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On The Cover: Scenes from the 1960-61 school year are spotlighted on the cover as UAM prepares to honor the Class of ‘61 at Homecoming.

3,930 students! Just a few short years ago that number would have seemed beyond our reach, but thanks to the hard work of the entire UAM family, our fall enrollment has set another record. This milestone is a tribute to the entire university community, but I want to recognize the efforts of our dean of enrollment management, Mary Whiting, and her recruitment staff for their hard work as well as the efforts of our advertising and marketing committee in aggressively and

proactively telling our story to the state and region. One of the happy side-effects of rising enrollment is the increase in students living on campus which adds so much to the vibrancy of campus life. Our residence halls and apartments are currently at 100 percent capacity and we are researching the possibility of constructing new on-campus residence facilities. As always, with good news come challenges. During the last legisla-tive session, the Governor and General Assembly approved perfor-mance funding requirements for all state-supported colleges and universities in Arkansas with the stated goal to double the number of Arkansans with college degrees by 2025. Each institution will submit five

percent of its appropriation from the state in the initial year to a pool of funds which will be available to institutions which meet performance standards such as graduation rates. As an open admissions institution committed to providing educational opportunity, this will provide some unique challenges that I am confident we will meet. A second challenge is finding ways to help our students meet the rising cost of higher education. Private and institutional scholarships are the lifeblood of this institution and represent the only avenue for many of our students to attain a college education. We are grateful for the continuing support of our alumni and friends who have generously provided the resources to fund these scholarships. As summer turns to fall and a new school year begins, we look forward to seeing many of you at Homecoming. This year’s celebration is scheduled for the last week in October, with the Hall of Fame banquet set for October 27, the annual Alumni Dinner for October 28, and our Homecoming football game with Southeast Oklahoma Uni-versity on October 29. A complete schedule of Homecoming events can be found on pages 2 and 3 of this magazine. This fall marks our first season in the new Great American Conference. We are excited by the possibilities of athletic competition in a league that should allow us to contain costs and reduce the amount of class time missed by our student-athletes. As UAM Magazine goes to press, there are still a limited number of places left in our Centennial Circle Campaign. If you would like to join the Centennial Circle, contact our Office of Advancement at (870) 460-1028. My door is always open and I look forward to seeing you.

Sincerely,

Jack LassiterChancellor

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INSIDE2 Leading OffA complete scheduleof Homecoming activities

4 On CampusNew construction, a record enrollment, honors, awardsand a new forestry dean

22 Sports2011-12 basketball schedules and a profile of new football coach Hud Jackson

24 FoundationThe UAM Foundation continues to grow

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORSChairPaul Griffin / MonticelloVice ChairBeverly Reep / Warren

Secretary-TreasurerAmanda Ware / North Little RockDirectorsAngelia Clements / Little Rock

Jennifer Hargis / MonticelloDonney Jackson / MonticelloM.L. Mann / Monticello Jerrielynn Mapp / Monticello

Randall Risher / Houston, TexasJames Rook / MenaLarry Walther / Little Rock

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12 1629 HerbariumFind out more about thenewest addition to thecampus

30 Class NewsKeep in touch with your former classmates

THEY GAVE US THRILLSHELLO MR. PRESIDENTBIG CHANGESThey come from different eras and different sports, but the Sports Hall of Fame Class of

2011 is all class.

Drew Central teacher (and UAM alum) Eva Arrington was among a

group of teachers honored at the White House.

A special report about the School of Forest Resources,

including the new dean, new building, and research.

These six outstanding alumni will be honored at Homecoming.

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Thursday, October 274:30 p.m. – Homecoming Parade and Pep Rally. The UAM

Marching Band and cheerleaders will lead a parade around campus, culminating with a pep rally in front of the University Center.

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 per-son. Contact Jim Brewer at (870) 460-1274, or Reginald Glover at (870) 460-1327 for tickets.

Friday, October 284:00 - 5:30 p.m. – Images of America: Monticello Book Sign-

ing by authors Mark Spencer and Mary Heady, Taylor Libra-ruy and Technology Center Foyer.

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 Univer-sity 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 As-sociation Scholarships, recognition of the A&M Class of 1961. Advance reservations are requested. Contact Patty Withers at (870) 460-1028 or (800) 467-8148.

Saturday, October 298:00 - 9:00 a.m. – A&M / UAM Lettermen’s Club Breakfast,

University Center Caucus Room. Contact Chris Ratcliff, director of athletics (870) 460-1058.

8:30 - 9:30 a.m. – A&M / UAM Class of 1961 Reunion Breakfast Celebrating 50 Years, University Center Senate

Room. Contact Colt Roan at (870) 460-1028.

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9:00 - 10:30 a.m. – A&M / UAM African-American Alumni Reunion Breakfast, University Center Capitol Room. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Contact Classie Jones-Green at (870) 536-9159.

9:30 - 11 a.m. – “Recognizing Rob” Missionary Baptist Student Fellowship Reunion Celebrating 25 Years MBSF Center, honoring MBSF Director Rob Leonard for 25

years service to the UAM family.

10:00 a.m. – Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority (Gamma Zeta Chapter) 50th Anniversary Reunion, University Center Gal-lery Room. Contact Julie Barber at (870) 329-6754.

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. – A&M / UAM Alumni Meet and Greet Reunion, University Center Green Room. Contact Colt Roan at (870) 460-1028.

11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. – Weevil Tailgate Parties, Weevil Pond, A&M / UAM alumni, students and friends.

11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. – Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity Reunion, tailgate area.

11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. – Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority 50th Anniversary Reunion, tailgate area. Contact Angie Clements at (501) 944-5328

1:00 p.m. – Walk of Champions, Lakeshore Drive east of Weevil Pond. Football team, cheerleaders and marching band.

2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. – Pre-Game Ceremonies, Convoy Leslie-Cotton Boll Stadium. Band performance and presentation of the 2011 Homecoming Court and coronation of the

Homecoming Queen.

3:00 p.m. – Kickoff, Homecoming Football Game, Boll Wee-vils vs. Southeastern Oklahoma State, Convoy Leslie-Cot-ton Boll Stadium. For tickets, call (870) 460-1058.

Halftime – Pride of Southeast Arkansas Marching Band Per-formance, recognition of Class of 1961 and 2011 Sports Hall of Fame Induction Class.

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Approaching 4,000

T he University of Arkansas at Mon-ticello has set a new all-time enroll-

“When taken in combination with the decreasing numbers of high school graduates in our traditional recruiting area, this is truly an amazing accomplish-ment” Lassiter added. “It’s a tribute to our recruitment efforts and to the work of our marketing committee in getting the word out about UAM and the opportuni-ties available at this institution.” Mary Whiting, dean of enrollment management and director of admissions, praised the “hard work and dedication of the admissions staff in the recruitment of new students. Our recruiters often times have thankless jobs. They spend hours and hours on the road visiting high schools and talking to potential students. They are the ones who have done the heavy lifting and I am grateful for their efforts.”

ment record according to census day figures released by the UAM registrar’s office. UAM enrolled 3,930 students at its three campuses in Monticello, Crossett and McGehee for the 2011 fall semester, breaking the previous record of 3,638 set in 2010. The new record represents a growth of 8 percent or 292 students, the ninth record in 10 years, according to Dr. Debbie Bryant, registrar. “This is a tremendous accomplishment and is the direct result of a dedicated and hard working university family,” said Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “The emphasis given to the admission, retention, advis-ing, mentoring, teaching, and graduation of our students continues to show posi-tive results.” In the past decade, UAM’s fall semes-ter enrollment has grown from 2,482 in 2002 to its current 3,930, an increase of 58.3 percent in 10 years. Fall enrollment grew to 2,875 in 2003, 2,942 in 2004, 2,959 in 2005, exceeded 3,000 for the first time in 2006 with a total of 3,179, grew to 3,187 in 2007, 3,302 in 2008, 3,479 in 2009, and 3,638 in 2010.

AM has been designated a “Military Friendly School” by G.I. Jobs, the

“This is a tremendous honor, one in which we take great pride,” said UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “As an institution, we have always worked hard to serve our military veterans and help them transition back to civilian life. We owe so much to the men and women who have sacrificed to preserve our freedom and way of life. UAM will always be committed to helping them in any way we can.”

Military Friendly

Umagazine for military personnel transi-tioning into civilian life. The 2012 Military Friendly Schools list honors the top 20 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that are doing the most to embrace America’s military service mem-bers and veterans as students.

r. Robert Weih, professor of spatial information systems in the

Lifetime Award

DUAM School of Forest Resources, re-cently became the fourth recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award pre-sented by the Arkansas GIS Users Fo-rum. A pioneer in spatial information systems education in Arkansas, Weih was recognized for his “outstanding contributions and long-standing com-mitment to the Arkansas geospatial community.” Weih joined the UAM faculty in 1994. He holds a bachelor of science degree from Northern Arizona University, a master’s degree from the University of Minnesota, and a Ph.D. from Virginia Tech.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT Dr. Robert Weih with (left) Jonathan Bailey, a senior SIS major

from Malvern, and (right) Auddy Doss, a senior SIS major from Monticello.

Nation’s Best

The UAM chapter of Phi Alpha Theta history honor society has been se-

lected to receive the National Best Chapter Award for the fourth consecu-tive year. Chapters are judged based on their activities during the previous year, the academic achievement of student mem-bers, service projects, and new programs. The UAM chapter was selected from colleges and universities with enrollments between 3,000 and 6,000. As part of the award, the chapter will receive a grant to purchase books for UAM’s Taylor Library and Technology Center. “To win this award four times in a row is an outstanding achievement,” said Dr. Kyle Day, assistant professor of history and faculty co-advisor to the UAM chap-ter. “Only a few chapters in Phi Alpha Theta history have achieved such a dis-tinction. We’re proud that our students can compete on this level with students and chapters from around the country.” Notable activities this past year included chapter members Paula Trotter and Christopher Carr presenting papers at the Arkansas Regional Phi Alpha Theta Conference in Russellville. Chapter members also worked with local churches in helping to clean and restore local African-American cemeteries. Working with the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences’ Horizons Program, chapter members participated in a history field course that took them to sites of historical importance related to the civil rights movement. Phi Alpha Theta was founded at the

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Top Honoray Jones, UAM’s vice chancellor for finance and administration, has been named the 2011 Distinguished Alumnus of Phillips Community College of the Univer-sity of Arkansas.

J A native of Helena-West Helena, Jones earned an associate of applied science degree in data processing from PCCUA in 1984 and a B.B.A. degree in accounting from the University of Louisiana-Monroe in 1986. Jones served one term as trea-surer for the city of West Helena, was an adjunct instructor in personal finance at PCCUA and served as the institution’s chief financial officer before coming to UAM in 2006.

University of Arkansas in 1921 and today has more than 900 chapters and 300,000 members at colleges and universities across the country. Members must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or higher on at least 12 semester hours in history. The UAM chapter was founded in 2007 and is comprised of 31 students and six faculty members.

Connect Arkansas

Officials at the University of Arkansas at Monticello are hoping a grant

from Connect Arkansas will help lift the state from its current rank of 49th in the deployment and accessibility of broad-band high-speed internet. Scott Kuttenkuler, dean of students, and Bobby Hoyle, director of informa-tion technology at UAM, began work on a grant proposal a year ago focused on increasing awareness of the importance of high-speed internet. The original proposal was confined to southeast Ar-kansas, but after submission to Connect Arkansas, was expanded to include 57 of the state’s 75 counties. Connect Arkansas, a private, non-profit organization dedicated to expan-sion of high-speed internet access in the state, awarded a $112,000 grant to Kuttenkuler and Hoyle. When combined with UAM’s investment in the project, the grant totals $132,000. As part of the grant proposal, UAM will begin hosting two-hour training ses-sions over the next two years in each of

the 57 counties covered by the grant. The sessions are for students K-8 and their parents. “A lot of people don’t understand the value of high-speed internet,” said Kuttenkuler. “They don’t want to pay for broadband, they don’t understand why they need it. In a lot of cases, people have no internet in their homes at all and they don’t understand how it benefits their children’s education.” According to Connect Arkansas, a statewide survey of 608 registered voters showed 29 percent of respon-dents had never used the internet while another seven percent were unsure what broadband or high-speed internet access meant. The survey also showed that while 92 percent of the state’s population had access to the internet, 55 percent

of Arkansans with available access do not subscribe to high-speed internet because they feel they “do not need it.” An enticement to encourage par-ticipation in the training sessions is the availability of 30 free computers per county for students who qualify for free or reduced school lunches. The comput-ers are refurbished models from the Little Rock School District provided by Connect Arkansas. The training sessions will be held in schools, libraries and chamber of com-merce offices over the next two years. For persons interested in advanced training, UAM will offer 28 four-hour sessions, one for every two counties in the grant project.

