UAM - University of Arkansas at Monticello

From the Chancellor
As we begin
a new year, we look forward
to the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. We are excited by our continued
growth, as reflected by another record enrollment for the fall semester and strong
numbers for our spring term. We are aggressively marketing the institution to reach a
broader audience and expand our recruiting base to offset the projected shortfall in high
school student populations in our traditional base. I want to commend the members of
the campus marketing committee chaired by Mary Whiting for their
hard work and dedication. They have created a multi-faceted approach
to advertising that includes television, outdoor, print, and a newly
designed campus website. The new website is a work in progress with
more changes to come.
January saw the beginning of another session of the Arkansas General Assembly and UAM is fortunate to be represented so ably in both
houses of the legislature. Senator Jimmy Jeffress of Crossett, Representative Eddie Cheatham of Crossett, Speaker of the House Robert Moore
of Arkansas City, and newly-elected Representatives Efrem Elliott of
Altheimer, Jeff Wardlaw of Warren, and Sheila Lampkin of Monticello
are all strong advocates for UAM.
As UAM Magazine goes to print, Jeter Hall is being razed to make way for a new annex for the School of Forest Resources. We will break ground for this much-anticipated
facility this spring. We are also moving forward with our plans to create a retirement village on campus which will offer what we believe will be a unique environment that will
give residents access to all the benefits of a university community. We will have more
about this important addition to our campus in a future issue of UAM Magazine.
On the cover, you will see the spotlight on our nursing program, which through the
years has been a program of excellence and a source of pride for the institution. Our
graduates continue to attain among the highest passing rates on the state nursing board
examinations.
We are also excited by the hiring of William “Hud” Jackson as the new head football
coach of the Boll Weevils. Coach Jackson comes to us from UCA and has already
brought a level of organization and hard work that promises success on the field and in
the classroom for our student-athletes.
As always, Judy and I look forward to hearing from you and hope you’ll stop in for a
visit the next time you’re on campus. My door is always open.
Sincerely,
Jack Lassiter
Chancellor
On The Cover: UAM nursing students
continue a legacy of excellence for one of
the state’s best nursing programs.
UAM MAGAZINE, Volume 18, number
1, is published three times a year by the
University of Arkansas at Monticello, the
UAM Alumni Association, and the UAM
Foundation Fund. For information, you
may contact:
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UAM Box 3520
Monticello, AR 71656
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Director of Media Services
(870) 460-1274 (office)
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NURSING
EXCELLENCE
Hard Work
UAM’s nursing program isn’t for the faint
of heart. The hours are long, the classes are
tough, but the results are worth it.
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EMILY WHITE
INSIDE
Difference Maker
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Recent graduate Emily White may be new to the
teaching profession, but she is already making
a difference in the lives of young people. Meet
Monticello’s Teacher of the Year.
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On Campus
Homecoming
16-17
Receptions
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ALUMNI AWARDS
Alumni Honors
The Alumni Association honored businessmen,
educators, and a former Wandering Weevil during the annual Homecoming Dinner in October.
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Sports
20-25
Foundation
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Alumni News
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FLIPPING THE SWITCH Chancellor Jack Lassiter
(right) and Mike Abiatti, executive director of
the Arkansas Research and Education Optical
Network (ARE-ON) flip a ceremonial switch
to signify UAM’s entrance into a new era of
high-speed internet service. Educators, civic
leaders and business representatives were on
hand for the ceremony in the Fine Arts Center
auditorium.
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High Speed Internet Service
A
new era in high-speed internet service has officially begun at UAM.
Chancellor Jack Lassiter and Mike
Abbiatti, executive director of the
Arkansas Research and Education
Optical Network (ARE-ON) opened
the new network at a lighting ceremony in the UAM Fine Arts Center.
Lassiter and Abbiatti were joined via
internet by education leaders and
ARE-ON officials from Memphis, Little
Rock, Russellville, and Fayetteville to
explain the implications and impact of
the statewide fiber-optic network.
“This is a watershed moment for
UAM and for education, not only in
southeast Arkansas, but for the entire
state,” said Lassiter. “The internet is
our window on the world and this new
network will make internet access
easier, faster and more applicable to
the educational needs of our region.”
Following the lighting ceremony,
Lassiter and Abbiatti were joined via
internet conference from Fayetteville
by David Merrifield, chief technology
officer for ARE-ON,; Michael Manley,
outreach director for the University of
Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Ed
Leachman, head of the Department of
Emergency Management at Arkansas
Tech; Amy Apon, director of the Cyber
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Infrastructure at the University of
Arkansas; and Rebecca Martindale,
a data analyst with the University of
Arkansas.
ARE-ON is the next generation
of fiber-optic cable connecting all
11 of Arkansas’ public universities
via a high speed optical network to
enhance educational opportunities
for faculty and students, encourage
regional research, promote telemedicine, implement state-wide emergency management, and promote
economic development. The fiber optic cable covers Arkansas from corner
to corner, extending from Jonesboro
to Texarkana and from Monticello to
Fayetteville with a central hub in Little
Rock. The new network is thousands
of times faster than the state’s former
network with the potential for even
faster service. In addition to connecting Arkansas’ 11 public universities, ARE-ON provides connections
to all major universities in the U.S.
and some foreign countries through
collaboration with Internet2 and the
National Lambda Rail networks.
UAM has been an active partner
in the securing of funding for the
network as well as its design and
implementation.
AM’s School of Forest Resources is losing 70 years of experience from its teaching and research
faculty with the retirement of Dr.
Richard Kluender, Dr. Lynne Thompson, and Dr. David Patterson.
Kluender, who came to UAM in
1984, has served as dean of the
school and director of the Arkansas
Forest Resources Center since 2000.
Thompson, an entomologist and
the longest tenured of the three,
joined the UAM faculty in 1980.
Patterson came to UAM in 1996.
“This is a significant loss for the
institution and for forestry education
in the state and region,” said Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “Dr. Kluender, Dr.
Thompson, and Dr. Patterson have
distinguished themselves as scholars, researchers, and teachers in the
highest traditions of the academe. We
are appreciative of their service to the
university and wish them well in their
future endeavors.”
RETIRING forestry faculty
(from left) Dick Kluender,
David Patterson and Lynne
Thompson.
Faculty Spotlight
New BOV
Members
Beverly Rowe of Lake
Village and Dr. Tim
Chase of Monticello
are the newest members of UAM’s Board
of Visitors, Rowe and
Chase were appointed
to the board by
Governor Mike Beebe
and will serve four year
terms. Rowe is a former
UAM student employed
by Simmons First Bank
of South Arkansas and a
member of the board of
directors of Chicot Irrigation.
Chase is a dentist with a
family practice in Monticello.
He is a 1985 UAM graduate.
Both Chase and Rowe will
serve three-year terms.
WWII Memories
T
he memories and recollections
of some of Drew County’s World
War II veterans are now available on
DVD’s at UAM’s Taylor Library and
Technology Center.
The library recently acquired copies of the DVD’s from the Arkansas
Educational Television Network as
part of AETN’s “In Their Own Words”
World War II oral history project.
The DVD’s contain videotaped
conversations with 10 Drew County
veterans, who relate their experiences
during the war. Veterans interviewed
include Odis Allen, Elvin Bates, the
late James Jordan, the late T. Robie
Scott, Charles Henry, Frank “Buddy”
Carson, Jr., William C. Mitchell, Paul
Q. Gardner, the late Roy Grizzell, and
the late Jack Gibson.
“In Their Own Words” chronicles
over 270 hours of testimony from
223 members of Arkansas’ World
War II generation.
The DVD’s are available for viewing in the Special Collections
section of the Taylor Library.
For more information, contact
Mary Heady, special collections
and reference librarian, at (870)
460-1581.
Dr. John Kyle Day, assistant
professor of history, was elected
president of the Arkansas Association
of College History Teachers (AACHT)
at the organization’s annual meeting
held recently at the Old State House
Museum in Little Rock. Day will serve a two-year term
from 2010 to 2012. He was elected
vice president in 2008 and served as
interim president last year.
Day joined the UAM faculty in
2007. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of
Arkansas-Fayetteville, and a Ph.D.
from the University of Missouri.
The AACHT was formed in 1974
to “improve the teaching of history
for all levels of instruction, to advance the professional interests of its
membership and to establish closer
rapport among the various history
faculties.” Now in its 37th year, the
AACHT is composed of 15 member
institutions of higher education and
over 70 professional historians from
throughout Arkansas.
Dr. Jeff Longing, assistant professor of education, has been named to
the board of directors of the Arkansas
Association of Teacher Educators.
The AATE works to provide opportunities for professional growth and
promotes quality programs in teacher
education. Longing joined the UAM
faculty in 2003. He holds a bachelor’s
degree from UAM and a master’s degree and educational doctorate from
the University of Louisiana-Monroe.
Charlotte Denton, associate
professor of nursing, has been appointed by Governor Mike Beebe to
the Arkansas Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Coordinating Council. The 25-member council oversees the spending
of state and federal funds on alcohol
and drug education, prevention, treatment and law enforcement. Denton
has been a member of the UAM faculty since 1986. She holds an associate degree in nursing and a bachelor
of science in nursing degree from
UAM as well as a master of science
in nursing degree from Northwestern
(La.) State University.
Day
Denton
Longing
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In Berlin
T
wo UAM students and their faculty mentor presented papers at
an international peace and reconciliation conference in Berlin, Germany on
the 21st anniversary of the fall of the
Berlin Wall.
Zack Tucker of Marked Tree and
Joshua Gillum of Monticello joined Dr.
Carol Strong of the UAM social and
behavioral science faculty at Berlin’s
Institute for Cultural Diplomacy in
November for a conference entitled “A
World Without Walls 2010: An International Conference on Peace Building,
Reconciliation and Globalization in an
Interdependent World.”
The five-day conference brought
together scholars and academics,
journalists and political and diplomatic representatives from across the
world, including present and former
heads of state and government officials, professors from prestigious
universities, including the London
School of Economics and Political
Science, and former United Nations
program directors.
Tucker and GIllum are both senior
political science majors while Strong
PRESENT RESEARCH
Selected to present at an
international peace and
reconciliation conference
in Berlin, Germany were
(from left) Joshua GIllum,
Zack Tucker, and Dr. Carol
Strong.
is an assistant professor of political
science and former interim dean of
the School of Social and Behavioral
Sciences. All three presented original
research written either independently
or jointly. Tucker presented a paper
entitled “United in Progress: A Proposal to Reform the United Nations’
Organizational Structure,” which
examines the current structure of the
U.N. and proposes reforms to help
the organization better solve contemporary issues.
Gillum’s paper, “Is Islam Peaceful or Violent: Comparing Islam and
Christianity to Reveal the Propaganda
of Terrorism,” compares the basic
tenets of Christianity and Islam to establish similarities and give a deeper
understanding into what it means to
be Muslim. Gillum’s research shows
how terrorists are using a peaceful
religion to motivate radical Muslims
into violent acts.
Strong presented a paper written
with Gillum which examines U.S. relations and strategies for engagement
in the Middle East. Strong, Tucker
and Gillum participated in a panel
discussion of international scholars.
UAM funded the trip and served as
a conference sponsor as part of an
ongoing effort to encourage student
and faculty research, said Provost R.
David Ray. “This was a wonderful opportunity for Dr. Strong and for Zack
Tucker and Joshua Gillum,” Ray said.
“It’s an honor to be chosen to present
research to such a prestigious conference of scholars and we as an institution want to do everything we can to
open opportunities for these types of
educational experiences.”
Saving Energy
Lance Orton (center), energy
efficiency consultant for CenterPoint Energy, recently presented
a check for $9,996.47 to the University of Arkansas at Monticello
as a rebate for the installation of
four new energy efficient boilers.
Pictured with Orton are (left) UAM
Chancellor Jack Lassiter and
(right) Jim Hudgins, director of
the physical plant. UAM recently
installed two Raypak boilers at
Royer Hall, a women’s residence
hall, and two more at the Math
and Science Center as part of the
energy upgrades funded by the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The new boilers
are 96 percent energy efficient,
according to Hudgins.
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Plant Study
A
botanical research center and herbarium, which will house more than
27,000 catalogued plant specimens, will soon be the latest addition to
the campus at the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
UAM has begun a campaign to secure private funding for the center,
which will also serve as a research center for faculty. The new facility will
house current DNA research being conducted by UAM plant scientists;
serve as a classroom and laboratory for biology and botany classes; house
a greenhouse for study and research; provide space for a herbarium library; provide office space for one faculty member or research technician;
provide storage space for field and research equipment; and establish a
work area for the identification and cataloging of plant specimens.
“This will be a tremendous addition to the School of Mathematical
and Natural Sciences,” said Dean Morris Bramlett. “This will allow us to
expand our already-existing herbarium to include botanical research.” The center will house a library of floristic manuals, books and information
on the historical uses of cultivated plants, and technical information on
the introduction, spread and control of exotic plants and invasive species.
The library will be open to the public and available to the forest
industry as well as the UA Cooperative Extension Service, the Arkansas
Natural Heritage Commission, and to plant technicians and scientists
worldwide.
The facility will also include a demonstration garden, which will
utilize organic gardening techniques and serve as an information
resource for local gardeners and nurseries. The addition of a greenhouse will allow for a more diverse collection of plants for cultivation,
teaching and research, including the cultivation of historical and
medicinal plants.
