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From the Chancellor

As we begin

a new year, we look forward to the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. We are excited by our continued growth, as reflected by another record enrollment for the fall semester and strong numbers for our spring term. We are aggressively marketing the institution to reach a broader audience and expand our recruiting base to offset the projected shortfall in high school student populations in our traditional base. I want to commend the members of the campus marketing committee chaired by Mary Whiting for their hard work and dedication. They have created a multi-faceted approach to advertising that includes television, outdoor, print, and a newly designed campus website. The new website is a work in progress with more changes to come. January saw the beginning of another session of the Arkansas General Assembly and UAM is fortunate to be represented so ably in both houses of the legislature. Senator Jimmy Jeffress of Crossett, Representative Eddie Cheatham of Crossett, Speaker of the House Robert Moore of Arkansas City, and newly-elected Representatives Efrem Elliott of Altheimer, Jeff Wardlaw of Warren, and Sheila Lampkin of Monticello are all strong advocates for UAM. As UAM Magazine goes to print, Jeter Hall is being razed to make way for a new annex for the School of Forest Resources. We will break ground for this much-anticipated facility this spring. We are also moving forward with our plans to create a retirement village on campus which will offer what we believe will be a unique environment that will give residents access to all the benefits of a university community. We will have more about this important addition to our campus in a future issue of UAM Magazine. On the cover, you will see the spotlight on our nursing program, which through the years has been a program of excellence and a source of pride for the institution. Our graduates continue to attain among the highest passing rates on the state nursing board examinations. We are also excited by the hiring of William “Hud” Jackson as the new head football coach of the Boll Weevils. Coach Jackson comes to us from UCA and has already brought a level of organization and hard work that promises success on the field and in the classroom for our student-athletes. As always, Judy and I look forward to hearing from you and hope you’ll stop in for a visit the next time you’re on campus. My door is always open. Sincerely,

Jack Lassiter Chancellor

On The Cover: UAM nursing students continue a legacy of excellence for one of the state’s best nursing programs.

UAM MAGAZINE, Volume 18, number 1, is published three times a year by the University of Arkansas at Monticello, the UAM Alumni Association, and the UAM Foundation Fund. For information, you may contact: UAM Alumni Association UAM Box 3520 Monticello, AR 71656 Jim Brewer, Editor Director of Media Services (870) 460-1274 (office) (870) 460-1174 (FAX) e-mail: brewer@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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NURSING EXCELLENCE

Hard Work UAM’s nursing program isn’t for the faint of heart. The hours are long, the classes are tough, but the results are worth it.

EMILY WHITE

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Difference Maker

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Recent graduate Emily White may be new to the teaching profession, but she is already making a difference in the lives of young people. Meet Monticello’s Teacher of the Year.

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On Campus

Homecoming

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ALUMNI AWARDS

Alumni Honors The Alumni Association honored businessmen, educators, and a former Wandering Weevil during the annual Homecoming Dinner in October.

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ON CAMPUS FLIPPING THE SWITCH Chancellor Jack Lassiter (right) and Mike Abiatti, executive director of the Arkansas Research and Education Optical Network (ARE-ON) flip a ceremonial switch to signify UAM’s entrance into a new era of high-speed internet service. Educators, civic leaders and business representatives were on hand for the ceremony in the Fine Arts Center auditorium.

70 Years

High Speed Internet Service

new era in high-speed internet service has officially begun at UAM. Chancellor Jack Lassiter and Mike Abbiatti, executive director of the Arkansas Research and Education Optical Network (ARE-ON) opened the new network at a lighting ceremony in the UAM Fine Arts Center. Lassiter and Abbiatti were joined via internet by education leaders and ARE-ON officials from Memphis, Little Rock, Russellville, and Fayetteville to explain the implications and impact of the statewide fiber-optic network. “This is a watershed moment for UAM and for education, not only in southeast Arkansas, but for the entire state,” said Lassiter. “The internet is our window on the world and this new network will make internet access easier, faster and more applicable to the educational needs of our region.” Following the lighting ceremony, Lassiter and Abbiatti were joined via internet conference from Fayetteville by David Merrifield, chief technology officer for ARE-ON,; Michael Manley, outreach director for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Ed Leachman, head of the Department of Emergency Management at Arkansas Tech; Amy Apon, director of the Cyber

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Infrastructure at the University of Arkansas; and Rebecca Martindale, a data analyst with the University of Arkansas. ARE-ON is the next generation of fiber-optic cable connecting all 11 of Arkansas’ public universities via a high speed optical network to enhance educational opportunities for faculty and students, encourage regional research, promote telemedicine, implement state-wide emergency management, and promote economic development. The fiber optic cable covers Arkansas from corner to corner, extending from Jonesboro to Texarkana and from Monticello to Fayetteville with a central hub in Little Rock. The new network is thousands of times faster than the state’s former network with the potential for even faster service. In addition to connecting Arkansas’ 11 public universities, ARE-ON provides connections to all major universities in the U.S. and some foreign countries through collaboration with Internet2 and the National Lambda Rail networks. UAM has been an active partner in the securing of funding for the network as well as its design and implementation.

AM’s School of Forest Resources is losing 70 years of experience from its teaching and research faculty with the retirement of Dr. Richard Kluender, Dr. Lynne Thompson, and Dr. David Patterson. Kluender, who came to UAM in 1984, has served as dean of the school and director of the Arkansas Forest Resources Center since 2000. Thompson, an entomologist and the longest tenured of the three, joined the UAM faculty in 1980. Patterson came to UAM in 1996. “This is a significant loss for the institution and for forestry education in the state and region,” said Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “Dr. Kluender, Dr. Thompson, and Dr. Patterson have distinguished themselves as scholars, researchers, and teachers in the highest traditions of the academe. We are appreciative of their service to the university and wish them well in their future endeavors.” RETIRING forestry faculty (from left) Dick Kluender, David Patterson and Lynne Thompson.

Faculty Spotlight

New BOV Members Beverly Rowe of Lake Village and Dr. Tim Chase of Monticello are the newest members of UAM’s Board of Visitors, Rowe and Chase were appointed to the board by Governor Mike Beebe and will serve four year terms. Rowe is a former UAM student employed by Simmons First Bank of South Arkansas and a member of the board of directors of Chicot Irrigation. Chase is a dentist with a family practice in Monticello. He is a 1985 UAM graduate. Both Chase and Rowe will serve three-year terms.

WWII Memories

he memories and recollections of some of Drew County’s World

War II veterans are now available on DVD’s at UAM’s Taylor Library and Technology Center.

The library recently acquired copies of the DVD’s from the Arkansas Educational Television Network as part of AETN’s “In Their Own Words” World War II oral history project. The DVD’s contain videotaped conversations with 10 Drew County veterans, who relate their experiences during the war. Veterans interviewed include Odis Allen, Elvin Bates, the late James Jordan, the late T. Robie Scott, Charles Henry, Frank “Buddy” Carson, Jr., William C. Mitchell, Paul Q. Gardner, the late Roy Grizzell, and the late Jack Gibson. “In Their Own Words” chronicles over 270 hours of testimony from 223 members of Arkansas’ World War II generation. The DVD’s are available for viewing in the Special Collections section of the Taylor Library. For more information, contact Mary Heady, special collections and reference librarian, at (870) 460-1581.

Dr. John Kyle Day, assistant professor of history, was elected president of the Arkansas Association of College History Teachers (AACHT) at the organization’s annual meeting held recently at the Old State House Museum in Little Rock. Day will serve a two-year term from 2010 to 2012. He was elected vice president in 2008 and served as interim president last year. Day joined the UAM faculty in 2007. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, and a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri. The AACHT was formed in 1974 to “improve the teaching of history for all levels of instruction, to advance the professional interests of its membership and to establish closer rapport among the various history faculties.” Now in its 37th year, the AACHT is composed of 15 member institutions of higher education and over 70 professional historians from throughout Arkansas. Dr. Jeff Longing, assistant professor of education, has been named to the board of directors of the Arkansas Association of Teacher Educators. The AATE works to provide opportunities for professional growth and promotes quality programs in teacher education. Longing joined the UAM faculty in 2003. He holds a bachelor’s degree from UAM and a master’s degree and educational doctorate from the University of Louisiana-Monroe. Charlotte Denton, associate professor of nursing, has been appointed by Governor Mike Beebe to the Arkansas Alcohol and Drug Abuse Coordinating Council. The 25-member council oversees the spending of state and federal funds on alcohol and drug education, prevention, treatment and law enforcement. Denton has been a member of the UAM faculty since 1986. She holds an associate degree in nursing and a bachelor of science in nursing degree from UAM as well as a master of science in nursing degree from Northwestern (La.) State University.

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On CAMPUS In Berlin

wo UAM students and their faculty mentor presented papers at an international peace and reconciliation conference in Berlin, Germany on the 21st anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Zack Tucker of Marked Tree and Joshua Gillum of Monticello joined Dr. Carol Strong of the UAM social and behavioral science faculty at Berlin’s Institute for Cultural Diplomacy in November for a conference entitled “A World Without Walls 2010: An International Conference on Peace Building, Reconciliation and Globalization in an Interdependent World.” The five-day conference brought together scholars and academics, journalists and political and diplomatic representatives from across the world, including present and former heads of state and government officials, professors from prestigious universities, including the London School of Economics and Political Science, and former United Nations program directors. Tucker and GIllum are both senior political science majors while Strong

PRESENT RESEARCH Selected to present at an international peace and reconciliation conference in Berlin, Germany were (from left) Joshua GIllum, Zack Tucker, and Dr. Carol Strong.

is an assistant professor of political science and former interim dean of the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences. All three presented original research written either independently or jointly. Tucker presented a paper entitled “United in Progress: A Proposal to Reform the United Nations’ Organizational Structure,” which examines the current structure of the U.N. and proposes reforms to help the organization better solve contemporary issues. Gillum’s paper, “Is Islam Peaceful or Violent: Comparing Islam and Christianity to Reveal the Propaganda of Terrorism,” compares the basic tenets of Christianity and Islam to establish similarities and give a deeper understanding into what it means to be Muslim. Gillum’s research shows how terrorists are using a peaceful

religion to motivate radical Muslims into violent acts. Strong presented a paper written with Gillum which examines U.S. relations and strategies for engagement in the Middle East. Strong, Tucker and Gillum participated in a panel discussion of international scholars. UAM funded the trip and served as a conference sponsor as part of an ongoing effort to encourage student and faculty research, said Provost R. David Ray. “This was a wonderful opportunity for Dr. Strong and for Zack Tucker and Joshua Gillum,” Ray said. “It’s an honor to be chosen to present research to such a prestigious conference of scholars and we as an institution want to do everything we can to open opportunities for these types of educational experiences.”

