From the Chancellor
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has been a wonderful time of celebration as we looked back on 100 years of achievement and service to the people of the state and region. Now, as our centennial celebration draws to a close, we look forward with excitement and anticipation to the challenges and opportunities that await the institution as we begin our second century. I feel confident that, with your help, and the hard work and dedication of our outstanding faculty and staff, we will meet those challenges. One of our most immediate and pressing challenges is replacing the cooling system in the Science Center, which went down in the middle of a very hot summer. We were able to keep the building operational with window units in classrooms and laboratories, but offices were not so fortunate. I commend Dean Morris Bramlett and his faculty for making the best of a difficult situation. The good news is the cooling system as well as a new central heating system should be in place by October, thanks to funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The new heating and cooling system is the first step in a long-range plan to upgrade and renovate the Science Center. We are also in the planning stages for renovations of the Babin Business Center and Music Building to make them more accessible for disabled students. I am also pleased to announce that construction of a much-anticipated annex to the School of Forest Resources should begin this fall. Look for details on this important new facility in this issue of UAM Magazine. Autumn means football, homecoming, and the UAM Sports Hall of Fame induction banquet. The Boll Weevils will make three appearances on television this year as part of the Gulf South Conference Game-of-the-Week package. Ask your local cable or satellite provider for details. A complete football schedule, homecoming schedule, and profiles of this year’s Hall of Fame induction class may be found in this issue. We are also preparing for the next legislative session and are excited that one of our own from the Southeast Legislative Delegation, Robert Moore of Arkansas City, will serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives. We also look forward to working with returning delegation members Senator Jimmy Jeffress and Representative Eddie Cheatham as well as the incoming members of the delegation. UAM has always been blessed with outstanding representation in the General Assembly. As always, your alumni association is looking for new ways to connect with you. We are on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. If you want to receive regular updates and newsletters, be sure to send us your current e-mail address. If you would like to host an alumni reception in your area, we will cover the primary cost and mail the invitations. As an alumnus of this institution, you represent not just our past, but our future as well. Stay involved with your alma mater, and remember, my door is always open. Sincerely, Jack Lassiter Chancellor
On The Cover: A look back at the people and memories that have made Homecoming at UAM and Arkansas A&M at time to treasure. UAM MAGAZINE, Volume 17, number 3, is published three times a year by the University of Arkansas at Monticello, the UAM Alumni Association, and the UAM Foundation Fund. For information, you may contact: UAM Alumni Association UAM Box 3520 Monticello, AR 71656 Jim Brewer, Editor Director of Media Services (870) 460-1274 (office) (870) 460-1174 (FAX) e-mail: brewer@uamont.edu Brooke Flemister, Director of Alumni Affairs (870) 460-1028 (office) (870) 460-1324 (FAX) e-mail: flemister@uamont.edu Dr. Clay Brown, Vice Chancellor for Advancement and University Relations (870) 460-1028 (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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Coming Soon! The planning is over and it’s time to break ground on a new annex for the School of Forest Resources. The new facility will expand both the research and teaching components of the School and position UAM as a research leader in areas such as biofuel and green energy.
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2010 HOMECOMING Tuesday, October 12 12:30 p.m. – Homecoming Parade. Parade begins at the Fine Arts Center and concludes at the University Center.
Thursday, October 14 4:00 p.m. – UAM / MHS Pep Rally. Joint pep rally with UAM and Monticello High School, celebrating both schools’ homecoming weekends. 5:30 p.m. – Sports Hall of Fame Reception, Chancellor’s Home, 471 University Drive. 6:30 p.m. – Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet, John F. GIbson University Center, 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 per person. Contact Grant Pace at (870) 723-5000, Jim Brewer at (870) 460-1274, or Reginald Glover at (870) 460-1327 for tickets.
Friday, October 15 1:00 p.m. – 47th annual Dr. Scott Boyd Memorial Golf Tournament, Monticello Country Club. Two-person scramble, $40 per team. Contact Paul Griffin at (870) 367-6892. 6:00 p.m. – Welcome Home Reception, A&M/UAM Alumni and Friends, Chancellor’s Home, 471 University Drive. 7:00 p.m. – A&M / UAM Alumni Dinner, John F. Gibson University Center Green Room. Tickets are $15 per person. Dinner includes presentation of Alumni Awards for Achievement and Merit and the Continuing the Connection Award, Alumni Association Scholarships, recognition of the A&M Class of 1960, a performance by the UAM Jazz Band and introduction of the 2010 Homecoming Court. Advance reservations are requested. Contact Brooke Flemister at (870) 460-1028 of (800) 467-8148.
Saturday, October 16 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. – A&M / UAM Class of 1960 Reunion Breakfast Celebrating 50 Years, Spencer Gallery, Fine Arts Center. Contact Brooke Flemister at (870) 460-1028.
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8:30 - 10:00 a.m. – A&M / UAM African-American Alumni Reunion Breakfast Celebrating 40 Years, John F. Gibson University Center Capitol Room, 517 University Drive. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Contact Shay Gillespie at (870) 367-2801 or Classie Jones-Green at (870) 536-9159. 10:00 a.m. – 1956 AIC Champion Basketball Team, Spencer Gallery, Fine Arts Center. 11:00 - 12 noon – A&M / UAM Alumni Meet and Greet, at the bell at Weevil Pond (weather permitting, Adams Room if raining). Contact Brooke Flemister at (870) 460-1028. 11:00 a.m. – Weevil Tailgate Parties, Weevil Pond, A&M / UAM alumni, students and friends. 11:00 a.m. – Sigma Tau Gamma Reunion, tailgate area. 1:00 p.m. – Walk of Champions, east of Weevil Pond. Football team, cheerleaders and marching band. 2:30 p.m. – Pre-Game Ceremonies, Convoy Leslie-Cotton Boll Stadium. Band performance and presentation of the 2010 Homecoming Court and coronation of the Homecoming Queen. 3:00 p.m. – Kickoff, Homecoming Football Game, Boll Weevils vs. West Georgia, Convoy Leslie-Cotton Boll Stadium. Halftime – Pride of Southeast Arkansas Marching Band Performance, recognition of Class of 1960 and 2010 Sports Hall of Fame Induction Class. Post-Game, Alumni reception and party in the home of Betty Davis, 1737 Highway 35 West.
Sunday, October 17 11:00 a.m. – A&M / UAM African-American Alumni and Friends Worship Service, Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church, East Oakland Street. 3:30 p.m. – SEARK Concert Association Presents the Philander Smith College Choir, Fine Arts Center auditorium.
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SAME FACES, NEW PLACES Pictured from left (first row) are Mary Whiting, Debbie Gasaway, Dr. Clay Brown, (second row) Lathan Hairston, Jay Hughes, and Scott Kuttenkuler.
