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William Cullen Bryant once referred to autumn as “the year’s last, loveliest smile,” but to those of us in higher education, autumn is a time of renewal, a time for young people to begin an exciting new chapter of their lives. As UAM celebrates its centennial, I am reminded once again of the role this institution has played in the lives of so many generations who were simply seeking a better life and a better future for themselves and their children. We have much to celebrate as we begin our 100th year. The new indoor practice facility, which will be used by our athletic teams and marching band, is now complete and fully operational. As UAM Magazine goes to press, we are planning a formal dedication ceremony on September 12. Another addition to the campus, the Centennial Clock Tower, is now complete and will be formally dedicated on Friday, October 23 at 4:30 p.m. as part of our Homecoming celebration. If you are planning to return to campus for Homecoming, I invite you to join us for this special dedication as we bury a time capsule to be opened on UAM’s 150th birthday April 1, 2059. One of the annual highlights of Homecoming is the UAM Sports Hall of Fame induction banquet on Thursday, October 22. I hope your plans will include joining us for the reception and dinner that begins at 5:30 p.m. I also invite you to attend the Alumni Reception and Dinner on Friday, October 23 at 6 p.m. You will find the full schedule of Homecoming events on pages 4 and 5 of this magazine. We recently received good news from Governor Beebe. He has designated $2.514 million for UAM from the America Recover and Reinvestment Act to fund energy-saving projects that will help us cut our utility bills. As we begin a new year and a new century, it is appropriate that we look back and remember those who played important roles in the institution’s growth and success. We are saddened by the loss of Annette Hall, long-time head of the Division of Music, and Dr. John Dougherty, a distinguished choral director. Both Mrs. Hall and Dr. Dougherty played important roles in the history of UAM and are fondly remembered by the students whose lives they touched. On a personal note, I would like to thank you for your prayers and concern during my recent illness. You will never know how much it meant to Judy and me. Another year has begun and it’s time to go to work. As always, my door is open.
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On The Cover: A trombone player gives his all as the Pride of Southeast Arkansas entertains at last year’s Homecoming. UAM MAGAZINE, Volume 16, number 3, is published three times a year by the University of Arkansas at Monticello, the UAM Alumni Association, and the UAM Foundation Fund. For information, you may contact: UAM Alumni Association UAM Box 3520 Monticello, AR 71656 Jim Brewer, Editor Director of Media Services (870) 460-1074 (office) (870) 460-1174 (FAX) e-mail: brewer@uamont.edu Carrie Ashcraft, Director of Alumni Affairs (870) 460-1028 (office) (870) 460-1324 (FAX) e-mail: ashcraft@uamont.edu Dr. Clay Brown, Vice Chancellor for University Relations and Student Affairs (870) 460-1053 (office) (870) 460-1324 (FAX) e-mail: browncl@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. When you reach the UAM home page, just click on Alumni & Friends. Let us know what you think. We welcome your suggestions! 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.
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. . . these beautiful coeds comprised Arkansas A&M’s 1959 Homecoming Court. They were (front, center) Peggy Murphree, (second row, from left) Raye Reeves, Bulah Mae Hill, Martha Stuckey, Mary Ann Schnyder, (back row) Myra Watson, Midge Carter, and Donnie Williams. For a look at UAM’s 2009 Homecoming activities, turn to page 4.
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The Sports Hall of Fame’s 10th class includes multi-sport stars, legendary coaches and even a songwriter.
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Homecoming 2009 Thursday, October 22 4 p.m. – Paint the Town Green Homecoming Parade. Join us along Monticello’s Historic main street as we help UAM Celebrate a Century of Opportunity. 5:30 p.m. – Sports Hall of Fame Reception (for inductees and family). Chancellor’s Home, 471 University Drive.
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6:30 p.m. – Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet. University Center, tickets $30 per person. Contact Grant Pace at (870) 723-5000, Jim Brewer at (870) 460-1274, or Reginald Glover at (870) 460-1327 Friday, October 23 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. – Alumni Welcome Station by the Class of 1959 (White tent around Weevil Pond). Stop by the alumni tent for refreshments, homecoming schedule, campus information, and name tags. 4:30 p.m. – Centennial Clock Tower Dedication. Join alumni and friends as we dedicate the Centennial Clock Tower. The ceremony will include the burial of a time capsule to be opened at UAM’s Sesquicentennial on April 1, 2059.
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6 p.m. – Welcome Home Reception. Chancellor’s Home, 471 University Drive. 7 p.m. – Alumni Dinner. University Center Green Room, tickets $15 per person. The dinner will include presentation of the Alumni Awards for Achievement & Merit, the Continuing the Connection Award, and Alumni Association Scholarships as well as a performance by the UAM Jazz Band. Special recognition will be given to A&M/UAM Classes that end in 9 (’29, ’39, ’49, ’59, ’69, ’79, ’89 and ’99), the 1959-60 NAIA District 17 basketball champions, and the 1979 AIC championship football team. Advance reservations are requested. Call (800) 467-8148 or (870) 460-1028. Saturday, October 24 8 a.m. – The 46th annual Scott Boyd Memorial Golf Tournament. Monticello Country Club. Shotgun start. 3-person, 9-hole scramble. $60 per team. Contact Paul Griffin (870) 367-6892. 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. – Class of 1959 Golden Weevil Reunion. University Center, Patio Café. Contact the Office of Advancement at (800) 467-8148 or (870) 460-1028 for more information. 9-10:30 a.m. – Reunion of the 1959-60 NAIA District 17 Champion basketball team. Indoor Practice Facility. Contact the Office of Advancement at (800) 467-8148 or (870) 460-1028 for more information.
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Saturday, October 24 (continued) 9-10:30 a.m. – Reunion of the 1979 AIC Champion football team. Indoor Practice Facility. Contact the Office of Advancement at (800) 467-8148 or (870) 460-1028 for more information. 9:30-10:30 a.m. – Ambassador Reunion. Adams Room, Harris Hall. Contact Mary Whiting at (870) 460-1026 for more information. 9-10:30 a.m. – Theta Xi and Theta Xi Lil’ Sis Reunion. University Center, Senate Dining Room. Contact Karen Houser at (850) 626-8510 or the Office of Advancement at (800) 467-8148 or (870) 460-1028.
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10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. – Celebrating Classes that end in ‘9 (’29, ’39, ’49, ’59, ‘69, ’79, 89, 99 and ’09). Enjoy the festivities in the tailgate area while reminiscing with classmates (Alternate location in case of inclement weather is the University Center). 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. – Weevil Kid Zone. Children can enjoy games, inflatables and other fun activities. The Kid Zone will remain open until the pre-game ceremonies. 11 a.m. – Tailgating. Join alumni and fans at Weevil Pond for the best tailgating experience in Division II Football. 11 a.m. – Wells Hall Gang Reunion. Tailgating area. Contact Bill Lawrence at (479) 890-5122 or Jim Clark at (501) 804-2518 for more information.
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11 a.m. – Blossoms Volleyball vs. Tarleton State. Steelman Fieldhouse. 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. – Campus Tours. Meet in front of Harris Hall. 1 p.m. – Walk of Champions. East of Weevil Pond. Come out and welcome head coach Gwaine Mathews and the Boll Weevils as they walk from Bankston Hall to Steelman Fieldhouse. 2:30 p.m. – Pre-game Activities. Willis “Convoy” Leslie-Cotton Boll Stadium. Join us for the presentation of 2009 Homecoming Court and Coronation of the Homecoming Queen. 3 p.m. – Kickoff, Boll Weevils vs. Harding.
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7 p.m. – Jazzy by Candlelight. Sponsored by Kappa Alpha Psi. Sadie Johnson Community Building, Jordan Park. For more information, contact Al Peer at (870) 367-8216.
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BIG CHILL A 200-ton chiller will replace a 20-year-old unit at the Memorial Classroom Building.
the university hired the engineering firm of Tour Andover Controls to perform an investment grade energy audit of the campus, which was completed in January 2008. From that audit came a list of projects engineers say will save the university as much as $300,000 a year in energy costs. Those projects will be funded by the economic stimulus funding and include the replacement of a 20-yearold air-cooled chiller at the Memorial Classroom Building with a new 200ton chiller connected to the campus district cooling loop. The new chiller will be more energy efficient and will
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JAZZY From left: Damian Sanchez, Fred Radke, Larry O’Brian, and Gary Meggs.
Gary Meggs, director of bands and head of the jazz program at UAM, recently performed with the Glenn Miller Orchestra at the Montreal World Jazz Festival. Meggs is taking a sabbatical to spend a year touring with the world-renowned jazz ensemble. A saxophonist, Meggs was selected for the tour after winning an audition in January. Meggs and the Glenn Miller Orchestra played three combined concerts with the Harry James Orchestra for over 10,000 jazz lovers at the Montreal Festival. Meggs will return to UAM in December after a month-long tour of Japan to resume his duties with the music faculty.
reduce campus peak electrical demand. The University will also replace the existing 25-year-old steam boilers and 200-ton chiller at the John F. Gibson University Center with high efficiency hot water boilers and a new energyefficient chiller. Replacement of the current chiller will eliminate the use of a unit which relies on R-11 refrigerant, which has been identified as an ozone depleting chemical. UAM will also replace and retrofit 3,300 existing light fixtures and install 282 occupancy sensors to control the existing lighting throughout campus, which engineers estimate will save more than $50,000 annually. The University also has plans to install a centralized control system for campus heating and cooling which is projected to provide additional energy savings. Lassiter praised Jim Hudgins, director of UAM’s physical plant, for “identifying the need for an energy audit. Jim played an integral role in this project and thanks to his foresight and planning, we are in a position to save valuable resources that can be applied to other areas of the campus.” UAM was one of 10 public fouryear institutions in Arkansas to receive funding from the economic stimulus.
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raduates of UAM’s bachelor of science in nursing degree program achieved the second highest passing rate on the 2009 state licensure examination, according to Pam Gouner, chair of the Division of Nursing. UAM’s BSN graduates posted a 96 percent passing rate on the NCLEX (National Council Licensure Exam) for Registered Nurses. “I am really proud of our students and our program,” said Gouner. “What we’re seeing is real consistency in our program.” “I want to congratulate both the students and faculty for a job well done,” added Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “Our nursing program has always been a source of pride for the institution and I am pleased to see a tradition of academic excellence continue.” Graduates of UAM’s two-year associate of applied science in nursing program achieved a 100 percent pass rate on the NCLEX for the second year in a row, according to Gouner. “Our two-year graduates are establishing a high standard for future graduates,” Gouner said. “This is another positive reflection on our faculty and program.”
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Cheerleaders Honored UAM’s 2009-10 cheerleading squad recently took third place honors at the National Cheerleaders Association Collegiate Cheer Camp hosted by UA-Little Rock. The UAM squad brought home all superior ribbons, won the camp’s Spirit Stick, and qualified for the national cheerleading competition. Pictured from left are (front row) Captains Jessica Holland of Hamburg and Phillip Turner of Texarkana, Ark., (second row) Cameron Whitaker, a freshman from Sheridan, Tori Hampton, a freshman from Grapevine, Megan Searcy, a freshman from Kingsland, Renee Norrell, a junior from Hamburg, KiKi Atkins, a freshman from Hamburg, (third row) Colton Brown, a freshman from Rison, Matthew Parrish, a freshman from Monticello, Ruey Hendrix, a freshman from Hot Springs Village, Antjuan Tucker, a freshman from Monticello, and Andrew McMillan, a sophomore from Hamburg.
