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From the Chancellor 

Another school year has come and 

gone and the graduates of the class of 2011 are moving on to a new chapter in their 

lives. Commencement is always a joyful time, but also a little bittersweet for faculty and 

staff as students we’ve gotten to know and care about leave us. A UAM commencement 

is a wonderful occasion and also a source of pride for not only our graduates, but their 

families and friends as well. This year we made UAM’s graduation experience available 

online by video-streaming both ceremonies over our website. It marks 

the first step in an effort to make more significant events available to 

online viewers who may be unable to come to campus. Plans are already 

underway to provide video-streaming of special events such as our 

Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture Series, music theatre productions and 

concerts, the Hall of Fame Banquet, Alumni Homecoming Dinner and 

on-campus athletic events. 

We will soon be providing more information about video-streaming 

and other campus information of interest to you in a new way. July 1, 

the university will begin publishing an 

E-newsletter with the latest news updates about the campus and your 

fellow alumni. If you wish to receive this e-newsletter, make sure our Office of Alumni 

Affairs has your current e-mail address. You may contact them at withers@uamont.edu. 

I would be remiss if I didn’t discuss with you the tuition increases we reluctantly 

implemented at the last meeting of the UA Board of Trustees. With our operating 

budget remaining level due to no new money from the State, combined with our record 

enrollments of the last three years, we were forced to make small adjustments to the cost 

of attending the university. We are still among the least expensive four-year state institutions 

in Arkansas and one of three whose tuition and fees are covered completely by 

current Pell Grant funds. UAM will always be committed to keeping attendance costs as 

low as possible to ensure educational opportunities for future generations. 

Because of that commitment, we will continue to emphasize the vital importance of 

privately funded scholarships. We were able to present 815 awards during the 2010-11 

fall and spring semesters worth $328,816 due to the generosity of so many alumni and 

friends. These private scholarships are no longer a luxury but have become an essential 

part of providing ways for our students to afford a college education. Your Alumni Association 

dues support several awards each year. 

On a positive note, the institution has received permission to begin offering a master’s 

degree in Physical Education and Coaching which will be of great benefit to our 

coaching graduates in all sports. 

I hope you have a wonderful summer. Judy and I look forward to seeing you the 

next time you’re in the area. Remember, our door is always open. 

Sincerely, 

On The Cover: Lesa Cathey Handly has 

built a successful career in telecommunications. 

She was recently honored 

as UAM’s 49th Distinguished Alumnus. 

UAM MAGAZINE, Volume 18, number 

1, is published three times a year by the 

University of Arkansas at Monticello, the 

UAM Alumni Association, and the UAM 

Foundation Fund. For information, you 

may contact: 

UAM Alumni Association 

UAM Box 3520 

Monticello, AR 71656 

Jim Brewer, Editor 

Director of Media Services 

(870) 460-1274 (office) 

(870) 460-1174 (FAX) 

e-mail: brewer@uamont.edu 

Colt Roan, Director of Alumni Affairs 


(870) 460-1324 (fax) 

e-mail: roan@uamont.edu 

Dr. Clay Brown, Vice Chancellor for 

Advancement and University 

Relations 


(870) 460-1324 (FAX) 

e-mail: browncl@uamont.edu 

If you want to find out what’s happening 

on campus, or want to contact us about 

something significant that’s happened in 

your life, check out our website at www. 

uamont.edu. When you reach the UAM 

home page, just click on Alumni & Friends. 

Let us know what you think. We welcome 

your suggestions! 

Parents, if your son or daughter attended 

UAM and is no longer living at this address, 

please notify our office of his or her 

new address. Thank you. 

Jack Lassiter 

Chancellor

Spring / Summer 2011 

F E A T U R E S 

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Focused 

DISTINGUISHED 

ALUMNUS 

Lesa Cathey Handly has always focused on 

the task at hand. It’s a trait that has served her 

well on her climb up the corporate ladder. 

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GROUND BREAKING 

The Clippert Legacy 

UAM broke ground on a new $6 million annex 

to its School of Forest Resources in April, a building 

made possible through the generosity of the 

family of a man who held a special place in his 

heart for a school he never attended. 

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RICHARD EBERLE 

Helping Others 

It’s a passion and a calling for 2011 graduate 

Richard Eberle. The Sherwood, Arkansas native 

was recently named the Arkansas Social Work 

Student of the Year. 

INSIDE 

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On Campus 

16-17 

Commencement 

18-19 

Sports 

20-25 

Foundation 

26-29 

Alumni News 

Spring / Summer 2011 1

ON CAMPUS 

New UA Trustee 

New UA Board of Trustee member 

Mark Waldrip of Moro and his wife, 

Angela, met with UAM administrators, 

faculty and staff during a recent visit to 

campus. Waldrip is a successful farmer 

and agribusinessman as well as a fast food 

franchise owner. He is the owner and 

managing partner of Cullum Seeds, LLC, 

which he grew from an on-the-farm business 

in 1985 to a diversified agri-business 

which markets in nine Southern states. 

Waldrip has been a statewide leader 

in agriculture for more than a decade, 

serving as a member of the Arkansas 

Agriculture Board, State Plant Board, UA 

Agriculture Development Council, Farm 

Credit Mid-South Board, and the board 

of the Arkansas Seed Dealers Association. 

Pictured with the Waldrips are (left) 

UAM Chancellor and Mrs. Jack Lassiter. 

Another Record 

AM has set a spring semester enrollment 

record according to figures 

Ureleased by the UAM registrar’s office. 

UAM enrolled 3,485 students for the 

2011 spring semester, breaking the previous 

spring semester record of 3,473 set 

in 2010. The record is the seventh in eight 

years, according to Dr. Debbie Bryant, 

registrar. 

“Our continued enrollment growth is 

due to the outstanding efforts made by all 

of our UAM family,” said Chancellor Jack 

Lassiter. “The attention given to the admission, 

retention, remediation, advising, 

mentoring, teaching, and graduation of our 

students continues to fuel our success.” 

UAM’s spring semester enrollment has 

grown from 2,696 in 2004 to its current 

3,485, an increase of 29 percent in eight 

years. Spring enrollment grew to 2,718 

in 2005, 2,898 in 2006, 3,112 in 2007, 

dipped to 3,063 in 2008, then increased 

to 3,233 in 2009, 3,473 in 2010, and 

finally to 3,485 in 2011. 

“This is truly a significant accomplishment 

when taken in combination with 

the decreasing numbers of high school 

graduates in our traditional recruiting 

area,” 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.” 

Champs Again! 

Forestry students from UAM edged 

Stephen F. Austin and the University 

of Georgia to win the 54th annual Association 

of Southern Forestry Clubs Conclave 

competition held in Athens, Georgia, 

March 17-19. 

UAM has now won the competition 

of technical and physical forestry skills 

31 times, 22 more than their closest rival, 

Stephen F. Austin. UAM finished first in 

technical events and second in physical 

events to win the overall competition. 

“Winning Conclave never gets old,” 

said Dr Phil Tappe, interim dean of the 

School of Forest Resources. “The fact that 

we consistently win the technical events 

competition speaks volumes about the 

preparation our students are receiving in 

the classroom.” 

Fifteen schools took part in the 

competition, including UAM, Alabama 

A&M, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Georgia, 

Kentucky, Louisiana Tech, Louisiana State, 

Mississippi State, North Carolina State, 

Stephen F. Austin, Tennessee, Texas 

A&M, and Virginia Tech. 

In the technical competition, Kirsten 

Steenbergen of Springdale, a freshman 

wildlife management major, placed second 

in diameter-breast-height estimation, 

which requires competitors to estimate 

the height of a tree based on its diameter 

approximately four to five feet off the 

ground. 

Tabitha Holloway, a sophomore 

wildlife management major from Conway, 

placed fourth in dendrology, the 

identification and classification of various 

varieties of trees and flora. Kirby McCallie, 

a senior wildlife management major from 

Arkansas City, and Travis Rushing, a senior 

forestry and wildlife management major 

from Hampton, placed third in wildlife 

identification. Rushing also placed third in 

wood identification. 

In the physical competition, UAM won 

four of the 12 events, including the axe 

throw, pole felling, log chop, and men’s 

crosscut. 

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Tree Campus USA 

AM has earned Tree Campus USA 

recognition from the Arbor Day 

UFoundation. 

The designation was awarded based 

on UAM’s “dedication to campus forestry 

management and environmental stewardship,” 

according to John Rosenow, chief 

executive and founder of the Arbor Day 

Foundation. 

Tree Campus USA is a national program 

of the Arbor Day Foundation that 

honors colleges and universities and their 

leaders for promoting healthy management 

of their campus forests and for 

engaging the community in environmental 

stewardship. The program is funded by a 

grant from Toyota. 

“By encouraging its students to plant 

trees and participate in service that will 

help the environment, the University of 

Arkansas at Monticello is making a positive 

impact on its community that will last 

for decades,” said Rosenow. “One goal 

of the Tree Campus USA program is to 

help create healthier communities for its 

citizens through the planting of trees, and 

the city of Monticello will certainly benefit 

from the university’s commitment to Tree 

Campus USA.” 

By earning the designation, UAM joins 

three southeast Arkansas 

communities in the Arbor 

Day Foundation Program. 

Monticello, Warren and 

Lake Village have received 

Tree City USA recognition. 

“This is great news,” 

said UAM Chancellor 

Jack Lassiter. “This is the 

result of a lot of planning 

and hard work by 

faculty, staff, students 

and members of the 

community. We are 

blessed with a beautiful campus and 

are aware of the responsibility we have 

to maintain the health and vitality of our 

campus forest.” 

To receive Tree Campus USA recognition, 

UAM had to meet five standards of 

tree care and community engagement. 

Those standards included the formation 

of a campus tree advisory committee 

consisting of faculty, undergraduate and 

graduate students, facility management 

personnel and members of the community. 

The university was also required to 

develop a comprehensive campus tree 

care plan to include tree care policies 

and guidance for planting, maintaining, 

and removing trees, tree protection and 

preservation policies and procedures, 

completing a tree inventory of the campus 

and tree damage assessment. 

A third standard was the creation of 

a campus tree program with dedicated 

annual expenditures. The fourth and fifth 

standards included holding an Arbor Day 

Observance on campus and developing 

a service learning project related to tree 

care and conducted by students. 

The Arbor Day Foundation launched 

Tree Campus USA in the fall of 2008 by 

planting trees at nine college campuses. 

For more information, contact www. 

arborday.org/TreeCampusUSA. 

IT’S OFFICIAL 

Chancellor Jack Lassiter 

(center) accepts 

the official Tree 

Campus USA plaque 

from Arkansas Forestry 

Commissioners 

Larry Nance (left) 

and Jerry Davis. 

Lockwood Wins Pryor Fellowship 

J 

oseph Lockwood has always been an overachiever, whether he was catching 

passes and scoring touchdowns as a member of the UAM football team, or 

achieving a 4.0 grade point average as a biology and biochemistry double major. 

Lockwood was recently named to the 2010 ESPN The Magazine Academic All- 

District football team and the Gulf South Conference All-Academic Team. Now he 

can add another honor – the Pryor Fellowship. 

Lockwood became the first UAM student to win the Pryor Fellowship, presented 

recently at the national convention of Alpha Chi national collegiate honor society in 

San Diego. Lockwood will apply the $1,000 award to graduate school. 

“We are all so proud of Joseph,” said Dr. Kate Stewart, professor of English and 

Alpha Chi sponsor. “He represents the best this institution has to offer. He has been 

a joy to be around and I have no doubt he’ll be successful.” 

UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter called Lockwood “a true scholar-athlete who has 

demonstrated a dedication and purpose that should serve as an example for others. 

I have enjoyed watching Joseph play for the Boll Weevils on Saturdays in the fall, but 

I am more excited about his future and what he can accomplish.” 

Lockwood graduated in May with degrees in both biology and chemistry and 

plans to attend graduate school at either Tulane University in New Orleans or Mississippi 

College in Clinton, Miss., to pursue a master’s degree in cellular and molecular 

biology. He is the son of Kent Lockwood and Paula Newton of Stuttgart. 

Joseph Lockwood 

excelled on the football 

field and in the classroom. 

Now he heads to 

graduate school and a 

new set of challenges. 


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On CAMPUS 

Save The Dates! 

Two of the most important dates of 

the 2011 fall calendar have been 

set. Be sure to mark September 10 and 

October 29 on your calendars. UAM will 

observe Parent-Family Appreciation Day 

on Saturday, September 10, concluding 

with a football game against Texas College. 

Parents of UAM students will receive 

detailed information about the complete 

schedule of events in August. 

UAM will observe Homecoming the 

week of October 24-29. A complete 

schedule of events will be available in the 

autumn issue of UAM Magazine. 

Alpha Chi Honors 

he UAM chapter of Alpha Chi honor 

society honored the university’s 

Toutstanding faculty and staff members at 

a recent banquet at the John F. Gibson 

University Center. 

James Crow, assistant professor of nursing, 

was recognized as the outstanding 

faculty member for 2011. Others nominated 

included Isabel Bacon, instructor 

of Spanish and art, Dr. Farokh Abedi, associate 

professor of mathematics, Dr. Roy 

Cabaniss, professor of marketing, Dr. Paul 

Francis, professor of agriculture, Dr. Ted 

Hammett, associate professor of accounting, 

Dr. John Hunt, assistant professor of 

biology, and Dr. Kate Stewart, professor of 

English. 

Becky Ryburn, administrative assistant 

in the School of Nursing, was named 

the outstanding staff member. Others 

nominated were Susan Brewer, director 

of financial aid, Carolyn Howell, administrative 

assistant in the Division of Music, 

Leslie Lowery, administrative assistant in 

the School of Mathematical and Natural 

Sciences, Amy Meeks, administrative assistant 

in the School of Arts and Humanities, 

and Terri Richardson, campus nurse. 

The outstanding administrator award 

went to Chancellor Jack Lassiter. Other 

E-News 

Alumni and friends of UAM will soon 

be getting news and updates about 

the campus and fellow alumni via the Boll 

Weevil Bulletin, an online e-newsletter set 

to launch July 1. 

A collaborative effort of the Offices 

of Alumni Affairs, Media Services, and 

Graphic Arts, the Boll Weevil Bulletin will 

keep you updated on the latest goings 

on at your alma mater and fill in those 

information gaps between issues of UAM 

Magazine. 

“We felt it was vitally important to 

keep our alumni and friends up to speed 

on what was happening at the institution 

and, rather than increase the number of 

printed magazines we publish each year, 

we decided on a more proactive and economical 

delivery method,” said Chancellor 

Jack Lassiter. “We encourage anyone who 

wants to receive this newsletter to contact 

our alumni office at withers@uamont.edu 

to make sure we have your current e-mail 

address in our database. We look forward 

to hearing from you.” 

Student Leaders 

These four students will lead the UAM Student Government Association during 

the 2011-12 school year. Pictured from left are SGA Secretary Jonathan Carraway 

of Wilmar, a junior computer information systems major; Vice President Kim Smith 

of Monticello, a junior middle level education major; President Robert Webb of 

Texarkana, Ark., a senior music major and member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity; 

and Treasurer Jessica Holland of Hamburg, a senior accounting major, cheerleader 

captain and vice president of the Institute of Management Accountants. 

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nominees included Dr. Kelly Bryant, dean 

of the School of Agriculture, Ranelle 

Eubanks, associate vice chancellor for academic 

affairs, Jay Hughes, vice chancellor 

for student affairs, Dr. Lou James, dean of 

the School of Business, Dr. Mark Spencer, 

A 

dean of the School of Arts and Humanities. 

The rookie of the year award went to 

first-year faculty member Laura Evans of 

the School of Nursing. Other nominees 

were Gonzalo Espinosa, a foreign language 

teaching assistant, Keith Milstead, instructor 

of speech communication, Becky 

Phillips, assistant professor of accounting, 

Tori Ryburn, instructor of mathematics, 

and Andrew Williams, assistant professor 

of chemistry. 

Biofuels 

rea farmers, ranchers and business 

owners joined faculty and students at 

AUAM’s School of Agriculture recently for 

a nationwide webinar on the economics 

of biofuel. 

The webinar, entitled “Inflated Expectations, 

Unfulfilled Mandates, and Cost- 

Efficient Feedstock Systems for Cellulosic 

Biofuels,” was presented by the Agricultural 

and Applied Economics Association. The 

nationwide broadcast was hosted locally 

by the UAM School of Agriculture and UA 

Southeast Research and Extension Center. 

A New Voice 

nline newspapers are replacing the 

traditional printed versions and 

OUAM’s award-winning staff is setting a 

high standard, bringing home a record 11 

awards from the 2011 Arkansas Collegiate 

Media Conference. 

The 11 wins, a record for the UAM 

publication, included a series of firsts for 

the student staff. The Voice took first and 

second place in the Best Web Edition 

category, marking the first time the staff 

reached the top spot in its eight years 

of publishing. ACMA also awarded The 

Voice with the inaugural General Excellence 

Website award. 

The day also marked the first time 

students competed and won in the 

individual general excellence divisions. 

Senior Around Campus Editor Shane 

Glass took the second place award in the 

Reporter of the Year category and senior 

Editor-in-Chief Douglas Boultinghouse 

received third place in the Editor of the 

Year category. 

The staff’s remaining six wins in the 

newspaper division include: 

• Second place in Review Writing for 

Susan Pruitt’s review of Mumford and 

Sons’ eclectic album; 

• Third place in Feature Writing for 

Boultinghouse’s coverage of UAM student 

Stephanie Harton’s dream job opportunity 

being a part of the CBS Early Show; 

• Third place in Meeting or Speech 

Coverage for Carrie Johnson’s coverage of 

one of UAM’s Assembly meetings; 

• An honorable mention in In-Depth 

Reporting for Indra Kriner’s work exploring 

the advantages and disadvantages of 

the university’s family housing facilities; 

• An honorable mention in Sports 

Writing for Tara Snider Coburn’s coverage 

of the 5K walk/run at the University of 

Arkansas-Monticello College of Technology-McGehee; 

• An honorable mention in News 

Photography for Latoya Shelton’s photo of 

students studying bones in the School of 

Mathematics and Natural Sciences. 

The Voice can be found at http://thevoice.uamont.edu. 

AWARD WINNERS 

Members of The 

Voice staff are (from 

left, seated) Douglas 

Boultinghouse of 

Woodlawn, editor-inchief; 

Brittany Gilliam 

Sears of Wilmar, 

co-editor of arts and 

entertainment; (standing, 

from left) Susan 

Pruitt of Monticello, 

commentary editor; 

Joe Hayslip of Star City, 

staff writer; Dr. Ron 

Sitton, faculty advisor; 

and Shane Glass of 

Monticello, around 

campus editor. 

Americorps 

The University of Arkansas at Monticello 

and Arkansas Americorps 

recently completed a memorandum 

of agreement, with UAM creating 

five $1,000 scholarships to be 

awarded each semester beginning 

with the fall 2011 semester. Finalizing 

the agreement were (from 

left) Candace Howard, director of 

the Arkansas Americorps Future 

Teacher Initiative, UAM Chancellor 

Jack Lassiter, and Jenny 

Satterlee, director of the Arkansas 

Americorps Smart Start Program. 


On CAMPUS 

DEBATERS Members of the UAM forensics and debate team are (from left, first row) Leigh Brist, Meg Ryan, Tiffany 

Reed, Anna Blace Barron, Liz Borse, Bobby Evans, (second row, from left) Maggie Parrish, Jessica Pennington, Kelly 

Reed, Zack Tucker, Justin Walker, Chris Brown, Jonathon Hoskins, and Samantha Montgomery. 

NATIONAL 

HONORS 

Pictured below, 

from left with 

the Stellar School 

Award, are (first 

row) Kristy Breedlove, 

Shana Forrest, 

Ashley Oliver, 

Brittney Patrick, 

Paisley Palsa, Dean 

Pamela Gouner, 

Sydney Miles, (second 

row) Christine 

Felts, and Robert 

Humphreys. 

Nursing Draws Accolades 

The UAM Student Nurses Association 

and the School of Nursing each 

received accolades at the recent National 

Student Nurses Association convention in 

Salt Lake City, Utah. 

UAM became one of 10 colleges and 

universities in the nation to be named a 

Stellar School by the NSNA. The Stellar 

School Chapter Recognition Program 

began in 2009-10 and recognizes NSNA 

school chapters for their ongoing involvement 

in NSNA and their commitment 

to shared governance and professional 

development. 

In addition, the School of Nursing and 

the UAM Student Nurses Association 

were the sole recipients of a 

Community Health Award, presented for 

the most successful school project. UAM 

students won the award for their efforts 

to save the Drew Health Rx (prescription 

drug) Program last summer. 

“Achieving Stellar School status speaks 

to the quality of the nursing program and 

the commitment by the institution to the 

professional development of our nursing 

students,” said Nursing School Dean Pam 

Gouner. “This is an endorsement of our 

faculty, the academic program, and our 

students.” 

UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter called 

the recognition “another milestone, not 

only for the nursing program, but for the 

university. Nursing education at UAM has 

a long and proud history and we’re 

pleased to know that our peers in 

higher education have recognized our 

program as one of the best in the 

country.” 

The UAM chapter was also the lone 

winner of the Bylaws and Policies Award, 

in recognition of the efforts of Parliamentarian 

Shana Forrest of Kingsland in 

rewriting the organization’s bylaws. 

IPDA Winners 

T 

he forensics and debate team at the 

University of Arkansas at Monticello 

won 12 individual and team awards, including 

the fifth place overall sweepstakes 

trophy, at the International Public Debate 

Association National Tournament held recently 

at Stephen F. Austin State University 

in Nacogdoches, Tex. 

UAM students competed individually 

in three divisions of debate – novice, 

varsity, and professional – against schools 

such as Sam Houston State University, 

Oregon State, LSU, and Texas A&M. 

UAM won seven individual awards, 

paced by Chris Brown’s second place 

national finish in varsity debate. Brown is 

a junior communication major from 

Siloam Springs. Sydney Davis, a freshman 

creative writing major from 

Bentonville, reached the round of 16 

in novice debate and was the third 

place novice speaker. Anna Blace 

Barron, a senior finance major from 

Monticello, Zack Tucker, a senior 

political science major from Marked Tree, 

and Kelly Reed , a sophomore political 

science major from Siloam Springs, all 

reached the round of 32 in varsity debate. 

Kelly Reed received the eighth place 

speaker award in varsity debate. 

As a team, UAM placed third in seasonlong 

varsity debate and third in the seasonlong 

Scholastic Championship. 

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TOP CATS 

UAM jazz musicians who won awards at the Elmhurst College Jazz Festival were (from left) Phillip 

House, Nathan Carmen, Timothy Woods, and Tori Covington. 

Jazz Musicians Win Top Honors 

Members of UAM’s Jazz Band I won top honors in four individual categories at 

Chicago’s prestigious Elmhurst College Jazz Festival. 

