1 Summer 2009 - University of Arkansas at Monticello
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<strong>Summer</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />
1
From the Chancellor<br />
A new century with new challenges<br />
and opportunities makes this an exciting time to be a part <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Arkansas</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Monticello</strong>. As we celebr<strong>at</strong>e our centennial year, we remember<br />
the legacy <strong>of</strong> a school th<strong>at</strong> has touched the lives <strong>of</strong> gener<strong>at</strong>ions <strong>of</strong> students.<br />
We began the year <strong>at</strong> the St<strong>at</strong>e Capitol with a re-enactment <strong>of</strong> the signing <strong>of</strong><br />
Act 100, the legisl<strong>at</strong>ion th<strong>at</strong> cre<strong>at</strong>ed UAM as well as <strong>Arkansas</strong> St<strong>at</strong>e, <strong>Arkansas</strong><br />
Tech and Southern <strong>Arkansas</strong>. Our celebr<strong>at</strong>ion began on campus<br />
with a Centennial Convoc<strong>at</strong>ion on April 1, and we honored<br />
a number <strong>of</strong> alumni who played key roles in the life <strong>of</strong> the<br />
university <strong>at</strong> our commencement exercises in May. We will<br />
continue our centennial celebr<strong>at</strong>ion with a number <strong>of</strong> activities<br />
during Homecoming weekend October 22-24, including<br />
reunions <strong>of</strong> the 1959 NAIA district champion basketball team,<br />
the 1979 AIC champion football team and gradu<strong>at</strong>ing classes<br />
ending in 9. I hope you will make plans to join us in October.<br />
As we celebr<strong>at</strong>e the past we look forward to the future and<br />
a new century. I am happy to report th<strong>at</strong> in spite <strong>of</strong> tough<br />
economic times, we’ve had no lay<strong>of</strong>fs, instituted a new pay plan for classified<br />
employees, and kept tuition and fee increases to a minimum. Thanks to the<br />
generous support <strong>of</strong> alumni and friends <strong>of</strong> the institution, we awarded more<br />
than 300 priv<strong>at</strong>e scholarships to deserving students in the past year. Priv<strong>at</strong>e<br />
scholarships are a lifeline for so many <strong>of</strong> our students who would find it<br />
difficult to impossible to finance a college educ<strong>at</strong>ion without assistance.<br />
In September, we will dedic<strong>at</strong>e the newest addition to our physical plant,<br />
the indoor practice facility loc<strong>at</strong>ed <strong>at</strong> the north end <strong>of</strong> Convoy Leslie Cotton<br />
Boll Stadium. The new building contains a 40-yard turf practice area th<strong>at</strong> will<br />
be used by our <strong>at</strong>hletic teams and marching band, as well as coaches <strong>of</strong>fices<br />
and meeting rooms. On your next visit to campus, I hope you’ll take time to<br />
stop in and tour this new facility. Then take a walk to the center <strong>of</strong> campus<br />
to see our newest addition, the Centennial Clock Tower, which contains the<br />
names <strong>of</strong> those individuals who are part <strong>of</strong> The Centennial Circle.<br />
And finally, I want to thank Dr. Don Holley, pr<strong>of</strong>essor emeritus <strong>of</strong> history,<br />
for his work on our centennial book Celebr<strong>at</strong>ing a Century <strong>of</strong> Opportunity.<br />
This 190-page book contains a compelling history <strong>of</strong> the institution, from<br />
Fourth District Agricultural School to four-year university, and is a must-read<br />
for anyone with ties to UAM.<br />
If you haven’t visited the campus l<strong>at</strong>ely, make plans to stop by. My door is<br />
always open.<br />
Best Wishes,<br />
On The Cover: The Centennial Clock<br />
Tower <strong>at</strong> the center <strong>of</strong> campus signals the<br />
beginning <strong>of</strong> a year-long celebr<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
UAM MAGAZINE, Volume 16, number<br />
2, is published three times a year by the<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Arkansas</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Monticello</strong>, the<br />
UAM Alumni Associ<strong>at</strong>ion, and the UAM<br />
Found<strong>at</strong>ion Fund. For inform<strong>at</strong>ion, you<br />
may contact:<br />
UAM Alumni Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
UAM Box 3520<br />
<strong>Monticello</strong>, AR 71656<br />
Jim Brewer, Editor<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Media Services<br />
(870) 460-1074 (<strong>of</strong>fice)<br />
(870) 460-1174 (FAX)<br />
e-mail: brewer@uamont.edu<br />
Carrie Ashcraft, Director <strong>of</strong> Alumni<br />
Affairs<br />
(870) 460-1028 (<strong>of</strong>fice)<br />
(870) 460-1324 (FAX)<br />
e-mail: ashcraft@uamont.edu<br />
Dr. Clay Brown, Vice Chancellor for<br />
<strong>University</strong> Rel<strong>at</strong>ions and Student<br />
Affairs<br />
(870) 460-1053 (<strong>of</strong>fice)<br />
(870) 460-1324 (FAX)<br />
e-mail: browncl@uamont.edu<br />
If you want to find out wh<strong>at</strong>’s happening<br />
on campus, or want to contact us about<br />
something significant th<strong>at</strong>’s happened in<br />
your life, check out our website <strong>at</strong> www.<br />
uamont.edu. When you reach the UAM<br />
home page, just click on Alumni & Friends.<br />
Let us know wh<strong>at</strong> you think. We welcome<br />
your suggestions!<br />
Parents, if your son or daughter <strong>at</strong>tended<br />
UAM and is no longer living <strong>at</strong> this<br />
address, please notify our <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> his or<br />
her new address. Thank you.<br />
UAM MAGAZINE<br />
Jack Lassiter<br />
Chancellor<br />
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<strong>Summer</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />
4<br />
Happy 100th!<br />
INSIDE<br />
6-9<br />
On Campus<br />
18-19<br />
Sports<br />
20-26<br />
Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
27-30<br />
Alumni News<br />
Chancellor Jack Lassiter greets alumni and friends <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> who<br />
came back to campus to celebr<strong>at</strong>e the beginning <strong>of</strong> UAM’s Centennial.<br />
F E A T U R E S<br />
12 Call Him Coach<br />
Alvy Early steps down as Athletic Director<br />
but will continue his legendary<br />
coaching career for a few more years.<br />
16 Living History<br />
UAM history came alive during a very<br />
special commencement ceremony for the<br />
Class <strong>of</strong> <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Anchors<br />
10<br />
Away!<br />
Only 244 students<br />
were enrolled <strong>at</strong> <strong>Arkansas</strong> A&M<br />
for the 1941-42 school year, but<br />
thanks to the Navy’s V-12 <strong>of</strong>ficer<br />
training program, the struggling<br />
school survived. Historian Don<br />
Holley examines the war years and<br />
the Navy’s role in saving UAM.<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />
3
On Campus<br />
Happy 100th!<br />
AM’s Centennial Celebr<strong>at</strong>ion got <strong>of</strong>f to a rousing start on April 1<br />
U with a convoc<strong>at</strong>ion and celebr<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> the school’s founding in 1909.<br />
Chancellor Jack Lassiter welcomed alumni, past presidents and chancellors,<br />
and members <strong>of</strong> the UA Board <strong>of</strong> Trustees and UAM Board <strong>of</strong> Visitors. The<br />
April 1 event coincided with the 100th anniversary <strong>of</strong> the signing <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Bellamy Act, which cre<strong>at</strong>ed four district agricultural schools which would<br />
become UAM, <strong>Arkansas</strong> Tech, <strong>Arkansas</strong> St<strong>at</strong>e, and Southern <strong>Arkansas</strong>.<br />
ALUMNI AND FRIENDS ENJOY THE<br />
FESTIVITIES (From left) Thelma Giessen,<br />
Louine and Bob Leech, and Kittie Ho<strong>of</strong>man<br />
were among the former students, faculty<br />
and staff members who <strong>at</strong>tended the<br />
Centennial Convoc<strong>at</strong>ion on April 1. UAM<br />
alumnus Gregory Pearson (right) sang the<br />
alma m<strong>at</strong>er accompanied by the<br />
symphonic band.<br />
UAM MAGAZINE<br />
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On<br />
Campus<br />
PRESIDENTS AND<br />
CHANCELLORS<br />
(Top photo)<br />
Chancellor Jack<br />
Lassiter welcomes<br />
visitors to the<br />
Centennial<br />
Convoc<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
(This page, bottom<br />
left photo) Claude<br />
Babin (center),<br />
the last president<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Arkansas</strong> A&M<br />
and the first UAM<br />
chancellor w<strong>at</strong>ches<br />
the proceedings<br />
with his son,<br />
Hunter (right), and<br />
alumni staffer P<strong>at</strong>ty<br />
Withers.<br />
(Below, right)<br />
UA System<br />
President Alan<br />
Sugg thanks UAM<br />
administr<strong>at</strong>ors for<br />
a surprise gift, a<br />
$10,000 don<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
to The Centennial<br />
Circle in the name<br />
<strong>of</strong> Dr. Sugg and<br />
his wife, Jean.<br />
The Suggs then<br />
surprised UAM by<br />
pledging $10,000<br />
to The Centennial<br />
Circle.<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />
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On Campus<br />
UAM MAGAZINE<br />
FUTURE DOC<br />
Stephen Cagle,<br />
a top student<br />
<strong>at</strong> UAM, is now<br />
enrolled in the<br />
pre-med program<br />
<strong>at</strong> UAMS.<br />
Top Scholar<br />
Stephen D. Cagle, a December<br />
gradu<strong>at</strong>e, is one <strong>of</strong> 28 members<br />
<strong>of</strong> Alpha Chi n<strong>at</strong>ional college honor<br />
society to win a prize for giving the<br />
best academic present<strong>at</strong>ion in his field<br />
<strong>at</strong> Alpha Chi’s n<strong>at</strong>ional convention<br />
held recently in Indianapolis.<br />
Cagle won the prestigious Blake<br />
and Trish Janutolo Prize in organismal<br />
and ecological biology with a research<br />
paper entitled “Road Kill: Community<br />
C<strong>at</strong>aloging <strong>of</strong> Mammals in Southeast<br />
<strong>Arkansas</strong>.”<br />
A n<strong>at</strong>ive <strong>of</strong> R<strong>at</strong>cliff, Cagle is a<br />
summa cum laude gradu<strong>at</strong>e <strong>of</strong> UAM<br />
with a major in biology and a minor<br />
in chemistry. He is currently enrolled<br />
in the pre-medicine program <strong>at</strong> the<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Arkansas</strong> for Medical Sciences.<br />
Media Honors<br />
ournalism students <strong>at</strong> UAM cap-<br />
Jtured three individual awards and<br />
the university’s literary magazine was<br />
recognized for general excellence <strong>at</strong><br />
the <strong>Arkansas</strong> College Media Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
(ACMA) awards luncheon hosted<br />
recently on the UAM campus.<br />
In the newspaper c<strong>at</strong>egory, sophomore<br />
Douglas Boultinghouse <strong>of</strong> Rison<br />
took second in the st<strong>at</strong>e for newspaper<br />
review writing, junior Carrie Selby<br />
<strong>of</strong> Crossett took third in the st<strong>at</strong>e for<br />
personality pr<strong>of</strong>iles and senior Mike<br />
Thomas <strong>of</strong> Denton, Texas took third<br />
in the st<strong>at</strong>e for sports story writing.<br />
In the literary magazine c<strong>at</strong>egory,<br />
The Foli<strong>at</strong>e Oak took second in the<br />
st<strong>at</strong>e in magazine general excellence.<br />
On ESPN<br />
Y<br />
ears <strong>of</strong> swinging for the fences<br />
helped UAM forestry major<br />
Brad Sears b<strong>at</strong> away the competition <strong>at</strong><br />
a regional timber sports event.<br />
Sears, a former collegi<strong>at</strong>e baseball<br />
player, won the n<strong>at</strong>ionally televised<br />
Southeast Stihl Timbersports Collegi<strong>at</strong>e<br />
Series in Huntsville, Ala., on March<br />
13, be<strong>at</strong>ing 15 competitors from<br />
colleges across the southeast in a twoday<br />
regional conclave sponsored by<br />
the Associ<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> Southern Forestry<br />
Clubs. UAM won the team event for<br />
the 25th time in the 52-year history <strong>of</strong><br />
the competition while Sears captured<br />
the individual Stihl title.<br />
Sears is the school’s third winner<br />
in the six-year-old Stihl competition,<br />
said Dr. Lynne Thompson, one <strong>of</strong> the<br />
forestry club’s two faculty advisors.<br />
Sears, who majors in wildlife management,<br />
said the club chose him as<br />
its represent<strong>at</strong>ive in the four-event Stihl<br />
competition for his experience, skill<br />
and strength.<br />
The 24-year-old finished third in<br />
the event’s first discipline - the underhand<br />
chop - in which competitors<br />
chopped elev<strong>at</strong>ed wood blocks while<br />
standing on them.<br />
Sears said the ax-swinging technique<br />
required for the event resembled<br />
the swinging <strong>of</strong> a baseball b<strong>at</strong>. “Just<br />
putting th<strong>at</strong> motion with an ax instead<br />
<strong>of</strong> a b<strong>at</strong> gives me a little bit <strong>of</strong> an<br />
advantage because I already have th<strong>at</strong><br />
motion down. It’s just easier for me to<br />
get good cuts into the wood and get a<br />
faster time.”<br />
Sears and Thompson also credited<br />
Karl Hansen, a Sheridan forester and<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional timber sports competitor,<br />
for regularly visiting the school’s forestry<br />
club members to teach chopping<br />
and sawing techniques.<br />
Sears’ victory earned him a spot<br />
<strong>at</strong> June’s collegi<strong>at</strong>e championship in<br />
Columbus, Ga.<br />
ESPN INTERVIEW UAM forestry student<br />
Brad Sears talks to an ESPN reporter after<br />
winning the Stihl Timbersports Series.<br />
6
Like Autism<br />
r. Benjamin Brown, assistant<br />
Dpr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> psychology, is<br />
conducting research on an autismlike<br />
disorder th<strong>at</strong> affects the ability <strong>of</strong><br />
children to develop memories.<br />
Brown recently presented his research<br />
<strong>at</strong> the <strong>2009</strong> Society for Research<br />
and Child Development Conference in<br />
Denver, Colorado.<br />
Brown’s study examines the differences<br />
in structure and content <strong>of</strong><br />
earliest memories provided by children<br />
diagnosed with Asperger syndrome and<br />
those provided by typically developing<br />
children. Brown conducted his<br />
research in collabor<strong>at</strong>ion with psychology<br />
colleagues <strong>at</strong> North Carolina<br />
St<strong>at</strong>e <strong>University</strong>, Meredith College and<br />
Canisius College.<br />
Asperger syndrome is rel<strong>at</strong>ed to<br />
autism and children who suffer from<br />
the disorder show difficulties in social<br />
interaction as well as restricted and<br />
stereotyped p<strong>at</strong>terns <strong>of</strong> behavior and<br />
interests.<br />
During the fall <strong>of</strong> <strong>2009</strong>, Brown will<br />
begin new research in partnership with<br />
psychologists <strong>at</strong> Gallaudet <strong>University</strong><br />
th<strong>at</strong> will explore memory development<br />
in deaf college-age individuals<br />
with varying degrees <strong>of</strong> early language<br />
exposure.<br />
Brown joined the faculty <strong>of</strong> UAM’s<br />
School <strong>of</strong> Social and Behavioral Sciences<br />
in 2008. He is also faculty cosponsor<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Psi Chi N<strong>at</strong>ional Honor<br />
Society in psychology.<br />
At The U.N.<br />
J<br />
ulius Adewopo, a gradu<strong>at</strong>e student<br />
in the School <strong>of</strong> Forest Resources,<br />
served as a deleg<strong>at</strong>e to the United N<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
Forum on Forests in New York<br />
April 20 through May 1.<br />
A n<strong>at</strong>ive <strong>of</strong> Lagos, Nigeria, Adewopo<br />
particip<strong>at</strong>ed in the Youth and<br />
Children group and delivered an<br />
affirm<strong>at</strong>ive st<strong>at</strong>ement on the equitable<br />
management <strong>of</strong> global forest resources.<br />
UN DELEGATE Gradu<strong>at</strong>e student Joseph<br />
Adewopo (below) addresses fellow deleg<strong>at</strong>es<br />
<strong>at</strong> the U.N. Forum on Forests.<br />
The United N<strong>at</strong>ions Forum on Forests<br />
(UNFF) is a biennial event organized<br />
by the U.N. secretari<strong>at</strong> under the<br />
direction <strong>of</strong> the U.N.’s Economic and<br />
Social Council. Deleg<strong>at</strong>es from n<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
around the world <strong>at</strong>tended the event.<br />
Adewopo was chosen as a deleg<strong>at</strong>e by<br />
the Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Forestry Students<br />
Associ<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
This year’s forum dealt with emphasizing<br />
sustainable forest management<br />
as the primary means to address the<br />
declining st<strong>at</strong>e <strong>of</strong> global forests.<br />
“I am gr<strong>at</strong>eful for the support <strong>of</strong><br />
the School <strong>of</strong> Forest Resources and<br />
the UA Division <strong>of</strong> Agriculture,” said<br />
Adewopo.<br />
Geeks Rule<br />
omputer programming teams<br />
C from UAM captured first and<br />
second place in the CIS COBOL division<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>2009</strong> <strong>Arkansas</strong> Collegi<strong>at</strong>e<br />
Programming Contest.<br />
The UAM team <strong>of</strong> Michael Howard,<br />
a senior from Linden, Texas, Freddie<br />
Gibson, a senior from Winchester,<br />
and <strong>Monticello</strong> sophomore Caleb S<strong>at</strong>terlee<br />
won the CIS division. Howard,<br />
Gibson and S<strong>at</strong>terlee solved the first<br />
programming problem in 16 minutes,<br />
breaking their previous contest record<br />
<strong>of</strong> 22 minutes.<br />
Finishing second in the CIS<br />
COBOL division was the UAM team<br />
<strong>of</strong> Richard Vaughn, a senior from<br />
DeWitt, Calvin Davis, a senior from<br />
<strong>Monticello</strong>, and Kyle Knight, a junior<br />
from Hamburg.<br />
It’s All<br />
About <strong>Arkansas</strong><br />
On<br />
Campus<br />
Dr. Trey Berry is passion<strong>at</strong>e about <strong>Arkansas</strong><br />
history.The dean <strong>of</strong> UAM’s School <strong>of</strong> Social<br />
and Behavioral Sciences thinks Arkansans have<br />
been shortchanged by an educ<strong>at</strong>ional system th<strong>at</strong><br />
teaches very little about their n<strong>at</strong>ive st<strong>at</strong>e.<br />
Berry set about rectifying the problem by<br />
authoring an <strong>Arkansas</strong> history textbook for<br />
grades 5 through 7 entitled The <strong>Arkansas</strong> Journey,<br />
published in 2007. Now Berry and a colleague on<br />
the UAM faculty are working to fill a void in the<br />
st<strong>at</strong>e’s history <strong>at</strong> the collegi<strong>at</strong>e level.<br />
Berry (left, above) and Dr. Kyle Day, assistant<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> history <strong>at</strong> UAM, have recently published<br />
<strong>Arkansas</strong> History: A Collegi<strong>at</strong>e Reader to be<br />
used as a supplemental text for college curricula.<br />
The 610-page book is a collection <strong>of</strong> articles and<br />
primary documents to be used as a resource for<br />
<strong>Arkansas</strong> history classes <strong>at</strong> the collegi<strong>at</strong>e level.<br />
The book contains newspaper editorials, including<br />
the famous editorial penned by the l<strong>at</strong>e Harry<br />
Ashmore <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Arkansas</strong> Gazette on the crisis <strong>at</strong><br />
Little Rock Central High School. Also included are<br />
autobiographies, reminiscences, explorer’s diaries,<br />
inaugural addresses <strong>of</strong> the st<strong>at</strong>e’s governors, an<br />
essay on the legacy <strong>of</strong> Governors Bumpers, Pryor<br />
and Clinton, and primary documents such as the<br />
st<strong>at</strong>e Slave Code and the Articles <strong>of</strong> Secession.<br />
“One <strong>of</strong> the things we’ve found out in this<br />
process is the dearth <strong>of</strong> books about <strong>Arkansas</strong><br />
history,” said Berry. “There are fewer books about<br />
<strong>Arkansas</strong> history than almost every st<strong>at</strong>e in the<br />
union. This is a st<strong>at</strong>e with a rich, colorful, fascin<strong>at</strong>ing<br />
history th<strong>at</strong> needs to be told.”<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />
7
On Campus<br />
HISTORIC BILL<br />
(From left) Robert<br />
Potts, president <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Arkansas</strong> St<strong>at</strong>e; SAU<br />
President David<br />
Rankin, <strong>Arkansas</strong><br />
Tech president<br />
Robert Brown, and<br />
UAM Chancellor<br />
Jack Lassiter display<br />
replica copies <strong>of</strong> Act<br />
100, also known as<br />
the Bellamy Act,<br />
th<strong>at</strong> cre<strong>at</strong>ed the four<br />
district agricultural<br />
schools th<strong>at</strong> would<br />
become UAM, ASU,<br />
SAU, and ATU.<br />
UAM MAGAZINE<br />
8<br />
The 1909 Signing: Re-cre<strong>at</strong>ing History<br />
V<br />
oices from the past came to life<br />
in the rotunda <strong>of</strong> the St<strong>at</strong>e Capitol<br />
recently during a re-enactment <strong>of</strong><br />
the signing <strong>of</strong> a piece <strong>of</strong> legisl<strong>at</strong>ion th<strong>at</strong><br />
changed the face <strong>of</strong> higher educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
in <strong>Arkansas</strong>.<br />
The event recre<strong>at</strong>ed the signing <strong>of</strong><br />
Act 100 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Arkansas</strong> General Assembly,<br />
also known as the Bellamy Act,<br />
which cre<strong>at</strong>ed four district agricultural<br />
schools. Those schools would eventually<br />
become the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Arkansas</strong><br />
<strong>at</strong> <strong>Monticello</strong>, <strong>Arkansas</strong> St<strong>at</strong>e <strong>University</strong>,<br />
<strong>Arkansas</strong> Tech <strong>University</strong>, and<br />
Southern <strong>Arkansas</strong> <strong>University</strong>.<br />
Those schools began celebr<strong>at</strong>ions <strong>of</strong><br />
their centennials with the re-enactment<br />
ceremony, which drew legisl<strong>at</strong>ors, educ<strong>at</strong>ors<br />
and alumni from each university.<br />
The assembled guests w<strong>at</strong>ched as<br />
Governor Mike Beebe signed a replica<br />
<strong>of</strong> the original legisl<strong>at</strong>ion and presented<br />
copies to UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter,<br />
ASU President Robert Potts, SAU<br />
President David Rankin, and ATU<br />
President Robert Brown.<br />
CELEBRATION Governor Mike Beebe shakes<br />
hands with UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter as <strong>Arkansas</strong><br />
Tech President Robert Brown looks on.<br />
“We’ve just w<strong>at</strong>ched the re-enactment<br />
<strong>of</strong> one <strong>of</strong> the most significant<br />
events in our st<strong>at</strong>e’s history,” Lassiter<br />
told the audience. “Wh<strong>at</strong> these visionary<br />
legisl<strong>at</strong>ors cre<strong>at</strong>ed a century ago<br />
was opportunity for future gener<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
<strong>of</strong> Arkansans. At UAM, our centennial<br />
slogan – Celebr<strong>at</strong>ing a Century<br />
<strong>of</strong> Opportunity – is a reflection <strong>of</strong><br />
our mission, to provide educ<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
opportunity, particularly to those who<br />
might not have any other way to <strong>at</strong>tain<br />
a college educ<strong>at</strong>ion. As we begin a new<br />
century, it is my hope th<strong>at</strong> UAM never<br />
loses sight <strong>of</strong> its unique mission – to<br />
the st<strong>at</strong>e, to the region, and certainly<br />
to its most important constituency – to<br />
provide educ<strong>at</strong>ional opportunity for<br />
future gener<strong>at</strong>ions.”<br />
The re-enactment was performed by<br />
students from <strong>Arkansas</strong> St<strong>at</strong>e’s Department<br />
<strong>of</strong> The<strong>at</strong>re and was the culmin<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
<strong>of</strong> a two-day event th<strong>at</strong> included a<br />
reception <strong>at</strong> the Governor’s Mansion.
