1 Summer 2009 - University of Arkansas at Monticello

Summer 2009
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From the Chancellor
A new century with new challenges
and opportunities makes this an exciting time to be a part of the University
of Arkansas at Monticello. As we celebrate our centennial year, we remember
the legacy of a school that has touched the lives of generations of students.
We began the year at the State Capitol with a re-enactment of the signing of
Act 100, the legislation that created UAM as well as Arkansas State, Arkansas
Tech and Southern Arkansas. Our celebration began on campus
with a Centennial Convocation on April 1, and we honored
a number of alumni who played key roles in the life of the
university at our commencement exercises in May. We will
continue our centennial celebration with a number of activities
during Homecoming weekend October 22-24, including
reunions of the 1959 NAIA district champion basketball team,
the 1979 AIC champion football team and graduating classes
ending in 9. I hope you will make plans to join us in October.
As we celebrate the past we look forward to the future and
a new century. I am happy to report that in spite of tough
economic times, we’ve had no layoffs, instituted a new pay plan for classified
employees, and kept tuition and fee increases to a minimum. Thanks to the
generous support of alumni and friends of the institution, we awarded more
than 300 private scholarships to deserving students in the past year. Private
scholarships are a lifeline for so many of our students who would find it
difficult to impossible to finance a college education without assistance.
In September, we will dedicate the newest addition to our physical plant,
the indoor practice facility located at the north end of Convoy Leslie Cotton
Boll Stadium. The new building contains a 40-yard turf practice area that will
be used by our athletic teams and marching band, as well as coaches offices
and meeting rooms. On your next visit to campus, I hope you’ll take time to
stop in and tour this new facility. Then take a walk to the center of campus
to see our newest addition, the Centennial Clock Tower, which contains the
names of those individuals who are part of The Centennial Circle.
And finally, I want to thank Dr. Don Holley, professor emeritus of history,
for his work on our centennial book Celebrating a Century of Opportunity.
This 190-page book contains a compelling history of the institution, from
Fourth District Agricultural School to four-year university, and is a must-read
for anyone with ties to UAM.
If you haven’t visited the campus lately, make plans to stop by. My door is
always open.
Best Wishes,
On The Cover: The Centennial Clock
Tower at the center of campus signals the
beginning of a year-long celebration.
UAM MAGAZINE, Volume 16, number
2, is published three times a year by the
University of Arkansas at Monticello, the
UAM Alumni Association, and the UAM
Foundation Fund. For information, you
may contact:
UAM Alumni Association
UAM Box 3520
Monticello, AR 71656
Jim Brewer, Editor
Director of Media Services
(870) 460-1074 (office)
(870) 460-1174 (FAX)
e-mail: brewer@uamont.edu
Carrie Ashcraft, Director of Alumni
Affairs
(870) 460-1028 (office)
(870) 460-1324 (FAX)
e-mail: ashcraft@uamont.edu
Dr. Clay Brown, Vice Chancellor for
University Relations and Student
Affairs
(870) 460-1053 (office)
(870) 460-1324 (FAX)
e-mail: browncl@uamont.edu
If you want to find out what’s happening
on campus, or want to contact us about
something significant that’s happened in
your life, check out our website at www.
uamont.edu. When you reach the UAM
home page, just click on Alumni & Friends.
Let us know what you think. We welcome
your suggestions!
Parents, if your son or daughter attended
UAM and is no longer living at this
address, please notify our office of his or
her new address. Thank you.
UAM MAGAZINE
Jack Lassiter
Chancellor
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Summer 2009
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Happy 100th!
INSIDE
6-9
On Campus
18-19
Sports
20-26
Foundation
27-30
Alumni News
Chancellor Jack Lassiter greets alumni and friends of the University who
came back to campus to celebrate the beginning of UAM’s Centennial.
F E A T U R E S
12 Call Him Coach
Alvy Early steps down as Athletic Director
but will continue his legendary
coaching career for a few more years.
16 Living History
UAM history came alive during a very
special commencement ceremony for the
Class of 2009.
Anchors
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Away!
Only 244 students
were enrolled at Arkansas A&M
for the 1941-42 school year, but
thanks to the Navy’s V-12 officer
training program, the struggling
school survived. Historian Don
Holley examines the war years and
the Navy’s role in saving UAM.
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On Campus
Happy 100th!
AM’s Centennial Celebration got off to a rousing start on April 1
U with a convocation and celebration of the school’s founding in 1909.
Chancellor Jack Lassiter welcomed alumni, past presidents and chancellors,
and members of the UA Board of Trustees and UAM Board of Visitors. The
April 1 event coincided with the 100th anniversary of the signing of the
Bellamy Act, which created four district agricultural schools which would
become UAM, Arkansas Tech, Arkansas State, and Southern Arkansas.
ALUMNI AND FRIENDS ENJOY THE
FESTIVITIES (From left) Thelma Giessen,
Louine and Bob Leech, and Kittie Hoofman
were among the former students, faculty
and staff members who attended the
Centennial Convocation on April 1. UAM
alumnus Gregory Pearson (right) sang the
alma mater accompanied by the
symphonic band.
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On
Campus
PRESIDENTS AND
CHANCELLORS
(Top photo)
Chancellor Jack
Lassiter welcomes
visitors to the
Centennial
Convocation.
(This page, bottom
left photo) Claude
Babin (center),
the last president
of Arkansas A&M
and the first UAM
chancellor watches
the proceedings
with his son,
Hunter (right), and
alumni staffer Patty
Withers.
(Below, right)
UA System
President Alan
Sugg thanks UAM
administrators for
a surprise gift, a
$10,000 donation
to The Centennial
Circle in the name
of Dr. Sugg and
his wife, Jean.
The Suggs then
surprised UAM by
pledging $10,000
to The Centennial
Circle.
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On Campus
UAM MAGAZINE
FUTURE DOC
Stephen Cagle,
a top student
at UAM, is now
enrolled in the
pre-med program
at UAMS.
Top Scholar
Stephen D. Cagle, a December
graduate, is one of 28 members
of Alpha Chi national college honor
society to win a prize for giving the
best academic presentation in his field
at Alpha Chi’s national convention
held recently in Indianapolis.
Cagle won the prestigious Blake
and Trish Janutolo Prize in organismal
and ecological biology with a research
paper entitled “Road Kill: Community
Cataloging of Mammals in Southeast
Arkansas.”
A native of Ratcliff, Cagle is a
summa cum laude graduate of UAM
with a major in biology and a minor
in chemistry. He is currently enrolled
in the pre-medicine program at the
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Media Honors
ournalism students at UAM cap-
Jtured three individual awards and
the university’s literary magazine was
recognized for general excellence at
the Arkansas College Media Association
(ACMA) awards luncheon hosted
recently on the UAM campus.
In the newspaper category, sophomore
Douglas Boultinghouse of Rison
took second in the state for newspaper
review writing, junior Carrie Selby
of Crossett took third in the state for
personality profiles and senior Mike
Thomas of Denton, Texas took third
in the state for sports story writing.
In the literary magazine category,
The Foliate Oak took second in the
state in magazine general excellence.
On ESPN
Y
ears of swinging for the fences
helped UAM forestry major
Brad Sears bat away the competition at
a regional timber sports event.
Sears, a former collegiate baseball
player, won the nationally televised
Southeast Stihl Timbersports Collegiate
Series in Huntsville, Ala., on March
13, beating 15 competitors from
colleges across the southeast in a twoday
regional conclave sponsored by
the Association of Southern Forestry
Clubs. UAM won the team event for
the 25th time in the 52-year history of
the competition while Sears captured
the individual Stihl title.
Sears is the school’s third winner
in the six-year-old Stihl competition,
said Dr. Lynne Thompson, one of the
forestry club’s two faculty advisors.
Sears, who majors in wildlife management,
said the club chose him as
its representative in the four-event Stihl
competition for his experience, skill
and strength.
The 24-year-old finished third in
the event’s first discipline - the underhand
chop - in which competitors
chopped elevated wood blocks while
standing on them.
Sears said the ax-swinging technique
required for the event resembled
the swinging of a baseball bat. “Just
putting that motion with an ax instead
of a bat gives me a little bit of an
advantage because I already have that
motion down. It’s just easier for me to
get good cuts into the wood and get a
faster time.”
Sears and Thompson also credited
Karl Hansen, a Sheridan forester and
professional timber sports competitor,
for regularly visiting the school’s forestry
club members to teach chopping
and sawing techniques.
Sears’ victory earned him a spot
at June’s collegiate championship in
Columbus, Ga.
ESPN INTERVIEW UAM forestry student
Brad Sears talks to an ESPN reporter after
winning the Stihl Timbersports Series.
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Like Autism
r. Benjamin Brown, assistant
Dprofessor of psychology, is
conducting research on an autismlike
disorder that affects the ability of
children to develop memories.
Brown recently presented his research
at the 2009 Society for Research
and Child Development Conference in
Denver, Colorado.
Brown’s study examines the differences
in structure and content of
earliest memories provided by children
diagnosed with Asperger syndrome and
those provided by typically developing
children. Brown conducted his
research in collaboration with psychology
colleagues at North Carolina
State University, Meredith College and
Canisius College.
Asperger syndrome is related to
autism and children who suffer from
the disorder show difficulties in social
interaction as well as restricted and
stereotyped patterns of behavior and
interests.
During the fall of 2009, Brown will
begin new research in partnership with
psychologists at Gallaudet University
that will explore memory development
in deaf college-age individuals
with varying degrees of early language
exposure.
Brown joined the faculty of UAM’s
School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
in 2008. He is also faculty cosponsor
of the Psi Chi National Honor
Society in psychology.
At The U.N.
J
ulius Adewopo, a graduate student
in the School of Forest Resources,
served as a delegate to the United Nations
Forum on Forests in New York
April 20 through May 1.
A native of Lagos, Nigeria, Adewopo
participated in the Youth and
Children group and delivered an
affirmative statement on the equitable
management of global forest resources.
UN DELEGATE Graduate student Joseph
Adewopo (below) addresses fellow delegates
at the U.N. Forum on Forests.
The United Nations Forum on Forests
(UNFF) is a biennial event organized
by the U.N. secretariat under the
direction of the U.N.’s Economic and
Social Council. Delegates from nations
around the world attended the event.
Adewopo was chosen as a delegate by
the International Forestry Students
Association.
This year’s forum dealt with emphasizing
sustainable forest management
as the primary means to address the
declining state of global forests.
“I am grateful for the support of
the School of Forest Resources and
the UA Division of Agriculture,” said
Adewopo.
Geeks Rule
omputer programming teams
C from UAM captured first and
second place in the CIS COBOL division
of the 2009 Arkansas Collegiate
Programming Contest.
The UAM team of Michael Howard,
a senior from Linden, Texas, Freddie
Gibson, a senior from Winchester,
and Monticello sophomore Caleb Satterlee
won the CIS division. Howard,
Gibson and Satterlee solved the first
programming problem in 16 minutes,
breaking their previous contest record
of 22 minutes.
Finishing second in the CIS
COBOL division was the UAM team
of Richard Vaughn, a senior from
DeWitt, Calvin Davis, a senior from
Monticello, and Kyle Knight, a junior
from Hamburg.
It’s All
About Arkansas
On
Campus
Dr. Trey Berry is passionate about Arkansas
history.The dean of UAM’s School of Social
and Behavioral Sciences thinks Arkansans have
been shortchanged by an educational system that
teaches very little about their native state.
Berry set about rectifying the problem by
authoring an Arkansas history textbook for
grades 5 through 7 entitled The Arkansas Journey,
published in 2007. Now Berry and a colleague on
the UAM faculty are working to fill a void in the
state’s history at the collegiate level.
Berry (left, above) and Dr. Kyle Day, assistant
professor of history at UAM, have recently published
Arkansas History: A Collegiate Reader to be
used as a supplemental text for college curricula.
The 610-page book is a collection of articles and
primary documents to be used as a resource for
Arkansas history classes at the collegiate level.
The book contains newspaper editorials, including
the famous editorial penned by the late Harry
Ashmore of the Arkansas Gazette on the crisis at
Little Rock Central High School. Also included are
autobiographies, reminiscences, explorer’s diaries,
inaugural addresses of the state’s governors, an
essay on the legacy of Governors Bumpers, Pryor
and Clinton, and primary documents such as the
state Slave Code and the Articles of Secession.
“One of the things we’ve found out in this
process is the dearth of books about Arkansas
history,” said Berry. “There are fewer books about
Arkansas history than almost every state in the
union. This is a state with a rich, colorful, fascinating
history that needs to be told.”
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On Campus
HISTORIC BILL
(From left) Robert
Potts, president of
Arkansas State; SAU
President David
Rankin, Arkansas
Tech president
Robert Brown, and
UAM Chancellor
Jack Lassiter display
replica copies of Act
100, also known as
the Bellamy Act,
that created the four
district agricultural
schools that would
become UAM, ASU,
SAU, and ATU.
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The 1909 Signing: Re-creating History
V
oices from the past came to life
in the rotunda of the State Capitol
recently during a re-enactment of
the signing of a piece of legislation that
changed the face of higher education
in Arkansas.