Persons interested in making a tax-deductible donation to the new
facility should contact the UAM Office of Advancement at (870) 4601028.
Tree Campus
A
s the home of Arkansas’ only
forestry program, it stands to
reason that the trees on the UAM
campus would receive plenty of care.
That’s what happened recently as
members of the Forestry Club, assisted by three members of the UAM
physical plant, placed shredded pine
and hardwood mulch around 75 young
trees on campus as part of service
learning project to meet one of the requirements of the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus USA Program.
“Not only will the mulch enhance
the appearance of the trees and
grounds, but proper mulching provides
several benefits directly to the trees,”
said Lynne Thompson, professor of
forestry and Forestry Club advisor.
“Retaining soil moisture, suppressing
weed growth, and supplying nutrients
as the mulch breaks down over time
are important benefits, along with
keeping lawnmowers and string trimmers from injuring the trees.”
The mulching project meets one of
five requirements necessary for UAM
to be recognized as a Tree Campus
USA. Created by the Arbor Day Foundation, Tree Campus USA recognizes
college and university campuses that
effectively manage campus trees,
encourage the development of healthy
urban forests beyond the campus
boundaries, and strive to engage their
students in service learning projects
and opportunities on campus and in
their communities.
GRANDMA, WHAT BIG TEETH YOU HAVE! Jennifer Neely reacts
to Erickson Skinner as the Big Bad Wolf in the UAM Music Theatre
Workshop production of Little Red Riding Hood. The play was part
of a busy fall season for the Division of Music.
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eff Corwin, the Emmy-winning
producer and host of the Discovery
Channel’s “The Jeff Corwin Experience” and “Corwin’s Quest,” will
discuss wildlife, ecology and conservation as part of a free public lecture
February 10 at the University of
Arkansas at Monticello.
The lecture will be held in the UAM
Fine Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. as part
of the Governor Winthrop Rockefeller
Distinguished Lecture Series.
Since 2000, Corwin has partnered
with Animal Planet and Discovery
Communications as host and executive producer of “The Jeff Corwin Experience.” He also serves as executive producer of “Corwin’s Quest” and
recently authored his first book, Living
on the Edge: Amazing Relationships
in the Natural World.
Corwin has been working for the
conservation of endangered species
and ecosystems around the world
since he was a teenager. In 1984,
he was introduced to the tropical
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rainforests while on an expedition to
Belize, an experience that fueled his
interest in the study and conservation
of these ecosystems. In 1993, Corwin
addressed the General Assembly of
the United Nations regarding the need
to conserve rain forests. In 1994, he
served as expedition naturalist for
“The Jason Project,” a critically-acclaimed documentary series produced
by National Geographic.
Corwin holds a bachelor of science
degrees in both biology and anthropology from Bridgewater State College and a master of science degree
in wildlife and fisheries conservation
from the University of Massachusetts.
In 1999, Bridgewater State honored
Corwin with a doctorate in public education for his work in communicating
the need for a sustainable approach
to using natural resources and the
importance of conserving endangered
species.
Corwin has been named one of
People Magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful
People” and has appeared on numerous television shows, including Today,
Good Morning America, CBS Morning
Show, Tonight Show with Jay Leno,
Oprah, and played himself in a guest
appearance on CSI: Miami.
Corwin will take questions from the
audience following his lecture with a
reception scheduled after the lecture
in the Spencer Gallery of the Fine Arts
Center.
Jazzy!
T
he top jazz performance groups
from the University of Arkansas
at Monticello have been invited to
perform at the prestigious Elmhurst
College Jazz Festival February 24-27.
Jazz Band I and the UAM Jazz
Combo will perform during the evening sessions. Both ensembles will
perform on Friday, February 25 while
Jazz Band I will give a second performance on Saturday, February 26.
“This is one of the most prestigious
jazz festivals in the country,” said
Gary Meggs, director of bands and
head of the UAM jazz program. “This
will be a tremendous experience for
our musicians, not only in performing
at the festival, but having the opportunity to hear some of the top jazz
artists in the world.”
Featured performers include
the vocalist Simone, Matt Wilson’s
Arts and Crafts, the Vanguard Jazz
Orchestra, Dennis Mackrel and Byron
Stripling.
Held on the campus of Elmhurst
College in suburban Chicago since
1968, the Elmhurst Jazz Festival has
attracted jazz artists such as Clark
Terry, the Count Basie Orchestra,
Louie Bellson, the Dave Holland
Quintet, and Diana Krall.
The festival features some of the
nation’s top college jazz ensembles.
Riceland Chief
Danny Kennedy, chief executive officer of
Riceland Foods, Inc., of Stuttgart, spoke to
students and faculty in the UAM School of
Agriculture recently. Kennedy’s presentation
focused on world population, its expected
growth and the challenge of supplying food to
an expanding market. Kennedy encouraged UAM students to “be fearless in
solving problems over your careers in
agriculture as the world must find a way
to feed over nine billion people by 2050.”
Kennedy told the students that the skills
they would need to be successful in a
company such as Riceland are
problem solving, being a team player,
a learner, and an effective
communicator.
According to Meggs, UAM turned
down invitations to the New York City
Jazz Fest, the Notre Dame Jazz Fest,
the Alcorn Jazz Fest, and the Northwestern Jazz Fest to attend Elmhurst.
“This is the festival we wanted
to attend,” said Meggs. “Elmhurst
is one of the premier jazz festivals
in the country and I think it speaks
volumes for the respect our program
has gained around the nation that we
were invited to perform.”
“This is a wonderful honor for
our jazz program,” said R. David
Ray, provost and vice chancellor for
academic affairs. “Mr. Meggs has
done an outstanding job building the
program to the point that we are gaining national respect.”
Another Record!
E
nrollment at the University of
Arkansas at Monticello increased
4.85 percent for the 2010 fall semester, setting an enrollment record for
the fifth consecutive year, according
to the UAM registrar’s office.
UAM reported 3,648 students at
its three campuses in Monticello,
Crossett and McGehee, an increase
of 169 over the previous enrollment
record of 3,479 last fall.
“This is exciting news,” said Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “To set enrollment records for five straight years
when our traditional recruiting base
is actually shrinking is a testament to
the hard work of Mary Whiting, our
dean of enrollment management, and
her staff. Their recruiting efforts as
well as the work of our advertising
and marketing committee to get the
word out about UAM have paid huge
dividends.”
Lassiter cited UAM’s status as the
least expensive four-year institution
in the state as a major drawing card.
“Based on a standard course load of
15 hours, UAM is the only state-supported four-year institution with tuition
and fees low enough to be totally
covered by the Arkansas Challenge
Scholarship,” he said. “The fact that
someone with a Lottery Scholarship
can come here and have everything
paid but room and board is a tremendous advantage. As an institution, we
have worked very hard to hold the line
on tuition costs. As an open admissions university, we do not want to
price ourselves out of the reach of our
traditional constituency.”
Full-time equivalency numbers,
which are preliminary Lassiter said,
showed an increase of 4.83 percent.
FTE numbers increased from 2,749 in
2009 to 2,882 in 2010.
Other factors contributing to the
enrollment increase, said Lassiter, included better academic advising and
“the increasing involvement of our
faculty in the recruitment process. It
means so much to potential students
and their parents when faculty take
the time to sit down and visit, advise
and counsel future students and their
families. So many of our students are
the first in their families to attend college and faculty involvement makes
the transition easier.”
State’s Best
T
he UAM Student Nurses’ Association has been named the
outstanding SNA chapter in Arkansas.
The award was presented at the 2010
Arkansas Nursing Students’ Association (ANSA) convention held recently
in Little Rock.
UAM received the Chapter of
Excellence Award presented to the
state’s top student nurses’ organization. The UAM chapter was also recognized for the quality of its numerous
community service activities. UAM
nurses won the Community Award for
their “Rescue the RX Program,” an effort to save Drew Health’s prescription
assistance program.
SNA President Kristy Breedlove
of Oak Grove, La. was awarded the
ANSA scholarship for District IV.
Sig Tau House
S
igma Tau Gamma fraternity has begun an ambitious nationwide fund-raising
campaign to build an on-campus fraternity house in a wooded area east of Weevil
Pond. Sig Tau alums Sam Light of Little Rock, Scott Saffold of Monticello, and Charlie
Searcy of Monticello are heading up the campaign. “We think this will be an important
addition to the campus,” said Saffold. “A strong Greek presence on campus can have
a very positive impact on student life and involvement in campus events.” Little Rock
architect Terry Burress has completed initial drawings of the two-story house, which
would contain eight apartments, a central kitchen and dining room, living room, foyer
and multi-purpose room for special events. For more information, contact the Office of
Advancement at (870) 460-1028.
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UAM’s nursing program isn’t for the faint
of heart, but the results are worth it.
Tough
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ard work is still the best path to success.
Just ask anyone who’s ever made it through
the nursing program at the University of
Arkansas at Monticello.
“To be successful in this program, it takes dedication, tenacity, kindness, open-mindedness, trust and a very clear understanding that for two
years, they are going to work harder than they have ever been asked to
work,” says Pam Gouner, dean of the School of Nursing. “Those aren’t my
words; that’s what our students tell us.”
UAM offers nursing at its campus in Monticello as well as at its Colleges of Technology at Crossett and McGehee. Students on the Monticello
campus may pursue either an associate of applied science degree which
leads to licensure as a registered nurse or a bachelor of science in nursing
degree, a prerequisite for students who plan to continue their education
at the master’s degree level or beyond. The Crossett and McGehee campuses offer technical certificate programs leading to licensure as a practical
nurse.
Regardless of which campus a student attends, the program is tough for
a reason, says Gouner. The long classroom hours, more hours in clinicals
at area hospitals, demanding teachers and a rigorous curriculum are why
UAM graduates are consistently among the state’s most successful on the
NCLEX (National Council Licensure Examination). The NCLEX is ad-
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ministered by the National Council
of State Boards of Nursing and
includes examinations for registered nurses and practical nurses.
For nursing graduates, passing the
NCLEX is mandatory.
The latest NCLEX results show
a 100 percent pass rate for nursing
graduates of both the Monticello
and Crossett campuses and an 85
percent pass rate for students from
the McGehee campus.
“It doesn’t matter where you
go to school,” says Shela Upshaw,
nursing instructor at the Crossett
campus. “If you can’t pass boards
when you’re finished, you’ve accomplished nothing. I tell our
students that I have three goals
when they start. First is to help
them pass the program. Second, to
help them pass the NCLEX. And
third, if I wake up in a hospital bed
and see them standing over me, to
CLINICAL SETTING UAM nursing students
spend many hours in area hospitals, receiving
on-the-job training as part of their nursing
curriculum.
feel relief and not terror.”
UAM’s nursing program is small
and selective by design. Students
are told on the front end to expect
a difficult challenge. “We tell them
about the rigors of the program,
although they usually know in advance,” says Gouner. “Our program
is about scholarship and service to
others. We tell them that they will
be asked to use everything they’ve
learned in their college preparation
and learn to apply it to patient care.
It’s not an easy task. Being smart is
not enough. You have to learn to
serve others and be able to put it all
together to produce effective, quality patient care.”
Orientation sessions for beginning nursing students are held on
each campus. Many of the students
are non-traditional, returning to
school to earn a degree. Spouses and
children are encouraged to attend.
“We want them to be there so they
can know what they’re going to encounter,” says Linda Rushing, vice
chancellor of the Crossett campus.
“One of the primary things we
emphasize is that they must set up a
support system and be able to develop balance in their lives. Balancing
their family and their educational
goals is a difficult thing.”
Those selected receive personal
attention both in the classroom
and in clinical settings in hospitals. “Our teachers do a fabulous
job with our students in both the
academic and hospital setting,” says
Gouner. “They have an amazing
eye for detail and years of experience. All of our faculty have made
a commitment to stay very current
on the latest changes in nursing
education and pass it on to our
students.”
The cooperation of area hospi-
tals and doctors plays an important
role in the success of the program.
“We have a small hospital (in Crossett),” says Upshaw, “but they are
very interested in nursing education and if something interesting is
going on at the hospital, they will
call us and say, ‘This is going on.
Do you have a student who needs
to see this?’”
One of the most attractive elements of UAM’s nursing program
is the cost. “We offer a quality program for one of the lowest tuitions
in the state,” says Gouner. “That’s
really important in these economically challenging times.
“It’s always a good time to
become a nurse,” she continues.
“Health care is changing and the
role of the nurse is going to become
even more important. UAM nursing
is ready to continue preparing nurses who can meet that challenge.”
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TEACHER OF THE YEAR
Making A
Difference
T
he children were restless. Seventeen kindergarten students
– seven girls and 10 boys –
could barely contain their energy
as they lined the hallway waiting
for their turn at the water fountain. Lunch was over and recess
was still 15 long minutes away.
Emily White moved quietly among her charges,
admonishing some, praising others, never raising her
voice.
It was story time and as her students filed into class
and took their places on a checkerboard floor mat,
White took a seat and opened Midnight on the Moor.
Not only were her students anticipating recess, there
was the added distraction of a visitor in the classroom
carrying a camera and notepad.
