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Col. Carl Baswell inducted into Hall of Distinction. See pages 4-5.
Arkansas Tech establishes its Student Alumni Association.See page 3.
Director of Alumni Relations Kelly DavisCoordinator of Young Alumni &Student philanthropy Alison ParksCoordinator of Alumni Communications& Activities Aaron JonesAlumni Office Administrative Assistant Terry Holland-Finley
Tech Action is published quarterly by the Arkansas Tech Alumni Association, 1313 N. Arkansas Ave., Russellville, AR 72801. It is sent to alumni, parents, friends and faculty/staff of Arkansas Tech University. We welcome manuscripts and photographs from our readers. Please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you would like your originals returned. Parents, if your son or daughter attended Tech and is no longer living at this address, please notify our office of his or her new address. Address updates can be submitted to the Arkansas Tech Office of Alumni Services by calling (479) 968-0242 or by sending e-mail to [email protected].
Cover Photograph Liz ChrismanContributing Photographers Steve Newby, Liz Chrisman, Tim CarrE-mail address [email protected] site www.techties.atu.edu
Editorial Committee Kelly Davis, Jayne Jones, Julie Nebben Morgan, Susie Nicholson, Sam Strasnerpublications/creative Services Felisha WeaverDirector of New Media Carrie Harris Phillips
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Tech Action, Volume 48, No. 4. Arkansas Tech University Alumni Association, Alumni House, Russellville, AR 72801
Alumni Association Board of Directorstech
Tech Action
Old Friends, New Friends at Homecoming 2012Homecoming 2012 at Arkansas Tech University was a
reminder that the only constant in life is change.
Sometimes change is for the better. It was great to see
so many young alumni back on campus and enjoying the
various events during Homecoming. There is nothing more
gratifying than watching our student leaders from recent
years become alumni leaders.
With an involved and growing young alumni base, the
Tech tradition will be in good hands for future generations.
Sometimes change makes us sad.
Invariably each year during Homecoming, we look
around and take note of the familiar faces that are no
longer with us. It was especially poignant for many of us
that this was our first Tech Homecoming in almost 60 years
without the late Coach Don Sevier. He, and many others,
were missed and fondly remembered.
The names and faces change as the years and
decades go by, but our shared affection for Arkansas Tech
carries on. It is perpetuated by individuals with a shared
commitment to ensure that current and future students
enjoy the educational opportunities at Arkansas Tech that
made such a large difference in our lives.
That commitment to Arkansas Tech by its alumni and
friends is demonstrated in many ways.
This issue of Tech Action includes the names of those
who made contributions to the Tech Loyalty Fund during
the 2011-12 fiscal year. We thank those individuals for their
financial support of our university’s educational mission.
Equally valuable is the support we receive from alumni
who come back for events on campus, tell a prospective
student about the benefits of a Tech education or wear
their Wonder Boys and Golden Suns T-shirts with pride.
We are an institution of significance within our state
and our region. If you are an involved alumnus or friend of
Arkansas Tech, we appreciate your willingness to give back.
If you haven’t been involved with Tech for a while, come
join us. We can always make more room on the bandwagon.
The best days for Arkansas Tech are still to come.
Kelly Davis ‘81
Director of Alumni Relations and the Tech Loyalty Fund
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catch up with an old friend today
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Cover Story
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Lynsie Whitlow is living proof that Arkansas Tech
University has become an institution of choice for many
of our state’s brightest students.
“I decided to come to Arkansas Tech when I was
in seventh grade,” said Whitlow. “My dream was
always Tech. It means everything to me. Graduating,
finishing toward the top of my class and having a great
experience were all my goals. Arkansas Tech has given
me all of those opportunities and so many more. I had
a chance to meet the dean of my college the first week
of classes as a freshman. Opportunities like that are
why Tech has meant the world to me.”
Whitlow, a junior from Alma, is the first president of
a new student organization that seeks to build upon the
enthusiasm that current Arkansas Tech students have
for their university.
The Arkansas Tech University Student Alumni
Association was founded by action of the Tech Board
of Trustees on Aug. 17, 2012. In its first semester on
campus, the Student Alumni Association is already
among the largest registered student organizations on
campus with more than 200 members.
As defined in its organizational document, the
Arkansas Tech Student Alumni Association “shall work
in cooperation with the Tech administration and current
students to uphold the current traditions of Arkansas
Tech University while furthering their knowledge of the
Arkansas Tech Alumni Association.”