The group was one of 40 top jazz ensembles from across the nation invited to 

perform at the 44th Elmhurst Festival. The festival annually attracts some of the 

world’s top jazz musicians, including Diana Krall, Clark Terry, Maynard Ferguson, and 

the Count Basie Orchestra. 

UAM drummer Phillip House of Cabot won the festival’s outstanding jazz drummer 

award while Tori Covington of Ore City, Tex., won the outstanding flugal horn 

solo award. Other awards went to Nathan Carmen of Heber Springs for outstanding 

jazz arrangement, and Timothy Woods of Little Rock for outstanding jazz tenor sax 

solo. 

Jazz bands from Michigan State, the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, and the 

Elmhurst School of Jazz were named the festival’s top three ensembles. 

Oklahoma! 

The UAM Music Theatre Workshop 

presented two performances of one 

of Broadway’s most popular musicals in 

April, bringing to the stage Rodgers’ and 

Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! Starring Jennifer 

Neely (left) of Warren, Sarah Johnson 

(center) of Overton, Tex., and Erickson 

Skinner (right) of Monticello, Oklahoma! 

played before packed audiences both nights. 

Oklahoma! was the first musical written by 

composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Oscar 

Hammerstein, II and is based on the 1931 

play Green Grow the Lilacs. Oklahoma! made 

its Broadway debut on March 31, 1943, and 

ran for 2,212 performances and was later 

made into an Academy Award-winning film in 

1955. 

Fun at the 

Ballpark! 

Join us for a night of fun at Dickey- 

Stephens Park in North Little Rock 

as we celebrate “UAM Night at the 

Travs” August 11. Tickets for dinner 

and the ballgame are $15. 

For details, call the alumni office at 

(800) 467-8148. 


In 

FOCUS 

In 

Lesa Cathey Handly’s office on the third floor of the 

Allied Wireless Building looks out on the sprawling growth 

along west Little Rock’s Chenal corridor. Tall, slim and striking 

at 51, Handly engages a visitor in conversation, answering 

questions about her rise through the corporate ranks. Her answers 

are clear, articulate, and above all, focused on the subject. 

The focus was always there. James Cathey noticed it in his oldest 

daughter at an early age. “Lesa was very focused on school work 

and on other things as well,” he remembers. “I think the degree of 

focus she has on things is what has made her successful. That and 

the fact that she’s always surrounded herself with quality people.” 

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TRAPPINGS OF SUCCESS 

Lesa Cathey Handly, UAM’s 

49th Distinguished Alumnus, 

is at home in the corporate 

offices of Allied Wireless 

Communications Corporation 

in Little Rock. 


LESA HANDLY 

Hsimple formula – “keep your 

andly’s success, in business 

and in life, is based on a 

head down, get the job done and good 

things will come from that.” 

It’s a philosophy that’s worked for 

Handly, beginning as a buyer for Dillard’s 

to her current position as a top 

executive in wireless telecommunications. 

Handly is the chief marketing 

officer for Allied Wireless Communications 

Corporation, a west Little Rock 

spin-off of Verizon. She is also the 49th 

Distinguished Alumnus of the University 

of Arkansas at Monticello. 

“I’ve had people tell me, ‘Oh Lesa, 

you’ve had so much good luck in your 

career,” Handly says. “I agree with 

that, but what they don’t see are the 

hours and hours and hours that went 

into making that luck.” 

James Cathey taught business at 

UAM for 32 years. Lesa’s mother, the 

late Janis Cathey, was also on the UAM 

faculty, teaching biology and zoology. 

“With both parents being educators, 

being focused was not an option,” 

Handly says. “I was an only child for 

10 years and got lots of that educator 

mentality attention, and whether it was 

playing the piano, or whether it was 

actual studies, it was serious business 

around our house. It wasn’t an option 

to come home with an A-minus. That 

just wasn’t acceptable.” 

Handly was a well-rounded student 

at Drew Central High School, singing 

in the choir and earning all-district 

honors in basketball, but an ankle 

injury her senior year limited her 

playing time and dashed her hopes of 

playing at UAM. She also played summer 

league softball and developed a 

competitive edge that would serve her 

well later in life. 

“Over the years, observing people 

who have played competitive sports 

and those who haven’t, it’s very applicable 

to business,” she says. “You would 

expect a man to sit here and tell you 

that, but I’ve seen it a lot. You need 

to have a little of that killer instinct in 

you, and that’s something you learn on 

a competitive playing field.” 

With athletics no longer an option, 

Lesa accepted a music scholarship 

from then-UAM choral director John 

Dougherty to sing in the a cappella 

choir and accompany the concert choir 

on the piano during rehearsals. It was 

a hectic time. Handly was carrying an 

18-hour course load, working 35 hours 

a week at The Leader, a Monticello 

clothing store, and spending five nights 

a week rehearsing with the choir. 

Handly with a laugh. “Whatever class 

I was taking from him at the time, he 

made an extra point of not bringing 

those materials home; we never talked 

about those materials. If I had a question, 

I went to a friend in the class to 

really clarify or get some assistance. So 

yes, he overcompensated to make sure 

that he was not showing any favoritism. 

But I must say, I pulled my A 

out of him, though I don’t know how 

reluctantly he gave them.” 

By the time Handly graduated in 

1982, she had already been hired by 

EDUCATION “WAS SERIOUS BUSINESS AROUND OUR 

HOUSE. IT WASN’T AN OPTION TO COME HOME WITH 

AN A-MINUS. THAT JUST WASN’T ACCEPTABLE.” 

“Looking back, I don’t know how I 

did it,” Handly says, then in her typical 

matter-of-fact way, adds, “You do 

what you gotta do.” 

Although music was helping pay 

the bills, Handly set her eyes on a 

career in business, specifically marketing, 

a choice that put her in the same 

classroom with her father. It was an 

arrangement neither relished. 

“She’ll probably tell you I was 

harder on her than on anyone in class,” 

says James Cathey. “I think I was so 

aware of not wanting to show favoritism 

toward her. I didn’t even want to 

answer her questions.” 

“Thank you, yes that is true,” says 

Dillard’s in the company’s executive 

development program. She began “on 

the floor” as a sales manager, learning 

the business from the ground up. From 

there, she became an assistant buyer, 

and finally a buyer. Each buyer is given 

a specific department for a region. “You 

are responsible for flowing goods to 

those stores on a regular basis,” says 

Handly. “You are judged, ultimately, 

only on your ability to make gross 

margin for the company. At that point, 

it’s sink or swim and good luck to you.” 

Handly quickly discovered that being 

a buyer didn’t carry the cachet she’d 

imagined. “I’ve heard people say, ‘Oh, 

what a glamorous job,’” she says. “I 

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ealized very quickly that being a buyer 

is a no-win situation because if you’re 

on to a product or a category that’s 

hot, you never buy enough. If you’re 

on a category that’s not selling, you’ve 

always got too much. It’s very, very difficult 

to do that consistently.” 

Handly decided what she really 

wanted to do was manage groups of 

buyers. To do that, she had to manage 

a Dillard’s store. At 27, she was handed 

the keys to the store at the Northwest 

Arkansas Mall in Fayetteville, 200 

people, $20 million in annual sales. 

“They gave me the keys and said, ‘Do 

good,’” Handly remembers. 

Handly later managed a store in 

Memphis before moving back to Dillard’s 

corporate offices in Little Rock. 

It was there that she became intrigued 

with wireless telecommunications, an 

industry still in its infancy. “I wasn’t 

actively looking for a new career, but 

when an opportunity presented itself 

to me, I did a little research on wireless 

and realized this was an industry on 

the front end of a big growth curve,” 

she says. 

In 1997, after 15 years at Dillard’s, 

Handly made a head-first leap into 

wireless telecommunications and never 

looked back, accepting a position as director 

of regional distribution for Alltel 

Corporation. She didn’t stop there, 

moving up the corporate ladder to become 

director of retail distribution and 

merchandising, regional vice president 

of marketing, and vice president/general 

manager of sales operations. 

When Handly first joined Alltel, 

cell phones were still considered a 

luxury, not a must-have accessory. “It’s 

nice to still be in an industry where 

(your product) is much wanted and 

everybody has to have one,” she says. 

“I won’t compare it to toilet paper, but 

it’s almost to that point. I couldn’t have 

predicted that. I just knew that I was at 

the bottom of an industry that was on 

its way up, and to ride that rollercoaster 

again, and to see if I could be a part 

of that was just really exciting.” 

Handly was eventually named senior 

vice president for customer strategies 

for Alltel Wireless and in 2009 

joined The Circumference Group, a 

private firm focused on technology and 

telecom investing and consulting. A 

year later, she joined Allied Wireless 

Communications Corporation, managing 

sales strategy and support, customer 

and financial strategies, device and 

product management, and marketing 

communications. 

What she really does is manage 

people, and she does it well. 

“I’ve been very fortunate to consistently 

put together really high caliber 

teams,” says Handly, “and my philosophy 

has been managing by example. I 

don’t ask them to do things that they 

haven’t seen me do, or won’t see me 

do. I try to create an environment that 

they know my success is completely on 

their shoulders. I’m here to make sure 

they have what they need to be successful, 

that they’re working on the right 

stuff to help us meet our company 

objectives. Back at (Alltel), it was ‘I’m 

difficult because I have high standards,’ 

yet people gravitated to the team. And 

I think I’ve been very fortunate to be 

able to pick the cream of the crop to 

come over with me.” 

Handly and her husband, Brooks, 

make their home in west Little Rock 

not far from the Allied Wireless offices 

just off Chenal Parkway. She stays 

in shape by walking the hills in and 

around her neighborhood and keeps 

up with her alma mater. She recently 

delivered the keynote address at UAM’s 

spring Alpha Chi banquet, and at the 

close of her speech, surprised her father 

by presenting a $15,000 scholarship to 

the Foundation Fund in his name. “I 

thought it was a fitting time to honor 

him,” she says. “Everybody has a story 

about James Cathey as their teacher. 

He affected so many people, probably 

many more than he knows.” 

For Lesa, the Distinguished Alumnus 

award completes a circle that began 

when her family lived on campus 

from 1968 to 1974 in faculty housing 

across the street from Bankston Hall. 

“Larry Smith was our next door neighbor,” 

says Handly. “Harry Denson 

lived there; so did John Dougherty. I’ve 

caught many a tadpole in that pond. I 

literally grew up on that campus.” 

Handly has some timely advice for 

this year’s graduates. “I really believe 

that education is a two-way street,” 

she explains. “UAM provides a quality 

education and if you are willing to 

work, you’ll get out of it what you put 

in. As long as you understand that as 

a student, I really believe that, coming 

from UAM, and applying yourself will 

allow you to compete with anybody. 

You can do whatever you put your 

mind to.” 

FAMILY AFFAIR 

The extended 

Cathey family gathers 

in front of James 

and Sue Cathey’s 

historic Monticello 

home. Pictured from 

left are William 

Michael Walls, Sue 

Cathey, Brooks 

Handly, Lesa Handly, 

James Cathey, and 

Traci Cathey Walls. 


For the late George H. Clippert, the 

new forestry annex represents a 

Fitting 

Legacy 

Abrisk wind and brilliant sunshine 

framed the setting as UAM broke 

ground on a $6 million annex to 

its School of Forest Resources 

on April 15. 

University of Arkansas 

officials, legislators and 

representatives from the 

timber industry were on hand for the 

ceremony, which marked the beginning 

of not only new construction, but 

the renovation of the school’s existing 

forest resources complex. 