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he names and faces are the same, but the job titles and responsibilities have changed. In a major administrative reorganization announced recently by UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter, Dr. Clay Brown, formerly vice chancellor for student affairs, has been named vice chancellor for advancement and university relations. Jay Hughes, formerly dean of students, will replace Brown as vice chancellor for student affairs. Scott Kuttenkuler, formerly director of advancement, will become dean of students and director of governmental relations. Director of Admissions Mary Whiting is now dean of enrollment management while Controller Debbie Gasaway and Business Manager Lathan Hairston have been named associate vice chancellors in the Office of Finance and Administration. Lassiter said the new titles and reorganization “reflect the institution’s efforts to recognize the talents of our
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administrative staff and to maximize those talents for the benefit of the institution. Each of these individuals has shown a willingness to take on new challenges and each has a long record of outstanding service to the university.” Lassiter said Brown will be asked to “expand our advancement efforts at a time when private fund-raising is critical to offset shortfalls in state funding. Dr. Brown has a broad background in higher education and understands the importance of cultivating relationships with alumni and friends of the institution.” Brown came to UAM in 2001 as assistant vice chancellor for student affairs. He was appointed vice chancellor for student affairs in 2005 and became vice chancellor for student affairs and university relations in 2009. Jay Hughes has a long connection with UAM, beginning as an AllAmerican football player for the Boll Weevils in the early 1980s. Much of
Hughes’ career was spent as a public school administrator before joining the UAM staff as partnership coordinator for the School of Education. After a return to public education, Hughes returned to UAM in 2009 as dean of students and director of residence life. “Jay’s experience as a public school principal and his background in higher education made him the logical choice to replace Dr. Brown as vice chancellor for student affairs,” said Lassiter. “As a former student of this institution, Jay has a unique insight into the challenges faced by our students as well as their needs to be successful, not only in the classroom, but as well-rounded individuals.” Mary Whiting’s new title of dean of enrollment management is a “reflection of her expanded role in not only admissions, but in recruitment and direction of our scholarship program,” said Lassiter. “Mrs. Whiting is one of those unsung heroes who works very hard behind the scenes to get UAM’s message out to potential students. Her efforts are a big reason for our phenomenal growth over the past five years.” Whiting joined the UAM staff in 2000 as an admissions representative before becoming director of admissions, scholarships, recruitment and international services. She also oversees the university’s program in special student services. Scott Kuttenkuler came to UAM in 2003 as an instructor of speech and eventually assumed leadership of the university’s award-winning debate and forensics program in 2004. He became director of advancement in 2009 before being named dean of students and director of government relations. “Scott’s first love has always been working with students and this gives him an opportunity to do that,” said Lassiter. “He was doing a wonderful job in advancement but missed his association with students. I expect great things from Scott as our dean of students.” Debbie Gasaway graduated from (Continued next page)
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he UAM nursing program and the dean who directs the program are the subject of a two-page feature article in a recent issue of Nursing Education Perspectives, the national bimonthly publication of the National League for Nursing. The article, co-written by Leslie Block, managing editor of Nursing Education Perspectives, and Pamela Gouner, assistant professor and dean of the UAM School of Nursing, spotlights the nursing program and its recent accomplishments as well as
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profiling Gouner and her leadership of the program. “This is a tremendous honor for both Mrs. Gouner and the School of Nursing,” said Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “Our nursing program has long been recognized at the state level for its academic rigor and excellence and that recognition is now reaching a national audience. Nursing Education Perspectives is more than a popular journal – it is a peer-reviewed publication that is respected in the nursing profession. To be featured in this way speaks volumes for the work, not only of Mrs. Gouner, but of a dedicated
. . . New Look UAM in 1983 and joined the finance and administration staff as an accountant. She later became accounting supervisor, project coordinator, controller and budget director before being promoted to associate vice chancellor. Lathan Hairston joined the UAM staff in 1984, left twice to pursue other opportunities, then returned as business manager before being named an
associate vice chancellor. “We are very fortunate to have people like Mrs. Gasaway and Mr. Hairston as part of our finance and administration team,” said Lassiter. “They both have a long history with the institution and have been invaluable to our efforts to maintain fiscal responsibility during tough economic times.”
and well-trained faculty. I offer my congratulations to the entire nursing faculty and Dean Gouner for this recognition.” The two-page feature includes information about ongoing efforts to establish the School of Nursing as a major learning center for all health care providers in the community, and a progress report on the school’s technology plan, which includes a wireless laptop testing center and a simulation laboratory. The magazine also spotlights the community service work of the UAM Student Nurses Association, including the group’s efforts to help pass a quarter-point sales tax in Ashley County to save a local hospital. Gouner joined the UAM nursing faculty in 2006. She holds degrees from LSU, Northwestern State, the University of Phoenix, and is in the dissertation phase of a PhD in nursing at UAMS. PAM GOUNER
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ewis and Clark and the Indian Country,” a traveling exhibition that tells the story of the explorers’ historic 1804-06 expedition from the viewpoint of the Indians who lived along their route, is on display at the Taylor Library and Technology Center at UAM through October 5. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Library hours are Sunday from 2 to 10 p.m., Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. During their journey to the Pacific coast and back, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and their small group of voyagers crossed the traditional homelands of more than 50 Native American tribes. The exhibit examines the encounter of different cultures and examines the past and present effects of that encounter on the lives of the tribes which still live in the region. “What often gets lost in the story is that Lewis and Clark did not explore a wilderness—they traveled through an inhabited homeland,” says Fred-
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eginald Glover and Tommy Poole recently completed their terms on the UAM Board of Visitors and are retiring from the board after more than a decade of combined service. Glover, a retired banker, was first appointed to the board in 2005 while Poole, a Eudora farmer, completed his third term on the board since his initial appointment in 2003. “Mr. Glover and Mr. Poole have provided invaluable insight and leadership to the Board of Visitors,” said Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “As graduates of this institution, they both care deeply about its future.”
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erick E. Hoxie, the exhibit’s curator and Swanlund Professor of History at the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign. “This expedition is part of the history of the native peoples the explorers met, and the exhibit offers us an opportunity to understand an Indian perspective on our shared American past.” The Blackfeet, Nez Perce, Umatilla, Mandan, and Walla Walla were some of the Native American nations encountered by Lewis and Clark who continue to live in the same area on greatly reduced tribal lands.
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ave you tweeted lately? Checked your Facebook account? What, you don’t have a Facebook account? Surely, you’ve been watching the latest viral videos on YouTube. If you’re not doing any of the above, you’re desperately behind the times. To make sure UAM isn’t behind the times, the university’s Advertising and Marketing Committee is exploring new ways to connect with students and potential students through social media. “Social media is how young people connect with each other,” says Mary Whiting, dean of enrollment management and committee chair. “If you have children, particularly teenage children, texting, tweeting, posting
on Facebook or watching YouTube videos is a big part of your life.” UAM currently has, or is creating, several different Facebook accounts to disseminate information to students, alumni and friends. Stay tuned!
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n the small town of Hamburg, Arkansas, Tonya Higginbotham is a student, a teacher, and a role model. It’s not her job to also mow the grass outside the elementary school, but she does it anyway. A single mother, she wants the best for her two sons, her school, the community she serves, and the school district that paid her way to college. As in many rural areas, Hamburg’s schools are the center of community life, and partnerships with the education system benefit the entire community. Hamburg has teamed with the University of Arkansas at Monticello to train engaged parents like Higginbotham to become early childhood teachers, creating a pipeline of talented, passionate and motivated teachers with a personal stake in the success of their schools. Working together, parents, schools and the university are preparing Hamburg’s children to be successful from the moment they enter elementary school. They are attempting to create better outcomes for students as they progress through secondary school and enter college and the career of their choice. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan toured Hamburg’s pre-kindergarten program recently and praised the partnership between UAM and the Hamburg schools. With approximately a million teachers expected to retire over the next five years, Secretary Duncan is touring rural schools to emphasize the need to explore more ways to recruit and develop the next generation of great teachers. Duncan says the economy, national security, and America’s standing in the world depend on it. According to a news release issued by the Department of Education, “small rural communities, like Hamburg, are showing how partnerships and an investment in their community can empower parents and career-changers, and set an example for students to follow. They are meeting their immediate need for quality
early-learning programs and planting the seed for students to follow into a career in teaching, where they will have the power to positively influence the lives of children.” Case in point: Ms. Higginbotham’s son Blake attended Hamburg’s preschool program as a boy and is now in his third year at the UAM School of Education. A former Americorps volunteer, he wants to return to his old grade school to teach. “I want to be here,” he says. “I don’t want to be anywhere else.”