CONNECTING Bobby Hoyle (below), director of information tech-nology, conducts the first workshop for Connect Arkansas.

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Breaking Tradition

Today’s college residence hall is not your father’s or mother’s dormitory.

The traditional college dorm – which featured multiple students in one room sharing limited closet space and a com-munity bathroom and showers – has gone the way of the dinosaur. “We are adapting to what our students want and what they’re used to,” says Jay Hughes, UAM’s vice chancel-lor for student affairs. “Students of my generation grew up sharing bedrooms and bathrooms with siblings, but today’s students are used to privacy and their own personal space. That’s the experi-ence we’re striving to give them.” When Hughes became vice chancel-lor last summer, he sat down with Scott Kuttenkuler, UAM’s dean of students and director of housing, to develop a three-phase plan to modernize the university’s on-campus housing and improve the overall on-campus living experience. The plan includes the renovation of existing residence facilities, expanding meal-plan options, and new construction. “Living on campus makes economic sense,” says Hughes, who attended UAM in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. “UAM has the lowest housing rates in the state for both double- and single-occupancy rooms. What we’re striving to do is not only make the experience of living on campus the right choice financially, but the choice that gives our students the best overall college experience.” The renovation began last summer with a makeover of the first floor of Bankston Hall, a men’s residence hall built in 1968. The entire first floor was con-verted to single rooms to give students the option of more privacy. The second phase of the project be-gan in May with a remodel of the second floor. The third floor is scheduled for renovation next summer. Horsfall Hall, an iconic sandstone women’s residence hall constructed in 1934, has also gotten an interior facelift with new beds raised four feet off the floor to free up storage space, new

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“Images of America: Monticello”ark Spencer, dean of the School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Arkansas at Mon-ticello, and Mary Heady, special collections and reference librarian at UAM’s Taylor Library

and Technology Center, have collaborated to produce a book about the history of Monticello that is part of the popular national series Images of America. Images of America: Monticello is being published by Arcadia Publishing of Charleston, S.C., the largest publisher of local histories in America, and will be available in bookstores October 10. The book consists of 210 historical images and approximately 18,000 words. The earliest images date to the 1870s with the most recent from the past decade. Spencer and Heady will autograph copies of their book at a reception and book signing during Homecoming weekend October 28 from 4-5:30 p.m. in the foyer of the Taylor Library and Technol-ogy Center. Spencer, who has previously published three novels, two short story collections and one nonfic-tion novel, was contacted by Arcadia Publishing last November about doing a book about Monti-cello for the Images of America series. He asked Heady to be his co-author and began working on the project last December, completing the book in April. Images for the book were collected from the Drew County Museum, the UAM photo archives, and from private sources. The theme of the book is Monticello’s role as the hub of opportunity and economic develop-ment in southeast Arkansas, with significant space given to Monticello’s “Golden Age” of 1890 to 1920 when it was generally considered the most prosperous community in Arkansas. Another theme is the relationship of the town and the university and the importance of education to the culture and economy of Monticello. The book consists of six chapters: “The Golden Age” (1890-1920), “The Roaring Twenties” (the 1920s), “A New Deal” (the 1930s), “The World at War” (the 1940s), “Rock ‘n Roll” (the 1950s), and “The Winds of Change, the March of Time” (1960-2010). Throughout the book, the authors highlight local events and tie them to national and world events. Royalties from the book sales will go to the Drew County Historical Society.

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r. Marvin W. Fawley, assistant dean for science and research in the

plumbing and sinks, and the installation of a new security camera system. Next summer, UAM will replace the beds and remodel the front lobby of Royer Hall, a women’s residence hall built in 1966, and replace the furniture in Max-well Hall, a coed residence facility built in 1961. Maxwell is currently configured for two students to share one closet, a five-drawer dresser, a single desk and chair. The new furniture will include loft beds, which will create room for a second desk and chair, as well as a wardrobe to eliminate the need to share a closet. UAM has not constructed a residence facility since the completion of two apartment buildings in 1999. Any new construction will be small, suite-style facilities, says Hughes, with an eye toward creating a “sense of community. You won’t see us building a large residence hall,” he explains. “We want a smaller, more intimate living environment, and also one that will pay for itself.”

he response to the new coffee house and sandwich shop in the Taylor Library has far

Eating Healthy . . . And Liking It!

Texceeded initial expectations. Long lines and full tables have been the norm since students returned for the beginning of the fall semester last week. “I honestly didn’t know what to expect,” said Rebecca Penning-ton, the new director of Aramark Food Services on the UAM campus. “We’ve been very busy every day.” The new dining facility includes Java City, an upscale coffee shop offering a variety of coffee and tea products, including a new offering called the Javalanche, an iced mocha delight that comes in several flavors. The sandwich shop, called Montague’s, offers a wide selection of soup and sandwich combinations, including turkey, roast beef, tuna salad, ham and a variety of trimmings. “This is all part of an ongoing

effort to improve the on-campus experience,” said Jay Hughes, vice chancellor for student af-fairs. “We have been exploring different ways to give our students more dining options on cam-pus, to give them an alternative to traditional cafeteria meals. The sandwiches and soups of-fered at Montague’s reflect our commitment to offering healthy alternatives.”

National Award

DSchool of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, has been selected to receive the Luigi Provasoli Award for authoring the outstanding paper published in the Journal of Phycology in 2010.   The Journal of Phycology is an interna-tional journal of research on algae.  The

award was presented at the annual meeting of the Phycological Society of America held in Seattle, Washington. The paper, entitled “An Unrecognized Ancient Lineage of Green Plants Persists in Deep Marine Water” was the work of an international team of scientists. According to Fawley, the team’s research shows that some green seaweeds that grow at great depths in the ocean – over 600 feet deep – are a previously unrec-ognized and very ancient group of plants

that may be nearly one billion years old. “The results of this research provide new insights on the origins and evolu-tion of green plants and green algae,” said Fawley. “In the words of one of the members of the Phycological Society who nominated the paper for the Provasoli Award, ‘This paper describes what may be the most ancient lineage of plant life on the planet.’” The paper has also received inter-national media attention, with an initial story published on-line in BBC Earth News. The Luigi Provasoli Award is named for the Italian scientist who served as the founding editor of the Journal of Phycol-ogy and was a leader in the scientific research on the nutrition of algae and protozoa. Fawley is an associate professor who joined the UAM faculty in 2008. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Cornell Univer-sity, a master’s degree from San Francisco State University, and a Ph.D. from Miami University.

RESEARCH HONORED Dr. Marvin Fawley of the School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences has been recognized by his peers for research.

n aeronautics engineer and decorated civilian veteran of Desert Storm, a leader in

the health and fitness industry, an award-winning teacher, a successful insurance

executive, and the president of a preventive health and wellness company are the

recipients of the 2011 UAM Alumni Awards for Achievement and Merit.

ACHIEVERSThe 2011 Alumni Award for Achievement and Merit winners share one

thing in common – an uncommon knack for success

AContinuing the Connection P.Q. Gardner was named the 2011 Drew County Man of the Year after serving more than half a century in the real estate business. Gardner is a 1953 Arkansas A&M gradu-ate and earned a master’s degree from the University of Mississippi. Gardner’s college education was put on hold during World War II when he served as a gunner on A-26 and B-26 bombers over Nazi Germany. Gardner is active in numerous civic and professional organizations, including the Arkansas State Real Estate Commission, the Southeast Arkansas Concert Association, the Drew County Election Commission, the Drew Memorial Hospital board, the Monticello City Council, and the Drew County Quorum Court.

HONORED ALUMS (From left) Dale Burton,

Randy Risher, Ginny Chambliss, William “Bud”

Bulloch, and Dr. Larry Proctor are UAM’s 2011

Alumni Award for Achievement and Merit

recipients.

Dale Burton of Melbourne, Florida, vice president of pro-grams for Northrup Grumman Corporation; Randy Risher of Houston, Texas, president and founder of The Risher Com-panies specializing in fitness and wellness; Ginny Chambliss of Rison, the 2010 Arkansas Rural Teacher of the Year; William “Bud” Bulloch of Monticello, owner of Bulloch Insurance Agency, Inc.; and Dr. Larry Proctor of Ruston, Louisiana, chief executive officer of B.E.A.M. Preventive Health and Wellness Company, will be

honored at a dinner October 28 as part of UAM’s homecoming celebration. Monticello businessman P.Q. Gardner will receive the Con-tinuing the Connection Award presented annually to the indi-vidual who best keeps alive the connection between Arkansas A&M and UAM. “This is an outstanding group of individuals who have distin-guished themselves in educa-tion and business,” said UAM Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “We are pleased to honor them for their accomplishments.”

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Dale Burton graduated from UAM in 1977 with a degree in physics and earned a doctorate in mathematics from Florida State in 1981. He joined Northrup Grumman, a multibillion dollar global defense and technology company, in 1987 as a lead engineer and was promoted to chief systems engineer a year later. In 1990, Burton led the development of the Joint STARS engineering flight test system, the world’s most advanced targeting and battle management system. From 1994-98 he served as a member of the U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board and later flew 37 Joint STARS combat missions as a civilian during Operation Desert Storm, earning the Air Medal from the Air Force Chief of Staff. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2007, among the highest profes-sional distinctions in the engineering field, an honor which is presented based on outstanding contributions to engineering research, practice or education, and to the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology.

Dale Burton (Class of ‘77)Melbourne, FloridaVice President of ProgramsNorthrup Grumman Corporation

Randy Risher (Class of ‘89)Houston, TexasFounder and PresidentThe Risher Companies

Randy Risher is a 1989 UAM graduate with a degree in physical education and holds a master’s degree in exercise science from the University of Louisiana at Monroe. Risher founded The Risher Companies, a full-service company that provides the services and products needed to plan, open and operate a fitness center, including facility design development, fitness center management and staffing, and tailored corporate wellness programs. Risher and his companies work with clients to find fitness solutions for in-home fitness studios, large private clubs, corporate fitness centers, educational institutions , non-profit organizations, and professional sports teams. The Risher Companies include Randy Risher Fitness, Inc.; Risher Fitness Management, Inc.; Risher Wellness and Risk Management; Risher Fitness Equipment; Lifestyle Director, Inc.; and Jenna Investments, LLC. Risher’s clients include the Houston Texans, M.D. Anderson Medical Center, Silver Eagle Dis-tributors, and the University of Oklahoma. Risher is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine, Community Associations Institute, and the Houston Apartment Association.

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Rison, ArkansasScience and Mathematics TeacherRison High School

William Bulloch (Class of ‘57)Monticello, ArkansasFounder and PresidentBulloch Insurance and Real Estate

Ginny Chambliss enrolled at UAM in 1992, earning a degree in mathematics with a minor in phys-ics and chemistry in 1996. Chambliss had been out of school for nine years after earning an associ-ate degree in computer science from SAU-Tech in Camden in 1983. Her career plans were put on hold for marriage and a family, but after working two years as a teacher’s aide at Rison Elementary School, she decided to go back to school at the urging of a former teacher. It was good advice. For the past 16 years, Chambliss has taught a variety of science and mathematics courses at Star City and Rison High Schools, including physical science, chemistry and advanced placement chem-istry, physics and multiple mathematics courses. In 2009, she was a state finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching and in 2010 was recognized as Arkansas’ Rural Teacher of the Year. Chambliss is currently pursuing a master’s degree in geoscience from Mississippi State University and incorporates the meteorological and geological concepts she is learning in graduate school into the topics she is teaching at Rison High School.

William “Bud” Bulloch graduated from Arkansas A&M in 1957 with a degree in business admin-istration and built a successful career in insurance and real estate. From 1957 to 1969, Bulloch worked for the Hartford Insurance Company, beginning as a management trainee before becom-ing a state agent. He spent two years in corporate planning at the company’s home office in Hart-ford, Conn., was transferred to Dallas where he served as an underwriting manager, then became an assistant regional manager in Baltimore. Bulloch returned to Monticello in 1969 to found Bulloch Insurance and Real Estate and built the company into one of the most successful in southeast Arkansas. Bulloch has held numer-ous civic leadership roles in Monticello. He is a member of the board of directors of Commercial Bank, served two terms as president of the Chamber of Commerce, six years as a member and two as president of the board of directors of Drew Memorial Hospital, and 20 years on the Southeast Arkansas Health Foundation. He is a former Rotary District Governor and former member of the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission.

