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I became chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Monticello. It doesn’t seem possible that two years have passed so quickly. I have appreciated all who have stepped forward to share your UAM experiences and welcome me and my family to the UAM community. It is no secret that higher education is much different today than it was when many of us went to school, and UAM is not insulated from those changes. The impact of performancebased funding for colleges and universities as outlined in a bill that passed in the last legislative session will change expectations for this institution as well as all higher education in Arkansas. This means that policies and practices at UAM must reflect federal and state guidelines, effectiveness in operation, and accountability of faculty and staff. We have established a Performance Funding Watchdog Group to monitor data, communicate with our campuses on issues that need to be addressed as we move forward, and to anticipate issues before they occur. As most of you know, since becoming chancellor I have made student success our ultimate goal. We continually ask what impact each decision we make has on the success of our students. We know that if our students succeed, UAM succeeds and the communities we serve succeed. In the past two years, we have made decisions that I believe will have a long-term positive impact on student success. In the pages of this magazine, you will read about the construction progress of our Student Success Center and see the positive reaction from students to the Learning Commons at the Taylor Library and Technology Center. We have also begun construction on a new university police station which will serve as the entry point to the campus. Moving forward, we are outlining a plan for both the structural and financial aspects of a new Center for Science and Mathematics. The architects will begin discussion with key individuals to update and adapt the design that was created several years ago and a detailed fundraising roadmap will be developed to guide financing. I am excited about our plans for the future and the potential of this great institution. Let’s make 2018 a year to remember!
ON THE COVER: Chancellor Karla Hughes in front of the Student Success Center construction site. For information, you may contact: Michael Owens, Associate Vice Chancellor for Alumni and Communication Strategies (870) 460-1028 (office) (870) 460-1324 (FAX) owens@uamont.edu Lisa Jo Ross, Alumni and Development Officer (870) 460-1028 (office) rosslj@uamont.edu If you want to find out what’s happening on campus, or want to contact us about something significant that’s happened in your life, check out our website at www.uamont.edu. Parents, if your son or daughter attended UAM and is no longer living at this address, please notify our office of his or her new address. Thank you.
Best Wishes, Karla Hughes, Ph.D. Professor and Chancellor
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In High Demand
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The jobs are waiting for qualified diesel mechanics and big rig drivers. UAM’s Diesel Training Academy is responding.
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TECHNOLOGY MEETS AGRICULTURE Using geo-referenced data collection in agriculture is an emerging field of study.
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A new option in high-tech agriculture is one of three new academic choices THE CREATION OF THREE NEW academic programs and modifications to two existing programs at the University of Arkansas at Monticello were approved by the UA Board of Trustees at a meeting in Fayetteville recently. The board approved the creation of a Site Specific Management option to the Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture, a Technical Certificate in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, and a Certificate of Proficiency in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Fundamentals. Both technical programs will be offered at the UAM College of Technology-Crossett. The board approved changing the name of the Administrative Office Technology Technical Certificate to Business Technology as well as changing the name of the
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Office Support Certificate of Proficiency to Basic Business Principles. The board also approved curriculum changes to two existing programs – the Master of Education Degree in Physical Education and Coaching, which will include modifications to existing courses to include a broader range of content within the curriculum, and modifications to the curriculum in the Master of Arts in Teaching educator licensure program. “I am excited about the new academic offerings and the changes to existing programs,” said UAM Chancellor Karla Hughes. “The site specific management option in agriculture gives us the potential to be an internationally recognized model program at the bachelor of science level.” The new program merges agriculture technology, agronomy and agriculture business to prepare students to meet the demands of “metadata” crop and farm management. “The use of geo-referenced data collection in agriculture for analysis and management decisions is an emerging field of study,” Hughes explained. “Site
specific agriculture management is a new, dynamic and expanding area that requires individuals with technical, agronomic, agribusiness and management backgrounds. Career opportunities are increasing with large farming operations, consulting firms, farmer cooperatives, implement dealers, seed sales and technical support, and crop production industries. This program has the potential to attract students to UAM from outside our current marketing area.” Both the technical certificate and certificate of proficiency programs in HVAC/R were created to meet the expressed needs of businesses and private homeowners. “Over the past several years, potential students and existing students, public school counselors, business and industry employers have indicated a need for an HVAC/R technology program,” said Hughes. “We believe we have the potential to attract as many as 75 students to the program. The HVAC/R program will include the option of a 37-hour technical certificate or a 16-hour certificate of proficiency, providing students with the knowledge and laboratory experiences in the diagnosis, repair, service and maintenance of HVAC/R equipment. Changes to the Master of Physical Education and Coaching degree program include the addition of three new courses to meet national standards for coaching and physical education. The three new courses are Exercise Pharmacology, Sports Skills Analysis and Development, and Sports Sociology. The new courses became part of the curriculum in January.
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A Warren student helps compile and maintain a comprehensive inventory of every tree on the UAM campus TYLER RAINES KNOWS TREES, particularly those on the UAM campus. Since June, Raines, a junior forestry student from Warren, has worked closely with University Forester Chris Stuhlinger to compile and maintain a comprehensive inventory of every tree on campus, a daunting task made easier with new software and hardware that creates a file on each tree with its location, species, diameter and relative health. Raines has an interest in urban forestry and tree care, known as arboriculture, and spent 10 to 20 hours a week during the summer working while attending classes. Raines used a tablet and GPS receiver to record the location of each tree along with vital statistics concerning the tree’s species, size and health. UAM began conducting tree inventories in 1998. Stuhlinger came to Monti-
cello in 2003 as the University Forester. Stuhlinger, Dr. John Dennis, an assistant professor in UAM’s School of Forestry and Natural Resources, and Rusty Rippee, director of the physical plant, supervise the inventory process. According to Stuhlinger, the inventory must be updated regularly as trees are planted and removed and as trees grow. The updated information allows Stuhlinger to determine which trees need
VIEW THE CAMPUS TREE INVENTORY ONLINE An interactive map showing inventoried trees on the UAM campus is now available for viewing on the university website. Go to http://www.uamont.edu/ pages/resources/tree-campus/ and scroll down to “UAM Campus INTERACTIVE Tree Map and click on the link or go directly to the map at http://www. arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html… When the user clicks on the UAM Campus INTERACTIVE Tree Map link, a campus map will appear with dots representing inventoried trees on campus. The 10 most frequently occurring tree types are color coded, the remaining types are gray dots. The dot sizes are representative of the relative tree diameter. When the user clicks on a dot, a small window pops us with the tree’s ID number, scientific and common name, diameter, and longitude/latitude location. The tree’s image also appears – a larger image can be seen by clicking on the small image – best viewed with Google Chrome.
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TAKING INVENTORY Forestry student Tyler Raines measures a tree while compiling a campus tree inventory.
periodic care. For inventory purposes, the UAM campus is divided into 29 zones. Trees are numbered in each zone and each tree is tagged with an aluminum tag containing a five-digit number marking the zone and tree. “We have almost 1,500 trees on campus,” said Stuhlinger, “and about 80 different species. The inventory includes all trees that are mowed under, about 1,300. We have a separate inventory for trees growing in beds.” The inventory is used to keep track of trees that need pruning, mulching, pest control or removal. Some trees are placed on a watch list if they have a health condition that requires more frequent observation. According to Stuhlinger, the inventory list can be sorted to highlight certain trees or groups of trees with specific needs. All mulching is done by the UAM physical plant while any extensive pruning is done by an arborist.
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FITTING TRIBUTE Dr. Eric Sundell, long-time member of the faculty and chairman of the Division of Mathematics and Science, catalogued thousands of plant species in his 26 years at UAM. Many of those specimens are now housed in a new herbarium that bears his name. The Botanical Research Building and UAM Sundell Herbarium houses more than 27,000 plant specimens. At left, Sundell cuts the ribbon with help from (left to right) Dr. Marvin Fawley, Dr. Morris Bramlett, Dr. Karen Fawley, and Chancellor Karla Hughes.
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Dr. Eric Sundell’s legacy continues in the form of a new herbarium named in his honor UAM FORMALLY DEDICATED THE BOTANICAL RESEARCH BUILDING and UAM Sundell Herbarium at a ceremony last fall. The recently-completed facility, located next to the Turner Neal Museum of Natural History, houses more than 27,000 catalogued plant specimens, including more than 600 specimens representing rare plants and species of special concern. The herbarium is named for Dr. Eric Sundell, professor emeritus, for his role in developing the herbarium collection. Sundell taught botany at UAM for 26 years and was chairman of the Division of Mathematics and Science from 1985 to 1997. He is a charter member and past president of the Arkansas Native Plant Society and serves on the committee that oversees the Arkansas Audubon Society’s Halberg Ecology Camp for 11- and 12-year-old youths. Sundell holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in botany from Arizona State University and a Ph.D. in biology from Tulane University. The ceremony included remarks by Chancellor Karla Hughes, Dr. Morris Bramlett, dean of the School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Dr. Karen Fawley, professor of biology and director of the herbarium, and Dr. Marvin Fawley, assistant dean of science and research. Herbarium tours were given at the conclusion of the ceremony with a reception following in the Turner Neal Museum. Following the reception, Sundell led a tour of the UAM Arboretum.