Saving Energy Lance Orton (center), energy efficiency consultant for CenterPoint Energy, recently presented a check for $9,996.47 to the University of Arkansas at Monticello as a rebate for the installation of four new energy efficient boilers. Pictured with Orton are (left) UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter and (right) Jim Hudgins, director of the physical plant. UAM recently installed two Raypak boilers at Royer Hall, a women’s residence hall, and two more at the Math and Science Center as part of the energy upgrades funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The new boilers are 96 percent energy efficient, according to Hudgins.

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Plant Study

botanical research center and herbarium, which will house more than 27,000 catalogued plant specimens, will soon be the latest addition to the campus at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. UAM has begun a campaign to secure private funding for the center, which will also serve as a research center for faculty. The new facility will house current DNA research being conducted by UAM plant scientists; serve as a classroom and laboratory for biology and botany classes; house a greenhouse for study and research; provide space for a herbarium library; provide office space for one faculty member or research technician; provide storage space for field and research equipment; and establish a work area for the identification and cataloging of plant specimens. “This will be a tremendous addition to the School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences,” said Dean Morris Bramlett. “This will allow us to expand our already-existing herbarium to include botanical research.” The center will house a library of floristic manuals, books and information on the historical uses of cultivated plants, and technical information on the introduction, spread and control of exotic plants and invasive species. The library will be open to the public and available to the forest industry as well as the UA Cooperative Extension Service, the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, and to plant technicians and scientists worldwide. The facility will also include a demonstration garden, which will utilize organic gardening techniques and serve as an information resource for local gardeners and nurseries. The addition of a greenhouse will allow for a more diverse collection of plants for cultivation, teaching and research, including the cultivation of historical and medicinal plants. Persons interested in making a tax-deductible donation to the new facility should contact the UAM Office of Advancement at (870) 4601028.

Tree Campus

s the home of Arkansas’ only forestry program, it stands to reason that the trees on the UAM campus would receive plenty of care. That’s what happened recently as members of the Forestry Club, assisted by three members of the UAM physical plant, placed shredded pine and hardwood mulch around 75 young trees on campus as part of service learning project to meet one of the requirements of the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus USA Program. “Not only will the mulch enhance the appearance of the trees and grounds, but proper mulching provides several benefits directly to the trees,” said Lynne Thompson, professor of

forestry and Forestry Club advisor. “Retaining soil moisture, suppressing weed growth, and supplying nutrients as the mulch breaks down over time are important benefits, along with keeping lawnmowers and string trimmers from injuring the trees.” The mulching project meets one of five requirements necessary for UAM to be recognized as a Tree Campus USA. Created by the Arbor Day Foundation, Tree Campus USA recognizes college and university campuses that effectively manage campus trees, encourage the development of healthy urban forests beyond the campus boundaries, and strive to engage their students in service learning projects and opportunities on campus and in their communities.

GRANDMA, WHAT BIG TEETH YOU HAVE! Jennifer Neely reacts to Erickson Skinner as the Big Bad Wolf in the UAM Music Theatre Workshop production of Little Red Riding Hood. The play was part of a busy fall season for the Division of Music.

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eff Corwin, the Emmy-winning producer and host of the Discovery Channel’s “The Jeff Corwin Experience” and “Corwin’s Quest,” will discuss wildlife, ecology and conservation as part of a free public lecture February 10 at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. The lecture will be held in the UAM Fine Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Governor Winthrop Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture Series. Since 2000, Corwin has partnered with Animal Planet and Discovery Communications as host and executive producer of “The Jeff Corwin Experience.” He also serves as executive producer of “Corwin’s Quest” and recently authored his first book, Living on the Edge: Amazing Relationships in the Natural World. Corwin has been working for the conservation of endangered species and ecosystems around the world since he was a teenager. In 1984, he was introduced to the tropical

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rainforests while on an expedition to Belize, an experience that fueled his interest in the study and conservation of these ecosystems. In 1993, Corwin addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations regarding the need to conserve rain forests. In 1994, he served as expedition naturalist for “The Jason Project,” a critically-acclaimed documentary series produced by National Geographic. Corwin holds a bachelor of science degrees in both biology and anthropology from Bridgewater State College and a master of science degree in wildlife and fisheries conservation from the University of Massachusetts. In 1999, Bridgewater State honored Corwin with a doctorate in public education for his work in communicating the need for a sustainable approach to using natural resources and the importance of conserving endangered species. Corwin has been named one of People Magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful People” and has appeared on numerous television shows, including Today, Good Morning America, CBS Morning Show, Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Oprah, and played himself in a guest appearance on CSI: Miami. Corwin will take questions from the audience following his lecture with a reception scheduled after the lecture in the Spencer Gallery of the Fine Arts Center.

Jazzy!

he top jazz performance groups from the University of Arkansas at Monticello have been invited to perform at the prestigious Elmhurst College Jazz Festival February 24-27. Jazz Band I and the UAM Jazz Combo will perform during the evening sessions. Both ensembles will perform on Friday, February 25 while Jazz Band I will give a second performance on Saturday, February 26. “This is one of the most prestigious jazz festivals in the country,” said Gary Meggs, director of bands and head of the UAM jazz program. “This will be a tremendous experience for our musicians, not only in performing at the festival, but having the opportunity to hear some of the top jazz artists in the world.” Featured performers include the vocalist Simone, Matt Wilson’s Arts and Crafts, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Dennis Mackrel and Byron Stripling. Held on the campus of Elmhurst College in suburban Chicago since 1968, the Elmhurst Jazz Festival has attracted jazz artists such as Clark Terry, the Count Basie Orchestra, Louie Bellson, the Dave Holland Quintet, and Diana Krall. The festival features some of the nation’s top college jazz ensembles.

Riceland Chief Danny Kennedy, chief executive officer of Riceland Foods, Inc., of Stuttgart, spoke to students and faculty in the UAM School of Agriculture recently. Kennedy’s presentation focused on world population, its expected growth and the challenge of supplying food to an expanding market. Kennedy encouraged UAM students to “be fearless in solving problems over your careers in agriculture as the world must find a way to feed over nine billion people by 2050.” Kennedy told the students that the skills they would need to be successful in a company such as Riceland are problem solving, being a team player, a learner, and an effective communicator.

According to Meggs, UAM turned down invitations to the New York City Jazz Fest, the Notre Dame Jazz Fest, the Alcorn Jazz Fest, and the Northwestern Jazz Fest to attend Elmhurst. “This is the festival we wanted to attend,” said Meggs. “Elmhurst is one of the premier jazz festivals in the country and I think it speaks volumes for the respect our program has gained around the nation that we were invited to perform.” “This is a wonderful honor for our jazz program,” said R. David Ray, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. “Mr. Meggs has done an outstanding job building the program to the point that we are gaining national respect.”

Another Record!

nrollment at the University of Arkansas at Monticello increased 4.85 percent for the 2010 fall semester, setting an enrollment record for the fifth consecutive year, according to the UAM registrar’s office. UAM reported 3,648 students at its three campuses in Monticello, Crossett and McGehee, an increase of 169 over the previous enrollment record of 3,479 last fall. “This is exciting news,” said Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “To set enrollment records for five straight years when our traditional recruiting base is actually shrinking is a testament to the hard work of Mary Whiting, our dean of enrollment management, and her staff. Their recruiting efforts as well as the work of our advertising and marketing committee to get the word out about UAM have paid huge dividends.” Lassiter cited UAM’s status as the least expensive four-year institution in the state as a major drawing card. “Based on a standard course load of 15 hours, UAM is the only state-supported four-year institution with tuition and fees low enough to be totally covered by the Arkansas Challenge Scholarship,” he said. “The fact that someone with a Lottery Scholarship can come here and have everything paid but room and board is a tremendous advantage. As an institution, we

have worked very hard to hold the line on tuition costs. As an open admissions university, we do not want to price ourselves out of the reach of our traditional constituency.” Full-time equivalency numbers, which are preliminary Lassiter said, showed an increase of 4.83 percent. FTE numbers increased from 2,749 in 2009 to 2,882 in 2010. Other factors contributing to the enrollment increase, said Lassiter, included better academic advising and “the increasing involvement of our faculty in the recruitment process. It means so much to potential students and their parents when faculty take the time to sit down and visit, advise and counsel future students and their families. So many of our students are the first in their families to attend college and faculty involvement makes the transition easier.”

State’s Best

he UAM Student Nurses’ Association has been named the outstanding SNA chapter in Arkansas. The award was presented at the 2010 Arkansas Nursing Students’ Association (ANSA) convention held recently in Little Rock. UAM received the Chapter of Excellence Award presented to the state’s top student nurses’ organization. The UAM chapter was also recognized for the quality of its numerous community service activities. UAM nurses won the Community Award for their “Rescue the RX Program,” an effort to save Drew Health’s prescription assistance program. SNA President Kristy Breedlove of Oak Grove, La. was awarded the ANSA scholarship for District IV.

Sig Tau House

igma Tau Gamma fraternity has begun an ambitious nationwide fund-raising campaign to build an on-campus fraternity house in a wooded area east of Weevil Pond. Sig Tau alums Sam Light of Little Rock, Scott Saffold of Monticello, and Charlie Searcy of Monticello are heading up the campaign. “We think this will be an important addition to the campus,” said Saffold. “A strong Greek presence on campus can have a very positive impact on student life and involvement in campus events.” Little Rock architect Terry Burress has completed initial drawings of the two-story house, which would contain eight apartments, a central kitchen and dining room, living room, foyer and multi-purpose room for special events. For more information, contact the Office of Advancement at (870) 460-1028.

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UAM’s nursing program isn’t for the faint of heart, but the results are worth it.

Tough Love H

ard work is still the best path to success. Just ask anyone who’s ever made it through the nursing program at the University of Arkansas at Monticello.

“To be successful in this program, it takes dedication, tenacity, kindness, open-mindedness, trust and a very clear understanding that for two years, they are going to work harder than they have ever been asked to work,” says Pam Gouner, dean of the School of Nursing. “Those aren’t my words; that’s what our students tell us.” UAM offers nursing at its campus in Monticello as well as at its Colleges of Technology at Crossett and McGehee. Students on the Monticello campus may pursue either an associate of applied science degree which leads to licensure as a registered nurse or a bachelor of science in nursing degree, a prerequisite for students who plan to continue their education at the master’s degree level or beyond. The Crossett and McGehee campuses offer technical certificate programs leading to licensure as a practical nurse. Regardless of which campus a student attends, the program is tough for a reason, says Gouner. The long classroom hours, more hours in clinicals at area hospitals, demanding teachers and a rigorous curriculum are why UAM graduates are consistently among the state’s most successful on the NCLEX (National Council Licensure Examination). The NCLEX is ad-

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ministered by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing and includes examinations for registered nurses and practical nurses. For nursing graduates, passing the NCLEX is mandatory. The latest NCLEX results show a 100 percent pass rate for nursing graduates of both the Monticello and Crossett campuses and an 85 percent pass rate for students from the McGehee campus. “It doesn’t matter where you go to school,” says Shela Upshaw, nursing instructor at the Crossett campus. “If you can’t pass boards when you’re finished, you’ve accomplished nothing. I tell our students that I have three goals when they start. First is to help them pass the program. Second, to help them pass the NCLEX. And third, if I wake up in a hospital bed and see them standing over me, to

CLINICAL SETTING UAM nursing students spend many hours in area hospitals, receiving on-the-job training as part of their nursing curriculum.

feel relief and not terror.” UAM’s nursing program is small and selective by design. Students are told on the front end to expect a difficult challenge. “We tell them about the rigors of the program, although they usually know in advance,” says Gouner. “Our program is about scholarship and service to others. We tell them that they will be asked to use everything they’ve learned in their college preparation and learn to apply it to patient care. It’s not an easy task. Being smart is not enough. You have to learn to serve others and be able to put it all together to produce effective, quality patient care.” Orientation sessions for beginning nursing students are held on each campus. Many of the students are non-traditional, returning to school to earn a degree. Spouses and children are encouraged to attend.