Ginny Chambliss (Class of ‘96)

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Larry Proctor (Class of ‘87)Ruston, LouisianaPresident and Chief Executive OfficerB.E.A.M. Preventive Health and Wellness

The Alumni Award for Achievement and Merit

Dr. Larry Proctor was a basketball star for the Boll Weevils before graduating with a degree in health and physical education in 1987. He holds a master’s degree in health and physical education from Delta State and a Ph.D. in health and exercise physiology from the University of Southern Mississippi. Proctor’s company, B.E.A.M. LLC is a preventive health care agency providing health and wellness programs to lower the disparity in cardiovascular disease relating to socio-cultural and racial differences. Proctor is also the assistant project manager in a joint venture between his com-pany, Grambling State University, and M.O.V.E. Inc., to provide educational enrichment and health and wellness seminars to the community. Proctor has been a high school coach, area coordinator of the National Youth Sports Program and activity coordinator for the Mississippi Alliance for Minority Participation at Delta State, where he also served as assistant men’s basketball coach. He held a teaching and research fellowship at Washington State where he served as a visiting faculty member, and later became an assistant profes-sor at Southeast Missouri State. Proctor joined the faculty at Louisiana Tech in 2004 as an assistant professor and in 2008.

1986Annette Kellum HallFrank D. HickingbothamDr. John Downey Jones, Jr.1987Dr. Simmie Armstrong, Jr.Dr. Lola Woodard DudleyReginald Glover1988Oscar Earl HollingerDr. Robert E. Turner1989Dr. Thomas Y. HarpDr. Ralph M. Maxwell1990Dr. James W. BreazealLamar G. MooreNed W. Moseley1991Dr. Jim ChamblessDr. Martha ChamblessJoe Whisenhunt1992Marjorie Mae Bond

Dr. Billy W. EvansDr. James F. Sawyer1993O.H. DarlingHugh Heflin, Sr.James C. Scott1994Thedford CollinsDr. Peggy DossJohn Lipton1995Hershel W. GoberW. Sykes HarrisCurtis W. Kyle1996Evangeline ParkerFred E. Pickett1997Dr. Timothy AldridgeDr. James Pat Craig1998Bob L. JonesDale KizerD. John Nichols

Wayne Vincent1999David L. WilliamsDr. Paula Grafton Young2000Dr. Albert EtheridgeJ.P. Leveritt2001Claude Hunter Babin, Jr.Lesa Cathey Handley2002Dr. Audrey Brown EdwardsSenator H. Gene JeffressSenator Jimmy L. Jeffress2003Martin A. BrutscherJ. Chester JohnsonSonny O’Neal2004James T. ClarkLt. Colonel Robert K. DossLarry W. Walther2005Dr. Rebecca Paneitz

Dr. George RiceDr. Melissa Williams2006Frank H. Wilson2007Dana BrooksJames B. BrownJerry D. HubbardThomas V. MaxwellDr. Steven C. Moss2008Harold “Hank” Cham-berlainCol. (Ret.) Byron P. HowlettBill Wisener2009Kenneth D. MannJames E. McClainWayne L. Owen, Jr.2010Martha Karen EoffRev. Shay GillespieMarvin KauffmanDr. Sean Rochelle

Continuing the Connection1997 - Troy & Betty Davis1998 - Dan & Charlotte

Hornaday1999- Reginald Glover2000 - Thomas & Mary

Louise Harp2001 - Walter, Wells,

Minnie Mae and Patti Moffatt

2002 - Dr. Jesse Coker2004 - Hugh L. Heflin, Sr.2006 - Jim “Ace” Trimm2007 - Classie Jones-Green2008 - M.L. Mann2009 - Patsy Mc Scavo2010 - Frank “ Buddy”

Carson, Jr.

Past Winners

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BIG CHANGESA new dean, a new building, renovations to the existing buildings, and

cutting-edge research are positioning the School of Forest Resources as a national leader in natural resource management.

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r. Philip A. Tappe has been named dean of the School of Forest Resources at the University of Arkansas at Monticello and director of the Arkansas Forest Re-sources Center (AFRC) of the UA System’s Division of Agriculture. Tappe assumes the post after a nationwide search. “After an exhaustive search,

education made him the ideal candi-date and will insure a seamless transi-tion in leadership.” Tappe came to UAM in 1991 as a postdoctoral research associate and instructor in the School of Forest Re-sources. He was promoted to assistant professor in 1992, associate professor in 1997 and professor in 2003. He became director of the School of Forest Resources graduate program in 1998, director of special projects in 2005, program coordinator in 2006, and was named associate dean of the School and associate director of the AFRC in 2010. Since January 2011 he has served as both interim dean and interim director. “Dr. Tappe has our utmost con-fidence that under his leadership the school and the center will continue to provide the quality programs so essential to the continued sustainable development of this vital multi-faceted sector of our state’s economy and envi-ronment,” said Cochran. Tappe holds a bachelor of sci-ence degree in forestry and biology with specializations in forest wildlife management and wildlife biology from Stephen F. Austin State University. He holds a master of science degree, also

from Stephen F. Austin, in forestry, and a Ph.D. in forestry from Clemson University. As dean of Arkansas’ only School of Forest Resources, Tappe will direct an academic program that offers bac-calaureate degrees in forest resources (with options in forestry and wildlife management), spatial information systems (with options in geographic information systems and surveying), the associate of science degree in land surveying technology, and the master of science degree in forest resources. He is also currently overseeing a $6 million construction and renovation project to the forest resources complex which includes the addition of the George H. Clippert Forest Resources Annex in honor of the late George H. Clippert of Camden. Tappe will also direct the Arkan-sas Forest Resources Center, which was established on the UAM campus in 1994 as a University of Arkansas Center of Excellence. The AFRC’s mis-sion is to “develop and deliver superior programs in education, research and extension that enhance and insure the sustainability of forest-based natural resources.”

we believe we have found the right person to lead the School of Forest Resources and the Arkansas Forest Resources Center,” said Ray. “As we looked at applicants from around the country, we kept coming back to Dr. Tappe as the individual who best matched the leadership profile we wanted. His familiarity with the academic, research

and public service comp- nents of forestry

Dr. Philip A. Tappe

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The George H. Clippert Forestry Annex Takes Shape

CHANGES COMINGForestry students and faculty will soon have a new state-of-the-art classroom and laboratory facility in which to study and conduct research when the George H. Clippert Forestry Annex is complete. The new construction plus the renovation of the existing forest resources complex should be complete in 2012.

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he projects include a study of agroforest systems for bioenergy crop production by Hal Liechty, Matthew Pelkki and Donald White; a comparison of feedstocks grown with and without

fertilization by Jamie Schuler; the char-acterization of in-forest woody biomass by Pelkki; and an evaluation of carbon market financial returns by Pelkki and Schuler. All four projects were recently recognized by the Southern Forest Research Partnership’s Forestry Research In The South newsletter. The first project’s goal is to develop economically and ecologically sustain-able agroforest systems for producing bioenergy crops on what is termed marginal agricultural land in the lower Mississippi Valley. Liechty, Pelkki and White have created sites containing pure stands of cottonwood trees and switchgrass as well as alley cropped mixtures comprised of swaths of either all trees or all switchgrass in strips 15 to 30 meters wide. “The alley cropped sites contain a mixture of two species,” explains Pelkki, “but in strips wide

enough to plant and run machinery through.” The sites are located at the UA Di-vision of Agriculture Research Station near Brinkley, the Southeast Research and Extension Station at Rohwer, and at a site near Archibald, La., in cooperation with the LSU Agricul-ture Center. All three sites are on soil classified as having low potential for growing traditional row crops. Pelkki, White and Liechty are studying the amount of biomass produced on each site and the char-acteristics of the fuel obtained from the biomass as well examining carbon sequestration, which is the storage

of carbon in living plants above and below ground and also the carbon that is mineralized by microorganisms in the soil when decaying plant material are digested for food. The scientists will also monitor all greenhouse gas emissions from estab-lishing, maintaining and harvesting the sites. “We will use life cycle analysis to monitor the carbon emissions from the production of all inputs into the site, including seed, fertilizer and herbicides, as well as carbon emissions and energy savings from the biofuel produced by the site,” says Pelkki. The second project, a comparison of feedstocks grown with and without fertilization, focuses on short rota-tion woody crop (SWRC) production systems. With interest growing for converting marginal agricultural lands to SRWC sites, Schuler began a study in 2009 to compare various species for growth rate. Schuler established plots of black willow, eastern cottonwood, and American sycamore trees, some with and some without fertilization. Trees were planted at intervals of eight feet and measured for diameter, height, above ground biomass, and coarse

FINDINGSOLUTIONS

Finding better methods of carbon management and optimal use of forest biomass are the subjects of four research projects currently

being conducted by scientists in the the School of Forest Resources.

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ON CLOSER EXAMINATION Dr.

Hal Liechty (right) exam-ines young cottonwood

trees being used for biomass research.

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and fine root biomass. Schuler is also examining soil carbon on each plot. According to Schuler, prelimi-nary results after one year showed the American sycamore achieved the greatest above ground biomass on both fertilized and unfertilized plots, and that fertiliza-tion had a positive, but not significant, impact on above ground biomass. In the third study, Pelkki examined the energy potential of in-forest resi-dues, or logging slash (the part of trees left in the woods after traditional log-ging) at three harvesting sites in south Arkansas. Pelkki studied the particle size distribution, moisture content, Btu value (the heat energy contained in wood when it is oven dry) and ash content (the amount of unburnable minerals and other waste left after full combustion) of forest biomass resulting from two chipping and three grinding operations. “Ash content is important because ash can buildup in boilers during combustion, requiring cleaning and maintenance,” Pelkki explains. “It also increases particulates when emit-ted from smokestacks and is a waste product that needs to be disposed of, sometimes requiring a landfill if there

are heavy metals contaminating it.” Pelkki’s study found that the in-forest residue contained a moisture content of 87 percent (meaning a piece of wood that weighs 100 pounds oven dry weighs 187 pounds in the forest), a Btu value of 7,945 per pound, and a 3.1 percent ash content. In the final study, Pelkki and Schuler are studying the financial impacts of carbon sequestration on three different models of pine manage-ment – uneven-aged, natural even-aged, and plantation. The study looks at pulpwood and saw timber yields and carbon sequestration rates for above and below ground live carbon as well as carbon stored in long-lived wood products. The importance of the study, says Pelkki, is in the financial value of carbon for forest landowners and the complicated carbon trading rules estab-lished by state and federal authorities. “Let’s say you have a forest and it is measured for live biomass by a forester to determine the amount of carbon in the forest,” Pelkki explains. “As a land-owner, you only get to sell what you grow, so every five years, the biomass of your forest is measured. The amount of

growth in carbon is what you can sell. So if a forest today has 50 tons of CO2 equivalent in its biomass, and next year, it has 58 tons, the growth is eight tons of CO2, and that is what you can sell. “The forester now certifies that you have eight tons of carbon to sell, and this is now certified as eight tons of carbon credits and is put up for sale, just like any futures commodity, on a carbon exchange or carbon market. Let’s say a California power company has burned coal and exceeded the limits for carbon emissions set by California law. This company needs to buy carbon credits, so it bids for the right to buy the landowners eight tons of carbon credits, and just like orange juice futures, the high bidder gets the eight tons of carbon credits so it isn’t fined by the state of California for exceeding its carbon allowance.” Pelkki says preliminary results from the study show that carbon markets can provide added value to all forms of pine management, with additional re-turns of $136 per hectare (2.471 acres) for uneven-aged stands, $400 per hect-are for natural even-aged stands, and $672 per hectare for pine plantations.

ALL SMILES Dr. Matthew Pelkki, the George H. Clippert Endowed Chair of Forest Resources, is excited by the implica-

tions and practical applications for the research being conducted by UAM forest scientists.

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va Arrington has a life-size cardboard cut-out of President Barack Obama in her fourth grade science class at Drew Central Elementary School in Monticello, but she never dreamed she’d get to

meet the real President Obama. On May 20, Arrington and 84 other elementary science teachers from around the country waited for the President in the East Room of the White House. They were there to be recognized as the recipients of the 2010 Presidential Awards for Excel-lence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Obama, as Presidents’ often are, was late, but he had a good reason. “He told us his daughter, Sasha, had come

E home from school and wanted to tell her Dad about dissecting owl pellets in school that day,” Arrington said. “He told us he wanted to hear the story before he came down to meet us.” As the President worked the room, shaking hands with each teacher, he stopped to chat with Arrington, who told him about the life-size cut-out. “I told him my students ask me ‘Can President Obama be at my desk to-day?’” Arrington said. “The President loved that.” For Arrington, meeting the Presi-dent was the highlight of a whirlwind six-day trip to Washington, D.C., that included meeting Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, Dr. Charles F. Bolden, president of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-

HELLOMR. PRESIDENT

Students in Eva Arrington’s fourth grade class at Drew Central Elementary in Monticello are learning from one of the best. Don’t believe them? Just ask the President.