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An Important Day at UAM as a new facility takes shape 1. (From left) UA Trustee Mark Waldrip, UA System President Donald Bobbitt, SGA President Bryson Berry, George Harris, Ashley Fiant of SCM Architects, Rusty Rippee, Mike Steelman, Bettye Gragg, Chancellor Karla Hughes, Trustee Cliff Gibson, Alex Becker, Gregg Reep, and State Senator Eddie Cheatham. 2. Chancellor Hughes prepares to lead visitors to the construction site where the signed beam was lifted into place. 3. (From left) Cliff Gibson of the UA Board of Trustees, State Senator Eddie Cheatham, UA System President Donald Bobbitt and Trustee Mark Waldrip sign the beam.
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and Physiology. Diesel technology courses will include Brake Systems, Diesel Fuel Injection Systems, Electrical Systems, and Power Trains. “This is an opportunity to expand our offerings and give those students interested in technical certification the option to take classes in Monticello if they are unable to drive to Crossett or McGehee,” said Doss. “The courses we offer in the spring will be administered by both Colleges of Technology. This is a collaborative effort among the three campuses to offer students additional academic pathways and career options on the main campus. It also provides an opportunity for the community to take a course for personal growth.” Linda Rushing, vice chancellor of the Crossett campus, said offering technical courses on the Monticello campus would “serve to expand technical education in southeast Arkansas and provide opportunities for people interested in a fast-track into the job market. These courses are in high-demand fields and anything we can do to provide more opportunity in this region is a positive step.” The hospitality courses will be administered by the Crossett campus with the health information technology courses offered by both campuses. The diesel technology courses will be part of the Diesel Training Academy administered by the McGehee campus. “This is a win for everyone involved,” said Bob Ware, vice UAM’s Diesel Training Academy south of chancellor McGehee campus.“Anytime we campus on U.S. Highway 425. can provide additional career opportuni UAM will offer five courses in hospitalties to the people of this ity services – Principles THAT’S HOSPITALITY! region, we are fulfilling of Lodging, Hospitality Culinary Preparation and Presenour mission.” Management, Culinary tation is one of three technical Anyone interested in Preparation and Presencertificate courses being offered at the Monticello campus. enrolling in the technical tation, Safety and Sanicourses on the Monticello tation, and Principles of campus may contact the Office of AcaBaking. Health information technology demic Affairs at (870) 460-1033 or the courses to be offered are Medical Coding, Crossett campus at (870) 364-6414. Medical Office Procedures, and Anatomy
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UAM’s Colleges of Technology at Crossett and McGehee are now offering technical certificate courses on the Monticello campus. THE COLLEGES OF TECHNOLOGY at Crossett and McGehee are now offering technical certificate courses in hospitality services, health information technology and diesel technology on the Monticello campus beginning with the 2018 spring semester, according to Dr. Peggy Doss, vice chancellor for academic affairs. Courses in hospitality services and health information technology are now being offered at the main campus while diesel technology courses are available at
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It’s all about students and their opportunities to succeed! 1. Cutting the ribbon (from left) UA Board of Trustees Kelly Eichler, Cliff Gibson and Mark Waldrip, UAM Board of Visitors Bettye Gragg and George Harris, UA President Donald Bobbitt, Chancellor Hughes, Senator Cheatham, Board of Visitor Gregg Reep, Mike Steelman of SCM Architects, SGA President Bryson Berry, and Ashley Fiant of SCM. 2 & 3. Study areas for individuals and small groups are a feature of the Student Learning Commons. The renovation turned the entire first floor of the Taylor Library and Technology Center into a student-friendly study environment.
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CORNERSTONE TO STUDENT SUCCESS IT’S A SUNNY MORNING IN LATE JANUARY WITH THE TEMPERATURE CLIMBING TO
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HUGHES PICKS HER WAY CAREFULLY THROUGH THE MUD AND TIRE RUTS TO GET A CLOSE-UP LOOK AT THE PROGRESS OF THE NEWEST ADDITION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO CAMPUS – THE STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER.
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JUST COMPLETING HER SECOND YEAR AS UAM’S CHANCELLOR, Hughes visits with Clayton Dill, project administrator, and Peyton Shelton, project superintendent for Clark Contractors, the company tasked with building the $8.5 million structure.
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The Student Success Center is the centerpiece of Hughes’ long-term goal to make UAM a model open enrollment university. The two story structure contains 35,300 square feet of interior space with an additional 1,900 square feet of exterior space for the entrances, an outdoor dining area for a Chick-FilA restaurant to be housed on the building’s first floor, and a second patio seating area on the west side of the building overlooking the center of campus. The facility includes an open central concourse extending through the heart of the space to provide visual orientation between levels and easy access to all areas. The center will bring together several programs that directly impact student success. Those programs include admissions and enrollment services, orientation, retention, academic advising, career couneling and testing, tutoring and developmental education. There will also be temporary offices for the cashier, financial aid, housing and the registrar to be used primarily during the early days of each semester to provide a one-stop shop for all those services. The building will also house a new bookstore and provide space for computer labs, small meeting rooms, and the chancellor’s office.
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The structure itself is the cornerstone of a much broader initiative to create a learning environment that will help students stay in school and ultimately graduate. In constructing a Student Success Center, UAM is following a nationwide trend in
higher education to consolidate vital student services under one roof. “It’s a proven strategy across the country that facilities like this improve student services from entry to exit,” says Hughes. “Dr. Hughes brought her passion to UAM for assuring that all students have every opportunity to take advantage of the services and utilize the programs that will give them the very best opportunity to be successful in their higher education experience,” says Mike Steelman of SCM Architects, principal architect of the center.“This facility is absolutely the result of her vision.” Other visible elements of the Student Success Initiative include the renovation of the first floor of the Taylor Library and Technology Center to create a Learning
Commons that accommodates student study behavior, provide interactive technology and access to tutoring as well as the Writing Center. Other parts of the initiative include: • Development of a strategic plan to enhance a coordinated and documented process to support student success; • Partnering with the Education Advisory Board to provide faculty and staff with data dashboards that support advising students for success and provide UAM with data to support program improvement; • Focusing on institutional infrastructure to better support day-to-day activities such as financial aid processing, work flow and scheduling as well as using technology to support an online enrollment application and scholarship databases; • Renovation of Horsfall Hall with amenities expected by today’s students while respecting the building’s architectural heritage; • Development of a comprehensive deferred maintenance plan with priority rankings and cost estimates. Hughes and her leadership team have also begun work on a plan for a new Center for Science and Mathematics. “ The architects will begin discussions with key individuals on updating and adapting the design that was created several years ago,” Hughes explains. At the core of UAM’s Student Success Initiative is improving retention and graduation rates. “Recruiting, retaining and graduating students is the lifeblood of UAM for many reasons,” says Hughes, “not the least of which is helping develop a productive citizenry. We know that if our students succeed, UAM succeeds and the communities we serve succeed.”
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT Converting the first floor of the library into a Student Learning Commons is part of UAM’s Student Success Initiative. (Top) Chancellor Hughes visits with (from left) students Jonathan Powers of Lake Village, Darian Johnson of Crossett and Hannah Merrit of Star City at one of the small gathering areas in the Learning Commons. (Left) Chancellor Hughes with (center) Mackenzie Johnson of Houston, Tex., and Beth Justice of Dermott in one of the individual interactive study rooms.
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Hig h Demand Plentiful jobs and good salaries have made UAM’s Diesel Training Academy an attractive option
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The academy was the idea of Bob Ware, vice chancellor of the UAM College of Technology-McGehee, which administers the program file miles south of the main campus in Monticello at what was once the Monticello Speedway, a dirt track for local racers. Now it’s a training ground for future truckers and mechanics. Ware conducted extensive visits with business and industry leaders in southeast Arkansas to gauge interest in the program. “What they told me was how desperate they were for trained diesel mechanics and technicians as well as drivers with commercial driver’s licenses,” says Ware. “They had lots of jobs available but no one to fill them. They were sending people out of state to receive training that wasn’t available in Arkansas.” According to Ware, diesel technicians are in demand to service farm equipment, tractor-trailers, oil rigs, power plants, cargo ships, construction vehicles, logging equipment and school buses. “Last year the state school bus inspector grounded hundreds of buses because there were not enough mechanics to fix them,” says Ware. “Schools are spending thousands of dollars to have their buses towed to Little Rock or Memphis to be repaired.” On a recent morning, Venable is working in the academy’s large garage with five students on a 6.8-liter John Deere engine, the type you might find on a piece of logging equipment such as a skidder or trackhoe. By the time the students graduate,
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Venable says they’ll be able to tear the engine apart and put it back together. “By the time I get through with them, they’ll be able to do it,” he says. Next to the engine are two large tractors, one with a trailer and one without – a Freightliner from Dumas Motor Company and a Sterling purchased with grant money from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education to fund technical training and career readiness. The tractors are learning vehicles for students pursuing a commercial driver’s license. Students who complete the CDL program are eligible to sit for the Class A license for tractor-trailer rigs or the Class B license, which allows holders to drive small dump trucks, flat-bed trucks or school buses. Five students – three men and two women – are currently enrolled in the program. The students are Samuel Givhan of Monticello, Alexander Day of Little Rock, Bernard Watkins of Crossett, and Skylar Stokes and Ashlynn Britt of McGehee. Each of the five will earn either a technical certificate as a diesel mechanic or a certificate of proficiency to drive tractor-trailers. Some will receive both. Both programs take a year to complete and may be taken simultaneously. Venable began repairing and driving trucks in 1978 for Ryder Truck Rental. He’s worked for other companies along the way and taught classes in farm equipment repair to the inmates at the Department of Corrections’ Varner Unit. Before he joined the UAM faculty, he was a school bus mechanic for the Dumas School District. Most people he talks to are surprised by both the availability of jobs and the pay. “There’s potential jobs everywhere,” says Venable.“It’s a good opportunity to make a comfortable living,” says Venable.“Either driving or working as a mechanic – they’re both good jobs and they pay so much better than they used to.”
