reddie report fall 2005

Dear Friends:

Greeting from the loveliest college campus in Arkansas! We’ve had a beautiful summer in Arkadelphia and are lookingforward to a nice fall, complete with football, marching bands, volleyball and all the things that make college life so special.

We have been busy planning the further development of campus facilities for our students.During the spring, the Henderson Board of Trustees approved the sale of a $14million bond issue to pay for the construction of two new residence halls.The two new houses, like Sturgis Hall, the honors dorm, will be locatednorth of historic Foster Hall, on the sites formerly occupied by Goodloeand Holly. We are hopeful that the new houses will attract more studentsto campus, thus better enabling us to create and maintain a vigorous andengaged campus community. The new dorms should be open for the fall2006 semester.

At the same time we are hopeful that the citizens of Arkansas will approvean extension of the College Savings Bond program that will produce $150million for construction and renovation on college campuses. If theproposal is approved by the voters, we will use the money to construct aTechnology Learning Center that will provide 24-hour computer labs andtechnical assistance to our students, faculty and area teachers. It willhouse all of our servers and other technologies that are currently locatedin diverse places across the campus. If funds are sufficient, we also willplace campus utility lines underground.

As our lovely campus changes to better support our academic andstudent needs, we are always mindful of the need to protect its naturalbeauty. I hope you will be able to visit us during the fall so you canassess for yourself the impact of our efforts. Henderson is abeautiful place to be!

We so much appreciate the support you provide ourstudents and the loyalty you show to your alma mater. Ilook forward to seeing you soon.

Sincerely,

Charles D. Dunn, Ph.D.President

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4 School of Business Hall of Fame

5 Founders Day 2005

7 Hall of Honor 2005

12 Alumni Events

17 Alum Notes, Marriages, Births, Obituaries

Distinguished Alumni

Billy Jack Smith of Hot Springs and PaulDixon of Little Rock addressed the graduatingclass in two ceremonies in the WellsGymnasium after the threat of inclementweather moved the activities indoors.

FALL 2005

Billy Tarpley Named

Director of Development

Tarpley said he believes the developmentoffice should increase awareness of the schooland build on the understanding thatHenderson is worth the investment of giving.

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Henderson will soon have twonew residence halls built in thefootprints of Goodloe and Hollyhalls on Huddleston Street.

New Residence Halls

Under Construction

10Maya Angelou

Speaks atWoodward

Lecture

Director of DevelopmentBILLY TARPLEY, ’81

Director of Alumni ServicesLLOYD D. JACKSON, ’02Publication CoordinationOffice of Public Relations

ContributorsCRYSTAL CAMPBELLJOSEPH DAY ’50SUSAN MARGRAVETROY MITCHELL, Director of Sports InformationRONNA ROSS PENNINGTON, Coordinator of MediaRelationsSHERRY WRIGHT

PresidentCHARLES D. DUNN, Ph.D.

Board of TrusteesANITA CABE, '66, ChairBRUCE MOORE, '89, Vice ChairCAROL JO ATKINSON, '73, '74, SecretaryPAUL DIXON, '56ROSS M. WHIPPLE, '73TIMOTHY “ALEX” STRAWN, '71CAROLYN TENNYSON, '74

Alumni Association BoardTIMOTHY BARNES, ’88, PresidentRANDY STEWART, ’74, ’02, President ElectVELDA HAYNIE HOLMES, ’57, Past PresidentWINCIE DAVIS HUGHES, ’54, SecretaryLINDA BROWN ENGLISH, ’76, ’87MICHAEL PETERSON, ’72DON DYER, ’55, ’62C.C. MCDONALD, ’62, ’78SUNNIE DILLARD SMEDLEY, ’56, ’77ROBIN CARROL, ’93ROSELLE COE ROBERSON, ’96, ’02BILL CAMPBELL, ’57, ’73MAX TACKETT, ’76ESTHER CLARK CRAWFORD, ’60, ’65DONNIE WHITTEN, ’95JIM ATWELL, ’58

The Reddie Report is published twice a year.

For information contact the Office of Development.

Office of Development1100 Henderson Street, HSU Box 7540Arkadelphia, Arkansas 71999-0001Toll Free 1-877-RED-ALUM (733-2586)or [email protected]@hsu.edu

Letter from the Director

Reddie Report Fall 2005 • Page 2

Dear Alumni and Friends,

This time last year many of you were welcoming me as the Director of Alumni Services.A year later, the Reddie Report is introducing several new faces to the Office of Development.

I’ve had an exciting year experiencing the many programs and projects of AlumniServices. My goal is to continue the great work our area does to maximize the benefit to ouralumni. We’ve offered the first Legacy Scholarship program which benefited 11 Hendersonfreshmen who were children or grandchildren of Henderson alumni. We want to continuethe program, but it requires your financial support. We are also working with HarrisPublishing Company to produce an alumni directory that will be available for purchase inhardcopy in 2006.

While personnel located in Barkman House has changed, one thing remains the same–our desire to serve the thousands of alumni who proudly call Henderson their alma mater.

As always, if Alumni Services can do anything to assist you, don’t hesitate to contact us.Please call us toll-free at 1-877-RED ALUM (733-2586) or e-mail us at [email protected] look forward to hearing from you and hope to see you on campus soon!

In REDDIE pride,

Lloyd D. Jackson (’02)Director of Alumni Services


Billy Tarpley has had a wide range of work experiences since graduating from

Henderson with a B.A. in journalism in 1981. Those experiences will be an asset to the

university as he assumes the role of Director of Development according to Dr. Charles

Dunn, president of Henderson.

Tarpley, a 1977 graduate of Gurdon High School, most recently served as execu-

tive director of the Arkansas State Dental Association, a post he held for 11 years. He

started his post-college career as the director of public information for the Arkansas State

Senate. In between, he has served as executive secretary of The International Concat-

enated Order of Hoo-Hoo (a fraternal organization of men and women in the forest

products industry), and was co-owner of KGAP radio station in Gurdon/Arkadelphia. He

also owned and operated Masterstitch, a cut and sew operation in Gurdon that manufac-

tured the Fig Leaf line of ladies knitwear. The job he said was “the most fun I’ve ever had

in my life” was teaching English and journalism at Gurdon High School.

These prior work experiences are part of the reason Dunn believes Tarpley will

“offer a new dimension in development that the school has not had before.” He said

Tarpley has strong organizational skills, excellent people skills, and is well-respected in

the governmental and business community. “He is mature, experienced in busi-

ness, government and the professions and has a clear concept of what

a development office should do,” Dunn said.

Tarpley said he believes the development office should

increase awareness of the school and build on the understanding

that Henderson is worth the investment of giving. “But the office

is not just a money machine. It’s part public relations, image

building and fund-raising,” he said.

Tarpley said he is excited about his new position and is

anxious to return to campus. He said former university presi-

dent Dr. Martin Garrison offered him a job while he was

employed by the State Senate. “I was not able to take it at

the time, but ever since I’ve wanted to return to Henderson

to work,” Tarpley said. Tarpley has remained part of Hend-

erson by previously serving on the Alumni Board.

Henderson has been an important part of

Tarpley’s life. “I met my wife of 23 years (Sally Ray

Tarpley, formerly of Arkadelphia) on the sidewalk

between McElhanon and Arkansas halls. “It was

love at first sight,” he said. The Tarpleys have two

children: John Thomas, 20, a senior at Lyon

College and Natalie, 16, a senior at Gurdon

High School. He is a member of First United

Methodist Church of Gurdon and enjoys golf,

tennis and music.


Ross Whipple of Arkadelphia and Carlton E.“Buddy” Formby of Hot Springs are the latestalumni inducted in The School of BusinessHall of Fame. The two were inducted at theschool’s annual awards ceremony in April inthe Martin B. Garrison Activity and Confer-ence Center Banquet Room. At the ceremony,graduates, faculty, and students were honoredfor their achievements.

Dr. Gary Linn, former dean of the businessschool, presided over events and welcomedWhipple and Formby into the hall of fame.

Whipple has been an active member of theArkadelphia community for most of his life. Hegraduated from Henderson State University in1973 with a bachelor of science degree inbusiness administration. He earned his master ofbusiness administration degree in 1976 at theUniversity of Arkansas in Fayetteville.

Whipple served as president of the RossFoundation from 1982 to 1999 and aschairman from 1999 to present. Under hisleadership, the Ross Foundation has fundednew programs, such as the Cone Foundation,Arkadelphia Early Childhood Program, and theArkadelphia School System Computer Project,

while offering continuing support to GroupLiving, the Joint Educational Consortium andother established programs.

He is managing partner of Whipple FamilyLimited Partnership, Whipple Family BankingPartnership and managing member of HorizonTimber Services. He is also chairman and CEOof Summit Bank and Summit Bancorp, Inc.Whipple presently serves on the HendersonState University Board of Trustees, HendersonState University Foundation Board, the ArkansasForestry Association Board, and the ClarkCounty Industrial Council. He and his wife,Mary McCombs Whipple, were married in1975 and have three daughters, Margaret andEmily Whipple and Mary Elizabeth Eldridge.

A native of Prescott, Formby graduated fromHenderson State University in 1961, earning abachelor of science in education degree. He wasa four-year letterman for the Reddies. Afterteaching and coaching for a year and a half atHelena, he began his business career withHelena Chemical Company in 1963 as asalesman, becoming president of the company in1973. He served in the capacity until 1977when it was sold to Bayer Chemical.

In 1985 Formby and a group of investorsacquired MicroFlo company in Lakeland,Florida. While he served as president, CEO, andchairman of the board, it became the second-largest generic agricultural chemical manufac-turer in the U.S. Formby retired in 2000 and isnow managing his investments and consulting invarious capacities, serving as president of acompany developing a product for use in themaritime industry. He also serves as a boardmember and officer of a medical supplycompany and a medical staffing company.

