UAM Magazine Fall 2010 - University of Arkansas at Monticello

From the Chancellor
The past year
has been a wonderful time
of celebration as we looked back on 100 years of achievement and service to the people
of the state and region. Now, as our centennial celebration draws to a close, we look
forward with excitement and anticipation to the challenges and opportunities that await
the institution as we begin our second century. I feel confident that, with your help, and
the hard work and dedication of our outstanding faculty and staff, we will meet those
challenges.
One of our most immediate and pressing challenges is replacing the
cooling system in the Science Center, which went down in the middle
of a very hot summer. We were able to keep the building operational
with window units in classrooms and laboratories, but offices were not
so fortunate. I commend Dean Morris Bramlett and his faculty for
making the best of a difficult situation. The good news is the cooling
system as well as a new central heating system should be in place by
October, thanks to funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
The new heating and cooling system is the first step in a long-range
plan to upgrade and renovate the Science Center. We are also in the planning stages
for renovations of the Babin Business Center and Music Building to make them more
accessible for disabled students. I am also pleased to announce that construction of a
much-anticipated annex to the School of Forest Resources should begin this fall. Look
for details on this important new facility in this issue of UAM Magazine.
Autumn means football, homecoming, and the UAM Sports Hall of Fame induction
banquet. The Boll Weevils will make three appearances on television this year as part of
the Gulf South Conference Game-of-the-Week package. Ask your local cable or satellite
provider for details. A complete football schedule, homecoming schedule, and profiles
of this year’s Hall of Fame induction class may be found in this issue.
We are also preparing for the next legislative session and are excited that one of our
own from the Southeast Legislative Delegation, Robert Moore of Arkansas City, will
serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives. We also look forward to working
with returning delegation members Senator Jimmy Jeffress and Representative Eddie
Cheatham as well as the incoming members of the delegation. UAM has always been
blessed with outstanding representation in the General Assembly.
As always, your alumni association is looking for new ways to connect with you.
We are on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. If you want to receive regular updates and
newsletters, be sure to send us your current e-mail address. If you would like to host an
alumni reception in your area, we will cover the primary cost and mail the invitations.
As an alumnus of this institution, you represent not just our past, but our future as
well. Stay involved with your alma mater, and remember, my door is always open.
Sincerely,
Jack Lassiter
Chancellor
On The Cover: A look back at the people
and memories that have made Homecoming at UAM and Arkansas A&M at time to
treasure.
UAM MAGAZINE, Volume 17, number
3, 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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HALL OF FAME
Legends
A quarterback and his favorite receiver, a pair of
postwar stars, a track and field dynamo, and a legendary team await induction to the UAM Sports Hall of
Fame.
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THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INSIDE
Capitol Clout
2-7
Senator Jimmy Jeffress, Speaker of the House
Robert Moore and Representative Eddie Cheatham provide veteran leadership for the Southeast
Legislative Delegation – leadership that pays huge
dividends toUAM and the surrounding region.
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On Campus
Travs Night
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Sports
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FORESTRY ANNEX
Coming Soon!
The planning is over and it’s time to break
ground on a new annex for the School of Forest
Resources. The new facility will expand both the
research and teaching components of the School
and position UAM as a research leader in areas
such as biofuel and green energy.
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Foundation
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Tech Campuses
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Alumni News
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2010 HOMECOMING
Tuesday, October 12
12:30 p.m. – Homecoming Parade. Parade begins at the Fine Arts
Center and concludes at the University Center.
Thursday, October 14
4:00 p.m. – UAM / MHS Pep Rally. Joint pep rally with UAM and
Monticello High School, celebrating both schools’ homecoming
weekends.
5:30 p.m. – Sports Hall of Fame Reception, Chancellor’s Home, 471
University Drive.
6:30 p.m. – Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet, John F. GIbson
University Center, 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 per person. Contact
Grant Pace at (870) 723-5000, Jim Brewer at (870) 460-1274, or
Reginald Glover at (870) 460-1327 for tickets.
Friday, October 15
1:00 p.m. – 47th annual Dr. Scott Boyd Memorial Golf Tournament,
Monticello Country Club. Two-person scramble, $40 per team.
Contact Paul Griffin at (870) 367-6892.
6:00 p.m. – Welcome Home Reception, A&M/UAM Alumni and
Friends, Chancellor’s Home, 471 University Drive.
7:00 p.m. – A&M / UAM Alumni Dinner, John F. Gibson University
Center Green Room. Tickets are $15 per person. Dinner includes
presentation of Alumni Awards for Achievement and Merit and the
Continuing the Connection Award, Alumni Association Scholarships, recognition of the A&M Class of 1960, a performance by the
UAM Jazz Band and introduction of the 2010 Homecoming Court.
Advance reservations are requested. Contact Brooke Flemister at
(870) 460-1028 of (800) 467-8148.
Saturday, October 16
8:30 - 10:00 a.m. – A&M / UAM Class of 1960 Reunion Breakfast
Celebrating 50 Years, Spencer Gallery, Fine Arts Center. Contact
Brooke Flemister at (870) 460-1028.
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8:30 - 10:00 a.m. – A&M / UAM African-American Alumni Reunion
Breakfast Celebrating 40 Years, John F. Gibson University Center Capitol Room, 517 University Drive. Tickets are $20 in advance,
$25 at the door. Contact Shay Gillespie at (870) 367-2801 or
Classie Jones-Green at (870) 536-9159.
10:00 a.m. – 1956 AIC Champion Basketball Team, Spencer Gallery,
Fine Arts Center.
11:00 - 12 noon – A&M / UAM Alumni Meet and Greet, at the bell at
Weevil Pond (weather permitting, Adams Room if raining). Contact
Brooke Flemister at (870) 460-1028.
11:00 a.m. – Weevil Tailgate Parties, Weevil Pond, A&M / UAM
alumni, students and friends.
11:00 a.m. – Sigma Tau Gamma Reunion, tailgate area.
1:00 p.m. – Walk of Champions, east of Weevil Pond. Football team,
cheerleaders and marching band.
2:30 p.m. – Pre-Game Ceremonies, Convoy Leslie-Cotton Boll Stadium. Band performance and presentation of the 2010 Homecoming Court and coronation of the Homecoming Queen.
3:00 p.m. – Kickoff, Homecoming Football Game, Boll Weevils vs.
West Georgia, Convoy Leslie-Cotton Boll Stadium.
Halftime – Pride of Southeast Arkansas Marching Band Performance, recognition of Class of 1960 and 2010 Sports Hall of Fame
Induction Class.
Post-Game, Alumni reception and party in the home of Betty Davis,
1737 Highway 35 West.
Sunday, October 17
11:00 a.m. – A&M / UAM African-American Alumni and Friends
Worship Service, Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church, East
Oakland Street.
3:30 p.m. – SEARK Concert Association Presents the Philander
Smith College Choir, Fine Arts Center auditorium.
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On CAMPUS
SAME FACES,
NEW PLACES
Pictured from
left (first row) are
Mary Whiting,
Debbie Gasaway,
Dr. Clay Brown,
(second row) Lathan Hairston, Jay
Hughes, and Scott
Kuttenkuler.
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A New Look At The Top
T
he names and faces are the
same, but the job titles and responsibilities have changed.
In a major administrative reorganization announced recently by UAM
Chancellor Jack Lassiter, Dr. Clay
Brown, formerly vice chancellor for
student affairs, has been named
vice chancellor for advancement and
university relations. Jay Hughes,
formerly dean of students, will replace
Brown as vice chancellor for student
affairs. Scott Kuttenkuler, formerly
director of advancement, will become
dean of students and director of
governmental relations. Director of
Admissions Mary Whiting is now dean
of enrollment management while Controller Debbie Gasaway and Business
Manager Lathan Hairston have been
named associate vice chancellors in
the Office of Finance and Administration.
