UAM Magazine Fall 2010 - University of Arkansas at Monticello

2010 HOMECOMINGTuesday, October 1212:30 p.m. – Homecoming Parade. Parade begins at the Fine ArtsCenter and concludes at the University Center.Thursday, October 144:00 p.m. – UAM / MHS Pep Rally. Joint pep rally with UAM andMonticello High School, celebrating both schools’ homecomingweekends.5:30 p.m. – Sports Hall of Fame Reception, Chancellor’s Home, 471University Drive.6:30 p.m. – Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet, John F. GIbsonUniversity Center, 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 per person. ContactGrant Pace at (870) 723-5000, Jim Brewer at (870) 460-1274, orReginald Glover at (870) 460-1327 for tickets.Friday, October 151:00 p.m. – 47th annual Dr. Scott Boyd Memorial Golf Tournament,Monticello Country Club. Two-person scramble, $40 per team.Contact Paul Griffin at (870) 367-6892.6:00 p.m. – Welcome Home Reception, A&M/UAM Alumni andFriends, Chancellor’s Home, 471 University Drive.7:00 p.m. – A&M / UAM Alumni Dinner, John F. Gibson UniversityCenter Green Room. Tickets are $15 per person. Dinner includespresentation of Alumni Awards for Achievement and Merit and theContinuing the Connection Award, Alumni Association Scholarships,recognition of the A&M Class of 1960, a performance by theUAM Jazz Band and introduction of the 2010 Homecoming Court.Advance reservations are requested. Contact Brooke Flemister at(870) 460-1028 of (800) 467-8148.Saturday, October 168:30 - 10:00 a.m. – A&M / UAM Class of 1960 Reunion BreakfastCelebrating 50 Years, Spencer Gallery, Fine Arts Center. ContactBrooke Flemister at (870) 460-1028.2UAM MAGAZINE

8:30 - 10:00 a.m. – A&M / UAM African-American Alumni ReunionBreakfast Celebrating 40 Years, John F. Gibson University CenterCapitol Room, 517 University Drive. Tickets are $20 in advance,$25 at the door. Contact Shay Gillespie at (870) 367-2801 orClassie Jones-Green at (870) 536-9159.10:00 a.m. – 1956 AIC Champion Basketball Team, Spencer Gallery,Fine Arts Center.11:00 - 12 noon – A&M / UAM Alumni Meet and Greet, at the bell atWeevil Pond (weather permitting, Adams Room if raining). ContactBrooke Flemister at (870) 460-1028.11:00 a.m. – Weevil Tailgate Parties, Weevil Pond, A&M / UAMalumni, students and friends.11:00 a.m. – Sigma Tau Gamma Reunion, tailgate area.1:00 p.m. – Walk of Champions, east of Weevil Pond. Football team,cheerleaders and marching band.2:30 p.m. – Pre-Game Ceremonies, Convoy Leslie-Cotton Boll Stadium.Band performance and presentation of the 2010 HomecomingCourt and coronation of the Homecoming Queen.3:00 p.m. – Kickoff, Homecoming Football Game, Boll Weevils vs.West Georgia, Convoy Leslie-Cotton Boll Stadium.Halftime – Pride of Southeast Arkansas Marching Band Performance,recognition of Class of 1960 and 2010 Sports Hall of FameInduction Class.Post-Game, Alumni reception and party in the home of Betty Davis,1737 Highway 35 West.Sunday, October 1711:00 a.m. – A&M / UAM African-American Alumni and FriendsWorship Service, Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church, EastOakland Street.3:30 p.m. – SEARK Concert Association Presents the PhilanderSmith College Choir, Fine Arts Center auditorium.Fall 20103

On CAMPUSSAME FACES,NEW PLACESPictured fromleft (first row) areMary Whiting,Debbie Gasaway,Dr. Clay Brown,(second row) LathanHairston, JayHughes, and ScottKuttenkuler.A New Look At The Tophe names and faces are theT same, but the job titles and responsibilitieshave changed.In a major administrative reorganizationannounced recently by UAMChancellor Jack Lassiter, Dr. ClayBrown, formerly vice chancellor forstudent affairs, has been namedvice chancellor for advancement anduniversity relations. Jay Hughes,formerly dean of students, will replaceBrown as vice chancellor for studentaffairs. Scott Kuttenkuler, formerlydirector of advancement, will becomedean of students and director ofgovernmental relations. Director ofAdmissions Mary Whiting is now deanof enrollment management while ControllerDebbie Gasaway and BusinessManager Lathan Hairston have beennamed associate vice chancellors inthe Office of Finance and Administration.Lassiter said the new titles andreorganization “reflect the institution’sefforts to recognize the talents of ouradministrative staff and to maximizethose talents for the benefit of theinstitution. Each of these individualshas shown a willingness to take onnew challenges and each has a longrecord of outstanding service to theuniversity.”Lassiter said Brown will be askedto “expand our advancement effortsat a time when private fund-raisingis critical to offset shortfalls in statefunding. Dr. Brown has a broadbackground in higher education andunderstands the importance of cultivatingrelationships with alumni andfriends of the institution.”Brown came to UAM in 2001 asassistant vice chancellor for studentaffairs. He was appointed vice chancellorfor student affairs in 2005 andbecame vice chancellor for student affairsand university relations in 2009.Jay Hughes has a long connectionwith UAM, beginning as an All-American football player for the BollWeevils in the early 1980s. Much ofHughes’ career was spent as a publicschool administrator before joining theUAM staff as partnership coordinatorfor the School of Education. After areturn to public education, Hughesreturned to UAM in 2009 as dean ofstudents and director of residence life.“Jay’s experience as a publicschool principal and his backgroundin higher education made him thelogical choice to replace Dr. Brownas vice chancellor for student affairs,”said Lassiter. “As a former student ofthis institution, Jay has a unique insightinto the challenges faced by ourstudents as well as their needs to besuccessful, not only in the classroom,but as well-rounded individuals.”Mary Whiting’s new title of dean ofenrollment management is a “reflectionof her expanded role in not onlyadmissions, but in recruitment anddirection of our scholarship program,”said Lassiter. “Mrs. Whiting is one ofthose unsung heroes who works veryhard behind the scenes to get UAM’smessage out to potential students.Her efforts are a big reason for ourphenomenal growth over the past fiveyears.”Whiting joined the UAM staff in2000 as an admissions representativebefore becoming director ofadmissions, scholarships, recruitmentand international services. She alsooversees the university’s program inspecial student services.Scott Kuttenkuler came to UAM in2003 as an instructor of speech andeventually assumed leadership of theuniversity’s award-winning debateand forensics program in 2004. Hebecame director of advancement in2009 before being named dean ofstudents and director of governmentrelations.“Scott’s first love has always beenworking with students and this giveshim an opportunity to do that,” saidLassiter. “He was doing a wonderfuljob in advancement but missed hisassociation with students. I expectgreat things from Scott as our dean ofstudents.”Debbie Gasaway graduated from(Continued next page)4UAM MAGAZINE

All That JazzAM jazz conductors GaryMeggs and Les Pack put Udown their batons and pickedup their instruments to serve asfeatured artists at the Hot SpringsJazz Festival September 18 indowntown Hot Springs.Meggs, a nationally knownsaxophone artist, joined Pack,a jazz guitarist, to perform withthe Arkansas Jazz Orchestraand other nationally known jazzgroups. The UAM Jazz Band I wasthe only college jazz band selectedto perform.Other groups performing at thefestival included the Happy TimesDixieland Band, Astral Project, MelMartin, the Navy Big Band, andS’Wonderful.”LES PACKGARY MEGGSNursing KudosThe UAM nursing program and thedean who directs the program arethe subject of a two-page featurearticle in a recent issue of NursingEducation Perspectives, the nationalbimonthly publication of the NationalLeague for Nursing.The article, co-written by LeslieBlock, managing editor of NursingEducation Perspectives, and PamelaGouner, assistant professor anddean of the UAM School of Nursing,spotlights the nursing program and itsrecent accomplishments as well as. . . New LookUAM in 1983 and joined the financeand administration staff as an accountant.She later became accountingsupervisor, project coordinator,controller and budget director beforebeing promoted to associate vicechancellor.Lathan Hairston joined the UAMstaff in 1984, left twice to pursue otheropportunities, then returned as businessmanager before being named anprofiling Gouner and her leadership ofthe program.“This is a tremendous honor forboth Mrs. Gouner and the School ofNursing,” said Chancellor Jack Lassiter.“Our nursing program has longbeen recognized at the state levelfor its academic rigor and excellenceand that recognition is now reaching anational audience. Nursing EducationPerspectives is more than a popularjournal – it is a peer-reviewed publicationthat is respected in the nursingprofession. To be featured in this wayspeaks volumes for the work, not onlyof Mrs. Gouner, but of a dedicatedassociate vice chancellor.“We are very fortunate to havepeople like Mrs. Gasaway and Mr.Hairston as part of our finance andadministration team,” said Lassiter.“They both have a long history withthe institution and have been invaluableto our efforts to maintain fiscalresponsibility during tough economictimes.”and well-trained faculty. I offer mycongratulations to the entire nursingfaculty and Dean Gouner for thisrecognition.”The two-page feature includesinformation about ongoing efforts toestablish the School of Nursing asa major learning center for all healthcare providers in the community, anda progress report on the school’stechnology plan, which includes awireless laptop testing center and asimulation laboratory.The magazine also spotlightsthe community servicework of the UAM StudentNurses Association, includingthe group’s efforts to helppass a quarter-point sales taxin Ashley County to save alocal hospital.Gouner joined the UAMnursing faculty in 2006.She holds degreesfrom LSU, NorthwesternState, theUniversity ofPhoenix, and is inthe dissertationphase of a PhD innursing at UAMS.PAM GOUNERFall 2010 5