The event recreated the signing of
Act 100 of the Arkansas General Assembly,
also known as the Bellamy Act,
which created four district agricultural
schools. Those schools would eventually
become the University of Arkansas
at Monticello, Arkansas State University,
Arkansas Tech University, and
Southern Arkansas University.
Those schools began celebrations of
their centennials with the re-enactment
ceremony, which drew legislators, educators
and alumni from each university.
The assembled guests watched as
Governor Mike Beebe signed a replica
of the original legislation and presented
copies to UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter,
ASU President Robert Potts, SAU
President David Rankin, and ATU
President Robert Brown.
CELEBRATION Governor Mike Beebe shakes
hands with UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter as Arkansas
Tech President Robert Brown looks on.
“We’ve just watched the re-enactment
of one of the most significant
events in our state’s history,” Lassiter
told the audience. “What these visionary
legislators created a century ago
was opportunity for future generations
of Arkansans. At UAM, our centennial
slogan – Celebrating a Century
of Opportunity – is a reflection of
our mission, to provide educational
opportunity, particularly to those who
might not have any other way to attain
a college education. As we begin a new
century, it is my hope that UAM never
loses sight of its unique mission – to
the state, to the region, and certainly
to its most important constituency – to
provide educational opportunity for
future generations.”
The re-enactment was performed by
students from Arkansas State’s Department
of Theatre and was the culmination
of a two-day event that included a
reception at the Governor’s Mansion.

Homecoming Reunions / October 22-24
Join us as we “Celebrate a Century of Opportunity”! We’re hosting homecoming reunions for classes that end in ‘9,the 1979
AIC football champions, and the 1959-60 NAIA District 17 Basketball Champions Please contact the Office of Advancement
(870.460.1028 or 1.800.467.8148) or the reunion leader for your group below for more details! See you in October!
Classes That End in “9”
Contacts
1929 E. Ray Tiner 870.460.1028 ashcraft@uamont.edu
1939 Minnie May Moffatt 870.460.1028 ashcraft@uamont.edu
Ruth Moffatt 870.460.1028 ashcraft@uamont.edu
1949 Philip Hankins 501.753.3956 jplug2@yahoo.com
Irene Phillips Sealey 870.637.5423 aas101@aol.com
Lloyd Crossley 501.624.4427 lhcrossley@yahoo.com
Mack Borgognoni 870.737.2519 mackjo@att.net
1959 Pat McDermott-Scavo 501.318.2787 pat@bluemoonartgallery.com
Ted Jackson 901.854.5118 tedjackson828@aol.com
Kelly Koonce 870.460.0565 Kmk1957awk@netzero.com
Phillip Henley 870.367.5599 jphenley71655@aol.com
W. J. McKiever 870.367.2006 cmckieve@sbcglobal.net
1969 Charlie Baker 870.534.1690 dianacatfish@netzero.com
Johnny H. Smith 479.927.0528 jhandlsmith@sbcglobal.net
1979 Beverly Flemister Lloyd 870.226.7103 blloyd17@sbcglobal.net
Bettye Gragg 870.367.7575 bgragg@monticello.k12.ar.us
Karla Kerr Wilson 870.550.5606 kwilson@seark.edu
Phillip Young 870.357.2803 youngcog@tds.net
1989 Deborah Bays 870.853.4275 deborah@dbayscpa.com
Becky Phillips 870.460.0042 becky6367@yahoo.com
Charlie Searcy 870.367.3580 csearcy@ccc-cable.net
1999 Lisa Hoover Rice 870-329-8100 lisajayrice@yahoo.com
Gretchen Courtney
George 870.460.0553 courtneygretchen@yahoo.com
Athletic Reunion Groups
1979 AIC football champions
Coaches
Harold Tilley 870.367.7194
Johnny Hooks 870.367.0662 johnny.hooks.b2xz@statefarm.com
John Rollins
870.207.3002 brollins@cablelynx.com
Teammates
Johnny Babb 870.364.8721 jababb@windstream.net
Byron Gasaway 870.460.9151 packerbacker87@gmail.com
Hani Hashem 870.367.4223 hwh@hashemlawfirm.com
Jay Hughes
870.367.9788 jayhughes@monticello.k12.ar.us
Tommy King
870.367.9165 tlk45476@hotmail.com
Loyd Oxner 870.367.9751
Tim Pruitt
479.751.6227 tim.pruitt.cj22@statefarm.com
1959-1960 NAIA District 17 champions
Levin Johnson 870.367.3526 pinoaks@seark.net
Danny Chamber 979.865.0431 captaindan@earthlink.net
Harold Mobley 501.520.5089 khmobley@hotmail.com
David Thornton 501.767.3073
Theta Xi and Theta Xi Little Sister Reunion
Karen Kuethe Houser 850.626.8510 houserr@hughes.net
Ambassadors Reunion
Mary Whiting 870.460-1026 whitingm@uamont.edu
Wells Hall Gang Reunion and Tailgating
Bill Lawrence 479.890.5122 blawrence33@hotmail.com
Jim Clark
501.804.2518 ajtclark@sbcglobal.net
All That Jazz
AM has jazzed up its music
U
program. The University became
the second in Arkansas to offer a degree
program in jazz studies when the
Arkansas Department of Higher Education
and the National Association of
Schools of Music recently approved the
new program. UA-Fort Smith is the
only other Arkansas university with a
jazz studies degree program.
UAM will begin offering classes
in jazz studies this fall as part of the
school’s existing bachelor of arts in
music degree. The new concentration
will require 18 hours of jazz studies.
“We’ve had such a successful jazz
band program and we saw this as a real
opportunity for growth,” said Annette
Hall, chair of the Division of Music.
UAM currently has three jazz
ensembles. The top group, Jazz Band
I, has performed at the University
of North Texas and Clark Terry Jazz
Festivals and was recently invited to
perform at the Arkansas All-State Band
Festival in Hot Springs.
Calling All Weevils!
As a student at Arkansas A&M in the 1950’s,
his friends called him “Red-Hot.”
Reginald Glover just grins and won’t say how
he picked up his nickname, but this 1955 A&M
graduate has been keeping the telephone lines
red hot for the last few months while working
as Special Assistant to the Chancellor. Glover is
coordinating two reunions scheduled for
Homecoming Weekend October 22-24
for the 1959 NAIA District 17 champion
Boll Weevil basketball team, and the
1979 AIC champion Boll Weevil
football squad. Glover is also assisting
the UAM Foundation Fund with The
Campaign for Athletics.
If you haven’t received a
phone call from Reg, just wait! Or
you can call him at (870) 460-1327.
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UAM UAM MAGAZINE
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10
V-12
The Navy Comes To Arkansas A&M
In the early months of 1942 the Axis Powers were winning the
Second World War. After conquering France in 1940 and defeating the
British at Dunkirk, Nazi Germany dominated virtually all of Europe,
Celebrating a Centu
while Japan controlled southeastern Asia and most of the For its survival, Bankston knew that his campus had to
western Pacific. The American victory at Midway in June make a greater contribution to “national defense.”
encouraged hope of an early victory, but the bloody fighting In late April 1943 Bankston learned that the Navy had
on Guadalcanal showed that the Pacific war would not end assigned Arkansas A&M a V-12 unit. Traveling by train
soon.
and bus to reach the campus, 410 men reported for duty at
To man its ships and aircraft, the United States Navy required
Arkansas A&M by July 1. The original quota of students
more officers than were currently available. The Navy assigned to A&M included 210 Navy trainees and 200 Ma-
required commissioned officers to have a college degree. rine basic students. The Navy men were billeted in Horsfall
In December 1942, a year after Pearl Harbor, the Navy Hall, while the Marines occupied Harris, the better of the
introduced a college officer-training program with special two dorms.
consideration given to small and financially weak colleges. When the school opened for its first V-12 term, the
In 1943, under the leadership of President Marvin military presence created a dramatic change in the character
Bankston, Arkansas A&M faced a severe enrollment problem.
of the campus. The overwhelming majority of students on
In the fall of 1940 the school enrolled 993 students, campus were V-12 trainees. Only about 50 students, mostly
one student short of a school record. But the enrollment women from the local area, were civilians. Yet the Navy
slid to only 244 students in the 1941-42 school year. The wanted the school to experience a normal college life.
decline stemmed entirely from military manpower needs. Most of the V-12 trainees were from outside of Arkan-

sas. The local Monticello citizens were apprehensive about
the presence of a large group of outsiders. Most of the local
young men had been called into service, and their parents
and relatives criticized what they saw as coddling and
pampering the V-12 students. The result was that many
V-12s avoided Monticello. Knowing the doubts circulating
in town, an editorial writer lectured his readers, “It behooves
us all to serve and serve well these men who are preparing to
serve us.”
V-12 students ranged from high school graduates to men
who had completed two or more years of college work in
various majors.
Under the Navy’s guidance, Bankston placed A&M
on a year-round academic schedule of three terms of four
months each, starting on July 1, November 1, and March 1.
This schedule facilitated transfers between any of the V-12
schools. Navy trainees attended classes five and a half days
each week.
From the earliest days of the V-12 program the Navy encouraged
participation in intercollegiate athletics as long as
it did not interfere with regular duties. This policy produced
what James G. Schneider, the historian of the V-12 program,
called a “Cinderella” football team at Arkansas A&M.
The school’s recent football history was either spectacular
or notorious, depending on one’s point of view. In three
years (1939-41), the Wandering Weevils had traveled 40,000
miles, received national acclaim, and won three games. In
1942, the school canceled its football season because of low
enrollment and was not expected to field a football team
during the war.
As the fall of 1943 approached, however, football fever
began to rise. There was a widespread desire to field a football
team that could score touchdowns and win games since
everyone knew that the V-12 unit contained a wealth of
experienced players.
Lieutenant Homer Cole, the athletic director of the
A&M V-12 unit, contacted the University of Arkansas with
an offer to play a game on an open date in the Razorback’s
schedule. A&M had no team, not even uniforms, but Cole
apparently had a plan. The Razorbacks were anxious to fill
their open date and agreed to loan the A&M team their
road uniforms.
At a muster, an officer said, “Everyone with football experience,
take a step forward.” Nearly the entire unit moved
forward. Next he asked how many had college football
experience, and half of the unit took another step forward.
The Aggies – they used this term to distinguish themselves
from the “losing” Wandering Weevils – borrowed a ball
from Monticello High School and started practicing on
Monday of game week.
ry of Opportunity
One of the team members, Charles ‘Pinky’ Steed,
remembered, “We went out in shorts and tennis shoes and
made up six plays we would use. We practiced two days, got
on a bus and spent the night in Russellville on Friday, and
got to Razorback Stadium at noon on Saturday.”
Despite their lack of preparation and having to draw
plays in the dirt, the V-12 Aggies upset the Arkansas Razorbacks,
winning the game 20-12.
Loaded with football talent, the Aggies were almost an
all-star team. Most of the players were Marines with their
usual reputation for toughness; and among the 22 men
who traveled to Fayetteville, the great majority had at least
one year’s experience in college football. Six were former
Razorbacks; others had played for SMU, Texas A&M, and
Oklahoma A&M. Steed had played at Arkansas Tech.
After the initial victory, the season might have been over
except for a stroke of good luck. The Naval Air Technical
Training Command (NATTC) team at Millington,
Tennessee, suspended its football season because of Navy
regulations. Secretary Knox ruled that no service team could
play away from their station or base. This team already had
arranged a two-year schedule, along with equipment and
stadium dates in Memphis’ Crump Stadium. Since V-12
units were not under any such restriction, A&M assumed
the NATTC schedule and uniforms and played their home
games at Memphis. (V-12 trainees could play anywhere
within a 48-hour radius of the A&M campus.)
Under Coach Cole, the season was highly successful with
a 5-1-1 record and an invitation to play in the inaugural Oil
Bowl in Houston, Texas, on January 1, 1944. The game was
a rematch between A&M and the Southwestern Louisiana
Institute. The two teams had played to a 20-20 tie earlier
in the season. Southwestern Louisiana was led by halfback
Alvin Dark who later managed the Oakland A’s in the World
Series. On a rain-soaked field A&M lost 24-7. For the first
time in a decade, A&M enjoyed a winning football season.
Many of the 1943 players were transferred around the
country to continue their naval training, but 1944 was also
a winning season for the V-12 Aggies. Under Coach Eugene
Augustefer, they won seven games and lost two. In a rematch,
A&M defeated Southwestern Louisiana 18-6, but against
Arkansas they lost 41-0. When the V-12 program closed, the
school again suspended football for the 1945 season.
Without a V-12 unit, A&M would probably have not
survived the war. Ultimately, no Arkansas school failed, but
the enrollment of 50 civilian students in 1943 suggested
that survival would have been highly problematic without
external assistance. Instead, the V-12 Program enabled
A&M to make a contribution to the war effort that was
unique in Arkansas.
The
Centennial
Story
(This is the second
in a series
of articles celebrating
UAM’s
first century,
excerpted from
the writings of
Dr. Don Holley,
retired professor
of history.)
1936 – Marvin S.
Bankston named
President.
1940 – Science Building
completed, senior
college accreditation
received.