White snapped her fingers once and 17 sets of eyes
focused on their teacher as she began to read. For
the next 10 minutes, White read to her students in a
soothing voice, occasionally stopping to ask questions
to see who was paying attention. It was a struggle for
some and when the urge to fidget got the best of them,
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sense finger snap, never missing a beat.
When the students finally got their reprieve and
headed outside for recess, White had a few minutes to
relax, laughing when her visitor asked what was more
important for a teacher, patience or a sense of humor.
“Probably a sense of humor,” White said, “but you
have to have both. You can’t take things too seriously.”
Now in her fourth year as a kindergarten teacher at
Monticello Elementary School, White is still a relative
newcomer to the teaching profession but has already
made a name for herself and earned the respect of
her peers. She is the 2010 Monticello School District
Teacher of the Year and one of 10 finalists for the Arkansas Teacher of the Year Award. She recently received
the 2010 Master Educator Award from Union Bank
of Monticello and was named the Monticello Schools
Educator of the Year for 2010-11 by the MonticelloDrew County Chamber of Commerce and Monticello
Economic Development Commission.
A Rison native, White attended the University of
Arkansas at Monticello, training in the state’s only
teacher preparation program that requires seniors to
spend the entire school year as teaching interns in a
public school classroom.
“The fact that you do a year-long internship gives
you a pretty good picture of what to expect,” said
White. “But when you first step in front of a class, it’s
pretty overwhelming. You don’t really learn what you’re
doing until you’re doing it.”
White earned her bachelor of arts degree in early
childhood education and last spring completed a
master’s degree from Walden University. Her goal was
always to teach kindergarten.
“There’s an innocence to this age group,” White
explained. “It’s their first school experience. I wanted
to make an impact on that first year.”
Teaching five-year-olds presents a broad range of
challenges, from teaching the basic building blocks
of learning to helping children learn to interact with
others. “You have such a wide range of ability levels,”
White said “Some can already read and know some
of the basics and others don’t know how to write their
names. And social skills are also very important at this
stage. We spend numerous hours developing social
skills, how to share, how to get along with others.”
As she talks, White coughs occasionally. She has
caught a cold from one of her students, a hazard of the
profession. “After a while teachers build up immunity,”
she said. “I scrub the tables and chairs with Lysol. It’s
just part of it.”
To White, the rewards of teaching make the hazards
worthwhile.
“There are so many rewards in teaching,” she said.
“Feeling like you’ve made a difference for someone.
Kids need love. You have to let them know you care.”
SMALL CHARGES, BIG RESPONSIBILITY Emily White, surrounded by
the students in her class at Monticello Elementary School, always wanted
to teach kindergarten. Only in her fourth year as a teacher, she has already
been recognized by her peers for outstanding work in the classroom.
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TOP ALUMNI
From former star athletes to teachers and successful businessmen, the 2010
Alumni Award winners represent the best of Arkansas A&M and UAM.
T
he University of Arkansas at
Monticello honored a pair of
educators, a retired soft drink
executive, and the associate
director of the Razorback
Foundation at the university’s
annual homecoming dinner in
October.
Karen Eoff, director of the
Southeast Arkansas Education
Service Cooperative, Shay Gillespie, co-owner of Head of the
Class Childcare and Learning
Center, Marvin Kauffman, owner
and operator of a Grapette Bottling
Company franchise, and Dr. Sean
Rochelle, associate director of the
Razorback Foundation, were selected to receive the UAM Alumni
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Awards for Achievement and Merit.
Frank “Buddy” Carson, Jr., a
member of the famed “Wandering Weevils” of Arkansas A&M in
1940 and ’41 and a long-time supporter of the Boll Weevil football
team, received the Continuing the
Connection Award, presented to
the individual who best maintains
the connection between A&M and
UAM.
“We are pleased to honor four
individuals who have distinguished
themselves in their chosen fields
and brought honor to the university,” said UAM Chancellor Jack
Lassiter. “Karen Eoff, Shay Gillespie, Marvin Kauffman and Sean
Rochelle are part of a legacy of
excellence and a positive reflection
on this institution.
“We are also delighted to honor
Buddy Carson for his undying support of both the football team and
the institution. I can think of no
one more deserving of the Continuing the Connection Award.”
Karen Eoff is a long-time
educator who assumed the position of director of the Southeast
Education Service Cooperative in
2008. She has been affiliated with
the cooperative since 1988, serving as supervisor of the gifted and
talented program before becoming
the assistant director in 1991.
A native of Appleton, Ark., Eoff
began her education in a two-room
HONORED ALUMNI (From left) Marvin Kauffman, Karen Eoff, Sean Rochelle, Shay Gillespie,
and Buddy Carson.
schoolhouse before graduating
from Hector High School. She
came to UAM as a non-traditional
student, graduating magna cum
laude with a bachelor of arts degree
in elementary education 1983.
She taught elementary, junior high
and gifted programs at the Drew
Central Schools until joining the
cooperative in 1988. She earned a
master of education degree in 1989
and gained certification as a school
administrator.
The Reverend R. Shay Gillespie and his wife, Sherry, founded
Head of the Class Childcare and
Learning Center in Monticello in
1997. In 2008, Head of the Class
was selected by the Drew County
Chamber of Commerce and the
Monticello Economic Development Commission as the Business
of the Year. In 2009, the Gillespies
were chosen as the Chamber and
MEDC Man and Woman of the
Year.
A Little Rock native, Gillespie
is a 1978 UAM graduate. While at
UAM, he became the first AfricanAmerican to serve as sports editor of the yearbook and campus
newspaper and was instrumental in
founding the Lambda Beta Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.
In recognition of his efforts in
bringing the fraternity to campus,
an endowed scholarship has been
created in Gillespie’s name to be
presented annually to a Phi Beta
Sigma member.
In 1990, Gillespie became the
first African-American elected
to the Monticello City Council
and later founded “Young People
Thinking Ahead,” a community youth organization. He is the
author of . . . And a Little Child
Shall Lead Them and is the pastor
of Mount Tabor Missionary Baptist
Church in Wilmar.
Marvin Kauffman of Sheridan
will celebrate his 96th birthday
on October 29. A decorated war
veteran who survived the attack
on Pearl Harbor and later fought
with Patton’s Third Army at the
Battle of the Bulge, Kauffman was
owner and operator of the Grapette
Bottling Company in Redwood
City, Calif., from 1946 until his
retirement in 1977. Grapette was
a popular soft drink originally
bottled in Camden and was popular in the 1940s, ‘50s, and 60s.
A native of Princeton, Ark.,
Kauffman graduated from UAM
(then Arkansas A&M College) in
1938 with a bachelor’s degree in
mathematics and a minor in chemistry. He taught math at Thornton
High School until 1939, when he
joined the Army and was stationed
in Pearl Harbor as an engineering,
ordinance and communications
officer. He was later transferred to
Europe, where he served with Patton, commanding an anti-aircraft
unit in Chemnitz, Germany. Kauffman was one of eight junior officers
from Arkansas who volunteered as
a group for active duty and were
assigned to Pearl Harbor. He was
the only one to survive the war.
Kauffman retired from the U.S.
Army Reserve in 1956 as a lieutenant colonel.
Dr. Sean Rochelle excelled in the
classroom and on the field as a Boll
Weevil football player in the 1980s.
An option quarterback, Rochelle
was the co-offensive player of the
year in the Arkansas Intercollegiate
Conference in 1988, leading the
Weevils to a 10-2 record and the
second round of the NAIA Division I playoffs. He was a two-time
Academic All-American in 1987
and ’88 and still holds UAM’s
single-season scoring record of 98
points.
As a student, Rochelle was president of the Baptist Student Union
and vice president of the Student
Government Association before
graduating in 1989. He earned a
master’s degree and an educational
doctorate (Ed.D.) from the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville. He has
spent more than 20 years in higher
education, serving as an assistant
football coach at the University
of Arkansas, Clemson, UAM and
Azusa Pacific before moving into
administration.
At UA-Fayetteville, Rochelle has
served as coordinator of academics
and eligibility, associate director of
corporate and foundation relations,
and director of development for
athletics. He has also been director
of athletic operations at the University of Houston and spent two
years as chair of the Department
of Exercise and Sports Science at
Azusa Pacific.
A 2006 inductee into the UAM
Sports Hall of Fame, Rochelle is
currently associate director of the
Razorback Foundation, the private
fund-raising arm of UA athletics.
In 1940 and ’41, Buddy Carson
played halfback for an A&M team
called “The Marx Brothers of College Football” by Collier’s magazine. Carson and his teammates
traveled the country from coast to
coast playing football for laughs
and generating reams of publicity for themselves and their coach,
Stewart Ferguson.
A World War II veteran, Carson was a B-17 pilot and won the
Distinguished Flying Cross while
flying 30 bombing missions over
Europe.
Carson is still a regular at UAM
football games.
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Homecoming
Memories
HOMECOMING FUN (Top left) A vintage Weevil green truck has become a
fixture at UAM tailgate parties. (Top right) The extended family of Dr. Jesse
and the late Ernestine Coker were honored at the annual Alumni Dinner.
(Above, from left) Athletic Director Chris Ratcliff and Chancellor Jack
Lassiter welcome John Gibson of Dallas to a reception in the Chancellor’s
home. (Middle right, left to right) Betty Davis, Karen Eoff, Sarah Blackmon, Loetta and
Fred Williams visit during the alumni reception. (Bottom, right) Katie Hartley, Buddy Carson
and Dr. Mary Jane Gilbert enjoyed the tailgate party. (Facing page, top left) Chancellor
Lassiter greets Dr. Sean Rochelle of Fayetteville. (Top and bottom right) The Pride of
Southeast Arkansas, the UAM marching band, performed during the Walk of Champions
and during both the pregame and halftime ceremonies. Tailgating has become a highlight
of UAM games as Scott and Mistye Saffold (middle, far right) can attest. Reigning over the
festivities was UAM’s 2010 homecoming queen, Tiara Jones of Warren.
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ALUMNI RECEPTIONS
Boomtown Meeting
Alumni Gather in El Dorado for the
Boomtown Classic, another Weevil win!
A perfect early November day greeted alumni and friends
in El Dorado,who gathered at Union Square for an alumni reception before the Boomtown Classic between the
Boll Weevils and their old south Arkansas rival, Southern
Arkansas. It was a good day all around as the Boll Weevils
whipped the Muleriders 28-23.
EL DORADO GATHERING Alumni and
friends met in a converted railway car. (Top right) Chancellor and Mrs.
Lassiter greet Greg and Sandy Tucker. (Middle Right) Bob Willet (left) and Ken
Mann visit during the reception. (Botton Right) Buddy Carson, Lynn Landers, Judy
Ward and Reginald Glover were among the guests enjoying pastries and coffee.
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Little Rock Alumni
The Clinton School of Public Service
was the site for a December reception.
A chilly December evening didn’t keep a large group
of alumni and friends from a reception at the Clinton
School. Many of the reception guests joined Chancellor
and Mrs. Lassiter for a performance of Handel’s Messiah
at the First Pentecostal Church featuring members of the
UAM Chamber Choir and directed by Dr. Kent Skinner.
CENTRAL ARKANSAS Alumni and friends from central Arkansas got in the holiday
spirit at an early December reception at the Clinton School of Public Service in Little
Rock. (Top, from left) Jo Blatti of Little Rock, Lesa Handly, Judy Lassiter, and Brooks
Handly. (Above) Jeanette Sanderlin and Provost David Ray were among those attending the reception. (Top left) Carla Williams, Beverly Davis, Elgenia Ross and Jerry
Davis. (Bottom, left) Chancellor Lassiter visits with Milanne and Eric Sundell.
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SPORTS
Hud Jackson New Grid Boss
W
illiam “Hud” Jackson is the new head football coach at
the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
A native of Thibodaux, La., Jackson becomes the 25th head coach
in the 98-year history of the football
program after serving the past six
seasons as the associate head coach
at the University of Central Arkansas.
He will usher UAM into its first year
of the newly-formed NCAA Division II
Great American Conference in 2011.
The appointment came on Jackson’s
43rd birthday.
“I am tremendously honored to be
selected as head football coach here
at UAM,” said Jackson. “I am a very
passionate and emotional person…
This is a big moment for me.”
As associate head coach at UCA,
Jackson was part of the school’s
transition from the Gulf South Conference to NCAA Division I-FCS. He
also served as running backs coach,
Ratcliff Honored
C
hris Ratcliff, athletic director and women’s basketball coach at UAM,
was recently inducted into Henderson State University’s Academy of
Scholars.
Ratcliff was one of five HSU alumni honored during the ceremony,
which recognizes Henderson graduates who have gained distinction in
their professional fields. The ceremony was part of Henderson’s Founder’s Day celebration.
“This is a prestigious honor for Chris,” said UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “He has achieved a great deal at a young age and we feel fortunate
to have someone like Chris in charge of our programs in intercollegiate
athletics. We are all very proud of him and his accomplishments.”
Ratcliff is one of the youngest directors of athletics in the country.
At 33, he became UAM’s athletic director in 2009. He oversees 225
athletes, 21 employees and a $2.3 million budget. Ratcliff also serves as
head coach of the Cotton Blossoms basketball team. Prior to joining the
coaching staff at UAM in 2006, Ratcliff was assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for Henderson’s women’s basketball program. He helped
lead the Lady Reddies to national prominence each season.