Homecoming Reunions / October 22-24<br />
Join us as we “Celebr<strong>at</strong>e a Century <strong>of</strong> Opportunity”! We’re hosting homecoming reunions for classes th<strong>at</strong> end in ‘9,the 1979<br />
AIC football champions, and the 1959-60 NAIA District 17 Basketball Champions Please contact the Office <strong>of</strong> Advancement<br />
(870.460.1028 or 1.800.467.8148) or the reunion leader for your group below for more details! See you in October!<br />
Classes Th<strong>at</strong> End in “9”<br />
Contacts<br />
1929 E. Ray Tiner 870.460.1028 ashcraft@uamont.edu<br />
1939 Minnie May M<strong>of</strong>f<strong>at</strong>t 870.460.1028 ashcraft@uamont.edu<br />
Ruth M<strong>of</strong>f<strong>at</strong>t 870.460.1028 ashcraft@uamont.edu<br />
1949 Philip Hankins 501.753.3956 jplug2@yahoo.com<br />
Irene Phillips Sealey 870.637.5423 aas101@aol.com<br />
Lloyd Crossley 501.624.4427 lhcrossley@yahoo.com<br />
Mack Borgognoni 870.737.2519 mackjo@<strong>at</strong>t.net<br />
1959 P<strong>at</strong> McDermott-Scavo 501.318.2787 p<strong>at</strong>@bluemoonartgallery.com<br />
Ted Jackson 901.854.5118 tedjackson828@aol.com<br />
Kelly Koonce 870.460.0565 Kmk1957awk@netzero.com<br />
Phillip Henley 870.367.5599 jphenley71655@aol.com<br />
W. J. McKiever 870.367.2006 cmckieve@sbcglobal.net<br />
1969 Charlie Baker 870.534.1690 dianac<strong>at</strong>fish@netzero.com<br />
Johnny H. Smith 479.927.0528 jhandlsmith@sbcglobal.net<br />
1979 Beverly Flemister Lloyd 870.226.7103 blloyd17@sbcglobal.net<br />
Bettye Gragg 870.367.7575 bgragg@monticello.k12.ar.us<br />
Karla Kerr Wilson 870.550.5606 kwilson@seark.edu<br />
Phillip Young 870.357.2803 youngcog@tds.net<br />
1989 Deborah Bays 870.853.4275 deborah@dbayscpa.com<br />
Becky Phillips 870.460.0042 becky6367@yahoo.com<br />
Charlie Searcy 870.367.3580 csearcy@ccc-cable.net<br />
1999 Lisa Hoover Rice 870-329-8100 lisajayrice@yahoo.com<br />
Gretchen Courtney<br />
George 870.460.0553 courtneygretchen@yahoo.com<br />
Athletic Reunion Groups<br />
1979 AIC football champions<br />
Coaches<br />
Harold Tilley 870.367.7194<br />
Johnny Hooks 870.367.0662 johnny.hooks.b2xz@st<strong>at</strong>efarm.com<br />
John Rollins<br />
870.207.3002 brollins@cablelynx.com<br />
Teamm<strong>at</strong>es<br />
Johnny Babb 870.364.8721 jababb@windstream.net<br />
Byron Gasaway 870.460.9151 packerbacker87@gmail.com<br />
Hani Hashem 870.367.4223 hwh@hashemlawfirm.com<br />
Jay Hughes<br />
870.367.9788 jayhughes@monticello.k12.ar.us<br />
Tommy King<br />
870.367.9165 tlk45476@hotmail.com<br />
Loyd Oxner 870.367.9751<br />
Tim Pruitt<br />
479.751.6227 tim.pruitt.cj22@st<strong>at</strong>efarm.com<br />
1959-1960 NAIA District 17 champions<br />
Levin Johnson 870.367.3526 pinoaks@seark.net<br />
Danny Chamber 979.865.0431 captaindan@earthlink.net<br />
Harold Mobley 501.520.5089 khmobley@hotmail.com<br />
David Thornton 501.767.3073<br />
Theta Xi and Theta Xi Little Sister Reunion<br />
Karen Kuethe Houser 850.626.8510 houserr@hughes.net<br />
Ambassadors Reunion<br />
Mary Whiting 870.460-1026 whitingm@uamont.edu<br />
Wells Hall Gang Reunion and Tailg<strong>at</strong>ing<br />
Bill Lawrence 479.890.5122 blawrence33@hotmail.com<br />
Jim Clark<br />
501.804.2518 ajtclark@sbcglobal.net<br />
All Th<strong>at</strong> Jazz<br />
AM has jazzed up its music<br />
U<br />
program. The <strong>University</strong> became<br />
the second in <strong>Arkansas</strong> to <strong>of</strong>fer a degree<br />
program in jazz studies when the<br />
<strong>Arkansas</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Higher Educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
and the N<strong>at</strong>ional Associ<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong><br />
Schools <strong>of</strong> Music recently approved the<br />
new program. UA-Fort Smith is the<br />
only other <strong>Arkansas</strong> university with a<br />
jazz studies degree program.<br />
UAM will begin <strong>of</strong>fering classes<br />
in jazz studies this fall as part <strong>of</strong> the<br />
school’s existing bachelor <strong>of</strong> arts in<br />
music degree. The new concentr<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
will require 18 hours <strong>of</strong> jazz studies.<br />
“We’ve had such a successful jazz<br />
band program and we saw this as a real<br />
opportunity for growth,” said Annette<br />
Hall, chair <strong>of</strong> the Division <strong>of</strong> Music.<br />
UAM currently has three jazz<br />
ensembles. The top group, Jazz Band<br />
I, has performed <strong>at</strong> the <strong>University</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> North Texas and Clark Terry Jazz<br />
Festivals and was recently invited to<br />
perform <strong>at</strong> the <strong>Arkansas</strong> All-St<strong>at</strong>e Band<br />
Festival in Hot Springs.<br />
Calling All Weevils!<br />
As a student <strong>at</strong> <strong>Arkansas</strong> A&M in the 1950’s,<br />
his friends called him “Red-Hot.”<br />
Reginald Glover just grins and won’t say how<br />
he picked up his nickname, but this 1955 A&M<br />
gradu<strong>at</strong>e has been keeping the telephone lines<br />
red hot for the last few months while working<br />
as Special Assistant to the Chancellor. Glover is<br />
coordin<strong>at</strong>ing two reunions scheduled for<br />
Homecoming Weekend October 22-24<br />
for the 1959 NAIA District 17 champion<br />
Boll Weevil basketball team, and the<br />
1979 AIC champion Boll Weevil<br />
football squad. Glover is also assisting<br />
the UAM Found<strong>at</strong>ion Fund with The<br />
Campaign for Athletics.<br />
If you haven’t received a<br />
phone call from Reg, just wait! Or<br />
you can call him <strong>at</strong> (870) 460-1327.<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />
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V-12<br />
The Navy Comes To <strong>Arkansas</strong> A&M<br />
In the early months <strong>of</strong> 1942 the Axis Powers were winning the<br />
Second World War. After conquering France in 1940 and defe<strong>at</strong>ing the<br />
British <strong>at</strong> Dunkirk, Nazi Germany domin<strong>at</strong>ed virtually all <strong>of</strong> Europe,<br />
Celebr<strong>at</strong>ing a Centu<br />
while Japan controlled southeastern Asia and most <strong>of</strong> the For its survival, Bankston knew th<strong>at</strong> his campus had to<br />
western Pacific. The American victory <strong>at</strong> Midway in June make a gre<strong>at</strong>er contribution to “n<strong>at</strong>ional defense.”<br />
encouraged hope <strong>of</strong> an early victory, but the bloody fighting In l<strong>at</strong>e April 1943 Bankston learned th<strong>at</strong> the Navy had<br />
on Guadalcanal showed th<strong>at</strong> the Pacific war would not end assigned <strong>Arkansas</strong> A&M a V-12 unit. Traveling by train<br />
soon.<br />
and bus to reach the campus, 410 men reported for duty <strong>at</strong><br />
To man its ships and aircraft, the United St<strong>at</strong>es Navy required<br />
<strong>Arkansas</strong> A&M by July 1. The original quota <strong>of</strong> students<br />
more <strong>of</strong>ficers than were currently available. The Navy assigned to A&M included 210 Navy trainees and 200 Ma-<br />
required commissioned <strong>of</strong>ficers to have a college degree. rine basic students. The Navy men were billeted in Horsfall<br />
In December 1942, a year after Pearl Harbor, the Navy Hall, while the Marines occupied Harris, the better <strong>of</strong> the<br />
introduced a college <strong>of</strong>ficer-training program with special two dorms.<br />
consider<strong>at</strong>ion given to small and financially weak colleges. When the school opened for its first V-12 term, the<br />
In 1943, under the leadership <strong>of</strong> President Marvin military presence cre<strong>at</strong>ed a dram<strong>at</strong>ic change in the character<br />
Bankston, <strong>Arkansas</strong> A&M faced a severe enrollment problem.<br />
<strong>of</strong> the campus. The overwhelming majority <strong>of</strong> students on<br />
In the fall <strong>of</strong> 1940 the school enrolled 993 students, campus were V-12 trainees. Only about 50 students, mostly<br />
one student short <strong>of</strong> a school record. But the enrollment women from the local area, were civilians. Yet the Navy<br />
slid to only 244 students in the 1941-42 school year. The wanted the school to experience a normal college life.<br />
decline stemmed entirely from military manpower needs. Most <strong>of</strong> the V-12 trainees were from outside <strong>of</strong> Arkan-
sas. The local <strong>Monticello</strong> citizens were apprehensive about<br />
the presence <strong>of</strong> a large group <strong>of</strong> outsiders. Most <strong>of</strong> the local<br />
young men had been called into service, and their parents<br />
and rel<strong>at</strong>ives criticized wh<strong>at</strong> they saw as coddling and<br />
pampering the V-12 students. The result was th<strong>at</strong> many<br />
V-12s avoided <strong>Monticello</strong>. Knowing the doubts circul<strong>at</strong>ing<br />
in town, an editorial writer lectured his readers, “It behooves<br />
us all to serve and serve well these men who are preparing to<br />
serve us.”<br />
V-12 students ranged from high school gradu<strong>at</strong>es to men<br />
who had completed two or more years <strong>of</strong> college work in<br />
various majors.<br />
Under the Navy’s guidance, Bankston placed A&M<br />
on a year-round academic schedule <strong>of</strong> three terms <strong>of</strong> four<br />
months each, starting on July 1, November 1, and March 1.<br />
This schedule facilit<strong>at</strong>ed transfers between any <strong>of</strong> the V-12<br />
schools. Navy trainees <strong>at</strong>tended classes five and a half days<br />
each week.<br />
From the earliest days <strong>of</strong> the V-12 program the Navy encouraged<br />
particip<strong>at</strong>ion in intercollegi<strong>at</strong>e <strong>at</strong>hletics as long as<br />
it did not interfere with regular duties. This policy produced<br />
wh<strong>at</strong> James G. Schneider, the historian <strong>of</strong> the V-12 program,<br />
called a “Cinderella” football team <strong>at</strong> <strong>Arkansas</strong> A&M.<br />
The school’s recent football history was either spectacular<br />
or notorious, depending on one’s point <strong>of</strong> view. In three<br />
years (1939-41), the Wandering Weevils had traveled 40,000<br />
miles, received n<strong>at</strong>ional acclaim, and won three games. In<br />
1942, the school canceled its football season because <strong>of</strong> low<br />
enrollment and was not expected to field a football team<br />
during the war.<br />
As the fall <strong>of</strong> 1943 approached, however, football fever<br />
began to rise. There was a widespread desire to field a football<br />
team th<strong>at</strong> could score touchdowns and win games since<br />
everyone knew th<strong>at</strong> the V-12 unit contained a wealth <strong>of</strong><br />
experienced players.<br />
Lieutenant Homer Cole, the <strong>at</strong>hletic director <strong>of</strong> the<br />
A&M V-12 unit, contacted the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Arkansas</strong> with<br />
an <strong>of</strong>fer to play a game on an open d<strong>at</strong>e in the Razorback’s<br />
schedule. A&M had no team, not even uniforms, but Cole<br />
apparently had a plan. The Razorbacks were anxious to fill<br />
their open d<strong>at</strong>e and agreed to loan the A&M team their<br />
road uniforms.<br />
At a muster, an <strong>of</strong>ficer said, “Everyone with football experience,<br />
take a step forward.” Nearly the entire unit moved<br />
forward. Next he asked how many had college football<br />
experience, and half <strong>of</strong> the unit took another step forward.<br />
The Aggies – they used this term to distinguish themselves<br />
from the “losing” Wandering Weevils – borrowed a ball<br />
from <strong>Monticello</strong> High School and started practicing on<br />
Monday <strong>of</strong> game week.<br />
ry <strong>of</strong> Opportunity<br />
One <strong>of</strong> the team members, Charles ‘Pinky’ Steed,<br />
remembered, “We went out in shorts and tennis shoes and<br />
made up six plays we would use. We practiced two days, got<br />
on a bus and spent the night in Russellville on Friday, and<br />
got to Razorback Stadium <strong>at</strong> noon on S<strong>at</strong>urday.”<br />
Despite their lack <strong>of</strong> prepar<strong>at</strong>ion and having to draw<br />
plays in the dirt, the V-12 Aggies upset the <strong>Arkansas</strong> Razorbacks,<br />
winning the game 20-12.<br />
Loaded with football talent, the Aggies were almost an<br />
all-star team. Most <strong>of</strong> the players were Marines with their<br />
usual reput<strong>at</strong>ion for toughness; and among the 22 men<br />
who traveled to Fayetteville, the gre<strong>at</strong> majority had <strong>at</strong> least<br />
one year’s experience in college football. Six were former<br />
Razorbacks; others had played for SMU, Texas A&M, and<br />
Oklahoma A&M. Steed had played <strong>at</strong> <strong>Arkansas</strong> Tech.<br />
After the initial victory, the season might have been over<br />
except for a stroke <strong>of</strong> good luck. The Naval Air Technical<br />
Training Command (NATTC) team <strong>at</strong> Millington,<br />
Tennessee, suspended its football season because <strong>of</strong> Navy<br />
regul<strong>at</strong>ions. Secretary Knox ruled th<strong>at</strong> no service team could<br />
play away from their st<strong>at</strong>ion or base. This team already had<br />
arranged a two-year schedule, along with equipment and<br />
stadium d<strong>at</strong>es in Memphis’ Crump Stadium. Since V-12<br />
units were not under any such restriction, A&M assumed<br />
the NATTC schedule and uniforms and played their home<br />
games <strong>at</strong> Memphis. (V-12 trainees could play anywhere<br />
within a 48-hour radius <strong>of</strong> the A&M campus.)<br />
Under Coach Cole, the season was highly successful with<br />
a 5-1-1 record and an invit<strong>at</strong>ion to play in the inaugural Oil<br />
Bowl in Houston, Texas, on January 1, 1944. The game was<br />
a rem<strong>at</strong>ch between A&M and the Southwestern Louisiana<br />
Institute. The two teams had played to a 20-20 tie earlier<br />
in the season. Southwestern Louisiana was led by halfback<br />
Alvin Dark who l<strong>at</strong>er managed the Oakland A’s in the World<br />
Series. On a rain-soaked field A&M lost 24-7. For the first<br />
time in a decade, A&M enjoyed a winning football season.<br />
Many <strong>of</strong> the 1943 players were transferred around the<br />
country to continue their naval training, but 1944 was also<br />
a winning season for the V-12 Aggies. Under Coach Eugene<br />
Augustefer, they won seven games and lost two. In a rem<strong>at</strong>ch,<br />
A&M defe<strong>at</strong>ed Southwestern Louisiana 18-6, but against<br />
<strong>Arkansas</strong> they lost 41-0. When the V-12 program closed, the<br />
school again suspended football for the 1945 season.<br />
Without a V-12 unit, A&M would probably have not<br />
survived the war. Ultim<strong>at</strong>ely, no <strong>Arkansas</strong> school failed, but<br />
the enrollment <strong>of</strong> 50 civilian students in 1943 suggested<br />
th<strong>at</strong> survival would have been highly problem<strong>at</strong>ic without<br />
external assistance. Instead, the V-12 Program enabled<br />
A&M to make a contribution to the war effort th<strong>at</strong> was<br />
unique in <strong>Arkansas</strong>.<br />
The<br />
Centennial<br />
Story<br />
(This is the second<br />
in a series<br />
<strong>of</strong> articles celebr<strong>at</strong>ing<br />
UAM’s<br />
first century,<br />
excerpted from<br />
the writings <strong>of</strong><br />
Dr. Don Holley,<br />
retired pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
<strong>of</strong> history.)<br />
1936 – Marvin S.<br />
Bankston named<br />
President.<br />
1940 – Science Building<br />
completed, senior<br />
college accredit<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
received.<br />
1943 – Navy V-12<br />
Program instituted.<br />
1945 – Forestry<br />
program begins.<br />
1946 – William E.<br />
Morgan named<br />
president.<br />
1949<br />
president.<br />
1949 – Horace E.<br />
Thompson named<br />
1952 – Student Union<br />
completed.<br />
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Just Call Him<br />
COACH<br />
Coaching legend Alvy Early steps down as Director <strong>of</strong><br />
Athletics but will remain for the next few seasons as<br />
s<strong>of</strong>tball coach. It’s in his blood.<br />
(By Sean Saunders, Pine Bluff Commercial. Reprinted with permission.)<br />
here’s no question <strong>Arkansas</strong>-<strong>Monticello</strong> coach Alvy Early is in the<br />
twilight <strong>of</strong> his career. The 68-year-old stepped down from his position<br />
as <strong>at</strong>hletic director April 29 after 12 years to focus on s<strong>of</strong>tball and his<br />
family. TEarly faces a cross-roads in his coaching career by turning over the reins <strong>of</strong> the<br />
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<strong>at</strong>hletic program to women’s basketball coach Chris R<strong>at</strong>cliff. But wh<strong>at</strong> can’t be<br />
ignored is a coaching career th<strong>at</strong> includes more than 850 victories <strong>at</strong> one school.<br />
“Honestly, I don’t pay much <strong>at</strong>tention to it. I know th<strong>at</strong> it’s an achievement,<br />
and every coach’s goal is to win,” Early said. “It all comes back to wh<strong>at</strong> players<br />
you can recruit and get to perform. I’ve been fortun<strong>at</strong>e in my 30 years here – 21<br />