The new facility will be named the 

George H. Clippert Forest Resources 

Annex in honor of the late George 

H. Clippert of Camden. The Clippert 

family gave a $1.2 million gift to 

the UAM Foundation Fund to help 

finance the new construction after 

previously donating $1 million to create 

the George H. Clippert Endowed 

Chair in Forestry. 

“We are grateful to the family of 

the late Mr. Clippert, his wife, Maxine, 

along with their children, Nancy Clippert 

Broach and David Clippert for 

their generous support of our School of 

Forest Resources,” said UAM Chancellor 

Jack Lassiter. “Even though Mr. 

Clippert did not attend UAM, he always 

had a special place in his heart for 

our forestry program and hired many 

of our graduates. It is only fitting that 

his legacy be remembered in this way.” 

Lassiter also thanked Governor 

Mike Beebe and members of the Arkansas 

General Assembly for securing 

the needed funding for the project. “I 

want to commend Governor Beebe 

and the legislature, particularly the 

members of the southeast delegation, 

for their vision and for their hard work 

to make the project a reality,” Lassiter 

said. “The timber industry plays 

such an important economic role in 

Arkansas and as the state’s only School 

of Forest Resources, it’s important that 

UAM continue to provide the best in 

forestry education.” 

The new facility will include 15,100 

square feet on two floors and will 

include classrooms, laboratories and 

offices. The original building in the 

Henry H. Chamberlin Forest Resources 

Complex, built in 1957, will also 

receive a complete interior renovation 

and a new roof. The north wing of the 

complex, completed in 1987, will also 

receive minor space renovations. 

Spaces included in the new building 

and the renovated buildings will 

include five research labs, two teaching 

labs, four computer labs, conference 

and meeting spaces, offices, classrooms, 

an administrative suite, information 

technology suite, student lounge, a 

two-story glass atrium, and a suite of 

offices for the U.S. Forest Service. 

“This project will greatly enhance 

all facets of the School of Forest 

Resources and the Arkansas Forest 

Resources Center,” said Dr. Phil Tappe, 

interim dean of the school and interim 

director of the AFRC. “It will have 

a positive impact on classroom and 

laboratory instruction as well as research 

and outreach. I know the forest 

resources faculty are extremely excited 

by the opportunities a facility like this 

will offer.” 

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BREAKING GROUND Hoisting shovels at the ceremonial groundbreaking 

(top photo) were (from left) State Representative Eddie 

Cheatham of Crossett, State Representative Jeff Wardlaw of Warren, 

Dr. Mark Cochran, vice president of the UA Division of Agriculture, 

Mike Akin of the UA Board of Trustees, former State Representative 

Greg Reep of Warren, State Representative Sheilla Lampkin of Monticello, 

Chancellor Jack Lassiter, Larry Nance and Jerry Davis of the 

Arkansas Forestry Commission, Maxine Clippert of Camden, David 

Clippert of Atlanta, Ga., State Senator Jimmy Jeffress of Crossett, 

Monticello Mayor Allen Maxwell, Dr. Matt Pelkki, George H. Clippert 

Endowed Chair and professor of natural resource economics, and 

UA System President B. Alan Sugg. (Left photo) Mike Akin, Maxine 

Clippert and Jerry Davis view the proceedings. (Above) UA System 

President B. Alan Sugg addresses the audience. 


Helping others is more than just 

a part-time job for Class of 2011 

graduate Richard Eberle. 

True 

Calling 

R 

ichard Eberle has always had a passion 

for helping people. Five years ago, the 

senior social work major at the University of Arkansas at Monticello 

began sponsoring an underprivileged girl in the Dominican 

Republic, giving monthly to provide food, medical care and education 

through the international charity 

World Vision. 

Since then, Eberle has become an 

advocate on behalf of children both in 

the U.S. and around the world and was 

recently recognized for his efforts by 

the Arkansas Chapter of the National 

Association of Social Workers. Eberle 

was chosen as Arkansas’ 2011 Social 

Work Student of the Year. He received 

the award in April at a luncheon sponsored 

by the National Association of 

Social Workers in North Little Rock. 

When he received the award, Eberle 

wasn’t far from home. A native of 

Sherwood and a graduate of Abundant 

Life High School, he is the son 

of Mike and Connie Eberle. Richard 

Eberle came to UAM to play baseball 

and golf. He was a pitcher for the Boll 

Weevil baseball team for one season 

and spent three years on the golf team, 

but his interest shifted from athletics to 

child advocacy after a chance meeting 

with David Leonard, lead singer for 

the now-disbanded Christian pop/rock 

group Jackson Waters. 

Leonard, the son of UAM’s Missionary 

Baptist Student Fellowship 

director, Robert Leonard, made a 

presentation to MBSF about World 

Vision and Eberle was intrigued. He 

agreed to sponsor nine-year-old Pamela 

Mobley of the Dominican Republic 

and since then, has become a passionate 

advocate for children. He has 

worked with the International Justice 

Mission to fight human trafficking, 

specifically the child sex slave trade 

and the use of children as soldiers. 

He has also spent time as a counselor 

for the Children’s Summer Camp of 

Texas, served at a Little Rock homeless 

shelter, and participated in the Summer 

Project in Mexico, restoring roads, 

constructing buildings and foundations, 

and improving water drainage to 

improve the lives of people in underdeveloped 

areas. 

In addition to his role as a social 

justice advocate, Eberle serves as a 

children’s ministry intern at Pauline 

Baptist Church of Monticello, a position 

he has held for the past five years, 

and is a peer mentor at the MBSF. 

“Richard Eberle is a shining example 

of what a young person with drive, 

determination and a desire to help others 

can accomplish,” said Chancellor 

Jack Lassiter. “He represents the best of 

UAM.” 

Eberle graduated in May with a 

bachelor of social work degree, and 

will spend the summer as a counselor 

at Pine Cove Camp in Texas before 

pursuing a graduate degree. He hopes 

to attend seminary at Liberty University 

and eventually work with children, 

youth and college students. 

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Candid photos courtesy 

Matt Terry Photography 


Commencement 2011 was 

video-streamed live for a whole 

NEW 

LOOK 

ommencement at UAM is always a special occasion 

and this year’s ceremony was no exception . . . except 

instead of just one ceremony, there were two and Cthey were both video-streamed live on the university website. 

The decision to split graduation into two ceremonies 

was made to avoid the heat and potential inclement weather 

associated with outdoor ceremonies. 

Degree candidates from the Schools of Agriculture, Arts 

and Humanities, Business, Computer Information Systems 

and Education gathered for the morning ceremony while the 

remaining candidates, from the Schools of Forest Resources, 

Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Nursing, Social and Behavioral 

Science and the Division of General Studies, received 

their degrees in the afternoon session. With the success of this 

year’s ceremonies, indoor graduation may be here to stay. 

EMOTIONAL MOMENT Chancellor Jack Lassiter presented a posthumous 

degree to the late Catlin Lidge of Monticello, who died during his final 

semester at the university. (Right) Rob Ficklin, faculty Herald, had the day’s 

toughest job, correctly reading the names of every graduate. 

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PACKED HOUSE 

Steelman Fieldhouse 

provided a pleasant 

(and cool) setting for 

graduation. (Below) 

The next chairman 

of the UA Board of 

Trustees, Mike Akin of 

Monticello, presents 

a degree to a happy 

graduate while Chancellor 

Lassiter looks on. 


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SPORTS 

WELCOME Tanya Ray meets the media and 

fans at her introductory news conference at the 

Indoor Practice Facility. 

2011 Weevil Football Schedule 

ix home games highlight the 2011 UAM football schedule released recently 

by first-year head coach Hud Jackson. The Weevils begin play in the new 

SGreat American Conference this fall, but the ‘11 slate will still have a strong Gulf 

South Conference flavor, with three traditional GSC foes still on the schedule. 

Ouachita Baptist has replaced Southern Arkansas as the Weevils’ opponent 

at the Boomtown Classic in El Dorado. Nonconference foe Texas College will 

provide the opposition for Parent-Family Appreciation Day and Southeastern 

Oklahoma will be in town for Homecoming. 

DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME 

Sept. 3 ARKANSAS TECH* Monticello 6:00 

Sept. 10 TEXAS COLLEGE Monticello 6:00 

(Parent-Family Appreciation Day) 

Sept. 17 Ouachita Baptist* El Dorado TBA 

(Boomtown Classic) 

Sept. 24 West Georgia Carrollton, Ga. 6:00 

Oct. 1 VALDOSTA STATE Monticello 6:00 

Oct. 6 Delta State (GSC-TV) Cleveland, Miss. 7:00 

Oct. 15 East Central Oklahoma* Ada, Okla. 4:00 

Oct. 22 NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA Monticello 3:00 

Oct. 29 SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA* Monticello 3:00 

(Homecoming) 

Nov. 5 Southern Arkansas* Magnolia 2:00 

Nov. 12 SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA* Monticello 3:00 

* Indicates Great American Conference game 

Head Blossom 

anya Ray is the new head coach of the 

Cotton Blossoms basketball team. Ray 

Tis the seventh head coach in the 38-year 

history of the program. 

Ray comes to UAM after serving as 

an assistant coach at the NCAA Division I 

level for the past 11 seasons. Ray was the 

assistant coach and recruiting coordinator 

at Arkansas State for the past nine seasons. 

Before joining the staff at ASU, Ray served 

two seasons as an assistant coach at Oklahoma 

State. 

“I’ve known Tanya Ray for a long time,” 

said UAM Athletics Director Chris Ratcliff. 

“She is a proven winner and I know she 

has what it takes to be successful at UAM.” 

“This is an incredible day for me, a 

dream come true,” said Ray at her introductory 

press conference. “Every assistant 

coach dreams of that day they can have 

the opportunity to run their own program. 

Today, that dream has come true.” 

At Arkansas State, Ray helped lead 

the Red Wolves to155 wins. ASU posted 

three 20-win seasons during Ray’s tenure 

and in 2003-04, the Red Wolves captured 

their first-ever Sun Belt Conference East 

Division championship. The next year, 

ASU advanced to the second round of 

the WNIT, and in 2006-07, made its third 

postseason appearance in four years, advancing 

to the second round of the WNIT. 

Ray entered the coaching ranks as an 

assistant coach and recruiting coordinator 

for one season (1999-2000) at Blinn College 

in Brenham, Tex., where she helped 

lead the Lady Buccaneers to a 23-8 overall 

record and an appearance in the regional 

finals. 

Ray’s playing career consists of a fouryear 

high-school stint at Brenham (Tex.) 

High School, one-year stints at the University 

of Texas-San Antonio and South Plains 

College of Levelland, Tex., and finally a 

two-year stint at St. Mary’s University in 

San Antonio. 

The Brenham, Tex., native is a 1999 

graduate of St. Mary’s with a bachelor’s 

degree in exercise-sport science. She also 

holds an associate’s degree from South 

Plains College in general studies. 

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Blossoms Reach Regional Finals 

lvy Early’s Cotton Blossom softball team enjoyed the second best season in 

A the 16-year history of the program, posting a 46-16 record while ending their 

season with a loss in the championship game of the NCAA South 2 playoffs. 

The Blossoms were led by junior pitcher Kayla Jackson and senior outfielder Sarah 

Hayslip. Both players were recently selected to the Daktronics All-South Region First 

Team. 

Jackson, a first team honoree as a pitcher, also earned second team honors for her 

offensive numbers as a utility player. 