Before he was named athletic director at UAM, Ratcliff served as the
school’s assistant director of athletics for compliance. He also served as
an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at San Jacinto College in
Houston. Ratcliff earned a bachelor of science degree in recreation and
leisure from Henderson in 2005 and a master’s in sports administration,
also from Henderson, in 2006.
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coached the return specialists, and
was director of football operations.
At UCA, Jackson coached Brent
Grimes, an All-American running
back in 2009, and Kentrel Rogers,
who earned All-America honors in
2005, and was named to the Gulf
South Conference All-Decade team.
The Bears were 7-4 in 2010 with
a 4-3 mark in the SLC, and were
ranked in the FCS Top 25 poll for the
fourth straight season. In 2008, Jackson helped UCA to its most successful season since moving to Division
I-FCS, posting a 10-2 overall record
while winning the SLC title with a 6-1
league record. The Bears finished
ranked No. 12 in the final polls.
Prior to joining the UCA staff,
Jackson served head football coach
and head basektball coach at Central
Catholic High School in Morgan City,
La. from 1997-2005. He was also the
school’s mission development coordinator, as well as assisting in fundraising initiatives.
At CCHS, Jackson led his football
teams to an overall record of 65-32,
including a state runner-up finish in
1997 and three district championships (1997, 2000, 2004). After each
of those titles, he was named district
coach of the year.
As head baseball coach, Jackson
led CCHS to an overall record of
84-36, including three state championships (2002, 2004-05). He earned
district coach of the year honors four
times in baseball (2000, 2002-04).
Jackson entered the coaching
ranks as an assistant football and
baseball coach at Rayne (La.) High
School in 1992.
From 1993-96, Jackson was an
assistant football and baseball coach
at Assumption High School in Napoleonville, La.
The next stop was Oberlin (La.)
High School from 1995-97, where he
served as the school’s athletics director, head football coach and head
baseball coach.
Jackson graduated from E.D.
White High School in Thibodaux, La.
in 1987. He continued his education
at McNeese State University in Lake
Charles, La., where he earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1992.
Jackson was a three-year starter
at quarterback for the Cowboys. He
also lettered in baseball, earning
the team’s most valuable player and
outstanding pitcher awards in 1991.
Jackson’s father, Sonny, was the
head football coach at Nicholls State
University from 1981-1986, and is still
the program’s most successful coach.
During his tenure, Sonny Jackson led
the Colonels to a 39-28-1 record, winning the Gulf Star Conference in 1984
and taking NSU to its first ever NCAA
Division I-AA playoff appearance in
1986. He was also the head coach
at McNeese State for three seasons
from 1987-89.
Hud Jackson and his wife, Patricia,
have one son, William, Jr., 16, and two
daughters; Alexis, 20, and Baleigh, 11.
It’s the GAC!
T
he University of Arkansas at
Monticello is now a member of
the Great American Conference.
UAM joins a nine-member league
that includes six NCAA Division II
universities from Arkansas and three
from Oklahoma.
The formal announcement of the
new conference name was made
recently by the chief executive officers of the nine member institutions
–Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, East Central University in Ada,
Okla., Harding University in Searcy,
Ark., Henderson State University in
Arkadelphia, Ark., Ouachita Baptist
University in Arkadelphia, Southeastern Oklahoma State University in
Durant, Southern Arkansas University
in Magnolia, Southwestern Oklahoma
State University in Weatherford, and
the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
According to a joint statement
from the member institutions’ presidents and chancellors, the name was
chosen to “reflect the diversity of the
league’s geographic regions, from
the Mississippi Delta of southeast
Arkansas to the plains of western
Oklahoma.”
The six Arkansas schools are
currently members of the Gulf South
Conference while the Oklahoma
schools hold membership in the Lone
Star Conference.
Much of the impetus for the new
league, according to the CEO’s, was
to bring together institutions with similar athletic and academic profiles as
well as those in geographic proximity to lessen travel costs and missed
class time for student-athletes. The
new conference also recalls part of
the athletic history of both states
when the three Oklahoma schools
were part of the now-defunct Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference and
the six Arkansas schools were part of
the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference. Teams from the OIC and AIC
were frequent opponents in all sports.
“This is an exciting day for the university and for our program in intercollegiate athletics,” said UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “We are entering a
new era of athletic competition with
like-minded institutions who share
our commitment to excellence in both
athletics and academics.”
Will Prewitt, former associate
commissioner of the West Virginia
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference,
was recently named commissioner of
the new conference. The GAC will begin competition
in the fall of 2011 after receiving approval from the NCAA. All schools are
currently members of NCAA Division
II and the new conference will remain
in this division.
New Skipper
J
ohn Harvey is the new baseball coach at UAM.
Harvey was introduced to the community and
members of the media at a news conference at
UAM’Ss Indoor Practice Facility.
“I’m very excited to bring a coach with the
experience and caliber that John has into our
athletic department,” said Athletics Director Chris
Ratcliff. “I had a very detailed game plan going
into this process. I wanted a man of high character and someone that has the proven ability to
win. I called a lot of people for references, and
John was the perfect fit for this opportunity.”
Harvey comes to UAM from Henderson State,
where he served as head baseball coach for the
past six years. The Reddies broke the program’s
single-season record for wins with 34 in 2009 and
produced seven All-Gulf South Conference selections. HSU was ranked as high as 14th nationally
during the 2009 season.
In 2010, Harvey and the Reddies turned the
corner with the program’s first ever appearance in
the Gulf South Conference Tournament. Harvey’s
team finished the season with an overall record of
31-18 and a 12-8 record in GSC games.
“I am very excited to be a Boll Weevil,” said
Harvey. “I know we can win here, but more importantly, I know we can win the right way. Our players will go to class and they will graduate. On the
field, there will be an exciting brand of baseball.
We will be very aggressive in all aspects of the
game, and we will stress defense and effective
pitching.”
After his six-year tenure at HSU, Harvey sports
a 154-148 overall career record and a 56-69
record in GSC games.
Prior to becoming an assistant coach at
Henderson State, Harvey spent the 2002 season
as an assistant coach at Itawamba Community
College.
Harvey was a four-year letter winner at Lyon
College and a 2001 graduate with a bachelor’s
degree in psychology. In 2004, he earned a master’s degree in sports administration from Henderson State.
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FOUNDATION ENDOWMENTS
Chairman
Bill Wisener*
Monticello
Vice Chairman
Scott Saffold
Monticello
Ex-Officio
Jack Lassiter
Monticello
Secretary-Treasurer
Clay Brown
Monticello
Directors
Ed Bacon
Monticello
Lesa Cathey Handly
Little Rock
Clarence Holley
Lawton, Okla.
Kenneth Mann*
Jersey
Jeff Weaver
Hot Springs
* UAM representatives
to the University of
Arkansas Foundation,
Inc., board of directors.
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FOUNDATION FUND ENDOWMENTS / Established by:
Weldon B. Abbott Endowed Scholarship / Mrs. Betty S. Abbott, Dr. and Mrs. Weldon S. Abbott,
Mr. and Mrs. H. Lavon Abbott, Mr. and Mrs. Howard P. Taylor, and Ms. Mary Ross Taylor
James Edward and Joy Dell Burton Akin Award / Mrs. Joy Dell Burton Akin
Alumni Achievement and Merit Scholarship / Recipients of the Alumni Achievement & Merit Award
Alumni Association Scholarship / Alumni Association Board of Directors
Hoyt and Susan Andres Endowed Scholarship / Hoyt and Susan Andres
William 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 Babin
Dr. Claude H. Babin Scholarship / School of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Former Students,
Family and Friends
K. Michael Baker Memorial Scholarship / School of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Former
Students, Family and Friends
Marvin and Edna Moseley Bankston Scholarship / Bob and Louine Selman Leech
Robert 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. and Mrs. Charles J. Pasqua, Judge and Mrs. Fred E. Pickett, Mr. and
Mrs. John L. Roebuck and Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Torian
Earl and Kathleen Baxter Memorial Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Earl Baxter
Beard Nursing Scholarship / Mr. Arthur R. and Mrs. Bettie Beard Pate
Leslie and Faye Beard Scholarship / Mr. Paul R. and Mrs. June Webb Carter
Major Thomas E. Bell, Jr. Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker and Coker Book Account
Fred K. Bellott Music Gift Fund / Dr. and Mrs. Fred K. Bellott
Fred and Doris Bellott Music Endowed Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Fred K. Bellott
*Henry (Mike) Berg Scholarship / Mrs. Helen Berg
Dr. Van C. Binns Scholarship - Nursing / Mrs. Evelyn Hogue Binns
Dr. Van C. Binns Scholarship - Pre-medicine / Mrs. Evelyn Hogue Binns
Birch-Johnson Endowed Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. J. Chester Johnson
John Falls Bowen Scholarship / Family, Friends and Battery B 206th Coast Artillery (AA) Association
Ruth G. Boyd Scholarship / Dr. Scott Boyd
C. Alton Boyd Jr. Memorial Scholarship / Barbara Boyd
Dr. Scott Boyd Memorial Scholarship / UAM Dept. of Health & P. E., Family and Friends
Fay Brann Accounting Scholarship / Mrs. J. F. Brann
Richard “Dick” Broach Wildlife Management Scholarship / Southern Pulpwood Co., Mrs. Nancy
Clippert Broach, Mrs. Maxine Clippert and Mr. David Clippert
B. R. “Bobby” Brown Scholarship / Mr. B. R. “Bobby” Brown and Consol, Inc.
George R. Brown Professorship / The Brown Foundation
George R. Brown Graduate Assistant Forest Resources / The Brown Foundation
Joe Brown Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends
Marty and Erma Brutscher Debate-Forensics Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Brutscher
Mary Claire Randolph Buffalo Scholarship / Mr. Harvey Buffalo
Jimmy Lee Buford Memorial Scholarship / Agriculture Technology Dept. Advisory Committee,
UAM College of Technology - McGehee
Eugenia H. (Moss) Burson & Jack D. Burson Scholarship / Family and Friends
Jeff Busby Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends
Verna Hobson Cahoon, Elizabeth Coleman Cochran and Cornelia Coleman Wright Scholarship /
Tom and Julia Coleman Family
G. William and Verna Hobson Cahoon Scholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman Family
Alvin and Raye Carter Education Scholarship / Mr. Dale W. Carter and Mr. Robert Ira Carter
Paul R. and June Webb Carter Scholarship / Mr. Paul R. and Mrs. June Webb Carter
Paul R. and June Webb Carter - Drew Central High School Scholarship / Mr. Paul R. and Mrs.
June Webb Carter
Centennial Circle / 100 Special Friends
Chair of the Division Scholarship - Nursing / Dr. and Mrs. Richard Kluender
Chamberlin Wildlife Scholarship / Mr. H. H. Chamberlin
Hank Chamberlin Memorial Scholarship / Family, Friends, Former students, Associates and
Colleagues
Marjorie Lamb Chamberlin Music Scholarship / Family and Friends
Anthony T. and Faye Chandler Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Anthony T. Chandler, Family and Friends
George H. Clippert Endowed Chair in Forestry / Mr. and Mrs. George H. Clippert; Mr. David H.
Clippert; and Mrs. Nancy Clippert Broach
George H. Clippert Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. George H. Clippert
Coker Alumni Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker and Coker Book Account
Ernestine Coker Endowed Music Scholarship / Dr. Jesse M. Coker
Jesse and Ernestine Coker Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker
Dr. Jesse M. Coker Distinguished Service Scholarship / UAM Foundation Fund Board of Directors
Thomas and Julia Hobson Coleman Scholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman Family
Suzanne Cooke Memorial Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cooke
Stephen T. Crowley Forestry Scholarship / Mr. James H. Hamlen
Van and Eula Mae Cruce Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday
James Gordon Culpepper Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Former
Students and Friends
O. H. (Doogie) and Patsy Darling Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Darling
Boyce Davis Award / Mr. Randy Risher
C. W. Day Scholarship / Day Farms, Inc., Danny Day, Sr. Family, Raymond Day Family, Rickey Day
Family, Sue Day Wood Family, William Day Family
Dean’s Scholarship - Forest Resources / Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Kluender
Harry Y. Denson Scholarship / Family, Friends and Former Students
Gregory Alan Devine Memorial Scholarship / Marion and Fern Devine
Dr. Gene R. Dillard Education Award / Mrs. Gerry Dillard, Family and Friends
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Peggy Doss Endowed Education Scholarship / School of Education Faculty-Staff and Mr. D. John
Nichols
John Dougherty Choral Scholarship / Senator Jimmy Jeffress, Senator Gene Jeffress, Former
Students and Friends
David B. Eberdt Scholarship / Mrs. Nancy Eberdt
Vance W. Edmondson Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Vance W. Edmondson
Dr. Albert L. Etheridge Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Former
Students and Friends
Hampton 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 Etheridge
Wayne Gilleland Golf Scholarship / Dr. Diane Suitt Gilleland and Friends
Shay Gillespie Phi Beta Sigma Leadership Scholarship / Family and friends of Mr. R. Shay Gillespie
Classie Jones-Green African-American Alumni Scholarship / UAM African American Alumni
Association, Family and Friends
Harold J. Green Scholarship / Harold J. Green
Bill Groce, Jr. Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends
Willie Katherine Coody Groce Scholarship / Estate of Willie Katherine Coody Groce
Edward & Veronica Groebner Computer Information Systems Support Endowment / Dr. James
F. Roiger
Joseph Martin Guenter - Sigma Tau Gamma Scholarship / Sigma Tau Gamma Alumni
E. Shermane Gulledge Non-traditional Scholarship / Dr. Dexter E. and Mrs. E. Shermane Gulledge
Izella Ruth Gulledge Scholarship / Dr. Dexter E. and Mrs. E. Shermane Gulledge
Annette K. Hall Scholarship - Music / Mr. Barry Hall
Annette K. Hall Graduate Studies in Education Scholarship / Mr. Barry Hall
Barry Hall Endowed Scholarship / Mrs. Annette Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Cleatous J. Hall and Mrs.