National PraiseIn the small town of Hamburg,Arkansas, Tonya Higginbotham is astudent, a teacher, and a role model.It’s not her job to also mow thegrass outside the elementary school,but she does it anyway. A singlemother, she wants the best for hertwo sons, her school, the communityshe serves, and the school districtthat paid her way to college.As in many rural areas, Hamburg’sschools are the center of communitylife, and partnerships with the educationsystem benefit the entire community.Hamburg has teamed with theUniversity of Arkansas at Monticelloto train engaged parents like Higginbothamto become early childhoodteachers, creating a pipeline oftalented, passionate and motivatedteachers with a personal stake in thesuccess of their schools.Working together, parents, schoolsand the university are preparing Hamburg’schildren to be successful fromthe moment they enter elementaryschool. They are attempting to createbetter outcomes for students as theyprogress through secondary schooland enter college and the career oftheir choice.U.S. Secretary of Education ArneDuncan toured Hamburg’s pre-kindergartenprogram recently and praisedthe partnership between UAM and theHamburg schools.With approximately a millionteachers expected to retire over thenext five years, Secretary Duncan istouring rural schools to emphasizethe need to explore more ways torecruit and develop the next generationof great teachers. Duncan saysthe economy, national security, andAmerica’s standing in the world dependon it.According to a news releaseissued by the Department of Education,“small rural communities, likeHamburg, are showing how partnershipsand an investment in theircommunity can empower parents andcareer-changers, and set an examplefor students to follow. They are meetingtheir immediate need for qualityearly-learning programs and plantingthe seed for students to follow intoa career in teaching, where they willhave the power to positively influencethe lives of children.”Case in point: Ms. Higginbotham’sson Blake attended Hamburg’s preschoolprogram as a boy and is nowin his third year at the UAM Schoolof Education. A former Americorpsvolunteer, he wants to return to his oldgrade school to teach.“I want to be here,” he says. “Idon’t want to be anywhere else.”100 PercentRecent graduates and currentstudents at UAM achieved a 100percent pass rate on the Surveyor inTraining Exam given recently by theArkansas State Board of Licensurefor Professional Engineers and LandSurveyors.The graduates included JasonScheffer of Cabot, a December 2009graduate with a bachelor of sciencedegree in spatial information systems(SIS) with a surveying option; WillPosey of Nashville, a 2010 graduatewith an SIS degree with a surveyingoption; and Daniel Kyle Pennington ofPrescott, a 2010 graduate with an SISdegree with a surveying option.Current students who passed theexam are Justin Mallett of Arkadelphia,a senior forestry major who isalso pursuing an associate of sciencedegree in land surveying; Chris Bussellof Monticello, a senior SIS majorwith a surveying option who has alsoearned an associate degree in landsurveying; and John Mark Hendersonof Conway, a senior SIS major with asurveying option.“We are very pleased with theachievements of our students andgraduates,” said Dr. Richard Kluender,dean of the UAM School ofForest Resources. “Their success onthis exam, which is difficult to pass,is a direct reflection on the SIS andforest resources faculty as well as theacademic rigor of the program.”The national pass rate for theexam is 62 percent. The exam isdeveloped, administered and scoredMAKE A WISH The Student Athlete Advisory Committee(SAAC) of the University of Arkansas at Monticello raised$1,500 during the 2009-10 academic year to present to theMake-A-Wish Foundation. The committee, which consists oftwo members from each intercollegiate sport, held three mainfund raising projects during the past year. The projects included“Kick For A Cause,” a field goal kicking contest during halftimeof UAM’s home football games, a silent auction, and “Make AShot, Grant A Wish,” a shooting contest held during halftimeof UAM’s home basketball games. SAAC also hosted “Trunk-of-Treat Night” on Halloween, giving away candy to local children.Pictured from left are UAM Athletics Director Chris Ratcliff,Dr. Betty Matthews, faculty athletic representative, and SAACPresident Matt Whiting of Monticello.by the National Council of Examinersfor Engineering and Surveying. Passingthe exam results in certificationas surveyor interns by the ArkansasState Board. Surveyor interns spendat least two years working under alicensed professional surveyor.UAM offers surveying as an optionin the bachelor of science in spatialinformation systems program; as atwo-year program in the associate ofscience in land surveying technologydegree; and as a minor.AWARD WINNERJulius Adewopo of Nigeria,a graduate studentin the School of ForestResources, placed fourthin the student postercompetition at the InternationalConference ofthe Forest Products Society.Adewopo’s posterpresented the results ofhis research on the effectof heat treatment on themechanical properties ofselected wood species.Fall 2010 7

LEGENDSof the fall... and springAwalk-on who became the mostprolific passer in the history ofcollegiate football in Arkansasand a team of overachievers whowon the only men’s basketballtitle in school history highlightthe 2010 induction class for theUAM Sports Hall of Fame.Record-setting quarterback Kevin Mc-Carn and the 1956 Arkansas IntercollegiateConference champion Boll Weevilbasketball team will be inducted at a ceremonyon the UAM campus October 14.They will be joined by All-American widereceiver Anthony Giovingo, multiple All-American sprinter Roger Franklin, the lateBoyd Miller, a basketball standout in thelate 1940s, and the late Quentious Crews,an All-American end and later head footballcoach.The Hall of Fame induction banquetwill be held at 6:30 p.m. in the GreenRoom of the John F. Gibson UniversityCenter. Tickets are $30 and may be purchasedby calling Jim Brewer at (870)460-1274 or Reginald Glover at (870)460-1028. A reception, which is open toanyone attending the banquet, will be heldat 5:30 p.m. in the home of UAM ChancellorJack Lassiter and his wife, Judy.8UAM MAGAZINE

Kevin McCarnMcCarn came to UAM as an unrecruited walk-on from Mountain Viewin 1997 and promptly won the starting quarterback job as a freshman.Over the next four seasons, McCarn rewrote both the UAM and state collegiatepassing records, passing for a then-state record 7,864 yards (a marksince broken by UCA’s Nathan Brown and David Knighton of Harding).McCarn, who currently coaches at Hamburg, still holds UAM records foryards passing in a career, career touchdown passes (61) and passing yardsin a single game (499 yards vs. Arkansas Tech on October 23, 1999). Hefinished his UAM career with 563 completions in 1,056 attempts and his96-yard touchdown pass to Corey Rider vs. Henderson State in 2000 is thelongest pass play in UAM history. McCarn threw five touchdown passes ina single game twice.Anthony GiovingoOne of McCarn’s favorite targets was Anthony Giovingo, a thirdteam All-American wide receiver and a 1998 finalist for the HarlonHill Trophy, presented annually to the best player in NCAA DivisionII. Between 1995 and ’98, Giovingo set UAM records for careerreceptions (187), receptions in a season (81 in 1998), and career receivingyards (2,646). He caught 17 touchdown passes while earningfirst team All-Gulf South Conference and All-South Region honorsin ’98.Quentious CrewsThe late Quentious Crews laid the foundation for the renaissance of theUAM football program in the late 1970s and early ‘80s. Mr. Crews servedas head football coach for three seasons (1975-77) and recruited most of theplayers who won the 1979 AIC football championship, UAM’s first conferencefootball title in 12 years.Mr. Crews was an outstanding athlete at UAM (then Arkansas A&M) inthe 1950s, earning first team All-AIC and honorable mention All-Americahonors from the NAIA in 1955. He set a single-game receiving record (sincebroken) of 12 receptions for 206 yards and three touchdowns vs. HendersonState in 1955.Fall 2010 9

