UAM Magazine Fall 2011 - University of Arkansas at Monticello

From the ChanCellor
3,930 students! Just a few short years ago that
number would have seemed beyond our reach, but thanks to the hard work of the
entire UAM family, our fall enrollment has set another record. This milestone is a tribute
to the entire university community, but I want to recognize the efforts of our dean of
enrollment management, Mary Whiting, and her recruitment staff for their hard work
as well as the efforts of our advertising and marketing committee in aggressively and
proactively telling our story to the state and region.
One of the happy side-effects of rising enrollment is the increase
in students living on campus which adds so much to the vibrancy of
campus life. Our residence halls and apartments are currently at 100
percent capacity and we are researching the possibility of constructing
new on-campus residence facilities.
As always, with good news come challenges. During the last legislative
session, the Governor and General Assembly approved performance
funding requirements for all state-supported colleges and
universities in Arkansas with the stated goal to double the number of
Arkansans with college degrees by 2025. Each institution will submit five
percent of its appropriation from the state in the initial year to a pool of funds which will
be available to institutions which meet performance standards such as graduation rates.
As an open admissions institution committed to providing educational opportunity, this
will provide some unique challenges that I am confident we will meet.
A second challenge is finding ways to help our students meet the rising cost of higher
education. Private and institutional scholarships are the lifeblood of this institution and
represent the only avenue for many of our students to attain a college education. We
are grateful for the continuing support of our alumni and friends who have generously
provided the resources to fund these scholarships.
As summer turns to fall and a new school year begins, we look forward to seeing
many of you at Homecoming. This year’s celebration is scheduled for the last week in
October, with the Hall of Fame banquet set for October 27, the annual Alumni Dinner
for October 28, and our Homecoming football game with Southeast Oklahoma University
on October 29. A complete schedule of Homecoming events can be found on
pages 2 and 3 of this magazine.
This fall marks our first season in the new Great American Conference. We are
excited by the possibilities of athletic competition in a league that should allow us to
contain costs and reduce the amount of class time missed by our student-athletes.
As UAM Magazine goes to press, there are still a limited number of places left in our
Centennial Circle Campaign. If you would like to join the Centennial Circle, contact our
Office of Advancement at (870) 460-1028. My door is always open and I look forward
to seeing you.
Sincerely,
Jack Lassiter
Chancellor
On The Cover: Scenes from the 1960-61 school
year are spotlighted on the cover as UAM prepares
to honor the Class of ‘61 at Homecoming.
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INSIDE
2 Leading Off
A complete schedule
of Homecoming activities
4 On Campus
New construction, a record
enrollment, honors, awards
and a new forestry dean
22 Sports
2011-12 basketball
schedules and a profile of
new football coach Hud
Jackson
24 Foundation
The UAM Foundation
continues to grow
29 Herbarium
Find out more about the
newest addition to the
campus
30 Class News
Keep in touch with your
former classmates
Chair
Paul Griffin / Monticello
Vice Chair
Beverly Reep / Warren
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ACHIEVERS
These six outstanding alumni will be
honored at Homecoming.
Fall 2011
FEATURES
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BIG CHANGES
A special report about the
School of Forest Resources,
including the new dean, new
building, and research.
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Secretary-Treasurer
Amanda Ware / North Little Rock
Directors
Angelia Clements / Little Rock
HELLO MR. PRESIDENT
Drew Central teacher (and UAM
alum) Eva Arrington was among a
group of teachers honored
at the White House.
Jennifer Hargis / Monticello
Donney Jackson / Monticello
M.L. Mann / Monticello
Jerrielynn Mapp / Monticello
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THEY GAVE US THRILLS
They come from different eras
and different sports, but the
Sports Hall of Fame Class of
2011 is all class.
Randall Risher / Houston, Texas
James Rook / Mena
Larry Walther / Little Rock
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Thursday, October 27
4:30 p.m. – Homecoming Parade and Pep Rally. The UAM
Marching Band and cheerleaders will lead a parade around
campus, culminating with a pep rally in front of the University
Center.
5:30 p.m. – Sports Hall of Fame Reception, Chancellor’s Home,
471 University Drive.
6:30 p.m. – Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet, John F.
GIbson University Center, 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 per person.
Contact Jim Brewer at (870) 460-1274, or Reginald Glover
at (870) 460-1327 for tickets.
Friday, October 28
4:00 - 5:30 p.m. – Images of America: Monticello Book Signing
by authors Mark Spencer and Mary Heady, Taylor Libraruy
and Technology Center Foyer.
6:00 p.m. – Welcome Home Reception, A&M/UAM Alumni
and Friends, Chancellor’s Home, 471 University Drive.
7:00 p.m. – A&M / UAM Alumni Dinner, John F. Gibson University
Center Green Room. Tickets are $15 per person. Dinner
includes presentation of Alumni Awards for Achievement and
Merit and the Continuing the Connection Award, Alumni Association
Scholarships, recognition of the A&M Class of 1961.
Advance reservations are requested. Contact Patty Withers at
(870) 460-1028 or (800) 467-8148.
Saturday, October 29
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. – A&M / UAM Lettermen’s Club Breakfast,
University Center Caucus Room. Contact Chris Ratcliff,
director of athletics (870) 460-1058.
8:30 - 9:30 a.m. – A&M / UAM Class of 1961 Reunion
Breakfast Celebrating 50 Years, University Center Senate
Room. Contact Colt Roan at (870) 460-1028.

9:00 - 10:30 a.m. – A&M / UAM African-American Alumni
Reunion Breakfast, University Center Capitol Room. Tickets
are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Contact Classie Jones-
Green at (870) 536-9159.
9:30 - 11 a.m. – “Recognizing Rob” Missionary Baptist
Student Fellowship Reunion Celebrating 25 Years
MBSF Center, honoring MBSF Director Rob Leonard for 25
years service to the UAM family.
10:00 a.m. – Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority (Gamma Zeta
Chapter) 50th Anniversary Reunion, University Center Gallery
Room. Contact Julie Barber at (870) 329-6754.
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. – A&M / UAM Alumni Meet and
Greet Reunion, University Center Green Room. Contact Colt
Roan at (870) 460-1028.
11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. – Weevil Tailgate Parties, Weevil Pond,
A&M / UAM alumni, students and friends.
11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. – Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity
Reunion, tailgate area.
11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. – Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority 50th
Anniversary Reunion, tailgate area. Contact Angie Clements
at (501) 944-5328
1:00 p.m. – Walk of Champions, Lakeshore Drive east of Weevil
Pond. Football team, cheerleaders and marching band.
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. – Pre-Game Ceremonies, Convoy Leslie-
Cotton Boll Stadium. Band performance and presentation of
the 2011 Homecoming Court and coronation of the
Homecoming Queen.
3:00 p.m. – Kickoff, Homecoming Football Game, Boll Weevils
vs. Southeastern Oklahoma State, Convoy Leslie-Cotton
Boll Stadium. For tickets, call (870) 460-1058.
Halftime – Pride of Southeast Arkansas Marching Band Performance,
recognition of Class of 1961 and 2011 Sports Hall
of Fame Induction Class.
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Approaching 4,000
The University of Arkansas at Monticello
has set a new all-time enrollment
record according to census day
figures released by the UAM registrar’s
office.
UAM enrolled 3,930 students at its
three campuses in Monticello, Crossett
and McGehee for the 2011 fall semester,
breaking the previous record of 3,638
set in 2010. The new record represents a
growth of 8 percent or 292 students, the
ninth record in 10 years, according to Dr.
Debbie Bryant, registrar.
“This is a tremendous accomplishment
and is the direct result of a dedicated
and hard working university family,” said
Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “The emphasis
given to the admission, retention, advising,
mentoring, teaching, and graduation
of our students continues to show positive
results.”
In the past decade, UAM’s fall semester
enrollment has grown from 2,482 in
2002 to its current 3,930, an increase of
58.3 percent in 10 years. Fall enrollment
grew to 2,875 in 2003, 2,942 in 2004,
2,959 in 2005, exceeded 3,000 for the
first time in 2006 with a total of 3,179,
grew to 3,187 in 2007, 3,302 in 2008,
3,479 in 2009, and 3,638 in 2010.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT Dr. Robert Weih
with (left) Jonathan Bailey, a senior SIS major
from Malvern, and (right) Auddy Doss, a senior
SIS major from Monticello.
“When taken in combination with
the decreasing numbers of high school
graduates in our traditional recruiting
area, this is truly an amazing accomplishment”
Lassiter added. “It’s a tribute to
our recruitment efforts and to the work
of our marketing committee in getting the
word out about UAM and the opportunities
available at this institution.”
Mary Whiting, dean of enrollment
management and director of admissions,
praised the “hard work and dedication
of the admissions staff in the recruitment
of new students. Our recruiters often
times have thankless jobs. They spend
hours and hours on the road visiting high
schools and talking to potential students.
They are the ones who have done the
heavy lifting and I am grateful for their
efforts.”
Military Friendly
AM has been designated a “Military
U Friendly School” by G.I. Jobs, the
magazine for military personnel transitioning
into civilian life. The 2012 Military
Friendly Schools list honors the top 20
percent of colleges, universities and
trade schools that are doing the most to
embrace America’s military service members
and veterans as students.
Lifetime Award
r. Robert Weih, professor of
Dspatial information systems in the
UAM School of Forest Resources, recently
became the fourth recipient of
the Lifetime Achievement Award presented
by the Arkansas GIS Users Forum.
A pioneer in spatial information
systems education in Arkansas, Weih
was recognized for his “outstanding
contributions and long-standing commitment
to the Arkansas geospatial
community.” Weih joined the UAM
faculty in 1994. He holds a bachelor
of science degree from Northern
Arizona University, a master’s degree
from the University of Minnesota, and
a Ph.D. from Virginia Tech.
“This is a tremendous honor, one in
which we take great pride,” said UAM
Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “As an institution,
we have always worked hard to serve our
military veterans and help them transition
back to civilian life. We owe so much to
the men and women who have sacrificed
to preserve our freedom and way of life.
UAM will always be committed to helping
them in any way we can.”
Nation’s Best
T he UAM chapter of Phi Alpha Theta
history honor society has been selected
to receive the National Best
Chapter Award for the fourth consecutive
year.
Chapters are judged based on their
activities during the previous year, the
academic achievement of student members,
service projects, and new programs.
The UAM chapter was selected from
colleges and universities with enrollments
between 3,000 and 6,000.
As part of the award, the chapter will
receive a grant to purchase books for
UAM’s Taylor Library and Technology
Center.
“To win this award four times in a row
is an outstanding achievement,” said Dr.
Kyle Day, assistant professor of history
and faculty co-advisor to the UAM chapter.
“Only a few chapters in Phi Alpha
Theta history have achieved such a distinction.
We’re proud that our students
can compete on this level with students
and chapters from around the country.”
Notable activities this past year
included chapter members Paula Trotter
and Christopher Carr presenting papers
at the Arkansas Regional Phi Alpha Theta
Conference in Russellville. Chapter
members also worked with local churches
in helping to clean and restore local
African-American cemeteries. Working
with the School of Social and Behavioral
Sciences’ Horizons Program, chapter
members participated in a history field
course that took them to sites of historical
importance related to the civil rights
movement.
Phi Alpha Theta was founded at the

