From the Chancellor
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a new year I am, as always, humbled and grateful for the opportunity to lead this wonderful institution. For a century, UAM has served as a beacon of opportunity to the young people of this state and region and I hope we never stray from that mission. The coming year promises to be one of both challenges and opportunities as we deal with budget cuts and dwindling public school enrollments in our region. But for every challenge comes a chance to find new ways to grow and excel as we start our second century. I am pleased to report that we are in the final stages of selecting an architect for a new addition to the Forestry Complex. This is a much-needed new facility and will enhance the research, teaching and outreach components of our School of Forest Resources and the Arkansas Forest Resources Center. We are grateful to Governor Beebe, the legislature, and in particular, the southeast legislative delegation, and the generosity of Maxine Clippert and the Clippert family for making this building a reality. In our continuing efforts to cut operating expenses and stretch our resources, we will soon begin a lighting retrofit at all three campuses to include the installation of energy-saving lighting as well as lighting sensors to automatically turn off lights when a room is empty. The project also includes the installation of building automation technology to control heating and cooling to prevent unnecessary utility expenses. I am also pleased to report that graduates of our bachelor of science in nursing degree program achieved the highest passing rates in the state on the NCLEX national licensure examination while our practical nursing students at the Crossett campus achieved a 100 percent passing rate on their licensure exam. In December, we awarded bachelor of general studies degrees to the program’s first five graduates, a significant moment for a new program designed for non-traditional students who are coming back to finish their higher education. Our Centennial Circle Campaign to create a $1 million endowment is more than 75 percent complete and I never cease to be gratified by the generosity of our friends and alumni who believe so strongly in this institution. The next time you’re in the area, please stop by for a visit. My door is always open. Best Wishes,
Jack Lassiter Chancellor
On The Cover: Even in the stark, cold days of January, the Music Building provides a warm welcome and fond memories for alumni and former students.. UAM MAGAZINE, Volume 17, number 1, 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 Scott Kuttenkuler, Director of Advancement (870) 460-1028 (office) (870) 460-1324 (FAX) e-mail: kuttenkuler@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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Centenarian A remarkable centenarian returned to the UAM campus 80 years after graduating to serve as the university’s Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal. The parade was a wash-out, but it didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of UAM’s oldest living alumnus.
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ALUMNI WINNERS
A Class With Class UAM’s honored alumni for 2009 come from varied backgrounds but they have two things in common – a love for their school and a penchant for success.
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COACHING SUCCESS
The Brothers Early Three sons of a legendary coach are forging their own success stories coaching in the rugged Class 7A West of Northwest Arkansas.
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THE CENTENNIAL
From A&M to UAM The 1960s and early 70s brought momentous changes to the campus in Monticello, from integration, to accreditation, to a new name.
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On CAMPUS Enrollment Sets Record . . . Again!
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NUMBERS UAM’s student body grew for the seventh straight year in 2009.
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AM has set new enrollment records for the seventh straight year, according to Dr. Debbie Bryant, registrar. UAM reported a fall enrollment of 3,483 students at its campuses in Monticello, Crossett and McGehee, surpassing last year’s record of 3,302, an increase of 5.48 percent. UAM’s enrollment has increased 11 straight years since 1998. Preliminary numbers for the spring semester also indicate a new record of 3,474 students, a 7.45 percent increase over last year’s record spring enrollment. “We are very pleased with these enrollment numbers,” said Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “I want to congratulate Mary Whiting, our director of admissions, and her staff for the long hours they put in recruiting students to each of our three campuses and I want to commend the recruitment staffs at both the Crossett and McGehee campuses for their efforts as well. We are excited that more and more students
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are taking advantage of the opportunities we are offering to attain a higher education. I think it’s appropriate that we are achieving record enrollments while we are, as our centennial slogan says, celebrating a century of opportunity.” UAM’s enrollment in 1998 was 2,094 students and has grown every year since then. The largest increases came in 2003 when the university added technical campuses in Crossett and McGehee, and in 2006 when enrollment jumped 7.4 percent and surpassed 3,000 students (3,179) for the first time in school history. Lassiter pointed to increased retention rates as another reason for enrollment growth, citing increases in the availability of financial aid and scholarships for helping students stay in school. “The faculty is also to be commended for their efforts in encouraging our students to remain in school,” he said. “This is an exciting time for the campus,” added Lassiter.
ENERGY SAVINGS (From right) Chancellor Jack Lassiter, Jim Hudgins, director of the physical plant, and Jay Jones, vice chancellor for finance and administration, accept a check for $15,120 from Entergy Corporation for the school’s energysaving measures. Making the presentation for Entergy was Jeff Richards.
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he University of Arkansas Board of Trustees has approved a request for name changes for three academic units at UAM, according to Provost R. David Ray. The Division of Agriculture, Division of Computer Information Systems, and Division of Nursing will now be known as the School of Agriculture, the School of Computer Information Systems, and the School of Nursing. The title of each division chair will become dean. The name changes “more accurately reflect the role of these academic units as major instructional components of the university,” Ray explained. “All three academic units are major instructional divisions and each offers a curriculum which leads to a professional degree. The name change will bring all academic units of the institution to the level of schools as defined by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education.
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he National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) will continue the accreditation of the UAM School of Education for another six years. “I am pleased to announce the continued accreditation of our School of Education,” said Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “Accreditation is a reflection of the academic quality of the entire university. I want to thank Dean Peggy Doss and her faculty for their tireless efforts during the accreditation process.” NCATE accreditation means UAM’s teacher preparation program meets rigorous standards set forth by the professional education community.. The accreditation covers both UAM’s undergraduate and graduate programs in teacher preparation.
1942 FLYER 1942 A&M graduate Cecil Pittman was killed “flying the hump” in the Burma-China theater during World War II.
FLAG PRESENTATION Col. LeAnne Burch presents a flag that flew over Camp Eggers in Afghanistan to honor the memory of her great-uncle, Cecil Pittman.
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n American flag that once flew over Camp Eggers in Afghanistan on Memorial Day will soon be on display at UAM, thanks to a gift from Colonel LeAnne Burch, USA, of Monticello. The flag was presented to UAM to honor the memory of Col. Burch’s great uncle, First Lt. Cecil Pittman, a 1942 Arkansas A&M graduate who was killed in action in the BurmaChina Theatre in World War II. An aviator, Lt. Pittman was killed while “flying the hump” in Burma, a term for the military supply line that brought men and materiel from India to southeast Asia. Pittman received a bachelor of science degree from A&M in 1942 after participating in the Civil Aeronautics Authority and the National Guard. “This is a wonderful gift for the University and a fitting tribute to the memory of an alumnus who gave his life in the defense of freedom,” said UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “It will be our honor to display this flag.” Col. Burch has been stationed in Afghanistan for the past year as a part of the Army’s Judge Advocate Corps. “I wanted this flag to honor not just the memory of my great-uncle, but all the young soldiers who have sacrificed and are still sacrificing so much for this country,” said Burch. “It’s important that we never forget their service.”
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lumni of Pi Kappa Delta debate and forensics honor society are invited to a 40-year anniversary reunion Saturday, April 24 in the John F. Gibson University Center. For more information, please contact the Office of Alumni Affairs (870) 460-1028 or (800) 467-8148.
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n six years on the UAM faculty, Scott Kuttenkuler has developed a reputation as one of the top communications instructors in the state. Now Kuttenkuler will take those skills across campus and use them to direct UAM’s private fund-raising efforts as the University’s newly-appointed director of advancement and university relations. Dr. Clay Brown, vice chancellor for student affairs and university relations, made the announcement recently, calling Kuttenkuler “a skilled communicator and valuable asset who we think can serve the institution well as leader of our advancement efforts. Scott brings a fresh outlook and enthusiasm to the position and I am looking forward to working with him as we look for ways to expand our private fund-raising capabilities.” Joining Kuttenkuler in the Office of Advancement as the new Director of Alumni Affairs is 2008 UAM graduate Brooke Flemister of Monticello. “Brooke was one of my top students as an undergraduate and I believe her communication skills will be a tremendous asset to our office,” said Kuttenkuler. Kuttenkuler, who was recently named College Speech Teacher of the Year by the Arkansas Communications and Theatre Arts Association, will assume the advancement position full time in January. He will continue to teach on a limited basis for the communication department. A native of Tipton, Mo., Kuttenkuler earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Central Missouri State University (now the University of Central Missouri). Since joining the UAM faculty in 2003, he has brought state, regional and national recognition to the university’s debate and forensic team, capped by the International Public Debate Association’s 2008 national championship. Kuttenkuler was named the 2008 IPDA national coach of the year. Kuttenkuler and his wife, Amanda, have two children – Beau, 6, and Gabe, 4. Flemister returns to UAM after serving two years as an admissions counselor at UAFayetteville. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English with a minor in speech communications from UAM. She is a third generation alumnus of the university. TEAMWORK Scott Kuttenkuler (left) will head fund-raising while Brooke Flemister will direct alumni affairs. Winter 2010
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CPR HELP Nursing students Shana Forrest, Julie Ross, Associate Professor Nursing Christine Felts, Bennie Ryburn, III, Pam Gouner, chair of the UAM School of Nursing, Dennis Jungmeyer, president of the Arkansas Automobile Dealers Association, and Memory Frazer, instructor of physical education, pose with the CPR training equipment donated recently by the National Automobile Dealers Charitable Foundation and the Arkansas Automobile Dealers Association.