1943 – Navy V-12
Program instituted.
1945 – Forestry
program begins.
1946 – William E.
Morgan named
president.
1949
president.
1949 – Horace E.
Thompson named
1952 – Student Union
completed.
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Just Call Him
COACH
Coaching legend Alvy Early steps down as Director of
Athletics but will remain for the next few seasons as
softball coach. It’s in his blood.
(By Sean Saunders, Pine Bluff Commercial. Reprinted with permission.)
here’s no question Arkansas-Monticello coach Alvy Early is in the
twilight of his career. The 68-year-old stepped down from his position
as athletic director April 29 after 12 years to focus on softball and his
family. TEarly faces a cross-roads in his coaching career by turning over the reins of the
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athletic program to women’s basketball coach Chris Ratcliff. But what can’t be
ignored is a coaching career that includes more than 850 victories at one school.
“Honestly, I don’t pay much attention to it. I know that it’s an achievement,
and every coach’s goal is to win,” Early said. “It all comes back to what players
you can recruit and get to perform. I’ve been fortunate in my 30 years here – 21
years in basketball and now 13 in softball, there were a few years where I doubled
up – I’ve been able to recruit athletes that can compete at this level and had good
teams.”
Early is in rarefied air, winning more than 400 games in two different sports at
the collegiate level. He led the UAM women’s basketball team to 425 wins before
finishing the 2009 softball season with 457 career victories.
Early has also had an eye for talent throughout the years, recruiting All-
Americans in both sports. He produced 11 All-Americans in basketball, including
four-time NAIA All-American Tina Webb, and three National Fastpitch Coaches
Association All-Americans in softball.
Dating back to his 12 years at West Fork High School before arriving at UAM,
Early has also coached just about every sport imaginable. The only exceptions are
soccer and hockey.
When Early arrived in Monticello, it didn’t take long to make an impact.
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Early Through the Years . . .
Building basketball
Early inherited an already successful UAM squad under
founder Mary Jane Lavender in 1979 and didn’t relinquish
the reins until 2000. In only his second year, he had already
worked his winning touch, leading the Blossoms to 29
victories in 1981.
By the time he had three All-Americans on his squad in
the late 80s, he had his team competing for the Arkansas
Intercollegiate Conference championship every year. Early
captured his first AIC title in 1987, sharing the crown with
Arkansas Tech, and on that team were two members still
influencing girls basketball in the region – Star City coach
Becky Brown and Watson Chapel coach Leslie Byrd.
“I loved Coach Early,” said Brown, who is 12th on the
school’s career scoring list. “He was so family-oriented. He
and his wife (Nancy) went out of their way to make us a
part of his family. But he was also so well-organized. Everything
in practice had to be done a certain way, or else he
wasn’t satisfied.”
The NAIA’s policy of selecting teams for its national
tournament based on geographical location made it difficult
for UAM to make the tournament field because it always
had to compete with Arkansas Tech every year, Early said.
The Golden Suns and Blossoms went through a 10-year
period where the two captured or shared every AIC title,
with Arkansas Tech getting the upper hand most years. The
Blossoms finished the 80’s going 109-20 in four seasons.
as a
Campus
Favorite
in 1966 . . .
as a
young head
coach of
the Blossoms
in 1979 . . .
A special time
But UAM made a splash in its 1990 NAIA National
Tournament appearance, Webb’s senior year. After going
34-2, the Blossoms made their only appearance in a national
title game in program history.
“That was a special time for those four years, because at
that time we were the best team in Arkansas,” Early said.
“(The University of Arkansas) wasn’t far along in their
program, but what would’ve made it really special was that
all my players were from Arkansas at that time, That’s very
unusual, even for 20 years ago. Of course, now you won’t
find any of that anymore.”
But Southwest Oklahoma State was a thorn in Early’s
side that year. The Bulldogs defeated UAM 100-90 earlier in
the season, and after the Blossoms held a lead with five minutes
left in the national championship game, they eventually
fell to Southwest Oklahoma 82-75.
“We played them in the Queens Classic in Plainview
and celebrating
a win at the
national
tournament
in 1990.
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(Texas) and then in the national championship game. We
had leads in both of those games,” Early said. “This is a
strange deal, but you know how Frank Broyles has never
gone back and watched the film of the 1969 shootout the
Razorbacks lost with Texas? Well, I’ve never gone back and
watched the film of that championship game. We had a four
or a five-point lead with five minutes to go and didn’t win
for a variety of reasons. I didn’t think the calls went our way,
and we couldn’t hit shots.”
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The Right Guy
hris Ratcliff knows he has big shoes to fill. The man
selected to replace Alvy Early as UAM’s director of athlet-
Cics loves a challenge, and if his record as a women’s basketball
coach is any indication, the Boll Weevils and Cotton Blossoms
are in good hands.
“We couldn’t have found anyone better suited to lead our
athletic program than Chris,” said UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter.
“He has demonstrated the leadership and commitment to build
on the legacy established by coach Early.”
Ratcliff came to UAM in 2006 as head women’s basketball
coach and later became assistant athletic director and NCAA
compliance officer. A native of Houston, Tex., Ratcliff led the
Cotton Blossoms to a 21-9 record in 2009 that included a trip to
the finals of the GSC Tournament.
Prior to coming to UAM, Ratcliff was as assistant coach and
recruiting coordinator at Henderson State who helped lead the
Lady Reddies to the 2004 NCAA Final Four.
Ratcliff is married to the former Andrea Edmonson of Gentry,
Ark. The Ratcliffs have a daughter, Ella, born in 2008.
Sideline wars
UAM won the AIC again in 1993, but once again fell
by double figures at Arkansas Tech during conference play.
Early and current Arkansas-Little Rock coach Joe Foley
waged a sideline war through the 80’s and early 90’s.
“I don’t know of anyone who is a better coach than he
is,” Early said. “Joe is the ultimate perfectionist. He can
get film on you from anywhere. They’d break it down, and
I joked with him before that we’d be out there running a
pattern, and one of his players would tell us that we aren’t
supposed to go there.”
Early captured four AIC championships since joining the
league in 1983. But Foley’s record exceeded that, making
five Final Four appearances from 1987-93, winning the
NAIA National Championship in ’92 and ’93.
“Some guys just know how to coach,” said Foley following
Early’s resignation as A.D. “Alvy is one of those rare
individuals who can coach any sport and be successful.”
Arkansas Tech and UAM shared the league crown one
more time in 1995, the final year for the AIC. Early then
took the Gulf South Conference, an NCAA Division II
league, by storm in his first year, capturing the first GSC
West championship. He then took his Blossoms to the
NCAA Tournament in 1998, falling to, once again, Arkansas
Tech in the South Regional final in Russellville.
UAM and Arkansas Tech’s addition to the GSC West
made it a three-team dominated league with tradition-rich
Delta State. Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame coach Lloyd
Clark took the Lady Statesmen to 16 national tournament
appearances in 19 seasons, winning three national titles and
finishing as runner-up once.
Clark went 32-1 during the 1989-90 season, the same year
UAM went to the NAIA National Championship game. The
Blossoms handed Delta State its only loss that year.
“Lloyd called the day we joined and told the rest of the
Gulf South that women’s basketball in this league just got a
lot tougher with us and Tech coming in,” Early said.
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Early claims a lot of success came from his ability to
recruit and identify talent. His success formed one of the
state’s most prestigious summer camps.
“He was a great guy. We always had a lot of fun working
those camps together,” said Ouachita Baptist coach Garry
Crowder, who worked at several of Early’s camps. “I had to
coach against him some, but he was always fun to work with.”
Making a change
UAM began its softball program in 1996 under Steve
Baxley and went 4-22 its first year. Early decided to take
over the program the next year, and the team had a winning
season the second he took over.
“I took softball because after basketball had been ranked
and been to the national tournament a couple of times, here
is softball, and I don’t want to start a women’s program and
have it be a laughing stock,” Early said. “That’s why I went
ahead and took those responsibilities. I like that sport.”
Early played fastpitch softball while growing up in Pahokee,
Fla., and Northwest Arkansas. He increased the team’s
win total to 31 games in his second season, and the only
other time he won less than 30 games in a season was 2008.
He retired from basketball in 2000 and took over as A.D.
in 1996. So for four years, he was working three different
jobs at UAM. The news of him switching to softball came as
a shock to some of his former players.
“That did surprise me,” Byrd said. “I wasn’t even aware
that we had a softball team down there. I don’t think we had
a team when I went to school.”
UAM made its first regional appearance in 2004 and
won its first regional game in 2007, defeating Albany (Ga.)
State 9-7. Early has led the Blossoms to six GSC West
championships this decade and two appearances in the
tough South Regional Tournament.
Early continued his winning ways this year, going 38-16
and finishing second in the division. Early was the GSC
West Coach of the Year, and he had the GSC West Player of
the Year and Freshman of the Year in Lindsey Randall and
Kayla Jackson respectively.
A coach of coaches
Several coaches who dot the Arkansas landscape can
trace their roots back to Early. Aside from Brown and Byrd,
former Early players have gone on to various coaching positions
in basketball and softball.
“I always wanted to be a coach, but I got a lot from
Coach Early,” Brown said. “It seems like he has produced a
lot of coaches. I can think of at least eight from the teams I
played with.”
Even some athletes who played for Early this decade now
hold Arkansas high school coaching positions. Heidi Cox, a
2002 NFCA Third-Team All-American, is the softball coach
at Texarkana, and Gidget Pambianchi, a 2002 All-South
Region first-team selection, is the softball coach at Arkansas
Tech. Pambianchi led the Golden Suns to a GSC West title
in her first year.
A couple of his former softball assistants are also in collegiate
head coaching positions in Arkansas. Jason Miner and
Tim Munn were graduate assistants on the 2004 regional team,
and Miner is the softball coach at Lyon College in Batesville
while Munn is the softball coach at Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
“I couldn’t have asked for a better mentor,” Munn said.
“That man could recruit. He could sell ice to an Eskimo he
was so good at recruiting. But he was also very honest in his recruiting.
He never tried to pull the wool over anybody’s eyes.”
But while he has influenced his former players to go
into the profession, he has also passed his blood into the
Arkansas coaching scene. His oldest son, Preston, is the girls
basketball coach at Rogers High School, his middle son,
Brian, is an assistant football coach at Central Arkansas, and
his youngest son, Kent, is the softball coach at Bentonville
High School.
“He’s been a huge influence on me,” Preston Early said.
“I’ve known since I was a little kid that I wanted to be a
coach, but he’s the sole reason behind it.”
Kent Early mirrors the sentiment. “He has every bit to
do with me becoming a softball coach,” he said.
What’s next
Alvy Early figures he probably has about four more coaching
years left in him after stepping down from A.D. His goal
is to see his incoming freshman class through their careers.
He also said he wants to spend more time with his wife,
still recovering from surgery and a car accident, and his kids.
And he wants to spend more time with his softball team.
“It’s not going to be easier, but I am going to get to
spend more time individually working with players,” Early
said. “For instance, if a player is having a problem hitting,
then I’ll be available when they’re not in class. They’ll come
into the cage, and we’ll work on it. And also I get to just be
around them more. It’s been hard on my players to be a in
situation where the coach isn’t always there.”
But whatever Early decides to do, he can rest assured that he
has built two of the most successful programs in UAM history.
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Centennial Com
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HISTORY LESSON Provost David Ray (above)
tells the history of UAM, from Fourth District
Agricultural School to four-year university. (Top
of page, left to right) A capacity crowd stays
cool while former Wandering Weevil Buddy
Carson and Danny Adams, the first UAM graduate,
are introduced; the Moffatt family (Marsha
Daniels, Minnie and Pattie Moffatt), acknowledge
their long ties with the university; former
State Senator Jim Scott with Warren graduate
Scott Allison Richardson; UA board of trustee
Mike Akin with Chancellor Lassiter.
sense of history, much of it living, gave UAM’s
2009 commencement exercises a feeling of being
tied to the past while looking to the future.
With a packed house trying to stay cool in the Asweltering heat, Provost David Ray read a narrative of
the university’s past, beginning with its creation in 1909,
and soon that past came to life . . . from Wandering
Weevil Buddy Carson to Danny Adams, the first person
to receive a degree from the University of Arkansas at
Monticello. Members of the Moffatt family, descendants
of Judge William Turner Wells, who donated the land
for the school, took a bow as did former Arkansas A&M
board member Jim Scott. Also attending were members
of the UA board of trustees as well as former chancellors
Claude Babin and Fred Taylor. Judge Sam Bird, the greatgrandson
of a member of the school’s original board, was
there along with Louine Leech, niece of former President
Marvin Bankston and a 1938 A&M graduate.
For the Class of 2009, commencement was a living
history lesson.
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mencement
SMILES ALL
AROUND Happy
graduates celebrate
an important milestone
in their lives.
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Sports
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Lindsey Randall
Kayla Jackson
Cotton Blossoms Sweep GSC
Postseason Softball Awards
Senior Lindsey Randall was
named GSC West Division
Player of the Year, freshman teammate
Kayla Jackson was named
GSC West Freshman and Pitcher of
the Year and head coach Alvy Early
was named GSC West Coach of the
Year as UAM made a clean sweep of
the league’s postseason awards.
