Class Notes

support for more students, which leads to more alumni, which leads to more leaders in our workforce and more progress in our communities.”

People might think only large gifts make a difference at UAFS, but Simonds said gifts of any size have an impact.

“Reasonable gifts go a long way here, especially when they become routine,” he said. “I want to provide opportunities for people to give realistic gifts in simple ways that make them feel comfortable repeating their gifts in the future.”

Please take a moment to tell your former classmates and us what’s been going on since you left UAFS, Westark, or Fort Smith Junior College. Tell us about your job, your family, your hobbies, your adventures, your plans, or whatever you want to share with other alumni.

Although we may not always be able to use photos, feel free to send them (highest resolution possible), and we will use them if we can. Then make sure we have your full name, including your name when you were here if it is different, and the year you graduated or attended classes. Email your class note to alumni@ uafs.edu, mail it to us at Alumni

Office, UAFS, P.O. Box 3649,

Fort Smith, AR 72913. Or drop in to see us in the office at Grand Avenue and Waldron Road.

1970s

Donna Jones, ’78, accepted a new position as Assistant Principal of Ballman/Bonneville.

1990s

Patricia Briley, ’92, became part of the UAFS faculty as an instructor in the nursing program in August 2020. Carol Westcamp, ’94, married Tommy Sessums. Former UAFS standout and head women’s basketball coach Tari Cummings, ’99, has accepted a position as an assistant coach at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.

2000s

Alicia Peerson, ’08, received an Education Specialist Degree in reading from Arkansas State University. Casey Perez, ’04, is newly married with two biological children and one stepchild. Brandon McFadden, ’07, was promoted with tenure to associate professor in the Department of Applied Economics and Statistics at the University of Delaware. Luke Crouch, ’08, celebrated 8 years at Ouro Mining Inc. Robert Jetton, ’09, started a new role as controller at Industrial Piping Specialists Inc. Cody Fabor, ’09, and his wife Casey welcomed Scarlett Faber into the world on June 12, 2021. Katie Schluterman Kratzberg ’07, and AJ Kratzberg welcomed their son Konner Joseph Kratzberg to the world on June 2, 2021. Elizabeth Love, ’09, accepted new position as principal of Spradling Elementary. Matthew Hominick,’08, accepted new position as director of Belle Point Center. Rachael Foster, ’03, accepted new position as assistant principal of Southside. Keith Lux, ’07, achieved the status of an Ameriprise Financial private wealth advisor. Jeremy May, ’07, has accepted a new position as vice president for Client Services and Strategy at Ramsey Mediaworks in Joplin, Mo. He will be working remotely from Fort Smith.

2010s

Clinton Johnson, ’11, started a new position as organizational development specialist at Gerdau. Audra Cooper, ’16, and her husband Colton Cooper welcomed their daughter, Lexie in to the world on Aug. 6, 2021. Daniel Peek, ’17, got engaged and was promoted from operations supervisory for ABF Freight in Kansas City, MO, to supervisor implementation for Innovative Operations for ABF Freight. Priscilla Red, ’18, accepted a marketing position with Amazon in El Paso, Texas. Joshua Harris, ’17, began facilitating an opiate addiction focus group at Rightway Medical of Roland. Amanda Terbieten, ’16, got married on Nov. 21, 2020. Amra Nicholson, ’19, planned to welcome baby Nicholson in December 2021. Angela Mattingly, ’10, had her first child, Oliver, in 2018. Aaliyah Grant, ’18, planned to be married April 24, 2021. Ashley Boyd, ’17, got married over the summer and has a 3-year-old child. Ashley Capes, ’18, teaches at Lavaca High School. Since graduating from UAFS, she has gotten married and had a baby. Brittany Brazil, ’14, married in 2015 and had her first son in August 2020. Brook Fruits, ’10, got married in 2011 and welcomed her first son in 2019. Tia Teague, ’17, graduated with her master’s degree in Speech Pathology. She is starting a new job as a contract speech therapist at HOPE Therapy and at Hackett Schools. Hayley Howard, ’16, starting a new position as Manager of Strategic Initiatives for Mercy Health Systems - Fort Smith. Carla Acosta, ’18, started new position as senior analyst at Lowe’s Companies Inc. Tristen Long, ’18, started new position as loan processor at Primary Residential Mortgage. Jerry Cervantes, ’10, celebrated 1 year at Pyramid Central Roofing, LLC. Murphy-Michelle Burt, ’18, started new position as clinical liaison at Northwest Health System. Corrie M. Harrold ’16, got married and became Corrie M. Jenkins. Joshua Anderson, ’17, started his new role as information security analyst at Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield. Chasse Daniels, ’18, started a new position as planning supervisor at ArcBest. Matt Callaway, ’17, received a promotion to trade compliance specialist at ArcBest. Amy Wilson, ’09, and Brock Wilson, ’10, welcomed their son, Grant Kendricks Wilson into the world on June 17, 2021. Travis Schluterman, ’13, and Staci Rietman ’15 were engaged to be married on Sept. 25, 2021. Callie Sphan, ’19, has been accepted into the ATU Instructional Technology, Library Media master’s degree program. Constance Elmore, ’14, has started a new position at Hackett School this fall as a family and consumer science teacher. Katie Burgess, ’17, and her husband welcomed their daughter, Parker Sloane Burgess, into the world on June 21. Ian Miller, ’11, is the lab Director for Higher Testing. Mary Barker, ’12, has been ac-