University of Arkansas in 1921 and today
has more than 900 chapters and 300,000
members at colleges and universities
across the country. Members must
maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or
higher on at least 12 semester hours in
history. The UAM chapter was founded
in 2007 and is comprised of 31 students
and six faculty members.
Connect Arkansas
Officials at the University of Arkansas
at Monticello are hoping a grant
from Connect Arkansas will help lift the
state from its current rank of 49th in the
deployment and accessibility of broadband
high-speed internet.
Scott Kuttenkuler, dean of students,
and Bobby Hoyle, director of information
technology at UAM, began work on
a grant proposal a year ago focused on
increasing awareness of the importance
of high-speed internet. The original
proposal was confined to southeast Arkansas,
but after submission to Connect
Arkansas, was expanded to include 57 of
the state’s 75 counties.
Connect Arkansas, a private, nonprofit
organization dedicated to expansion
of high-speed internet access in
the state, awarded a $112,000 grant to
Kuttenkuler and Hoyle. When combined
with UAM’s investment in the project, the
grant totals $132,000.
As part of the grant proposal, UAM
will begin hosting two-hour training sessions
over the next two years in each of
Top Honor
J
ay Jones, UAM’s vice chancellor for finance and administration, has been named
the 2011 Distinguished Alumnus of Phillips Community College of the University
of Arkansas.
A native of Helena-West Helena, Jones earned an associate of applied science
degree in data processing from PCCUA in 1984 and a B.B.A. degree in accounting
from the University of Louisiana-Monroe in 1986. Jones served one term as treasurer
for the city of West Helena, was an adjunct instructor in personal finance at
PCCUA and served as the institution’s chief financial officer before coming to UAM
in 2006.
the 57 counties covered by the grant. The
sessions are for students K-8 and their
parents.
“A lot of people don’t understand
the value of high-speed internet,” said
Kuttenkuler. “They don’t want to pay for
broadband, they don’t understand why
they need it. In a lot of cases, people have
no internet in their homes at all and they
don’t understand how it benefits their
children’s education.”
According to Connect Arkansas,
a statewide survey of 608 registered
voters showed 29 percent of respondents
had never used the internet while
another seven percent were unsure what
broadband or high-speed internet access
meant. The survey also showed that while
92 percent of the state’s population had
access to the internet, 55
percent
of Arkansans with available access do not
subscribe to high-speed internet because
they feel they “do not need it.”
An enticement to encourage participation
in the training sessions is the
availability of 30 free computers per
county for students who qualify for free
or reduced school lunches. The computers
are refurbished models from the
Little Rock School District provided by
Connect Arkansas.
The training sessions will be held in
schools, libraries and chamber of commerce
offices over the next two years. For
persons interested in advanced training,
UAM will offer 28 four-hour sessions, one
for every two counties in the grant
project.
CONNECTING
Bobby Hoyle
(below), director of
information technology,
conducts
the first workshop
for Connect
Arkansas.
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“Images of America: Monticello”
M
ark Spencer, dean of the School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Arkansas at Monticello,
and Mary Heady, special collections and reference librarian at UAM’s Taylor Library
and Technology Center, have collaborated to produce a book about the history of Monticello that is
part of the popular national series Images of America.
Images of America: Monticello is being published by Arcadia Publishing of Charleston, S.C., the
largest publisher of local histories in America, and will be available in bookstores October 10. The
book consists of 210 historical images and approximately 18,000 words. The earliest images date to
the 1870s with the most recent from the past decade.
Spencer and Heady will autograph copies of their book at a reception and book signing during
Homecoming weekend October 28 from 4-5:30 p.m. in the foyer of the Taylor Library and Technology
Center.
Spencer, who has previously published three novels, two short story collections and one nonfiction
novel, was contacted by Arcadia Publishing last November about doing a book about Monticello
for the Images of America series. He asked Heady to be his co-author and began working on
the project last December, completing the book in April. Images for the book were collected from
the Drew County Museum, the UAM photo archives, and from private sources.
The theme of the book is Monticello’s role as the hub of opportunity and economic development
in southeast Arkansas, with significant space given to Monticello’s “Golden Age” of 1890 to
1920 when it was generally considered the most prosperous community in Arkansas. Another
theme is the relationship of the town and the university and the importance of education to the
culture and economy of Monticello.
The book consists of six chapters: “The Golden Age” (1890-1920), “The Roaring Twenties” (the
1920s), “A New Deal” (the 1930s), “The World at War” (the 1940s), “Rock ‘n Roll” (the 1950s), and
“The Winds of Change, the March of Time” (1960-2010). Throughout the book, the authors highlight
local events and tie them to national and world events.
Royalties from the book sales will go to the Drew County Historical Society.
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MARK SPENCER
MARY HEADY
Breaking Tradition
Today’s college residence hall is not
your father’s or mother’s dormitory.
The traditional college dorm – which
featured multiple students in one room
sharing limited closet space and a community
bathroom and showers – has gone
the way of the dinosaur.
“We are adapting to what our
students want and what they’re used
to,” says Jay Hughes, UAM’s vice chancellor
for student affairs. “Students of my
generation grew up sharing bedrooms
and bathrooms with siblings, but today’s
students are used to privacy and their
own personal space. That’s the experience
we’re striving to give them.”
When Hughes became vice chancellor
last summer, he sat down with Scott
Kuttenkuler, UAM’s dean of students and
director of housing, to develop a threephase
plan to modernize the university’s
on-campus housing and improve the
overall on-campus living experience. The
plan includes the renovation of existing
residence facilities, expanding meal-plan
options, and new construction.
“Living on campus makes economic
sense,” says Hughes, who attended UAM
in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. “UAM
has the lowest housing rates in the state
for both double- and single-occupancy
rooms. What we’re striving to do is not
only make the experience of living on
campus the right choice financially, but
the choice that gives our students the
best overall college experience.”
The renovation began last summer
with a makeover of the first floor of
Bankston Hall, a men’s residence hall built
in 1968. The entire first floor was converted
to single rooms to give students
the option of more privacy.
The second phase of the project began
in May with a remodel of the second
floor. The third floor is scheduled for
renovation next summer.
Horsfall Hall, an iconic sandstone
women’s residence hall constructed in
1934, has also gotten an interior facelift
with new beds raised four feet off the
floor to free up storage space, new

plumbing and sinks, and the installation
of a new security camera system.
Next summer, UAM will replace the
beds and remodel the front lobby of
Royer Hall, a women’s residence hall built
in 1966, and replace the furniture in Maxwell
Hall, a coed residence facility built
in 1961. Maxwell is currently configured
for two students to share one closet, a
five-drawer dresser, a single desk and
chair. The new furniture will include loft
beds, which will create room for a second
desk and chair, as well as a wardrobe to
eliminate the need to share a closet.
UAM has not constructed a residence
facility since the completion of two
apartment buildings in 1999. Any new
construction will be small, suite-style
facilities, says Hughes, with an eye toward
creating a “sense of community. You
won’t see us building a large residence
hall,” he explains. “We want a smaller,
more intimate living environment, and
also one that will pay for itself.”
National Award
r. Marvin W. Fawley, assistant dean
Dfor science and research in the
School of Mathematical and Natural
Sciences, has been selected to receive
the Luigi Provasoli Award for authoring
the outstanding paper published in the
Journal of Phycology in 2010.
The Journal of Phycology is an international
journal of research on algae. The
Eating Healthy . . . And Liking It!
he response to the new coffee house and
T sandwich shop in the Taylor Library has far
exceeded initial expectations.
Long lines and full tables have been the
norm since students returned for the beginning
of the fall semester last week. “I honestly didn’t
know what to expect,” said Rebecca Pennington,
the new director of Aramark Food Services
on the UAM campus. “We’ve been very busy
every day.”
The new dining facility
includes Java City, an upscale
coffee shop offering a variety
of coffee and tea products,
including a new offering called
the Javalanche, an iced mocha
delight that comes in several
flavors. The sandwich shop,
called Montague’s, offers a wide
selection of soup and sandwich
combinations, including turkey,
roast beef, tuna salad, ham and a
variety of trimmings.
“This is all part of an ongoing
award was presented at the annual
meeting of the Phycological Society of
America held in Seattle, Washington.
The paper, entitled “An Unrecognized
Ancient Lineage of Green Plants Persists
in Deep Marine Water” was the work
of an international team of scientists.
According to Fawley, the team’s research
shows that some green seaweeds that
grow at great depths in the ocean – over
600 feet deep – are a previously unrecognized
and very ancient group of plants
effort to improve the on-campus experience,”
said Jay Hughes, vice chancellor for student affairs.
“We have been exploring different ways to
give our students more dining options on campus,
to give them an alternative to traditional
cafeteria meals. The sandwiches and soups offered
at Montague’s reflect our commitment to
offering healthy alternatives.”
that may be nearly one billion years old.
“The results of this research provide
new insights on the origins and evolution
of green plants and green algae,”
said Fawley. “In the words of one of the
members of the Phycological Society who
nominated the paper for the Provasoli
Award, ‘This paper describes what may
be the most ancient lineage of plant life
on the planet.’”
The paper has also received international
media attention, with an initial
story published on-line in BBC Earth
News.
The Luigi Provasoli Award is named
for the Italian scientist who served as the
founding editor of the Journal of Phycology
and was a leader in the scientific
research on the nutrition of algae and
protozoa.
Fawley is an associate professor who
joined the UAM faculty in 2008. He holds
a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University,
a master’s degree from San Francisco
State University, and a Ph.D. from Miami
University.
RESEARCH HONORED Dr. Marvin Fawley of the
School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences has
been recognized by his peers for research.
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HONORED ALUMS
(From left) Dale Burton,
Randy Risher, Ginny
Chambliss, William “Bud”
Bulloch, and Dr. Larry
Proctor are UAM’s 2011
Alumni Award for
Achievement and Merit
recipients.
ACHIEVERS
The 2011 Alumni Award for Achievement and Merit winners share one
thing in common – an uncommon knack for success
An aeronautics engineer and decorated civilian veteran of Desert Storm, a leader in
the health and fitness industry, an award-winning teacher, a successful insurance
executive, and the president of a preventive health and wellness company are the
recipients of the 2011 UAM Alumni Awards for Achievement and Merit.
Dale Burton of Melbourne, honored at a dinner October 28
Florida, vice president of pro- as part of UAM’s homecoming
grams for Northrup Grumman celebration.
Corporation; Randy Risher of Monticello businessman P.Q.
Houston, Texas, president and Gardner will receive the Con-
founder of The Risher Comtinuing the Connection Award
panies specializing in fitness presented annually to the indi-
and wellness; Ginny Chambliss vidual who best keeps alive the
of Rison, the 2010 Arkansas connection between Arkansas
Rural Teacher of the Year; A&M and UAM.
William “Bud” Bulloch of “This is an outstanding group
Monticello, owner of Bulloch of individuals who have distin-
Insurance Agency, Inc.; and guished themselves in educa-
Dr. Larry Proctor of Ruston, tion and business,” said UAM
Louisiana, chief executive officer Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “We
of B.E.A.M. Preventive Health are pleased to honor them for
and Wellness Company, will be their accomplishments.”
Continuing the Connection
P.Q. Gardner was named the 2011 Drew County Man
of the Year after serving more than half a century in the real
estate business. Gardner is a 1953 Arkansas A&M graduate
and earned a master’s degree from the University of
Mississippi. Gardner’s college education was put on hold
during World War II when he served as a gunner on A-26
and B-26 bombers over Nazi Germany.
Gardner is active in numerous
civic and professional organizations,
including the Arkansas State Real
Estate Commission, the Southeast
Arkansas Concert Association,
the Drew County Election
Commission, the Drew
Memorial Hospital board,
the Monticello City
Council, and the Drew
County Quorum
Court.