The Arkansas Tech Student Alumni Association has
six stated goals:
1. Promote the spirit, pride and traditions of
Arkansas Tech University.
2. Provide opportunities for students to develop
leadership skills as a member of the Student Alumni
Association Executive Board.
3. Promote greater interaction between students
and alumni.
4. Build awareness, understanding and support for
the Arkansas Tech University Alumni Association.
5. Provide education relating to the importance of
philanthropy at Arkansas Tech University through the
Arkansas Tech University Foundation.
6. Develop a strong group of engaged alumni.
For more information, call (479) 968-0242 or send
e-mail to [email protected].
Tech creates Student Alumni Association
Photographed, Above:
The members of the first
Student Alumni Association
executive board are (from
left) Weston Clark, Lynsie
Whitlow, Katie Magnus and
Mary Beth Jones.
Tech adds alumni chapter for River ValleyThe Arkansas Tech University Alumni Association
has expanded its outreach in the Fort Smith region with
the creation of the Arkansas Tech River Valley Alumni
Chapter.
A group of 11 founding members gathered to
officially set the chapter in motion on Thursday, Aug. 9.
Bob Moody of Fort Smith will serve as the first
president of the River Valley Alumni Chapter.
Other officers include vice president Tracey Geren of
Fort Smith, secretary Amanda Daniels of Fort Smith and
treasurer Norma Meares of Fort Smith.
The River Valley Chapter is Tech’s second alumni
chapter. The Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter, which currently
has more than 50 members, was established in 2011.
For more information about alumni chapters, call
(479) 968-0242 or send e-mail to [email protected].
Photographed, On the Cover:
Arkansas Tech Student
Alumni Association members
(from left) Bryan Ferguson,
Caroline Vining, Taylor
Phoumivong and Ashton
Coleman enjoy Baswell
Techionery on a warm
autumn day at Arkansas Tech.
AlumniAssociation
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Homecoming 2012
Neither wind nor cold nor rain could stop Homecoming 2012 at Arkansas Tech University.
Alumni and friends turned out in big numbers for the Homecoming Golf Classic and the Ladies Champagne Bingo Luncheon. As always, the Hall of Distinction reunion dinner was a gathering of many of the most esteemed and loyal members of the Tech Family.
Saturday brought more alumni events, the Homecoming parade on campus and the annual Alumni T Club meeting.
It all led up to the crowning of senior Alyssa Verkamp of Charleston as Homecoming queen 2012 and a 45-38 Wonder Boys’ victory over Southeastern Oklahoma State.
The weather could have been better, but nothing could have beaten the fellowship and good times at Homecoming 2012.
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Homecoming 2012
Ladies Champagne
Bingo LuncheonFriday, October 5
Lake Point Conference Center
Pam Martin Mathis, Suzanne Harmon, Stephanie Strack Mathis
Shervena Thompson Grubbs, Julie Nebben Morgan, Rebena Thompson Graham
Patsy Marshall Kerley, Louise Broomfield, Charlene Henderson, Shirley Drewry Dodd, Barbara Creecy Tate, Lou Nell Davis
Debra Hunter, Nina Goza, Laura Griffin, Alice Batch, Linda Bean, Pam Carr, Sara Bashaw
Maysel Teeter
Marian Embrey Bartlett, Earlene Webb
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Homecoming Golf Classic
Friday, October 5Russellville Country Club
The three-man team of Jim Gray, Tommy Hindsman and
Bob Whorton fired a 15-under par round of 56 to win the
2012 Arkansas Tech University Homecoming Golf Classic at
Russellville Country Club on Friday, Oct. 5.
Gray/Hindsman/Whorton finished two strokes clear of the
field, which included 32 teams and a total of 96 individuals
playing in support of the Arkansas Tech Alumni Association
Scholarship.
Proceeds from the Homecoming Golf Classic have helped
the Arkansas Tech Alumni Association fund more than
$37,000 in scholarships over the past two years.
The winning team made 15 birdies and three pars. They
finished strong with three consecutive birdies.
The team of Scott Dorminy, Bryan Fisher and Heath Styles
finished second with a round of 58. Third place went to Will
Berry, Matt McCoy and Ed McSpadden. They fired a 59.
The shot of the day was executed by Kyle Johnson, who
holed out his team’s second shot from 160 yards away on
the par-5 17th hole for a double eagle.
Closest to the hole competitions were won by Eric
Laffoon on the seventh hole and Tom Wald on the 11th hole.
