean Davidson / Basketball Steve Mullins / Football Jimmy “Red” Parker / Football Coach

2007

Melvin Beavers / Football Anthony Brown / Football Kelton Busby / Basketball Harry Denson / Track & CC Coach Anita McChristian-Harrod / Basketball

T.Y. Harp / Football Larry Lacewell / Meritorious Achievement Tommy Morrison / Basketball Joe Don Samples / Football Gwen Walker /Basketball

2008

Alvin Ford / Football Byron Gasaway / Football Brenda Jones / Basketball Heidi Martin-Cox / Softball Roy Strickland / Football

2004

Rose Avery / Basketball Jim Benton / Football Coach Charles Dearman / Football Damon Martin / Track & Field Harold Mobley / Basketball

2009 Leslie “Shorty” Beard / Basketball Coach, Athletic Director Fuller Cherry / Track & Field Tommy Larance / Football, Baseball, Carl Preston / Football Player & Coach, Baseball Coach Charlotte Smith / Basketball

2005 Dannie Barker / Football Carol Harrington / Basketball Ronnie Higgins / Football

2010

1956 AIC Champion Basketball Team Quentious Crews / Football Roger Franklin / Track Anthony Giovingo / Football Kevin McCarn / Football Boyd Miller / Basketball

2011

Cory Allred / Football Becky Jones-Brown / Basketball Russell Bulloch / Football Greg Culp / Track & Field Tommy Scifres / Football Harold Steelman / Coaching

2012

Lindsey Kight Carmical / Softball Alvy Early / Coaching Gene Franklin / Baseball Charles Grassi / Football Don Sawyer / Football

2013

Roland Autrey / Football M. L. Mann / Football Jeff Pope / Track & Cross Country Jodie Scott / Softball Milton Williams / Track & Field

2014

Corwin Elliot / Football Angela Meadough / Basketball David Stover / Baseball Jamie Tucker / Baseball

2015

Jenny Dunn / Softball Lance Gasaway / Football Buck James / Football & Coaching Jerry Johnson / Football Kenneth Jones / Basketball

2016

Joe Daw / Baseball Meredith Heckel-LaRue / Softball Solon Mobley / Baskeball Mac Newcomb / Football Paul Russell / Football

UAM Spirit Award Winners 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bob Newman Tommy Matthews Reginald Glover Don & Katy Hartley Charlie Baker Buddy Carson George Harris Robert Leonard Gene Norton Walt Godwin Larry Smith

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Parent-Family Day and a Weevil Victory! 1. The Pride of Southeast Arkansas leads the Walk of Champions. 2. Viktor Arnick receives his GAC championship ring from Chancellor Karla Hughes during a halftime ceremony for the men’s basketball team. 3. All-American receiver Jalen Tolliver in the open field. 4. Cheerleaders lead the Weevils onto the field. 5. Happy tailgaters enjoy the pregame atmosphere.

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Classroom Winners Thirty-four UAM student-athletes were recently named to the Great American Conference All-Academic Team for the 2016-17 winter and spring seasons. Those named to the Academic AllConference team must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing and must have completed at least one full academic year at the nominating institution with a cumulative grade point average of 3.3 or better on a 4.0 scale. Of UAM’s 34 selections, the baseball team led the way with 16 followed by softball with 11, women’s golf with 3, men’s golf with 2, women’s basketball with 1 and men’s basketball with 1.

D2 Program of the Year The UAM men’s basketball team has been named NCAA Division II Program of the Year by the Arkansas Basketball Coaches Association (ArBCA). UAM shared the 2016-17 Great American Conference championship with East Central Oklahoma, finishing the season with a 23-7 record, 17-5 in the GAC. The conference title was the second in school history in men’s basketball, joining the 1956 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference champions. The Boll Weevils reached the finals of the GAC Tournament and advanced to the NCAA Division II Midwest Regionals. The 2016-17 Weevils made one of the biggest turnarounds in Division II, becoming the fifth team in the last eight years to win at least 20 games after losing 20 the previous season. UAM set a number of school records, including the best start to a season (14-0), highest winning percentage (.767) and consecutive wins (15). The Weevils were ranked in the NCAA Top 25 poll for six straight weeks, climbing as high as No. 16.

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Date Opponent Nov. 2 @ Arkansas State (7:00) (Exhibition) Nov. 10-11 GAC/MIAA Challenge (@ St. Charles, MO) Nov. 16 @ Oklahoma Baptist (5:30) Nov. 18 @ Southern Nazarene (1:00) Nov. 21 @ Christian Brothers (5:00) Nov. 25 PAUL QUINN (4:00) Nov. 30 SE OKLAHOMA (5:30) Dec. 2 EAST CENTRAL (1:00) Dec. 30 SOUTHERN-NEW ORLEANS (2:00) Jan. 4 @ SW Oklahoma (5:30) Jan. 6 @ NW Oklahoma (1:00) Jan. 11 @ Ouachita Baptist (5:30) Jan. 13 HENDERSON STATE (2:00) Jan. 16 @ Southern Arkansas (5:30) Jan. 18 ARKANSAS TECH (5:30) Jan. 20 HARDING UNIVERSITY (2:00) Jan. 25 SOUTHERN NAZARENE (5:30) Jan. 27 OKLAHOMA BAPTIST (1:00) Feb. 1 @ East Central (5:30) Feb. 3 @ SE Oklahoma (1:00) Feb. 8 NW OKLAHOMA (5:30) Feb. 10 SW OKLAHOMA (1:00) Feb. 15 @ Henderson State (5:30) Feb. 17 OUACHITA BAPTIST (2:00) Feb. 20 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS (5:30) Feb. 22 @ Harding University (5:30) Feb. 24 @ Arkansas Tech (1:00) Mar. 1-4 GAC Tournament @ Bartlesville, OK

Date Opponent Nov. 3 @ Oklahoma State (7:00) (Exhibition) Nov. 10-11 @ Arkansas Tech Tournament Nov. 10 Concordia-St. Paul (5:00) Nov. 11 Minnesota-Crookston (6:00) Nov. 16 @ Oklahoma Baptist (7:30) Nov. 18 @ Southern Nazarene (3:00) Nov. 21 TEXAS COLLEGE (6:00) Nov. 25 PHILANDER SMITH (6:00) Nov. 30 SE OKLAHOMA (7:30) Dec. 2 EAST CENTRAL (3:00) Dec. 9 @ Delta State University (4:00) Dec. 30 UA-FORT SMITH (6:00) Jan. 4 @ SW Oklahoma (7:30) Jan. 6 @ NW Oklahoma (3:00) Jan. 11 @ Ouachita Baptist (7:30) Jan. 13 HENDERSON STATE (4:00) Jan. 16 @ Southern Arkansas (7:30) Jan. 18 ARKANSAS TECH (7:30) Jan. 20 HARDING (4:00) Jan. 25 SOUTHERN NAZARENE (7:30) Jan. 27 OKLAHOMA BAPTIST (3:00) Feb. 1 @ East Central (7:30) Feb. 3 @ SE Oklahoma (3:00) Feb. 8 NW OKLAHOMA (7:30) Feb. 10 SW OKLAHOMA (3:00) Feb. 15 @ Henderson State (7:30) Feb. 17 OUACHITA BAPTIST (4:00) Feb. 20 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS (7:30) Feb. 22 @ Harding (7:30) Feb. 24 @ Arkansas Tech (3:00) Mar. 1-4 GAC Tournament @ Bartlesville, OK

