Spring-Summer 2008 - University of Arkansas at Monticello

From the ChancellorAs we complete our 99th year and move toward our CentennialCelebration, I continue to be reminded of the unique role this institution plays in thefabric of the state and region. As has been the case throughout our history, a majority ofthe Class of 2008 became the first members of their families to earn college degrees. UAMprovided the opportunity, as it has for almost a century.People like Gerald Majors, our 47th Distinguished Alumnus, are a part of that legacyof opportunity. Mr. Majors earned his degree in 1961, forged a successfulcareer in business, and is now giving back to his alma mater through hisown generosity and that of the Trinity Foundation, which he serves as amember of the board of directors. Thanks to Mr. Majors and the TrinityFoundation, UAM has a $340,000 endowment to provide scholarships tofuture generations of students, a critical need in an era of rising costs.If you’ve been to the campus lately, you’ve probably seen a lot oforange plastic fencing and piles of dirt, so please pardon our progress. Wecurrently have two major construction sites on campus. The renovationof two historic buildings – Wells Hall and Sorrells Hall – is nearingcompletion. Renovation should be finished in late October or earlyNovember and both buildings will be operational for the 2009 springsemester. We are also well underway in expanding the press box andadding chair-back seating to Convoy Leslie-Cotton Boll Stadium. Site preparation is nowcomplete and steel will soon begin to rise above the north end zone for our new indoorpractice facility. You can watch the progress of our stadium projects on our athletic website(www.uamsports.com).As is usually the case this time of year, we say goodbye to old friends. Long-timefaculty members Joe Guenter, David Koskoski, Russell Nordeen and Boris and ElizabethZeide are retiring after distinguished careers. We are also excited to welcome new staffmembers, including Dr. Katherine Berry, who recently joined our administrative team asvice chancellor for advancement. Dr. Berry will be leading our alumni and developmentcomponents. We encourage you to make an investment to become more involved as welook to a new century of opportunity.As we look back at nearly 100 years of a rich and storied history, we are excited aboutour future. The outlook for enrollment next fall appears to be positive with increasingnumbers from the region’s high schools. We are in the process of planning a variety ofactivities for our Centennial Celebration. Watch for more details in the fall issue of UAMMagazine.Remember, if you’re in the area, stop by for a visit. We think you’ll be pleased withwhat’s happening on your campus.Best Wishes,On The Cover: Gerald Majors parlayedan Arkansas A&M degree into a successfulbusiness career. He is UAM’s 47thDistinguished Alumnus.UAM MAGAZINE, Volume 15, number2, is published three times a year by theUniversity of Arkansas at Monticello, theUAM Alumni Association, and the UAMFoundation Fund. For information, youmay contact:UAM Alumni AssociationUAM Box 3520Monticello, AR 71656Carrie Ashcraft, Director of Alumni(870) 460-1028 (office)(870) 460-1324 (FAX)e-mail: ashcraft@uamont.eduAlumni Association PresidentThomas Frazer ‘93, WarrenJim Brewer, EditorDirector of Media Services(870) 460-1074 (office)(870) 460-1174 (FAX)e-mail: brewer@uamont.eduKatherine Berry, Vice Chancellor forAdvancement(870) 460-1028 (office)(870) 460-1324 (FAX)e-mail: berryk@uamont.eduIf you want to find out what’s happeningon campus, or want to contact us aboutsomething significant that’s happened inyour life, check out our website at www.uamont.edu. When you reach the UAMhome page, just click on Alumni & Friends.Let us know what you think. We welcomeyour suggestions!UAM MAGAZINEJack LassiterChancellor

Spring-Summer 200814NEARINGCOMPLETION Wells Hall, built in 1912,will soon be operational again after a $1.9 millionrenovation.F E A T U R E S12 Reaching OutThe forestry program at UAM ismuch more than a nationallyrenownedSchool of ForestResources. Combined with theArkansas Forest Resources Center,UAM is reaching out to all areasof the state through a vigorousresearch and extension program.14 A “Planned Mess”Yes, the UAM campus looks alittle messy now, but it’s all part ofthe Campus Master Plan.16 Service With A SmileThe hospitality services programat UAM’s Colleges of Technologyteach the finer points of restaurantand hotel management.AllBusinessGerald Majors was a youngman in a hurry when heenrolled at ArkansasA&M. Now he isUAM’s 47thDistinguishedAlumnusPage 10On Campus.................................... 4-9Foundation News....................... 20-21Endowments.............................. 22-23Foundation Donors..................... 24-25Sports......................................... 26-27Alumni Snapshots............................ 28Alumni Receptions........................... 29Class News...................................... 30Spring-Summer 2008

On CampusUAM MAGAZINEDBerry Heads Advancementr. Katherine Berry, former director ofdevelopment at Ouachita Baptist University,has been named vice chancellor foradvancement at the University of Arkansasat Monticello.Berry will lead the university’s effortsin fund-raising and alumni relations.“We are pleased to welcome Dr. Berryto our administrative team,” said UAMChancellor Jack Lassiter. “She brings awealth of experience and new ideas to avital part of the institution.”Berry served as Ouachita’s fundraisingmanager from June 2005 to October2007, leading initiatives exceeding $15million annually. She was OBU’s associatevice president for major gifts in 2004-05,development officer from 2002-04, andconsultant for enrollment management in2001-02.Berry held other positions at OBU from1992 through 1999, including researchassistant and laboratory instructor,admissions counselor, associate directorof admissions counseling, and director ofadmissions counseling.She was a publisher’s representativefor Addison WesleyCollege Publishingin 2000-01 anda graduateassistant atthe Universityof Arkansasat Little Rockin 2002.Berry holds a bachelor’s degree inbiology and secondary education fromOuachita, a master’s degree in counselingand educational guidance from HendersonState, and an educational doctorate (Ed.D.)in higher education administration fromUALR.In addition to her administrativebackground, Berry also has experience asa classroom instructor at both UALR andOBU. Berry taught History and Philosophyof Higher Education in 2005 in UALR’sDepartment of Educational Leadership. Shealso taught in OBU’s School of InterdisciplinaryStudies and School of NaturalSciences.Berry is a past winner of the MaudeWright Distinguished Educators Award aswell as the Association of Fundraising Professionals(AFP) Chamberlain Scholar Fellowship.She completed additional trainingin grant writing from The FoundationCenter in New York and has completed theMajor Gift Initiative and the Ultimate GivingInitiative at the Council for the Advancementand Support of Education (CASE)based in Washington, D. C. She is currentlyeligible to sit for the Certified Fund RaisingExecutive (CFRE) exam offered throughAFP.“Serving UAM in this way provides atremendous professional opportunity forme,” said Berry. “Fund raising at a statesupporteduniversity presents a whole newset of parameters and challenges fromthose at a private institution. The timing– with UAM approaching its centennialcelebration – couldn’t be better. UAM hasa wonderful history, rich traditions, and anengaged alumni population who are activein professions throughout Arkansas, theregion, and beyond. This campus – as anopen admissions university – providesunique opportunities for any student whowishes to join the UAM academic community.I am fortunate to be part of the greatwork taking place here.”The Big AppleThanks to the generosity of theNew York Times’ AmericanDemocracy Project and ananonymous donor, five students fromThe Voice, UAM’s online newspaper,visited New York City over springbreak to attend the College MediaAdvisers spring conference, precededby Media Pro Workshops withprofessionals from the Wall StreetJournal, New York Times, WashingtonPost and Associated Press.Michael Ford, a senior journalismmajor from Crossett; Danielle Kloap, ajunior journalism major from Vilonia;Linna Jones, a junior English/journalismdouble major from Gould; MichaelThomas, a junior from Denton, Tex.,minoring in journalism and recentlyelected as president of the StudentGovernment Association; and ChiefPhotographer Latoya Shelton of LittleRock accompanied student publications’adviser Ronald Sitton, assistantprofessor of journalism, on the trip.Of the five students, four had neverventured north of Missouri; one hadnever flown in an airplane. Yet eachwas excited about the opportunity tovisit a place seen on TV screens and inthe movie theaters.“I’ve always dreamed of going toNew York, and I’m very thankful Ifinally got my chance,” said Kloap,who will serve as editor-in-chief ofboth The Voice and the Boll Weevilyearbook next school year.A highlight of the trip involvedvisiting Ground Zero and St. Paul’sChapel, with a personal tour fromUAM alumnus Chester Johnson.The heart-breaking memorials to theheroes of September 11 captivatedthe group, as well as the story of thechapel that withstood 9-11 without a

GUIDED TOUR UAM alumnus ChesterJohnson (right) tells journalism students(from left) Danielle Kloap, Michael Ford andLinna Jones about St. Paul’s Cathedral.OnCampusdisplaced stone or broken windowpane.“I thought St. Paul’s Chapel wasabsolutely beautiful from the insideout and the fact the chapel opened itsdoors to the firefighters and workersduring 9-11 is admirable and awe-inspiring,”Jones said.Students also visited Chinatown,the Metropolitan Museum of Art, theStatue of Liberty and Ellis Island, andtook in Broadway Shows including“Chicago,” “Mary Poppins” and theall-Black rendition of “Cat on a HotTin Roof,” featuring Terrance Howard,James Earl Jones and Phylicia Rashad.On To AfricaA$76,641 grant from theFulbright-Hays Group ProjectsAbroad program to UAM will funda five-week summer trip to theRepublic of South Africa June 24through July 29 for 17 Arkansasschool teachers.The teachers will study thecountry’s history and culture throughlectures and travel to developcurriculum materials for use in theclassroom.The teachers, ranging from middleschool through high school, will beaccompanied by Dr. Rich Corby,professor of history at UAM, whowill serve as project director andmaster teacher.The first half of the trip will bespent in Cape Town, where teacherswill attend classes in South Africanhistory and culture at the Universityof the Western Cape. The group willtravel the country in a chartered bus,visiting sites of historical and culturalimportance, including Durban,Johannesburg, Soweto, Kimberley,Swaziland, and rural KwaZulu-NatalProvince. The teachers will visitseveral African townships, a school,Nelson Mandela’s prison cell onRobben Island, and various museumsand parks.Debate Team Wins IPDA TitleMarch Madness took on awhole new twist at UAM thisspring.No, the Boll Weevils and CottonBlossoms basketball teams didn’t makethe NCAA Tournament, but UAM’sdebate and forensic squad capturedthe 2008 national championship of theInternational Public Debate Associationat the IPDA Championship TournamentMarch 28-30 at Lee College inBaytown, Tex.In competition with collegesand universities from across thecountry, UAM won the tournament’ssweepstakes award and the FoundersAward, emblematic of the bestcollegiate debate and forensics team forthe 2007-08 academic year.UAM Debate Coach ScottKuttenkuler was named the IPDA Coachof the Year.“This is a fantastic achievement, notjust for our debate team, but for theinstitution as a whole,” said ChancellorJack Lassiter. “I know I speak for theentire UAM community when I sayhow proud I am of our students andwhat they have done. I also want tocongratulate Scott Kuttenkuler andAssistant Coach Jim Evans. The team’sachievement is a reflection of theirleadership.”UAM set both the individual IPDATournament scoring record and theseason-long scoring record, won ninetournament championships and sent 10individual competitors to the eliminationrounds of the national tournament.Individually, Joel Brown and Josh Smithwere recognized as the top speakersin their respective divisions. Brown, asenior speech major from Monticello,was named best speaker in the opendebate division while Smith, a juniorspeech communication major fromMcGehee, was named the top speakerin novice debate.“We have a tremendous collectionof students who have united to makean outstanding team,” said Kuttenkuler.“Not only did this program dosomething that UAM has never donebefore, we did things that have neverbeen done by any team in the historyof the International Public DebateAssociation.”As a team, UAM won 254 totalawards during the 2007-08 academicyear while maintaining a team gradepoint average of 3.57 in the fallsemester. “Our students have achievedon all fronts,” said Evans. “We workedvery hard to achieve not only ourcompetitive goals, but our academicgoals.”CHAMPIONSMembers of theUAM debate andforensics team are(from left, firstrow) Coach ScottKuttenkuler, ChrisHalley, RebekahHeflin, BrookeFlemister, ZachBaumgarten, JoshSmith, Kate Kelley,Shiann Ryals, KeithMilstead, AssistantCoach Jim Evans,(second row, fromleft) Chip Davis, ColtRoan, Laura Ramos,Joy Vallas, LaurenRaynor, Joel Brown,Nicci Norton, AshleyWilliamson, BrianRauls, and HunterGillum.Spring-Summer 2008