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HIGH ACHIEVERS Graduates of UAM’s BSN nursing degree program posted the second highest passing rates in Arkansas on the state licensure exam.
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NATIONAL KUDOS Dr. Clay Brown (above) has been recognized as one of the nation’s outstanding student affairs officers by NASPA, the leading voice for student affairs administration, policy and practice.
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r. Clay Brown, vice chancellor for university relations and student affairs, has been chosen from among more than 700 senior student affairs officers to be featured in a new book from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA). Brown was chosen through a rigorous interview process that began in January. That’s when college student personnel officers from across the country submitted applications to serve as seminar instructors and senior leaders for aspiring student affairs officers at the NASPA Summer Institute. Brown was one of 200 semifinalists selected through personal interviews at the NASPA national conference and convention held in March in Seattle. From there, the list was narrowed to 50, and finally Brown was one of five
chosen as an instructor and seminar leader for the NASPA Summer Institute, which was held June 13-18 at Saint Leo University in Tampa, Florida. The five senior administrators chosen for the institute were interviewed one more time and Brown was selected to be featured in a new book for student personnel administrators. The book has a December 2010 publication date. “This is a tremendous honor for Dr. Brown and a very positive reflection on the institution as a whole,” said UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “Dr. Brown is a wonderful asset for UAM and I speak for the faculty and staff when I offer my congratulations for this honor.” Brown’s selection as a seminar leader placed him on a faculty team that included members from Florida State University, the University of Mississippi, Belmont University, and the University of Georgia. Brown came to UAM in 2001 and became part of the university’s senior administrative team as vice chancellor in 2005. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in public relations from Auburn University, a master of education degree in counseling education from Mississippi State, and a Ph.D. in higher education administration from the University of Tennessee.
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n old rivalry takes on a new twist on November 7 when UAM and Southern Arkansas renew their south Arkansas football war at 9,269-seat Memorial Stadium in El Dorado. The game is being billed as the “Boomtown Classic” and will kick off at 3 p.m. The football game will be the highlight of a weekend of activities, including tailgate parties, alumni events, band competition and a concert. “We are delighted to host these two south Arkansas universities in what promises to be a festival type weekend in El Dorado, Arkansas’s original boomtown,” said Matt Thomas, chairman of the El Dorado Advertising and Promotion Commission. “We are excited about the opportunity to compete in El Dorado against one of our long-time rivals,” said UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “We appreciate the efforts of the local committee in the development of what we envision to be a wonderful weekend for alumni, students and football fans. We are especially excited to continue our partnership with the residents of this area as we have many students, friends and alumni from the El Dorado area.”
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Grant Recipient Scott Lykens, assistant professor of art and a specialist in the craft of ceramics, is one of nine college faculty statewide to receive an Artist’s Fellowship Grant from the Arkansas Arts Council. Beginning his fifth year on the UAM faculty, Lykens is a graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania and holds a master’s degree from Kent State University. He teaches ceramics, metals, three-dimensional design and art appreciation.
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name “Red Hawk,” says “humanity has lost its connection with conscience. Self-observation is the most ancient, scientific, and proven means to develop this crucial inner guide to awakening and a moral life.” Self Observation: The Awakening of Conscience is available for purchase from Hohm Press, Box 2501, Prescott, Arizona 86302 or will be available online on Amazon.com in October.
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AM will officially dedicate the Centennial Clock Tower as part of Homecoming 2009 on Friday, October 23 at 4:30 p.m. University officials will bury a time capsule to be opened on April 1, 2059 when UAM celebrates its 150th birthday. The dedication will be followed that evening by the Homecoming reception and dinner at 6 p.m. in the John F. Gibson University Center. Tickets for the reception and dinner are $15 and may be purchased at the door.
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oted author and poet Dr. Robert “Red Hawk” Moore has published a new book on the practice of self-study using poems as illustrations. The book is entitled Self Observation: The Awakening of Conscience. Moore is a professor of English at the University of Arkansas at Monticello and a prolific author who has written a number of books of poetry, including The Sioux Dog Dance, Arkansas, Arkansas; Journey of the Medicine Man, Wreckage with a Beating Heart: Amo Ergo Sum, The Way of Power, and Grandfather’s Story of Navajo Monsters. His latest work, available from Hohm Press for $14.95, provides an in-depth examination of the “muchneeded process of self-study known as self-observation,” says Moore. “We live in an age where the ‘attention function’ in the brain has been badly damaged by television and computers – up to 90 percent of the public under the age of 35 suffers from some form of attention-deficit disorder. This book offers the most direct, nonpharmaceutical means of healing attention dysfunction.” The book presents methods of restoring attention to a fully functional and powerful tool for success in life and relationships. Moore, who writes under the pen
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GROWTH & turmoil A fter World War II, Arkansas faced enormous change. The state lost substantial population during the 1940s as people left for military service and sought defense jobs.
Agricultural mechanization reduced employment prospects in rural areas, and more importantly, Arkansas lacked an industrial base. People who wanted to improve their lives had little choice except to leave the state. South Arkansas suffered especially heavy population losses. For Arkansas A&M College, the postwar period produced both growth and progress, but the campus was still beset by controversy, leadership uncertainty, and political interference.
Marvin Bankston Marvin Bankston had been president of Arkansas A&M since 1936. Bankston brought the school stability after the turmoil of the Horsfall years, completed the Horsfall building program, and achieved new academic respectability for the college. The North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools accredited A&M as a four-year college in 1940. Bankston’s last major accomplishment was the founding of a forestry program. After the war, forestry presented an opportunity to serve not only southeast Arkansas but also the whole state. Bankston’s plans for a forestry program encountered opposition from established forestry schools, which sought to retain their monopoly of forestry training. When Bankston wrote Ralph H. Hayes, the head of the LSU forestry school, to ask for curriculum advice, Hayes sought to dissuade him from his plans and suggested he inaugurate a pre-forestry curriculum that would be a source of students for the LSU school. Bankston inquired about Henry H. Chamberlin, a forester who worked in the LSU system but was soon to be released. Hayes claimed that Chamberlin lacked both experience and “an ideal personality for an administrator.” Bankston ignored Hayes’ counsel. The employment of “Hank” Chamberlin in 1945 marked the beginning of forestry
education in Arkansas. Chamberlin initially set up an applied two-year program that was strongly supported by farm woodlot owners, sawmill and paper mill executives, and professional foresters in the state. As a member of the board of trustees, Les Pomeroy acted as a facilitator between the school and the forest industry, which played a major role in achieving the goal of a forestry school in south Arkansas. William E. Morgan William E. Morgan succeeded Bankston as president in 1946. Morgan looked good on paper and in person. He was 36 years old, with a degree from the University of California and administrative experience. Morgan seemed to have the potential for providing effective leadership, but left after just two years. Horace E. Thompson Horace E. Thompson was fresh from an unsuccessful race for governor against Sid McMath in 1948. A month after he dropped out of contention, he was announced as acting A&M president, a position that soon became permanent. In his early years at A&M, Thompson enjoyed the full and even extraordinary support of the board. As president, Thompson tried to broaden the academic program with a liberal arts curriculum. He wanted to hire a better-qualified faculty with more Ph.D.s from top-ranked universities. Unfortunately, he failed to achieve this goal. Thompson was best known as a builder. He saw that the campus needed many new buildings ranging from dorms to house a growing student body, to a new student union with a bookstore and post office. The school’s enrollment saw remarkable growth, increasing from 700 to 1,200 students. The Thompson years resulted in dramatic improvements
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in the campus’ physical plant. Under Thompson’s leadership, a Student Union was built in 1951, a president’s home and library in 1954, Jeter Hall and married student housing in 1955, a forestry building in 1958, and a field house in 1959. Thompson earned a reputation as an aggressive leader, but he also involved the school in politics. In 1953, he made an unprecedented request to the board of trustees – even more amazingly the board went along with it. Thompson, a political ally of Francis Cherry, wanted to take the job of Commissioner of Revenue with the Cherry administration while remaining president of Arkansas A&M. Thompson performed a “service” for the Cherry administration, but the school paid a price. Many legislators blamed Thompson for revenue problems in their districts, and took
cal controversy probably crowded out the Central High School crisis. Some believed that Faubus disliked Thompson because he had taken a leave of absence to serve as revenue commissioner for Cherry, Faubus’ old political enemy and the man he had defeated in 1954. Unfortunately, the media accounts were not entirely accurate. Only a few insiders knew the whole story. The coaching controversy also reached an impasse. On May 21, 1959, Coach Leslie and his staff – Troy Bledsoe and Spencer Holt – resigned because the board overrode Thompson’s recommendation for salary increases for the coaching staff, while granting the faculty raises. The trustees specifically directed the minutes show that the coaches would receive no pay increases. The coaches blamed the problem on their loyalty to Thompson. “We’re tired of hearing people say there’s nothing
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wrong at A and M,” Leslie said as Bledsoe and Holt nodded. “We want them to know that everything’s wrong.” Thompson continued to enjoy widespread support. On May 29, 1959, Monticello leaders organized “Horace Thompson Day,” and a thousand people from across south Arkansas gathered at McCloy Park to pay him tribute. Besides honoring Thompson, the event also honored Coach Leslie and his staff. The speakers all praised Thompson and noted the progress the school had made under his leadership; but the event possessed an air of sad farewell. Although no one said directly that Thompson was on his way out as head of the school, everyone knew it. In November 1959, Thompson resigned. Jack W. Mears, dean of personnel at Eastern New Mexico University, took over as president on January 1, 1960. Unfortunately, he was not the answer to the campus’ problems. With the appointment of Claude H. Babin in 1962, the school’s constituents breathed a collective sigh of relief. The Gazette pronounced Babin “an admirable choice,” offering new hope that factionalism could be ended and that the school could prosper and improve. Babin, who was favored by all parties, did succeed in bringing the school stability. The 15 years between Bankston and Babin, 1946 to 1962, were years of growth but also years of controversy that divided the campus, community, and region. Until 1962 every president who had stayed for a significant period ultimately found himself forced out of office under a cloud of bad publicity. Two other presidents had bailed out or been pushed out within two years, depriving the school of needed stability. Indeed, Arkansas A&M College faced a period of turmoil roughly every decade since its founding.
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(This is the third in a series of articles celebrating UAM’s first century, excerpted from the writings of Dr. Don Holley, retired professor of history.)