Throughout his career, Formby has beeninvolved in numerous national agriculturalorganizations, which have been responsible forstewarding worker safety and environmentalpreservations within the crop-protectionindustry. In 1993 he received a DistinguishedMember and Community Service Award forhis dedication to the crop-protection industry.He serves on the Henderson State UniversityFoundation Board. He has been honored as adistinguished alumnus, entrepreneur of theyear, and a member of the Henderson SportsHall of Honor.

He is married to Betty McKenzie Formby. Theyreside in Hot Springs, where they are members ofFirst United Methodist Church.

Formby, Whipple Inducted inSchool of Business Hall of Fame

Ross Whipple is inducted in The School ofBusiness Hall of Fame.

Carlton E. “Buddy” Formby of HotSprings is inducted in The School ofBusiness Hall of Fame.

FOUNDERS

DAY 2005


Seven alumni joined Henderson StateUniversity’s Academy during Founders Dayobservances in April.

Joining the academy this year are David W.Dahlstedt of Mountain Home, Nancy Philley Russof Little Rock, Jimmie Owens Keenan of SanAntonio, Stephen Julian Holoviak of Shippensburg,Penn., Tammy R. Lamb Kinley of Denton, Texas,Paul E. Hankins of Arkadelphia and Gaylon L.Baumgardner of Jackson, Miss.

David Dahlstedt studied pottery under Joe Coulterat Henderson, receiving a bachelor of arts degreewith a major in art in May 1977. He also had manyclasses with Ed Martin and Wayne McAfee.

After graduating from Henderson Dahlstedtworked at Dryden Pottery as a production pottermaking ware on the wheel and by slip casting untilAugust 1978, when he was hired as a craftsinterpreter at the Ozark Folk Center.

Dahlstedt has received numerous awards for hispottery at art exhibits and craft shows over theyears. He also has work in the permanent collectionof the Decorative Arts Museum in Little Rock.

Nancy Philley Russ may have been reared in smalltowns in Arkansas, but she has made an impact ona broad spectrum of the United States, mostparticularly with Was the Funeral Fun? – A Novel,which she co-authored with her daughter, Anne.

Russ earned a bachelor of arts degree from theUniversity of Arkansas in Fayetteville, a master ofarts degree also from the University of Arkansas,and a master of science in education degree fromHenderson State University.

She has been a dedicated teacher of Englishcomposition and literature. She taught part-timeand full-time in the English department atHenderson. She has pursued a publishing careerwhile being involved in all the aforementioned areasand being a mother, wife, and grandmother.

Lt. Col. Jimmie Owens Keenan is commander ofCamp Bullis Training Site at San Antonio, Texas.The facility is a 28,000-acre medical field trainingsite, with more than 700,000-man-days of trainingper year. She has held the position since June 2003.

Keenan previously held the position of congres-sional liaison officer for the Office of the SurgeonGeneral; congressional fellow assigned to the officeof Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas; congres-sional fellow for the agriculture department; chiefnursing positions in Germany, Kosovo and Korea;and nursing positions at Army hospitals in Texasand Georgia.

She received a bachelor’s degree in nursing fromHenderson in 1986 and a master of science degreein nursing administration from the Medical Collegeof Georgia at Augusta in 1989. She attendedCommand and General Staff College at FortLeavenworth, Kans.

Dr. Stephen Julian Holoviak is dean of the John L.Grove College of Business at ShippensburgUniversity of Pennsylvania and teaches courses inlabor relations, compensation, employment law,small business management organizational behaviorand various international management courses. He isactive as an advisor to student organizations and as acoordinator of the international management major.

He is the sole author of three books, co-author ofthree others, and has authored and co-authored 60articles for magazine and journal publications. Healso has worked in audio and television media andserved as the author or co-author of 12 trainingbooks or manuals.

Dr. Tammy R. Lamb Kinley is an associateprofessor in the University of North Texas School ofMerchandising and Hospitality Management atDenton. She won tenure in 2004 and is now aCategory II graduate faculty member.

She earned a bachelor of science in educationdegree in vocational home economics educationfrom Henderson and a master of science degreein merchandising from Louisiana Tech Univer-sity at Ruston. She holds a Ph.D. in clothing andtextiles merchandising from Texas Tech Univer-sity at Lubbock.

She teaches three undergraduate courses persemester and two graduate courses in a programrotation and serves as the advisor to Merchandising,Inc., a student organization. She also oversees anannual fashion show.

Paul E. Hankins is Vice President for Student Servicesat Henderson, a position he has held since 1997. Healso held the post of dean of students and instructor athis alma mater. He now supervises 46 employees inseven departments within the division and isresponsible for an approximate $1.4 million budget.

A speech major, he received a bachelor of sciencedegree in education and a master of science in socialagency counseling and a public school counselorcertificate from Henderson.

He is a veteran of the Air Force and served one yearin Vietnam.

Baumgardner is a 1982 graduate of Henderson,earning a bachelor of science degree in chemistry.He has approximately 25 years in the petroleumand petroleum-related products industry. From1987 to present, he has been employed by ErgonInc. of Jackson, Miss., as vice president of technicaldevelopment and more recently as executive vicepresident of Paragon Technical Services, Inc.

Baumgardner is involved in all facets of thepetroleum and petroleum refining industry. Underhis management, Paragon Technical Services isresponsible for worldwide testing and developmentcapabilities for the petroleum refining, roofing,waterproofing, protective coatings and specialtyasphalts and asphalt paving industries.

Baumgardner presently serves on various taskgroups of the American Society for Testing andMaterials (ASTM). He served as the chairman forthe International Technical Committee of theAsphalt Emulsion Manufacturers Association(AEMA) and is currently the chair of the organiz-ing committee for the International Symposium ofAsphalt Emulsion Technology (ISAET).

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News


Pat Donlow and Donnie Whitten are the firstHenderson graduates to receive three progres-sive degrees from Henderson State University.

Donlow and Whitten both enrolled in theEducational Specialist degree (Ed.S.) programwhen it began in the fall 2003 semester. Eachhad previously completed their bachelors andmasters degrees here. They were two of 10students initially in the Ed.S degree program.

When they graduated in May 2005, they werepart of the first class of Educational Specialiststo complete Henderson’s program.

Henderson’s commitment to education andprogress made it possible. “The Ed.S. programexemplifies the visionary leadership ofHenderson by continuing to address the needsof 21st Century leaders,” Donlow said.

Whitten agreed. “Henderson has been apositive influence in my life for the past 15years. The high quality academic programs ofTeachers College, Henderson combined withthe vision and dedication of the administra-tion, faculty and staff are providing graduateswith the essential knowledge and skills to helpchange the lives of our children,” he said.

A total of seven candidates received the Ed.S.in May. They are Jerri Simpson Courville, PaulAnthony Griep, Rebecca Nell Mulligan Ives,Lynda Nelson Samons, Bradley Neal Sullivan,Donlow and Whitten.

Ed.S. Program Graduates First Cohort

“Along with all our graduates, Donnie andPat exemplify the vision of quality educa-tional leadership. They are both loyal anddedicated ambassadors for the mission ofHenderson and the Educational Leadershipprogram as they apply their knowledge everyday in their professional positions,” said Dr.Johnnie Roebuck, coordinator and professorof Programs for Educational Leadership.Both Donlow and Whitten are employed byArkadelphia Public Schools. Donlow servesas director of The Schools of the 21stCentury program and Whitten is principalat Peake Elementary School.

Since 1978, Henderson has providedexceptional educational programming forschool administrators at the masters degreelevel as well as for post-baccalaureatestudents seeking certification for theprincipalship. Henderson’s school leadershipprogram is recognized throughout Arkansaseducational circles and Henderson graduatesare highly recruited as educational leaders.The Henderson Ed.S. program is aninnovative response to an increased demandfor prepared school leaders for the 21stCentury. The program is designed to ensuregraduate students preparing for senior leveleducational administration positions orsuperintendency have the opportunity togain knowledge and skills necessary to beproductive and successful school leaders.

Pat Donlow and Donnie Whitten look at Educational Specialist programmaterials under the guidance of Dr. Johnnie Roebuck.

Calendar of Events

Oct. 11, 7:30 p.m.Octubafest Ensemble and Solo RecitalRussell Fine Arts Harwood Recital

Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m.Jonathan Bergeron recitalRussell Fine Arts Harwood Recital Hall

Oct. 13-15 & 20-22, 7:30 p.m.Hedda Gabler, by Henrik Ibsen,(adapted by Jon Robin Baitz)Arkansas Hall Studio Theatre

Oct. 20, 7:30Brass Chamber Music SeriesRussell Fine Arts Harwood Recital Hall

October 24-29, Homecoming Festivities

Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m.Trombone Ensemble Concert,Russell Fine Arts Harwood Recital Hall

Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m.Zofie Vokalkova, flute, from the PragueConservatoryRussell Fine Arts Harwood Recital Hall

Nov. 17-20, 7:30 p.m.Nov. 21, 3:00 p.m.

A Festival of Ten Minute Plays, (variousplaywrights)Arkansas Hall Studio Theatre

Nov. 20, 3 p.m.Concert Choir ConcertRussell Fine Arts Harwood Recital Hall

Dec. 1-3, 6:30 p.m.Madirigal FeastGarrison Center Banquet Room

Dec. 10, Holiday Gala, DeGray Lodge(by invitation)

Dec. 16Winter CommencementDuke Wells Gymnasium

Jan. 31, 7:30President’s ConcertRussell Fine Arts Harwood Recital Hall

Feb. 16-18, 23-25, 7:30 p.m.The Boys Next Door, by Tom GriffinArkansas Hall Studio Theatre


By Troy Mitchell

Henderson State Athletic Director SamGoodwin and a committee of nine membersselected nine former Reddies to be inducted intothe Reddie Hall of Honor, Oct. 1, 2005.

