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CH A NCELLOR ’S | MESSAGE

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a new calendar year is always exciting and inspiring. I have the added luxury to reflect upon a year that allowed me to begin leading this great university and our people, transition to a new home and community, and build friendships through both our UAM community as well as colleagues in the state.

I have served at eight universities as both a faculty member and administrator. There are always great fans, alumni, and leaders in every community. I know that we can look elsewhere and find a larger alumni base, or a larger community population, but we will never find a more dedicated group of individuals that are passionate and caring for our beloved university like here at the University of Arkansas at Monticello.

As I have traveled throughout the state of Arkansas and met many of you, there is always one common theme as we first meet or as we say our departing goodbyes—“please let me know what I can do to help you and UAM”. After spending a year assessing and prioritizing, UAM is ready to move to the next level of greatness and that means that I am ready to start calling on you to let you know what we need, in addition to your continued passion for our success.

For many of you, it will be your continuing support that allows us to do what we do best – help students succeed and produce outstanding leaders for our communities. If you have never attended any of our student events, athletic games, concerts, and other activities, it means driving to Monticello to see dreams coming true for our students.

If your schedule does not permit a trip to southeastern Arkansas at a specified time, we still need your assistance. Our recruiters travel throughout the state and would love to see you at one of our events so that you can help market this university as we work to get students enrolled at UAM. They need to hear your stories and how UAM helped your dreams become a reality.

It is your success that will move them to want to finish their degree and become an inspiring alumni member for the next generation.

I would also encourage you to continue helping UAM achieve positive publicity through your outstanding community service and leadership on civic and community boards. We often hear that people are impressed with your knowledge and guidance in these organizations. It is that type of publicity that enhances our image to future students.

UAM continues to prosper from the many donations to scholarships, the Centennial Circle and our Sports Association. I ask that you continue to remember how much we appreciate those generous gifts and how important they are in allowing us to serve so many students. I also ask that you be open to new opportunities to support UAM. It is my sincere hope that all of you will continue to follow the progress on our campuses. We have a number of initiatives underway including our Strategic Planning Process which some of you will be asked to provide input regarding goals. We are also on the front end of our Rebranding and Marketing Initiatives so that we can respond to our expanding markets and our new chapter of legacies at UAM while honoring traditions and focusing on the future.

As I begin my second year at UAM, I look forward to seeing many of you again and continuing to travel to meet some of you for the first time. It is important to know that we are all connected not only by the green and

ON THE COVER: An early morning fog gives a surreal look to Weevil Pond.

For information, you may contact: Jay Jones, Vice Chancellor for Advancement and University Relations (870) 460-1022 (office) (870) 460-1324 (FAX) jonesj@uamont.edu Mike Owens, Associate Vice Chancellor for Alumni and Communication Strategies (870) 460-1028 (office) (870) 460-1324 (FAX) owens@uamont.edu Lisa Jo Ross, Alumni and Development Officer (870) 460-1028 (office) rosslj@uamont.edu If you want to find out what’s happening on campus, or want to contact us about something significant that’s happened in your life, check out our website at www.uamont.edu.

Parents, if your son or daughter attended UAM and is no longer living at this address, please notify our office of his or her new address. Thank you.

white, but through the shared vision of moving UAM to the next level of greatness.

Best Wishes, Karla Hughes, Chancellor

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FEATURES WINTER-SPRING 2017

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Dr. Shannon Fleming, senior director of development for the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has made the most of the opportunities provided by UAM.

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Living History

The inauguration of Chancellor Karla Hughes is celebrated in words and photos.

Sue Rownd chronicled history as the first female editor of the Weevil Outlet.

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Getting Jazzy On NCIS A former UAM jazz student makes his television debut as a bass musician on an episode of the hit CBS drama NCIS: New Orleans

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STUART COLES HAS ALWAYS wanted to perform but he never thought it would be on national television.

An accomplished jazz musician, Coles graduated from UAM in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in jazz studies and is pursuing a master’s degree in the same discipline at the University of New Orleans.

Living in “The Big Easy” might be the perfect destination for a jazz musician.

When Coles is not studying, he’s performing with a band in the French Quarter at places like Maison Bourbon, Brennan’s and Maison Dupuy.

One day while hanging out with a group of fellow musicians at a friend’s house, Coles received a text message from Delfeayo Marsalis, brother of jazz legends Branford and Wynton Marsalis. Delfeayo had been asked to put together a band to perform on the hit CBS crime drama “NCIS New Orleans.”

Coles soon found himself on location, dressed in a sailor’s uniform and with a haircut best described as “high and tight” while playing bass in a fictitious jazz band called the Navy Commodores. The scene appears at the 11-minute mark of an episode entitled “Music To My Ears,” which first aired on December 6 and can be seen in its entirety on the CBS website.

“The show is centered on an NCIS investigation into the death of a trumpet player from the Navy Commodores who was shot and killed,” says Coles.

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For Coles, the experience of being part of a television show was a mixed bag. Scott Bakula, the series star, was “really nice,” says Coles, “but the whole shoot was pretty disorganized. First they wanted us there at 2 p.m., then 12:30. There was a lot of hurry up and wait.”

During the shooting, it started pouring rain, forcing Coles and his 80-year-old

wooden bass to take cover. “Wooden instruments and rain don’t mix,” he says.

After he completes his master’s degree at UNO, Coles wants to continue performing and teach a little on the side. “I want to leave myself open to touring with bands,” he says. “I want to establish a reputation.

There are lots of great musicians here. It’s been inspiring.”

INAUGURAL

Celebration A Parade, Reception & Dinner OCTOBER 18, 2016

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The Inauguration of Chancellor Karla Hughes 1. Chancellor Hughes and her husband, Colonel L. R. Hughes, served as Grand Marshals of the Inaugural Parade.

2. The Boll Weevil mascot made an appearance.

3. Chancellor and Colonel Hughes with Linda Hughes Campbell, the Colonel’s sister, at a reception at the UAM Trotter House following the parade.

4. The weather was perfect and the food was delicious as alumni and friends gathered on the lawn of the Trotter House.

5. Chancellor Hughes unveils a surprise gift at the Inaugural Dinner, a painting of UAM landmarks by Lesa Cathey Handly, class of 1982.

6. Dr Claude Babin (right), the last president of Arkansas A&M College and the first chancellor of UAM, is greeted by Colonel L. R. Hughes at a Student-Faculty-Staff Showcase in the atrium of the Taylor Library. Also pictured is Dr. Babin’s son, Hunter Babin of Little Rock.

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Student Friendly Centennial Opportunity Fund provides much needed changes to the University Center

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CHANGING THE GREEN ROOM of the John F. Gibson University Center to a user-friendly student hangout is one of four projects selected for funding from the University of Arkansas at Monticello’s Centennial Opportunity Fund.

Placing outdoor seating in various locations around the UAM campus, furnishing the Student Union of the UAM College of Technology-McGehee with indoor and outdoor furniture, and updating GPS technology resources for land surveying students in the School of Forestry and Natural Resources are the other projects selected for funding.

The student hangout project includes the addition of two 70-inch televisions,

WORK STATIONS Wall-mounted computer work stations are just some of the changes coming to the John F. Gibson University Center.

improved wireless access to accommodate the faster speeds of newer devices, wallmounted work stations with direct wi-fi access, charging lockers to allow students to charge their laptops in a secure location, and movable bean bag furniture.