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THE REAL THING Eva Arrington, with her fourth grade science class and a cardboard cut-out of President Obama (opposite page) met the real President during a photo opp at the White House (bottom).

ministration, Dennis Kelly, president of the Smithsonian National Zoo-logical Park, Dr. Cora Marrett, senior presidential advisor for the National Science Foundation, and Carl E. Wie-man, associate director for science for the White House Office of Science and Technology and the 2001 Nobel Prize winner in physics. Now in her 25th year as a public school teacher, Arrington and the other teachers were selected for the Presiden-tial Awards by a panel of distinguished scientists, mathematicians, and educa-tors following an initial selection pro-cess done at the state level. The awards are presented each year to outstanding K-12 science and mathematics teach-ers, alternating each year between K-6 and 7-12 grade teachers. Arrington and the other recipients received a $10,000 award from the Na-tional Science Foundation to be used at their discretion. President Obama has committed to strengthen science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and prepare 100,000 effec-tive science and mathmatics teachers over the next decade. “The President’s message was very clear when he met with us,” said Arrington. “He said the U.S. needs more teachers in science and mathematics and we need to do better in science and math education.” The Presidential Award is just the latest recognition for Arrington, a Hamburg native who earned a bachelor’s of arts in elementary education from the University of Arkansas at Monticello in 1986 and a master’s degree from UA-Fayetteville in 1988. She spent her first seven years teaching in Tustin, Calif., before coming to Drew

Central. She was the 2007 Arkansas Reading Association Educator of the Year, the 2004 Walmart Teacher of the Year, the 2003 Southeast Regional Finalist for the Arkansas Teacher of the Year Award, and the 2000 Drew Cen-tral School District Master Educator. She is currently a first-year candi-date working toward national board certification in early and middle child-hood literacy in reading and language arts. She is a part member of the Arkansas Science Framework Revision Committee, southeast director for the Arkansas Science Teachers Associa-tion, and taught gifted and talented science and math summer school for the Southeast Arkansas Educational Cooperative. After a quarter century in the class-room, Arrington admits to still getting a charge out of teaching youngsters. “Every day I am awed by my students’ curiosity and reminded of the glee of discovery,” she said. “I am indebted to my principal and colleagues who have allowed me the freedom to prepare my students for the 21st century.”

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InFOCUS

THEY GAVE US THRILLS

HALL OF FAME

ory Allred, who passed and ran for 7,988 yards in just two seasons as the Boll Wee-vils’ starting quarterback, headlines the 2011 UAM Sports Hall of Fame induc-tion class. Joining Allred are Greg Culp, the 1982 NAIA

The 2011 inductees will be honored at a banquet on Thursday, October 27 at 6:30 p.m. in the John F. Gibson University Center as part of the uni-versity’s Homecoming celebration. For tickets, call (870) 460-1057. Allred transferred to UAM in 2003 from Antelope Valley Community College in California and shattered both the UAM and Gulf South Con-ference record books in his first season. Allred set a GSC single season total offense record with 4,267 yards and was named the league’s offensive player of the year while earning second team All-America honors from d2football.com. On November 8, 2003, Allred put on one of the most brilliant individual displays in school or conference history in a 55-50 overtime win over Hender-

son State. Allred passed for 426 yards and six touchdowns and ran for 60 yards and two scores to account for 486 yards and a staggering eight touch-downs. As a senior in 2004, Allred ac-counted for 3,721 total yards to finish his Boll Weevil career with 7,070 yards passing and 918 yards rushing. He was a finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy presented annually to the outstanding player in NCAA Division II. Greg Culp was one of the most versatile athletes in school history, earning All-Arkansas Intercollegiate

A record-setting quarterback, a national decathlon champion and a game-breaking halfback highlight the

class of 2011 selected for induction to the University of Arkansas at Monticello Sports Hall of Fame.

Cnational decathlon champion, assis-tant football and head baseball coach Harold Steelman, basketball standout Becky Brown, all-conference halfback Russell Bulloch, and the late Tommy Scifres, a two-way lineman on three-straight conference championship teams. Buddy Carson, a member of the famed “Wandering Weevil” football team in 1940 and 1941, will receive the Boll Weevil Spirit Award for his contributions to UAM athletics.

TICKETS TO THE 2011 HALL OF

FAME BANQUET ARE $30 AND

MAY BE PURCHASED BY

CONTACTING CHRIS RATCLIFF

AT (870) 460-1057.

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Conference and NAIA All-America recognition. As a sophomore, Culp earned all-conference honors in both the decathlon and the 110-meter high hurdles. As a junior, Culp was even better, winning the decathlon at the University of Kentucky Relays, placing fourth at the Florida State Relays, and winning the AIC decathlon champion-ship. Culp established a then-Arkansas collegiate record (all divisions) for the decathlon by scoring 7,465 points at a meet at Harding University. He capped his UAM career by winning the 1982 NAIA national decathlon title and

only an injury the next year prevented him from attending the 1984 Olympic Trials. Russell Bulloch was lightning in a bottle for the Boll Weevil football team in the early 1950s. Bulloch was the backfield star of the 1953 team that won the first AIC championship in any sport in school history. The ’53 Weevils posted a 7-2 record for Coach Jim Benton while Bulloch earned All-AIC honors as a halfback while also returning kicks and punts and playing defensive back in the era of one-pla-toon football.

RECORD BREAKER Cory Allred shattered UAM and Gulf South Conference passing and total offense records

in just two seasons as the Boll Weevils’ quarterback.

LINE STALWART Two-way tackle Tommy

Scifres was part of three straight AIC

championship teams in 1955, ‘56, and ‘57.

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Bulloch returned a punt 80 yards for a touchdown against Southern State (now SAU) in 1952 and aver-aged 20.1 yards a return that season. In 1953 Bulloch rushed for 121 yards on just 14 carries in a 19-7 win over the College of the Ozarks and gained 115 yards on just 9 carries, including a 70-yard TD scamper, in a 31-14 win over Southern State that clinched the ’53 league title. Becky Brown (Becky Jones in her playing days) scored 1,276 points as a member of the Cotton Blossoms bas-ketball team from 1984 to 1988 and still ranks 12th in career scoring. Jones played in 118 games for the Blossoms and was part of UAM teams that won 84 games and the 1987 AIC champi-onship. For the past 20 years, Brown has coached girls basketball at Star City High School, compiling a career record

of 550 wins and 117 losses to make her one of the most successful prep coaches in the Arkansas high school ranks. Her Star City teams have won 13 conference championships, eight regional championships and made 19 consecutive appearances in the state tournament, reaching the Final Four three times and earning two runner-up finishes. Brown has coached the East in the Arkansas High School Coaches Association All-Star Game five times. She is a four-time Southeast Arkansas Coach of the Year and in 2001 was named both the Arkansas High School Coaches Association and National Federation Coaches Association Coach of the Year. Harold Steelman was an assis-tant football coach on Jimmy “Red” Parker’s staff at UAM (then Arkansas A&M) from 1962 to 1965 and served

three seasons as head baseball coach. Steelman is best known in Arkansas sporting circles as a member of the University of Arkansas’ “25 Little Pigs” who captured the 1954 Southwest Conference football championship. Steelman lettered for the Razor-backs as a lineman in 1954 and 1955 before beginning his coaching career at Arkansas High School in Texarkana. Steelman followed Parker to The Citadel and served as an assistant there as well as at Louisiana-Monroe. Steel-man was head coach at Arkansas Tech from 1980 to 1985 and managed War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock for 13 years before retiring in 1999. During Steelman’s coaching tenure at UAM, the Boll Weevils won confer-ence football championships in 1963 and 1965 and back-to-back league baseball titles in 1963-64. The late Tommy Scifres was one of the AIC’s best two-way linemen on the league’s best team. Scifres lettered three years (1955, ’56 and ’57) and earned All-AIC honors in 1957 as a tackle. During Scifres’ playing career, the Boll Weevils posted records of 7-2, 7-1-1, and 9-2 while winning three consecu-tive AIC championships under head coach Convoy Leslie. Scifres was part of a Boll Weevil defensive line that allowed one touch-down or less to 21 opponents over a three-year period and recorded six shutouts. Buddy Carson was a halfback and quarterback on the 1940 and ’41 “Wandering Weevil” teams that trav-eled the country from coast to coast, garnering national publicity as the Marx Brothers of college football. A retired businessman living in Mon-ticello, the 90-year-old Carson is an avid supporter of Boll Weevil athletics, particularly the football team.

HALL OF FAME

FIRST TITLE Halfback Russell Bulloch (below)

led Arkansas A&M to its first AIC football title

– and first conference championship in any

sport – in 1953.

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“Mr. Buddy” Keeps The Spirit Aliveeventy-one years ago this fall, Frank Carson, Jr. (‘Buddy” to his legion of admirers and friends) set out on an adventure he would never forget. As one of Stewart Ferguson’s “Wandering Weevils,” Carson and his teammates traveled the country from coast to coast S

playing football strictly for fun. They became national sensations with write-ups in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Collier’s and Newsweek. The Wandering Weevils lost most of their games but didn’t care. “We were having too good a time to care much whether we one or lost,” remembers Carson. “We were going places and seeing things we’d only read about in books or newspapers.” Carson and the Wandering Weevils played their last game on November 26, 1941. Eleven days later, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and Carson and most of his teammates were soon off to war. Carson became a B-17 bomber pilot and won the Distinguished Flying Cross while flying 36 missions over Europe. Now 90 years young, “Mr. Buddy” is still a fixture at UAM home football games and never misses the tailgate party, epitomizing what it means to have “that Weevil Spirit!”

WORLD CLASS Greg Culp (left) was a world class decathlete in the early ‘80’s, capturing the NAIA national cham-pionship and setting an Arkansas collegiate record. Becky ( Jones) Brown (below, left) had a stellar career with the Cotton Blossoms and is one of Arkansas’ most successful high school coaches. Harold Steelman (below, right) helped the Weevils win four AIC titles – two in football and two in baseball.

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Campaign for Athletics For Baseball / Softball

A thletics Director Chris Ratcliff recently an-nounced plans for a new Campaign for Athletics

with the goal of making improvements to the baseball and softball programs. The capital campaign will focus on raising private funds to finance the construction of new facilities and renovate existing ones. The campaign will address the need for an overhaul of the baseball complex, to include the construction of new dugouts, bleachers, a press box and locker room. New bleachers will also be built at Blossoms Field, home of UAM’s periennial powerhouse softball team. “Wth the completion of recent upgrades to Con-voy Leslie-Cotton Boll Stadium and Steelman Field-house as well as adding a new Indoor Practice Facility and weight room, we felt it was time to address other needs of our student-athletes and sports programs,” said Ratcliff. “Our baseball and softball facilities need improvements to match those at our other facilities. We are asking alumni and friends of the Boll Weevils and Cotton Blossoms to help us with this project.” Ratcliff added that with the move to the Great American Conference, it is “imperative that we not remain at a competitive disadvantage regarding facili-ties. We want to make sure our coaches and student-athletes compete on a level playing field.” For more information about the Campaign for Athletics, contact the Department of Athletics at (870) 460-1057.

ud Jackson is a passionate man – pas-sionate about football and passion-

spent three years as the Cowboys’ starting quarterback before receiving a degree in psychology in 1992. “The idea of going to law school was more about my Mom than anything,” says Jackson. “She knew that a coach’s life can be a little tough, so when I finally did say that I was going into coaching, she was a little upset with me for awhile. But she knew coaching was in my blood and it was nothing I could fight.” It was Jackson’s mother who gave him his distinctive nickname. Born William Hudgens Jackson, III, he’s been Hud for as long as he can remember. And the moniker is not a shortened version of his middle name but a tribute to the title character of the 1963 Paul Newman movie Hud, which Jackson admits he’s never seen. “Mom was a big Paul Newman fan,” says Jackson. “She loved Paul Newman and Joe Namath. I have blue eyes and I guess she thought the name fit. From day one, it was never William, it wasn’t Willie, it wasn’t Will, it wasn’t Bill. I’ve always been Hud .” Jackson got his start in coaching as an assistant coach at Rayne (La.) High School. He moved on to Central Catholic High in

Passionate Man for a Passionate Game

ate about life. UAM’s new head football coach is in on his first season as a head coach at the collegiate level and is excited to see how it turns out. “Coaching’s in my blood,” Jackson says. “Being a coach’s son and watching how my Dad had an influence on young people was something that I wanted to do.” Jackson’s father, Sonny, was a successful high school coach in Louisiana and spent six years as head coach at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux. “Watching Dad in pregame speeches, how he handled himself around school with kids coming up to him for advice and direction in life, what he could pull out of these guys when they played the game – even as a young kid I noticed that. And the feeling that you would get from it, the passion you would get from it, made me feel like it was something I could do.” With encouragement from his mother, the late Barbara Jackson, Hud flirted with the idea of attending law school after graduating from McNeese State, where he

NEW BOSS Hud Jackson is UAM’s new head football coach and hehas big plans for the Boll Weevils.