years in basketball and now 13 in s<strong>of</strong>tball, there were a few years where I doubled<br />
up – I’ve been able to recruit <strong>at</strong>hletes th<strong>at</strong> can compete <strong>at</strong> this level and had good<br />
teams.”<br />
Early is in rarefied air, winning more than 400 games in two different sports <strong>at</strong><br />
the collegi<strong>at</strong>e level. He led the UAM women’s basketball team to 425 wins before<br />
finishing the <strong>2009</strong> s<strong>of</strong>tball season with 457 career victories.<br />
Early has also had an eye for talent throughout the years, recruiting All-<br />
Americans in both sports. He produced 11 All-Americans in basketball, including<br />
four-time NAIA All-American Tina Webb, and three N<strong>at</strong>ional Fastpitch Coaches<br />
Associ<strong>at</strong>ion All-Americans in s<strong>of</strong>tball.<br />
D<strong>at</strong>ing back to his 12 years <strong>at</strong> West Fork High School before arriving <strong>at</strong> UAM,<br />
Early has also coached just about every sport imaginable. The only exceptions are<br />
soccer and hockey.<br />
When Early arrived in <strong>Monticello</strong>, it didn’t take long to make an impact.<br />
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Early Through the Years . . .<br />
Building basketball<br />
Early inherited an already successful UAM squad under<br />
founder Mary Jane Lavender in 1979 and didn’t relinquish<br />
the reins until 2000. In only his second year, he had already<br />
worked his winning touch, leading the Blossoms to 29<br />
victories in 1981.<br />
By the time he had three All-Americans on his squad in<br />
the l<strong>at</strong>e 80s, he had his team competing for the <strong>Arkansas</strong><br />
Intercollegi<strong>at</strong>e Conference championship every year. Early<br />
captured his first AIC title in 1987, sharing the crown with<br />
<strong>Arkansas</strong> Tech, and on th<strong>at</strong> team were two members still<br />
influencing girls basketball in the region – Star City coach<br />
Becky Brown and W<strong>at</strong>son Chapel coach Leslie Byrd.<br />
“I loved Coach Early,” said Brown, who is 12th on the<br />
school’s career scoring list. “He was so family-oriented. He<br />
and his wife (Nancy) went out <strong>of</strong> their way to make us a<br />
part <strong>of</strong> his family. But he was also so well-organized. Everything<br />
in practice had to be done a certain way, or else he<br />
wasn’t s<strong>at</strong>isfied.”<br />
The NAIA’s policy <strong>of</strong> selecting teams for its n<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
tournament based on geographical loc<strong>at</strong>ion made it difficult<br />
for UAM to make the tournament field because it always<br />
had to compete with <strong>Arkansas</strong> Tech every year, Early said.<br />
The Golden Suns and Blossoms went through a 10-year<br />
period where the two captured or shared every AIC title,<br />
with <strong>Arkansas</strong> Tech getting the upper hand most years. The<br />
Blossoms finished the 80’s going 109-20 in four seasons.<br />
as a<br />
Campus<br />
Favorite<br />
in 1966 . . .<br />
as a<br />
young head<br />
coach <strong>of</strong><br />
the Blossoms<br />
in 1979 . . .<br />
A special time<br />
But UAM made a splash in its 1990 NAIA N<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
Tournament appearance, Webb’s senior year. After going<br />
34-2, the Blossoms made their only appearance in a n<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
title game in program history.<br />
“Th<strong>at</strong> was a special time for those four years, because <strong>at</strong><br />
th<strong>at</strong> time we were the best team in <strong>Arkansas</strong>,” Early said.<br />
“(The <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Arkansas</strong>) wasn’t far along in their<br />
program, but wh<strong>at</strong> would’ve made it really special was th<strong>at</strong><br />
all my players were from <strong>Arkansas</strong> <strong>at</strong> th<strong>at</strong> time, Th<strong>at</strong>’s very<br />
unusual, even for 20 years ago. Of course, now you won’t<br />
find any <strong>of</strong> th<strong>at</strong> anymore.”<br />
But Southwest Oklahoma St<strong>at</strong>e was a thorn in Early’s<br />
side th<strong>at</strong> year. The Bulldogs defe<strong>at</strong>ed UAM 100-90 earlier in<br />
the season, and after the Blossoms held a lead with five minutes<br />
left in the n<strong>at</strong>ional championship game, they eventually<br />
fell to Southwest Oklahoma 82-75.<br />
“We played them in the Queens Classic in Plainview<br />
and celebr<strong>at</strong>ing<br />
a win <strong>at</strong> the<br />
n<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
tournament<br />
in 1990.<br />
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(Texas) and then in the n<strong>at</strong>ional championship game. We<br />
had leads in both <strong>of</strong> those games,” Early said. “This is a<br />
strange deal, but you know how Frank Broyles has never<br />
gone back and w<strong>at</strong>ched the film <strong>of</strong> the 1969 shootout the<br />
Razorbacks lost with Texas? Well, I’ve never gone back and<br />
w<strong>at</strong>ched the film <strong>of</strong> th<strong>at</strong> championship game. We had a four<br />
or a five-point lead with five minutes to go and didn’t win<br />
for a variety <strong>of</strong> reasons. I didn’t think the calls went our way,<br />
and we couldn’t hit shots.”<br />
UAM MAGAZINE<br />
The Right Guy<br />
hris R<strong>at</strong>cliff knows he has big shoes to fill. The man<br />
selected to replace Alvy Early as UAM’s director <strong>of</strong> <strong>at</strong>hlet-<br />
Cics loves a challenge, and if his record as a women’s basketball<br />
coach is any indic<strong>at</strong>ion, the Boll Weevils and Cotton Blossoms<br />
are in good hands.<br />
“We couldn’t have found anyone better suited to lead our<br />
<strong>at</strong>hletic program than Chris,” said UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter.<br />
“He has demonstr<strong>at</strong>ed the leadership and commitment to build<br />
on the legacy established by coach Early.”<br />
R<strong>at</strong>cliff came to UAM in 2006 as head women’s basketball<br />
coach and l<strong>at</strong>er became assistant <strong>at</strong>hletic director and NCAA<br />
compliance <strong>of</strong>ficer. A n<strong>at</strong>ive <strong>of</strong> Houston, Tex., R<strong>at</strong>cliff led the<br />
Cotton Blossoms to a 21-9 record in <strong>2009</strong> th<strong>at</strong> included a trip to<br />
the finals <strong>of</strong> the GSC Tournament.<br />
Prior to coming to UAM, R<strong>at</strong>cliff was as assistant coach and<br />
recruiting coordin<strong>at</strong>or <strong>at</strong> Henderson St<strong>at</strong>e who helped lead the<br />
Lady Reddies to the 2004 NCAA Final Four.<br />
R<strong>at</strong>cliff is married to the former Andrea Edmonson <strong>of</strong> Gentry,<br />
Ark. The R<strong>at</strong>cliffs have a daughter, Ella, born in 2008.<br />
Sideline wars<br />
UAM won the AIC again in 1993, but once again fell<br />
by double figures <strong>at</strong> <strong>Arkansas</strong> Tech during conference play.<br />
Early and current <strong>Arkansas</strong>-Little Rock coach Joe Foley<br />
waged a sideline war through the 80’s and early 90’s.<br />
“I don’t know <strong>of</strong> anyone who is a better coach than he<br />
is,” Early said. “Joe is the ultim<strong>at</strong>e perfectionist. He can<br />
get film on you from anywhere. They’d break it down, and<br />
I joked with him before th<strong>at</strong> we’d be out there running a<br />
p<strong>at</strong>tern, and one <strong>of</strong> his players would tell us th<strong>at</strong> we aren’t<br />
supposed to go there.”<br />
Early captured four AIC championships since joining the<br />
league in 1983. But Foley’s record exceeded th<strong>at</strong>, making<br />
five Final Four appearances from 1987-93, winning the<br />
NAIA N<strong>at</strong>ional Championship in ’92 and ’93.<br />
“Some guys just know how to coach,” said Foley following<br />
Early’s resign<strong>at</strong>ion as A.D. “Alvy is one <strong>of</strong> those rare<br />
individuals who can coach any sport and be successful.”<br />
<strong>Arkansas</strong> Tech and UAM shared the league crown one<br />
more time in 1995, the final year for the AIC. Early then<br />
took the Gulf South Conference, an NCAA Division II<br />
league, by storm in his first year, capturing the first GSC<br />
West championship. He then took his Blossoms to the<br />
NCAA Tournament in 1998, falling to, once again, <strong>Arkansas</strong><br />
Tech in the South Regional final in Russellville.<br />
UAM and <strong>Arkansas</strong> Tech’s addition to the GSC West<br />
made it a three-team domin<strong>at</strong>ed league with tradition-rich<br />
Delta St<strong>at</strong>e. Mississippi Sports Hall <strong>of</strong> Fame coach Lloyd<br />
Clark took the Lady St<strong>at</strong>esmen to 16 n<strong>at</strong>ional tournament<br />
appearances in 19 seasons, winning three n<strong>at</strong>ional titles and<br />
finishing as runner-up once.<br />
Clark went 32-1 during the 1989-90 season, the same year<br />
UAM went to the NAIA N<strong>at</strong>ional Championship game. The<br />
Blossoms handed Delta St<strong>at</strong>e its only loss th<strong>at</strong> year.<br />
“Lloyd called the day we joined and told the rest <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Gulf South th<strong>at</strong> women’s basketball in this league just got a<br />
lot tougher with us and Tech coming in,” Early said.<br />
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Early claims a lot <strong>of</strong> success came from his ability to<br />
recruit and identify talent. His success formed one <strong>of</strong> the<br />
st<strong>at</strong>e’s most prestigious summer camps.<br />
“He was a gre<strong>at</strong> guy. We always had a lot <strong>of</strong> fun working<br />
those camps together,” said Ouachita Baptist coach Garry<br />
Crowder, who worked <strong>at</strong> several <strong>of</strong> Early’s camps. “I had to<br />
coach against him some, but he was always fun to work with.”<br />
Making a change<br />
UAM began its s<strong>of</strong>tball program in 1996 under Steve<br />
Baxley and went 4-22 its first year. Early decided to take<br />
over the program the next year, and the team had a winning<br />
season the second he took over.<br />
“I took s<strong>of</strong>tball because after basketball had been ranked<br />
and been to the n<strong>at</strong>ional tournament a couple <strong>of</strong> times, here<br />
is s<strong>of</strong>tball, and I don’t want to start a women’s program and<br />
have it be a laughing stock,” Early said. “Th<strong>at</strong>’s why I went<br />
ahead and took those responsibilities. I like th<strong>at</strong> sport.”<br />
Early played fastpitch s<strong>of</strong>tball while growing up in Pahokee,<br />
Fla., and Northwest <strong>Arkansas</strong>. He increased the team’s<br />
win total to 31 games in his second season, and the only<br />
other time he won less than 30 games in a season was 2008.<br />
He retired from basketball in 2000 and took over as A.D.<br />
in 1996. So for four years, he was working three different<br />
jobs <strong>at</strong> UAM. The news <strong>of</strong> him switching to s<strong>of</strong>tball came as<br />
a shock to some <strong>of</strong> his former players.<br />
“Th<strong>at</strong> did surprise me,” Byrd said. “I wasn’t even aware<br />
th<strong>at</strong> we had a s<strong>of</strong>tball team down there. I don’t think we had<br />
a team when I went to school.”<br />
UAM made its first regional appearance in 2004 and<br />
won its first regional game in 2007, defe<strong>at</strong>ing Albany (Ga.)<br />
St<strong>at</strong>e 9-7. Early has led the Blossoms to six GSC West<br />
championships this decade and two appearances in the<br />
tough South Regional Tournament.<br />
Early continued his winning ways this year, going 38-16<br />
and finishing second in the division. Early was the GSC<br />
West Coach <strong>of</strong> the Year, and he had the GSC West Player <strong>of</strong><br />
the Year and Freshman <strong>of</strong> the Year in Lindsey Randall and<br />
Kayla Jackson respectively.<br />
A coach <strong>of</strong> coaches<br />
Several coaches who dot the <strong>Arkansas</strong> landscape can<br />
trace their roots back to Early. Aside from Brown and Byrd,<br />
former Early players have gone on to various coaching positions<br />
in basketball and s<strong>of</strong>tball.<br />
“I always wanted to be a coach, but I got a lot from<br />
Coach Early,” Brown said. “It seems like he has produced a<br />
lot <strong>of</strong> coaches. I can think <strong>of</strong> <strong>at</strong> least eight from the teams I<br />
played with.”<br />
Even some <strong>at</strong>hletes who played for Early this decade now<br />
hold <strong>Arkansas</strong> high school coaching positions. Heidi Cox, a<br />
2002 NFCA Third-Team All-American, is the s<strong>of</strong>tball coach<br />
<strong>at</strong> Texarkana, and Gidget Pambianchi, a 2002 All-South<br />
Region first-team selection, is the s<strong>of</strong>tball coach <strong>at</strong> <strong>Arkansas</strong><br />
Tech. Pambianchi led the Golden Suns to a GSC West title<br />
in her first year.<br />
A couple <strong>of</strong> his former s<strong>of</strong>tball assistants are also in collegi<strong>at</strong>e<br />
head coaching positions in <strong>Arkansas</strong>. Jason Miner and<br />
Tim Munn were gradu<strong>at</strong>e assistants on the 2004 regional team,<br />
and Miner is the s<strong>of</strong>tball coach <strong>at</strong> Lyon College in B<strong>at</strong>esville<br />
while Munn is the s<strong>of</strong>tball coach <strong>at</strong> <strong>Arkansas</strong>-Pine Bluff.<br />
“I couldn’t have asked for a better mentor,” Munn said.<br />
“Th<strong>at</strong> man could recruit. He could sell ice to an Eskimo he<br />
was so good <strong>at</strong> recruiting. But he was also very honest in his recruiting.<br />
He never tried to pull the wool over anybody’s eyes.”<br />
But while he has influenced his former players to go<br />
into the pr<strong>of</strong>ession, he has also passed his blood into the<br />
<strong>Arkansas</strong> coaching scene. His oldest son, Preston, is the girls<br />
basketball coach <strong>at</strong> Rogers High School, his middle son,<br />
Brian, is an assistant football coach <strong>at</strong> Central <strong>Arkansas</strong>, and<br />
his youngest son, Kent, is the s<strong>of</strong>tball coach <strong>at</strong> Bentonville<br />
High School.<br />
“He’s been a huge influence on me,” Preston Early said.<br />
“I’ve known since I was a little kid th<strong>at</strong> I wanted to be a<br />
coach, but he’s the sole reason behind it.”<br />
Kent Early mirrors the sentiment. “He has every bit to<br />
do with me becoming a s<strong>of</strong>tball coach,” he said.<br />
Wh<strong>at</strong>’s next<br />
Alvy Early figures he probably has about four more coaching<br />
years left in him after stepping down from A.D. His goal<br />
is to see his incoming freshman class through their careers.<br />
He also said he wants to spend more time with his wife,<br />
still recovering from surgery and a car accident, and his kids.<br />
And he wants to spend more time with his s<strong>of</strong>tball team.<br />
“It’s not going to be easier, but I am going to get to<br />
spend more time individually working with players,” Early<br />
said. “For instance, if a player is having a problem hitting,<br />
then I’ll be available when they’re not in class. They’ll come<br />
into the cage, and we’ll work on it. And also I get to just be<br />
around them more. It’s been hard on my players to be a in<br />
situ<strong>at</strong>ion where the coach isn’t always there.”<br />
But wh<strong>at</strong>ever Early decides to do, he can rest assured th<strong>at</strong> he<br />
has built two <strong>of</strong> the most successful programs in UAM history.<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />
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Centennial Com<br />
UAM MAGAZINE<br />
HISTORY LESSON Provost David Ray (above)<br />
tells the history <strong>of</strong> UAM, from Fourth District<br />
Agricultural School to four-year university. (Top<br />
<strong>of</strong> page, left to right) A capacity crowd stays<br />
cool while former Wandering Weevil Buddy<br />
Carson and Danny Adams, the first UAM gradu<strong>at</strong>e,<br />
are introduced; the M<strong>of</strong>f<strong>at</strong>t family (Marsha<br />
Daniels, Minnie and P<strong>at</strong>tie M<strong>of</strong>f<strong>at</strong>t), acknowledge<br />
their long ties with the university; former<br />
St<strong>at</strong>e Sen<strong>at</strong>or Jim Scott with Warren gradu<strong>at</strong>e<br />
Scott Allison Richardson; UA board <strong>of</strong> trustee<br />
Mike Akin with Chancellor Lassiter.<br />
sense <strong>of</strong> history, much <strong>of</strong> it living, gave UAM’s<br />
<strong>2009</strong> commencement exercises a feeling <strong>of</strong> being<br />
tied to the past while looking to the future.<br />
With a packed house trying to stay cool in the Asweltering he<strong>at</strong>, Provost David Ray read a narr<strong>at</strong>ive <strong>of</strong><br />
the university’s past, beginning with its cre<strong>at</strong>ion in 1909,<br />
and soon th<strong>at</strong> past came to life . . . from Wandering<br />
Weevil Buddy Carson to Danny Adams, the first person<br />
to receive a degree from the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Arkansas</strong> <strong>at</strong><br />
<strong>Monticello</strong>. Members <strong>of</strong> the M<strong>of</strong>f<strong>at</strong>t family, descendants<br />
<strong>of</strong> Judge William Turner Wells, who don<strong>at</strong>ed the land<br />