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Big Dreams

A Foundation Fund scholarship may help Rachel Langley become the first female governor of Arkansas RACHEL LANGLEY HAS BEEN fascinated by politics for as long as she can remember. As a precocious first grader, she challenged her teacher at North Crossett Primary School to debate the merits of George W. Bush and John Kerry prior to the 2004 presidential election. “My classmates voted after the debate and I won,” she says, smiling at the memory. Now 19, Langley is a sophomore political science major at UAM with plans to go to law school, then enter politics. Her goal – to become the first woman governor of Arkansas. “I’d like to start out in something local, maybe the state legislature,” she says, “but I have big dreams. Why not?” Langley doesn’t shy away from a challenge. She has competed in pageants since she was a little girl and recently captured the Miss Southeast Arkansas crown before representing the region – and UAM she is quick to add – at the 2017 Miss Arkansas Pageant. “I was the only contestant from UAM and I made it a point to tell the other contestants about my school,” she says. Langley hopes to compete in the state pageant again with an eye on the $30,000 in scholarship money awarded to the winner. “That would go a long way toward paying for law school,” she says. In April, Langley was awarded a private scholarship from the UAM Foundation Fund – the James A. and Mabel H. Ross Scholarship. “The Ross Scholarship has been a tremendous help,” she says. “I want to graduate debt-free and I wouldn’t be able to do it without help like this.”

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PUTTING A FACE ON PRIVATE SCHOLARSHIPS Rachel Langley of Crossett is one of many UAM students benefitting from the generosity of endowed scholarships.

Langley received one of 504 private scholarships presented by the UAM Foundation Fund last year, according to Dr. John Davis, director of university relations. “I think it’s important to associate a face with private scholarship donations,” he explains.“Rachel is just one of many UAM students benefitting from the generosity of

our donors. An endowed scholarship like the one given by the Ross family is creating a legacy of helping deserving students for generations to come.” For anyone interested in giving to an existing endowment or creating a new scholarship, they can contact the Office of Advancement at (870) 460-1028 for details. For Rachel Langley, her private scholarship may one day lead to the Governor’s Mansion. Don’t bet against her.

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INDIVIDUAL DONORS The UAM Foundation donors list includes alumni, friends and other contributors whose gifts were received January 1 – August 10, 2017. Please report any corrections to Roxanne Smith at (870) 460-1227 or smithrr@uamont.edu

Unity & Movement Club ($2,500 or more)

Mr. and Mrs. William C. Bulloch Ms. Paige Chase Mr. and Mrs. Alvy E. Early Ms. Margaret B. Grider Mr. and Mrs. Nat Grubbs Dr. and Mrs. William M. Heroman Mr. Lionell Moss Mr. John J. Phillips, Jr. (deceased) Mr. Lester Pinkus Mrs. Sandra J. Preston Mr. and Mrs. Randall S. Risher Mr. Richard L. Robertson Mr. and Mrs. Scotty D. Watkins Mr. Corey E. Wood

Galaxy Club ($1,000-$2,499) Dr. Laura K. Evans Mr. and Mrs. Jay Hughes Ms. Dolores Jones Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Maxwell Mr. and Mrs. Wil Maxwell Mr. and Mrs. Kent L. McRae Dr. and Mrs. Steve S. Morrison Mr. Timothy R. Pruitt Mr. and Mrs. Richard Smart

Emerald Club ($500-$999)

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baker Dr. Joseph M. Bramlett Mr. and Mrs. Trey Burch Mr. and Mrs. John David Carter Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Chao Mrs. Grayce F. Choate Ms. Vicky M. Colvert Mr. Aaron Flemister Mr. and Mrs. Paul K. Griffin Dr. and Mrs. Gene Gulledge Mr. Barry Haisty Mr. John Harmon Ms. Heather Healy Mr. James P. Henley Mr. and Mrs. Frank D. Hickingbotham Mr. Dennis L. Hudgens Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Humphries Mr. and Mrs. Franklin D. Jackson

Dr. Louis J. James Mr. and Mrs. W. Brad Koen Mr. and Mrs. James Ledbetter Mr. and Mrs. David S. Leech Mr. and Mrs. Landon Lively Dr. and Mrs. James L. Lowry Mr. Glenn Manning Ms. Angela J. Marsh Hon and Mrs. Eugene Mazzanti Mr. and Mrs. James E. McClain, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie L. Mitchell Mr. Lamar G. Moore Ms. Matti J. Palluconi Mr. and Mrs. Larry E. Patrick Mr. Donald S. Pearson Mr. David O. Rauls Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Ryburn III Mr. Danny M. Shedd Dr. Christopher Sims Mr. Kregg J. Snook Mr. G. Warren Stephenson Mr. Mark Turpin Mr. Frank Vondra Mr. William Mark Winstead Mr. Earl Younger

Loyalty Club ($200-$499)

Ms. Cynthia L. Adair Ms. Carolyn A. Ashcraft Mr. and Mrs. Mike Beard Mr. Alex D. Becker Dr. Gregory A. Borse Ms. Misty Brakebill Mr. James L. Brewer Dr. Russell H. Bulloch Mr. and Mrs. John L. Bullock Mr. and Mrs. Steve Caldwell Mr. and Mrs. Andy Davis Mr. and Mrs. Barry Davis Mr. and Mrs. Kent Davis Mr. and Mrs. Ben R. Dunlap Mr. and Mrs. Ronald K. Echols Ms. Dorothy Everts Ms. Patricia A. Ewens Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Gibson III Mr. and Mrs. John F. Gibson, Jr. Dr. Robert Graber Ms. Marcia Green Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Halstead Ms. Christine L. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Harrison Mr. and Mrs. J. Eric Howard Mrs. Billie K. Howlett Col. L.R. and Dr. Karla Hughes Mr. Stephen W. Huselton Mr. William “Hud” Jackson Ms. Mary Kathryn Jacobs Dr. Carl B. Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Jack F. Jordan

Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Karnes Mr. and Mrs. Scott Lyons Mr. and Mrs. Jerrol Maxwell Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Mettetal Mr. Tommy F. Morrison Mr. Joseph D. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Randy K. Norris Mr. Michael L. Owens Mr. Adam Patrick, Jr. Ms. Melissa Peel Mr. Clinton R. Pruitt Mr. and Mrs. William Reynolds Mrs. Deborah S. Roark Ms. Linda F. Rushing Ms. Mary B. Stimac Mr. and Mrs. Robin Scott Tanksley Mr. and Mrs. Mark Tiner Ms. Shela F. Upshaw Mrs. Mary M. Whiting Mr. and Mrs. Jason Wood

Century Club ($100-$199)

Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Armstrong Ms. Shirley Ashford Ms. Relda G. Aylett Mr. and Mrs. Marty Baker Mr. and Mrs. Seth Baker Mr. W. Ramsay Ball Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell L. Barnett Mr. and Mrs. James L. Barton Ms. Hannah C. Berman Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bonds Mr. and Mrs. Bill Booker Mr. and Mrs. Nick F. Bowman Mr. and Mrs. Jerry W. Bradshaw Ms. Mildred F. Brazeel Ms. Sharre Brooks Dr. and Mrs. Barrett L. Brown Mrs. Jessie C. Chappell Mr. and Mrs. Gary D. Cope Mr. Joe Cordi Mr. and Mrs. Denzil R. Cox Mr. and Mrs. Gary Crook Drs. Lloyd and Peggy Crossley Ms. Mary Anne Curlee Dr. and Mrs. John C. Davis Ms. Donna G. Drake Mr. Seth Dutton Ms. Marilyn Dvoracek Mr. and Mrs. Larry Fisackerly Mr. W. Ronald Frizzell Mr. and Mrs. Danny Funderburg Mr. and Mrs. Rusty Goss Ms. Mary K. Granier Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gray Mrs. Rebecca A. Greenwood Mr. and Mrs. Caroll W. Guffey, Jr. Mr. Joel Haden

Mr. and Mrs. William B. Harrell Mr. Jimmy T. Harrison Mrs. Sara M. Hartness Mr. Greg Hay Mr. Arvil Hebert Mr. and Mrs. Buck Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Hogue Mr. and Mrs. John D. Holliman, Jr. Mr. Tommy Hooks Mr. J. Larry Hopper Ms. Kristen Ingram Mr. Griffith Jackson Ms. Susan C. Jasay Mr. and Mrs. J. Ted Jenkins Mr. Jay S. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Jones III Dr. and Mrs. B.J. Jordan Ms. Leslie Kelley Mr. and Mrs. Tim Langford Mr. and Mrs. Marvin C. King Mr. Chuck Kuehl Dr. and Mrs. Jack Lassiter Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lucky III

Mr. Martin K. Maxwell Dr. and Mrs. Thomas B. McGinnis Ms. Cynthia K. McKinstry Mr. J. David McPherson Mr. and Mrs. Brian T. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. David L. Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Terry D. Morgan Mr. Quinton L. Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Carroll W. Mosley Ms. Mindy Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Shane Newton Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Newton Mr. Russell Nordeen Ms. Suzanne Norris Dr. and Mrs. Martin O’Fallon Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Parsley Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Pennington Mr. and Mrs. Keith Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pillow Mr. Floyd Pittman III Mr. and Mrs. Curt W. Preston Dr. Tommy G. Roebuck

Dr. and Mrs. Jason T. Ross Mr. Ray Ryburn Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Sanders Mrs. Peggy Savage Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Schneider Mr. Bret M. Shell Dr. and Mrs. Michael D. Shepherd Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Shipp Mr. and Mrs. Larry G. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Timothy H. Smith Dr. and Mrs. Charles R. Stark Mr. Michael G. Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Doug Tolin Mr. and Mrs. Kyle D. Tolin Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Tyler Mrs. Virginia Ward Ms. Marilyn Weih Mr. and Mrs. Sam Whitaker Mr. and Mrs. Mike Wigley Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Williams Mr. Thomas M. Wingard

Business & Corporate Donors Allied Plumbing & Hardware Supply Ameca Mexican Restaurant American Legion Post III Arkansas Community Foundation Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation Arkansas Seed Dealers Association Arkansas State Dental Association Arkansas Superior Federal Credit Union Armor Seed B & R Rentals of South Arkansas Baker’s Electrical Supplies Bulloch, Inc. Celebrate Maya Project Citizens Bank Clark Contractors, LLC Commercial Bank & Trust Co. Community Communications Co. Conway Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Cowboy Dispatch Custom Audio & Video Dolores’ Family Pharmacy, Inc. Drew Central High School Class of 1961 Drew County Newspaper Drew Memorial Hospital Essex Funeral Home, Inc.

ExxonMobil Foundation Farm Credit Mid-South Georgia-Pacific Gibson & Keith PLLC Haisty Pulpwood John Ratliff Construction Jones Land Co. Kingwood Forestry Services, Inc. Lucky’s of Monticello Luebke Farms Majors Forest & Lawn Martin Orthopedics Maxwell Hardwood Flooring McQueen & Co., Ltd. Monticello High School Class of 1965 Monticello Realty Mr. Bug Pest Control, LLC O’Fallon Veterinary Service, Inc. O’Reilly Auto Parts Oklahoma United Methodist Foundation Ozark Forest Management Pines Broadcasting Potlatch Price Services, Inc. Proctor Funeral Home Risher Fitness Management Ryburn Motor Company S & A Partnership

SCM Architects Smart Chevrolet South Arkansas Rehabilitation Southern Ag Resources, LLC Southeast Emergency Medical Services Spectra Energy State Farm Insurance Companies Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home Taylorville, Inc. Town & Country Florist Tri-W Logging, Inc. UAM African-American Alumni Association UAM Baptist Collegiate Ministry UAM Institute of Management Accountants Union Bank & Trust Co. United Health Group Vehicle Title Service Wells Fargo Woodman Lodge #7

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ENDOWMENTS SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE Weldon B. Abbott Endowed Scholarship / Mrs. Betty S. Abbott, Dr. and Mrs. Weldon S. Abbott, Mr. and Mrs. H. Lavon Abbott, Mr. and Mrs. Howard P. Taylor, and Ms. Mary Ross Taylor Arkansas Seed Dealers Association Scholarship / Arkansas Seed Dealers Board of Directors Jimmy Lee Buford Memorial Scholarship / Agriculture Technology Dept. Advisory Committee, UAM College of Technology - McGehee Jesse and Ernestine Coker Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker Vance W. Edmondson Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Vance W. Edmondson Gilliam Family Farm Scholarship / Barbie Gilliam Johnson and Lou Ann Gilliam Sales Robert L. Hixson Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends Dan and Charlotte Hornaday Agriculture Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday Robert C. Kirst Agriculture Scholarship / University of Arkansas at Monticello Agriculture Alumni Society B. C. Pickens Endowed Scholarship / B. C. Pickens Trust Webb/Carter Scholarship / Mr. Paul R. and Mrs. June Webb Carter