Dale Burton (Class of ‘77)
Melbourne, Florida
Vice President of Programs
Northrup Grumman Corporation
Dale Burton graduated from UAM in 1977 with a degree in physics and earned a doctorate in
mathematics from Florida State in 1981. He joined Northrup Grumman, a multibillion dollar
global defense and technology company, in 1987 as a lead engineer and was promoted to chief
systems engineer a year later.
In 1990, Burton led the development of the Joint STARS engineering flight test system, the
world’s most advanced targeting and battle management system. From 1994-98 he served as a
member of the U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board and later flew 37 Joint STARS combat
missions as a civilian during Operation Desert Storm, earning the Air Medal from the Air Force
Chief of Staff.
He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2007, among the highest professional
distinctions in the engineering field, an honor which is presented based on outstanding
contributions to engineering research, practice or education, and to the pioneering of new and
developing fields of technology.
Randy Risher (Class of ‘89)
Houston, Texas
Founder and President
The Risher Companies
Randy Risher is a 1989 UAM graduate with a degree in physical education and holds a master’s
degree in exercise science from the University of Louisiana at Monroe. Risher founded The Risher
Companies, a full-service company that provides the services and products needed to plan, open
and operate a fitness center, including facility design development, fitness center management and
staffing, and tailored corporate wellness programs. Risher and his companies work with clients
to find fitness solutions for in-home fitness studios, large private clubs, corporate fitness centers,
educational institutions , non-profit organizations, and professional sports teams.
The Risher Companies include Randy Risher Fitness, Inc.; Risher Fitness Management, Inc.;
Risher Wellness and Risk Management; Risher Fitness Equipment; Lifestyle Director, Inc.; and
Jenna Investments, LLC.
Risher’s clients include the Houston Texans, M.D. Anderson Medical Center, Silver Eagle Distributors,
and the University of Oklahoma. Risher is a member of the American College of Sports
Medicine, Community Associations Institute, and the Houston Apartment Association.
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Ginny Chambliss (Class of ‘96)
Rison, Arkansas
Science and Mathematics Teacher
Rison High School
Ginny Chambliss enrolled at UAM in 1992, earning a degree in mathematics with a minor in physics
and chemistry in 1996. Chambliss had been out of school for nine years after earning an associate
degree in computer science from SAU-Tech in Camden in 1983. Her career plans were put on
hold for marriage and a family, but after working two years as a teacher’s aide at Rison Elementary
School, she decided to go back to school at the urging of a former teacher. It was good advice.
For the past 16 years, Chambliss has taught a variety of science and mathematics courses at Star
City and Rison High Schools, including physical science, chemistry and advanced placement chemistry,
physics and multiple mathematics courses. In 2009, she was a state finalist for the Presidential
Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching and in 2010 was recognized as Arkansas’ Rural
Teacher of the Year.
Chambliss is currently pursuing a master’s degree in geoscience from Mississippi State University
and incorporates the meteorological and geological concepts she is learning in graduate school into
the topics she is teaching at Rison High School.
William Bulloch (Class of ‘57)
Monticello, Arkansas
Founder and President
Bulloch Insurance and Real Estate
William “Bud” Bulloch graduated from Arkansas A&M in 1957 with a degree in business administration
and built a successful career in insurance and real estate. From 1957 to 1969, Bulloch
worked for the Hartford Insurance Company, beginning as a management trainee before becoming
a state agent. He spent two years in corporate planning at the company’s home office in Hartford,
Conn., was transferred to Dallas where he served as an underwriting manager, then became
an assistant regional manager in Baltimore.
Bulloch returned to Monticello in 1969 to found Bulloch Insurance and Real Estate and built
the company into one of the most successful in southeast Arkansas. Bulloch has held numerous
civic leadership roles in Monticello. He is a member of the board of directors of Commercial
Bank, served two terms as president of the Chamber of Commerce, six years as a member and two
as president of the board of directors of Drew Memorial Hospital, and 20 years on the Southeast
Arkansas Health Foundation. He is a former Rotary District Governor and former member of the
Arkansas Industrial Development Commission.

Larry Proctor (Class of ‘87)
Ruston, Louisiana
President and Chief Executive Officer
B.E.A.M. Preventive Health and Wellness
Dr. Larry Proctor was a basketball star for the Boll Weevils before graduating with a degree in
health and physical education in 1987. He holds a master’s degree in health and physical education
from Delta State and a Ph.D. in health and exercise physiology from the University of Southern
Mississippi. Proctor’s company, B.E.A.M. LLC is a preventive health care agency providing health
and wellness programs to lower the disparity in cardiovascular disease relating to socio-cultural and
racial differences. Proctor is also the assistant project manager in a joint venture between his company,
Grambling State University, and M.O.V.E. Inc., to provide educational enrichment and health
and wellness seminars to the community.
Proctor has been a high school coach, area coordinator of the National Youth Sports Program
and activity coordinator for the Mississippi Alliance for Minority Participation at Delta State, where
he also served as assistant men’s basketball coach. He held a teaching and research fellowship at
Washington State where he served as a visiting faculty member, and later became an assistant professor
at Southeast Missouri State.
Proctor joined the faculty at Louisiana Tech in 2004 as an assistant professor and in 2008.
The Alumni Award for Achievement and Merit
Past Winners
1986
Annette Kellum Hall
Frank D. Hickingbotham
Dr. John Downey Jones, Jr.
1987
Dr. Simmie Armstrong, Jr.
Dr. Lola Woodard Dudley
Reginald Glover
1988
Oscar Earl Hollinger
Dr. Robert E. Turner
1989
Dr. Thomas Y. Harp
Dr. Ralph M. Maxwell
1990
Dr. James W. Breazeal
Lamar G. Moore
Ned W. Moseley
1991
Dr. Jim Chambless
Dr. Martha Chambless
Joe Whisenhunt
1992
Marjorie Mae Bond
Dr. Billy W. Evans
Dr. James F. Sawyer
1993
O.H. Darling
Hugh Heflin, Sr.
James C. Scott
1994
Thedford Collins
Dr. Peggy Doss
John Lipton
1995
Hershel W. Gober
W. Sykes Harris
Curtis W. Kyle
1996
Evangeline Parker
Fred E. Pickett
1997
Dr. Timothy Aldridge
Dr. James Pat Craig
1998
Bob L. Jones
Dale Kizer
D. John Nichols
Wayne Vincent
1999
David L. Williams
Dr. Paula Grafton Young
2000
Dr. Albert Etheridge
J.P. Leveritt
2001
Claude Hunter Babin, Jr.
Lesa Cathey Handley
2002
Dr. Audrey Brown Edwards
Senator H. Gene Jeffress
Senator Jimmy L. Jeffress
2003
Martin A. Brutscher
J. Chester Johnson
Sonny O’Neal
2004
James T. Clark
Lt. Colonel Robert K. Doss
Larry W. Walther
2005
Dr. Rebecca Paneitz
Dr. George Rice
Dr. Melissa Williams
2006
Frank H. Wilson
2007
Dana Brooks
James B. Brown
Jerry D. Hubbard
Thomas V. Maxwell
Dr. Steven C. Moss
2008
Harold “Hank” Chamberlain
Col. (Ret.) Byron P. Howlett
Bill Wisener
2009
Kenneth D. Mann
James E. McClain
Wayne L. Owen, Jr.
2010
Martha Karen Eoff
Rev. Shay Gillespie
Marvin Kauffman
Dr. Sean Rochelle
Continuing the
Connection
1997 - Troy & Betty Davis
1998 - Dan & Charlotte
Hornaday
1999- Reginald Glover
2000 - Thomas & Mary
Louise Harp
2001 - Walter, Wells,
Minnie Mae and Patti
Moffatt
2002 - Dr. Jesse Coker
2004 - Hugh L. Heflin, Sr.
2006 - Jim “Ace” Trimm
2007 - Classie Jones-Green
2008 - M.L. Mann
2009 - Patsy Mc Scavo
2010 - Frank “ Buddy”
Carson, Jr.
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SPECIAL REPORT / FORESTRY
BIG CHANGES
A new dean, a new building, renovations to the existing buildings, and
cutting-edge research are positioning the School of Forest Resources as
a national leader in natural resource management.
D
r. Philip A. Tappe has been named dean of the School of Forest Resources at the
University of Arkansas at Monticello and director of the Arkansas Forest Resources
Center (AFRC) of the UA System’s Division of Agriculture.
Tappe assumes the post
after a nationwide search.
“After an exhaustive search,
we believe we have found the right
person to lead the School of Forest
Resources and the Arkansas Forest
Resources Center,” said Ray. “As we
looked at applicants from around
the country, we kept
coming back to Dr.
Tappe as the individual
who best matched the
leadership profile we
wanted. His familiarity
with the academic, research
and public service compnents
of forestry
Dr. Philip A. Tappe
education made him the ideal candidate
and will insure a seamless transition
in leadership.”
Tappe came to UAM in 1991 as
a postdoctoral research associate and
instructor in the School of Forest Resources.
He was promoted to assistant
professor in 1992, associate professor
in 1997 and professor in 2003. He
became director of the School of Forest
Resources graduate program in 1998,
director of special projects in 2005,
program coordinator in 2006, and was
named associate dean of the School and
associate director of the AFRC in 2010.
Since January 2011 he has served as
both interim dean and interim director.
“Dr. Tappe has our utmost confidence
that under his leadership the
school and the center will continue
to provide the quality programs so
essential to the continued sustainable
development of this vital multi-faceted
sector of our state’s economy and environment,”
said Cochran.
Tappe holds a bachelor of science
degree in forestry and biology
with specializations in forest wildlife
management and wildlife biology from
Stephen F. Austin State University. He
holds a master of science degree, also
from Stephen F. Austin, in forestry,
and a Ph.D. in forestry from Clemson
University.
As dean of Arkansas’ only School
of Forest Resources, Tappe will direct
an academic program that offers baccalaureate
degrees in forest resources
(with options in forestry and wildlife
management), spatial information
systems (with options in geographic
information systems and surveying),
the associate of science degree in land
surveying technology, and the master
of science degree in forest resources. He
is also currently overseeing a $6 million
construction and renovation project
to the forest resources complex which
includes the addition of the George H.
Clippert Forest Resources Annex in
honor of the late George H. Clippert of
Camden.
Tappe will also direct the Arkansas
Forest Resources Center, which
was established on the UAM campus
in 1994 as a University of Arkansas
Center of Excellence. The AFRC’s mission
is to “develop and deliver superior
programs in education, research and
extension that enhance and insure the
sustainability of forest-based natural
resources.”