“We want them to be there so they can know what they’re going to encounter,” says Linda Rushing, vice chancellor of the Crossett campus. “One of the primary things we emphasize is that they must set up a support system and be able to develop balance in their lives. Balancing their family and their educational goals is a difficult thing.” Those selected receive personal attention both in the classroom and in clinical settings in hospitals. “Our teachers do a fabulous job with our students in both the academic and hospital setting,” says Gouner. “They have an amazing eye for detail and years of experience. All of our faculty have made a commitment to stay very current on the latest changes in nursing education and pass it on to our students.” The cooperation of area hospi-

tals and doctors plays an important role in the success of the program. “We have a small hospital (in Crossett),” says Upshaw, “but they are very interested in nursing education and if something interesting is going on at the hospital, they will call us and say, ‘This is going on. Do you have a student who needs to see this?’” One of the most attractive elements of UAM’s nursing program is the cost. “We offer a quality program for one of the lowest tuitions in the state,” says Gouner. “That’s really important in these economically challenging times. “It’s always a good time to become a nurse,” she continues. “Health care is changing and the role of the nurse is going to become even more important. UAM nursing is ready to continue preparing nurses who can meet that challenge.” Winter 2011

TEACHER OF THE YEAR

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he children were restless. Seventeen kindergarten students – seven girls and 10 boys – could barely contain their energy as they lined the hallway waiting for their turn at the water fountain. Lunch was over and recess was still 15 long minutes away.

Emily White moved quietly among her charges, admonishing some, praising others, never raising her voice. It was story time and as her students filed into class and took their places on a checkerboard floor mat, White took a seat and opened Midnight on the Moor. Not only were her students anticipating recess, there was the added distraction of a visitor in the classroom carrying a camera and notepad. White snapped her fingers once and 17 sets of eyes focused on their teacher as she began to read. For the next 10 minutes, White read to her students in a soothing voice, occasionally stopping to ask questions to see who was paying attention. It was a struggle for some and when the urge to fidget got the best of them, White brought them back to attention with a no-non10

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sense finger snap, never missing a beat. When the students finally got their reprieve and headed outside for recess, White had a few minutes to relax, laughing when her visitor asked what was more important for a teacher, patience or a sense of humor. “Probably a sense of humor,” White said, “but you have to have both. You can’t take things too seriously.” Now in her fourth year as a kindergarten teacher at Monticello Elementary School, White is still a relative newcomer to the teaching profession but has already made a name for herself and earned the respect of her peers. She is the 2010 Monticello School District Teacher of the Year and one of 10 finalists for the Arkansas Teacher of the Year Award. She recently received the 2010 Master Educator Award from Union Bank of Monticello and was named the Monticello Schools Educator of the Year for 2010-11 by the MonticelloDrew County Chamber of Commerce and Monticello Economic Development Commission. A Rison native, White attended the University of Arkansas at Monticello, training in the state’s only teacher preparation program that requires seniors to spend the entire school year as teaching interns in a public school classroom. “The fact that you do a year-long internship gives you a pretty good picture of what to expect,” said White. “But when you first step in front of a class, it’s pretty overwhelming. You don’t really learn what you’re doing until you’re doing it.” White earned her bachelor of arts degree in early

childhood education and last spring completed a master’s degree from Walden University. Her goal was always to teach kindergarten. “There’s an innocence to this age group,” White explained. “It’s their first school experience. I wanted to make an impact on that first year.” Teaching five-year-olds presents a broad range of challenges, from teaching the basic building blocks of learning to helping children learn to interact with others. “You have such a wide range of ability levels,” White said “Some can already read and know some of the basics and others don’t know how to write their names. And social skills are also very important at this stage. We spend numerous hours developing social skills, how to share, how to get along with others.” As she talks, White coughs occasionally. She has caught a cold from one of her students, a hazard of the profession. “After a while teachers build up immunity,” she said. “I scrub the tables and chairs with Lysol. It’s just part of it.” To White, the rewards of teaching make the hazards worthwhile. “There are so many rewards in teaching,” she said. “Feeling like you’ve made a difference for someone. Kids need love. You have to let them know you care.”

SMALL CHARGES, BIG RESPONSIBILITY Emily White, surrounded by the students in her class at Monticello Elementary School, always wanted to teach kindergarten. Only in her fourth year as a teacher, she has already been recognized by her peers for outstanding work in the classroom.

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TOP ALUMNI From former star athletes to teachers and successful businessmen, the 2010 Alumni Award winners represent the best of Arkansas A&M and UAM.

he University of Arkansas at Monticello honored a pair of educators, a retired soft drink executive, and the associate director of the Razorback Foundation at the university’s annual homecoming dinner in October. Karen Eoff, director of the Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative, Shay Gillespie, co-owner of Head of the Class Childcare and Learning Center, Marvin Kauffman, owner and operator of a Grapette Bottling Company franchise, and Dr. Sean Rochelle, associate director of the Razorback Foundation, were selected to receive the UAM Alumni

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Awards for Achievement and Merit. Frank “Buddy” Carson, Jr., a member of the famed “Wandering Weevils” of Arkansas A&M in 1940 and ’41 and a long-time supporter of the Boll Weevil football team, received the Continuing the Connection Award, presented to the individual who best maintains the connection between A&M and UAM. “We are pleased to honor four individuals who have distinguished themselves in their chosen fields and brought honor to the university,” said UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “Karen Eoff, Shay Gillespie, Marvin Kauffman and Sean Rochelle are part of a legacy of

excellence and a positive reflection on this institution. “We are also delighted to honor Buddy Carson for his undying support of both the football team and the institution. I can think of no one more deserving of the Continuing the Connection Award.” Karen Eoff is a long-time educator who assumed the position of director of the Southeast Education Service Cooperative in 2008. She has been affiliated with the cooperative since 1988, serving as supervisor of the gifted and talented program before becoming the assistant director in 1991. A native of Appleton, Ark., Eoff began her education in a two-room

HONORED ALUMNI (From left) Marvin Kauffman, Karen Eoff, Sean Rochelle, Shay Gillespie, and Buddy Carson.

schoolhouse before graduating from Hector High School. She came to UAM as a non-traditional student, graduating magna cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree in elementary education 1983. She taught elementary, junior high and gifted programs at the Drew Central Schools until joining the cooperative in 1988. She earned a master of education degree in 1989 and gained certification as a school administrator. The Reverend R. Shay Gillespie and his wife, Sherry, founded Head of the Class Childcare and Learning Center in Monticello in 1997. In 2008, Head of the Class was selected by the Drew County Chamber of Commerce and the Monticello Economic Development Commission as the Business of the Year. In 2009, the Gillespies were chosen as the Chamber and MEDC Man and Woman of the Year. A Little Rock native, Gillespie is a 1978 UAM graduate. While at UAM, he became the first AfricanAmerican to serve as sports editor of the yearbook and campus newspaper and was instrumental in founding the Lambda Beta Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. In recognition of his efforts in bringing the fraternity to campus, an endowed scholarship has been created in Gillespie’s name to be presented annually to a Phi Beta Sigma member. In 1990, Gillespie became the first African-American elected to the Monticello City Council and later founded “Young People Thinking Ahead,” a community youth organization. He is the author of . . . And a Little Child

Shall Lead Them and is the pastor of Mount Tabor Missionary Baptist Church in Wilmar. Marvin Kauffman of Sheridan will celebrate his 96th birthday on October 29. A decorated war veteran who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor and later fought with Patton’s Third Army at the Battle of the Bulge, Kauffman was owner and operator of the Grapette Bottling Company in Redwood City, Calif., from 1946 until his retirement in 1977. Grapette was a popular soft drink originally bottled in Camden and was popular in the 1940s, ‘50s, and 60s. A native of Princeton, Ark., Kauffman graduated from UAM (then Arkansas A&M College) in 1938 with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and a minor in chemistry. He taught math at Thornton High School until 1939, when he joined the Army and was stationed in Pearl Harbor as an engineering, ordinance and communications officer. He was later transferred to Europe, where he served with Patton, commanding an anti-aircraft unit in Chemnitz, Germany. Kauffman was one of eight junior officers from Arkansas who volunteered as a group for active duty and were assigned to Pearl Harbor. He was the only one to survive the war. Kauffman retired from the U.S. Army Reserve in 1956 as a lieutenant colonel. Dr. Sean Rochelle excelled in the classroom and on the field as a Boll Weevil football player in the 1980s. An option quarterback, Rochelle was the co-offensive player of the year in the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference in 1988, leading the Weevils to a 10-2 record and the second round of the NAIA Division I playoffs. He was a two-time Academic All-American in 1987

and ’88 and still holds UAM’s single-season scoring record of 98 points. As a student, Rochelle was president of the Baptist Student Union and vice president of the Student Government Association before graduating in 1989. He earned a master’s degree and an educational doctorate (Ed.D.) from the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville. He has spent more than 20 years in higher education, serving as an assistant football coach at the University of Arkansas, Clemson, UAM and Azusa Pacific before moving into administration. At UA-Fayetteville, Rochelle has served as coordinator of academics and eligibility, associate director of corporate and foundation relations, and director of development for athletics. He has also been director of athletic operations at the University of Houston and spent two years as chair of the Department of Exercise and Sports Science at Azusa Pacific. A 2006 inductee into the UAM Sports Hall of Fame, Rochelle is currently associate director of the Razorback Foundation, the private fund-raising arm of UA athletics. In 1940 and ’41, Buddy Carson played halfback for an A&M team called “The Marx Brothers of College Football” by Collier’s magazine. Carson and his teammates traveled the country from coast to coast playing football for laughs and generating reams of publicity for themselves and their coach, Stewart Ferguson. A World War II veteran, Carson was a B-17 pilot and won the Distinguished Flying Cross while flying 30 bombing missions over Europe. Carson is still a regular at UAM football games. Winter 2011

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HOMECOMING FUN (Top left) A vintage Weevil green truck has become a fixture at UAM tailgate parties. (Top right) The extended family of Dr. Jesse and the late Ernestine Coker were honored at the annual Alumni Dinner. (Above, from left) Athletic Director Chris Ratcliff and Chancellor Jack Lassiter welcome John Gibson of Dallas to a reception in the Chancellorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home. (Middle right, left to right) Betty Davis, Karen Eoff, Sarah Blackmon, Loetta and Fred Williams visit during the alumni reception. (Bottom, right) Katie Hartley, Buddy Carson and Dr. Mary Jane Gilbert enjoyed the tailgate party. (Facing page, top left) Chancellor Lassiter greets Dr. Sean Rochelle of Fayetteville. (Top and bottom right) The Pride of Southeast Arkansas, the UAM marching band, performed during the Walk of Champions and during both the pregame and halftime ceremonies. Tailgating has become a highlight of UAM games as Scott and Mistye Saffold (middle, far right) can attest. Reigning over the festivities was UAMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2010 homecoming queen, Tiara Jones of Warren.