SCHOOL OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES Barbara Murphy Babin Scholarship / Dr. Claude Babin and Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Babin Birch-Johnson Endowed Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. J. Chester Johnson Marty and Erma Brutscher Debate/Forensics Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Brutscher Mary Claire Randolph Buffalo Scholarship / Mr. Harvey Buffalo G. William and Verna Hobson Cahoon Scholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman Family Frank and Catherine Hillesheim Forensics Scholarship / Dr. James Roiger Thomas C. and Julia Hobson Coleman Scholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman Family Benjamin and Jerri Whitten Hobson Scholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman Family Charlotte Cruce Hornaday Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday Gary Marshall ‘Mars Hall’ Award / Alice Guffey Miller R. David Ray Debate and Forensics Scholarship / School of Arts and Humanities, Former Students and Friends Joseph P. and Katherine Roiger Communication Scholarship / Dr. James Roiger Fred and Janice Taylor Scholarship / Friends of UAM George and Betty Townsend Journalism Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. George E. Townsend

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ATHLETICS C.H. Barnes, Jr. Football Scholarship / Tommy Barnes, Family and Friends Tommy Barnes Memorial Scholarship / Dr. Seth and Scarlett Barnes Gene Brown Memorial Baseball Scholarship / Family and Friends Joe Brown Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends Jennifer and Rick Futrell Endowment for Football Student Athletes / Jennifer and Rick Futrell Drs. Glen and Mary Jane Gilbert Endowed Scholarship / Drs. Glen and Mary Jane Gilbert, Family and Former Students Wayne Gilleland Golf Scholarship / Dr. Diane Suitt Gilleland and Friends Bill Groce, Jr. Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends Hani and Debra Hashem Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Hani Hashem Jack Jordan Golf Scholarship / Friends Willis “Convoy” Leslie Scholarship / Former Teammates, Former Football Players and Members of the Arkansas National Guard Betty A. Matthews Women’s Athletics Scholarship / Dr. Betty A. Matthews Tommy Matthews Athletic Scholarship / Tommy and Pat Matthews, Bynum Matthews and Ann Matthews Jones Carl Preston Endowed Award / Family and Friends Clarence L. and Mary Almeta Nixon Thomason Memorial Endowed Scholarship / James N. and Candace K. Thomason Calvin V. Rowe Award / Mr. Calvin V. Rowe E.R. “Bob” and Sara Wall Scholarship / Mrs. Sara Wall and Family George White Golf Award / Family and Friends

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Fay Brann Accounting Scholarship / Mrs. J. F. Brann Eugenia H. (Moss) Burson & Jack D. Burson Scholarship / Family and Friends Jeff Busby Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends Paul R. and June Webb Carter Scholarship / Mr. Paul R. and Mrs. June Webb Carter Paul R. and June Webb Carter - Drew Central High School Scholarship / Mr. Paul R. and Mrs. June Webb Carter James P. Cathey Endowed Business Scholarship / Brooks and Lesa Cathey Handly David B. Eberdt Scholarship / Mrs. Nancy Eberdt E. Shermane Gulledge Non-traditional Scholarship / Dr. Dexter E. and Mrs. E. Shermane Gulledge

Izella Ruth Gulledge Scholarship / Dr. Dexter E. and Mrs. E. Shermane Gulledge Lesa Cathey Handly Trust Endowment for Business Excellence / Brooks and Lesa Cathey Handly Veneta E. and Louis Richard James Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Louis J. James Curtis W. Kyle Family Scholarship / Mr. Curtis W. Kyle, Jr. Kenneth, Sharon and Jennifer Mann Endowed Business Scholarship / Kenneth, Sharon and Jennifer Mann Robert W.D. Marsh Scholarship / Mrs. Demaris Marsh J. M. and Annie Mae Matthews Scholarship / Mrs. J. M. Matthews, Sr., Ms. Jane Matthews Evans and Mr. Jim Matthews Virginia Lee Maxwell Memorial Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Maxwell and Family Pauline J. and Zach McClendon, Sr. Scholarship / Union Bank & Trust Company Minnie May Moffatt Business Scholarship / Ms. Minnie May Moffatt Kermit C. Moss Scholarship / Family and Friends William D. Moss Scholarship / Dr. Steven C. Moss Bub and Beulah Pinkus Scholarship / The Pinkus Family Richard Wallace Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends West-Walden Family Scholarship / Dr. Louis J. and Mrs. Carol West James

SCHOOL OF COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS William R. and Katie B. Austin Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. William R. Austin, Jr. Dan and Charlotte Hornaday Computer Information Systems Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday James Roiger Computer Information Systems Scholarship / Dr. James Roiger Raymond O. & Loretta J. Roiger Chi Iota Sigma Scholarship / Dr. James Roiger

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION James Edward and Joy Dell Burton Akin Award / Mrs. Joy Dell Burton Akin Leslie and Faye Beard Scholarship / Mr. Paul R. and Mrs. June Webb Carter C. Alton Boyd Jr. Memorial Scholarship / Barbara Boyd Ruth G. Boyd Scholarship / Dr. Scott Boyd Dr. Scott Boyd Memorial Scholarship / Friends and Former Students Alvin and Raye Carter Education Scholarship / Mr. Dale W. Carter and Mr. Robert Ira Carter Paul R. and June Webb Carter Scholarship / Mr. Paul R. and Mrs. June Webb Carter Paul R. and June Webb Carter - Drew Central High School Scholarship / Mr. Paul R. and Mrs. June Webb Carter