The Hallsville, Tex., native finished the 2011 campaign with a team-best .434 

batting average with 79 hits (16 doubles, six triples and 12 home runs) and 55 RBIs. 

Her doubles, home runs and RBIs were team highs. Jackson also broke a UAM singleseason 

record in 2011 with 35 walks. 

As a pitcher, Jackson finished the year with a 29-9 record and a 1.13 earned run 

average. She started 38 games, tossing 36 complete games with 12 shutouts and 

one no-hitter, which was the fifth no-hitter of her career. In the NCAA South Sub- 

Regional, Jackson put together one of the most impressive performances in NCAA 

tournament history by collecting three consecutive shutout victories to advance her 

team into the sub-region finals. 

Hayslip batted .422 and led the Gulf South Conference in hits with 81. The Houston, 

Tex., native also collected 14 doubles, a school-record nine triples and seven 

home runs. She also stole 13 bases in 16 attempts and posted a slugging percentage 

of .698. 

KAYLA JACKSON 

SARAH HAYSLIP 

All-GSC Weevils 

UAM placed two players on the 

2011 All-Gulf South Conference men’s 

basketball team and two on the All-GSC 

baseball team. The Boll Weevils were 

represented on the All-GSC basketball 

first team by junior guard LA Farmer 

while junior forward Ricardo Hall 

earned second team honors. 

Junior outfielder Wayne Hawkins 

became the first UAM player since 

2006 to earn first team All-GSC baseball 

honors. Starting pitcher Reece Cross 

was named to the All-GSC second team. 

Farmer averaged 18.6 points a game, 

tied for the conference lead. He shot 

shot 42 percent from the field, 31 percent 

on three-pointers and 76 percent 

at the free-throw line. 

Ricardo Hall started every game and 

was a two-time GSC West Player of the 

Week. He averaged15.4 points and 7.5 

rebounds. 

Hawkins led the Boll Weevils in most 

offensive categories despite missing 

nearly a month due to an injury. 

Hawkins was the team leader in batting 

average (.467), doubles (12), triples 

(2), total bases (70), slugging percentage 

(.778), on-base percentage (.563) 

and stolen bases (11). 

Hawkins was named GSC West 

Player of the Week and National Collegiate 

Baseball Writers’ Association 

national hitter of the week after an 

8-for-12 performance against Missouri 

S&T that included two doubles, a home 

run, seven RBI and six runs scored. 

Cross finished the season with a 6-5 

record and a 7.02 earned run average. 

He made 12 appearances in 2011, 

all starts, and put together a 51-34 

strikeout-to-walk ratio. 

LA FARMER 

RICARDO HALL 

WAYNE HAWKINS 

REECE CROSS 


FOUNDATION ENDOWMENTS 

Chair 

Scott Saffold 

Monticello 

Vice Chair 

Gregg Reep 

Warren 

Ex-Officio 

Jack Lassiter 


Secretary-Treasurer 

Clay Brown 


Directors 

Ed Bacon 


Bettye Gragg 


Nat Grubbs 


Lesa Cathey Handly 

Little Rock 

Clarence Holley 

Lawton, Okla. 

Kenneth Mann* 

Jersey 

Mellie Jo Owen 


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. 

FOUNDATION FUND ENDOWMENTS / Established by: 

Weldon B. Abbott Endowed Scholarship / Mrs. Betty S. Abbott, Dr. and Mrs. Weldon S. Abbott, 

Mr. and Mrs. H. Lavon Abbott, Mr. and Mrs. Howard P. Taylor, and Ms. Mary Ross Taylor 

James Edward and Joy Dell Burton Akin Award / Mrs. Joy Dell Burton Akin 

Alumni Achievement and Merit Scholarship / Recipients of the Alumni Achievement & Merit Award 

Alumni Association Scholarship / Alumni Association Board of Directors 

Hoyt and Susan Andres Endowed Scholarship / Hoyt and Susan Andres 

William R. and Katie B. Austin Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. William R. Austin, Jr. 

Barbara Murphy Babin Scholarship / Dr. Claude Babin and Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Babin 

Dr. Claude H. Babin Scholarship / School of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Former Students, 

Family and Friends 

K. Michael Baker Memorial Scholarship / School of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Former 

Students, Family and Friends 

Marvin and Edna Moseley Bankston Scholarship / Bob and Louine Selman Leech 

Robert Orum and Fernande’ Vicknair Barrett Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Errol Barrett, Mr. and 

Mrs. John K. Barrett, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Barrett, Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Barrett, Jr., Dr. and 

Mrs. T. Y. Harp, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Pasqua, Judge and Mrs. Fred E. Pickett, Mr. and Mrs. 

John L. Roebuck and Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Torian 

Earl and Kathleen Baxter Memorial Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Earl Baxter 

Beard Nursing Scholarship / Mr. Arthur R. and Mrs. Bettie Beard Pate 

Leslie and Faye Beard Scholarship / Mr. Paul R. and Mrs. June Webb Carter 

Major Thomas E. Bell, Jr. Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker and Coker Book Account 

Fred K. Bellott Music Gift Fund / Dr. and Mrs. Fred K. Bellott 

Fred and Doris Bellott Music Endowed Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Fred K. Bellott 

*Henry (Mike) Berg Scholarship / Mrs. Helen Berg 

Dr. Van C. Binns Scholarship - Nursing / Mrs. Evelyn Hogue Binns 

Dr. Van C. Binns Scholarship - Pre-medicine / Mrs. Evelyn Hogue Binns 

Birch-Johnson Endowed Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. J. Chester Johnson 

John Falls Bowen Scholarship / Family, Friends and Battery B 206th Coast Artillery (AA) Association 

Ruth G. Boyd Scholarship / Dr. Scott Boyd 

C. Alton Boyd Jr. Memorial Scholarship / Barbara Boyd 

Dr. Scott Boyd Memorial Scholarship / UAM Dept. of Health & P. E., Family and Friends 

Fay Brann Accounting Scholarship / Mrs. J. F. Brann 

Richard “Dick” Broach Wildlife Management Scholarship / Southern Pulpwood Co., Mrs. 

Nancy Clippert Broach, Mrs. Maxine Clippert and Mr. David Clippert 

B. R. “Bobby” Brown Scholarship / Mr. B. R. “Bobby” Brown and Consol, Inc. 

George R. Brown Professorship / The Brown Foundation 

George R. Brown Graduate Assistant Forest Resources / The Brown Foundation 

Joe Brown Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends 

Marty and Erma Brutscher Debate/Forensics Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Brutscher 

Mary Claire Randolph Buffalo Scholarship / Mr. Harvey Buffalo 

Jimmy Lee Buford Memorial Scholarship / Agriculture Technology Dept. Advisory Committee, 

UAM College of Technology - McGehee 

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

Jeff Busby Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends 

Verna Hobson Cahoon, Elizabeth Coleman Cochran and Cornelia Coleman Wright Scholarship 

/ Tom and Julia Coleman Family 

G. William and Verna Hobson Cahoon Scholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman Family 

Alvin and Raye Carter Education Scholarship / Mr. Dale W. Carter and Mr. Robert Ira Carter 

Paul R. and June Webb Carter Scholarship / Mr. Paul R. and Mrs. June Webb Carter 

Paul R. and June Webb Carter - Drew Central High School Scholarship / Mr. Paul R. and Mrs. 

June Webb Carter 

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 


David B. Eberdt Scholarship / Mrs. Nancy Eberdt 

Vance W. Edmondson Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Vance W. Edmondson 

Dr. Albert L. Etheridge Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Former 


Hampton and Minnie Etheridge Scholarship / James and Mary Sawyer, Stacey and Helen Toole, 

T. D. and Joy Howell, R. M. and Rose Etheridge, Hampton and Marie Etheridge 

Wayne Gilleland Golf Scholarship / Dr. Diane Suitt Gilleland and Friends 

Shay Gillespie Phi Beta Sigma Leadership Scholarship / Family and friends of Mr. R. Shay Gillespie 

Classie Jones-Green African-American Alumni Scholarship / UAM African American Alumni 

Association, Family and Friends 

Harold J. Green Scholarship / Harold J. Green 

Bill Groce, Jr. Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends 

Willie Katherine Coody Groce Scholarship / Estate of Willie Katherine Coody Groce 

Edward & Veronica Groebner Computer Information Systems Support Endowment / Dr. 

James F. Roiger 

Joseph Martin Guenter - Sigma Tau Gamma Scholarship / Sigma Tau Gamma Alumni 

E. Shermane Gulledge Non-Traditional Scholarship / Dr. Dexter E. and Mrs. E. Shermane Gulledge 

Izella Ruth Gulledge Scholarship / Dr. Dexter E. and Mrs. E. Shermane Gulledge 

Annette K. Hall Scholarship - Music / Mr. Barry Hall 

Annette K. Hall Graduate Studies in Education Scholarship / Mr. Barry Hall 

Barry Hall Endowed Scholarship / Mrs. Annette Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Cleatous J. Hall and Mrs. 

Audrey Blasingame 

Arthur A. Harris Vocal Endowed Scholarship / Mrs. Annette Hall, Family and Friends 

Helen Harris Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Harris, Division of Music, and Friends 

Hani and Debra Hashem Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Hani Hashem 

Dr. Ann Haywood Scholarship / Dr. Cecil Haywood, Former colleagues, Friends and Students of 

the School of Education 

Cecil C. Haywood Scholarship / Dr. Ann Haywood, Friends and Former Students of the School 

of Education 

Henry G. Hearnsberger, Sr. Forest Resources Scholarship / Mrs. George H. Clippert 

Mrs. Henry G. Hearnsberger, Sr. Nursing Scholarship / Mrs. George H. Clippert 

Paul G. and Leone Hendrickson Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Hendrickson, Sr. 

Frank D. Hickingbotham Scholarship / Mr. Frank D. Hickingbotham 

William and Anna Hill Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. William T. Hill 

Iris Sullivan Hipp Nursing Scholarship / Ms. Sally Hipp Austin, Ms. Sheila Nichole Austin, and Mr. 

Hank E. Williams 

Robert L. Hixson Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends 

Wilburn C. Hobgood Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Former 


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. 

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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 


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 

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 


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 


Harry H. Stevens Nursing Scholarship / Bradley County Medical Center 

*Roy and Christine Sturgis / The Roy and Christine Sturgis Charitable and Educational Trust 

Fred and Janice Taylor Scholarship / Friends of UAM 

Jack H. Tharp Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Tharp 

Carolyn Hibbs Thompson Chemistry Scholarship / The Don Thompson Family & Thompson 

Electric Co. 