Audrey Blasingame
Arthur A. Harris Vocal Endowed Scholarship / Mrs. Annette Hall, Family and Friends
Helen Harris Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Harris, Division of Music, and Friends
Hani and Debra Hashem Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Hani Hashem
Dr. Ann Haywood Scholarship / Dr. Cecil Haywood, Former colleagues, Friends and Students of
the School of Education
Cecil C. Haywood Scholarship / Dr. Ann Haywood, Friends and Former Students of the School of
Education
Henry G. Hearnsberger, Sr. Forest Resources Scholarship / Mrs. George H. Clippert
Mrs. Henry G. Hearnsberger, Sr. Nursing Scholarship / Mrs. George H. Clippert
Paul G. and Leone Hendrickson Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Hendrickson, Sr.
Frank D. Hickingbotham Scholarship / Mr. Frank D. Hickingbotham
William and Anna Hill Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. William T. Hill
Iris Sullivan Hipp Nursing Scholarship / Ms. Sally Hipp Austin, Ms. Sheila Nichole Austin, and Mr.
Hank E. Williams
Robert L. Hixson Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends
Wilburn C. Hobgood Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Former
Students and Friends
Benjamin and Jerri Whitten Hobson Scholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman Family
Hornaday Outstanding Faculty Award / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday
Charlotte Cruce Hornaday Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday
Dan and Charlotte Hornaday Agriculture Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday
Dan and Charlotte Hornaday Computer Information Systems Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Hornaday
Dan & Charlotte Hornaday Debate & Forensics Endowment / Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hornaday
Dan and Charlotte Hornaday Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday
Dan and Charlotte Hornaday Music Excellence Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday
Dan and Charlotte Hornaday Residence Life Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hornaday
James A. Hudson Scholarship / James A. Hudson Memorial Foundation
Jim Huey Scholarship / Family, Friends and Colleagues
Henry B. Humphry Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends
Lamar Hunter Scholarship / The Reinhart Family
Lamar Hunter Veterans and National Guard Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker and
Coker Book Account
Dean and Mrs. James H. Hutchinson Endowed Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jackson
James H. and Elva B. Hutchinson Scholarship / Estate of Dr. James H. Hutchinson, Jr.
Dr. C. Lewis & Wanda W. Hyatt Endowed Scholarship / Mrs. Charlotte Hyatt McGarr & Mr. C.
Lewis Hyatt, Jr.
Indoor Practice Facility Endowed Maintenance Fund / Mr. Quintus Crews
Brigadier General Wesley Jacobs Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker and Coker Book
Account
Veneta E. and Louis Richard James Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Louis J. James
Loran L. Johnson Endowed Scholarship / Mississippi Marine Corporation and other individuals
known as “Loran’s Boys”
Virginia M. Ryan Jones Memorial Nursing Scholarship / Dr. C. Morrell Jones and Family and Friends
Kingwood Forestry Scholarship / Proceeds from sale of Lake Monticello maps
Robert C. Kirst Agriculture Scholarship / University of Arkansas at Monticello Agriculture Alumni
Society
Grady and Myrtle Burks Knowles Scholarship / Mrs. Myrtle Burks Knowles
Timothy Ku Scholarship / Mr. Lawrence A. Ku and Mr. Albert Ku
Victoria Ku Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Former Students, Friends
and Family
Curtis 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. Lang
Leslie Larance Elementary Education Award / Family and Friends
Randall Leister Scholarship / Friends
A.D. and Nellie Leonard Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Leonard
Willis “Convoy” Leslie Scholarship / Former Teammates, Former Football Players and Members
of the Arkansas National Guard
Gerald and Sue Majors Endowed Scholarship / Trinity Foundation
Robert W.D. Marsh Scholarship / Mrs. Demaris Marsh
Martin -Wiscaver Endowed Scholarship / Dr. Jesse M. Coker
Mathematics Scholarship / Anonymous
Mathematics-Physics Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Former
Students and Friends
Betty A. Matthews Women’s Athletics Scholarship / Dr. Betty A. Matthews
J. M. and Annie Mae Matthews Scholarship / Mrs. J. M. Matthews, Sr., Ms. Jane Matthews Evans
and Mr. Jim Matthews
Tommy Matthews Athletic Scholarship / Tommy and Pat Matthews, Bynum Matthews and Ann
Matthews Jones
Virginia Lee Maxwell Memorial Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Maxwell and Family
Pauline J. and Zach McClendon, Sr. Scholarship / Union Bank & Trust Company
Elizabeth Culbertson McDaniel Scholarship / CMD. Noel Waymon McDaniel and Mr. Noel A.
McDaniel
Noel Waymon and LaFran H. McDaniel Scholarship / Mr. Noel Waymon and Mrs. LaFran H.
McDaniel
James and Nellie McDonald Scholarship in Memory of David Michael Stapp / Chicot Irrigation,
Inc.-Lake Village, James and Nellie McDonald, Glen and Beverly Rowe, Rick and Linda Rowe,
Mike and Cindy McDonald
Paul C. McDonald Memorial Scholarship / Ms. Betty McDonald, Dr. James McDonald, Mr. Garrett
Vogel, and Dr. Betsy Boze
Thomas McGill Scholarship / Mr. Thomas W. McGill
Thomas McGill Forestry Scholarship / Mr. Thomas W. McGill
Cecil McNiece Family Scholarship Fund / Mrs. Virginia McNiece and Family
Willard G. Mears Estate Scholarship / Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Willard G. Mears
Miller Sisters Scholarship - Education / Miss Jessie W. Miller
Miller Sisters Scholarship -Science / Miss Jessie W. Miller
Minnie May Moffatt Business Scholarship / Ms. Minnie May Moffatt
Ruth and Wells Moffatt Forestry Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Wells Moffatt
Walter A. and Myrtle Wells Moffatt Scholarship / Wells and Ruth Moffatt, Walter A. Moffatt, Jr.,
Minnie May Moffatt and Pattie Moffatt
Dr. Walter A. Moffatt, Jr. Scholarship / Ms. Minnie May Moffatt and Ms. Pattie P. Moffatt
William E. Morgan-Weevil Pond Endowment / Estate of William E. Morgan
Juanita Louise Moss Scholarship / Family and Friends
Kermit C. Moss Scholarship / Family and Friends of Kermit C. Moss
P. E. and Melba Munnerlyn Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Munnerlyn
Charles H. Murphy, Jr. Memorial Scholarship / Deltic Timber Corporation
Jim Neeley Scholarship / Mr. Jim Neeley
D. John Nichols Scholarship / Mr. D. John Nichols and Mississippi Marine Corporation
Loyal V. Norman Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sowell
Velma Ashcraft Norman Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sowell
Dale Oliver Forestry Scholarship / Mr. James H. Hamlen
Merle and Deloris Peterson Scholarship / Merle and Deloris Peterson, Friends and Associates in
the Dumas, Arkansas, Community
Phi Sigma Chi Memorial Award / Phi Sigma Chi alumnae and friends
B. C. Pickens Endowed Scholarship / B. C. Pickens Trust
Bub and Beulah Pinkus Scholarship / The Pinkus Family
Emeline Killiam Pope, Sally Pope Wood, and Velma Wood Powell Scholarship / Estate of Velma
Wood Powell
John Porter and Mary Sue Price Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. John Porter Price
R. David Ray Debate and Forensics Scholarship / School of Arts and Humanities, Former
Students and Friends
Russ Reynolds Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Russell Reynolds, Family and Friends
Randy Risher Fitness Scholarship / Mr. Randy Risher and Friends
Raymond O. & Loretta J. Roiger Chi Iota Sigma Scholarship / Dr. James Roiger
James Roiger Computer Information Systems Scholarship / Dr. James Roiger
James F. Roiger Endowed Fund for Library Acquisitions / Dr. James Roiger
Ross Foundation Endowed Scholarship - Forestry / The Ross Foundation
Ross Foundation Endowed Scholarship - General / The Ross Foundation
James A. & Mabel (Molly) H. Ross Endowed Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Don H. Ross & Mr. and
Mrs. James A. Ross, Jr.
Calvin V. Rowe Award / Mr. Calvin V. Rowe
Bennie F. Ryburn, Sr. Scholarship / Family and Friends
Cecil R. Scaife Scholarship / Mrs. Cecil Scaife and Children
Thomas Robie Scott, Jr. Scholarship / Mrs. Opal Scott, Mr. Thomas Scott III, Mr. Michael Robert
Scott and Mr. Phillip Roland Scott
Elwood Shade Forest Resources Scholarship / Mr. Elwood Shade
Simmons First Bank of South Arkansas Scholarship / Simmons First Bank of South Arkansas
Herman C. Steelman Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Former
Students and Friends
Harry H. Stevens Nursing Scholarship / Bradley County Medical Center
*Roy and Christine Sturgis / The Roy and Christine Sturgis Charitable and Educational Trust
Fred and Janice Taylor Scholarship / Friends of UAM
Jack H. Tharp Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Tharp
Carolyn Hibbs Thompson Chemistry Scholarship / The Don Thompson Family & Thompson
Electric Co.
Horace E. Thompson Scholarship / Members of UCT, Family and Friends
George E. Townsend Mass Communication Scholarship / Mr. George E. Townsend
George and Betty Townsend Journalism Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. George E. Townsend
UAM Alumni and Friends Endowed Scholarship / UAM Alumni and Friends
UAM Campus Scholarship / UAM Faculty and Staff
UAM Forestry Alumni Scholarship / UAM Forestry Alumni
Richard Wallace Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends
Lee Wallick Band Scholarship / Dr. Paul A. Wallick, Sr., Friends and Former Band Students
Dr. Paul Allen Wallick, Sr. Scholarship / Family and Friends
Peggy Wallick Scholarship / Dr. Paul A. Wallick, Sr., Family, Friends and Former Students
Carroll E. Walls Sr. and Colleen S. Walls Forestry Scholarship / Carroll and Colleen Walls
Webb-Carter Scholarship / Mr. Paul R. and Mrs. June Webb Carter
Maurice and Minnie Chambers Webb Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Bill Webb, Mr. and Mrs. Kent
Webb, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Banwarth
West-Walden Family Scholarship / Dr. Louis J. and Mrs. Carol West James
George White Golf Award / Family and Friends
James M. White Memorial Scholarship / Deltic Farm & Timber Co., Inc., Family and Friends
James M. White Professorship / Deltic Farm & Timber Co., Inc., Family and Friends
John W. White Forestry Scholarship / Estate of Trannye O. White
Sara Horn Wigley Memorial Scholarship / Sam Wigley Family and Charles & Donna Bell Family
**Larry Willett Scholarship / Family, Co-workers and Friends
Samuel A. Williams Scholarship / Mr. Sam W. Denison
Earl Willis Scholarship / Family, Friends and Drew Central Alumni
Anne Wilson Scholarship / Family and Friends
Dr. George F. Wynne, Sr. Scholarship / Mrs. Matilda Wynne
Dr. David M. Yocum Family Endowed Scholarship / Dr. David Yocum, Jr. and Mr. David Yocum, IV
Madge Youree Scholarship / School of Education, Family and Friends
*Held by the Institution / **Held by the UA Agricultural Development Council
ACTIVE ENDOWMENTS
Arkansas SAF / Ouachita Society of American Foresters & Arkansas Division of Ouachita Society
of American Foresters
Dr. Ed Bacon Scholarship / Ms. Isabel Bacon
C. H. Barnes Scholarship / Family and Friends
Kelly Bashaw Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends
Bramlett Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Morris Bramlett
Gene Brown Memorial Baseball Scholarship / Family and Friends
Montre Bulloch “Angel” Scholarship / William C. Bulloch Family
Troy and Betty Davis Scholarship / Andy and April Davis, Mr. Kent Davis and Friends
Charles Fred and Laura Lee Stephenson Dearman Scholarship / Chuck and Cindy Dearman,
David and Ashley Dearman
Susan Phillips Echols Memorial Scholarship / Family and Friends
Drs. Glen and Mary Jane Gilbert Scholarship / Drs. Glen and Mary Jane Gilbert and Friends
Charles Hawkins Memorial Fund / Family
Jack Jordan Golf Scholarship / Friends
E. Wesley McCoy Scholarship / Ouachita-Saline Surveying and Mr. Mike Miley
Ernest and Mary McFarland Scholarship / Mary I. McFarland
Arhia Raymond Melton and Mildred Richardson Melton Scholarship / Estate of W. F. Chumney
Monticello Association of Life Underwriters / Monticello Association of Life Underwriters
Monticello High School Class of 1965 Scholarship / The MHS Class of 1965
Al Peer Kappa Alpha Psi Alumni Scholarship / Mr. Jerry Bingham and Kappa Alpha Psi Alumni
Rison High School Scholarship / Jasper Calaway, Rison Business Community and Friends
Bill & Marilyn Webb Forestry Scholarship / Mr. Kent Webb and the Monticello Church of Christ
Robert W. Wiley Endowed Scholarship / Family and Friends
LIFE INSURANCE
Phillip Pierini / Mr. Phillip Pierini
Tim Pruitt / Mr. Timothy R. Pruitt
Gus “Bubba” Pugh, Jr. / Mr. Gus “Bubba” Pugh, Jr.