“The effect of this project is to create a living room for students,” explained Jay Jones, vice chancellor for finance and administration and chair of the Centennial Opportunity Fund Committee. “We

believe providing students with a userfriendly, comfortable living environment will have a positive impact on recruiting, retention and ultimately, student success.”

The Centennial Opportunity Fund was established in 2009 in observance of UAM’s centennial celebration and is comprised of a $1 million endowment from one hundred $10,000 donations. Interest from the endowment is used to fund projects selected by a campus committee.

GARY MEGGS IS NAMED TO THE FOUR-STATES HALL OF FAME Creator of UAM Jazz Program is recognized by his peers Gary Meggs, the man who revitalized the marching and concert bands and created the jazz program at UAM, has been named to the Four States Bandmasters Association Hall of Fame. The Four States Bandmasters Association is based in Texarkana, Tex., and is comprised of college, high school and junior high band directors from Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. Meggs came to UAM in 1989, stayed a year, then returned to a high school position in New Boston, Tex., before returning to UAM in 2002 to begin a 14-year association with the university. Now retired from his position as director of bands, Meggs still directs the university’s elite Jazz Band I, which won nationwide accolades at the prestigious Elmhurst Jazz Festival in suburban Chicago and made a performance tour of China. Meggs started the jazz program in 2002 and by 2007, UAM was the first college or university in Arkansas to offer an undergraduate degree in jazz studies. In 2013, the university began offering the state’s first master of music degree in jazz studies. UAM currently has three jazz bands and six jazz ensembles.

An accomplished musician, Meggs has toured the world as a guest performer with the Glenn Miller Orchestra.

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Grammy?

C. E. Askew may soon be able to add “Grammy Winner” to an already impressive resume`

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CLAUDE ASKEW HAD NEVER heard of jazz legend Stan Kenton when a friend asked him if he wanted to see the Stan Kenton Orchestra in concert at Louisiana Tech University.

Askew was stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base in Shreveport, fresh out of high school. It was October 1971, the Vietnam War was still raging, and Askew had enlisted in the Air Force after his draft lottery number came up first. He had planned to enroll at Henderson State University as a music major but decided enlistment was better than being drafted.

Askew went to the concert, sat in the balcony and in his words,“was blown away.

I was ready to jump out of the balcony to get closer to the band,” he says. “I realized at that moment that I wanted to do that.”

Fast-forward 43 years. Askew is a world-renowned drummer and jazz musician in his own right and part of the UAM

music faculty. Mike Vax, the long-time conductor and lead trumpet player for the Stan Kenton Legacy Orchestra, contacts Askew. The band’s regular drummer, Gary Hobbs, can’t complete the band’s spring 2015 tour. Would Askew help them out?

“I went to Mark Spencer, our dean, to ask him if it was alright for me to be away from campus,” recalls Askew. “He said you gotta do this!”

Askew joined the Kenton Orchestra and completed the tour, which took the band through 16 cities in 17 days covering Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Each performance was recorded live and made into an album called “Storming Through The South.” That album has been nominated for a Grammy.

Askew performs on eight of the album’s 13 tracks, providing the beat to “Roy’s Blues Revisited,”“Summer Violets,”“Lefty Leaps In,” “Virna,” “Come Out Swingin,’!” “Shell Game,” “It Might As Well Be Spring,” and “You Turned The Tables On Me.” Performing with jazz legends is nothing new to Askew. He spent 22 years traveling the world as drummer and for six years conductor of the Airmen of Note, the premier jazz band of the U.S. Air Force, playing with the likes of Tony Bennett, Herbie Hancock and Chaka Khan.

“I spent 22 years playing with great musicians and world class guest artists,” says Askew. “The opportunities I’ve had are a real blessing.”

DELTA CONNECTION John Davis named to the Delta Regional Authority’s Leadership Institute Academy Dr. John Davis, director of governmental relations and assistant professor of political science, is one of eight Arkansans named to the Delta Regional Authority’s Delta Leadership Institute Executive Academy, according to Chris Masingill, DRA co-chairman. “This is a wonderful honor for Dr. Davis,” said Chancellor Karla Hughes. “John is a dynamic leader who is held in high regard by his colleagues in academia and who is building a reputation as an invaluable asset to the state and region.” As a member of the Leadership Academy, Davis will spend the next year learning about the Delta region from an economic standpoint and will also learn what resources are available to the region. He and other members of the Academy will travel to Washington, D.C., and other locations across the DRA coverage area to attend classes in economic development, leadership, workforce training, education and entrepreneurship. A native of Hot Springs, Davis joined the UAM faculty in 2015. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville and a Ph.D., from the University of Missouri. In addition to teaching classes, Davis works with the Arkansas General Assembly and local and county officials as an advocate on behalf of UAM, tracking legislation as it’s being formed to explore its impact on higher education.

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DECEMBER

Graduation The First In UAM History DECEMBER 17, 2016

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Presenting Degrees to our December Graduates 1. Graduate students Reagan Wise and Evan Sims await the awarding of their master’s degree hoods.

2. Trey Taylor was among an excited group of December graduates.

3. Dr. Michael Moore (left), vice president of academic affairs for the UA System and chief academic officer for eVersity, the UA System’s online campus, presents a degree to the first eVersity graduate, Stacy Olson.

4. Chancellor Karla Hughes congratulates Nick Cerda, a graduating member of the UAM baseball team.

5. Chancellor Hughes leads to applause as guests recognize members of the University faculty during commencement exercises.

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Student Leaders UAM students Carly Curry and Bryson Berry meet with state leaders at the Arkansas Student Leadership Forum

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CARLY CURRY OF SHERIDAN AND Bryson Berry of Hamburg recently represented the University of Arkansas at Monticello at the 18th annual Arkansas Student Leadership Forum at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Little Rock.

The event brings together select students from colleges and universities throughout Arkansas to interact with state leaders in “an examination of servant leadership as demonstrated by Jesus of Nazareth.” The forum has its origins in the National Prayer Breakfast, which began in 1951 and is hosted annually by the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. In 1990, Congressional leaders started the National Student Leadership Forum as an outgrowth of the Prayer Breakfast and the Arkansas Student Leadership Forum is one of many state forums that emerged.

Curry is a senior modern languages major with a minor in political science. She is a former resident assistant at Maxwell Hall, a student assistant in the Office of Intramurals and Recreation, is a member of Pi Sigma Alpha national honor society for political science students, a member of Alpha Chi national collegiate honor society, and was UAM’s 2015 homecoming queen.

Berry is a junior nursing major and serves as treasurer of the Student Government Association, president of Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity, vice chairman of the College Republicans, vice president of the Greek Council, and treasurer of the Inter-Fraternity Council.

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CAPITOL IDEAS Carly Curry (left) and Bryson Berry interacted with other students and state leaders at the Arkansas Student Leadership Forum.