EN D OW M EN T S | F O U N DAT I O N Jesse and Ernestine Coker Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker Suzanne Cooke Memorial Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cooke Lloyd and Peggy Crossley Family Education Scholarship / Drs. Lloyd and Peggy Crossley Boyce Davis Award / Mr. Randy Risher Harry Y. Denson Scholarship / Family, Friends and Former Students Dr. Gene R. Dillard Education Scholarship / Mrs. Gerry Dillard, Family and Friends Peggy Doss Endowed Education Scholarship / School of Education Faculty/Staff and Mr. D. John Nichols Willie Katherine Coody Groce Scholarship / Estate of Willie Katherine Coody Groce Annette K. Hall Graduate Studies in Education Scholarship / Mr. Barry Hall Barry Hall Endowed Scholarship / Mrs. Annette Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Cleatous J. Hall and Mrs. Audrey Blasingame Dr. Ann Haywood Scholarship / Dr. Cecil Haywood, Former colleagues, Friends and Students of the School of Education Cecil C. Haywood Scholarship / Dr. Ann Haywood, Friends and Former Students of the School of Education Loran L. Johnson Endowed Scholarship / Mississippi Marine Corporation and other individuals known as “Loran’s Boys” Dr. Kathy Brown King and Family Endowed Graduate Scholarship / Dr. Kathy Brown King and Family Leslie Larance Elementary Education Award / Family and Friends Martin -Wiscaver Endowed Scholarship / Dr. Jesse M. Coker Elizabeth Culbertson McDaniel Scholarship / Mr. Noel Waymon McDaniel and Mr. Noel A. McDaniel Noel Waymon and LaFran H. McDaniel Scholarship / Mr. Noel Waymon and Mrs. LaFran McDaniel Miller Sisters Scholarship - Education / Miss Jessie W. Miller P. E. and Melba Munnerlyn Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Munnerlyn Velma Ashcraft Norman Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sowell Emeline Killiam Pope, Sallie Pope Wood, and Velma Wood Powell Scholarship / Estate of Velma Wood Powell Randy Risher Fitness Scholarship / Mr. Randy Risher and Friends Horace E. Thompson Scholarship / Members of United Commercial Travelers, Family and Friends Peggy Wallick Scholarship / Dr. Paul A. Wallick, Sr., Family, Friends and Former Students Maurice and Minnie Chambers Webb Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Bill Webb, Mr. and Mrs. Kent Webb, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Banwarth Sara Horn Wigley Memorial Scholarship / Sam Wigley Family and Charles & Donna Bell Family Madge Youree Scholarship / School of Education, Family and Friends

SCHOOL OF FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES Baker Family Natural Resources Scholarship / Terrell and Sheila Baker Marvin and Edna Moseley Bankston Scholarship / Bob and Louine Selman Leech Richard “Dick” Broach Wildlife Management Scholarship / Southern Pulpwood Co., Mrs. Nancy Clippert Broach, Mrs. Maxine Clippert and Mr. David Clippert Robert H. Burch, Jr. Waterfowl Research Endowment / Family and Friends Chamberlin Wildlife Scholarship / Mr. H. H. Chamberlin Hank Chamberlin Memorial Scholarship / Family, Friends, Former students, Associates and Colleagues George H. Clippert Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. George H. Clippert Steve Crowley Forestry Scholarship / Mr. James H. Hamlen O. H. (Doogie) and Patsy Darling Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Darling Dean’s Scholarship - Forest Resources / Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Kluender Charles G. Hawkins Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends Henry G. Hearnsberger, Sr. Forest Resources Scholarship / Mrs. George H. Clippert Robert L. Hixson Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends James A. Hudson Scholarship / James A. Hudson Memorial Foundation Henry B. Humphry Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends Kingwood Forestry Scholarship / Proceeds from sale of Lake Monticello maps Timothy Ku Scholarship / Mr. Lawrence A. Ku and Mr. Albert Ku Curtis W. Kyle, Sr. Forestry Scholarship / Mr. Curtis W. Kyle, Jr. Fred H. Lang Forestry Scholarship / Mrs. Elizabeth S. Lang Randall Leister Scholarship / Friends Thomas McGill Forestry Scholarship / Mr. Thomas W. McGill Ruth and Wells Moffatt Forestry Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Wells Moffatt Charles H. Murphy, Jr. Memorial Scholarship / Deltic Timber Corporation Jim Neeley Scholarship / Mr. Jim Neeley Loyal V. Norman Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sowell Dale Oliver Forestry Scholarship / Mr. James H. Hamlen John Porter and Mary Sue Price Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. John Porter Price Russell R. Reynolds Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Russell Reynolds, Family and Friends Ross Foundation Endowed Scholarship - Forestry / The Ross Foundation Thomas Robie Scott, Jr. Scholarship / Mrs. Opal Scott, Mr. Thomas Scott III, Mr. Michael Robert Scott and Mr. Phillip Roland Scott

Elwood Shade Forest Resources Scholarship / Mr. Elwood Shade UAM Forestry Alumni Scholarship / UAM Forestry Alumni Bill and Marilyn Webb Forest Resources Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Kent Webb and Monticello Church of Christ Robert Weih Family Eagle Scout/Gold Award Endowed Forest Resources Scholarship / Robert and Marilyn Weih James M. White Memorial Scholarship / Deltic Farm & Timber, Inc., Family and Friends John W. White Forestry Scholarship / Estate of Trannye O. White **Larry Willett Scholarship / Family, Co-workers and Friends Samuel A. Williams Scholarship / Mr. Sam W. Denison Dr. George F. Wynne, Sr. Scholarship / Mrs. Matilda Wynne

GENERAL (ANY MAJOR) Alumni Achievement and Merit Scholarship / Recipients of the Alumni Achievement and Merit Award Alumni Association Scholarship / Alumni Association Board of Directors Hoyt and Susan Andres Endowed Scholarship / Hoyt and Susan Andres Robert Orum and Fernande’ Vicknair Barrett Scholarship / Family Kelly Bashaw Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends Earl and Kathleen Baxter Memorial Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Earl Baxter Major Thomas E. Bell, Jr. Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker and Coker Book Account John Falls Bowen Scholarship / Mr. Bill Bowen and members of Battery B of the 206th Coast Artillery B. R. “Bobby” Brown Scholarship / Mr. B. R. “Bobby” Brown and Consol, Inc. Coker Alumni Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker and Coker Book Account Van and Eula Mae Cruce Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday Troy and Betty Davis Endowed Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Andy Davis and Mr. and Mrs. Kent Davis C. W. Day Scholarship / Day Farms, Inc., Danny Day, Sr. Family, Raymond Day Family, Rickey Day Family, Sue Day Wood Family, William Day Family Drew County Extension Homemakers Endowed Scholarship / Drew County Extension Homemakers Council Drew County Extension Homemakers Endowed General Award / Drew County Extension Homemakers Council Susan Phillips Echols Memorial Endowed Scholarship / Ronald K. Echols, Family and Friends Hampton and Minnie Etheridge Scholarship / James and Mary Sawyer, Stacey and Helen Toole, T. D. and Joy Howell, R. M. and Rose Etheridge, Hampton and Marie Etheridge Shay Gillespie Phi Beta Sigma Leadership Scholarship / Family and friends of Mr. R. Shay Gillespie