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ursing, exercise science, and physical education students at UAM will receive better training in treating heart attack victims thanks to a recent donation from the Arkansas Automobile Dealers Association and the National Automobile Dealers Charitable Foundation. Those two organizations recently presented Resusci Anne training units to UAM to provide better CPR training for students majoring in nursing, exercise science and physical education. CPR training is required in each academic discipline. Dennis Jungmeyer, president of the Arkansas Automobile Dealers Association, made the presentation, calling the units “essential for cardiopulmonary resuscitation training. If the right kind of treatment can be given a heart attack victim within seconds after he or she is stricken, the chances are good that the life can be saved. CPR training teaches a person how to keep the heart beating while professional help is coming.” UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter thanked Jungmeyer and praised the efforts of Bennie Ryburn, III of Monticello, owner of the Ryburn Automotive Group, for his efforts in acquiring the CPR units. “I want to thank Bennie Ryburn for his efforts on our behalf,” said Lassiter. “His contacts with the National Automobile Dealers Charitable Foundation and the AADA were essential in helping us secure this much-needed training equipment. This will greatly enhance our CPR training.” The training units give signals telling when the trainee is applying the correct pressure in the right spot or breathing correctly into the victim’s mouth. The units will allow students to learn the feel of giving quick, life-saving emergency treatment.
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ulie Gentry, director of intramurals and NCAA compliance coordinator at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, was recently inducted into the University of Michigan Women’s Track and Field Hall of Fame. Gentry, a member of the UAM professional staff since August 1983, was a member of the first women’s varsity track and field team at Michigan in 1978. A miler and half-miler in college, Gentry and her ’78 teammates were inducted together in a ceremony in Ann Arbor, Michigan on September 6. Gentry was also a member of the UM cross country team. The Michigan Women’s Track and Field Hall of Fame was created in 1994 to honor the university’s best athletes and coaches.
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THE CHAIRMAN John W. Tyson, chairman of the board of Tyson Foods, Inc., speaks to UAM agriculture students and faculty.
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he UAM Student Nursing Association won the Arkansas Student Nursing Association Chapter of Excellence Award at the organization’s recent state convention in Little Rock. The chapter was recognized for its work with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, its efforts in saving the Ashley County Medical Center, and its work in community health. UAM won the Community Health Award for campus health awareness, took the second place Legislative Award for helping support a tax millage vote to save Crossett’s hospital facility, and won second place in the Image of Nursing for sponsoring a second child with a life threatening illness through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Individually, UAM senior nursing student Lauren Brooke Thurman of Tillar was elected president of the Arkansas Student Nursing Association and Pam Gouner, chair of the UAM Division of Nursing, was elected as a consultant for the association.
hi Alpha Theta history honor society has been selected to receive the National Best Chapter Award for the second year in a row. The award was presented based on new programs, service projects, the academic quality of its student membership, and activities completed during the previous academic year. Phi Alpha Theta was founded at the University of Arkansas in 1921 and today has 839 chapters and over 275,000 members at colleges and universities across the country. Members must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or higher and earn at least 12 credit hours in history. The UAM chapter is one of the nation’s newest. Organized two years ago by Dr. Kyle Day, the chapter has 11 students and five faculty members. “To win this award once is a wonderful accomplishment,” said Carol Strong, dean of the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences. “To win a national competition twice in a row is unbelievable.”
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CHAPTER OF EXCELLENCE Students and faculty from the School of Nursing are (from left, first row) Pam Gouner, division chair, Jacob James, SNA president, Jessica Craig, SNA parliamentarian, Brittney Hollis, SNA historian, Brooke Thurman, SNA vice president, Christine Felts, associate professor of nursing and SNA advisor, (second row, from left) Jennifer Harris, SNA treasurer, Julie Ross, SNA secretary, Candace Jerry, SNA projects chair, (back row, from left) junior class officers Shana Forrest, Amanda McKeown, Kristy Breedlove, SNA president-elect, Brooke Gray, Kelli Johnson, Wendy Tullos, and April Brown.
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HALL OF FAME Former Boll Weevil great Carl Preston (right) was one of five new members inducted into the UAM Sports Hall of Fame.
Homecom HOMECOMING ROYALTY (Above) Queen Myrka Agosto-Dones receives her crown from last year’s Queen, Andre Dubose. (Right) Chancellor Lassiter welcomes Amanda Kuttenkuler and new alumni board chairman Paul Griffin to a reception at the Chancellor’s home. (And in the background) Quarterback Scott Buisson led the Weevils to a victory over Harding.
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REUNIONS Members of the Wells Hall Game (left) and the 1979 AIC championship football team (below) gathered for separate reunions during Homecoming.
ming 2009 REMEMBERING WHEN (Left) Dr. Mary Jane Gilbert and Fuller Cherry, a member of the UAM Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2009, visit during a reception in the home of Chancellor and Mrs. Lassiter. (Above) Former members of the UAM Ambassadors got together for a reunion Saturday morning before the football game.
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y dad, Ray Tiner, is a Boll Weevil. Soon to be 101, he may be the oldest Boll Weevil of all.
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Dad was a Boll Weevil long before television populated American homes, indeed before there was a University of Arkansas at Monticello. In his day, it was Arkansas A&M, and he was a halfback on the Boll Weevil football team, and captain of the basketball team. He is the sole surviving member of the class of 1929. His birth day, Nov. 8, 1908, predates the school. When he arrived on campus there were three buildings, and neither the boys’ or girls’ dormitories had running water. The lone automobile on campus was driven by the school’s president, Frank Horsfall. Through the years he has continued to love the little school, set among a grove of trees on a southeast Arkansas hillock, surrounded by pleasant fields. Today, the student body numbers more than 3,000, and the school’s 28 buildings present a welcoming face of graceful architecture. Arkansas natural sandstone is a notable feature of many of the buildings. Dad and our family have continued to go back time and time again, sometimes just driving through the circular drive up the hill, through the campus, and on to family gatherings in Coleman or Tyro. Other times, we have stopped and walked a bit, feeling the crunch of acorns beneath our feet. Almost every fall, he has returned to Monticello for homecoming events, enjoying the camaraderie of old friends, and being a part of the place where such strong memories were born. He returned from one of the homecomings to advise me he had met the young governor of Arkansas,
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Bill Clinton. “Keep an eye on him,” he said. “He is going places.” Later I interviewed Clinton, a year or so before his run for the presidency. Dad was there with us, listening and not saying much, but displaying a bit of that “I told you so” look. Mother, Dad, my son and a nephew returned to the school last week for a happy day of celebration and memories. Dad had been selected to be the grand marshal of the 2009 homecoming parade commemorating the school’s 100th birthday. It rained on every mile of our drive from Shreveport to Monticello and continued throughout our time in Arkansas. There would be no parade, but the university did a fine job of making the grand marshal and his family feel special. A ceremony was held in the Senate Dining Room and the mood was festive. Dad talked about his longago days at the school and reflected on those times. The school’s motto is “Veritate Duce Progredi” (To advance with truth as our guide), and I know that is a value he has taken throughout his life. The chancellor, Dr. H. Jack Lassiter, said some fine words and we enjoyed the company of college deans and staff. Family and friends from South Arkansas joined in the festivities and we were able to catch up on recent times. It was a good day. One whose memory will not quickly fade for the grand marshal or his son.
LOOKING BACK Ray Tiner, as a dashing football captain in 1929 (left), with wife, Nancy, (above, right), and (below) at a reception in his honor during the 2009 Homecoming celebration.
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HONORED ALUMS (From left) James McClain, Kenneth Mann, Pat Scavo, and Wayne Owen, Jr., were honored at Homecoming.