Lassiter said the new titles and
reorganization “reflect the institution’s
efforts to recognize the talents of our
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administrative staff and to maximize
those talents for the benefit of the
institution. Each of these individuals
has shown a willingness to take on
new challenges and each has a long
record of outstanding service to the
university.”
Lassiter said Brown will be asked
to “expand our advancement efforts
at a time when private fund-raising
is critical to offset shortfalls in state
funding. Dr. Brown has a broad
background in higher education and
understands the importance of cultivating relationships with alumni and
friends of the institution.”
Brown came to UAM in 2001 as
assistant vice chancellor for student
affairs. He was appointed vice chancellor for student affairs in 2005 and
became vice chancellor for student affairs and university relations in 2009.
Jay Hughes has a long connection with UAM, beginning as an AllAmerican football player for the Boll
Weevils in the early 1980s. Much of
Hughes’ career was spent as a public
school administrator before joining the
UAM staff as partnership coordinator
for the School of Education. After a
return to public education, Hughes
returned to UAM in 2009 as dean of
students and director of residence life.
“Jay’s experience as a public
school principal and his background
in higher education made him the
logical choice to replace Dr. Brown
as vice chancellor for student affairs,”
said Lassiter. “As a former student of
this institution, Jay has a unique insight into the challenges faced by our
students as well as their needs to be
successful, not only in the classroom,
but as well-rounded individuals.”
Mary Whiting’s new title of dean of
enrollment management is a “reflection of her expanded role in not only
admissions, but in recruitment and
direction of our scholarship program,”
said Lassiter. “Mrs. Whiting is one of
those unsung heroes who works very
hard behind the scenes to get UAM’s
message out to potential students.
Her efforts are a big reason for our
phenomenal growth over the past five
years.”
Whiting joined the UAM staff in
2000 as an admissions representative before becoming director of
admissions, scholarships, recruitment
and international services. She also
oversees the university’s program in
special student services.
Scott Kuttenkuler came to UAM in
2003 as an instructor of speech and
eventually assumed leadership of the
university’s award-winning debate
and forensics program in 2004. He
became director of advancement in
2009 before being named dean of
students and director of government
relations.
“Scott’s first love has always been
working with students and this gives
him an opportunity to do that,” said
Lassiter. “He was doing a wonderful
job in advancement but missed his
association with students. I expect
great things from Scott as our dean of
students.”
Debbie Gasaway graduated from
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All That Jazz
U
AM jazz conductors Gary
Meggs and Les Pack put
down their batons and picked
up their instruments to serve as
featured artists at the Hot Springs
Jazz Festival September 18 in
downtown Hot Springs.
Meggs, a nationally known
saxophone artist, joined Pack,
a jazz guitarist, to perform with
the Arkansas Jazz Orchestra
and other nationally known jazz
groups. The UAM Jazz Band I was
the only college jazz band selected
to perform.
Other groups performing at the
festival included the Happy Times
Dixieland Band, Astral Project, Mel
Martin, the Navy Big Band, and
S’Wonderful.”
Nursing Kudos
T
he UAM nursing program and the
dean who directs the program are
the subject of a two-page feature
article in a recent issue of Nursing
Education Perspectives, the national
bimonthly publication of the National
League for Nursing.
The article, co-written by Leslie
Block, managing editor of Nursing
Education Perspectives, and Pamela
Gouner, assistant professor and
dean of the UAM School of Nursing,
spotlights the nursing program and its
recent accomplishments as well as
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GARY MEGGS
profiling Gouner and her leadership of
the program.
“This is a tremendous honor for
both Mrs. Gouner and the School of
Nursing,” said Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “Our nursing program has long
been recognized at the state level
for its academic rigor and excellence
and that recognition is now reaching a
national audience. Nursing Education
Perspectives is more than a popular
journal – it is a peer-reviewed publication that is respected in the nursing
profession. To be featured in this way
speaks volumes for the work, not only
of Mrs. Gouner, but of a dedicated
. . . New Look
UAM in 1983 and joined the finance
and administration staff as an accountant. She later became accounting supervisor, project coordinator,
controller and budget director before
being promoted to associate vice
chancellor.
Lathan Hairston joined the UAM
staff in 1984, left twice to pursue other
opportunities, then returned as business manager before being named an
associate vice chancellor.
“We are very fortunate to have
people like Mrs. Gasaway and Mr.
Hairston as part of our finance and
administration team,” said Lassiter.
“They both have a long history with
the institution and have been invaluable to our efforts to maintain fiscal
responsibility during tough economic
times.”
and well-trained faculty. I offer my
congratulations to the entire nursing faculty and Dean Gouner for this
recognition.”
The two-page feature includes
information about ongoing efforts to
establish the School of Nursing as
a major learning center for all health
care providers in the community, and
a progress report on the school’s
technology plan, which includes a
wireless laptop testing center and a
simulation laboratory.
The magazine also spotlights the community service
work of the UAM Student
Nurses Association, including
the group’s efforts to help
pass a quarter-point sales tax
in Ashley County to save a
local hospital.
Gouner joined the UAM
nursing faculty in 2006.
She holds degrees
from LSU, Northwestern State, the
University of
Phoenix, and is in
the dissertation
phase of a PhD in
nursing at UAMS.
PAM GOUNER
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On CAMPUS
History Lives
L
ewis and Clark and the Indian
Country,” a traveling exhibition
that tells the story of the explorers’
historic 1804-06 expedition from the
viewpoint of the Indians who lived
along their route, is on display at the
Taylor Library and Technology Center
at UAM through October 5.
The exhibit is free and open to
the public. Library hours are Sunday
from 2 to 10 p.m., Monday through
Thursday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.,
Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and
Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m.
During their journey to the Pacific
coast and back, Meriwether Lewis
and William Clark and their small
group of voyagers crossed the traditional homelands of more than 50
Native American tribes. The exhibit
examines the encounter of different
cultures and examines the past and
present effects of that encounter on
the lives of the tribes which still live in
the region.
“What often gets lost in the story
is that Lewis and Clark did not explore
a wilderness—they traveled through
an inhabited homeland,” says Fred-
Leaving the BOV
R
eginald Glover and Tommy
Poole recently completed
their terms on the UAM Board of
Visitors and are retiring from the
board after more than a decade of
combined service.
Glover, a retired banker, was
first appointed to the board in 2005
while Poole, a Eudora farmer,
completed his third term on the
board since his initial appointment
in 2003.
“Mr. Glover and Mr. Poole have
provided invaluable insight and
leadership to the Board of Visitors,”
said Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “As
graduates of this institution, they
both care deeply about its future.”
Glover
Poole
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erick E. Hoxie, the exhibit’s curator
and Swanlund Professor of History
at the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign. “This expedition is part
of the history of the native peoples
the explorers met, and the exhibit
offers us an opportunity to understand
an Indian perspective on our shared
American past.”
The Blackfeet, Nez Perce, Umatilla, Mandan, and Walla Walla were
some of the Native American nations
encountered by Lewis and Clark who
continue to live in the same area on
greatly reduced tribal lands.
Connected
H
ave you tweeted lately? Checked
your Facebook account? What,
you don’t have a Facebook account?
Surely, you’ve been watching the latest viral videos on YouTube.
If you’re not doing any of the
above, you’re desperately behind the
times. To make sure UAM isn’t behind
the times, the university’s Advertising
and Marketing Committee is exploring
new ways to connect with students
and potential students through social
media.
“Social media is how young people
connect with each other,” says Mary
Whiting, dean of enrollment management and committee chair. “If you
have children, particularly teenage
children, texting, tweeting, posting
on Facebook or watching YouTube
videos is a big part of your life.”
UAM currently has, or is creating,
several different Facebook accounts
to disseminate information to students,
alumni and friends. Stay tuned!