Lettermen’s Breakfast

T he UAM Lettermen’s Club will host a breakfast for all former athletes during Homecoming Weekend on October 29 at 8 a.m. in the Caucus

Room of the John F. Gibson University Center. “We want to establish an active Lettermen’s Club and this is one of the first steps toward that goal,” said Chris Ratcliff, director of athletics. “We want to get our former athletes actively involved with Boll Weevil and Cotton Blossom athletics. The support of our former athletes is crucial to the continued growth of our pro-gram. For information about the breakfast or the Letter-men’s Club, contact Ratcliff at (870) 460-1057.

Date Opponent Location Time11/11 Washburn Bartlesville, OK 6:00 11/12 Missouri Southern Bartlesville, OK 3:3011/17 Lyon College Batesville 7:0011/19 PHILANDER SMITH Monticello 4:0011/22 DELTA STATE Monticello 7:3011/26 SHEPHERD COLLEGE Monticello 4:0012/3 Northeastern OK Fort Smith 5:00 12/4 UA-Fort Smith Fort Smith 3:0012/6 Delta State Cleveland, MS 7:0012/10 CHAMPION BAPTIST Monticello 4:0012/12 Philander Smith Little Rock 5:001/2 LYON COLLEGE Monticello 4:001/5 Arkansas Tech* Russellville 7:301/7 SOUTHEASTERN OK* Monticello 4:001/14 Henderson State* Arkadelphia 4:001/19 SOUTHWESTERN OK* Monticello 7:301/21 EAST CENTRAL OK* Monticello 4:001/23 Southern Arkansas* Magnolia 7:301/26 Harding * Searcy 7:301/28 OUACHITA BAPTIST* Monticello 4:002/2 ARKANSAS TECH* Monticello 7:302/4 Southeastern OK* Durant, OK 4:002/11 HENDERSON STATE* Monticello 4:002/16 Southwestern OK* Weatherford, OK 7:302/18 East Central OK* Ada, OK 4:002/20 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS* Monticello 7:302/23 HARDING* Monticello 7:302/25 Ouachita Baptist* Arkadelphia 4:00

GAC Tournament3/1-4 Conference Tournament Bartlesville, OK TBA*Great American Conference games

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Date Opponent Location Time11/11 UA-Ft. Smith Ft. Smith 7:3011/12 UT-Permian Basin Ft. Smith 12:0011/15 ECCLESIA COLLEGE Monticello 5:3011/25 NEW ORLEANS Monticello 7:3011/26 UNIV. OF CENTRAL OK Monticello 2:0012/2 NORTHEASTERN OK Monticello 7:3012/3 UA-FT. SMITH Monticello 2:0012/8 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS Monticello 5:3012/30 Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX 3:0012/31 St. Mary’s San Antonio, TX 3:001/5 Arkansas Tech* Russellville 5:301/7 SOUTHEASTERN OK* Monticello 2:001/14 Henderson State* Arkadelphia 2:001/19 SOUTHWESTERN OK* Monticello 5:301/21 EAST CENTRAL OK* Monticello 2:001/23 Southern Arkansas* Magnolia 5:301/26 Harding* Searcy 5:301/28 OUACHITA BAPTIST* Monticello 2:002/2 ARKANSAS TECH* Monticello 5:302/4 Southeastern OK* Durant, OK 2:002/11 HENDERSON STATE* Monticello 2:002/16 Southwestern OK* Weatherford, OK 5:002/18 East Central OK* Ada, OK 2:002/20 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS* Monticello 5:302/23 HARDING* Monticello 5:302/25 Ouachita Baptist* Arkadelphia 2:00

GAC Tournament 3/2-4 Conference Tournament Bartlesville, OK TBA*Great American Conference games

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Morgan City in 1997, serving as athletic director, head football coach, head base-ball coach, and in his spare time was the school’s disciplinarian, textbook coordina-tor, mission development coordinator, and assistant fund raiser. His Central Catholic football teams won three district cham-pionships and Jackson was a three-time district coach of the year. In 2005, Jackson took his first collegiate job as an assistant coach at the University of Central Arkansas. In six seasons at UCA, Jackson served as associate head coach and director of football operations. When the UAM job came open last December, Jackson jumped at the op-portunity. “I really believe this program is a gold mine,” says Jackson. “With the new facilities we have, with the new conference we’re in, with the direction the university is going, I think it’s a place where great things can happen.” One of Jackson’s first tasks after accepting the UAM job was to rebuild relationships with high school coaches in southeast Arkansas. Jackson and his staff made it a point to visit as many schools and coaching staffs in the area as they could. “We wanted them to know we were going to be back,” says Jackson. Blair Brown, a former Boll Weevil let-terman and long-time head coach at Star City High School, was surprised to see Jackson and his entire staff at Star City’s first practice of the spring. “That meant the world to me, to our coaches, and to our players,” said Brown. “When I hear things like that, it makes me feel good because it means we’re doing the right things,” says Jackson. “I know I refer to my father a lot, but one of the things I learned from him was that you have to reach out to the people who are close to you. There’s a lot of football coaches out there who are UAM grads, who have ties to this university or this town, and I think it’s really important for us to reach out in a genuine way.” As usually happens during a coaching change, UAM’s roster took a hit during the offseason, but Jackson is confident fans will be pleased with the product on the field. “I use the word ‘passion’ a lot,” he

says, “but kids are going to look at their coach and take what his philosophies are and hopefully run with it. The guys on our staff are young guys who love coaching, love being around young people. Our fans are going to see a team that will compete hard, is disciplined, that won’t quit, and will overcome.” Jackson isn’t shy about his goal to win a championship in the new Great Ameri-can Conference. He believes the talent available in southeast Arkansas and UAM’s proximity to the talent-rich high schools in Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi will allow him and his staff to attract top football players to Monticello. “Absolutely, we can win a championship here,” he says. When Jackson trots onto the field at Convoy Leslie-Cotton Boll Stadium, he scans the grandstands, looking for his wife, Patricia, and their children, daughters Alexis, 21, Baleigh, 12, and son William, 17. Football coaches are supposed to be gruff characters, a little rough around the edges, but Jackson wears his heart on his sleeve and admits that “every time I see my wife my heart melts. And that’s the truth. I get emotional thinking about it. My wife is the most important person in my life.” Jackson coaches the way he lives – what you see is what you get. He doesn’t like to scream at players if he doesn’t have to. “If I learned anything from my Dad, I learned that you can get things across to young people in a way that you don’t necessarily have to be in their faces all the time,” he says. “It’s a characteristic I got from Dad that has been very good for me as a coach. If you have to get a kid’s attention, putting your arm around him and talking to him is just as productive as trying to get under his facemask and getting face to face with him. Now there are times when you have to get abrasive with a kid, but I believe the relationship you build with him off the field will make him a little more recep-tive to that kind of coaching. “My coaching philosophy is I want my players to love the game as much as I love it and be as passionate about the game as I am. I want our players to walk away from the game and say ‘I liked playing for that guy.’”

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FOUNDATION FUND ENDOWMENTS / Established by:

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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 AkinAlumni Achievement and Merit Scholarship / Recipients of the Alumni Achievement &

Merit AwardAlumni Association Scholarship / Alumni Association Board of DirectorsHoyt and Susan Andres Endowed Scholarship / Hoyt and Susan AndresArkansas Seed Dealers Association Agriculture Endowed Scholarship / Arkansas Seed

Dealers Board of DirectorsWilliam 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 BabinDr. Claude H. Babin Scholarship / School of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Former Stu-

dents, Family and FriendsK. Michael Baker Memorial Scholarship / School of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Former

Students, Family and FriendsMarvin and Edna Moseley Bankston Scholarship / Bob and Louine Selman LeechRobert 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. Bar-rett, 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 BaxterBeard Nursing Scholarship / Mr. Arthur R. and Mrs. Bettie Beard PateLeslie and Faye Beard Scholarship / Mr. Paul R. and Mrs. June Webb CarterMajor Thomas E. Bell, Jr. Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker and Coker Book Ac-

count Fred K. Bellott Music Gift Fund / Dr. and Mrs. Fred K. BellottFred and Doris Bellott Music Endowed Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Fred K. Bellott*Henry (Mike) Berg Scholarship / Mrs. Helen BergDr. Van C. Binns Scholarship - Nursing / Mrs. Evelyn Hogue BinnsDr. Van C. Binns Scholarship - Pre-medicine / Mrs. Evelyn Hogue BinnsBirch-Johnson Endowed Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. J. Chester JohnsonJohn Falls Bowen Scholarship / Family, Friends and Battery B 206th Coast Artillery (AA)

AssociationRuth G. Boyd Scholarship / Dr. Scott BoydC. Alton Boyd Jr. Memorial Scholarship / Barbara BoydDr. Scott Boyd Memorial Scholarship / UAM Dept. of Health & P. E., Family and FriendsFay Brann Accounting Scholarship / Mrs. J. F. BrannRichard “Dick” Broach Wildlife Management Scholarship / Southern Pulpwood Co.,

Mrs. Nancy Clippert Broach, Mrs. Maxine Clippert and Mr. David ClippertB. R. “Bobby” Brown Scholarship / Mr. B. R. “Bobby” Brown and Consol, Inc.George R. Brown Professorship / The Brown FoundationGeorge R. Brown Graduate Assistant Forest Resources / The Brown FoundationJoe Brown Memorial Scholarship / Family and FriendsMarty and Erma Brutscher Debate-Forensics Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Brutscher

Mary Claire Randolph Buffalo Scholarship / Mr. Harvey BuffaloJimmy Lee Buford Memorial Scholarship / Agriculture Technology Dept. Advisory Com-

mittee, UAM College of Technology - McGeheeEugenia H. (Moss) Burson & Jack D. Burson Scholarship / Family and FriendsJeff Busby Memorial Scholarship / Family and FriendsVerna Hobson Cahoon, Elizabeth Coleman Cochran and Cornelia Coleman Wright

Scholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman FamilyG. William and Verna Hobson Cahoon Scholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman FamilyAlvin and Raye Carter Education Scholarship / Mr. Dale W. Carter and Mr. Robert Ira

CarterPaul R. and June Webb Carter Scholarship / Mr. Paul R. and Mrs. June Webb CarterPaul R. and June Webb Carter - Drew Central High School Scholarship / Mr. Paul R. and

Mrs. June Webb CarterJames P. Cathey Business Scholarship / Brooks and Lesa Cathey HandlyCentennial Circle / 100 Special FriendsChair of the Division Scholarship - Nursing / Dr. and Mrs. Richard KluenderChamberlin Wildlife Scholarship / Mr. H. H. ChamberlinHank Chamberlin Memorial Scholarship / Family, Friends, Former students, Associates

and ColleaguesMarjorie Lamb Chamberlin Music Scholarship / Family and FriendsAnthony T. and Faye Chandler Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Anthony T. Chandler, Family

and FriendsGeorge H. Clippert Endowed Chair in Forestry / Mr. and Mrs. George H. Clippert; Mr.

David H. Clippert; and Mrs. Nancy Clippert BroachGeorge H. Clippert Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. George H. ClippertCoker Alumni Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker and Coker Book AccountErnestine Coker Endowed Music Scholarship / Dr. Jesse M. CokerJesse and Ernestine Coker Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. CokerDr. Jesse M. Coker Distinguished Service Scholarship / UAM Foundation Fund Board of

DirectorsThomas and Julia Hobson Coleman Scholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman FamilySuzanne Cooke Memorial Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Paul CookeStephen T. Crowley Forestry Scholarship / Mr. James H. HamlenVan and Eula Mae Cruce Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan HornadayJames Gordon Culpepper Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences,

Former Students and FriendsO. H. (Doogie) and Patsy Darling Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. O. H. DarlingBoyce Davis Award / Mr. Randy RisherC. W. Day Scholarship / Day Farms, Inc., Danny Day, Sr. Family, Raymond Day Family, Rickey

Day Family, Sue Day Wood Family, William Day FamilyDean’s Scholarship - Forest Resources / Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. KluenderHarry Y. Denson Scholarship / Family, Friends and Former StudentsGregory Alan Devine Memorial Scholarship / Marion and Fern DevineDr. Gene R. Dillard Education Award / Mrs. Gerry Dillard, Family and FriendsPeggy Doss Endowed Education Scholarship / School of Education Faculty/Staff and Mr.