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ecent graduates and current students at UAM achieved a 100 percent pass rate on the Surveyor in Training Exam given recently by the Arkansas State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. The graduates included Jason Scheffer of Cabot, a December 2009 graduate with a bachelor of science degree in spatial information systems (SIS) with a surveying option; Will Posey of Nashville, a 2010 graduate with an SIS degree with a surveying option; and Daniel Kyle Pennington of Prescott, a 2010 graduate with an SIS degree with a surveying option. Current students who passed the exam are Justin Mallett of Arkadelphia, a senior forestry major who is also pursuing an associate of science degree in land surveying; Chris Bussell of Monticello, a senior SIS major with a surveying option who has also earned an associate degree in land surveying; and John Mark Henderson of Conway, a senior SIS major with a surveying option. “We are very pleased with the achievements of our students and graduates,” said Dr. Richard Kluender, dean of the UAM School of Forest Resources. “Their success on this exam, which is difficult to pass, is a direct reflection on the SIS and forest resources faculty as well as the academic rigor of the program.” The national pass rate for the exam is 62 percent. The exam is developed, administered and scored
MAKE A WISH The Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) of the University of Arkansas at Monticello raised $1,500 during the 2009-10 academic year to present to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The committee, which consists of two members from each intercollegiate sport, held three main fund raising projects during the past year. The projects included “Kick For A Cause,” a field goal kicking contest during halftime of UAM’s home football games, a silent auction, and “Make A Shot, Grant A Wish,” a shooting contest held during halftime of UAM’s home basketball games. SAAC also hosted “Trunk-ofTreat Night” on Halloween, giving away candy to local children. Pictured from left are UAM Athletics Director Chris Ratcliff, Dr. Betty Matthews, faculty athletic representative, and SAAC President Matt Whiting of Monticello.
by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying. Passing the exam results in certification as surveyor interns by the Arkansas State Board. Surveyor interns spend at least two years working under a licensed professional surveyor. UAM offers surveying as an option in the bachelor of science in spatial information systems program; as a two-year program in the associate of science in land surveying technology degree; and as a minor.
AWARD WINNER Julius Adewopo of Nigeria, a graduate student in the School of Forest Resources, placed fourth in the student poster competition at the International Conference of the Forest Products Society. Adewopo’s poster presented the results of his research on the effect of heat treatment on the mechanical properties of selected wood species.
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walk-on who became the most prolific passer in the history of collegiate football in Arkansas and a team of overachievers who won the only men’s basketball title in school history highlight the 2010 induction class for the UAM Sports Hall of Fame. Record-setting quarterback Kevin McCarn and the 1956 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference champion Boll Weevil basketball team will be inducted at a ceremony on the UAM campus October 14. They will be joined by All-American wide receiver Anthony Giovingo, multiple All-
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American sprinter Roger Franklin, the late Boyd Miller, a basketball standout in the late 1940s, and the late Quentious Crews, an All-American end and later head football coach. The Hall of Fame induction banquet will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Green Room of the John F. Gibson University Center. Tickets are $30 and may be purchased by calling Jim Brewer at (870) 460-1274 or Reginald Glover at (870) 460-1028. A reception, which is open to anyone attending the banquet, will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the home of UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter and his wife, Judy.
Kevin McCarn McCarn came to UAM as an unrecruited walk-on from Mountain View in 1997 and promptly won the starting quarterback job as a freshman. Over the next four seasons, McCarn rewrote both the UAM and state collegiate passing records, passing for a then-state record 7,864 yards (a mark since broken by UCA’s Nathan Brown and David Knighton of Harding). McCarn, who currently coaches at Hamburg, still holds UAM records for yards passing in a career, career touchdown passes (61) and passing yards in a single game (499 yards vs. Arkansas Tech on October 23, 1999). He finished his UAM career with 563 completions in 1,056 attempts and his 96-yard touchdown pass to Corey Rider vs. Henderson State in 2000 is the longest pass play in UAM history. McCarn threw five touchdown passes in a single game twice.
Anthony Giovingo One of McCarn’s favorite targets was Anthony Giovingo, a third team All-American wide receiver and a 1998 finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy, presented annually to the best player in NCAA Division II. Between 1995 and ’98, Giovingo set UAM records for career receptions (187), receptions in a season (81 in 1998), and career receiving yards (2,646). He caught 17 touchdown passes while earning first team All-Gulf South Conference and All-South Region honors in ’98.
Quentious Crews The late Quentious Crews laid the foundation for the renaissance of the UAM football program in the late 1970s and early ‘80s. Mr. Crews served as head football coach for three seasons (1975-77) and recruited most of the players who won the 1979 AIC football championship, UAM’s first conference football title in 12 years. Mr. Crews was an outstanding athlete at UAM (then Arkansas A&M) in the 1950s, earning first team All-AIC and honorable mention All-America honors from the NAIA in 1955. He set a single-game receiving record (since broken) of 12 receptions for 206 yards and three touchdowns vs. Henderson State in 1955.
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Boyd Miller The late Boyd Miller was the school’s first basketball star of the postwar era, lettering four years at forward from 1949 to 1952. He was a three-time first team All-AIC selection in 1950, ’51 and ’52 and is one of just six players in school history to earn first team all-conference honors three times. Mr. Miller was a successful basketball and football coach at Stuttgart High School before leaving coaching.
Roger Franklin Roger Franklin was one of the top track and field athletes in UAM history, earning NAIA Division I All-America honors nine times while competing at distances of 200 and 400 meters outdoors and 400 and 600 yards indoors. Franklin was the NAIA Division I indoor national champion at 600 yards in 1989 and 1990 and the 400-yard national indoor champion in 1990. He earned outdoor All-America honors in the 200 and 400 in 1988 and ’89 and was an indoor All-American at 400 and 600 yards in 1989 and 1990. Franklin was a three-time All-Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference selection and the UAM record holder at 200 and 400 meters outdoors, 200 meters, 300 yards, 400 meters and 600 yards indoors. In 1990 he received the Leslie Beard Outstanding Athlete Award.
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The 1956 AIC Champion Boll Weevils The accomplishments of the 1956 Arkansas A&M basketball team remain unique in the school’s athletic history. The ’56 Boll Weevils weren’t supposed to contend for a league title against heavily favored Arkansas Tech. Their coach, the late Troy Bledsoe, was a rookie fresh out of the high school ranks; their point guard wasn’t recruited; another guard was a reject from the football team; and they lost their first game by 43 points. Jack Jordan, who became one of the state’s top amateur golfers, was the unrecruited point guard. Levin Johnson, a highly successful basketball coach in later years, was the guard who went out for basketball only after suffering an injury in football practice. Together with Billy Joe Thurman, Jim Trimm, Eudell Ragland and the late Sid Ragland, they formed the nucleus of the only men’s basketball team in school history to win
a conference championship. The other team members included Luke Thornton, John Ellington, Bobby Evans, Virgil Grice, Don King, Eugene Jennings, and manager Leon Smith. The ’56 Weevils clinched the school’s first and only AIC basketball title on February 26, 1956 with a 7366 victory over an Arkansas Tech team that had ruled the conference for much of the previous decade. The induction of the ’56 Weevils marks the first time an entire team has been selected for the UAM Sports Hall of Fame. “We felt that, because of the unique nature of their accomplishments, the ’56 Weevils deserved to go in as a group rather than recognize one or two individuals from that team,” said UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “They remain an important part of our athletic history and I am glad the Hall of Fame Committee chose to honor them in this way.”