The George H. Clippert Forestry
Annex Takes Shape
CHANGES COMING
Forestry students and faculty will soon
have a new state-of-the-art classroom
and laboratory facility in which to
study and conduct research when the
George H. Clippert Forestry Annex
is complete. The new construction
plus the renovation of the existing
forest resources complex should be
complete in 2012.
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ON CLOSER
EXAMINATION Dr.
Hal Liechty (right) examines
young cottonwood
trees being used for
biomass research.
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he projects include a study
of agroforest systems for
bioenergy crop production
by Hal Liechty, Matthew
Pelkki and Donald White;
a comparison of feedstocks
grown with and without
fertilization by Jamie Schuler; the characterization
of in-forest woody biomass
by Pelkki; and an evaluation of carbon
market financial returns by Pelkki and
Schuler.
All four projects were recently
recognized by the Southern Forest
Research Partnership’s Forestry Research
In The South newsletter.
The first project’s goal is to develop
economically and ecologically sustainable
agroforest systems for producing
bioenergy crops on what is termed
marginal agricultural land in the lower
Mississippi Valley. Liechty, Pelkki and
White have created sites containing
pure stands of cottonwood trees and
switchgrass as well as alley cropped
mixtures comprised of swaths of either
all trees or all switchgrass in strips 15
to 30 meters wide. “The alley cropped
sites contain a mixture of two species,”
explains Pelkki, “but in strips wide
SPECIAL REPORT / FORESTRY
FINDING
SOLUTIONS
Finding better methods of carbon management and optimal use of
forest biomass are the subjects of four research projects currently
being conducted by scientists in the the School of Forest Resources.
T
enough to plant and run machinery
through.”
The sites are located at the UA Division
of Agriculture Research Station
near Brinkley, the Southeast Research
and Extension Station at Rohwer,
and at a site near Archibald, La., in
cooperation with the LSU Agriculture
Center. All three sites are on soil
classified as having low potential for
growing traditional row crops.
Pelkki, White and Liechty are
studying the amount of biomass
produced on each site and the characteristics
of the fuel obtained from
the biomass as well examining carbon
sequestration, which is the storage
of carbon in living plants above and
below ground and also the carbon that
is mineralized by microorganisms in
the soil when decaying plant material
are digested for food.
The scientists will also monitor all
greenhouse gas emissions from establishing,
maintaining and harvesting the
sites. “We will use life cycle analysis
to monitor the carbon emissions from
the production of all inputs into the
site, including seed, fertilizer and
herbicides, as well as carbon emissions
and energy savings from the biofuel
produced by the site,” says Pelkki.
The second project, a comparison
of feedstocks grown with and without
fertilization, focuses on short rotation
woody crop (SWRC) production
systems. With interest growing for
converting marginal agricultural lands
to SRWC sites, Schuler began a study
in 2009 to compare various species for
growth rate. Schuler established plots
of black willow, eastern cottonwood,
and American sycamore trees, some
with and some without fertilization.
Trees were planted at intervals of eight
feet and measured for diameter, height,
above ground biomass, and coarse

and fine root biomass. Schuler is also
examining soil carbon on each plot.
According to Schuler, preliminary
results after one year showed the
American sycamore achieved the greatest
above ground biomass on both fertilized
and unfertilized plots, and that fertilization
had a positive, but not significant,
impact on above ground biomass.
In the third study, Pelkki examined
the energy potential of in-forest residues,
or logging slash (the part of trees
left in the woods after traditional logging)
at three harvesting sites in south
Arkansas. Pelkki studied the particle
size distribution, moisture content,
Btu value (the heat energy contained
in wood when it is oven dry) and ash
content (the amount of unburnable
minerals and other waste left after full
combustion) of forest biomass resulting
from two chipping and three grinding
operations. “Ash content is important
because ash can buildup in boilers
during combustion, requiring cleaning
and maintenance,” Pelkki explains. “It
also increases particulates when emitted
from smokestacks and is a waste
product that needs to be disposed of,
sometimes requiring a landfill if there
are heavy metals contaminating it.”
Pelkki’s study found that the inforest
residue contained a moisture
content of 87 percent (meaning a piece
of wood that weighs 100 pounds oven
dry weighs 187 pounds in the forest),
a Btu value of 7,945 per pound, and a
3.1 percent ash content.
In the final study, Pelkki and
Schuler are studying the financial
impacts of carbon sequestration on
three different models of pine management
– uneven-aged, natural evenaged,
and plantation. The study looks
at pulpwood and saw timber yields and
carbon sequestration rates for above
and below ground live carbon as well
as carbon stored in long-lived wood
products. The importance of the study,
says Pelkki, is in the financial value of
carbon for forest landowners and the
complicated carbon trading rules established
by state and federal authorities.
“Let’s say you have a forest and it is
measured for live biomass by a forester
to determine the amount of carbon in
the forest,” Pelkki explains. “As a landowner,
you only get to sell what you
grow, so every five years, the biomass of
your forest is measured. The amount of
ALL SMILES Dr. Matthew Pelkki, the George H. Clippert
Endowed Chair of Forest Resources, is excited by the implications
and practical applications for the research being
conducted by UAM forest scientists.
growth in carbon is what you can sell.
So if a forest today has 50 tons of CO2
equivalent in its biomass, and next year,
it has 58 tons, the growth is eight tons
of CO2, and that is what you can sell.
“The forester now certifies that you
have eight tons of carbon to sell, and
this is now certified as eight tons of
carbon credits and is put up for sale,
just like any futures commodity, on
a carbon exchange or carbon market.
Let’s say a California power company
has burned coal and exceeded the
limits for carbon emissions set by
California law. This company needs to
buy carbon credits, so it bids for the
right to buy the landowners eight tons
of carbon credits, and just like orange
juice futures, the high bidder gets the
eight tons of carbon credits so it isn’t
fined by the state of California for
exceeding its carbon allowance.”
Pelkki says preliminary results from
the study show that carbon markets
can provide added value to all forms of
pine management, with additional returns
of $136 per hectare (2.471 acres)
for uneven-aged stands, $400 per hectare
for natural even-aged stands, and
$672 per hectare for pine plantations.
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HELLO
MR. PRESIDENT
Students in Eva
Arrington’s fourth grade
class at Drew Central
Elementary in
Monticello are learning
from one of the best.
Don’t believe them? Just
ask the President.
Eva Arrington has a lifesize
cardboard cut-out of
President Barack Obama in
her fourth grade science class
at Drew Central Elementary
School in Monticello, but she
never dreamed she’d get to
meet the real President Obama.
On May 20, Arrington and 84
other elementary science teachers
from around the country waited for
the President in the East Room of
the White House. They were there to
be recognized as the recipients of the
2010 Presidential Awards for Excellence
in Mathematics and Science
Teaching.
Obama, as Presidents’ often are, was
late, but he had a good reason. “He
told us his daughter, Sasha, had come
home from school and wanted to tell
her Dad about dissecting owl pellets in
school that day,” Arrington said. “He
told us he wanted to hear the story
before he came down to meet us.”
As the President worked the room,
shaking hands with each teacher, he
stopped to chat with Arrington, who
told him about the life-size cut-out.
“I told him my students ask me ‘Can
President Obama be at my desk today?’”
Arrington said. “The President
loved that.”
For Arrington, meeting the President
was the highlight of a whirlwind
six-day trip to Washington, D.C.,
that included meeting Dr. Jill Biden,
wife of Vice President Joe Biden, Dr.
Charles F. Bolden, president of the
National Aeronautics and Space Ad-