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their grudges out on A&M when it came time for budget votes. After a single term in office, Cherry lost to Orval E. Faubus in a dramatic 1954 gubernatorial race. Faubus served an unprecedented six terms as governor and eventually appointed every member of all state boards and agencies. As a result, he exercised control of these boards and agencies to an extent that no previous governor ever achieved. In the case of Arkansas A&M, Faubus named all five members of the board between 1955 and 1958. In the late 1950s the campus was quiet until a story appeared on the front page of the April 13, 1958, Arkansas Gazette with the headline “President and Coach Trapped in Political Fire at Monticello A and M.” As it had done many times before, the paper carried a long and detailed article that exposed the inner-workings of the Monticello campus. The article predicted that Thompson’s days were numbered. Willis “Convoy” Leslie, one of the school’s greatest football coaches whose Boll Weevils had won four of the past five Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference championships, was also under fire for supporting Thompson in his power struggle with the board. According to the Gazette story, Thompson’s enemies included board members Bennie Ryburn of Monticello, Clifton Trigg of Dermott, and Paul Godsey of England. The general public was unaware of the political maneuvering that could develop over the nomination of board members of public institutions and, by extension, over the control of those institutions. The Gazette revealed a long tale of inside manipulation. In Monticello and southeast Arkansas, discussion of the lo-
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TEAMWORK Willie and Wanda Livingston are restoring a 19th century house in New Edinburg with hopes of turning it into a bedand-breakfast. When they’re finished they’re hoping to turn their focus to other buildings in the small Cleveland County community.
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illie Livingston has spent most of his life building things. A retired engineer and vice president at General Dynamics, Livingston for more than three decades before the Livingston’s bought it and began an extensive restoration project in March 2007. The house was in a “bad state of affairs,” says Livingston, who replaced everything “knee-high to the ground,” including a new porch and foundation. “Most people thought it would fall down before we got it leveled,” he adds with a chuckle. Leaning against one of the six columns lining the 10-foot deep front porch, Livingston surveys his handiwork. “This is a lollygagging porch,” he says. “You’ll be able to sit out here and relax.” He hopes to be finished before Christmas and is entertaining thoughts of turning the old hotel into a bed-and-breakfast. Then, he’d like to go to work on the rest of the town. Livingston has approached the owner of at least one of the abandoned commercial buildings. He would like to see those buildings restored and New Edinburg given a second chance. “I think it’s terrible to let a little town like this waste away.”
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has returned to his hometown of New Edinburg to restore a 19th century home. A 1954 Arkansas A&M graduate, Livingston and his wife, Wanda, also a former A&M student, are doing most of the restoration work themselves. “I just hate to see old buildings fall apart,” Livingston says. “I lived in New Edinburg as a child and it used to be a nice old home. I watched this house stand vacant for 35 years and I thought it was such a waste to let it go to pot.” The stately white home stands a little more than 15 yards off State Highway 8 under a canopy of large oak trees in what used to be a thriving community. Located halfway between Warren and Fordyce, New Edinburg’s population, once as high as 1,500, has fallen to a few hundred and most of the town’s businesses have long since been abandoned. The 3,000-square foot two-story house was originally built as a hotel by Thomas J. Clements in 1879 before being converted to a private residence in 1918. It stood vacant
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WINNERS UAM’s 10th Sports Hall of Fame induction class includes multisport stars, legendary coaches, devoted fans, and even a songwriter.
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Joining Smith in this year’s class are three-sport star Tommy Larance, world-class hurdler Fuller Cherry, football and baseball player and coach Carl Preston, and the late Leslie “Shorty” Beard, long-time men’s basketball coach and athletic director. The Hall of Fame will also honor
Don and Katy Hartley of Fountain Hill with the UAM Spirit Award, which recognizes individuals for their contributions to Boll Weevil and Cotton Blossom athletics. This year’s Hall of Fame induction banquet will be held on Thursday, October 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the John F. Gibson University Center. Tickets are $30 and may be purchased by contacting Jim Brewer at (870) 460-1074, Grant Pace at (870) 723-5000, or Reginald Glover at (870) 460-1327. Smith was an all-everything high school star at DeWitt who came to UAM in 1985 after transferring from Ole Miss. Plagued by knee injuries early in her career, Smith became a second team NAIA All-American in 1988 when she averaged 20.7 points and 6.2 rebounds a game while shooting 54 percent from the field. “Charlotte was one of the most
versatile and gifted players I’ve ever coached,” said Alvy Early, UAM’s women’s coach from 1979 to 2000. “She could beat you inside, outside, off the dribble. And she never backed away from taking a tough shot with the game on the line.” Smith currently lives in Nashville, Tenn., where she is a successful country music songwriter writing under the name Shaye Smith. She has written four number one country hits for Collin Raye, Kenny Chesney, Chely Wright, and Jamie O’Neal. Tommy Larance excelled in football, baseball and swimming and set records as a punt returner that still stand 42 years after his last game. A Warren native, Larance was a halfback, wide receiver, defensive back and return specialist in football for Arkansas A&M teams that posted a combined record of 28-11-2 and won three Arkansas
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ing to UAM in 1985 as offensive line coach. Over the next 12 years, Preston coached eight All-Americans and 11 All-AIC performers. He added the duties of head baseball coach in 1988 and led the Boll Weevils to the 1990 NAIA District 17 championship and the 1993 AIC title, the schools’ first league championship in baseball since 1966. Fuller Cherry was one of the first African-American scholarship athletes at Arkansas A&M and UAM, starring on the track and in football. Cherry was an NAIA indoor track All-American in the 60-yard high hurdles in 1971 when he won the national meet in Kansas City. Later that year, Cherry defeated Olympic and world record holder Thomas Hill at an indoor meet in Louisiana. Cherry won 11 straight meets in 1971 and climaxed the season by setting both the school and AIC record in the 120-yard high hurdles with a time of 14.0 seconds. He was also part of UAM’s 440-yard relay team (with Ronald Martin, Ronald Gibson and Ray Gillespie) that posted the seventh best time in the nation in 1972. Cherry also lettered four years at defensive back, was a three-year starter and made eight career interceptions. The late Leslie “Shorty” Beard was one of the most-beloved figures in
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UAM history. A basketball and football player at Arkansas A&M in the 1940s, Beard was named head basketball coach in 1959 after nine successful seasons at Drew Central High School. He coached the Boll Weevils for 13 seasons from 1959 to 1972. Beard coached more seasons and won more games (153) than any coach in school history. His first A&M team captured the school’s first NAIA District championship and earned a trip to the NAIA national tournament in Kansas City. His first four teams averaged 17 wins a season. Beard resigned as head basketball coach in 1971 to become athletic director, a post he held until his retirement in 1985. Don and Katy Hartley have been cooking for UAM’s athletic teams and coaching staffs since 1978 while traveling the country to watch the Boll Weevils and Cotton Blossoms. “We don’t have any more ardent or loyal supporters of our athletics program than Don and Katy Hartley,” said UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “They have devoted countless hours and traveled thousands of miles to support our student-athletes. I can’t think of anyone who better represents what the UAM Spirit Award stands for than the Hartleys.”
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Intercollegiate Conference championships in 1965, ’66, and ’67. He still holds the career record for punt return average of 17.2 yards a return and ranks fifth in career kickoff return average. Larance was A&M’s leading receiver in 1965 and ’66 when he caught a combined 60 passes for 727 yards and four touchdowns. In 1965, Larance helped the Boll Weevils to the AIC swimming championship in its first season of competition and was an outfielder on the Weevils’ 1966 AIC baseball champions. Carl Preston was a part of UAM athletics for the better part of four decades as a standout football and baseball player, assistant football coach and head baseball coach. He played football for two Boll Weevil coaching legends – Willis “Convoy” Leslie and Jimmy “Red” Parker – and was part of teams that won three AIC titles and compiled a record of 33-7. Preston was a halfback who played for Leslie’s last two AIC champions in 1957-58, earning All-AIC honors in ‘58. He left school to go to work, then returned in 1963 to complete his playing career and his college degree while helping the ’63 Boll Weevils to a 9-1 record, the best in school history. Preston became a successful high school coach in Texas before return-
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IMPRESSIVE ENTRANCE A new entrance is just one of the changes to the newly expanded and renovated MBSF Center.
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READY TO GO Tracy Reed, BCM director, stands in front of the new Baptist Collegiate Ministry building, located across the street from the football stadium.
NEW DIGS Rob Leonard (left), MBSF director, will be able to welcome 200 students to the expanded MBSF center. (Right) David Mitchell, pastor of First Baptist Church of Monticello, welcomes visitors to the BCM dedication.
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lumni who belonged to either the Missionary Baptist Student Fellowship or the Baptist Student Union (now Baptist Collegiate Ministry) won’t recognize their old meeting places. The new Baptist Collegiate Ministry building has been in the planning stages since 1998. Affiliated with the Southern Baptist Church, the BCM is now located directly west of Convoy Leslie-Cotton Boll Stadium. “We love our location,” said Tracy Reed, BCM director. “We hope it will give our ministry recognition and a tool for reaching out. Plus it’s a great location for tailgating before and after football games.” Constructed almost entirely by volunteer labor, the new facility is just over 4,000-square feet and includes one large meeting room with a flat-screen television, a kitchen, an apartment for two live-in students, three offices, and a basement for storage. Construction began in September. An organization called “Nailbenders for Jesus” did the framing and other volunteer organizations did most of the remainder of the work. “The university has been very supportive and makes it a point to involve us in campus activities,” said Reed. “It’s all very positive. They love having us on campus. Dr. (Jack) Lassiter has certainly been a friend to the BCM. Anytime we’ve asked for or needed something, he’s been so good to help.”
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The MBSF is in the same location it’s always been, on the south side of the main campus, but that’s about the only thing that’s stayed the same. “We had been averaging more than 100 students in our weekly meetings for more than three years,” said Robert Leonard, MBSF director. “It was well past time to increase the capacity of our worship area.” Welcome to the new MBSF. The new center includes a 4,300-square foot addition that more than doubles the size of the old facility. The construction project, valued at just under $1 million, was completed in late spring. The addition includes a worship center large enough to comfortably house more than 200 students, an industrial-sized kitchen, showers, a prayer room, study, and computer lab. “The new facility will fill a great need,” said Leonard. “We are attempting to form a group of students who function as an organism instead of an organization. We want to be living, breathing examples of the love of Christ. We are not asking God to bless what we are doing; we are asking that God will help us to do only what He would bless.”
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Sports Football Schedule 8/27 @ Tarleton St. 9/5 @ UA-Pine Bluff 9/12 DELTA STATE 9/19 HENDERSON * 9/26 @ Ark. Tech * 10/3 OUACHITA * 10/8 @ West Ga. *(TV) 10/17 @ West Ala. * 10/24 HARDING * (HC) 10/31 NORTH ALA. 11/7 Southern Ark.* # * GSC Game # @ El Dorado (HC) Homecoming
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Weevils 4th In Preseason Poll
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PRESEASON HONORS Quarterback Scott Buisson (3) and offensive tackle Tripp Boatner (73) have been named to the 2009 Preseason All-GSC Football Team.
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SENIORS (From left) Rishaunda McKinney, Cayla Knapp, Nicole Ferguson, Mallory Storm, and Sara Kindred.