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LEGISLATIVE LEADERS Robert Moore (left) and Jimmy Jeffress bring experience and leadership to the Southeast Legislative delegation.
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hen Arkansas’ 88th General Assembly convenes in Little Rock next January, the interests of the University of Arkansas at Monticello will be ably represented by a veteran group of legislators. Robert Moore of Arkansas City, representing District 12, will begin his third term in the House of Representatives and his first as Speaker of the House. Moore will be joined in the House by Representative Eddie Cheatham of Crossett, representing District 9 and also beginning his third term in the legislature. In the Senate, Jimmy Jeffress of Crossett represents District 24 and begins his sixth term in the Senate after serving two terms in the House of Representatives. Together, Moore, Cheatham and Jeffress have 24 years experience in the General Assembly, experience that in an era of term limits, is an invaluable benefit to their constituents. “UAM has always been fortunate to have outstanding representation at the State Capitol,” said Chancellor Jack Lassiter, “and this session should be no different. Each member of the Southeast Legislative Delegation recognizes the role this university plays in southeast Arkansas and the impact it has on the region. We couldn’t ask for better representation.” Jeffress and his brother Gene, also a former state senator, both graduated from UAM in 1971. Jimmy Jeffress earned a master’s degree from Northeast Louisiana and taught music for many years in the Crossett school system before entering politics. Jeffress is currently fifth in seniority in the Senate and chairs the Senate Education Committee. He is a member of several important committees, including the Joint Budget Committee, and the Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development Committee. Robert Moore is a lawyer and farmer who was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2007. He was elected by his fellow representatives to serve as Speaker of the House at the end of the most recent legislative session. Moore is a member of numerous committees in the House, including the Arkansas Legislative Council, the Joint Budget Committee, the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission Oversight Committee,
the House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development, the House Committee on Education, and the House Committee on Revenue and Taxation. State Representative Eddie Cheatham was first elected to the General Assembly in 2007 after serving on the Crossett City Council. Cheatham is a former administrator at Forest Echoes Vocational-Technical School and the UAM College of Technology-Crossett. Cheatham is a member of the Academic Facilities Oversight Committee, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Oversight Committee, the Educational Institutions Subcommittee of the Legislative Audit, the House Committee on Education, the House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development, and the House K-12, Vocational-Technical Institutions Permanent Subcommittee on Education. Jeffress, Moore and Cheatham will be joined in the legislature by Efrem Elliott of Altheimer, who faces no opposition in the November general election and replaces retiring State Representative David Rainey of Dumas. “I had the good fortune to meet with Representative-elect Elliott recently and was impressed with his commitment to higher education, said Lassiter. “Along with our new representatives from Monticello and Warren to be determined in the November election, we look forward to strong representation in Little Rock.”
VETERAN AND ROOKIE State Representative Eddie Cheatham (below, left) of Crossett will welcome a new colleague to the House in January, Representative Efrem Elliott of Altheimer.
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Coming Soon A project in the planning stages for the last several years will soon become a reality when UAM breaks ground October 15 on a new annex to the School of Forest Resources. The new building, which will be funded by a combination of state and private revenue, will be connected to the east side of the existing forestry complex, extending toward Jeter Hall, which will be razed to make room for additional parking. The $5.1 million project will add much-needed classroom, laboratory and office space to the School of Forest Resources. Plans also call for the expansion of the existing conference center. “This project is the result of a lot of hard work by our legislators, the foresight of Governor Beebe, and the generosity of Mrs. Maxine Clippert of Camden, whose late husband, George, was a long-time friend and benefactor of the forestry program,” said Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “We are excited by the possibilities this facility will create for our School of Forest Resources in teaching, research and extension.”
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Play Ball! UAM Alumni and Friends Gather For a Night at the Ballpark The weather was warm, the food was delicious, and laughter and conversation filled the rightfield pavilion at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock as UAM alumni and friends gathered for an evening of baseball and fellowship. UAM’s own Reginald Glover, his named emblazoned on the scoreboard, threw out the first pitch.
GOOD FRIENDS (Top, from left) Martha Ann and Jimmy Barrett share a laugh with Fred and Gidget Denton of McGehee. (At right) Elizabeth Greer of Monticello enjoys a hamburger with mom and dad, Haley and John Paul Greer.
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MCGEHEE IN THE HOUSE (Right photo) Sally and Jeff Owyoung made the trip from McGehee for an evening of baseball and fellowship. (Below) There was some serious eating at this table and (from left) Katie Hartley of Hamburg, Mary Jane Gilbert of Monticello, Don Hartley of Hamburg and Glen GIlbert of Monticello dig in.
FUN AT THE BALLPARK (Left photo) Matt Hartness of Little Rock brought his children, Anna (left) and Christian (right) to watch the Travelers. (Above, from left) Harvey Jones of Warren visits with Lavana and Lee Kindle of Camden.
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SPORTS Goodbye Gulf South Conference
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he University of Arkansas at Monticello is leaving the Gulf South Conference.
UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter recently joined the chief executive officers of eight universities in Arkansas and Oklahoma to announce their intentions to apply to the National Collegiate Athletic Association for permission to create a new NCAA Division II conference. The members of the proposed new conference will be UAM, Arkansas Tech University, East Central University, Harding University, Henderson State University, Oua-
chita Baptist University, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Southern Arkansas University and Southwestern Oklahoma State University. “The intent of the conference is to group together similar institutions in terms of budgets and goals,” said the presidents, chancellors and directors of athletics from the nine institutions in a joint statement. “Furthermore, the conference is intended to be made up of universities that field an intercollegiate football program. Our
most important goals in this new endeavor are to limit time away from class and limit our travel costs.” The nine member institutions plan to submit a conference strategic plan, a conference constitution and conference by-laws to the NCAA by Dec. 1, 2010. If approved, the new conference affiliation will begin on July 1, 2011, and athletic competition in the new conference will commence at the beginning of the 2011-12 academic year. No decisions have been made regarding the name of the new conference or the location of the conference office.
New Look
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AM is completing final preparations for the launch of a new athletic website. The new site was expected to be operational by September 1 with a new look, better graphics and easier navigation. Director of Athletics Chris Ratcliff and Sports Information Director Brian Ramsey have spearheaded the new website, which is being designed by Sidearm Sports. “We felt the athletics website needed a new look, something a little more sophisticated and less dated,” said Ratcliff. “We also wanted to add some features to the site to make the experience a better one for our fans and provide them with the information they want most.” Among the features of the new site are instant links to UAM’s athletic news on both Facebook and Twitter as well as a simplified design to make finding information easier. “One of our top priorities in the website redesign was creating a site that is easy to navigate,” said Ratcliff. “We don’t want our fans to wonder where to find information. We want it at their fingertips.” Ratcliff said the new website will also be beneficial to recruiting.