ministration, Dennis Kelly, president
of the Smithsonian National Zoological
Park, Dr. Cora Marrett, senior
presidential advisor for the National
Science Foundation, and Carl E. Wieman,
associate director for science for
the White House Office of Science and
Technology and the 2001 Nobel Prize
winner in physics.
Now in her 25th year as a public
school teacher, Arrington and the other
teachers were selected for the Presidential
Awards by a panel of distinguished
scientists, mathematicians, and educators
following an initial selection process
done at the state level. The awards
are presented each year to outstanding
K-12 science and mathematics teachers,
alternating each year between K-6
and 7-12 grade teachers.
Arrington and the other recipients
received a $10,000 award from the National
Science Foundation to be used
at their discretion.
President Obama has committed
to strengthen science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
education and prepare 100,000 effective
science and mathmatics
teachers over the next decade.
“The President’s message
was very clear when he met
with us,” said Arrington.
“He said the U.S. needs
more teachers in science and
mathematics and we need to
do better in science and math
education.”
The Presidential Award is
just the latest recognition for
Arrington, a Hamburg native
who earned a bachelor’s of arts
in elementary education from
the University of Arkansas
at Monticello in 1986 and a
master’s degree from UA-
Fayetteville in 1988.
She spent her first seven
years teaching in Tustin,
Calif., before coming to Drew
Central. She was the 2007 Arkansas
Reading Association Educator of the
Year, the 2004 Walmart Teacher of
the Year, the 2003 Southeast Regional
Finalist for the Arkansas Teacher of the
Year Award, and the 2000 Drew Central
School District Master Educator.
She is currently a first-year candidate
working toward national board
certification in early and middle childhood
literacy in reading and language
arts. She is a part member of the
Arkansas Science Framework Revision
Committee, southeast director for the
Arkansas Science Teachers Association,
and taught gifted and talented
science and math summer school for
the Southeast Arkansas Educational
Cooperative.
After a quarter century in the classroom,
Arrington admits to still getting
a charge out of teaching youngsters.
“Every day I am awed by my students’
curiosity and reminded of the glee of
discovery,” she said. “I am indebted to
my principal and colleagues who have
allowed me the freedom to prepare my
students for the 21st century.”
THE REAL THING Eva Arrington, with her fourth grade science class and
a cardboard cut-out of President Obama (opposite page) met the real
President during a photo opp at the White House (bottom).
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In
HALL OF FAME
THEY
GAVE US
THRILLS
FOCUS
A record-setting quarterback, a national decathlon
champion and a game-breaking halfback highlight the
class of 2011 selected for induction to the University of
Arkansas at Monticello Sports Hall of Fame.
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2011 HALL OF
FAME BANQUET
ARE $30 AND
MAY BE
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CONTACTING
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AT (870) 460-
1057.
ory Allred, who passed and
ran for 7,988 yards in just
two seasons as the Boll Weevils’
starting quarterback,
headlines the 2011 UAM
Sports Hall of Fame induction
class. Joining Allred are
Cnational
Greg Culp, the 1982 NAIA
decathlon champion, assistant
football and head baseball coach
Harold Steelman, basketball standout
Becky Brown, all-conference halfback
Russell Bulloch, and the late Tommy
Scifres, a two-way lineman on threestraight
conference championship
teams.
Buddy Carson, a member of the
famed “Wandering Weevil” football
team in 1940 and 1941, will receive
the Boll Weevil Spirit Award for his
contributions to UAM athletics.
The 2011 inductees will be honored
at a banquet on Thursday, October
27 at 6:30 p.m. in the John F. Gibson
University Center as part of the university’s
Homecoming celebration. For
tickets, call (870) 460-1057.
Allred transferred to UAM in 2003
from Antelope Valley Community
College in California and shattered
both the UAM and Gulf South Conference
record books in his first season.
Allred set a GSC single season total
offense record with 4,267 yards and
was named the league’s offensive player
of the year while earning second team
All-America honors from d2football.
com.
On November 8, 2003, Allred put
on one of the most brilliant individual
displays in school or conference history
in a 55-50 overtime win over Hender-
son State. Allred passed for 426 yards
and six touchdowns and ran for 60
yards and two scores to account for
486 yards and a staggering eight touchdowns.
As a senior in 2004, Allred accounted
for 3,721 total yards to finish
his Boll Weevil career with 7,070 yards
passing and 918 yards rushing. He was
a finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy
presented annually to the outstanding
player in NCAA Division II.
Greg Culp was one of the most
versatile athletes in school history,
earning All-Arkansas Intercollegiate

Conference and NAIA All-America
recognition. As a sophomore, Culp
earned all-conference honors in both
the decathlon and the 110-meter high
hurdles. As a junior, Culp was even
better, winning the decathlon at the
University of Kentucky Relays, placing
fourth at the Florida State Relays, and
winning the AIC decathlon championship.
Culp established a then-Arkansas
collegiate record (all divisions) for the
decathlon by scoring 7,465 points at a
meet at Harding University. He capped
his UAM career by winning the 1982
NAIA national decathlon title and
only an injury the next year prevented
him from attending the 1984 Olympic
Trials.
Russell Bulloch was lightning in
a bottle for the Boll Weevil football
team in the early 1950s. Bulloch was
the backfield star of the 1953 team
that won the first AIC championship
in any sport in school history. The ’53
Weevils posted a 7-2 record for Coach
Jim Benton while Bulloch earned All-
AIC honors as a halfback while also
returning kicks and punts and playing
defensive back in the era of one-platoon
football.
RECORD BREAKER Cory Allred shattered UAM and
Gulf South Conference passing and total offense records
in just two seasons as the Boll Weevils’ quarterback.
LINE STALWART
Two-way tackle Tommy
Scifres was part of
three straight AIC
championship teams in
1955, ‘56, and ‘57.
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FIRST TITLE Halfback
Russell Bulloch (below)
led Arkansas A&M to
its first AIC football title
– and first conference
championship in any
sport – in 1953.
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Bulloch returned a punt 80 yards
for a touchdown against Southern
State (now SAU) in 1952 and averaged
20.1 yards a return that season.
In 1953 Bulloch rushed for 121 yards
on just 14 carries in a 19-7 win over
the College of the Ozarks and gained
115 yards on just 9 carries, including
a 70-yard TD scamper, in a 31-14 win
over Southern State that clinched the
’53 league title.
Becky Brown (Becky Jones in her
playing days) scored 1,276 points as a
member of the Cotton Blossoms basketball
team from 1984 to 1988 and
still ranks 12th in career scoring. Jones
played in 118 games for the Blossoms
and was part of UAM teams that won
84 games and the 1987 AIC championship.
For the past 20 years, Brown has
coached girls basketball at Star City
High School, compiling a career record
HALL OF FAME
of 550 wins and 117 losses to make
her one of the most successful prep
coaches in the Arkansas high school
ranks. Her Star City teams have won
13 conference championships, eight
regional championships and made 19
consecutive appearances in the state
tournament, reaching the Final Four
three times and earning two runner-up
finishes.
Brown has coached the East in
the Arkansas High School Coaches
Association All-Star Game five times.
She is a four-time Southeast Arkansas
Coach of the Year and in 2001 was
named both the Arkansas High School
Coaches Association and National
Federation Coaches Association Coach
of the Year.
Harold Steelman was an assistant
football coach on Jimmy “Red”
Parker’s staff at UAM (then Arkansas
A&M) from 1962 to 1965 and served
three seasons as head baseball coach.
Steelman is best known in Arkansas
sporting circles as a member of the
University of Arkansas’ “25 Little Pigs”
who captured the 1954 Southwest
Conference football championship.
Steelman lettered for the Razorbacks
as a lineman in 1954 and 1955
before beginning his coaching career
at Arkansas High School in Texarkana.
Steelman followed Parker to The
Citadel and served as an assistant there
as well as at Louisiana-Monroe. Steelman
was head coach at Arkansas Tech
from 1980 to 1985 and managed War
Memorial Stadium in Little Rock for
13 years before retiring in 1999.
During Steelman’s coaching tenure
at UAM, the Boll Weevils won conference
football championships in 1963
and 1965 and back-to-back league
baseball titles in 1963-64.
The late Tommy Scifres was one of
the AIC’s best two-way linemen on the
league’s best team. Scifres lettered three
years (1955, ’56 and ’57) and earned
All-AIC honors in 1957 as a tackle.
During Scifres’ playing career, the Boll
Weevils posted records of 7-2, 7-1-1,
and 9-2 while winning three consecutive
AIC championships under head
coach Convoy Leslie.
Scifres was part of a Boll Weevil
defensive line that allowed one touchdown
or less to 21 opponents over
a three-year period and recorded six
shutouts.
Buddy Carson was a halfback and
quarterback on the 1940 and ’41
“Wandering Weevil” teams that traveled
the country from coast to coast,
garnering national publicity as the
Marx Brothers of college football. A
retired businessman living in Monticello,
the 90-year-old Carson is an
avid supporter of Boll Weevil athletics,
particularly the football team.

“Mr. Buddy” Keeps The Spirit Alive
eventy-one years ago this fall, Frank Carson, Jr. (‘Buddy” to his legion of admirers and
friends) set out on an adventure he would never forget. As one of Stewart Ferguson’s
Splaying
“Wandering Weevils,” Carson and his teammates traveled the country from coast to coast
football strictly for fun. They became national sensations with write-ups in The New
York Times, Los Angeles Times, Collier’s and Newsweek. The Wandering Weevils lost most of
their games but didn’t care. “We were having too good a time to care much whether we one
or lost,” remembers Carson. “We were going places and seeing things we’d only read about in
books or newspapers.”
Carson and the Wandering Weevils played their last game on November 26, 1941. Eleven
days later, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and Carson and most of his teammates were soon
off to war. Carson became a B-17 bomber pilot and won the Distinguished Flying Cross while
flying 36 missions over Europe.
Now 90 years young, “Mr. Buddy” is still a fixture at UAM home football games and never
misses the tailgate party, epitomizing what it means to have “that Weevil Spirit!”
WORLD CLASS Greg
Culp (left) was a world
class decathlete in the
early ‘80’s, capturing the
NAIA national championship
and setting
an Arkansas collegiate
record. Becky ( Jones)
Brown (below, left) had
a stellar career with
the Cotton Blossoms
and is one of Arkansas’
most successful high
school coaches. Harold
Steelman (below, right)
helped the Weevils win
four AIC titles – two
in football and two in
baseball.
Fall 2011
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SPorTS
Campaign for Athletics
For Baseball / Softball
Athletics Director Chris Ratcliff recently announced
plans for a new Campaign for Athletics
with the goal of making improvements to the baseball
and softball programs.
The capital campaign will focus on raising private
funds to finance the construction of new facilities and
renovate existing ones. The campaign will address
the need for an overhaul of the baseball complex, to
include the construction of new dugouts, bleachers, a
press box and locker room.
New bleachers will also be built at Blossoms Field,
home of UAM’s periennial powerhouse softball team.
“Wth the completion of recent upgrades to Convoy
Leslie-Cotton Boll Stadium and Steelman Fieldhouse
as well as adding a new Indoor Practice Facility
and weight room, we felt it was time to address other
needs of our student-athletes and sports programs,”
said Ratcliff. “Our baseball and softball facilities need
improvements to match those at our other facilities.
We are asking alumni and friends of the Boll Weevils
and Cotton Blossoms to help us with this project.”
Ratcliff added that with the move to the Great
American Conference, it is “imperative that we not
remain at a competitive disadvantage regarding facilities.
We want to make sure our coaches and studentathletes
compete on a level playing field.”
For more information about the Campaign for
Athletics, contact the Department of Athletics at (870)
460-1057.
Lettermen’s Breakfast
The UAM Lettermen’s Club will host a breakfast
for all former athletes during Homecoming
Weekend on October 29 at 8 a.m. in the Caucus
Room of the John F. Gibson University Center.
“We want to establish an active Lettermen’s Club
and this is one of the first steps toward that goal,” said
Chris Ratcliff, director of athletics. “We want to get our
former athletes actively involved with Boll Weevil and
Cotton Blossom athletics. The support of our former
athletes is crucial to the continued growth of our program.
For information about the breakfast or the Lettermen’s
Club, contact Ratcliff at (870) 460-1057.
22 UAM MAGAZINE
Passionate Man for a Passionate Game
H
NEW BOSS Hud Jackson is UAM’s new head football coach and he
has big plans for the Boll Weevils.
ud Jackson is a passionate man – passionate
about football and passion-
ate about life.
UAM’s new head football coach is in
on his first season as a head coach at the
collegiate level and is excited to see how it
turns out.
“Coaching’s in my blood,” Jackson says.
“Being a coach’s son and watching how my
Dad had an influence on young people
was something that I wanted to do.”
Jackson’s father, Sonny, was a successful
high school coach in Louisiana and spent
six years as head coach at Nicholls State
University in Thibodaux. “Watching Dad
in pregame speeches, how he handled
himself around school with kids coming
up to him for advice and direction in life,
what he could pull out of these guys when
they played the game – even as a young
kid I noticed that. And the feeling that
you would get from it, the passion you
would get from it, made me feel like it was
something I could do.”
With encouragement from his mother,
the late Barbara Jackson, Hud flirted with
the idea of attending law school after
graduating from McNeese State, where he
spent three years as the Cowboys’ starting
quarterback before receiving a degree
in psychology in 1992. “The idea of going
to law school was more about my Mom
than anything,” says Jackson. “She knew
that a coach’s life can be a little tough, so
when I finally did say that I was going into
coaching, she was a little upset with me for
awhile. But she knew coaching was in my
blood and it was nothing I could fight.”
It was Jackson’s mother who gave him
his distinctive nickname. Born William
Hudgens Jackson, III, he’s been Hud for as
long as he can remember. And the moniker
is not a shortened version of his middle
name but a tribute to the title character of
the 1963 Paul Newman movie Hud, which
Jackson admits he’s never seen.
“Mom was a big Paul Newman fan,”
says Jackson. “She loved Paul Newman and
Joe Namath. I have blue eyes and I guess
she thought the name fit. From day one,
it was never William, it wasn’t Willie, it
wasn’t Will, it wasn’t Bill. I’ve always been
Hud .”
Jackson got his start in coaching as an
assistant coach at Rayne (La.) High School.
He moved on to Central Catholic High in