Horace E. Thompson Scholarship / Members of UCT, Family and Friends 

George E. Townsend Mass Communication Scholarship / Mr. George E. Townsend 

George and Betty Townsend Journalism Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. George E. Townsend 

UAM Alumni and Friends Endowed Scholarship / UAM Alumni and Friends 

UAM Campus Scholarship / UAM Faculty and Staff 

UAM Forestry Alumni Scholarship / UAM Forestry Alumni 

Richard Wallace Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends 

Lee Wallick Band Scholarship / Dr. Paul A. Wallick, Sr., Friends and Former Band Students 

Dr. Paul Allen Wallick, Sr. Scholarship / Family and Friends 

Peggy Wallick Scholarship / Dr. Paul A. Wallick, Sr., Family, Friends and Former Students 

Carroll E. Walls Sr. and Colleen S. Walls Forestry Scholarship / Carroll and Colleen Walls 

Webb/Carter Scholarship / Mr. Paul R. and Mrs. June Webb Carter 

Maurice and Minnie Chambers Webb Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Bill Webb, Mr. and Mrs. Kent 

Webb, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Banwarth 

West-Walden Family Scholarship / Dr. Louis J. and Mrs. Carol West James 

George White Golf Award / Family and Friends 

James M. White Memorial Scholarship / Deltic Farm & Timber Co., Inc., Family and Friends 

James M. White Professorship / Deltic Farm & Timber Co., Inc., Family and Friends 

John W. White Forestry Scholarship / Estate of Trannye O. White 

Sara Horn Wigley Memorial Scholarship / Sam Wigley Family and Charles & Donna Bell Family 

**Larry Willett Scholarship / Family, Co-workers and Friends 

Samuel A. Williams Scholarship / Mr. Sam W. Denison 

Earl Willis Scholarship / Family, Friends and Drew Central Alumni 

Anne Wilson Scholarship / Family and Friends 

Dr. George F. Wynne, Sr. Scholarship / Mrs. Matilda Wynne 

Dr. David M. Yocum Family Endowed Scholarship / Dr. David Yocum, Jr. and Mr. David Yocum, IV 

Madge Youree Scholarship / School of Education, Family and Friends 

*Held by the Institution / **Held by the UA Agricultural Development Council 

ACTIVE ENDOWMENTS 

Arkansas SAF / Ouachita Society of American Foresters & Arkansas Division of Ouachita Society 

of American Foresters 

Dr. Ed Bacon Scholarship / Ms. Isabel Bacon 

C. H. Barnes Scholarship / Family and Friends 

Kelly Bashaw Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends 

Bramlett Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Morris Bramlett 

Gene Brown Memorial Baseball Scholarship / Family and Friends 

Montre Bulloch “Angel” Scholarship / William C. Bulloch Family 

Troy and Betty Davis Scholarship / Andy and April Davis, Mr. Kent Davis and Friends 

Charles Fred and Laura Lee Stephenson Dearman Scholarship / Chuck and Cindy Dearman, 

David and Ashley Dearman 

Susan Phillips Echols Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends 

Drs. Glen and Mary Jane Gilbert Scholarship / Drs. Glen and Mary Jane Gilbert and Friends 

Charles Hawkins Memorial Fund / Family 

Jack Jordan Golf Scholarship / Friends 

E. Wesley McCoy Scholarship / Ouachita-Saline Surveying and Mr. Mike Miley 

Ernest and Mary McFarland Scholarship / Mary I. McFarland 

Arhia Raymond Melton and Mildred Richardson Melton Scholarship / Estate of W. F. 

Chumney 

Rison High School Scholarship / Jasper Calaway, Rison Business Community and Friends 

E. R. “Bob” Wall Scholarship / Mrs. Sara Wall 

Bill & Marilyn Webb Forestry Scholarship / Mr. Kent Webb and the Monticello Church of Christ 

Robert W. Wiley Endowed Scholarship / Family and Friends 

LIFE INSURANCE 

Phillip Pierini / Mr. Phillip Pierini 

Tim Pruitt / Mr. Timothy R. Pruitt 

Gus “Bubba” Pugh, Jr. / Mr. Gus “Bubba” Pugh, Jr. 

Guy “Butch” Sabbatini, Jr. / Mr. Butch Sabbatini, Jr. 

Johnny Hooks / Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Hooks 

CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUSTS 

Mr. and Mrs. Carroll E. Walls, Sr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Kim L. Mitchell 

ANNUAL AWARDS / SCHOLARSHIPS 

Hunter Bell Memorial Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Jim Manning 

BKD Accounting Education Award / BKD, LLP 

Commercial Bank Business Award / Commercial Bank 

Judge Bill Daniels Scholarship / Bill Daniels 

Farmers Grain Terminal Award / Farmers Grain Terminal 

Georgia-Pacific Crossett Paper Operations Award / Georgia-Pacific 

Jewell Minnis Scholarship / Jewell Minnis Trust 

Lucille Moseley Memorial Scholarship / Family and friends 

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 

those whose gifts were received 

from January 1 through May 15, 2011. 

We try hard to ensure that the information 

is accurate. Please report any 

corrections to the UAM Advancement 

Office at (870)460-1028 or withers@ 

uamont.edu 

Unity & Movement Club 

$2,500 or more 

Mr. Jay Baker 

Mr. and Mrs. Cleatous J. Hall 

Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Handly 

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hornaday 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Maxwell 

Mr. and Mrs. John J. Phillips 

Mr. Lester Pinkus 

Mr. Randy and Dr. Neela Risher 

Galaxy Club 

$1,000-$2,499 

Mrs. Glenda Carol Baker 

Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Erik Brezee 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Dearman, Sr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry D. Gibson 

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Gibson 

Dr. and Mrs. Jack Lassiter 

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Majors 

Dr. Betty A. Matthews 

Mrs. Joyce O’Neal 

Dr. James F. Roiger 

Ms. Elois G. Smith 

Emerald Club 

$500-$999 

Mr. William E. Dixon (LtCol USAF Ret) 

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Gandy, Sr. 

Dr. and Mrs. Dexter E. Gulledge 

Dr. and Mrs. Carl B. Johnston 

Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Leonard 

Ms. Kelly Murphy 

Mr. and Mrs. Dirk Pulliam 

Mr. Lowell C. Reed 

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Saffold 

Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Wiley 

Loyalty Club 

$200-$499 

Dr. and Mrs. Morris Bramlett 

Mrs. Louise Burke 

Mr. and Mrs. John David Carter 

Mr. Raymond C. Chao 

Mr. and Mrs. Clint Conque 

Mr. Jereal P. Dillon 

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Fisackerly 

Ms. Tasha Franklin 

Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Glover 

Mr. and Mrs. Bobby R. Harper 

Mrs. Angela J. Marsh 

Mr. and Mrs. Kent L. McRae 

Mr. and Mrs. Grant Pace 

Mrs. Matti J. Palluconi 

Mr. Donald S. Pearson 

Mr. and Mrs. R. David Ray 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Russell 

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Selby 

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Whiting 

Century Club 

$100-$199 

Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Adair 

Mr. and Mrs. Tim Beckham 

Mrs. Mary R. Bellott 

Mr. and Mrs. James Berry 

Mr. and Mrs. Merchant Bitely III 

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond G. Carson 

Rep. and Mrs. Eddie Cheatham 

Mrs. Mimi Herring Ciarletta 

Mr. and Mrs. Youles D. Clark 

Mrs. Mary L. Cooper 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Cravens 

Mrs. Vernelle Crews 

Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd H. Crossley 

Mr. L. Ray Downs 

Ms. Patricia A. Ewens 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Fakouri 

Mr. Roy L. Garlington 

Drs. Glen and Mary Jane Gilbert 

Ms. Pamela D. Gouner 

Ms. Patricia Sellers Hampton 

Ms. Lynn Harris 

Mrs. Vashti L. Holt 

Mr. Ernest A. Howard 

Mr. James A. Hudgins 

Dr. and Mrs. Louis J. James 

Mr. Jay Jones 

Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy D. Jones 

Ms. Cynthia A. Kimbrell 

Mr. Samuel C. Light 

Mayor and Mrs. Allen W. Maxwell, Jr. 

Ms. Patricia Nicholson 

Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy D. Parker 

Mr. Dick E. Reynolds 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Russell 

Mrs. Charlotte T. Schexnayder 

Ms. Erin Selby 

Mr. Charles R. Summerford 

Mr. Ted D. Thompson 

Mr. Jim Trimm 

Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Williams 

BUSINESS / ORGANIZATION DONORS 

Commercial Bank & Trust Co. 

Davis Building Inc. 

DCHS Class of ‘61 

DMC Construction LLC 

Employers Staffing Services, Inc. 

ExxonMobil Foundation 

Leesco, Inc. 

Lubrizol Foundation 

Maxwell Hardwood Flooring 

Ocean Marine Contractors Inc 

Oklahoma United Methodist Foundation 

Phoenix Youth & Family Services 

Ralph McQueen & Co., LTD. 

Randy Risher Fitness, Inc. 

Risher Fitness Management, Inc. 

Simmons First Bank of South Ark 

Spectra Energy Foundation 

State Farm Companies Foundation 

Texas Instruments Foundation 

UAM Institute of Management Accountants 

Remembering UAM in Wills and Trusts 

If you would like to make UAM the beneficiary of your will or 

trust, contact the Office of Advancement at (870) 460-1028 or go 

to our website at www.uamont.edu/alumni/wills.htm for detailed 

information. 

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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 

Van & Eula Mae Cruce (by Dan & 

Charlotte Hornaday) 

Crossett Alumni & Friends 

David B. & Nancy Kyle Eberdt (by 

Bobby & Kimberly Eberdt Edmonds) 

Anthony W. & Cathy H. Fakouri 

Victor Felley, Ark. A. & M. Trustee (by 

Wayne & Mellie Jo Owen) 

First National Bank of McGehee 

The Frazer Family 

Jean C. & Oscar F. Frisby 

Lewis & Wanda Gardner - Lone Star 

Station / Boll Weevil Café 

Barbara Blanks Gathen (by the UAM 

African American Alumni Association, 

family & friends) 

Centennial Circle Members 

Jerry, June, Jay & Judd Gibson 

Lisa & Cliff Gibson 

John W., Martha (McDougald), John, Jr. 

& Mark Gibson 

Diane Suitt Gilleland 

Rev. Shay & Mrs. Sherrie Gillespie 

Linda Goodwin 

John DeWitt Halstead (by Harry E. 

“Pete” Halstead) 

Jim & Betty Jo Hardy Hercher 

Frank D. Hickingbotham 

Dan & Charlotte Cruce Hornaday 

John & Nora Hornaday (by Dan & 

Charlotte Hornaday) 

President Frank Horsfall & Margaret 

Vaulx Horsfall (by Dr. & Mrs. Gordon 

D. Gates) 

Dr. Louis J. & Carol West James 

J. Chester Johnson 

Dr. Carl Briner Johnston 

Jordan Family - James T., Bonnie, Terry, 

Jerry & Cindy 

Don E. & Joyce M. King 

Curtis W. Kyle, Jr. 

Judy & Jack Lassiter 

The Carl F. Lucky, Jr. Family 

Carol & Weaver L. Majors 

Gerald & Sue Majors 

Kenneth, Sharon, & Jennifer Mann 

Dot & M.L. Mann 

Bryan & Dr. Sue S. Martin 

Dr. Betty A. Matthews 

Allen & Dana Maxwell 

Noel Waymon McDaniel (by Noel A. 

McDaniel & Marlene Ballard) 

Julian W., Sr. & Jean Mettetal (by Wayne 

Mettetal, Sherry Mettetal Woods, 

Ted Mettetal, Mike Mettetal, and 

Mary Ellen Mettetal McAllister) 

Thomas V. & Sarah Beth Burchfield 

Maxwell 

Kim Lloyd Mitchell 

Moffatt Family - Walter, Jr., Wells, Ruth, 

Minnie May & Pattie 

Lamar G. Moore 

Jim Neeley 

Donetta F. McGriff, RN (by Ray & Misty 

Paschall) 

D. John Nichols 

J. C. & Carolyn Crain Nichols 

Jeff & Sallie Owyoung 

R. David & Loyce Ray (by Dr. & Mrs. 

B. Alan Sugg) 

Richard & Eddye Ann Reinhart 

Jeffrey Hunter Reinhart, MD 

Randy & Neela Risher 

Bennie F. Ryburn, Sr. & Virginia M. 