D. John Nichols

ChairScott Saffold / MonticelloVice ChairGregg Reep / WarrenEx-OfficioJack Lassiter / MonticelloSecretary-TreasurerClay Brown / Monticello

FOUNDATION FUND BOARD OF DIRECTORSDirectorsEd Bacon / MonticelloBettye Gragg / MonticelloNat Grubbs / MonticelloLesa Cathey Handly / Little RockClarence Holley / Lawton, Okla.Kenneth Mann* / Jersey* UAM representatives to the University of Arkansas Foundation, Inc., board of directors.

Mellie Jo Owen / MonticelloSean Rochelle / West ForkLynn Rodgers / CrossettTed Thompson / DumasJeff Weaver / Hot Springs

Indoor Practice Facility Endowed Maintenance Fund / Mr. Quintus CrewsBrigadier General Wesley Jacobs Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Coker and Coker

Book AccountVeneta E. and Louis Richard James Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Louis J. JamesLoran 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 FriendsKingwood Forestry Scholarship / Proceeds from sale of Lake Monticello mapsRobert C. Kirst Agriculture Scholarship / University of Arkansas at Monticello Agriculture Alumni SocietyGrady and Myrtle Burks Knowles Scholarship / Mrs. Myrtle Burks KnowlesTimothy Ku Scholarship / Mr. Lawrence A. Ku and Mr. Albert KuVictoria Ku Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Former Students,

Friends and FamilyCurtis 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. LangLeslie Larance Elementary Education Award / Family and FriendsRandall Leister Scholarship / FriendsA.D. and Nellie Leonard Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Frederick LeonardWillis “Convoy” Leslie Scholarship / Former Teammates, Former Football Players and

Members of the Arkansas National GuardGerald and Sue Majors Endowed Scholarship / Trinity FoundationRobert W.D. Marsh Scholarship / Mrs. Demaris MarshMartin -Wiscaver Endowed Scholarship / Dr. Jesse M. CokerMathematics Scholarship / AnonymousMathematics-Physics Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Former

Students and FriendsBetty A. Matthews Women’s Athletics Scholarship / Dr. Betty A. MatthewsJ. M. and Annie Mae Matthews Scholarship / Mrs. J. M. Matthews, Sr., Ms. Jane Matthews

Evans and Mr. Jim MatthewsTommy Matthews Athletic Scholarship / Tommy and Pat Matthews, Bynum Matthews and Ann Matthews JonesVirginia Lee Maxwell Memorial Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Maxwell and FamilyPauline J. and Zach McClendon, Sr. Scholarship / Union Bank & Trust Company Elizabeth Culbertson McDaniel Scholarship / CMD. Noel Waymon McDaniel and Mr.

Noel A. McDanielNoel Waymon and LaFran H. McDaniel Scholarship / Mr. Noel Waymon and Mrs. LaFran

H. McDanielJames 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. McGillThomas McGill Forestry Scholarship / Mr. Thomas W. McGillCecil McNiece Family Scholarship Fund / Mrs. Virginia McNiece and FamilyWillard G. Mears Estate Scholarship / Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Willard G. MearsMiller Sisters Scholarship - Education / Miss Jessie W. MillerMiller Sisters Scholarship -Science / Miss Jessie W. MillerMinnie May Moffatt Business Scholarship / Ms. Minnie May MoffattRuth and Wells Moffatt Forestry Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Wells MoffattWalter A. and Myrtle Wells Moffatt Scholarship / Wells and Ruth Moffatt, Walter A. Mof-

fatt, Jr., Minnie May Moffatt and Pattie MoffattDr. Walter A. Moffatt, Jr. Scholarship / Ms. Minnie May Moffatt and Ms. Pattie P. MoffattMonticello Association of Life Underwriters / Monticello Association of Life UnderwritersMonticello High School Class of 1965 Scholarship / The MHS Class of 1965William E. Morgan-Weevil Pond Endowment / Estate of William E. MorganJuanita Louise Moss Scholarship / Family and FriendsKermit C. Moss Scholarship / Family and Friends of Kermit C. MossP. E. and Melba Munnerlyn Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. P. E. MunnerlynCharles H. Murphy, Jr. Memorial Scholarship / Deltic Timber CorporationJim Neeley Scholarship / Mr. Jim NeeleyD. John Nichols Scholarship / Mr. D. John Nichols and Mississippi Marine CorporationLoyal V. Norman Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Sam SowellVelma Ashcraft Norman Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sowell

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John Dougherty Choral Scholarship / Senator Jimmy Jeffress, Senator Gene Jeffress, Former Students and Friends

David B. Eberdt Scholarship / Mrs. Nancy EberdtSusan Phillips Echols Memorial Endowed Scholarship / Ronald K. Echols, Family and FriendsVance W. Edmondson Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Vance W. EdmondsonDr. Albert L. Etheridge Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences,

Former Students and FriendsHampton 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 EtheridgeWayne Gilleland Golf Scholarship / Dr. Diane Suitt Gilleland and FriendsShay Gillespie Phi Beta Sigma Leadership Scholarship / Family and friends of Mr. R. Shay

GillespieClassie Jones-Green African-American Alumni Scholarship / UAM African American

Alumni Association, Family and FriendsHarold J. Green Scholarship / Harold J. GreenBill Groce, Jr. Memorial Scholarship / Family and FriendsWillie Katherine Coody Groce Scholarship / Estate of Willie Katherine Coody GroceEdward & Veronica Groebner Computer Information Systems Support Endowment /

Dr. James F. RoigerJoseph Martin Guenter - Sigma Tau Gamma Scholarship / Sigma Tau Gamma AlumniE. Shermane Gulledge Non-traditional Scholarship / Dr. Dexter E. and Mrs. E. Shermane

GulledgeIzella Ruth Gulledge Scholarship / Dr. Dexter E. and Mrs. E. Shermane Gulledge Annette K. Hall Scholarship - Music / Mr. Barry HallAnnette K. Hall Graduate Studies in Education Scholarship / Mr. Barry HallBarry Hall Endowed Scholarship / Mrs. Annette Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Cleatous J. Hall and

Mrs. Audrey BlasingameJames S. Hancock Memorial Nursing Endowed Scholarship / Mrs. Carolyn Grubbs

Hancock, Mrs. Hilda Malpica and Mrs. Becky CrossettArthur A. Harris Vocal Endowed Scholarship / Mrs. Annette Hall, Family and FriendsHelen Harris Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Harris, Division of Music, and FriendsHani and Debra Hashem Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Hani HashemDr. Ann Haywood Scholarship / Dr. Cecil Haywood, Former colleagues, Friends and

Students of the School of EducationCecil C. Haywood Scholarship / Dr. Ann Haywood, Friends and Former Students of the

School of EducationHenry G. Hearnsberger, Sr. Forest Resources Scholarship / Mrs. George H. ClippertMrs. Henry G. Hearnsberger, Sr. Nursing Scholarship / Mrs. George H. ClippertPaul G. and Leone Hendrickson Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Hendrickson, Sr.Frank D. Hickingbotham Scholarship / Mr. Frank D. HickingbothamWilliam and Anna Hill Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. William T. HillIris Sullivan Hipp Nursing Scholarship / Ms. Sally Hipp Austin, Ms. Sheila Nichole Austin,

and Mr. Hank E. WilliamsRobert L. Hixson Memorial Scholarship / Family and FriendsWilburn C. Hobgood Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Former

Students and FriendsBenjamin and Jerri Whitten Hobson Scholarship / Tom and Julia Coleman FamilyHornaday Outstanding Faculty Award / Mr. and Mrs. Dan HornadayCharlotte Cruce Hornaday Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan HornadayDan and Charlotte Hornaday Agriculture Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan HornadayDan and Charlotte Hornaday Computer Information Systems Scholarship / Mr. and

Mrs. Dan HornadayDan & Charlotte Hornaday Debate & Forensics Endowment / Mr. and Mrs. Daniel

HornadayDan and Charlotte Hornaday Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan HornadayDan and Charlotte Hornaday Music Excellence Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan HornadayDan and Charlotte Hornaday Residence Life Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Dan HornadayJames A. Hudson Scholarship / James A. Hudson Memorial FoundationJim Huey Scholarship / Family, Friends and ColleaguesHenry B. Humphry Memorial Scholarship / Family and FriendsLamar Hunter Scholarship / The Reinhart FamilyLamar 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 JacksonJames 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.

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Dale Oliver Forestry Scholarship / Mr. James H. HamlenAl Peer Kappa Alpha Psi Alumni Scholarship / Mr. Jerry Bingham and Kappa Alpha Psi

AlumniMerle and Deloris Peterson Scholarship / Merle and Deloris Peterson, Friends and Associ-

ates in the Dumas, Arkansas, CommunityPhi Sigma Chi Memorial Award / Phi Sigma Chi alumnae and friendsB. C. Pickens Endowed Scholarship / B. C. Pickens TrustBub and Beulah Pinkus Scholarship / The Pinkus FamilyEmeline Killiam Pope, Sally Pope Wood, and Velma Wood Powell Scholarship / Estate

of Velma Wood PowellJohn Porter and Mary Sue Price Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. John Porter PriceR. David Ray Debate and Forensics Scholarship / School of Arts and Humanities, Former

Students and FriendsRuss Reynolds Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Russell Reynolds, Family and FriendsRandy Risher Fitness Scholarship / Mr. Randy Risher and FriendsRaymond O. & Loretta J. Roiger Chi Iota Sigma Scholarship / Dr. James RoigerJames Roiger Computer Information Systems Scholarship / Dr. James RoigerJames F. Roiger Endowed Fund for Library Acquisitions / Dr. James RoigerRoss Foundation Endowed Scholarship - Forestry / The Ross FoundationRoss Foundation Endowed Scholarship - General / The Ross FoundationJames 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. RoweBennie F. Ryburn, Sr. Scholarship / Family and FriendsCecil R. Scaife Scholarship / Mrs. Cecil Scaife and ChildrenThomas Robie Scott, Jr. Scholarship / Mrs. Opal Scott, Mr. Thomas Scott III, Mr. Michael

Robert Scott and Mr. Phillip Roland ScottElwood Shade Forest Resources Scholarship / Mr. Elwood ShadeSimmons First Bank of South Arkansas Scholarship / Simmons First Bank of South

ArkansasHerman C. Steelman Scholarship / School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Former

Students and FriendsHarry H. Stevens Nursing Scholarship / Bradley County Medical Center*Roy and Christine Sturgis / The Roy and Christine Sturgis Charitable and Educational TrustFred and Janice Taylor Scholarship / Friends of UAMJack H. Tharp Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. TharpCarolyn Hibbs Thompson Chemistry Scholarship / The Don Thompson Family & Thomp-

son Electric Co.Horace E. Thompson Scholarship / Members of UCT, Family and FriendsGeorge E. Townsend Mass Communication Scholarship / Mr. George E. TownsendGeorge and Betty Townsend Journalism Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. George E. TownsendUAM Alumni and Friends Endowed Scholarship / UAM Alumni and FriendsUAM Campus Scholarship / UAM Faculty and StaffUAM Forestry Alumni Scholarship / UAM Forestry AlumniRichard Wallace Memorial Scholarship / Family and FriendsLee Wallick Band Scholarship / Dr. Paul A. Wallick, Sr., Friends and Former Band Students Dr. Paul Allen Wallick, Sr. Scholarship / Family and FriendsPeggy Wallick Scholarship / Dr. Paul A. Wallick, Sr., Family, Friends and Former StudentsCarroll E. Walls Sr. and Colleen S. Walls Forestry Scholarship / Carroll and Colleen WallsWebb-Carter Scholarship / Mr. Paul R. and Mrs. June Webb CarterBill and Marilyn Webb Forest Resources Endowed Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Kent

Webb and Monticello Church of ChristMaurice and Minnie Chambers Webb Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Bill Webb, Mr. and Mrs.