Morgan City in 1997, serving as athletic
director, head football coach, head baseball
coach, and in his spare time was the
school’s disciplinarian, textbook coordinator,
mission development coordinator, and
assistant fund raiser. His Central Catholic
football teams won three district championships
and Jackson was a three-time
district coach of the year.
In 2005, Jackson took his first collegiate
job as an assistant coach at the University
of Central Arkansas. In six seasons at UCA,
Jackson served as associate head coach
and director of football operations.
When the UAM job came open last
December, Jackson jumped at the opportunity.
“I really believe this program is
a gold mine,” says Jackson. “With the new
facilities we have, with the new conference
we’re in, with the direction the university
is going, I think it’s a place where great
things can happen.”
One of Jackson’s first tasks after
accepting the UAM job was to rebuild
relationships with high school coaches in
southeast Arkansas. Jackson and his staff
made it a point to visit as many schools
and coaching staffs in the area as they
could. “We wanted them to know we were
going to be back,” says Jackson.
Blair Brown, a former Boll Weevil letterman
and long-time head coach at Star
City High School, was surprised to see
Jackson and his entire staff at Star City’s
first practice of the spring. “That meant
the world to me, to our coaches, and to
our players,” said Brown.
“When I hear things like that, it makes
me feel good because it means we’re
doing the right things,” says Jackson. “I
know I refer to my father a lot, but one
of the things I learned from him was that
you have to reach out to the people who
are close to you. There’s a lot of football
coaches out there who are UAM grads,
who have ties to this university or this
town, and I think it’s really important for
us to reach out in a genuine way.”
As usually happens during a coaching
change, UAM’s roster took a hit during the
offseason, but Jackson is confident fans
will be pleased with the product on the
field. “I use the word ‘passion’ a lot,” he
says, “but kids are going to look at their
coach and take what his philosophies are
and hopefully run with it. The guys on our
staff are young guys who love coaching,
love being around young people. Our fans
are going to see a team that will compete
hard, is disciplined, that won’t quit, and
will overcome.”
Jackson isn’t shy about his goal to win a
championship in the new Great American
Conference. He believes the talent
available in southeast Arkansas and UAM’s
proximity to the talent-rich high schools in
Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi will allow
him and his staff to attract top football
players to Monticello. “Absolutely, we can
win a championship here,” he says.
When Jackson trots onto the field at
Convoy Leslie-Cotton Boll Stadium, he
scans the grandstands, looking for his wife,
Patricia, and their children, daughters
Alexis, 21, Baleigh, 12, and son William, 17.
Football coaches are supposed to be gruff
characters, a little rough around the edges,
but Jackson wears his heart on his sleeve
and admits that “every time I see my wife
my heart melts. And that’s the truth. I get
emotional thinking about it. My wife is the
most important person in my life.”
Jackson coaches the way he lives – what
you see is what you get. He doesn’t like to
scream at players if he doesn’t have to. “If
I learned anything from my Dad, I learned
that you can get things across to young
people in a way that you don’t necessarily
have to be in their faces all the time,” he
says. “It’s a characteristic I got from Dad
that has been very good for me as a coach.
If you have to get a kid’s attention, putting
your arm around him and talking to him is
just as productive as trying to get under
his facemask and getting face to face with
him. Now there are times when you have
to get abrasive with a kid, but I believe
the relationship you build with him off
the field will make him a little more receptive
to that kind of coaching.
“My coaching philosophy is I want my
players to love the game as much as I love
it and be as passionate about the game
as I am. I want our players to walk away
from the game and say ‘I liked playing for
that guy.’”
2011-12 Basketball
Weevils
Date Opponent Location Time
11/11 Washburn Bartlesville, OK 6:00
11/12 Missouri Southern Bartlesville, OK 3:30
11/17 Lyon College Batesville 7:00
11/19 PHILANDER SMITH Monticello 4:00
11/22 DELTA STATE Monticello 7:30
11/26 SHEPHERD COLLEGE Monticello 4:00
12/3 Northeastern OK Fort Smith 5:00
12/4 UA-Fort Smith Fort Smith 3:00
12/6 Delta State Cleveland, MS 7:00
12/10 CHAMPION BAPTIST Monticello 4:00
12/12 Philander Smith Little Rock 5:00
1/2 LYON COLLEGE Monticello 4:00
1/5 Arkansas Tech* Russellville 7:30
1/7 SOUTHEASTERN OK* Monticello 4:00
1/14 Henderson State* Arkadelphia 4:00
1/19 SOUTHWESTERN OK* Monticello 7:30
1/21 EAST CENTRAL OK* Monticello 4:00
1/23 Southern Arkansas* Magnolia 7:30
1/26 Harding * Searcy 7:30
1/28 OUACHITA BAPTIST* Monticello 4:00
2/2 ARKANSAS TECH* Monticello 7:30
2/4 Southeastern OK* Durant, OK 4:00
2/11 HENDERSON STATE* Monticello 4:00
2/16 Southwestern OK* Weatherford, OK 7:30
2/18 East Central OK* Ada, OK 4:00
2/20 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS* Monticello 7:30
2/23 HARDING* Monticello 7:30
2/25 Ouachita Baptist* Arkadelphia 4:00
GAC Tournament
3/1-4 Conference Tournament Bartlesville, OK TBA
*Great American Conference games
Blossoms
Date Opponent Location Time
11/11 UA-Ft. Smith Ft. Smith 7:30
11/12 UT-Permian Basin Ft. Smith 12:00
11/15 ECCLESIA COLLEGE Monticello 5:30
11/25 NEW ORLEANS Monticello 7:30
11/26 UNIV. OF CENTRAL OK Monticello 2:00
12/2 NORTHEASTERN OK Monticello 7:30
12/3 UA-FT. SMITH Monticello 2:00
12/8 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS Monticello 5:30
12/30 Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX 3:00
12/31 St. Mary’s San Antonio, TX 3:00
1/5 Arkansas Tech* Russellville 5:30
1/7 SOUTHEASTERN OK* Monticello 2:00
1/14 Henderson State* Arkadelphia 2:00
1/19 SOUTHWESTERN OK* Monticello 5:30
1/21 EAST CENTRAL OK* Monticello 2:00
1/23 Southern Arkansas* Magnolia 5:30
1/26 Harding* Searcy 5:30
1/28 OUACHITA BAPTIST* Monticello 2:00
2/2 ARKANSAS TECH* Monticello 5:30
2/4 Southeastern OK* Durant, OK 2:00
2/11 HENDERSON STATE* Monticello 2:00
2/16 Southwestern OK* Weatherford, OK 5:00
2/18 East Central OK* Ada, OK 2:00
2/20 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS* Monticello 5:30
2/23 HARDING* Monticello 5:30
2/25 Ouachita Baptist* Arkadelphia 2:00
GAC Tournament
3/2-4 Conference Tournament Bartlesville, OK TBA
*Great American Conference games
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FoUnDAtIon enDoWMenTS
FOUNDATION FUND ENDOWMENTS / Established by:
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FOUNDATION FUND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chair
Scott Saffold / Monticello
Vice Chair
Gregg Reep / Warren
Ex-Officio
Jack Lassiter / Monticello
Secretary-Treasurer
Clay Brown / Monticello
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
Arkansas Seed Dealers Association Agriculture Endowed Scholarship / Arkansas Seed
Dealers Board of Directors
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
UAM MAGAZINE
Directors
Ed Bacon / Monticello
Bettye Gragg / Monticello
Nat Grubbs / Monticello
Lesa Cathey Handly / Little Rock
Clarence Holley / Lawton, Okla.
Kenneth Mann* / Jersey
Mellie Jo Owen / Monticello
Sean Rochelle / West Fork
Lynn Rodgers / Crossett
Ted Thompson / Dumas
Jeff Weaver / Hot Springs
* UAM representatives to the University of Arkansas Foundation, Inc., board of directors.
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
James P. Cathey Business Scholarship / Brooks and Lesa Cathey Handly
Centennial Circle / 100 Special Friends
Chair of the Division Scholarship - Nursing / Dr. and Mrs. Richard Kluender
Chamberlin Wildlife Scholarship / Mr. H. H. Chamberlin
Hank Chamberlin Memorial Scholarship / Family, Friends, Former students, Associates
and Colleagues
Marjorie Lamb Chamberlin Music Scholarship / Family and Friends
Anthony T. and Faye Chandler Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Anthony T. Chandler, Family
and Friends
George H. Clippert Endowed Chair in Forestry / Mr. and Mrs. George H. Clippert; Mr.
David H. Clippert; and Mrs. Nancy Clippert Broach
George H. Clippert Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. George H. Clippert
Coker Alumni Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker and Coker Book Account
Ernestine Coker Endowed Music Scholarship / Dr. Jesse M. Coker
Jesse and Ernestine Coker Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker
Dr. Jesse M. Coker Distinguished Service Scholarship / UAM Foundation Fund Board of
Directors
Thomas and Julia Hobson Coleman Scholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman Family
Suzanne Cooke Memorial Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cooke
Stephen T. Crowley Forestry Scholarship / Mr. James H. Hamlen
Van and Eula Mae Cruce Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday
James Gordon Culpepper Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences,
Former Students and Friends
O. H. (Doogie) and Patsy Darling Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Darling
Boyce Davis Award / Mr. Randy Risher
C. W. Day Scholarship / Day Farms, Inc., Danny Day, Sr. Family, Raymond Day Family, Rickey
Day Family, Sue Day Wood Family, William Day Family
Dean’s Scholarship - Forest Resources / Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Kluender
Harry Y. Denson Scholarship / Family, Friends and Former Students
Gregory Alan Devine Memorial Scholarship / Marion and Fern Devine
Dr. Gene R. Dillard Education Award / Mrs. Gerry Dillard, Family and Friends
Peggy Doss Endowed Education Scholarship / School of Education Faculty/Staff and Mr.
D. John Nichols