On CampusIT’S NOT SOILDr. Robert Ficklinholds his syntheticsoil substitute(left) and real soil(right).UAM MAGAZINEThe DirtDoctorOHappy TrailsTne of the indicators of globalclimate change may be fluc-tuations in the levels of carbon andnitrogen in soils of agricultural andforest lands resulting from increasesin greenhouse gas emissions.To measure carbon and nitrogenchanges, scientists need standard soilsamples — samples that have beenanalyzed by multiple laboratories andcertified as having a specific concentrationof certain elements — inorder to calibrate their equipment andassure quality control during carbonand nitrogen analysis.When laboratories around theworld began experiencing a shortageof certified soil samples in 2004, Dr.Robert Ficklin came up with a solution.Ficklin, a professor in UAM’sSchool of Forest Resources, and Dr.Russell Dresbach, supervisor of theMissouri Soil Characterization Laboratoryat the University of Missouri,developed a synthetic compound thatbehaves like a mineral soil during drycombustion analysis. The compoundis now being used as a substitute forthe standard soil samples, which arein such short supply.There are a number of problemsassociated with certifying a soilstandard, which helped contribute tothe shortage, explains Ficklin. “First,the process is time consuming andexpensive, since results from multiplelabs are required to show consistencyin the measured carbon and nitrogen,”he says. “Once a quantity ofsoil has gone through a certificationprocess, there is still the issue of alimited quantity. There are many labshe Spatial Analysis Laboratory (SAL) in the University of Arkansas at Monticello’s School of Forest Resourceshas been selected to receive the Director’s Special Commendation from the Arkansas Department of StateParks for providing mapping technology for the Cane Creek Lake State Park hiking and biking trail.Dr. Robert Weih, professor of forestry and SAL director, assisted Cane Creek Lake State Park in acquiring grants,determining the trail location and producing the trail brochure, the first color hiking and biking brochure produced bythe State Park system.The 15-½ mile multi-use trail was created through a partnership between the Arkansas State Parks, ArkansasGame and Fish Commission, and the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department. More than 550 volunteers,including members of AmeriCorps and the Boy Scouts, along with Arkansas State Parks staff built the trail over athree-year period. Thetrail has 47 bridges, includingthree suspensionbridges. It is oneof the longest hikingand biking trails insouthern Arkansas.ON THE TRAIL Dr.Robert Weih, at thebeginning of a trailhe helped blaze.analyzing soil carbon and nitrogen,so high demand with limited supplyresults in high costs for certifiedstandards, if they are even available.”Ficklin and Dresbach firstdiscussed the possibility of a shortageof certified soils in the mid-1990s.When the problem became acute in2004, they went to work and createda compound that behaves like a certifiedmineral soil and proved suitablefor quality control and equipmentcalibration. “This compound is not asynthetic soil and will not behave likea soil in most ways,” Ficklin says.“As a soil scientist, I have to emphasizethat this compound does notmeet the definition of soil, but it is asurrogate for certified soil standardsduring combustion analysis, which isconducted very frequently.”Scientists across the U.S. are usingthe compound in place of certifiedsoil samples, including researchersat the Universities of Washington,Maine and Missouri as well as PennState, Virginia Tech, UAM, and theU.S. Forest Service Hydrologic Lab.According to Ficklin, the compoundis relatively easy to make andlow in cost in comparison with certifiedsoil samples. “With the interestin global climate change, measuringchanges in soil and plant carbon andnitrogen is a component of many researchprojects,” Ficklin says. “Also,the new interest in biofuels and biomassproduction for biofuel feedstockwill require the analysis of changesin soil chemistry, and carbon andnitrogen are two important elementsthat will be analyzed.“The creation of this compoundand its validation through a blindtesting process provides researchersand laboratory managers with the abilityto create calibration and qualitycontrol check standards with carbonand nitrogen concentrations similarto the concentrations found in thesamples that they are analyzing. Thesafety and low cost associated withthe compound also translates to lowcost and high efficiency.”

Techno Whiz KidsThree students from UAM’s Division of Computer Information Systems teamed towin the CIS competition at the 2008 Arkansas Collegiate Programming Contest heldrecently in Conway.Vanneisha Bunn of Eudora, Freddie Gibson of Winchester, and Michael Howard of Linden,Texas won first place in the COBOL programming competition and first place overall inthe computer information systems section of the competition. The team set a new standardfor COBOL programming by completing the first problem in 22 minutes.Bunn and Howard are CIS majors while Gibson is a double major in CIS and spatialinformation systems. The team was coached by Lori Selby, associate professor of CIS.The competition, which is sponsored by the TresNet Division of Acxiom Corporation, isdivided into two sections – computer information systems and computer science. Studentscompeting in the CIS section may choose to program in COBOL, Java, or C++.OnCampusBiomedicalResearch GrantAUAM faculty member hasbeen awarded an $18,900 grantfrom the Arkansas IDeA Networkof Biomedical Research Excellence(INBRE) to enhance research andclassroom teaching in biomedicaleducation.The grant was awarded to Dr.Marvin Fawley, assistant dean of theSchool of Mathematical and NaturalSciences, to purchase equipmentto be used in laboratory courses inmolecular biology and cell biology aswell as microbiology, genetics, andbiochemistry labs. The equipmentwill be used primarily for exercisesand research involving DNA analysisand DNA sequencing.“This grant will give our undergraduatestudents the opportunityto work with advanced instrumentstypical of a biomedical researchlaboratory,” said Dr. Morris Bramlett,dean of the School of Mathematicaland Natural Sciences. “The students’work will lead to professional publicationsand presentations of theirresearch results at state, regional andnational meetings. Experiences likethese are valuable for students whoare planning to attend medical schoolor graduate school in one of the biomedicalfields.”Dr. Marvin Fawley and Dr. KarenFawley, an assistant professor ofbiology, are currently conductingresearch projects on the biodiversity,Drs. Marvin and Karen Fawley.taxonomy, and phylogeny of algae aswell as studies using DNA markersfor identifying cryptic vascular plantsand population structure and evolutionof a plant pathogenic virus. Thenew equipment will allow students toassist the Fawleys in their research.Dr. Marvin Fawley is an adjunctprofessor as well as assistant dean.He holds a bachelor’s degree inbotany from Cornell University,a master’s degree in biology fromSan Francisco State, and a Ph.D. inbotany from Miami University. Hejoined the UAM faculty in 2006.Dr. Karen Fawley holds a bachelor’sdegree in biology from the Universityof Texas at Austin, a master’sdegree in biology from Old DominionUniversity, and a Ph.D. in botanyfrom North Dakota State University.PoliticallyInvolvedUAM faculty member and studentrecently received a $2,500 Agrant from the Arkansas Departmentof Higher Education to find ways toget UAM students more involved inthe political process.Assistant Professor Andre Lewis,director of social work, and BrendaWooley, a sophomore social workmajor from Warren, were recentlyawarded a Student UndergraduateResearch Fellowship (SURF) Grant.Lewis and Wooley will use thegrant to conduct nationwide researchof civic engagement programs atother colleges and universities.TOP PROGRAM-MERS (From left)Vanneisha Bunn,Freddie Gibson,and MichaelHoward display thetrophies they wonat the ArkansasProgramming Contestheld recentlyin Conway.Spring-Summer 2008

SWEETHEARTS Gerald Majors marriedhis high school sweetheart, Marion SueMorrison, in 1959. The couple has twosons and three grandchildren.AllBusinessUAM MAGAZINE10