Six Cotton Blossoms earned
All-GSC honors, five first team
selections and one second team.
Jackson, Randall, senior catcher
Amy Mardis, junior second baseman
Emilie Hobbs and junior outfielder
Becca Tipton were All-GSC
first team selections.
Freshman Katie Bowman earned
a spot on the All-GSC second team
as an outfielder.
Randall became the fourth UAM
player to be named GSC West
Player of the Year and the second
in the past three seasons, following
Meredith Heckel’s selection
in 2007. Randall set the tone for
UAM at the plate and in the field,
hitting .381 (10th in the GSC)
with eight home runs and 35 RBI,
while recording 88 put-outs and
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121 assists at shortstop. Randall was
in the league’s top 10 in runs scored
(51), hits (74) and total bases (120).
She also tied for the conference lead
in doubles with 18.
Jackson became the first UAM
player to win GSC West Pitcher of
the Year since the league adopted
the award in 2005. She became the
second player ever to be named both
GSC West Pitcher and Freshman of
the Year in the same season. Jackson
is UAM’s fourth Freshman of
the Year. She finished the regular
season leading the Blossoms both at
the plate and in the pitcher’s circle,
batting .390 with 69 hits and 47
RBI. As a pitcher, she recorded 23
wins while posting a 1.18 ERA. She
allowed just 34 earned runs, struck
out 141, and held hitters to a .177
batting average.
Early earned his first GSC West
Coach of the Year selection after
leading the Blossoms to a regular
season finish of 38-15, the program’s
11th season of at least 30 wins, all
under Early’s guidance. He also kept
the Blossoms ranked in the top 10 of
the NCAA South Region.
Date Opponent Site Time
Aug. 27 (Thur.) Tarleton State Stephenville, Tex. 7 PM
Sept. 5 (Sat.) Arkansas-Pine Bluff Pine Bluff 4 PM
Sept. 12 (Sat.) Delta State Monticello 6 PM
Sept. 19 (Sat.) Henderson* (Parent’s Day) Monticello 6 PM
Sept. 26 (Sat.) Arkansas Tech* Russellville 6 PM
Oct. 3 (Sat.) Ouachita Baptist* Monticello 6 PM
Oct. 8 (Thur.) West Georgia* (GSC-TV) Carrollton, Ga. 7 PM
Oct. 17 (Sat.) West Alabama* Livingston, Ala. 6 PM
Oct. 24 (Sat.) Harding* (Homecoming) Monticello 3 PM
Oct. 31 (Sat.) North Alabama* Monticello 6 PM
Nov. 7 (Sat.) Southern Arkansas* El Dorado TBA
*GSC game / HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS
Weevils Earn 2nd
Team All-GSC
uniors Drew Harper and Blaine
Ivey were UAM’s representatives Jon the 2009 All-Gulf South Conference
Baseball Team. Harper and Ivey
were named to the league’s second
team.
Harper (Meridian, Miss.) finished
third on the team with a .346 batting
average after racking up 37 hits in 107
at bats throughout the season. He also
totaled eight doubles, one homerun
and 16 RBI, while picking up a teamhigh
seven stolen bases on 10 attempts.
He finished the season slugging .449
and reaching base in just over 40 percent
of his at bats.
Ivey (Baton Rouge, La.) finished the
season fifth on the team with a .305
batting average with 43 hits in 141 at
bats. Ivey led the team in homeruns
(10) and RBI (29), while slugging .603
and reaching base in 38 percent of his
at bats.
Two Make All-GSC
Hoop Team
S
enior Andrea Dubose and junior
Monica Perkins-Miller are UAM’s
representatives on the 2009 All-Gulf
South Conference Women’s Basketball
First Team.
Dubose was named to the second
team a year ago while Perkins-Miller
earned her first honor.
Dubose was UAM’s scoring leader,
averaging 13.7 points to Perkins-Miller’s
13.2 points.
Dubose led the GSC and finished
fourth nationally in steals with 101,
averaging 4.0 per game. Perkins-Miller
ended the season with 10 double-doubles
and an average of 10.2 rebounds
per game.
“Both Andrea and Monica worked
really hard this season and are deserving
of any honors they receive,” said
women’s coach Chris Ratcliff.
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THE CAMPAIGN FOR ATHLETICS
Gifts of $100,000 – $4,500 / Naming Opportunities
Barton’s (Neil Crowson)...................................................................................................... Press Box
The Ryburn Group.........................................................................................Logo / Indoor Facility
(Bank of Star City, Bennie Ryburn, Jr.; First State Bank of Warren, Freddie Mobley; Ryburn
Motor Company, Bennie Ryburn, III; Commercial Bank & Trust Company, George Harris)
Union Bank & Trust......................................................................................... Message Board
(Zach McClendon, Dave Dickson)
Dr. Jeffrey Reinhart.....................................................................Large Team Meeting Room
Charlie Fred and Chuck Dearman......................................................... Small Meeting Toom
Mike & Susan Akin.......................................................................................Unrestricted Gift
Jim Lindsey...................................................................................................Unrestricted Gift
Arkansas Superior Federal Credit Union.............................................................. Film Room
(Dewayne Ashcraft, Greg Mormon, David King)
Searcy & Associates...................................................................... Coach’s Conference Room
(Charlie Searcy, Jim Searcy)
Reginald Glover............................................................................................Unrestricted Gift
Hugh Heflin & Family...................................................................................Unrestricted Gift
Maxwell Hardwood Flooring........................................................................... Coach’s Office
(Tommy Maxwell, Kristi Maxwell Prince)
SeaArk Marine/SeaArk Boats........................................................................... Coach’s Office
(John McClendon, Robin McClendon)
The Bill Wisener Family............................................................................... Wall Recognition
Billy & Mary Jo Barnett ....................................................................(Weevil Boat Donation)
Lucky’s of Monticello................................................................... End Zone Barrier (5 years)
(Carl Lucky, III)
Simmons First Bank...................................................................... End Zone Barrier (5 years)
(Freddie Black, Bill Wisener)
Team Ward / War Eagle Boats......................................................................... Boat Donation
(Mike Ward, John Ward)
UAM Sports Association.............................................................. End Zone Barrier (5 years)
Eugene & Harriette Mazzanti.......................................................................Unrestricted Gift
Gilead Family Resource Center...................................................................Unrestricted Gift
Dr. Joe Miles..................................................................................................Unrestricted Gift
Dan & Charlotte Hornaday..........................................................................Unrestricted Gift
Judy & Jack Lassiter......................................................................................Unrestricted Gift
M. L. Mann....................................................................................................Unrestricted Gift
First National Bank of Crossett................................................... End Zone Barrier (3 years)
Unrestricted Gifts Of $1,000
to $4,499
Dr. Russell & Mrs. Gail Bulloch
Dr. Bobby & Mrs. LeAnne Burch
First National Bank of McGehee
Don & Katy Hartley
Dr. James L. & Mrs. Veleria
Hobgood
Col. (Ret.) Byron & Mrs. Billie
Kite Howlett
Larry Lacewell
Bill & Doris Lawrence
Alesia & Bob Lucky
Dr. Betty Matthews
McGehee Bank
W. J. & Charlotte McKiever
Harold W. Mobley
Lamar G. Moore
Dr. Steve & Mrs. Debbie
Morrison
Dwane & Jan Powell
Gus “Bubba” Pugh
Richard & Eddye Ann Reinhart
Alan & Allison Riels
Joe Don & Diane Samples
Robert & Angel Srygley
Joseph W. Withers
Unrestricted Gifts Up To $999
Jack & Joyce Allen
W. Henry Anthony
Ed & Isabel Bacon
Tom & Betty Belin
Robert M. & Faye Boyd
Anthony & Jill Brown
Lee Everett & Mary Calhoun
Don & Ann Cash
Jim & Linda Clark
William B. & Janet Clower
Denzil Cox
Jim & Nicole Daniels
Donald & Rebecca Davis
Anne & Gibbs Ferguson
Alvin & Diane Ford
Thad Freeland
Mike Fuller
Bynum Gibson
Roger Gilmore
Paul & Kami Griffin
Joe & Leeann Herren
Jay & Laura Hughes
Tommy Jarrett
Bonita & Emmett Johnson, Jr.
Danny & Lynn Jones
Damon Martin
Allen Maxwell
Jack & Linda May
Michael McKeown
Milner Insurance Group, Inc.
Dorothy & Robert Moore, Jr.
Robert S. Moore
Kirk Morley
Jeff & Sallie Owyoung
Lawrence & Sue Pambianchi
Jimmy & Janice Parkerson
Pettit & Pettit Engineers
Paul & Phyllis Roberts
Louis & Nancy Sansevero
Mr. & Mrs. Don M. Smith
Rusty Thompson
Andrew Wargo III
Bill & Mary Whiting
Dr. Barbara Wood
Joe Dan Yee
Dr. James E. Young
Jim Young
(Contributions received by April
15, 2009.)
ALMOST READY
The new indoor
practice facility at
the north end of
Convoy Leslie Cotton
Boll Stadium is
nearing completion.
As UAM
Magazine went to
press, construction
workers were putting
the finishing
touches on the
much-anticipated
facility.
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Foundation News
GENEROUS
BENEFACTOR
Dr. Jim Roiger (left)
surprised Sandra
Campbell with the
presentation of an
endowment fund
for the university
library. At right is
Chancellor Jack
Lassiter.
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Lasting Legacy
Jim Roiger Creates Third
Endowment Fund
D
r. Jim Roiger is planning to retire
in July from his post as chair of
UAM’s Division of Computer Information
Systems.
And he’s leaving with a flourish.
Dr. Roiger, a member of the faculty
since 1993, has created three separate
endowments in the UAM Foundation
Fund to support the CIS program and
the university’s Library.
The first endowment, the Raymond
O. and Loretta J. Roiger Chi Iota Sigma
Scholarship, was presented in the name
of Dr. Roiger’s parents and will generate
funds to be used for scholarships for CIS
students.
The second gift, the Edward and Veronica
Groebner Computer Information
Systems Operations Support Endowment,
is named for Dr. Roiger’s uncle
and aunt and will generate income to be
used to support the CIS program.
The third gift, the James F. Roiger
Endowed Fund for Library Acquisitions,
will be used to fund support services and
acquisitions for the university library. Dr.
Roiger plans to add a fourth endowment
for the Division of Computer Information
Systems in July.
“I think I speak for everyone connected
with this university when I say
how pleased and grateful I am for the
generosity demonstrated by Dr. Roiger,”
said Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “Jim has
been an esteemed colleague and distinguished
professor, but more than that,
he’s been a friend to the institution and
our students. These gifts are creating a
lasting legacy that will help future generations
through scholarship support, the
betterment of our library, and program
enhancement in the Division of Computer
Information Systems.”
Roiger, who holds a Ph.D. from
the University of Arizona, said the gifts
reflect his belief “in the inherent worth
and value of reading and education. Two
of the endowments have been given in
the name of family members who lived
simple, unnoticed lives,” he explained,
“but are worthy of remembrance – my
parents, Raymond and Loretta Roiger,
and my uncle and aunt, Edward and
Veronica Groebner, with whom I spent
many wonderful and memorable summers.
I created the library endowment in
my name because 100 years from now,
when the university celebrates its second
centennial, I would like to be remembered
as a person who understood that
reading will always be an essential life
skill.”
Sandra Campbell, director of UAM’s
Taylor Library, praised Roiger for creating
an endowment that “will allow us to
expand our acquisitions during a time
when budgets are limited. A library is
the lifeblood of any university and a gift
like this one provides invaluable help in
acquiring the resources we need to keep
the library current.”
Music Collection
he Music Listening Lab in the Tay-
T lor Library and Technology Center
recently acquired a collection of 31
operatic CDs from the estate of the late
Dr. Walter Moffatt of Monticello.
The collection was presented by Dr.
Moffatt’s family and includes the operas
of Debussy, Handel, Mozart, Rossini,
Verdi and Wagner.
“This is a significant collection and
we’re grateful to Dr. Moffatt’s family for
this generous gift,” said Annette Hall,
chair of the Division of Music. “These
CDs are a valuable resource for the university
and for our students.”
The Music Listening Lab is available
to all library patrons and includes a collection
of 1,453 scores, 758 CDs, 1,277
records and 60 videos and DVDs.
Keeping A Promise To His District
When Fourth District U.S. Congressman Mike Ross
promised to create scholarships for each of the
four-year institutions in his district,
it wasn’t just a politician’s
promise. Ross recently
presented one of his annual
scholarships to UAM student
Sarah Kilcrease, a
sophomore nursing
major from Nashville.
The scholarship is
for $500 each semester
and is presented to
academically talented
students with financial
need.
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Foundation
Fund
All In The Family
T
an and Charlotte Hornaday
recently presented their eighth en-
dowment to the UAM Foundation Fund.
The Dan and Charlotte Hornaday
Debate and Forensics Endowment will
be used to support and benefit the debate
and forensics program at the university.
The Hornadays have presented three
general scholarships as well as scholarships
in agriculture, computer information
systems, music, and residence life.