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ALUMNI RECEPTIONS

Boomtown Meeting Alumni Gather in El Dorado for the Boomtown Classic, another Weevil win! A perfect early November day greeted alumni and friends in El Dorado,who gathered at Union Square for an alumni reception before the Boomtown Classic between the Boll Weevils and their old south Arkansas rival, Southern Arkansas. It was a good day all around as the Boll Weevils whipped the Muleriders 28-23.

EL DORADO GATHERING Alumni and friends met in a converted railway car. (Top right) Chancellor and Mrs. Lassiter greet Greg and Sandy Tucker. (Middle Right) Bob Willet (left) and Ken Mann visit during the reception. (Botton Right) Buddy Carson, Lynn Landers, Judy Ward and Reginald Glover were among the guests enjoying pastries and coffee.

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Little Rock Alumni The Clinton School of Public Service was the site for a December reception. A chilly December evening didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t keep a large group of alumni and friends from a reception at the Clinton School. Many of the reception guests joined Chancellor and Mrs. Lassiter for a performance of Handelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Messiah at the First Pentecostal Church featuring members of the UAM Chamber Choir and directed by Dr. Kent Skinner.

CENTRAL ARKANSAS Alumni and friends from central Arkansas got in the holiday spirit at an early December reception at the Clinton School of Public Service in Little Rock. (Top, from left) Jo Blatti of Little Rock, Lesa Handly, Judy Lassiter, and Brooks Handly. (Above) Jeanette Sanderlin and Provost David Ray were among those attending the reception. (Top left) Carla Williams, Beverly Davis, Elgenia Ross and Jerry Davis. (Bottom, left) Chancellor Lassiter visits with Milanne and Eric Sundell.

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SPORTS Hud Jackson New Grid Boss

illiam “Hud” Jackson is the new head football coach at the University of Arkansas at Monticello.

A native of Thibodaux, La., Jackson becomes the 25th head coach in the 98-year history of the football program after serving the past six seasons as the associate head coach at the University of Central Arkansas. He will usher UAM into its first year of the newly-formed NCAA Division II Great American Conference in 2011. The appointment came on Jackson’s 43rd birthday. “I am tremendously honored to be selected as head football coach here at UAM,” said Jackson. “I am a very passionate and emotional person… This is a big moment for me.” As associate head coach at UCA, Jackson was part of the school’s transition from the Gulf South Conference to NCAA Division I-FCS. He also served as running backs coach,

Ratcliff Honored

hris Ratcliff, athletic director and women’s basketball coach at UAM, was recently inducted into Henderson State University’s Academy of Scholars. Ratcliff was one of five HSU alumni honored during the ceremony, which recognizes Henderson graduates who have gained distinction in their professional fields. The ceremony was part of Henderson’s Founder’s Day celebration. “This is a prestigious honor for Chris,” said UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “He has achieved a great deal at a young age and we feel fortunate to have someone like Chris in charge of our programs in intercollegiate athletics. We are all very proud of him and his accomplishments.” Ratcliff is one of the youngest directors of athletics in the country. At 33, he became UAM’s athletic director in 2009. He oversees 225 athletes, 21 employees and a $2.3 million budget. Ratcliff also serves as head coach of the Cotton Blossoms basketball team. Prior to joining the coaching staff at UAM in 2006, Ratcliff was assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for Henderson’s women’s basketball program. He helped lead the Lady Reddies to national prominence each season. Before he was named athletic director at UAM, Ratcliff served as the school’s assistant director of athletics for compliance. He also served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at San Jacinto College in Houston. Ratcliff earned a bachelor of science degree in recreation and leisure from Henderson in 2005 and a master’s in sports administration, also from Henderson, in 2006.

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coached the return specialists, and was director of football operations. At UCA, Jackson coached Brent Grimes, an All-American running back in 2009, and Kentrel Rogers, who earned All-America honors in 2005, and was named to the Gulf South Conference All-Decade team. The Bears were 7-4 in 2010 with a 4-3 mark in the SLC, and were ranked in the FCS Top 25 poll for the fourth straight season. In 2008, Jackson helped UCA to its most successful season since moving to Division I-FCS, posting a 10-2 overall record while winning the SLC title with a 6-1 league record. The Bears finished ranked No. 12 in the final polls. Prior to joining the UCA staff, Jackson served head football coach and head basektball coach at Central Catholic High School in Morgan City, La. from 1997-2005. He was also the school’s mission development coordinator, as well as assisting in fundraising initiatives. At CCHS, Jackson led his football teams to an overall record of 65-32, including a state runner-up finish in 1997 and three district championships (1997, 2000, 2004). After each of those titles, he was named district coach of the year. As head baseball coach, Jackson led CCHS to an overall record of 84-36, including three state championships (2002, 2004-05). He earned district coach of the year honors four times in baseball (2000, 2002-04). Jackson entered the coaching ranks as an assistant football and baseball coach at Rayne (La.) High School in 1992. From 1993-96, Jackson was an assistant football and baseball coach at Assumption High School in Napoleonville, La. The next stop was Oberlin (La.)

High School from 1995-97, where he served as the school’s athletics director, head football coach and head baseball coach. Jackson graduated from E.D. White High School in Thibodaux, La. in 1987. He continued his education at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, La., where he earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1992. Jackson was a three-year starter at quarterback for the Cowboys. He also lettered in baseball, earning the team’s most valuable player and outstanding pitcher awards in 1991. Jackson’s father, Sonny, was the head football coach at Nicholls State University from 1981-1986, and is still the program’s most successful coach. During his tenure, Sonny Jackson led the Colonels to a 39-28-1 record, winning the Gulf Star Conference in 1984 and taking NSU to its first ever NCAA Division I-AA playoff appearance in 1986. He was also the head coach at McNeese State for three seasons from 1987-89. Hud Jackson and his wife, Patricia, have one son, William, Jr., 16, and two daughters; Alexis, 20, and Baleigh, 11.

It’s the GAC!

he University of Arkansas at Monticello is now a member of the Great American Conference. UAM joins a nine-member league that includes six NCAA Division II universities from Arkansas and three from Oklahoma. The formal announcement of the new conference name was made recently by the chief executive officers of the nine member institutions –Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, East Central University in Ada, Okla., Harding University in Searcy, Ark., Henderson State University in

Arkadelphia, Ark., Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, and the University of Arkansas at Monticello. According to a joint statement from the member institutions’ presidents and chancellors, the name was chosen to “reflect the diversity of the league’s geographic regions, from the Mississippi Delta of southeast Arkansas to the plains of western Oklahoma.” The six Arkansas schools are currently members of the Gulf South Conference while the Oklahoma schools hold membership in the Lone Star Conference. Much of the impetus for the new league, according to the CEO’s, was to bring together institutions with similar athletic and academic profiles as well as those in geographic proximity to lessen travel costs and missed class time for student-athletes. The new conference also recalls part of the athletic history of both states when the three Oklahoma schools were part of the now-defunct Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference and the six Arkansas schools were part of the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference. Teams from the OIC and AIC were frequent opponents in all sports. “This is an exciting day for the university and for our program in intercollegiate athletics,” said UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “We are entering a new era of athletic competition with like-minded institutions who share our commitment to excellence in both athletics and academics.” Will Prewitt, former associate commissioner of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, was recently named commissioner of the new conference. The GAC will begin competition in the fall of 2011 after receiving approval from the NCAA. All schools are currently members of NCAA Division II and the new conference will remain in this division.

New Skipper

ohn Harvey is the new baseball coach at UAM. Harvey was introduced to the community and members of the media at a news conference at UAM’Ss Indoor Practice Facility. “I’m very excited to bring a coach with the experience and caliber that John has into our athletic department,” said Athletics Director Chris Ratcliff. “I had a very detailed game plan going into this process. I wanted a man of high character and someone that has the proven ability to win. I called a lot of people for references, and John was the perfect fit for this opportunity.” Harvey comes to UAM from Henderson State, where he served as head baseball coach for the past six years. The Reddies broke the program’s single-season record for wins with 34 in 2009 and produced seven All-Gulf South Conference selections. HSU was ranked as high as 14th nationally during the 2009 season. In 2010, Harvey and the Reddies turned the corner with the program’s first ever appearance in the Gulf South Conference Tournament. Harvey’s team finished the season with an overall record of 31-18 and a 12-8 record in GSC games. “I am very excited to be a Boll Weevil,” said Harvey. “I know we can win here, but more importantly, I know we can win the right way. Our players will go to class and they will graduate. On the field, there will be an exciting brand of baseball. We will be very aggressive in all aspects of the game, and we will stress defense and effective pitching.” After his six-year tenure at HSU, Harvey sports a 154-148 overall career record and a 56-69 record in GSC games. Prior to becoming an assistant coach at Henderson State, Harvey spent the 2002 season as an assistant coach at Itawamba Community College. Harvey was a four-year letter winner at Lyon College and a 2001 graduate with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. In 2004, he earned a master’s degree in sports administration from Henderson State.

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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.