HANDS ON EXPERIENCE George Venable (top photo, right) with his students – (from left) Samuel Givhan, Skylar Stokes, Alexander Day and Ashlynn Britt. (Bottom photos) Learning to drive and repair big rigs are the two major training components of the Diesel Training Academy.
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All Hani Hashem wanted was a chance to play college football. Four decades later, he’s giving another Boll Weevil the same chance. IMANI RILEY HAS SPENT MOST of his life proving people wrong. Growing up in Monticello, Riley wanted to play football for the Arkansas Razorbacks or some other SEC team, but his size, lack of elite speed and sketchy grades kept college recruiters away. As a senior at Monticello High School, Riley heard the doubters loud and clear. “People were telling him ‘You can’t play college football, You’ll never make it, You’re not good enough,’” remembers UAM head coach Hud Jackson. Riley kept a poster over his bed that he would look at every night. On the poster were written all the negative comments. Riley’s only offer came from Jackson, who asked Riley to walk on as a running back and redshirt his freshman year to get his grades in order. Turn the clock back to 1977 and Hani Hashem had to overcome many of the same hurdles faced by Riley. Mostly ignored by college recruiters during his senior year at Watson Chapel High School, Hashem decided to walk on at UAM. He earned a scholarship as a sophomore and
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was part of one of the best teams in school history, the 1979 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference champions. Now a lawyer with a successful practice in Monticello, those years on the UAM football team made a lasting impression. “Playing football at UAM was kind of the foundation for me,” Hashem says. “There are some things in life that you outgrow, but there are some things that stick with you forever, and that’s one of them. It’s part of me.” Hashem’s devotion to the Boll Weevil football team led him to create an endowed scholarship in football through the UAM Foundation Fund. The current recipient of that scholarship is Imani Riley. The Hashem Scholarship was a godsend for Riley. “It’s helped me a lot,” he says. “I had to take out loans and I didn’t see myself finishing college. Coach Jackson called me in and said I was getting a private scholarship. I couldn’t be more grateful.” Riley is on schedule to graduate, but he still has one more season of football as potentially one of the best running backs in the Great American Conference. In
the last two seasons, Riley has rushed for 1,261 yards and nine touchdowns while averaging better than five yards a carry. The only thing stopping Riley is Riley. “If Imani could stay heathy, he’d be one of the elite running backs in the conference,” says Jackson. “He runs so hard and he’s such a physical runner that he kind of stays nicked up a lot.” Riley and Hashem met for the first time last summer when Jackson invited Hashem to address the football team. “I was like, that’s the guy who gave me the scholarship,” says Riley. “Saturdays, I would look up in the stands and try to find him and shake his hand and let him know how grateful I am.” “Imani’s done a remarkable job since he’s been here,” says Hashem. “It’s a thrill for me and my wife both to be able to watch him out there and feel like we had a little part in it. I had a few people who helped me along the way back then and I felt like (giving a scholarship) was a way to give something back to the university and specifically to the football program. Hopefully it will help some of these young men build a foundation for the future.”
BROTHERS IN GREEN Hani Hashem (standing) was an unrecruited walk-on at UAM in 1977, much like Imani Riley (seated), the recipient of a private scholarship created by Hashem.
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Jalen Tolliver rewrites the UAM record book to earn All-America honors SENIOR WIDE RECEIVER JALEN Tol l iver capp ed a record-s e tti ng UAM career by being selected to the Conference Commissioner’s Association All-America second team. Tolliver was one of six Boll Weevils to receive individual postseason honors. He was joined by defensive back Jeremy Jackson and linebacker Christian Jefferson on the NCAA Division II All-Super Region 3 team, with Tolliver earning first team honors while Jackson and Jefferson made the second team. Tolliver, Jackson, Jefferson, defensive tackle Hakim Gray, wide receiver Trevon Smith and offensive tackle LaWayne Lenoir were named to the All-Great American Conference team. Tolliver, the GAC Offensive Player of the Year, Gray and Jackson were first team selections. Jefferson was named to the second team while Smith and Lenoir received honorable mention recognition. A former prep star at Rayville, La., Tolliver holds UAM’s career records for receiving yards (3,168) and receiving touchdowns (39) and is second in career receptions (192). He caught 67 passes for 1,109 yards in 2017 and tied for first in the nation with 16 receiving touchdowns. Tolliver led the GAC in every receiving category, including total yards, receptions, touchdowns, receptions per game and yards per game. Jackson, a senior from Hahnville, La., made the move from running back to cornerback a successful one, earning both All-Region and All-GAC honors. Jackson led the GAC and was fourth in
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the nation in passes defended (18), made 40 tackles and grabbed two interceptions. Je ff e r s o n , a s o p h o m o r e f r o m El Dorado, made a team-leading 79 tackles, made two interceptions, defended seven passes, forced a pair of fumbles and had one fumble recovery. Gray, a junior from Shreveport, La., was the anchor of the UAM defensive line with 33 tackles, three sacks, 9.5 tackles for loss, a pair of quarterback hurries and a blocked kick .
Tolliver wasn’t UAM’s only receiver to excel in 2017. Smith, a senior from Houma, La., had 29 receptions for 510 yards and seven touchdowns. He finished third in the GAC in touchdown receptions. Lenoir, a junior from Tylertown, Miss., was part of a UAM offensive line that paved the way for an offense that piled up 5,009 yards total offense and averaged 6.4 yards a play. The Weevils rushed for an average of 204.2 yards a game and averaged 251.2 through the air. JALEN TOLLIVER
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LIVING UP TO EXPECTATIONS Coaches tab UAM basketball as favorite to repeat as GAC champions in 2017-18 As UAM Magazine went to press the Boll Weevil basketball team was trying to live up to lofty preseason expectations. Entering the 2017-18 season, the defending Great American Conference champions were the favorites to capture their second consecutive GAC title in a preseason poll of the league’s coaches. UAM posted a 23-7 record last season and a 17-5 mark in conference play while breaking records and establishing program milestones ong the way to an NCAA Central Region Tournament appearance. The Weevils ended their magic season with a 79-69 loss to defending NCAA Division II national champion Augustana (Ill.). Last year’s squad set school records for consecutive wins (15), best start in school history (14-0), highest winning percentage (.767), most conference wins (17), most assists in a season (497), and most assists per game (16.8). This year’s team returns nine players from last season, including four senior starters — center Derylton Hill, guard/ forward Cobe Goosby, guard Tyrin Jones, and point guard Karim Mawuenyega. Fellow seniors Stephon Gordon, Tayte Kitts, and Troy Thomas are also back along with sophomores Brandon England and Hunter Daley. Head coach Kyle Tolin, the 2017 GAC Coach of the Year, also brought in four newcomers — senior transfer Tedrian Brisco and juniors Jamil Maddred, Keelin Jackson, and Jarred Heard. UAM received 11 of 12 first-place votes in the poll. The remainder of the poll had Arkansas Tech, which received the other first place vote, in second, followed by East Central Oklahoma, Southern Nazarene, Harding, Henderson State, Southern Arkansas, Ouachita Baptist, Southwestern Oklahoma State, Southeastern Oklahoma State, Northwestern Oklahoma State, and Oklahoma Baptist.
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Feb. 2 PITTSBURG STATE 2:00 Feb. 3 PITTSBURG STATE 1:00 Feb. 4 PITTSBURG STATE 1:00 Feb. 6 OUACHITA BAPTIST 2:00 Feb. 10 CHRISTIAN BROS (DH) 12:00 Feb. 11 CHRISTIAN BROS 1:00 Feb. 13 DELTA STATE 2:00 Feb. 16 EAST CENTRAL OK* 2:00 Feb. 17 EAST CENTRAL OK* (DH) 12:00 Feb. 20 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 2:00 Feb. 23 @ Southeastern OK* TBA Feb. 24 @ Southeastern OK* (DH) TBA Feb. 27 ARKANSAS TECH 2:00 Mar. 2 @ Southern Nazarene* TBA Mar. 3 @ Southern Nazarene* (DH) TBA Mar. 6 @ Harding 2:00 Mar. 9 OKLAHOMA BAPTIST* 2:00 Mar. 10 OKLAHOMA BAPTIST* (DH) 12:00 Mar. 13 @ Southern Arkansas 6:00 Mar. 16 @ Northwestern OK* TBA Mar. 17 @ Northwestern OK* (DH) TBA Mar. 23 SOUTHWESTERN OK* 3:00 Mar. 24 SOUTHWESTERN OK* (DH) 12:00 Mar. 27 @ Union 2:00 Mar. 30 HENDERSON STATE* 3:00 Mar. 31 HENDERSON STATE* (DH) 12:00 Apr. 3 @ Delta State 6:00 Apr. 6 @ Ouachita Baptist* TBA Apr. 7 @ Ouachita Baptist* (DH) TBA Apr. 10 UNION 2:00 Apr. 13 @ Arkansas Tech* TBA Apr. 14 @ Arkansas Tech* (DH) TBA Apr. 17 @ Mississippi College 6:00 Apr. 20 HARDING* 3:00 Apr. 21 HARDING* (DH) 12:00 Apr. 24 @ Henderson State 6:00 Apr. 27 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS* 3:00 Apr. 28 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS* (DH) 12:00 Great American Conference Tourn. at Enid, Okla, May 5-8 / *GAC game / Home games in ALL CAPS
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FOU N DATION | new s MAINLINE DONATION Members of Mainline Health Systems, Incorporated joined UAM officials at the official presentation of a $51,000 gift to the UAM Foundation Fund. Pictured from left are (seated) Dr. Peggy Doss, vice chancellor for academic affairs, Mary Hollins-Scott, Mainline Health board member, UAM Chancellor Karla Hughes, Gary Allan Nichols, Mainline chief executive officer, Jennifer Hill, granddaughter of Mainline director Betty Gay Shuler, (standing) Byron Montgomery, assistant clinical director, Roxanne Smith, accounting specialist for the UAM Foundation Fund, Britney Milligan, project manager for university relations, Dr. John Davis, director of university relations, Ron Miller, chairman of the board of Mainline Health, Amanda Gilbert, Mainline director of grants management, Lacy Nowlen, Mainline director of nursing, Jeni Barham, Mainline quality director, and Tafta McCain, Mainline chief financial officer.