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Ticket Policy
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AM is introducing a new athletic ticket policy for the 2010-11 academic year. Season tickets for football with guaranteed reserved seating may be purchased for $75 per ticket for the general public. The same tickets are $25 for faculty, staff, and persons with athletic passes. Season tickets with guaranteed reserved seating for volleyball are $50 per ticket, $25 for faculty, staff and persons with athletic passes. Season tickets with guaranteed reserved seating for both men’s and women’s basketball are $100 per ticket, $40 for faculty, staff, or persons with athletic passes. All-sports season tickets with guaranteed reserved seating for football, volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, plus the Boomtown Classic football game vs. Southern Arkansas in El Dorado are $150 each. Cost of the all-sports ticket is $75 for faculty, staff, and persons with athletic passes. For information, call the athletics office at (870) 460-1058.
Ready To Go
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oised and ready might be an apt description of the 2010 UAM football team. With 23 seniors on the preseason roster, the Boll Weevils could be a factor in the Gulf South Conference. After a 5-6 overall record in 2009 and 4-4 mark in GSC games, the league’s head coaches voted UAM to finish 8th in 2010 despite a leaguehigh five selections to the preseason all-conference squad. Beginning his sixth season at UAM, Head Coach Gwaine Mathews knows the Weevils hopes for a run at the league title rest in the hands of preseason All-GSC quarterback Scott Buisson. Defensively, the Weevils return all four starters on the defensive line while the linebackers are led by 2009 All-GSC honoree Carlton Johnson.
2010 Football Schedule
Date Opponent Sept. 2 WEST ALABAMA (GSC-TV) (100-Year Celebration) Sept. 9 @ Southern University Sept. 18 @ Ouachita Baptist* Sept. 25 ARKANSAS TECH* (Parent-Family Appreciation Day) Oct. 2 @ Henderson State* Oct. 7 DELTA STATE* (GSC-TV) Oct. 16 WEST GEORGIA* (Homecoming) Oct. 23 @ Valdosta State* Oct. 30 @ Harding* Nov. 6 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS* (GSC-TV) (Boomtown Classic @ El Dorado) Nov. 11 @ South Alabama *GSC game / All times Central
Time 7:05 6:00 6:00 6:00 3:00 7:05 3:00 1:00 2:00 2:00 6:00
2010 Volleyball Schedule Date Opponent Sept. 3-4 @ Texas A&M-Commerce Invitational Sept. 3 Fort Hays State Oklahoma Panhandle State Sept. 4 Tarleton State Sept. 4 Texas A&M-Commerce Sept. 10-11 @ Missouri S&T Invitational Sept. 10 University of Mary Sept. 10 Rockhurst Sept. 11 Augustana College Sept. 11 Chadron State Sept. 15 LYON COLLEGE Sept. 20 @ West Alabama Sept. 23 @ Henderson State* Sept. 28 OUACHITA BAPTIST* Sept. 30 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS* Oct. 1-2 @ Arkansas Tech Invitational Oct. 1 Alabama-Huntsville Oct. 2 East Central University Oct. 2 Central Oklahoma Oct. 5 @ Harding* Oct. 7 @ Arkansas Tech* Oct. 9 @ Christian Brothers* Oct. 11 WEST ALABAMA Oct. 16 UA-PINE BLUFF Oct. 19 HENDERSON STATE* Oct. 21 @ Ouachita Baptist* Oct. 23 JACKSON STATE Oct. 23 CHAMPION BAPTIST Oct. 25 TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE Oct. 26 @ Southern Arkansas* Oct. 28 HARDING* Oct. 30 @ UA-Pine Bluff Nov. 2 ARKANSAS TECH* Nov. 5 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS* * Gulf South Conference match
Time 11:00 3 :00 11:00 7:00 12:00 4:00 9:00 3:00 7:00 6:00 7:00 7:00 7:00 3:00 11:00 5:00 7:00 7:00 1:00 6:00 11:00 7:00 7:00 1:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 7:00 1:00 7:00 6:00 Fall 2010
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FOUNDATION ENDOWMENTS Chairman Bill Wisener* Monticello Vice Chairman Scott Saffold Monticello 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
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 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
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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 Annette K. Hall Scholarship - Music / Mr. Barry Hall Annette K. Hall Graduate Studies in Education Scholarship / Mr. Barry Hall Barry Hall Endowed Scholarship / Mrs. Annette Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Cleatous J. Hall and Mrs. Audrey Blasingame 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 Hornaday Outstanding Faculty Award / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday 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 / Mrs. Charlotte Hyatt McGarr & Mr. C. Lewis Hyatt, Jr. Indoor Practice Facility Endowed Maintenance Fund / Mr. Quintus Crews 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 Minnie May Moffatt Business Scholarship / Ms. Minnie May Moffatt Ruth and Wells Moffatt Forestry Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Wells Moffatt Walter A. and Myrtle Wells Moffatt Scholarship / Wells and Ruth Moffatt, Walter A. Moffatt, Jr., Minnie May Moffatt and Pattie 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 E. Townsend Mass Communication Scholarship / Mr. George E. Townsend George and Betty Townsend Journalism Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. George E. 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
Hunter Bell Memorial Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Jim Manning 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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CURRENT FOUNDATION DONORS The UAM Foundation donors list includes those whose gifts were received from January 1 through August 23, 2010. 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)
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Akin Dr. Claude H. Babin Mr. and Mrs. A. Kelton Busby, Jr. Drs. Steve and Janet Cathey Mr. Quintus A. Crews Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Dearman, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Nat Grubbs Mr. C. Barry Hall Mr. and Mrs. Cleatous J. Hall Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hornaday Mrs. Bonnie Jordan Dr. and Mrs. Jack Lassiter Mr. James E. Lindsey Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Mann Dr. and Mrs. C. Ted Mettetal Mr. and Mrs. J. Wayne Mettetal, Jr. Ms. Minnie May Moffatt Mr. James C. Nichols, Jr. Dr. Jeffrey H. Reinhart Mr. George E. Townsend Mr. and Mrs. Kent Webb
Galaxy Club $1,000-$2,499
Mrs. Katie B. Austin Mrs. Glenda Carol Baker Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Brutscher Mr. and Mrs. William C. Bulloch Mr. and Mrs. Jerry D. Gibson Mr. and Mrs. John W. Gibson Dr. and Mrs. Louis J. James Mr. and Mrs. Fred Leonard Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Majors Dr. Betty A. Matthews Dr. James F. Roiger
Emerald Club $500-$999
Mrs. June M. Carter Mr. Francis H. Clifton Mr. Reginald Glover Dr. and Mrs. Dexter E. Gulledge Mr. William W. Hancock Mr. Curtis W. Kyle, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Manning Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. McGuire Mr. Mark A. Murphy Dr. John Warren Ramsey Mr. and Mrs. Lowell C. Reed Congressman and Mrs. Mike Ross Mr. Steve Weber
Loyalty Club $200-$499