The nine inductees include Larry Bray, VictorCrews, Jim Golden, Doug Goodman, LatariaAndrews-Hall, Scott Hanshaw, Elwood Meadows,Lena Womack-Moore, and Carroll Wood.

The ceremony will take place at the GarrisonCenter Banquet Room on Oct. 1 at 11 a.m. priorto Henderson State’s football game with Harding.

Bray, an All-American basketball player for theReddies, was a two-time All-Arkansas Intercolle-giate Conference selection. Bray totaled 1,152points and 512 rebounds during his career atHenderson State.

Bray is now the head coach of West MemphisHigh School where he has led the team tonumerous state championships.

Crews was a four-year letterman in football from1980-83 and lettered two years in baseball from1982-83. He was an All-American offensivelineman in 1983 and was a two-time All-AICselection.

Golden was a two-sport athlete at HendersonState playing both football and baseball from1957 to 1961. An All-AIC selection in bothsports, Golden had a career batting average of.333 and had Henderson State’s second longestkickoff return of 94 yards against Harding.

Goodman was one of Henderson State’s greatestbaseball players playing for the Reddies from1989 to 1992. A first-team All-AIC pitcher in1991 and 1992, Goodman recorded 22 winsduring his career at Henderson State. In 1992Goodman finished with a school record 10 winswhile striking out 62 batters.

Goodman ranks second in career wins atHenderson State, first in innings pitched(288.2), first in strikeouts (229), third inshutouts (9), first in complete games (28) andfourth in saves (4).

Hanshaw was an All-American swimmer for theRed Wave from 1989 to 1992 and was a five-timeNAIA National Champion. He led the Red Waveto four consecutive conference championships anda No. 3 NAIA national ranking in 1991.

During his career at Henderson, Hanshaw set three

individual school records and four relay records.

Andrews-Hall is one of the all-time greatvolleyball players at Henderson State. A firstteam NAIA All-American in 1992, Andrews-Hall was a two-time All-NAIA District 17selection and All-AIC pick. She was Henderson’sfirst All-American in volleyball.

While at Henderson State, Andrews-Hall totaled1,278 kills in two seasons and still holds therecord for career attack percentage with a .350percentage. Andrews-Hall also ranks sixth incareer defensive digs at Henderson with 1,333including a single-season record 859 in 1992.

During her two seasons at Henderson State, theLady Reddies had a record of 67-24 including a48-12 record in 1992 and a NAIA NationalFinal Four appearance.

Womack-Moore played for the Lady Reddiebasketball team from 1989 to 1993. Womack-Moore holds the Henderson State career scoringrecord totaling 1647 points and averaged 15.2points per game during her four years atHenderson State.

During her career she also totaled 274 assists(2nd) and 231 steals (4th). An All-AIC selectionin 1990, Womack holds the single-season recordfor assists with 127 during the 1990-91 season.

Meadows was one of the early pioneers of Reddieathletics. A three-sport athlete from 1931 to 1935,Meadows played football, basketball and baseball.The team captain in football in 1932 and 1934,Meadows was a two-time All-State pick in football,and a 1935 All-State selection in basketball.

Wood played basketball for the Reddies from1945 to 1948 and was a three-time All-AICselection. In 1947, Wood was selected the AICMost Outstanding Player.

This year’s event will include a golf tournamentto take place Friday, Sept. 30.

The three-man scramble event will take place atTurtle Pointe Gulf Club with proceeds benefitingHenderson State baseball.

For more information or to make reservations forthe Hall of Honor Dinner, contact the Reddieathletic department at 870-230-5161.

2005Hall of Honor

Reddie Report Spring 2005 • Page 8

Annual Fund

The Office of Development would like tothank Mr. Johnny Hudson, (’67), chair ofthe 2004 – 2005 Annual Fund Campaign,and his fellow alumni, friends and studentsfor their support of our alma mater. AshleyGattin Bowden, annual fund coordinator,has taken over the responsibilities involvedin the Annual Fund and adds herappreciation to all of the Reddies out there.The Annual Fund has become animportant part of the Henderson traditionover the past 14 years. Each year thesupport you have shown to Hendersoncontinues to grow. The dollars raised allowyour university to continue to:

• Provide student scholarships andsupport;

• Enhance the already strong campusprograms; and

• Develop a strong university image–locally and nationally

The Ringin’ Reddies will be conducting thephonathon portion of the Annual Fund onSunday through Thursday evenings fromSeptember 22 through October 25. Ourgoal this year is to eclipse the $100,000mark. Your generosity and support at anylevel are vital to that effort. Giving to youralma mater has never been moreimportant. We urge you to carefullyconsider your yearly gift of support to the2005 – 2006 Annual Fund at Hendersonwhen your letter and pledge card arrive orthe Ringin’ Reddies call.

For more information or to make yourpledge today, contact Ashley Gattin Bowdenat 870-230-5490.

Ashley Gattin Bowden accepted the position of AnnualFund Coordinator. Henderson has been a part of her familyfor many, many years. Her grandfather, father, and a few otherfamily members are all graduates of Henderson. She met herhusband while they were both students. Her brother iscurrently a sophomore, and she and her husband have a four-year-old “Future Reddie.”

Bowden says, “I am very excited about the opportunitiespresented to me in my position in the Office of Development.And I could not think of a better work location than BarkmanHouse! I must say I am looking forward to a great fundraisingyear and getting to know each of you.

If I can ever be of assistance to you, please do not hesitateto contact me.”

After working for seven years in the Henderson athleticdepartment, Yvonne Saul found a new home in the BarkmanHouse. She is the research and database specialist for thedevelopment office. Saul describes herself as “the keeper ofthe lost and found! “Let her know when you move, get a newjob, promotion, get married or add to your family, and shewill gladly update your information.

Saul’s husband, Tim, is employed as the Director ofMaterials at Scroll Technologies. Her son, Thomas, is a2005 Henderson graduate with a degree in biology and ispursuing his masters in health administration at TheUniversity of Iowa. James is a senior at Arkadelphia HighSchool and a member of the soccer, tennis and swim teams.

Saul is currently working on a degree in studio art andhopes to be the next Reddie alumna in her family.

Sherry Wright has worked at Faith MissionaryBaptist Church for the last 12 years. Earlier she was thechildren’s librarian at the Clark County Library foreight years. It was at the library that she developed arelationship with Henderson.

In August, Wright accepted the position as adminis-trative secretary for the development office. She says,“Since the moment I became employed at Henderson, Ican’t recall walking into a building where someone didn’twelcome me aboard. I am enjoying working in theBarkman House, and look forward to meeting many ofthe alumni.”

Wright’s husband, D., works for South CentralElectric Cooperative. Her son, Drew, is a sophomore atArkadelphia High School.

New Faces at Barkman House


Two prominent Arkansas realtors were nameddistinguished alumni for the May 2005 graduation.

Billy Jack Smith of Hot Springs and Paul Dixon ofLittle Rock addressed the graduating class in twoceremonies in the Wells Gymnasium after thethreat of inclement weather moved the activitiesindoors.

Smith, the son of Odell and Ruby Smith, was bornon March 4, 1931. He graduated from HendersonState Teachers College in 1952, serving as presidentof Kappa Sigma Kappa fraternity his senior year. Heserved on Henderson’s alumni board from 1996 to1999 and received an “H” Award in 2002.

Smith served in Korea with the U.S. Army and wasco-owner of Oaklawn Feed and Grocery in HotSprings, as well as a sales representative with DierksForest. He became a real estate agent in 1962 andstarted his own business, B.J. Smith Realty, in Hot

Springs in 1969. He sold the business tohis son, Scott, in 1996, but he

continued in the role ofexecutive broker.

Smith served as a Hot Springs alderman and is amember of the Hot Springs Board of Realtors,where he served two terms as president andreceived a Lifetime Achievement Award in1992. He has served on the board of directorsof numerous banks, various civic committeesand is a Paul Harris Fellow in the Hot SpringsNational Park Rotary Club. He is active inOaklawn United Methodist Church.

He married JoAnn Selig in 1955 and has threechildren – Kay Fleischner, Scott Smith, JoyJackson – and six grandchildren.

A native of Pulaski County, Dixon was aletterman on the Reddie football team. Hegraduated in May 1956 with a bachelor of artsdegree and a commission as a second lieutenantin the Military Police Corps.

Dixon is now employed with Deltic TimberCorporation as the executive broker at ChenalProperties in Little Rock. He was appointed tothe Henderson Board of Trustees by GovernorClinton in 1992, serving for two years as thechairman. Governor Huckabee reappointed himto the board in 1999.

With more than 20 years of experience in commer-cial real estate, Paul Dixon was awarded theCertified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM)designation in 1989 by the CCIM Institute, a partof the National Association of Realtors.

He is a member and past director of the Little RockRealtors Association, Arkansas Realtors Associationand the National Association of Realtors. He is a pastpresident and board member of the Arkansas CCIMchapter. He is a past regional vice president ofRegion VI of the CCIM Institute and a member ofthe Real Estate Cyber Space Society.

Dixon is a past president and board member of theHenderson Alumni Association, past potentate ofScimitar Shriners and past president of theArkansas Chapter of the Sons of the AmericanRevolution. He is an active member of the RotaryClub of Little Rock andHighland Valley UnitedMethodist Church ofLittle Rock.

Left: Paul Dixon. Right: Billy Jack Smith.

Back row, left to right: Dr. John Measel(’63),Dr. Don Roberts (’58), B.J. Smith (’52),Paul Dixon (’56), Carlton “Buddy”Formby (’61),Dr. Steve Duke (’66), Dr. Rodney Tillman(’43), Tommy Taylor (’60), W.H. “Dub”Arnold (57), Dr. Joe T. Clark (’51), RossWhipple (’73),

Front row, left to right: David Jones (’53),Jane Lucas (’67), Mary Jo McCorkle(’38), Dr. Margaret Gill Hein (’43),Wanda O’Quinn (’74), Jim Tom Caplinger(’40).