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eltic Timber executive Kenneth D. Mann of Jersey, corporate attorney James E. McClain of Dallas, Tex., and Monticello forester Wayne L. Owen, Jr., have been selected to receive the University of Arkansas at Monticello’s 2009 Alumni Awards for Achievement and Merit.
The university has also recognized Hot Springs art dealer Pat Scavo with the Continuing The Connection Award, presented to the alumnus who best keeps alive the connections between Arkansas A&M and UAM. “We are pleased to honor this outstanding group of alumni who have contributed so much to their professions, their communities, and to the legacy of this university,” said Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “The individuals we have chosen to honor are very deserving of this recognition and we are proud of their accomplishments.” Kenneth Mann has built a successful career in energy and natural resource management. He is currently the chief financial officer for Deltic Timber Corporation but began his career with Murphy Oil in 10
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1982 as a general accountant. He moved into corporate accounting in 1984 before being transferred to the company’s internal audit department in 1988. Mann moved to Deltic, a Murphy Oil subsidiary, in 1991 as supervisor of accounting and climbed the corporate ladder. He was promoted to assistant controller in 1997, added the duties of investor relations officer in 2000, and began managing the company’s corporate governance responsibilities in 2002. He became Deltic’s corporate controller in 2004 and was named vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer in 2007. Mann is a 1981 UAM graduate with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and earned an MBA from Louisiana Tech in 1982. James McClain is vice president and general counsel
OUTSTANDING GROUP (From left) Chancellor Lassiter with Pat Scavo, James McClain, Wayne Owen, Jr., and Kenneth Mann at the Homecoming Dinner.
for Tetra Pak Incorporated, a food products packaging and distribution company based in Denton, Tex. McClain is responsible for legal support for the company’s North American and Greater Middle East operations. McClain earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from UAM in 1972, holds an MBA from the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, a law degree from Southern Methodist University, and a second law degree with a specialization in tax law from New York University. He began his career in private law practice in Little Rock in 1977. From 1985 to 1992, he served as tax partner and tax manager for Deloitte & Touche LLP, working in the firm’s Little Rock, Memphis and New York offices. McClain joined Tetra Pak in 1992 as vice president and general counsel and became director of holdings and tax for the Tetra Pak’s parent company, Tetra Laval Group in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1996. He returned to the U.S. in 1998 to enter private law practice as a partner in the Dallas firm of Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal LLP and became a partner in Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, also in Dallas, in 2001 before returning to Tetra Pak in 2003. Wayne Owen is director of the Forestry and Vegetation Management Group for Crop Production Services, Inc. (CPS), the largest domestic agricultural distributor for all crop inputs (seed, fertilizer and chemicals). A Pine Bluff native, Owen earned a bachelor’s degree in forestry from what was then Arkansas A&M College in 1970. He began his career in 1971 as a field
forester for Davis Forestry Corporation of Monticello, eventually becoming the company’s vice president and general manager. In 1983, Owen started Timberland Enterprises, Inc., a chemical distributor serving the forestry market in Arkansas, Mississippi and Texas. The business grew to become a nationwide distributor for both forestry and the industrial vegetation management industry before the chemical distribution portion of the company was sold to United Agricultural Products in 2006 and purchased by CPS in 2008. Owen currently manages a 47-person sales team, various warehouse locations, and all forestry and vegetation management sales and service for CPS in the U.S. He is a member of the Arkansas State Plant Board representing the Arkansas Forestry Association and is a member of the AFA’s executive committee. He is also a member of the board of directors of Commercial Bank and Trust of Monticello. A McGehee native, Pat Scavo is co-owner of Blue Moon Art Gallery in Hot Springs. As a student at Arkansas A&M, she was captain of the cheerleading squad and president of Phi Sigma Chi sorority. Through the years, she has hosted numerous sorority reunions, served on the UAM Foundation Fund board of directors, and established a scholarship to honor her sorority, which became Alpha Sigma Alpha in 1962. Scavo earned a bachelor’s degree in education from A&M in 1959 and later earned a master’s degree in education from Nova University in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. She served as a Sarasota County educator for 20 years. Winter 2010
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THOSE EARLY BOYS Kent (left), the youngest Early, is head softball coach at Bentonville High School. Preston (center), the oldest, is girl’s basketball coach at Rogers High, and Brian (right), is an assistant football coach and defensive coordinator at Fayetteville High.
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Preston, Brian and Kent Early were destined to be coaches like their father. “It’s what the Early’s do.” lvy Early never doubted that his three sons — Brian, Preston and Kent — would all enter the coaching profession. After all, the three rarely left their father’s side during his 30-year coaching tenure at UAM. Alvy Early was the women’s basketball coach for 21 seasons and is currently the softball and women’s cross country coach. He also served as athletic director and as an assistant football coach. The Early boys all were ball boys when they were younger and they attended almost every game their dad coached, home and away, and all three served under their father at one time, both as student assistants in basketball and in women’s softball. “It was something we grew up with,” Preston Early said. “Our life has been about athletics, about coaching and the relationships you build with players.” But Alvy Early sometimes scratches his head about the sports his three sons now coach. Preston Early played football at Monticello High and UAM, but is now the girls basketball coach at Rogers High. He once put together a playbook while at UAM in anticipation of being a football coach. Kent Early went to UAM on a choir scholarship and played baseball for the Boll Weevils his final two years. He is now the girls softball coach at Bentonville. Brian Early didn’t play football at UAM but instead was a standout baseball player for the Boll Weevils. He is now an assistant football coach at Fayetteville. None of the Early brothers coach the sport they played in college. “It’s strange where they landed,” Alvy Early said. “I think at an early age they felt called in the direction of coaching.” Brian Early has a more simple explanation. “It’s what the Early’s do,” he said. “It’s all we know.” Alvy Early is not surprised that his three sons are all successful coaches or that they have all landed in the same conference. He is, however, thankful that he never has to pick sides since they coach different sports. “That makes it easier on me,” he said. “We can just go and watch and not worry about them competing against each other.” Preston Early was a receiver for the UAM football team, but got a taste of women’s basketball his final two years of college when he was a student assistant for his father. “Growing up, I knew I wanted to coach,” Preston Early said. “I was probably in the eighth grade when I knew I was going to be a coach.” Early did his student teaching at Monticello High and helped with the girls basketball team and that’s where he caught the girls basketball bug. “I thought I was going to be a football coach, ,” he said. “I have found in girls athletics,
FORMER WEEVILS (Top) Preston Early as a Boll Weevil wide receiver in 1990, and Brian Early, crossing home plate as a Weevil baseball player in 1993.
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however, that the girls are very loyal and dedicated. They really want to be taught and I love that because I consider myself a teacher.” Preston Early is entering his 10th season at Rogers and said he has no aspirations of coaching anywhere else. Coaching college basketball is not an option. “I remember my dad being gone recruiting and that is not something that appeals to me,” he said. “That’s not a lifestyle that I want.” Kent Early excelled on the baseball diamond but it was his voice that paid for college. He was part of Monticello’s conference baseball championship his senior year in 1994, but his All-State awards in high school were in choir. Kent Early taught himself to play guitar and even thought about going to Nashville to try his hand at country music. He even made a demo tape and sent it to Branson, but quickly realized that his true calling was in coaching. “I just sing to my wife in the car, now,” he said. Like his brothers, Kent Early caught the coaching bug at a young age and a back injury his junior year in college opened the door to fast-pitch softball. “When they added softball, my dad wanted to take pride in that program so he took it,” Kent Early said. “So, he was the basketball coach, the athletic director and the softball coach at a Division II college. That’s crazy. But he needed help and the timing (with my injury) was right.” Kent Early quickly fell in love with softball and said coaching the sport is much more enjoyable than coaching baseball. “Baseball has 57 pickoff moves every inning, the coaches argue about every call and feel they have to argue with the umpire,” he said. “Softball is uptempo and the players get after it. Girls work together, and they will work for you.” Brian Early’s first love has always been football but a broken collarbone prior to the start of his senior season at Monticello High ended his dream of playing in college. He recovered in time to play high school baseball that spring and that earned him a scholarship to UAM. While football was his sport, he said he never gave much thought about walking on somewhere. “It was a no-brainer (to play baseball),” he said. “That’s where the money was.” Brian Early was part of two baseball championships at UAM but after graduation he headed back to football. His first stop was in Greenland, where he was the defensive coordinator. His career eventually took him to the college level, where he first spent two seasons
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at UAM, two at Minnesota State and five at Central Arkansas. But the grind of college football finally took its toll on him and his wife, Nanci, and their two young daughters. “It started with the season and then you go to recruiting, to signing day, to spring practice, to spring recruiting and then summer camps,” he said. “You had about two weeks off. I did that for a number of years and I wanted to be around the home more.” So when there was an opening at Fayetteville, Early jumped at it. “This is a great situation because Fayetteville is the best job in the state,” he said. “It’s a great situation in a great conference.” Preston and Kent Early set their sights on northwest Arkansas and the 7A-West in particular, at the beginning of their coaching careers. Brian Early got an early taste of what the northwest corner of the state offers and all three brothers listed the same reasons – the best teaching jobs, the best athletes and the best facilities. “I wanted to be coaching in the largest classification and I set a goal of doing it in four years,” said Preston Early, who coached at Marion and then West Fork after graduation. “I was lucky enough to do it in three years. I feel that I am so blessed to be coaching at Rogers High School. I don’t see myself coaching any place else.” Kent Early turned down a boys’ coaching job in Greenwood out of college and instead went back to UAM to coach. A year later, the Bentonville job opened up. “It was a no-brainer,” Kent Early said. “An hour after I found it was open, I sent in my resume. When (Bentonville athletic director) Mrs. (Lauren) West called and asked when I could interview, ‘I said ASAP.” While Preston Early is set on making Rogers his home for the long term, Kent Early said he can see his career path leading to the collegiate level. But not any time soon. “I still have ambitions to get to the collegiate level one day in softball,” he said. “I do want to do that. I don’t know when. Timing has a lot to do with that. I’m married now and I want to start a family and high school is better for that.” The Early brothers don’t face each other in competition, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t some good natured ribbing from time-to-time. “My brother (Brian) is trying to get my son to wear a Purple ’Dog football shirt,” Preston Early said. “And I have given his daughter a Mounties basketball shirt. So we have some of that stuff going on.”