THE CAMPAIGN FOR ATHLETICS Gifts of $100,000 – $4,500 / Naming Opportunities Barton’s (Neil Crowson)...................................................................Press Box The Ryburn Group......................................................Logo / Indoor Facility (Bank of Star City, Bennie Ryburn, Jr.; First State Bank of Warren, Freddie Mobley; Ryburn Motor Company, Bennie Ryburn, III; Commercial Bank & Trust Company, George Harris) Union Bank & Trust......................................................... Message Board (Zach McClendon, Dave Dickson) Dr. Jeffrey Reinhart..................................... Large Team Meeting Room Charlie Fred and Chuck Dearman.........................Small Meeting Toom Mike & Susan Akin....................................................... Unrestricted Gift Jim Lindsey................................................................... Unrestricted Gift Arkansas Superior Federal Credit Union.............................. Film Room (Dewayne Ashcraft, Greg Mormon) Searcy & Associates......................................Coach’s Conference Room (Charlie Searcy, Jim Searcy, Tina Martin) Children and Family of Lance Gasaway..................... Unrestricted Gift Reginald Glover........................................................... Unrestricted Gift Hugh Heflin & Family................................................... Unrestricted Gift Maxwell Hardwood Flooring...........................................Coach’s Office (Tommy Maxwell, Kristi Maxwell Prince) SeaArk Marine/SeaArk Boats...........................................Coach’s Office (John McClendon, Robin McClendon) The Wisener Family......................................................Wall Recognition Billy & Mary Jo Barnett ......................................Weevil Boat Donation Lucky’s of Monticello....................................End Zone Barrier (5 years) (Carl F. Lucky, III) Simmons First Bank......................................End Zone Barrier (5 years) (Freddie Black, Bill Wisener) Team Ward / War Eagle Boats.......................................... Boat Donation (Mike Ward, John Ward) UAM Sports Association...............................End Zone Barrier (5 years) Eugene & Harriette Mazzanti...................................... Unrestricted Gift Gilead Family Resource Center................................... Unrestricted Gift Dr. Joe Miles................................................................. Unrestricted Gift Dan & Charlotte Hornaday.......................................... Unrestricted Gift Jack & Judy Lassiter..................................................... Unrestricted Gift M. L. Mann.................................................................... Unrestricted Gift First National Bank of Crossett....................End Zone Barrier (3 years)
Unrestricted Gifts Up To $3,000 W. Henry Anthony Robert S. Moore Kirk Morley Thad Freeland Dorothy & Robert Moore, Jr. Loyce & David Ray Tom & Betty Belin Don & Ann Cash Anne & Gibbs Ferguson Mike Fuller Joe & Leeann Herren Bonita & Emmett Johnson, Jr. Allen Maxwell Jack & Linda May Jeff & Sallie Owyoung Rusty Thompson Anthony & Jill Brown Denzil Cox Donald & Rebecca Davis Danny & Lynn Jones Milner/Owyoung Insurance Group Bill & Mary Whiting Joe Dan Yee Jim & Nicole Daniels Bynum Gibson Tommy Jarrett Jimmy & Janice Parkerson Paul & Phyllis Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Don M. Smith Andrew Wargo III Jim White Dr. Barbara Wood Lee & Mary Calhoun William B. & Janet Clower Dr. James E. Young Phillip Herring
READY FOR ACTION The new indoor practice facility at the north end of Convoy Leslie Cotton Boll Stadium is complete and in use. The building will be formally dedicated on September 12 at 2:30 p.m. prior to the first home game of the season. Fall 2009
Larry Lacewell McGehee Bank Alesia & Bob Lucky First National Bank of McGehee Dr. Russell & Mrs. Gail Bulloch Dr. Bobby & Mrs. LeAnne Burch Don & Katy Hartley Dr. James L. & Mrs. Veleria Hobgood Col. (Ret.) Byron & Mrs. Billie Kite Howlett Bill & Doris Lawrence Dr. Betty Matthews W. J. & Charlotte McKiever Harold W. Mobley Lamar G. Moore Dr. Steve & Mrs. Debbie Morrison Dwane & Jan Powell Gus “Bubba” Pugh Richard & Eddye Ann Reinhart Alan & Lisa Riels Joe Don & Diane Samples Robert & Angel Srygley Joseph W. Withers Lawrence & Sue Pambianchi Jim & Linda Clark Jack & Joyce Allen Alvin & Diane Ford Ed & Isabel Bacon Jay & Laura Hughes Louis & Nancy Sansevero Damon & Konnie Martin Robert & Faye Boyd Roger Gilmore Paul & Kami Griffin Michael McKeown Pettit & Pettit Engineers
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he UAM College of TechnologyMcGehee will soon begin training students to sit for licensure as Arkansas contractors, thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services (DWS). LaWarn Rodgers, director of UAM CTM’s Arkansas Career Pathways Initiative, presented a grant proposal to DWS, which requested funding to train 25 participants to become licensed contractors. The grant will help fund the use of professional construction consultants, who will serve as lead instructors in the project. Rodgers will serve as the lead instructor for participants in achieving an employability certificate from the Arkansas Career Pathways Initiative and The Arkansas Career Readiness Certificate (CRC).
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he UAM College of TechnologyMcGehee will begin offering a health information technology (HIT) program beginning with the 2009 fall semester. The announcement was made recently by Bob Ware, vice chancellor of UAM-CTM. The program will include a healthcare office skills certificate of proficiency and a health information technology certificate. Courses will be offered during both day and evening hours and may be applied to the associate of applied science in general technology degree. Ware said the program is being added to respond to a rapidly growing need for trained health information technology professionals. “According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment for medical records and health information technicians is expected to grow much faster than average for all occupations,” said Ware.
Artee Williams (seated), director of the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, with LaWarn Rodgers, director of UAM CTM’s Arkansas Career Pathways Initiative.
Foundation News Farm Family Honored Union Bank of Monticello recently honored the Stevens family for their selection as the Drew County Farm Family of the Year. Norris Stevens and his sons, Joel and Eric, are all graduates of the University of Arkansas at Monticello and Union Bank officials recently presented a $500 gift in their honor to the UAM School of Business. Pictured from left are Dr. Lou James, dean of the School of Business, Joel Stevens, Mark Tiner, vice president and agricultural lender for Union Bank, Scott Saffold, executive vice president and chief lending officer of Union Bank, Norris Stevens, Eric Stevens, and Provost R. David Ray.
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new endowed scholarship fund has been created to honor Eugenia H. (Moss) Burson and her husband, Jack D. Burson of Superior, Colo. The fund was created by donations from family and friends. Eugenia Burson is the daughter of former UAM faculty member Kermit Moss and the late Juanita Moss of Monticello. When the scholarship fund reaches endowed status, it will generate scholarships for students in the UAM School of Business, with preference given to accounting majors. Kermit Moss served on the Arkansas A&M and UAM faculty from 1950 to 1978 and spent much of that time as head of the business program.
Goal Reached he UAM class of 2009 has reached its goal of raising $5,000 to be members of the Centennial Circle. Dan and Charlotte Hornaday
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etired Computer Information Systems Chairman Jim Roiger recently created his fourth endowed scholarship in the Foundation Fund. The James Roiger Computer Information Systems Scholarship will be presented annually to a CIS student with a strong academic background and work ethic. Dr. Roiger was a member of the faculty from 1993 until his retirement in July. His previous gifts to the Foundation Fund include: • The Raymond O. and Loretta J. Roiger Chi Iota Sigma Scholarship, created to honor his parents; • The Edward and Veronica Groebner Computer Information Systems Operations Support Endowment to
honor his uncle and aunt and generate income to be used to support the CIS program; • and the James F. Roiger Endowed Fund for Library Acquisitions, which will be used to fund support services and acquisitions for the university library. “Dr. Roiger’s generosity apparently has no limits,” said Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “We continue to be delighted by his commitment to providing educational opportunities for future generations and for his unwavering support of this institution.”
IN STONE The names of the Centennial Circle members are carved in stone on all four sides of the Centennial Clock Tower.
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pledged to match the class’s contribution dollar for dollar if the class could raise $5,000. The “Centennial Class of 2009” will be engraved on the Centennial Clock Tower with other members of the Centennial Circle.
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The Centennial Clock Tower Friday, October 23 at 4:30 p.m. As we celebrate our 100th birthday, we invite you to help us observe this event in a very special way. On Friday, October 23, UAM will dedicate the Centennial Clock Tower and bury a time capsule to be opened on April 1, 2059, the 150th anniversary of our founding. We will also honor a very special group of people, the members of The Centennial Circle, who have pledged $10,000 each to be used to create a $1 million unrestricted endowment for the UAM Foundation Fund. Earnings from this endowment will be used on an annual basis to meet priority needs of the university. These priorities will be determined by a joint committee of administration, faculty, and students. None of the endowment earnings will be used to augment salaries. Members of The Centennial Circle have their names, or the names of whomever they designate, inscribed on the Centennial Clock Tower. If you would like to be part of The Centennial Circle, we encourage you to contact the UAM Office of Advancement, at (800) 467-8148 or (870) 460-1028.