John Dougherty Choral Scholarship / Senator Jimmy Jeffress, Senator Gene Jeffress,
Former Students and Friends
David B. Eberdt Scholarship / Mrs. Nancy Eberdt
Susan Phillips Echols Memorial Endowed Scholarship / Ronald K. Echols, Family and Friends
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
James S. Hancock Memorial Nursing Endowed Scholarship / Mrs. Carolyn Grubbs
Hancock, Mrs. Hilda Malpica and Mrs. Becky Crossett
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
Monticello Association of Life Underwriters / Monticello Association of Life Underwriters
Monticello High School Class of 1965 Scholarship / The MHS Class of 1965
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
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Dale Oliver Forestry Scholarship / Mr. James H. Hamlen
Al Peer Kappa Alpha Psi Alumni Scholarship / Mr. Jerry Bingham and Kappa Alpha Psi
Alumni
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
Bill and Marilyn Webb Forest Resources Endowed Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Kent
Webb and Monticello Church of Christ
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
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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
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
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
E. R. “Bob” Wall Scholarship / Mrs. Sara Wall
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
Linda Pinkus Scholarship / Mr. Lester Pinkus, Lee Pinkus & Ladd Pinkus
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

CUrrent FoUnDAtIon DonorS
The UAM Foundation donors list includes
alumni, friends and other contributors whose
gifts were received January 1 – August 31,
2011. Please report any corrections to the
UAM Advancement Office at (870)460-1028
or to Roxanne Smith at smithrr@uamont.edu
Unity & Movement Club
$2,500 or more
Mr. Jay Baker
Mrs. Maxine Clippert
Drs. Glen and Mary Jane Gilbert
Mr. and Mrs. Cleatous J. Hall
Ms. Carolyn G. Hancock
Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Handly
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hornaday
Dr. and Mrs. Jack Lassiter
Dr. Betty A. Matthews
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Maxwell
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Phillips
Mr. Lester Pinkus
Dr. Jeffrey H. Reinhart
Mr. Randy and Dr. Neela Risher
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny H. Smith
Dr. and Mrs. Eric Sundell
Mrs. Rhonda Crews Woodruff
Galaxy Club
$1,000-$2,499
Mrs. Glenda Carol Baker
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Barron
Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Erik Brezee
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Crossett
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Dearman, Sr.
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Fakouri
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry D. Gibson
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Gibson
Mr. Tommy L. Hooks
Dr. Carl B. Johnston
Mr and Mrs. Fred Leonard
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Majors
Hilda M. Malpica
Mr. and Mrs. Noel A. McDaniel
Mark A. Normand
Mrs. Joyce O’Neal
Dr. James F. Roiger
Congressman and Mrs. Mike Ross
Ms. Elois G. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan R. Wall
Mr. and Mrs. Scotty D. Watkins
Mr. and Mrs. Kent Webb
Mrs. Marilyn R. Webb
Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Williams
Emerald Club
$500-$999
Dr. and Mrs. Ed Bacon
Mr. Maurice J. Baker
Mr. and Mrs. James Berry
Karen Guynn Brezee
Mrs. June M. Carter
Dr. and Mrs. David Denson
Mr. William E. Dixon (LtCol USAF Ret)
Ms. Tawanda Eugene
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Gandy, Sr.
Dr. and Mrs. Dexter E. Gulledge
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Manning
Ms. Kelly Murphy
Mrs. Deloris Peterson
Mr. and Mrs. Dirk Pulliam
Dr. John Warren Ramsey
Mr. Lowell C. Reed
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Richardson, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Saffold
Ms. Libby Sands
Dr. and Mrs. John V. Tedesco
Mr. Ted D. Thompson
Mrs. Mary Jo Tucker
Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Wiley
Loyalty Club
$200-$499
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Adair
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Akin
Dr. and Mrs. Paul H. Ayres
Dr. and Mrs. Morris Bramlett
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Block, Sr.
Mrs. Louise Burke
Mr. Buddy Carson
Mr. and Mrs. John David Carter
Mr. Raymond C. Chao
Mr. and Mrs. Clint Conque
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar L. Culpepper
Mr. Jereal P. Dillon
Mr. Ben R. Dunlap
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Fisackerly
Ms. Tasha Franklin
Mr. and Mrs. Byron A. Galloway
Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Glover
Ms. Pamela D. Gouner
Mr. Barry H. Haas
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby R. Harper
Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Harris
Col. And Mrs. (Ret.) Byron P. Howlett, Jr.
Mr. James A. Hudgins
Dr. and Mrs. Louis J. James
Mr. Billy H. Majors
Mrs. Angela J. Marsh
Mr and Mrs. Eugene Mazzanti
Mr. and Mrs. Mike McGinnis
Mr. and Mrs. Kent L. McRae
Mr. Isaac Ogle
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Pace
Mrs. Matti J. Palluconi
Mr. Donald S. Pearson
Mr. and Mrs. R. David Ray
Mr. James Rice
Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Russell
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Selby
Mr. Thomas P. Slavin
Mr. and Mrs. Tim H. Smith
Mrs. Janet Staudinger
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Whiting
Century Club
$100-$199
Mrs. Joy D. Akin
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Appleberry
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy W. Beckham
Mrs. Mary R. Bellott
Mr. and Mrs. M. Hamilton Bitely
Dr. Gregory Borse
Dr. Debbie Bryant
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Bulloch
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Bullock
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Carey
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond G. Carson
Rep. and Mrs. Eddie Cheatham
Mrs. Mimi Herring Ciarletta
Mr. and Mrs. Youles D. Clark
Dr. Jesse M. Coker
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cooper
Mrs. Mary L. Cooper
Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Cravens
Mrs. Vernelle Crews
Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd H. Crossley
Ms. Sandra J. Davies
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Kent Davis
Ms. Charlotte Denton
Mr. L. Ray Downs
Ms. Linda S. Ellis
Ms. Patricia A. Ewens
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Fakouri
Mrs. Christine Felts
Mr. Roy L. Garlington
Dr. Robert Graber
Ms. Patricia Sellers Hampton
Mr. Bruno Hanke
Ms. Lynn Harris
Ms. Ella M. Helm
Ms. Mary Lean Hollins
Mrs. Vashti L. Holt
Mr. Ernest A. Howard
Mr. William Hud Jackson
Ms. Mary A. Johnson
Acxiom
Arkansas Native Plant Society
Arkansas Seed Dealers Association
Arkansas Superior Federal Credit
Union
Bulloch, Inc.
Commercial Bank & Trust Co.
Davis Building Inc.
DCHS Class of ‘61
DMC Construction LLC
Employers Staffing Services, Inc.
ExxonMobil Foundation
Farmer’s Grain Terminal
Freedman Metals, Inc.
Ganesha Hospitality, LLC
J.M. Davidson, Inc.
Jackson’s Bayou Boys
KTM Coating Technologies, Inc.
Leesco, Inc.
Lubrizol Foundation
Martin Knee & Sports Medicine
Center, PA
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy D. Jones
Dr. and Mrs B.J. Jordan
Ms. Cynthia A. Kimbrell
Ms. Mary Ann King
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Kuttenkuler
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Lansdale
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Light
Mayor and Mrs. Allen W. Maxwell, Jr.
Ms. Carolyn Minson
Ms. Jean Ann Moles
Ms. Patricia Nicholson
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy D. Parker
Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Pennington
Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Pennington
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Prestridge
Mr. and Mrs. Dustin Prince
Mr. and Mrs. Dick E. Reynolds
Ms. Marye D. Rogers
Ms. Linda Herrington Rushing
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Savage
Mrs. Charlotte T. Schexnayder
Ms. Erin Selby
Dr. and Mrs. Kent Skinner
Mr. Thomas P. Springer
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Robert Stark, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Summerford
Mr. Jim Trimm
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Walt
Dr and Mrs. Robert Weih
Mr and Mrs. Cedric E. Williams
Mr. Robert L. Williams
Mr. James W. Willis
BUSINESS / ORGANIZATION DONORS
Maxwell Hardwood Flooring
Merchants & Farmers Bank
Oak Grove Assembly of God
Ocean Marine Contractors Inc
Oklahoma United Methodist
Foundation
Phoenix Youth & Family Services
Price Services, Inc.
Ralph McQueen & Co., LTD.
Randy Risher Fitness, Inc.
Risher Fitness Management, Inc.
Ryburn Motor Company
Simmons First Bank of South Ark
South Arkansas Rehabilitation
Spectra Energy Foundation
State Farm Companies Foundation
Stephenson-Dearman Funeral
Home
Texas Instruments Foundation
Truck & Trailer Services, Inc.
UAM Institute of Management
Accountants
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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.
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
Quentious A. Crews (by Jim & Rhonda
Crews Woodruff)
Van & Eula Mae Cruce (by Dan & Charlotte
Hornaday)
Crossett Alumni & Friends
Dumas 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
Centennial Circle Members
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
Dwight & Linda Teague Goodwin (by
Randy Risher, Mark Risher and Roger
Teague)
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
Tom & Dianne Springer
G. Warren Stephenson
Jean & Alan Sugg
Jack D. & Ted D. Thompson
Union Bank & Trust Company
Joseph Wallace Trust
Terri Wolfe - Beth Thurman
Jimmie & Linda Yeiser