She was dressed in a red, velvet-sheened gownand pearls. She smiled. She sang. She laughed aheart-felt guffaw. She joked. She confessed to herfoibles. She quoted poetry that many had neverheard before.

And she and the audience fell in love witheach other.

Maya Angelou appeared on the stage of theArkansas Hall auditorium on March 3 to exhortthe capacity crowd of 1,000 to embrace literature“to find the rainbows in the sky,” as her grand-mother and uncle in Stamps had taught her andher older brother, Bailey, to do in the 1920s. Herappearance was one of the C. Vann WoodwardLectures in Southern History and Literaturesponsored by Henderson State University.

The connection was immediate. Angelou walkedonto the stage and started singing. The audience washers from that point on. She confessed that hercelebrity had made her wary of air travel – too manypeople, too many requests for attention. She nowtravels on a private bus from her home in Winston-Salem, N. C., to shield herself from the attention herappearance in public places seems to excite. The poetturned 77 in April. “People were shoving their babiesonto me!” she told the audience. “I borrowed a pagefrom the rock stars. I got a bus!”

The message, however, to her audience in ArkansasHall, was that they needed to embrace literature andpoetry. To blacks, especially, she said, literature andpoetry offer an uplifting message. “I’m especially gladto be in Arkansas and at Henderson tonight,” shesaid. “Henderson is and has been a rainbow. Itsincandescence was a light to those who neverdreamed of finishing high school.”

Angelou said she had never agreed with ThomasWolfe’s assertion of You Can’t Go Home Again, thetitle of the sequel to Look Homeward, Angel. “Youcarry your home with you,” she said, “though Ifound my great rainbows in the clouds in Arkansas.”

She was three and Bailey was five when theirparents separated. The youngsters were sent bytrain – unaccompanied – to her paternalgrandmother in Stamps, and she said the fact thatthey arrived where they were supposed to was

thanks to “Pullman porters and dining staff acrossthe United States.” They were delivered to Annie“Momma” Henderson and Uncle Willie Johnsonand lived there for four years.

Uncle Willie was paralyzed on his right side,Angelou said, the result of a birth defect, but sheand her brother just knew him as “a cripple.”Momma taught her to read, and Uncle Willietaught her math. He had her recite multiplicationtables as he held her near a wood-burning stove,causing the youngster to believe that if she made amistake in her recitations, he “would surely put(her) into that stove!”

She never realized the scope of her uncle’s influenceuntil after his death, Angelou said. She had returnedto Arkansas to settle his estate and was met at theLittle Rock airport by Daisy Gatson Bates. She toldAngelou there was someone she needed to meet.That person was Charles Bussey, the first blackmayor of Little Rock. Bussey told her that UncleWillie had taught him math, too. She asked howWillie had done that, and Bussey replied by holdinghim close to the wood-burning stove, Angelou said,eliciting laughter from the audience.

Later, a white store owner in Stamps told her he,too, had learned math from Uncle Willie – withthe aid of the wood-burning stove.

“I had no idea of the range of Willie’s influence,”Angelou said before breaking into a song about heruncle that Angelou wrote for singer Roberta Flack.

When she was seven and Bailey was nine, theymoved to St. Louis to live with their mother,Vivian Baxter Johnson, Angelou laughed, probablymore to cramp the divorcee’s style than to nurturethe two children. It was there that the eight-year-old girl was raped by her mother’s boyfriend. Hermother’s family likely was responsible for the man’smurder, so Angelou quit speaking, fearing thepower that her words had wrought. It wasn’t longbefore she and Bailey returned to Stamps and thestability of Momma and Uncle Willie.

Throughout her lecture, Angelou called on poetry– her own and that of her favorites, such as JamesWeldon Johnson and Paul Laurence Dunbar, fromwhose poem “Sympathy” she took the title of her

first autobiography, I Know Why the Caged BirdSings – to emphasize her points.

“All literature is meant to increase the species,” shesaid, “to let the species know that someone washere before you who was abused, who suffered...and yet miraculously survived and thrived ....”

She noted that African-American literature is toolittle taught and rarely cherished, and challengedthe audience to visit the “ill-treated” libraries andask for works by African-Americans or any of thegreat Southern authors and poets.

Literature, she said, “is capable of making adark day brighter, is capable of making a heavyday lighter.”

“I encourage you to go to the literature,” she said.“There are various Southern writers, black andwhite. There is somebody who looks like you,somebody who sounds like you.”

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Angelou’s appearance was the result of cooperationamong many offices, programs and donors andwas spearheaded by Dr. Alvin Futrell, assistant tothe president for diversity.

Months went into the planning for the event. Avariety of patrons came together to offerHenderson students, faculty and staff theopportunity to hear the nationally acclaimedauthor, poet and actress.

Various campus organizations donated money forthe appearance, and a fund-raising dinner washeld before Angelou’s performance.

“The Office of Diversity had been trying to dothis for about three years,” Futrell said. “Gettingher to Henderson came about through the effortsof many organizations and people. Two of ourbiggest donors were Ellis College and the Schoolof Business. Maralyn Sommer (dean of EllisCollege) and Gary Linn (former dean of theSchool of Business) committed substantialcontributions. John Hall and the HendersonFoundation were big supporters and sold tables (atthe dinner) for $1,000 to businesses andcorporations, which was highly successful.”


Futrell also cited the efforts of Kathy Muse, whodecorated the stage of Arkansas Hall, and StudentSupport Services, as well as Chad Fielding, associatedean of students, and the Student Activities Boardfor contributing to the success of the event.

“In my 30 years at Henderson, this was one of themost elegant events to be staged,” Futrell said.“The security was very, very good. In fact, she(Angelou) commented to me afterward on howgood the security was and how much sheappreciated their efforts.”

Among the benefactors were Southern Bancorp/Elk Horn Bank; the Horace C. Cabe Foundation;Ross and Mary Whipple; the Ross Foundation;the Olds Foundation Inc.; Merrill Lynch-LittleRock; Henderson’s Office of Alumni Services;President Charles D. Dunn; the HendersonFoundation; Vice President for Community andUniversity Relations Doris Wright; Vice Presidentsfor Academics, Finance and Administration,Student Services – Robert Houston, Bobby Jonesand Paul Hankins; TRIO Programs; Henderson’sSchool of Business; Henderson’s Ellis College ofArts and Sciences; Henderson’s Student ActivitiesBoard; Henderson’s Office of Diversity; JaneLucas; Henderson’s Honors College; Henderson’sWomen in History; Latrissa Jackson; John S.Choate; and the C. Vann Woodward Lectures inSouthern History and Literature.

The Woodward Lectures were established in 1990as a part of the Henderson State UniversityMillion-Dollar Centennial Campaign forExcellence. The lectures honor the late Dr. C.Vann Woodward, Sterling Professor of History atYale University, Emeritus, a Pulitzer Prize-winninghistorian of international reputation. Woodwardwas one of Henderson’s most distinguished formerstudents, one of Arkansas’s most notable nativesons and one of the nation’s greatest historians.

Woodward achieved acclaim in both historicalscholarship and literature. A noted analyst ofAmerican historical trends, he specialized in post-Civil War Southern history. He was basicallyresponsible for the thesis that more than any otherAmericans, Southerners have a sense of historyand that the distinctiveness of the South lies in itshistory, more particularly in the collectiveexperience of the Southern people.


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Diamond Bear Brewery Event—On

March 7, 2005 Russ Melton (’78), co-

owner of the Diamond Bear Brewery,

hosted the Little Rock Reddie Alumni

at the establishment in downtown

Little Rock. Pictured are Joe Hughes

(’55) and a few of the many guests

who stopped in to share in the event.

Diversity Gala—Dr. Alvin Futrell (’70,

’75), assistant to the president for

diversity, and the Henderson Diversity

Council hosted an Evening of

Elegance at Sherwood Forest in

Sherwood, Arkansas on April 1, 2005.

The gala was a benefit for the

Diversity Scholarship Fund. Two

attendees at this annual event were

Shawna McNeal (’98, ’01) and

Summer Futrell (’98) pictured here

posing for the camera.

Two former roommates, Joe T. Clark

(’51) and Don Cooper (’51) reminisce

during the ’47-’53 class reunion

banquet held in Hot Springs on April

29 at the Hot Springs Country Club.

The reunion committee headed by

Doris Robey (’50) planned an event-

packed weekend which was enjoyed

by all who attended.


Dr. Charles D. Dunn poses with

Louise Buckelew as she presents a

painting to the university. The work

depicts Caddo Indian pots seated on

a bluff overlooking the Caddo River.

Buckelew painted the work while she

was a student of Ed Martin, professor

of art at Henderson. The pots are in

Henderson’s collection of artifacts.

Houston Event—The Office of

Development was joined by several of

the Houston Area Alumni during an

event held at the Canyon Cafe on

April 5 at 5:30 in the evening. Pictured

are Rex Butler (’78) and Morgan Ely

(’99) in intense conversation.

Freshmen Girls of 1960—Lela Fisher

Wilson (’64), Freddie Jolley (’63),

Adriane Wilcox Anderson (’77), and

Johnnie Thomasson Henry (attended

’60-’63) were joined Friday, April 29

and Saturday April 30, 2005 by a few

of the ladies from the Freshman class

of 1960. They spent a reminiscent

weekend in Arkadelphia.

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Let’s say you need to edit a video or use acamcorder. Maybe you need to scan pictures orset up a satellite teleconference. Maybe you justneed to make a couple of posters or a bulletinboard. You want it to be sharp and professional-looking, but you’re not an expert photographer,you know little about satellites, and you wastedmore construction paper than you used the lasttime you tried to make a bulletin board.

The one-stop solution to your problems is theMultimedia Learning Center at Henderson. It’swhere you need to go use the latest computertechnology and teaching tools. Henderson andOuachita Baptist University students, faculty andstaff, as well as members of the community, areall allowed to use the facilities.