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 Eugenia H. (Moss) Burson & Jack D. Burson Scholarship / Family and Friends 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

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Peggy Doss Endowed Education Scholarship / School of Education Faculty-Staff and Mr. D. John Nichols John Dougherty Choral Scholarship / Senator Jimmy Jeffress, Senator Gene Jeffress, Former Students and Friends David B. Eberdt Scholarship / Mrs. Nancy Eberdt Vance W. Edmondson Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Vance W. Edmondson Dr. Albert L. Etheridge Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Former Students and Friends Hampton and Minnie Etheridge Scholarship / James and Mary Sawyer, Stacey and Helen Toole, T. D. and Joy Howell, R. M. and Rose Etheridge, Hampton and Marie Etheridge Wayne Gilleland Golf Scholarship / Dr. Diane Suitt Gilleland and Friends Shay Gillespie Phi Beta Sigma Leadership Scholarship / Family and friends of Mr. R. Shay Gillespie Classie Jones-Green African-American Alumni Scholarship / UAM African American Alumni Association, Family and Friends Harold J. Green Scholarship / Harold J. Green Bill Groce, Jr. Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends Willie Katherine Coody Groce Scholarship / Estate of Willie Katherine Coody Groce Edward & Veronica Groebner Computer Information Systems Support Endowment / Dr. James F. Roiger Joseph Martin Guenter - Sigma Tau Gamma Scholarship / Sigma Tau Gamma Alumni E. Shermane Gulledge Non-traditional Scholarship / Dr. Dexter E. and Mrs. E. Shermane Gulledge Izella Ruth Gulledge Scholarship / Dr. Dexter E. and Mrs. E. Shermane Gulledge 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 Martin -Wiscaver Endowed Scholarship / Dr. Jesse M. Coker 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. and Mrs. Morris Bramlett Gene Brown Memorial Baseball Scholarship / Family and Friends Montre Bulloch “Angel” Scholarship / William C. Bulloch Family Troy and Betty Davis Scholarship / Andy and April Davis, Mr. Kent Davis and Friends Charles Fred and Laura Lee Stephenson Dearman Scholarship / Chuck and Cindy Dearman, David and Ashley Dearman Susan Phillips Echols Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends Drs. Glen and Mary Jane Gilbert Scholarship / Drs. Glen and Mary Jane Gilbert and Friends Charles Hawkins Memorial Fund / Family Jack Jordan Golf Scholarship / Friends E. Wesley McCoy Scholarship / Ouachita-Saline Surveying and Mr. Mike Miley Ernest and Mary McFarland Scholarship / Mary I. McFarland Arhia Raymond Melton and Mildred Richardson Melton Scholarship / Estate of W. F. Chumney Monticello Association of Life Underwriters / Monticello Association of Life Underwriters Monticello High School Class of 1965 Scholarship / The MHS Class of 1965 Al Peer Kappa Alpha Psi Alumni Scholarship / Mr. Jerry Bingham and Kappa Alpha Psi Alumni Rison High School Scholarship / Jasper Calaway, Rison Business Community and Friends Bill & Marilyn Webb Forestry Scholarship / Mr. Kent Webb and the Monticello Church of Christ Robert W. Wiley Endowed Scholarship / Family and Friends

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 December 31, 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

Unity & Movement Club ($2,500 or more)

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Akin Mrs. Katie B. Austin Dr. Claude H. Babin Mr. and Mrs. Mike Berry Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Boyd Mr. and Mrs. William C. Bulloch Mr. and Mrs. A. Kelton Busby, Jr. Drs. Steve and Janet Cathey Dr. and Mrs. Timothy D. Chase Dr. Jesse M. Coker Mr. Quintus A. Crews Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Dearman, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony W. Fakouri Mr. and Mrs. Jerry D. Gibson Mr. and Mrs. John W. Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Nat Grubbs Mr. C. Barry Hall Mr. and Mrs. Cleatous J. Hall Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Hornaday Mrs. Bonnie Jordan Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Kluender Dr. and Mrs. Jack Lassiter Mr. James E. Lindsey Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Mann Mrs. June Shewmake McAnally Dr. and Mrs. C. Ted Mettetal Mr. and Mrs. J. Wayne Mettetal, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Mettetal Ms. Minnie May Moffatt Dr. Steven C. Moss Mr. James C. Nichols, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Owyoung Dr. Jeffrey H. Reinhart Drs. Margaret and Harvey Schadler Mr. and Mrs. Johnny H. Smith Ms. Elizabeth P. Thurman Mr. George E. Townsend Mrs. Sara E. Wall Mr. and Mrs. Kent Webb Mr. and Mrs. Jim Woodruff Ms. Terri Wolfe

Galaxy Club $1,000-$2,499

Mrs. Glenda Carol Baker Mr. and Mrs. Pervis J. Ballew Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Brutscher Mrs. June M. Carter Dr. and Mrs. Michael Fakouri Mrs. Linda D. Goodwin Dr. and Mrs. Dexter E. Gulledge Dr. and Mrs. Louis J. James Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Leonard Mrs. Jane Lucky Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Majors Dr. Sue and Mr. Bryan Martin Dr. Betty A. Matthews Dr. and Mrs. Gary L. McAllister Mrs. Charlotte Hyatt McGarr Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. McGuire

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Mr. and Mrs. Wayne L. Owen, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Don R. Rodgers, Sr. Dr. James F. Roiger Congressman and Mrs. Mike Ross Dr. and Mrs. B. Alan Sugg Mr. and Mrs. Scotty White Mr. J. Steve Woodson Dr. and Mrs. Jimmie Yeiser

Emerald Club $500-$999

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bob Allaire Mr. and Mrs. Jerry L. Bingham, Sr. Dr. and Mrs. Morris Bramlett Mr. Raymond C. Chao Mr. Francis H. Clifton Mr. and Mrs. William R. Daniels Mr. and Mrs. Larry Fisackerly Mr. and Mrs. Byron A. Galloway Mr. Reginald Glover Mr. William W. Hancock Mr. and Mrs. Don Hartley Col. (Ret.) and Mrs. Byron P. Howlett, Jr. Mrs. Cynthia Snow Kopack Mr. Curtis W. Kyle, Jr. Mr. Gary Lay Mr. and Mrs. Jim Manning Mrs. Angela J. Marsh Mr. and Mrs. Kent L. McRae Mr. Mark A. Murphy Dr. John Warren Ramsey Mr. and Mrs. R. David Ray Mr. and Mrs. Lowell C. Reed Mr. and Mrs. Scott Saffold Mr. and Mrs. James N. Thomason Mr. Steve Weber Mr. Andrew Wooley

Loyalty Club $200-$499

Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Adair Mr. and Mrs. Joe Akin Mrs. Diana Hutche Baker Ms. Barbara A. Barnes Mr. Jeff Bone Mr. and Mrs. Mack J. Borgognoni Mr. Todd S. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Morris Bryant Mr. Steven L. Burgess Mrs. Louise Burke Ms. Julie Cagle Ms. Nancy Cannon Mr. and Mrs. Dale W. Carter Ms. Barbara J. Davila Mr. and Mrs. Andy Davis Dr. David H. Denson Mr. Ben R. Dunlap Mr. and Mrs. Alvy E. Early Dr. and Mrs. Albert L. Etheridge Ms. Patricia A. Ewens Mr. Perry D. Faver Mrs. Christine Felts Mr. Kevin A. Ford Ms. Jennifer Freer Drs. Glen and Mary Jane Gilbert Ms. Pamela D. Gouner Dr. Robert Graber Dr. James Charles Green Mr. George Hales Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Halstead Ms. Lynn Harris Mr. and Mrs. George T. Harris Mrs. Beth K. Hill Dr. and Mrs. James L. Hobgood Mr. James A. Hudgins Mr. Timothy C. Humphries

Mr. David A. James Ms. Julie R. Jedlicka Dr. Carl B. Johnston Mr. W. Brad Koen Mr. and Mrs. Scott Kuttenkuler Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Chris Loyd Mr. Billy H. Majors Mr. Philip L. Manley Mr. Chris E. Marhenke Mr. and Mrs. Eugene J. Mazzanti Mr. Ronald N. McFarland Mr. and Mrs. W. J. McKiever Mr. Thomas Edward McMillan Mr. Byron K. Montgomery Mr. and Mrs. Grant Pace Mrs. Matti J. Palluconi Mr. Adam Patrick Mr. Kenneth Reeves Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Reinhart Mr. Ben Schlegel Mr. Howard Skinner Mr. and Mrs. Timothy H. Smith Mr. Mark A. Tiner Mr. Joseph Steven Welch Mr. and Mrs. Bill Whiting Mr. Thomas M. Wingard Mr. and Mrs. William C. Wisener Mrs. Lisa H. Young

Century Club $100-$199

Mrs. Joy D. Akin Mr. and Mrs. Jack Allen Mrs. Glenda Andrews Mr. Richard A. Ashcraft Dr. and Mrs. Ed Bacon Ms. Kaci Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Jim Barrett Mr. Al Bilgischer Mr. Leonard Bishop Mr. Carl E. Blake, Jr. Mrs. Mildred F. Brazeel Mr. and Mrs. James L. Brewer Mr. Lloyd Bright Mr. Anthony A. Brown Mr. Jared Brunnabend Dr. Russell H. Bulloch Mr. David Burns Mr. Frank “Buddy” Carson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John David Carter Mr. Robert Ira Carter Mr. Gary B. Chilcoat Mr. Youles D. Clark Mr. and Mrs. James E. Cobb Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd H. Crossley Mr. Larry C. Crow Mr. and Mrs. Carlton E. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Jerry T. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Kent Davis Mr. David E. Dearman Ms. Charlotte Denton Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Dillard Dr. and Mrs. Richard W. Dunn Mr. Donald Dykes Mr. John P. Ellington Dr. Patrick M. Flynn Mr. Philip R. Francis 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 Rev. and Mrs. R. Shay Gillespie Ms. Jennifer L. Gregory Mrs. Dorothy Hall

Mr. and Mrs. Truman J. Hamilton Mr. Werner L. Haney Mr. and Mrs. Hugh L. Heflin, Sr. Ms. Ella M. Helm Dr. and Mrs. Charles O. Hogue Mrs. Deborah C. Holderfield Ms. Flossie M. Holley Mr. Tommy L. Hooks Mr. and Mrs. Jon H. Howell Ms. Shauna Hubbard Mr. and Mrs. Jay Hughes Mrs. Trudy G. Jackson Mr. Jacob P. James Dr. Christopher L. Johnson Mr. Johnny Johnson Mr. Richard Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Bobby L. Jones Mr. Gerald L. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Jay Jones Mr. Thomas R. Jones Dr. and Mrs. B. J. Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Jack F. Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Karnes Mr. Stephen Kerr Drs. Tim and Vicki Ku Mr. and Mrs. Leo Langston Mr. Billy Lansdale Ms. Suzanne P. Lilley

Mr. Damon D. Martin Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Matthews Mr. Roy O. McCollum III Dr. Patrick E. McGinnis Ms. Hazel Honey McKee Mr. and Mrs. James Hubert McKeown, Sr. Ms. Mishelle C. Miller Mr. and Mrs. William O. Moore Dr. and Mrs. Steve Morrison Ms. Marcia A. Mulloy Dr. and Mrs. Joe A. Musick Ms. Amanda D. Nall Mr. and Mrs. James Naron Mrs. Virginia H. Norman Mrs. Joyce O’Neal Mr. 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. Helmut M. Redetzki