When UAM’s 47th Distinguished Alumnus enrolled atArkansas A&M, he was ready to hit the ground running.It was 1958 and GeraldMajors was a young man ina hurry. When Majorsenrolled for classes atArkansas A&M after twosemesters at Arkansas Tech,he didn’t fit the profile of atypical college freshman – 18 years oldand in search of the next party.Majors was a 21-year-old veteranof almost four years in the Air Force,about to marry his high school sweetheart,and viewed college with theserious bent of a man ready to moveon to the next stage of his life.“I was a serious student at thatpoint,” says Majors. “I was ready tomake college count.”Commuting from his home in StarCity, Majors graduated in three years,never taking a semester off.He took his degree in accounting andparlayed it into a successful businesscareer, first with a Pine Bluff accountingfirm, then as an executive with theMcGeorge Associated Companies.For his success in business, Majorshas been named the 47th DistinguishedAlumnus of the University ofArkansas at Monticello.“UAM has a very special meaningfor me,” Majors says. “It’s whereI really got my start. When they toldme I’d been selected DistinguishedAlumnus, I was surprised, but veryhonored.”Gerald Majors’ story is not unlikethose of many UAM graduates. ForMajors, the Monticello school representedopportunity.“I wasn’t the best student duringhigh school,” he says. “I did not applymyself as I should have.”Barely 17 when he graduated fromStar City High in 1954 and short onoptions, Majors looked to the military.“My father had died unexpectedlythe summer before I graduatedhigh school,” Majors remembers. “Ithought going into the service was mybest chance to a better future. I wouldgo to college when I got out.”Majors planned to join the Navy,but when he went to Pine Bluff to seethe Navy recruiter, he wasn’t there.Not to be dissuaded, Majors went nextdoor to the Air Force recruiter. “Mymother had to sign the enlistment papersbecause I wasn’t 18 yet,” Majorssays.After 46 months in the Air Force,Majors enrolled first at ArkansasTech, then transferred to ArkansasA&M after two semesters. It’s a decisionhe never regretted.“I owe much to my experience atA&M,” says Majors. “Everyone wasso willing to be helpful. The professorsreally worked at helping thestudents get through classes. Theywanted us to be successful.”Majors married his high schoolsweetheart, Marion Sue Morrison,in 1959 and received his bachelor’sdegree from A&M in 1961, graduatingwith honors.He began his career with the PineBluff accounting firm of Walter Theisand Company, becoming a certifiedpublic accountant. In 1967, hetook a job as chief accountant for theMcGeorge Associated Companies,beginning a 41-year association with abusiness that includes Pine Bluff Sandand Gravel Company, McGeorgeContracting Company, Inc., CornerstoneFarm & Gin Company, andCornerstone Farms. Majors eventuallybecame vice president of finance andadministration and a member of theboard of directors.“Gerald Majors has been a keyfactor in the growth of the companiesin this total organization,” says ScottMcGeorge, president of Pine BluffSand and Gravel and chairman ofMcGeorge Contracting Company,Inc. “Both in the organic growth fromwithin and with the acquisitions ofother related ongoing firms, he hasplayed a significant role as chieffinancial officer. Gerald’s quick mindfor grasping a new or challenging situationis fantastic. We are extremelyproud of Gerald’s receiving recognitionfor his accomplishments.”Majors semi-retired from thecompanies in 2002 but continues towork a reduced schedule, primarily oncompany matters that do not requireattention on a day-to-day basis. Heis also involved with the companies’charitable organization, the TrinityFoundation, which he serves as treasurerand as a member of the board ofdirectors. He is also a member of theboards of both the UAM FoundationFund and the University of ArkansasFoundation.The Trinity Foundation recentlypresented the third of three $100,000gifts to the UAM Foundation Fund tocreate an endowed scholarship fund inthe name of Gerald and Sue Majors.The endowment will generate scholarshipsfor graduates of Star City HighSchool.“Gerald and Sue Majors mean alot to this institution,” says UAMChancellor Jack Lassiter. “Throughtheir generosity and the generosityof the Trinity Foundation, they havecreated a legacy of opportunity thatwill continue for generations of futurestudents.”Praise often makes Majors uncomfortableand he is quick to deflectthe attention to others. Now living inWhite Hall, just north of Pine Bluff,Majors is content to spoil his threegrandchildren and spend time outdoorson property he owns in LincolnCounty.“I have to give credit to others,”Majors says. “Any success attributedto me is the result, in large part, ofhaving worked and associated withpeople who have been very helpfuland supportive, and who have madethe opportunities available to me.Without question, the support andencouragement given by my wife hasbeen invaluable to me.”Spring-Summer 200811

UAM MAGAZINELongReachThrough a vigorous extension program,the School of Forest Resources isreaching out to all areas of Arkansas.Dr. RichardKluender is abusy man.As dean of the School of ForestResources at the University of Arkansasat Monticello and director of theArkansas Forest Resources Center,Kluender is charged with leadingArkansas’ only undergraduate andgraduate programs in forestry.Since its creation in 1945, theUAM forestry program has served asthe only training ground in Arkansasfor future foresters. There are currently114 students enrolled in theundergraduate program and another19 seeking master’s degrees.Through the years, UAM hasdeveloped a reputation for academicexcellence in forestry, but educatingfuture foresters is just part of whatkeeps Kluender busy. As the programhas grown in stature, so has its roleas a Center for Excellence in theUniversity of Arkansas System, asa leader in forestry research, and inextension programs that reach everycorner of the state.“The University of Arkansasprogram centered at UAM includesboth the School of Forest Resourcesand the Arkansas Forest ResourcesCenter. The unit has three primarymissions,” said Kluender, “teaching,research, and extension. In Monticellowe have 16 teaching facultywho are also outstanding researchscientists. Dr. Philip Tappe is theassociate dean of the School of ForestResources and the associate directorof the Arkansas Forest ResourcesCenter. Phil leads the faculty in conductingimportant research throughthe Arkansas Agricultural ExperimentREACHING OUT UAM foresters reacheveryone from landowners to school childrenwith a variety of outreach programs.12

RESEARCH Forest scientists Phillip Tappe(left) and Hal Liechty (right) are studying theviability of biofuel production from forestmaterials left over from logging.Station. But we also have seven facultymembers who are on CooperativeExtension appointments. Thosefaculty are making a great differencein forestry and wildlife managementthroughout the state by conductingextension programs through theCooperative Extension Service.”The extension programs includeactivities for both adults and youth.Adult programs include continuingeducation courses for foresters andother professionals to help maintainlicensing for certified foresters,wildlife specialists and registeredforesters. The Forest ResourcesCenter also hosts field days at variouslocations around the state, designedprimarily to help private landownersbetter manage their timber. Last year,UAM hosted field days in Hope andBatesville to teach landowners howto recover land after a timber harvest.The University also offers shortcourses, both on campus and aroundthe state, for professional forestersand landowners in areas such as pointsampling, a forest inventory techniquethat is faster than conventionalmethods of inventory, and geographicimaging systems. Last year, UAMhosted a Teacher ConservationWorkshop for public school teachersin conjunction with the ArkansasForestry Association.UAM forest scientists are alsoinvolved in an Urban Storm WaterInitiative to help Arkansas communitiesdeal with storm water run-off, anurban environmental problem createdby water containing oil, pesticidesand chemicals. UAM is also conductinga similar program in northwestArkansas dealing with chicken litterrun-off.Carol Guffey is director of continuingeducation for the AFRC whileTamara Walkingstick is the AFRC’sassociate director of extension.Walkingstick is based in Little Rockand Guffey is located in Monticello.Kluender credits their efforts intaking the UAM forestry program’sextension projects statewide.“Carol and Tamara have done amarvelous job in organizing and directingmuch of our continuing educationand extension programs,” saidKluender. “With extension, researchand demonstration programs at Hope,Little Rock, Fayetteville, Batesvilleand Pine Tree, we reach all parts ofthe state.”Kluender said UAM’s extensionprograms also target youth to teachthings like environmental conservation,an appreciation for the outdoors,and to cultivate an awareness ofecological sustainability. “We getstudents out of these activities,” saidKluender. “It’s a good program.”Among the programs for youthare 4-H Forestry Contests, variousdistrict and state o’Ramas, and theArkansas Youth Hunter EducationChallenge, held each year in Ferndaleand designed to teach fire arms safety,map reading and wildlife identification.The Forest Resources Centeralso hosts the Arkansas Envirothon,a 4-H contest co-sponsored by thestate Natural Resource ConservationService, the Wildlife Habitat EvaluationProgram, which is co-sponsoredby the Center and the Arkansas Gameand Fish Commission, and Ricefor Ducks, where youth work withcounty agents, farmers and DucksUnlimited to put acres that have beenin rice into habitat for migratorywaterfowl after harvest.“When you combine our adultand youth extension programs, we’reserving well over 2,000 people ayear,” said Kluender. “We’re not justeducating future foresters at Monticello,we’re taking natural resourcemanagement statewide.”Turning Waste Into FuelUAM forest resources scientists are examining the impactand viability of biofuel production in the Lower MississippiValley. Dr. Philip A. Tappe, professor and associate dean of theSchool of Forest Resources, and Dr. Hal Liechty, professor offorestry, are conducting the research.Tappe’s research, conducted with faculty members Dr. MatthewPelkki, Dr. Robert Ficklin, and Liechty, examines the impactof turning post-logging forest residues, known as slash, intocellulosic biomass for biofuel production.According to Tappe, cellulosic ethanol, made largely fromlogging waste, has the potential to replace 30 percent of U.S. petroleumuse. “Pine plantations produce the majority of harvestedforest volume in the South,” says Tappe, “ and are projected toincrease 53 percent in area by 2050. Projections estimate thattwo-thirds of the national softwood harvest will occur on plantationsthat cover 20 percent of the U.S. forest base. Clearly, pineplantations have an important role in producing biofuel.”There are drawbacks, Tappe says. Whole-tree chipping,which includes the removal of all above-stump biomass, mayhave detrimental impacts on site productivity and ecosystems.“Forest harvesting can reduce the base saturation of soils and thisintensifies with the amount of biomass removed,” Tappe explains.“Whole-tree harvesting can also reduce cycling of soil carbon,which modify soil properties and reduce future productivity.”Liechty’s research examines the suitability of the Lower MississippiAlluvial Valley for large-scale biofuel feedstock production.Liechty says the Lower Mississippi Valley’s high rainfall, longgrowing season, central location, and well-developed agricultureinfrastructure make the region well suited for biofuel production.But not without tradeoffs.According to Liechty, production of common biofuel feedstockssuch as corn and soybeans require significant inputs of fertilizer,pesticides and water for irrigation while doing little for waterquality protection, wildlife habitat, or carbon sequestration.According to Liechty, a better method for biofuel feedstockproduction may involve reforestation of marginal agriculturallands in an area once dominated by forests and turning theseagroforests into flexible and innovative cropping systems andecosystems. “Agroforest systems composed of varying mixturesof feedstock species, such as cottonwood trees and switchgrass,have the potential to provide a suite of ecological servicesalong with the high cellulosic biomass production to meeta variety of management objectives, social constraints, andsoil and site conditions,” said Liechty.Spring-Summer 200813

BEAM SIGNING (Left) Former Boll Weevil football great Hugh Heflin, who chairsThe Campaign for Athletics, places his signature on the main beam of the indoorpractice facility as Chancellor Jack Lassiter looks on. UAM supporters like JohnMcClendon and Charlie Searcy (above) signed the beam at a cook-out at thestadium in May.BUILDINGfor the future!UAM Construction Update• Wells and Sorrells Renovation / $4.2 million – 75% complete; Estimated Completion Date: October 2008• Indoor Athletic-Band Practice Facility / $2.9 million – Undercut and Backfill work near completion;Estimated Completion Date: December 2008• Stadium Press Box Additions-Renovations / $310,000 – Demolition phase complete, structural steelongoing; Estimated Completion Date: Mid June 2008• Agri Barns-Metal Buildings / $700,000 – Five buildings, four completed. Forestry Resource Building 80%complete; Estimated Completion Date: June 2008UAM MAGAZINE• Crossett Building Additions / $1.4 million – Final punch list walk-through complete.• McGehee Building Additions / $1.2 million – 99% complete; Landscaping work remains.14

NEW LOOK Sorrells Hall (right), built as oneof the original campus structures in 1910,is taking on a new look with an outdoorstairway. Construction workers are alsobuilding a walkway and elevator that willconnect Sorrells and Wells Halls.LOOKNG GOOD The press box at ConvoyLeslie-Cotton Boll Stadium takes on awhole new look as stadium renovationsget underway. In addition to the press box,chairback seating will be added to the westgrandstands.WELLS HALL Built in 1912,Wells Hall (right) is the past(and future) home of the UAMDivision of Nursing.Spring-Summer 200815

Servicewith a smileUAM MAGAZINEKayla Sims slices and browns pieces ofFrench bread in an electric skillet whileSherry Garrison arranges colorful platesof salad and Christopher Williams glidesamong the perfectly arranged tablesfilling water glasses.Clad in white server’s coats, Sims,Garrison and Williams are part of a sixpersonwait staff preparing to serve afour-course meal, but the setting isn’ta four-star restaurant. It’s a classroomat the University of Arkansas atMonticello’s College of Technology inCrossett and the guests are administratorsand members of the school’s advisoryboard.16