The Multimedia Learning Center offers a widearray of products and services. In the full servicecomputer lab, each PC is equipped with softwareprograms such as Access, Excel, FrontPage,PowerPoint, Publisher, and Word. The specialPC stations have Adobe Creative Suite, whichhas Photoshop, Illustrator, Go Live, and InDesign as well as Adobe Writer which will allowthe user to create PDF files. The learning centernow has two Macintosh G5 computers, eachwith a 27” screen that has Final Cut Pro withvideo editing software for the advanced user, andiMovie for the beginner. There are also colorscanners available.

The center also loans equipment for state-relatedor faculty-sponsored projects. CD players,extension cords, LCD projectors, lecternettes,screens, camcorders, digital cameras, overheadprojectors, slide projectors, laptops, tripods,flipcharts, easels and PA systems are all availablefor checkout.

The multi-media center offers lamination, colorprinting, binding, color paper, large envelopes,glue sticks, and Ellison Die paper cutters that aregood for posters, bulletin boards and scrapbooks.Greek letters are the newest shapes that thecenter has available for the Ellison Dies.

For teachers, the center offers the latest inteaching technology. There is the Tegrity station,which allows teachers to record online classes.There is an NCS OpScan 3 test scoring machinethat permits routine analysis of multiple choicetests. The center has C and Ku band satellitedown-link capabilities. Teleconferences may bedown-linked to the conference rooms in theEducation Center and the Huie Libraryclassroom.

In addition, the center has a high-speed audiotape duplicator and provides free duplication ofinstructional materials. The learning center hasthe technology to format VHS tapes into DVDs;even reel-to-reel tapes can be formatted to thepreferred medium. An international format VCRcan be used to copy or create video tapes ininternational formats.

The full-service computer lab of the MultimediaLearning Center includes an on site Help Deskto assist with software support. Also, the centerstaff is open to ideas regarding new products andservices, and there is a suggestion box for such.

The center is located in the Education Building,room 113 on the first floor. The hours of operationare 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursdayand 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday. For furtherinformation, contact the front desk at 870-230-5284; Jennifer Holbrook at 870-230-5275; orGerald Brewer at 870-230-5087. You can visit thecenter’s website at www.hsu.edu/multimedia.

Multi-Media Learning Center a Treasure Trove of Help

Arkansas College SavingsBond Program

If voters in the state approve a renewal of the Arkansas College

Savings bond program, Henderson State University will

construct a new technology center and make other

improvements on campus.

The Arkansas Department of Higher Education hopes voters

will decide to renew the bond program originally instituted in

the early 1990s as the College Savings Bond Program. The

proposed bond program will generate $150 million for

improvements to state universities across Arkansas, including

$10 million to be set aside to join the universities to the

eCorridor as requested by Gov. Mike Huckabee. Dr. Charles

Dunn, president of Henderson State University, described the

eCorridor as “the next generation Internet.”

Henderson’s share of the state bond proceeds would be $4

million, with $2.9 of that actually available for university

projects. The remainder would be Henderson’s part of the

eCorridor expense. Dunn compared the bond renewal to

a home mortgage refinance. “It’s like refinancing your

house without raising your payment and getting more

house,” he said.

Dunn said the biggest improvement that the bond issue would

bring to campus is a new technology center. In addition to

housing the university’s technology infrastructure, it would offer

computer labs open to students, faculty and the public 24

hours a day. Dunn said it would also be the location of a

technology assistance center that would be available not only

to students and faculty, but to area public school teachers as

well. Having one location for all these aspects of campus

technology would free up space for classrooms and labs in at

least three existing buildings, he said.

The cost to build a technology center would be $3 million

according to Dunn, so additional funding may be needed to

completely furnish the center. He said construction of the new

center could begin within 12 months after funding is received

and could be finished within 12 months of the start date.

Other projects on the university’s technology wish list include

burying all utility lines that presently run across the campus,

expanding the use of electronic locking systems on campus

buildings, implementing a wireless network, voice over Internet

protocol (VoIP) system, adding multimedia stations and a

campus announcement system. Dunn said some of the smaller

projects will be done regardless of whether the bond renewal is

approved. “But we’re going to focus the money we receive on

things that will provide long-term impact,” he said.


Monday October 24Homecoming Kickoff Cookout ........... 6 p.m .......... Garrison Center QuadCandidates Presentation, Games on the Quad

Tuesday October 25Homecoming Dance ........................... 8 p.m. .................... Garrison Center

Wednesday October 26Chamber Coffee ............................ 9:30 -11 a.m. ... Arkadelphia Town HallHomecoming Comedy Show .............. 8 p.m. ... Garrison Center Day GymFeaturing Tony Woods, A.G. White, and Jay Phillips

Thursday October 27SGA Homecoming Voting ......... 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. ........... Garrison CenterHeart and Key Ceremony ................... 7 p.m. ........................Arkansas HallBonfire and Drumbeat .................. after ceremony ............. Intramural Field

Friday October 28SGA Homecoming Voting ......... 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. ........... Garrison CenterOpen House .................................. 9 a.m.-4p.m. ............... Barkman House6th Annual Golf Tournament .............11 a.m. ....... Turtle Pointe Golf ClubKappa Sigma Kappa Banquet .............. 6 p.m. ...................... DeGray Lodge

HSU v OBU Swim Meet .................... 7 p.m. ............................. Wells PoolBlack Alumni Dinner .......................... 7 p.m. ..................... Banquet RoomMovie on the Quad War of the Worlds .. 8 p.m. .......... Garrison Center QuadKappa Sigma Kappa-Theta Xi Social . 8-11 p.m. ................... DeGray LodgeRecent Reddie Alumni Social .............. 9 p.m. ........ Turtle Pointe Golf Club

Saturday October 29All Coffees and Brunches ....................11 a.m. ................... Garrison CenterFamily & Cons. Sciences Open House 11 a.m. ......................... Proctor HallAlumni Swim Meet .............................11 a.m. ............................ Wells PoolGolden Reddie Luncheon .................. 12 noon ................... Banquet RoomAlumni Swimmers Awards .................. 1 p.m. ................. Wells Back LobbyClyde Berry Reception ........................ 3 p.m. ............. Back Lobby of WellsHomecoming Check-in ..................... 3-4.p.m. ................. Outside of WellsDedication of Clyde Berry Field ........ 3:30 p.m. ..................... Baseball FieldFun Yard ............................................ 4-6 p.m. ................. Outside of WellsBIG RED RALLY Tailgate ................ 4:30 p.m. ............... Outside of WellsHomecoming Coronation ................. 5:30 p.m. .. Carpenter-Haygood StadiumHomecoming Game ........................... 6 p.m. ..... Carpenter-Haygood StadiumH-Award/Alumni Board Presentation/Clyde Berry Presentation................... Halftime ... Carpenter-Haygood StadiumNPHC Greek Show ......................... After game ....................Arkansas HallAfter Game Social ............................... 9 p.m. ........ Turtle Pointe Golf Club

Sunday, October 30AVOC Reunion Performance .............. 2 p.m. ..................................... TBA

LocalAccomodationsThe Captain Henderson House349 North 10th Street, ArkadelphiaToll-Free: (866) HSU-INN1Phone Number: (870) 230-5544$80.00, $95.00, $110.00

DeGray Lake LodgeBismarck501-865-2851$84.00+tax1 King or 2 Full

Best Western Continental InnHwy 7 N & I-30136 Valley Rd, Caddo Valley870-246-5592$65.99+tax1 King or 2 Queen

Holiday Inn Express150 Valley RdCaddo Valley870-230-1506$49.95+taxDouble or Queen

Super 8118 Valley RdCaddo Valley870-246-8585$58.00+tax/$68.00+taxKing or 2 DoublesSuite (King and pull-out couch/single)

Pioneer Inn10th & CaddoArkadelphia870-246-6792$30.00+tax (this includes a 20%discount)/$36.90+taxSingle or 2 Full

Homecoming 2005Schedule of Events

On the weekend of April 29 - May 1, the Henderson State Teachers College (HSTC) Class of1950 continued to set a standard for 50 year-plus reunions. In a sequel to its “50 Celebrating 50” in2000, and “Mid-Century Classes” assembly in 2002, it hosted a super convention in Hot Springs forall former Reddies.

Headquarters for the event was the Arlington Hotel, where the management contributed greatlyto its success. The hospitality suite became a beehive of activity, where there was a constant exchangeof HSTC memories and what has happened since. Each evening, the hotel orchestra enlivened thelobby with music that brought back memories of dances in the Day Armory.

The showpiece of the entire meeting was an epicurean banquet at the Hot Springs Country Clubon Friday night. After a tribute to deceased Reddies and a timely invocation by Dr. Joseph Day (’50),Dr. Guinn Daniel (’49) hosted a forum for graduates from 1940 - 1955 to share their memories ofHenderson, anecdotes of their experiences since graduation, and a highly amusing variety of stories.

Most notable of the speakers, was Jim Tom Caplinger (’40), former chair of the HendersonBoard of Trustees, who gave a hilarious account of his pursuits of romance while on campus. Theirrepressible Joe Sweatt (’47) provided the highlight narrative of the evening with an explanation ofwhy he did not become a world class tennis professional. Homer Jones (’49) monitored the com-mentary of all participants with a series of colorful observations.

Henderson’s former development director, John Gyllin (’94, ’96), and Director of AlumniServices Lloyd Jackson (’02) concluded the presentations with reports of recent developments at theuniversity, and an assurance that plans for improving its alumni relations are underway.

On Saturday, the group used leisure time to explore Hot Springs, take a cruise on the Belle ofHot Springs, visit Garvan Woodland Gardens, and dine at the excellent restaurants of the area.