Ms. Deborah Reeves Mr. and Mrs. John D. Richardson, Jr. Ms. Susan Robinson Mr. and Mrs. James A. Ross, Jr. Ms. Linda Herrington Rushing Mr. Robert A. Sanderlin Mr. and Mrs. Charles Savage Mrs. Charlotte T. Schexnayder Mr. J. R. Schmidt Ms. Cynthia H. Shelton Mr. Jack Smart Ms. Julie Smestad Mr. and Mrs. Anthony N. Stanford Mr. Michael G. Stewart Dr. and Mrs. Fred J. Taylor Dr. Max Terrell Dr. Paul M. Terry Mr. and Mrs. Luke Thornton Mr. Ben Tiner Dr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Venters Judge and Mrs. Robert C. Vittitow Mr. and Mrs. Larry W. Walther Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wells Mr. and Mrs. Cedric E. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Williams Mr. James W. Willis Mrs. Glenda Kay Wood

BUSINESS/ORGANIZATION DONORS 3 DDD’S Cleaners A & M Operating Company, Inc. AGC Education and Training Ajax Enterprises, Inc. Ameca Mexican Restaurant Aramark Arkansas Choral Society Arkansas Community Foundation Arkansas Forestry Association Arkansas Superior Federal Credit Union Arkansas Timber Producers Assoc. Baker’s Electrical Supplies, LLC Boots & Coots Services Branscum Law Offices Attorneys at Law Bulloch, Inc. Central Land Surveying Chenal Restoration Contractors, LLC City Drug of Monticello, Inc. CLASS OF DCHS 1961 Collins Chiropractic Center, LLC Comeback Logging, LLC Commercial Bank & Trust Co. Community Communications Co. David Funderburg Ins. Agency Drew Central Alumni Drew Central Class of 1950 Drew Cotton Seed Oil Mill, Inc. Drew County Historical Society Drew County Newspaper, Inc. E. C. Barton & Company EAN Holdings, LLC Farmers Grain Terminal, Inc. First National Bank of McGehee First State Bank of Warren Georgia-Pacific Hampton Inn Hooties, Inc. Hughes Orchard J. J & A of Lake Village Inc. James Quick Print

Jewel Minnis Trust John Rust Foundation LA Graphics La Terraza Mexican Restaurant Inc. Leesco, Inc. Louisiana Immigration Consultants, LLC Lucky’s of Monticello M.K. Distributing, Inc. Majors Forest & Lawn Martin Knee & Sports Medicine Center PA Maxwell Hardwood Flooring McKiever Realty, Inc. MHS Class of ‘65 Monticello Assoc of Life Underwriters Monticello Ladies Golf Association Monticello Tire & Service, Inc. Morgan Agencies, Inc. Murphy-Pitard Jewelers Northmont, Inc. O’Fallon Veterinary Service Inc. Oklahoma United Methodist Foundation Parker Builders, Inc. Parkway Bank Price Family Farming Co. Price Services, Inc. Quick Silver Timber, LLC R. A. Pickens & Son Company Ralph McQueen & Co., LTD. Razorsharp Carwash Regions Forest Services, LLP Rennier Associates Inc. Russ Beavers Farm Ryburn Motor Company Sabbatini Life Ins. Policy SeaArk Marine, Inc. Searcy & Associates, LLC Simmons First Bank Monticello Simmons First Bank of South Ark Simmons First National Bank South Arkansas Rehabilitation

Southeast Chapter of ASCPA Sugar Land Construction, Inc. Team Ward, Inc. The Hashem Law Firm, PLC THLO Thomas H. & Mayme P. Scott Foundation Town & Country Florist Trinity Foundation UAM Agriculture Alumni Society UAM Institute of Management Accountants Union Bank & Trust Company Wallace Trust Foundation Warren Wholesale Company Wendy’s

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.

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 Mike & Patsy Berry 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) Crossett Alumni & Friends David B. & Nancy Kyle Eberdt (by Bobby & Kimberly Eberdt Edmonds) Anthony W. & Cathy H. Fakouri 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 charitable remainder unitrusts.

What you should know about private giving and your Foundation Fund . . .

What is an endowment and how can I create one?

An endowment is literally the gift

that never stops giving. Typically, endowments are used to create scholarship funds. A minimum contribution of $15,000, allows you to create an endowment and only the interest

Dr. Clay Brown Vice Chancellor for Advancement

earned from the principal is used to fund scholarships. Through sound fiscal management, we will grow your endowment and your gift will create a legacy of educational opportunity for future generations. An endowment can be created with a lump-sum gift or over time. The larger the endowment, the more scholarships are generated

HERE FOR YOU Whether you’re interested in creating an endowment, joining the Centennial Circle, or making a restricted or unrestricted gift, Dr. Clay Brown and his staff can help you with your private giving questions.

s you look through the pages of

Do I have to give to the Foundation,

UAM Magazine you will notice

or can I give to a specific program? What is an annual award and how can

that each issue contains the names of We encourage all private gifts to

I create one?

individuals, corporations and business-

es who have contributed to the Uni-

the University to be given through the

versity through the UAM Foundation

Foundation. You can earmark your gift

Fund. These private gifts provide a

for the program or area of your choos-

an endowment in that your contribu-

margin of excellence for our programs

ing. As a subsidiary of the University

tion is made yearly and that contri-

in academics as well as co-curricular

of Arkansas Foundation, the UAM

bution is used in its entirety for the

activities such as band, choir, debate,

Foundation Fund simply serves as a

award. How much you choose to give

and athletics. They also provide invalu-

conduit for all private contributions.

is up to you.

such as the construction of a new an-

What are some different ways I can

I’m not sure what my best options

nex for the School of Forest Resources

give to the Foundation?

are. Can you help?

Practice Facility.

If you would like to make a gift to

ing to one of the club levels listed on

the University, I would be more than

the University but aren’t sure how to

our donor pages. You can make these

happy to visit with you about your

go about it, let me answer a few of

gifts unrestricted or you can restrict

options and help you decide which

your questions and get you pointed in

your gift, regardless of size, to the

gift option is the best fit for you. Feel

the right direction. Remember, a gift

area or program of your choice. All

free to call me at (870) 460-1028 and

to higher education is a lasting legacy.

donations are tax-deductible. You may

I’ll do everything I can to answer your

also wish to create an endowment or

questions. I look forward to working

remember UAM in your will. There

with you as we help UAM celebrate a

are other options as well, such as the

second century of opportunity!

able help with major capital projects,

and a new weight room for the Indoor You can be an annual donor by giv-

gift of life insurance or the creation of

and the more students are served.

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An annual award is different from

If you would like to make a gift to

Pumping Iron

t’s a new day for athletes at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, thanks in large measure to a gift from UAM alum Randy Risher (B.S. ‘89). Risher, founder of Randy Risher Fitness, Inc., of Houston, Tex., donated customized weight training equipment for eight stations in the university’s new weight room at the Indoor Practice Facility. The new weight room will be used by varsity athletes in all sports and was expected to be operational in January. Originally an unheated and uncooled storage area, the training area includes mirrors, a stereo system and heating and cooling. “This is a tremendous addition to our athletics program,” said Chris Ratcliff, director of athletics. “Not only will it allow our athletes to train in a wonderful, state-of-the-art facility, it gives our coaches an important recruiting tool to show to prospective Boll Weevils and Cotton Blossoms.” The entire cost of the weight room is being covered by private donations, said Ratcliff. Anyone wishing to contribute to the new facility should contact Ratcliff at (870) 460-1058.

Burson Gift

he family and friends of Eugenia H. (Moss) Burson and Jack D. Burson have donated $15,000 to the UAM Foundation Fund to create an endowed scholarship fund in their honor. The endowment will fund a scholarship to be given annually to a student or students in the School of Business with first preference given to accounting majors. The recipient must have a grade point average of 3.5 or better, a strong work ethic, good personality traits, and display excellent professional potential. “On behalf of the university and the Foundation, I am pleased that

NEW DIGS UAM’s athletic program is taking a giant leap forward in weight training with the opening of a new weight room at the Indoor Practice Facility. The facility features both free weights and weight machines covering the full spectrum of weight training exercises.

the friends and family of Eugenia and Jack Burson have chosen to honor them by creating this endowed scholarship fund,”said Dr. Clay Brown, vice chancellor for advancement. “An endowed scholarship is a wonderful way to create educational opportunities for future generations of deserving students.”

Moffatt Award

he estate of the late Minnie May Moffatt has established the Minnie May Moffatt Business Scholarship for students majoring in business administration. The late Miss Moffatt was a 1939 graduate of Arkansas A&M and spent 43 years at Moffatt Abstract Company, running the busi-

ness from 1953 until her retirement in in 1982. Miss Moffatt’s family has played an important role in the history of Arkansas A&M and UAM. The Moffatts are direct descendants of Judge William Turner Wells, who donated the land that became the Fourth District Agricultural School, later A&M and UAM. “The Moffatt family has long been a part of the history of this institution and it is only fitting that a scholarship bearing the name of Minnie May Moffatt will continue that legacy,” said UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “We are grateful to the Moffatt family for this generous gift.”

REMEMBERING The estate of Miss Minnie May Moffatt (‘39) has created a scholarship in her honor.

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ALUMNI SNAPSHOTS

Weevil Spring Spectacular

Alumni & Friends Weekend April 15-16 Friday, April 15 • Green-White Spring Football Game (kickoff at 7:00, Marching Band to perform at halftime, tailgating at 4:30 p.m. featuring inflatables and games at Weevil Kid Zone, free grilled hamburgers provided by Aramark, live band) Saturday, April 16 • UAM Baseball vs. Christian Brothers (doubleheader, first pitch at 12 noon, Weevil Field) • UAM Softball vs. Henderson State (doubleheader, first pitch at 1 p.m., Blossoms Field) (Aramark to provide food at baseball / softball complex, music by DJ) • UAM Music Theatre production of Oklahoma! at 7:30 p.m., Fine Arts Center auditorium. Free admission.

The Emerald Isle Eleven alumni and friends of the university spent an enjoyable 10 days in Ireland in November as part of a tour sponsored by the UAM Alumni Association.

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Gathered at the Cabra Castle were (from left) Linda Yeiser, Dr. John Annulis, Judy Lassiter, Karen McDougald, Patricia Nicholson, James Cathey, Sue Cathey, Deborah Henry, Linda Wells, Barbara Brannen and Joe Brannen. (Above) A country house near Killarney.

1960-69 David “Tex” Anders (BBA ’60), of Pharr, Tex., recently had his second book, The Losers Tampa, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame archives. The Losers Tampa is also being considered for film production. Anders is currently working on his third book, You Might Be a Fool If.