Kent Webb, Mr. and Mrs. Norman BanwarthWest-Walden Family Scholarship / Dr. Louis J. and Mrs. Carol West JamesGeorge White Golf Award / Family and FriendsJames M. White Memorial Scholarship / Deltic Farm & Timber Co., Inc., Family and FriendsJames M. White Professorship / Deltic Farm & Timber Co., Inc., Family and FriendsJohn W. White Forestry Scholarship / Estate of Trannye O. WhiteSara Horn Wigley Memorial Scholarship / Sam Wigley Family and Charles & Donna Bell

Family**Larry Willett Scholarship / Family, Co-workers and FriendsSamuel A. Williams Scholarship / Mr. Sam W. DenisonEarl Willis Scholarship / Family, Friends and Drew Central AlumniAnne 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

Arkansas SAF / Ouachita Society of American Foresters & Arkansas Division of Ouachita Society of American Foresters

Dr. Ed Bacon Scholarship / Ms. Isabel BaconC. H. Barnes Scholarship / Family and FriendsKelly Bashaw Memorial Scholarship / Family and FriendsBramlett Scholarship / Dr. and Mrs. Morris BramlettGene Brown Memorial Baseball Scholarship / Family and FriendsMontre Bulloch “Angel” Scholarship / William C. Bulloch FamilyTroy and Betty Davis Scholarship / Andy and April Davis, Mr. Kent Davis and FriendsCharles Fred and Laura Lee Stephenson Dearman Scholarship / Chuck and Cindy Dear-

man, David and Ashley DearmanDrs. Glen and Mary Jane Gilbert Scholarship / Drs. Glen and Mary Jane Gilbert and FriendsCharles Hawkins Memorial Fund / FamilyJack Jordan Golf Scholarship / Friends E. Wesley McCoy Scholarship / Ouachita-Saline Surveying and Mr. Mike MileyErnest and Mary McFarland Scholarship / Mary I. McFarlandArhia Raymond Melton and Mildred Richardson Melton Scholarship / Estate of W. F.

ChumneyAl Peer Kappa Alpha Psi Alumni Scholarship / Mr. Jerry Bingham and Kappa Alpha Psi

AlumniRison High School Scholarship / Jasper Calaway, Rison Business Community and FriendsE. R. “Bob” Wall Scholarship / Mrs. Sara Wall Robert W. Wiley Endowed Scholarship / Family and Friends

Phillip Pierini / Mr. Phillip PieriniTim Pruitt / Mr. Timothy R. PruittGus “Bubba” Pugh, Jr. / Mr. Gus “Bubba” Pugh, Jr.Guy “Butch” Sabbatini, Jr. / Mr. Butch Sabbatini, Jr.Johnny Hooks / Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Hooks

Mr. and Mrs. Carroll E. Walls, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Kim L. Mitchell

Hunter Bell Memorial Scholarship / Mr. and Mrs. Jim ManningBKD Accounting Education Award / BKD, LLP Commercial Bank Business Award / Commercial Bank Judge Bill Daniels Scholarship / Bill DanielsFarmers Grain Terminal Award / Farmers Grain Terminal Georgia-Pacific Crossett Paper Operations Award / Georgia-PacificJewell Minnis Scholarship / Jewell Minnis TrustLucille Moseley Memorial Scholarship / Family and friendsLinda Pinkus Scholarship / Mr. Lester Pinkus, Lee Pinkus & Ladd PinkusJames & Venie Ann Powell Scholarship / James & Venie Ann Powell FundCongressman Mike Ross Scholarship / Congressman & Mrs. Mike RossA. O. Tucker Memorial Scholarship / Mrs. Glenda Carol Tucker BakerUAM Institute of Management Accountants Scholarship / UAM student chapter of the

IMAWallace Trust Scholarship / Wallace Trust

ACTIVE ENDOWMENTS

LIFE INSURANCE

CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUSTS

ANNUAL AWARDS / SCHOLARSHIPS

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The UAM Foundation donors list includes alumni, friends and other contributors whose gifts were received January 1 – August 31, 2011. Please report any corrections to the UAM Advancement Office at (870)460-1028 or to Roxanne Smith at smithrr@uamont.edu

Unity & Movement Club $2,500 or moreMr. Jay BakerMrs. Maxine ClippertDrs. Glen and Mary Jane GilbertMr. and Mrs. Cleatous J. HallMs. Carolyn G. HancockMr. and Mrs. Brooks HandlyMr. and Mrs. Daniel HornadayDr. and Mrs. Jack LassiterDr. Betty A. MatthewsMr. and Mrs. Thomas V. MaxwellMr. and Mrs. John J. PhillipsMr. Lester PinkusDr. Jeffrey H. ReinhartMr. Randy and Dr. Neela RisherMr. and Mrs. Johnny H. SmithDr. and Mrs. Eric SundellMrs. Rhonda Crews Woodruff

Galaxy Club $1,000-$2,499Mrs. Glenda Carol BakerMr. and Mrs. Jim BarronMr. and Mrs. Kirk Erik BrezeeMr. and Mrs. Harry CrossettMr. and Mrs. Charles F. Dearman, Sr.Dr. and Mrs. Michael FakouriMr. and Mrs. Jerry D. GibsonMr. and Mrs. John W. GibsonMr. Tommy L. HooksDr. Carl B. JohnstonMr and Mrs. Fred LeonardMr. and Mrs. Gerald W. MajorsHilda M. MalpicaMr. and Mrs. Noel A. McDanielMark A. NormandMrs. Joyce O’NealDr. James F. RoigerCongressman and Mrs. Mike RossMs. Elois G. SmithMr. and Mrs. Jonathan R. WallMr. and Mrs. Scotty D. WatkinsMr. and Mrs. Kent WebbMrs. Marilyn R. WebbMr. and Mrs. Fred J. Williams

Emerald Club $500-$999Dr. and Mrs. Ed BaconMr. Maurice J. BakerMr. and Mrs. James BerryKaren Guynn BrezeeMrs. June M. CarterDr. and Mrs. David DensonMr. William E. Dixon (LtCol USAF Ret)Ms. Tawanda EugeneMr. and Mrs. William H. Gandy, Sr.Dr. and Mrs. Dexter E. Gulledge

Mr. and Mrs. Jim ManningMs. Kelly MurphyMrs. Deloris PetersonMr. and Mrs. Dirk PulliamDr. John Warren RamseyMr. Lowell C. ReedMr. and Mrs. John D. Richardson, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Scott SaffoldMs. Libby SandsDr. and Mrs. John V. TedescoMr. Ted D. ThompsonMrs. Mary Jo TuckerDr. and Mrs. Robert W. Wiley

Loyalty Club $200-$499Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy AdairMr. and Mrs. Joe AkinDr. and Mrs. Paul H. AyresDr. and Mrs. Morris BramlettMr. and Mrs. Otis Block, Sr.Mrs. Louise BurkeMr. Buddy CarsonMr. and Mrs. John David CarterMr. Raymond C. ChaoMr. and Mrs. Clint ConqueMr. and Mrs. Edgar L. CulpepperMr. Jereal P. DillonMr. Ben R. DunlapMr. and Mrs. Larry FisackerlyMs. Tasha FranklinMr. and Mrs. Byron A. GallowayMr. and Mrs. Reginald GloverMs. Pamela D. GounerMr. Barry H. HaasMr. and Mrs. Bobby R. HarperMr. and Mrs. Charles C. HarrisCol. And Mrs. (Ret.) Byron P. Howlett, Jr.Mr. James A. HudginsDr. and Mrs. Louis J. JamesMr. Billy H. MajorsMrs. Angela J. MarshMr and Mrs. Eugene MazzantiMr. and Mrs. Mike McGinnisMr. and Mrs. Kent L. McRaeMr. Isaac OgleMr. and Mrs. Grant Pace Mrs. Matti J. PalluconiMr. Donald S. PearsonMr. and Mrs. R. David RayMr. James RiceMr. and Mrs. Paul M. RussellMr. and Mrs. Ted SelbyMr. Thomas P. SlavinMr. and Mrs. Tim H. SmithMrs. Janet StaudingerMr. and Mrs. Bill Whiting

Century Club $100-$199Mrs. Joy D. AkinMr. and Mrs. Jimmie AppleberryMr. and Mrs. Timothy W. BeckhamMrs. Mary R. BellottMr. and Mrs. M. Hamilton Bitely Dr. Gregory Borse

Dr. Debbie BryantMr. and Mrs. William C. BullochMr. and Mrs. John L. BullockMr. and Mrs. Jack CareyMr. and Mrs. Raymond G. CarsonRep. and Mrs. Eddie CheathamMrs. Mimi Herring CiarlettaMr. and Mrs. Youles D. ClarkDr. Jesse M. CokerMr. and Mrs. Fred CooperMrs. Mary L. CooperMr. and Mrs. Michael B. CravensMrs. Vernelle CrewsDr. and Mrs. Lloyd H. CrossleyMs. Sandra J. DaviesMr. and Mrs. Andy DavisMr. and Mrs. Kent DavisMs. Charlotte DentonMr. L. Ray DownsMs. Linda S. EllisMs. Patricia A. EwensMr. and Mrs. Joseph M. FakouriMrs. Christine FeltsMr. Roy L. GarlingtonDr. Robert GraberMs. Patricia Sellers HamptonMr. Bruno HankeMs. Lynn HarrisMs. Ella M. HelmMs. Mary Lean HollinsMrs. Vashti L. HoltMr. Ernest A. HowardMr. William Hud JacksonMs. Mary A. Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. Jay JonesMr. and Mrs. Jimmy D. JonesDr. and Mrs B.J. JordanMs. Cynthia A. KimbrellMs. Mary Ann KingMr. and Mrs. Scott KuttenkulerMr. and Mrs. Billy LansdaleMr. and Mrs. Samuel C. LightMayor and Mrs. Allen W. Maxwell, Jr.Ms. Carolyn MinsonMs. Jean Ann MolesMs. Patricia NicholsonMr. and Mrs. Jimmy D. ParkerMr. and Mrs. Harry C. PenningtonMr. and Mrs. Michael H. PenningtonMr. and Mrs. Robert W. PrestridgeMr. and Mrs. Dustin PrinceMr. and Mrs. Dick E. ReynoldsMs. Marye D. RogersMs. Linda Herrington RushingMr. and Mrs. Charles SavageMrs. Charlotte T. SchexnayderMs. Erin SelbyDr. and Mrs. Kent SkinnerMr. Thomas P. SpringerDr. and Mrs. Charles Robert Stark, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. SummerfordMr. Jim TrimmMr. and Mrs. Martin WaltDr and Mrs. Robert WeihMr and Mrs. Cedric E. WilliamsMr. Robert L. WilliamsMr. James W. Willis

AcxiomArkansas Native Plant SocietyArkansas Seed Dealers AssociationArkansas Superior Federal Credit

UnionBulloch, Inc.Commercial Bank & Trust Co.Davis Building Inc.DCHS Class of ‘61DMC Construction LLCEmployers Staffing Services, Inc.ExxonMobil FoundationFarmer’s Grain TerminalFreedman Metals, Inc.Ganesha Hospitality, LLC J.M. Davidson, Inc.Jackson’s Bayou BoysKTM Coating Technologies, Inc.Leesco, Inc.Lubrizol FoundationMartin Knee & Sports Medicine

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Maxwell Hardwood FlooringMerchants & Farmers BankOak Grove Assembly of GodOcean Marine Contractors IncOklahoma United Methodist

FoundationPhoenix Youth & Family ServicesPrice Services, Inc.Ralph McQueen & Co., LTD.Randy Risher Fitness, Inc.Risher Fitness Management, Inc.Ryburn Motor CompanySimmons First Bank of South ArkSouth Arkansas RehabilitationSpectra Energy FoundationState Farm Companies FoundationStephenson-Dearman Funeral

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As part of the university’s 100th birthday celebration. UAM is seeking pledges of $10,000 each to be used to cre-ate 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 Advance-ment, at (800) 467-8148 or (870) 460-1028.

The Centennial Circle

Centennial Circle MembersMike & Susan AkinJoe Bob & Missy AllaireHoyt & Susan AndresElizabeth (Libby) AnnulisBarbara & Claude BabinPervis & Mary Nell BallewMike & Patsy BerryJohn Falls Bowen (by William H. & Constance Bowen)Prof. Alaga H. & Myrtle I. Boyd (by

Robert & Faye Boyd)Marty & Erma BrutscherThe Bulloch Family - Bud, Carole, Liz,

SarahKelton & Betty BusbyPaul R. & June Webb CarterJames & Sue CatheySteven L. Cathey M.D.Dr. Tim & Paige ChaseThe Centennial Class of 2009Jesse & Ernestine CokerQuentious A. Crews (by Jim & Rhonda

Crews Woodruff)Van & Eula Mae Cruce (by Dan & Char-

lotte Hornaday)Crossett Alumni & FriendsDumas Alumni & FriendsDavid B. & Nancy Kyle Eberdt (by

Bobby & Kimberly Eberdt Edmonds)Anthony W. & Cathy H. FakouriVictor Felley, Ark. A. & M. Trustee (by

Wayne & Mellie Jo Owen)First National Bank of McGeheeThe Frazer FamilyJean C. & Oscar F. FrisbyLewis & Wanda Gardner - Lone Star Station / Boll Weevil Café

Barbara Blanks Gathen (by the UAM African American Alumni Associa-tion, family & friends)

Jerry, June, Jay & Judd GibsonLisa & Cliff GibsonJohn W., Martha (McDougald), John, Jr.