Dan and Charlotte Hornaday are retired
after successful careers as executives
with Exxon Corporation. They currently
live in Little Rock.
he history of the Moffatt family
is deeply rooted in the history of
UAM. That connection grew even stronger
recently with the presentation of a
newly-endowed scholarship honoring the
late Dr. Walter A. Moffatt, Jr.
The endowment was created by his
sisters, Minnie May Moffatt and Pattie P.
Moffatt, and will be used to fund scholarships
in UAM’s Division of Music.
Dr. Walter A. Moffatt received a
junior college diploma from Arkansas
A&M, followed by a bachelor’s degree
from Hendrix, an M.A. from Harvard,
and a Ph.D. from Princeton. He went on
to a distinguished career in higher education,
serving as the long-time chairman
of the English Department at Hendrix.
The Moffatt family is descended
from Judge William Turner Wells, who
donated the land that became the UAM
campus.
Parents Honored
F
red Leonard knows something about
succeeding against the odds.
An undersized lineman at UAM, Leonard
made himself into an All-Arkansas
Intercollegiate Conference tackle for the
Boll Weevils in 1983.
Now a successful businessman living
in Old Hickory, Tenn., Leonard recently
presented an endowed scholarship to the
UAM Foundation Fund to honor his
parents, A.D. and Nellie Leonard.
Scholarships generated by the endowment
will be presented to students
from under-represented groups in any
academic discipline based on merit and
need.
Dillard Award
G
ene Dillard spent 22 years as a
member of UAM’s teacher education
faculty before his death in 2006.
Now his wife, Gerry Dillard, as well as
other family and friends of Dr. Dillard
have honored him with the creation of
an endowed award in his name.
The Dr. Gene R. Dillard Education
Award will be presented annually to a
teacher education candidate enrolled
in the clinical internship phase of the
teacher education program.
Dr. Dillard received a bachelor’s
degree from Central State University, a
master’s and Ph.D. from the University
of Kansas.
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John Dougherty
Scholarship
State Senator Jimmy Jeffress (left) says he
owes much of his love for music to former
UAM choral director John Dougherty (seated
and below). Jeffress, his brother, State
Senator Gene Jeffress, and former students
and friends of Dougherty have created an
endowed scholarship in his honor. The John
Dougherty Choral Scholarship
honors the man who served as
UAM’s choral director in the
1960’s and ‘70’s. The
scholarship will be presented
annually to a first-time freshman
music major.
Thomas McGill
T
homas McGill of Camden recently
presented an endowed scholarship
to the UAM Foundation Fund. This is
McGill’s second gift to the Foundation.
He earlier presented an endowed scholarship
in forestry.
The Thomas McGill Scholarship will
be presented each semester to a deserving
full-time undergraduate student of any
major or classification. First preference
will be given to students who graduated
from Camden high schools or students
from Ouachita County.
IMA Scholarship
T
he UAM student chapter of the Institute
of Management Accountants
has created an annual gift to be presented
to full-time junior or senior accounting
students in the School of Business.
The recipient must be an active
member of the UAM chapter of IMA,
maintain a cumulative grade point average
of at least 2.5 and be recommended
by the School of Business Scholarship
Committee.
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Celebrating a Century
of Opportunity
As we celebrate our 100th birthday, we invite you to help us observe this event in a very special
way. We are asking you to become part of our Centennial Circle, a group of 100 friends of UAM
who pledge $10,000 each to be used to create a $1 million unrestricted endowment for the UAM
Foundation Fund. Earnings from this endowment will be used on an annual basis to meet priority
needs of the university. These priorities will be determined by a joint committee of administration,
faculty, and students. None of the endowment earnings will be used to augment salaries. As part of
our Centennial Celebration, the university has constructed a clock tower located at the center of the
1909-2009
campus. Members of The Centennial Circle will have their names, or the names of whomever they
designate, inscribed on the Centennial Clock Tower.
If you would like to be part of The Centennial Circle, we encourage you to contact the UAM
Office of Advancement, at (800) 467-8148 or (870) 460-1028.
Centennial Circle Pledges
Mike & Susan Akin
Joe Bob & Missy Allaire
Hoyt & Susan Andres
Elizabeth (Libby) Annulis
Pervis & Mary Nell Ballew
John Falls Bowen (by William H. & Constance Bowen)
Prof. Alaga H. & Myrtle I. Boyd (by Robert & Faye Boyd)
Marty & Erma Brutscher
The Bulloch Family – Bud, Carole, Liz & Sarah
Kelton & Betty Busby
Paul R. & June Webb Carter
James & Sue Cathey
Steven L. Cathey, M.D.
Dr. Tim & Paige Chase
The Centennial Class of 2009
Jesse & Ernestine Coker
Van & Eula Mae Cruce (by Dan & Charlotte Hornaday)
Victor Felley, Ark. A. & M. Trustee (by Wayne & Mellie
Jo Owen)
First National Bank of McGehee
The Frazer Family
Jean C. & Oscar F. Frisby
Barbara Blanks Gathen (by the UAM African American
Alumni Association, family & friends)
Jerry, June, Jay & Judd Gibson
Lisa & Cliff Gibson
John W., Martha (McDougald), John, Jr. & Mark
Gibson
Diane Suitt Gilleland
Rev. Shay & Mrs. Sherrie Gillespie
John DeWitt Halstead (by Harry E. “Pete” Halstead)
Jim & Betty Jo Hardy Hercher
Frank D. Hickingbotham
Dan & Charlotte Cruce Hornaday
John & Nora Hornaday (by Dan & Charlotte Hornaday)
President Frank Horsfall & Margaret Vaulx Horsfall (by
Dr. & Mrs. Gordon D. Gates)
Dr. Louis J. & Carol West James
J. Chester Johnson
Dr. Carl Briner Johnston
Don E. & Joyce M. King
Curtis W. Kyle, Jr.
Judy & Jack Lassiter
Carol & Weaver L. Majors
Gerald & Sue Majors
Kenneth, Sharon, & Jennifer Mann
Dot & M.L. Mann
Bryan & Dr. Sue S. Martin
Dr. Betty A. Matthews
Allen & Dana Maxwell
Noel Waymon McDaniel (by Noel A. McDaniel &
Marlene Ballard)
Julian W., Sr. & Jean Mettetal (by Wayne Mettetal,
Sherry Mettetal Woods, Ted Mettetal, Mike
Mettetal, & Mary Ellen Mettetal McAllister)
Thomas V. & Sarah Beth Burchfield Maxwell
Kim Lloyd Mitchell
Moffatt Family - Walter, Jr., Wells, Ruth, Minnie May
& Pattie
Lamar G. Moore
Jim Neeley
Donetta F. McGriff, RN (by Ray & Misty Paschall)
D. John Nichols
Jeff & Sallie Owyoung
R. David & Loyce Ray (by Dr. & Mrs. B. Alan Sugg)
Richard & Eddye Ann Reinhart
Jeffrey Hunter Reinhart, MD
Randy & Neela Risher
Bennie F. Ryburn, Sr. & Virginia M. Ryburn
(by Commercial Bank & Trust Co. / First State
Bank of Warren)
Dr. & Mrs. Harry L. Ryburn
Margaret Horsfall Schadler & Harvey Walter Schadler
Johnny & Linda Smith
G. Warren Stephenson
Jean & Alan Sugg
Joseph Wallace Trust
Terri Wolfe - Beth Thurman
Union Bank & Trust
Jimmie & Linda Yeiser
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Endowments / Unitrusts
Chairman
Bill Wisener
Monticello
Vice Chairman
Gerald Majors*
White Hall
Ex-Officio
Jack Lassiter
Monticello
Secretary-Treasurer
Clay Brown
Monticello
Directors
Ed Bacon
Monticello
Lesa Cathey Handly
Little Rock
Clarence Holley
Lawton, Okla.
Kenneth Mann*
Jersey
Scott Saffold
Monticello
Jeff Weaver
Hot Springs
* UAM representatives
to the University of
Arkansas Foundation,
Inc., board of directors.
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FOUNDATION FUND ENDOWMENTS / Established by:
Weldon B. Abbott Endowed Scholarship / Mrs. Betty S. Abbott, Dr. and Mrs. Weldon S.
Abbott, Mr. and Mrs. H. Lavon Abbott, Mr. and Mrs. Howard P. Taylor, and Ms. Mary Ross
Taylor
Alumni Achievement and Merit Scholarship / Recipients of the Alumni Achievement &
Merit Award
Alumni Association Scholarship / Alumni Association Board of Directors
Hoyt and Susan Andres Endowed Scholarship / Hoyt and Susan Andres
William R. and Katie B. Austin Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. William R. Austin, Jr.
Barbara Murphy Babin Scholarship / Dr. Claude Babin and Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Babin
Dr. Claude H. Babin Scholarship / School of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Former Students,
Family and Friends
K. Michael Baker Memorial Scholarship / School of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Former
Students, Family and Friends
Marvin and Edna Moseley Bankston Scholarship / Bob and Louine Selman Leech
Robert Orum and Fernande’ Vicknair Barrett Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Errol Barrett, Mr.
and Mrs. John K. Barrett, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Barrett, Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Barrett, Jr.,
Dr. and Mrs. T. Y. Harp, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Pasqua, Judge and Mrs. Fred E. Pickett,
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Roebuck and Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Torian
Earl and Kathleen Baxter Memorial Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Earl Baxter
Beard Nursing Scholarship / Mr. Arthur R. and Mrs. Bettie Beard Pate
Leslie and Faye Beard Scholarship / Mr. Paul R. and Mrs. June Webb Carter
Major Thomas E. Bell, Jr. Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker and Coker Book Account
Fred K. Bellott Music Gift Fund / Dr. and Mrs. Fred K. Bellott
Fred and Doris Bellott Music Endowed Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Fred K. Bellott
*Henry (Mike) Berg Scholarship / Mrs. Helen Berg
Dr. Van C. Binns Scholarship - Nursing / Mrs. Evelyn Hogue Binns
Dr. Van C. Binns Scholarship - Pre-medicine / Mrs. Evelyn Hogue Binns
Birch-Johnson Endowed Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. J. Chester Johnson
John Falls Bowen Scholarship / Family, Friends and Battery B 206th Coast Artillery (AA) Association
Ruth G. Boyd Scholarship / Dr. Scott Boyd
C. Alton Boyd Jr. Memorial Scholarship / Barbara Boyd
Dr. Scott Boyd Memorial Scholarship / UAM Dept. of Health & P. E., Family and Friends
Fay Brann Accounting Scholarship / Mr. Fay Brann
Richard “Dick” Broach Wildlife Management Scholarship / Southern Pulpwood Co., Mrs.
Nancy Clippert Broach, Mrs. Maxine Clippert and Mr. David Clippert
B. R. “Bobby” Brown Scholarship / Mr. B. R. “Bobby” Brown and Consol, Inc.
George R. Brown Professorship / The Brown Foundation
George R. Brown Graduate Assistant Forest Resources / The Brown Foundation
Joe Brown Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends
Marty and Erma Brutscher Debate/Forensics Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Brutscher
Mary Claire Randolph Buffalo Scholarship / Mr. Harvey Buffalo
Jimmy Lee Buford Memorial Scholarship / Agriculture Technology Department Advisory
Committee, UAM College of Technology - McGehee
Jeff Busby Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends
Verna Hobson Cahoon, Elizabeth Coleman Cochran and Cornelia Coleman Wright
Scholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman Family
G. William and Verna Hobson Cahoon Scholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman Family
Alvin and Raye Carter Education Scholarship / Mr. Dale W. Carter and Mr. Robert Ira Carter
Paul R. and June Webb Carter Scholarship / Mr. Paul R. and Mrs. June Webb Carter
Paul R. and June Webb Carter - Drew Central High School Scholarship / Mr. Paul R. and
Mrs. June Webb Carter
Centennial Circle / 100 Special Friends
Chair of the Division Scholarship - Nursing / Dr. and Mrs. Richard Kluender
Chamberlin Wildlife Scholarship / Mr. H. H. Chamberlin
Hank Chamberlin Memorial Scholarship / Family, Friends, Former students, Associates and
Colleagues
Marjorie Lamb Chamberlin Music Scholarship / Family and Friends
Anthony T. and Faye Chandler Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Anthony T. Chandler, Family and Friends
George H. Clippert Endowed Chair in Forestry / Mr. and Mrs. George H. Clippert; Mr. David
H. Clippert; and Mrs. Nancy Clippert Broach
George H. Clippert Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. George H. Clippert
Coker Alumni Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker and Coker Book Account
Ernestine Coker Endowed Music Scholarship / Dr. Jesse M. Coker
Jesse and Ernestine Coker Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker
Dr. Jesse M. Coker Distinguished Service Scholarship / UAM Foundation Fund Board of Directors
Thomas and Julia Hobson Coleman Scholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman Family
Suzanne Cooke Memorial Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cooke
Stephen T. Crowley Forestry Scholarship / Mr. James H. Hamlen
Van and Eula Mae Cruce Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday
James Gordon Culpepper Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences,
Former Students and Friends
O. H. (Doogie) and Patsy Darling Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Darling
Boyce Davis Award / Mr. Randy Risher
C. W. Day Scholarship / Day Farms, Inc., Danny Day, Sr. Family, Raymond Day Family, Rickey
Day Family, Sue Day Wood Family, William Day Family
Dean’s Scholarship - Forest Resources / Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Kluender
Harry Y. Denson Scholarship / Family, Friends and Former Students
Gregory Alan Devine Memorial Scholarship / Marion and Fern Devine
Dr. Gene R. Dillard Education Award / Mrs. Gerry Dillard, Family and Friends
Peggy Doss Endowed Education Scholarship / School of Education Faculty/Staff and Mr.