Boyd MillerThe late Boyd Miller was the school’s first basketball star of thepostwar era, lettering four years at forward from 1949 to 1952. He wasa three-time first team All-AIC selection in 1950, ’51 and ’52 and isone of just six players in school history to earn first team all-conferencehonors three times.Mr. Miller was a successful basketball and football coach at StuttgartHigh School before leaving coaching.Roger FranklinRoger Franklin was one of the top track and field athletes in UAMhistory, earning NAIA Division I All-America honors nine times whilecompeting at distances of 200 and 400 meters outdoors and 400 and600 yards indoors.Franklin was the NAIA Division I indoor national champion at 600yards in 1989 and 1990 and the 400-yard national indoor championin 1990. He earned outdoor All-America honors in the 200 and 400 in1988 and ’89 and was an indoor All-American at 400 and 600 yards in1989 and 1990. Franklin was a three-time All-Arkansas IntercollegiateConference selection and the UAM record holder at 200 and 400 metersoutdoors, 200 meters, 300 yards, 400 meters and 600 yards indoors. In1990 he received the Leslie Beard Outstanding Athlete Award.10UAM MAGAZINE

The 1956 AIC Champion Boll WeevilsThe accomplishments of the 1956 Arkansas A&Mbasketball team remain unique in the school’s athletichistory. The ’56 Boll Weevils weren’t supposedto contend for a league title against heavily favoredArkansas Tech. Their coach, the late Troy Bledsoe, wasa rookie fresh out of the high school ranks; their pointguard wasn’t recruited; another guard was a reject fromthe football team; and they lost their first game by 43points.Jack Jordan, who became one of the state’s top amateurgolfers, was the unrecruited point guard. LevinJohnson, a highly successful basketball coach in lateryears, was the guard who went out for basketball onlyafter suffering an injury in football practice. Togetherwith Billy Joe Thurman, Jim Trimm, Eudell Raglandand the late Sid Ragland, they formed the nucleus ofthe only men’s basketball team in school history to wina conference championship. The other team membersincluded Luke Thornton, John Ellington, BobbyEvans, Virgil Grice, Don King, Eugene Jennings, andmanager Leon Smith.The ’56 Weevils clinched the school’s first and onlyAIC basketball title on February 26, 1956 with a 73-66 victory over an Arkansas Tech team that had ruledthe conference for much of the previous decade.The induction of the ’56 Weevils marks the firsttime an entire team has been selected for the UAMSports Hall of Fame. “We felt that, because of theunique nature of their accomplishments, the ’56 Weevilsdeserved to go in as a group rather than recognizeone or two individuals from that team,” said UAMChancellor Jack Lassiter. “They remain an importantpart of our athletic history and I am glad the Hall ofFame Committee chose to honor them in this way.”Fall 2010 11

LEGISLATIVE LEADERS Robert Moore (left) and JimmyJeffress bring experience and leadership to the SoutheastLegislative delegation.ExperienceCountsEspecially in the General Assembly, where Robert Moore,Jimmy Jeffress and Eddie Cheatham are strong advocatesfor UAM.12UAM MAGAZINE

hen Arkansas’ 88th General Assemblyconvenes in Little Rocknext January, the interests of theUniversity of Arkansas at Monticellowill be ably represented by a veteran Wgroup of legislators.Robert Moore of Arkansas City, representingDistrict 12, will begin his third term in the House ofRepresentatives and his first as Speaker of the House.Moore will be joined in the House by RepresentativeEddie Cheatham of Crossett, representing District9 and also beginning his third term in the legislature.In the Senate, Jimmy Jeffress of Crossett representsDistrict 24 and begins his sixth term in the Senate afterserving two terms in the House of Representatives.Together, Moore, Cheatham and Jeffress have 24years experience in the General Assembly, experiencethat in an era of term limits, is an invaluable benefit totheir constituents.“UAM has always been fortunate to have outstandingrepresentation at the State Capitol,” said ChancellorJack Lassiter, “and this session should be nodifferent. Each member of the Southeast LegislativeDelegation recognizes the role this university plays insoutheast Arkansas and the impact it has on the region.We couldn’t ask for better representation.”Jeffress and his brother Gene, also a former statesenator, both graduated from UAM in 1971. JimmyJeffress earned a master’s degree from NortheastLouisiana and taught music for many years in theCrossett school system before entering politics. Jeffressis currently fifth in seniority in the Senate and chairsthe Senate Education Committee. He is a memberof several important committees, including the JointBudget Committee, and the Agriculture, Forestry andEconomic Development Committee.Robert Moore is a lawyer and farmer who was firstelected to the House of Representatives in 2007. Hewas elected by his fellow representatives to serve asSpeaker of the House at the end of the most recentlegislative session.Moore is a member of numerous committees inthe House, including the Arkansas Legislative Council,the Joint Budget Committee, the Arkansas StateGame and Fish Commission Oversight Committee,the House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry andEconomic Development, the House Committee onEducation, and the House Committee on Revenueand Taxation.State Representative Eddie Cheatham was firstelected to the General Assembly in 2007 after servingon the Crossett City Council. Cheatham is a formeradministrator at Forest Echoes Vocational-TechnicalSchool and the UAM College of Technology-Crossett.Cheatham is a member of the Academic FacilitiesOversight Committee, the Arkansas Game and FishCommission Oversight Committee, the EducationalInstitutions Subcommittee of the Legislative Audit, theHouse Committee on Education, the House Committeeon Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development,and the House K-12, Vocational-TechnicalInstitutions Permanent Subcommittee on Education.Jeffress, Moore and Cheatham will be joined in thelegislature by Efrem Elliott of Altheimer, who facesno opposition in the November general election andreplaces retiring State Representative David Rainey ofDumas.“I had the good fortune to meet with Representative-electElliott recently and was impressed with hiscommitment to higher education, said Lassiter. “Alongwith our new representatives from Monticello andWarren to be determined in the November election,we look forward to strong representation in LittleRock.”VETERAN ANDROOKIE StateRepresentativeEddie Cheatham(below, left) ofCrossett willwelcome a newcolleague to theHouse in January,RepresentativeEfrem Elliott ofAltheimer.Fall 2010 13

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TComing SoonA project in the planning stages for the last several years will soonbecome a reality when UAM breaks ground October 15 on a newannex to the School of Forest Resources. The new building, whichwill be funded by a combination of state and private revenue, willbe connected to the east side of the existing forestry complex,extending toward Jeter Hall, which will be razed to make room foradditional parking. The $5.1 million project will add much-neededclassroom, laboratory and office space to the School of ForestResources. Plans also call for the expansion of the existing conferencecenter. “This project is the result of a lot of hard work by ourlegislators, the foresight of Governor Beebe, and the generosity ofMrs. Maxine Clippert of Camden, whose late husband, George, wasa long-time friend and benefactor of the forestry program,” saidChancellor Jack Lassiter. “We are excited by the possibilities thisfacility will create for our School of Forest Resources in teaching,research and extension.”Fall 2010 15

UAM NIGHT at dickey-stephensPlay Ball!UAM Alumni and Friends GatherFor a Night at the BallparkThe weather was warm, the food was delicious, andlaughter and conversation filled the rightfield pavilionat Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock asUAM alumni and friends gathered for an eveningof baseball and fellowship. UAM’s own ReginaldGlover, his named emblazoned on the scoreboard,threw out the first pitch.GOOD FRIENDS (Top, from left) Martha Annand Jimmy Barrett share a laugh with Fred andGidget Denton of McGehee. (At right) ElizabethGreer of Monticello enjoys a hamburger withmom and dad, Haley and John Paul Greer.16UAM MAGAZINE