National Praise
I
n the small town of Hamburg,
Arkansas, Tonya Higginbotham is a
student, a teacher, and a role model.
It’s not her job to also mow the
grass outside the elementary school,
but she does it anyway. A single
mother, she wants the best for her
two sons, her school, the community
she serves, and the school district
that paid her way to college.
As in many rural areas, Hamburg’s
schools are the center of community
life, and partnerships with the education system benefit the entire community. Hamburg has teamed with the
University of Arkansas at Monticello
to train engaged parents like Higginbotham to become early childhood teachers, creating a pipeline of
talented, passionate and motivated
teachers with a personal stake in the
success of their schools.
Working together, parents, schools
and the university are preparing Hamburg’s children to be successful from
the moment they enter elementary
school. They are attempting to create
better outcomes for students as they
progress through secondary school
and enter college and the career of
their choice.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne
Duncan toured Hamburg’s pre-kindergarten program recently and praised
the partnership between UAM and the
Hamburg schools.
With approximately a million
teachers expected to retire over the
next five years, Secretary Duncan is
touring rural schools to emphasize
the need to explore more ways to
recruit and develop the next generation of great teachers. Duncan says
the economy, national security, and
America’s standing in the world depend on it.
According to a news release
issued by the Department of Education, “small rural communities, like
Hamburg, are showing how partnerships and an investment in their
community can empower parents and
career-changers, and set an example
for students to follow. They are meeting their immediate need for quality
early-learning programs and planting
the seed for students to follow into
a career in teaching, where they will
have the power to positively influence
the lives of children.”
Case in point: Ms. Higginbotham’s
son Blake attended Hamburg’s preschool program as a boy and is now
in his third year at the UAM School
of Education. A former Americorps
volunteer, he wants to return to his old
grade school to teach.
“I want to be here,” he says. “I
don’t want to be anywhere else.”
100 Percent
R
ecent graduates and current
students at UAM achieved a 100
percent pass rate on the Surveyor in
Training Exam given recently by the
Arkansas State Board of Licensure
for Professional Engineers and Land
Surveyors.
The graduates included Jason
Scheffer of Cabot, a December 2009
graduate with a bachelor of science
degree in spatial information systems
(SIS) with a surveying option; Will
Posey of Nashville, a 2010 graduate
with an SIS degree with a surveying
option; and Daniel Kyle Pennington of
Prescott, a 2010 graduate with an SIS
degree with a surveying option. Current students who passed the
exam are Justin Mallett of Arkadelphia, a senior forestry major who is
also pursuing an associate of science
degree in land surveying; Chris Bussell of Monticello, a senior SIS major
with a surveying option who has also
earned an associate degree in land
surveying; and John Mark Henderson
of Conway, a senior SIS major with a
surveying option.
“We are very pleased with the
achievements of our students and
graduates,” said Dr. Richard Kluender, dean of the UAM School of
Forest Resources. “Their success on
this exam, which is difficult to pass,
is a direct reflection on the SIS and
forest resources faculty as well as the
academic rigor of the program.”
The national pass rate for the
exam is 62 percent. The exam is
developed, administered and scored
MAKE A WISH The Student Athlete Advisory Committee
(SAAC) of the University of Arkansas at Monticello raised
$1,500 during the 2009-10 academic year to present to the
Make-A-Wish Foundation. The committee, which consists of
two members from each intercollegiate sport, held three main
fund raising projects during the past year. The projects included
“Kick For A Cause,” a field goal kicking contest during halftime
of UAM’s home football games, a silent auction, and “Make A
Shot, Grant A Wish,” a shooting contest held during halftime
of UAM’s home basketball games. SAAC also hosted “Trunk-ofTreat Night” on Halloween, giving away candy to local children.
Pictured from left are UAM Athletics Director Chris Ratcliff,
Dr. Betty Matthews, faculty athletic representative, and SAAC
President Matt Whiting of Monticello.
by the National Council of Examiners
for Engineering and Surveying. Passing the exam results in certification
as surveyor interns by the Arkansas
State Board. Surveyor interns spend
at least two years working under a
licensed professional surveyor.
UAM offers surveying as an option
in the bachelor of science in spatial
information systems program; as a
two-year program in the associate of
science in land surveying technology
degree; and as a minor.
AWARD WINNER
Julius Adewopo of Nigeria, a graduate student
in the School of Forest
Resources, placed fourth
in the student poster
competition at the International Conference of
the Forest Products Society. Adewopo’s poster
presented the results of
his research on the effect
of heat treatment on the
mechanical properties of
selected wood species.
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LEGENDS
of the fall... and spring
A
walk-on who became the most
prolific passer in the history of
collegiate football in Arkansas
and a team of overachievers who
won the only men’s basketball
title in school history highlight
the 2010 induction class for the
UAM Sports Hall of Fame.
Record-setting quarterback Kevin McCarn and the 1956 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference champion Boll Weevil
basketball team will be inducted at a ceremony on the UAM campus October 14.
They will be joined by All-American wide
receiver Anthony Giovingo, multiple All-
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American sprinter Roger Franklin, the late
Boyd Miller, a basketball standout in the
late 1940s, and the late Quentious Crews,
an All-American end and later head football coach.
The Hall of Fame induction banquet
will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Green
Room of the John F. Gibson University
Center. Tickets are $30 and may be purchased by calling Jim Brewer at (870)
460-1274 or Reginald Glover at (870)
460-1028. A reception, which is open to
anyone attending the banquet, will be held
at 5:30 p.m. in the home of UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter and his wife, Judy.
Kevin McCarn
McCarn came to UAM as an unrecruited walk-on from Mountain View
in 1997 and promptly won the starting quarterback job as a freshman.
Over the next four seasons, McCarn rewrote both the UAM and state collegiate passing records, passing for a then-state record 7,864 yards (a mark
since broken by UCA’s Nathan Brown and David Knighton of Harding).
McCarn, who currently coaches at Hamburg, still holds UAM records for
yards passing in a career, career touchdown passes (61) and passing yards
in a single game (499 yards vs. Arkansas Tech on October 23, 1999). He
finished his UAM career with 563 completions in 1,056 attempts and his
96-yard touchdown pass to Corey Rider vs. Henderson State in 2000 is the
longest pass play in UAM history. McCarn threw five touchdown passes in
a single game twice.
Anthony Giovingo
One of McCarn’s favorite targets was Anthony Giovingo, a third
team All-American wide receiver and a 1998 finalist for the Harlon
Hill Trophy, presented annually to the best player in NCAA Division II. Between 1995 and ’98, Giovingo set UAM records for career
receptions (187), receptions in a season (81 in 1998), and career receiving yards (2,646). He caught 17 touchdown passes while earning
first team All-Gulf South Conference and All-South Region honors
in ’98.
Quentious Crews
The late Quentious Crews laid the foundation for the renaissance of the
UAM football program in the late 1970s and early ‘80s. Mr. Crews served
as head football coach for three seasons (1975-77) and recruited most of the
players who won the 1979 AIC football championship, UAM’s first conference football title in 12 years.
Mr. Crews was an outstanding athlete at UAM (then Arkansas A&M) in
the 1950s, earning first team All-AIC and honorable mention All-America
honors from the NAIA in 1955. He set a single-game receiving record (since
broken) of 12 receptions for 206 yards and three touchdowns vs. Henderson State in 1955.
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Boyd Miller
The late Boyd Miller was the school’s first basketball star of the
postwar era, lettering four years at forward from 1949 to 1952. He was
a three-time first team All-AIC selection in 1950, ’51 and ’52 and is
one of just six players in school history to earn first team all-conference
honors three times.
Mr. Miller was a successful basketball and football coach at Stuttgart
High School before leaving coaching.
Roger Franklin
Roger Franklin was one of the top track and field athletes in UAM
history, earning NAIA Division I All-America honors nine times while
competing at distances of 200 and 400 meters outdoors and 400 and
600 yards indoors.