2000-10 Ruth Ann Chapman (BS ’00), and William Scott Gentry were married on December 4 at First Baptist Church in Monticello. David Andrew Marter (TC ‘06), and Laci Leigh Harris were married on November 6 Prairie Grove Church in the Prairie Grove Community. Jesse Eric Howard (BS ’05), and Candace Renee Daniels (BBA ’04), were married on December 4 at Pauline Baptist Church in Monticello. Brandi N. Rodgers (AA ’06), and Bobby Joe Kellett were married on December 4 at Beech Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Fordyce. Christy Michelle Lee (BS ’08), and Walter Patrick Toney were married on September 18 at the Dumas Community Center. Nicci Norton (BA ’08), and Adam Frazer were married on September 18 at the home of the bride’s parents in Rison. Rebecca Anne Tipton (BA ’10), and Jonathan Wayne Greenwood were married on November 20 at Dermott Baptist Church.

Wee Weevil Bibs Carsyn DeAnn Haley born October 24, 2010 to James (BS ’00) and Amber of Star City. Madison Renee Hughes born December 3, 2010 to Jacob (BGS ’10) and Megan of Monticello.

Roxi Peyton Ryburn born January 3, 2011 to Nicholas (BA ’06) and Victoria (BS ’06) of Monticello. Seth Lee Hayden Wilson born July 16, 2010 to Stacy (BS ’91) and Shana (AA ’10) of Monticello.

Dana Brooks ‘96 Dana Brooks (B.S. ’96) has been promoted to senior vice president of government relations for the National Milk Producers Federation. Brooks has worked for the Virginia-based lobbying organization for the past two years. Previously she worked in Washington as a legislative assistant for U.S. Representatives Marion Berry (D-Ark.) and JoAnn Emerson (R-Mo.). Brooks served as director of Congressional Relations for the American Farm Bureau Federation and most recently worked on national policy issues at the Florida Farm Bureau in Gainesville, Fla. During Brooks’ tenure at the NMPF, she has helped focus attention in Congress on the economic crisis that affected dairy farmers in 2009 while also helping to shepherd dairy-friendly provisions into the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Bill. She also worked to ensure that the mandatory, electronic reporting of dairy prices was signed into law. Brooks holds a degree in agriculture from UAM.

Jerry Gibson ‘66 Jerry Gibson (B.B.A. ‘66) of Parker, Tex., has built a welldeserved reputation as an successful entrepreneur and savvy businessman. Gibson’s latest business, VAC, Incorporated (Value-Added Communications) was recently recognized as a winner of The Dallas 100 Award. The awards are presented annual by Southern Methodist University’s Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship to the fastest growing privately held companies in the Dallas area. Gibson’s company specializes in the development of cutting edge call technology for the corrections industry. To qualify for The Dallas 100, a company must be an independent, privately held corporation, proprietorship or partnership, be headquartered in the Dallas area, have had sales of more than $500,000 but not more than $75,000,000 in 2006, have a three-year sales history reflecting growth, and have a credit report and character satisfactory to the Dallas 100. Jerry and his brother, John, received UAM’s Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1997. Jerry Gibson and his wife, June, have two sons – Jerry, Jr., and Judd.

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FRIENDS WE’LL MISS William Wells Moffatt ‘37 UAM and Monticello lost a dear friend and leading citizens on November 18, 2010, with the passing of William Wells Moffatt. A 1937 Arkansas A&M graduate, Mr. Moffatt was a businessman and civic leader who served on the Drew Memorial Hospital board, the Drew County Quorum Court, and the Union Bank board of directors. He was a long-time member of Wood Avenue Presbyterian Church and a supporter of the University of Arkansas at Monticello. “Wells Moffatt has meant a great deal to the university, to the Monticello community, and the state of Arkansas,” said UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “Wells and the entire Moffatt family represent the best of our community. He will be missed.” Born September 2, 1916, Mr. Moffatt worked for the Soil Conservation Service before enlisting in the Navy in 1942. He returned to Monticello in 1946 and became a successful businessman and real estate broker, owning and operating Moffatt Realty Co.

James Jordan One of Monticello’s leading citizens, avid UAM supporter and longtime mayor and state legislator James T. Jordan, 84, passed away recently. A Drew County native, Mr. Jordan was a World War II veteran who served in the 101st Airborne Division. After the war he was a successful businessman before entering public service, where he served as Drew County Treasurer, County Judge, Mayor, and State Representative. Mr. Jordan was president of the Southeast Arkansas Economic Development Council, chairman of the Area Agency on Aging, and a member of the board of the Delta Counseling and Guidance Center.

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In Memoriam Vicky Freeman Allgood of Snyder, October 19, 2010. Bobbie Ann Barker ’52 of Biloxi, Miss., October 5, 2010. Emma Jean Daniel ’28 of Richardson, Tex., May 20, 2010. Michael Ray Dobbs of Dumas, September 9, 2010. Leta Donkle of Long Beach, Cal., October 30, 2010. James A. Early of Hot Springs Village, March 27, 2010. Harry E. Farmin of Pine Bluff, January 13, 2011. Anna Mae Gardner ’74 of White Hall, December 12, 2010. Marilyn D. Gaston ’07 of McGehee, January 6, 2011. Ernest Gibbs, Jr. ’63 of the Rye Community, August 25, 2010. Charles Edward Golden ’98 of Kingsland, August 21, 2010. J. Walter Jones, Jr. of Shawnee Mission, Kan., September 9, 2010.

Amanda Nichole “A.K.” Kelly of Crossett, October 12, 2010. Hunter Lee Mills of Sheridan, October 10, 2010. Austin Nichole Paccio of Crossett, October 6, 2010. Linda K. Pinkus ’68 of Dermott, September 11, 2010. Chelsea Cameron Pulido of Monticello, November 3, 2010. Jackson L. Roop ’62 of Searcy, June 22, 2010. William Floyd Sanders, Jr. ’48 of Pflugerville, Tex., June 6, 2010. Carol Lynne Ferguson Slobig ’76 of Little Rock, January 6, 2011. Elbert Southall ’66 of Gainsville, Fla., December 13, 2010. Johnie Gray Scott Trippett ‘63 of Houston, Tex., November 23, 2010. Jane E. Tullous ’65 of Hot Springs, October 13, 2010. Judge Randall L. Williams of Little Rock, December 14, 2010.

Dr. John Downey Jones ‘49 Dr. John Downey Jones,Jr., 82, of Birmingham, Ala., passed away on January 14, 2011, at Hospice of Citrus County, Fla. He was born on October 28, 1928 in Lacy, Ark. Dr. Jones graduated from Arkansas A&M in 1949 with a bachelor’s degree in education. He earned a master’s degree in education at the University of Arkansas and an educational doctorate at the University of Mississippi. He also held a master’s in public health degree from the the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Jones served as dean of student affairs and associate professor of education at UAM in the 1960’s. He was vice president of student affairs, professor of education and associate director of the Center for Study of Higher Education at Memphis State and was the first vice president of student affairs at UAB. Dr. Jones was presented the UAM Alumni Award for Achievement and Merit in 1986. In 1990, he became the director of the Center for International Programs until his full retirement from UAB in 1995.

ALUMNI DUES Mrs. Cynthia L. Adair Mr. Wayne R. Adams Mrs. Gloria R. Adkisson Mr. Joe L. Akers Mrs. Joy D. Akin Mrs. Lillie V. Akin Mrs. Patricia Busby Akin Mr. Kenny R. Ames Rev. Lawson M. Anderson Mrs. Eileen Armstrong Mr. Ben B. Arnold Mrs. Eva M. Arrington Mrs. Nancy J. Astin Dr. William E. Atkinson Mrs. Katie B. Austin Ms. Marie Austin Mrs. Joy B. Ayer Mr. and Mrs. Hoy R. Aylett Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Troy L. Bailey Mr. Edward B. Ball Mr. W. Ramsay Ball Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Ballew Dr. David Barker Ms. Barbara A. Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Billy J. Barnett Mrs. Patricia E. Barnett Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Barrett Mr. and Mrs. Jim Barrett Dr. and Mrs. William B. Barrett Mr. and Mrs. James Barton Mr. John P. Bass, Jr. Mrs. Carolyn J. Baughman Mr. Donald E. Beavers Mrs. Fonda C. Bell Mrs. Rhonda R. Bell Mr. and Mrs. Mike Berry Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Bickford Mr. Mark Binns Mr. Michael Binns, Sr. Mr. Alvin W. Black Mr. Ron H. Blackwelder Mrs. Helen Troy Bladon Mr. and Mrs. William P. Blankenship Mr. Keith Blount Mrs. Debra L. Borgognoni Mr. and Mrs. Mack J. Borgognoni Mr. and Mrs. Nick F. Bowman Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Boyd Mr. and Mrs. Roy M. Boyd Ms. Linda T. Johnson-Boyter Mr. Jerry W. Bradshaw Mr. Herby Branscum, Jr. Mrs. Mildred F. Brazeel Mr. and Mrs. A. Jack Brigance Mr. and Mrs. Freddy L. Brooks Mr. J. Taylor Brown Dr. Russell H. Bulloch Mr. William C. Bulloch Mrs. Zola Reynolds Bulloch Mr. Joseph Thomas Bullock Mr. and Mrs. James P. Burgess Mr. Louis N. Burgess Mr. Steven E. Burgess Mr. Steven L. Burgess Mrs. Louise Burke Mr. Bobby D. Buzbee Ms. Sara M. Caldwell Mr. Travis M. Calhoun Mr. Leon Ray Camp Mr. Frank “Buddy” Carson, Jr. Mrs. June M. Carter Mrs. Ann C. Cash Mr. Donny R. Cater Mr. and Mrs. Joey Cathey Drs. Steve and Janet Cathey Mr. Carr Lee Chambers Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Chambers Ltc. and Mrs. Wilber L. Chambers Drs. Jim and Martha Chambless Mr. Allen R. Chandler Mrs. Faye Chandler Mrs. Patricia A. Chandler Mrs. Grayce T. Choate Dr. Daniel E. Christman Mrs. Mimi Herring Ciarletta Mr. Ben L. Clark Mr. and Mrs. Raymond D. Clary Mr. William D. Clifton, Jr. Mr. Harry M. Cloud Mr. John W. Clow