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Don E. & Joyce M. King Curtis W. Kyle, Jr. Judy & Jack Lassiter Carol & Weaver L. Majors Gerald & Sue Majors Kenneth, Sharon, & Jennifer Mann Dot & M. L. Mann Bryan & Dr. Sue S. Martin Dr. Betty A. Matthews Allen & Dana Maxwell Noel Waymon McDaniel (by Noel A. McDaniel & Marlene Ballard) Julian W., Sr. & Jean Mettetal (by Wayne Mettetal, Sherry Mettetal Woods, Ted Mettetal, Mike Mettetal, & Mary Ellen Mettetal McAllister) Thomas V. & Sarah Beth Burchfield Maxwell Kim Lloyd Mitchell Moffatt Family - Walter, Jr., Wells, Ruth, Minnie May & Pattie Lamar G. Moore Jim Neeley Donetta F. McGriff, RN (by Ray & Misty Paschall) D. John Nichols Jeff & Sallie Owyoung R. David & Loyce Ray (by Dr. & Mrs. B. Alan Sugg) Richard & Eddye Ann Reinhart Jeffrey Hunter Reinhart, MD Randy & Neela Risher Bennie F. Ryburn, Sr. & Virginia M. Ryburn (by Commercial Bank & Trust Co. / First State Bank of Warren) Dr. & Mrs. Harry L. Ryburn Margaret Horsfall Schadler & Harvey Walter Schadler Johnny & Linda Smith G. Warren Stephenson Jean & Alan Sugg Union Bank & Trust Company Joseph Wallace Trust Terri Wolfe - Beth Thurman Jimmie & Linda Yeiser
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Mike & Susan Akin Joe Bob & Missy Allaire Hoyt & Susan Andres Elizabeth (Libby) Annulis Pervis & Mary Nell Ballew John Falls Bowen (by William H. & Constance Bowen) Prof. Alaga H. & Myrtle I. Boyd (by Robert & Faye Boyd) Marty & Erma Brutscher The Bulloch Family – Bud, Carole, Liz, Sarah Kelton & Betty Busby Paul R. & June Webb Carter James & Sue Cathey Steven L. Cathey M.D. Dr. Tim & Paige Chase The Centennial Class of 2009 Jesse & Ernestine Coker Van & Eula Mae Cruce (by Dan & Charlotte Hornaday) Victor Felley, Ark. A. & M. Trustee (by Wayne & Mellie Jo Owen) First National Bank of McGehee The Frazer Family Jean C. & Oscar F. Frisby Barbara Blanks Gathen (by the UAM African American Alumni Association, family & friends) Jerry, June, Jay & Judd Gibson Lisa & Cliff Gibson John W., Martha (McDougald), John, Jr. & Mark Gibson Diane Suitt Gilleland Rev. Shay & Mrs. Sherrie Gillespie John DeWitt Halstead (by Harry E. “Pete” Halstead) Jim & Betty Jo Hardy Hercher Frank D. Hickingbotham Dan & Charlotte Cruce Hornaday John & Nora Hornaday (by Dan & Charlotte Hornaday) President Frank Horsfall & Margaret Vaulx Horsfall (by Dr. & Mrs. Gordon D. Gates) Dr. Louis J. & Carol West James J. Chester Johnson Dr. Carl Briner Johnston
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Endowments / Unitrusts Chairman Bill Wisener Monticello Vice Chairman Gerald Majors* White Hall Ex-Officio Jack Lassiter Monticello Secretary-Treasurer Clay Brown Monticello Directors Ed Bacon Monticello Lesa Cathey Handly Little Rock Clarence Holley Lawton, Okla. Kenneth Mann* Jersey Scott Saffold Monticello Jeff Weaver Hot Springs
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FOUNDATION FUND ENDOWMENTS / Established by: 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 Alumni Achievement and Merit Scholarship / Recipients of the Alumni Achievement & Merit Award Alumni Association Scholarship / Alumni Association Board of Directors Hoyt and Susan Andres Endowed Scholarship / Hoyt and Susan Andres William R. and Katie B. Austin Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. William R. Austin, Jr. Barbara Murphy Babin Scholarship / Dr. Claude Babin and Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Babin Dr. Claude H. Babin Scholarship / School of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Former Students, Family and Friends K. Michael Baker Memorial Scholarship / School of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Former Students, Family and Friends Marvin and Edna Moseley Bankston Scholarship / Bob and Louine Selman Leech Robert Orum and Fernande’ Vicknair Barrett Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Errol Barrett, Mr. and Mrs. John K. Barrett, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Barrett, Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Barrett, Jr., Dr. and Mrs. T. Y. Harp, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Pasqua, Judge and Mrs. Fred E. Pickett, Mr. and Mrs. John L. Roebuck and Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Torian Earl and Kathleen Baxter Memorial Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Earl Baxter Beard Nursing Scholarship / Mr. Arthur R. and Mrs. Bettie Beard Pate Leslie and Faye Beard Scholarship / Mr. Paul R. and Mrs. June Webb Carter Major Thomas E. Bell, Jr. Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker and Coker Book Account Fred K. Bellott Music Gift Fund / Dr. and Mrs. Fred K. Bellott Fred and Doris Bellott Music Endowed Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Fred K. Bellott *Henry (Mike) Berg Scholarship / Mrs. Helen Berg Dr. Van C. Binns Scholarship - Nursing / Mrs. Evelyn Hogue Binns Dr. Van C. Binns Scholarship - Pre-medicine / Mrs. Evelyn Hogue Binns Birch-Johnson Endowed Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. J. Chester Johnson John Falls Bowen Scholarship / Family, Friends and Battery B 206th Coast Artillery (AA) Association Ruth G. Boyd Scholarship / Dr. Scott Boyd C. Alton Boyd Jr. Memorial Scholarship / Barbara Boyd Dr. Scott Boyd Memorial Scholarship / UAM Dept. of Health & P. E., Family and Friends Fay Brann Accounting Scholarship / Mrs. J. F. Brann Richard “Dick” Broach Wildlife Management Scholarship / Southern Pulpwood Co., Mrs. Nancy Clippert Broach, Mrs. Maxine Clippert and Mr. David Clippert B. R. “Bobby” Brown Scholarship / Mr. B. R. “Bobby” Brown and Consol, Inc. George R. Brown Professorship / The Brown Foundation George R. Brown Graduate Assistant Forest Resources / The Brown Foundation Joe Brown Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends Marty and Erma Brutscher Debate / Forensics Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Brutscher Mary Claire Randolph Buffalo Scholarship / Mr. Harvey Buffalo Jimmy Lee Buford Memorial Scholarship / Agriculture Technology Dept. Advisory Committee, UAM College of Technology - McGehee Jeff Busby Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends Verna Hobson Cahoon, Elizabeth Coleman Cochran and Cornelia Coleman Wright Scholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman Family G. William and Verna Hobson Cahoon Scholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman Family 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 Centennial Circle / 100 Special Friends Chair of the Division Scholarship - Nursing / Dr. and Mrs. Richard Kluender Chamberlin Wildlife Scholarship / Mr. H. H. Chamberlin Hank Chamberlin Memorial Scholarship / Family, Friends, Former students, Associates and Colleagues Marjorie Lamb Chamberlin Music Scholarship / Family and Friends Anthony T. and Faye Chandler Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Anthony T. Chandler, Family and Friends George H. Clippert Endowed Chair in Forestry / Mr. and Mrs. George H. Clippert; Mr. David H. Clippert; and Mrs. Nancy Clippert Broach George H. Clippert Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. George H. Clippert Coker Alumni Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker and Coker Book Account Ernestine Coker Endowed Music Scholarship / Dr. Jesse M. Coker Jesse and Ernestine Coker Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker Dr. Jesse M. Coker Distinguished Service Scholarship / UAM Foundation Fund Board of Directors Thomas and Julia Hobson Coleman Scholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman Family Suzanne Cooke Memorial Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cooke Stephen T. Crowley Forestry Scholarship / Mr. James H. Hamlen Van and Eula Mae Cruce Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday James Gordon Culpepper Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Former Students and Friends O. H. (Doogie) and Patsy Darling Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Darling Boyce Davis Award / Mr. Randy Risher C. W. Day Scholarship / Day Farms, Inc., Danny Day, Sr. Family, Raymond Day Family, Rickey Day Family, Sue Day Wood Family, William Day Family Dean’s Scholarship - Forest Resources / Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Kluender Harry Y. Denson Scholarship / Family, Friends and Former Students Gregory Alan Devine Memorial Scholarship / Marion and Fern Devine
Dr. Gene R. Dillard Education Award / Mrs. Gerry Dillard, Family and Friends Peggy Doss Endowed Education Scholarship / School of Education Faculty/Staff and Mr. D. John Nichols John Dougherty Choral Scholarship / Senator Jimmy Jeffress, Senator Gene Jeffress, Former Students and Friends Vance W. Edmondson Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Vance W. Edmondson Dr. Albert L. Etheridge Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Former Students 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 Wayne Gilleland Golf Scholarship / Dr. Diane Suitt Gilleland and Friends Shay Gillespie Phi Beta Sigma Leadership Scholarship / Family and friends of Mr. R. Shay Gillespie Classie Jones-Green African-American Alumni Scholarship / UAM African American Alumni Association, Family and Friends Harold J. Green Scholarship / Harold J. Green Bill Groce, Jr. Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends Willie Katherine Coody Groce Scholarship / Estate of Willie Katherine Coody Groce Edward & Veronica Groebner Computer Information Systems Operations Support Endowment / Dr. James F. Roiger Joseph Martin Guenter - Sigma Tau Gamma Scholarship / Sigma Tau Gamma Alumni 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 Barry Hall Endowed Scholarship / Mrs. Annette Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Cleatous J. Hall and Mrs. Audrey Blasingame 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 Hani and Debra Hashem Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Hani Hashem 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 Henry G. Hearnsberger, Sr. Forest Resources Scholarship / Mrs. George H. Clippert Mrs. Henry G. Hearnsberger, Sr. Nursing Scholarship / Mrs. George H. Clippert Paul G. and Leone Hendrickson Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Hendrickson, Sr. Frank D. Hickingbotham Scholarship / Mr. Frank D. Hickingbotham William and Anna Hill Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. William T. Hill Iris Sullivan Hipp Nursing Scholarship / Ms. Sally Hipp Austin, Ms. Sheila Nichole Austin, and Mr. Hank E. Williams Robert L. Hixson Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends Wilburn C. Hobgood Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Former Students and Friends Benjamin and Jerri Whitten Hobson Scholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman Family Charlotte Cruce Hornaday Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday Dan and Charlotte Hornaday Agriculture Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday Dan and Charlotte Hornaday Computer Information Systems Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday Dan & Charlotte Hornaday Debate & Forensics Endowment / Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hornaday Dan and Charlotte Hornaday Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday Dan and Charlotte Hornaday Music Excellence Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday Dan and Charlotte Hornaday Residence Life Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday James A. Hudson Scholarship / James A. Hudson Memorial Foundation Jim Huey Scholarship / Family, Friends and Colleagues Henry B. Humphry Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends 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 Veneta E. and Louis Richard James Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Louis J. James Loran L. Johnson Endowed Scholarship / Mississippi Marine Corporation and other individuals known as “Loran’s Boys” Virginia M. Ryan Jones Memorial Nursing Scholarship / Dr. C. Morrell Jones and Family and Friends Kingwood Forestry Scholarship / Proceeds from sale of Lake Monticello maps Robert C. Kirst Agriculture Scholarship / University of Arkansas at Monticello Agriculture Alumni Society Grady and Myrtle Burks Knowles Scholarship / Mrs. Myrtle Burks Knowles Timothy Ku Scholarship / Mr. Lawrence A. Ku and Mr. Albert Ku Victoria Ku Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Former Students, Friends and Family Curtis W. Kyle Family Scholarship / Mr. Curtis W. Kyle, Jr. Curtis W. Kyle, Sr. Forestry Scholarship / Mr. Curtis W. Kyle, Jr. Fred H. Lang Forestry Scholarship / Mrs. Elizabeth S. Lang Leslie Larance Elementary Education Award / Family and Friends