Guy “Butch” Sabbatini, Jr. / Mr. Butch Sabbatini, Jr.
Johnny Hooks / Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Hooks
CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUSTS
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll E. Walls, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Kim L. Mitchell
ANNUAL AWARDS / SCHOLARSHIPS
Hunter Bell Memorial Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Jim Manning
BKD Accounting Education Award / BKD, LLP
Commercial Bank Business Award / Commercial Bank
Judge Bill Daniels Scholarship / Bill Daniels
Farmers Grain Terminal Award / Farmers Grain Terminal
Georgia-Pacific Crossett Paper Operations Award / Georgia-Pacific
Jewell Minnis Scholarship / Jewell Minnis Trust
Lucille Moseley Memorial Scholarship / Family and friends
Paula O’Briant Non-traditional Business Award / Ms. Paula M. Kinnard
James & Venie Ann Powell Scholarship / James & Venie Ann Powell Fund
Congressman Mike Ross Scholarship / Congressman & Mrs. Mike Ross
A. O. Tucker Memorial Scholarship / Mrs. Glenda Carol Tucker Baker
UAM Institute of Management Accountants Scholarship / UAM student chapter of the IMA
Wallace Trust Scholarship / Wallace Trust
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whose gifts were received
from January 1 through
December 31, 2010. We try
hard to ensure that the information is accurate. Please
report any corrections to the
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Unity & Movement Club
($2,500 or more)
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Akin
Mrs. Katie B. Austin
Dr. Claude H. Babin
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Berry
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Boyd
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Bulloch
Mr. and Mrs. A. Kelton Busby, Jr.
Drs. Steve and Janet Cathey
Dr. and Mrs. Timothy D. Chase
Dr. Jesse M. Coker
Mr. Quintus A. Crews
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Dearman, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony W. Fakouri
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry D. Gibson
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Gibson
Mr. and Mrs. Nat Grubbs
Mr. C. Barry Hall
Mr. and Mrs. Cleatous J. Hall
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Hornaday
Mrs. Bonnie Jordan
Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Kluender
Dr. and Mrs. Jack Lassiter
Mr. James E. Lindsey
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Mann
Mrs. June Shewmake McAnally
Dr. and Mrs. C. Ted Mettetal
Mr. and Mrs. J. Wayne Mettetal, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Mettetal
Ms. Minnie May Moffatt
Dr. Steven C. Moss
Mr. James C. Nichols, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Owyoung
Dr. Jeffrey H. Reinhart
Drs. Margaret and Harvey
Schadler
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny H. Smith
Ms. Elizabeth P. Thurman
Mr. George E. Townsend
Mrs. Sara E. Wall
Mr. and Mrs. Kent Webb
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Woodruff
Ms. Terri Wolfe
Galaxy Club
$1,000-$2,499
Mrs. Glenda Carol Baker
Mr. and Mrs. Pervis J. Ballew
Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Brutscher
Mrs. June M. Carter
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Fakouri
Mrs. Linda D. Goodwin
Dr. and Mrs. Dexter E. Gulledge
Dr. and Mrs. Louis J. James
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C.
Leonard
Mrs. Jane Lucky
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Majors
Dr. Sue and Mr. Bryan Martin
Dr. Betty A. Matthews
Dr. and Mrs. Gary L. McAllister
Mrs. Charlotte Hyatt McGarr
Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. McGuire
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Mr. and Mrs. Wayne L. Owen, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Don R. Rodgers, Sr.
Dr. James F. Roiger
Congressman and Mrs. Mike Ross
Dr. and Mrs. B. Alan Sugg
Mr. and Mrs. Scotty White
Mr. J. Steve Woodson
Dr. and Mrs. Jimmie Yeiser
Emerald Club
$500-$999
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bob Allaire
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry L. Bingham, Sr.
Dr. and Mrs. Morris Bramlett
Mr. Raymond C. Chao
Mr. Francis H. Clifton
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Daniels
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Fisackerly
Mr. and Mrs. Byron A. Galloway
Mr. Reginald Glover
Mr. William W. Hancock
Mr. and Mrs. Don Hartley
Col. (Ret.) and Mrs. Byron P.
Howlett, Jr.
Mrs. Cynthia Snow Kopack
Mr. Curtis W. Kyle, Jr.
Mr. Gary Lay
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Manning
Mrs. Angela J. Marsh
Mr. and Mrs. Kent L. McRae
Mr. Mark A. Murphy
Dr. John Warren Ramsey
Mr. and Mrs. R. David Ray
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell C. Reed
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Saffold
Mr. and Mrs. James N. Thomason
Mr. Steve Weber
Mr. Andrew Wooley
Loyalty Club
$200-$499
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Adair
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Akin
Mrs. Diana Hutche Baker
Ms. Barbara A. Barnes
Mr. Jeff Bone
Mr. and Mrs. Mack J. Borgognoni
Mr. Todd S. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Bryant
Mr. Steven L. Burgess
Mrs. Louise Burke
Ms. Julie Cagle
Ms. Nancy Cannon
Mr. and Mrs. Dale W. Carter
Ms. Barbara J. Davila
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Davis
Dr. David H. Denson
Mr. Ben R. Dunlap
Mr. and Mrs. Alvy E. Early
Dr. and Mrs. Albert L. Etheridge
Ms. Patricia A. Ewens
Mr. Perry D. Faver
Mrs. Christine Felts
Mr. Kevin A. Ford
Ms. Jennifer Freer
Drs. Glen and Mary Jane Gilbert
Ms. Pamela D. Gouner
Dr. Robert Graber
Dr. James Charles Green
Mr. George Hales
Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Halstead
Ms. Lynn Harris
Mr. and Mrs. George T. Harris
Mrs. Beth K. Hill
Dr. and Mrs. James L. Hobgood
Mr. James A. Hudgins
Mr. Timothy C. Humphries
Mr. David A. James
Ms. Julie R. Jedlicka
Dr. Carl B. Johnston
Mr. W. Brad Koen
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Kuttenkuler
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Loyd
Mr. Billy H. Majors
Mr. Philip L. Manley
Mr. Chris E. Marhenke
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene J. Mazzanti
Mr. Ronald N. McFarland
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. McKiever
Mr. Thomas Edward McMillan
Mr. Byron K. Montgomery
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Pace
Mrs. Matti J. Palluconi
Mr. Adam Patrick
Mr. Kenneth Reeves
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Reinhart
Mr. Ben Schlegel
Mr. Howard Skinner
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy H. Smith
Mr. Mark A. Tiner
Mr. Joseph Steven Welch
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Whiting
Mr. Thomas M. Wingard
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Wisener
Mrs. Lisa H. Young
Century Club
$100-$199
Mrs. Joy D. Akin
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Allen
Mrs. Glenda Andrews
Mr. Richard A. Ashcraft
Dr. and Mrs. Ed Bacon
Ms. Kaci Bailey
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Barrett
Mr. Al Bilgischer
Mr. Leonard Bishop
Mr. Carl E. Blake, Jr.
Mrs. Mildred F. Brazeel
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Brewer
Mr. Lloyd Bright
Mr. Anthony A. Brown
Mr. Jared Brunnabend
Dr. Russell H. Bulloch
Mr. David Burns
Mr. Frank “Buddy” Carson, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John David Carter
Mr. Robert Ira Carter
Mr. Gary B. Chilcoat
Mr. Youles D. Clark
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Cobb
Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd H. Crossley
Mr. Larry C. Crow
Mr. and Mrs. Carlton E. Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry T. Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Kent Davis
Mr. David E. Dearman
Ms. Charlotte Denton
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Dillard
Dr. and Mrs. Richard W. Dunn
Mr. Donald Dykes
Mr. John P. Ellington
Dr. Patrick M. Flynn
Mr. Philip R. Francis
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Friend
Mrs. Louise Funderburg
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Gandy, Sr.
Mr. P. Q. Gardner
Hon. Bynum Gibson
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Gibson
Rev. and Mrs. R. Shay Gillespie
Ms. Jennifer L. Gregory
Mrs. Dorothy Hall
Mr. and Mrs. Truman J. Hamilton
Mr. Werner L. Haney
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh L. Heflin, Sr.
Ms. Ella M. Helm
Dr. and Mrs. Charles O. Hogue
Mrs. Deborah C. Holderfield
Ms. Flossie M. Holley
Mr. Tommy L. Hooks
Mr. and Mrs. Jon H. Howell
Ms. Shauna Hubbard
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Hughes
Mrs. Trudy G. Jackson
Mr. Jacob P. James
Dr. Christopher L. Johnson
Mr. Johnny Johnson
Mr. Richard Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby L. Jones
Mr. Gerald L. Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Jones
Mr. Thomas R. Jones
Dr. and Mrs. B. J. Jordan
Mr. and Mrs. Jack F. Jordan
Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Karnes
Mr. Stephen Kerr
Drs. Tim and Vicki Ku
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Langston
Mr. Billy Lansdale
Ms. Suzanne P. Lilley
Mr. Damon D. Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Matthews
Mr. Roy O. McCollum III
Dr. Patrick E. McGinnis
Ms. Hazel Honey McKee
Mr. and Mrs. James Hubert
McKeown, Sr.
Ms. Mishelle C. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. William O. Moore
Dr. and Mrs. Steve Morrison
Ms. Marcia A. Mulloy
Dr. and Mrs. Joe A. Musick
Ms. Amanda D. Nall
Mr. and Mrs. James Naron
Mrs. Virginia H. Norman
Mrs. Joyce O’Neal
Mr. Larry E. Patrick
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Patterson
Mrs. Marietta K. Payne
Mr. Donald S. Pearson
Mr. Harry C. Pennington
Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Pennington
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Pierce, Jr.
Mr. Edwin R. Pomeroy
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Prestridge
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Ratcliff
Mr. and Mrs. Helmut M. Redetzki
Ms. Deborah Reeves
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Richardson, Jr.
Ms. Susan Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Ross, Jr.
Ms. Linda Herrington Rushing
Mr. Robert A. Sanderlin
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Savage
Mrs. Charlotte T. Schexnayder
Mr. J. R. Schmidt
Ms. Cynthia H. Shelton
Mr. Jack Smart
Ms. Julie Smestad
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony N. Stanford
Mr. Michael G. Stewart
Dr. and Mrs. Fred J. Taylor
Dr. Max Terrell
Dr. Paul M. Terry
Mr. and Mrs. Luke Thornton
Mr. Ben Tiner
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Venters
Judge and Mrs. Robert C. Vittitow
Mr. and Mrs. Larry W. Walther
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wells
Mr. and Mrs. Cedric E. Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Williams
Mr. James W. Willis
Mrs. Glenda Kay Wood
BUSINESS/ORGANIZATION DONORS
3 DDD’S Cleaners
A & M Operating Company, Inc.
AGC Education and Training
Ajax Enterprises, Inc.
Ameca Mexican Restaurant
Aramark
Arkansas Choral Society
Arkansas Community Foundation
Arkansas Forestry Association
Arkansas Superior Federal Credit
Union
Arkansas Timber Producers
Assoc.
Baker’s Electrical Supplies, LLC
Boots & Coots Services
Branscum Law Offices Attorneys
at Law
Bulloch, Inc.
Central Land Surveying
Chenal Restoration Contractors, LLC
City Drug of Monticello, Inc.
CLASS OF DCHS 1961
Collins Chiropractic Center, LLC
Comeback Logging, LLC
Commercial Bank & Trust Co.
Community Communications Co.
David Funderburg Ins. Agency
Drew Central Alumni
Drew Central Class of 1950
Drew Cotton Seed Oil Mill, Inc.
Drew County Historical Society
Drew County Newspaper, Inc.
E. C. Barton & Company
EAN Holdings, LLC
Farmers Grain Terminal, Inc.
First National Bank of McGehee
First State Bank of Warren
Georgia-Pacific
Hampton Inn
Hooties, Inc.
Hughes Orchard
J. J & A of Lake Village Inc.
James Quick Print
Jewel Minnis Trust
John Rust Foundation
LA Graphics
La Terraza Mexican Restaurant Inc.
Leesco, Inc.
Louisiana Immigration Consultants,
LLC
Lucky’s of Monticello
M.K. Distributing, Inc.
Majors Forest & Lawn
Martin Knee & Sports Medicine
Center PA
Maxwell Hardwood Flooring
McKiever Realty, Inc.
MHS Class of ‘65
Monticello Assoc of Life Underwriters
Monticello Ladies Golf Association
Monticello Tire & Service, Inc.
Morgan Agencies, Inc.
Murphy-Pitard Jewelers
Northmont, Inc.
O’Fallon Veterinary Service Inc.
Oklahoma United Methodist
Foundation
Parker Builders, Inc.
Parkway Bank
Price Family Farming Co.
Price Services, Inc.