For new board members, it’s all about
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he newest members of the UAM Alumni Association’s board of directors and the UAM board of visitors have a strong commitment to service and a deep affection for the university they represent.
“We are very pleased with our new alumni board and with the newest appointments to our board of visitors,” said Chancellor Jack Lassiter. The 12 new members of the Alumni Association board are Jim Clark of North Little Rock, Paul Griffin of Monticello, president, Jennifer Hargis of Monticello, Donney Jackson of Monticello, M.L. Mann of Monticello, Jerrielynn Mapp of Monticello, Beverly Reep of Warren, vice president, James Rook of Mena, Wayne Vincent of Fayetteville, Ga., Larry Walther of Little Rock, Amanda Ware of North Little Rock, secretary-treasurer, and Robert Willett of El Dorado. The newest members of the board of visitors were appointed by Governor Mike Beebe. The new members are Roger George of Warren, owner of Merchants and Planters Insurancee Agency; Scotty Holderfield, a retired school administrator from Rison; and Pat Webb of Star City, a retired cattle rancher and current member of the Cornerstone Coalition. Other members of the board of visitors include Chairman Bennie Ryburn, III, of Monticello, Reginald Glover of Monticello, Carlton Davis of Warren, Jeff Owyoung of McGehee, Tommy Poole of Eudora, Jimmy Barrett of McGehee, Tommy Maxwell of Monticello, Cynthia Montgomery of McGehee, and Lorraine McCullough of Crossett.
New Members of the Board of Visitors Roger George
Scotty Holderfield
Pat Webb
ALUMNI BOARD (From left, front) Jennifer Hargis, Jerrielynn Mapp, Amanda Ware, Wayne Vincent, Beverly Reep, (second row) James Rook, Robert Willett, Larry Walther, Donney Jackson, and Paul Griffin. (Not pictured: Jim Clark and M.L. Mann)
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End of an Era
In the 1950s the Arkansas A&M campus was old-fashioned, isolated, and rundown. No new classroom building had been built since the 1930s. The science building, renamed the Memorial Classroom
STEADY HAND Claude Babin guided the campus through several crises, then led efforts to merge with the University of Arkansas.
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Building, was a concrete shell, with bare concrete floors and cement ceilings. Classrooms were not air-conditioned. The campus atmosphere resembled a high school. Academic Dean James H. Hutchinson required the faculty to take attendance, and to turn in daily reports. Most of the teachers lived in faculty housing, a small village of residences located west of the campus, and others lived in similar accommodations around Weevil Pond. Since few faculty lived in Monticello, two miles away, they were isolated from Monticello society. The school never had strong academic leadership. The faculty was academically weak with few doctorates and the curriculum was broad, an indication that the institution was trying to do too much with too little. When Jack W. Mears, formerly Dean of Students at Eastern New Mexico, became A&M president in 1959, he created a controversy concerning faculty contracts. The faculty went into an uproar when Mears issued nine-month appointments with extra money for summer school teaching. Faculty had previously been guaranteed summer teaching and as a result a year-around salary. But this arrangement created the possibility that summer contracts might not be available. Mears served only two years, but made a lasting impact. He secured a state appropriation to build a new science center, the first legislative appropriation for an A&M building in 50 years, and reorganized the administrative structure, promoting Claude H. Babin to chief academic officer. When Mears resigned in 1962, Babin moved up to the presidency. The appointment of Babin as president evoked a positive reaction not only on campus, but also statewide. The Arkansas Gazette declared Babin “an admirable choice.” Babin had graduated from LSU, the University of Wisconsin, and Tulane, where he earned a doctorate in history. He was the first Ph.D. that the school ever hired as president,
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a fact that lent him respectability. The new president inherited a series of major challenges. Starting about 1940, Arkansas A&M had enjoyed a kind of tolerant neglect. For almost 20 years, no accrediting agency set foot on the campus and disturbed its secluded tranquility. The institution went too long without an accrediting visit, and weaknesses had accumulated. Suddenly, in the 1960s, A&M faced accreditation reviews from not just one but three accrediting agencies. It seemed that everybody wanted to know what was happening on this out-of-the-way campus. Teacher Education Babin’s first accreditation problem was teacher education. The demands of a new, powerful organization, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), would have to be met. NCATE had denied A&M’s bid for accreditation in 1958 and again in 1961. After joining the education faculty in 1962, Cecil Haywood realized that the teacher education curriculum was still weak and out of date. As only he could, Haywood threw himself into the Herculean task of preparing the school for the review visit. As a result, the program received provisional accreditation. The NCATE crisis had passed, but the agency scheduled a regular visit in three years. In 1969 the NCATE review team identified only minor weaknesses, and extended a five-year accreditation. Haywood and the institution had won a major achievement — A&M’s first program accreditation. The struggle with NCATE was not over, but at least teacher education students were assured that they were graduating from an accredited program. North Central At the same time, A&M faced an accreditation visit from the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools (NCA), the school’s main accrediting agency. In
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1940 Arkansas A&M had received NCA accreditation, and for over 25 years North Central did not return for a visit, although special but perfunctory reports were required. By the early 1960s NCA was paying visits to all institutions under its supervision. NCA was not only back, but also had become more aggressive and difficult. After a full-dress visit in 1966, an NCA team cited A&M for several weaknesses, mainly trying to do too much with too few resources. A progress report was required in 1968 and a return visit in 1970 to see what had been accomplished. Before the 1970 visit, an NCA approved consultant visited the campus to help the school prepare. Based on his recommendations, a new academic structure was created. When the association’s representatives returned in the spring of 1970, they gave their approval and extended a five-year accreditation with usual concerns for weaknesses, and required progress reports. Since North Central was the major accrediting agency for the entire campus, its approval was a remarkable achievement for a small school. Integration Other issues associated with the 1960s went well for the college. Several black students had applied for admission during the 1950s but were turned away. One applicant, for example, was curtly advised to attend Arkansas AM&N College in Pine Bluff. But Sadie Thomasson Johnson recalled attending evening classes on campus in 1957, well before integration. The first black student arrived on campus in summer 1964. She was a transfer student from Arkansas AM&N who wanted to take organic chemistry. In the summer of 1965, according to a statement in the board minutes, “A total of four Negro students were registered without incident,” and the integration of the school proceeded slowly but smoothly. Based on college annuals, the black enrollment went from 18 in 1967, to 26 in 1968, and 86 in 1969. Barbara Banks Gathen was the first black graduate in 1967. The Merger In 1967, Winthrop Rockefeller took office in Little Rock, the first Republican governor of Arkansas in almost 100 years. As Orval Faubus’ successor, Rockefeller symbolized change. He appointed two new members to the A&M board: Lawrence H. Derby, also a Republican, from Warren, and Dr. John Porter Price, a Monticello physician who had been involved in school politics for more than a decade. When Derby was appointed, Rockefeller confided in him his belief that Arkansas should have a university system with a governing board that controlled all state institutions of higher education. This goal was never achieved, but it did result in a merger movement.