for the school, took a bow as did former <strong>Arkansas</strong> A&M<br />
board member Jim Scott. Also <strong>at</strong>tending were members<br />
<strong>of</strong> the UA board <strong>of</strong> trustees as well as former chancellors<br />
Claude Babin and Fred Taylor. Judge Sam Bird, the gre<strong>at</strong>grandson<br />
<strong>of</strong> a member <strong>of</strong> the school’s original board, was<br />
there along with Louine Leech, niece <strong>of</strong> former President<br />
Marvin Bankston and a 1938 A&M gradu<strong>at</strong>e.<br />
For the Class <strong>of</strong> <strong>2009</strong>, commencement was a living<br />
history lesson.<br />
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mencement<br />
SMILES ALL<br />
AROUND Happy<br />
gradu<strong>at</strong>es celebr<strong>at</strong>e<br />
an important milestone<br />
in their lives.<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />
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Sports<br />
UAM MAGAZINE<br />
Lindsey Randall<br />
Kayla Jackson<br />
Cotton Blossoms Sweep GSC<br />
Postseason S<strong>of</strong>tball Awards<br />
Senior Lindsey Randall was<br />
named GSC West Division<br />
Player <strong>of</strong> the Year, freshman teamm<strong>at</strong>e<br />
Kayla Jackson was named<br />
GSC West Freshman and Pitcher <strong>of</strong><br />
the Year and head coach Alvy Early<br />
was named GSC West Coach <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Year as UAM made a clean sweep <strong>of</strong><br />
the league’s postseason awards.<br />
Six Cotton Blossoms earned<br />
All-GSC honors, five first team<br />
selections and one second team.<br />
Jackson, Randall, senior c<strong>at</strong>cher<br />
Amy Mardis, junior second baseman<br />
Emilie Hobbs and junior outfielder<br />
Becca Tipton were All-GSC<br />
first team selections.<br />
Freshman K<strong>at</strong>ie Bowman earned<br />
a spot on the All-GSC second team<br />
as an outfielder.<br />
Randall became the fourth UAM<br />
player to be named GSC West<br />
Player <strong>of</strong> the Year and the second<br />
in the past three seasons, following<br />
Meredith Heckel’s selection<br />
in 2007. Randall set the tone for<br />
UAM <strong>at</strong> the pl<strong>at</strong>e and in the field,<br />
hitting .381 (10th in the GSC)<br />
with eight home runs and 35 RBI,<br />
while recording 88 put-outs and<br />
<strong>2009</strong> UAM Football Schedule<br />
121 assists <strong>at</strong> shortstop. Randall was<br />
in the league’s top 10 in runs scored<br />
(51), hits (74) and total bases (120).<br />
She also tied for the conference lead<br />
in doubles with 18.<br />
Jackson became the first UAM<br />
player to win GSC West Pitcher <strong>of</strong><br />
the Year since the league adopted<br />
the award in 2005. She became the<br />
second player ever to be named both<br />
GSC West Pitcher and Freshman <strong>of</strong><br />
the Year in the same season. Jackson<br />
is UAM’s fourth Freshman <strong>of</strong><br />
the Year. She finished the regular<br />
season leading the Blossoms both <strong>at</strong><br />
the pl<strong>at</strong>e and in the pitcher’s circle,<br />
b<strong>at</strong>ting .390 with 69 hits and 47<br />
RBI. As a pitcher, she recorded 23<br />
wins while posting a 1.18 ERA. She<br />
allowed just 34 earned runs, struck<br />
out 141, and held hitters to a .177<br />
b<strong>at</strong>ting average.<br />
Early earned his first GSC West<br />
Coach <strong>of</strong> the Year selection after<br />
leading the Blossoms to a regular<br />
season finish <strong>of</strong> 38-15, the program’s<br />
11th season <strong>of</strong> <strong>at</strong> least 30 wins, all<br />
under Early’s guidance. He also kept<br />
the Blossoms ranked in the top 10 <strong>of</strong><br />
the NCAA South Region.<br />
D<strong>at</strong>e Opponent Site Time<br />
Aug. 27 (Thur.) Tarleton St<strong>at</strong>e Stephenville, Tex. 7 PM<br />
Sept. 5 (S<strong>at</strong>.) <strong>Arkansas</strong>-Pine Bluff Pine Bluff 4 PM<br />
Sept. 12 (S<strong>at</strong>.) Delta St<strong>at</strong>e <strong>Monticello</strong> 6 PM<br />
Sept. 19 (S<strong>at</strong>.) Henderson* (Parent’s Day) <strong>Monticello</strong> 6 PM<br />
Sept. 26 (S<strong>at</strong>.) <strong>Arkansas</strong> Tech* Russellville 6 PM<br />
Oct. 3 (S<strong>at</strong>.) Ouachita Baptist* <strong>Monticello</strong> 6 PM<br />
Oct. 8 (Thur.) West Georgia* (GSC-TV) Carrollton, Ga. 7 PM<br />
Oct. 17 (S<strong>at</strong>.) West Alabama* Livingston, Ala. 6 PM<br />
Oct. 24 (S<strong>at</strong>.) Harding* (Homecoming) <strong>Monticello</strong> 3 PM<br />
Oct. 31 (S<strong>at</strong>.) North Alabama* <strong>Monticello</strong> 6 PM<br />
Nov. 7 (S<strong>at</strong>.) Southern <strong>Arkansas</strong>* El Dorado TBA<br />
*GSC game / HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS<br />
Weevils Earn 2nd<br />
Team All-GSC<br />
uniors Drew Harper and Blaine<br />
Ivey were UAM’s represent<strong>at</strong>ives Jon the <strong>2009</strong> All-Gulf South Conference<br />
Baseball Team. Harper and Ivey<br />
were named to the league’s second<br />
team.<br />
Harper (Meridian, Miss.) finished<br />
third on the team with a .346 b<strong>at</strong>ting<br />
average after racking up 37 hits in 107<br />
<strong>at</strong> b<strong>at</strong>s throughout the season. He also<br />
totaled eight doubles, one homerun<br />
and 16 RBI, while picking up a teamhigh<br />
seven stolen bases on 10 <strong>at</strong>tempts.<br />
He finished the season slugging .449<br />
and reaching base in just over 40 percent<br />
<strong>of</strong> his <strong>at</strong> b<strong>at</strong>s.<br />
Ivey (B<strong>at</strong>on Rouge, La.) finished the<br />
season fifth on the team with a .305<br />
b<strong>at</strong>ting average with 43 hits in 141 <strong>at</strong><br />
b<strong>at</strong>s. Ivey led the team in homeruns<br />
(10) and RBI (29), while slugging .603<br />
and reaching base in 38 percent <strong>of</strong> his<br />
<strong>at</strong> b<strong>at</strong>s.<br />
Two Make All-GSC<br />
Hoop Team<br />
S<br />
enior Andrea Dubose and junior<br />
Monica Perkins-Miller are UAM’s<br />
represent<strong>at</strong>ives on the <strong>2009</strong> All-Gulf<br />
South Conference Women’s Basketball<br />
First Team.<br />
Dubose was named to the second<br />
team a year ago while Perkins-Miller<br />
earned her first honor.<br />
Dubose was UAM’s scoring leader,<br />
averaging 13.7 points to Perkins-Miller’s<br />
13.2 points.<br />
Dubose led the GSC and finished<br />
fourth n<strong>at</strong>ionally in steals with 101,<br />
averaging 4.0 per game. Perkins-Miller<br />
ended the season with 10 double-doubles<br />
and an average <strong>of</strong> 10.2 rebounds<br />
per game.<br />
“Both Andrea and Monica worked<br />
really hard this season and are deserving<br />
<strong>of</strong> any honors they receive,” said<br />
women’s coach Chris R<strong>at</strong>cliff.<br />
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Mr. & Mrs. Don M. Smith<br />
Rusty Thompson<br />
Andrew Wargo III<br />
Bill & Mary Whiting<br />
Dr. Barbara Wood<br />
Joe Dan Yee<br />
Dr. James E. Young<br />
Jim Young<br />
(Contributions received by April<br />
15, <strong>2009</strong>.)<br />
ALMOST READY<br />
The new indoor<br />
practice facility <strong>at</strong><br />
the north end <strong>of</strong><br />
Convoy Leslie Cotton<br />
Boll Stadium is<br />
nearing completion.<br />
As UAM<br />
Magazine went to<br />
press, construction<br />
workers were putting<br />
the finishing<br />
touches on the<br />
much-anticip<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
facility.<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />
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Found<strong>at</strong>ion News<br />
GENEROUS<br />
BENEFACTOR<br />
Dr. Jim Roiger (left)<br />
surprised Sandra<br />
Campbell with the<br />
present<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> an<br />
endowment fund<br />
for the university<br />
library. At right is<br />
Chancellor Jack<br />
Lassiter.<br />
UAM MAGAZINE<br />
Lasting Legacy<br />
Jim Roiger Cre<strong>at</strong>es Third<br />
Endowment Fund<br />
D<br />
r. Jim Roiger is planning to retire<br />
in July from his post as chair <strong>of</strong><br />
UAM’s Division <strong>of</strong> Computer Inform<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Systems.<br />
And he’s leaving with a flourish.<br />
Dr. Roiger, a member <strong>of</strong> the faculty<br />
since 1993, has cre<strong>at</strong>ed three separ<strong>at</strong>e<br />
endowments in the UAM Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Fund to support the CIS program and<br />
the university’s Library.<br />
The first endowment, the Raymond<br />
O. and Loretta J. Roiger Chi Iota Sigma<br />
Scholarship, was presented in the name<br />
<strong>of</strong> Dr. Roiger’s parents and will gener<strong>at</strong>e<br />
funds to be used for scholarships for CIS<br />
students.<br />
The second gift, the Edward and Veronica<br />
Groebner Computer Inform<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Systems Oper<strong>at</strong>ions Support Endowment,<br />
is named for Dr. Roiger’s uncle<br />
and aunt and will gener<strong>at</strong>e income to be<br />
used to support the CIS program.<br />
The third gift, the James F. Roiger<br />
Endowed Fund for Library Acquisitions,<br />
will be used to fund support services and<br />
acquisitions for the university library. Dr.<br />
Roiger plans to add a fourth endowment<br />
for the Division <strong>of</strong> Computer Inform<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Systems in July.<br />
“I think I speak for everyone connected<br />
with this university when I say<br />
how pleased and gr<strong>at</strong>eful I am for the<br />
generosity demonstr<strong>at</strong>ed by Dr. Roiger,”<br />
said Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “Jim has<br />
been an esteemed colleague and distinguished<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essor, but more than th<strong>at</strong>,<br />
he’s been a friend to the institution and<br />
our students. These gifts are cre<strong>at</strong>ing a<br />
lasting legacy th<strong>at</strong> will help future gener<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
through scholarship support, the<br />
betterment <strong>of</strong> our library, and program<br />
enhancement in the Division <strong>of</strong> Computer<br />
Inform<strong>at</strong>ion Systems.”<br />
Roiger, who holds a Ph.D. from<br />
the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Arizona, said the gifts<br />
reflect his belief “in the inherent worth<br />
and value <strong>of</strong> reading and educ<strong>at</strong>ion. Two<br />
<strong>of</strong> the endowments have been given in<br />
the name <strong>of</strong> family members who lived<br />
simple, unnoticed lives,” he explained,<br />
“but are worthy <strong>of</strong> remembrance – my<br />
parents, Raymond and Loretta Roiger,<br />
and my uncle and aunt, Edward and<br />
Veronica Groebner, with whom I spent<br />
many wonderful and memorable summers.<br />
I cre<strong>at</strong>ed the library endowment in<br />
my name because 100 years from now,<br />
when the university celebr<strong>at</strong>es its second<br />
centennial, I would like to be remembered<br />
as a person who understood th<strong>at</strong><br />
reading will always be an essential life<br />
skill.”<br />
Sandra Campbell, director <strong>of</strong> UAM’s<br />
Taylor Library, praised Roiger for cre<strong>at</strong>ing<br />
an endowment th<strong>at</strong> “will allow us to<br />
expand our acquisitions during a time<br />
when budgets are limited. A library is<br />
the lifeblood <strong>of</strong> any university and a gift<br />
like this one provides invaluable help in<br />
acquiring the resources we need to keep<br />
the library current.”<br />
Music Collection<br />
he Music Listening Lab in the Tay-<br />
T lor Library and Technology Center<br />
recently acquired a collection <strong>of</strong> 31<br />
oper<strong>at</strong>ic CDs from the est<strong>at</strong>e <strong>of</strong> the l<strong>at</strong>e<br />
Dr. Walter M<strong>of</strong>f<strong>at</strong>t <strong>of</strong> <strong>Monticello</strong>.<br />
The collection was presented by Dr.<br />
M<strong>of</strong>f<strong>at</strong>t’s family and includes the operas<br />
<strong>of</strong> Debussy, Handel, Mozart, Rossini,<br />
Verdi and Wagner.<br />
“This is a significant collection and<br />
we’re gr<strong>at</strong>eful to Dr. M<strong>of</strong>f<strong>at</strong>t’s family for<br />
this generous gift,” said Annette Hall,<br />
chair <strong>of</strong> the Division <strong>of</strong> Music. “These<br />
CDs are a valuable resource for the university<br />
and for our students.”<br />
The Music Listening Lab is available<br />
to all library p<strong>at</strong>rons and includes a collection<br />
<strong>of</strong> 1,453 scores, 758 CDs, 1,277<br />
records and 60 videos and DVDs.<br />
Keeping A Promise To His District<br />
When Fourth District U.S. Congressman Mike Ross<br />
promised to cre<strong>at</strong>e scholarships for each <strong>of</strong> the<br />
four-year institutions in his district,<br />
it wasn’t just a politician’s<br />
promise. Ross recently<br />
presented one <strong>of</strong> his annual<br />
scholarships to UAM student<br />
Sarah Kilcrease, a<br />
sophomore nursing<br />
major from Nashville.<br />
The scholarship is<br />
for $500 each semester<br />
and is presented to<br />
academically talented<br />
students with financial<br />
need.<br />
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Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Fund<br />
All In The Family<br />
T<br />
an and Charlotte Hornaday<br />
recently presented their eighth en-<br />
dowment to the UAM Found<strong>at</strong>ion Fund.<br />
The Dan and Charlotte Hornaday<br />
Deb<strong>at</strong>e and Forensics Endowment will<br />
be used to support and benefit the deb<strong>at</strong>e<br />
and forensics program <strong>at</strong> the university.<br />
The Hornadays have presented three<br />
general scholarships as well as scholarships<br />
in agriculture, computer inform<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
systems, music, and residence life.<br />
Dan and Charlotte Hornaday are retired<br />
after successful careers as executives<br />
with Exxon Corpor<strong>at</strong>ion. They currently<br />
live in Little Rock.<br />
he history <strong>of</strong> the M<strong>of</strong>f<strong>at</strong>t family<br />
is deeply rooted in the history <strong>of</strong><br />
UAM. Th<strong>at</strong> connection grew even stronger<br />
recently with the present<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> a<br />
newly-endowed scholarship honoring the<br />
l<strong>at</strong>e Dr. Walter A. M<strong>of</strong>f<strong>at</strong>t, Jr.<br />
The endowment was cre<strong>at</strong>ed by his<br />
sisters, Minnie May M<strong>of</strong>f<strong>at</strong>t and P<strong>at</strong>tie P.<br />
M<strong>of</strong>f<strong>at</strong>t, and will be used to fund scholarships<br />
in UAM’s Division <strong>of</strong> Music.<br />
Dr. Walter A. M<strong>of</strong>f<strong>at</strong>t received a<br />
junior college diploma from <strong>Arkansas</strong><br />
A&M, followed by a bachelor’s degree<br />
from Hendrix, an M.A. from Harvard,<br />
and a Ph.D. from Princeton. He went on<br />
to a distinguished career in higher educ<strong>at</strong>ion,<br />
serving as the long-time chairman<br />
<strong>of</strong> the English Department <strong>at</strong> Hendrix.<br />
The M<strong>of</strong>f<strong>at</strong>t family is descended<br />
from Judge William Turner Wells, who<br />
don<strong>at</strong>ed the land th<strong>at</strong> became the UAM<br />
campus.<br />
Parents Honored<br />
F<br />
red Leonard knows something about<br />
succeeding against the odds.<br />
An undersized lineman <strong>at</strong> UAM, Leonard<br />
made himself into an All-<strong>Arkansas</strong><br />
Intercollegi<strong>at</strong>e Conference tackle for the<br />
Boll Weevils in 1983.<br />
Now a successful businessman living<br />
in Old Hickory, Tenn., Leonard recently<br />
presented an endowed scholarship to the<br />
UAM Found<strong>at</strong>ion Fund to honor his<br />
parents, A.D. and Nellie Leonard.<br />
Scholarships gener<strong>at</strong>ed by the endowment<br />
will be presented to students<br />
from under-represented groups in any<br />
academic discipline based on merit and<br />
need.<br />
Dillard Award<br />
G<br />
ene Dillard spent 22 years as a<br />
member <strong>of</strong> UAM’s teacher educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
faculty before his de<strong>at</strong>h in 2006.<br />
Now his wife, Gerry Dillard, as well as<br />
other family and friends <strong>of</strong> Dr. Dillard<br />
have honored him with the cre<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong><br />
an endowed award in his name.<br />
The Dr. Gene R. Dillard Educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Award will be presented annually to a<br />
teacher educ<strong>at</strong>ion candid<strong>at</strong>e enrolled<br />
in the clinical internship phase <strong>of</strong> the<br />
teacher educ<strong>at</strong>ion program.<br />
Dr. Dillard received a bachelor’s<br />
degree from Central St<strong>at</strong>e <strong>University</strong>, a<br />
master’s and Ph.D. from the <strong>University</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> Kansas.<br />
Times Eight<br />
D<br />
John Dougherty<br />
Scholarship<br />
St<strong>at</strong>e Sen<strong>at</strong>or Jimmy Jeffress (left) says he<br />
owes much <strong>of</strong> his love for music to former<br />
UAM choral director John Dougherty (se<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