Ticket PolicyUAM is introducing a new athleticticket policy for the 2010-11 academicyear. Season tickets for footballwith guaranteed reserved seating maybe purchased for $75 per ticket for thegeneral public. The same tickets are$25 for faculty, staff, and persons withathletic passes.Season tickets with guaranteedreserved seating for volleyball are $50per ticket, $25 for faculty, staff andpersons with athletic passes.Season tickets with guaranteedreserved seating for both men’s andwomen’s basketball are $100 perticket, $40 for faculty, staff, or personswith athletic passes.All-sports season tickets with guaranteedreserved seating for football,volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball,plus the Boomtown Classic footballgame vs. Southern Arkansas inEl Dorado are $150 each. Cost of theall-sports ticket is $75 for faculty, staff,and persons with athletic passes. Forinformation, call the athletics office at(870) 460-1058.Ready To GoPoised and ready might be anapt description of the 2010 UAMfootball team.With 23 seniors on the preseasonroster, the Boll Weevils could be afactor in the Gulf South Conference.After a 5-6 overall record in 2009and 4-4 mark in GSC games, theleague’s head coaches voted UAM tofinish 8th in 2010 despite a leaguehighfive selections to the preseasonall-conference squad.Beginning his sixth season atUAM, Head Coach Gwaine Mathewsknows the Weevils hopes for a runat the league title rest in the handsof preseason All-GSC quarterbackScott Buisson.Defensively, the Weevils returnall four starters on the defensive linewhile the linebackers are led by 2009All-GSC honoree Carlton Johnson.2010 Football ScheduleDate Opponent TimeSept. 2 WEST ALABAMA (GSC-TV) 7:05(100-Year Celebration)Sept. 9 @ Southern University 6:00Sept. 18 @ Ouachita Baptist* 6:00Sept. 25 ARKANSAS TECH* 6:00(Parent-Family Appreciation Day)Oct. 2 @ Henderson State* 3:00Oct. 7 DELTA STATE* (GSC-TV) 7:05Oct. 16 WEST GEORGIA* 3:00(Homecoming)Oct. 23 @ Valdosta State* 1:00Oct. 30 @ Harding* 2:00Nov. 6 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS* (GSC-TV) 2:00(Boomtown Classic @ El Dorado)Nov. 11 @ South Alabama 6:00*GSC game / All times Central2010 Volleyball ScheduleDate Opponent TimeSept. 3-4 @ Texas A&M-Commerce InvitationalSept. 3 Fort Hays State 11:00Oklahoma Panhandle State 3 :00Sept. 4 Tarleton State 11:00Sept. 4 Texas A&M-Commerce 7:00Sept. 10-11 @ Missouri S&T InvitationalSept. 10 University of Mary 12:00Sept. 10 Rockhurst 4:00Sept. 11 Augustana College 9:00Sept. 11 Chadron State 3:00Sept. 15 LYON COLLEGE 7:00Sept. 20 @ West Alabama 6:00Sept. 23 @ Henderson State* 7:00Sept. 28 OUACHITA BAPTIST* 7:00Sept. 30 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS* 7:00Oct. 1-2 @ Arkansas Tech InvitationalOct. 1 Alabama-Huntsville 3:00Oct. 2 East Central University 11:00Oct. 2 Central Oklahoma 5:00Oct. 5 @ Harding* 7:00Oct. 7 @ Arkansas Tech* 7:00Oct. 9 @ Christian Brothers* 1:00Oct. 11 WEST ALABAMA 6:00Oct. 16 UA-PINE BLUFF 11:00Oct. 19 HENDERSON STATE* 7:00Oct. 21 @ Ouachita Baptist* 7:00Oct. 23 JACKSON STATE 1:00Oct. 23 CHAMPION BAPTIST 5:00Oct. 25 TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE 6:00Oct. 26 @ Southern Arkansas* 7:00Oct. 28 HARDING* 7:00Oct. 30 @ UA-Pine Bluff 1:00Nov. 2 ARKANSAS TECH* 7:00Nov. 5 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS* 6:00* Gulf South Conference matchFall 2010 19