Franklin was the NAIA Division I indoor national champion at 600
yards in 1989 and 1990 and the 400-yard national indoor champion
in 1990. He earned outdoor All-America honors in the 200 and 400 in
1988 and ’89 and was an indoor All-American at 400 and 600 yards in
1989 and 1990. Franklin was a three-time All-Arkansas Intercollegiate
Conference selection and the UAM record holder at 200 and 400 meters
outdoors, 200 meters, 300 yards, 400 meters and 600 yards indoors. In
1990 he received the Leslie Beard Outstanding Athlete Award.
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The 1956 AIC Champion Boll Weevils
The accomplishments of the 1956 Arkansas A&M
basketball team remain unique in the school’s athletic history. The ’56 Boll Weevils weren’t supposed
to contend for a league title against heavily favored
Arkansas Tech. Their coach, the late Troy Bledsoe, was
a rookie fresh out of the high school ranks; their point
guard wasn’t recruited; another guard was a reject from
the football team; and they lost their first game by 43
points.
Jack Jordan, who became one of the state’s top amateur golfers, was the unrecruited point guard. Levin
Johnson, a highly successful basketball coach in later
years, was the guard who went out for basketball only
after suffering an injury in football practice. Together
with Billy Joe Thurman, Jim Trimm, Eudell Ragland
and the late Sid Ragland, they formed the nucleus of
the only men’s basketball team in school history to win
a conference championship. The other team members included Luke Thornton, John Ellington, Bobby
Evans, Virgil Grice, Don King, Eugene Jennings, and
manager Leon Smith.
The ’56 Weevils clinched the school’s first and only
AIC basketball title on February 26, 1956 with a 7366 victory over an Arkansas Tech team that had ruled
the conference for much of the previous decade.
The induction of the ’56 Weevils marks the first
time an entire team has been selected for the UAM
Sports Hall of Fame. “We felt that, because of the
unique nature of their accomplishments, the ’56 Weevils deserved to go in as a group rather than recognize
one or two individuals from that team,” said UAM
Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “They remain an important
part of our athletic history and I am glad the Hall of
Fame Committee chose to honor them in this way.”
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LEGISLATIVE LEADERS Robert Moore (left) and Jimmy
Jeffress bring experience and leadership to the Southeast
Legislative delegation.
Experience
Counts
Especially in the General Assembly, where Robert Moore,
Jimmy Jeffress and Eddie Cheatham are strong advocates
for UAM.
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W
hen Arkansas’ 88th General Assembly convenes in Little Rock
next January, the interests of the
University of Arkansas at Monticello
will be ably represented by a veteran
group of legislators.
Robert Moore of Arkansas City, representing
District 12, will begin his third term in the House of
Representatives and his first as Speaker of the House.
Moore will be joined in the House by Representative Eddie Cheatham of Crossett, representing District
9 and also beginning his third term in the legislature.
In the Senate, Jimmy Jeffress of Crossett represents
District 24 and begins his sixth term in the Senate after serving two terms in the House of Representatives.
Together, Moore, Cheatham and Jeffress have 24
years experience in the General Assembly, experience
that in an era of term limits, is an invaluable benefit to
their constituents.
“UAM has always been fortunate to have outstanding representation at the State Capitol,” said Chancellor Jack Lassiter, “and this session should be no
different. Each member of the Southeast Legislative
Delegation recognizes the role this university plays in
southeast Arkansas and the impact it has on the region.
We couldn’t ask for better representation.”
Jeffress and his brother Gene, also a former state
senator, both graduated from UAM in 1971. Jimmy
Jeffress earned a master’s degree from Northeast
Louisiana and taught music for many years in the
Crossett school system before entering politics. Jeffress
is currently fifth in seniority in the Senate and chairs
the Senate Education Committee. He is a member
of several important committees, including the Joint
Budget Committee, and the Agriculture, Forestry and
Economic Development Committee.
Robert Moore is a lawyer and farmer who was first
elected to the House of Representatives in 2007. He
was elected by his fellow representatives to serve as
Speaker of the House at the end of the most recent
legislative session.
Moore is a member of numerous committees in
the House, including the Arkansas Legislative Council, the Joint Budget Committee, the Arkansas State
Game and Fish Commission Oversight Committee,
the House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and
Economic Development, the House Committee on
Education, and the House Committee on Revenue
and Taxation.
State Representative Eddie Cheatham was first
elected to the General Assembly in 2007 after serving
on the Crossett City Council. Cheatham is a former
administrator at Forest Echoes Vocational-Technical
School and the UAM College of Technology-Crossett.
Cheatham is a member of the Academic Facilities
Oversight Committee, the Arkansas Game and Fish
Commission Oversight Committee, the Educational
Institutions Subcommittee of the Legislative Audit, the
House Committee on Education, the House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development, and the House K-12, Vocational-Technical
Institutions Permanent Subcommittee on Education.
Jeffress, Moore and Cheatham will be joined in the
legislature by Efrem Elliott of Altheimer, who faces
no opposition in the November general election and
replaces retiring State Representative David Rainey of
Dumas.
“I had the good fortune to meet with Representative-elect Elliott recently and was impressed with his
commitment to higher education, said Lassiter. “Along
with our new representatives from Monticello and
Warren to be determined in the November election,
we look forward to strong representation in Little
Rock.”
VETERAN AND
ROOKIE State
Representative
Eddie Cheatham
(below, left) of
Crossett will
welcome a new
colleague to the
House in January,
Representative
Efrem Elliott of
Altheimer.
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T
Coming Soon
A project in the planning stages for the last several years will soon
become a reality when UAM breaks ground October 15 on a new
annex to the School of Forest Resources. The new building, which
will be funded by a combination of state and private revenue, will
be connected to the east side of the existing forestry complex,
extending toward Jeter Hall, which will be razed to make room for
additional parking. The $5.1 million project will add much-needed
classroom, laboratory and office space to the School of Forest
Resources. Plans also call for the expansion of the existing conference center. “This project is the result of a lot of hard work by our
legislators, the foresight of Governor Beebe, and the generosity of
Mrs. Maxine Clippert of Camden, whose late husband, George, was
a long-time friend and benefactor of the forestry program,” said
Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “We are excited by the possibilities this
facility will create for our School of Forest Resources in teaching,
research and extension.”
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UAM NIGHT at dickey-stephens
Play Ball!
UAM Alumni and Friends Gather
For a Night at the Ballpark
The weather was warm, the food was delicious, and
laughter and conversation filled the rightfield pavilion at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock as
UAM alumni and friends gathered for an evening
of baseball and fellowship. UAM’s own Reginald
Glover, his named emblazoned on the scoreboard,
threw out the first pitch.
GOOD FRIENDS (Top, from left) Martha Ann
and Jimmy Barrett share a laugh with Fred and
Gidget Denton of McGehee. (At right) Elizabeth
Greer of Monticello enjoys a hamburger with
mom and dad, Haley and John Paul Greer.
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MCGEHEE IN THE HOUSE (Right photo) Sally and
Jeff Owyoung made the trip from McGehee for an
evening of baseball and fellowship. (Below) There was
some serious eating at this table and (from left) Katie
Hartley of Hamburg, Mary Jane Gilbert of Monticello,
Don Hartley of Hamburg and Glen GIlbert of Monticello
dig in.
FUN AT THE BALLPARK (Left photo) Matt Hartness of Little
Rock brought his children, Anna (left) and Christian (right) to
watch the Travelers. (Above, from left) Harvey Jones of Warren
visits with Lavana and Lee Kindle of Camden.
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SPORTS
Goodbye Gulf South Conference
T
he University of Arkansas at Monticello is leaving the Gulf
South Conference.
UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter
recently joined the chief executive
officers of eight universities in Arkansas and Oklahoma to announce their
intentions to apply to the National
Collegiate Athletic Association for
permission to create a new NCAA
Division II conference.