and below). Jeffress, his brother, St<strong>at</strong>e<br />
Sen<strong>at</strong>or Gene Jeffress, and former students<br />
and friends <strong>of</strong> Dougherty have cre<strong>at</strong>ed an<br />
endowed scholarship in his honor. The John<br />
Dougherty Choral Scholarship<br />
honors the man who served as<br />
UAM’s choral director in the<br />
1960’s and ‘70’s. The<br />
scholarship will be presented<br />
annually to a first-time freshman<br />
music major.<br />
Thomas McGill<br />
T<br />
homas McGill <strong>of</strong> Camden recently<br />
presented an endowed scholarship<br />
to the UAM Found<strong>at</strong>ion Fund. This is<br />
McGill’s second gift to the Found<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
He earlier presented an endowed scholarship<br />
in forestry.<br />
The Thomas McGill Scholarship will<br />
be presented each semester to a deserving<br />
full-time undergradu<strong>at</strong>e student <strong>of</strong> any<br />
major or classific<strong>at</strong>ion. First preference<br />
will be given to students who gradu<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
from Camden high schools or students<br />
from Ouachita County.<br />
IMA Scholarship<br />
T<br />
he UAM student chapter <strong>of</strong> the Institute<br />
<strong>of</strong> Management Accountants<br />
has cre<strong>at</strong>ed an annual gift to be presented<br />
to full-time junior or senior accounting<br />
students in the School <strong>of</strong> Business.<br />
The recipient must be an active<br />
member <strong>of</strong> the UAM chapter <strong>of</strong> IMA,<br />
maintain a cumul<strong>at</strong>ive grade point average<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>at</strong> least 2.5 and be recommended<br />
by the School <strong>of</strong> Business Scholarship<br />
Committee.<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />
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History!<br />
Celebr<strong>at</strong>ing a Century<br />
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century – from Fourth<br />
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School to st<strong>at</strong>e <strong>University</strong>.<br />
Written by UAM Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> History Emeritus Don Holley, Celebr<strong>at</strong>ing a Century <strong>of</strong> Opportunity tells the<br />
story <strong>of</strong> the rich traditions and unique characters <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> – from Frank “The Chief” Horsfall to the<br />
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Celebr<strong>at</strong>ing a Century<br />
<strong>of</strong> Opportunity<br />
As we celebr<strong>at</strong>e our 100th birthday, we invite you to help us observe this event in a very special<br />
way. We are asking you to become part <strong>of</strong> our Centennial Circle, a group <strong>of</strong> 100 friends <strong>of</strong> UAM<br />
who pledge $10,000 each to be used to cre<strong>at</strong>e a $1 million unrestricted endowment for the UAM<br />
Found<strong>at</strong>ion Fund. Earnings from this endowment will be used on an annual basis to meet priority<br />
needs <strong>of</strong> the university. These priorities will be determined by a joint committee <strong>of</strong> administr<strong>at</strong>ion,<br />
faculty, and students. None <strong>of</strong> the endowment earnings will be used to augment salaries. As part <strong>of</strong><br />
our Centennial Celebr<strong>at</strong>ion, the university has constructed a clock tower loc<strong>at</strong>ed <strong>at</strong> the center <strong>of</strong> the<br />
1909-<strong>2009</strong><br />
campus. Members <strong>of</strong> The Centennial Circle will have their names, or the names <strong>of</strong> whomever they<br />
design<strong>at</strong>e, inscribed on the Centennial Clock Tower.<br />
If you would like to be part <strong>of</strong> The Centennial Circle, we encourage you to contact the UAM<br />
Office <strong>of</strong> Advancement, <strong>at</strong> (800) 467-8148 or (870) 460-1028.<br />
Centennial Circle Pledges<br />
Mike & Susan Akin<br />
Joe Bob & Missy Allaire<br />
Hoyt & Susan Andres<br />
Elizabeth (Libby) Annulis<br />
Pervis & Mary Nell Ballew<br />
John Falls Bowen (by William H. & Constance Bowen)<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Alaga H. & Myrtle I. Boyd (by Robert & Faye Boyd)<br />
Marty & Erma Brutscher<br />
The Bulloch Family – Bud, Carole, Liz & Sarah<br />
Kelton & Betty Busby<br />
Paul R. & June Webb Carter<br />
James & Sue C<strong>at</strong>hey<br />
Steven L. C<strong>at</strong>hey, M.D.<br />
Dr. Tim & Paige Chase<br />
The Centennial Class <strong>of</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />
Jesse & Ernestine Coker<br />
Van & Eula Mae Cruce (by Dan & Charlotte Hornaday)<br />
Victor Felley, Ark. A. & M. Trustee (by Wayne & Mellie<br />
Jo Owen)<br />
First N<strong>at</strong>ional Bank <strong>of</strong> McGehee<br />
The Frazer Family<br />
Jean C. & Oscar F. Frisby<br />
Barbara Blanks G<strong>at</strong>hen (by the UAM African American<br />
Alumni Associ<strong>at</strong>ion, family & friends)<br />
Jerry, June, Jay & Judd Gibson<br />
Lisa & Cliff Gibson<br />
John W., Martha (McDougald), John, Jr. & Mark<br />
Gibson<br />
Diane Suitt Gilleland<br />
Rev. Shay & Mrs. Sherrie Gillespie<br />
John DeWitt Halstead (by Harry E. “Pete” Halstead)<br />
Jim & Betty Jo Hardy Hercher<br />
Frank D. Hickingbotham<br />
Dan & Charlotte Cruce Hornaday<br />
John & Nora Hornaday (by Dan & Charlotte Hornaday)<br />
President Frank Horsfall & Margaret Vaulx Horsfall (by<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Gordon D. G<strong>at</strong>es)<br />
Dr. Louis J. & Carol West James<br />
J. Chester Johnson<br />
Dr. Carl Briner Johnston<br />
Don E. & Joyce M. King<br />
Curtis W. Kyle, Jr.<br />
Judy & Jack Lassiter<br />
Carol & Weaver L. Majors<br />
Gerald & Sue Majors<br />
Kenneth, Sharon, & Jennifer Mann<br />
Dot & M.L. Mann<br />
Bryan & Dr. Sue S. Martin<br />
Dr. Betty A. M<strong>at</strong>thews<br />
Allen & Dana Maxwell<br />
Noel Waymon McDaniel (by Noel A. McDaniel &<br />
Marlene Ballard)<br />
Julian W., Sr. & Jean Mettetal (by Wayne Mettetal,<br />
Sherry Mettetal Woods, Ted Mettetal, Mike<br />
Mettetal, & Mary Ellen Mettetal McAllister)<br />
Thomas V. & Sarah Beth Burchfield Maxwell<br />
Kim Lloyd Mitchell<br />
M<strong>of</strong>f<strong>at</strong>t Family - Walter, Jr., Wells, Ruth, Minnie May<br />
& P<strong>at</strong>tie<br />
Lamar G. Moore<br />
Jim Neeley<br />
Donetta F. McGriff, RN (by Ray & Misty Paschall)<br />
D. John Nichols<br />
Jeff & Sallie Owyoung<br />
R. David & Loyce Ray (by Dr. & Mrs. B. Alan Sugg)<br />
Richard & Eddye Ann Reinhart<br />
Jeffrey Hunter Reinhart, MD<br />
Randy & Neela Risher<br />
Bennie F. Ryburn, Sr. & Virginia M. Ryburn<br />
(by Commercial Bank & Trust Co. / First St<strong>at</strong>e<br />
Bank <strong>of</strong> Warren)<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Harry L. Ryburn<br />
Margaret Horsfall Schadler & Harvey Walter Schadler<br />
Johnny & Linda Smith<br />
G. Warren Stephenson<br />
Jean & Alan Sugg<br />
Joseph Wallace Trust<br />
Terri Wolfe - Beth Thurman<br />
Union Bank & Trust<br />
Jimmie & Linda Yeiser<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />
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Endowments / Unitrusts<br />
Chairman<br />
Bill Wisener<br />
<strong>Monticello</strong><br />
Vice Chairman<br />
Gerald Majors*<br />
White Hall<br />
Ex-Officio<br />
Jack Lassiter<br />
<strong>Monticello</strong><br />
Secretary-Treasurer<br />
Clay Brown<br />
<strong>Monticello</strong><br />
Directors<br />
Ed Bacon<br />
<strong>Monticello</strong><br />
Lesa C<strong>at</strong>hey Handly<br />
Little Rock<br />
Clarence Holley<br />
Lawton, Okla.<br />
Kenneth Mann*<br />
Jersey<br />
Scott Saffold<br />
<strong>Monticello</strong><br />
Jeff Weaver<br />
Hot Springs<br />
* UAM represent<strong>at</strong>ives<br />
to the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Arkansas</strong> Found<strong>at</strong>ion,<br />
Inc., board <strong>of</strong> directors.<br />
UAM MAGAZINE<br />
FOUNDATION FUND ENDOWMENTS / Established by:<br />
Weldon B. Abbott Endowed Scholarship / Mrs. Betty S. Abbott, Dr. and Mrs. Weldon S.<br />
Abbott, Mr. and Mrs. H. Lavon Abbott, Mr. and Mrs. Howard P. Taylor, and Ms. Mary Ross<br />
Taylor<br />
Alumni Achievement and Merit Scholarship / Recipients <strong>of</strong> the Alumni Achievement &<br />
Merit Award<br />
Alumni Associ<strong>at</strong>ion Scholarship / Alumni Associ<strong>at</strong>ion Board <strong>of</strong> Directors<br />
Hoyt and Susan Andres Endowed Scholarship / Hoyt and Susan Andres<br />
William R. and K<strong>at</strong>ie B. Austin Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. William R. Austin, Jr.<br />
Barbara Murphy Babin Scholarship / Dr. Claude Babin and Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Babin<br />
Dr. Claude H. Babin Scholarship / School <strong>of</strong> Social & Behavioral Sciences, Former Students,<br />
Family and Friends<br />
K. Michael Baker Memorial Scholarship / School <strong>of</strong> Social & Behavioral Sciences, Former<br />
Students, Family and Friends<br />
Marvin and Edna Moseley Bankston Scholarship / Bob and Louine Selman Leech<br />
Robert Orum and Fernande’ Vicknair Barrett Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Errol Barrett, Mr.<br />
and Mrs. John K. Barrett, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Barrett, Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Barrett, Jr.,<br />
Dr. and Mrs. T. Y. Harp, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Pasqua, Judge and Mrs. Fred E. Pickett,<br />
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Roebuck and Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Torian<br />
Earl and K<strong>at</strong>hleen Baxter Memorial Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Earl Baxter<br />
Beard Nursing Scholarship / Mr. Arthur R. and Mrs. Bettie Beard P<strong>at</strong>e<br />
Leslie and Faye Beard Scholarship / Mr. Paul R. and Mrs. June Webb Carter<br />
Major Thomas E. Bell, Jr. Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker and Coker Book Account<br />
Fred K. Bellott Music Gift Fund / Dr. and Mrs. Fred K. Bellott<br />
Fred and Doris Bellott Music Endowed Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Fred K. Bellott<br />
*Henry (Mike) Berg Scholarship / Mrs. Helen Berg<br />
Dr. Van C. Binns Scholarship - Nursing / Mrs. Evelyn Hogue Binns<br />
Dr. Van C. Binns Scholarship - Pre-medicine / Mrs. Evelyn Hogue Binns<br />
Birch-Johnson Endowed Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. J. Chester Johnson<br />
John Falls Bowen Scholarship / Family, Friends and B<strong>at</strong>tery B 206th Coast Artillery (AA) Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Ruth G. Boyd Scholarship / Dr. Scott Boyd<br />
C. Alton Boyd Jr. Memorial Scholarship / Barbara Boyd<br />
Dr. Scott Boyd Memorial Scholarship / UAM Dept. <strong>of</strong> Health & P. E., Family and Friends<br />
Fay Brann Accounting Scholarship / Mr. Fay Brann<br />
Richard “Dick” Broach Wildlife Management Scholarship / Southern Pulpwood Co., Mrs.<br />
Nancy Clippert Broach, Mrs. Maxine Clippert and Mr. David Clippert<br />
B. R. “Bobby” Brown Scholarship / Mr. B. R. “Bobby” Brown and Consol, Inc.<br />
George R. Brown Pr<strong>of</strong>essorship / The Brown Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
George R. Brown Gradu<strong>at</strong>e Assistant Forest Resources / The Brown Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Joe Brown Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends<br />
Marty and Erma Brutscher Deb<strong>at</strong>e/Forensics Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Brutscher<br />
Mary Claire Randolph Buffalo Scholarship / Mr. Harvey Buffalo<br />
Jimmy Lee Buford Memorial Scholarship / Agriculture Technology Department Advisory<br />
Committee, UAM College <strong>of</strong> Technology - McGehee<br />
Jeff Busby Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends<br />
Verna Hobson Cahoon, Elizabeth Coleman Cochran and Cornelia Coleman Wright<br />
Scholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman Family<br />
G. William and Verna Hobson Cahoon Scholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman Family<br />
Alvin and Raye Carter Educ<strong>at</strong>ion Scholarship / Mr. Dale W. Carter and Mr. Robert Ira Carter<br />
Paul R. and June Webb Carter Scholarship / Mr. Paul R. and Mrs. June Webb Carter<br />
Paul R. and June Webb Carter - Drew Central High School Scholarship / Mr. Paul R. and<br />
Mrs. June Webb Carter<br />
Centennial Circle / 100 Special Friends<br />
Chair <strong>of</strong> the Division Scholarship - Nursing / Dr. and Mrs. Richard Kluender<br />
Chamberlin Wildlife Scholarship / Mr. H. H. Chamberlin<br />
Hank Chamberlin Memorial Scholarship / Family, Friends, Former students, Associ<strong>at</strong>es and<br />
Colleagues<br />
Marjorie Lamb Chamberlin Music Scholarship / Family and Friends<br />
Anthony T. and Faye Chandler Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Anthony T. Chandler, Family and Friends<br />
George H. Clippert Endowed Chair in Forestry / Mr. and Mrs. George H. Clippert; Mr. David<br />
H. Clippert; and Mrs. Nancy Clippert Broach<br />
George H. Clippert Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. George H. Clippert<br />
Coker Alumni Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker and Coker Book Account<br />
Ernestine Coker Endowed Music Scholarship / Dr. Jesse M. Coker<br />
Jesse and Ernestine Coker Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker<br />
Dr. Jesse M. Coker Distinguished Service Scholarship / UAM Found<strong>at</strong>ion Fund Board <strong>of</strong> Directors<br />
Thomas and Julia Hobson Coleman Scholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman Family<br />
Suzanne Cooke Memorial Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cooke<br />
Stephen T. Crowley Forestry Scholarship / Mr. James H. Hamlen<br />
Van and Eula Mae Cruce Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday<br />
James Gordon Culpepper Scholarship / School <strong>of</strong> M<strong>at</strong>hem<strong>at</strong>ical and N<strong>at</strong>ural Sciences,<br />
Former Students and Friends<br />
O. H. (Doogie) and P<strong>at</strong>sy Darling Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Darling<br />
Boyce Davis Award / Mr. Randy Risher<br />
C. W. Day Scholarship / Day Farms, Inc., Danny Day, Sr. Family, Raymond Day Family, Rickey<br />
Day Family, Sue Day Wood Family, William Day Family<br />
Dean’s Scholarship - Forest Resources / Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Kluender<br />
Harry Y. Denson Scholarship / Family, Friends and Former Students<br />
Gregory Alan Devine Memorial Scholarship / Marion and Fern Devine<br />
Dr. Gene R. Dillard Educ<strong>at</strong>ion Award / Mrs. Gerry Dillard, Family and Friends<br />
Peggy Doss Endowed Educ<strong>at</strong>ion Scholarship / School <strong>of</strong> Educ<strong>at</strong>ion Faculty/Staff and Mr.<br />
D. John Nichols<br />
John Dougherty Choral Scholarship / Sen<strong>at</strong>or Jimmy Jeffress, Sen<strong>at</strong>or Gene Jeffress, Former<br />
Students and Friends<br />
Vance W. Edmondson Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Vance W. Edmondson<br />
Dr. Albert L. Etheridge Scholarship / School <strong>of</strong> M<strong>at</strong>hem<strong>at</strong>ical and N<strong>at</strong>ural Sciences, Former<br />
Students and Friends<br />
Hampton and Minnie Etheridge Scholarship / James and Mary Sawyer, Stacey and Helen<br />
Toole, T. D. and Joy Howell, R. M. and Rose Etheridge, Hampton and Marie Etheridge<br />
Wayne Gilleland Golf Scholarship / Dr. Diane Suitt Gilleland and Friends<br />
Shay Gillespie Phi Beta Sigma Leadership Scholarship / Family and Friends <strong>of</strong> Mr. R. Shay<br />
Gillespie<br />
Classie Jones-Green African-American Alumni Scholarship / UAM African American<br />
Alumni Associ<strong>at</strong>ion, Family and Friends<br />
Harold J. Green Scholarship / Harold J. Green<br />
Bill Groce, Jr. Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends<br />
Willie K<strong>at</strong>herine Coody Groce Scholarship / Est<strong>at</strong>e <strong>of</strong> Willie K<strong>at</strong>herine Coody Groce<br />
Edward & Veronica Groebner Computer Inform<strong>at</strong>ion Systems Support Endowment /<br />
Dr. James F. Roiger<br />
Joseph Martin Guenter - Sigma Tau Gamma Scholarship / Sigma Tau Gamma Alumni<br />
E. Shermane Gulledge Non-traditional Scholarship / Dr. Dexter E. and Mrs. E. Shermane<br />
Gulledge<br />
Izella Ruth Gulledge Scholarship / Dr. Dexter E. and Mrs. E. Shermane Gulledge<br />
Barry Hall Endowed Scholarship / Mrs. Annette Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Cle<strong>at</strong>ous J. Hall and Mrs.<br />
Audrey Blasingame<br />
Arthur A. Harris Vocal Endowed Scholarship / Mrs. Annette Hall, Family and Friends<br />
Helen Harris Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Harris, Division <strong>of</strong> Music, and Friends<br />
Hani and Debra Hashem Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Hani Hashem<br />
Dr. Ann Haywood Scholarship / Dr. Cecil Haywood, Former Colleagues, Friends and Students<br />
<strong>of</strong> the School <strong>of</strong> Educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Cecil C. Haywood Scholarship / Dr. Ann Haywood, Friends and Former Students <strong>of</strong> the<br />
School <strong>of</strong> Educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Henry G. Hearnsberger, Sr. Forest Resources Scholarship / Mrs. George H. Clippert<br />
Mrs. Henry G. Hearnsberger, Sr. Nursing Scholarship / Mrs. George H. Clippert<br />
Paul G. and Leone Hendrickson Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Hendrickson, Sr.<br />
Frank D. Hickingbotham Scholarship / Mr. Frank D. Hickingbotham<br />