FOUNDATION ENDOWMENTSChairmanBill Wisener*monticelloVice ChairmanScott SaffoldmonticelloEx-OfficioJack LassitermonticelloSecretary-TreasurerClay BrownmonticelloDirectorsEd BaconmonticelloLesa Cathey HandlyLittle RockClarence HolleyLawton, Okla.Kenneth Mann*JerseyJeff WeaverHot Springs* UAM representativesto the University ofArkansas Foundation,Inc., board of directors.FOUNDATION FUND ENDOWMENTS / Established by:Weldon B. Abbott Endowed Scholarship / Mrs. Betty S. Abbott, Dr. and Mrs. Weldon S. Abbott,Mr. and Mrs. H. Lavon Abbott, Mr. and Mrs. Howard P. Taylor, and Ms. Mary Ross TaylorJames Edward and Joy Dell Burton Akin Award / Mrs. Joy Dell Burton AkinAlumni Achievement and Merit Scholarship / Recipients of the Alumni Achievement & Merit AwardAlumni Association Scholarship / Alumni Association Board of DirectorsHoyt and Susan Andres Endowed Scholarship / Hoyt and Susan AndresWilliam 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 BabinDr. Claude H. Babin Scholarship / School of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Former Students,Family and FriendsK. Michael Baker Memorial Scholarship / School of Social & Behavioral Sciences, FormerStudents, Family and FriendsMarvin and Edna Moseley Bankston Scholarship / Bob and Louine Selman LeechRobert Orum and Fernande’ Vicknair Barrett Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Errol Barrett, Mr. andMrs. John K. Barrett, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Barrett, Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Barrett, Jr., Dr. andMrs. T. Y. Harp, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Pasqua, Judge and Mrs. Fred E. Pickett, Mr. andMrs. John L. Roebuck and Mr. and Mrs. Emmet TorianEarl and Kathleen Baxter Memorial Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Earl BaxterBeard Nursing Scholarship / Mr. Arthur R. and Mrs. Bettie Beard PateLeslie and Faye Beard Scholarship / Mr. Paul R. and Mrs. June Webb CarterMajor Thomas E. Bell, Jr. Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker and Coker Book AccountFred K. Bellott Music Gift Fund / Dr. and Mrs. Fred K. BellottFred and Doris Bellott Music Endowed Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Fred K. Bellott*Henry (Mike) Berg Scholarship / Mrs. Helen BergDr. Van C. Binns Scholarship - Nursing / Mrs. Evelyn Hogue BinnsDr. Van C. Binns Scholarship - Pre-medicine / Mrs. Evelyn Hogue BinnsBirch-Johnson Endowed Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. J. Chester JohnsonJohn Falls Bowen Scholarship / Family, Friends and Battery B 206th Coast Artillery (AA) AssociationRuth G. Boyd Scholarship / Dr. Scott BoydC. Alton Boyd Jr. Memorial Scholarship / Barbara BoydDr. Scott Boyd Memorial Scholarship / UAM Dept. of Health & P. E., Family and FriendsFay Brann Accounting Scholarship / Mrs. J. F. BrannRichard “Dick” Broach Wildlife Management Scholarship / Southern Pulpwood Co., Mrs. NancyClippert Broach, Mrs. Maxine Clippert and Mr. David ClippertB. R. “Bobby” Brown Scholarship / Mr. B. R. “Bobby” Brown and Consol, Inc.George R. Brown Professorship / The Brown FoundationGeorge R. Brown Graduate Assistant Forest Resources / The Brown FoundationJoe Brown Memorial Scholarship / Family and FriendsMarty and Erma Brutscher Debate/Forensics Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. BrutscherMary Claire Randolph Buffalo Scholarship / Mr. Harvey BuffaloJimmy Lee Buford Memorial Scholarship / Agriculture Technology Dept. Advisory Committee,UAM College of Technology - McGeheeJeff Busby Memorial Scholarship / Family and FriendsVerna Hobson Cahoon, Elizabeth Coleman Cochran and Cornelia Coleman WrightScholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman FamilyG. William and Verna Hobson Cahoon Scholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman FamilyAlvin and Raye Carter Education Scholarship / Mr. Dale W. Carter and Mr. Robert Ira CarterPaul R. and June Webb Carter Scholarship / Mr. Paul R. and Mrs. June Webb CarterPaul R. and June Webb Carter - Drew Central High School Scholarship / Mr. Paul R. and Mrs.June Webb CarterCentennial Circle / 100 Special FriendsChair of the Division Scholarship - Nursing / Dr. and Mrs. Richard KluenderChamberlin Wildlife Scholarship / Mr. H. H. ChamberlinHank Chamberlin Memorial Scholarship / Family, Friends, Former students, Associates andColleaguesMarjorie Lamb Chamberlin Music Scholarship / Family and FriendsAnthony T. and Faye Chandler Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Anthony T. Chandler, Family and FriendsGeorge H. Clippert Endowed Chair in Forestry / Mr. and Mrs. George H. Clippert; Mr. David H.Clippert; and Mrs. Nancy Clippert BroachGeorge H. Clippert Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. George H. ClippertCoker Alumni Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker and Coker Book AccountErnestine Coker Endowed Music Scholarship / Dr. Jesse M. CokerJesse and Ernestine Coker Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. CokerDr. Jesse M. Coker Distinguished Service Scholarship / UAM Foundation Fund Board of DirectorsThomas and Julia Hobson Coleman Scholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman FamilySuzanne Cooke Memorial Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Paul CookeStephen T. Crowley Forestry Scholarship / Mr. James H. HamlenVan and Eula Mae Cruce Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan HornadayJames Gordon Culpepper Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, FormerStudents and FriendsO. H. (Doogie) and Patsy Darling Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. O. H. DarlingBoyce Davis Award / Mr. Randy RisherC. W. Day Scholarship / Day Farms, Inc., Danny Day, Sr. Family, Raymond Day Family, Rickey DayFamily, Sue Day Wood Family, William Day FamilyDean’s Scholarship - Forest Resources / Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. KluenderHarry Y. Denson Scholarship / Family, Friends and Former StudentsGregory Alan Devine Memorial Scholarship / Marion and Fern DevineDr. Gene R. Dillard Education Award / Mrs. Gerry Dillard, Family and FriendsPeggy Doss Endowed Education Scholarship / School of Education Faculty/Staff and Mr. D. John NicholsJohn Dougherty Choral Scholarship / Senator Jimmy Jeffress, Senator Gene Jeffress, FormerStudents and FriendsDavid B. Eberdt Scholarship / Mrs. Nancy EberdtVance W. Edmondson Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Vance W. EdmondsonDr. Albert L. Etheridge Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, FormerStudents and FriendsHampton 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 EtheridgeWayne Gilleland Golf Scholarship / Dr. Diane Suitt Gilleland and FriendsShay Gillespie Phi Beta Sigma Leadership Scholarship / Family and friends of Mr. R. ShayGillespieClassie Jones-Green African-American Alumni Scholarship / UAM African American AlumniAssociation, Family and FriendsHarold J. Green Scholarship / Harold J. GreenBill Groce, Jr. Memorial Scholarship / Family and FriendsWillie Katherine Coody Groce Scholarship / Estate of Willie Katherine Coody GroceEdward & Veronica Groebner Computer Information Systems Support Endowment / Dr. JamesF. RoigerJoseph Martin Guenter - Sigma Tau Gamma Scholarship / Sigma Tau Gamma AlumniE. Shermane Gulledge Non-traditional Scholarship / Dr. Dexter E. and Mrs. E. ShermaneGulledgeIzella Ruth Gulledge Scholarship / Dr. Dexter E. and Mrs. E. Shermane GulledgeAnnette K. Hall Scholarship - Music / Mr. Barry HallAnnette K. Hall Graduate Studies in Education Scholarship / Mr. Barry HallBarry Hall Endowed Scholarship / Mrs. Annette Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Cleatous J. Hall and Mrs.Audrey BlasingameArthur A. Harris Vocal Endowed Scholarship / Mrs. Annette Hall, Family and FriendsHelen Harris Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Harris, Division of Music, and FriendsHani and Debra Hashem Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Hani HashemDr. Ann Haywood Scholarship / Dr. Cecil Haywood, Former colleagues, Friends and Students ofthe School of EducationCecil C. Haywood Scholarship / Dr. Ann Haywood, Friends and Former Students of the School ofEducationHenry G. Hearnsberger, Sr. Forest Resources Scholarship / Mrs. George H. ClippertMrs. Henry G. Hearnsberger, Sr. Nursing Scholarship / Mrs. George H. ClippertPaul G. and Leone Hendrickson Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Hendrickson, Sr.Frank D. Hickingbotham Scholarship / Mr. Frank D. HickingbothamWilliam and Anna Hill Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. William T. HillIris Sullivan Hipp Nursing Scholarship / Ms. Sally Hipp Austin, Ms. Sheila Nichole Austin, and Mr.Hank E. WilliamsRobert L. Hixson Memorial Scholarship / Family and FriendsWilburn C. Hobgood Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, FormerStudents and FriendsBenjamin and Jerri Whitten Hobson Scholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman FamilyHornaday Outstanding Faculty Award / Mr. and Mrs. Dan HornadayCharlotte Cruce Hornaday Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan HornadayDan and Charlotte Hornaday Agriculture Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan HornadayDan and Charlotte Hornaday Computer Information Systems Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. DanHornadayDan & Charlotte Hornaday Debate & Forensics Endowment / Mr. and Mrs. Daniel HornadayDan and Charlotte Hornaday Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan HornadayDan and Charlotte Hornaday Music Excellence Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan HornadayDan and Charlotte Hornaday Residence Life Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan HornadayJames A. Hudson Scholarship / James A. Hudson Memorial FoundationJim Huey Scholarship / Family, Friends and ColleaguesHenry B. Humphry Memorial Scholarship / Family and FriendsLamar Hunter Scholarship / The Reinhart FamilyLamar Hunter Veterans and National Guard Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker andCoker Book AccountDean and Mrs. James H. Hutchinson Endowed Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Charles JacksonJames H. and Elva B. Hutchinson Scholarship / Estate of Dr. James H. Hutchinson, Jr.Dr. C. Lewis & Wanda W. Hyatt Endowed Scholarship / Mrs. Charlotte Hyatt McGarr & Mr. C.Lewis Hyatt, Jr.Indoor Practice Facility Endowed Maintenance Fund / Mr. Quintus CrewsBrigadier General Wesley Jacobs Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker and Coker BookAccountVeneta E. and Louis Richard James Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Louis J. JamesLoran L. Johnson Endowed Scholarship / Mississippi Marine Corporation and other individualsknown as “Loran’s Boys”Virginia M. Ryan Jones Memorial Nursing Scholarship / Dr. C. Morrell Jones and Family and FriendsKingwood Forestry Scholarship / Proceeds from sale of Lake Monticello mapsRobert C. Kirst Agriculture Scholarship / University of Arkansas at Monticello Agriculture AlumniSocietyGrady and Myrtle Burks Knowles Scholarship / Mrs. Myrtle Burks KnowlesTimothy Ku Scholarship / Mr. Lawrence A. Ku and Mr. Albert KuVictoria Ku Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Former Students, Friendsand FamilyCurtis W. Kyle Family Scholarship / Mr. Curtis W. Kyle, Jr.Curtis W. Kyle, Sr. Forestry Scholarship / Mr. Curtis W. Kyle, Jr.20UAM MAGAZINE