There had been earlier discussions of combining the A&M forestry program with the forestry faculty at Fayetteville. Mears, Babin’s predecessor, had worked on the idea of a limited merger. The objective was to secure forestry accreditation, but the idea was dropped when Mears resigned. At a board meeting in 1968, Dr. Price suggested that the institution merge with the University of Arkansas. This proposal produced shock and snickering, and two board members laughed out loud. But Price persisted. In the spring 1970 he and Derby recommended to the board that contacts be made with University of Arkansas President David W. Mullins and the UA board to explore the possibility of a full merger. Both boards immediately formed subcommittees to explore the mechanics of the process, then met jointly in Little Rock on September 25, 1970, and agreed to pursue the idea of merger of the institutions. A press release publicly announced plans for the exploration of a merger and outlined the positive results it could achieve. The forestry industry immediately announced its support for the merger. University attorney Ray Trammell drafted the bill that was introduced into the legislature. According to Babin, “The merger is the one great event in Southeast Arkansas for which there has been universal agreement.” When the legislature met in January 1971, after the election of Dale Bumpers as governor, John “Mutt” Gibson led the merger effort in the Arkansas Senate, while Bennie Ryburn, Jr., and G. W. “Buddy” Turner of Pine Bluff led the fight in the House of Representatives. Both houses voted unanimously in favor of the merger. On July 20, 1971, the day after the merger bill became law, Claude Babin and David Mullins, along with a group of trustees, legislators, administrators, townspeople, faculty, students, and reporters gathered at the school’s entrance on Highway 81, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony that unveiled a new sign reading “University of Arkansas at Monticello.” Arkansas A&M lasted from September 14, 1910, when the doors first opened, to 1971.
Own A Piece of History! Celebrating a Century of Opportunity, a must-have look at UAM’s first century – from Fourth District Agricultural High School to state University. Order your copy now from the UAM Bookstore by calling (870) 460-1055.
ury of Opportunity
The Centennial Story (This is the fourth in a series of articles celebrating UAM’s first century, excerpted from the writings of Dr. Don Holley, retired professor of history.)
1962
1962 – Claude Babin becomes president.
1964 1964 – First black student enrolls.
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1967 – Barbara Banks Gathen is first black graduate.
1969 1969 – NCATE accreditation.
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1970 – North Central accreditation.
1971 1971 – Arkansas A&M becomes UAM.
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SPORTS BOOM, NO BUST The Boll Weevil football team celebrates with head coach Gwaine Mathews, athletic director Chris Ratcliff, and Chancellor Jack Lassiter after defeating SAU in the Boomtown Classic at El Dorado. UAM finished the 2009 season wth a 5-6 record.
Volleyball Lands Two on All-GSC
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he UAM volleyball team landed two players on the All-Gulf South Conference West Division First Team and one player on the second team, while also having its head coach named GSC-West Coach of the Year. Senior middle blockers Cayla Knapp (South Lake Tahoe, Calif.) and Mallory Storm (Collinsville, Ill.) both earned All-GSC First Team honors, while senior opposite hitter Nicole Ferguson (Brentwood, Tenn.) made the second team. Additionally, head coach Nicole Smith was named the GSC-West Coach of the Year after leading the Cotton Blossoms from a preseason fifth place prediction to a second place finish in the division, the highest in the program’s five-year history, all five years under the direction of Smith. Knapp and Storm become the second and third players in UAM history to be named to the first team, while Ferguson joins a Mallory Storm
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list of four other Cotton Blossoms to earn second team honors. “I am extremely proud of the leadership these three have provided,” said Smith. “Mallory and Cayla have been huge threats all season long both offensively and defensively, and Nicole has really been a huge asset to our program, not just this season, but all four years as a starter.” Cayla Knapp
HAPPY DAY Boll Weevils young and old rejoiced on September 14 when UAM dedicated a much-anticipated and long-awaited indoor practice facility north of Convoy Leslie-Cotton Boll Stadium. The new facility contains a 40-yard artificial turf practice area as well as coaches offices and meeting rooms. The facility will be used by all athletic teams as well as the marching band.
A Dream Becomes A Reality . . . Dedicating The Indoor Practice Facility
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FOUNDATION ENDOWMENTS 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 * UAM representatives to the University of Arkansas Foundation, Inc., board of directors.
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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 James Edward and Joy Dell Burton Akin Award / Mrs. Joy Dell Burton Akin 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
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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 David B. Eberdt Scholarship / Mrs. Nancy Eberdt 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 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 Annett K. Hall Scholarship - Music / Mr. Barry Hall 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. Dr. C. Lewis & Wanda W. Hyatt Endowed Scholarship / Ms. Charlotte Hyatt McGarr & Mr. C. Lewis Hyatt, 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 ENDOWMENTS
Arkansas SAF / Ouachita Society of American Foresters & Arkansas Division of Ouachita Society of American Foresters 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 Eugenia H. (Moss) Burson & Jack D. Burson Scholarship / Family and Friends 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
LIFE INSURANCE
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 UNITRUSTS Mr. and Mrs. Carroll E. Walls, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Kim L. Mitchell
ANNUAL AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS
BKD Accounting Education Award / BKD, LLP Commercial Bank Business Award / Commercial Bank Judge Bill Daniels Scholarship / Bill Daniels 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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FOUNDATION DONORS The UAM Foundation donors list includes those whose gifts were received from January 1 through December 31, 2009. We try hard to ensure that the information is accurate. Please report any corrections to the UAM Advancement Office at (870)460-1028 or 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) Mrs. Joy D. Akin Mr. and Mrs. Mike Akin Dr. Claude H. Babin Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Boyd Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Brutscher Mr. and Mrs. William C. Bulloch Mr. and Mrs. Kelton Busby Mr. and Mrs. James P. Cathey Dr. Steve Cathey Dr. and Mrs. Tim D. Chase Mrs. Maxine Clippert Mr. and Mrs. Andy Davis Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Dearman, Sr. Mrs. Nancy K. Eberdt Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Edmonds Ms. Jean C. Frisby Mr. Clint Gasaway Dr. and Mrs. Gordon D. Gates Mr. and Mrs. Jerry D. Gibson Mr. and Mrs. John W. Gibson Rev. Shay and Mrs. Sherrie Gillespie Mr. Reginald Glover Mr. C. Barry Hall Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Hornaday Mr. and Mrs. C. Lewis Hyatt, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Louis J. James Mr. and Mrs. J. Chester Johnson Dr. and Mrs. Jack Lassiter Mr. James E. Lindsey Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Mann Dr. Betty A. Matthews Rep. and Mrs. Allen W. Maxwell Mrs. Charlotte McGarr Mr. Lamar G. Moore Dr. Steven C. Moss Mr. James C. Nichols Mr. and Mrs. Ray Paschall Dr. Jeffrey H. Reinhart Dr. James F. Roiger Drs. Margaret and Harvey Schadler Mr. and Mrs. Johnny H. Smith Dr. and Mrs. B. Alan Sugg Ms. Elizabeth P. Thurman Mr. and Mrs. Kent Webb Ms. Terri L. Wolfe Dr. and Mrs. Jimmie Yeiser
