Winter / Spring 2007 - University of Arkansas at Monticello

Foundation News
(From left) R. David Ray, provost
and vice chancellor for academic
affairs, Linda Yeiser, vice chancellor
for advancement, Jim Roiger,
chair of the Division of Computer
Information Systems, Charlotte
Hornaday, Dan Hornaday, and
Chancellor Jack Lassiter.
UAM MAGAZINE
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California Art Collector
Presents Gift to UAM
alifornia art collector Sandra Lawhon recently
Cartist
presented 3 original works of art by Arkansas-born
Paul Maxwell to the University of Arkansas at Monticello,
according to Linda Yeiser, UAM’s vice chancellor for
advancement.
The pieces will be displayed in the Taylor Library and
Technology Center and the Spencer Gallery of the Fine
Arts Center.
The gift is the second of its kind by Lawhon, who presented
five works by Maxwell to the university in 2005.
Maxwell was born in Frost Prairie (Ashley County) in
925 and attended Principia College before becoming a
world-reknowned artist.
“This is a significant donation to the university’s art collection
and represents the work of one of America’s foremost
artists,” said Yeiser. “We are thrilled to be chosen as
a repository for this collection.”
UAM was selected to receive the art due to its distinction
as the university located closest to Maxwell’s place of
birth in Frost Prairie, a small community near Crossett in
southeast Arkansas.
Endowments Presented by the Hornadays
Dan and Charlotte Hornaday Computer Information
Systems Scholarship
Dan and Charlotte Hornaday Music Excellence Scholarship
Charlotte Cruce Hornaday Scholarship
Dan and Charlotte Hornaday Agriculture Scholarship
Dan and Charlotte Hornaday Residence Life Scholarship
Dan and Charlotte Hornaday Scholarship
Van and Eula Mae Cruce Scholarship
Maxwell earned a degree in art from Principia and
attended graduate school at Claremont College. Maxwell
taught at the Houston Museum of Art and the University
of Houston and later invented and patented his own
printmaking medium.
In 986, he was the subject of a PBS documentary entitled
“Lines/Horizons.” A traveling exhibition of Maxwell’s
work, sponsored by the American-Australian Bicentennial
Foundation and the Austin-Fairchild Art Foundation
served as an official event in Australia’s
988 bicentennial celebration.
Collections of Maxwell’s works
may be found in galleries and museums
throughout the United States,
Europe, Asia and Australia. Current
exhibits of Maxwell’s work may be
found at the Arkansas Arts Center in
Little Rock, the Araluen Centre for
the Arts in Australia, the Canton Art
Institute, the Dallas Museum of Fine
Arts, the Denver Art Museum, the
Fort Worth Art Center, the Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, and the Philbrook
Art Center in Tulsa, Okla.
Hornadays Present 7th
Endowment to Foundation
D
an and Charlotte Hornaday of Little Rock recently
presented their seventh endowed scholarship to the
University of Arkansas at Monticello Foundation Fund.
The retired Exxon executives established an endowed
scholarship for students in UAM’s Division of Computer Information
Systems. The gift, which includes a match from
the ExxonMobil Foundation, totals $30,000.
“Dan and Charlotte Hornaday are very special people
who have chosen to create a lasting legacy at this institution,”
said UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “Their generosity
and continuing support of UAM are extremely gratifying.”
The Hornadays established their first endowed scholarship
in 992. They have created endowed scholarships in
debate, agriculture, music, and residence life as well as
a general scholarship and a scholarship in honor of Mrs.
Hornaday’s parents, the late Van and Eula Mae Cruce.
Dan Hornaday graduated from UAM (then Arkansas
A&M College) in 95 . Charlotte Hornaday received her
degree in 952.
“The Hornadays both came from humble beginnings,
they both worked hard to build successful careers and
lives, but they’ve never forgotten where they came from,”
said Lassiter. “Their legacy of creating educational opportunities
will extend far beyond our lifetimes.”