2012 Homecoming Golf Classic ResultsFirst Flight
Jim Gray/Tommy Hindsman/Bob Whorton 56
Scott Dorminy/Bryan Fisher/Heath Styles 58
Will Berry/Matt McCoy/Ed McSpadden 59
Todd Dennis/George Jones/Dan Nicholson 60
Steve Dixon/Bobby Furnatter/Joey James 60
Leon Anderson/Wyn Norwood/David Rollans 61
Matt Cooper/Kevin Norton/Jared Wood 61
Eric Laffoon/Matt Kucala/Nick Noles 61
Jamie Barker/Alvin Lievsay/Jim Parker 62
Dan Lovelady/Paul Lovelady/Roy McSpadden 62
Adam Anderson/Clay Anderson/Dusty Bonds 63
Bucky Croom/Johnny Morgan/Walter Ramsey 63
Second Flight
Jeff Jones/Jeff Pipkin/Tom Wald 64
Travis Horn/Jeremy Lawson/Will Wetzel 64
Ronnie Higgins/Larry LaFevers/Truman Pew 64
Gregg Grant/John Grant/Tom Steward 64
Beau Funderburk/John Rommel/Wendell Woodard 65
Danny Bunting/Johnny Cunningham/Phil Fisher 65
Kim Freeman/Rick Simmons/Amy White 66
Keith Allison/William Allison/Danny Wooten 67
Curtis Markle/Steven Spack/John Williams 67
Eric Catlett/Robert Haynes/Duff Sturgeon 68
Keith Moore/Neil Reynolds/Jamie Sorrells 68
Third Flight
Ruben Camacho/Steve George/Lyle Manning 69
Kevin Coleman/Kyle Johnson/Nick Tencleve 69
Chris Boudreaux/John Reno/Earnest Taylor 69
Kent Bartlett/John Feltner/Mike King 70
Jim Bentley/Bill Grant/Don Helms 71
Mark Gotcher/Mary Gunter/Allan Nolan 74
Will Cooper/Tommy Fields/Aaron Hogan 74
Brian James/David Manns/Norman Watson 75
Ron Bailey/Lavoin Ballinger/Jim Pate 76
Glen Bishop/Becky Callaway/Theresa Herrick 78
Daniel Connerly/Casey McCrane/Derrick Pledger 82
2012 Homecoming Golf Classic Champions: Bob Whorton, Jim Gray and Tommy Hindsman
Leon Anderson Dusty Bonds Roy McSpadden
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Hall of Distinction
Reunion DinnerFriday, October 5Chambers Cafeteria
East Banquet Hall
Carl Baswell, Bill Harmon
Jeanice Falls, Jill Brown
William Wofford, Ronald Chastain
Laurie Bibler, James Bibler, Maysel Teeter, Robert C. Brown
William Shaver, Virginia Shaver
Robert Norman, Barger Tygart, Ron Bailey
Stanley Teeter, Travis Adams, Lou Adams
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Homecoming 2012
Alumni and Friends
ReceptionFriday, October 5
Russellville Country Club
John Deal, Mary Hobbs Anderson, Ann Barnett, Jayne Jones
Lynn Hindsman Hardin, Robert Norman
Jim Murphy, Wyn Norwood, Kelly Davis
Dana Florian, Mark David Burns
Thurman Alexander, Ruby Jean Alexander, Lavoin Ballinger
Linda Bryan Phillips, Shervena Thompson Grubbs, Leon Anderson, Joan Hobbs Caughman,
Mary Hobbs Anderson, Rebena Thompson Graham
Howard Ritchie, Becky Clark Ritchie
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Hindsman Players
BreakfastSaturday, October 6
Lake Point Conference CenterBarger Tygart, Kelly Davis, Bill Davis
Sharon Drewry LaFevers, Saundra Lyons, Ted Lyons, Larry LaFevers
Charlie Niven
James Hudspeth, Robert Wolf Jerry Tomlinson, Betty Jo Bailey
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Alumni GoldClass of 1962
ReunionSaturday, October 6
Chambers Cafeteria West Dining Hall
Irene Edgar, Marie Lewis, John Laughinghouse
Jim Bryan, Carl Day, Reed Leon Dinkins
Suzanne Harmon, Robert C. Brown
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Homecoming Parade
Saturday, October 6Arkansas Tech Campus
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Alumni T Club Annual Meeting
Saturday, October 6Hull Letterman’s Lounge
Dean Wilburn, Jeff Carter
Jack Hamm, Leon Anderson
Arnold Bowden, Travis Adams
Maxie Mathis, Stephanie Strack Mathis and Family
Jim Murphy, Darryl Melton
Scott Breed, John Montgomery, Stanley Teeter
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Homecoming 2012
Party at the Plaza
Saturday, October 6Centennial Plaza
Dustin Parsons, Guy Joubert, Roger Norman, Jenny Bowen
Alison Parks, Tiffany Terrell Nance, Charissa Bazarow, Amber Rowlett, Jenn McDannold
Ben Rothwell, Ed Bashaw Russellville Area Chamber of Commerce “Flash Mob Dance”
Lyndi Mabry, Travis Flower
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“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.”