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Adair Mr. and Mrs. Joe Akin Ms. Barbara A. Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Mike Berry Mr. Jeff Bone Dr. and Mrs. Morris Bramlett Mr. Todd S. Brown Mrs. Louise Burke Ms. Nancy Cannon Mr. Raymond Chao Mr. and Mrs. Andy Davis Mr. Ben R. Dunlap Dr. and Mrs. Albert L. Etheridge Mr. Anthony W. Fakouri Mr. and Mrs. Perry D. Faver Mr. and Mrs. Larry Fisackerly Mr. Kevin A. Ford Mr. and Mrs. Byron Galloway Drs. Glen and Mary Jane Gilbert
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Ms. Pamela D. Gouner Mr. Harry E. Halstead Mr. and Mrs. Don Hartley Mr. James A. Hudgins Mr. David A. James Mr. Billy H. Majors Mr. Philip L. Manley Mrs. Angela J. Marsh Mr. and Mrs. Kent L. McRae Mr. and Mrs. Byron K. Montgomery Mrs. Matti J. Palluconi Mr. Kenneth Reeves Mr. and Mrs. Scott Saffold Mr. and Mrs. Timothy H. Smith Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Wall Mr. Joseph Steven Welch Mr. and Mrs. Bill Whiting Mr. Thomas M. Wingard
Century Club $100-$199
Mrs. Joy D. Akin Mrs. Glenda Andrews Mr. Richard A. Ashcraft Dr. and Mrs. Ed Bacon Ms. Kaci Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Jim Barrett Mr. Al Bilgischer Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Bishop Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Blake, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mack J. Borgognoni Mr. Lloyd Bright Mr. Jared Brunnabend Mr. and Mrs. Morris D. Bryant Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. Burgess Mr. David Burns Mr. and Mrs. John David Carter Dr. and Mrs. Timothy D. Chase Mr. and Mrs. Youles D. Clark Dr. Jesse M. Coker Drs. Lloyd and Peggy Crossley Mr. Larry C. Crow Mr. and Mrs. Kent Davis Mr. David E. Dearman Mr. Donald Dykes Mr. and Mrs. Alvy E. Early Ms. Patricia A. Ewens Dr. Michael Fakouri Mrs. Christine Felts Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Francis Ms. Jennifer Freer Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Friend Mrs. Louise Funderburg Mr. and Mrs. William H. Gandy, Sr. Mr. P. Q. Gardner Hon. Bynum Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Gibson Dr. Robert Graber Mr. Werner L. Haney Ms. Lynn Harris Mr. Hugh L. Heflin, Sr. Ms. Ella M. Helm Dr. and Mrs. James L. Hobgood Ms. Flossie M. Holley Mr. Tommy L. Hooks Mr. and Mrs. Jay L. Hughes Mrs. Trudy G. Jackson Mr. Jacob P. James Dr. Christopher L. Johnson Mr. Johnny Johnson Mr. Gerald L. Jones Mr. Thomas R. Jones Dr. and Mrs. B. J. Jordan Mr. Mark R. Karnes Mr. Stephen Kerr Mr. and Mrs. S. Lee Kindle Drs. Tim and Victoria Ku
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Kuttenkuler Mr. and Mrs. Leo Langston Mr. Billy Lansdale Ms. Suzanne P. Lilley Mr. Gwaine Mathews Dr. and Mrs. Patrick E. McGinnis Mrs. Hazel Honey McKee Mr. and Mrs. James Hubert McKeown, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. William J. McKiever Mr. Thomas Edward McMillan Ms. Mishelle C. Miller Mr. William O. Moore Ms. Amanda D. Nall Mr. James Naron Mrs. Virginia H. Norman Mrs. Joyce O’Neal Mr. and Mrs. Grant Pace Mr. and Mrs. Larry E. Patrick Mr. and Mrs. Scott Patterson Mrs. Marietta K. Payne Mr. Donald S. Pearson Mr. Harry C. Pennington Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Pennington Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Pierce, Jr.
Mr. Edwin R. Pomeroy Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Prestridge Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Ratcliff Mr. and Mrs. R. David Ray Mr. and Mrs. Helmut M. Redetzki Ms. Deborah Reeves Ms. Susan Robinson Mr. and Mrs. James A. Ross, Jr. Mr. Robert A. Sanderlin Mr. and Mrs. Charles Savage Mrs. Charlotte T. Schexnayder Mr. J. R. Schmidt Ms. Cynthia H. Shelton Mr. Jack Smart Mr. and Mrs. Johnny H. Smith Dr. and Mrs. Fred J. Taylor Dr. Paul M. Terry Mr. Ben Tiner Mr. Mark A. Tiner Dr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Venters Mr. and Mrs. Larry W. Walther Mr. James W. Willis Mrs. Glenda Kay Wood
Business & Organization Donors 3 DDD’S Cleaners A & M Operating Company, Inc. Ameca Mexican Restaurant Aramark Arkansas Choral Society Arkansas Community Foundation Arkansas Superior Federal Credit Union Baker’s Electrical Supplies, LLC Boots & Coots Services Branscum Law Offices Attorneys at Law Bulloch, Inc. DCHS Class of 1961 Collins Chiropractic Center, LLC Commercial Bank & Trust Co. David Funderburg Insurance Agency Drew Central Alumni Drew Central Class of 1950 Drew County Newspaper, Inc. Farmers Grain Terminal, Inc. First State Bank of Warren Georgia-Pacific Hampton Inn Hooties, Inc. Hughes Orchard Jewel Minnis Trust LA Graphics La Terraza Mexican Restaurant Inc. Leesco, Inc. Louisiana Immigration Consultants, LLC Lucky’s of Monticello Majors Forest & Lawn Martin Knee & Sports Medicine Center PA
Maxwell Hardwood Flooring McKiever Realty, Inc. Monticello Ladies Golf Association Morgan Agencies, Inc. Northmont, Inc. O’Fallon Veterinary Service Inc. Oklahoma United Methodist Foundation Parker Builders, Inc. Price Services, Inc. Quick Silver Timber, LLC R. A. Pickens & Son Company Ralph McQueen & Co., LTD. Razorsharp Carwash Regions Forest Services, LLP Russ Beavers Farm Ryburn Motor Company SeaArk Marine, Inc. Searcy & Associates, LLC Simmons First Bank of South Arkansas Simmons First National Bank South Arkansas Rehabilitation Sugar Land Construction, Inc. The Hashem Law Firm, PLC THLO Thomas H. & Mayme P. Scott Foundation Town & Country Florist Trinity Foundation UAM Institute of Management Accountants Union Bank & Trust Company Warren Wholesale Company Wendy’s
The Centennial Circle As part of the university’s 100th birthday celebration. UAM is seeking pledges of $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 / Boll Weevil Café 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 Jordan Family - James T., Bonnie, Terry, Jerry & Cindy 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, MD Randy & Neela Risher Bennie F. Ryburn, Sr. & Virginia M. Ryburn (by Commercial Bank & Trust Co/First State Bank of Warren) Dr. & Mrs. Harry L. Ryburn Margaret Horsfall Schadler & Harvey Walter Schadler Johnny & Linda Smith G. Warren Stephenson Jean & Alan Sugg Union Bank & Trust Company Joseph Wallace Trust Terri Wolfe - Beth Thurman Jimmie & Linda Yeiser
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FOUNDATION NEWS Townsend Gift
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n endowed scholarship in mass communications was created recently by George Townsend of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Townsend (BS ’49) made a $15,000 donation to the UAM Foundation Fund to establish the George E. Townsend Mass Communication Scholarship, to be presented to a fulltime student enrolled as a communication major with a preference given to students in mass communications. Funds generated by the endowment will be used for a scholarship to pay toward the cost of tuition, required fees, and books for at least one recipient. Recipients must have a strong academic background, a grade point average of 2.5 or higher, a strong work ethic, good personality traits, and display excellent professional potential. For more information on how to give to the UAM Foundation Fund, call (870) 460-1028. PLEDGING Bonnie Jordan (seated) and J.C. Nichols (standing, right) each pledged $10,000 to UAM’s Centennial Circle. Also pictured from left are Chancellor Jack Lassiter, Judy Lassiter, Clay Brown, and Reginald Glover.