LEARNING THEROPES Hospitalityservices students atthe UAM College ofTechnology-Crossettprepare to serve afour-course mealto administratorsand advisory boardmembers. Picturedfrom left are instructorJean Alexander,Sherry Garrison ofCrossett, Kayla Simsof Crossett, BeverlyCollier of Edmond,Okla., DeaneJohnson of Crossett,Leydi Dominguezof Montrose, andChristopher Williamsof Strong.The wait staff is comprised of students, six inall, enrolled in the school’s new hospitality servicesprogram. They and their instructor, Jean Alexander,are nervous. The tables are covered in white andset with fine china and polished glasses awaitingthe first course, a spicy potato and Cajun sausagesoup. Candles glow while soft music plays in thebackground.Alexander and her students have been preparingsince shortly after 8 a.m. and want everything to beperfect. The meal will include soup, salad, lemonchicken with oriental stir-fry, molded rice, and adessert of butter and sour cream pound cake withstrawberries and whipped cream. “This is the secondmeal we’ve served this week and I think we’regetting the hang of it,” says Alexander.Two years ago, UAM officials were lookingfor ways to enhance the academic offerings at theuniversity’s Colleges of Technology in Crossett andMcGehee.As they examined the economic trends and needsof the region, one idea kept popping up – hospitalityservices.“We were looking at some different ideas forour Colleges of Technology and we kept comingback to the service industry and the growing marketfor trained professionals in the field of hotel andrestaurant management,” says R. David Ray, provostand vice chancellor for academic affairs. “It turnedout to be a perfect fit for our campuses in Crossettand McGehee.”UAM’s program in hospitality services began thisfall with a one-semester certificate of proficiencyprogram. The total program will eventually includefour academic options, ranging from the certificateof proficiency to a four-year bachelor of appliedsciences degree. The program also includes atwo-semester technical certificate and a two-yearassociate of applied sciences degree.“The offerings run the gamut from providingSpring-Summer 200817

CUTTING EDGE Astudent at the McGeheecampus (below)gets instruction inmeal preparation.Students from boththe McGehee andCrossett campuseswill be able to useUAM’s Trotter Houseto hone their skills.UAM MAGAZINEtraining in entry-level jobs all theway up to management,” explainsRay.The one-semester certificateof proficiency requires thecompletion of 12 hours inhospitality, travel and tourism,safety and sanitation, hospitalitycustomer service relations, andan introduction to hospitality operations. Personscompleting the certificate of proficiency will beeligible for entry-level positions.The two-semester technical certificate requires aninternship and covers training in managing a hotel,motel or bed-and-breakfast. Persons with a technicalcertificate could enter the field as desk clerks or insupervisory positions over maintenance or custodialcrews.The associate of applied sciences degree adds15 hours of general education course work to thetechnical certificate training and prepares graduatesto manage a restaurant or hotel.The bachelor of applied sciences degree offersa core curriculum with additional electives thatprovide a business background and preparesgraduates to enter the field in management positions.All of the options, with the exception of theone-semester certificate of proficiency, require thecompletion of an internship. Internships are availablethrough Aramark Food Services, the TrotterHouse bed-and-breakfast in Monticello, which theuniversity purchased in 2006, and other selectedhospitality businesses in the area.“We’re hoping that eventually the Trotter Housewill be used successfully as an internship site bystudents in all levels of the hospitality program,”says Ray. “And we’re working on other internshipopportunities at motels and restaurants in theregion.”UAM currently enrolls 26 students in thehospitality services program at the Crossett andMcGehee campuses. “This is a real growth area andwe expect this program to expand as more and morepeople hear about it,” said Ray.18

UAM – Celebrating aCentury of OpportunityAs we approach our 100th anniversary, we invite you to help us observe this event in a very special way. We are askingyou to become part of our Centennial Circle, a group of 100 friends of UAM who pledge $10,000 each to be used to createa $1 million unrestricted endowment for the UAM Foundation Fund. Earnings from this endowment will be used on anannual 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 CentennialCelebration, the university will construct a clock tower to be located at the center of the campus. Members of The CentennialCircle will have their names inscribed on the Centennial Clock Tower.If you would like to be part of the Centennial Circle, we encourage you to contact Linda Yeiser, UAM Office of Advancement,at (800) 467-8148 or (870) 460-1028.Centennial Circle PledgesMike & Susan AkinHoyt & Susan AndresJohn & Elizabeth AnnulisJohn Falls Bowen (by William H. & ConstanceBowen)Prof. Alaga H. & Myrtle I. Boyd (by Robert &Faye Boyd)Marty & Erma BrutscherPaul R. & June Webb CarterThe Centennial Class of 2009Dr. Tim & Paige ChaseJesse & Ernestine CokerVan & Eula Mae Cruce (by Dan & CharlotteHornaday)Barbara Blanks Gathen (by the UAM AfricanAmerican Alumni Association, family &friends)Jerry, June, Jay & Judd GibsonLisa & Cliff 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 & CharlotteHornaday)Dr. Louis J. & Carol West JamesJ. Chester JohnsonDon E. & Joyce M. KingJudy & Jack LassiterCarol & Weaver L. MajorsGerald & Sue MajorsKenneth, Sharon, & Jennifer MannM. L. MannBryan & Dr. Sue S. MartinAllen Maxwell, Jr.Noel Waymon McDaniel (by Noel A. McDanieland Marlene Ballard)Julian W., Sr., and Jean Mettetal (by Wayne Mettetal,Sherry Mettetal Woods, Ted Mettetal,Mike Mettetal, and Mary Ellen MettetalMcAllister)Jim NeeleyD. John NicholsDonetta F. McGriff, RN (by Ray & MistyPaschall)Richard & Eddye Ann ReinhartRandy & Neela RisherBennie F. Ryburn, Sr. & Virginia M. Ryburn (byCommercial Bank & Trust Co. / First StateBank of Warren)Dr. & Mrs. Harry L. RyburnMargaret Horsfall Schadler & Harvey WalterSchadlerMr. & Mrs. John H. SmithG. Warren StephensonJoseph Wallace TrustTerri Wolfe - Beth ThurmanJimmie & Linda YeiserSpring-Summer 200819

Foundation NewsOLD GYM Piecesof the gymnasiumPieces Of Historyfloor from the oldMonticello High onticello High School graduateswith fond memories of thegymnasium havebeen used to frameMcommunity’s old high school andcollector’s prints by gymnasium can own a piece of historyartist Dan Coston of and help provide scholarship support forthe old high school. the UAM Foundation Fund, thanks to anWith a copy of the idea by former Monticello Mayor Davidprint are (from left) Anderson.Chancellor Jack Anderson is selling Dan CostonLassiter, David Anderson,and Provost framed by boards taken from the highprints of the old Monticello High SchoolDavid Ray. school’s gymnasium floor. The prints are29 inches by 19 inches framed and sellfor $150 each.Proceeds from sales will go to anendowment in the UAM FoundationFund to provide scholarships for MHSgraduates who plan to attend UAM.“This is an opportunity for MonticelloHigh School graduates and otherswho have fond memories of the oldschool to buy a piece of history and helpfuture generations of MHS students goto college,” said Anderson. “It’s also away to benefit UAM, which means somuch to this community and region.”Anderson hopes to raise between$15,000 and $20,000. The prints may bepurchased by contacting Anderson at(870) 367-6993, Reginald Glover at CommercialBank (367-6221) or Ashley Echolsat Union Bank (460-6400).The artist, Dan Coston, Jr., is the sonof the late Dan Coston, long-time basketballcoach, athletic director and mathteacher at Monticello High School.“I want to thank David for a great ideaand for his support as well as the supportof the banks,” said UAM ChancellorJack Lassiter. “This is a wonderful way toown a piece of history and help studentsattain a college education.”UAM MAGAZINE20NursingScholarshipsThe UAM Division of Nursing is thebeneficiary of two recent gifts tothe UAM Foundation Fund.Mrs. Maxine Clippert of Camdenhas given a $30,000 gift to establishan endowed scholarship in memoryof her mother, the late Mrs. Henry G.Hearnsberger, Sr., of Fordyce.Dr. Richard Kluender, dean of theUAM School of Forest Resources, and hiswife, Katherine, have created the Chairof the Division of Nursing Scholarshipto honor their parents, Edward C. andGertrude Kluender and Charles R. andElisabeth Knapp.Both gifts create endowmentsthat will generate scholarships fordeserving students in the UAM nursingprogram. Recipients must have a strongacademic background and work ethic,display professional potential, andbe recommended by the ScholarshipCommittee of the Division of Nursing.“These are very generous gifts andwe are grateful to both Mrs. Clippertand the Kluenders for creating a legacythat will last for generations to come,”said UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter.“Maxine Clippert and her late husband,George, will always have a special placein our hearts for all they have donefor the university and our students.Dick and Katherine Kluender have alsomeant a great deal to the universityand we are grateful for their continuedsupport.”The first scholarships from theendowments will be presented next fall.NURSING (Above) Nursing Chair Pam Gouner (left) withRichard and Katherine Kluender. (Right) The late Mrs. Henry G.Hearnsberger, Sr.Giving BackFourth District U.S. RepresentativeMike Ross will donate$1,000 to the University ofArkansas at Monticello FoundationFund for an academic scholarshipfor the 2008-09 school year.The scholarship will be presentedin increments of $500 persemester to a full-time undergraduatestudent of any major who isa native of Arkansas’ Fourth CongressionalDistrict. According to arelease from Congressman Ross’soffice, the scholarship recipientmust “demonstrate a strong academicbackground, strong workethic, good personality traits,excellent professional potential,and demonstrate financial need.”Applications for the scholarshipare available at the UAM Officeof Admissions as well as highschool counselors in the FourthCongressional District. Any highschool senior may apply.For more information, contactthe Office of Admissions at (800)844-1826 or (870) 460-1026.