CURRENT FOUNDATION DONORSThe UAM Foundationdonors list includesthose whose giftswere received fromJanuary 1 throughAugust 23, 2010. Wetry hard to ensurethat the informationis accurate. Pleasereport any correctionsto the UAMAdvancement Officeat (870)460-1028 orwithers@uamont.eduRememberingUAM in Willsand TrustsIf you would like tomake UAM the beneficiaryof your will ortrust, contact the Officeof Advancementat (870) 460-1028or go to our websiteat www.uamont.edu/alumni/wills.htm fordetailed information.Unity & Movement Club($2,500 or more)Mr. and Mrs. Mike AkinDr. Claude H. BabinMr. and Mrs. A. Kelton Busby, Jr.Drs. Steve and Janet CatheyMr. Quintus A. CrewsMr. and Mrs. Charles F. Dearman, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Nat GrubbsMr. C. Barry HallMr. and Mrs. Cleatous J. HallMr. and Mrs. Daniel HornadayMrs. Bonnie JordanDr. and Mrs. Jack LassiterMr. James E. LindseyMr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. MannDr. and Mrs. C. Ted MettetalMr. and Mrs. J. Wayne Mettetal, Jr.Ms. Minnie May MoffattMr. James C. Nichols, Jr.Dr. Jeffrey H. ReinhartMr. George E. TownsendMr. and Mrs. Kent WebbGalaxy Club$1,000-$2,499Mrs. Katie B. AustinMrs. Glenda Carol BakerMr. and Mrs. Martin A. BrutscherMr. and Mrs. William C. BullochMr. and Mrs. Jerry D. GibsonMr. and Mrs. John W. GibsonDr. and Mrs. Louis J. JamesMr. and Mrs. Fred LeonardMr. and Mrs. Gerald W. MajorsDr. Betty A. MatthewsDr. James F. RoigerEmerald Club$500-$999Mrs. June M. CarterMr. Francis H. CliftonMr. Reginald GloverDr. and Mrs. Dexter E. GulledgeMr. William W. HancockMr. Curtis W. Kyle, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Jim ManningMr. and Mrs. Louis A. McGuireMr. Mark A. MurphyDr. John Warren RamseyMr. and Mrs. Lowell C. ReedCongressman and Mrs. Mike RossMr. Steve WeberLoyalty Club$200-$499Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy AdairMr. and Mrs. Joe AkinMs. Barbara A. BarnesMr. and Mrs. Mike BerryMr. Jeff BoneDr. and Mrs. Morris BramlettMr. Todd S. BrownMrs. Louise BurkeMs. Nancy CannonMr. Raymond ChaoMr. and Mrs. Andy DavisMr. Ben R. DunlapDr. and Mrs. Albert L. EtheridgeMr. Anthony W. FakouriMr. and Mrs. Perry D. FaverMr. and Mrs. Larry FisackerlyMr. Kevin A. FordMr. and Mrs. Byron GallowayDrs. Glen and Mary Jane GilbertMs. Pamela D. GounerMr. Harry E. HalsteadMr. and Mrs. Don HartleyMr. James A. HudginsMr. David A. JamesMr. Billy H. MajorsMr. Philip L. ManleyMrs. Angela J. MarshMr. and Mrs. Kent L. McRaeMr. and Mrs. Byron K. MontgomeryMrs. Matti J. PalluconiMr. Kenneth ReevesMr. and Mrs. Scott SaffoldMr. and Mrs. Timothy H. SmithMr. and Mrs. E. R. WallMr. Joseph Steven WelchMr. and Mrs. Bill WhitingMr. Thomas M. WingardCentury Club$100-$199Mrs. Joy D. AkinMrs. Glenda AndrewsMr. Richard A. AshcraftDr. and Mrs. Ed BaconMs. Kaci BaileyMr. and Mrs. Jim BarrettMr. Al BilgischerMr. and Mrs. Leonard BishopMr. and Mrs. Carl E. Blake, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Mack J. BorgognoniMr. Lloyd BrightMr. Jared BrunnabendMr. and Mrs. Morris D. BryantMr. and Mrs. Steven L. BurgessMr. David BurnsMr. and Mrs. John David CarterDr. and Mrs. Timothy D. ChaseMr. and Mrs. Youles D. ClarkDr. Jesse M. CokerDrs. Lloyd and Peggy CrossleyMr. Larry C. CrowMr. and Mrs. Kent DavisMr. David E. DearmanMr. Donald DykesMr. and Mrs. Alvy E. EarlyMs. Patricia A. EwensDr. Michael FakouriMrs. Christine FeltsMr. and Mrs. Philip R. FrancisMs. Jennifer FreerMr. and Mrs. Joseph D. FriendMrs. Louise FunderburgMr. and Mrs. William H. Gandy, Sr.Mr. P. Q. GardnerHon. Bynum GibsonMr. and Mrs. Cliff GibsonDr. Robert GraberMr. Werner L. HaneyMs. Lynn HarrisMr. Hugh L. Heflin, Sr.Ms. Ella M. HelmDr. and Mrs. James L. HobgoodMs. Flossie M. HolleyMr. Tommy L. HooksMr. and Mrs. Jay L. HughesMrs. Trudy G. JacksonMr. Jacob P. JamesDr. Christopher L. JohnsonMr. Johnny JohnsonMr. Gerald L. JonesMr. Thomas R. JonesDr. and Mrs. B. J. JordanMr. Mark R. KarnesMr. Stephen KerrMr. and Mrs. S. Lee KindleDrs. Tim and Victoria KuMr. and Mrs. Scott KuttenkulerMr. and Mrs. Leo LangstonMr. Billy LansdaleMs. Suzanne P. LilleyMr. Gwaine MathewsDr. and Mrs. Patrick E. McGinnisMrs. Hazel Honey McKeeMr. and Mrs. James Hubert McKeown, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. William J. McKieverMr. Thomas Edward McMillanMs. Mishelle C. MillerMr. William O. MooreMs. Amanda D. NallMr. James NaronMrs. Virginia H. NormanMrs. Joyce O’NealMr. and Mrs. Grant PaceMr. and Mrs. Larry E. PatrickMr. and Mrs. Scott PattersonMrs. Marietta K. PayneMr. Donald S. PearsonMr. Harry C. PenningtonMr. and Mrs. Michael H. PenningtonMr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Pierce, Jr.Mr. Edwin R. PomeroyMr. and Mrs. Robert W. PrestridgeMr. and Mrs. H. L. RatcliffMr. and Mrs. R. David RayMr. and Mrs. Helmut M. RedetzkiMs. Deborah ReevesMs. Susan RobinsonMr. and Mrs. James A. Ross, Jr.Mr. Robert A. SanderlinMr. and Mrs. Charles SavageMrs. Charlotte T. SchexnayderMr. J. R. SchmidtMs. Cynthia H. SheltonMr. Jack SmartMr. and Mrs. Johnny H. SmithDr. and Mrs. Fred J. TaylorDr. Paul M. TerryMr. Ben TinerMr. Mark A. TinerDr. and Mrs. Thomas R. VentersMr. and Mrs. Larry W. WaltherMr. James W. WillisMrs. Glenda Kay WoodBusiness & Organization Donors3 DDD’S CleanersA & M Operating Company,Inc.Ameca Mexican RestaurantAramarkArkansas Choral SocietyArkansas CommunityFoundationArkansas Superior FederalCredit UnionBaker’s Electrical Supplies,LLCBoots & Coots ServicesBranscum Law OfficesAttorneys at LawBulloch, Inc.DCHS Class of 1961Collins Chiropractic Center,LLCCommercial Bank & Trust Co.David Funderburg InsuranceAgencyDrew Central AlumniDrew Central Class of 1950Drew County Newspaper, Inc.Farmers Grain Terminal, Inc.First State Bank of WarrenGeorgia-PacificHampton InnHooties, Inc.Hughes OrchardJewel Minnis TrustLA GraphicsLa Terraza MexicanRestaurant Inc.Leesco, Inc.Louisiana ImmigrationConsultants, LLCLucky’s of MonticelloMajors Forest & LawnMartin Knee & SportsMedicine Center PAMaxwell Hardwood FlooringMcKiever Realty, Inc.Monticello Ladies GolfAssociationMorgan Agencies, Inc.Northmont, Inc.O’Fallon Veterinary ServiceInc.Oklahoma United MethodistFoundationParker Builders, Inc.Price Services, Inc.Quick Silver Timber, LLCR. A. Pickens & Son CompanyRalph McQueen & Co., LTD.Razorsharp CarwashRegions Forest Services, LLPRuss Beavers FarmRyburn Motor CompanySeaArk Marine, Inc.Searcy & Associates, LLCSimmons First Bank of SouthArkansasSimmons First National BankSouth Arkansas RehabilitationSugar Land Construction, Inc.The Hashem Law Firm, PLCTHLOThomas H. & Mayme P. ScottFoundationTown & Country FloristTrinity FoundationUAM Institute of ManagementAccountantsUnion Bank & Trust CompanyWarren Wholesale CompanyWendy’s22UAM MAGAZINE