& Mark GibsonDiane Suitt GillelandRev. Shay & Mrs. Sherrie GillespieDwight & Linda Teague Goodwin (by

Randy Risher, Mark Risher and Roger Teague)

John DeWitt Halstead (by Harry E. “Pete” Halstead)

Jim & Betty Jo Hardy HercherFrank D. HickingbothamDan & Charlotte Cruce HornadayJohn & Nora Hornaday (by Dan & Char-

lotte Hornaday)President Frank Horsfall & Margaret

Vaulx Horsfall (by Dr. & Mrs. Gordon D. Gates)

Dr. Louis J. & Carol West JamesJ. Chester JohnsonDr. Carl Briner JohnstonJordan Family - James T., Bonnie, Terry,

Jerry & CindyDon E. & Joyce M. KingCurtis W. Kyle, Jr.Judy & Jack LassiterThe Carl F. Lucky, Jr. FamilyCarol & Weaver L. MajorsGerald & Sue MajorsKenneth, Sharon, & Jennifer MannDot & M.L. MannBryan & Dr. Sue S. MartinDr. Betty A. MatthewsAllen & 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 MitchellMoffatt Family - Walter, Jr., Wells, Ruth,

Minnie May & PattieLamar G. MooreJim NeeleyDonetta F. McGriff, RN (by Ray & Misty

Paschall)D. John NicholsJ. C. & Carolyn Crain NicholsJeff & Sallie OwyoungR. David & Loyce Ray (by Dr. & Mrs. B.

Alan Sugg)Richard & Eddye Ann ReinhartJeffrey Hunter Reinhart, MDRandy & Neela RisherBennie F. Ryburn, Sr. & Virginia M. Ry-

burn (by Commercial Bank & Trust Co/First State Bank of Warren)

Dr. & Mrs. Harry L. RyburnMargaret Horsfall Schadler & Harvey

Walter SchadlerJohnny & Linda SmithTom & Dianne SpringerG. Warren StephensonJean & Alan SuggJack D. & Ted D. ThompsonUnion Bank & Trust CompanyJoseph Wallace TrustTerri Wolfe - Beth ThurmanJimmie & Linda Yeiser

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The UAM / Eric Sundell Herbarium ProjectT he UAM / Eric Sundell Herbarium Project is a vital part

of the university’s commitment to excellence in science and science education. Part of that commitment includes the construction of a new Botanical Research Center and Herbarium for the study of plants. The Herbarium will be named for Dr. Eric Sundell, professor emeritus, in honor of his role in developing the UAM herbarium collection. The new center will house: •DNAresearchbeingconductedbyUAMfacultyandstu-dents; •Laboratoryspaceforuseinbotanyandbiologyclasses; •Anherbariumtohousemorethan27,000cataloguedplantspecimens, including more than 600 speciments representing rare plants and species of special concern; •Agreenhouseforstudyandresearch; •Alibraryandconferenceroom. The Botanical Research Center and Herbarium will greatly enhance scientific research and education at UAM. In addition to housing the University’s collection of catalogued plant specimens, laboratory areas will allow expansion of current botanical research utilizing DNA technology to identify, name, and classify plants and

algae. The center’s library will provide information on the historical uses of cultivated plants as well as technical information on the in-troduction, spread, and control of exotic plants and invasive species. The facility will also include a demonstration garden which will serve as a resource for local gardeners.Projects of this type require resources to make them happen, and that’s where you come in. If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation to this new facility, contact the Office of Advancement at (870) 460-1028. An investment in education is always a good one!

Phillips earned his doctorate and master’s degrees in agronomy from the University of Arkansas. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in agriculture from the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Phil-lips has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors and was elected vice chair of the Agri-Energy component of the Governor’s Task Force on the Future of Agriculture in Kentucky. The Department of Plant and Soil Sciences is part of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Many of the department’s faculty hold appointments with the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station and the MSU Extension Service. The department offers undergraduate and gradu-ate programs in agronomy and horticulture. It is home to the University Florist and the golf and sports turf management concentration within the agronomy major. In addition to teaching programs, the plant and soil sciences department conducts research and outreach in plant breeding and genetics, crop simulation, crop modeling, agronomy, soil sciences, crop physiology, weed science, turfgrass science, seed technology, and horticulture.

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Larry Walther ‘70President Barack Obama has nominated Larry W. Walther (BS ‘70) to the board of directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States. Walther was the Director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) from March 2008 to January 2009. Immediately prior, he served for over three years as the Executive Director of the Arkansas Department of Economic Development (ADED). Walther had a 30-year career with SBC Communications, now AT&T. Start-ing as a switching engineer for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, he concluded his career at SBC as the Vice President for Corporate Services and Chairman of the

SBC Foundation. Walther holds a bachelor of science degree in mathematics from UAM.

Marsha Miller (BSN ’05, MSN, RN), completed the Family Nurse Practitio-ner Program at Delta State University in May 2008, and passed the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Certification Examination in August 2008. Currently, Miller serves as Arkansas Nurses Associa-tion (ARNA) District 02 President over Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Desha, & Drew counties, and also serves on the Arkansas Nurses Association Health care Policy Committee. Miller is also a member of the Southeast Arkansas Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc”.

Marsha Miller ‘05

David Leech (BS ’72) was appointed chairman of the Arkansas Higher Edu-cation Coordinating Board. Leech was selected for this position after 14 years of continual service on the board. According to Leech, the goal of the board is to coordi-nate the colleges and universities through-out the state as well as the presidents and chancellors.

Jerry Bingham (BS ’80), former foot-ball standout, continues his retail manage-ment career with Bed Bath and Beyond as the operations manager in Kansas City, Mo. Jerry and wife Sheron have recently celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary.

2000-10

Carole Ellen Wade (BA ’02) and Jeffrey Scott Morris were married on June 26 at Safe Haven Church of Tuscaloosa, Ala.Brian R. Smith (BS ‘05) and Randi Marie Register were married on July 3 at Phoenix West in Orange Beach, Ala.Justin Alan Neill (BA ’10) and Allison Marie Pace (BS ’08, MAT ’09) were married on July 22 at the home of Dale and Betty Hughes.Julienne Elizabeth Ross (BSN ’10) and Bobby Max Pennington were married on July 16 at Marlsgate Plantation in Scott.

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Shana Sheree Forrest (BSN ’11) and Jimmy DeWitt Bell were married on September 24 at the First United Method-ist Church.

Valerie Crane recently completed a book on raising children to be functional mem-bers in society. Crane is the administrative

Former Students

J. Mike Phillips ‘80J. Mike Phillips (BS ‘80), has been selected as the new head of the Depart-ment of Plant and Soil Sciences at Mississippi State University. Phillips has been the chair of the Department of Agricultural Sciences at Morehead State University in Kentucky since 2007. Before his appointment at Morehead, Phillips served as professor of agronomy and director for the Southwest Research and Extension Center at the University of Arkansas. “Dr. Phillips has an extensive background in teaching, research and Extension,” said George Hopper, interim dean of the Col-lege of Agriculture and Life Sciences. “His leadership capabilities will be invalu-able to the plant and soil sciences department.”

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assistant of Temple Christian Academy and is a staff member of the Gulf Coast Baptist College. Matt Courson walked across the First Mariner Arena Stage on May 23, 2011, to receive his diploma from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Courson was severely injured in an ATV accident five years ago and was not given much hope of walking again. Courson is a former pitcher for the UAM baseball team.

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Lane Thomas Gibson born May 22, 2011, to Brian (BS ’00) and Abby (BBA ’04) Gibson of Selma.Dawson Sage Loyd born May 15, 2011, to Chris (BBA ’01) and Sage (TC ’97) Loyd of Monticello.Jhett Charles Withers born June 13, 2011, to Kerry (BS ’09) and Rachel (BA ’09) of Monticello.

Don and Katy Hartley of Hamburg celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on August 30.

Weddings at the BellThe Victory Bell at Weevil Pond has become something of a wedding bell in the past year as former UAM students tie the knot on campus. Above, Micah Bateman and Cody Malone, and right, Blake Gilbert and Amanda Harrod were wed in separate ceremonies.

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Ronald L. Anderson ’70 of Arkansas City, August 19, 2011.Claudette Ruth Lockhart Bagwell ‘64 of Humphrey, June 10, 2011.James Orville Beard ’54 of Heber Springs, May 30, 2011.MaLinda Bradford ’91 of Eudora, June 19, 2011.Charles (Chuck) Campbell ’80 of Sher-wood, April 12, 2011.Sue Hendricks Cathey of Monticello, August 17, 2011.Frank E. Clark, Jr. ’49 of Las Cruces, N.M., July 31, 2011.Bob Dew of Pine Bluff, May 24, 2011.Herbert E. Floriani of Alameda, Calif., February 6, 2011.Judith Lynn Thompson Garrett ’71 of Minot, N.D., July 5, 2011.Jack Hugh Harper ’51 of Rock Springs, July 12, 2011.David A. Henderson of San Francisco, Calif., June 6, 2011.

Floyd Edmond Hickam ’58 of Wilmar, July 27, 2011.Orrell Lynn “Bo” Humphrey, Jr. ’53 of Little Rock, April 9, 2011.Dorothy Lynn Rauls Kirkland of West Memphis, Tenn., July 10, 2011.Mary Louise Richter Langrell of Cen-tral City, Pa., June 15, 2011.Helen Munn Lindsey of Pine Bluff, July 22, 2011.Kandra Nicola Miles of Hamburg, July 27, 2011.Rosalyn Verna Martin-Millet ’02 of Monticello, June 4, 2011.Joe McGough ‘78 of Mineola, Tex., May 28, 2011.Maurice Mitchell of Little Rock, April 2, 2011.Dr. Jack Ervin Mobley of Conway, July 17, 2011.Edward Lee Parham ’56 of Benton, August 21, 2011.Linda Ply Pate of Pine Bluff, July 2, 2011.

Olive Wise Paulus of Warren, August 8, 2011.Lois Irene Ross Simpson ’41 of Cros-sett, August 14, 2011.Helen Faye Sullivan ’51 of White Hall, June 24, 2011.Jerry Glenn Sullivent of Bearden, July 13, 2011.Robert A. Tolson, Sr. ’48 of Rison, July 26, 2011.Tarleton E. “Sonny” Vowell, Jr. ‘65 of Lake Village, April 20, 2011.William Taylor Warner of Warren, August 23, 2011.Zachary Caleb Wells of Ozark, August 8, 2011.Arthur Earl White of Memphis, Tenn., May 28, 2011.Corbit White of Huttig, September 11, 2010.Veda Faye Gorman Williams of North Platte, Neb., May 4, 2011.Wanda Lynn Williams of Alexander, May 11, 2011.

Angie Clements, Randy RisherJoin Alumni BoardAngie Clements (BS ‘94) and Randy Risher (BS ‘89) are the newestmembers of the UAM Alumni Association’s board of directors. Clements, formerly of Warren and now living in Little Rock, is nowthe national sales director for Agrobotics, an agricultural technologyfirm specializing in mechanized production. Clements has 17 yearsexperience in sales and marketing, including eight years withViacom / CBS in Philadelphia and New York City. At UAM, Clements was the 1989 homecoming queen, active in the Special Olympics, and was a member of Alpha Sigma Alphasorority and a Phi Lamda Chi Little Sister. Risher is one of five alumni selected to receive thisyear’s Alumni Award for Achievement and Merit. Founderand president of The Risher Companies of Houston, Tex.,Risher has built a successful business in corporate health and wellness. His business enterprises include Randy Risher Fitness, Inc., Risher Fitness Management,Risher Wellness and Risk Management, Risher FitnessEquipment, Lifestyle Directors, Inc., and Jenna Invest-ments, LLC. For more information about your Alumni Association,call the Office of Advancement at (870) 460-1028.

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The Class of ‘61Recognize anyone?

Get in touch with your

former classmates at a

reunion of the Arkansas

A&M Class of 1961. Join

us for Homecoming on

October 27-29 as we

salute the Class of ‘61.

For information call

(870) 460-1028.

University of Arkansas at MonticelloAlumni AssociationP.O. Box 3597Monticello, AR 71656

Arkansas A&M President Jack Mears COngratulates 1960 Homecoming Queen Gail Godfrey Cobb While Boll Weevil Co-Captains Bobby Fowler (left) and Oscar Hollinger Watch.

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