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he Centennial Circle received two more pledges of $10,000, bringing the Circle closer to its target goal of $1 million. Bonnie Jordan and J.C. Nichols of Monticello each pledged $10,000 to add the names of their families to those already inscribed on the four walls of the Centennial Clock Tower. The Jordan inscription will read “Jordan Family – James T., Bonnie, Terry, Jerry, Cindy.” The Nichols inscription will read “J.C. and Carolyn Crain Nichols.” The Centennial Circle was established to create a $1 million unrestricted endowment to be used on an annual basis to meet priority needs of the university. Those priorities will be determined by a joint committee of administrators, faculty, and students. For information about the Centennial Circle, call (870) 460-1028.
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A Lasting Legacy Dr. Betty Matthews has created a lasting legacy for herself and her friends and colleagues by donating 75 bricks to Weevil Walk. For $100, your name or the name of someone you love can be added to the growing list of former students and friends whose names are inscribed on the walk way around Weevil Pond. If you’d like to purchase a brick for yourself or someone else, call the Foundation Office at (8780) 460-1028 or tollfree at (800) 467-8148.
Dr. Betty Matthews (left) and Vice Chancellor for Advancement Clay Brown
UAM TECHNOLOGY Cantrell Named Assistant Vice Chancellor
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haron Cantrell has been appointed assistant vice chancellor at the UAM College of Technology at McGehee.
A Dumas native, Cantrell holds a master of education degree from UAM and has been part of the UAM-CTM staff for 18 years. As assistant vice chancellor, Cantrell will supervise instructional programs with a focus on quality assurance and consistency of courses and instructional programs, said Ware. Cantrell previously served as director of special projects, including workforce development, supervised the Carl Perkins Federal Grant Program, adult education, and the early care education projects. She also coordinated the first Arkansas Minority Contractor Training State Pilot Project, one of four in the state. Cantrell also co-coordinates the South Arkansas Adult Education Professional Development Institute at UAM and has been instrumental in writing state and federal grants to obtain additional funding for the McGehee campus.
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hen the Ashley County Adult Education program merged with UAM College of TechnologyCrossett in July 2006, the Hamburg Public School District agreed to lease an existing building at 311 North Mulberry to UAM. Three years later, the Hamburg School District donated the building that has been used for adult education and literacy since the mid-1980’s to UAM. Chancellor Jack Lassiter accepted the donation and now the UAM-CTC is undertaking the renovation of the building that houses one of its three Adult Education Program sites in Ashley County. According to Linda Rushing, UAM-CTC vice chancellor, the renovation project will cost approximately $375,000. The building will not only get a facelift and be more
energy efficient, but the interior of the building will be completely redesigned and will include a computer lab, classrooms, testing room, a student break area, and offices. “We are very excited about the renewed presence this will give UAM in the Hamburg community,” said Rushing. “It is our intention to use the renovated facility to expand our college course offerings in addition to the adult education courses that already exist.”
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hen UAM needed its baseball field excavated and leveled to solve a drainage problem, school officials didn’t have to look far for help, thanks to the newest acquisition of the Arkansas Heavy Equipment Operator Training Academy (AHEOTA). The Academy, which is part of the UAM College of Technology-McGehee, recently purchased a $310,465 tractor and scraper which was used to level and reconfigure Weevil Field. The tractor and scraper, along with a new bulldozer recently added to the inventory, got the job done.
BIG WHEELS David Carter, an instructor in the Heavy Equipment Operator Training Academy, stands next to the program’s newest piece of equipment.
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ALUMNI SNAPSHOTS 1950-59 Patricia McDermott Scavo (BSE ’59), owner of Blue Moon Gallery in Hot Springs, was voted Best Art Gallery by Hot Springs Sentinel Record Readership. Mrs. Scavo has received this honor four years in a row.
1970-79 Nancy R. Briggs (BS ‘72), of Hazen, retires after thirty-eight years as an educator and counselor for DeWitt Schools.
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Charlie Baker ‘69 Charlie Baker (BSE ‘69) has always loved the Boll Weevils and Cotton Blossoms. You’ll find him at most football and basketball games, which isn’t all that surprising. Baker has been closely associated with UAM athletics from his days as a trainer and equipment manager for Red Parker’s football teams in the 1960s. That love of the Boll Weevils and his long-time devotion to UAM athletics is why Baker will be honored with the Boll Weevil Spirit Award at this year’s Sports Hall of Fame banquet. “I can’t think of anyone more deserving of this honor than Charlie,” said Harold Steelman, an Arkansas A&M assistant on Parker’s staff. “We never had to worry about equipment with Charlie Baker in charge. He was a guy who worked very hard and was a dedicated as anyone to the success of the Boll Weevils.”
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William Shane Cater (BA ’01), of Sherwood, is married to Christel Cater with one son named Hank. He is currently employed with the Office of Chief Counsel at the Department of Health and Human Services in Little Rock. He is also a Captain in the Arkansas Army National Guard, and the trial counsel and operational law attorney for the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. Matt L. Boyles (BBA ‘02), a sixth-generation Lonoke resident, has opened a GenWealth Financial Advisors firm in Lonoke. He is married to Janette Boyles with two children, Matthew, 3 and Caroline, 1. Paul T. Smith (BA ’03), of Grand Blanc, Mich., is now a Financial Advisor and a founding member of Day Smith Wealth Management of Raymond James and Associates. He and his wife, Stacy, welcomed their first daughter Audrey Grace on March 14, 2010. Billy Bryant (BBA ’08) and Lindsey Wilson are making plans for their September wedding.
Brooke N. Burger (BA ‘08), of El Dorado, is currently employed as a Student Success Specialist at South Arkansas Community College in El Dorado, AR. In addition, she is a graphic designer and editor for two publications from SouthArk: Writers’ Ink and Between the Lines. Jonathan A. Clemons (BA ’08) and Lauren B. Thurman (BSN ’10) were married on July 10 at First United Methodist Church in Monticello. Michael D. Ford (BA ’08) was promoted to designer and copy editor at The Courier, a daily in Russellville. David Ryan Hackett (BSN ’08) and Robin Grumbles of Greenbrier were married on July 31 at the bride’s family home. Laci Jaye Kellum (AA ‘08) and Grant Adam Barnes (BA ‘10) were married on August 7 at Pauline Baptist Church in Monticello. Blake H. Gilbert (BS ’09) and Amanda Harrod (BBA ’07) of Monticello were married in August. Miranda Leslie (AA ’09) and Andrew Wisenor were married on July 17 at Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Monticello. Ernest Nowlen, Jr. (BS ’09) and Tara Level were married on June 26 at Rose Hill Free Will Baptist Church in Monticello. Jeremy T. Woodall (BS ’10) and Rebecca Sustaire (BS ’09) were married on May 15 at First Baptist Church in Monticello. Blake Young (AA ’09) and Leslie Nichols (AA ’08) were married on July 24 at Harmony FWB Church at Rye.