The UAM / Eric Sundell
Herbarium Project
T he
UAM / Eric Sundell Herbarium Project is a vital part
of the university’s commitment to excellence in science
and science education. Part of that commitment includes the
construction of a new Botanical Research Center and Herbarium
for the study of plants. The Herbarium will be named for Dr. Eric
Sundell, professor emeritus, in honor of his role in developing
the UAM herbarium collection.
The new center will house:
• DNA research being conducted by UAM faculty and students;
• Laboratory space for use in botany and biology classes;
• An herbarium to house more than 27,000 catalogued plant
specimens, including more than 600 speciments representing
rare plants and species of special concern;
• A greenhouse for study and research;
• A library and conference room.
The Botanical Research Center and Herbarium will greatly
enhance scientific research and education at UAM. In addition to
housing the University’s collection of catalogued plant specimens,
laboratory areas will allow expansion of current botanical research
utilizing DNA technology to identify, name, and classify plants and
FoUnDAtIon neWS
algae. The center’s library will provide information on the historical
uses of cultivated plants as well as technical information on the introduction,
spread, and control of exotic plants and invasive species.
The facility will also include a demonstration garden which will serve
as a resource for local gardeners.
Projects of this type require resources to make them happen, and
that’s where you come in. If you would like to make a tax-deductible
donation to this new facility, contact the Office of Advancement at
(870) 460-1028. An investment in education is always a good one!
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J. Mike Phillips (BS ‘80), has been selected as the new head of the Department
of Plant and Soil Sciences at Mississippi State University. Phillips has been
the chair of the Department of Agricultural Sciences at Morehead State University
in Kentucky since 2007. Before his appointment at Morehead, Phillips served as
professor of agronomy and director for the Southwest Research and Extension
Center at the University of Arkansas. “Dr. Phillips has an extensive background in
teaching, research and Extension,” said George Hopper, interim dean of the College
of Agriculture and Life Sciences. “His leadership capabilities will be invaluable
to the plant and soil sciences department.”
Phillips earned his doctorate and master’s degrees in agronomy from the University of Arkansas.
He obtained his bachelor’s degree in agriculture from the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Phillips
has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors and was elected vice chair of the Agri-
Energy component of the Governor’s Task Force on the Future of Agriculture in Kentucky.
The Department of Plant and Soil Sciences is part of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Many of the department’s faculty hold appointments with the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry
Experiment Station and the MSU Extension Service. The department offers undergraduate and graduate
programs in agronomy and horticulture. It is home to the University Florist and the golf and sports
turf management concentration within the agronomy major.
In addition to teaching programs, the plant and soil sciences department conducts research and
outreach in plant breeding and genetics, crop simulation, crop modeling, agronomy, soil sciences,
crop physiology, weed science, turfgrass science, seed technology, and horticulture.
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Larry Walther ‘70
President Barack Obama has nominated Larry W. Walther (BS ‘70) to the board
of directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
Walther was the Director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)
from March 2008 to January 2009. Immediately prior, he served for over three years
as the Executive Director of the Arkansas Department of Economic Development
(ADED). Walther had a 30-year career with SBC Communications, now AT&T. Starting
as a switching engineer for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, he concluded
his career at SBC as the Vice President for Corporate Services and Chairman of the
SBC Foundation. Walther holds a bachelor of science degree in mathematics from UAM.
Marsha Miller ‘05
Marsha Miller (BSN ’05, MSN, RN), completed the Family Nurse Practitioner
Program at Delta State University in May 2008, and passed the Family Nurse
Practitioner (FNP) American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Certification
Examination in August 2008. Currently, Miller serves as Arkansas Nurses Association
(ARNA) District 02 President over Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Desha, & Drew
counties, and also serves on the Arkansas Nurses Association Health care Policy
Committee. Miller is also a member of the Southeast Arkansas Alumnae Chapter of
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc”.
J. Mike Phillips ‘80
1970-79
David Leech (BS ’72) was appointed
chairman of the Arkansas Higher Education
Coordinating Board. Leech was
selected for this position after 14 years of
continual service on the board. According
to Leech, the goal of the board is to coordinate
the colleges and universities throughout
the state as well as the presidents and
chancellors.
1980-89
Jerry Bingham (BS ’80), former football
standout, continues his retail management
career with Bed Bath and Beyond
as the operations manager in Kansas City,
Mo. Jerry and wife Sheron have recently
celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary.
2000-10
Carole Ellen Wade (BA ’02) and Jeffrey
Scott Morris were married on June 26 at
Safe Haven Church of Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Brian R. Smith (BS ‘05) and Randi
Marie Register were married on July 3 at
Phoenix West in Orange Beach, Ala.
Justin Alan Neill (BA ’10) and Allison
Marie Pace (BS ’08, MAT ’09) were
married on July 22 at the home of Dale
and Betty Hughes.
Julienne Elizabeth Ross (BSN ’10) and
Bobby Max Pennington were married on
July 16 at Marlsgate Plantation in Scott.
2011
Shana Sheree Forrest (BSN ’11)
and Jimmy DeWitt Bell were married on
September 24 at the First United Methodist
Church.
Former Students
Valerie Crane recently completed a book
on raising children to be functional members
in society. Crane is the administrative

assistant of Temple Christian Academy and
is a staff member of the Gulf Coast Baptist
College.
Matt Courson walked across the First
Mariner Arena Stage on May 23, 2011, to
receive his diploma from the University of
Maryland, Baltimore County. Courson was
severely injured in an ATV accident five
years ago and was not given much hope of
walking again. Courson is a former pitcher
for the UAM baseball team.
Friends
Don and Katy Hartley of Hamburg
celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary
on August 30.
Wee Weevil Bibs
Lane Thomas Gibson born May 22,
2011, to Brian (BS ’00) and Abby (BBA
’04) Gibson of Selma.
Dawson Sage Loyd born May 15, 2011,
to Chris (BBA ’01) and Sage (TC ’97)
Loyd of Monticello.
Jhett Charles Withers born June 13,
2011, to Kerry (BS ’09) and Rachel (BA
’09) of Monticello.
Weddings at the Bell
Get
connected!
The Victory Bell at Weevil Pond has become something of a wedding bell in the past year
as former UAM students tie the knot on campus. Above, Micah Bateman and Cody Malone,
and right, Blake Gilbert and Amanda Harrod were wed in separate ceremonies.
Help us keep you informed about the
latest happenings at your University.
Send us your e-mail address and we’ll
send you timely newsletters and updates
about important events at UAM. Send
your e-mail address to:
alumni@uamont.edu
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Angie Clements, Randy Risher
Join Alumni Board
Angie Clements (BS ‘94) and Randy Risher (BS ‘89) are the newest
members of the UAM Alumni Association’s board of directors.
Clements, formerly of Warren and now living in Little Rock, is now
the national sales director for Agrobotics, an agricultural technology
firm specializing in mechanized production. Clements has 17 years
experience in sales and marketing, including eight years with
Viacom / CBS in Philadelphia and New York City. At UAM,
Clements was the 1989 homecoming queen, active in the
Special Olympics, and was a member of Alpha Sigma Alpha
sorority and a Phi Lamda Chi Little Sister.
Risher is one of five alumni selected to receive this
year’s Alumni Award for Achievement and Merit. Founder
and president of The Risher Companies of Houston, Tex.,
Risher has built a successful business in corporate
health and wellness. His business enterprises include
Randy Risher Fitness, Inc., Risher Fitness Management,
Risher Wellness and Risk Management, Risher Fitness
Equipment, Lifestyle Directors, Inc., and Jenna Investments,
LLC.
For more information about your Alumni Association,
call the Office of Advancement at (870) 460-1028.
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Ronald L. Anderson ’70 of Arkansas
City, August 19, 2011.
Claudette Ruth Lockhart Bagwell ‘64
of Humphrey, June 10, 2011.
James Orville Beard ’54 of Heber
Springs, May 30, 2011.
MaLinda Bradford ’91 of Eudora, June
19, 2011.
Charles (Chuck) Campbell ’80 of Sherwood,
April 12, 2011.
Sue Hendricks Cathey of Monticello,
August 17, 2011.
Frank E. Clark, Jr. ’49 of Las Cruces,
N.M., July 31, 2011.
Bob Dew of Pine Bluff, May 24, 2011.
Herbert E. Floriani of Alameda, Calif.,
February 6, 2011.
Judith Lynn Thompson Garrett ’71 of
Minot, N.D., July 5, 2011.
Jack Hugh Harper ’51 of Rock Springs,
July 12, 2011.
David A. Henderson of San Francisco,
Calif., June 6, 2011.
Friends We’ll Miss
Floyd Edmond Hickam ’58 of Wilmar,
July 27, 2011.
Orrell Lynn “Bo” Humphrey, Jr. ’53 of
Little Rock, April 9, 2011.
Dorothy Lynn Rauls Kirkland of West
Memphis, Tenn., July 10, 2011.
Mary Louise Richter Langrell of Central
City, Pa., June 15, 2011.
Helen Munn Lindsey of Pine Bluff, July
22, 2011.
Kandra Nicola Miles of Hamburg, July
27, 2011.
Rosalyn Verna Martin-Millet ’02 of
Monticello, June 4, 2011.
Joe McGough ‘78 of Mineola, Tex., May
28, 2011.
Maurice Mitchell of Little Rock, April
2, 2011.
Dr. Jack Ervin Mobley of Conway, July
17, 2011.
Edward Lee Parham ’56 of Benton,
August 21, 2011.
Linda Ply Pate of Pine Bluff, July 2,
2011.
Olive Wise Paulus of Warren, August 8,
2011.
Lois Irene Ross Simpson ’41 of Crossett,
August 14, 2011.
Helen Faye Sullivan ’51 of White Hall,
June 24, 2011.
Jerry Glenn Sullivent of Bearden, July
13, 2011.
Robert A. Tolson, Sr. ’48 of Rison, July
26, 2011.
Tarleton E. “Sonny” Vowell, Jr. ‘65 of
Lake Village, April 20, 2011.
William Taylor Warner of Warren,
August 23, 2011.
Zachary Caleb Wells of Ozark, August
8, 2011.
Arthur Earl White of Memphis, Tenn.,
May 28, 2011.
Corbit White of Huttig, September 11,
2010.
Veda Faye Gorman Williams of North
Platte, Neb., May 4, 2011.
Wanda Lynn Williams of Alexander,
May 11, 2011.

The Class of ‘61
Recognize anyone?
Get in touch with your
former classmates at a
reunion of the Arkansas
A&M Class of 1961. Join
us for Homecoming on
October 27-29 as we
salute the Class of ‘61.
For information call
(870) 460-1028.
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University of Arkansas at Monticello
Alumni Association
P.O. Box 3597
Monticello, AR 71656
Homecoming 1960
Arkansas A&M President Jack Mears COngratulates 1960 Homecoming Queen Gail Godfrey Cobb While
Boll Weevil Co-Captains Bobby Fowler (left) and Oscar Hollinger Watch.