D. John Nichols
John Dougherty Choral Scholarship / Senator Jimmy Jeffress, Senator Gene Jeffress, Former
Students and Friends
Vance W. Edmondson Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Vance W. Edmondson
Dr. Albert L. Etheridge Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Former
Students and Friends
Hampton and Minnie Etheridge Scholarship / James and Mary Sawyer, Stacey and Helen
Toole, T. D. and Joy Howell, R. M. and Rose Etheridge, Hampton and Marie Etheridge
Wayne Gilleland Golf Scholarship / Dr. Diane Suitt Gilleland and Friends
Shay Gillespie Phi Beta Sigma Leadership Scholarship / Family and Friends of Mr. R. Shay
Gillespie
Classie Jones-Green African-American Alumni Scholarship / UAM African American
Alumni Association, Family and Friends
Harold J. Green Scholarship / Harold J. Green
Bill Groce, Jr. Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends
Willie Katherine Coody Groce Scholarship / Estate of Willie Katherine Coody Groce
Edward & Veronica Groebner Computer Information Systems Support Endowment /
Dr. James F. Roiger
Joseph Martin Guenter - Sigma Tau Gamma Scholarship / Sigma Tau Gamma Alumni
E. Shermane Gulledge Non-traditional Scholarship / Dr. Dexter E. and Mrs. E. Shermane
Gulledge
Izella Ruth Gulledge Scholarship / Dr. Dexter E. and Mrs. E. Shermane Gulledge
Barry Hall Endowed Scholarship / Mrs. Annette Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Cleatous J. Hall and Mrs.
Audrey Blasingame
Arthur A. Harris Vocal Endowed Scholarship / Mrs. Annette Hall, Family and Friends
Helen Harris Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Harris, Division of Music, and Friends
Hani and Debra Hashem Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Hani Hashem
Dr. Ann Haywood Scholarship / Dr. Cecil Haywood, Former Colleagues, Friends and Students
of the School of Education
Cecil C. Haywood Scholarship / Dr. Ann Haywood, Friends and Former Students of the
School of Education
Henry G. Hearnsberger, Sr. Forest Resources Scholarship / Mrs. George H. Clippert
Mrs. Henry G. Hearnsberger, Sr. Nursing Scholarship / Mrs. George H. Clippert
Paul G. and Leone Hendrickson Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Hendrickson, Sr.
Frank D. Hickingbotham Scholarship / Mr. Frank D. Hickingbotham
William and Anna Hill Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. William T. Hill
Iris Sullivan Hipp Nursing Scholarship / Ms. Sally Hipp Austin, Ms. Sheila Nichole Austin,
and Mr. Hank E. Williams
Robert L. Hixson Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends
Wilburn C. Hobgood Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Former
Students and Friends
Benjamin and Jerri Whitten Hobson Scholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman Family
Charlotte Cruce Hornaday Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday
Dan and Charlotte Hornaday Agriculture Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday
Dan and Charlotte Hornaday Computer Information Systems Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs.
Dan Hornaday
Dan & Charlotte Hornaday Debate & Forensics Endowment / Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hornaday
Dan and Charlotte Hornaday Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday
Dan and Charlotte Hornaday Music Excellence Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday
Dan and Charlotte Hornaday Residence Life Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday
James A. Hudson Scholarship / James A. Hudson Memorial Foundation
Jim Huey Scholarship / Family, Friends and Colleagues
Henry B. Humphry Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends
Lamar Hunter Scholarship / The Reinhart Family
Lamar Hunter Veterans and National Guard Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker and
Coker Book Account
Dean and Mrs. James H. Hutchinson Endowed Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jackson
James H. and Elva B. Hutchinson Scholarship / Estate of Dr. James H. Hutchinson, Jr.
Brigadier General Wesley Jacobs Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker and Coker Book
Account
Veneta E. and Louis Richard James Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Louis J. James
Loran L. Johnson Endowed Scholarship / Mississippi Marine Corporation and other individuals
known as “Loran’s Boys”
Virginia M. Ryan Jones Memorial Nursing Scholarship / Dr. C. Morrell Jones and Family
and Friends
Kingwood Forestry Scholarship / Proceeds from sale of Lake Monticello maps
Robert C. Kirst Agriculture Scholarship / University of Arkansas at Monticello Agriculture
Alumni Society
Grady and Myrtle Burks Knowles Scholarship / Mrs. Myrtle Burks Knowles
Timothy Ku Scholarship / Mr. Lawrence A. Ku and Mr. Albert Ku
Victoria Ku Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Former Students,
Friends and Family
Curtis W. Kyle Family Scholarship / Mr. Curtis W. Kyle, Jr.
Curtis W. Kyle, Sr. Forestry Scholarship / Mr. Curtis W. Kyle, Jr.
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Fred H. Lang Forestry Scholarship / Mrs. Elizabeth S. Lang
Leslie Larance Elementary Education Award / Family and Friends
Randall Leister Scholarship / Friends
A.D. and Nellie Leonard Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Leonard
Willis “Convoy” Leslie Scholarship / Former Teammates, Former Football Players and Members
of the Arkansas National Guard
Gerald and Sue Majors Endowed Scholarship / Trinity Foundation
Robert W.D. Marsh Scholarship / Mrs. Demaris Marsh
Mathematics Scholarship / Anonymous
Mathematics-Physics Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Former
Students and Friends
Betty A. Matthews Women’s Athletics Scholarship / Dr. Betty A. Matthews
J. M. and Annie Mae Matthews Scholarship / Mrs. J. M. Matthews, Sr., Ms. Jane Matthews
Evans and Mr. Jim Matthews
Tommy Matthews Athletic Scholarship / Tommy and Pat Matthews, Bynum Matthews and
Ann Matthews Jones
Virginia Lee Maxwell Memorial Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Maxwell and Family
Pauline J. and Zach McClendon, Sr. Scholarship / Union Bank & Trust Company
Elizabeth Culbertson McDaniel Scholarship / CMD. Noel Waymon McDaniel and Mr. Noel
A. McDaniel
Noel Waymon and LaFran H. McDaniel Scholarship / Mr. Noel Waymon and Mrs. LaFran
H. McDaniel
James and Nellie McDonald Scholarship in Memory of David Michael Stapp / Chicot
Irrigation, Inc.-Lake Village, James and Nellie McDonald, Glen and Beverly Rowe, Rick and
Linda Rowe, Mike and Cindy McDonald
Paul C. McDonald Memorial Scholarship / Ms. Betty McDonald, Dr. James McDonald, Mr.
Garrett Vogel, and Dr. Betsy Boze
Thomas W. McGill Scholarship / Mr. Thomas W. McGill
Thomas McGill Forestry Scholarship / Mr. Thomas W. McGill
Cecil McNiece Family Scholarship Fund / Mrs. Virginia McNiece and Family
Willard G. Mears Estate Scholarship / Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Willard G. Mears
Miller Sisters Scholarship - Education / Miss Jessie W. Miller
Miller Sisters Scholarship -Science / Miss Jessie W. Miller
Walter A. and Myrtle Wells Moffatt Scholarship / Wells and Ruth Moffatt, Walter A.
Moffatt, Jr., Minnie May Moffatt and Pattie Moffatt
Ruth and Wells Moffatt Forestry Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Wells Moffatt
Dr. Walter A. Moffatt, Jr. Scholarship / Ms. Minnie May Moffatt and Ms. Pattie P. Moffatt
William E. Morgan-Weevil Pond Endowment / Estate of William E. Morgan
Juanita Louise Moss Scholarship / Family and Friends
Kermit C. Moss Scholarship / Family and Friends of Kermit C. Moss
P. E. and Melba Munnerlyn Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Munnerlyn
Charles H. Murphy, Jr. Memorial Scholarship / Deltic Timber Corporation
Jim Neeley Scholarship / Mr. Jim Neeley
D. John Nichols Scholarship / Mr. D. John Nichols and Mississippi Marine Corporation
Loyal V. Norman Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sowell
Velma Ashcraft Norman Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sowell
Dale Oliver Forestry Scholarship / Mr. James H. Hamlen
Merle and Deloris Peterson Scholarship / Merle and Deloris Peterson, Friends and Associates
in the Dumas, Arkansas, Community
Phi Sigma Chi Memorial Award / Phi Sigma Chi Alumnae and Friends
B. C. Pickens Endowed Scholarship / B. C. Pickens Trust
Bub and Beulah Pinkus Scholarship / The Pinkus Family
Emeline Killiam Pope, Sally Pope Wood, and Velma Wood Powell Scholarship / Estate
of Velma Wood Powell
ACTIVE CAMPAIGNS / Established by:
John Porter and Mary Sue Price Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. John Porter Price
R. David Ray Debate and Forensics Scholarship / School of Arts and Humanities, Former
Students and Friends
Russ Reynolds Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Russell Reynolds, Family and Friends
Randy Risher Fitness Scholarship / Mr. Randy Risher and Friends
Raymond O. & Loretta J. Roiger Chi Iota Sigma Scholarship / Dr. James Roiger
Ross Foundation Endowed Scholarship - Forestry / The Ross Foundation
Ross Foundation Endowed Scholarship - General / The Ross Foundation
James A. & Mabel (Molly) H. Ross Endowed Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Don H. Ross & Mr.
and Mrs. James A. Ross, Jr.
Calvin V. Rowe Award / Mr. Calvin V. Rowe
Bennie F. Ryburn, Sr. Scholarship / Family and Friends
Cecil R. Scaife Scholarship / Mrs. Cecil Scaife and Children
Thomas Robie Scott, Jr. Scholarship / Mrs. Opal Scott, Mr. Thomas Scott III, Mr. Michael
Robert Scott and Mr. Phillip Roland Scott
Elwood Shade Forest Resources Scholarship / Mr. Elwood Shade
Simmons First Bank of South Arkansas Scholarship / Simmons First Bank of South
Arkansas
Herman C. Steelman Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Former
Students and Friends
Harry H. Stevens Nursing Scholarship / Bradley County Medical Center
*Roy and Christine Sturgis / The Roy and Christine Sturgis Charitable and Educational Trust
Fred and Janice Taylor Scholarship / Friends of UAM
Jack H. Tharp Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Tharp
Carolyn Hibbs Thompson Chemistry Scholarship / The Don Thompson Family & Thompson
Electric Co.
Horace E. Thompson Scholarship / Members of UCT, Family and Friends
George and Betty Townsend Journalism Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. George Townsend
UAM Alumni and Friends Endowed Scholarship / UAM Alumni and Friends
UAM Campus Scholarship / UAM Faculty and Staff
UAM Forestry Alumni Scholarship / UAM Forestry Alumni
Richard Wallace Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends
Lee Wallick Band Scholarship / Dr. Paul A. Wallick, Sr., Friends and Former Band Students
Dr. Paul Allen Wallick, Sr. Scholarship / Family and Friends
Peggy Wallick Scholarship / Dr. Paul A. Wallick, Sr., Family, Friends and Former Students
Carroll E. Walls Sr. and Colleen S. Walls Forestry Scholarship / Carroll and Colleen Walls
Webb/Carter Scholarship / Mr. Paul R. and Mrs. June Webb Carter
Maurice and Minnie Chambers Webb Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Bill Webb, Mr. and Mrs.