ENROLLMENT NUMBERS CLIMB Eight percent increase results in second highest fall enrollment ever Enrollment for the 2016 fall semester at the University of Arkansas at Monticello increased by nearly eight percent over the previous year, according to official figures released from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education. UAM is reporting an enrollment of 3,925, up by 282 students (7.74 percent) over last fall’s 3,643 and the second highest fall enrollment ever recorded in the institution’s 107-year history. The record fall enrollment of 3,945 was recorded in 2012. The 2016 enrollment number also marks the end of a three-year period of declining enrollments.“These numbers are very encouraging and a reflection of the hard work and dedication of so many,” said UAM Chancellor Karla Hughes. “Our long-term goal is to make UAM a model open enrollment institution while maintaining a quality academic environment that makes this campus an attractive option for the constituency we serve. As we continue to focus on student success and the resulting improvement in both retention and graduation rates, I believe we will see our enrollment numbers continue to climb.” Of the 3,925 students enrolled, 3,669 are undergraduate students and 256 are graduate students. Last year’s undergraduate / graduate numbers were 3,451 and 198. Enrollment figures for fall semesters 2011 through 2015 were 3,920 in 2011, 3,945 in 2012, 3,893 in 2013, 3,854 in 2014, and 3,643 in 2015.

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Remember Reunions, the Hall of Fame, and a Big Win! OCTOBER 20-22, 2016

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Celebrating Homecoming with Reunions and the Hall of Fame 1. Alpha Sigma Alpha alumni gathered with current members for a reunion.

2. Chancellor Karla Hughes visits with Barbara Banks Gathen, the first African-American graduate of UAM. 3. Weezy gets a companion at the football game.

4. The Sports Hall of Fame class of 2016 (from left) Meredith Heckel-LaRue, Joe Daw, Mac Newcomb, Paul Russell, Solon Mobley and Larry Smith.

5. D’Carlos and Letitia Johnson at the African-American Alumni Elite Breakfast.

6. Homecoming Queen Brooke McKinney and her father during pregame ceremonies.

7. The Pride of Southeast Arkansas at the Walk of Champions

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World Travelers Three UAM students present research at the World Congress at Qatar University

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THREE UAM POLITICAL SCIENCE students participated in the first World Congress on Undergraduate Research (WCUR) hosted recently by the National Council for Undergraduate Research (CUR) at Qatar University in Doha, Qatar.

Gauge Adkins of Vilonia, Cody Bijou of Crosby, Tex., and Reagan Dobbs of Dayton, Tex., made up the three-person UAM delegation. Each student gave a 20-minute conference presentation of their individual original political science research papers followed by a question-and-answer session. Dr. Carol Strong, associate professor of political science at UAM and a CUR councilor, moderated a student panel and participated in one of the general plenary

TOP RESEARCH STUDENTS Dr.Carol Strong (seated) accompanied three UAM students to the World Congress on Undergraduate Research. Standing (from left) are Cody Bijou, Gauge Adkins and Reagan Dobbs.

sessions about the value of international experience for undergraduate researchers.

The WCUR selected the top 200 undergraduate researchers from all applicants. The applicants were accompanied by faculty mentors and other supporters.

All disciplines were represented and students converged from around the world,

STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS Mike Owens to lead alumni and communication strategies Michael Owens has joined the University of Arkansas at Monticello administration as associate vice chancellor for alumni and communication strategies. Owens comes to UAM from Eastern Washington University where he served as associate chief technology officer, overseeing day-today IT operations for a campus of more than 13,000 graduate and undergraduate students and 2,500 faculty. His previous experience includes serving as director of IT infrastructure for Clearwater Paper Corporation in Spokane, Wash., and senior systems engineer for Potlatch Forest Products Corporation in Arkansas City. Owens holds a bachelor of science degree in computer information systems from UAM and a master of science degree in management information systems from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. While at Eastern Washington, Owens served on the National Conference on Undergraduate Research Committee, the EWU Data Management Committee, the EWU Data Standards Committee, the Academic Systems Advisory Committee, and the University Safety Committee. “We are very pleased to have Mike join the university in this important role,” said Jay Jones, vice chancellor for finance and administration. “Someone with his training and experience will be an invaluable asset to the institution.”

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representing the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, among others. The theme of the Congress was to build cultural bridges in the international community to overcome stereotypes and increase intercontinental dialogue among the future leaders of the world.

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Sue Rownd lived through turbulent times at Arkansas A&M and is a living link to some of the most colorful characters in school history.

IT’S ONE THING TO READ ABOUT HISTORY AND STILL ANOTHER to hear it first hand from an eyewitness. Sue Rownd is a lively 95-year-old with nearperfect recall who lived through turbulent and historic times at what was then Arkansas A&M College.

A farm girl from Grady, Rownd saw the campus for the first time in the 1930’s when she and her family came to visit her older brother, Lawson, a student at A&M. Rownd followed her brother to Monticello, enrolling in January 1939. The Great Depression was lingering in southeast Arkansas and none of the students had much. Rownd’s father, James Claude Rogers, scratched out a living growing cotton, sorghum, peas and hay on rented farm land.

Most of Rownd’s fellow students worked at on-campus jobs to help pay tuition and only a few had cars. Marvin Bankston was president of the college, a quirky history professor and football coach named Stewart Ferguson was toying with the idea of turning football into comedy, and a world war was on the horizon.

“We didn’t have more than about 600 students,” Rownd remembers.“I knew everybody. Most of the students lived on campus but we had quite a few day students, but even they came to the dorm.”

Rownd initially lived in Horsfall Hall and her room became a gathering place. “It’s funny what you remember,” she says. “I had a pair of red-striped pajamas I used to wear in the dormitory and it seemed like the girls always came to my room.”

The campus dining hall was in the basement of Horsfall Hall, but Rownd often found her way to the Commons Building, at the time located to the north of the Administration Building (now the

Babin Business Center). For a nickel she would start her day with a slice of cheese toast and a Coke.

Rownd pursued a degree in biology with a minor in English.

Her mentor and favorite teacher was W.C. Hobgood, a long-time faculty member. “He cared about you,” says Rownd. “He stuttered when he talked and people made fun of him, but he was funny and smart.”

Another instructor, the enigmatic Delzie Demaree, left a different impression. “Dr. Demaree carried a snake in his pocket,” Rownd recalls.“He was a little bit crazy. He wanted to show us that snakes weren’t dangerous to handle so he put a baby copperhead inside his shirt and of course it bit him. His arm swelled up like a balloon.”

In the fall of 1941, just weeks before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Rownd won an election to become the first female editor of the Weevil Outlet, the campus newspaper. “I had to stand up in front of the whole student body in the old gymnasium and give a speech about why I should be the editor,” Rownd says. “I had never given a speech in my life, but apparently they liked it.”

Rownd edited the paper, wrote a gossip column to get as many student names in the paper as possible, and along with her friend and future newspaper publisher Charlotte Tillar, made sure the paper was printed on time.

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There was a lot to cover. Beginning in 1939, the A&M football team earned the moniker “Wandering Weevils” by playing for laughs, becoming coast-tocoast sensations and generating reams of national publicity.“I think there were some who thought they were crazy,” Rownd remembers, “but I was proud of them because it was different. Coach Ferguson was a crazy teacher, but he was a good teacher.”

Rownd remembers Ferguson as a “shy, small man.

He wandered around when he lectured and wrote on the board a lot. He had the damndest tests you can imagine. I guess that’s why I made a C in his world history class. The only C I made.”

As war approached, many of the male students had already enlisted, serving in the campus military unit, Battery B of the Army’s Second Battalion, 206th Coast Artillery. One of those students was Cecil Pittman of DeWitt, who had a car and caught Sue’s eye. Pittman spent two years with Battery B in Alaska before returning to Arkansas where he joined the Army Air Corps and was sent to Camp Pendleton in California.