William and Anna Hill Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. William T. Hill<br />
Iris Sullivan Hipp Nursing Scholarship / Ms. Sally Hipp Austin, Ms. Sheila Nichole Austin,<br />
and Mr. Hank E. Williams<br />
Robert L. Hixson Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends<br />
Wilburn C. Hobgood Scholarship / School <strong>of</strong> M<strong>at</strong>hem<strong>at</strong>ical and N<strong>at</strong>ural Sciences, Former<br />
Students and Friends<br />
Benjamin and Jerri Whitten Hobson Scholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman Family<br />
Charlotte Cruce Hornaday Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday<br />
Dan and Charlotte Hornaday Agriculture Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday<br />
Dan and Charlotte Hornaday Computer Inform<strong>at</strong>ion Systems Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs.<br />
Dan Hornaday<br />
Dan & Charlotte Hornaday Deb<strong>at</strong>e & Forensics Endowment / Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hornaday<br />
Dan and Charlotte Hornaday Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday<br />
Dan and Charlotte Hornaday Music Excellence Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday<br />
Dan and Charlotte Hornaday Residence Life Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday<br />
James A. Hudson Scholarship / James A. Hudson Memorial Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Jim Huey Scholarship / Family, Friends and Colleagues<br />
Henry B. Humphry Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends<br />
Lamar Hunter Scholarship / The Reinhart Family<br />
Lamar Hunter Veterans and N<strong>at</strong>ional Guard Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker and<br />
Coker Book Account<br />
Dean and Mrs. James H. Hutchinson Endowed Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jackson<br />
James H. and Elva B. Hutchinson Scholarship / Est<strong>at</strong>e <strong>of</strong> Dr. James H. Hutchinson, Jr.<br />
Brigadier General Wesley Jacobs Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker and Coker Book<br />
Account<br />
Veneta E. and Louis Richard James Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Louis J. James<br />
Loran L. Johnson Endowed Scholarship / Mississippi Marine Corpor<strong>at</strong>ion and other individuals<br />
known as “Loran’s Boys”<br />
Virginia M. Ryan Jones Memorial Nursing Scholarship / Dr. C. Morrell Jones and Family<br />
and Friends<br />
Kingwood Forestry Scholarship / Proceeds from sale <strong>of</strong> Lake <strong>Monticello</strong> maps<br />
Robert C. Kirst Agriculture Scholarship / <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Arkansas</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Monticello</strong> Agriculture<br />
Alumni Society<br />
Grady and Myrtle Burks Knowles Scholarship / Mrs. Myrtle Burks Knowles<br />
Timothy Ku Scholarship / Mr. Lawrence A. Ku and Mr. Albert Ku<br />
Victoria Ku Scholarship / School <strong>of</strong> M<strong>at</strong>hem<strong>at</strong>ical and N<strong>at</strong>ural Sciences, Former Students,<br />
Friends and Family<br />
Curtis W. Kyle Family Scholarship / Mr. Curtis W. Kyle, Jr.<br />
Curtis W. Kyle, Sr. Forestry Scholarship / Mr. Curtis W. Kyle, Jr.<br />
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Fred H. Lang Forestry Scholarship / Mrs. Elizabeth S. Lang<br />
Leslie Larance Elementary Educ<strong>at</strong>ion Award / Family and Friends<br />
Randall Leister Scholarship / Friends<br />
A.D. and Nellie Leonard Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Leonard<br />
Willis “Convoy” Leslie Scholarship / Former Teamm<strong>at</strong>es, Former Football Players and Members<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Arkansas</strong> N<strong>at</strong>ional Guard<br />
Gerald and Sue Majors Endowed Scholarship / Trinity Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Robert W.D. Marsh Scholarship / Mrs. Demaris Marsh<br />
M<strong>at</strong>hem<strong>at</strong>ics Scholarship / Anonymous<br />
M<strong>at</strong>hem<strong>at</strong>ics-Physics Scholarship / School <strong>of</strong> M<strong>at</strong>hem<strong>at</strong>ical and N<strong>at</strong>ural Sciences, Former<br />
Students and Friends<br />
Betty A. M<strong>at</strong>thews Women’s Athletics Scholarship / Dr. Betty A. M<strong>at</strong>thews<br />
J. M. and Annie Mae M<strong>at</strong>thews Scholarship / Mrs. J. M. M<strong>at</strong>thews, Sr., Ms. Jane M<strong>at</strong>thews<br />
Evans and Mr. Jim M<strong>at</strong>thews<br />
Tommy M<strong>at</strong>thews Athletic Scholarship / Tommy and P<strong>at</strong> M<strong>at</strong>thews, Bynum M<strong>at</strong>thews and<br />
Ann M<strong>at</strong>thews Jones<br />
Virginia Lee Maxwell Memorial Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Maxwell and Family<br />
Pauline J. and Zach McClendon, Sr. Scholarship / Union Bank & Trust Company<br />
Elizabeth Culbertson McDaniel Scholarship / CMD. Noel Waymon McDaniel and Mr. Noel<br />
A. McDaniel<br />
Noel Waymon and LaFran H. McDaniel Scholarship / Mr. Noel Waymon and Mrs. LaFran<br />
H. McDaniel<br />
James and Nellie McDonald Scholarship in Memory <strong>of</strong> David Michael Stapp / Chicot<br />
Irrig<strong>at</strong>ion, Inc.-Lake Village, James and Nellie McDonald, Glen and Beverly Rowe, Rick and<br />
Linda Rowe, Mike and Cindy McDonald<br />
Paul C. McDonald Memorial Scholarship / Ms. Betty McDonald, Dr. James McDonald, Mr.<br />
Garrett Vogel, and Dr. Betsy Boze<br />
Thomas W. McGill Scholarship / Mr. Thomas W. McGill<br />
Thomas McGill Forestry Scholarship / Mr. Thomas W. McGill<br />
Cecil McNiece Family Scholarship Fund / Mrs. Virginia McNiece and Family<br />
Willard G. Mears Est<strong>at</strong>e Scholarship / Est<strong>at</strong>e <strong>of</strong> Mr. and Mrs. Willard G. Mears<br />
Miller Sisters Scholarship - Educ<strong>at</strong>ion / Miss Jessie W. Miller<br />
Miller Sisters Scholarship -Science / Miss Jessie W. Miller<br />
Walter A. and Myrtle Wells M<strong>of</strong>f<strong>at</strong>t Scholarship / Wells and Ruth M<strong>of</strong>f<strong>at</strong>t, Walter A.<br />
M<strong>of</strong>f<strong>at</strong>t, Jr., Minnie May M<strong>of</strong>f<strong>at</strong>t and P<strong>at</strong>tie M<strong>of</strong>f<strong>at</strong>t<br />
Ruth and Wells M<strong>of</strong>f<strong>at</strong>t Forestry Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Wells M<strong>of</strong>f<strong>at</strong>t<br />
Dr. Walter A. M<strong>of</strong>f<strong>at</strong>t, Jr. Scholarship / Ms. Minnie May M<strong>of</strong>f<strong>at</strong>t and Ms. P<strong>at</strong>tie P. M<strong>of</strong>f<strong>at</strong>t<br />
William E. Morgan-Weevil Pond Endowment / Est<strong>at</strong>e <strong>of</strong> William E. Morgan<br />
Juanita Louise Moss Scholarship / Family and Friends<br />
Kermit C. Moss Scholarship / Family and Friends <strong>of</strong> Kermit C. Moss<br />
P. E. and Melba Munnerlyn Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Munnerlyn<br />
Charles H. Murphy, Jr. Memorial Scholarship / Deltic Timber Corpor<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Jim Neeley Scholarship / Mr. Jim Neeley<br />
D. John Nichols Scholarship / Mr. D. John Nichols and Mississippi Marine Corpor<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Loyal V. Norman Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sowell<br />
Velma Ashcraft Norman Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sowell<br />
Dale Oliver Forestry Scholarship / Mr. James H. Hamlen<br />
Merle and Deloris Peterson Scholarship / Merle and Deloris Peterson, Friends and Associ<strong>at</strong>es<br />
in the Dumas, <strong>Arkansas</strong>, Community<br />
Phi Sigma Chi Memorial Award / Phi Sigma Chi Alumnae and Friends<br />
B. C. Pickens Endowed Scholarship / B. C. Pickens Trust<br />
Bub and Beulah Pinkus Scholarship / The Pinkus Family<br />
Emeline Killiam Pope, Sally Pope Wood, and Velma Wood Powell Scholarship / Est<strong>at</strong>e<br />
<strong>of</strong> Velma Wood Powell<br />
ACTIVE CAMPAIGNS / Established by:<br />
John Porter and Mary Sue Price Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. John Porter Price<br />
R. David Ray Deb<strong>at</strong>e and Forensics Scholarship / School <strong>of</strong> Arts and Humanities, Former<br />
Students and Friends<br />
Russ Reynolds Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Russell Reynolds, Family and Friends<br />
Randy Risher Fitness Scholarship / Mr. Randy Risher and Friends<br />
Raymond O. & Loretta J. Roiger Chi Iota Sigma Scholarship / Dr. James Roiger<br />
Ross Found<strong>at</strong>ion Endowed Scholarship - Forestry / The Ross Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Ross Found<strong>at</strong>ion Endowed Scholarship - General / The Ross Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
James A. & Mabel (Molly) H. Ross Endowed Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Don H. Ross & Mr.<br />
and Mrs. James A. Ross, Jr.<br />
Calvin V. Rowe Award / Mr. Calvin V. Rowe<br />
Bennie F. Ryburn, Sr. Scholarship / Family and Friends<br />
Cecil R. Scaife Scholarship / Mrs. Cecil Scaife and Children<br />
Thomas Robie Scott, Jr. Scholarship / Mrs. Opal Scott, Mr. Thomas Scott III, Mr. Michael<br />
Robert Scott and Mr. Phillip Roland Scott<br />
Elwood Shade Forest Resources Scholarship / Mr. Elwood Shade<br />
Simmons First Bank <strong>of</strong> South <strong>Arkansas</strong> Scholarship / Simmons First Bank <strong>of</strong> South<br />
<strong>Arkansas</strong><br />
Herman C. Steelman Scholarship / School <strong>of</strong> M<strong>at</strong>hem<strong>at</strong>ical and N<strong>at</strong>ural Sciences, Former<br />
Students and Friends<br />
Harry H. Stevens Nursing Scholarship / Bradley County Medical Center<br />
*Roy and Christine Sturgis / The Roy and Christine Sturgis Charitable and Educ<strong>at</strong>ional Trust<br />
Fred and Janice Taylor Scholarship / Friends <strong>of</strong> UAM<br />
Jack H. Tharp Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Tharp<br />
Carolyn Hibbs Thompson Chemistry Scholarship / The Don Thompson Family & Thompson<br />
Electric Co.<br />
Horace E. Thompson Scholarship / Members <strong>of</strong> UCT, Family and Friends<br />
George and Betty Townsend Journalism Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. George Townsend<br />
UAM Alumni and Friends Endowed Scholarship / UAM Alumni and Friends<br />
UAM Campus Scholarship / UAM Faculty and Staff<br />
UAM Forestry Alumni Scholarship / UAM Forestry Alumni<br />
Richard Wallace Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends<br />
Lee Wallick Band Scholarship / Dr. Paul A. Wallick, Sr., Friends and Former Band Students<br />
Dr. Paul Allen Wallick, Sr. Scholarship / Family and Friends<br />
Peggy Wallick Scholarship / Dr. Paul A. Wallick, Sr., Family, Friends and Former Students<br />
Carroll E. Walls Sr. and Colleen S. Walls Forestry Scholarship / Carroll and Colleen Walls<br />
Webb/Carter Scholarship / Mr. Paul R. and Mrs. June Webb Carter<br />
Maurice and Minnie Chambers Webb Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Bill Webb, Mr. and Mrs.<br />
Kent Webb, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Banwarth<br />
West-Walden Family Scholarship / Dr. Louis J. and Mrs. Carol West James<br />
George White Golf Award / Family and Friends<br />
James M. White Memorial Scholarship / Deltic Farm & Timber Co., Inc., Family and Friends<br />
James M. White Pr<strong>of</strong>essorship / Deltic Farm & Timber Co., Inc., Family and Friends<br />
John W. White Forestry Scholarship / Est<strong>at</strong>e <strong>of</strong> Trannye O. White<br />
Sara Horn Wigley Memorial Scholarship / Sam Wigley Family and Charles & Donna Bell Family<br />
**Larry Willett Scholarship / Family, Co-workers and Friends<br />
Samuel A. Williams Scholarship / Mr. Sam W. Denison<br />
Earl Willis Scholarship / Family, Friends and Drew Central Alumni<br />
Anne Wilson Scholarship / Family and Friends<br />
Dr. George F. Wynne, Sr. Scholarship / Mrs. M<strong>at</strong>ilda Wynne<br />
Dr. David M. Yocum Family Endowed Scholarship / Dr. David Yocum, Jr. and Mr. David<br />
Yocum, IV<br />
Madge Youree Scholarship / School <strong>of</strong> Educ<strong>at</strong>ion, Family and Friends<br />
*Held by the Institution / **Held by the UA Agricultural Development Council<br />
LIFE INSURANCE<br />
<strong>Arkansas</strong> SAF / Ouachita Society <strong>of</strong> American Foresters & <strong>Arkansas</strong> Division <strong>of</strong> Ouachita<br />
Society <strong>of</strong> American Foresters<br />
James Edward and Joy Dell Burton Akin Award / Mrs. Joy Dell Burton Akin<br />
Dr. Ed Bacon Scholarship / Ms. Isabel Bacon<br />
C. H. Barnes Scholarship / Family and Friends<br />
Kelly Bashaw Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends<br />
Bramlett Scholarship / Dr. & Mrs. Morris Bramlett<br />
Gene Brown Memorial Baseball Scholarship / Family and Friends<br />
Montre Bulloch “Angel” Scholarship / William C. Bulloch Family<br />
Troy and Betty Davis Scholarship / Andy and April Davis, Mr. Kent Davis and Friends<br />
Charles Fred and Laura Lee Stephenson Dearman Scholarship / Chuck and Cindy Dearman,<br />
David and Ashley Dearman<br />
Susan Phillips Echols Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends<br />
Drs. Glen and Mary Jane Gilbert Scholarship / Drs. Glen and Mary Jane Gilbert and Friends<br />
Charles Hawkins Memorial Fund / Family<br />
Jack Jordan Golf Scholarship / Friends<br />
E. Wesley McCoy Scholarship / Ouachita-Saline Surveying and Mr. Mike Miley<br />
Ernest and Mary McFarland Scholarship / Mary I. McFarland<br />
Arhia Raymond Melton and Mildred Richardson Melton Scholarship / Est<strong>at</strong>e <strong>of</strong> W. F. Chumney<br />
<strong>Monticello</strong> Associ<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> Life Underwriters / <strong>Monticello</strong> Associ<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> Life Underwriters<br />
<strong>Monticello</strong> High School Class <strong>of</strong> 1965 Scholarship / The MHS Class <strong>of</strong> 1965<br />
Al Peer Kappa Alpha Psi Alumni Scholarship / Mr. Jerry Bingham and Kappa Alpha Psi<br />
Alumni<br />
Rison High School Scholarship / Jasper Calaway, Rison Business Community and Friends<br />
Bill & Marilyn Webb Forestry Scholarship / Mr. Kent Webb and the <strong>Monticello</strong> Church <strong>of</strong><br />
Christ<br />
Robert W. Wiley Endowed Scholarship / Family and Friends<br />
Phillip Pierini / Mr. Phillip Pierini<br />
Tim Pruitt / Mr. Timothy R. Pruitt<br />
Gus “Bubba” Pugh, Jr. / Mr. Gus “Bubba” Pugh, Jr.<br />
Guy “Butch” Sabb<strong>at</strong>ini, Jr. / Mr. Butch Sabb<strong>at</strong>ini, Jr.<br />
Carolyn Standley / Ms. Carolyn Standley<br />
Ted D. Thompson / Mr. Ted Thompson<br />
Johnny Hooks / Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Hooks<br />
CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUSTS<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll E. Walls, Sr.<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Kim L. Mitchell<br />
ANNUAL AWARDS / SCHOLARSHIPS<br />
BKD Accounting Educ<strong>at</strong>ion Award / BKD, LLP<br />
Commercial Bank Business Award / Commercial Bank<br />
Farmers Grain Terminal Award / Farmers Grain Terminal<br />
Georgia-Pacific Crossett Paper Oper<strong>at</strong>ions Award / Georgia-Pacific<br />
Jewell Minnis Scholarship / Jewell Minnis Trust<br />
Lucille Moseley Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends<br />
Paula O’Briant Non-traditional Business Award / Ms. Paula M. Kinnard<br />
James & Venie Ann Powell Scholarship / James & Venie Ann Powell Fund<br />
Congressman Mike Ross Scholarship / Congressman & Mrs. Mike Ross<br />
A. O. Tucker Memorial Scholarship / Mrs. Glenda Carol Tucker Baker<br />
UAM Institute <strong>of</strong> Management Accountants Scholarship / UAM student chapter <strong>of</strong> the IMA<br />
Wallace Trust Scholarship / Wallace Trust<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />
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Individual Donors<br />
Gifts listed on this page were received from January 1, <strong>2009</strong> through April 15, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
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Unity & Movement Club<br />
$2,500 or more<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Akin<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James P. C<strong>at</strong>hey<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Tim D. Chase<br />
Ms. Jean C. Frisby<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Gordon G<strong>at</strong>es<br />
Mr. James E. Lindsey<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Mann<br />
Dr. Betty M<strong>at</strong>thews<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Louis Ray Paschall<br />
Dr. Jeffrey H. Reinhart<br />
Dr. James F. Roiger<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Schadler<br />
Dr. & Mrs. B. Alan Sugg<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kent Webb<br />
Galaxy Club<br />
$1,000-$2,499<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Charles F. Dearman<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Dexter Gulledge<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Louis James<br />
Mr. Mike Jordan<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Jack Lassiter<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene J. Mazzanti<br />
Mr. Thomas W. McGill<br />
Dr. Joseph Miles<br />
Ms. Shirley N. Neff<br />
Emerald Club<br />
$500-$999<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Paul Ayres<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Martin A. Brutscher<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Carter<br />
Mr. W. Ronald Frizzell<br />
Mr. Jerry D. Hubbard<br />
Mr. J. Steve Woodson<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Jimmie Yeiser<br />
Loyalty Club<br />
$200-$499<br />
Ms. P<strong>at</strong>ricia Ewens<br />