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EN D OW M EN T S | F O U N DAT I O N Classie Jones-Green African-American Alumni Scholarship / UAM African-American Alumni Association, Family and Friends Harold J. Green Scholarship / Harold J. Green Grider Family Scholarship /Grider Family Paul and Leone Hendrickson Endowed Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Hendrickson, Sr. Frank D. Hickingbotham Scholarship / Mr. Frank D. Hickingbotham Dan and Charlotte Hornaday Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday Dan and Charlotte Hornaday Residence Life Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday Lamar Hunter Scholarship / The Reinhart Family Lamar Hunter Veterans and National Guard Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker and Coker Book Account Dean and Mrs. James H. Hutchinson Endowed Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jackson James H. and Elva B. Hutchinson Scholarship / Estate of Dr. James H. Hutchinson, Jr Brigadier General Wesley Jacobs Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker and Coker Book Account Donnie D. King Endowed Scholarship / Donnie D. King Grady and Myrtle Burks Knowles Scholarship / Mrs. Myrtle Burks Knowles Curtis W. Kyle, Jr. Veteran’s Scholarship / Mr. Curtis W. Kyle, Jr. A.D. and Nellie Leonard Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Leonard Gerald and Sue Majors Endowed Scholarship / Trinity Foundation Allen Wilson Maxwell, Jr. Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends James and Nellie McDonald Scholarship in Memory of Michael Stapp / Chicot Irrigation, Inc.- Lake Village, James and Nellie McDonald, Glen and Beverly Rowe, Rick and Linda Rowe, Mike and Cindy McDonald Paul C. McDonald Memorial Scholarship and Fund for Academic Excellence / Ms. Betty McDonald, Dr. James McDonald, Mr. Garrett Vogel, and Dr. Betsy Boze Thomas McGill Scholarship / Mr. Thomas W. McGill Cecil McNiece Family Scholarship Fund / Family Willard G. Mears Estate Scholarship / Willard G. Mears Trust Arhia Raymond Melton and Mildred Richardson Melton Scholarship / Estate of W. F. Chumney Walter A. and Myrtle Wells Moffatt Scholarship / Family Monticello High School Class of 1965 Endowed Scholarship / The MHS Class of 1965 Monticello Life Underwriters Scholarship / Monticello Association of Life Underwriters Juanita Louise Moss Scholarship / Family and Friends D. Anita Murphree Beta Sigma Phi Scholarship / Mr. Samuel Light D. John Nichols Scholarship / Mr. D. John Nichols and Mississippi Marine Corporation Al Peer Kappa Alpha Psi Leadership Scholarship / Family and Friends

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Merle and Deloris Peterson Scholarship / Merle and Deloris Peterson, Friends and Associates in the Dumas, Arkansas, Community Phi Sigma Chi Memorial Award / Phi Sigma Chi Alumnae and friends Ross Foundation Endowed Scholarship - General / The Ross Foundation Bennie F. Ryburn, Jr. and Marion Burge Ryburn Endowed Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Bennie F. Ryburn, Jr., Bank of Star City, First State Bank of Warren and Commercial Bank and Trust Company Bennie F. Ryburn, Sr. Scholarship / Family and Friends Cecil R. Scaife Scholarship / Mrs. Cecil Scaife and Children Joseph Martin Guenter - Sigma Tau Gamma Scholarship / Sigma Tau Gamma Alumni Simmons First Bank of South Arkansas Scholarship / Simmons First Bank of South Arkansas UAM Alumni and Friends Endowed Scholarship / UAM Alumni and Friends UAM Campus Scholarship / UAM Faculty, Staff and Friends Earl Willis Scholarship / Family, Friends and Drew Central Alumni Dr. David M. Yocum Family Endowed Scholarship / Dr. David Yocum, Jr. and Mr. David Yocum, IV

SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES Greg Bland Memorial Scholarship / Mrs. Greg Bland, Family and Friends Dr. Van C. Binns Scholarship - Pre-medicine / Mrs. Evelyn Hogue Binns Robert H. Burch, Jr. Waterfowl Research Endowment / Family and Friends Anthony T. and Faye Chandler Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Anthony T. Chandler, Family and Friends Tim D. Chase, D.D.S. Endowed Award / Family and Friends James Gordon Culpepper Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Former Students and Friends Gregory Alan Devine Memorial Scholarship / Marion and Fern Devine Dr. Albert L. Etheridge Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Former Students and Friends William and Anna Hill Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. William T. Hill Wilburn C. Hobgood Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Former Students and Friends Mr. Jim Huey Scholarship / Family, Friends and Colleagues Dr. C. Lewis & Wanda W. Hyatt Endowed Scholarship / Mrs. Charlotte Hyatt McGarr & Mr. C. Lewis Hyatt, Jr. Victoria Ku Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Former Students, Friends and Family

Mathematics Scholarship / Anonymous Mathematics-Physics Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Former Students and Friends Miller Sisters Scholarship -Science / Miss Jessie W. Miller Robert H. Moss Endowed Scholarship / Family and Friends Steven Charles Moss Scholarship for the Physical Sciences / Dr. Steven C. Moss Earl K. Phillips Math & Sciences Endowed Scholarship / Mrs. Patricia Phillips Herman C. Steelman Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Former Students and Friends Jack H. Tharp Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Tharp Carolyn Hibbs Thompson Chemistry Scholarship / The Don Thompson Family & Thompson Electric Co. Dr. Paul Allen Wallick, Sr. Scholarship / Family and Friends

DIVISION OF MUSIC Steven Glen Anders, Jr. Memorial Endowed Scholarship / James N. and Candace K. Thomason Fred and Doris Bellott Music Endowed Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Fred K. Bellott Verna Hobson Cahoon, Elizabeth Coleman Cochran and Cornelia Coleman Wright Scholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman Family Marjorie Lamb Chamberlin Music Scholarship / Family and Friends Ernestine Coker Endowed Music Scholarship / Dr. Jesse M. Coker Dr. Jesse M. Coker Distinguished Service Scholarship / UAM Foundation Fund Board of Directors Suzanne Cooke Memorial Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cooke John Dougherty Choral Scholarship / Senator Jimmy Jeffress, Senator Gene Jeffress, Former Students and Friends Annette K. Hall Scholarship for Music / Mr. Barry Hall Arthur A. Harris Vocal Endowed Scholarship / Mrs. Annette Hall, Family and Friends Helen Harris Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Harris, Division of Music, and Friends Pattie Phenton Moffatt Vocal Music Scholarship / Trust of Pattie Phenton Moffatt Dr. Walter A. Moffatt, Jr. Scholarship / Ms. Minnie May Moffatt and Ms. Pattie Phenton Moffatt Lee Wallick Band Scholarship / Dr. Paul A. Wallick, Sr., Friends and Former Band Students

SCHOOL OF NURSING Beard Nursing Scholarship / Mr. Arthur R. and Mrs. Bettie Beard Pate Dr. Van C. Binns Scholarship - Nursing / Mrs. Evelyn Hogue Binns Montre Bulloch “Angel” Endowed Nursing Scholarship / William C. Bulloch and Family Verna Hobson Cahoon, Elizabeth Coleman Cochran and Cornelia Coleman Wright Scholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman Family