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A $51,000 gift from Mainline Health Systems will create an endowment to fund scholarships for future doctors and health care professionals MAINLINE HEALTH SYSTEMS, Incorporated of southeast Arkansas has presented a $51,000 gift to the University of Arkansas at Monticello Foundation Fund to honor Mainline’s long-time director, Betty Gay Shuler. The gift will create an endowed scholarship to be presented each fall and spring semester. A recipient of the Mainline Health Systems, Incorporated Endowed Scholarship must be a resident of Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Desha, Drew or Lincoln County, a junior or senior with a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better, and a major in a pre-professional medical field such as pre-medical, pre-dental, prepharmacy, or pre-physical therapy. “On behalf of the university and the
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students who will benefit from this generous gift, I want to thank Mainline Health Systems,” said UAM Chancellor Karla Hughes.“Endowed scholarships don’t just help today’s students. They create a legacy for future generations.” Mainline Health Systems is a nonprofit organization providing “affordable medical and dental care for the residents of southeast Arkansas since 1978.” Established in Portland, Ark., Mainline Health Systems has grown to 10 locations in Ashley, Chicot, Drew, and Lincoln counties. According to Mainline’s website, the organization’s healthcare professionals treat thousands of patients who either have no insurance or not enough insurance to cover essential health services.
Fifteen proposals were submitted to UAM’s Centennial Opportunity Fund and six have been chosen to receive a total of $50,000 for the 2017-18 funding cycle, according to Dr. John Davis, director of university relations and chair of the Centennial Opportunity Fund committee. The Centennial Opportunity Fund is a $1 million endowment created during UAM’s centennial celebration in 2009-10. Each year, a campus committee selects projects for funding that have significant, long-term benefits to the university with an emphasis on student success. The following projects were selected for funding: • $22,435 to purchase laptop computers for students to check out at the Taylor Library and Technology Center; • $13,857 to purchase replacement slides, specimens, models and add new models for biology laboratories; • $7,143 to update the Turner Neal Museum of Natural History, including electrical and lighting repairs and replacing glass panels with acrylic panels; • $4,583 to transform two music classrooms into smart rooms with new multimedia equipment; • $1,482 to create a campus map directory to be placed at the center of campus; • $500 for the Sundell Herbarium and Turner Neal Museum.
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Exceeding Expectations The UAM Foundation Fund’s Annual Campaign means increased opportunities for students The UAM Foundation Fund’s recentlycompleted Annual Campaign exceeded expectations, according to Dr. John Davis, director of university relations. The campaign, which kicked off in early December and concluded at the end of January, included an introductory letter from Chancellor Karla Hughes and a mailer entitled “Give the Gift of Opportunity.” “I think the campaign raised awareness of the significant impact donors can have on the institution and our students,” said Davis. “We received a wide variety of donations – many which were directed to a specific scholarship, others to the general fund, and still others to the Foundation Fund’s greatest need, which is endowed scholarships. “For an initial effort, I was very pleased with the level of responses and by the generosity of our alumni and friends.”
McKiever Scholarship A private endowment honors a doctor and a pharmacist with deep UAM roots The family of the late Dr. William J. “W.J.” McKiever (top) is creating an endowed scholarship in the UAM Foundation Fund to honor Dr. McKiever and his son, Dr. Randy McKiever (bottom).. The Dr. William J. McKiever and Dr. William Randall McKiever Pre-Pharmacy or Pre-Medicine Scholarship will be awarded to a junior or senior pre-pharmacy or pre-medicine student recommended by the School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences. The recipient must be a full-time student with a GPA of 3.25 or above with first preference given to students from Drew County, second preference to students from southeast Arkansas and third preference to students from Arkansas. “I want to thank the McKiever family for its generosity in creating an endowment that will benefit future generations of students,” said Chancellor Karla Hughes. “We are proud of our programs in pre-medicine and pre-pharmacy and it’s fitting that a scholarship honoring two distinguished graduates of these programs will help our graduates follow in their footsteps.” The late Dr. McKiever was a long-time pharmacist in Monticello. He attended what was then Arkansas A&M College (now UAM) before attending pharmacy school at the University of Tennessee, graduating in 1959 with a doctorate in pharmacy. He purchased City Rexall Drug and became the youngest registered pharmacist in Arkansas to own a pharmacy. Dr. Randy McKiever graduated summa cum laude from UAM in 1977 with a bachelor’s degree in biology before attending the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, graduating with an M.D. in 1981. He served a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the Sacred Heart Health System in Pensacola, Fla. From 1983-86 he was the emergency room physician at the DeQueen (Ark.) Medical Center before returning to Monticello in 1986 to open McKiever Clinic. An initial gift of $1,000 has been made to the UAM Foundation Fund. Anyone interested in contributing to the McKiever Scholarship may do so by contacting the Office of Advancement at (870) 460-1028.
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INDIVIDUAL DONORS The UAM Foundation donors list includes alumni, friends and other contributors whose gifts were received January 1 – December 31, 2017. Please report any corrections to Roxanne Smith at (870) 460-1227 or smithrr@uamont.edu
Unity & Movement Club ($2,500 or more) Mr. and Mrs. William C. Bulloch Ms. LeAnne Burch Ms. Kelly Burdeau Ms. Paige Chase Mr. and Mrs. Alvy E. Early Dr. Laura K. Evans Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Futrell Ms. Margaret B. Grider Mr. and Mrs. Nat Grubbs Dr. and Mrs. William M. Heroman Ms. Barbara J. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Edgar F. Johnson Ms. Dolores Jones-Brown Mrs. Louine S. Leech Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Maxwell Mr. and Mrs. E. Wesley McCoy Mr. Lionell Moss Dr. Steven C. Moss Dr. Julia Nicholson Mrs. Anna Phillips Mr. Lester Pinkus Mrs. Sandra J. Preston Dr. Kenneth W. Purvis Mr. and Mrs. Randall S. Risher Mr. Richard L. Robertson Mr. and Mrs. James N. Thomason Mr. and Mrs. Scotty D. Watkins Mr. Corey E. Wood
Galaxy Club $1,000-$2,499 Mr. Daniel Boice & Dr. Sharon Silzell Ms. Barbara Y. Boyd Mr. Louis Dunlap Dr. and Mrs. Michael Fakouri Dr. and Mrs. Gene Gulledge Ms. Jean B. Hendrix Mr. and Mrs. Jay Hughes Col. L.R. and Dr. Karla Hughes Ms. Margie C. Irbe Mr. and Mrs. Ron Jennings Mr. and Mrs. Don E. King Mr. and Mrs. David S. Leech
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Mr. and Mrs. Wil Maxwell Ms. Charlotte McGarr Mr. and Mrs. Jay B. McKiever Mr. and Mrs. Kent L. McRae Dr. and Mrs. Steve S. Morrison Ms. Patricia A. Nicholson Ms. Matti J. Palluconi Mr. Timothy R. Pruitt Ms. Lou Ann Sales Mr. and Mrs. Joe Don Samples Mr. and Mrs. Richard Smart Mr. and Mrs. G. Warren Stephenson Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Wiley
Emerald Club $500-$999 Mr. and Mrs. Maurice J. Baker Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baker Ms. Stefanie Barber Dr. and Mrs. Seth M. Barnes Dr. Joseph M. Bramlett Dr. and Mrs. Barrett Brown Dr. Russell H. Bulloch Mr. and Mrs. Trey Burch Dr. and Mrs. James G. Burgess Mr. and Mrs. John David Carter Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Chao Mr. and Mrs. Stan Chester Mrs. Grayce F. Choate Ms. Vicky M. Colvert Mr. Gregory A. Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Andy Davis Mr. and Mrs. Kent Davis Mr. and Mrs. Dave W. Dickson Lt. Col. USAF (Ret.) William E. Dixon Mr. Aaron Flemister Mr. and Mrs. John W. Free Ms. Paula Furlough Mr. and Mrs. Byron Galloway Dr. and Mrs. Moses V. Goldmon Mr. and Mrs. Paul K. Griffin Mr. Barry Haisty Mr. Logan D. Hancock Mr. John Harmon Mr. and Mrs. George T. Harris Ms. Heather Healy Mr. James P. Henley Mr. and Mrs. Frank D. Hickingbotham Mr. Dennis L. Hudgens Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Humphries Mr. and Mrs. Franklin D. Jackson Dr. Louis J. James Dr. Carl B. Johnston Mr. Jay A. Johnston