Clay Young (BSN ’09) and Hope McEachern (BSN ‘10) are to be married September 18 at Rock Springs United Methodist Church.
2010 Danielle Kloap (BA ‘10) works as the editor for Horsemen’s Roundup, a regional equine magazine published in Arkansas, where she writes stories, edits copy, takes and edits photos, builds ads and designs websites. She and her husband, John Kloap (BME ’10) currently reside in Texarkana, AR.
Top Teachers Ginny Chambliss (BS ‘96) and Don Dancer (BA ‘95) have recently been honored as outstanding teachers. Chambliss was recently named the 2010 Arkansas Rural Teacher of the Year by the Arkansas Rural Education Association. Winners receive a $1,000 award, which is sponsored by the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas. Chambliss is a physical science, chemistry and physics teacher at Rison High School. “Ginny has a way of connecting with her students; of getting them to respond to her and getting the excited about science,” said Brian Brown, Rison principal. Don Dancer was recently selected as a 2010 Teacher of the Year by the Rogers Public School Foundation. Dancer is a speech and debate teacher and coach of the state championship debate team at Rogers Heritage High School.
Wee Weevil Bibs “Wee Weevil” bibs have been sent to the newest Boll Weevils: Mark Monroe Burke born September 8, 2009 to Clayton (BS ’06) and Bryannia (BS ’09) of Monticello. Laiken Byrd born July 7, 2010 to Justin and Shellye of Monticello. Luke Riley Cathey born April 9, 2010 to Joey (BBA ’07) and Cassidy (BA ’06) of Mena. William Reid Gardner born January 11, 2010 to Chad (BA ’05) and Sheila of Benton. Abby Elizabeth Hardman born April 15, 2010 to John (BS ’95) and Mary of Fayetteville. Jeffrey Sawyer Locher born June 30, 2010 to Jeff and Ali of Monticello.
Josiah Neal Matthews born January 10, 2010 to John (BS ’94) and Robin of Hendersonville, Tenn. Avery Claire McDonnell born May 17, 2010 to Bryan and Leslie (BSN ’96) of Arkadelphia. Kameryn Renee Rodriguez born January 19, 2010 to Anthony (BA ’07) and Kelly (BBA ’07) of Monticello. Mia Ruth Scogin born March 31, 2010 to Trent (BBA ’04) and Meghan (BS ‘07) of Monticello. Audrey Grace Smith born March 14, 2010 to Paul (BA ’03) and Stacy of Grand Blanc, Mich. Seth Lee Hayden Wilson born July 16, 2010 to Stacy (BS ‘91) and Shana (TC ‘97) of Monticello.
Greg Tiner ‘80 Greg Tiner (BS ‘80) finds himself in a nowin situation this football season – and he loves it. Tiner was recently named head football coach of his high school alma mater, Monticello High. It’s tough enough to coach at your hometown school, but it’s especially tough when your team is coming off a 14-0 state championship season. “It’s going to be a challenge,” says Tiner, “but we have a great staff and a wonderful group of young men.” Tiner has been a part of the Monticello staff for the past 16 years, serving as defensive coordinator since 2005. A 1975 Monticello High graduate, Tiner earned a bachelor of science degree from UAM in 1980. Tiner began his coaching career at Hamburg High School as an assistant to fellow UAM graduate Johnny McMurry. He went with McMurry to Sheridan in 1983 before leaving the high school ranks to serve as strength and conditioning coach at LSU and Mississippi State.
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FRIENDS WE’LL MISS Bob Wall ‘68 E. R. “Bob” Wall (BSE ‘68), 64, of Monticello, died July 4, 2010 in Hot Springs. Born May 23, 1946, in Hickory Ridge, he was the son of the late Leland Orten Wall and Mable Lawrence Wall. Mr. Wall was a member of the Boll Weevil baseball team at Arkansas A&M prior to graduating in 1968 with a bachelor of science in education degree. He later earned a master’s degree from Arkansas State University. Mr. Wall was a retired school counselor with the Monticello School District and was selfemployed as a specialty advertising salesman with the Lee Wayne Corporation. He was a deacon at Pauline Missionary Baptist Church, a past president of the Monticello Kiwanis Club and an avid supporter of UAM basketball. Mr. Wall is survived by his wife, Sara Johnson Wall of Monticello; two sons, a brother, and two grandsons.
In Memoriam Robert G. Conery, Jr. of Bella Vista, April 30, 2010. Nell Wells Cooley of Monticello, May 3, 2010. Terry William Dial of Star City, June 4, 2010. Larry Charles Ezell of Dallas, Tex., March 14, 2010. Geral D. Harrison, Sr. ’53 of Hot Springs, April 26, 2010. David S. Hartley ‘84 of Conway, July 11, 2010. Ruth Joan “Jodie” Glidden Rezab Hudgens of Auburn, Neb., March 19, 2010. Thelma Cruce Lovett ‘74 of Bryant, July 17, 2010. Edwin Childs Martin of North Little Rock, June 20, 2010. June Shewmake McAnally of Memphis Tenn., April 22, 2010. Maurice M. McKeown of Monticello, April 22, 2010. Bradley S. Mooney ‘95 of Little Rock, April 24, 2010.
Wilma Jane McEntire Norton of Pine Bluff, July 15, 2010. Katherine Tullos Patton Ozment ‘44 of Camden, May 10, 2010. Michael Wayne Pardon of Wilmot, August 14, 2010. Andrew Clifton Payne of Pine Bluff, May 23, 2010. William T. “Bill” Pennington, Sr. ‘56 of Lufkin, Tex., March 15, 2010. Virginia Ann “Jeanie” Lingo Prewitt of Monticello, June 15, 2010. Bill Raymick ’53 of Searcy, August 19, 2010. Dorothy Culp Deal Rogers of Sheridan, May 26, 2010. Gerard C. Sangster of Warren, August 11, 2010. Raymond Earl Scogin ‘70 of Warren, August 3, 2010. Dale Austin Walker, Jr. of Monticello, May 29, 2010.
E. Ray Tiner ‘29 E. Ray Tiner (Class of ‘29), 101, the oldest known alumnus of the University of Arkansas at Monticello and Arkansas A&M, died July 27, 2010, at his home in Shreveport, Louisiana. Born November 8, 1908, Mr. Tiner, was the last surviving member of the Class of ‘29. “We are always saddened to lose one of our own, but Mr. Tiner represented a link to the earliest days of this institution,” said Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “He loved this university and always had a special place for it in his heart. Those of use who had the privilege to know him will certainly miss him.” Mr. Tiner was a halfback on the Boll Weevil football team and captain of the basketball team. When he first arrived on campus, there were three buildings and the only automobile belonged to President Frank Horsfall. Mr. Tiner worked for many years in the oil industry, first on pipelines and then for the Premier Oil Refinery and later for Universal Oil Products. He is survived by his wife, Nancy, a son, Stan, a daugher, Betty Fulgium, a sister, Bonnie Carter, four grand children and five great-grandchildren.
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Homecoming 1960 Homecoming Queen Gail Godfrey Cobb of Dumas (right) reigned over homecoming 1960, with maids . . .
. . . (Front, from left) Barbar a Jacobs, Billie Jean Carter, (Back) Joyce Jones, Lana Townsel, Vada Davidson, WIllie Glenn Morgan, Bertha Pennington, and Mary Ann Schnyder. A Smiling Sam Vittitow had the arduous task of driving the court.