Galaxy Club ($1,000-$2,499) Mrs. Glenda Carol Baker Mr. and Mrs. Pervis J. Ballew Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Carter Mr. and Mrs. William R. Daniels Mrs. Betty J. Davis Dr. and Mrs. Dexter E. Gulledge Mr. and Mrs. George T. Harris Dr. and Mrs. William M. Heroman Dr. Carl B. Johnston Mr. Mike Jordan Mrs. Cynthia Snow Kopack Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Leonard Mrs. Jane Lucky Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Majors Mr. and Mrs. Eugene J. Mazzanti Dr. and Mrs. Gary L. McAllister Mr. Thomas W. McGill Dr. Joseph P. Miles Ms. Shirley N. Neff Mr. and Mrs. Wayne L. Owen, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Owyoung Mr. and Mrs. Dirk Pulliam Congressman and Mrs. Mike Ross Ms. Sandra W. Stancek Mr. and Mrs. Scotty White Mr. Charles A. Wooley
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Emerald Club ($500-$999)
Mrs. Katie B. Austin Drs. Trey and Katherine Berry Dr. and Mrs. Morris Bramlett Mr. and Mrs. Kent Davis Mr. W. Ronald Frizzell Drs. Glen and Mary Jane Gilbert Dr. and Mrs. Arthur S. Harris Col. (Ret.) and Mrs. Byron P. Howlett, Jr. Mr. Jerry D. Hubbard Dr. and Mrs. Billy J. Jordan Ms. Paula M. Kinnard Mr. James F. Kuhn III Mrs. Angela J. Marsh Mr. and Mrs. William J. McKiever Mr. and Mrs. Eugene G. Pearce Mr. Gus Pugh, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. R. David Ray Mr. Steve Weber Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. J. Steve Woodson
Loyalty Club ($200-$499) Mrs. Cynthia L. Adair Mr. and Mrs. Joe Akin Ms. Barbara A. Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Morris Bryant Mrs. Louise Burke Mr. and Mrs. Jack D. Burson Mr. and Mrs. Bobby D. Buzbee Mr. and Mrs. Dale W. Carter Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Chao Mr. Michael H. Coon Dr. David H. Denson Ms. Charlotte Denton Mr. and Mrs. Alvy E. Early Dr. and Mrs. Albert L. Etheridge Ms. Patricia A. Ewens Mr. and Mrs. David G. Funderburg Mr. Ricky D. Futrell Mr. and Mrs. Byron A. Galloway Ms. Pamela D. Gouner Mr. William M. Goyne Mrs. Mary Louise Harp Ms. Lynn Harris Ms. Jean B. Hendrix Ms. Marina K. Henry Dr. and Mrs. James L. Hobgood Mr. and Mrs. David D. Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Clarence R. Holley Mr. James A. Hudgins Ms. Mary Katherine Jacob Mr. and Mrs. Bobby L. Jones Mrs. Margaret F. Jordan Ms. Sara T. Kindred Ms. Valli J. Kindred Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Lewis Mr. Billy H. Majors Mr. and Mrs. Chris E. Marhenke Ms. Lorraine McCullough Mr. and Mrs. Kent L. McRae Ms. Minnie May Moffatt Mr. Guy Nelson Mr. and Mrs. James O. Nixon Dr. and Mrs. Walter R. Oglesby Mr. Jon V. Osborn Mr. and Mrs. Grant Pace Mrs. Matti J. Palluconi Mr. Roy I. Parker Mr. and Mrs. Donald S. Pearson Mrs. Lela B. Pickett Dr. John Warren Ramsey Mr. Phillip I. Roby Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Russell Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Ryburn III Mr. and Mrs. Larry G. Smith Dr. and Mrs. Fred J. Taylor Mrs. Shirley H. Teeter
Mr. and Mrrs. James N. Thomason Ms. Etta Turner Mrs. Linda D. Tyler Ms. Tana L. Vail Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Wall Mrs. Jane D. Whaley Mr. and Mrs. Bill Whiting Mr. and Mrs. Cedric E. Williams Mr. and Mrs. James W. Willis
Century Club ($100-$199) Mr. Joe T. Akin Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wayne Akin Ms. Casey A. Alfaro Mr. and Mrs. Jack Allen Dr. and Mrs. J. Roland Anderson Mrs. Glenda Andrews Dr. and Mrs. Ed Bacon Drs. Robert and Laura Baker Mr. and Mrs. Jim Barrett Dr. and Mrs. Garland E. Bayliss Mr. and Mrs. Mike Berry Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Bishop Mr. and Mrs. Ron H. Blackwelder Mr. and Mrs. Marion A. Boggs, Jr. Mrs. Donna G. Bradley Mr. Jerry W. Bradshaw Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Brasfield Mrs. Mildred F. Brazeel Mr. and Mrs. James L. Brewer Mr. Joel D. Brown Dr. Russell H. Bulloch Mr. and Mrs. John L. Bullock Mr. and Mrs. Louis N. Burgess Mr. and Mrs. Roy M. Burk Mr. and Mrs. Joe Elbert Burks Mr. William Byers Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. John David Carter Mr. Robert Ira Carter Mr. and Mrs. John H. Cathey Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Chambers Mrs. Faye Chandler Mrs. Grayce T. Choate Ms. Mimi Herring Ciarletta Dr. Marsha Clayton Dr. Jesse M. Coker Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Compton Mrs. Lummye L. Courson Ms. Lori H. Dabbs Mr. and Mrs. David Dail Mr. Don C. Dancer Mr. and Mrs. Carlton E. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Dillard Mrs. Janice Dougherty Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Dreher, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ben R. Dunlap Mr. Ronald K. Echols
Dr. Ranelle Eubanks Dr. and Mrs. Billy W. Evans, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Fakouri Mrs. Christine Felts Mr. and Mrs. Larry Fisackerly Mr. Edward D. Fleming Dr. and Mrs. Patrick M. Flynn Joel and Beth Foster Ms. Jennifer Freer Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Friend Mr. and Mrs. William H. Gandy, Sr. Ms. Roxanne Ross Garcia Mr. P. Q. Gardner Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Gibson Mr. and Mrs. John D. Ginger Dr. Robert Graber Mr. and Mrs. Larry W. Graham Mrs. Margaret Oden Graham Mr. Alfred James Graves Mrs. Marion Dean Greeson Mr. and Mrs. Doug Grimmett John and Carolyn Haisty Ms. Elaine Halliday Ms. Lesa A. Handly Mr. and Mrs. Werner L. Haney Mr. and Mrs. Billy H. Hartness Ms. Ella M. Helm Mrs. Marjorie M. Hendrix Ms. Kathryn Higgins Dr. and Mrs. Charles O. Hogue Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Hollis Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Hooks Mr. Tommy L. Hooks Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Horvath, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Hudson Mr. and Mrs. Jay L. Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Billy R. Hunter Mr. and Mrs. David A. James Mr. and Mrs. Ted Jenkins Mr. Maury A. Joe Mr. and Mrs. David E. Johnson Ms. Lynn W. Jones Mr. and Mrs. James T. Jordan Mrs. Stella B. Judkins Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Keim Ms. Kandi S. Keith Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Keith Dr. Robert Kidd Ms. Mary Faye King Mr. and Mrs. Billy Lansdale Mr. and Mrs. David S. Leech Ms. Kathy Lewis Mrs. Lydia W. Lowery Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mann Dr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Matthews Ms. Yvonne P. May Mr. and Mrs. James E. McClain, Jr. Mrs. Errolene McClintick Mr. and Mrs. Wesley McCoy Mr. Charles H. McDonald Ms. Regina G. McGinn Mr. W. Steve Metzer
Mr. George W. Miles Mrs. Karla Mitchell Ms. Pattie P. Moffatt Mr. and Mrs. James Don Mooney Mr. and Mrs. Carroll W. Mosley Mr. Michael R. Mott Dr. and Mrs. Joe A. Musick Ms. Virginia H. Norman Mr. and Mrs. Billy W. Nowlin Mr. Jeff Olson Mrs. Katherine Patton Ozment Mr. and Mrs. Archie L. Paschall Ms. Callie Payne Ms. Denisa J. Pennington Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Pennington Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Pennington Mrs. Mary L. Pickering Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Prestridge Ms. Margaret Prussing Ms. Lauren A. Raynor Mr. and Mrs. Scott Richardson Ms. Gwendolen M. Robinson Mr. Paul C. Roth Ms. Linda Herrington Rushing Mr. and Mrs. Guy B. Sabbatini Mr. and Mrs. Scott Saffold Mr. and Mrs. Charles Savage Mrs. Patricia McDermott Scavo Mrs. Charlotte T. Schexnayder Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Scott III Mrs. J. Darlene Skender Dr. John T. Skowronski Mr. Thomas P. Slavin Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Kevin W. Smith Mrs. Barbara S. Speakman Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Stephens Mr. Michael G. Stewart Mrs. Monica R. Strickland Mr. and Mrs .James B. Terrell Ms. Jeri Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Ted D. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Luke Thornton Mr. and Mrs. Bill J. Thurman Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Toombs Mr. Jim W. Trimm Mrs. Katharine C. Tucker Ms. Mary Jane Vaughn Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Vincent Mr. J. V. Vinyard Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Vittitow Mr. and Mrs. Dane Weindorf Ms. Katharine A. Wells Mr. and Mrs. James C. West Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Williams Dr. Kenneth C. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Bill C. Willis Mrs. Kay Wolfe Dr. Barbara C. Wood Mrs. Glenda Kay Wood Mr. Zane D. Wright
Business & Organization Donors Arkansas Superior Federal Credit Union Class of DCHS 1961 Commercial Bank & Trust Co. Crackerbox Food Stores DNA Farms Drew Central Alumni E. C. Barton & Company Farmers Grain Terminal, Inc. First National Bank of McGehee Georgia-Pacific Holiday Inn Express Jennie Finch Softball Camp Leesco, Inc. Lucky’s of Monticello
Martin Knee & Sports Medicine Center PA Maxwell Hardwood Flooring MHS Class of ‘65 Monticello Economic Development Commission Monticello Rotary Club National Intercollegiate Rodeo Foundation Oklahoma United Methodist Foundation Pettit & Pettit Engineers Pines Broadcasting,Inc. R. A. Pickens & Son Company Ralph McQueen & Co., LTD.