The members of the proposed
new conference will be UAM, Arkansas Tech University, East Central
University, Harding University,
Henderson State University, Oua-
chita Baptist University, Southeastern
Oklahoma State University, Southern
Arkansas University and Southwestern Oklahoma State University.
“The intent of the conference is to
group together similar institutions in
terms of budgets and goals,” said the
presidents, chancellors and directors
of athletics from the nine institutions
in a joint statement. “Furthermore,
the conference is intended to be
made up of universities that field an
intercollegiate football program. Our
most important goals in this new
endeavor are to limit time away from
class and limit our travel costs.”
The nine member institutions plan
to submit a conference strategic plan,
a conference constitution and conference by-laws to the NCAA by Dec. 1,
2010.
If approved, the new conference
affiliation will begin on July 1, 2011,
and athletic competition in the new
conference will commence at the
beginning of the 2011-12 academic
year.
No decisions have been made
regarding the name of the new conference or the location of the conference office.
New Look
U
AM is completing final preparations for the launch of a new
athletic website. The new site was expected to be operational by September 1 with a new look, better graphics
and easier navigation.
Director of Athletics Chris Ratcliff
and Sports Information Director Brian
Ramsey have spearheaded the new
website, which is being designed by
Sidearm Sports.
“We felt the athletics website
needed a new look, something a little
more sophisticated and less dated,”
said Ratcliff. “We also wanted to add
some features to the site to make the
experience a better one for our fans
and provide them with the information
they want most.”
Among the features of the new
site are instant links to UAM’s athletic
news on both Facebook and Twitter
as well as a simplified design to make
finding information easier.
“One of our top priorities in the
website redesign was creating a site
that is easy to navigate,” said Ratcliff.
“We don’t want our fans to wonder
where to find information. We want it
at their fingertips.”
Ratcliff said the new website will
also be beneficial to recruiting.
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NEW LOOK UAM’s new athletic website is set to launch.
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Ticket Policy
U
AM is introducing a new athletic
ticket policy for the 2010-11 academic year. Season tickets for football
with guaranteed reserved seating may
be purchased for $75 per ticket for the
general public. The same tickets are
$25 for faculty, staff, and persons with
athletic passes.
Season tickets with guaranteed
reserved seating for volleyball are $50
per ticket, $25 for faculty, staff and
persons with athletic passes.
Season tickets with guaranteed
reserved seating for both men’s and
women’s basketball are $100 per
ticket, $40 for faculty, staff, or persons
with athletic passes.
All-sports season tickets with guaranteed reserved seating for football,
volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, plus the Boomtown Classic football game vs. Southern Arkansas in
El Dorado are $150 each. Cost of the
all-sports ticket is $75 for faculty, staff,
and persons with athletic passes. For
information, call the athletics office at
(870) 460-1058.
Ready To Go
P
oised and ready might be an
apt description of the 2010 UAM
football team.
With 23 seniors on the preseason
roster, the Boll Weevils could be a
factor in the Gulf South Conference.
After a 5-6 overall record in 2009
and 4-4 mark in GSC games, the
league’s head coaches voted UAM to
finish 8th in 2010 despite a leaguehigh five selections to the preseason
all-conference squad.
Beginning his sixth season at
UAM, Head Coach Gwaine Mathews
knows the Weevils hopes for a run
at the league title rest in the hands
of preseason All-GSC quarterback
Scott Buisson.
Defensively, the Weevils return
all four starters on the defensive line
while the linebackers are led by 2009
All-GSC honoree Carlton Johnson.
2010 Football Schedule
Date Opponent
Sept. 2 WEST ALABAMA (GSC-TV)
(100-Year Celebration)
Sept. 9 @ Southern University
Sept. 18 @ Ouachita Baptist*
Sept. 25 ARKANSAS TECH* (Parent-Family Appreciation Day)
Oct. 2 @ Henderson State*
Oct. 7 DELTA STATE* (GSC-TV)
Oct. 16 WEST GEORGIA*
(Homecoming)
Oct. 23 @ Valdosta State*
Oct. 30 @ Harding*
Nov. 6 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS* (GSC-TV)
(Boomtown Classic @ El Dorado)
Nov. 11 @ South Alabama
*GSC game / All times Central
Time
7:05
6:00
6:00
6:00
3:00
7:05
3:00
1:00
2:00
2:00
6:00
2010 Volleyball Schedule
Date Opponent
Sept.3-4 @ Texas A&M-Commerce Invitational
Sept. 3 Fort Hays State
Oklahoma Panhandle State
Sept. 4 Tarleton State
Sept. 4 Texas A&M-Commerce
Sept.10-11 @ Missouri S&T Invitational
Sept. 10 University of Mary
Sept. 10 Rockhurst
Sept. 11 Augustana College
Sept. 11 Chadron State
Sept. 15 LYON COLLEGE
Sept. 20 @ West Alabama
Sept. 23 @ Henderson State*
Sept. 28 OUACHITA BAPTIST*
Sept. 30 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS*
Oct. 1-2 @ Arkansas Tech Invitational
Oct. 1 Alabama-Huntsville
Oct. 2 East Central University
Oct. 2 Central Oklahoma
Oct. 5 @ Harding*
Oct. 7 @ Arkansas Tech*
Oct. 9 @ Christian Brothers*
Oct. 11 WEST ALABAMA
Oct. 16 UA-PINE BLUFF
Oct. 19 HENDERSON STATE*
Oct. 21 @ Ouachita Baptist*
Oct. 23 JACKSON STATE
Oct. 23 CHAMPION BAPTIST
Oct. 25 TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE
Oct. 26 @ Southern Arkansas*
Oct. 28 HARDING*
Oct. 30 @ UA-Pine Bluff
Nov. 2 ARKANSAS TECH*
Nov. 5 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS*
* Gulf South Conference match
Time
11:00
3 :00
11:00
7:00
12:00
4:00
9:00
3:00
7:00
6:00
7:00
7:00
7:00
3:00
11:00
5:00
7:00
7:00
1:00
6:00
11:00
7:00
7:00
1:00
5:00
6:00
7:00
7:00
1:00
7:00
6:00
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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
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
Peggy Doss Endowed Education Scholarship / School of Education Faculty/Staff and Mr. D. John Nichols
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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
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. & Mrs. Morris Bramlett
Gene Brown Memorial Baseball Scholarship / Family and Friends
Montre Bulloch “Angel” Scholarship / William C. Bulloch Family
Eugenia H. (Moss) Burson & Jack D. Burson Scholarship / Family and Friends
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
Fall 2010
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CURRENT FOUNDATION DONORS
The UAM Foundation
donors list includes
those whose gifts
were received from
January 1 through
August 23, 2010. We
try hard to ensure
that the information
is accurate. Please
report any corrections to the UAM
Advancement Office
at (870)460-1028 or
[email protected]
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.
Unity & Movement Club
($2,500 or more)
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Akin
Dr. Claude H. Babin
Mr. and Mrs. A. Kelton Busby, Jr.
Drs. Steve and Janet Cathey
Mr. Quintus A. Crews
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Dearman, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Nat Grubbs
Mr. C. Barry Hall
Mr. and Mrs. Cleatous J. Hall
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hornaday
Mrs. Bonnie Jordan
Dr. and Mrs. Jack Lassiter
Mr. James E. Lindsey
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Mann
Dr. and Mrs. C. Ted Mettetal
Mr. and Mrs. J. Wayne Mettetal, Jr.
Ms. Minnie May Moffatt
Mr. James C. Nichols, Jr.