Randall Leister Scholarship / Friends A.D. and Nellie Leonard Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Leonard Willis “Convoy” Leslie Scholarship / Former Teammates, Former Football Players and Members of the Arkansas National Guard Gerald and Sue Majors Endowed Scholarship / Trinity Foundation Robert W.D. Marsh Scholarship / Mrs. Demaris Marsh Mathematics Scholarship / Anonymous Mathematics-Physics Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Former Students and Friends Betty A. Matthews Women’s Athletics Scholarship / Dr. Betty A. Matthews J. M. and Annie Mae Matthews Scholarship / Mrs. J. M. Matthews, Sr., Ms. Jane Matthews Evans and Mr. Jim Matthews Tommy Matthews Athletic Scholarship / Tommy and Pat Matthews, Bynum Matthews and Ann Matthews Jones Virginia Lee Maxwell Memorial Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Maxwell and Family Pauline J. and Zach McClendon, Sr. Scholarship / Union Bank & Trust Company Elizabeth Culbertson McDaniel Scholarship / CMD. Noel Waymon McDaniel and Mr. Noel A. McDaniel Noel Waymon and LaFran H. McDaniel Scholarship / Mr. Noel Waymon and Mrs. LaFran H. McDaniel James and Nellie McDonald Scholarship in Memory of David 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 / Ms. Betty McDonald, Dr. James McDonald, Mr. Garrett Vogel, and Dr. Betsy Boze Thomas McGill Scholarship / Mr. Thomas W. McGill Thomas McGill Forestry Scholarship / Mr. Thomas W. McGill Cecil McNiece Family Scholarship Fund / Mrs. Virginia McNiece and Family Willard G. Mears Estate Scholarship / Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Willard G. Mears Miller Sisters Scholarship - Education / Miss Jessie W. Miller Miller Sisters Scholarship -Science / Miss Jessie W. Miller Walter A. and Myrtle Wells Moffatt Scholarship / Wells and Ruth Moffatt, Walter A. Moffatt, Jr., Minnie May Moffatt and Pattie Moffatt Ruth and Wells Moffatt Forestry Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Wells Moffatt Dr. Walter A. Moffatt, Jr. Scholarship / Ms. Minnie May Moffatt and Ms. Pattie P. Moffatt William E. Morgan-Weevil Pond Endowment / Estate of William E. Morgan Juanita Louise Moss Scholarship / Family and Friends Kermit C. Moss Scholarship / Family and Friends of Kermit C. Moss P. E. and Melba Munnerlyn Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Munnerlyn Charles H. Murphy, Jr. Memorial Scholarship / Deltic Timber Corporation Jim Neeley Scholarship / Mr. Jim Neeley D. John Nichols Scholarship / Mr. D. John Nichols and Mississippi Marine Corporation Loyal V. Norman Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sowell Velma Ashcraft Norman Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sowell Dale Oliver Forestry Scholarship / Mr. James H. Hamlen 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 B. C. Pickens Endowed Scholarship / B. C. Pickens Trust Bub and Beulah Pinkus Scholarship / The Pinkus Family Emeline Killiam Pope, Sally Pope Wood, and Velma Wood Powell Scholarship / Estate of Velma Wood Powell John Porter and Mary Sue Price Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. John Porter Price
R. David Ray Debate and Forensics Scholarship / School of Arts and Humanities, Former Students and Friends Russ Reynolds Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Russell Reynolds, Family and Friends Randy Risher Fitness Scholarship / Mr. Randy Risher and Friends Raymond O. & Loretta J. Roiger Chi Iota Sigma Scholarship / Dr. James Roiger James Roiger Computer Information Systems Scholarship / Dr. James Roiger James F. Roiger Endowed Fund for Library Acquisitions / Dr. James Roiger Ross Foundation Endowed Scholarship - Forestry / The Ross Foundation Ross Foundation Endowed Scholarship - General / The Ross Foundation James A. & Mabel (Molly) H. Ross Endowed Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Don H. Ross & Mr. and Mrs. James A. Ross, Jr. Calvin V. Rowe Award / Mr. Calvin V. Rowe Bennie F. Ryburn, Sr. Scholarship / Family and Friends Cecil R. Scaife Scholarship / Mrs. Cecil Scaife and Children 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 Simmons First Bank of South Arkansas Scholarship / Simmons First Bank of South Arkansas Herman C. Steelman Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Former Students and Friends Harry H. Stevens Nursing Scholarship / Bradley County Medical Center *Roy and Christine Sturgis / The Roy and Christine Sturgis Charitable and Educational Trust Fred and Janice Taylor Scholarship / Friends of UAM Jack H. Tharp Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Tharp Carolyn Hibbs Thompson Chemistry Scholarship / The Don Thompson Family & Thompson Electric Co. Horace E. Thompson Scholarship / Members of UCT, Family and Friends George and Betty Townsend Journalism Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. George Townsend UAM Alumni and Friends Endowed Scholarship / UAM Alumni and Friends UAM Campus Scholarship / UAM Faculty and Staff UAM Forestry Alumni Scholarship / UAM Forestry Alumni Richard Wallace Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends Lee Wallick Band Scholarship / Dr. Paul A. Wallick, Sr., Friends and Former Band Students Dr. Paul Allen Wallick, Sr. Scholarship / Family and Friends Peggy Wallick Scholarship / Dr. Paul A. Wallick, Sr., Family, Friends and Former Students Carroll E. Walls Sr. and Colleen S. Walls Forestry Scholarship / Carroll and Colleen Walls Webb-Carter Scholarship / Mr. Paul R. and Mrs. June Webb Carter Maurice and Minnie Chambers Webb Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Bill Webb, Mr. and Mrs. Kent Webb, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Banwarth West-Walden Family Scholarship / Dr. Louis J. and Mrs. Carol West James George White Golf Award / Family and Friends James M. White Memorial Scholarship / Deltic Farm & Timber Co., Inc., Family and Friends James M. White Professorship / Deltic Farm & Timber Co., Inc., Family and Friends John W. White Forestry Scholarship / Estate of Trannye O. White Sara Horn Wigley Memorial Scholarship / Sam Wigley Family and Charles & Donna Bell Family **Larry Willett Scholarship / Family, Co-workers and Friends Samuel A. Williams Scholarship / Mr. Sam W. Denison Earl Willis Scholarship / Family, Friends and Drew Central Alumni Anne Wilson Scholarship / Family and Friends Dr. George F. Wynne, Sr. Scholarship / Mrs. Matilda Wynne Dr. David M. Yocum Family Endowed Scholarship / Dr. David Yocum, Jr. and Mr. David Yocum, IV Madge Youree Scholarship / School of Education, Family and Friends *Held by the Institution / **Held by the UA Agricultural Development Council
ACTIVE CAMPAIGNS / Established by:
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Arkansas SAF / Ouachita Society of American Foresters & Arkansas Division of Ouachita Society of American Foresters James Edward and Joy Dell Burton Akin Award / Mrs. Joy Dell Burton Akin Dr. Ed Bacon Scholarship / Ms. Isabel Bacon C. H. Barnes Scholarship / Family and Friends Kelly Bashaw Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends Bramlett Scholarship / Dr. & Mrs. Morris Bramlett Gene Brown Memorial Baseball Scholarship / Family and Friends Montre Bulloch “Angel” Scholarship / William C. Bulloch Family Troy and Betty Davis Scholarship / Andy and April Davis, Mr. Kent Davis and Friends Charles Fred and Laura Lee Stephenson Dearman Scholarship / Chuck and Cindy Dearman, David and Ashley Dearman Susan Phillips Echols Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends Drs. Glen and Mary Jane Gilbert Scholarship / Drs. Glen and Mary Jane Gilbert and Friends Charles Hawkins Memorial Fund / Family Jack Jordan Golf Scholarship / Friends E. Wesley McCoy Scholarship / Ouachita-Saline Surveying and Mr. Mike Miley Ernest and Mary McFarland Scholarship / Mary I. McFarland Arhia Raymond Melton and Mildred Richardson Melton Scholarship / Estate of W. F. Chumney Monticello Association of Life Underwriters / Monticello Association of Life Underwriters Monticello High School Class of 1965 Scholarship / The MHS Class of 1965 Al Peer Kappa Alpha Psi Alumni Scholarship / Mr. Jerry Bingham and Kappa Alpha Psi Alumni Rison High School Scholarship / Jasper Calaway, Rison Business Community and Friends Bill & Marilyn Webb Forestry Scholarship / Mr. Kent Webb and the Monticello Church of Christ Robert W. Wiley Endowed Scholarship / Family and Friends
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. Johnny Hooks / Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Hooks
CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS Mr. and Mrs. Carroll E. Walls, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Kim L. Mitchell
ANNUAL AWARDS / SCHOLARSHIPS
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BKD Accounting Education Award / BKD, LLP Commercial Bank Business Award / Commercial Bank Farmers Grain Terminal Award / Farmers Grain Terminal Georgia-Pacific Crossett Paper Operations Award / Georgia-Pacific Jewell Minnis Scholarship / Jewell Minnis Trust Lucille Moseley Memorial Scholarship / Family and friends Paula O’Briant Non-traditional Business Award / Ms. Paula M. Kinnard James & Venie Ann Powell Scholarship / James & Venie Ann Powell Fund Congressman Mike Ross Scholarship / Congressman & Mrs. Mike Ross A. O. Tucker Memorial Scholarship / Mrs. Glenda Carol Tucker Baker UAM Institute of Management Accountants Scholarship / UAM student chapter of the IMA Wallace Trust Scholarship / Wallace Trust
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Individual Donors Gifts listed on this page were received from January 1, 2009 through July 31, 2009. We try hard to ensure that the information is accurate. Please report any corrections to the UAM Office of Advancement at (870) 460-1028, (800) 467-8148, or send an e-mail to: withers@uamont. edu.
Remembering UAM In Wills and Trusts If you would like to make UAM the beneficiary of your will or trust, contact the Office of Advancement at (870) 460-1028 or go to our website at www. uamont.edu/alumni/ wills.htm for detailed information.