FoundationNewsMajors’ Fund Exceeds $300,000The Trinity Foundation of Pine Bluffrecently presented the third ofthree $100,000 gifts to the Universityof Arkansas at Monticello FoundationFund to be added to the Gerald andSue Majors Endowed Scholarship.The total endowment, including twoprevious gifts from the Trinity Foundationas well as gifts from Gerald andSue Majors of White Hall, now standsat over $340,000. The endowment wascreated in June 2004.Income from the endowment will beused to award scholarships to outstandinggraduates of Star City High Schoolwho attend UAM. Both Gerald and SueMajors are graduates of Star City HighSchool. Gerald Majors is a long-timemember of the board of directors of theTrinity Foundation, a charitable organizationsupported primarily by Pine BluffSand and Gravel Company and McGeorgeContracting Company of Pine Bluff,as well as Granite Mountain Quarriesof Little Rock. Gerald Majors graduatedfrom UAM (then Arkansas A&M) in 1961and has been with Pine Bluff Sand andHarvest Rice Presents ScholarshipHarvest Rice, Inc., of McGeheerecently presented a $1,000scholarship to the UAM College ofTechnology-McGehee to be awarded forthe 2008-09 academic year.Bob Ware, vice chancellor of theMcGehee campus, accepted the donationfrom D.J. Woodson, Harvest Riceplant manager, and Iriana Vaca, officeoperations manager.“I am pleased to accept this scholarshipfrom Harvest Rice,” said Ware. “It’salways gratifying when a civic-mindedGravel and McGeorge Contracting for 41years.The additional gift from the TrinityFoundation will enable the Geraldand Sue Majors Endowment Fund toaward four scholarships to outstandingstudents – one each to a freshman,sophomore, junior and senior – eachacademic year.“We are extremely grateful to theTrinity Foundation for choosing to honorGerald and Sue Majors and for theircommitment to higher education,” saidLinda Yeiser, former vice chancellor foradvancement. “This endowment createsa tremendous opportunity for the youngpeople of Lincoln County to attain acollege education.”In addition to being graduates ofStar City High School, scholarship recipientsmust have a high school grade pointaverage of 3.5 or better and displaya strong work ethic, good personalitytraits, and excellent professional potential.The scholarship may be renewed forup to three additional years.company wants to contribute to ourcommunity and to the university.”The scholarship will be awarded inthe amount of $500 each semester andis available to both current students andthose interested in attending the UAMCOT-McGehee. The recipient must be aU.S. citizen or legal resident, be a fulltimestudent for the 2008-09 academicyear, demonstrate financial need andleadership capabilities, and must maintaina 2.5 grade point average.SCHOLARSHIPBob Ware, vicechancellor of the UAMCollege of Technology-McGehee,acceptsa $1,000 check fromHarvest Rice, Inc., tofund a scholarship forthe 2008-09 academicyear. Also picturedare Iriana Vaca, officeoperations managerfor Harvest Rice, andD.J. Woodson, plantmanager.Bank HonorsChairmanFirst National Bank of McGeheerecently presented a $1,000scholarship to the University ofArkansas at Monticello FoundationFund in honor of W. Henry Anthony,the bank’s chairman emeritus.The scholarship will be awardedto a student enrolled in the businesstechnology program at the UAMCollege of Technology-McGehee.“I am pleased to accept thisgenerous gift in honor of Mr.Anthony,” said UAM Chancellor JackLassiter. “We are grateful to havesuch wonderful friends who have asteadfast commitment to educationand to our students. This generosityis helping build a bright future forthe state and region.”Anthony was the organizer andoriginal chairman of the board ofFirst National Bank of McGehee andwas instrumental in obtaining thebank’s charter from the Comptrollerof the Currency. Anthony servedas board chairman from 1973 untilSeptember 1, 2007, when he wasnamed chairman emeritus.Anthony is a former chairman ofthe Arkansas Industrial DevelopmentCommission and the Users AdvisoryBoard of Agriculture in Washington,D.C. He is also a former president ofthe Catfish Farmers of America.DONATION(Above, fromleft): Jim Daniels,president and chiefexecutive officer ofFirst National Bankof McGehee, FredDenton, chairmanof the board, W.Henry Anthony,Bob Ware, vicechancellor of theUAM Collegeof Technology-McGehee, andLinda Yeiser,former vicechancellor foradvancement.Spring-Summer 200821

Endowments / UnitrustsChairmanBill WisenerMonticelloVice ChairmanGerald Majors*White HallEx-OfficioJack LassiterMonticelloSecretary-TreasurerKatherine BerryMonticelloDirectorsEd BaconMonticelloLesa Cathey HandlyLittle RockClarence HolleyLawton, Okla.Flossie HolleyForrest CityIndia Nixon HoltCrossettKenneth Mann*JerseyScott SaffoldMonticelloJeff WeaverHot Springs* UAM representativesto the University ofArkansas Foundation,Inc., board of directors.UAM MAGAZINEFOUNDATION 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 TaylorAlumni Achievement and Merit Scholarship / Recipients of the AlumniAchievement & 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 & BehavioralSciences, Former Students, 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. 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. andMrs. Charles J. Pasqua, Judge and Mrs. Fred E. Pickett, Mr. and Mrs. 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 andCoker 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 / Mrs. Helen BergDr. Van C. Binns Scholarship / Mrs. Evelyn Hogue BinnsBirch-Johnson Endowed Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. J. Chester JohnsonJohn Falls Bowen Scholarship / Family, Friends and Battery B 206th CoastArtillery (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., Familyand FriendsFay Brann Accounting Scholarship / Mr. Fay BrannB. 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 TechnologyDepartment Advisory Committee, UAM College of Technology - McGeheeJeff Busby Memorial Scholarship / Family and FriendsVerna Hobson Cahoon, Elizabeth Coleman Cochran and CorneliaColeman Wright Scholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman FamilyG. William and Verna Hobson Cahoon Scholarship / Tom and JuliaColeman 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 WebbCarterPaul R. and June Webb Carter - Drew Central High School Scholarship /Mr. Paul R. and Mrs. June Webb CarterCentennial Circle / 100 Special FriendsChamberlin Wildlife Scholarship / Mr. H. H. ChamberlinHank Chamberlin Memorial Scholarship / Family, Friends, Former students,Associates and ColleaguesMarjorie 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 BookAccountErnestine 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 FoundationFund Board of DirectorsThomas and Julia Hobson Coleman Scholarship / Tom and Julia ColemanFamilySuzanne 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 NaturalSciences, Former Students 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 DayFamily, Rickey Day Family, 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 NicholsVance W. Edmondson Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Vance W. EdmondsonDr. Albert L. Etheridge Scholarship / School of Mathematical and NaturalSciences, Former Students 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 friendsof Mr. R. Shay GillespieClassie Jones-Green African-American Alumni Scholarship / UAM AfricanAmerican Alumni Association, Family and FriendsHarold J. Green Scholarship / Harold J. GreenBill Groce, Jr. Memorial Scholarship / Family and FriendsWillie Katherine Coody Groce Scholarship / Estate of Willie KatherineCoody GroceJoseph Martin Guenter - Sigma Tau Gamma Scholarship / Sigma TauGamma AlumniE. Shermane Gulledge Non-traditional Scholarship / Dr. Dexter E. and Mrs.E. Shermane GulledgeIzella Ruth Gulledge Scholarship / Dr. Dexter E. and Mrs. E. ShermaneGulledgeBarry Hall Endowed Scholarship / Mrs. Annette Hall, Mr. and Mrs. CleatousJ. Hall and Mrs. Audrey BlasingameArthur A. Harris Vocal Endowed Scholarship / Mrs. Annette Hall, Familyand FriendsHelen Harris Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Harris, Division of Music, andFriendsHani and Debra Hashem Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Hani HashemDr. Ann Haywood Scholarship / Dr. Cecil Haywood, Former colleagues,Friends and Students of the School of EducationDr. Cecil Haywood Scholarship / Dr. Ann Haywood, Friends and FormerStudents of the School of EducationHenry 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. SheilaNichole Austin, and Mr. Hank E. WilliamsRobert L. Hixson Memorial Scholarship / Family and FriendsWilburn C. Hobgood Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences,Former Students and FriendsBenjamin and Jerri Whitten Hobson Scholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman FamilyCharlotte Cruce Hornaday Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan HornadayDan and Charlotte Hornaday Agriculture Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. DanHornadayDan and Charlotte Hornaday Computer Information SystemsScholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan 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 and Coker 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.Brigadier General Wesley V. Jacobs Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M.Coker and Coker Book AccountVeneta E. and Louis Richard James Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Louis J. JamesLoran L. Johnson Endowed Scholarship / Mississippi Marine Corporationand other individuals known as “Loran’s Boys”Virginia M. Ryan Jones Memorial Nursing Scholarship / Dr. C. MorrellJones and Family and FriendsKingwood Forestry Scholarship / Proceeds from sale of Lake Monticello mapsRobert C. Kirst Agriculture Scholarship / University of Arkansas atMonticello Agriculture Alumni SocietyGrady 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, Friends and FamilyCurtis W. Kyle Family Scholarship / Mr. Curtis W. Kyle, Jr.Curtis W. Kyle, Sr. Forestry Scholarship / Mr. Curtis W. Kyle, Jr.Fred H. Lang Forestry Scholarship / Mrs. Elizabeth S. Lang22