Dr. Jeffrey H. Reinhart
Mr. George E. Townsend
Mr. and Mrs. Kent Webb
Galaxy Club
$1,000-$2,499
Mrs. Katie B. Austin
Mrs. Glenda Carol Baker
Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Brutscher
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Bulloch
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry D. Gibson
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Gibson
Dr. and Mrs. Louis J. James
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Leonard
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Majors
Dr. Betty A. Matthews
Dr. James F. Roiger
Emerald Club
$500-$999
Mrs. June M. Carter
Mr. Francis H. Clifton
Mr. Reginald Glover
Dr. and Mrs. Dexter E. Gulledge
Mr. William W. Hancock
Mr. Curtis W. Kyle, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Manning
Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. McGuire
Mr. Mark A. Murphy
Dr. John Warren Ramsey
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell C. Reed
Congressman and Mrs. Mike Ross
Mr. Steve Weber
Loyalty Club
$200-$499
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Adair
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Akin
Ms. Barbara A. Barnes
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Berry
Mr. Jeff Bone
Dr. and Mrs. Morris Bramlett
Mr. Todd S. Brown
Mrs. Louise Burke
Ms. Nancy Cannon
Mr. Raymond Chao
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Davis
Mr. Ben R. Dunlap
Dr. and Mrs. Albert L. Etheridge
Mr. Anthony W. Fakouri
Mr. and Mrs. Perry D. Faver
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Fisackerly
Mr. Kevin A. Ford
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Galloway
Drs. Glen and Mary Jane Gilbert
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Ms. Pamela D. Gouner
Mr. Harry E. Halstead
Mr. and Mrs. Don Hartley
Mr. James A. Hudgins
Mr. David A. James
Mr. Billy H. Majors
Mr. Philip L. Manley
Mrs. Angela J. Marsh
Mr. and Mrs. Kent L. McRae
Mr. and Mrs. Byron K. Montgomery
Mrs. Matti J. Palluconi
Mr. Kenneth Reeves
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Saffold
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy H. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Wall
Mr. Joseph Steven Welch
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Whiting
Mr. Thomas M. Wingard
Century Club
$100-$199
Mrs. Joy D. Akin
Mrs. Glenda Andrews
Mr. Richard A. Ashcraft
Dr. and Mrs. Ed Bacon
Ms. Kaci Bailey
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Barrett
Mr. Al Bilgischer
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Bishop
Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Blake, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Mack J. Borgognoni
Mr. Lloyd Bright
Mr. Jared Brunnabend
Mr. and Mrs. Morris D. Bryant
Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. Burgess
Mr. David Burns
Mr. and Mrs. John David Carter
Dr. and Mrs. Timothy D. Chase
Mr. and Mrs. Youles D. Clark
Dr. Jesse M. Coker
Drs. Lloyd and Peggy Crossley
Mr. Larry C. Crow
Mr. and Mrs. Kent Davis
Mr. David E. Dearman
Mr. Donald Dykes
Mr. and Mrs. Alvy E. Early
Ms. Patricia A. Ewens
Dr. Michael Fakouri
Mrs. Christine Felts
Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Francis
Ms. Jennifer Freer
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
Dr. Robert Graber
Mr. Werner L. Haney
Ms. Lynn Harris
Mr. Hugh L. Heflin, Sr.
Ms. Ella M. Helm
Dr. and Mrs. James L. Hobgood
Ms. Flossie M. Holley
Mr. Tommy L. Hooks
Mr. and Mrs. Jay L. Hughes
Mrs. Trudy G. Jackson
Mr. Jacob P. James
Dr. Christopher L. Johnson
Mr. Johnny Johnson
Mr. Gerald L. Jones
Mr. Thomas R. Jones
Dr. and Mrs. B. J. Jordan
Mr. Mark R. Karnes
Mr. Stephen Kerr
Mr. and Mrs. S. Lee Kindle
Drs. Tim and Victoria Ku
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Kuttenkuler
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Langston
Mr. Billy Lansdale
Ms. Suzanne P. Lilley
Mr. Gwaine Mathews
Dr. and Mrs. Patrick E. McGinnis
Mrs. Hazel Honey McKee
Mr. and Mrs. James Hubert McKeown, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. William J. McKiever
Mr. Thomas Edward McMillan
Ms. Mishelle C. Miller
Mr. William O. Moore
Ms. Amanda D. Nall
Mr. James Naron
Mrs. Virginia H. Norman
Mrs. Joyce O’Neal
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Pace
Mr. and Mrs. 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. R. David Ray
Mr. and Mrs. Helmut M. Redetzki
Ms. Deborah Reeves
Ms. Susan Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Ross, Jr.
Mr. Robert A. Sanderlin
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Savage
Mrs. Charlotte T. Schexnayder
Mr. J. R. Schmidt
Ms. Cynthia H. Shelton
Mr. Jack Smart
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny H. Smith
Dr. and Mrs. Fred J. Taylor
Dr. Paul M. Terry
Mr. Ben Tiner
Mr. Mark A. Tiner
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Venters
Mr. and Mrs. Larry W. Walther
Mr. James W. Willis
Mrs. Glenda Kay Wood
Business & Organization Donors
3 DDD’S Cleaners
A & M Operating Company,
Inc.
Ameca Mexican Restaurant
Aramark
Arkansas Choral Society
Arkansas Community
Foundation
Arkansas Superior Federal
Credit Union
Baker’s Electrical Supplies,
LLC
Boots & Coots Services
Branscum Law Offices
Attorneys at Law
Bulloch, Inc.
DCHS Class of 1961
Collins Chiropractic Center,
LLC
Commercial Bank & Trust Co.
David Funderburg Insurance
Agency
Drew Central Alumni
Drew Central Class of 1950
Drew County Newspaper, Inc.
Farmers Grain Terminal, Inc.
First State Bank of Warren
Georgia-Pacific
Hampton Inn
Hooties, Inc.
Hughes Orchard
Jewel Minnis Trust
LA Graphics
La Terraza Mexican
Restaurant Inc.
Leesco, Inc.
Louisiana Immigration
Consultants, LLC
Lucky’s of Monticello
Majors Forest & Lawn
Martin Knee & Sports
Medicine Center PA
Maxwell Hardwood Flooring
McKiever Realty, Inc.
Monticello Ladies Golf
Association
Morgan Agencies, Inc.
Northmont, Inc.
O’Fallon Veterinary Service
Inc.
Oklahoma United Methodist
Foundation
Parker Builders, Inc.
Price Services, Inc.
Quick Silver Timber, LLC
R. A. Pickens & Son Company
Ralph McQueen & Co., LTD.
Razorsharp Carwash
Regions Forest Services, LLP
Russ Beavers Farm
Ryburn Motor Company
SeaArk Marine, Inc.
Searcy & Associates, LLC
Simmons First Bank of South
Arkansas
Simmons First National Bank
South Arkansas Rehabilitation
Sugar Land Construction, Inc.
The Hashem Law Firm, PLC
THLO
Thomas H. & Mayme P. Scott
Foundation
Town & Country Florist
Trinity Foundation
UAM Institute of Management
Accountants
Union Bank & Trust Company
Warren Wholesale Company
Wendy’s
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
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)
David B. & Nancy Kyle Eberdt (by
Bobby & Kimberly Eberdt Edmonds)
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
Townsend Gift
A
n endowed scholarship in mass
communications was created recently by George Townsend of Baton
Rouge, Louisiana.
Townsend (BS ’49) made a
$15,000 donation to the UAM Foundation Fund to establish the George
E. Townsend Mass Communication
Scholarship, to be presented to a fulltime student enrolled as a communication major with a preference given
to students in mass communications.
Funds generated by the endowment will be used for a scholarship
to pay toward the cost of tuition,
required fees, and books for at least
one recipient. Recipients must have
a strong academic background, a
grade point average of 2.5 or higher,
a strong work ethic, good personality
traits, and display excellent professional potential.
For more information on how to
give to the UAM Foundation Fund,
call (870) 460-1028.