Mr. Stephen C. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Karnes Mr. Jim Keily Mr. Mark Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. W. Brad Koen Ms. Cynthia S. Kopack Dr. and Mrs. Jack Lassiter Mr. and Mrs. James Ledbetter Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Leonard Mr. and Mrs. Landon Lively Dr. and Mrs. James L. Lowry Mr. Lowell F. Lynde, Jr. Dr. Glenn Manning Ms. Angela J. Marsh Hon and Mrs. Eugene Mazzanti Mr. and Mrs. James E. McClain, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald N. McFarland Ms. Debbie McKnight Mr. and Mrs. Eddie L. Mitchell Mr. Tommy F. Morrison Mr. Lamar G. Moore Speaker and Mrs. Robert Moore Mr. and Mrs. William D. Newsam Mr. and Mrs. Mark Owen Mr. and Mrs. Wayne L. Owen, Jr. Ms. Tremikae Owens Mr. and Mrs. Larry E. Patrick Mr. Donald S. Pearson Mr. and Mrs. James Philley Mr. and Mrs. S. Dirk Pulliam Mr. David O. Rauls Mr. Houston C. Reeme Mr. Gary Rigby Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Ryburn III Mr. and Mrs. Trent L. Scogin Mr. Danny M. Shedd Mr. and Mrs. Kenny Shipp Dr. Christopher Sims Mr. and Mrs. Timothy H. Smith Mr. Kregg J. Snook Dr. Carol Strong Dr. Max Terrell Mr. and Mrs. Mark Tiner Mr. Mark Turpin Mr. Frank Vondra Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Wall Ms. Sara E. Wall Mr. and Mrs. R.D. Walsh Ms. Patty L. Welch Mr. and Mrs. Cedric E. Williams Mr. William Mark Winstead Mr. and Mrs. C. Andrew Wooley Mr. Earl Younger
Loyalty Club $200-$499 Ms. Cynthia L. Adair Mr. and Mrs. Ben Aldridge Ms. Carolyn A. Ashcraft Mr. and Mrs. Michael Joe Bailey Mr. and Mrs. James L. Barton Mr. and Mrs. Whit Barton Mr. and Mrs. Mike Beard Mr. Alex D. Becker Dr. and Mrs. Willis T. Beene Ms. Cynthia Bennett Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bent Dr. Gregory A. Borse Mr. and Mrs. Don Bragg Mr. Mark Brakebill Ms. Misty Brakebill Mr. James L. Brewer Mr. and Mrs. John L. Bullock Dr. and Mrs. James G. Burgess Mr. and Mrs. Steve Caldwell Mr. and Mrs. Dale W. Carter Mr. Robert I. Carter Mr. and Mrs. Donald Chain Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Chao Mr. Walter Chester Mr. Ray Clary, Jr. Ms. Jan Cooper Dr. and Mrs. James W. Curlin Mr. and Mrs. Barry Davis Mrs. Patricia Phillips Dillard Mr. and Mrs. Ben R. Dunlap Mr. and Mrs. Ronald K. Echols Ms. Dorothy Everts Ms. Patricia A. Ewens Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Gibson III Mr. and Mrs. John F. Gibson, Jr. Dr. Robert Graber Ms. Marcia Green Maj and Mrs. Eric J. Grider Mr. and Mrs. Bradley J. Guthrie Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Halstead Mrs. Lereatha O. Hamilton Ms. Billie J. Handly Mr. Karl Hansen Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Harkey Ms. Christine L. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Don Hartley Mr. J. Larry Hopper Mr. and Mrs. J. Eric Howard Mrs. Billie K. Howlett Mr. and Mrs. Timothy C. Humphries Mr. Stephen W. Huselton
Mr. William“ Hud” Jackson Ms. Mary Kathryn Jacobs Dr. Carl B. Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Jack F. Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Keith Mr. and Mrs. Vann F. Langston Mr. and Mrs. Chris Loyd Mr. and Mrs. Scott Lyons Mr. Dennis Marini Lt. Col. And Mrs. William Marshall Ms. Patricia A. Matthews Mr. and Mrs. Jerrol Maxwell Mr. and Mrs. Bryan McGhee Dr. and Mrs. Thomas B. McGinnis Mr. J. David McPherson Mr. Billy R. Merchant Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Mettetal Ms. Alice Guffey Miller Mr. Joseph D. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Randy K. Norris Mr. and Mrs. John Ogles Mr. Michael L. Owens Mr. and Mrs. Mark Page Mr. Adam Patrick, Jr. Ms. Melissa Peel Mr. and Mrs. Keith Phillips Mr. and Mrs. William Pigott Mr. Clinton R. Pruitt Mr. and Mrs. William Reynolds Ms. Karen Rich Mrs. Deborah S. Roark Mr. and Mrs. James A. Ross, Jr. Ms. Linda F. Rushing Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Russell Mr. David D. Smith Mr. Jerry E. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Spence Ms. Mary B. Stimac Mr. Chris Stuhlinger Mr. and Mrs. Robin Scott Tanksley Ms. Tonya Threet Mr. Gerald S. Triplett Ms. Shela F. Upshaw Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Vittitow Mrs. Mary M. Whiting Dr. Kenneth C. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. T. Neil Wisener Mr. and Mrs. Marty Witherson Mr. and Mrs. Jason Wood
Century Club $100-$199 Ms. Susan C. Adkins Mr. and Mrs. Clue Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Armstrong Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Asbell Ms. Shirley Ashford Mr. and Mrs. James R. Atkins Ms. Relda G. Aylett Mr. and Mrs. Marty Baker Mr. and Mrs. Seth Baker Mr. W. Ramsay Ball Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell L. Barnett Mr. and Mrs. Roeland Bell Ms. Hannah C. Berman Mr. W. Mike Berry Mr. and Mrs. Alan Bolick Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bonds Mr. and Mrs. Bill Booker Mr. and Mrs. George Booker Ms. Jean Borman Mr. and Mrs. Nick F. Bowman Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Boyd Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Boyd Mr. and Mrs. Jerry W. Bradshaw Ms. Mildred F. Brazeel Ms. Dana Lea Brooks Ms. Sharre Brooks Mr. William D. Brooks Ms. Cherie D. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Brown Mr. and Mrs. Darrion Buffington Drs. Stephen and Megan Cagle Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cates Ms. Marilyn J. Chambers Mr. Chris M Chapman Ms. Janice Chapman Mrs. Jessie C. Chappell Mr. Kelly G. Clark Ms. Leigh Ann Cockrum Mr. Gary Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Gary D. Cope Mr. Joe Cordi Mr. and Mrs. Denzil R. Cox Mr. and Mrs. Gary Crook Drs. Lloyd and Peggy Crossley Ms. Mary Anne Curlee Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Curtis Mr. Leo A. Daly Dr. and Mrs. John C. Davis
CLU B D O N O R S | F O U N DAT I O N Mr. an Mrs. Kelly Dillard Mr. Aubert and Dr. Peggy Doss Ms. Donna G. Drake Dr. and Mrs. Richard W. Dunn Mr. Garry M. Dutton Mr. Seth Dutton Ms. Marilyn Dvoracek Dr. Audrey Brown Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Ferguson Ms. LaToya Finley Mr. and Mrs. Larry Fisackerly Mr. Eddie Flemister Mr. W. Ronald Frizzell Mr. and Mrs. Danny Funderburg Mr. and Mrs. Larry Garner Mr. and Mrs. Cliff W. Gibson III Drs. Glen and Mary Jane Gilbert Mrs. Sherrie Gillespie Mr. and Mrs. Hershel W. Gober Mr. and Mrs. Rusty Goss Mr. and Mrs. Larry W. Graham Ms. Mary K. Granier Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gray Mr. John H. Green Mrs. Rebecca A. Greenwood Mr. and Mrs. Charles Griffith Mr. and Mrs. Caroll W. Guffey, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michel Gutman Mr. Joel Haden Ms. Brandy Haley Mrs. Dorothy Hall Mr. and Mrs. Truman J. Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Phillip T. Hankins Mr. and Mrs. William B. Harrell Mr. Jimmy T. Harrison Mr. Mark D. Hartness Mrs. Sara M. Hartness Mr. Greg Hay Mr. Arvil Hebert Mr. Larry D. Hedden Mr. Ronald D. Henley Mr. and Mrs. Buck Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Hogue Mr. and Mrs. John D. Holliman, Jr. Mr. Tommy Hooks Mr. Daniel J. Hornaday Mr. Jon H. Howell Mr. William R. Hughes Ms. Kristen Ingram Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ivy Mr. and Mrs. Martin Irwin Mr. Griffith Jackson Ms. Susan C. Jasay Mr. and Mrs. J. Ted Jenkins Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Jenkins Mr. Jay S. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Jones, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jones
Dr. and Mrs. B.J. Jordan Ms. Emily Jung Ms. Leslie Kelley Ms. Sandra Key Ms. Terri Langford Mr. and Mrs. Tim Langford Dr. Seungyeon Lee Mr. Kevin Kvame Mr. and Mrs. Bennie King Mr. and Mrs. Marvin C. King Mr. Chuck Kuehl Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Laden Ms. Marie Carroll Lambert Mr. Kenneth Leonards Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lucky III Ms. Gena Lyell Mr. and Mrs. John H. Maines Mr. Oscar N. Matlock Dr. Herbert M. Matthews Mr. Martin K. Maxwell Mr. and Mrs. Larry McClendon Ms. Cynthia K. McKinstry Mr. James McPherson Ms. Melissa McPherson Ms. Kathryn Miller Mr. and Mrs. Brian T. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. David L. Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Terry D. Morgan Mr. Quinton L. Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Carroll W. Mosley Mr. John Daniel Neeley Ms. Mindy Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Shane Newton Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Newton Mr. Russell Nordeen Mr. Randy K. Norris Ms. Suzanne Norris Dr. and Mrs. Martin O’Fallon Mr. Charles A. Pambianchi Mr. and Mrs. James Parker Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Parsley Ms. Katherine Patenaude Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Pennington Mr. and Mrs. Jody Philley Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pillow Mr. Floyd Pittman III Mr. and Mrs. John Pratt Mr. and Mrs. Curt W. Preston Ms. Cheryl Procell Ms. Deborah Reeves Ms. Rita Richard Ms. Sandra Rios Mr. and Mrs. John A. Roach Mr. Wayne Roberts Ms. Lisa Ann Rodgers Dr. Tommy G. Roebuck Dr. and Mrs. Jason T. Ross Mr. Ray Ryburn