Dr. Jesse M. Coker Mr. William H. Collins Mr. John William Colvin Mr. and Mrs. Buford R. Conner Dr. and Mrs. Charles Cooper Mr. Gary D. Cope Mr. and Mrs. Russell L. Corker Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Coston Mr. James W. Cotton Mr. and Mrs. Cecil E. Counce Ms. Carolyn A. Cox Ms. Tracy A. Coyle Ms. Erin B. Cracolici Mr. Kevin J. Craft Mr. Kenneth T. Crawford Mr. and Mrs. Robert Crawley Dr. and Mrs. Charles R. Cronin Mrs. Glenda Cross Mr. Matthew A. Cross Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd Crossley Dr. Randy Crowder Mr. Edgar L. Culpepper Mrs. Shirley Cummins Mr. David Dail Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Daniel Mrs. Georgieann Darter Mrs. Betty J. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Davis Mr. Otis L. Davis, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Dearman, Jr. Mr. David E. Dearman Mr. David C. Dill Mr. John L. Dobbins Mr. Ben R. Dunlap Mrs. Marilyn R. Dvoracek Mrs. Juanita L. Dye Mr. Maxwell Dyer Mrs. Nancy K. Eberdt Mr. Brett W. Eckert Dr. Audrey Brown Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Efird Dr. Albert L. Etheridge Mr. and Mrs. Joe M. Fakouri Mrs. Louise M. Fishel Mr. and Mrs. Charles Flanery Mr. Edward D. Fleming Mrs. Cynthia M. Flemister Mr. John W. Foster Mr. and Mrs. Ray H. Foster Dr. Donald A. Frank Mr. Thomas E. Franks Ms. Fara L. Free Mrs. Betty Page-French Ms. Melinda Frew Mr. Michael D. Frisby Mr. W. Ronald Frizzell Mrs. Janie Elizabeth Fuller Mrs. Louise Funderburg Mr. Ricky D. Futrell Col. CLarence D. Gaddy, Sr., AUS, Ret. Mr. P. Q. Gardner Mr. James A. Garrett, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Byron G. Gasaway Mrs. Perry Jean Gathright Mr. Jerry D. Gibson Mr. and Mrs. John F. Gibson, Jr. Drs. Glen and Mary Jane Gilbert Mr. Willie R. Giles Rev. and Mrs. Shay Gillespie Mr. Anthony J. Giovingo, Jr. Mr. Reginald Glover Mr. Joe R. Gordon Mr. Charles V. Grassi Mr. Alfred J. Graves Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Gray Dr. James Charles Green Mr. and Mrs. Gary W. Grider Mr. and Mrs. Paul K. Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Doug Grimmett Mr. and Mrs. James A. Grove John S. and Carolyn M. Haisty Mr. Adrian L. Haley, Jr. Mr. C. Barry Hall Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Halstead Mr. and Mrs. Pat Hammons Mr. James H. Hamner Mr. and Mrs. J. Melvin Handley Mrs. Billie J. Handly Ms. Lesa A. Handly Mr. Werner L. Haney Mr. and Mrs. Philip T. Hankins

Mr. Charles L. Hardy Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Hargis Mr. Gary L. Harper Mr. Joseph Neil Harrington Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Harris Ms. Lynn Harris Mr. and Mrs. George T. Harris Ms. Melissa K. Harrod Mr. Billy H. Hartness Mr. Matthew E. Hartness Mrs. Lou A. Head Ms. Frances Hedrick Mr. Rick D. Henderson Philip and Mardelle Henley Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Mr. Shirley E. Henry Dr. Jim Hercher and Betty Hercher Dr. William M. Heroman Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Herren Mr. Phillip D. Herring Mr. Frank D. Hickingbotham Mr. and Mrs. Ben D. Higginbotham Mr. James R. Higgins Dr. and Mrs. James L. Hobgood Mr. David Hobson Mr. and Mrs. Farris A. Hogue, Jr. Mr. Devin W. Holland Ms. Flossie M. Holley Mr. and Mrs. John Hollimon, Jr. Mr. Robert L. Hollis Mr. Andrew J. Hood Mr. Tommy L. Hooks Ms. Lawanaka K. Hooper Mr. Bertram G. Hopgood Mrs. Joyce E. Hopkins Mr. Gordon Hornaday Mr. Ray Howard Col. (Ret) and Mrs. Byron P. Howlett, Jr. Mrs. Permelia A. Huffman Mr. and Mrs. Jay L. Hughes Mr. Kenneth H. Hunt Mr. Billy R. Hunter Mr. Charles E. Jackson Mrs. Trudy G. Jackson Mrs. Brenda J. Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. Matthew D. Jacobs Mr. and Mrs .David A. James Mrs. Louise M. James Mr. and Mrs. Jerry A. Janes Mr. Anthony M. Jenkins Mr. Willard D. Jenkins Mr. Peter H. Jerry Dr. Christopher L. Johnson Col. (Ret.) Donald L. Johnson Mr. Edgar F. Johnson Mrs. Ellen R. Johnson Mr. Jerry R. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Levin C. Johnson Mr. Phillip A. Johnson Mrs. Virginia Nell Johnston Mrs. Nancy J. Jolly Mr. and Mrs. Bobby L. Jones Mr. Gerald L. Jones Mrs. LaVerne M. Jones Mrs. Rita G. Jones Mr. Robert D. Jones, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Rob Jones Dr. and Mrs. Billy J. Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Jack F. Jordan Mr. Chuck Karnes Mr. Marvin K. Kauffman Mr. and Mrs. Curtis R. Kea Mr. and Mrs. Jack W. Keith Mr. Thomas M. Keith Mrs. Cynthia M. Kern Dr. and Mrs. Bob L. Kerr Mr. S. Lee Kindle Dr. Lewis R. King Mr. and Mrs. Marvin C. King Mr. and Mrs. James Kirkley Ms. Octavia Avis Klick Mr. and Mrs. Don E. Knight Mr. John K. Knight Mr. and Mrs. W. Brad Koen Mr. and Mrs. Kelly M. Koonce Mrs. Cynthia Snow Kopack Mr. Scott Kuttenkuler Mr. Curtis W. Kyle, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bert O. Lambert Mr. and Mrs. Larry K. Land Mr. Malcolm G. Lane

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Langston, Jr. Ms. Annslie K. Larance Mr. and Mrs. Dale Lassiter Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lawrence, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bob H. Lee, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David S. Leech Mr. Samuel C. Light Mr. and Mrs. Willie Livingston Mr. John E. Lockwood Mr. and Mrs. Bob E. Lucky Mr. and Mrs. John H. Maines Mr. Gerald W. Majors Mr. and Mrs. Weaver L. Majors, Jr. Mrs. Bonnie R. Mann Mr. Kenneth D. Mann Mr. Marvin L. Mann Mr. Chris E. Marhenke Mrs. Aileen Martin Ms. Marva D. Martin Mr. Robert F. Maskell Mrs. Nola G. Mason Dr. Betty A. Matthews Dr. Herbert M. Matthews Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Matthews Mayor and Mrs. Allen Maxwell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Maxwell Mr. Eugene J. Mazzanti Mr. John E. McArthur Mr. and Mrs. James McClain, Jr. Gen. and Mrs. Roger L. McClellan Mr. William C. McClintock, USN Ret. Mrs. Monteene H. McCoy Mrs. Charlotte McGarr Dr. Thomas B. McGinnis Mr. Chad A. McGriff Mr. Maurice M. McKeown Mr. Tom L. McKeown Ms. S. Leslie McKiever Ms. Cynthia K. McKinstry Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. McMillan Mr. Errol D. Miller Ms. Mishelle C. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Roger E. Miller Mr. Brandt A. Mitchell Mr. Clay Mitchell Mr. Travis C. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Wells Moffatt Mr. and Mrs. Kirby J. Mole Mr. Jimmie W. Monk Ms. Anne Gaddy Monks Mr. Byron K. Montgomery Billy J. & Carolyn Henley Moore Mr. and Mrs. Joe A. Moore Mr. Lamar G. Moore Mr. William O. Moore Linda and Chuck Morris Mr. Robert Clark Moseley Mr. and Mrs. Carroll W. Mosley Dr. Steven C. Moss Ms. Rhonda G. Mullikin Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Munnerlyn Dr. and Mrs. Joe A. Musick Mr. Eric T. Myers Mr. Jim J. Neeley Mr. Tommy N. Neeley Ms. Maurenella A. Nelson Mr. William H. Nelson Mr. Chadwick S. Newton Mr. D. John Nichols Mr. James C. Nichols Mr. Larry Nipper Ms. Juanita D. Nowlen Mr. Billy W. Nowlin Mr. W. Roger Nutt, Jr. Mrs. Mary Ann O’Connell Dr. and Mrs. Marty O’Fallon Dr. Walter R. Oglesby Mrs. Joyce O’Neal Mr. Charles F. Outlaw Mr. and Mrs. Wayne L. Owen, Jr. Ms. Sally M. Owen Mr. Harold Owens Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Owyoung Mrs. Matti J. Palluconi Maj. Roy I. Parker Mr. Archie L. Paschall, Sr. Mr. Joseph D. Paschall Mr. Larry E. Patrick Mr. and Mrs. Scott Patterson Mrs. Marietta K. Payne Mr. and Mrs. Gene Pearce, Jr.

Mr. Donald S. Pearson Ms. Denisa J. Pennington Mr. Harry C. Pennington Ms. Margaret R. Pennington Mr. and Mrs. Michael Pennington Mrs. Carolyn Diane Perry Mr. Thomas A. Pevey Mrs. Lela B. Pickett Mr. Thomas J. Pierce, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Pierini Mr. David O. Plunkett Mr. Edwin R. Pomeroy Ms. Ashley M. Ponder Mr. Bain L. Poole Mrs. Christie L. Popejoy Mr. Robert W. Prestridge Mr. John Porter Price Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Puckett Mr. Dirk Pulliam Mr. Charles T. Purvis Mrs. Loyce Ray Mr. and Mrs. Matthew W. Reaves Mr. and Mrs. R. Larry Reaves Mr. Kirby Reep Dr. Amy C. Reeves Mr. Richard A. Reinhart Mr. and Mrs. Earl R. Richardson Mr. John D. Richardson, Jr. Mr. Phillip I. Roby Dr. Sean C. Rochelle Mr. and Mrs. Don Rodgers, Sr. Mr. Patrick H. Rodriguez Dr. Tommy G. Roebuck Mr. Albert B. Rogers Dr. James S. Rook Steve and Anissa Ross Mr. and Mrs. James A. Ross, Jr. Mr. William F. Ross Mr. C. Larry Rouse Mr. James Parker Rundel Dr. James D. Russell Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Ryburn III Mr. and Mrs. Bennie F. Ryburn, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas D. Ryburn Mr. and Mrs. Scott Saffold Ms. Lou Ann Sales Mr. J. Howard Sandage Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L. Sangster Mr. Edward M. Scherm Mrs. Charlotte T. Schexnayder Mrs. Julia Jones Scott Rev. Charles T. Settle Ms. Yvonne Y. Shao Ms. Marla L. Shapiro Mr. Danny M. Shedd Dr. and Mrs. Dwight C. Shelton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Shepherd, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Nasser Shirakbari Mr. Paul D. Simpson Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Singleton Mrs. Delores M. Skender Mr. Thomas P. Slavin Mr. John P. Sloan Mr. and Mrs. Coy B. Smith Mr. David Russell Smith Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. Smith Mrs. Helen T. Smith Dr. Kirby Smith Mr. James M. Smith Mr. and Mrs. John H. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Kevin W. Smith

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Winter Wonderland The First Of Two January Snowfalls Left The UAM Campus In A Cloak of White.