Ryburn (by Commercial Bank & 

Trust Co/First State Bank of Warren) 

Dr. & Mrs. Harry L. Ryburn 

Margaret Horsfall Schadler & Harvey 

Walter Schadler 

Johnny & Linda Smith 

G. Warren Stephenson 

Jean & Alan Sugg 

Jack D. & Ted D. Thompson 

Union Bank & Trust Company 

Joseph Wallace Trust 

Terri Wolfe - Beth Thurman 

Jimmie & Linda Yeiser 


FOUNDATION NEWS 

SURPRISE 

Former UAM faculty 

member James 

Cathey got a surprise 

at the Alpha 

Chi spring banquet 

when his daughter 

Lesa Cathey Handly 

(right) presented a 

$15,000 endowed 

scholarship to the 

UAM Foundation 

Fund in her father’s 

name. Accepting 

for UAM is (left) 

Dr. Clay Brown, 

vice chancellor for 

advancement and 

university relations. 

Honoring Dad 

James Cathey taught several generations 

of UAM (and Arkansas A&M) students 

in his 32 years on the school’s business faculty 

before retiring in 1999. One of those 

students was his daughter, Lesa. 

Lesa Cathey Handly remembers trying 

to coax an “A” out of her father was a 

daunting task. “He made sure he never 

showed any favoritism to me,” Handly 

remembered. 

Handly recently recognized her father 

by presenting a $15,000 endowed scholarship 

to the UAM Foundation Fund. The 

James Cathey Business Scholarship will be 

presented annually to a qualified student 

in the School of Business. 

“I felt it was an appropriate time to 

honor my father,” said Handly. “He has 

touched the lives of so many people.” 

Endowments 

Anumber of endowment campaigns 

within the UAM Foundation Fund 

have recently reached endowed status 

($15,000 or more) and a $5,000 gift has 

been received to create a new endowment 

campaign in honor of former Boll 

Weevil baseball player and long-time 

athletics booster, the late E. R. “Bob” Wall. 

The gift was presented by his widow, Sara 

Wall. 

Other campaigns recently reaching 

endowed status include: 

Indoor Practice Facility Endowment 

Maintenance Fund, established by the 

estate of the late Quentious Crews, former 

Boll Weevil football standout and head 

football coach; 

Martin-Wiscaver Endowed Scholarship, 

created by Dr. Jesse Coker for the 

School of Education. The scholarship is 

named for Richard and Hazel Martin, 

and Charles, Imogene, Harry and Tommy 

Wiscaver ; 

Monticello High School Class of 

1965 Endowed Scholarship, established 

in 2005 by the MHS class of ‘65 graduates; 

Al Peer Kappa Alpha Psi Alumni 

Scholarship, established in 2005 with an 

initial $500 gift from former Boll Weevil 

football star Jerry Bingham; 

Monticello Life Underwriters Scholarship, 

established in 1993 by the Monticello 

Association of Life Underwriters. 

Pinkus Gift 

he husband and sons of the late Linda 

Goodwin Pinkus have made a gift to Tthe Foundation Fund to create an annual 

tuition and fee scholarship to UAM. 

The gift was made by Lester Pinkus, 

husband of the late Mrs. Pinkus, and their 

sons, Lee and Ladd. 

Mrs. Pinkus pioneered Arkansas’ Adult 

Education Program, implementing the first 

such program in Dermott, and dedicated 

30 years of her life to public education. 

She was an active member of the Delta 

Kappa Gamma International Society of 

Women Educators and President of the 

Meir Chayim Temple. 

All awards from the scholarship fund 

will be known as the Linda Pinkus Scholarship. 

“We are grateful to the family of the 

late Mrs. Pinkus for their decision to honor 

her in such an appropriate manner,” said 

Dr. Clay Brown, vice chancellor for advancement 

and university relations. “Mrs. 

Pinkus dedicated her life to education and 

it is only fitting that she should have this 

lasting legacy.” 

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UAM TECHNOLOGY 

Big Boost 

he electromechanical technology and 

industrial technology programs at Tthe UAM College of Technology-Crossett 

received a significant financial boost 

recently thanks to a $50,000 donation 

from the Crossett Economic Development 

Foundation. 

The $50,000 donation from the CEDF, 

along with an additional $50,000 in matching 

funds from UAM-CTC, will be used to 

enhance the college’s industrial maintenance 

training programs. The funds will be 

used to purchase additional equipment 

and training tools for the two-year electromechanical 

technology-instrumentation 

program and the industrial technology 

associate of applied science degree, according 

to Linda Rushing, vice chancellor 

of the Crossett campus. “This joint financial 

commitment will allow us to better equip 

our graduates with the advanced skills necessary 

to compete for the high-demand, 

high-wage industrial maintenance jobs at 

Georgia Pacific and other area and regional 

companies,” Rushing added. 

Mike Smith, executive director of the 

Helping Kids at ACH 

acing the prospect of another 

birthday recently, LaWarn Rodgers Fdecided to celebrate a little differently. 

Rodgers is the director of the Arkansas 

Career Pathways Initiative at the 

UAM College of Technology-McGehee 

and rather than celebrate her own 

birthday, she decided to celebrate the 

lives of children and their families facing 

health-related and possible life-anddeath 

emergencies. 

The result was a $1,200 donation 

from Rodgers and her Career Pathways 

students to Arkansas Children’s Hospital 

in Little Rock. 

Rodgers contacted the hospital to 

find out what assistance was needed 

most. “They told me that when families 

come to the hospital for an emergency 

visit, they arrive without items for an 

overnight stay,” said Rodgers. “What 

CEDF, and Lynn Rodgers, CEDF board 

president, presented the $50,000 check to 

Rushing and UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter. 

“The Crossett Economic Development 

Foundation is proud to offer this money 

to help train our workforce and provide 

them with the necessary tools to better 

serve our area employers,” said Smith. 

“This donation will serve as the community 

match to help gain additional state training 

funds. The Foundation strongly believes 

they needed were travel-sized toiletry 

packets.” 

Rodgers and her students began 

raising funds to create 100 packets, 

which contain items such as toothbrushes 

and toothpaste, deodorant, soap, 

shaving cream, shavers, lotion, shampoo, 

conditioners, and combs. Each packet 

cost $12. 

Rodgers and UAM-CTM students 

Crystal Gregory, Demetria Lambert and 

Elizabeth Mason recently presented the 

packets to representatives from Arkansas 

Children’s Hospital. The Arkansas 

Children’s Hospital project is just the 

first of what will be monthly community 

outreach projects by the Career Pathways 

Initiative. “We want to teach our 

students the importance of giving back 

to their community and their state,” 

Rodgers said. 

the money we have donated will provide 

training to strengthen our workforce and 

make our town more competitive as we 

attempt to recruit new industries to the 

area as well as secure additional capital 

investments for our existing industries.” 

Lassiter called the joint funding a “significant 

moment for economic development 

in southeast Arkansas. This is another 

opportunity for the university to work 

closely with the communities we serve 

throughout this region,” he said. “The electromechanical 

technology program on the 

Crossett campus is vitally important as a 

training ground for high-demand jobs. We 

are pleased that the Crossett Economic 

Development Foundation has chosen to 

be an important partner in our efforts to 

improve employment opportunities for 

our graduates.” 

Rushing cited employment data 

indicating a critical shortage of skilled 

individuals to fill industrial maintenance 

jobs as an example of the importance of 

the Crossett program. “Many regional and 

area companies are confirming that shortage 

by actively recruiting our students 

and offering them jobs following graduation,” 

Rushing said. “The placement rate 

for our industrial maintenance programs 

is exceptional, with starting hourly wages 

ranging from $14 to $28 per hour. 

The electromechanical technology 

program at UAM-CTC is housed in the 

7,600 square-foot Industrial Technology 

Building completed in 2008. 

$50,000 Mike 

Smith, executive 

director of the 

Crossett Economic 

Development 

Foundation and 

Lynn Rodgers, 

CEDF board 

president, present 

a $50,000 check 

to UAM-CTC Vice 

Chancellor Linda 

Rushing and UAM 

Chancellor Jack 

Lassiter. 


ALUMNI SNAPSHOTS 

Gloria Holden ‘66 

We all have a calling in life; the trick is discovering what our true passion is. Gloria 

Holden (BSE ’66) discovered her’s 45 years ago when she walked into her first 

classroom at Newport High School. Since that day, she has used her gift of teaching 

to change the lives of thousands of students.  

Holden retired June 3 and in her honor, the city of Newport declared May 9 as 

Gloria Holden Day. 

Holden started teaching when she was just 20. Despite the fact that she was 

only a year or two older than many of her students, she quickly proved that she was 

wise beyond her years.  The daughter of a math professor, Holden earned both an English and math 

degree from the University of Central Arkansas and University of Arkansas at Monticello.  

While she excelled in the classroom, she also found time to participate in the band. She was the 

drum major at UAM.  In 1963 she had the opportunity to perform at the dedication of the Greer’s 

Ferry Dam for then-President John F. Kennedy. 

 In her early years of teaching Holden depended on the guidance of older teachers. As the years 

passed, it was Holden that teachers began to look to for guidance. Many of Holden’s former students 

are now teachers in Newport. 

In her 45-year career, Holden taught over 6,000 young people. Fifteen of her former students 

received appointments to military academies. Many others went into medicine, law, engineering, 

dentistry, and 13 followed in Holden’s footsteps and became math teachers. 

Dale Burton ‘77 

Dr. Dale Burton (BS ’77), vice president of technology and chief technology officer 

for Northrop Grumman Corporation, has been elected to the National Academy 

of Engineering for his innovations and leadership in the development, testing, and 

fielding of the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System ( Joint STARS). Burton 

joined Northrop Grumman in July 1987 as a lead engineer and was promoted to 

chief systems engineer a year later. He later led the Joint STARS engineering flight 

test system integration and flight test effort. 

The U.S. Air Force E-8C Joint STARS is the most advanced targeting and battle 

management system in the world. The system conducts ground surveillance, enabling commanders to 

develop an understanding of the enemy situation, and to support attack operations and targeting. 

As technical advisor, Burton flew 37 Joint STARS combat missions in Desert Storm and was one of 

several company civilians to receive an Air Medal from the Chief of Staff of the Air Force for his work. 

Upon his return, he was appointed director of advanced systems. He later served as deputy program 

manager for Joint STARS. 

Beth Burgess ‘06 

Beth Burgess (BS ’06) has been busy since receiving her criminal justice degree 

from UAM. After taking a year off from school, she enrolled in the UALR Bowen 

School of Law in the fall of 2007. As a law student, the former Boll Weevil cheerleader 

was a member of both Phi Alpha Delta and the Arkansas Association of Women 

Lawyers. She received top paper awards in two classes – Reading, Writing and Advocacy 

I and Sales – and was awarded a Dean’s Certificate of Service in 2009. 

Burgess received her Juris Doctor ( JD) degree in 2010 and passed the Arkansas 

Bar exam last fall. She is currently an associate attorney in the Little Rock Law Office 

of Thomas G. Buchanan, specializing in high-stakes personal injury cases on behalf of plaintiffs, with 

emphasis on nursing home abuse and neglect litigation throughout Arkansas. 

1960-69 

Susan E. Musick (BSE ’69) and Dr. Joe 

A. Musick, of Boyce, La., recently retired 

and moved back to Monticello. Susan 

retired from the Rapides Parish Louisiana 

schools as an educational diagnostician and 

Dr. Musick retired as the director of the 

LSU Rice Research Station. 

1970-79 

Wayne L. Owen, Jr. (BSF ’70), of Monticello, 

will complete an unexpired term 

to the Drew Memorial Hospital Board. 