Ryburn Motor Company SeaArk Marine, Inc. Searcy & Associates, LLC Simmons First Bank of South Ark Simmons First National Bank Southeast Chapter of ASCPA Terco Investments Co., Inc. The Crackerbox LLC Thompson Electric, Inc. UAM Agriculture Alumni Society UAM Institute of Management Accountants Union Bank & Trust Company Wallace Trust Foundation Wal-Mart Foundation
The Dedication of the
Centennial Clock Tower Friday, October 23 proved to be a special day in the life of UAM. As part of the university’s 100th birthday celebration and Homecoming, alumni and friends joined UAM officials to formally dedicate the Centennial Clock Tower and bury a time capsule to be opened on April 1, 2059, the 150th anniversary of our founding. Special guests for the event were 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.
Centennial Circle Members Mike & Susan Akin Joe Bob & Missy Allaire Hoyt & Susan Andres Elizabeth (Libby) Annulis Barbara & Claude Babin 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) David B. & Nancy Kyle Eberdt (by Bobby & Kimberly Eberdt Edmonds) Victor Felley, Ark. A. & M. Trustee (by Wayne & Mellie Jo Owen) First National Bank of McGehee The Frazer Family Jean C. & Oscar F. Frisby Lewis & Wanda Gardner – Lone Star Station and Weevil Cafe 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 Don E. & Joyce M. King Curtis W. Kyle, Jr. Judy & Jack Lassiter The Carl F. Lucky, Jr. Family 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, and 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 J. C. & Carolyn Crain Nichols Jeff & Sallie Owyoung R. David & Loyce Ray (by Dr. & Mrs. B. Alan Sugg) Richard & Eddye Ann Reinhart Jeffrey Hunter Reinhart, M.D. 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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BABIN JOINS Dr. Claude Babin (second from left) recently joined the Centennial Circle. Pictured with Babin are (from left) Reginald Glover, Chancellor Jack Lassiter, and Scott Kuttenkuler, director of advancement.
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he goal of 100 donations of $10,000 each to create a Centennial Circle endowment fund is nearing completion, thanks to three recent donations. Dr. Claude Babin, the last president of Arkansas A&M College and the first chancellor of UAM, recently made a $10,000 donation to join the Centennial Circle. Also making a $10,000 donation to the Centennial Circle was Jane Lucky
CIRCLE MEMBERS J.C. Nichols (above, center) and Jane Lucky (right) recently made $10,000 donations to the Centennial Circle Campaign. (Above, from left) Chancellor Jack Lassiter, Nichols, and Scott Kuttenkuler. (Right photo, from left) Provost R. David Ray, Lassiter, Lucky, and Kuttenkuler.
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on behalf of the Carl F. Lucky, Jr. Family of McGehee. A third donation was also received from J.C. Nichols of Monticello, a retired businessman. As UAM Magazine went to press, the Foundation Fund had secured 76 pledges and donations of the required 100 to create the Centennial Circle. Interest from the $1 million endowment created by the donations will be used for university projects to be determined by a committee of faculty, staff and students. The names of Centennial Circle members are (or will be) engraved on the four panels of the Centennial Clock Tower located at the center of campus. The tower was formally dedicated on October 23.
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usiness, music, education, and pre-medicine will benefit from four new endowments presented recently to the UAM Foundation Fund. The David B. Eberdt Scholarship was endowed by Nancy Kyle Eberdt of Little Rock to be presented beginning next fall to a student in the School of Business. The scholarship requires a 3.4 grade point average and will be presented each semester to an Arkansas student majoring in
business administration. The Annette K. Hall Scholarship for Music was endowed by Barry Hall of Monticello in memory of his wife, Annette, the long-time chair of the UAM Division of Music. The scholarship requires a 3.0 grade point average with preference given to students from Monticello or Drew County. The scholarship will be presented for the first time in the 2010 fall semester. The Dr. C. Lewis and Wanda W. Hyatt Scholarship was endowed recently by C. Lewis Hyatt, Jr., of North Little Rock and Charlotte Hyatt McGarr of Monticello. The recipient must be a pre-medicine student and an Arkansas resident with a grade point average of 3.5 or better. The James Edward and Joy Dell Burton Akin Endowed Award presented by Joy Dell Burton Akin of Hamburg recently reached endowed level. The award will be presented to a freshman education major who is a graduate of an Ashley County High School. The recipient will be selected based on the recommendation of the School of Education Scholarship Committee. “We are grateful for each of these new scholarships and awards,” said Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “Endowed scholarships and awards live on in perpetuity and create a lasting legacy of support for higher education while offering educational opportunities for generations of deserving young people.”
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rowing career opportunities in correctional law enforcement was the driving force behind the creation of a new program at the UAM College of Technology-McGehee. The McGehee campus is now offering both a one- and two-semester program in correctional law enforcement leading to either a certificate of proficiency (one semester) or a technical certificate (two semesters). The program may also lead to an associate degree in applied science.
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t’s been a good few months at the UAM College of Technology-Crossett, reports UAM-CTC Vice Chancellor Linda Rushing. The Crossett campus was recently accredited by the Council for Occupational Education and North Central and received approval for its apprenticeship training program from the Bureau of Apprenticeship Training. “This past semester was a good one for us,” said Rushing. “The institution as a whole has been recognized and our students are achieving great things.” Rushing cited a number of recent accomplishments at a recent meeting of the UAM Board of Visitors, including: • an average job placement rate of 90 percent for UAM-CTC graduates; • a 100 percent passing rate for nursing graduates taking the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses; and
• approval of the UAM-CTC as a Cisco Training Academy site. “We feel very good about the direction of the campus,” said Rushing. “We are providing high-demand technical training for high-wage occupations, our training labs are equipped with up-to-date technology. And the addition of the associate of applied science degree to our certificates of proficiency and technical certification has been an added bonus for our students.”
SeaArk Scholarship BENEFITS WELDERS SeaArk Boats and SeaArk Marine of Monticello recently created a scholarship to assist the welding program at the UAM College of Technology-McGehee. The scholarship honors the late Zach McClendon, Sr., and the late Norris Judkins, the founders of MonArk Boat Company, which later became SeaArk Marine and SeaArk Boats. The scholarship will be presented to one welding student per year for the next three years. The scholarship was presented recently during a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the foundation of MonArk Boat Company. Pictured from left (below) are Robin McClendon, president of SeaArk Boats, Bob Ware, vice chancellor of UAM-CTM, UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter, and Elmo Judkins, son of Norris Judkins and a long-time MonArk employee.
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ALUMNI SNAPSHOTS Mary Ann Stafford ‘69
Dana Brooks (BS ‘96) has been promoted to vice president of government relations of the National Milk Producers Federation of Arlington, Va.
Sunlight, shadow and color spark Mary Ann Stafford’s creativity. “I like shapes and strong contrasts,” she says. “I like landscapes.” An English and art educator until her retirement 1993, she now pursues her passion for art full time in the studio in her Maumelle home. Many Maumelle residents have commissioned her to create pen-and-ink or watercolor portraits of their homes. Stafford began the art program at Pine Bluff High School, and also taught English and humanities 16 years. She was assistant principal at PBHS five years. A 1969 Arkansas A&M graduate, she also attended Kansas City Art Institute and holds a doctorate in secondary education from UA-Little Rock. Mary Ann and her husband of 57 years, Lyle, have eight grown children, 25 grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Stafford’s work can be viewed online at www.staffordart.com.
1950-59 Herbert Tucker (BS ’59) and wife, Gladys, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary August 29, 2009. The couple lives in Pine Bluff.
1960-69 Dave “Tex” Anders (BBA ‘60) has written an autobiography, No Title Fits. The book documents Anders’ life as a coach, club owner, rock band manager, rock newspaper publisher, headmaster, teacher and principal.