The very memorable reunion came to a close on Sunday morning with a return to the HotSprings Country Club for a fantastic brunch. There was no planned program, but plenty ofconversation and accolades for reunion committee chair Doris Chambers Robey (’50). Her organiza-tional skills and management of logistical tasks were evident throughout the entire weekend. Sheinsisted that equal credit be given to committee members Louise Chambers Bray (’48), Dr. GuinnDaniel (’49), Penny (’50) and Clayta Carver Scott (’51), Patsy Miles Searcy (’48), B. J. Smith (’52),and Jim (’50) and Pat Ellen Tucker (’50), from whom she, “had a lot of good help.”

A final comment by several of those attending was, “When are we going to do it again?”

1950 at 55


At the April quarterly meeting of the Henderson

State University Alumni Association Board of

Directors meeting, the directors voted to support

a legacy scholarship program for children and

grandchildren of Henderson alumni for the 05-

06 school year.

The first 11 recipients of the Henderson Legacy

Scholarship Program were approved at the July

meeting of the Henderson Alumni Board. They

are Jessica Piggee, the daughter of Edgar Piggee

(’77) from Texarkana; Christopher Frazee the son

of Walter Frazee (’74, ’76) of Hot Springs; Phillip

Moore, son of Phillip R. Moore (’78) of Mineola,

Texas; Torrie Willis, daughter of Donnie and

Karen Willis (’84 & ’90) of Forrest City; Jessica

Lynch, daughter of Lisa Lynch (’83) of Kirby;

Tember Kennedy, granddaughter of Verdon

Kennedy (’55) from Fort Smith; Megan Myers,

daughter of Mark and Shirley Myers (’83 & ’84)

of Jersey; Benjamin Hornbeck, son of Randy and

Emily Jo Hornbeck (’81 & ’81) of Hot Springs;

Whitney Kelley, daughter of Brenda Stephens

Kelley (’79) of Texarkana; Daniel Shelman, Jr.,

son of Deborah Shelman (2004) of Malvern; and

Christopher Rynders, son of James and Jackie

Rynders (’75 & ’83) from Malvern.

Applicants for the Henderson Legacy Scholarship

must be first-time freshmen, the child or grandchild

of a Henderson alumnus, and must complete and

submit the application. The selection process takes

into account financial need.

The Henderson Legacy Scholarship is another great

opportunity for the alumni association to give back

to the university and is possible only through the

support of Henderson’s alumni and friends.

Henderson’s MBNA credit card is a major source

of funding for the legacy scholarship and many

other alumni scholarships. To learn more about

the MBNA Affinity credit card, please visit our

website at www.hsu.edu.

First Eleven Recipients ofLegacy ScholarshipApproved.

By Dr. Joseph Day

Where are they now?Joe Hughes (’55) from North Little Rock, majored in physical education and socialstudies. He participated in tennis, ‘H’ Club, Heart and Key, and was president ofLambda Chi. One of the fondest memories he had of campus was meeting andeventually marrying his bride of 50 years, Wincie. They have three children; JoCarol, Dave, and Lea Ann. Hughes served 21 years in the U.S. Army and retired as aLieutenant Colonel in 1976. He retired from his second career with the Departmentof Environmental Quality in 1998. He is a member of the North Little Rock RotaryClub and a past club president and district governor of District 6150.

Ana Garcia-Gustafson (’63) from Denver, Colorado, studied Spanish, speech and dramawhile at Henderson. She was president of Alpha Xi Delta, a member of Thespians,Masquers, S.C.A., Polylinguistic Society, Panhellenic Council, and director of TheDesperate Hours. One of her fondest memories of Henderson is living with the Strackfamily for two years. Ana spent 34 years in public education—twenty-two as anadministrator, and twelve as a teacher in elementary education, middle and high schoolSpanish, bilingual education, and speech and drama. Ana and the late Donald V.Gustafson (Baby Blue-Eyes) are the proud parents of one daughter, Turi Aleta Gustafson.

Alum Notes

Theda Ross Aud (B.S.E. ’57) ofArkadelphia, was recently recognized aschair of the American Hospital Association’sCommittee on Volunteers during theAnnual Chairman’s Dinner of theorganization’s national meeting inWashington, D.C.Charles R. Gibbs (B.A. ’60) of Lake SanMarcos, Calif., retired last year after 36 yearsas a stockbroker. He is still president ofCRG Investment Corp. a general of NNNReal Estate. He is looking forward toreturning to campus this year and watchingthe Reddies play. He played football on achampionship Reddie team and ran hurdleson the track team.Judy Coker Andrews (B.S.E. ’61) ofDallas, Texas, became a licensed privatepilot in February, 2005. Passing her oralsand check ride at the age of 64, shecompleted her training at Addison Airportin the Dallas area. Judy retired in 2000 after20 years with Texas Instruments.Carlton E. “Buddy” Formby (B.S.E. ‘61)of Hot Springs, was inducted into theSchool of Business Hall of Fame atHenderson on May 9, 2005. In 1985,Formby and a group of investors acquiredMicroFlo Company in Lakeland, Fla.Formby retired in 2000 and is nowmanaging his investments and consulting invarious capacities, serving as president of acompany developing a product for use inthe maritime industry. He also serves as aboard member and officer of a medicalsupply company and a medical staffingcompany.Jimmy B. Golden (B.A. ’62) fromJonesboro, will be inducted into the ReddieHall of Honor on October 1, 2005.D. Larry McSpadden (B.M.E. ’62),associate professor of music, director ofchoral activities, and chairperson of fine artsdivision at Culver-Stockton College inCanton, Mo., has been named to theMissouri Music Educators Association Hallof Fame.Jay Bradford (B.A. ’63) of White Hall, wasnamed speaker pro tempore of the ArkansasHouse of Representatives during the 85th

General Assembly which convened January10, 2005 in Little Rock.Nick Wright B.S.E. (B.S.E. ’65) of Benton,has completed work on his first novel,Spirits Remembered, which chronicles the lifeof his great-grandfather, Timothy JohnBarnes.Fred Dawson (B.S.E. ’66) of Bauxite, washonored at his retirement reception July 16,2005. He served as superintendent of theBauxite School District for 11 years.

Earl Young Jr. (B.S. ’66) of Dallas, Texas,works in the missiles and fire controlbusiness unit at Lockheed Martin in Dallas.Young was one of several employees chosento receive a NOVA Award, the corporation’shighest recognition for individual or teamachievements.Harry Lane (B.S.E. ’68) of Dover, N.J., hasbeen selected as vice president channel salesfor ECONZ Wireless.Buddy Bradshaw (B.S.E. ’71, M.S.E. ’74)is retiring after being with the Bauxiteschool district since 1972. He taughtAmerican history and government andcoached basketball.Brenda Summerville Futrell (B.S.E. ’72)of Little Rock, was named 2004-05Marketing Teacher of the Year at the DECAstate conference.Susan Markell Buchanan (B.S. ’73) of FortSmith, started as principal in Springdale inAugust after having served as principal ofNorthridge Middle School in Van Burensince 2000.Mark Gillis (B.S., B.A. ’73) of Benton, isthe executive director of the Benton AreaChamber of Commerce. Gillis receivednational recognition recently from theSouthern Economic Development Councilas a Certified Community Developer.Ross Whipple (B.S., B.A. ’73) ofArkadelphia, was inducted in the School ofBusiness Hall of Fame at Henderson on May9, 2005. Whipple is managing partner ofWhipple Family Limited Partnership,Whipple Family Banking Partnership, andmanaging member of Horizon TimberServices. He presently serves on theHenderson State University Board ofTrustees, Henderson State UniversityFoundation Board, the Arkansas ForestryBoard, and the Clark County IndustrialCouncil.Larry Bray (B.S.E. ’74) was named theArkansas Democrat-Gazette Boys Coach ofthe Year 2005. Bray has spent the past 30years with the West Memphis SchoolDistrict, and the past 25 years at the highschool level. Bray has a 381-173 careerrecord as the Blue Devils’ coach. He will beinducted into the Reddie Hall of Honor onOctober 1, 2005.Martha D. McGraw Wisdom (B.S.,B.A.’75) an accounting graduate, wasrecently promoted to executive vicepresident and chief financial officer ofCentury Bank, N.A. in Texarkana, Texas.Wisdom joined Century Bank in 1997 assenior vice president and chief financialofficer and served as secretary to the boardof directors.Rick Minter (B.S.E. ’77, M.S.E. ‘78)returned to Notre Dame in January 2005 as

the defensive coordinator in football. Hecoached in South Carolina with Lou Holtzin 1994-2003. He was also the head coachat the University of Cincinnati.Daniel Wright (B.S. ’78) of St. Louis, Mo.,was named the winner of MonsantoCompany’s third annual Science andTechnology Career Award in St. Louis. Theaward recognizes outstanding and sustainedcontributions by an individual throughouthis/her career that have enhancedMonsanto’s leadership in science and/orcommercial success.Terry Rogers (B.S.B.A. ’82) of Bald Knob,was named president and chief executiveofficer of Treadway Electric after the familycompany was sold to the employees. Rogersis credited with authoring the plan thatculminated in the acquisition of thecompany and the change in management.Rogers, a certified public accountant, hasserved the last 12 years as the company’schief financial officer. He is currently in hissecond term on the Bald Knob city counciland is active in local youth and communityprograms.Sandy Becker (B.S.B.A. ’83) of LittleRock, has been selected to receive the 2005Arkansas Society of Certified PublicAccountants Public Service Award. Theaward recognizes CPAs who havedistinguished themselves in public serviceactivities at the local, regional, state ornational level. Becker is an active memberand committee chair in the Boy Scouts ofAmerica, Pack 332. He serves as thetreasurer of the Central Arkansas Chapter ofthe Associations of GovernmentAccountants, of which he is also a pastpresident and past regional vice president.Karen Garcia (B.S.B.A. ’83) of HotSprings, recently received a promotion atWeyerhaeuser Company. Garcia is the firstfemale to be strategic account manager forthe lumber business.Darrell Brann (B.A. ’84) of Augusta, Ga.,was named the associate director of theInstitute of Neuroscience at Medical Collegeof Georgia. Brann is a course director fortwo neurosciences courses taught this yearfor the first time.K. Victor Crews (B.S.E. ’84) of Glen SaintMary, Fla., will be inducted into the ReddieHall of Honor on October 1, 2005.Steven Mabry (B.S. ’84) of Dexter, Mich.,has been named president of DTE EnergyTrading, after serving as vice president of gastrading and origination, structure, andanalysis since 2003. Mabry has 15 yearsexperience in the energy field with 10 yearsin structuring and managing proprietary andasset-oriented trading and originationactivity. Prior to joining DTE EnergyTrading, Mabry worked for Reliant Energy