Unity & Movement Club $2,500 or more
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Akin Mr. & Mrs. A. Kelton Busby, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James P. Cathey Dr. Steve Cathey Dr. & Mrs. Tim D. Chase Mrs. Maxine Clippert Ms. Jean C. Frisby Mr. Clint Gasaway Dr. & Mrs. Gordon D. Gates Rev. & Mrs. R. Shay Gillespie Mr. Reginald Glover Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Hornaday Mr. James E. Lindsey Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Mann Dr. Betty A. Matthews Mr. Lamar G. Moore Mr. & Mrs. Louis Ray Paschall Dr. Jeffrey H. Reinhart Dr. James F. Roiger Drs. Margaret & Harvey Schadler Dr. & Mrs. B. Alan Sugg Mr. & Mrs. Kent Webb
Galaxy Club $1,000-$2,499
Mrs. Glenda Carol Tucker Baker Mr. & Mrs. Martin A. Brutscher Mr. & Mrs. William C. Bulloch Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Carter Mrs. Betty J. Davis Mr. & Mrs. Charles F. Dearman, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. John Frazer Mr. & Mrs. Jerry D. Gibson Mr. & Mrs. John W. Gibson Dr. & Mrs. Dexter E. Gulledge Dr. & Mrs. William M. Heroman Dr. & Mrs. Louis J. James Mr. Mike Jordan Dr. & Mrs. Jack Lassiter Mr. & Mrs. Gerald W. Majors Mr. & Mrs. Eugene J. Mazzanti Mr. Thomas W. McGill Dr. Joseph P. Miles Ms. Shirley N. Neff Dr. & Mrs. Jimmie Yeiser
Emerald Club $500-$999
Mrs. Katie B. Austin Dr. & Mrs. Paul Ayres Mr. & Mrs. William R. Daniels Mr. W. Ronald Frizzell Mr. & Mrs. Byron A. Galloway Dr. & Mrs. Arthur S. Harris Mr. Jerry D. Hubbard Dr. & Mrs. Billy J. Jordan Mr. & Mrs. James F. Kuhn III Mr. & Mrs. W. J. McKiever Mr. & Mrs. Eugene G. Pearce Mr. Gus Pugh, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Dirk Pulliam Congressman & Mrs. Mike Ross Mrs. Sandra Stancek Mr. & Mrs. Frank H. Wilson Mr. J. Steve Woodson
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Loyalty Club $200-$499
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Mr. & Mrs. Joe Akin Ms. Barbara A. Barnes Drs. Trey & Katherine Berry Dr. & Mrs. Morris Bramlett Mrs. Louise Burke Mr. & Mrs. Jack Burson Mr. & Mrs. Bobby D. Buzbee
Mr. Raymond Chao Mr. Michael H. Coon Mr. & Mrs. Andy Davis Mr. & Mrs. Kent Davis Dr. David H. Denson Mr. Ben R. Dunlap Dr. & Mrs. Albert L. Etheridge Ms. Patricia A. Ewens Mr. & Mrs. David G. Funderburg Mr. Ricky D. Futrell Drs. Glen & Mary Jane Gilbert Ms. Pamela D. Gouner Mrs. Mary Louise Harp Ms. Marina K. Henry Dr. & Mrs. James L. Hobgood Mr. & Mrs. David D. Hoffman Col. (Ret.) & Mrs. Byron P. Howlett, Jr. Mr. James A. Hudgins Ms. Mary Katherine Jacob Mr. Billy H. Majors Mr. & Mrs. Chris E. Marhenke Mrs. Angela Marsh Ms. Lorraine McCullough Mr. Guy Nelson Mr. & Mrs. James O. Nixon Dr. Walter R. Oglesby Mr. & Mrs. Grant Pace Mrs. Matti J. Palluconi Mr. Roy I. Parker Mr. & Mrs. Donald S. Pearson Mrs. Lela B. Pickett Dr. John Warren Ramsey Mr. & Mrs. R. David Ray Mr. Phillip I. Roby Mr. & Mrs. Bennie Ryburn III Mr. & Mrs. Kevin W. Smith Dr. & Mrs. Fred J. Taylor Ms. Shirley H. Teeter Ms. Etta Turner Mrs. Tana L. Vail Mr. & Mrs. E. R. Wall Mr. & Mrs. Cedric E. Williams Mr. & Mrs. James W. Willis
Century Club $100-$199
Mrs. Cynthia L. Adair Mr. Joe T. Akin Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Wayne Akin Mrs. Glenda Andrews Dr. & Mrs. Ed Bacon Mr. & Mrs. Robert James Baker Mr. & Mrs. Walter Mike Berry Mr. & Mrs. Ron H. Blackwelder Mr. & Mrs. Marion A. Boggs, Jr. Mrs. Donna G. Bradley Mr. & Mrs. Jerry W. Bradshaw Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Brasfield Mr. & Mrs. James L. Brewer Mr. & Mrs. Morris Bryant Dr. Russell H. Bulloch Mr. & Mrs. John L. Bullock Mr. & Mrs. Louis N. Burgess Mr. & Mrs. Joe Elbert Burks Mr. William Byers Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Carpenter Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Chambers Mrs. Grayce T. Choate Ms. Mimi Herring Ciarletta Dr. Marsha Clayton Dr. Jesse M. Coker Ms. Lori H. Dabbs Mr. David Dail Mr. Don C. Dancer Mr. & Mrs. Donald W. Davis Mr. & Mrs. Harold A. Davis Ms. Charlotte Denton
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Dreher, Jr. Drew Central Alumni Mr. & Mrs. Alvy E. Early Mr. Ron Echols Dr. & Mrs. Billy W. Evans, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Larry Fisackerly Mr. Edward D. Fleming Mr. & Mrs. Joseph D. Friend Mr. & Mrs. William H. Gandy, Sr. Mr. P. Q. Gardner Mr. & Mrs. John D. Ginger Mr. & Mrs. Larry W. Graham Mrs. Margaret Oden Graham Mr. Alfred James Graves Mrs. Marion Dean Greeson Mr. & Mrs. Doug Grimmett Mr. & Mrs. John S. Haisty Mr. C. Barry Hall Ms. Elaine Halliday Mr. & Mrs. Brooks Handly Mr. & Mrs. Werner L. Haney Ms. Lynn Harris Mr. & Mrs. Billy H. Hartness Ms. Ella M. Helm Mr. & Mrs. Dewane L. Hendrix Ms. Jean B. Hendrix Ms. Kathryn Higgins Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Hollis Mr. & Mrs. Johnny Hooks Mr. Tommy L. Hooks Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Hudson Mr. & Mrs. Billy R. Hunter Mr. & Mrs. Cyril Lewis Hyatt Mr. & Mrs. David A. James Mr. & Mrs. David E. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Danny R. Jones Mr. & Mrs. James T. Jordan Mrs. Stella B. Judkins Mr. & Mrs. Michael F. Keim Ms. Kandi S. Keith Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Keith Dr. Robert Kidd Ms. Mary Faye King Mr. & Mrs. Billy Lansdale Mr. & Mrs. David S. Leech Mrs. Lydia W. Lowery Dr. & Mrs. Herbert Michael Matthews Ms. Yvonne P. May Mr. & Mrs. James E. McClain Mrs. Errolene McClintick Mr. & Mrs. Wesley McCoy Mrs. Regina G. McGinn
Mr. George W. Miles Mr. & Mrs. James Don Mooney Mr. & Mrs. Carroll W. Mosley Mr. Michael R. Mott Dr. & Mrs. Joe A. Musick Ms. Virginia H. Norman Mr. & Mrs. Billy W. Nowlin Mr. Jeff Olson Mr. Jon V. Osborn Ms. Katherine Patton Ozment Mr. & Mrs. Archie L. Paschall Mr. & Mrs. Harry C. Pennington Mr. & Mrs. Michael H. Pennington Ms. Mary L. Pickering Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Prestridge Ms. Margaret Prussing Ms. Olivia H. Ray Ms. Lauren A. Raynor Mr. & Mrs. W. Scott Richardson Mr. Paul C. Roth Mr. & Mrs. Guy B. Sabbatini Mr. & Mrs. Scott Saffold Mr. & Mrs. Charles Savage Mrs. Patricia McDermott Scavo Mrs.Charlotte T. Schexnayder Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Scott Mrs. J. Darlene Skender Mr. Thomas P. Slavin Mr. & Mrs. Harold W. Smith Ms. Barbara S. Speakman Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Stephens Mr. Michael G. Stewart Mrs. Monica R. Strickland Mr. & Mrs. James B. Terrell Ms. Jeri Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Ted D. Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Luke Thornton Mr. & Mrs. Bill J. Thurman Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Toombs Mr. Jim W. Trimm Ms. Katherine C. Tucker Mr. & Mrs. Dwight Vincent Judge & Mrs. Robert C. Vittitow Mr. & Mrs. Dane Weindorf Mrs. Katharine A. Wells Mr. & Mrs. James C. West Mrs. Jane D. Whaley Mr. & Mrs. Bill Whiting Mr. & Mrs. Fred J. Williams Dr. Kenneth C. Williams Ms. Glenda Kay Wood Mr. Zane Dale Wright
Business & Organization Donors Class of DCHS 1961 Commercial Bank & Trust Company First National Bank of McGehee Georgia Pacific Leesco, Inc. Monticello Economic Dev Commission Oklahoma United Methodist Foundation
Pines Broadcasting, Inc. R. A. Pickens & Son Company Simmons First Bank of South Arkansas Southeast Chapter of ASCPA UAM Student Chapter-Institute of Management Accountants Union Bank & Trust Company Wal-Mart Foundation
Alumni Snapshots 1950-59 Phillip (BSIE ’59) and Mardelle Crawford (BA ’60) Henley celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary July 31, 2009 at Pauline Baptist Church in Monticello. The Henleys were married at Calvary Baptist Church in Hamburg on July 31, 1959. They live in Monticello.
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Ray Tiner ‘29 Ray Tiner (Class of ‘29) and his wife, Nancy, marked a trio of special occasions last November 8. The Blanchard, Louisiana couple celebrated Ray’s 100th birthday, Nancy’s 90th birthday, and their 75th wedding anniversary. More than 100 family and friends joined in the celebration at the First Baptist Church of Blanchard, including the Mayor of Shreveport, Cedric Glover, who delivered a proclamation that November 8, 2008, be declared Ray Tiner Day in Shreveport. Blanchard Mayor Johnny Digilormo also sent a proclamation for Ray Tiner Day in Blanchard. Photographs were on display at the church, as well as several letters of congratulations, including those from Governor Bobby Jindal, Senator Mary Landrieu, and Haley Barbour, Governor of Mississippi. Ray and Nancy met over a game of dominoes. He started working at a northeast Louisiana oil refinery. When he retired, he was chief operating officer. She kept busy with her children, taking piano lessons, going to ball practice, bowling, and working as a Pink Lady hospital volunteer. When Ray Tiner retired, he looked for something to keep himself busy. One thing he could do, he determined, was to deliver bananas and cookies to residents of five local nursing homes. That was 35 years ago.
have two children, Becca Svoboda of Little Rock and Lee Busby of Monticello and six grandchildren.
1980-89 Dr. Tim Chase (BS ’85) of Monticello was inducted recently as the 115th president of the Arkansas State Dental Association during the organization’s 122nd annual Scientific Session at the Hot
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Dr. Tim Chase
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Dr. David Hopkins (BME ’96) has been selected as the new superintendent of schools for the Clarksville School District. Dr. Hopkins earned his master’s degree from Henderson State University and an education doctorate from Nova Southeastern University. He began his educational career as the junior high band director with the Dollarway School System and has held positions at Hazen, Cross County, Caddo Hills, Ouachita High School and most recently as superintendant of the Bismark School District. Hopkins and his wife Ashley, have two sons, Houston and William.
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Ross Bolding (BSE ’68, MEd ‘94) recently set a new American single age group record at the USATF National Track and Field Championships. Bolding won the 2000 meter steeplechase setting a new record of 8:09, breaking the previous record of 8:15. His 4x400 meter and his 4x800 meter relay teams also won those two events and he placed third in the 10,000 meter run. Ross has now won five national championships total. Kelton Busby, Jr. (BSE ’68) recently received the Managing Partner’s Award for his outstanding sales and service efforts over the past year. Busby was one of only 907 of the firm’s more than 12,000 financial advisors to receive the award. Kelton is married to Betty Peacock Busby (BSE ’71) and they live in Monticello. The Busby’s
Springs Convention Center. Dr. Chase and his wife, Paige, have two daughters, Summer and Madisyn. James D. Watkins (BS ’80) is currently employed as a district manager for the diabetes division of Eli Lilly for Oklahoma and Texas. James has been in the pharmaceutical business for the past 20 years. Previously, Watkins coached women’s tennis at Northeast Louisiana University and Louisiana Tech University. He currently lives Jenks, Okla.
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Alumni Snapshots Tony Thurman
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Dr. Tony Thurman (BS ’93, MEd ’98) superintendent of the Cabot School District has recently completed the Superintendents Institute: Advancing Systems Change offered by the Arkansas Leadership Academy. The yearlong institute focused on enhancing participants leadership skills. A few of the topics addressed were planning for the future in education, understanding and managing change and, developing accountability systems. Thurman was among 24 Arkansas superintendents selected to participate in the institute.