The Centennial CircleAs part of the university’s 100th birthday celebration. UAM is seeking pledges of $10,000 each to be used to createa $1 million unrestricted endowment for the UAM Foundation Fund. Earnings from this endowment will be usedon an annual basis to meet priority needs of the university. These priorities will be determined by a joint committee ofadministration, faculty, and students. None of the endowment earnings will be used to augment salaries. Members ofThe Centennial Circle have their names, or the names of whomever they designate, inscribed on the Centennial ClockTower.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 MembersMike & Susan AkinJoe Bob & Missy AllaireHoyt & Susan AndresElizabeth (Libby) AnnulisBarbara & Claude BabinPervis & Mary Nell BallewJohn Falls Bowen (by William H. &Constance Bowen)Prof. Alaga H. & Myrtle I. Boyd (byRobert & Faye Boyd)Marty & Erma BrutscherThe Bulloch Family - Bud, Carole, Liz,SarahKelton & Betty BusbyPaul R. & June Webb CarterJames & Sue CatheySteven L. Cathey M.D.Dr. Tim & Paige ChaseThe Centennial Class of 2009Jesse & Ernestine CokerVan & Eula Mae Cruce (by Dan &Charlotte Hornaday)David B. & Nancy Kyle Eberdt (byBobby & Kimberly Eberdt Edmonds)Victor Felley, Ark. A. & M. Trustee (byWayne & Mellie Jo Owen)First National Bank of McGeheeThe Frazer FamilyJean C. & Oscar F. FrisbyLewis & Wanda Gardner - Lone StarStation / Boll Weevil CaféBarbara Blanks Gathen (by the UAMAfrican American Alumni Association,family & friends)Jerry, June, Jay & Judd GibsonLisa & Cliff GibsonJohn W., Martha (McDougald), John,Jr. & Mark GibsonDiane Suitt GillelandRev. Shay & Mrs. Sherrie GillespieJohn DeWitt Halstead (by Harry E.“Pete” Halstead)Jim & Betty Jo Hardy HercherFrank D. HickingbothamDan & Charlotte Cruce HornadayJohn & Nora Hornaday (by Dan &Charlotte Hornaday)President Frank Horsfall & MargaretVaulx Horsfall (by Dr. & Mrs. GordonD. Gates)Dr. Louis J. & Carol West JamesJ. Chester JohnsonDr. Carl Briner JohnstonJordan Family - James T., Bonnie,Terry, Jerry & CindyDon E. & Joyce M. KingCurtis W. Kyle, Jr.Judy & Jack LassiterThe Carl F. Lucky, Jr. FamilyCarol & Weaver L. MajorsGerald & Sue MajorsKenneth, Sharon, & Jennifer MannDot & M.L. MannBryan & Dr. Sue S. MartinDr. Betty A. MatthewsAllen & Dana MaxwellNoel Waymon McDaniel (by Noel A.McDaniel & Marlene Ballard)Julian W., Sr. & Jean Mettetal (byWayne Mettetal, Sherry MettetalWoods, Ted Mettetal,Mike Mettetal, and Mary EllenMettetal McAllister)Thomas V. & Sarah Beth BurchfieldMaxwellKim Lloyd MitchellMoffatt Family - Walter, Jr., Wells,Ruth, Minnie May & PattieLamar G. MooreJim NeeleyDonetta F. McGriff, RN (by Ray &Misty Paschall)D. John NicholsJ. C. & Carolyn Crain NicholsJeff & Sallie OwyoungR. David & Loyce Ray (by Dr. & Mrs.B. Alan Sugg)Richard & Eddye Ann ReinhartJeffrey Hunter Reinhart, MDRandy & Neela RisherBennie F. Ryburn, Sr. & Virginia M.Ryburn (by Commercial Bank &Trust Co/First State Bank ofWarren)Dr. & Mrs. Harry L. RyburnMargaret Horsfall Schadler & HarveyWalter SchadlerJohnny & Linda SmithG. Warren StephensonJean & Alan SuggUnion Bank & Trust CompanyJoseph Wallace TrustTerri Wolfe - Beth ThurmanJimmie & Linda YeiserFall 2010 23

UAM TECHNOLOGYCantrell Named Assistant Vice ChancellorSharon Cantrell has been appointed assistant vice chancellor at the UAM Collegeof Technology at McGehee.A Dumas native, Cantrell holds a master of education degree from UAM and hasbeen part of the UAM-CTM staff for 18 years.As assistant vice chancellor, Cantrell will supervise instructional programs with afocus on quality assurance and consistency of courses and instructional programs,said Ware.Cantrell previously served as director of special projects, including workforcedevelopment, supervised the Carl Perkins Federal Grant Program, adult education,and the early care education projects. She also coordinated the first ArkansasMinority Contractor Training State Pilot Project, one of four in the state. Cantrell alsoco-coordinates the South Arkansas Adult Education Professional Development Instituteat UAM and has been instrumental in writing state and federal grants to obtainadditional funding for the McGehee campus.Renovationhen the Ashley County AdultEducation program merged Wwith UAM College of Technology-Crossett in July 2006, the HamburgPublic School District agreed to leasean existing building at 311 North Mulberryto UAM.Three years later, the HamburgSchool District donated the buildingthat has been used for adult educationand literacy since the mid-1980’sto UAM. Chancellor Jack Lassiteraccepted the donation and now theUAM-CTC is undertaking the renovationof the building that houses oneof its three Adult Education Programsites in Ashley County.According to Linda Rushing,UAM-CTC vice chancellor, the renovationproject will cost approximately$375,000. The buildingwill not only get a faceliftand be moreenergy efficient, but the interior of thebuilding will be completely redesignedand will include a computer lab, classrooms,testing room, a student breakarea, and offices.“We are very excited about therenewed presence this will give UAMin the Hamburg community,” saidRushing. “It is our intention to use therenovated facility to expand our collegecourse offerings in addition to theadult education courses that alreadyexist.”Earth Moverhen UAM needed its baseballfield excavated and leveled to Wsolve a drainage problem, school officialsdidn’t have to look far for help,thanks to the newest acquisition ofthe Arkansas Heavy Equipment OperatorTraining Academy (AHEOTA).The Academy, which is part of theUAM College of Technology-McGehee,recently purchased a $310,465tractor and scraper which was used tolevel and reconfigure Weevil Field.The tractor and scraper, alongwith a new bulldozer recentlyadded to the inventory, gotthe job done.BIG WHEELS DavidCarter, an instructor inthe Heavy EquipmentOperator TrainingAcademy, standsnext to the program’snewest piece of equipment.Fall 2010 25

ALUMNI SNAPSHOTSCharlie Baker ‘69Charlie Baker (BSE ‘69) has alwaysloved the Boll Weevils and Cotton Blossoms.You’ll find him at most football and basketballgames, which isn’t all that surprising.Baker has been closely associated withUAM athletics from his days as a trainerand equipment manager for Red Parker’sfootball teams in the 1960s. That love of theBoll Weevils and his long-time devotion toUAM athletics is why Baker will be honoredwith the Boll Weevil Spirit Award at thisyear’s Sports Hall of Fame banquet.“I can’t think of anyone more deservingof this honor than Charlie,” said HaroldSteelman, an Arkansas A&M assistanton Parker’s staff. “We never had to worryabout equipment with Charlie Baker incharge. He was a guy who worked veryhard and was a dedicated as anyone to thesuccess of the Boll Weevils.”1950-59Patricia McDermott Scavo (BSE’59), owner of Blue Moon Gallery inHot Springs, was voted Best Art Galleryby Hot Springs Sentinel RecordReadership. Mrs. Scavo has receivedthis honor four years in a row.1970-79Nancy R. Briggs (BS ‘72), ofHazen, retires after thirty-eight years asan educator and counselor for DeWittSchools.2000-09William Shane Cater (BA ’01),of Sherwood, is married to ChristelCater with one son named Hank. Heis currently employed with the Officeof Chief Counsel at the Departmentof Health and Human Services inLittle Rock. He is also a Captain in theArkansas Army National Guard, andthe trial counsel and operational lawattorney for the 39th Infantry BrigadeCombat Team.Matt L. Boyles (BBA ‘02), asixth-generation Lonoke resident, hasopened a GenWealth Financial Advisorsfirm in Lonoke. He is married toJanette Boyles with two children, Matthew,3 and Caroline, 1.Paul T. Smith (BA ’03), of GrandBlanc, Mich., is now a FinancialAdvisor and a founding member ofDay Smith Wealth Management ofRaymond James and Associates. Heand his wife, Stacy, welcomed theirfirst daughter Audrey Grace on March14, 2010.Billy Bryant (BBA ’08) and LindseyWilson are making plans for theirSeptember wedding.Brooke N. Burger (BA ‘08), of ElDorado, is currently employed as aStudent Success Specialist at SouthArkansas Community College in ElDorado, AR. In addition, she is agraphic designer and editor for twopublications from SouthArk: Writers’Ink and Between the Lines.Jonathan A. Clemons (BA ’08)and Lauren B. Thurman (BSN ’10)were married on July 10 at First UnitedMethodist Church in Monticello.Michael D. Ford (BA ’08) was promotedto designer and copy editor atThe Courier, a daily in Russellville.David Ryan Hackett (BSN ’08)and Robin Grumbles of Greenbrierwere married on July 31 at the bride’sfamily home.Laci Jaye Kellum (AA ‘08) andGrant Adam Barnes (BA ‘10) weremarried on August 7 at Pauline BaptistChurch in Monticello.Blake H. Gilbert (BS ’09) andAmanda Harrod (BBA ’07) of Monticellowere married in August.Miranda Leslie (AA ’09) andAndrew Wisenor were married on July17 at Shady Grove Missionary BaptistChurch in Monticello.Ernest Nowlen, Jr. (BS ’09) andTara Level were married on June 26 atRose Hill Free Will Baptist Church inMonticello.Jeremy T. Woodall (BS ’10) andRebecca Sustaire (BS ’09) weremarried on May 15 at First BaptistChurch in Monticello.Blake Young (AA ’09) and LeslieNichols (AA ’08) were married onJuly 24 at Harmony FWB Church atRye.26UAM MAGAZINE