County Judge Damon Lampkin has 

indicated that he will ask Owen to serve a 

full seven-year term when the current term 

expires. He is the director of the Forestry 

and Vegetation Management Group for 

Crop Production Services Inc., a member 

of the Arkansas State Plant Board and the 

Arkansas Forestry Association’s executive 

committee. 

1990-99 

Lt. Col. Robert E. Sawyer (BA ’91), of 

New Orleans, La., competed in the 2011 

Ochsners Ironman 70.3 Triathlon on April 

17, 2011. The race consists of a 1.2 mile 

swim in Lake Pontchatrain, a 56 mile bike 

course, and a 13.1 mile run which ended in 

front of Jackson Square, in the heart of the 

French Quarter, for a total distance of 70.3 

miles. Sawyer completed the triathlon less 

than two minutes behind the second place 

finisher. 

2000-11 

Eric S. Brixey (BS ’01) and Leslie Faye 

Broach were married on November 6, 

2010, at First Baptist Church in Morrilton. 

John C. Cummings (BBA ’02), of 

Sheridan, was promoted to Assistant Vice 

President and Trust Officer in the Wealth 

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Management department of the Pine Bluff 

National Bank in Watson Chapel. 

Sally M. Owen (BBA ’05), and Ryan 

James Beebe were married on May 7, 

2011, at the Reinhart Country Home in 

Monticello. 

Ryan G. Pilcher (BBA ’08) and Meredith 

Kay Barnes were married on January 

8, 2011 at First Baptist Church in West 

Monroe. 

Kenna R. Williams (BS ’10) and Paul 

Reijo Gomez Bondoc were married on May 

7, 2011 at Immanuel Baptist Church in 

Warren. 

Zackary A. Tucker (BA ’11) and Tiffany 

Reed are making plans for an October wedding 

at Rittwood Estates near Marked Tree. 

Friends 

Dr. Jimmie Yeiser (Former Faculty), 

professor of forestry of Nacogdoches, Tex., 

was named the 2011-2012 Stephen F. Austin 

State University Regents Professor. 

Wee Weevil Bibs 

Gunner Kale Brown born January 11, 

2011 to Kelly (BSN ’04) and Steven of 

Bryant. 

Piper Jolie Clark born October 24, 2010 

to Jason and Amber of Little Rock. 

Tristan Lee Halley born March 14, 2011 

to Crystal Ratliff (BA ’02) and Chris Halley 

(BA ’08) of Sheridan. 

Ty Sawyer Stephenson born September 

9, 2010 to Christy (BA ’93) and Cody of 

Gilmer, TX. 

The Office of Alumni Affairs is planning travel opportunities for the next 

few years. In the recent past, we have had alumni and friends of the 

University enjoy excursions to Ireland, Germany, and Canada. As such, we 

are making plans for upcoming trips and would like to get your feedback 

on destination options. In addition, we are also working on plans to offer 

weekend trips to possible destinations such as Nashville, Tenn.,, Branson, 

Mo., and New Orleans, La. 

. 

Canada’s Atlantic Coast & Cabot Trail: 10 Day Tour 

The Atlantic Coast of Canada has rugged beaches, picturesque fishing villages, 

and rich maritime history. In Halifax, visit beautiful Peggy’s Cove. See 

the Titanic gravesite, learn about traditional organic soap-making at the 

Olivier Soapery, and join fishermen aboard their boat and learn to catch, 

cook, and crack lobster before enjoying a lobster dinner. See the four-story 

high flowerpot-shaped Hopewell Rocks. In Prince Edward Island, visit the 

Anne of Green Gables Museum. Visit the Alexander Graham Bell Museum 

and travel the breathtaking Cabot Trail. 

Islands of New England: 8 Day Tour 

New England’s miles of sandy beaches, majestic coasts, and rolling surf invite 

relaxation. The Islands of New England tour spends eight days exploring 

New England’s charms, from the cobblestone streets of Nantucket to a 

traditional cranberry bog. Step back in time at Plimoth Plantation. Enjoy a 

lobster feast and a gourmet meal on the Cape Cod Dinner Train. Visit Boston 

and Providence, the Gilded Age mansions of Newport, the lively artist 

colony of Provincetown and the beautiful island of Martha’s Vineyard 

Discover Scotland: 10 Day Tour 

From the rugged sea-sprayed islands, to its stately castles drenched in 

history, Scotland’s treasures are diverse and compelling. Explore the regal 

city of Edinburgh. Learn the secrets of making Scotch whisky during a tour 

and tasting of the smallest distillery in Scotland. See the remarkable Ring 

of Brodgar, reported to be older than Stonehenge. Stop in St. Andrews, 

home of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club. Discover the ancient, Neolithic 

village uncovered at Skara Brae, and dating back to 3200 B.C. 

Get connected! 

Help us keep you informed about the latest happenings at 

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you timely newsletters and updates about important events 

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alumni@uamont.edu 


FRIENDS WE’LL MISS 

In Memoriam 

Jerry Don Akin of Monticello, January 

24, 2011. 

John D. Albright ’71 of North Miami, 

Fla., November 21, 2010. 

Samuel Leon Berg of North Little Rock, 

November 5, 2010. 

Marjorie Mae Ingram Bond ’41 of 

Monticello, April 9, 2011. 

Virginia C. “Vick” Dolle Booth ’71 of 

Little Rock, February 21, 2011. 

Robert Neil Brixey ’10 of Bastrop, La., 

February 1, 2011. 

Zola Reynolds Bulloch of Dermott, 

April 21, 2011. 

Mary Louise Yocum Busby ’68 of 

Monticello, April 23, 2011. 

Mary Virginia Knowles Brown ’60 of 

White Hall, April 6, 2011. 

Nell Francis Clark Calaway ’70 of 

Fairfield Bay, April 9, 2011. 

John Clifton Carpenter, Jr. of Crossett, 


Chris Lamont Carter of Conway, May 

1, 2011. 

George H. Childs ’63 of Kingsland, July 

9, 2010. 

Dr. Vance J. Crain of Wynne, February 

9, 2011. 

Ada Ruth Curry of White Hall, April 28, 

2011. 

Juanita Spakes Curry of Little Rock, 

April 10, 2011. 

Randall Leister ‘58 

Letitia Renee Wimberly Dickerson 

’91 of Crossett, March 17, 2011. 

Dr. Tom R. Doherty of Pine Bluff, 


Dr. William Wayne “Billy” Evans, Sr. 

’79 of Little Rock, April 24, 2011. 

Leon E. Evans of Hamburg, January 3, 

2011. 

Glenda Nell Glennon ’88 of Little Rock, 

December 1, 2010. 

Sherley Ann Goree ’84 of Crossett, 

March 10, 2011. 

Remmel “Happy” Miron Grayson ’89 

of Tillar, February 14, 2011. 

Betsy L. Haisty of Hot Springs, 

February 26, 2011. Mrs. Haisty was 

the mother of Dr. Becky Paneitz, UAM 

‘74, current president of Northwest 

Arkansas Community College and former 

Achievement and Merit honoree. 

Cecil B. “Pete” Hollis, Jr. ’68 of 

Hamburg, March 12, 2011. 

James R. Hopson ’59 of Rison, January 

25, 2011. 

Emily LuVenia Newcomb Hurliman of 

Benton, April 19, 2011. 

Louis Ray Jacks ’70 of Hamburg, 

August 31, 2010. 

Jerry K. Keedy ’74 of Pine Bluff, April 

13, 2011. 

Katlin Edjuan “Kat” Lidge ’11 of 

Monticello, March 6, 2011. 

Randall Leister (BSF ‘58), a long-time member of the Arkansas Forestry 

Commission, a Fellow in the Society of American Foresters, and a member of the 

Arkansas Foresters Hall of Fame, died May 2, 2011 in Little Rock. Leister was a 

member of the Forestry Commission for nearly 30 years, a leader at the state and 

national levels in the forest industry, and was noted for his strong leadership in the 

implementation of voluntary Best Management Practices for the forest products 

industry. He has an endowed scholarship in his name created by friends for the 

UAM Foundation Fund. 

Mr. Leister was born March 30, 1932, to Herbert Keith and Edith Hearrell Leister in Olney, Okla. 

He was a deacon of Tyler Street Baptist Church and an Army veteran. He is survived by his wife of 

59 years, Charlie Sue Holeman Leister; two children, Lloyd Leister and Randa Biddle; three grandchildren; 

a sister, Melba Tatum of Louann; and four great-grandchildren. 

William Miller Ludlam of Hamburg, 

October 30, 2010. 

Marc J. Marcussen of Shreveport, La., 

January 28, 2011. 

LaFran Hankins Wallick McDaniel 

’57 of Biloxi, Miss., May 9, 2011. 

Larry Ross McGinn ’56 of 

Murfreesboro, Tenn., February 28, 2011. 

Dorothy Ione Nolan Monk ’74 of Pine 

Bluff, February 14, 2011. 

Ashley Nicole Derryberry Moore ’08 

of Dermott, March 15, 2011. 

Prather E. “Rip” Munnerlyn ’42 of 

North Little Rock, November 25, 2010. 

Dr. Robert E. Myer ’49 of El Dorado, 

August 8, 2010. 

JoAn Rogers Myhand ’64 of 

Monticello, January 14, 2011. 

Leeman Jung Ngar ’69 of Monticello, 

March 13, 2011. 

James Carr “J.C.” Nichols, Jr. of 

Monticello, March 22, 2011. 

Earl K. Phillips ’71 of Hot Springs 

Village, May 12, 2011. 

Sara Olivia Bingham Posey of Crossett, 

March 13, 2011. 

Bert E. Rhoads ’70 of White Hall, June 

1, 2010. 

Marguerite Reed Rodgers ’63 of Pine 

Bluff, April 27, 2011. 

Billy David Rough ’50 of Willis, Tex., 

March 20, 2011. 

Ernest L. Sangster of Warren, January 

29, 2011. 

Steven T. Shores ’80 of Amarillo, Tex., 

January 29, 2011. 

Barnie Paul Turner of Fordyce, March 

20, 2011. 

William C. “Bill” Wade ’61 of 

Texarkana, Tex., December 27, 2010. 

Annette Cloud Walker ’54 of Pine Bluff, 

April 2, 2011. 

Lawana Denise Hunt-Walker ’82 of 

Lake View, January 21, 2011. 

Nancy Lane Washington ’03 of 

Wilmar, March 14, 2011. 

Richard Lynn “Ricky” Young of 

Denver, Colo., April 11, 2011. 

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Calling all former Weevils and 

Blossoms . . . we want you for the 

Lettermen’s Club! 

Act now and reserve your membership in the 

UAM Lettermen’s Club 

Name 

Address 

City, State, Zip 

Home Phone 

Business Phone 

E-Mail Address 

Years Lettered / Sport(s) 

Dues: One Year at $50 / $250 Lifetime / $200 Lifetime for 70 and above 

For more information, contact Chris Ratcliff, director of athletics, at (870) 460-1058 or ratcliff@uamont.edu 

Return this form with payment to: UAM Lettermen’s Club, P.O. Box 3499, Monticello, AR 71656 


University of Arkansas at Monticello 

Alumni Association 

P.O. Box 3597 

Monticello, AR 71656 

Coming Soon! 

(Left) UAM Broke Ground on the George H. 

Clippert Forest Resources Annex in April. 

The new structure will be added to the 

east side of the existing Forest Resources 

Complex. 

(Right) An architectural rendering of 

UAM’s planned Botanical Research Center 

and Herbarium. The University will begin 

a fund-raising campaign for this muchneeded 

facility. Look for more details in 

the fall.

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