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Saffold Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Sanders Mrs. Peggy Savage Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Schneider Mr. Bret M. Shell Dr. and Mrs. Michael D. Shepherd Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Shipp Mr. and Mrs. Larry G. Smith Ms. Trilba A. Smith Ms. Christina E. Stanley
Mr. Larry Stanley Dr. and Mrs. Charles R. Stark Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Stephens Mr. Michael G. Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Morris L. Stewart Mr. Ronnie Strain Mr. John Summers Dr. and Mrs. Phillip A. Tappe Dr. and Mrs. James B. Terrell Mr. and Mrs. Doug Tolin
Mr. and Mrs. Kyle D. Tolin Mr. and Mrs. Frank Treadaway Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Tyler Mr. and Mrs. Greg Ward Ms. Jana Ward Mrs. Virginia Ward Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey C. Weaver Ms. Marilyn Weih Mr. Richard Weiss Mr. and Mrs. James C. West
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Whitaker Mr. and Mrs. Mike Wigley Mr. and Mrs. Billy R. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Williams Mr. Norvin J. Wilson Mr. Thomas M. Wingard Mr. Joe L. Wright
Business & Corporate Donors 4S Industries, Inc. Allied Plumbing & Hardware Supply Ameca Mexican Restaurant American Legion Post III Arkansas Appraisal Consultants Arkansas Community Foundation Arkansas Div. Ouachita Society of American Foresters Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation Arkansas Pulpwood Arkansas Seed Dealers Association Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame Arkansas State Dental Association Arkansas Superior Federal Credit Union Arkansas Tree Farm Armor Seed B & R Rentals of South Arkansas Bail Bond Financing Baker’s Electrical Supplies Big Ben’s Bob White Memorial Foundation Bulloch, Inc. Carlisle Coatings & Waterproofing Celebrate Maya Project Citizens Bank Clark Contractors, LLC Clark Grave Vault Clendenin’s Service Center Commercial Bank & Trust Co. Community Communications Co. Conway Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Cowboy Dispatch Custom Audio & Video Dolores’ Family Pharmacy, Inc. Drew Central High School Class of 1961 Drew County Newspaper Drew Memorial Hospital Drew School Reunion Essex Funeral Home, Inc. ExxonMobil Foundation Farm Credit Mid-South Farmers Grain Terminal, Inc. First Baptist Church - Crossett Georgia-Pacific Gibson & Keith PLLC Grand Manor H & H Farms Haisty Pulpwood Hattiesburg Hydraulics J. Lauhon Logging John Ratliff Construction Jones Land Co. Kat’s Electric Co. Kingwood Forestry Services, Inc.
Lucky’s of Monticello Luebke Farms Mainline Health Systems, Inc. Majors Forest & Lawn Martin Orthopedics Maxwell Hardwood Flooring McQueen & Co., Ltd. Monticello High School Class of 1965 Monticello Realty Morning Star Baptist Church Mr. Bug Pest Control, LLC Mt. Tabor Baptist Church Northwest Chapter of Ouachita Society of American Foresters O’Fallon Veterinary Service, Inc. O’Reilly Auto Parts Oklahoma United Methodist Foundation Ozark Forest Management Pettit & Pettit Engineers Pines Broadcasting Potlatch Price Services, Inc. Proctor Funeral Home R.A. Pickens & Sons R & F Flooring, Inc. Risher Fitness Management Ryburn Motor Company S & A Partnership SCM Architects Servpro Smart Chevrolet South Arkansas Rehabilitation Southern Ag Resources, LLC Southeast Emergency Medical Services Spectra Energy State Farm Insurance Companies Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home Taylorville, Inc. The Ross Foundation Town & Country Florist Tri-W Logging, Inc. True Light Chapter No. 349 UAM African-American Alumni Association UAM Agriculture Alumni Association UAM Baptist Collegiate Ministry UAM Institute of Management Accountants Union Bank & Trust Co. United Health Group Vehicle Title Service Wallace Trust Wells Fargo Woodman Lodge #7 Wood Avenue Presbyterian Church
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Alumni Gather to Renew Old Friendships and Enjoy a Great Weekend! 1. Cheerleaders in the Walk of Champions prior to kickoff. 2. Robert Boyd (left) of Atlanta, Ga., receives the Continuing the Connection Award from Chancellor Karla Hughes. 3. (From left) A gathering of Boll Weevils – Tim Pruitt, Willie Jones, Hall of Fame inductee Melvin Patrick, John Juneau, Chris Roan and Johnny Babb. 4. 2017 Homecoming Queen Tessah West. 5. Nick Temple (BS ‘12) gets the ribs ready at the Commercial Bank Tailgate Party. 6. The Boll Weevils won the day, beating Southern Nazarene 35-23. 7. Alpha Sigma Alpha alumni (from left) Jennifer Funderburg Jordan, Melinda Long Funderburg, Libby Naron Miller, Angie Clements, Ashlee Hart Orrell 8. (From left) Donald Harris and Jerry Bingham, former teammates on the ‘79 Weevil championship team at the African-American Alumni Elite Breakfast.
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Female First A Pine Bluff firefighter makes history
J. Chester Johnson’s latest works give insight into a poet and essayist who hasn’t forgotten his Southern roots POET, ESSAYIST AND TRANSLATOR, J. Chester Johnson (BA ‘77) has completed two new books that combine his talents as a writer, poet and as a leading voice in the Episcopal Church. Johnson’s latest book of poetry, Now and Then, begins with an interracial murder in Arkansas along the Mississippi River Delta at the height of the civil rights movement and ends in a martyrdom of the German theologian Dietrich Bonhoffer at a concentration camp near the end of World War II. In between, a long dead and fabled father reappears for a delayed conversation with the poet, and a paean resurrects the transformational prophet, Martin Luther King, Jr. In Auden, The Psalms and Me, Johnson offers an account of his experience as one of two surviving members of the drafting committee for the retranslation
of the Psalms that were included in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer. Johnson’s work illuminates an untold part of the Episcopal Psalter story and the contributions of W.H. Auden, as well as the key elements that drove the creation of the retranslation. Johnson’s writings have been published domestically and abroad and translated into several languages. He has authored numerous volumes of poetry, including St. Paul’s Chapel & Selected Shorter Poems. Johnson also authored the Litany of Offense and Apology in poetry and prose for the national Day of Repentance on October 4, 2008, when the Episcopal Chuch formally apologized for its role in transatlantic slavery.
Coaching Beyond The Game Is Keith Hurst’s True Passion Keith Hurst (BS ‘93) is a financial consultant by day, but his true passion is coaching young people. And for Hurst, the coaching doesn’t stop when the game ends. That’s the premise for Hurst’s justpublished book, The Ride Home, available at Amazon.com. For Hurst, those long rides home after games were opportunities to talk about the things that really matter in life – not just sports, but faith and leading, honesty and character, that provide more than nine innings or a hundred yards ever could. Hurst grew up in Dumas without a father, who died when he was two. Hurst played baseball at Dumas High School and came to UAM in 1988 to play for the Boll Weevils, but his athletic career never materialized. He graduated with a degree in business and has built a successful career in finance, but coaching and influencing young lives is his first love. Hurst has coached youth baseball and softball for more than 20 years, from Little League to American Legion and travel ball. “I didn’t have a lot growing up as a kid,” Hurst says. “I had a great mom but didn’t really have a strong male role model. After games we’d talk about life and explain my ideas about living well. A lot of those talks came on the ride home.” It was on one of those rides home that Hurst felt divinely inspired to write his book. “We were driving through Nevada, Missouri when it just hit me,” says Hurst. “I told my wife this was something I had to do.” The Ride Home offers wisdom wrapped in small-town sports stories that will impact players, parents and participants alike. Relax and enjoy the ride.
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Lieutenant Cathy Braswell (BS ‘92), a 20-year veteran of the Pine Bluff Fire Department, was the first female firefighter in Pine Bluff when the department hired her in 1997. Now she is the first female promoted to the rank of lieutenant. A graduate of the former Delta High School in Rohwer, Braswell holds a degree in business/office administration from UAM. Additionally, she is a 2006 graduate of Southeast Arkansas College with an Associate of Applied Science degree in fire science technology. She is certified in instructor I, drivers operations and numerous other fire-related certifications. She is also a nationally-registered emergency medical technician. Professional affiliations include the Fraternal Order of Firefighters and B.R.A.V.E. She is a member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and is also in her 16th year as a substitute teacher for the Pine Bluff School District.
