2003-2005 Catalog - University of Arkansas at Monticello

Jesse and Ernestine Coker Scholarship. Established by Dr. and Mrs. Coker to provideannual scholarships to graduates of Drew Central High School, Monticello, Arkansas. Mrs.Coker was a student at Arkansas A&M. Dr. Coker is a former student of Arkansas A&M,and he served on the faculty and as an administrator at the University from 1965-86. Ascholarship is awarded to a student majoring in agriculture and to a student majoring ineducation.Dr. Jesse M. Coker Distinguished Service Scholarship. Established by UAMFoundation Fund Board, honoring Dr. Jesse Coker. Recipient must be a member of theUAM band or choir ensemble and will be chosen by the Scholarship Committee.Thomas C. and Julia Hobson Coleman Scholarship. Established by the family ofThomas C. and Julia Hobson Coleman. A minimum of two recipients are to be chosen.They must be English majors and a Southeast Arkansas resident. The School of Arts &Humanities will make recommendations to the Scholarship Committee.Suzanne Cooke Memorial. Awarded in memory of Suzanne Cooke, a 1971 graduateof Arkansas A&M College. Awarded to a student who has a declared major in education ormusic, and has a specific interest in special education or in working with handicappedchildren.Steve Crowley Memorial Scholarship. Established by Mr. J. H. Hamlen of LittleRock, Arkansas in honor of a former employee. This scholarship is awarded to a forestrymajor.Van and Eula Mae Cruce Scholarship. Established by Dan and Charlotte Hornaday ofSpring, Texas, to honor the parents of Mrs. Hornaday. The late Van and Eula Mae Crucewere long-time proprietors of Cruce Grocery, a Monticello landmark. The original CruceGrocery was located on the south side of the UAM campus and served as a gathering placefor Arkansas A&M students during the 1940s and 50s.Gordon Culpepper Scholarship. Established by alumni and former students of theDepartment of Natural Sciences. Dr. Culpepper was a faculty member in the Department ofNatural Sciences from 1962-89, and the scholarship is awarded to a student in thatdepartment.O. H. “Doogie” and Patsy Darling Scholarship. Established by O. H. “Doogie” andPatsy Darling of Crossett. This scholarship is awarded annually to a student majoring inforestry.C. W. Day Scholarship. Established by the Danny Day, Sr. family, Raymond Dayfamily, William Day family, Rickey Day family and Sue Day Wood family of Day Farms,Inc., Winchester, Arkansas, in honor of C. W. Day. The scholarship is awarded to studentschosen by the Scholarship Committee.Gregory A. Devine Scholarship. Established in memory of Gregory Alan Devine byhis parents, Marion and Fern Devine. Greg was a natural science major at the University in1980-82. The scholarship is awarded to a student majoring in natural sciences with prioritygiven to a geology major.Vance W. Edmondson Scholarship. Established by Vance W. Edmondson, whograduated from Arkansas A&M in 1938. Dr. Edmondson was a Professor of AgricultureEconomics at Texas A&M. The scholarship is awarded to a student who is majoring inagriculture.Albert Etheridge Scholarship. Established by alumni and former students of theDepartment of Natural Sciences. Dr. Etheridge was a department head in the Departmentof Natural Sciences and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. He served at the Universityfrom 1971-89. The scholarship is awarded to a student in the Natural Sciences Department.Hampton and Minnie Etheridge Scholarship. Established by the children and theirspouses in honor and in memory of their parents. The scholarship is awarded to a needystudent from Southeast Arkansas, excluding Pine Bluff.Harold J. Green Scholarship. Established by Harold J. Green of Sun Lakes, Arizona.Mr. Green is an Arkansas A&M alumnus. He attended school here from 1949-52. Thescholarship is awarded to students chosen by the Scholarship Committee.Bill Groce, Jr. Scholarship. Established by family, friends, and former teammates ofBill Groce, Jr. Mr. Groce was all-AIC for the UAM football team. The scholarship is32Financial Assistance