Drs. Glen & Mary Jane Gilbert<br />
Mr. Reginald Glover<br />
Ms. Mary Louise Harp<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David H<strong>of</strong>fman<br />
Ms. Mary K<strong>at</strong>herine Jacob<br />
Ms. Angela J. Marsh<br />
Mr. & Mrs. W. J. McKiever<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene G. Pearce<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Donald S. Pearson<br />
Ms. Lela B. Pickett<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Fred J. Taylor<br />
Ms. Etta Turner<br />
Ms. Tana Vail<br />
Century Club<br />
$100-$199<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gene Andrews<br />
Drs. Trey & K<strong>at</strong>herine Berry<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Morris Bramlett<br />
Mr. Jon<strong>at</strong>han Brasfield<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John L. Bullock<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bobby D. Buzbee<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Carpenter<br />
Ms. Mimi Herring Ciarletta<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Andy Davis<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kent Davis<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ben R. Dunlap<br />
Mr. Ron Echols<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Fisackerly<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Brooks Handly<br />
Mr. Werner L. Haney<br />
Ms. K<strong>at</strong>hryn Higgins<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence E. Hudson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Billy R. Hunter<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Danny R. Jones<br />
Ms. Stella B. Judkins<br />
Dr. Robert Kidd<br />
Ms. Lydia Lowery<br />
Mr. Michael R. Mott<br />
Mr. Jeff Olson<br />
Ms. M<strong>at</strong>ti J. Palluconi<br />
Ms. Margaret Prussing<br />
Mr. & Mrs. R. David Ray<br />
Mr. Phillip I. Roby<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Scott III<br />
Ms. Darlene Skender<br />
Mr. Thomas P. Slavin<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin W. Smith<br />
Mr. Michael G. Stewart<br />
Ms. Monica Strickland<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Toombs<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dwight Vincent<br />
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Alumni Snapshots<br />
Paul Smith (B.A. ’03),<br />
assistant director <strong>of</strong> <strong>at</strong>hletic media rel<strong>at</strong>ions <strong>at</strong> Oakland <strong>University</strong> in Rochester, Mich.,<br />
recently lived out a sports junkie’s dream. Smith was invited by the NCAA to work<br />
the <strong>2009</strong> Final Four held <strong>at</strong> Ford Field in Detroit in April. Smith served as floor photo<br />
steward, supervising the baseline photographers while enjoying a courtside view <strong>of</strong><br />
the semifinals and n<strong>at</strong>ional championship game. Smith also served as moder<strong>at</strong>or for<br />
press conferences and was on the court <strong>at</strong> halftime <strong>of</strong> the n<strong>at</strong>ional title game when<br />
the newest members <strong>of</strong> the Naismith Hall <strong>of</strong> Fame – Michael Jordan, John Stockton,<br />
David Robinson, and Vivian Stringer – were introduced. “It was a tremendous<br />
experience,” said Smith, who plans to work next year’s Final Four in Indianapolis.<br />
Frank Williams (B.S. ’76),<br />
was recently appointed vice president for contract logistics oper<strong>at</strong>ions <strong>at</strong> Transplace, a<br />
leading provider <strong>of</strong> transport<strong>at</strong>ion management services and logistics technology solutions.<br />
With more than three decades <strong>of</strong> experience in the transport<strong>at</strong>ion industry, Williams<br />
was formerly a vice president <strong>of</strong> oper<strong>at</strong>ions <strong>at</strong> Transplace and the general manager for<br />
the J. C. Penney account <strong>at</strong> J. B. Hunt Logistics. Prior to this position, J. B. Hunt Transport<br />
employed Williams as director <strong>of</strong> automotive oper<strong>at</strong>ions and director <strong>of</strong> regional fleets.<br />
His experience also includes employment <strong>at</strong> Roadway Express. Williams earned a bachelor’s<br />
degree from UAM with a double major in biology and psychology. “Frank brings valuable<br />
experience to the company,” said Tom Sanderson, Transplace CEO. ”He looks to the future,<br />
continually striving to identify opportunities across our network to positively impact our<br />
customer’s bottom lines. I know from previous working experiences with Frank th<strong>at</strong> our<br />
Contract Logistics Oper<strong>at</strong>ions is in good hands and will reach the aggressive goals th<strong>at</strong> have<br />
been set.”<br />
Bryant<br />
M<strong>at</strong>en<br />
McClellan<br />
Parker<br />
Jacqueline Bryant (B.S. ‘00) has been named Drew County administr<strong>at</strong>or<br />
for the Department <strong>of</strong> Human Services, division <strong>of</strong> County Oper<strong>at</strong>ions.<br />
Bryant has been with DHS for 19 years, beginning as a legal secretary for child<br />
support. She also served as family support specialist, family support specialist<br />
supervisor, and county supervisor. In 2007, Bryant was named county administr<strong>at</strong>or<br />
for Grant County. As Drew County administr<strong>at</strong>or, Bryant will serve as a DHS<br />
represent<strong>at</strong>ive in the Drew County <strong>of</strong>fice and is responsible for coordin<strong>at</strong>ing client<br />
service delivery through a referral process among community resources and DHS<br />
divisions. Bryant lives in Warren. She is a 1977 gradu<strong>at</strong>e <strong>of</strong> Warren High School<br />
and a 2000 UAM gradu<strong>at</strong>e, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology .<br />
. . The <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Texas-San Antonio Division <strong>of</strong> Student Affairs has appointed<br />
Lionel M<strong>at</strong>en (B.S. ‘92) as director <strong>of</strong> housing and residence life. M<strong>at</strong>en<br />
comes to UTSA from Oakland <strong>University</strong> in Rochester, Mich., where he was director<br />
<strong>of</strong> university housing. Previously, he was associ<strong>at</strong>e director <strong>of</strong> housing <strong>at</strong> both<br />
the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Louisville and Carnegie Mellon <strong>University</strong> . . . Thirty-one years<br />
after he joined the <strong>Arkansas</strong> N<strong>at</strong>ional Guard’s 39th Infantry Brigade as a priv<strong>at</strong>e,<br />
Warren n<strong>at</strong>ive Roger McClellan (B.S. ’81) is the st<strong>at</strong>e’s newest general.<br />
McClellan received his one-star rank in January. Although he received recognition<br />
as a brigadier general last October, he chose to delay his pinning until after all <strong>of</strong><br />
the 39th Infantry Brigade returned from Iraq. McClellan commanded the 39th’s<br />
2nd B<strong>at</strong>talion during its 2003-04 deployment in Iraq, became the 39th’s deputy<br />
commander, and was then named as the joint force land component commander<br />
in January 2008. Gen. McClellan has received numerous awards and decor<strong>at</strong>ions,<br />
including the Bronze Star. He gradu<strong>at</strong>ed from UAM in 1981 and received a commission<br />
as a second lieutenant. He earned a master’s <strong>of</strong> business administr<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
degree from Louisiana Tech in 1983 and a master’s <strong>of</strong> str<strong>at</strong>egic studies from the<br />
United St<strong>at</strong>es War College in 2003. McClellan and his wife, P<strong>at</strong>ricia, live in Collierville,<br />
Tenn., where he works with Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Paper Co. They have three children<br />
. . . Evangeline Parker (B.A. ’91), Comcast public affairs coordin<strong>at</strong>or,<br />
was among six individuals presented the President’s Award <strong>at</strong> the annual King/<br />
Kennedy Dinner sponsored by the <strong>Arkansas</strong> Democr<strong>at</strong>ic Black Caucus. A former<br />
Miss UAM, Parker is the founder and executive director <strong>of</strong> the Teen Promise Female<br />
Prepar<strong>at</strong>ory & Scholarship program th<strong>at</strong> over the past 11 years has provided<br />
leadership and life skills training to over 250 <strong>Arkansas</strong> females between the age <strong>of</strong><br />
6 and 18 and awarded them more than $62,000 in scholarships and prizes.<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />
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Alumni News<br />
UAM MAGAZINE<br />
Wee Weevil Bibs<br />
Carolina Blue<br />
Art Kaufman’s football career as a<br />
player and coach has taken him from the<br />
delta town <strong>of</strong> Dermott to UAM and up<br />
the coaching ladder. Today, Kaufman<br />
is beginning his second season on<br />
the staff <strong>of</strong> Butch Davis <strong>at</strong> North<br />
Carolina. Kaufman is the Tar<br />
Heels’ linebacker coach, a job<br />
for which he is well-suited.<br />
Kaufman was a linebacker <strong>of</strong><br />
note for the Boll Weevils,<br />
anchoring one <strong>of</strong> the schools’<br />
best defensive units in 1979.<br />
His coaching career has taken<br />
him from Delta St<strong>at</strong>e to Northwestern<br />
St<strong>at</strong>e and on to Ole<br />
Miss, Middle Tennessee St<strong>at</strong>e,<br />
East Carolina, <strong>Arkansas</strong> Tech,<br />
Louisiana Tech, and Southern<br />
Mississippi. Along the way,<br />
Kaufman has coached in eight<br />
bowl games and his 1999 Ole<br />
Miss defense ranked fourth in the<br />
n<strong>at</strong>ion against the run.<br />
Photo courtesy UNC Athletics<br />
“Wee Weevil” bibs have been sent to the newest Boll Weevils:<br />
Kambree Atlee Allen, born on October 2, 2008 to Kris and Amy Hopson<br />
Allen (BBA ’02) <strong>of</strong> Star City.<br />
Aidan Cole Baxter, born January 5, <strong>2009</strong> to William and Tracy Baxter (BBA ’01) <strong>of</strong><br />
North Little Rock.<br />
Noah Benjamin Beard, born November 21, 2008 to Cleo and Shannon<br />
Quarles Beard (BA ’92) <strong>of</strong> Bearden.<br />
Ryan William Bennett, born December 6, 2008 to Micah and Christy Russell Bennett<br />
(BBA ’00) <strong>of</strong> Fayetteville.<br />
Eliza Clare Counts, born on April 11, <strong>2009</strong> to Richard and Leigh Lassiter-Counts <strong>of</strong><br />
Conway.<br />
Brady Clinton Daniell, born May 21, 2008 to Michael (BS’ 01) and Jodie Daniell<br />
<strong>of</strong> Arkadelphia.<br />
Phoebe Kamdyn Freeman, born June 9, 2008 to Keith and Pam Flowers Freeman<br />
(BA ’96) <strong>of</strong> Benton.<br />
Leah Kay Galbraith and M<strong>at</strong>thew David Galbraith, born February 19, <strong>2009</strong> to<br />
John and Carrie Horn Galbraith (BS ’97) <strong>of</strong> Dieterich, Ill.<br />
Tanner Layne Grayson, born on September 4, 2008 to Taylor (BS ’96) and Tammy<br />
Nutt Grayson (AA, ’95) <strong>of</strong> St. Joseph, La.<br />
Grayson Creed Herring, born October 24, 2008 to Jason (BS ’00) and Deanne Herring<br />
<strong>of</strong> Hamburg.<br />
Christopher Danner Loyd, born February 9, <strong>2009</strong> to Christopher (BBA ’01) and<br />
Sage Coon-Loyd (TC ‘97 ) <strong>of</strong> <strong>Monticello</strong>.<br />
Allie Gloria Regalado, born on January 6, <strong>2009</strong> to George (BBA ’07) and Crystal<br />
Brooks Regalado (BS ’06) <strong>of</strong> <strong>Monticello</strong>.<br />
Lauren Ainsley Schuler, born on February 6, <strong>2009</strong> to Dr. Jamie and Jennifer<br />
Schuler <strong>of</strong> <strong>Monticello</strong>.<br />
Kaysen Ann Warehime, born on February 10, <strong>2009</strong> to Derek and Kelly<br />
Warehime <strong>of</strong> <strong>Monticello</strong>.<br />
Benjamin Hayden Wyers, born on March 30, 2008 to Mark (BA ’03) and Deidre<br />
Moore Wyers <strong>of</strong> Little Rock.<br />
1950-59<br />
O. L. Pearson, Jr. (BSE ’51) retired<br />
in 1990 after coaching and teaching<br />
for 39 years. O. L. and his wife Ann<br />
have four children, 11 grandchildren<br />
and three gre<strong>at</strong>-grandchildren. They<br />
live on Lake Claiborne in Homer, La.<br />
1960-69<br />
Morris Harville (BSE ’64) and his<br />
wife, Nancy, have moved home to<br />
Texas, where Morris is the county<br />
judge for Red River County. Morris<br />
enjoyed a 40-year career in educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
– 29 teaching and coaching and<br />
11 years in administr<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
1980-89<br />
Mark Karnes (BS ’80) and C<strong>at</strong>herine<br />
C. Karnes (BS ’02) live in<br />
Arkadelphia. C<strong>at</strong>herine received her<br />
MBA from Henderson St<strong>at</strong>e in December<br />
and helps her husband with<br />
d<strong>at</strong>a entry work.<br />
Billy Jones (BA ’85) and Pamela<br />
Fehr Jones have been married for<br />
almost 25 years. They have two children,<br />
two grandchildren and another<br />
grandchild on the way. They live in<br />
Bossier City, La.<br />
1990-99<br />
John and Carrie Horn Galbraith<br />
(BS ’97) and big brother Ryan, 2,<br />
recently welcomed twins, Leah and<br />
M<strong>at</strong>thew, to their family. John is a<br />
former UAM student and Sigma Tau<br />
Gamma fr<strong>at</strong>ernity member. He is<br />
self-employed. Carrie was a member<br />
<strong>of</strong> the 1996-1997 UAM cheerleading<br />
squad. She is currently the director<br />
<strong>of</strong> recruitment services for the Illinois<br />
Critical Access Hospital Network. The<br />
family lives in Dieterich, Ill.<br />
Renee Vaulner Haskin (BS ’97,<br />
BBA ’00) and Mark Haskin live in<br />
Kansas City, Mo. Renee works for<br />
the Kansas City Finance Department.<br />
They have three children – Lauren,<br />
a senior <strong>at</strong> the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Kansas;<br />
Zach, a sophomore <strong>at</strong> Fort Scott<br />
Community College; and Will, a<br />
high school sophomore. A daughter,<br />
Mandy, passed away in 2008 after<br />
suffering a neck injury several years<br />
ago.<br />
Joe Meeks (BA ’99) and Kristi<br />
McKinley Meeks (BA ’98) recently<br />
celebr<strong>at</strong>ed their 10th wedding anniversary.<br />
Joe works for AT&T Mobility<br />
and was recently promoted to RF<br />
Engineer for the South <strong>Arkansas</strong>/<br />
East Texas region. Kristi has been<br />
teaching <strong>at</strong> Drew Central for the past<br />
six years. They have two children –<br />
N<strong>at</strong>han, 6 and Hannah, 4 and live in<br />
<strong>Monticello</strong>.<br />
2000-09<br />
M<strong>at</strong>thew (BS ‘01) and Brandy<br />
(AA ‘02) Reaves recently reloc<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
from Del Rio, Tex., where M<strong>at</strong>thew<br />
worked for the U.S. Border P<strong>at</strong>rol for<br />
over six years, to Oakdale, La., where<br />
he is currently employed by Immigr<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
and Customs Enforcement.<br />
Dustin Cody Drake (BS ’02) – was<br />
recently promoted to sergeant with<br />
the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department.<br />
Cody joined the sheriff’s department<br />
in March 2003 and is also<br />
a member <strong>of</strong> the Special Response<br />
team. He is a 1998 gradu<strong>at</strong>e <strong>of</strong> Star<br />
City High School.<br />
Clayton C. Moss (BS ’03) a 4½<br />
year veteran with the <strong>Arkansas</strong> St<strong>at</strong>e<br />
Police, has been promoted to the<br />
rank <strong>of</strong> Trooper First Class. Trooper<br />
Moss is based out <strong>of</strong> Troop F, which<br />
primarily serves Drew County.<br />
Amy Lynn Wood (BBA ’02) and<br />
Wayne Mark Sikes were married<br />
February 28 in Little Rock. Amy is<br />
clinical coordin<strong>at</strong>or <strong>of</strong> anesthesiology<br />
<strong>at</strong> Baptist Health in Little Rock.<br />
Jacob Seth Nowlen (BS ’04) and<br />
Lacy Nicole Stanfill were married<br />
on March 21. Jacob is employed by<br />
the Washington Group. They live in<br />
<strong>Monticello</strong>.<br />
Evan Allen P<strong>at</strong>rick (BS ’05) and<br />
Haley Danielle Jacobs (BA ’08)<br />
were married on March 21. Evan is<br />
employed by the Southeast <strong>Arkansas</strong><br />
Educ<strong>at</strong>ion Service Cooper<strong>at</strong>ive as<br />
the distance learning coordin<strong>at</strong>or<br />
and Haley is employed by <strong>Monticello</strong><br />
Elementary school as a first grade<br />
teacher. They live in <strong>Monticello</strong>.<br />
Robert David Hargis (BBA ’07) and<br />
Jennifer Leanne Mann (BBA ’07)<br />
were married on February 21. Robert<br />
is employed as a loan oper<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
specialist <strong>at</strong> Parkway Bank in <strong>Monticello</strong>.<br />
Jennifer received a master’s<br />
degree in business administr<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
from Louisiana Tech in 2008 and is<br />
employed as a financial aid <strong>of</strong>ficer <strong>at</strong><br />
UAM. They live in <strong>Monticello</strong>.<br />
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Passages<br />
Raymond F. Akin <strong>of</strong> Tupelo, Miss., February<br />
20, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Gene E. Andrews ’75 <strong>of</strong> Rock Springs,<br />
March 25, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Sterling Oliver Atkins, Jr. ’80 <strong>of</strong> Hamburg,<br />
February 12, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Arvel T. Benson <strong>of</strong> Helena, October 11,<br />
2008<br />