FoundationEndowmentsLeslie Larance Elementary Education Award / Family and FriendsRandall Leister Scholarship / FriendsWillis “Convoy” Leslie Scholarship / Former Teammates, Former FootballPlayers and Members of the Arkansas National GuardGerald and Sue Majors Endowed Scholarship / Trinity FoundationRobert W.D. Marsh Scholarship / Mrs. Demaris MarshMathematics Scholarship / AnonymousMathematics-Physics Scholarship / School of Mathematical and NaturalSciences, Former Students and FriendsBetty A. Matthews Women’s Athletics Scholarship / Dr. Betty A. MatthewsJ. M. and Annie Mae Matthews Scholarship / Mrs. J. M. Matthews, Sr., Ms.Jane Matthews Evans and Mr. Jim MatthewsTommy Matthews Athletic Scholarship / Tommy and Pat Matthews, BynumMatthews and Ann Matthews JonesVirginia Lee Maxwell Memorial Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Maxwelland FamilyPauline J. and Zach McClendon, Sr. Scholarship / Union Bank & TrustCompanyElizabeth Culbertson McDaniel Scholarship / CMD. Noel Waymon McDanieland Mr. Noel A. McDanielNoel Waymon and LaFran H. McDaniel Scholarship / Mr. Noel Waymonand Mrs. LaFran H. McDanielJames and Nellie McDonald Scholarship in Memory of David MichaelStapp / Chicot Irrigation, Inc.-Lake Village, James and Nellie McDonald,Glen and Beverly Rowe, Rick and Linda Rowe, Mike and Cindy McDonaldPaul C. McDonald Memorial Scholarship / Ms. Betty McDonald, Dr. JamesMcDonald, Mr. Garrett Vogel, and Dr. Betsy BozeThomas McGill Forestry Scholarship / Mr. Thomas McGillCecil McNiece Family Scholarship Fund / Mrs. Virginia McNiece and FamilyWillard G. Mears Estate Scholarship / Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Willard G. MearsMiller Sisters Scholarship / Miss Jessie W. MillerWalter A. and Myrtle Wells Moffatt Scholarship / Wells and Ruth Moffatt,Walter A. Moffatt, Jr., Minnie May Moffatt and Pattie MoffattRuth and Wells Moffatt Forestry Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Wells MoffattWilliam E. Morgan-Weevil Pond Endowment / Estate of William E. MorganKermit C. Moss Scholarship / Family and Friends of Kermit C. MossP. E. and Melba Munnerlyn Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. P. E. MunnerlynCharles H. Murphy Memorial Scholarship / Deltic Timber CorporationJim Neeley Scholarship / Mr. Jim NeeleyD. John Nichols Scholarship / Mr. D. John Nichols and Mississippi MarineCorporationLoyal V. Norman Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Sam SowellVelma Ashcraft Norman Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Sam SowellDale Oliver Forestry Scholarship / Mr. James H. HamlenMerle and Deloris Peterson Scholarship / Merle and Deloris Peterson,Friends and Associates in the Dumas, Arkansas, CommunityPhi Sigma Chi Memorial Award / Phi Sigma Chi alumnae and friendsB. C. Pickens Endowed Scholarship / B. C. Pickens TrustBub and Beulah Pinkus Scholarship / The Pinkus FamilyEmeline Killiam Pope, Sally Pope Wood, and Velma Wood PowellScholarship / Estate of Velma Wood PowellJohn Porter and Mary Sue Price Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. John Porter PriceR. David Ray Debate and Forensics Scholarship / School of Arts and Humanities,Former Students and FriendsRuss Reynolds Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Russell Reynolds, Family and FriendsRandy Risher Fitness Scholarship / Mr. Randy Risher and FriendsRoss Foundation / The Ross FoundationJames A. & Mabel (Molly) H. Ross Endowed Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs.Don H. Ross & Mr. and Mrs. James A. Ross, Jr.Bennie F. Ryburn, Sr. Scholarship / Family and FriendsCecil R. Scaife Scholarship / Mrs. Cecil Scaife and ChildrenThomas Robie Scott, Jr. Scholarship / Mrs. Opal Scott, Mr. Thomas Scott III,Mr. Michael Robert Scott and Mr. Phillip Roland ScottElwood Shade Forest Resources Scholarship / Mr. Elwood ShadeSimmons First Bank of South Arkansas / Simmons First Bank of South ArkansasHerman C. Steelman Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences,Former Students and FriendsHarry H. Stevens Nursing Scholarship / Bradley County Medical Center*Roy and Christine Sturgis / The Roy and Christine Sturgis Charitable andEducational TrustFred and Janice Taylor Scholarship / Friends of UAMJack H. Tharp Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. TharpCarolyn Hibbs Thompson Chemistry Scholarship / The Don ThompsonFamily & Thompson Electric Co.Horace E. Thompson Scholarship / Members of UCT, Family and FriendsGeorge and Betty Townsend Journalism Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs.George TownsendUAM Alumni and Friends Scholarship / UAM Alumni and FriendsUAM Campus Scholarship / UAM Faculty and StaffUAM Forestry Alumni Scholarship / UAM Forestry AlumniRichard Wallace Memorial Scholarship / Family and FriendsLee Wallick Band Scholarship / Dr. Paul A. Wallick, Sr., Friends and FormerBand StudentsDr. Paul A. Wallick, Sr. Memorial Scholarship / Family and FriendsPeggy Wallick Scholarship / Dr. Paul A. Wallick, Sr., Family, Friends andFormer StudentsCarroll E. Walls Sr. and Colleen S. Walls Forestry Scholarship / Carroll andColleen WallsWebb-Carter Scholarship / Mr. Paul R. and Mrs. June Webb CarterMaurice and Minnie Chambers Webb Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Bill Webb,Mr. and Mrs. Kent Webb, Mr. and Mrs. Norman BanwarthWest-Walden Family Scholarship / Dr. Louis J. and Mrs. Carol West JamesGeorge White Golf Award / Family and FriendsJames M. White Memorial Scholarship / Deltic Farm & Timber Co., Inc.,Family and FriendsJames M. White Professorship / Deltic Farm & Timber Co., Inc., Family andFriendsJohn W. White Forestry Scholarship / Estate of Trannye O. WhiteSara Horn Wigley Memorial Scholarship / Sam Wigley Family and Charles &Donna Bell Family**Larry Willett Scholarship / Family, Co-workers and FriendsSamuel A. Williams Scholarship / Mr. Sam W. DenisonEarl Willis Endowed Scholarship / Family, Friends and Drew Central AlumniAnne Wilson Scholarship / Family and FriendsDr. George F. Wynne, Sr. Scholarship / Mrs. Matilda WynneYocum Family Endowed Scholarship / Dr. David Yocum, Jr. and Mr. DavidYocum, IVMadge Youree Scholarship / School of Education, Family and Friends*Held by the Institution**Held by the UA Agricultural Development CouncilACTIVE ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGNS / Established by:Arkansas SAF / Ouachita Society of American Foresters & Arkansas Division ofOuachita Society of American ForestersC. H. Barnes Scholarship / Family and FriendsKelly Bashaw Memorial Scholarship / Family and FriendsBramlett Scholarship / Dr. & Mrs. Morris BramlettGene Brown Memorial Baseball Scholarship / Family and FriendsMontre Bulloch “Angel” Scholarship / William C. Bulloch FamilyChair of the Division Scholarship - Nursing / Dr. and Mrs. Richard KluenderTroy and Betty Davis Scholarship / Andy and April Davis, Mr. Kent Davis andFriendsCharles Fred and Laura Lee Stephenson Dearman Scholarship / Chuckand Cindy Dearman, David and Ashley DearmanJohn Dougherty Choral Scholarship / Former Students and FriendsSusan Phillips Echols Memorial Scholarship / Family and FriendsDrs. Glen and Mary Jane Gilbert Scholarship / Drs. Glen and Mary JaneGilbert and FriendsCharles Hawkins Memorial Fund / FamilyA.D. and Nellie Leonard Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Frederick LeonardE. Wesley McCoy Scholarship / Ouachita-Saline Surveying and Mr. Mike MileyErnest and Mary McFarland Scholarship / Mary I. McFarlandThomas W. McGill Scholarship / Thomas W. McGillArhia Raymond Melton and Mildred Richardson Melton Scholarship /Estate of W. F. ChumneyMonticello Association of Life Underwriters / Monticello Association ofLife UnderwritersMonticello High School Class of 1965 Scholarship / The MHS Class of 1965Juanita Louise Moss Scholarship / Family and FriendsAl Peer Kappa Alpha Psi Alumni Scholarship / Mr. Jerry Bingham andKappa Alpha Psi AlumniRison High School Scholarship / Jasper Calaway, Rison Business Communityand FriendsBill & Marilyn Webb Forestry Scholarship / Mr. Kent Webb and theMonticello Church of ChristRobert W. Wiley Endowed Scholarship / Family and FriendsLIFE INSURANCEPhillip Pierini / Mr. Phillip PieriniTim Pruitt / Mr. Timothy R. PruittGus “Bubba” Pugh, Jr. / Mr. Gus “Bubba” Pugh, Jr.Calvin V. Rowe / Mr. Calvin V. RoweGuy “Butch” Sabbatini, Jr. / Mr. Butch Sabbatini, Jr.Carolyn Standley / Ms. Carolyn StandleyTed D. Thompson / Mr. Ted ThompsonJohnny Hooks / Mr. and Mrs. Johnny HooksCHARITABLE TRUSTSMr. and Mrs. Carroll E. Walls, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Kim L. MitchellSpring-Summer 200823

Individual DonorsGifts listed on this page were received from January 1, 2008 through April 30, 2008.The Foundationdonors list includesgifts receivedJanuary 1 throughApril 30, 2008. Wetry hard to ensurethat the informationis accurate.Please report anycorrections to theUAM Office of Advancementat (870)460-1028, (800)467-8148, or sendan e-mail to:withers@uamont.edu.UAM MAGAZINEUnity & Movement Club$2,500 or moreMr. & Mrs. Paul R. CarterMrs. George H. ClippertMr. & Mrs. John W. GibsonMr. & Mrs. Jerry D. GibsonMr. & Mrs. Daniel J. HornadayMr. & Mrs. J. Chester JohnsonDr. & Mrs. Richard KluenderMr. & Mrs. Fred C. LeonardMr. & Mrs. Kenneth D. MannMr. Noel A. McDaniel & Ms. Marlene BallardMr. & Mrs. Ray PaschallMr. & Mrs. Lester PinkusMrs. Dorothy P. WisenerMr. & Mrs. Bill C. WisenerMr. Neil WisenerGalaxy Club$1,000-$2,499Mr. & Mrs. Charles DearmanMrs. Gerry DillardMr. & Mrs. Reginald GloverMr. Hugh L. Heflin, Sr.Mr. & Mrs. Dewane HendrixDr. & Mrs. Louis J. JamesDr. & Mrs. Jack LassiterMr. & Mrs. Gerald W. MajorsDr. Betty A. MatthewsDr. Joe MilesMs. Shirley N. NeffDr. James F. RoigerMr. & Mrs. Joe Don SamplesDr. & Mrs. Jimmie YeiserEmerald Club$500-$999Mr. & Mrs. Tom CallowayMr. Frank CarsonMr. & Mrs. Byron GallowayDr. & Mrs. Dexter GulledgeMr. & Mrs. Don HarvellDr. & Mrs. Billy J. JordanMrs. Kathryn RagarCongressman & Mrs. Mike RossLoyalty Club$200-$499Mr. & Mrs. Gene AndrewsDrs. Trey & Katherine BerryDr. & Mrs. Morris BramlettMr. Eddie CheathamMr. Brad CrossonMr. & Mrs. Larry FisackerlyMr. Ray GibbinsMr. & Mrs. Jay Lamar HughesMr. & Mrs. David S. LeechMs. Angela J. MarshMr. and Mrs. Louis A. McGuireMr. Steve MetzerMr. Clay MitchellDr. & Mrs. Marty O’FallonMr. & Mrs. Paul Pace, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Grant PaceMrs. Stephanie G. RodgersMr. & Mrs. Patrick J. SheaMr. & Mrs. James B. TerrellMr. & Mrs. E. R. WallMr. & Mrs. Cedric E. WilliamsCentury Club$100-$199Ms. Cynthia L. AdairMr. Lincoln L. BenefieldMs. Jo Ellyce BestMr. Ray S. CourtneyMr. & Mrs. Jim CrossMr. & Mrs. Larry C. CrowMs. Janice O. CserMs. Charlotte DentonMr. Ben R. DunlapMr. & Mrs. Kenneth R. DunnMr. Edward D. FlemingMr. & Mrs. John W. FreeDrs. Glen & Mary Jane GilbertMr. & Mrs. Barry HallMr. Paul R. HambrightMr. & Mrs. Werner L. HaneyMr. & Mrs. Philip T. HankinsMs. Lynn HarrisRev. & Mrs. George HartMr. & Mrs. Don Hartley24