Rownd earned her degree in 1942, taught one year, then went to California to be closer to Pittman.

“I lived in Hollywood for six weeks,” says Rownd.

“He came down on weekends, but back then you had to take a blood test and wait three days to get married. He could never get off long enough to get married there.”

Rownd followed Pittman to an air base in Alpine, Tex., where the couple was married, but the marriage was a brief one. Pittman was shipped overseas in December 1943 and was killed in May flying supplies over “The Hump” in the Himalayas in the Burma-India Theater.

Two years later, Sue met Bert Rownd, ironically while visiting Pittman’s mother in DeWitt. I came over to play cards on Saturday night,” she remembers, “and Bert was home on leave. We think somebody upstairs fixed that because we had a wonderful marriage.”

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Russellville and Springdale before the couple moved to Little Rock and Sue retired from teaching to begin raising a family.

The marriage lasted 68 years until Bert’s death in 2013 and produced three children, six grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren. Rownd still lives by herself in Little Rock and enjoys revisiting her days at Arkansas A&M. “It’s hard to put 95 years in a small space,” she says, “but I’ve had a very blessed life.”

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DR. SHANNON FLEMING

A UAM Story Like so many UAM graduates, Shannon Fleming had few college choices, but he made the most of his opportunities to become one of the top fund-raisers in Arkansas.

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POWER PLAYER Dr. Shannon Fleming, senior director of development for the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, is charged with soliciting gifts of $50,000 or more.

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Shannon Fleming’s eighth floor office at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences could generously be described as unpretentious. The space is barely big enough to fit three people comfortably and contains a desk, computer, telephone, printer and file cabinet. And that’s just fine with Fleming. As the senior director of development for the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, Fleming is charged with soliciting private gifts of $50,000 or more and spends little time in the office. He believes effective fund raising is best done at a personal level.

“Fund raising is about building relationships with people and you can’t do that with an email, text or telephone call,” he says.

“To be good at this you have to understand the importance of relationships. You have to be willing to commit to the mission of the organization you’re raising money for, and you have to pay attention to the details as it relates to what the donor wants.”

Fleming raised $11.5 million for the Reynolds Institute in 2015-16, his first year on the job, exceeding the Institute’s goal of $10 million. In 2014-15 he raised $25.6 million for the University of Southern Mississippi Foundation as its executive director. If you’re counting, that’s more than $36 million in private gifts raised

by Fleming in three years.

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sociation of Fund Raising Professionals of Arkansas.

Shannon Fleming’s story reads like those of so many other successful graduates of the University of Arkansas at Monticello.

A Monticello native, he had few college options after graduating from Monticello High School in 1978.

“I was one of those students from southeast Arkansas who was a good, solid high school student, a little bit above average, but I really didn’t have the opportunity to go many other places,” he says.

“UAM was there for me and I was able to get a scholarship and a work-study job. I made lifelong friendships at UAM and that built my foundation.”

Fleming spent four years keeping statistics at football and basketball games while working for the UAM sports information

office and enjoyed himself immensely. “I was fairly social,” he admits with a grin. “I didn’t Fleming (facing page) miss too many parties.” spends most of his As an undergraduate, he sported a huge time out of his office Afro, wore flip-flops on the coldest January visiting with days and was known to explore the unpotential donors. derground steam tunnels crisscrossing the campus. At one point, Fleming and his buddies discovered an underground civil defense bunker beneath the Student Union Building (now the Visual and Performing Arts Center), a relic of the Cold War. “We knew all the tunnels,” he remembers. “If the bomb hit, I guess you were supposed to head down there. We found military tins of stale crackers. The label on the tins said they were survival crackers. Of course, we had to try some. There’s no telling how long they’d been down there. I wish I had kept a couple of tins.”

Fleming may have enjoyed a good time, but he was also a serious student, pursuing a degree in business administration with an emphasis in marketing. During Fleming’s junior year, Ken Green, Sr., one of his business professors, saw promise in Fleming and encouraged him to attend graduate school at Louisiana Tech.

“Ken Green became like a second father to me,” Fleming remembers. “His son, Charlie, and I were best friends. I used to spend more time at their house than mine. Without his encouragement, I’m not sure I would have ever considered pursuing a doctorate.

He set the tone for the rest of my life.”

Fleming graduated from UAM in 1982 and earned an MBA from Louisiana Tech a year later. He fell into fund raising by accident.

In 1986, UAM had an opening for an institutional development specialist and Fleming applied. “I was in a management training program for a small telephone company in Hampton, Arkansas and I knew I didn’t want to stay there,” he says. “This was an opportunity to get back to my alma mater. I wasn’t sure what an institutional development specialist did, but I knew it involved fund raising to a certain degree.”

Fleming got the job, beginning a 16-year association with UAM. A year after joining the staff, he was named director of student support services. In 1989 he became director of alumni and development, tripling the school’s endowed scholarships and securing UAM’s first-ever $1 million gift for an endowed chair in forestry.

In 1995 Fleming was named assistant vice chancellor for student affairs and dean of students and earned an educational doctorate from UA-Little Rock in 1997. In 2001, he made the decision to branch out, accepting a post as director of development and chief development officer at Henderson State University.

In 2003, Fleming became associate vice president for advancement at the University of Central Arkansas, landing the lead gift of $3.5 million in a $35 million capital campaign. In 2006, he took the position of vice president for institutional advancement at Philander Smith College in Little Rock, securing the school’s NO DOWN TIME

first-ever $1 million individual gift, a $1.2 million Kresge Grant to establish a social justice initiative, and planned and implemented a $4 million project campaign for annual scholarships.

While at Philander Smith, Fleming met his future wife, Kelly Kinard, then the director of marketing and development for the Arkansas Repertory Theatre. By the time he accepted the post of executive director of the University of Southern Mississippi Foundation in 2013, Shannon and Kelly were engaged and Kelly was the chief fund-raiser for the Arkansas Arts Center. The couple were married December 27, 2014.

“The plan was for her to transition to Hattiesburg and find a comparable position to what she was doing for the Arts Center,” he says. “I had a great two years in Hattiesburg. I met some great people and raised a lot of money with a talented team in place.

But it became evident that she wasn’t going to be able to find a comparable position and with an aging parent, I decided I probably needed to get back closer to my roots in Arkansas.”

Fleming accepted the position of senior director of development for the Reynolds Institute in June 2015, a decision he’s never regretted. “This job has given me the opportunity to meet with some wonderful people,” he says. “Dr. Jeanne Wei, the director of the institute, is an incredible person. She’s a geriatrician, a cardiologist, a world-renowned researcher. When I interviewed, I had done my research on her and thought, ‘Wow, what a cool person to be able to work for.’”

Shannon and Kelly have put down roots in Little Rock and share a common commitment to their profession, although being the chief fund-raisers for two of the state’s most high-profile institutions can create some awkward social situations.“We’ll walk into a restaurant and you can see people thinking, “Oh no, they’re going to come ask us for money,’” he says, laughing.“’If one of them doesn’t get us, the other one will.’”