— William James
The alumni and friends recognized in the following
pages are making a difference through their gifts in
support of Arkansas Tech students. Several years ago, we
named our annual giving program the Tech Loyalty Fund
because those who provide much needed private funding
on an annual basis are expressing their loyalty and
commitment in a tangible way. We appreciate them and
the name is a tribute to them.
Arkansas Tech continues to grow and prosper thanks
to the vision and dedication of our faculty, administration,
staff, students and donors.
The significance of private giving cannot be
overstated. There is no gift too small, because every
gift makes a difference. The most important thing is
participation.
For every name on this list, we have many others who
have not yet joined us in our efforts. Many still believe
that because we are a public institution we receive the
funding we need from the state. That simply is not the
case.
As we grow, the percentage of state funding decreases
because we must spread the same amount of funding
over an increasing student population. In the 2011-12
academic year, our state funding provided only 40 cents of
every dollar for the unrestricted educational and general
operating budget.
Students seek a quality education, and providing that
education is the mission we strive to fulfill every day. Not
only for them, but for every person and community they
will impact during their lives.
Private gifts fund scholarship assistance, give students
opportunities to take part in national competitions and
regional meetings and provide resources for the purchase
of supplies and equipment for academic departments and
athletics.
Reserve your spot on next year’s donor roll by making
your gift today. It’s easy, especially by using our secure
online giving site: www.atu.edu/givetotech
If you prefer to give by check, make it payable to the
Arkansas Tech University Foundation and mail it to: 8820
Tech Lane, Russellville, AR 72801. Bank draft is also an
option.
Call (479) 968-0400 for more details. Contributions
in support of Arkansas Tech that are made through the
Foundation are considered charitable contributions for tax
purposes. Consult your financial advisor or tax preparer to
find out how this might benefit you.
Sincerely,
Jayne Jones
Vice President for Development
You Make the Difference at Arkansas Tech
Jayne Jones
VP for Development
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2011-12 Roll of Donors
J.W. HULL SOCIETY
Adams Vines FoundationMyrna AdamsCora Adkins Estate, First State Bank & Trust Co.AMR Architects IncMaynard and Amy AndersonAnonymousBob BalkmanBank Of AmericaHeartsill Bartlett TrustPolly Bartlett TrustCarl F. BaswellBaum EstateWilliam and Mary BowenBridgestone AmericasRobert and Jean BrooksBurris IncCenterPoint Energy Resources CorpCenturyTelChambers BankJohn Chambers
ChartwellsCecil CogburnCogswell Motor Inc*Connie CokerCompass Group USA IncFlorence C. Cooper TrustBill Donnell, Jr. Golf TournamentDeward and Anne DopsonEntergy Corporation Matching Gift ProgramElton and Deanna EpleyExxonMobil FoundationLaura Ferguson Foundation TrustFirst State BankCharles A. Frueauff FoundationNathan G. Gordon Revocable TrustGTE FoundationBill and Suzanne HarmonBenny and LaVel HarrisWilliam and Elizabeth Balkman House
Gerald and Charlotte JohnstonJunior Auxiliary of RussellvilleLiberty BankM E Maxwell TrustLloyd D. McDanielMillard-Henry Clinic PAMike and Joy MillerMichael MortonJacquelin NealBob and Sandra NormanJoie NuttRexann OllerDonnie PendergraftRichard PerkinsPhil and Judy PhillipsRegions BankDonald W Reynolds Foundation, Inc.Ben and Terry RothwellDojelo RussellRussellville Kiwanis Club