FoundationDonorsDrs. Cecil & Ann HaywoodMs. Amy HeflinDr. & Mrs. Charles O. HogueMr. James A. HudginsMr. William B. JeterMr. & Mrs. George P. JohnsonDr. William F. JohnsonMs. Gloria F. KamburMr. & Mrs. Mark R. KarnesDrs. Martin & Cheryl LewisonMs. Kathleen MaddoxDr. Henry V. MatthewsMr. & Mrs. Wesley McCoyDr. & Mrs. C. Ted MettetalMr. & Mrs. Steven W. MullinsMs. Lanelle OwensMs. Karon R. ParrishMr. & Mrs. Larry PatrickMr. & Mrs. Donald PearsonMr. Mark PilcherMr. & Mrs. R. David RayMr. & Mrs. Richard A. ReinhartMr. Maylon RiceMr. Phillip I. RobyMr. Patrick H. RodriguezMr. J. R. SchmidtMr. & Mrs. Kent SkinnerMr. & Mrs. Thomas P. SlavinMs. Virginia C. SmithMrs. Barbara Avery SpeakmanMrs. Carol Selig ThompsonMr. & Mrs. J. H. TidwellMr. Jody L. UrquhartMs. Heather WagnerMr. & Mrs. Michael D. WigleyMr. James W. WillisMrs. Laura M. WilsonMr. & Mrs. Samuel C. WisenerMr. & Mrs. James YoungbloodBusiness DonorsGifts listed on this page were received from January 1 through April 30, 2008.AM Rental and SalesBecker Financial Advisors, Inc.Big Jax, L.L.C.Commercial Bank & Trust Co.David Funderburg Ins. Agency Inc.Deltic Timber CorporationExxonMobil FoundationFirst National Bank of CrossettFirst National Bank - McGeheeGreer, Greer & Sons PartnershipHoliday Inn ExpressHooties, Inc.Law Office of Sara M. HartnessLeesco, Inc.Martin Bowen Hefley Knee & SportsMaxwell Hardwood FlooringMcGraw - Hill CompaniesMississippi Marine CorporationMonticello Economic Dev CommissionMonticello Men’s Golf AssociationMonticello Rotary ClubMonticello-Drew Co Chamber/CommerceOklahoma United Methodist FoundationPines Broadcasting, Inc.Price Services, Inc.Quadex, Inc.Ralph McQueen & Co., LTD.Simmons First Bank of South ArkansasSouthern Pavers, Inc.Texas Instruments FoundationThe Hashem Law Firm, PLCTown & Country FloristTrinity FoundationUnion Bank & Trust CompanyRememberingUAM In Willsand TrustsIf you would liketo make UAMthe beneficiary ofyour will or trust,contact the Officeof Advancement at(870) 460-1028 orgo to our websiteat www.uamont.edu/alumni/wills.htm for detailedinformation.Spring-Summer 200825

SportsTHE MAN UAM’shopes for a winningseason willride squarely onthe talented shouldersof sophomorequarterback ScottBuisson, the GSCFreshman of theYear in 2007.2008 Football ScheduleDate Opponent TimeAug. 30 @ Arkansas-Pine Bluff 6:00Sept. 6 Mo. Science & Technology 6:00Sept. 13 @ Delta State 6:00Sept. 20 @ Henderson State* 6:00Sept. 27 Arkansas Tech* 6:00(Parent / Family Day)Oct. 4 @ Ouachita Baptist* 1:30Oct. 11 West Georgia* 6:00Oct. 18 West Alabama* 3:00(Homecoming)Oct. 25 @ Harding* 2:00Nov. 1 @ North Alabama* 6:00Nov. 8 Southern Arkansas* 6:00* Gulf South Conference Game2008 Volleyball ScheduleDate Opponent TimeAug. 29-30 @ Francis Marion InvitationalAug. 29 Concord 2:00Francis Marion 6:00Aug. 30 Valdosta State 10 a.m.Glenville State 2:00Sept. 4 @ West Alabama 5:00Sept. 5-6 @ Montevallo Classic TBASept. 12-13 @ Harding ClassicSept. 12 Barry a.m.Southwest Baptist 4:00Sept. 13 Nova Southeastern 10 a.m.Texas A&M Commerce 3:00Sept. 19-20 UAM Classic ITBASept. 23 UA-Pine Bluff 6:00Sept. 25 @ Henderson State* 7:00Sept. 26-27 UAM Classic IITBASept. 30 Ouachita Baptist* 7:00Oct. 2 Southern Arkansas* 7:00Oct. 7 @ Harding* 7:00Oct. 9 Arkansas Tech* 7:00Oct. 11 @ Christian Brothers* 1:00Oct. 14 @ UA-Pine Bluff 6:00Oct. 16-17 @ Arkansas Tech Classic TBAOct. 21 Henderson State* 7:00Oct. 23 @ Ouachita Baptist* 7:00Oct. 28 @ Southern Arkansas* 7:00Oct. 30 Harding* 7:00Nov. 4 @ Arkansas Tech* 7:00Nov. 8 Christian Brothers* 1:00*Gulf South Conference matchFOURTH SEASON Gwaine Mathews begins his fourth season as head coach of the Boll Weevils with high hopes for a breakthrough campaign.UAM MAGAZINE26

SportsTHE CAMPAIGN FOR ATHLETICS DONORSGifts of $100,000 – $4,500 / Naming OpportunitiesBarton’s........................................................... Press Box(Neil Crowson)The Ryburn Group...................... Logo – Indoor Facility(Bank of Star City, Bennie Ryburn, Jr.)(Commercial Bank & Trust Company, George Harris)(First State Bank of Warren, Freddie M. Mobley)(Ryburn Motor Company, Bennie Ryburn, III)Union Bank & Trust Company...............Message Board(Zach McClendon, Dave Dickson)Dr. Jeffrey Reinhart........... Large Team Meeting RoomCharlie Fred and Chuck Dearman.....Small Meeting RoomMike and Susan Akin..................... Unrestricted GIftJim Lindsey.................................... Unrestricted GiftArkansas 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 GiftHugh Heflin & Family.................... Unrestricted GiftMaxwell Hardwood Flooring..................Coach’s Office(Tommy Maxwell, Kristi Maxwell Prince)SeaArk Boats / SeaArk Marine................Coach’s Office(Robin McClendon, John McClendon)The Wisener Family............................Wall RecognitionBilly and Mary Jo Barnett............. Unrestricted GiftLucky’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 GiftGilead Family Resource Center.... Unrestricted GiftDr. Joe Miles................................... Unrestricted GiftDan & Charlotte Hornaday........... Unrestricted GiftJack & Judy Lassiter....................... Unrestricted GiftM.L. Mann...................................... Unrestricted GiftFirst National Bank of Crossett......................................................................End Zone Barrier (3 years)Unrestricted Gifts Of $1,000 to $4,499Dr. Russell & Gail BullochDr. Bobby & LeAnne BurchFirst National Bank of McGeheeDon & Katy HartleyDr. James & Veleria HobgoodCol. (Ret.) Byron & Billie Kite HowlettLarry LacewellBill & Doris LawrenceAlesia & Bob LuckyDr. Betty MatthewsMcGehee BankW.J. McKieverHarold MobleyDr. Steve & Debbie MorrisonDwane & Jan PowellGus “Bubba” PughRichard & Eddye Ann ReinhartAlan & Lisa RielsJoe D. & Diane SamplesRobert & Angel SrygleyJoe W. WithersUnrestricted Gifts Up To $999Jack & Joyce AllenHenry AnthonyEd and Isabel BaconTom & Betty BelinRobert & Faye BoydAnthony & Jill BrownLee Everett & Mary Jo CalhounDon & Ann CashJim & Linda ClarkWilliam B. & Janet ClowerJim & Nicole DanielsDonald & Rebecca DavisAnne & Gibbs FergusonAlvin & Diane FordThad FreelandMike FullerBynum GibsonRoger GilmorePaul & Kami GriffinJoe & Leeann HerrenJay & Laura HughesTommy JarrettBonita & Emett Johnson, Jr.Allen MaxwellJack & Linda MayMike McKeownMilner Insurance Group, Inc.Kirk MorleyDorothy & Robert Moore , Jr.Robert S. MooreJeff & Sallie OwyoungLawrence & Sue PambianchiJimmy & Janice ParkersonPettit & Pettit EngineersPaul & Phyllis RobertsRusty ThompsonMr. & Mrs. Don M. SmithAndrew Wargo IIIDr. Barbara WoodJoe Dan YeeDr. James E. YoungJim Young(Donations and pledges received by May 19, 2008)BIG CHANGES Convoy Leslie Cotton Boll Stadium is takingon a new look with a renovated press box and chairbackseating. Steel work will begin shortly on a new indoor practicefacility at the north end of the stadium.Spring-Summer 200827

Alumni SnapshotsJody Clements (BS ’87) is the newly-appointed superintendent of schools for the Kilgore (Tex.) IndependentSchool District. He was appointed in January. Clements earned a degree in accounting from UAM and received an MBA fromLouisiana Tech in 1988. While at UAM, he ran track under Hall of Fame Coach Harry Denson. Clements taught at StephenF. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas from 1988 to 1992 before beginning a career in public school education.He served as a math teacher, coach, athletic director, principal, and human resources director for the Kilgore schools beforebecoming superintendent. He continues to coach track and officiate track meets throughout Texas. Clements and his wife,Courtney, have five children – Kaleb, 25, Drew, 21, Tristan, 19, Bailey, 15, and Sam, 3. The couple has two grandchildren– Brennan, 6, and Brody, 2.Nicole May (BS ’98) a real estate analyst with Grandbridge Real Estate Capital LLC in Mobile, Alabama, wasrecently awarded the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation by the CCIM Institute. May earnedthe designation by passing the Institute’s comprehensive examination, the final element in the designation process. Lessthan one percent of commercial real estate professionals in the world hold the CCIM designation. The CCIM designation isawarded to commercial real estate professionals upon completion of a graduate-level education curriculum and presentationof a portfolio of qualifying industry experience. May joined Grandbridge’s production team in 2004 and is responsible fornew client cultivation and maintaining existing client relationships. May earned a bachelor of science degree in businessadministration from UAM with a management concentration.Jody Urquhart (BS ’97) of Jacksonville, Arkansas is the Northcentral District Coordinator for the Arkansas FarmBureau. His primary responsibilities are to provide vision and training for volunteer leaders in the 13 county Farm Bureaushe serves. Urquhart has been with the nonprofit agricultural advocacy organization for 11 years. He is a graduate of LeadAR(Class 9), the premier leadership development program offered by the U of A Cooperative Extension Service. Urquhart servesas a board member for the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, the Jacksonville Boys and Girls Club, and is a founding boardmember and organizer of the Jacksonville World Class Education Organization, a group working to improve the quality ofeducation for all school children in the city of Jacksonville. He is also serving as secretary on the Jacksonville Sewer Commission.Urquhart was recently reappointed by the Little Rock Air Force Base Wing Commander to serve as an Honorary Commanderfor the 314th Logistics Readiness Squadron. In his spare time, Urquhart announces football games for the JacksonvilleHigh School Red Devils. Urquhart and his wife, Keri, have one daughter, Alexis, 6.Steve Wells (BS ’88) is the new head football coach and athletic director at Jacksonville (Texas)High School. Wells, who led Mineola (Texas) High to just its second state playoff appearance in 20 years lastseason, has an overall coaching record of 35-31. Wells served on the coaching staff at Hooks (Texas) High from1991 through 2005, spending the last two years as head coach. Teams he has coached have made the Texas statehigh school playoffs 13 of the last 17 seasons. Wells is married to Lisa (McClure) Wells (BS ’87), a math teacherand coach for 21 years and one of the most decorated athletes in UAM history. Lisa Wells was inducted into theUAM Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. The couple has two children – Jaci Lynn, 16, and Brent Stephen, 11.UAM MAGAZINEShow Your WeevilSpirit!Hey, UAM graduates and Boll Weevil fans, youcan display that Boll Weevil Spirit whereveryou go with a UAM Collegiate License Plate,available as an official Arkansas Car Tag. Thetag commemorates the 100th anniversary ofUAM’s founding in 1909. For $35 above the costof a standard Arkansas Tag, you can display aUAM Car Tag and help your university. The UAMFoundation Fund will receive $25 for each tagpurchased. The UAM Car Tags are available atlocal revenue offices in southeast Arkansas andthe State Revenue Office in Little Rock. For moreinformation, contact the Office of Advancementat (800) 467-8148 or (870) 460-1028, or go onlineat www.uamont.edu/alumni28