For Fleming, fund-raising is about finding people who want to make a difference.“I’m a believer that people give money, especially larger gifts, because they have a need to fulfill,” he explains. “It’s my job to figure out how I can help them fill that need. The donors I deal with want their gifts to make an impact. They want to fulfill a need that’s usually connected to the past or some experience they had at the medical center or at the university. They want to give back and they want to make a difference.”

Shannon Fleming is making a difference now for the state’s largest medical center, but he’s still a southeast Arkansan at heart.

His colleagues aren’t surprised when he shows up at the office offering them fresh Bradley County pink tomatoes or deer steaks.

And UAM will always be part of his life.“UAM had a huge impact on my life and my career,” he says. “I know it’s a typical cliche, but it’s the people you meet and the relationships you form that mean the most. I still have people who were students there during my 16 years on staff that I stay in contact with. UAM is a special place.”

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New A.D. John Harvey brings a winning track record to the office of director of intercollegiate athletics

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UAM HAS DECIDED TO PLACE THE direction of its program in intercollegiate athletics in the hands of ultra-successful baseball coach John Harvey, who was recently named interim director of athletics.

Harvey replaces Chris Ratcliff, who resigned in December to become athletics director at Rogers State University in Claremore, Okla.

Harvey recently became the first coach in school history to sign a multi-year contract when he inked a two-year agreement with automatic two-year rollovers through 2021. Harvey led UAM to a 40-16 record in 2016 that included the Great American Conference tournament championship and the school’s second-ever appearance in the NCAA Division II Central Regional Tournament. The Boll Weevils finished one victory away from earning a berth in the Division II College World Series.

PROMOTING A WINNER John Harvey led the UAM baseball program to new heights in 2016.

Now he hopes to do the same with the entire athletic program.

“I felt for the continuity of our program in intercollegiate athletics that naming Coach Harvey to this important position would provide a seamless transition in leadership,” said UAM Chancellor Karla Hughes. “I am confident John can provide the direction and stability we need to ensure the success of our student-athletes.

He has excelled as a coach and an administrator and is well suited to take on these additional duties.”

Harvey became UAM’s head baseball coach in 2011. In the six seasons since,

the Boll Weevils are 160-125, including a 125-73 mark over the last four seasons that included victory totals of 32, 36 and 40 games.

“I’m grateful for this opportunity and I hope to justify Chancellor Hughes’ faith in me as we move forward,” said Harvey.

“Chris Ratcliff has left a solid foundation and with the help of an outstanding group of coaches we will continue the institution’s commitment to the success of our student-athletes in the classroom and on the playing fields.”

Football / Volleyball Honors Tolliver & Gasparini are All-GAC

STANDOUTS Jalen Tolliver (above) and Carolina Gasparini helped lead the football and volleyball teams to improved seasons in 2016.

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Wide receiver Jalen Tolliver has been selected to the 2016 All-Great American Conference team.

Tolliver was the only unanimous first team selection. UAM finished the 2016 season with a 4-7 record, a three-game improvement over 2015. Tolliver, a junior from Rayville, La., led the GAC in multiple categories, including receiving touchdowns (14), receiving yards (1,090), receptions (69), receptions per game (6.3), and receiving yards per game (99.1). Tolliver caught at least one touchdown pass in 10 straight games. Tolliver was the first Weevil since 2004 to record over 1,000 receiving yards in a season . . . Carolina Gasparini was a first-team selection to the 2016 AllGreat American Conference volleyball team. A senior from Porto Ferreira, Brazil, Gasparini led the GAC in service aces with 59 and service aces per set with 0.55. She was fourth in total points (391), fifth in points per set (3.83) and sixth in kills (334). She led UAM in each of these categories and in kills per set (3.12). Gasparini’s 59 service aces set a UAM season record, breaking the previous mark of 53 set by Maegan Martin in 2006. Gasparini also broke Martin’s record for service aces per set. Gasparini’s best match came in a four-set win over Southwestern Oklahoma when she totaled 20 kills on 61 attempts for a hitting percentage of .279.

SP OR T S | new s Boll Weevil Basketball Off To Record Start As UAM Magazine went to press in late January, the Boll Weevil basketball team was making history. UAM won its first 14 games, the best start in school history, and equaling the school mark for consecutive victories in a season with 14, a record set by the 1985-86 NAIA national runner-up squad.

The Weevils were drawing attention at the national level, climbing to No. 18 in the NCAA Division II poll and No. 2 in the Division II Central Region.

Football Signs Eight To Mid-Year Scholarships The UAM football staff added eight new players to the Boll Weevil football roster during the 2016 mid-signing period.

The new recruits are: • Deon Knox, cornerback, 5-11, 175, Itawamba (Miss.) JC • Lawayne Lenoir, offensive line, 6-5, 320, Copiah-Lincoln (Miss.) JC • Anthony Walker, linebacker, 6-1, 205, Holmes (Miss.) JC • Jacquan White, linebacker, 6-1, 235, Southwest Mississippi JC • Tyler Staples, cornerback, 6-0, 180, Holmes (Miss.) JC • Reggie Sanders, offensive line, 6-1, 290, Arkansas Baptist • Ty Thomas, linebacker, 6-1, 235, Navarro (Tex.) JC • Orrin Walsh, tight end, 6-2, 255, Holmes (Miss.) JC “We’re excited about our mid-year signees,” said Head Football Coach Hud Jackson said.“We got some quality football players but more importantly, we got some quality people. Most of our signees had multiple offers and our coaches were able to go in and do a great job recruiting.”

2017 UAM Baseball

2017 UAM Softball

Date Opponent Feb. 4 CENTRAL OKLAHOMA (DH) Feb. 5 CENTRAL OKLAHOMA Feb. 7 @ Ouachita Feb. 11 WASHBURN Feb. 12 WASHBURN Feb. 14 UNION Feb. 17 @ East Central Oklahoma Feb. 18 @ East Central Oklahoma (DH) Feb. 22 @ Mississippi College Feb. 24 SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA Feb. 25 SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA (DH) Feb. 28 HARDING Mar. 3 SOUTHERN NAZARENE Mar. 4 SOUTHERN NAZARENE (DH) Mar. 7 Mississippi College Mar. 10 @ Oklahoma Baptist Mar. 11 @ Oklahoma Baptist (DH) Mar. 14 DELTA STATE Mar. 17 NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA Mar. 18 NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA (DH) Mar. 21 @ Arkansas Tech Mar. 24 @ Southwestern Oklahoma Mar. 25 @ Southwestern Oklahoma (DH) Mar. 31 @ Henderson State Apr. 1 @ Henderson State (DH) Apr. 4 @ Union Apr. 7 OUACHITA BAPTIST Apr. 8 OUACHITA BAPTIST (DH) Apr. 11 @ Delta State Apr. 14 ARKANSAS TECH Apr. 15 ARKANSAS TECH (DH) Apr. 21 @ Harding Apr. 22 @ Harding (DH) Apr. 25 @ UA-Fort Smith Apr. 28 @ Southern Arkansas Apr. 29 @ Southern Arkansas (DH) Great American Conference Tournament Opening Round May 5-6 Final Four May 12-13