1970-79 Thomas E. Roberts (BA ’74) and wife ,Jo, of Davis, Calif., are both licensed marriage and family thera26
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Barbara Wood ‘64 Dr. Barbara Wood (BSE ’64), retired superintendent of McGehee School District, completed 45 years in Arkansas education on June 30, 2009. Wood taught English for 17 years, including nine years at Monticello and two at Dumas. She also served as teacher center coordinator at the SEARK Education Cooperative, supervisor at the Arkansas Department of Education, four years as superintendent of the Lake Hamilton School District and 12 years as superintendent at McGehee. She received her doctorate in educational administration and supervision at UALR in 2000. Wood has two children, Chip and Cathi, and three grandchildren.
pists for the state. They work with a DOD program counseling military personal and their families. They have two sons who are Marine officers. Fred Burnett (BSF ’78) and Karla L. Burnett (BA ’79) live in Bryant where Karla is a hair stylist and Fred is a forester for the Arkansas Military Department at Camp Robinson in North Little Rock. They have two daughters in college. Lisa attends UCA and Meridee is at UALR as a Cyberscholar.
1990-99 Anita K. Poole (BA ’96) is general counsel for the American Farmers and Ranchers Insurance Company in Oklahoma City. She lives in Yukon, Okla.,
with her 16 year-old son Matthew. Her daughter Ashley is a sophomore at UAM. Robin Darbonne Phillips (BA ’98) and James Phillips were married December 6, 2008. Robin is the office manager for one of the largest law firms in northwest Arkansas.
2000-09 Jarrett Barnhill (BS ’04) and Leah Renee Tutt (BBA ’09) were married December 19, 2009. Jarrett is a supervisor at ITW Shippers in Sheridan and Leah works with State Farm Insurance of Little Rock. William P. “Billy” Brown (BBA ’05) and Meredith L. Brown (BA ’03) celebrated baby Gene Owen Brown’s first birthday on October 16, 2009. Jennifer T. Adcock (AA ’07) and Joshua B. “Josh” Lawrence were married November 28, 2009. Jennifer is the office manager at Arkansas Carpet Distributors in Monticello. Stephanie M. Harper (BS ’07) is currently pursuing a master’s degree in social work at UALR with intentions of becoming a medical social worker. Her MSW degree should be completed in May 2011. Ashley Broach (BBA ’08) and Brandon Cruce were married August 29, 2009. Ashley works for The Price Companies in Monticello. Haley E. Belin (BA ’09) and Steven Jacks were married December 19, 2009. Haley is a first grade teacher at Monticello Elementary School. Steven is a prospective May 2010 graduate of UAM.
Jeremy Sparks ‘01 Capt. Jeremy Sparks (Class of ‘01) calls himself a “citizensoldier.” A captain in the Wyoming Army National Guard, Sparks doubles as one of the top bullfighters in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. Sparks was recently chosen to appear in one of a series of national television ads for Mutual of Omaha in 2010. The commercials ask individuals to relate their “Aha Moment” that changed their lives. “They wanted to know, ‘what is it that turned that light bulb on that this is what you want to do.’” says Sparks. “When I was 14 I had that ‘Aha’ moment. That’s when I knew I wanted to be a bull fighter.”
Omkar Joshi (MS ’09) is currently a Ph.D. student at Mississippi State University. Melissa K. Nash (BSN ’09) has good news to report. Melissa’s son
Cole was diagnosed with leukemia when he was two. Cole is now nine years old and still cancer free.
Wee Weevil Bibs “Wee Weevil” bibs have been sent to the newest Boll Weevils: Michael Andrew Brannon III, born December 30, 2009 to Michael (BS ’09) and Sasha Brannon, Jr. (TC ’07) of Monticello. Eden Janae Greene, born November 25, 2009 to Jermaine (BBA ’00) and Tawana Greene of Monticello. Ryan Daniel Grimes, born July 27, 2009 to Landon (BA ’08) and Crystal Grimes (BA ’03) of Monticello. Ashley Grace Harvison, born August 15, 2009 to David and Karin Jones Harvison (BS ’97) of Hattiesburg, Miss. Alana Grace Liechty, born December 4, 2009 to Cyrus and Sabrina Liechty (BA ’04) of Monticello. Alana is welcomed home by big sister Elyssa 4. Kayla Elise Maten, born May 29,
2009 to Rose Marie and Lionel Maten (BS ’92) of San Antonio, Tex. Brooklyn Nicole Ray, born August 22, 2009 to Brandy and Michael Lee Ray (BS ’98) of Bryant. Ty Eric Tanksley, born August 6, 2009 to Jamie and Richard E. Tanksley (BS ’96) of Carlisle. Pierce Matthew Terry, born November 12, 2009 to Matthew (MAT ’06) and Amber Terry (MAT ’06) of Monticello. Michael Parker Thomas, born February 4, 2009 to Rachel Crews (BS ’96) of Olive Branch, Miss. Michael is welcomed home by big sister Lunden Grace Crews 7. Jackson James Williamson, born September 10, 2009 to Eric (BBA ’08) and Hannah Williamson (BA ’07) of Monticello.
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Paul Carter ‘64 UAM lost a dear friend and lifelong supporter with the passing of Paul R. Carter (Class of ‘64). Mr. Carter died October 31, 2009 in Bentonville. He was 69. Mr. Carter was a native of Coleman who graduated from Drew Central High School in 1958 and spent three years in the Army before enrolling at Arkansas A&M in 1961. He played basketball for the Boll Weevils and served as president of Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity before graduating in 1964 with a degree in business. Mr. Carter had a long and distinguished career in retailing, primarily with Wal Mart. He started with the company in 1977 and eventually became the retail giant’s chief financial officer and executive vice president. Mr. Carter was UAM’s distinguished Alumnus in 1985. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, June, children Stephen Carter, Stephanie Howell and Sam Carter, seven grandchildren and a great-grandson.
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Helen Marie McCray Anderson of Monticello, September 27, 2009 Tray Alan Ashcraft of Star City, December 15, 2009 Bessie Mavis Hooks Babb of Monroe, La., December 11, 22009. Dr. Troy D. Bledsoe of Grand Junction, Colo., December 30, 2009 Jimmy Ray Borland of Pickens, December 20, 2009 V.W. “Son” Cason of Fountain Hill, November 30, 2009 Robert Lafayette Deal of Monticello, December 5, 2009 Bobbye Sims Voris Dean ’50 of Aurora, Colo., December 28, 2009 Bobby Lee Dye ’74 of Austin, December 10, 2009 Morris Grice of Pine Bluff, August 19, 2009 Karen Maxine West Grissom ’76 of Monticello, September 19, 2009 F. Martin Hankins of Warren, September 13, 2009 Dorothy “Ree” Horton ’53 of Monticello, December 13, 2009 James Terrell Jordan of Monticello, December 27, 2009
Marilyn Murphy Leslie of Pine Bluff, December 8, 2009 Priscilla Lou McGill of McGehee, September 4, 2009 Julian Wayne Mettetal, Sr. ’50 of Athens, Tex., November 18, 2009 Juanita Murry of Hattiesburg, Miss., March 16, 2009 William Roger Nutt, Sr. of Crossett, November 27, 2009 Virginia Fletcher Sadler of Pine Bluff, October 27, 2009 John Glen Schisler ’60 of Fayetteville, October 5, 2009 Bilijon Matlock Seaton of Pine Bluff, August 29, 2009 William Toler “Bill” Shepherd of Pine Bluff, September 13, 2009 Vance Ray Swayze ’93 of Monticello, December 22, 2009 Dr. Dolph Taylor Wells of San Antonio, Tex., September 28, 2009 Margaret Earle Hillman Whisenhunt ’58 of Bee Branch, October 19, 2009 Glen Allen Woodfield of Springfield, Mo., October 4, 2009
Quentious Crews Former Boll Weevil football star and later head football coach Quentious Crews died December 5, 2009 at his home in Rogers. He was 77. Mr. Crews was an AllAmerican end for the Boll Weevils in 1955 and a 1956 graduate of Arkansas A&M. He returned to his alma mater in 1975 as head foorball coach and laid the groundwork for the modern renaissance of UAM football, recruiting most of the players that would win the 1979 AIC championship. Mr. Crews left UAM in 1977 and began a successful business career.
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Shades of Ireland Take a trip with other alumni to Ireland October 26 through November 4, 2010. We’ll tour Dublin, Kilkenny, Blarney Castle, Killarny, Galway Castle and much more . . . $2,999 double / $3,399 single. For more information, contact the Office of Alumni Affairs at (800) 467-8148 or (870) 460-1028.