Kent Webb, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Banwarth
West-Walden Family Scholarship / Dr. Louis J. and Mrs. Carol West James
George White Golf Award / Family and Friends
James M. White Memorial Scholarship / Deltic Farm & Timber Co., Inc., Family and Friends
James M. White Professorship / Deltic Farm & Timber Co., Inc., Family and Friends
John W. White Forestry Scholarship / Estate of Trannye O. White
Sara Horn Wigley Memorial Scholarship / Sam Wigley Family and Charles & Donna Bell Family
**Larry Willett Scholarship / Family, Co-workers and Friends
Samuel A. Williams Scholarship / Mr. Sam W. Denison
Earl Willis Scholarship / Family, Friends and Drew Central Alumni
Anne Wilson Scholarship / Family and Friends
Dr. George F. Wynne, Sr. Scholarship / Mrs. Matilda Wynne
Dr. David M. Yocum Family Endowed Scholarship / Dr. David Yocum, Jr. and Mr. David
Yocum, IV
Madge Youree Scholarship / School of Education, Family and Friends
*Held by the Institution / **Held by the UA Agricultural Development Council
LIFE INSURANCE
Arkansas SAF / Ouachita Society of American Foresters & Arkansas Division of Ouachita
Society of American Foresters
James Edward and Joy Dell Burton Akin Award / Mrs. Joy Dell Burton Akin
Dr. Ed Bacon Scholarship / Ms. Isabel Bacon
C. H. Barnes Scholarship / Family and Friends
Kelly Bashaw Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends
Bramlett Scholarship / Dr. & Mrs. Morris Bramlett
Gene Brown Memorial Baseball Scholarship / Family and Friends
Montre Bulloch “Angel” Scholarship / William C. Bulloch Family
Troy and Betty Davis Scholarship / Andy and April Davis, Mr. Kent Davis and Friends
Charles Fred and Laura Lee Stephenson Dearman Scholarship / Chuck and Cindy Dearman,
David and Ashley Dearman
Susan Phillips Echols Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends
Drs. Glen and Mary Jane Gilbert Scholarship / Drs. Glen and Mary Jane Gilbert and Friends
Charles Hawkins Memorial Fund / Family
Jack Jordan Golf Scholarship / Friends
E. Wesley McCoy Scholarship / Ouachita-Saline Surveying and Mr. Mike Miley
Ernest and Mary McFarland Scholarship / Mary I. McFarland
Arhia Raymond Melton and Mildred Richardson Melton Scholarship / Estate of W. F. Chumney
Monticello Association of Life Underwriters / Monticello Association of Life Underwriters
Monticello High School Class of 1965 Scholarship / The MHS Class of 1965
Al Peer Kappa Alpha Psi Alumni Scholarship / Mr. Jerry Bingham and Kappa Alpha Psi
Alumni
Rison High School Scholarship / Jasper Calaway, Rison Business Community and Friends
Bill & Marilyn Webb Forestry Scholarship / Mr. Kent Webb and the Monticello Church of
Christ
Robert W. Wiley Endowed Scholarship / Family and Friends
Phillip Pierini / Mr. Phillip Pierini
Tim Pruitt / Mr. Timothy R. Pruitt
Gus “Bubba” Pugh, Jr. / Mr. Gus “Bubba” Pugh, Jr.
Guy “Butch” Sabbatini, Jr. / Mr. Butch Sabbatini, Jr.
Carolyn Standley / Ms. Carolyn Standley
Ted D. Thompson / Mr. Ted Thompson
Johnny Hooks / Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Hooks
CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUSTS
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll E. Walls, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Kim L. Mitchell
ANNUAL AWARDS / SCHOLARSHIPS
BKD Accounting Education Award / BKD, LLP
Commercial Bank Business Award / Commercial Bank
Farmers Grain Terminal Award / Farmers Grain Terminal
Georgia-Pacific Crossett Paper Operations Award / Georgia-Pacific
Jewell Minnis Scholarship / Jewell Minnis Trust
Lucille Moseley Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends
Paula O’Briant Non-traditional Business Award / Ms. Paula M. Kinnard
James & Venie Ann Powell Scholarship / James & Venie Ann Powell Fund
Congressman Mike Ross Scholarship / Congressman & Mrs. Mike Ross
A. O. Tucker Memorial Scholarship / Mrs. Glenda Carol Tucker Baker
UAM Institute of Management Accountants Scholarship / UAM student chapter of the IMA
Wallace Trust Scholarship / Wallace Trust
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Alumni Snapshots
Paul Smith (B.A. ’03),
assistant director of athletic media relations at Oakland University in Rochester, Mich.,
recently lived out a sports junkie’s dream. Smith was invited by the NCAA to work
the 2009 Final Four held at Ford Field in Detroit in April. Smith served as floor photo
steward, supervising the baseline photographers while enjoying a courtside view of
the semifinals and national championship game. Smith also served as moderator for
press conferences and was on the court at halftime of the national title game when
the newest members of the Naismith Hall of Fame – Michael Jordan, John Stockton,
David Robinson, and Vivian Stringer – were introduced. “It was a tremendous
experience,” said Smith, who plans to work next year’s Final Four in Indianapolis.
Frank Williams (B.S. ’76),
was recently appointed vice president for contract logistics operations at Transplace, a
leading provider of transportation management services and logistics technology solutions.
With more than three decades of experience in the transportation industry, Williams
was formerly a vice president of operations at Transplace and the general manager for
the J. C. Penney account at J. B. Hunt Logistics. Prior to this position, J. B. Hunt Transport
employed Williams as director of automotive operations and director of regional fleets.
His experience also includes employment at Roadway Express. Williams earned a bachelor’s
degree from UAM with a double major in biology and psychology. “Frank brings valuable
experience to the company,” said Tom Sanderson, Transplace CEO. ”He looks to the future,
continually striving to identify opportunities across our network to positively impact our
customer’s bottom lines. I know from previous working experiences with Frank that our
Contract Logistics Operations is in good hands and will reach the aggressive goals that have
been set.”
Bryant
Maten
McClellan
Parker
Jacqueline Bryant (B.S. ‘00) has been named Drew County administrator
for the Department of Human Services, division of County Operations.
Bryant has been with DHS for 19 years, beginning as a legal secretary for child
support. She also served as family support specialist, family support specialist
supervisor, and county supervisor. In 2007, Bryant was named county administrator
for Grant County. As Drew County administrator, Bryant will serve as a DHS
representative in the Drew County office and is responsible for coordinating client
service delivery through a referral process among community resources and DHS
divisions. Bryant lives in Warren. She is a 1977 graduate of Warren High School
and a 2000 UAM graduate, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology .
. . The University of Texas-San Antonio Division of Student Affairs has appointed
Lionel Maten (B.S. ‘92) as director of housing and residence life. Maten
comes to UTSA from Oakland University in Rochester, Mich., where he was director
of university housing. Previously, he was associate director of housing at both
the University of Louisville and Carnegie Mellon University . . . Thirty-one years
after he joined the Arkansas National Guard’s 39th Infantry Brigade as a private,
Warren native Roger McClellan (B.S. ’81) is the state’s newest general.
McClellan received his one-star rank in January. Although he received recognition
as a brigadier general last October, he chose to delay his pinning until after all of
the 39th Infantry Brigade returned from Iraq. McClellan commanded the 39th’s
2nd Battalion during its 2003-04 deployment in Iraq, became the 39th’s deputy
commander, and was then named as the joint force land component commander
in January 2008. Gen. McClellan has received numerous awards and decorations,
including the Bronze Star. He graduated from UAM in 1981 and received a commission
as a second lieutenant. He earned a master’s of business administration
degree from Louisiana Tech in 1983 and a master’s of strategic studies from the
United States War College in 2003. McClellan and his wife, Patricia, live in Collierville,
Tenn., where he works with International Paper Co. They have three children
. . . Evangeline Parker (B.A. ’91), Comcast public affairs coordinator,
was among six individuals presented the President’s Award at the annual King/
Kennedy Dinner sponsored by the Arkansas Democratic Black Caucus. A former
Miss UAM, Parker is the founder and executive director of the Teen Promise Female
Preparatory & Scholarship program that over the past 11 years has provided
leadership and life skills training to over 250 Arkansas females between the age of
6 and 18 and awarded them more than $62,000 in scholarships and prizes.
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Wee Weevil Bibs
Carolina Blue
Art Kaufman’s football career as a
player and coach has taken him from the
delta town of Dermott to UAM and up
the coaching ladder. Today, Kaufman
is beginning his second season on
the staff of Butch Davis at North
Carolina. Kaufman is the Tar
Heels’ linebacker coach, a job
for which he is well-suited.
Kaufman was a linebacker of
note for the Boll Weevils,
anchoring one of the schools’
best defensive units in 1979.
His coaching career has taken
him from Delta State to Northwestern
State and on to Ole
Miss, Middle Tennessee State,
East Carolina, Arkansas Tech,
Louisiana Tech, and Southern
Mississippi. Along the way,
Kaufman has coached in eight
bowl games and his 1999 Ole
Miss defense ranked fourth in the
nation against the run.
Photo courtesy UNC Athletics
“Wee Weevil” bibs have been sent to the newest Boll Weevils:
Kambree Atlee Allen, born on October 2, 2008 to Kris and Amy Hopson
Allen (BBA ’02) of Star City.
Aidan Cole Baxter, born January 5, 2009 to William and Tracy Baxter (BBA ’01) of
North Little Rock.
Noah Benjamin Beard, born November 21, 2008 to Cleo and Shannon
Quarles Beard (BA ’92) of Bearden.
Ryan William Bennett, born December 6, 2008 to Micah and Christy Russell Bennett
(BBA ’00) of Fayetteville.
Eliza Clare Counts, born on April 11, 2009 to Richard and Leigh Lassiter-Counts of
Conway.
Brady Clinton Daniell, born May 21, 2008 to Michael (BS’ 01) and Jodie Daniell
of Arkadelphia.
Phoebe Kamdyn Freeman, born June 9, 2008 to Keith and Pam Flowers Freeman
(BA ’96) of Benton.
Leah Kay Galbraith and Matthew David Galbraith, born February 19, 2009 to
John and Carrie Horn Galbraith (BS ’97) of Dieterich, Ill.
Tanner Layne Grayson, born on September 4, 2008 to Taylor (BS ’96) and Tammy
Nutt Grayson (AA, ’95) of St. Joseph, La.
Grayson Creed Herring, born October 24, 2008 to Jason (BS ’00) and Deanne Herring
of Hamburg.
Christopher Danner Loyd, born February 9, 2009 to Christopher (BBA ’01) and
Sage Coon-Loyd (TC ‘97 ) of Monticello.
Allie Gloria Regalado, born on January 6, 2009 to George (BBA ’07) and Crystal
Brooks Regalado (BS ’06) of Monticello.
Lauren Ainsley Schuler, born on February 6, 2009 to Dr. Jamie and Jennifer
Schuler of Monticello.
Kaysen Ann Warehime, born on February 10, 2009 to Derek and Kelly
Warehime of Monticello.
Benjamin Hayden Wyers, born on March 30, 2008 to Mark (BA ’03) and Deidre
Moore Wyers of Little Rock.
1950-59
O. L. Pearson, Jr. (BSE ’51) retired
in 1990 after coaching and teaching
for 39 years. O. L. and his wife Ann
have four children, 11 grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren. They
live on Lake Claiborne in Homer, La.
1960-69
Morris Harville (BSE ’64) and his
wife, Nancy, have moved home to
Texas, where Morris is the county
judge for Red River County. Morris
enjoyed a 40-year career in education
– 29 teaching and coaching and
11 years in administration.
1980-89
Mark Karnes (BS ’80) and Catherine
C. Karnes (BS ’02) live in
Arkadelphia. Catherine received her
MBA from Henderson State in December
and helps her husband with
data entry work.
Billy Jones (BA ’85) and Pamela
Fehr Jones have been married for
almost 25 years. They have two children,
two grandchildren and another
grandchild on the way. They live in
Bossier City, La.
1990-99
John and Carrie Horn Galbraith
(BS ’97) and big brother Ryan, 2,
recently welcomed twins, Leah and
Matthew, to their family. John is a
former UAM student and Sigma Tau
Gamma fraternity member. He is
self-employed. Carrie was a member
of the 1996-1997 UAM cheerleading
squad. She is currently the director
of recruitment services for the Illinois
Critical Access Hospital Network. The
family lives in Dieterich, Ill.
Renee Vaulner Haskin (BS ’97,
BBA ’00) and Mark Haskin live in
Kansas City, Mo. Renee works for
the Kansas City Finance Department.
They have three children – Lauren,
a senior at the University of Kansas;
Zach, a sophomore at Fort Scott
Community College; and Will, a
high school sophomore. A daughter,
Mandy, passed away in 2008 after
suffering a neck injury several years
ago.
Joe Meeks (BA ’99) and Kristi
McKinley Meeks (BA ’98) recently
celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary.
Joe works for AT&T Mobility
and was recently promoted to RF
Engineer for the South Arkansas/
East Texas region. Kristi has been
teaching at Drew Central for the past
six years. They have two children –
Nathan, 6 and Hannah, 4 and live in
Monticello.
2000-09
Matthew (BS ‘01) and Brandy
(AA ‘02) Reaves recently relocated
from Del Rio, Tex., where Matthew
worked for the U.S. Border Patrol for
over six years, to Oakdale, La., where
he is currently employed by Immigration
and Customs Enforcement.
Dustin Cody Drake (BS ’02) – was
recently promoted to sergeant with
the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department.
Cody joined the sheriff’s department
in March 2003 and is also
a member of the Special Response
team. He is a 1998 graduate of Star
City High School.
Clayton C. Moss (BS ’03) a 4½
year veteran with the Arkansas State
Police, has been promoted to the
rank of Trooper First Class. Trooper
Moss is based out of Troop F, which
primarily serves Drew County.
Amy Lynn Wood (BBA ’02) and
Wayne Mark Sikes were married
February 28 in Little Rock. Amy is
clinical coordinator of anesthesiology
at Baptist Health in Little Rock.
Jacob Seth Nowlen (BS ’04) and
Lacy Nicole Stanfill were married
on March 21. Jacob is employed by
the Washington Group. They live in
Monticello.
Evan Allen Patrick (BS ’05) and
Haley Danielle Jacobs (BA ’08)
were married on March 21. Evan is
employed by the Southeast Arkansas
Education Service Cooperative as
the distance learning coordinator
and Haley is employed by Monticello
Elementary school as a first grade
teacher. They live in Monticello.