Date Opponent Feb. 11-12 UAM DII Challenge @ Bentonville (UAM, Missouri-St. Louis, Missouri Western, Pittsburg State, Northwest Missouri) Feb. 17-19 UAM 8-State Classic @ Bentonville (UAM, Concordia, Rogers State, Minnesota StateMankato, Wayne State, Upper Iowa, Washburn) Feb. 24 @ Southeastern Oklahoma (DH) Feb. 25 @ Southeastern Oklahoma (DH) Mar. 3 @ Southern Nazarene (DH) Mar. 4 @ Southern Nazarene (DH) Mar. 10 OKLAHOMA BAPTIST (DH) Mar. 11 OKLAHOMA BAPTIST (DH) Mar. 17 @ Northwestern Oklahoma (DH) Mar. 18 @ Northwestern Oklahoma (DH) Mar. 21 DELTA STATE (DH) Mar. 24 SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA (DH) Mar. 25 SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA (DH) Mar. 31 HENDERSON STATE (DH) Apr. 1 HENDERSON STATE (DH) Apr. 4 @ Southern Arkansas (DH) Apr. 7 @ Ouachita Baptist (DH) Apr. 8 @ Ouachita Baptist (DH) Apr. 14 @ Arkansas Tech (DH) Apr. 15 @ Arkansas Tech (DH) Apr. 18 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS (DH) Apr. 21 HARDING (DH) Apr. 22 HARDING (DH) Apr. 28 EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA (DH) Apr. 29 EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA (DH)

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Gone Fishing Crossett campus duo to compete for national title

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TREY RAINWATER OF BASTROP, LA., and Drew Fleming of Hamburg caught five bass weighing a total of 11 pounds, 4 ounces at the Walmart-sponsored FLW College Fishing Southern Conference Tournament on the Ouachita River to earn the right to represent the UAM College of Technology-Crossett at the 2017 College Fishing National Championship Tournament May 31 through June 2, 2017 on Wheeler Lake in Florence, Ala. Ten teams will compete in the national tournament. In addition to Rainwater and Fleming, teams from Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Stephen F. Austin, Arkansas Tech, Harding, East Texas Baptist, Northwestern State, Dallas Baptist, and two teams from LouisianaMonroe will take part in the three-day event.

The Ouachita River tournament was the

A BIG CATCH ON THE OUACHITA (From left) Drew Fleming and Trey Rainwater show off their catch at the Southern Conference Tournament on the Ouachita River. Fleming and Rainwater will compete in the College Fishing National Championship Tournament.

third and final regular-season qualifying tournament in the Southern Conference. FLW College Fishing teams competed in regularseason qualifying tournaments in one of five conferences – Central, Northern, Southern, Southeastern and Western.

Arkansas Traveler It’s official . . . she’s one of us!

UAM Chancellor Karla Hughes is officially an “Arkansas Traveler.” Hughes was presented the award

by State Senator Eddie Cheatham during the 10th annual Advisory Board dinner at the UAM College of Technology-McGehee. The Arkansas Traveler Award was created by the Arkansas General Assembly in 1941 to honor both Arkansas natives and out-of-state visitors who have a love and appreciation for the state. The award’s name is based on William Cumming’s tune “The Arkansas Traveler and Rackinsac Waltz.” Pictured from left are Bob Ware, Chancellor Karla Hughes, and Senator Eddie Cheatham.

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The top 10 teams from each division’s three regular-season tournaments and the top 15 teams from the annual FLW College Fishing Open will advance to the 2017 FLW College Fishing National Championship.

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Career Pathways OUTSTANDING ANNUAL PERFORMANCE The Career Pathways Initiative program at the UAM College of Technology-McGehee was recognized recently for outstanding annual institutional performance during the 2015-16 school year at the annual conference of the Arkansas Association of Two-Year Colleges.

Pictured from left are Dr. Karon J. Rosa, state director of the Career Pathways Initiative, Cortez Smith, Career Pathways director for the McGehee campus, and Bob Ware, vice chancellor of the UAM COT-McGehee.

NURSING PROGRAMS HONORED

Perfect Scores FOR CROSSETT & MCGEHEE PROGRAMS

The 2016 practical nursing graduates of the UAM Colleges of Technology at both Crossett and McGehee achieved 100 percent pass rates on the National Council Licensure Exam for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN). Sixteen of the last 21 practical nursing classes from the Crossett campus have had a 100 percent pass rate on the NCLEX-PN. Practical nursing graduates from the McGehee program have earned a 100 percent pass rate three consecutive years and five times in the last six. Crossett students are (top photo, from left, first row): Treasure Jackson of Monticello, Krystle Brooks of Crossett, Haley McLemore of Hamburg, Seth Sweeney of Hamburg, Kelsey Canley of Crossett, Anna Austin of Crossett, (second row) Robin Shaver of Crossett, Heather Castleberry of Bastrop, La., Lynda Waller of Bastrop, La., Shelby Maxwell of Crossett, Brooke Jackson, Crossett and Charlette Grice of Portland. McGehee students (bottom photo)pictured from left are (first row) Nikeitheya Atkins of Hamburg, Dana Hilliard of Lake Village, (second row) Maxie Arrington of Monticello, April Jones of Lake Village, Rolanda Merritt of Greenville, Miss., (third row) Richard Cox II of Monticello, Lauren O’Neal of Sheridan, Monica Say of Monticello, Magen Reed of Monticello, (fourth row) Kim Ray, instructor, Peggie Orrell, director, Nikki Fitzgerald, instructor.

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Guiding Principles

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Jeremy Sparks’ journey as a professional bullfighter TO THE UNTRAINED EYE OF A casual observer, Jeremy Sparks (B.A. ‘01) is either incredibly brave or crazy. Sparks is a professional bullfighter but don’t be taken in by the images conjured up by the title.

He doesn’t wear a “suit of lights” or wave a red cape. He is a rodeo bullfighter whose job is to protect riders from a charging bull after they’ve been thrown or completed their ride.

Sparks’ journey from small-town Arkansas kid to Air Force officer to hall of fame cowboy is told in his new book, Go West, 10 Principles that Guided My Cowboy Journey.

A Fountain Hill native and a devout Christian, Sparks’ book outlines the 10 biblical principles that have guided his life and chronicles his experiences of surviving a near-fatal electrocution, his acceptance into the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and his decision to enlist in the United States Air Force just weeks after

COWBOY WAY It may seem a tough way to make a living, but Jeremy Sparks has used courage, toughness and an abiding faith in God to become a hall of fame bullfighter on the professional rodeo circuit. “We’re not matadors” and “we’re not clowns” he says.

the terrorist attack on 9/11.

Sparks earned an MBA while serving in the Air Force where he was endorsed by the Pentagon as the “only professional bullfighter in the history of the USAF.” In his book, he answers some common misconceptions about bullfighters – they are not matadors, the bulls they fight are never killed, and bullfighters are not rodeo

Dr. Randy Cloud Elected national president of the American Baptist Association Randy Cloud (UAM ’68) has been elected national president of the American Baptist Association (ABA) churches. More than 3,000 churches represent the American Baptist Association worldwide. Cloud, who lives in Conway, is pastor at Landmark Missionary Baptist Church in Vilonia. He recently completed 51 years in the gospel ministry, having served as a pastor for 34 years and as secretary-treasurer of missions for the churches of the American Baptist Association for 16 years. Cloud earned a bachelor of business administration degree from UAM, and a master of theology and doctor of theology, both from the Missionary Baptist Seminary in Little Rock. Cloud will preside at the annual meeting of the American Baptist Association, meeting in Daytona Beach, Fla., June 20-22. He is married to the former Sandra Shelby (UAM ’69). Randy and Sandra are the parents of two sets of twin sons and have 11 grandchildren.