Don and Mary Anne SalmonShoptaw Labahn and Company PAJohn and Carol ShoptawRobert and Lisa ShoptawSimmons BankLeMoyne and Jawanda SmithSparks Regional Medical CenterSt Mary’s Regional Medical GroupKenneth and Janice SuttonEstate of Norris C. TaylorStanley and Maysel TeeterRick and Harriet ThoneTommy and Mary Alice TomlinsonLouise TurnerMike and Teresa WilkinsMartha WilliamsTed and Betty Williams Charitable Trust
HERITAGE SOCIETY
Travis and Lou AdamsCora Adkins Estate, First State Bank & Trust Co.Andy and Lou Ann AndersFerne Shinn AndersonHeartsill Bartlett TrustPolly Bartlett TrustCarl F. BaswellBob BeaverJames and Laurie BiblerShannon BriggsRobert and Jean BrooksBill and Emily CallanCecil Cogburn
Florence C. Cooper TrustOpal CoxWilliam and Virginia Ann DavisCheryl DentonDeward and Anne DopsonLaura Ferguson Foundation TrustCharles ForeSue FrueauffNathan G. Gordon Revocable TrustMary GunterRoger and Mary GunterVincent HarderPeggy Hawkins
Theresa HerrickTommy HindsmanJames and Linda HolderLillian HooverPhil and Linda JacobsTom and Jayne Jones John Krohn Patricia Cartwright MattinglyM E Maxwell Trust Lloyd D. McDaniel Rick and Harriet Meadows Van and Marilyn Moores David and Dana Moseley
Jim Murphy Jacquelin Neal Joie Nutt Rexann Oller Jim Sanchez James and Paula Shinn Nina Sprick Thomas and Maggie Sullivan Tommy and Mary Alice TomlinsonLouise TurnerBarger and Doris TygartMartha WilliamsTed and Betty Williams Charitable Trust
Named in honor of the eighth president of Arkansas Tech University, the J.W. Hull Society was formed to recognize our alumni and friends who have given cumulative gifts of $50,000 or more during their lifetime. We are thankful for their continued support.
Contact: Dana Moseley, Director of Gift Planning, (479) 964-0532 or [email protected] to recognize our alumni and friends who have invested in the future of Arkansas Tech University through their wills, trusts, or estate plans.
We gratefully recognize the following donors who made Tech and Tech students a priority in their giving.
Tech students will be making calls during the Tech Loyalty Fund Phonathon
in February and March of 2013. Student callers enjoy visiting with Tech alumni and
friends to update our records, talk about the great things happening at Tech and ask
for support of the Tech Loyalty Fund, Tech’s annual giving program.
Don’t miss your chance to talk to a Tech student and find out more about what
makes Tech a great place to learn!
Phonathon returns this spring
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Leave your
Legacy at Tech
Include the
Arkansas Tech
Foundation
in your will
or trust.
Tech Loyalty Fund
Gifts of all sizes to the Tech Loyalty Fund, Tech’s
annual giving program, make a difference.
Donors who have given consistently for ten or more years
are members of the Loyalty Society. They are denoted
by “LS” and the number of giving years to the right of
their name.
Donors who give every year beginning the year of their
graduation are designated as Loyalty Pacesetters.
The Class of 2006 was the first class to make a collective
gift to the Tech Loyalty Fund and other recent
graduates have followed their leadership. They are
denoted by “LP” to the right of their name.
The following giving clubs recognize Tech Loyalty
Fund (annual) gifts at the designated level:
- Elmo Browning Society: $25,000 or more
- Chairman’s Society: $5,000 through $24,999
- President’s Club: $1,000 through $4,999
- Dean’s Club: $500 through $999
- Tech Benefactor: $250 through $499
- Friend Club: $100 through $249
- Tech Honor Roll: Up to $99
Despite our best efforts to prevent it, the possibility exists
that we may have accidentally left a name (or two) off of
the list. Please contact us with any corrections: Arkansas
Tech Development Office (479) 968-0400.