Quick Silver Timber, LLC
R. A. Pickens & Son Company
Ralph McQueen & Co., LTD.
Razorsharp Carwash
Regions Forest Services, LLP
Rennier Associates Inc.
Russ Beavers Farm
Ryburn Motor Company
Sabbatini Life Ins. Policy
SeaArk Marine, Inc.
Searcy & Associates, LLC
Simmons First Bank Monticello
Simmons First Bank of South Ark
Simmons First National Bank
South Arkansas Rehabilitation
Southeast Chapter of ASCPA
Sugar Land Construction, Inc.
Team Ward, Inc.
The Hashem Law Firm, PLC
THLO
Thomas H. & Mayme P. Scott
Foundation
Town & Country Florist
Trinity Foundation
UAM Agriculture Alumni Society
UAM Institute of Management
Accountants
Union Bank & Trust Company
Wallace Trust Foundation
Warren Wholesale Company
Wendy’s
Remembering
UAM in Wills
and Trusts
If you would like to make
UAM the beneficiary of
your will or trust, contact
the Office of Advancement
at (870) 460-1028 or go
to our website at www.uamont.edu/alumni/wills.htm
for detailed information.
The Centennial Circle
As part of the university’s 100th birthday celebration. UAM is seeking pledges of $10,000 each to be used to create a $1 million unrestricted endowment for the UAM Foundation Fund. Earnings from this endowment will be used
on an annual 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. Members of
The Centennial Circle have their names, or the names of whomever they designate, inscribed on the Centennial Clock
Tower.
If you would like to be part of The Centennial Circle, we encourage you to contact the UAM Office of Advancement, at (800) 467-8148 or (870) 460-1028.
Centennial Circle Members
Mike & Susan Akin
Joe Bob & Missy Allaire
Hoyt & Susan Andres
Elizabeth (Libby) Annulis
Barbara & Claude Babin
Pervis & Mary Nell Ballew
Mike & Patsy Berry
John Falls Bowen (by William H. &
Constance Bowen)
Prof. Alaga H. & Myrtle I. Boyd (by
Robert & Faye Boyd)
Marty & Erma Brutscher
The Bulloch Family - Bud, Carole, Liz,
Sarah
Kelton & Betty Busby
Paul R. & June Webb Carter
James & Sue Cathey
Steven L. Cathey M.D.
Dr. Tim & Paige Chase
The Centennial Class of 2009
Jesse & Ernestine Coker
Van & Eula Mae Cruce (by Dan &
Charlotte Hornaday)
Crossett Alumni & Friends
David B. & Nancy Kyle Eberdt (by
Bobby & Kimberly Eberdt Edmonds)
Anthony W. & Cathy H. Fakouri
Victor Felley, Ark. A. & M. Trustee (by
Wayne & Mellie Jo Owen)
First National Bank of McGehee
The Frazer Family
Jean C. & Oscar F. Frisby
Lewis & Wanda Gardner - Lone Star
Station / Boll Weevil Café
Barbara Blanks Gathen (by the UAM
African American Alumni Association, family & friends)
Jerry, June, Jay & Judd Gibson
Lisa & Cliff Gibson
John W., Martha (McDougald), John,
Jr. & Mark Gibson
Diane Suitt Gilleland
Rev. Shay & Mrs. Sherrie Gillespie
John DeWitt Halstead (by Harry E.
“Pete” Halstead)
Jim & Betty Jo Hardy Hercher
Frank D. Hickingbotham
Dan & Charlotte Cruce Hornaday
John & Nora Hornaday (by Dan &
Charlotte Hornaday)
President Frank Horsfall & Margaret
Vaulx Horsfall (by Dr. & Mrs. Gordon D. Gates)
Dr. Louis J. & Carol West James
J. Chester Johnson
Dr. Carl Briner Johnston
Jordan Family - James T., Bonnie,
Terry, Jerry & Cindy
Don E. & Joyce M. King
Curtis W. Kyle, Jr.
Judy & Jack Lassiter
The Carl F. Lucky, Jr. Family
Carol & Weaver L. Majors
Gerald & Sue Majors
Kenneth, Sharon, & Jennifer Mann
Dot & M.L. Mann
Bryan & Dr. Sue S. Martin
Dr. Betty A. Matthews
Allen & Dana Maxwell
Noel Waymon McDaniel (by Noel A.
McDaniel & Marlene Ballard)
Julian W., Sr. & Jean Mettetal (by
Wayne Mettetal, Sherry Mettetal
Woods, Ted Mettetal, Mike
Mettetal, and Mary Ellen Mettetal
McAllister)
Thomas V. & Sarah Beth Burchfield
Maxwell
Kim Lloyd Mitchell
Moffatt Family - Walter, Jr., Wells,
Ruth, Minnie May & Pattie
Lamar G. Moore
Jim Neeley
Donetta F. McGriff, RN (by Ray &
Misty Paschall)
D. John Nichols
J. C. & Carolyn Crain Nichols
Jeff & Sallie Owyoung
R. David & Loyce Ray (by Dr. & Mrs.
B. Alan Sugg)
Richard & Eddye Ann Reinhart
Jeffrey Hunter Reinhart, MD
Randy & Neela Risher
Bennie F. Ryburn, Sr. & Virginia M.
Ryburn (by Commercial Bank &
Trust Co/First State Bank of Warren)
Dr. & Mrs. Harry L. Ryburn
Margaret Horsfall Schadler & Harvey
Walter Schadler
Johnny & Linda Smith
G. Warren Stephenson
Jean & Alan Sugg
Union Bank & Trust Company
Joseph Wallace Trust
Terri Wolfe - Beth Thurman
Jimmie & Linda Yeiser
Fall 2010
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FOUNDATION NEWS
charitable remainder unitrusts.
What you should know
about private giving
and your Foundation
Fund . . .
What is an endowment and how can I
create one?
An endowment is literally the gift
that never stops giving. Typically, endowments are used to create scholarship funds. A minimum contribution
of $15,000, allows you to create an
endowment and only the interest
Dr. Clay Brown
Vice Chancellor for
Advancement
earned from the principal is used to
fund scholarships. Through sound
fiscal management, we will grow your
endowment and your gift will create a
legacy of educational opportunity for
future generations. An endowment
can be created with a lump-sum gift or
over time. The larger the endowment,
the more scholarships are generated
HERE FOR
YOU Whether
you’re interested
in creating an
endowment, joining the Centennial
Circle, or making
a restricted or
unrestricted gift,
Dr. Clay Brown
and his staff can
help you with
your private giving
questions.
A
s you look through the pages of
Do I have to give to the Foundation,
UAM Magazine you will notice
or can I give to a specific program?
What is an annual award and how can
that each issue contains the names of
We encourage all private gifts to
I create one?
individuals, corporations and business-
es who have contributed to the Uni-
the University to be given through the
versity through the UAM Foundation
Foundation. You can earmark your gift
Fund. These private gifts provide a
for the program or area of your choos-
an endowment in that your contribu-
margin of excellence for our programs
ing. As a subsidiary of the University
tion is made yearly and that contri-
in academics as well as co-curricular
of Arkansas Foundation, the UAM
bution is used in its entirety for the
activities such as band, choir, debate,
Foundation Fund simply serves as a
award. How much you choose to give
and athletics. They also provide invalu-
conduit for all private contributions.
is up to you.
such as the construction of a new an-
What are some different ways I can
I’m not sure what my best options
nex for the School of Forest Resources
give to the Foundation?
are. Can you help?
Practice Facility.
If you would like to make a gift to
ing to one of the club levels listed on
the University, I would be more than
the University but aren’t sure how to
our donor pages. You can make these
happy to visit with you about your
go about it, let me answer a few of
gifts unrestricted or you can restrict
options and help you decide which
your questions and get you pointed in
your gift, regardless of size, to the
gift option is the best fit for you. Feel
the right direction. Remember, a gift
area or program of your choice. All
free to call me at (870) 460-1028 and
to higher education is a lasting legacy.
donations are tax-deductible. You may
I’ll do everything I can to answer your
also wish to create an endowment or
questions. I look forward to working
remember UAM in your will. There
with you as we help UAM celebrate a
are other options as well, such as the
second century of opportunity!
able help with major capital projects,
and a new weight room for the Indoor
You can be an annual donor by giv-
gift of life insurance or the creation of
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and the more students are served.
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An annual award is different from
If you would like to make a gift to
Pumping Iron
I
t’s a new day for athletes at the
University of Arkansas at Monticello, thanks in large measure to a gift
from UAM alum Randy Risher (B.S.
‘89).
Risher, founder of Randy Risher
Fitness, Inc., of Houston, Tex.,
donated customized weight training
equipment for eight stations in the
university’s new weight room at the
Indoor Practice Facility.
The new weight room will be used
by varsity athletes in all sports and
was expected to be operational in
January.
Originally an unheated and uncooled storage area, the training area
includes mirrors, a stereo system and
heating and cooling.
“This is a tremendous addition
to our athletics program,” said Chris
Ratcliff, director of athletics. “Not only
will it allow our athletes to train in a
wonderful, state-of-the-art facility,
it gives our coaches an important
recruiting tool to show to prospective
Boll Weevils and Cotton Blossoms.”
The entire cost of the weight room
is being covered by private donations, said Ratcliff. Anyone wishing to
contribute to the new facility should
contact Ratcliff at (870) 460-1058.
Burson Gift
T
he family and friends of Eugenia
H. (Moss) Burson and Jack D.
Burson have donated $15,000 to the
UAM Foundation Fund to create an
endowed scholarship fund in their
honor.
The endowment will fund a
scholarship to be given annually to a
student or students in the School of
Business with first preference given to
accounting majors.
The recipient must have a grade
point average of 3.5 or better, a
strong work ethic, good personality
traits, and display excellent professional potential.
“On behalf of the university and
the Foundation, I am pleased that
NEW DIGS UAM’s athletic program is taking a
giant leap forward in weight training with the
opening of a new weight room at the Indoor
Practice Facility. The facility features both free
weights and weight machines covering the full
spectrum of weight training exercises.
the friends and family of Eugenia and
Jack Burson have chosen to honor
them by creating this endowed scholarship fund,”said Dr. Clay Brown,
vice chancellor for advancement. “An
endowed scholarship is a wonderful
way to create educational opportunities for future generations of deserving students.”
Moffatt Award
T
he estate of the late Minnie May
Moffatt has established the Minnie May Moffatt Business Scholarship
for students majoring in business
administration. The late Miss Moffatt
was a 1939 graduate of Arkansas
A&M and spent 43 years at Moffatt
Abstract Company, running the busi-
ness from 1953 until her retirement in
in 1982.
Miss Moffatt’s family has played an
important role in the history of Arkansas A&M and UAM. The Moffatts are
direct descendants of Judge William
Turner Wells, who donated the land
that became the Fourth District
Agricultural School, later A&M
and UAM.
“The Moffatt family has long
been a part of the history of
this institution and it is only
fitting that a scholarship bearing
the name of Minnie May Moffatt
will continue that legacy,” said
UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter.
“We are grateful to the
Moffatt family for this
generous gift.”
REMEMBERING The
estate of Miss Minnie
May Moffatt (‘39) has
created a scholarship
in her honor.
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ALUMNI SNAPSHOTS
Weevil Spring Spectacular
Alumni & Friends Weekend April 15-16
Friday, April 15
• Green-White Spring Football Game (kickoff at 7:00, Marching Band to perform at halftime, tailgating at
4:30 p.m. featuring inflatables and games at Weevil Kid Zone, free grilled hamburgers provided by
Aramark, live band)
Saturday, April 16
• UAM Baseball vs. Christian Brothers (doubleheader, first pitch at 12 noon, Weevil Field)
• UAM Softball vs. Henderson State (doubleheader, first pitch at 1 p.m., Blossoms Field)
(Aramark to provide food at baseball / softball complex, music by DJ)
• UAM Music Theatre production of Oklahoma! at 7:30 p.m., Fine Arts Center auditorium. Free admission.
The Emerald Isle
Eleven alumni and friends of the university
spent an enjoyable 10 days in Ireland in November as part of
a tour sponsored by the UAM Alumni Association.
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Gathered at the Cabra Castle were (from left) Linda Yeiser, Dr.
John Annulis, Judy Lassiter, Karen McDougald, Patricia Nicholson, James Cathey, Sue Cathey, Deborah Henry, Linda Wells,
Barbara Brannen and Joe Brannen. (Above) A country house
near Killarney.
1960-69
David “Tex” Anders (BBA ’60), of
Pharr, Tex., recently had his second book,
The Losers Tampa, inducted into the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame archives. The Losers
Tampa is also being considered for film
production. Anders is currently working
on his third book, You Might Be a Fool If.
2000-10
Ruth Ann Chapman (BS ’00), and
William Scott Gentry were married on
December 4 at First Baptist Church in
Monticello.
David Andrew Marter (TC ‘06), and
Laci Leigh Harris were married on November 6 Prairie Grove Church in the Prairie
Grove Community.
Jesse Eric Howard (BS ’05), and Candace Renee Daniels (BBA ’04), were
married on December 4 at Pauline Baptist
Church in Monticello.
Brandi N. Rodgers (AA ’06), and Bobby Joe Kellett were married on December 4
at Beech Grove Missionary Baptist Church
in Fordyce.