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clowns. “Rodeo clowns tell jokes to entertain the crowd,” says Sparks. “Bullfighters risk their lives to protect bull riders.”

Sparks was enshrined in the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo Hall of Fame in 2013 and lives in Fayetteville with his wife, Jamie, and their twin boys. His book is available at www.JeremySparks.com and elevatepub. com/product/go-west.

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Friends We’ll Miss ALUMNI, FACULTY & FRIENDS

Robert Alan Almond (BA ’83) of DeWitt, May 2, 2016 Hoy R. Aylett (BS ’58) of Nashville, May 21, 2016 Floy Barnes (BSE ’47) of Hamburg, January 27, 2016 Mary Frances Raines Bellott (BSE ’51) of Monticello, January 6, 2017 Sylvia Anthony Bevill (AA ’81) of Bearden, October 17, 2016 William Hartsel Cayce of Thornton, December 28, 2015 James Frank Daniel, M.D. of Taylor, August 30, 2016 Robert C. Donaldson of Little Rock, September 3, 2016 Ruth Fish Hollingsworth Dunaway of Little Rock, April 27, 2016 Connie Bennett Estes (BA ’72) of Pine Bluff, August 6, 2016 William L. Funderburg, Jr. (BBA ’50) of White Hall, October 3, 2016 Reba Owens Gist (BSE ’60) of Little Rock, January 26, 2016 Renee Bruorton Grimes of Pine Bluff, August 20, 2016 Stephanie Johnson Harvey (BA ’97, GC ’03) of Star City, August 12, 2016 Charlsie Prestridge Hayes of Monticello, May 1, 2016 Nancy B. Head of Woodlands, Tex., August 6, 2015 Judy Mae Huckelbery of O’Fallon, Mo., October 31, 2015 Harold L. Humphries (BSF ’53) of West Monroe, La., June 6, 2016 Ladoskie “Dot” Berry Keeling (BA ’79) of Dumas, July 7, 2016 Kathy Hickman Kiefer (AAS ’03) of Monticello, August 20, 2016

Dr. Richard Lamb of Birmingham, Ala., September 21, 2016 Robert William Leech, Sr., of Stuttgart, July 29, 2016 Irma Frances Frisby Leslie (BS’ 53) of Warren, August 13, 2016 Jorre N McMahan (BA ’13) of Warren, September 27, 2016 Danny Rex Martin of Siloam Springs, October 17, 2016 Roy J. Murdock (BBA ’62) of Pine Bluff, December 25, 2016 Honorable P. Luevonda Ross of Monticello, December 2, 2016 Charles Paul Savage of Monticello, November 17, 2016 Walter A. Shepherd of Plantersville, August 15, 2016 Janis Sweet Burt Smith of Glen Rose, April 24, 2016 Stanley E. Smith, Jr., of North Little Rock, May 11, 2016 George Edward Suitt of White Hall, September 4, 2016 Gary Don Tate of Little Rock, August 16, 2016 Alma Jean Tiner (BSE ’64) of Pine Bluff, October 28, 2016 Jason R. Trout (BBA ’01) of North Little Rock, October 6, 2016 Richard Wayne Ward of Dumas, June 12, 2016 Brad L Welch (BS ’78) of Conway, January 13, 2016 James Ellis White of Fairfield Bay, December 18, 2015 Dennis Williams (TC ’86) of Fayetteville, June 23, 2016

Raylan Tucker Forrest ALUMNI NEWS

Wee Weevils WELCOMING THE CLASS OF 2038

Raylan Tucker Forrest, (7 pounds, 10 ounces) born Sept. 26, 2016, to Bud & Teri Forrest of Monticello.

Hattie Drew Tucker, born August 10, 2016, to Tiffany D. (BA ’12) and Zackery A. Tucker (BA ’11) of Monticello.

Kingston James Gober, born September 6, 2016, to Rebecca Lynn and Shiloh P. Gober (BS ’16) of Monticello.

Paisley Monroe Johnston, born October 22, 2016, to Cassi (Patrick) and Matt Johnston of Star City.

Eva Grace Weast, born October 26, 2016, to Ashley (Tiner)(BA’13) and Chris Weast of Monticello.

Please report Class News, Births and Deaths to Lisa Jo Ross at ROSSLJ@uamont.edu or go to our website: www.uamont.edu/alumni

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INDIVIDUAL DONORS The UAM Foundation donors list includes alumni, friends and other contributors whose gifts were received January 1 – December 31, 2016. Please report any corrections to Roxanne Smith at (870) 460-1227 or smithrr@ uamont.edu

Unity & Movement Club $2,500 or more Mr. and Mrs. William C. Bulloch Mrs. LeAnne Burch Mrs. Paige Chase Mr. and Mrs. Alvy E. Early Dr. Laura K. Evans Mr. and Mrs. Ricky D. Futrell Mr. and Mrs. Nat Grubbs Mr. and Mrs. John H. Harvey Mr. and Mrs. Edgar F. Johnson Ms. Dolores Jones Dr. Kathy B. King Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Mann Mr. Lester Pinkus Mr. and Mrs. Randall S. Risher Dr. and Mrs. Sean Rochelle Dr. James F. Roiger Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Scotty D. Watkins

Galaxy Club $1,000-$2,499 Mr. Doug Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Boice Ms. Eudene Bruce Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Dearman Dr. and Mrs. Michael Fakouri Mr. Brent Feathers Mr. and Mrs. Cliff C. Gibson III Maj. Eric J. Grider Mr. and Mrs. Paul K. Griffin Dr. and Mrs. Gene Gulledge Mrs. Jean B. Hendrix Dr. William M. Heroman Mr. and Mrs. Jay Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Bill K. Lawrence, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Malpica Mr. and Mrs. Wil Maxwell

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Mr. and Mrs. Ronald McFarland Ms. Charlotte McGarr Ms. Debbie McKnight Mr. Kent L. McRae Dr. and Mrs. Steve Morrison Ms. Patricia A. Nicholson Mrs. Sandra J. Preston Mr. and Mrs. Timothy R. Pruitt Mr. and Mrs. Richard Reinhart Ms. Lou Ann Sales Ms. Sara A. Wall Mr. and Mrs. Bill Whiting, Sr.