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Forestry Pioneer O.H. “Doogie” Darling was a forestry leader
Arkansas forestry pioneer Orville Hervey (Doogie) Darling of Crossett, passed away September 23, 2017 in Little Rock. Mr. Darling held degrees from UAM, LSU and Yale. He retired in April 1994 as Forest Resource Regional Manager for Georgia Pacific Corporation. He was presented Georgia Pacific’s Distinguished Service Award in 1983 and UAM’s Alumni Achievement and Merit Award in 1993. He served as president of the Arkansas Forestry Association and chairman of the Arkansas State Forestry Commission. He was a member of the Board of Directors for Deltic Timber Corporation and in 2005, was inducted into the Arkansas Foresters Hall of Fame.
Friends We’ll Miss ALUMNI, FACULTY & FRIENDS
Dr. Frank W. Adelman (BSBA ’49) of Hazel, Ky., September 3, 2017 Jimmie R. Anders (BA ’50) of Springhill, La., September 27, 2017 Elizabeth A. Bobbitt (BS ’82) of Roland, July 29, 2017 Nesbit R. Bowers (BS ’58) of Pine Bluff, May 3, 2017 Earl A. Bradley (BBA ’65) of Austin, Tex., August 19, 2017 Bobbie Dale Buzbee (BS ’54) of Maumelle, December 9, 2017 Carr L. Chambers (BSE ’55) of Star City (Glendale), October 28, 2017 S. Frances Chastain (AA ’75) of Little Rock, November 16, 2017 Pamela Dunlap of Monticello, December 4, 2017 Laura L. Dearman of Monticello, October 4, 2017 Dorothy L. Gartman (former staff of UAM) of Monticello, December 15, 2017 Gloria K. Goggans (BSE ’66) of Springdale, December 29, 2017 Teresa Grice (senior at UAM) of Monticello, November 30, 2017 Louise M. Fishel (BS ’50) of Panama City, Fla., April 18, 2017 Jonathan I. Hartley (BS ’05)(MS ‘11) of Monticello, January 15, 2018 Tracy L. Henry (TC ’15) of McGehee, October 30, 2017 Jo K. Lawson (BA ’75) of White Hall, December 24, 2017 Ethelene S. Matlock (BA ’73) of Pine Bluff, September 24, 2107 Della L McBee of Bentonville, September 24, 2017 Cynthia K. McFalls of Rogers, October 10, 2017 William J. McKiever of Monticello, September 19, 2017 Dr. Bobby Medlin III (BS ’79) of Houston, Tex., October 16, 2017 A. Ruth Moffatt (BSEE ’39) of Monticello, October 31, 2017 James M. Nethercutt of Pine Bluff, August 20, 2017 Robert H. Rowland (BSIE ’60) of Hot Springs, December 15, 2017 Irene H. Sealey of Monticello, September 13, 2017 George T. Shalles (BA‘50) of Columbus, Miss., August 8, 2017 Dorothy H. Stainton (BBA ’48) of De Queen, August 21, 2017 Walter E. Triplett (BSIE ’58) of Bethel Heights, January 6, 2018 Clinon R. Williamson of Pine Bluff, October 24, 2017 Chloteen H. Willis (AN ’74) of Warren, October 24, 2017 James W. Woodul (BS ’59) of Mount Holly, N.J., January 14, 2016
James T. Clark, Led The Arkansas State Crime Lab James Terrall Clark (BBA ‘68) of North Little Rock, former director of the UA Criminal Justice Institute and a long-time law enforcement officer, passed away December 11, 2017. Mr. Clark played football at UAM and was on the swim team. He started his law enforcement career with the North Little Rock Police and then became an Arkansas State Trooper where he retired after many years of service. During his time with the State Police, he worked as the Governor’s security detail under three governors – Bill Clinton, Frank White, and Mike Huckabee. He was appointed as the Executive Director of the Arkansas State Crime Lab in 1985.
ALUMNI NEWS
Wee Weevils WELCOMING THE CLASS OF 2040
Delta Reed Bradley, born March 28, 2017 to Brady and Cajun Bradley of Monticello Beau Kelly Bryant, born September 11, 2017, to Leah (Rabb) (BA ’12) and Christopher Bryant (BS ’09) of Monticello Michael Timothy Copico, born November 5, 2017 to Ryan (BA ’04) and Rebecca Copico of Monticello Annsley Claire Grissom, born March 27, 2017 to Jeremy and Lindsay (Woodall) (BS ’02) Grissom of Monticello, AR Beau Kelly Donovan Isaac Higginbotham, born Feburary 23, 2017 to Bryant Ben (BA ’08) and Esbeida (Arce) (BA ’07) Higginbotham of Monticello Andi Hilton, born January 22, 2017 to Andrew (BS ’08) and Hannah Hilton of Monticello Sawyer James Howell, born Feburary 21, 2017 to Joseph Clayton (BS ’08) and Lindsey (Randall) (BS ’10) Howell of Monticello Mattox Ryan John, born on October 13, 2017 to Leigh (Haywood) (BS ’12) & Matt John of Rogers Alba Nancy Rose Kunkle, born December 4, 2017 to Kyle (AAS ’16) and Leia Kunkle of Monticello Callie Grace Nix, born October 5, 2017 to David (BS ’10) and Camie (Bales) Nix of Monticello Cash Taylor Woodall, born April 17, 2017 to Jeremy (BS ’10) and Rebecca (Sustaire) (BS ’09) Woodall of Monticello Juliette Clary Elizabeth Young, born July 18, 2017, to Clay (BSN ’09) and Hope (McEachern) (BSN ’10) Young of Star City
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A LU M N I A S S O CI AT I O N | M EM BERS
2017 MEMBERSHIP LIST Lifetime Members Ms. Grayce F. Choate Mr. Aaron Flemister Dr. Moses V. Goldmon Mr. James P. Henley Mr. Frank D. Hickingbotham Mr. Dennis L. Hudgens Mr. Stephen W. Huselton Mr. Franklin D. Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Don. E. King Mr. and Mrs. W. Brad Koen Mr. and Mrs. David S. Leech Mr. Landon L. Lively Dr. James L. Lowry Hon and Mrs. Eugene Mazzanti Mr. and Mrs. James E. McClain, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie L. Mitchell Mr. Lamar G. Moore Mr. Tommy F. Morrison Mr. William D. Newsam Mr. Mark Owen Ms. Matti J. Palluconi Mr. Donald S. Pearson Mr. David O. Rauls Mr. Randall S. Risher Mr. G. Warren Stephenson Mr. William Mark Winstead
Single & Couple Members Mr. Roy V. Adams Mrs. Gloria R. Adkisson Mr. Joe L. Akers Mrs. Patricia Busby Akin Mr. Eddie Allen Dr. J. Roland Anderson Ms. Ann D. Andrews Mr. John R. Appleget Mr. Bennie B. Arnold, Jr. Ms. Carolyn A. Ashcraft Mrs. Nancy J. Astin Mrs. Joy B. Ayer Ms. Relda G. Aylett Mr. Hunter Babin Mr. James W. Bailey Mr. and Mrs. W. Ramsay Ball Ms. Julie K. Barber Ms. Julie A. Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Jim Barrett Mr. and Mrs. David Barringer Mr. and Mrs. James L. Barton Ms. Pamela S. Beard Mr. Donald E. Beavers
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Mr. T. Pat Beaverson Mr. Harley B. Beckwith Mrs. Sally M. Beebe Ms. Shana S. Bell Ms. Emily E. Bendinelli Mr. W. Mike Berry Mr. and Mrs. T. Alan Bickford Mr. and Mrs. G. Mark Binns Mr. Ronald H. Blackwelder Mrs. Helen Troy Bladon Mrs. Betty L. Blankenship Ms. Helen C. Bledsoe Mr. Robert E. Blessing, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Rodeney B. Block Mr. and Mrs. Keith Blount Mrs. L. Jean Bollen Mr. Joseph D. Bonnette Mr. and Mrs. Nick F. Bowman Mrs. Billie F. Boyd Ms. Linda T. Boyter Mr. Jace L. Bradford Mrs. Donna G. Bradley Mr. Jerry W. Bradshaw Mr. Ernie Gene Bradshaw Mr. Herby W. Branscum, Jr. Ms. Mildred F. Brazeel Ms. Velma D. Brock Mr. William David Brooks Mr. Clarence E. Brooks, Sr. Ms. April L. Brown Dr. Barrett L. Brown Mr. J. Blair Brown Ms. Joen G. Bryant Mr. Brandon Bryant Mr. and Mrs. James C. Buchanan Dr. Russell H. Bulloch Mr. William C. Bulloch Mr. John L. Bullock Mr. Joseph Thomas Bullock Mr. Steven L. Burgess Mrs. Sharon Rhena Burks Mr. and Mrs. Joe E. Burks, Jr. Ms. Lynda B. Burse Ms. Mary Kathryne Burton Mr. Bobby D. Buzbee Mr. Gerald Canada Mrs. June M. Carter Mr. Robert G. Chambers Mr. Allen R. Chandler Mrs. Patricia A. Chandler Mr. and Mrs. Jerry L. Clampit Mr. and Mrs. Raymond D. Clary Ms. Camille Clay Mr. Ivon L. Clay