PLEDGING Bonnie Jordan (seated)
and J.C. Nichols
(standing, right)
each pledged
$10,000 to UAM’s
Centennial Circle.
Also pictured from
left are Chancellor
Jack Lassiter, Judy
Lassiter, Clay
Brown, and
Reginald Glover.
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In The Circle
T
he Centennial Circle received
two more pledges of $10,000,
bringing the Circle closer to its target
goal of $1 million.
Bonnie Jordan and J.C. Nichols
of Monticello each pledged $10,000
to add the names of their families to
those already inscribed on the four
walls of the Centennial Clock Tower.
The Jordan inscription will read
“Jordan Family – James T., Bonnie,
Terry, Jerry, Cindy.”
The Nichols inscription will read
“J.C. and Carolyn Crain Nichols.”
The Centennial Circle was established to create a $1 million unrestricted endowment to be used on an
annual basis to meet priority needs
of the university. Those priorities will
be determined by a joint committee of
administrators, faculty, and students.
For information about the Centennial Circle, call (870) 460-1028.
UAM MAGAZINE
A Lasting Legacy
Dr. Betty Matthews has created a
lasting legacy for herself and her
friends and colleagues by donating 75 bricks to Weevil Walk. For
$100, your name or the name of
someone you love can be added
to the growing list of former students and friends whose names
are inscribed on the walk way
around Weevil Pond. If you’d like
to purchase a brick for yourself or
someone else, call the Foundation
Office at (8780) 460-1028 or tollfree at (800) 467-8148.
Dr. Betty Matthews (left) and Vice
Chancellor for Advancement Clay
Brown
UAM TECHNOLOGY
Cantrell Named Assistant Vice Chancellor
S
haron Cantrell has been appointed assistant vice chancellor at the UAM College
of Technology at McGehee.
A Dumas native, Cantrell holds a master of education degree from UAM and has
been part of the UAM-CTM staff for 18 years.
As assistant vice chancellor, Cantrell will supervise instructional programs with a
focus on quality assurance and consistency of courses and instructional programs,
said Ware.
Cantrell previously served as director of special projects, including workforce
development, supervised the Carl Perkins Federal Grant Program, adult education, and the early care education projects. She also coordinated the first Arkansas
Minority Contractor Training State Pilot Project, one of four in the state. Cantrell also
co-coordinates the South Arkansas Adult Education Professional Development Institute at UAM and has been instrumental in writing state and federal grants to obtain
additional funding for the McGehee campus.
Renovation
W
hen the Ashley County Adult
Education program merged
with UAM College of TechnologyCrossett in July 2006, the Hamburg
Public School District agreed to lease
an existing building at 311 North Mulberry to UAM.
Three years later, the Hamburg
School District donated the building
that has been used for adult education and literacy since the mid-1980’s
to UAM. Chancellor Jack Lassiter
accepted the donation and now the
UAM-CTC is undertaking the renovation of the building that houses one
of its three Adult Education Program
sites in Ashley County.
According to Linda Rushing,
UAM-CTC vice chancellor, the renovation project will cost approximately
$375,000. The building
will not only get a facelift
and be more
energy efficient, but the interior of the
building will be completely redesigned
and will include a computer lab, classrooms, testing room, a student break
area, and offices.
“We are very excited about the
renewed presence this will give UAM
in the Hamburg community,” said
Rushing. “It is our intention to use the
renovated facility to expand our college course offerings in addition to the
adult education courses that already
exist.”
Earth Mover
W
hen UAM needed its baseball
field excavated and leveled to
solve a drainage problem, school officials didn’t have to look far for help,
thanks to the newest acquisition of
the Arkansas Heavy Equipment Operator Training Academy (AHEOTA).
The Academy, which is part of the
UAM College of Technology-McGehee, recently purchased a $310,465
tractor and scraper which was used to
level and reconfigure Weevil Field.
The tractor and scraper, along
with a new bulldozer recently
added to the inventory, got
the job done.
BIG WHEELS David
Carter, an instructor in
the Heavy Equipment
Operator Training
Academy, stands
next to the program’s
newest piece of equipment.
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ALUMNI SNAPSHOTS
1950-59
Patricia McDermott Scavo (BSE
’59), owner of Blue Moon Gallery in
Hot Springs, was voted Best Art Gallery by Hot Springs Sentinel Record
Readership. Mrs. Scavo has received
this honor four years in a row.
1970-79
Nancy R. Briggs (BS ‘72), of
Hazen, retires after thirty-eight years as
an educator and counselor for DeWitt
Schools.
2000-09
Charlie Baker ‘69
Charlie Baker (BSE ‘69) has always
loved the Boll Weevils and Cotton Blossoms.
You’ll find him at most football and basketball games, which isn’t all that surprising. Baker has been closely associated with
UAM athletics from his days as a trainer
and equipment manager for Red Parker’s
football teams in the 1960s. That love of the
Boll Weevils and his long-time devotion to
UAM athletics is why Baker will be honored
with the Boll Weevil Spirit Award at this
year’s Sports Hall of Fame banquet.
“I can’t think of anyone more deserving of this honor than Charlie,” said Harold Steelman, an Arkansas A&M assistant
on Parker’s staff. “We never had to worry
about equipment with Charlie Baker in
charge. He was a guy who worked very
hard and was a dedicated as anyone to the
success of the Boll Weevils.”
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William Shane Cater (BA ’01),
of Sherwood, is married to Christel
Cater with one son named Hank. He
is currently employed with the Office
of Chief Counsel at the Department
of Health and Human Services in
Little Rock. He is also a Captain in the
Arkansas Army National Guard, and
the trial counsel and operational law
attorney for the 39th Infantry Brigade
Combat Team.
Matt L. Boyles (BBA ‘02), a
sixth-generation Lonoke resident, has
opened a GenWealth Financial Advisors firm in Lonoke. He is married to
Janette Boyles with two children, Matthew, 3 and Caroline, 1.
Paul T. Smith (BA ’03), of Grand
Blanc, Mich., is now a Financial
Advisor and a founding member of
Day Smith Wealth Management of
Raymond James and Associates. He
and his wife, Stacy, welcomed their
first daughter Audrey Grace on March
14, 2010.
Billy Bryant (BBA ’08) and Lindsey
Wilson are making plans for their
September wedding.
Brooke N. Burger (BA ‘08), of El
Dorado, is currently employed as a
Student Success Specialist at South
Arkansas Community College in El
Dorado, AR. In addition, she is a
graphic designer and editor for two
publications from SouthArk: Writers’
Ink and Between the Lines.
Jonathan A. Clemons (BA ’08)
and Lauren B. Thurman (BSN ’10)
were married on July 10 at First United
Methodist Church in Monticello.
Michael D. Ford (BA ’08) was promoted to designer and copy editor at
The Courier, a daily in Russellville.
David Ryan Hackett (BSN ’08)
and Robin Grumbles of Greenbrier
were married on July 31 at the bride’s
family home.
Laci Jaye Kellum (AA ‘08) and
Grant Adam Barnes (BA ‘10) were
married on August 7 at Pauline Baptist
Church in Monticello.
Blake H. Gilbert (BS ’09) and
Amanda Harrod (BBA ’07) of Monticello were married in August.
Miranda Leslie (AA ’09) and
Andrew Wisenor were married on July
17 at Shady Grove Missionary Baptist
Church in Monticello.
Ernest Nowlen, Jr. (BS ’09) and
Tara Level were married on June 26 at
Rose Hill Free Will Baptist Church in
Monticello.
Jeremy T. Woodall (BS ’10) and
Rebecca Sustaire (BS ’09) were
married on May 15 at First Baptist
Church in Monticello.
Blake Young (AA ’09) and Leslie
Nichols (AA ’08) were married on
July 24 at Harmony FWB Church at
Rye.