Europe in The Netherlands overseeingenergy trading, asset optimization,origination, operations, and structuring.Grady Spann (B.S. ’84) of Washington, hasbeen selected as the general manager of theOzark Folk Center State Park at MountainView. Spann will be responsible for alloperations at the park which is dedicated tothe preservation and perpetuation oftraditional Ozark Mountain crafts andmusic. Prior to joining the Arkansas StateParks, Spann served with the U.S. Army asan officer in the Military Intelligence Corps.Mary McNabb Taylor (B.S.E. ’85) ofArkadelphia, was named Physical Educatorof the Year by the Arkansas Governor’sCouncil on Fitness. Taylor has 18 yearsexperience in the physical education fieldwith the Arkadelphia school district. Shecredits her students and faculty members forher success.Ruby Henry (M.S.E. ’87) of Arkadelphia,is a third grade teacher at Central primarySchool. Henry recently received a grantprovided by the Arkansas CommunityFoundation and Weyerhaeuser Co.Foundation. The grant funds teachers topresent math, science, and environmentalstudies in new and innovative ways.Deborah Nious (B.A. ’88) of Harvest, Ala.,was recently awarded the Arts and LettersAward by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority forher contributions to the field of music.M. Clay Berry (B.S.E. ’89) was recentlynamed head coach of the Lufkin HighSchool baseball team.Shannon House Prince (B.S.E. ’89) ofArkadelphia, is a first grade teacher at PerrittPrimary School. Prince has been chosenWal-Mart Teacher of the Year by theArkadelphia Wal-Mart SuperCenter.Annette Scogin (B.S.E. ’89) was named thenew volleyball coach and assistant athleticdirector for Springdale High School. Scoginhas 14 years volleyball experience inArkansas and Texas.Paul Calley (B.S.E. ’92) is Bryant’s headfootball coach. Calley received theSporty Carpenter Coach of the YearAward at the halftime of a Hendersonspring football game.Doug Goodman (B.S. ’92) of Little Rock,will be inducted into the Reddie Hall ofHonor on Oct. 1, 2005.Roy Turner (M.S.E ’93) has been namedthe new principal of Beryl HenryElementary School in Hope.Christina Wells (B.A. ’95) graduated inAugust 2004 with a Ph.D. in English fromthe University of Maryland, College Park.Wells is now an associate professor ofEnglish at Northern Virginia CommunityCollege.

Donnie Whitten (B.S.E. ’95, M.S.E. ‘00,Ed.S. ’05) of Arkadelphia, was inductedinto Henderson’s Alpha Delta Chapter ofAlpha Epsilon Lambda, the national honorsociety for graduate students, during thespring ceremony.Stanley Ellis (B.A.’96, M.S. ’00) hasaccepted the position of associate dean ofacademic affairs for ITT Technical Institutein Little Rock.Randy Rutherford (M.S.E. ’97) has beenappointed principal at J.A. Fair High Schoolin Little Rock.Dawn Burger Higgs (B.S.E. ’97, M.L.A .’05) was inducted into Henderson’s AlphaDelta Chapter of Alpha Epsilon Lambda,the national honor society for graduatestudents, during the spring ceremony.Marla Strecker (B.A. ’98, M.L.A. ’01) hasaccepted the position of English instructorat Akansas State University at MountainHome.Glen Beedle (B.A. ’99) of Arkadelphia, hasbeen appointed the new city treasurer byArkadelphia’s board of directors. Beedleserved as the city’s grant writer and asinterim treasurer since last October.Chad Callais (M.S.E. ’01) has been hired asthe offensive line coach for the footballprogram at Nicholls State University.Callais served as the offensive line coach atHenderson for three seasons and a graduateassistant for one season.

Fred A. Coon, IV (B.S. ’01) of Jonesboro,graduated in May 2006 from Arkansas StateUniversity in Jonesboro with a master ofscience degree in mathematics.Jeremy Horton (B.S.E. ’01) of Camden,graduated in May 2005 with a master oftheological studies degree from LouisianaBaptist Theological Seminary.Demedia Tippitt (B.S.E. ’01) of Houston,Tex., completed a master’s degree ineducation from Houston Baptist Universityin May 2005.Gay Buck (B.A. ’03) of Arkadelphia, wasinducted into Henderson’s Alpha DeltaChapter of Alpha Epsilon Lambda, thenational honor society for graduate students,during the spring ceremony. Buck ispursuing a master of science degree incommunity counseling.Rafael Da Silva (B.S. ’03, B.S. ’05) ofArkadelphia, was inducted into Henderson’sAlpha Delta Chapter of Alpha EpsilonLambda, the national honor society forgraduate students, during the springceremony.Cherye Belford Limoges (B.A. ’03) ofDonaldson, was inducted into Henderson’sAlpha Delta Chapter of Alpha EpsilonLambda, the national honor society forgraduate students, during the springceremony. Limoges is pursuing a master ofscience degree in community counseling.

Mom finally got my bib!I saw the little babies in Mom’s Reddie

Report with their bibs. So I tore out a

photo and left it where she’d get the

message. She finally let the gang in

alumni services know that I had

arrived, and they sent her this cool

“Future Reddie” bib just for me. You

can get one, too. Tell your folks to

contact alumni Services. The

contact information is in the

front of the magazine. Are you

REDDIE to be as cool as I am?

Lost AlumniHow do you lose a Reddie? Too many times ouralumni forget to let us know when they havemoved. If you know where to find any of theselost Reddies, please contact the Alumni Servicesso that we can send them a Reddie Report.

1950’sLucille Anders 1950Othel Owens 1951Dorothy Hill 1952Sherman Yates 1953Lowell Austin 1954Earnestine Green Harper 1955Gary Daniel 1956James Stearn 1957Glenn Wheeler 1958Helen McNeely Bell 1959

1960’sDonald Jolly 1960Henrietta Ball Patrick 1961Charles Whitley 1962Sybil Crawley 1963Johnnie Ewing 1964Elsie Helms Goza 1965Stella Hamm 1966Ralph Marcum 1967Richard DeJarnatt 1968Kenneth Irvan 1969

1970’sJohn Whatley 1970Twila Edwards 1971Brenda DeWoody 1972William Shirron 1973Stanley Fikes 1974Apache Willis McKinney 1976Murl Pilcher 1977Karen Fearno Daley 1978Carl Kittrell 1979

1980’sRobert Love 1980Jerry Edwards 1981Stanley Taylor 1982Joyce McRee Coppage 1983David Kok 1984Diane Burkhardt 1985Pichan Mahachanok 1986Jennielea Carmical Haynes 1987Dietrich Nickleberry 1988Tina Robbins Turley 1989

1990’sDave Vandersloot 1990Rachel Murphy Murphy 1991Steven Bratton 1992Deano Norsworthy 1993Rita Tuggle Lock 1994Danny Breshears 1995Brooke Ausbrooks Cole 1996Angelina Glasgow 1997Shea Ferguson Hylton 1998Donald Westerman 1999


Kyle Tschepikow (B.A. ’03) a summa cumlaude graduate, was awarded a $26,000Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship to studyabroad. Tschepikow is studying medievalliterature at the University of Wales, Bangor,Wales, United Kingdom. Tschepikow is thetwelth Henderson student in the past 15years to be selected for one of Rotary’sprestigious international scholarships.Jan Whatley (B.A. ’03) is the newestmember of the English faculty at Universityof Arkansas Community College at Hope.Wendy Allen (B.B.A ’04) of Sheridan,successfully completed the certified publicaccountant exam on her first attempt.Adrienne Green (B.S. ’04) of ElDorado,testified before Arkansas Congressmen onbehalf of TRIO programs from HendersonState University, Congressional District 4and the State of Arkansas. Green expressedher concern and outrage in response toPresident Bush’s proposal to eliminate twoTRIO programs.

Weddings

Koren Beard (’94) and Darryl Young, May28, 2005.Tara Hollingshead (’97) and James Rollins,April 9, 2005.Sylvia McNeal (’97, ’99) and Eric Brown,April 8, 2005.Nancy Koen Parish (’98) and Anthony LeeParish, August 6, 2004.Matt Hardee (’00) and Julie Pennington(’02), March 4, 2005.Gina Hasley (’00) and Joe Full, June18, 2005.Laura Culpepper (’01) and MatthewKnight, February 25, 2005.Roshunda Allison (’02) and Terral Harper,March 19, 2005.Joycelyn Belcher (’02) and Steven Bell,January 1, 2005.Matthew Jamison (’02) and Robyn Radtke(’04), June 11, 2005.Crystal Jones (’02) and Ralph Reed III,March 26, 2005.Jameel Wesley (’02) and LaJarlyn Harris,July 2, 2005.Brian Harris (’03) and Jessica Morrison(’05), May 7, 2005.Brian Denning (’04) and Diana Struble(’04), March 12, 2005.Jennifer Lynn Duke (’04) and ChristopherAllen Oradat, January 22, 2005.Jimmy Mitchell (’04) and ElizabethHarper, May 14, 2005.Sarah Pickham (’04) and Jacob Steward,April 30, 2005.