EN D OW M EN T S | F O U N DAT I O N Chair of the Division Scholarship - Nursing / Dr. and Mrs. Richard Kluender Anthony T. and Faye Chandler Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Anthony T. Chandler, Family and Friends Hazel Owen Dahms and Angie Faye Owen Waldrum Nursing Scholarship / Estate of Hazel O. Dahms James S. Hancock Memorial Endowed Nursing Scholarship / Mrs. Carolyn Grubbs Hancock, Mrs. Hilda Hancock Malpica and Mrs. Becky Hancock Crossett Susie Hargis Nursing Endowed Scholarship / Charles Hargis Mrs. Henry G. Hearnsberger, Sr. Nursing Scholarship / Mrs. George H. Clippert Iris Sullivan Hipp Nursing Scholarship / Ms. Sally Hipp Austin, Ms. Sheila Nichole Austin, and Mr. Hank E. Williams Virginia M. Ryan Jones Memorial Nursing Scholarship / Dr. C. Morrell Jones and Family and Friends Harry H. Stevens Nursing Scholarship / Bradley County Medical Center Anne Wilson Scholarship / Family and Friends

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES Dr. Claude H. Babin Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Babin, Former Students, Faculty and Friends K. Michael Baker Memorial Scholarship / School of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Former Students, Family and Friends G. William and Verna Hobson Cahoon Scholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman Family Benjamin and Jerri Whitten Hobson Scholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman Family Raymond and Loretta Roiger Scholarship for Social Work Service / Dr. James Roiger James A. & Mabel (Molly) H. Ross Endowed Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Don H. Ross & Mr. and Mrs. James A. Ross, Jr.

UAM COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY - MCGEHEE Gary R. and Shareen Gibbs Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Gary R. Gibbs Wesley United Methodist Church of McGehee Founder’s Scholarship / Wesley United Methodist Church of McGehee

OTHER ENDOWMENTS (Unrestricted) Fred K. Bellott Music Gift Fund / Dr. and Mrs. Fred K. Bellott *Henry (Mike) Berg Scholarship / Mrs. Helen Berg George R. Brown Professorship / The Brown Foundation, Inc. George R. Brown Graduate Assistantship - Fellowship in Forest Resources / The Brown Foundation, Inc. Centennial Circle / 100 Special Friends

George H. Clippert Endowed Chair in Forestry / Mr. and Mrs. George H. Clippert; Mr. David H. Clippert; and Mrs. Nancy Clippert Broach Edward & Veronica Groebner Computer Information Systems Operations Support Endowment / Dr. James F. Roiger Hornaday Outstanding Faculty Award / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday Hornaday Unrestricted Endowment / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday Dan & Charlotte Hornaday Debate & Forensics Endowment / Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hornaday Dan and Charlotte Hornaday Music Excellence Fund / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday Indoor Practice Facility Endowed Maintenance Fund / Estate of Mr. Quintus Crews Krevack Athletic Discretionary / Coaches and Friends of Mike Krevack Judy and Jack Lassiter Endowment for Students / Mr. Randy S. Risher William E. Morgan-Weevil Pond Endowment / Estate of William E. Morgan James F. Roiger Endowed Fund for Library Acquisitions / Dr. James Roiger *Roy and Christine Sturgis / The Roy and Christine Sturgis Charitable and Educational Trust James M. White Professorship / Deltic Farm & Timber, Inc., Family and Friends *Held by UAM

FUTURE ENDOWMENTS Arkansas SAF Scholarship Fund / Ouachita Society of American Foresters & Arkansas Division of Ouachita Society of American Foresters Dr. Ed Bacon Scholarship / Ms. Isabel Bacon Bramlett Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Morris Bramlett Louis Raymond Doyle, Jr. Memorial Award / Mr. John Juneau and Mr. Timothy Pruitt Louis Dunlap Mathematics Scholarship /UAM AfricanAmerican Alumni Association, Family, Friends and Former Students Jay and Laura Davis Hughes Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Jay Hughes Jo Hutchinson Jackson and Charles E. Jackson Education Endowed Scholarship / Deborah Jackson Thornhill, Jimmie Jo Jackson Leech, Dr. Charles E. Jackson, Jr. and Lucy Jackson Cyphers E. Wesley McCoy Scholarship / Ouachita-Saline Surveying and Mr. Mike Miley Ernest and Mary McFarland Scholarship / Mary I. McFarland Monticello Rotary Club Scholarship / Monticello Rotary Club Robert S. Moore Scholarship Fund / COT McGehee Single Parents Fund Lionell Moss Omega Psi Phi Scholarship / UAM AfricanAmerican Alumni Association Rison High School Scholarship / Jasper Calaway, Rison Business Community and Friends Robert W. Wiley Endowed Scholarship / Family and Friends

Charles F. Dearman Scholarship Fund / Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. “Chuck” Dearman, Jr.

LIFE INSURANCE Christopher L. Johnson / Mr. and Mrs. Christopher L. Johnson Phillip Pierini / Mr. Phillip Pierini Tim Pruitt / Mr. Timothy R. Pruitt Gus “Bubba” Pugh, Jr. / Mr. Gus “Bubba” Pugh, Jr. Guy “Butch” Sabbatini, Jr. / Mr. Butch Sabbatini, Jr.

CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUSTS Mr. and Mrs. Carroll E. Walls, Sr. Mr. Kim L. Mitchell and Mrs. Joyce A. Mitchell

ANNUAL AWARDS/ SCHOLARSHIPS American Legion Post 111 Scholarship / American Legion Post 111 (COT - Crossett) Hunter Bell Memorial Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Jim Manning (COT - Crossett) Aldo Cingolani Memorial Scholarship / Mrs. Patsy Cingolani (Agriculture) Commercial Bank Business Award / Commercial Bank and Trust Company (Business) Farmers Grain Terminal Award / Farmers Grain Terminal (General) Georgia-Pacific Crossett Paper Operations Award / Georgia-Pacific (COT- Crossett) Miriam and Norman Graber Memorial Scholarship / Dr. Robert Graber (Business) Ralph McQueen Business Award / Ralph McQueen & Co. (Business) Jewell Minnis Award / Jewell Minnis Trust (General) Lucille Moseley Memorial Scholarship / Family and friends (COT- Crossett) Linda Pinkus Scholarship / Mr. Lester Pinkus, Lee Pinkus & Ladd Pinkus (Education) Linda Pinkus Scholarship - McGehee / Mr. Lester Pinkus (COT - McGehee) James & Venie Ann Powell Scholarship / James & Venie Ann Powell Fund (General) Gary Stevenson Memorial Scholarship / Friends and Family (COT - Crossett) Ranger Jim Scholarship Fund (Forestry and Natural Resources) A. O. Tucker Memorial Scholarship / Mrs. Glenda Carol Tucker Baker (General) UAM Institute of Management Accountants Scholarship / UAM Student Chapter of the IMA (Business) Wallace Trust Scholarship / Wallace Trust (General) Bob White Memorial Foundation Scholarship / Bob White Memorial Foundation (Agriculture) Woodman Lodge 7 Book Scholarship / Woodman Lodge 7 (Monticello) Woodman Lodge 7 Book Scholarship / Woodman Lodge 7 (COT - Crossett)