Clay Young (BSN ’09) and Hope
McEachern (BSN ‘10) are to be
married September 18 at Rock Springs
United Methodist Church.
2010
Danielle Kloap (BA ‘10) works as
the editor for Horsemen’s Roundup, a
regional equine magazine published in
Arkansas, where she writes stories, edits
copy, takes and edits photos, builds
ads and designs websites. She and her
husband, John Kloap (BME ’10)
currently reside in Texarkana, AR.
Top Teachers
Ginny Chambliss (BS ‘96)
and Don Dancer (BA ‘95) have
recently been honored as outstanding teachers. Chambliss was
recently named the 2010 Arkansas
Rural Teacher of the Year by the
Arkansas Rural Education Association. Winners receive a $1,000
award, which is sponsored by the
Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas.
Chambliss is a physical science,
chemistry and physics teacher at Rison High School. “Ginny has a way
of connecting with her students; of
getting them to respond to her and
getting the excited about science,”
said Brian Brown, Rison principal.
Don Dancer was recently
selected as a 2010 Teacher of the
Year by the Rogers Public School
Foundation. Dancer is a speech and
debate teacher and coach of the
state championship debate team at
Rogers Heritage High School.
Wee Weevil Bibs
“Wee Weevil” bibs have been sent to
the newest Boll Weevils:
Mark Monroe Burke born September 8, 2009 to Clayton (BS ’06) and
Bryannia (BS ’09) of Monticello.
Laiken Byrd born July 7, 2010 to
Justin and Shellye of Monticello.
Luke Riley Cathey born April 9,
2010 to Joey (BBA ’07) and Cassidy
(BA ’06) of Mena.
William Reid Gardner born January
11, 2010 to Chad (BA ’05) and Sheila
of Benton.
Abby Elizabeth Hardman born
April 15, 2010 to John (BS ’95) and
Mary of Fayetteville.
Jeffrey Sawyer Locher born June
30, 2010 to Jeff and Ali of Monticello.
Josiah Neal Matthews born January 10, 2010 to John (BS ’94) and
Robin of Hendersonville, Tenn.
Avery Claire McDonnell born May
17, 2010 to Bryan and Leslie (BSN
’96) of Arkadelphia.
Kameryn Renee Rodriguez born
January 19, 2010 to Anthony (BA ’07)
and Kelly (BBA ’07) of Monticello.
Mia Ruth Scogin born March 31,
2010 to Trent (BBA ’04) and Meghan
(BS ‘07) of Monticello.
Audrey Grace Smith born March
14, 2010 to Paul (BA ’03) and Stacy of
Grand Blanc, Mich.
Seth Lee Hayden Wilson born July
16, 2010 to Stacy (BS ‘91) and Shana
(TC ‘97) of Monticello.
Greg Tiner ‘80
Greg Tiner (BS ‘80) finds himself in a nowin situation this football season – and he loves
it. Tiner was recently named head football coach
of his high school alma mater, Monticello High.
It’s tough enough to coach at your hometown
school, but it’s especially tough when your team
is coming off a 14-0 state championship season.
“It’s going to be a challenge,” says Tiner, “but
we have a great staff and a wonderful group of
young men.”
Tiner has been a part of the Monticello staff
for the past 16 years, serving as defensive coordinator since 2005. A 1975 Monticello High graduate, Tiner earned a bachelor of science degree
from UAM in 1980. Tiner began his coaching
career at Hamburg High School as an assistant to
fellow UAM graduate Johnny McMurry. He went
with McMurry to Sheridan in 1983 before leaving
the high school ranks to serve as strength and
conditioning coach at LSU and Mississippi State.
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FRIENDS WE’LL MISS
Bob Wall ‘68
E. R. “Bob” Wall (BSE
‘68), 64, of Monticello, died
July 4, 2010 in Hot Springs.
Born May 23, 1946, in
Hickory Ridge, he was the son
of the late Leland Orten Wall
and Mable Lawrence Wall.
Mr. Wall was a member of
the Boll Weevil baseball team
at Arkansas A&M prior to graduating in 1968
with a bachelor of science in education degree. He later earned a master’s degree from
Arkansas State University.
Mr. Wall was a retired school counselor with
the Monticello School District and was selfemployed as a specialty advertising salesman
with the Lee Wayne Corporation. He was a
deacon at Pauline Missionary Baptist Church, a
past president of the Monticello Kiwanis Club
and an avid supporter of UAM basketball.
Mr. Wall is survived by his wife, Sara Johnson Wall of Monticello; two sons, a brother,
and two grandsons.
In Memoriam
Robert G. Conery, Jr. of Bella Vista,
April 30, 2010.
Nell Wells Cooley of Monticello,
May 3, 2010.
Terry William Dial of Star City,
June 4, 2010.
Larry Charles Ezell of Dallas, Tex.,
March 14, 2010.
Geral D. Harrison, Sr. ’53 of Hot
Springs, April 26, 2010.
David S. Hartley ‘84 of Conway,
July 11, 2010.
Ruth Joan “Jodie” Glidden Rezab
Hudgens of Auburn, Neb., March 19,
2010.
Thelma Cruce Lovett ‘74 of Bryant,
July 17, 2010.
Edwin Childs Martin of North
Little Rock, June 20, 2010.
June Shewmake McAnally of
Memphis Tenn., April 22, 2010.
Maurice M. McKeown of Monticello, April 22, 2010.
Bradley S. Mooney ‘95 of Little
Rock, April 24, 2010.
Wilma Jane McEntire Norton of
Pine Bluff, July 15, 2010.
Katherine Tullos Patton Ozment
‘44 of Camden, May 10, 2010.
Michael Wayne Pardon of Wilmot,
August 14, 2010.
Andrew Clifton Payne of Pine Bluff,
May 23, 2010.
William T. “Bill” Pennington, Sr.
‘56 of Lufkin, Tex., March 15, 2010.
Virginia Ann “Jeanie” Lingo Prewitt of Monticello, June 15, 2010.
Bill Raymick ’53 of Searcy, August
19, 2010.
Dorothy Culp Deal Rogers of Sheridan, May 26, 2010.
Gerard C. Sangster of Warren,
August 11, 2010.
Raymond Earl Scogin ‘70 of Warren, August 3, 2010.
Dale Austin Walker, Jr. of Monticello, May 29, 2010.
E. Ray Tiner ‘29
E. Ray Tiner (Class of ‘29), 101, the oldest known alumnus of the
University of Arkansas at Monticello and Arkansas A&M, died July 27,
2010, at his home in Shreveport, Louisiana. Born November 8, 1908,
Mr. Tiner, was the last surviving member of the Class of ‘29. “We are
always saddened to lose one of our own, but Mr. Tiner represented a
link to the earliest days of this institution,” said Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “He loved this university and always had a special place for it in
his heart. Those of use who had the privilege to know him will certainly miss him.” Mr. Tiner was a halfback on the Boll Weevil football team
and captain of the basketball team. When he first arrived on campus,
there were three buildings and the only automobile belonged to President Frank Horsfall. Mr. Tiner worked for many years in the oil industry,
first on pipelines and then for the Premier Oil Refinery and later for
Universal Oil Products. He is survived by his wife, Nancy, a son, Stan, a
daugher, Betty Fulgium, a sister, Bonnie Carter, four grand children and
five great-grandchildren.
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Join us in El Dorado on November 6
as we bring home the trophy again!
Fall 2010
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University of Arkansas at Monticello
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Homecoming 1960
Homecoming Queen Gail Godfrey Cobb of Dumas (right)
reigned over homecoming 1960, with maids . . .
. . . (Front, from left) Barbar a
Jacobs, Billie Jean Carter, (Back)
Joyce Jones, Lana Townsel, Vada
Davidson, WIllie Glenn Morgan,
Bertha Pennington, and Mary
Ann Schnyder. A Smiling Sam
Vittitow had the arduous task
of driving the court.