Christy Michelle Lee (BS ’08), and
Walter Patrick Toney were married on
September 18 at the Dumas Community
Center.
Nicci Norton (BA ’08), and Adam Frazer
were married on September 18 at the home
of the bride’s parents in Rison.
Rebecca Anne Tipton (BA ’10), and
Jonathan Wayne Greenwood were married on November 20 at Dermott Baptist
Church.
Wee Weevil Bibs
Carsyn DeAnn Haley born October 24,
2010 to James (BS ’00) and Amber of Star
City.
Madison Renee Hughes born December
3, 2010 to Jacob (BGS ’10) and Megan of
Monticello.
Roxi Peyton Ryburn born January 3,
2011 to Nicholas (BA ’06) and Victoria
(BS ’06) of Monticello.
Seth Lee Hayden Wilson born July 16,
2010 to Stacy (BS ’91) and Shana (AA ’10)
of Monticello.
Dana Brooks ‘96
Dana Brooks (B.S. ’96) has been promoted to senior vice
president of government relations for the National Milk Producers Federation.
Brooks has worked for the Virginia-based lobbying organization for the past two years. Previously she worked in Washington as a legislative assistant for U.S. Representatives Marion
Berry (D-Ark.) and JoAnn Emerson (R-Mo.). Brooks served as
director of Congressional Relations for the American Farm
Bureau Federation and most recently worked on national policy issues at the Florida
Farm Bureau in Gainesville, Fla.
During Brooks’ tenure at the NMPF, she has helped focus attention in Congress
on the economic crisis that affected dairy farmers in 2009 while also helping to
shepherd dairy-friendly provisions into the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Bill. She
also worked to ensure that the mandatory, electronic reporting of dairy prices was
signed into law.
Brooks holds a degree in agriculture from UAM.
Jerry Gibson ‘66
Jerry Gibson (B.B.A. ‘66) of Parker, Tex., has built a welldeserved reputation as an successful entrepreneur and savvy
businessman. Gibson’s latest business, VAC, Incorporated
(Value-Added Communications) was recently recognized as a
winner of The Dallas 100 Award. The awards are presented
annual by Southern Methodist University’s Caruth Institute for
Entrepreneurship to the fastest growing privately held companies in the Dallas area. Gibson’s company specializes in the
development of cutting edge call technology for the corrections industry. To qualify
for The Dallas 100, a company must be an independent, privately held corporation,
proprietorship or partnership, be headquartered in the Dallas area, have had sales
of more than $500,000 but not more than $75,000,000 in 2006, have a three-year
sales history reflecting growth, and have a credit report and character satisfactory to
the Dallas 100.
Jerry and his brother, John, received UAM’s Distinguished Alumnus Award in
1997. Jerry Gibson and his wife, June, have two sons – Jerry, Jr., and Judd.
Winter 2011
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FRIENDS WE’LL MISS
William Wells
Moffatt ‘37
UAM and Monticello lost a
dear friend and leading citizens on November 18, 2010,
with the passing of William
Wells Moffatt.
A 1937 Arkansas A&M
graduate, Mr. Moffatt was a businessman and
civic leader who served on the Drew Memorial
Hospital board, the Drew County Quorum Court,
and the Union Bank board of directors. He was
a long-time member of Wood Avenue Presbyterian Church and a supporter of the University of
Arkansas at Monticello.
“Wells Moffatt has meant a great deal to the
university, to the Monticello community, and the
state of Arkansas,” said UAM Chancellor Jack
Lassiter. “Wells and the entire Moffatt family
represent the best of our community. He will be
missed.”
Born September 2, 1916, Mr. Moffatt worked
for the Soil Conservation Service before enlisting
in the Navy in 1942. He returned to Monticello
in 1946 and became a successful businessman
and real estate broker, owning and operating
Moffatt Realty Co.
James Jordan
One of Monticello’s leading
citizens, avid UAM supporter
and longtime mayor and state
legislator James T. Jordan,
84, passed away recently.
A Drew County native, Mr.
Jordan was a World War II
veteran who served in the 101st Airborne Division. After the war he was a successful businessman before entering public service, where he
served as Drew County Treasurer, County Judge,
Mayor, and State Representative. Mr. Jordan was
president of the Southeast Arkansas Economic
Development Council, chairman of the Area
Agency on Aging, and a member of the board
of the Delta Counseling and Guidance Center.
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In Memoriam
Vicky Freeman Allgood of Snyder,
October 19, 2010.
Bobbie Ann Barker ’52 of Biloxi,
Miss., October 5, 2010.
Emma Jean Daniel ’28 of Richardson, Tex., May 20, 2010.
Michael Ray Dobbs of Dumas,
September 9, 2010.
Leta Donkle of Long Beach, Cal.,
October 30, 2010.
James A. Early of Hot Springs Village, March 27, 2010.
Harry E. Farmin of Pine Bluff, January 13, 2011.
Anna Mae Gardner ’74 of White
Hall, December 12, 2010.
Marilyn D. Gaston ’07 of McGehee,
January 6, 2011.
Ernest Gibbs, Jr. ’63 of the Rye
Community, August 25, 2010.
Charles Edward Golden ’98 of
Kingsland, August 21, 2010.
J. Walter Jones, Jr. of Shawnee
Mission, Kan., September 9, 2010.
Amanda Nichole “A.K.” Kelly of
Crossett, October 12, 2010.
Hunter Lee Mills of Sheridan, October 10, 2010.
Austin Nichole Paccio of Crossett,
October 6, 2010.
Linda K. Pinkus ’68 of Dermott,
September 11, 2010.
Chelsea Cameron Pulido of Monticello, November 3, 2010.
Jackson L. Roop ’62 of Searcy, June
22, 2010.
William Floyd Sanders, Jr. ’48 of
Pflugerville, Tex., June 6, 2010.
Carol Lynne Ferguson Slobig ’76
of Little Rock, January 6, 2011.
Elbert Southall ’66 of Gainsville,
Fla., December 13, 2010.
Johnie Gray Scott Trippett ‘63 of
Houston, Tex., November 23, 2010.
Jane E. Tullous ’65 of Hot Springs,
October 13, 2010.
Judge Randall L. Williams of Little
Rock, December 14, 2010.
Dr. John Downey
Jones ‘49
Dr. John Downey Jones,Jr., 82, of Birmingham,
Ala., passed away on January 14, 2011, at Hospice of
Citrus County, Fla. He was born on October 28, 1928
in Lacy, Ark. Dr. Jones graduated from Arkansas A&M
in 1949 with a bachelor’s degree in education. He
earned a master’s degree in education at the University of Arkansas and an educational doctorate at the University of Mississippi.
He also held a master’s in public health degree from the the University of
Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Jones served as dean of student affairs and associate professor of education at UAM in the 1960’s. He was vice president of
student affairs, professor of education and associate director of the Center for
Study of Higher Education at Memphis State and was the first vice president
of student affairs at UAB. Dr. Jones was presented the UAM Alumni Award
for Achievement and Merit in 1986. In 1990, he became the director of the
Center for International Programs until his full retirement from UAB in 1995.
ALUMNI DUES
Mrs. Cynthia L. Adair
Mr. Wayne R. Adams
Mrs. Gloria R. Adkisson
Mr. Joe L. Akers
Mrs. Joy D. Akin
Mrs. Lillie V. Akin
Mrs. Patricia Busby Akin
Mr. Kenny R. Ames
Rev. Lawson M. Anderson
Mrs. Eileen Armstrong
Mr. Ben B. Arnold
Mrs. Eva M. Arrington
Mrs. Nancy J. Astin
Dr. William E. Atkinson
Mrs. Katie B. Austin
Ms. Marie Austin
Mrs. Joy B. Ayer
Mr. and Mrs. Hoy R. Aylett
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Bailey
Mr. and Mrs. Troy L. Bailey
Mr. Edward B. Ball
Mr. W. Ramsay Ball
Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Ballew
Dr. David Barker
Ms. Barbara A. Barnes
Mr. and Mrs. Billy J. Barnett
Mrs. Patricia E. Barnett
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Barrett
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Barrett
Dr. and Mrs. William B. Barrett
Mr. and Mrs. James Barton
Mr. John P. Bass, Jr.
Mrs. Carolyn J. Baughman
Mr. Donald E. Beavers
Mrs. Fonda C. Bell
Mrs. Rhonda R. Bell
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Berry
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Bickford
Mr. Mark Binns
Mr. Michael Binns, Sr.
Mr. Alvin W. Black
Mr. Ron H. Blackwelder
Mrs. Helen Troy Bladon
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Blankenship
Mr. Keith Blount
Mrs. Debra L. Borgognoni
Mr. and Mrs. Mack J. Borgognoni
Mr. and Mrs. Nick F. Bowman
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Boyd
Mr. and Mrs. Roy M. Boyd
Ms. Linda T. Johnson-Boyter
Mr. Jerry W. Bradshaw
Mr. Herby Branscum, Jr.
Mrs. Mildred F. Brazeel
Mr. and Mrs. A. Jack Brigance
Mr. and Mrs. Freddy L. Brooks
Mr. J. Taylor Brown
Dr. Russell H. Bulloch
Mr. William C. Bulloch
Mrs. Zola Reynolds Bulloch
Mr. Joseph Thomas Bullock
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Burgess
Mr. Louis N. Burgess
Mr. Steven E. Burgess
Mr. Steven L. Burgess
Mrs. Louise Burke
Mr. Bobby D. Buzbee
Ms. Sara M. Caldwell
Mr. Travis M. Calhoun
Mr. Leon Ray Camp
Mr. Frank “Buddy” Carson, Jr.
Mrs. June M. Carter
Mrs. Ann C. Cash
Mr. Donny R. Cater
Mr. and Mrs. Joey Cathey
Drs. Steve and Janet Cathey
Mr. Carr Lee Chambers
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Chambers
Ltc. and Mrs. Wilber L. Chambers
Drs. Jim and Martha Chambless
Mr. Allen R. Chandler
Mrs. Faye Chandler
Mrs. Patricia A. Chandler
Mrs. Grayce T. Choate
Dr. Daniel E. Christman
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Mr. Ben L. Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond D. Clary
Mr. William D. Clifton, Jr.
Mr. Harry M. Cloud
Mr. John W. Clow
Dr. Jesse M. Coker
Mr. William H. Collins
Mr. John William Colvin
Mr. and Mrs. Buford R. Conner
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Cooper
Mr. Gary D. Cope
Mr. and Mrs. Russell L. Corker
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Coston
Mr. James W. Cotton
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil E. Counce
Ms. Carolyn A. Cox
Ms. Tracy A. Coyle
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Dr. and Mrs. Charles R. Cronin
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Mr. Matthew A. Cross
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Dr. Randy Crowder
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Mr. Otis L. Davis, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Dearman, Jr.
Mr. David E. Dearman
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Mr. Ben R. Dunlap
Mrs. Marilyn R. Dvoracek
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Dr. Albert L. Etheridge
Mr. and Mrs. Joe M. Fakouri
Mrs. Louise M. Fishel
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Flanery
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Mrs. Cynthia M. Flemister
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Mr. and Mrs. Ray H. Foster
Dr. Donald A. Frank
Mr. Thomas E. Franks
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Mr. Michael D. Frisby
Mr. W. Ronald Frizzell
Mrs. Janie Elizabeth Fuller
Mrs. Louise Funderburg
Mr. Ricky D. Futrell
Col. CLarence D. Gaddy, Sr., AUS, Ret.
Mr. P. Q. Gardner
Mr. James A. Garrett, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Byron G. Gasaway
Mrs. Perry Jean Gathright
Mr. Jerry D. Gibson
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Gibson, Jr.
Drs. Glen and Mary Jane Gilbert
Mr. Willie R. Giles
Rev. and Mrs. Shay Gillespie
Mr. Anthony J. Giovingo, Jr.
Mr. Reginald Glover
Mr. Joe R. Gordon
Mr. Charles V. Grassi
Mr. Alfred J. Graves
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Gray
Dr. James Charles Green
Mr. and Mrs. Gary W. Grider
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Mr. and Mrs. Doug Grimmett
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Grove
John S. and Carolyn M. Haisty
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Mr. and Mrs. J. Melvin Handley
Mrs. Billie J. Handly
Ms. Lesa A. Handly
Mr. Werner L. Haney
Mr. and Mrs. Philip T. Hankins
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Hargis
Mr. Gary L. Harper
Mr. Joseph Neil Harrington
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Harris
Ms. Lynn Harris
Mr. and Mrs. George T. Harris
Ms. Melissa K. Harrod
Mr. Billy H. Hartness
Mr. Matthew E. Hartness
Mrs. Lou A. Head
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Mr. Rick D. Henderson
Philip and Mardelle Henley
Mr. and Mrs. John Henry
Mr. Shirley E. Henry
Dr. Jim Hercher and Betty Hercher
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Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Herren
Mr. Phillip D. Herring
Mr. Frank D. Hickingbotham
Mr. and Mrs. Ben D. Higginbotham
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Mr. David Hobson
Mr. and Mrs. Farris A. Hogue, Jr.
Mr. Devin W. Holland
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Mr. Andrew J. Hood
Mr. Tommy L. Hooks
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Col. (Ret) and Mrs. Byron P. Howlett, Jr.
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The First Of Two January Snowfalls Left The UAM Campus In A Cloak of White.