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Shay Gillespie A multifaceted man who made Monticello his home THE REVEREND RONALD “SHAY” Gillespie didn’t grow up in Monticello, but he made the southeast Arkansas community his home after graduating from UAM in 1978. Businessman, civic leader, pastor and pioneer, Rev. Gillespie died July 19 following a lengthy illness. At the time of his death, Rev. Gillespie was the pastor of Mount Tabor Missionary Baptist Church in Wilmar and co-owner (with his wife, Sherrie) of Head of the Class Childcare and Learning Center in Monticello. A Little Rock native who graduated from Central High School in 1973, Rev. Gillespie made his presence felt on the

UAM campus as the first AfricanAmerican sports editor of both the school newspaper and yearbook. After graduating with a double major in physical education and speech communication and dramatic arts, He became the first African-American sports editor of the Advance Monticellonian and in 1990, became one of the first two African-Americans to serve on the Monticello City Council. Rev. Gillespie served as advisor of a community youth organization he founded called Young People Thinking Ahead and in 2003 entered the ministry. In 2009, the Gillespies were chosen Man and Woman of the Year by the Monticello/Drew County Chamber of Commerce and in 2010, Rev. Gillespie was selected as a recipient of the UAM Alumni Award for Achievement and Merit.

He was a former chairman of the UAM African-American Alumni Association, a member of Omicron Omicron Sigma graduate chapter of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity and UAM’s Centennial Circle. The Shay Gillespie/Phi Beta Sigma Scholarship has been endowed in the UAM Foundation Fund.

Remembering A Friend Friends of the late Rev. Shay Gillespie recently made a donation to the UAM Foundation Fund in his memory. The donation went to the Shay Gillespie Phi Beta Sigma Leadership Scholarship. The donation was made by members of Rev. Gillespie’s church, Morning Star Baptist Church, and by members of the community, family and friends.

MAKING A DONATION Pictured from left are LaToya Finley, Josephine Buffington, Pastor D. J. Buffington, Dr. John Davis, director of university relations at UAM, Classie Jones-Green, Roxanne Smith of the UAM Office of Advancement, and Yvette Wright.

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Friends We’ll Miss ALUMNI, FACULTY & FRIENDS

Charles F. Dearman, Sr. (BS ’58) of Monticello, July 30. Mark A. Ellis (current student) of Monticello, June 26. Ronald L. Feeser, Sr. of Lacey, July 26. Rev. R. Shay Gillespie (BSE ’78) of Monticello, July 15. Gay Youngblood Gladden (former UAM employee) of Monticello, July 11. Georgia L Bethea Jenkins (AN ’74) of White Hall, May 18. Dr. Victoria Feng Ku (former UAM employee) of Allen, Tex., July 4. Wanda Jean Patterson Mettetal (BA ’70) of Athens, Tex., June 24. Linda K. Fincher McKeown of Rock Springs, June 3. Brenda Williams McKinnon (BSE ‘69) of Warren, July 14 Mary Kathleen Rash (former UAM employee) of Monticello, July 4. Jeff A. Ross (CP ’10) of Hamburg, June 29. Charlotte Lynn Ebrarb Outlaw of Hamburg, July 10. Kathryn E. Wills Wood (BS ’59) of Tulsa, Okla., May 29. ALUMNI NEWS

Wee Weevils WELCOMING THE CLASS OF 2038

Audrey Lynn Mounts, born May 17, 2017, to Lindsey Hankins Mounts (BA ’15) and Cody Mounts of Pine Bluff, AR. Please report Class News, Births and Deaths to Lisa Jo Ross at ROSSLJ@uamont.edu or go to our website: www.uamont.edu/alumni

Charles Dearman “Charlie Fred” Dearman left a lasting legacy at UAM CHARLES DEARMAN WAS one of a kind. Known simply as Charlie Fred to former teammates, friends and admirers, Mr. Dearman was an All-American football player, business and civic leader, devoted father and grandfather. Mr. Dearman died July 30. He was 81. Last March, he stole the show at the annual Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame induction banquet. Mr. Dearman was one of nine inductees, and when it came time for master of ceremonies Chuck Barrett to interview Charlie Fred, he quickly had the audience howling with laughter at his stories of college football in the 1950’s. A native of Warren, Mr. Dearman received scholarship offers to play football at Arkansas and LSU. He also received an offer from Bear Bryant to come to Texas A&M but chose to stay close to home. Mr. Dearman became one of the leaders of Convoy Leslie’s football dynasty at Arkansas A&M that won four straight Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference championships from 1955 to 1958. A two-way lineman who rarely came off the field, Mr. Dearman was a two-time All-AIC selection and in 1957 became the first Boll Weevil athlete in any sport to be named to a recognized AllAmerica team, earning that honor from both the NAIA and the Associated Press. Big for his era, Mr. Dearman played noseman on defense and guard on offense and delighted in recounting stories about his former teammates. In 1955, the Boll Weevils

THE FIRST ALL-AMERICAN The late Charles Dearman, in an iconic pose before the 1957 season.

had a quarterback named Jack Allen who would go on to make honorable mention All-American. Allen suffered a broken nose in a 40-6 win over Hendrix. The injury was a closely guarded secret leading up to a showdown with Arkansas Tech in Russellville the following week. “Jack made the comment during the week that if we could keep Tech’s defense off him, we’d beat ‘em,” Mr. Dearman remembered. “When the game was over, the only dirty place on his uniform was his right knee where he would kneel in the huddle to call the play.” The Weevils beat Tech 20-7. Although drafted by the Chicago Bears of the NFL, Mr. Dearman decided to end his football career and go into private business. After marrying Laura Lee Stephenson, he attended the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science, graduating in 1959. He later purchased Stephenson Funeral Home, which was owned by his wife’s family, and renamed it Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home. Mr. Dearman served two terms as Drew County Sheriff and as the Drew County Coroner for over 50 years.

Autumn 2017

University of Arkansas at Monticello Alumni Association P.O. Box 3520 Monticello, AR 71656

ITâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S FALL . . . and FOOTBALL! The leaves are turning, the air is getting crisp and football is in the air. Make plans to come see the Boll Weevils and record-setting quarterback Cole Sears.