PROUD DADDY Dr. Sean Rochelle ofFayetteville and the newest additionto the Rochelle family, Ellison Wynne.Take Me Out To The BallgameOn a frigid spring evening that was too cold for April, UAM alumni from northwestArkansas gathered at sparkling new Arvest Ballpark in Springdale for a night ofbaseball and renewing old acquaintances. Chancellor Jack Lassiter and his wife, Judy,hosted a “UAM Family Night with the Naturals” reception at the park prior to thegame. Dr. Lassiter even threw out the first pitch (it was a passed ball by the catcher!).WAITING ChancellorLassiter awaits hiscue on the dugoutsteps with Strike, theNaturals’ mascot.CATCHING UP Linda Yeiser (left) visitswith Lynette and Jim Terrell.OLD FRIENDS (From left) JohnnySmith and Gerrye Smith Jenkins withLinda Yeiser.IT WAS A STRIKE The Chancellor caught the inside corner with this one!DANCERS Chancellor Lassiter greetsDon Dancer of Rogers (left) and hiswife, Sarah, and daughter, Brittany.Below, Georgieann and Tom Dartersign in.GUESTS (From left)Chancellor Lassiter, CarrieAshcraft, and Larry andSusan Patrick.WELCOME (Left photo, fromleft) Judy Lassiter welcomesLynn and Connie Stewart andtheir youngest son, Cory, to thealumni reception.Spring-Summer 200829

Alumni NewsUAM MAGAZINE1970-79Beverly S. Haller (BS ’76) is employedby the Florida Department ofCorrections. She has been with theFlorida Department of Correctionsfor the past 9 years and currentlyworks in the Central Florida ReceptionCenter as a Forensic PsychologicalSpecialist. She currently resides inOrlando, FL.1980-89Terry Fletcher (BS ’82) conductsmedical research at UAMS in LittleRock, where he has been employedfor almost twenty years. Mr. Fletcherand his wife Lisa have two daughters,Chole and Sally, both studentsat North Little Rock High School.The Fletchers reside in North LittleRock.2000-07Jonathan Curtis “Curt” Barger(BS ’03) and Donica Barger (BA’03, MAT ’04), are both employedby the Ashdown Public SchoolSystem. Curt is the Head Jr. HighFootball Coach and Assistant JuniorHigh Track Coach. As a track coach,Curt has been able to help coach theAshdown High School Track Team tothree State in-door track championshipsand one State out-door championship.Curt is currently working onhis master’s degree. Donica teaches8th grade Modern World History, sheis also the 504 coordinator, 8th and9th grade Quiz Bowl Coach and thefundraising chairperson. Curt andDonica live in Ashdown with theirtwo children, Addison Layne Barger,2 and Jonathan Curtis Barger II, 9months.Karen Elise Donham (BS ’03) hasreturned to UAM as an Instructorof Computer Information Systems.She has also taken on the role ofArea 12 Director for Special OlympicsArkansas. Ms. Donham resides inMonticello.Aaron Anderson (BS ’07) is aNetwork Analyst with WindstreamCommunications in Little Rock. Mr.Anderson resides in Conway.Kevin Rose (MS ’07) is the FieldCoordinator for the Red-cockadedWoodpecker (RCW) Research Teamat Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeuneon the North Carolina Coast. Mr.Rose is looking forward to startinga new research project investigatingthe cavity nesting bird communityon Camp Lejeune. He and his wifeJackie recently purchased their firsthome and live in Jacksonville, NC.Friends We’ll MissAmber Rose Adams of Star City,February 16, 2008Mary Belle Ashcraft Anderson ofWarren, February 10, 2008Crystal Renee Brassfield ’98 ofDumas, March 30, 2008Mary Rosalie Verret Bushnok ofPine Bluff, February 20, 2008Matthew Raymond Chesser ’00 ofSheridan, April 18, 2008Robert Dean “Bob” Coleman ’72of Little Rock, March 16, 2008Katharine Hyatt Cordi of Monticello,April 11, 2008Mark Davis ’92 of Hermitage,March 25, 2008Lynn E. Brashears Fehr of WhiteHall, April 6, 2008Former Senator Jack AndersonGibson of Boydell, April 24, 2008Van Bentley Goodwin Sr. ’58 ofMonticello, February 18, 2008Marcia “Linda” Lewis-Green ’80of Warren, March 26, 2008Robert Lee Greene ’39 of OklahomaCity, Okla., February 17, 2008Venita Hammond of Milwaukee,Wis., December 27, 2007Zachary Seth Higginbotham ofCrossett, April 8, 2008Bob “Chief” Maxwell ’74 of Monticello,February 13, 2008Donetta Faye McElroy McGriff ’72of Monticello, January 4, 2008Gary DeWayne Neal of Pine Bluff,February 26, 2008Ruth Stallings Masterson Price’72 of Pine Bluff, March 29, 2008Carolyn Sangster Quiggins ofLittle Rock, October 28, 2007Anthony Ragar ’66 of Cabot,March 18, 2008James “Jimmy” Glyn Reaves ofSheridan, September 30, 2007Mary Elizabeth Pierce Ruffin ’75of DeWitt, March 7, 2008Wee Weevil Bibs“Wee Weevil” bibs have been sent to the newest Boll Weevils:Allie Grace Adair, born January 10,2008 to Derek and Simone Adair ofWarren.Garrett Blake Outlaw, born January31, 2008 to Gregory (BS ’96) andAmanda Outlaw of Bryant.Ella Jane Weaver, born February4, 2008 to Jeff (BA ’98) and AimeeWeaver of Hot Springs.Max Hyatt Efird, born April 16,2008 to Carol (BS ’94, MEd ’98) andMichael (BS ’94) Efird of Monticello.Frank Compere Ryburn ‘48 of Millington,Tenn., March 4, 2008Joyce Johnson Sims ‘56 of Killeen,Tex., February 16, 2008Patricia Murry Walker ’63 of Monticello,January 24, 2008Crystal Paige Whitaker of Dermott,April 19, 2008Anna Virginia Harrison Wilson ofMonticello, January 11, 2008Roy Edward White ’65 of Rison,February 5, 2008Jonathan Curtis Barger II bornon July 17, 2007 to Jonathan Curtis“Curt” (BS ’03) and Donica (BA ’03,MAT ’04) Barger of Ashdown.Ellison Wynne Rochelle, born onAugust 22, 2007 to Dr. Sean (BS ’89)and Caroline Rochelle of West Fork.Ava Miriam Wisener, born on October25, 2007 to Emily (BA ’05) andJordan Wisener of Monticello.Carrie Marie Whitehead, born onApril 23, 2008 to Christina Grogg(BBA ’04) and Jeffrey Whitehead ofMonticello.Share your “Wee Weevil” and other news with us by going to www.uamont.edu/alumni and click on “Weevil Watch.”Circle October 18on your calendarsand join us forHOMECOMING ‘08as the Boll Weevilstake on West Alabama.30

Alumni DuesDues received from January 1 through April 30, 2008. Thank you for your support!Ms. Cynthia L. AdairMs. Gloria AdkissonMr. & Mrs. James E. AkinMs. Patricia Busby AkinMr. Terry W. AlexanderDr. Joel L. AllenMr. & Mrs. Clay AshcraftMs. Nancy J. AstinMs. Katie B. AustinMs. Irma McCollum BadgerMr. & Mrs. Troy Lee BaileyMr. Charles M. BakerMr. Edward E. BakerMr. Edward B. BallMr. & Mrs. Pervis J. BallewMr. & Mrs. Jonathan C. BargerMs. Barbara A. BarnesDr. & Mrs. William B. BarrettMr. Donald E. BeaversMs. Tonia D. BeaversMs. Fonda Johnson BellMr. & Mrs. Alan BickfordMs. Christy A. BinnsMr. Roger E. BlackmonMr. Ronald H. BlackwelderMs. Helen Troy BladonJudge & Mrs. Clifton BondMr. & Mrs. Mack J. BorgognoniMr. & Mrs. Nick F. BowmanMr. & Mrs. Roy M. BoydMr. & Mrs. Robert M. BoydMr. Jerry W. BradshawMr. Herby Branscum, Jr.Ms. Mildred F. BrazeelMs. Velma D. BrockMs. Carolyn BrownMr. J. Taylor BrownMr. Jim Ed BrownMs. Joen G. BryantDr. Russell H. BullochMr. & Mrs. William C. BullochMs. Zola Reynolds BullochMr. & Mrs. Steven E. BurgessMs. Louise BurkeMs. Sharon Mann BurksMr. & Mrs. Kelton Busby, Jr.Mr. Bobby D. BuzbeeMr. Travis M. CalhounMr. Jason CamdenMr. Leon Ray CampMr. & Mrs. Charles D. CappsMr. & Mrs.Carl G. CarlsonMr. & Mrs. W. David CarpenterMr. & Mrs. Paul R. CarterMr. Ronald G. CarterMr. & Mrs. Joey CatheyMr. Carr Lee ChambersMr. Allen R. ChandlerMs. Faye ChandlerMs. Patricia A. ChandlerMr. Gary B. ChilcoatMr. & Mrs. John ChoateMs. Mimi Herring CiarlettaMr. James T. ClarkMr. & Mrs. Raymond D. ClaryMr. Francis H. CliftonMr. William D. Clifton, Jr.Mr. Harry M. CloudMr. William B. ClowerMr. & Mrs. James E. CobbMr. Raymond C. ConatserMr. & Mrs. Buford R. ConnorMr. Russell L. CorkerMr. James W. CottonMr. & Mrs. Cecil E. CounceMr. & Mrs. Denzil R. CoxMs. Erin B. CracoliciMr. Kevin J. CraftMs. Glenda CrossMr. & Mrs. Clay R. Cross IIIMs. Jane O. CrossMr. Matthew A. CrossMr. & Mrs. Lloyd H. CrossleyMr. & Mrs. John M. CrowDr. Earl R. CrowderMs. Shirley L. 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Distinguished AlumnusGerald Majors of White Hall Accepts the Distinguished Alumnus Citation from Chancellor JackLassiter During Commencement Exercises May 9.Alumni AssociationP.O. Box 3520Monticello, AR 71656UAM MAGAZINE32