Robert David Hargis (BBA ’07) and
Jennifer Leanne Mann (BBA ’07)
were married on February 21. Robert
is employed as a loan operations
specialist at Parkway Bank in Monticello.
Jennifer received a master’s
degree in business administration
from Louisiana Tech in 2008 and is
employed as a financial aid officer at
UAM. They live in Monticello.
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Passages
Raymond F. Akin of Tupelo, Miss., February
20, 2009
Gene E. Andrews ’75 of Rock Springs,
March 25, 2009
Sterling Oliver Atkins, Jr. ’80 of Hamburg,
February 12, 2009
Arvel T. Benson of Helena, October 11,
2008
Dr. John Robert “Bob” Bland ’49 of Rogers,
December 30, 2008
David Eldon Breshears of Pine Bluff,
February 23, 2009
Vivian Nelson Brooks ’58 of Warren,
September 30, 2008
Wayne D. Bulloch ’64 of Pine Bluff, March
5, 2009
Arthur L. Carter, Jr. of Conroe, Tex., March
3, 2008
Anna Marie Crook of Star City, December
15, 2008
Jerry Gordon Dickson of Independence,
Kan., February 21, 2009
Helen Blanche Campbell Ellis of Malvern,
April 3, 2009
Raymond Gibbins ’65 of Hot Springs,
December 6, 2008
Betty McKelvy Glover of Monticello, April
22, 2009
Esther Beatrice Grieff of Monticello,
December 15, 2008
Scottie Fern Green Harper ’63 of Pine
Bluff, March 6, 2009
Arrie Joan Harris of Denver, Colo., February
9, 2009
Rushel Lee Harvil of Pine Bluff, February
12, 2009
Jimmie D. Head ’64 of Hensley, March
12, 2009
Jerry Marshall Hopkins of White Hall,
January 3, 2009
Karen J. Hornaday ’84 of Jefferson, March
6, 2009
William L. “Bill” Heroman of Fairfield Bay,
April 9, 2009
Friends We’ll Miss
Richard L. (Ricky) Maxwell ’74 of Crossett,
March 28, 2009
Sarah Asula McKinney of Oklahoma City,
Okla., August 26, 2008
Billy Ray Monroe of Pine Bluff, February
4, 2009
Murel Bagwell Moore ’78 of Pine Bluff,
March 1, 2009
Tamara June Nelson of Monticello, April
15, 2009
Loraine Echols Newman of Maumelle,
December 17, 2008
David Harold Pickering, Sr. ’59 of Little
Rock, March 1, 2009
Dr. Ben O. Price, Sr. of Little Rock, January
14, 2009
Robert Rasco of Dermott, April 3, 2009
Martha Herren Reed ’40 of Pine Bluff,
January 16, 2009
Thomas Russell Reed, Jr. of Pine Bluff,
March 17, 2009
Sybil Bradshaw Rutherford ’65 of Mabelvale,
January 13, 2009
Jake Russell Ryburn of Monticello, December
13, 2008
Cecil Ross Scaife ’51 of Nashville, Tenn.,
March 5. 2009
Loy Opal Scott of Pine Bluff, March 20,
2009
H.O. “Sonny” Splawn, Jr. ’54 of Warren,
February 19, 2009
Harold Tyson of Hamburg, January 3, 2009
James L. Vessels of Lake City, Fla., August
12, 2008
Amanda Michelle Warner ‘06 of Fordyce,
January 28, 2009
Kent Blake Wells ’87 of Crossett, April
5, 2009
Anna Rose Wilson ’58 of Fayetteville,
January 8, 2009
Albert Wayne Wolfe ’62 of Jonesboro,
February 4, 2009
Roger D. “Stump” Wooten of Pine Bluff,
December 31, 2008
Elizabeth “Libby” Bruce Annulis (1945-2009)
UAM lost a dear friend and
long-time colleague on March
15 with the death of Elizabeth
“Libby” Annulis.
Mrs. Annulis served UAM for
29 years before retiring in 2002.
She was the first female to serve
as Director of Information Technology
at a four-year university in
Arkansas.
“We are terribly saddened by
Libby’s passing,” said UAM Chancellor
Jack Lassiter. “She was not
only a superb administrator and
trusted colleague, but a good
friend to everyone in the university
community. Our thoughts
and prayers go out to her family.
She will be greatly missed.”
A native of Fordyce, Mrs.
Annulis was born August 3, 1945,
to Imon and Catherine Bruce.
She received a bachelor of arts
degree from Southern Arkansas
University and a master’s degree in mathematics from the University of New
Mexico.
Mrs. Annulis and her husband, Dr. John Annulis, came to UAM in 1972.
John Annulis served as professor of mathematics and dean of the School of
Mathematical and Natural Sciences before his retirement in 2007.
Roy A. Grizzell (1917-2009)
Dr. Roy A. Grizzell, Jr., a long-time adjunct faculty member in the School
of Forest Resources and state biologist for the Soil Conservation Service, died
April 11. He was 91.
A native of Sweetwater, Tenn., Dr. Grizzell served as an adjunct member of
UAM’s forestry faculty from 1995 to 2001. He graduated from the University
of Georgia in 1939 and later earned both a master’s degree and Ph.D. in wildlife
management from the University of Michigan.
During World War II, Dr. Grizzell served as a captain in the Army while
stationed in North Africa and Italy.
Show Your Weevil Spirit!
Leon Vawter (1920-2009)
Leon Vawter, who served as a student, faculty and staff member at
Arkansas A&M College, died January 16. He was 88.
Vawter graduated from A&M in 1948 after his discharge from the
Army and later served two years at Dean of Students. He received a master’s
degree in counseling psychology from UA-Fayetteville and returned
to A&M to establish the school’s first counseling department. He served
under three Arkansas A&M presidents – William Morgan, Horace Thompson
and Jack Mears. He later served on the board of Southwestern Bible
College of Waxahachie, Texas.
Hey, UAM graduates and Boll Weevil fans, you can display that Boll Weevil Spirit
wherever you go with a UAM Collegiate License Plate, available as an official
Arkansas Car Tag. The tag commemorates the 100th anniversary of UAM’s founding
in 1909. For $35 above the cost of a standard Arkansas Tag, you can display a UAM
Car Tag and help your university. The University will receive $25 for scholarships
for each tag purchased. The UAM Car Tags are available at local revenue offices in
southeast Arkansas and the State Revenue Office in Little Rock. For more information,
contact the Office of Advancement at (800) 467-8148 or (870) 460-1028, or go
online at www.uamont.edu/alumni
Juanita Moss (1925-2009)
Juanita Moss, wife of long-time Business School chairman Kermit Moss,
died April 30 in Monticello. She was 84. Mrs. Moss was the retired business
manager for K.C. Moss and Company. She was also a former secretary at
Drew Central High School and former president of the Drew Memorial
Hospital Auxiliary. Kermit Moss served as a member of the UAM faculty
from 1950 to 1978.
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Ms. Cynthia L. Adair
Ms. Gloria R. Adkisson
Mr. Joe L. Akers
Ms. Patricia Busby Akin
Mr. Charles Jackson Allen
Dr. Joel L. Allen
Mrs Lota J. Alsobrook
Ms. Ann G. Andrews
Mr. Bennie B. Arnold
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Arrechea
Mr. and Mrs. Clay M. Ashcraft
Ms. Nancy J. Astin
Ms. Katie B. Austin
Ms. Joy B. Ayer
Mr. and Mrs. Hoy R. Aylett
Ms. Irma McCollum Badger
Mr. James W. Bailey
Mr. and Mrs. Troy Lee Bailey
Mr. Edward B. Ball
Mr. W. Ramsay Ball
Mr. and Mrs. Pervis J. Ballew
Mr. Vernon D. Barnes
Dr. and Mrs. William Bernard
Barrett
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Barton
Mr. John P. Bass
Mr. Ronald K. Baughman
Mr. Donald E. Beavers
Mr. Terry Pat Beaverson
Ms. Fonda C. Bell
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Jon Bierbaum
Mr. Mark Binns
Mr. Michael Binns, Sr.
Mr. Alvin Black
Mr. Roger E. Blackmon
Mr. Ronald H. Blackwelder
Ms. Helen Troy Bladon
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Bond
Mr. Tommy D. Borchert
Mr. and Mrs. Mack J. Borgognoni
Mr. Nick F. Bowman
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Boyd
Ms. Linda T. Boyter
Mr. Jerry W. Bradshaw
Mr. George W. Branch
Mr. Herby Branscum
Mr. Jonathan Brasfield
Ms. Mildred F. Brazeel
Mr. Billy J. Britt
Ms. Velma D. Brock
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry B. Brogan
Mr. J. Taylor Brown
Dr. Russell H. Bulloch
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Bulloch
Ms. Zola Reynolds Bulloch
Mr. Joseph Thomas Bullock
Dr. and Mrs. James G. Burgess
Ms. Louise Burke
Mr. and Mrs. Kelton Busby
Mr. Bobby D. Buzbee
Mr. John Richard Byrd
Mrs. Carol J. Cagle
Mr. Travis M. Calhoun
Mr. Leon Ray Camp
Mr. and Mrs. Carl G. Carlson
Dr. Marilyn and Mr. William D.
Carpenter
Mr. Richard A. Carpenter
Ms. Mary Carr
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Carter
Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Carter
Mr. Donny R. Cater
Mr. Carr Lee Chambers
Dr. F. David Chambers
Ms. Patricia A. Chandler
Ms. Grayce T. Choate
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Christman
Ms. Mimi Herring Ciarletta
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond D. Clary
Mr. Van Rickland Clary
Mr. William D. Clifton
Mr. Bobby L. Cloud
Mr. Harry M. Cloud
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Clower
Dr. Jesse M. Coker
Dr. Sidney Wayne Collins
Mr. John William Colvin
Mr. and Mrs. Buford R. Conner
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cooper
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Lavon Corker
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Coston
Ms. Robbie L. Cotton
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil E. Counce
Ms. Carolyn A. Cox
Ms. Erin B. Cracolici
Mr. Kevin J. Craft
Mr. Billy W. Craig
Mr. Kenneth T. Crawford
Ms. Glenda Cross
Mr. Matthew A. Cross
Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd H. Crossley
Mr. Edgar L. Culpepper
Mr. James Robert Daniels
Ms. Rosetta K. Daniels
Mrs. Betty Jane Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson E. Davis
Mr. Otis L. Davis
Ms. Bobbye Ann Dean
Mr. David E. Dearman
Ms. Mary A. Dennis
Mr. John L. Dobbins
Mr. Joseph W. Donaldson
Ms. Mary F. Donaldson
Mr. L. Paul Dreyfus
Mr. Ben R. Dunlap
Ms. Marilyn R. Dvoracek
Ms. Juanita L. Dye
Dr. Audrey Edwards
Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Efird
Dr. Albert L. Etheridge
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Fakouri
Ms. Louise M. Fishel
Mr. Edward D. Fleming
Mr. Ralph Anthony Fletcher
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin L. Ford
Dr. Santo J. Forte
Mr. John W. Foster
Mr. and Mrs. Ray H. Foster
Dr. Donald Albert Frank
Mr. Thomas E. Franks
Ms. Susan A. Freer
Mr. James T. French
Ms. Melinda Frew
Mr. William Ronald Frizzell
Ms. Janie Elizabeth Fuller
Mr. and Mrs. David G. Funderburg
Mr. Clarence D. Gaddy, Sr.
Mr. William H. Gandy, Sr.
Mr. P. Q. Gardner
Mr. James A. Garrett, Jr.
Mr. James D. Gasaway
Ms. Perry Jean Gathright
Mr. John W. Gibson
Ms. Thelma Fish Giessen
Mr. Verl Gill
Rev. and Mrs. Ronald Shay Gillespie
Mr. Anthony J. Giovingo
Mr. Reginald Glover
Mr. Hershel Gober
Mr. Charles V. Grassi
Mr. Alfred James Graves
Ms. Tamara D. Grider
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Grove
Ms. Audie M. Taylor Grubbs
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Haisty
Mr. Adrian L. Haley
Mr. Robert A. Hall
Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Halstead
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Hammons
Ms. Sabrina D. Hampton
Ms. Lesa A. Handly
Mr. Werner L. Haney
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Hargis
Ms. Mary Louise Harp
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby R. Harper
Mr. Gary L. Harper
Mr. Joseph Neil Harrington
Mr. Bobby G. Harris
Ms. Branda D. Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll M. Harris
Mr. and Mrs. George T. Harris
Mr. Mark D. Hartness
Mr. Matthew Eugene Hartness
Ms. Kathleen Renee Haskin
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Ray
Hawthorne
Mr. Grant A. Hawthorne
Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Haynes
Ms. Frances Hedrick
Mr. Hugh L. Heflin, Sr.
Philip & Mardelle Henley
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Henry
Mr. Shirley E. Henry
Dr. Jason Herring
Mr. Phillip David Herring
Mr. and Mrs. Randall L. Herring
Mr. Frank D. Hickingbotham
Mr. James R. Higgins
Mr. David Hobson
Ms. Sherry D. Hogue
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A Look Back At UAM’s First Century
Retired Professor of History Don Holley has compiled the
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