Ms. Angelia K. Clements Mr. Bobby L. Cloud Dr. and Mrs. Randall Cloud Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Cockrell Mr. William H. Collins Mr. Gary D. Cope Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Coston Mr. James W. Cotton Mr. and Mrs. Cecil E. Counce Mr. and Mrs. Denzil R. Cox Ms. Glenda Cross Drs. Lloyd H. and Peggy Crossley Mr. Edgar L. Culpepper Mr. David Dail Ms. Marsha R. Daniel Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Davis Dr. J. Boyce Davis Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Dawson Mr. David E. Dearman Mr. David S. Denman Mr. and Mrs. Rick Deviney Mrs. Patricia Phillips Dillard Mrs. Teresa J. Dillard Ms. Karen E. Donham Mr. Fred W. Donham Mr. Auddy and Dr. Peggy Doss Mr. Dane A. Dover Ms. Patricia A. Downs Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Dreher, Jr. Mr. Ben R. Dunlap Mr. Jerry W. Duran Mrs. Marilyn R. Dvoracek Mr. Alvy Early Mr. Michael P. Efird Mr. Frederick E. Emory Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Fakouri Mr. and Mrs. Steve D. Fleming Mr. and Mrs. George W. Foshee Mr. and Mrs. John W. Foster Mr. Thomas E. Franks Mr. W. Ronald Frizzell Mr. and Mrs. Danny G. Funderburg Ms. Wendy N. Gardner Mr. James H. Garlington Mr. Michael D. Gates Mr.and Mrs. John Frank Gibson, Jr. Mr. John W. Gibson Mr. Hershel W. Gober Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Goodwin Mr. and Mrs. Larry W. Graham Mr. and Mrs. H. Randall Green Mr. Samuel M. Grice, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Grove Mr. Aaron Gwin
Mr. Adrian L. Haley, Jr. Mr. C. Barry Hall Mr. Harry E. Halstead Mrs. Lereatha O. Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Pat Hammons Mr. David W. Hand Mr. Werner L. Haney Mr. John H. Hankins Mr. Phillip T. Hankins Mr. Brian A. Hargis Mrs. Mary Louise Harp Mr. and Mrs. William B. Harrell Dr. Arthur S. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Carroll M. Harris Mr. and Mrs. George T. Harris Mr. Jimmy T. Harrison Mr. and Mrs. William A. Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Ronald F. Hayes Mr. Hugh L. Heflin, Sr. Mr. Joe S. Henry Mr. Shirley E. Henry Dr. William M. Heroman Mr. and Mrs. Randall L. Herring Mr. Mark S. Hickey Mr. James R. Higgins Mr. and Mrs. Lance Hill Mr. and Mrs. Danny L. Holmes Mr. Tommy L. Hooks Mrs. Joyce Causey Hopkins Mr. J. Larry Hopper Mr. Daniel J. Hornaday Mr. Gordon Hornaday Ms. Mary B. Howard Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hudgens Mr. Afrien E. Hudson Mrs. Permelia A. Huffman Mr. and Mrs. Jay L. Hughes Mr. William R. Hughes Ms. Ana M. Hunt Mr. Billy R. Hunter Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan B. Isham Mr. and Mrs. J. Ted Jenkins Mr. Rick Jenkins Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Jerry Mrs. Barbara J. Johnson Mrs. Carolyn S. Johnson Mr. Edgar F. Johnson Ms. Ellen R. Johnson Ms. Lisa K Johnson Mr. Norman W. Johnson Mr. Gerald L. Jones Mr. Jimmie Jones Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Jones IV Mr. and Mrs. Jack F. Jordan
Mr. Moorehead Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Curtis R. Kea Ms. Kandi S. Keith Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Keith Dr. Robert and Mary Anne Law Kerr Mr. John H. Kidwell Mr. and Mrs. Marvin C. King Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Kizer Mr. John K. Knight Mr. Curtis W. Kyle, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Larry K. Land Mr. and Mrs. Gerald I. Landfair Mr. Malcolm G. Lane Mr. and Mrs. J. Leo Langston, Jr. Mr. Rickey L. Lawhon Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Lee, Jr. Mrs. Louine S. Leech Mr. and Mrs. Joe L. Lewis, Jr. Mr. Freddie M. Lipton Mr. and Mrs. Willie C. Livingston Mr. and Mrs. Roddy A. Lochala Dr. Brian A. Lockhart Ms. Jo A. Long Mr. and Mrs. Chris Loyd Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Lucky, Jr. Mr. Mickey R. Maddox Mr. Gerald W. Majors Mr. Elliott J. Mangham Mr.and Mrs. Neil Martin Mr. Lionel Maten Mrs. Patricia A. Matthews Mr. and Mrs. Johnathon H. May Mr. Duane M. McCain Ms. Tafta A. McCain Mr. J. Robert McCallie Ms. Charlotte McGarr Mr. and Mrs. Gary McGhee Mrs. Regina G. McGinn Mr. Tom L. McKeown Mr. and Mrs. William J. McKiever Ms. Cynthia K. McKinstry Mr. David P. Miller Mr. Joe D. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Raymond F. Mitchell Mr. Byron K. Montgomery Mr. and Mrs. Joe A. Moore Ms. Rhonda Moore Mr. and Mrs. David L. Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Joe M. Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Carroll W. Mosley Mr. Robert E. Murphy Ms. Patricia L. Murray Mr. Ivy C. Murrell Ms. Rebecca L. Naylor
A LU M N I A S S O CI AT I O N | M EM BERS Mr. Tommy N. Neeley Ms. Barbara R. Newton Mr. and Mrs. Randy K. Norris Ms. Suzanne A. Norris Ms. Juanita D. Nowlen Mr. and Mrs. Hugh L. Nutt, Jr. Mr. W. Roger Nutt, Jr. Mrs. Joyce O’Neal Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Owens Mr. William C. Pace Mrs. Christy Pace Ms. Patsy L. Padgett Ms. Barbara L. Parnell Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Parsley Mr. Adam Patrick, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Patrick Mr. and Mrs. Keith Phillips Mr. and Mrs. W. Lane Pierce Mr. Gene C. Pierce, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Bill D. Pitts Mr. Dustin N. Presley
Mr. John Porter Price Mrs. Reathel J. Privett Mrs. Margie L. Puckett Mr. Charles T. Purvis Mrs. Christina W. Rainey Mrs. Ramona R. Reep Ms. Deborah J. Riley Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan D. Riley Mrs. Deborah S. Roark Mr. Andre F. Robinson M. Rodney E. Rodgers Dr. James L. Rook Mr. and Mrs. James A. Ross, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Jason T. Ross Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P. Rossini Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Rowe Ms. Sue Rownd Ms. Brenda Gail Rump Mr. James P. Rundel Mr. Gregory S. Sadler Mr. Kenneth Z. Saffold
Mr. and Mrs. M. Scott Saffold Mr. and Mrs. William E. Saffold Ms. Lou Ann Sales Mr. J. Howard Sandage Ms. Richard Sands Ms. Sarah L. Santo Mrs. Patricia McDermott Scavo Ms. Carolyn Clardy Schnepel Mrs. Martha H. Scifres Ms. Yvonne Y. Shao Mr. Danny Michael Shedd Dr. Michael D. Shepherd Ms. Janelle D. Shepherd Mr. John Perry Sloan Mr. and Mrs. Coy B. Smith Mr. Rusty Smith Mr. and Mrs. Timothy H. Smith Ms. Gail L. Snider Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy A. Sparks Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Spurlock, Jr. Ms. Jo Ellen Stanfield
Ms. Nancy W. Stephenson Mr. Arthur R. Stoker Ms. Linda D. Stringfellow Mr. James R. Stueart Mr. Daniel J. Stutts Mr. and Mrs. Robin Scott Tanksley Mr. Billy F. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. James Andy Taylor Ms. Vonda K. Taylor Mr. Nicholas M. Temple Mr. and Mrs. Tim M. Thompson Mrs. Carolyn Thompson Mr. Charles Luke Thornton Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Thornton Ms. Clarice B. Tibbs Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Tiner Mrs. Stacy A. Usry Mr. Jacob P. Veorster Dr. Carolyn E. Vogler Mr. Edwin E. Waddell, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. James J. Waggoner, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan R. Wall Mr. Samuel Watkins Mrs. Mary Sue Watson Ms. Louise W. Watts Ms. Julie S. Waymack Dr. and Mrs. Jerry G. Webb Mr. Ronald D. Welch Mrs. Sandra D. West Mr. and Mrs. C. Roy Whitaker Mr. and Mrs. David O. Wilcox Mr. Robert G. Willett Mr. Fred J. Williams Mrs. Heather Desha Williams Mr. Daniel P. Williamson Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilson Mr. Norvin J. Wilson Mr. Thomas D. Wilson Mrs. Karen K. Wisener Ms. Kay Wolfe Mrs. Glenda Kay Wood Ms. Tonia F. Worthen
Who says tailgating is just for football season? Baseball Tailgate Party / Saturday, March 10 Doubleheader vs. Oklahoma Baptist First Pitch at 12 noon Softball Tailgate Party / Saturday, April 7 Doubleheader vs. Ouachita Baptist First Pitch at 1 p.m. • Tailgating before games and between doubleheaders • Free food, drinks & activities like cornhole and baggo • Free t-shirts while supplies last for students and alumni
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WINTER MEMORIES The Music Building on a cold winter evening.