Dr. John Robert “Bob” Bland ’49 <strong>of</strong> Rogers,<br />
December 30, 2008<br />
David Eldon Breshears <strong>of</strong> Pine Bluff,<br />
February 23, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Vivian Nelson Brooks ’58 <strong>of</strong> Warren,<br />
September 30, 2008<br />
Wayne D. Bulloch ’64 <strong>of</strong> Pine Bluff, March<br />
5, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Arthur L. Carter, Jr. <strong>of</strong> Conroe, Tex., March<br />
3, 2008<br />
Anna Marie Crook <strong>of</strong> Star City, December<br />
15, 2008<br />
Jerry Gordon Dickson <strong>of</strong> Independence,<br />
Kan., February 21, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Helen Blanche Campbell Ellis <strong>of</strong> Malvern,<br />
April 3, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Raymond Gibbins ’65 <strong>of</strong> Hot Springs,<br />
December 6, 2008<br />
Betty McKelvy Glover <strong>of</strong> <strong>Monticello</strong>, April<br />
22, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Esther Be<strong>at</strong>rice Grieff <strong>of</strong> <strong>Monticello</strong>,<br />
December 15, 2008<br />
Scottie Fern Green Harper ’63 <strong>of</strong> Pine<br />
Bluff, March 6, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Arrie Joan Harris <strong>of</strong> Denver, Colo., February<br />
9, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Rushel Lee Harvil <strong>of</strong> Pine Bluff, February<br />
12, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Jimmie D. Head ’64 <strong>of</strong> Hensley, March<br />
12, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Jerry Marshall Hopkins <strong>of</strong> White Hall,<br />
January 3, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Karen J. Hornaday ’84 <strong>of</strong> Jefferson, March<br />
6, <strong>2009</strong><br />
William L. “Bill” Heroman <strong>of</strong> Fairfield Bay,<br />
April 9, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Friends We’ll Miss<br />
Richard L. (Ricky) Maxwell ’74 <strong>of</strong> Crossett,<br />
March 28, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Sarah Asula McKinney <strong>of</strong> Oklahoma City,<br />
Okla., August 26, 2008<br />
Billy Ray Monroe <strong>of</strong> Pine Bluff, February<br />
4, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Murel Bagwell Moore ’78 <strong>of</strong> Pine Bluff,<br />
March 1, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Tamara June Nelson <strong>of</strong> <strong>Monticello</strong>, April<br />
15, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Loraine Echols Newman <strong>of</strong> Maumelle,<br />
December 17, 2008<br />
David Harold Pickering, Sr. ’59 <strong>of</strong> Little<br />
Rock, March 1, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Dr. Ben O. Price, Sr. <strong>of</strong> Little Rock, January<br />
14, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Robert Rasco <strong>of</strong> Dermott, April 3, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Martha Herren Reed ’40 <strong>of</strong> Pine Bluff,<br />
January 16, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Thomas Russell Reed, Jr. <strong>of</strong> Pine Bluff,<br />
March 17, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Sybil Bradshaw Rutherford ’65 <strong>of</strong> Mabelvale,<br />
January 13, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Jake Russell Ryburn <strong>of</strong> <strong>Monticello</strong>, December<br />
13, 2008<br />
Cecil Ross Scaife ’51 <strong>of</strong> Nashville, Tenn.,<br />
March 5. <strong>2009</strong><br />
Loy Opal Scott <strong>of</strong> Pine Bluff, March 20,<br />
<strong>2009</strong><br />
H.O. “Sonny” Splawn, Jr. ’54 <strong>of</strong> Warren,<br />
February 19, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Harold Tyson <strong>of</strong> Hamburg, January 3, <strong>2009</strong><br />
James L. Vessels <strong>of</strong> Lake City, Fla., August<br />
12, 2008<br />
Amanda Michelle Warner ‘06 <strong>of</strong> Fordyce,<br />
January 28, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Kent Blake Wells ’87 <strong>of</strong> Crossett, April<br />
5, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Anna Rose Wilson ’58 <strong>of</strong> Fayetteville,<br />
January 8, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Albert Wayne Wolfe ’62 <strong>of</strong> Jonesboro,<br />
February 4, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Roger D. “Stump” Wooten <strong>of</strong> Pine Bluff,<br />
December 31, 2008<br />
Elizabeth “Libby” Bruce Annulis (1945-<strong>2009</strong>)<br />
UAM lost a dear friend and<br />
long-time colleague on March<br />
15 with the de<strong>at</strong>h <strong>of</strong> Elizabeth<br />
“Libby” Annulis.<br />
Mrs. Annulis served UAM for<br />
29 years before retiring in 2002.<br />
She was the first female to serve<br />
as Director <strong>of</strong> Inform<strong>at</strong>ion Technology<br />
<strong>at</strong> a four-year university in<br />
<strong>Arkansas</strong>.<br />
“We are terribly saddened by<br />
Libby’s passing,” said UAM Chancellor<br />
Jack Lassiter. “She was not<br />
only a superb administr<strong>at</strong>or and<br />
trusted colleague, but a good<br />
friend to everyone in the university<br />
community. Our thoughts<br />
and prayers go out to her family.<br />
She will be gre<strong>at</strong>ly missed.”<br />
A n<strong>at</strong>ive <strong>of</strong> Fordyce, Mrs.<br />
Annulis was born August 3, 1945,<br />
to Imon and C<strong>at</strong>herine Bruce.<br />
She received a bachelor <strong>of</strong> arts<br />
degree from Southern <strong>Arkansas</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> and a master’s degree in m<strong>at</strong>hem<strong>at</strong>ics from the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> New<br />
Mexico.<br />
Mrs. Annulis and her husband, Dr. John Annulis, came to UAM in 1972.<br />
John Annulis served as pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> m<strong>at</strong>hem<strong>at</strong>ics and dean <strong>of</strong> the School <strong>of</strong><br />
M<strong>at</strong>hem<strong>at</strong>ical and N<strong>at</strong>ural Sciences before his retirement in 2007.<br />
Roy A. Grizzell (1917-<strong>2009</strong>)<br />
Dr. Roy A. Grizzell, Jr., a long-time adjunct faculty member in the School<br />
<strong>of</strong> Forest Resources and st<strong>at</strong>e biologist for the Soil Conserv<strong>at</strong>ion Service, died<br />
April 11. He was 91.<br />
A n<strong>at</strong>ive <strong>of</strong> Sweetw<strong>at</strong>er, Tenn., Dr. Grizzell served as an adjunct member <strong>of</strong><br />
UAM’s forestry faculty from 1995 to 2001. He gradu<strong>at</strong>ed from the <strong>University</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> Georgia in 1939 and l<strong>at</strong>er earned both a master’s degree and Ph.D. in wildlife<br />
management from the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Michigan.<br />
During World War II, Dr. Grizzell served as a captain in the Army while<br />
st<strong>at</strong>ioned in North Africa and Italy.<br />
Show Your Weevil Spirit!<br />
Leon Vawter (1920-<strong>2009</strong>)<br />
Leon Vawter, who served as a student, faculty and staff member <strong>at</strong><br />
<strong>Arkansas</strong> A&M College, died January 16. He was 88.<br />
Vawter gradu<strong>at</strong>ed from A&M in 1948 after his discharge from the<br />
Army and l<strong>at</strong>er served two years <strong>at</strong> Dean <strong>of</strong> Students. He received a master’s<br />
degree in counseling psychology from UA-Fayetteville and returned<br />
to A&M to establish the school’s first counseling department. He served<br />
under three <strong>Arkansas</strong> A&M presidents – William Morgan, Horace Thompson<br />
and Jack Mears. He l<strong>at</strong>er served on the board <strong>of</strong> Southwestern Bible<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Waxahachie, Texas.<br />
Hey, UAM gradu<strong>at</strong>es and Boll Weevil fans, you can display th<strong>at</strong> Boll Weevil Spirit<br />
wherever you go with a UAM Collegi<strong>at</strong>e License Pl<strong>at</strong>e, available as an <strong>of</strong>ficial<br />
<strong>Arkansas</strong> Car Tag. The tag commemor<strong>at</strong>es the 100th anniversary <strong>of</strong> UAM’s founding<br />
in 1909. For $35 above the cost <strong>of</strong> a standard <strong>Arkansas</strong> Tag, you can display a UAM<br />
Car Tag and help your university. The <strong>University</strong> will receive $25 for scholarships<br />
for each tag purchased. The UAM Car Tags are available <strong>at</strong> local revenue <strong>of</strong>fices in<br />
southeast <strong>Arkansas</strong> and the St<strong>at</strong>e Revenue Office in Little Rock. For more inform<strong>at</strong>ion,<br />
contact the Office <strong>of</strong> Advancement <strong>at</strong> (800) 467-8148 or (870) 460-1028, or go<br />
online <strong>at</strong> www.uamont.edu/alumni<br />
Juanita Moss (1925-<strong>2009</strong>)<br />
Juanita Moss, wife <strong>of</strong> long-time Business School chairman Kermit Moss,<br />
died April 30 in <strong>Monticello</strong>. She was 84. Mrs. Moss was the retired business<br />
manager for K.C. Moss and Company. She was also a former secretary <strong>at</strong><br />
Drew Central High School and former president <strong>of</strong> the Drew Memorial<br />
Hospital Auxiliary. Kermit Moss served as a member <strong>of</strong> the UAM faculty<br />
from 1950 to 1978.<br />
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Mr. Kevin J. Craft<br />
Mr. Billy W. Craig<br />
Mr. Kenneth T. Crawford<br />
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Mr. M<strong>at</strong>thew A. Cross<br />
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Mr. Edgar L. Culpepper<br />
Mr. James Robert Daniels<br />
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Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson E. Davis<br />
Mr. Otis L. Davis<br />
Ms. Bobbye Ann Dean<br />
Mr. David E. Dearman<br />
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Mr. John L. Dobbins<br />
Mr. Joseph W. Donaldson<br />
Ms. Mary F. Donaldson<br />
Mr. L. Paul Dreyfus<br />
Mr. Ben R. Dunlap<br />
Ms. Marilyn R. Dvoracek<br />
Ms. Juanita L. Dye<br />
Dr. Audrey Edwards<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Efird<br />
Dr. Albert L. Etheridge<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Fakouri<br />
Ms. Louise M. Fishel<br />
Mr. Edward D. Fleming<br />
Mr. Ralph Anthony Fletcher<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin L. Ford<br />
Dr. Santo J. Forte<br />
Mr. John W. Foster<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Ray H. Foster<br />
Dr. Donald Albert Frank<br />
Mr. Thomas E. Franks<br />
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Mr. James T. French<br />
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Mr. William Ronald Frizzell<br />
Ms. Janie Elizabeth Fuller<br />
Mr. and Mrs. David G. Funderburg<br />
Mr. Clarence D. Gaddy, Sr.<br />
Mr. William H. Gandy, Sr.<br />
Mr. P. Q. Gardner<br />
Mr. James A. Garrett, Jr.<br />
Mr. James D. Gasaway<br />
Ms. Perry Jean G<strong>at</strong>hright<br />
Mr. John W. Gibson<br />
Ms. Thelma Fish Giessen<br />
Mr. Verl Gill<br />
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Mr. Anthony J. Giovingo<br />
Mr. Reginald Glover<br />
Mr. Hershel Gober<br />
Mr. Charles V. Grassi<br />
Mr. Alfred James Graves<br />
Ms. Tamara D. Grider<br />
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Grove<br />
Ms. Audie M. Taylor Grubbs<br />
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Haisty<br />
Mr. Adrian L. Haley<br />
Mr. Robert A. Hall<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Halstead<br />
Mr. and Mrs. P<strong>at</strong> Hammons<br />
Ms. Sabrina D. Hampton<br />
Ms. Lesa A. Handly<br />
Mr. Werner L. Haney<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Hargis<br />
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Mr. and Mrs. Bobby R. Harper<br />
Mr. Gary L. Harper<br />
Mr. Joseph Neil Harrington<br />
Mr. Bobby G. Harris<br />
Ms. Branda D. Harris<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll M. Harris<br />
Mr. and Mrs. George T. Harris<br />
Mr. Mark D. Hartness<br />
Mr. M<strong>at</strong>thew Eugene Hartness<br />
Ms. K<strong>at</strong>hleen Renee Haskin<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Ray<br />
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Mr. Grant A. Hawthorne<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Haynes<br />
Ms. Frances Hedrick<br />
Mr. Hugh L. Heflin, Sr.<br />
Philip & Mardelle Henley<br />
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Henry<br />
Mr. Shirley E. Henry<br />
Dr. Jason Herring<br />
Mr. Phillip David Herring<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Randall L. Herring<br />
Mr. Frank D. Hickingbotham<br />
Mr. James R. Higgins<br />
Mr. David Hobson<br />
Ms. Sherry D. Hogue<br />
Mr. Devin W. Holland<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis C. Holley<br />
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Hollimon, Jr.<br />
Mr. Robert L. Hollis<br />
Mr. Andrew J. Hood<br />
Mr. Tommy L. Hooks<br />
Ms. Joyce E. Hopkins<br />
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Hopson<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Hornaday<br />
Dr. Lucille A. Howard<br />
Col. and Mrs. Byron P. Howlett<br />
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Howlett<br />
Mr. Dale L. Hughes<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Lamar Hughes<br />
Ms. Trudy G. Jackson<br />
Ms. Louise M. James<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry A. Janes<br />
Mr. Anthony M. Jenkins<br />
Mr. Willard D. Jenkins<br />
Mr. Peter H. Jerry<br />
Ms. Barbara J. Johnson<br />
Mr. Donald L. Johnson<br />
Ms. Helen P. Johnson<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Levin C. Johnson<br />
Mr. Phillip A. Johnson<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson<br />
Dr. Carl B. Johnston<br />
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Mr. Charles W. Jones<br />
Dr. Charlotte A. Jones<br />
Mr. Ervin B. Jones<br />
Mr. Gerald L. Jones<br />
Mr. Harvey L. Jones<br />
Mr. Jimmie Jones<br />
Ms. LaVerne M. Jones<br />
Mr. Marcell W. Jones<br />
Mr. Robert D. Jones, Jr.<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Jones III<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Billy J. Jordan<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Jack F. Jordan<br />
Dr. Aubrey S. Joseph<br />
Mr. Martin W. K<strong>at</strong>ilius<br />
Mr. Marvin K. Kauffman<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis R. Kea<br />
Mr. Thomas M. Keith<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Kerr<br />
Mr. William A. Kientz<br />
Mr. S. Lee Kindle<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. King<br />
Mr. and Mrs. James Kirkley<br />
Ms. Octavia Avis Klick<br />
Mr. Don E. Knight<br />
Mr. John Kenneth Knight<br />
Mr. Curtis W. Kyle, Jr.<br />
Ms. Sheilla Joyce Lampkin<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Allie E. Landreth, Jr.<br />
Mr. Malcolm G. Lane<br />
Mr. and Mrs. J. Leo Langston<br />
Ms. Annslie K. Larance<br />
Mr. and Mrs. C. Dale Lassiter<br />
Ms. Mary Lee<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Lee<br />
Mr. and Mrs. David S. Leech<br />
Ms. Louine S. Leech<br />
Mr. Joseph P. Leveritt<br />
Ms. Lucy A. Lewis<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Linsy<br />
Mr. John E. Lockwood<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Lucky<br />
Dr. Richard J. Lunsford<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Weaver L. Majors<br />
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Mr. Kenneth Dewayne Mann<br />
Mr. Marvin L. Mann<br />
Mr. Michael S. Mann<br />
Mr. Christopher E. Marhenke<br />
Mr. Edwin Childs Martin<br />
Mr. Robert Francis Maskell<br />
Dr. Betty A. M<strong>at</strong>thews<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy M<strong>at</strong>thews<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Maxwell<br />
Mr. Eugene J. Mazzanti<br />
Mr. John E. McArthur<br />
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Mr. Howard C. Miller<br />
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Ms. Sally M. Owen<br />
Mr. Harold Owens<br />
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Mr. Joseph D. Paschall<br />
Mr. C. Adam P<strong>at</strong>rick<br />
Ms. Ursula L. P<strong>at</strong>terson<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene G. Pearce<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Donald S. Pearson<br />
Mr. O. L. Pearson<br />
Ms. Denisa J. Pennington<br />
Ms. Margaret R. Pennington<br />
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Ms. Carolyn Diane Perry<br />
Mr. Thomas A. Pevey<br />
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Mr. David O. Plunkett<br />
Ms. Leah C. Poll<br />
Mr. Edwin R. Pomeroy<br />
Mr. Bain L. Poole<br />
Mr. Ronald J. Powell<br />
Mr. Robert W. Prestridge<br />
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Mr. Charles T. Purvis<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Joe R. Rawls<br />
Mr. Kirby Reep<br />
Ms. Amy C. Reeves<br />
Mr. Richard A. Reinhart<br />
Mr. Dick E. Reynolds<br />
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Mr. and Mrs. Jon<strong>at</strong>han D. Riley<br />
Mr. Phillip I. Roby<br />
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Mr. and Mrs. Don R. Rodgers<br />
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Mr. Albert Bernard Rogers<br />
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Ross<br />
Steve and Anissa Ross<br />
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Ms. Lou Ann Sales<br />
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Mr. Edward M. Scherm<br />
Ms. Charlotte T. Schexnayder<br />
Ms. Blanche Scott<br />
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Mr. Robert G. Willett<br />
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