Emerald Club $500-$999 Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Barker Mrs. Debby Bland Mr. Don Bragg Dr. Joseph M. Bramlett Dr. and Mrs. Barrett L. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Kelton Busby, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Andy Davis Mr. and Mrs. Kent Davis Mr. Ben R. Dunlap Mr. Anthony W. Fakouri Mr. and Mrs. Byron Galloway Dr. Robert S. Graber Mr. Logan Hancock Mr. John Harmon Mr. and Mrs. George T. Harris Mr. Dean Hill, Sr. Mr. William “Hud” Jackson Dr. Louis J. James Mrs. Barbie J. Johnson Dr. Carl B. Johnston Mr. Stephen C. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Karnes Mrs. Cynthia Snow Kopack Dr. and Mrs. Jack Lassiter Mr. Glen Manning Ms. Angela J. Marsh Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Maxwell Hon. and Mrs. Eugene J. Mazzanti Mr. and Mrs. Brett McFadden Ms. Debby Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Wayne L. Owen, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. George Owens, Sr. Mr. Donald L. Pearson Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Rich Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Ryburn III Ms. Patty Shipp Dr. Christopher Sims

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Stanley Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Stitt Dr. Max Terrell Mr. and Mrs. James Thomason Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan R. Wall Mr. and Mrs. Cedric Williams Mr. and Mrs. C. Andrew Wooley

Loyalty Club $200-$499 Ms. Cynthia L. Adair Ms. Stefanie C. Barber Mrs. Mary R. Bellott Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bent, Sr. Mr. Johnnie M. Bolin Dr. Gregory A. Borse Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bradshaw Mr. Mark Brakebill Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Brakebill Mr. James L. Brewer Mr. J. Blair Brown Ms. Jacqueline D. Bryant Dr. Russell H. Bulloch Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Bullock Mr. and Mrs. Dale W. Carter Ms. Patti J. Carter Mr. Robert Ira Carter Mr. Raymond C. Chao Mr. and Mrs. Denzil Cox Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Craft Mr. and Mrs. James W. Curlin Mr. and Mrs. Barry Davis Dr. and Mrs. David H. Denson Ms. Memorie S. Dickson Mr. Kenneth and Dr. Betsy Ellis Mr. and Mrs. Steve Feathers Ms. Christine L. Felts Mr. John B. Frazer, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Free Mr. and Mrs. David G. Funderburg Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Gavin Mr. Jerry D. Gibson Drs. Glen and Mary Jane Gilbert Mr. and Mrs. William C. Givens Mr. and Mrs. Larry Graham Mr. and Mrs. Charles Griffith Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Halstead Mr. John Harmon Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Harper Ms. Christine L. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Harkey Mr. and Mrs. Don Hartley

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Heflin, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Higgins Mr. Jerry D. Hubbard Col. L.R. and Dr. Karla Hughes Mr. Jay S. Jones Mr. and Mrs. W. Brad Koen Mr. Scott R. Kuttenkuler Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Leonard Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lowe Mr. Dennis Marini Ms. Melissa McPherson Mr. Mike McWhorter Mr. and Mrs. James Moore Mr. Wynnsan Moore Mr. Barry K. Mullen Ms. Ellen Murphy Mr. Mitchell Musgrove Mr. Gary and Dr. Betsy Orr Mr. and Mrs. Rick G. Owens Mr. and Mrs. Grant Pace Ms. Matti J. Palluconi Mr. and Mrs. Larry Patrick Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Pennington Mr. and Mrs. Keith Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Tommy E. Poole Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery S. Pope Mr. and Mrs. Curtis W. Preston Mr. and Mrs. M.L. Preston Mr. Peter Prutzman Mr. Wesley Reeves, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Ross Ms. Linda F. Rushing Ms. Lisa Shemwell Mr. and Mrs. David L. Stover Dr. Lynne C. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Tiner Ms. Shela F. Upshaw Mr. and Mrs. Timothy H. White Mr. Austin Williams Mr. and Mrs. William C. Wisener

Century Club $100-$199 Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Archer Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Asbell Mr. Benjamin A. Babst Mr. and Mrs. Harley Beckwith Mrs. Betty Blankenship Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bolin Ms. Grace Borse Mr. and Mrs. Terry D. Bullock Mr. and Mrs. Bobby D. Buzbee

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Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carlton Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cates Mr. and Mrs. Donald Chain Ms. Janice T. Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Walter Chastain Mrs. Bonnie Christmas Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Clary Ms. Victoria Cox Mr. W.F. Curtis, Jr. Mr. Scott Davis Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Dillard Mrs. Patricia Phillips Dillard Mr. Aubert and Dr. Peggy Doss Mr. and Mrs. James H. DuBose III Dr. and Mrs. Richard W. Dunn Mr. and Mrs. James Durham Mrs. Marilyn Dvoracek Mr. Monte Erwin Mr. and Mrs. Harold Farley Mr. Jimmy S. Finley Mr. and Mrs. Larry Fisackerly Mr. Gary Fletcher Ms. Marie Ford Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Frost Mr. and Mrs. C. Ray Gavin Mr. Randy Graham Ms. Diana K. Hackney Mr. and Mrs. Truman J. Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Werner L. Haney Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Harrod Mr. Ronald D. Henley Ms. Shannon J. Herman Mr. Phillip D. Herring Mr. and Mrs. Billy Hinkle Mr. Tommy L. Hooks Mr. Daniel J. Hornaday Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Horvath, Jr. Mr. Charles Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Irons Mrs. Polly A. Irons Mr. and Mrs. Martin Irwin Ms. Kelly James Mr. and Mrs. J. Ted Jenkins Ms. Inez Jinks Mr. and Mrs. Levin Johnson Dr. and Mrs. B. J. Jordan Ms. Emily Jung Mr. and Mrs. James Keasler Mr. Michael Keim Mr. Tommy Kessler Mr. John H. Kidwell Mr. and Mrs. James Kimbrough Mr. and Mrs. S. Lee Kindle Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey King Mr. Grover King Ms. Shirley Kirchoff Ms. Katie Koen Mr. and Mrs. Kent Lang

Ms. Ashley D. Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Lee, Jr. Mr. Robert R. Levins Mrs. Alice J. Lindsey Ms. Kimberly Lovelace Mr. and Mrs. Reggie Lytch Mr. and Mrs. Oscar N. Matlock Mr. and Mrs. Bob May Mr. and Mrs. Larry McClendon Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. McFarland Mr. and Mrs. W.J. McKiever Mr. James McPherson Mr. and Mrs. Craig Merrell Mr. Irvin T. Millen Mr. and Mrs. Ricky H. Mobley Mr. Reno Moore Mr. Quinton L. Morgan Mr. Earnest Najorka Mr. and Mrs. David Napier Ms. Anna Nimmo Mr. Gary and Dr. Betsy Orr Mr. and Mrs. Mark Owen Mr. Scott Pace Ms. Katherine Patenaude Mr. and Mrs. Dillard Pettus Mr. and Mrs. Jody Philley Ms. Judy K. Pierce Mr. Michael Piraino Mr. Floyd L. Pittman III Mr. and Mrs. Owen E. Powell Mr. and Mrs. John Pratt Mr. and Mrs. Chris Ratcliff Mr. Max T. Ray Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Reaves Mrs. Mary K. Rhodes Ms. Rita Richard Mr. and Mrs. Benny Roark Dr. and Mrs. Jason Ross Ms. Donna Rowton Mr. and Mrs. James P. Rundel Mr. and Mrs. Scott Saffold Mr. and Mrs. Charles Savage Mr. Thomas Sears Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Sharpe Mr. and Mrs. Rick Shelton Mr. and Mrs. Garrison Smith Mr. and Mrs. Jason Smith Mr. Michael Smith Mr. and Mrs. Timothy H. Smith Ms. Cathola Stewart Mr. Michael Stewart Ms. Teresa Stone Mr. and Mrs. David W. Streeter Mr. H. Christoph Stuhlinger Dr. Philip A. Tappe Mr. Doyle Tyler Ms. Tamara Walkingstick Mr. and Mrs. Greg Ward Mr. Walter A. Warfield

Mrs. Marilyn Weih Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wellborn Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wells Mrs. Katharine A. Wells Mr. and Mrs. Matt Whiting Mr. and Mrs. James Wilson Mr. Larry B. Wilson

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