Clay Young (BSN ’09) and HopeMcEachern (BSN ‘10) are to bemarried September 18 at Rock SpringsUnited Methodist Church.2010Danielle Kloap (BA ‘10) works asthe editor for Horsemen’s Roundup, aregional equine magazine published inArkansas, where she writes stories, editscopy, takes and edits photos, buildsads and designs websites. She and herhusband, John Kloap (BME ’10)currently reside in Texarkana, AR.Top TeachersGinny Chambliss (BS ‘96)and Don Dancer (BA ‘95) haverecently been honored as outstandingteachers. Chambliss wasrecently named the 2010 ArkansasRural Teacher of the Year by theArkansas Rural Education Association.Winners receive a $1,000award, which is sponsored by theElectric Cooperatives of Arkansas.Chambliss is a physical science,chemistry and physics teacher at RisonHigh School. “Ginny has a wayof connecting with her students; ofgetting them to respond to her andgetting the excited about science,”said Brian Brown, Rison principal.Don Dancer was recentlyselected as a 2010 Teacher of theYear by the Rogers Public SchoolFoundation. Dancer is a speech anddebate teacher and coach of thestate championship debate team atRogers Heritage High School.“Wee Weevil” bibs have been sent tothe newest Boll Weevils:Mark Monroe Burke born September8, 2009 to Clayton (BS ’06) andBryannia (BS ’09) of Monticello.Laiken Byrd born July 7, 2010 toJustin and Shellye of Monticello.Luke Riley Cathey born April 9,2010 to Joey (BBA ’07) and Cassidy(BA ’06) of Mena.William Reid Gardner born January11, 2010 to Chad (BA ’05) and Sheilaof Benton.Abby Elizabeth Hardman bornApril 15, 2010 to John (BS ’95) andMary of Fayetteville.Jeffrey Sawyer Locher born June30, 2010 to Jeff and Ali of Monticello.Wee Weevil BibsGreg Tiner ‘80Josiah Neal Matthews born January10, 2010 to John (BS ’94) andRobin of Hendersonville, Tenn.Avery Claire McDonnell born May17, 2010 to Bryan and Leslie (BSN’96) of Arkadelphia.Kameryn Renee Rodriguez bornJanuary 19, 2010 to Anthony (BA ’07)and Kelly (BBA ’07) of Monticello.Mia Ruth Scogin born March 31,2010 to Trent (BBA ’04) and Meghan(BS ‘07) of Monticello.Audrey Grace Smith born March14, 2010 to Paul (BA ’03) and Stacy ofGrand Blanc, Mich.Seth Lee Hayden Wilson born July16, 2010 to Stacy (BS ‘91) and Shana(TC ‘97) of Monticello.Greg Tiner (BS ‘80) finds himself in a nowinsituation this football season – and he lovesit. Tiner was recently named head football coachof his high school alma mater, Monticello High.It’s tough enough to coach at your hometownschool, but it’s especially tough when your teamis coming off a 14-0 state championship season.“It’s going to be a challenge,” says Tiner, “butwe have a great staff and a wonderful group ofyoung men.”Tiner has been a part of the Monticello stafffor the past 16 years, serving as defensive coordinatorsince 2005. A 1975 Monticello High graduate,Tiner earned a bachelor of science degreefrom UAM in 1980. Tiner began his coachingcareer at Hamburg High School as an assistant tofellow UAM graduate Johnny McMurry. He wentwith McMurry to Sheridan in 1983 before leavingthe high school ranks to serve as strength andconditioning coach at LSU and Mississippi State.Fall 2010 27

FRIENDS WE’LL MISSBob Wall ‘68In MemoriamE. R. “Bob” Wall (BSE‘68), 64, of Monticello, diedJuly 4, 2010 in Hot Springs.Born May 23, 1946, inHickory Ridge, he was the sonof the late Leland Orten Walland Mable Lawrence Wall.Mr. Wall was a member ofthe Boll Weevil baseball teamat Arkansas A&M prior to graduating in 1968with a bachelor of science in education degree.He later earned a master’s degree fromArkansas State University.Mr. Wall was a retired school counselor withthe Monticello School District and was selfemployedas a specialty advertising salesmanwith the Lee Wayne Corporation. He was adeacon at Pauline Missionary Baptist Church, apast president of the Monticello Kiwanis Cluband an avid supporter of UAM basketball.Mr. Wall is survived by his wife, Sara JohnsonWall of Monticello; two sons, a brother,and two grandsons.Robert G. Conery, Jr. of Bella Vista,April 30, 2010.Nell Wells Cooley of Monticello,May 3, 2010.Terry William Dial of Star City,June 4, 2010.Larry Charles Ezell of Dallas, Tex.,March 14, 2010.Geral D. Harrison, Sr. ’53 of HotSprings, April 26, 2010.David S. Hartley ‘84 of Conway,July 11, 2010.Ruth Joan “Jodie” Glidden RezabHudgens of Auburn, Neb., March 19,2010.Thelma Cruce Lovett ‘74 of Bryant,July 17, 2010.Edwin Childs Martin of NorthLittle Rock, June 20, 2010.June Shewmake McAnally ofMemphis Tenn., April 22, 2010.Maurice M. McKeown of Monticello,April 22, 2010.Bradley S. Mooney ‘95 of LittleRock, April 24, 2010.Wilma Jane McEntire Norton ofPine Bluff, July 15, 2010.Katherine Tullos Patton Ozment‘44 of Camden, May 10, 2010.Michael Wayne Pardon of Wilmot,August 14, 2010.Andrew Clifton Payne of Pine Bluff,May 23, 2010.William T. “Bill” Pennington, Sr.‘56 of Lufkin, Tex., March 15, 2010.Virginia Ann “Jeanie” Lingo Prewittof Monticello, June 15, 2010.Bill Raymick ’53 of Searcy, August19, 2010.Dorothy Culp Deal Rogers of Sheridan,May 26, 2010.Gerard C. Sangster of Warren,August 11, 2010.Raymond Earl Scogin ‘70 of Warren,August 3, 2010.Dale Austin Walker, Jr. of Monticello,May 29, 2010.E. Ray Tiner ‘29E. Ray Tiner (Class of ‘29), 101, the oldest known alumnus of theUniversity of Arkansas at Monticello and Arkansas A&M, died July 27,2010, at his home in Shreveport, Louisiana. Born November 8, 1908,Mr. Tiner, was the last surviving member of the Class of ‘29. “We arealways saddened to lose one of our own, but Mr. Tiner represented alink to the earliest days of this institution,” said Chancellor Jack Lassiter.“He loved this university and always had a special place for it inhis heart. Those of use who had the privilege to know him will certainlymiss him.” Mr. Tiner was a halfback on the Boll Weevil football teamand captain of the basketball team. When he first arrived on campus,there were three buildings and the only automobile belonged to PresidentFrank Horsfall. Mr. Tiner worked for many years in the oil industry,first on pipelines and then for the Premier Oil Refinery and later forUniversal Oil Products. He is survived by his wife, Nancy, a son, Stan, adaugher, Betty Fulgium, a sister, Bonnie Carter, four grand children andfive great-grandchildren.28UAM MAGAZINE

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University of Arkansas at MonticelloAlumni AssociationP.O. Box 3597Monticello, AR 71656Homecoming 1960Homecoming Queen Gail Godfrey Cobb of Dumas (right)reigned over homecoming 1960, with maids . . .. . . (Front, from left) BarbaraJacobs, Billie Jean Carter, (Back)Joyce Jones, Lana Townsel, VadaDavidson, WIllie Glenn Morgan,Bertha Pennington, and MaryAnn Schnyder. A Smiling SamVittitow had the arduous taskof driving the court.