Central Arkansas. Tammy Green (BSN ’07) is currently working at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff in pediatrics. She is also enrolled at the University of Central Arkansas working toward her master of science in nursing. Tammy lives in Rison. As a child, Orelan Johnson (’64) of England was Shakelia L. Jackson kept busy on his family farm chopping cotton. (BA ’04) and GeofHarsh as it was, that childhood labor didn’t deter fery Jerod Jackson were him from becoming a farmer. married on July 25, A farmer for 44 years, he now raises crops on 2009. Shakelia for3,800 acres. His crops include cotton, corn, wheat, merly of Monticello, rice and soybeans. currently teaches sixth As a result of his success as a row crop farmer, grade at the Terrebonne the Johnson family was the 2008 Arkansas Farm Parish School District Family of the Year and has been named the 2009 in Houma, La. Arkansas winner of the Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Taos J. Jones (MAT Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year Award. John’07) is the head softball son joins nine other state winners from the Southcoach at Gravette High east as finalists for the regional award. School and was named 2000-09 Johnson (seated, front center) and his wife, the Benton County Tena, have two grown children. Their son, Wade. Daily Record’s 2009 Stephen D. Cagle (BS has worked on the farm since he was a child. The Softball Coach of the ’08) and Megan K. Johnson’s daughter, Angela, who has an accounting Year. Jones’s Lady Lions Martin (BS ’08) were degree, keeps books for the farm and is a licensed earned a berth in the married June 27, 2009. teacher. The Johnsons have five grandchildren. state tournament for Megan plans to attend only the second time in pharmacy school and is school history. currently employed at USCAA national championship, Walgreen’s as a pharmacy techniJack Crews Puryear (BBA ’02) cian. Stephen is attending medical winning the title, and along the and Kara Hargrove were married way made college basketball history on May 9, 2009 in the chapel school at UAMS in Little Rock. Matthew A. Cross (BA ’05) has by defeating five NCAA Division 1 atop Petit Jean Mountain. Jack is teams. He lives in Port Arthur, Tex. a part-time prosecuting attorney been hired as the new head basketBrian K. Early (BS ‘94, MEd ball coach at Lamar State Collegeand partner in the Gill Law Firm at ’00) has been hired as the new Port Arthur, Tex. Cross comes to Dumas and McGehee. They live in Lamar State from Talladega College defensive coordinator at Fayetteville McGehee. High School. Brian has coached at Darrick Marquis Simmons (TC in Talladega, Ala., where he was Minnesota State-Mankato Univerathletic director, head basketball ’03) and Vanessa Yvonne Fann sity, the University of Arkansas at coach and head golf coach. Matt were married July 4, 2009. Darrick took the first-year Tornadoes to the Monticello and the University of is currently employed as the assis-
Orelan Johnson ‘64
Alumni Snapshots Robert Wallace ‘86 Robert Wallace (‘86), recently received his doctorate of theology from Texas Baptist Institute and Seminary in Henderson, Tex. He currently serves on the administration and faculty of the school. Wallace was responsible for developing the Department of Youth Ministry, which he currently heads. He also serves as treasurer/business administrator and as the secretary/treasurer of the board of trustees at the school. In addition to his duties at the seminary, Wallace serves as the president of Youth Frameworks, an international ministry effort aimed at helping churches reach young people with the Gospel. His duties there include leading teams on short-term mission projects around the world as well as conducting youth leader training seminars and speaking for various youth events. His ministry travels have taken him to 30 states and 10 countries. He currently lives in Henderson with his wife Dee Ann and their three boys, Guy, 12, Isaac, 9, and Luke 7.
tant manager at Popeye’s Chicken in Crossett. Bridgett J. Moore Watkins (BSN ’06) and her husband Scotty Watkins (BS ’05) currently live in Nome, Alaska. Bridgett works at Norton Sound Regional Hospital in the emergency room and also as a flight nurse. Charity L. Whitehurst (BBA ’09) and Trey Wesley Randolph were married June 20, 2009. Charity will start graduate school in the fall and Trey is currently a student at UAM. Rachel L. Williams (BBA ’07) recently earned her MBA thru Florida Metropolitan University in Tampa, Fla. She lives in Warren and is employed by the Bradley County Medical Center. Rachel’s daughter Tiara Jones is a student in the nursing program at UAM.
Wee Weevil Bibs
Fall 2009
“Wee Weevil” bibs have been sent to the newest Boll Weevils: Trent Evan Burton, born April 29, 2009 to Jeremy and Angie Cockrell Burton (BBA ’01) of Monticello. Dallas Lane Cathey, born November 6, 2008 to Jeff and Holly Johnson Cathey (BS ’02) of Hermitage. Raelee Grace Holcomb, born on August 19, 2009 to Eric (BS ’03) and Mindy Reeves Holcomb (BA ’04) of Pine Bluff. Clint Taylor Hyatt, born May 7, 2009 to David (BA ’90) and Rita (BS ’91) Cone Hyatt, III of Fountain Hill. Colt McCall Kelly, born July 1, 2009 to Jasen W. (BS ’97) and Jennifer Kelly of Benton. Emma Kathryn Kelley, born June 11, 2009 to Patrick and Allison Hall Kelley (BBA ’03) of Monticello. Chase Michael Martin, born
April 9, 2009 to Chris M. (BS ’97) and Jeniffer Martin of Bryant. Jillian Grace Pacheco, born April 14, 2009 to Adrian D. (BSN ’05) and Jamie Johnson Pacheco (BS ’01) of Monticello. Luke Aaron Reid, born June 15, 2009 to Les (BS ’06) and Tia Riley Reid (BSN ’06) of Wilmar. Kaleigh Nichole Roberts, born July 30, 2009 to David and Michele Hoover Roberts (BBA ‘05) of Monticello. Avery Mitchell Rose, born May 1, 2009 to Kevin (MS ’07) and Jackie Rose of Jacksonville, N.C. Tyler Payne Stewart, born May 27, 2009 to Bobby Earl (BS ’93) and Oneita Stewart of Winchester, Ky.
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Alumni Snapshots Friends We’ll Miss
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Jim Freeland ‘83
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Jim Freeland is executive vice president of Associated Management, Ltd., a North Little Rock-based property management company presently engaged as the managing agent for a diversified portfolio of apartment properties across the state with all market levels represented. Jim has been with AML since 1987. Freeland is the 2009 president of the Institute of Real Estate Management and was selected in 1997 as the association’s Property Manager of the Year. He is a certified property manager, real estate broker and auctioneer. Freeland is a frequent and popular speaker on industry issues as well as personal development issues such as leadership, creativity and generational cultures. Jim met and married his wife, Debbie, in 1990 and they have a 16-year-old son, Wesley. The couple makes their home in North Little Rock. These days you are most likely to find Jim and Debbie in the bleachers of Central Arkansas Christian High School cheering for Wes, who plays both football and baseball. “I certainly have wonderful memories of my days as a Boll Weevil,” says Freeland, who was a member of Phi Lambda Chi, the Debate Team, and the Student Government. “It was a terrific experience.”
Joe Pat Carter ’76 of McGehee, June 27, 2009. Keith Duane Carter ’89 of Crossett, May 1, 2009. Phil Collins ’59 of Charlottesville, Va., February 14, 2009. Dr. John Dougherty of Martin, Tenn., June 21, 2009. Louise Campbell Ferguson ’43 of LaPorte, Tex., May 10, 2009. Evangeline Terrell Hext ’53 of Vidor, Tex., May 3, 2009. Alan A. Hill ’70 of Hickory, Pa., April 17, 2009. Jerry R. Hines ’75 of Hermitage, July 14, 2009. Charles L. Huddleston of San Diego, Calif., February 5, 2008. Callie Johnson of Jonesboro, June 15, 2009. Edward D. Kelley, Jr. ’75 of Pine Bluff, May 4, 2009. Allie E. Landreth, Jr. ’61 of Hot Springs, June 23, 2009. William Rodgers Lankford of Sheridan, May 4, 2009.
Sue Pittman McNulty of Pine Bluff, July 2, 2009. Nakeshia N. Page of Tillar, July 6, 2009. Lolita Sedberry Price ’52 of Little Rock, June 16, 2009. Frank Sain ’47 of McGehee, June 12, 2009. Carolyn W. Schisler of Fayetteville, March 29, 2009. Robert Short of Little Rock, July 6, 2009. Catherine Ann Ashcraft Smith ’63 of Pine Bluff, July 2, 2009. Jerry Taunton of Warren, July 25, 2009. Dr. Robert E. Turner ’58 of Pine Bluff, June 7, 2009. Shirley Esther Tomlinson Moore Walker ’60 of Denton, Tex., January 19, 2009. Irma Nell Coke Wills ’65 of Hot Springs, July 31, 2009. Robert Howard Wilson of Woodlawn, May 15, 2009.
Show Your Weevil Spirit! Hey, UAM graduates and Boll Weevil fans, you can display that Boll Weevil Spirit wherever you go with a UAM Collegiate License Plate, available as an official Arkansas Car Tag. The tag commemorates the 100th anniversary of UAM’s founding in 1909. For $35 above the cost of a standard Arkansas Tag, you can display a UAM Car Tag and help your university. The University will receive $25 for scholarships for each tag purchased. The UAM Car Tags are available at local revenue offices in southeast Arkansas and the State Revenue Office in Little Rock. For more information, contact the Office of Advancement at (800) 467-8148 or (870) 460-1028, or go online at www. uamont.edu/alumni
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Annette Hall (1944-2009) A Tribute by Dr. Kent Skinner
Fall 2009
The office is empty now, but when I first arrived on the UAM campus in 1989, it was occupied by Annette Hall, then chairman of the Fine Arts Department. Annette was the first person I met at UAM, and over the course of nearly 20 years she proved herself to be a respected colleague, a skillful administrator, and a valued friend. She gave me encouragement when it was needed, advice when it was requested, and – most importantly – support at all times. I had come to UAM to interview for the position of director of choral activities. In the interview, Annette told me that her administrative style was to hire the best people she could find – and then stay out of their way and allow them to do what they did best. I later discovered that, in my case, this was only partly true. Annette did much more than just stay out of my way and allow me to work. She labored to create an environment in which one’s best work was possible. She persevered to remove obstacles that got in the way of quality work. And she did her best to correct the mistakes that I inevitably made along the way. Annette and I worked closely on many projects over the years. Often, following musical ventures such as the Dinner Pops Concert, I got to hear the applause and take the bows while her efforts behind the scenes were noticed by very few. If she minded, she never let on. I have no doubt that Annette was genuinely proud of all the successes within the Division of Music, regardless of who received the credit. She was a true team player—a colleague in the best sense of the word. Over her years at UAM, Annette accomplished many great things and touched many people’s lives—colleagues who had the pleasure of working with her, musicians who had the advantage of studying under her, public school students throughout Arkansas whose band and choral directors had been Annette’s students, and all the many friends of music who attended the hundreds of concerts, operas, shows, and recitals she helped to make possible at UAM. Annette was a modest person, but she deserved to be proud of all she accomplished, the wonderful music that was created, and the successful teachers her students became. Annette left her mark on all of us, and we will miss her. Her office is empty now, but it will likely be occupied again before long, and the music program at UAM will move ahead on the course she helped plot. This is how it should be, and how Annette would have wanted it to be. Still, for many of us, it feels as though a long and gracious era has finally come to an end.
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Reflections . . .
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Members of the 1959 Student N.E.A. chapter pose on the steps of what is now the Babin Business Center. The Class of ‘59 will be among those holding reunions at Homecoming October 22-24.
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