John Rhodes (’04) and Holly Wagnon(’05) May 21, 2005.Marcus Rogers (’04) and Ann Rambin,March 19, 2005.Joshua Smith (’05) and Rebecca Robbins,May 29, 2005.Louis Craig (staff ) and Jackie Battle, July9, 2005.

Births

Ronda Erwin Cowan (’85) and Steve, ason, Oliver Gilchrist, January 7, 2005.Blake Batson (’89) and Jill ManningBatson (’93), a daughter, Elizabeth Blaise,May 8, 2005.Paul Caver (’89) and Nicol, a daughter,Sullivan Joy, December 17, 2004.Greg White (’90) and Tandee HerronWhite (’92), a daughter, BrooklynnMichelle, January 27, 2005.Amanda Nutt Fenocchi (’91) and David, adaughter, Olivia Grace, November 30, 2004.Paul Mays (’93) and Lisa CulpepperMays (’93), a son, Andrew Michael,October 22, 2004.Jennifer Ozment Caldwell (’94) andAndrew Caldwell (’95), a son, MilesAndrew, August 6, 2004.Ken Duke (’94) and Michelle, a daughter,Lauren Faye, July 7, 2005.Robbie Estes (’94) and Peggy CullingEstes (’94), a son, Robert Ray IV, May 25,2005.Meredith Echols Bell (’95) and Blake, ason, Jarrett Allen, July 14, 2003.Brian Merritt (’96) and Mitzi, a son,Copeland James, November 27, 2004.Michelle Center Ortiz (’96) and Alistair, adaughter, Alexandra Ruth, January 11,2005.Nathan Sullivan (’96) and Erin, a daughter,Emma Kathleen, December 13, 2005.Cynthia McCord Monin (’97) and Mark, adaughter, Dallas Elizabeth, November 24,2004.Doyle Moore Jr. (’97) and Chanel SmithMoore (’01), a son, Isaac Emmanuel , onJanuary 5, 2005.Paul Ruckstahl (’97) and Felicia ParishRuckstahl (’97), a daughter, Gracie Louise,March 2, 2005.Cassandra Tatum Thrower (’98) andShelley Thrower (’02), a son, Elijah, July16, 2005.Jeremy Cole (’99) and Natalie SandersCole (’02), a son, Parker Matthew, April 7,2005.LaShawnda Williams Noel (’99) and Telly,a son, Tylan Noel, January 31, 2005.


Yolanda Ware Beard (’00) and Derrick, ason, Derrion Lashawn Thomas, July 24,2004.Jason Mitchell (’00) and CarolineWoodson Mitchell (’00), a daughter,Carly Beth, March 17, 2005.Amy Chambers Montgomery (’00) andRoss Montgomery (’02), a son, LukeWilliam, January 11, 2004.Jason Patterson (’00) and AshleyDunahoo Patterson (’00), a son, TatumReed, April 15, 2005.Aaron Stewart (’00) and Faith EvansStewart (’02), a son, Jackson Alexander,March 1, 2005.Jill Chancellor Williams (’00) and Casey,a son, Ty Thomas, March 1, 2005.Michelle Goodson Owen (’01) andAnthony Owen, a son, William CarrollOwen, July 8, 2005.Kina Richardson Riley (’01) and Kevin, ason, Ayden Rashad, April 7, 2003.Phillip Rook (’01) and Esther, a son,Hunter Blaze, January 28, 2005.Kellie Johnson Webb (’01) and Kyle, adaughter, Riley Lynn, December 1, 2004.Crystal Warren Williams (’01) and ClayWilliams (’01), a daughter, Hillary Blaire,December 28, 2004.Pacer Blevins (’04) and Janet, a daughter,Abbey, November 2, 2004.

StaffErin Lafont (staff ) and Chris Lafont, ason, Spencer Lane, January 23, 2005.Randy Seale (staff ) and Summer Seale, adaughter, Devyn Makayla, April 11, 2005.

Adoptions

Holly Holbert Richey (’92) and Chrisannounce the adoption of their sonChristopher Ryan, February 28, 2005.

Anniversaries

Kenneth Davis (’49, ’74) and RamonaSmedley Davis (’70, ’74) celebrated 50years of marriage, July 3, 2005.Ronald Whisenhunt (’55) and WavaneeBarentine Whisenhunt (’78, ’89)celebrated 50 years of marriage, March 31,2005.Harold Tilley (’57, ’63) and CarolynCastleberry Tilley celebrated 50 years ofmarriage, January 21, 2005.Linda Borders Gandy (’88) and LeeGandy celebrated 50 years of marriage,May 29, 2005.

Obituaries1920’s

Charles Lee Hamilton (’29) 100, of ElDorado-January 12, 2005.

1930’sMildred Sloan Erwin (’32) 94, ofNewport-January 4, 2005.Dorothy Grace Wright Jeffus (’34) 94, ofCamden-March 13, 2005.Estelle Lookadoo Butler (’35) 91, ofCarmel, Ind.-April 13, 2005.Pansy Mae Puckette (’38) 87, of MountainHome-May 11, 2005.Mary Ann Pilkinton Hargis (’39) 87, ofMorrilton-April 9, 2005.

1940’sNell O’Dell Carrigan (’40) 96, ofTexarkana-March 11, 2005.Lou Emma Reid Woodall (’40) 91, of PineBluff-April 18, 2005.Dan Kemp Nall (’42) 85, of Sheridan-March 4, 2005.William Dean Tommey (’42) 85, of ElDorado-June 3, 2005.Florine Elliott Overton (’47) 87, ofMalvern-March 10, 2005.Wade Sublett (’47) 84, of Hot Springs-May28, 2005.Stephen Polink (48) 83, of Fairchance,Penn.-January 24, 2005.Martha Jane Steelman Barnett (’49) 85, ofFordyce-March 14, 2005.Lorraine Larsen Jones (’49) 77, of LittleRock-May 8, 2005.Opal Ross Tisdale (’49) 89, of Malvern-February 1, 2005.

1950’sGeorge Waymon Fite (’50) 80, of Malvern-May 7, 2005.Cleo Ramsey Trussell (’52) 97, of Paris-February 19, 2005.Patricia Delaney Stiles (’58) 77, ofMalvern-March 7, 2005.

1960’sAlice Dixon Staggs (’60) 66, of LittleRock-March 2, 2005.Joy Forga Barrett (’62) 66, of Hot Springs,June 14, 2005.Mary Lucy Brooks Harkins (’62) 75, ofMalvern-May 8, 2005.Genevieve Wilson Simpkins (’66) 63, ofJonesboro-2005Thomas Jules DeBruin (’62, ‘67) 68 ofSeadrift, Tex.-May 20, 2005.

Michael Hockersmith (’67) 59, of HotSprings-February 22, 2005.Anna Pumphery (’69) 69, of Fisk, Mo.-February 26, 2005.

1970’sJesse Hawkins (’70) 76, of Hot Springs-January 27, 2005.Leona Hogan (’71) 91, of Benton-January2005.Glenda R. Suddath (’71) 55, of Malvern-April 13, 2005.Wanda Marlar Martin (’73) 78, of Cabot,March 2005.Jackie Looper Porter (’73) 57, of Alma-January 26, 2005.Dale Gene Schimmel (’73) 53, of LittleRock-March 2, 2005.Sherry Massey Cowart (‘74, ’78) 66, ofGlenwood-January 23, 2005.Don G. Drake (’74) 59, of Little Rock-April 14, 2005.Emma Sue Wilkerson (’74) 64, of Bryant-January 26, 2005.Sally Ann McFarland Hoyt (’76) 72, ofHot Springs-May 16, 2005.Ruth Geddie Nunnally (’76) 71, ofCamden-February March 15, 2005.Pamela Walker Williamson (’78) 47, ofNorth Little Rock-February 20, 2005.Terry L. (Nash) Whittley (’79) 49, ofGreenbrier-March 21, 2005.

1980’sKimberly Anne Palmer Harper (’89, ’94)38, of Hot Springs-January 24, 2005.

1990’sTerrell Raynard Smith (’90) 37, of LittleRock-May 4, 2005.

2000’sAnthony Ryan Moore (’02, ’04) 26, ofPearland, Texas-March 12, 2005.

Faculty & StaffDr. Wayne G. Delavan, 89, of Arkadelphia-March 06, 2005.Marion (Rowley) Jones (retired faculty) 85,of Harrison-Septtember 3, 2003.

Former StudentsMildred “Mima” Cazort (attended ’45,’46) of Hot Springs-April 30, 2005.Byron Lindsey “BT” Tolbert II, (attended’04)19, of North Little Rock-April 17,2005.

Former TrusteeH. D. Luck, 79, of Arkadelphia-January 3,2005.

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Henderson will soon have two new residencehalls built in the footprints of the historicGoodloe and Holly halls on Huddleston Street.

Goodloe, once home to Henderson’s athletes andlater to faculty offices, was razed in July to makeroom for the two new housing facilities. The newhousing will feature suites consisting of twosemi-private bedrooms and a shared bathroom.The three-story residence halls will offer livingquarters for 175 students each. Each facility willalso have laundry rooms, community livingroom, and game rooms.

Cris McGough, residence hall director, said thenew facilities are more in line with what studentswant. McGough said the new residence halls willbe co-educational as is Sturgis Hall. A femalewon’t have a male roommate or suitemate butshe might have male neighbors across the hall,he explained.

Bobby Jones, vice president of finance andadministration, also compared the style of thebuildings to Sturgis, which provides housing forthe Honors College. The new buildings will be

brick with brick veneer recessed bands at the baseand there will be a pre-cast concrete band aroundthe center of each building. The new residencehalls are scheduled to be open beginning withthe Fall 2006 semester.

Steelman Connell Moseley Architects P.A. is thedesigner and Kinco Constructors, LLC of LittleRock is building the two 44,000 square-foothalls. The construction is financed throughbond issues to be repaid over 25 years, accord-ing to Jones.

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