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UAM MAGAZINE 0 Frank Wilson, recipient of the 2006 Alumni Award for Achievement and Merit and a member of the UAM Board of Visitors. Jim “Ace” Trimm, recipient of the 2006 “Continuing the Connection” Award. TOP ison timber owner Frank Wilson and retired Colo- Rrado financier Jim “Ace” Trimm were honored by UAM during the university’s Homecoming celebra- tion. Wilson, co-owner of Wilson Brothers Lumber Company of Rison, was selected to receive the Alumni Award for Achievement and Merit. Trimm, a former Boll Weevil basketball star and venture capitalist from Aurora, Colo., re- ceived the Continuing the Connec- tion Award, presented annually to the alumnus who best keeps alive the connection between Arkansas A&M and UAM.
Alumni “We are pleased to honor two individuals who have meant so much to this institution and who have forged such successful lives,” said UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “Frank Wilson has been a success in business, a leader in his community, and a loyal supporter of UAM. Jim Trimm is one of those special people whose love for this university has made him a part of our tradition and history. He was an outstanding basketball player who took that same drive to win and translated it into success in business.” Wilson earned a bachelor of science degree in forestry from what was then Arkansas A&M in 1966. He became a leader in the south Arkansas timber industry, developing Wilson Brothers Lumber Company and Tri-W Logging, and is currently a member of the Executive Committee of the Arkansas Forestry Association. He is also a member of the UAM Board of Visitors. Frank Wilson is the oldest of three generations of Wilsons who have earned degrees from, or are currently attending UAM. His son, Harrell, and nephews, James and Jeff, earned forestry degrees from UAM and work with Frank Wilson in the timber business along with another nephew, Brad, who also attended UAM. Another son, Jeremy, attended UAM and played football before earning a degree in history. Frank Wilson’s great nephew, Tyler, is currently pursuing a forestry degree at UAM. “UAM has always meant a lot to me and it’s certainly an honor to be chosen,” said Wilson. “There are probably a lot of people more deserving than I am, but to be a part of the legacy of UAM is very special to me.” Jim Trimm was a starting forward on the Arkansas A&M basketball team in 1956 when the Boll Weevils won the school’s only conference championship in men’s basketball. Known as “Ace” to his classmates, Trimm grew up in the shadow of the university campus, attended Drew Central schools next door for 12 years, then went to A&M as an unrecruited walk-on for the basketball team. He quickly earned a scholarship and helped lead the Boll Weevils to one of their most successful four-year periods. “Those were the happiest days of my life,” said Trimm. “I’ve looked back on those days so many times. That was a very special time. The campus was small and you knew everybody. I was just an old country boy who learned a lot there. Everything I am today I owe to Arkansas A&M. This is a great honor.” (Above, from left) Delores and Frank Wilson visit with Judy and Jack Lassiter at a reception in the Chancellor’s home at Homecoming. (Left) Jim “Ace” Trimm as he appeared in the 1956 Boll Weevil. Winter / Spring 2007
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