ELMO BROWNING SOCIETYAnonymous Arkansas Community Foundation Ted and Betty Williams Charitable Trust
CHAIRMAN’S SOCIETY
PRESIDENT’S CLUBVerlon Abram LS 11Travis and Lou Adams LS 38Adkins and Associates IncAmerican Electric PowerAmgen FoundationLeon Anderson Insurance IncLeon and Mary Anderson LS 21Ronald and Angie AndersonArkansas VIP Awards IncArvac, Inc.AT&T Higher Education/Cultural Matching Gift ProgramJeffrey AulgurToni Bachman LS 18Michael and Linda BenefieldJames and Laurie BiblerAndrew Fox and Jo BlondinArnold and Katherine Bowden LS 16Charles and Gayla BraggSid and Sue Brain LS 34Bridgestone AmericasBridgestone/Firestone Trust FdShannon Briggs LS 12Gary BrileyGary BurtonMinnie Lou Casey LS 26Robert and Frankie Casey LS 31Thomas CasnerCenturyTelChambers BankJohn Chambers LS 15Compass Group/CanteenConAgra Frozen FoodsCooling and Applied Technology IncCrafton Tull and Associates Inc
Bill and Paula CurtisCypress Pork LLCDana Corporation FoundationDon and Kelly DesotoDuane and Carol DipertDavid and Shirley DoddDover Dirt DaubersDavid and Tammy DoyelDuffield Gravel CompanyRonnie and Susie Duffield LS 12Irene Edgar LS 31Tommy Estes LS 15ExxonMobil FoundationJeanice Falls LS 17Martha Faulkner LS 15Feltner’s Athlete’s CornerFidelity Charitable Gift FundFirst State BankLawrence and Alice Fletcher LS 14Jacqueline Gardner LS 14Diane GleasonKeith GoberGary and Jeannie GreenFrank Griffin Oil Co IncMary Gunter LS 11Johnnie and Carolee Hamilton LS 22Rick and Judith HamptonHanesbrands, Inc*W.R. “Bud” and Joan Harper LS 13Hightower Oil CompanyTruman and Jan HillChuck and Donna Horne LS 19Cynthia HudsonInnovative Industrial Solutions Inc
International Paper CompanyEllen JenkinsTom and Jayne Jones LS 23William KeetonOwen and Mandy KellyJack and Diane KingCharles and Wilma Labahn LS 19Thomas LastovicaEleanor Lipsmeyer LS 25Dan and Marsha Lovelady LS 18Kenneth Lucas LS 19David and Ginger Ludwick LS 11Ron Collins and Mary Jo LusnakGeorge MacleanRyan McChesneyFrank and Sue Merritt LS 37David Middlebrooks LS 11MK Distributors IncMobley Construction CoBryce and Carol Mobley LS 10David and Dana Moseley LS 16Judy Murphy LS 11My Sports Dreams LLCScott and Carolyn NeelNEW Customer Service Companies, Inc.Martha Newton LS 14Julie NormanOG&E Electric ServicesGlenn and Jean ParksRichard PerkinsBill and Metta Plegge LS 13Jeanne PruittBryant Richardson, DDS, PABryant and Brandi Richardson
Cora Adkins Estate, First State Bank & Trust Co.AMR Architects IncRobert and Jean Brooks LS 17Compass Group USA IncCheryl DentonBill Donnell, Jr. Golf Tournament
Entergy Corporation Matching Gift ProgramFarm Credit ServicesCharles A. Frueauff FoundationCraig GoodlettJunior Auxiliary of RussellvilleLiberty Bank
Powell and Kaye McClellanRexann Oller LS 19Greg ParksRegions BankBen and Terry RothwellLeMoyne and Jawanda Smith LS 28
Contact: Kelly Davis, Director of Alumni Relations and the Tech Loyalty Fund, (479) 968-0242 or [email protected]
* Denotes deceased donor.
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PRESIDENT’S CLUB (Continued)
RMC Consulting, Inc.Jimmy and Nancy RofkahrRussellville Family Clinic, PARussellville Kiwanis ClubRussellville Lions ClubMark ShackelfordShelter Insurance - Peggy StrattonShoptaw Labahn and Company PAJohn and Carol Shoptaw LS 20Robert and Lisa Shoptaw LS 14Simmons BankJamie and Beth SorrellsSt Mary’s Regional Medical Group
Sue StallingsState Farm Co FoundationThomas and Elizabeth StinnettGary and Peggy Stratton LS 13Mack and Sherri StreetyKenneth and Janice Sutton LS 14Micheal TarverStanley and Maysel Teeter LS 36Rick and Harriet ThoneRichard and Hollie Trow LS 11Fritz Kronberger and Sharon TrustyTwo Rivers Farm & Duck ClubMartha Vance LS 16
Vaughn Bay ConstructionWal-Mart FoundationJohn and Trudy Watson LS 20Western Sizzlin’ RestaurantJim and Mechele White LS 16John and Leigh Whiteside LS 12Mike and Teresa WilkinsEd and Carol WilliamsMartha Williams LS 39Robert A. Young, Jr. DDSRobert and Marty Young LS 19
DEAN’S CLUBRoss and Rita Adams LS 34Cathy BakerEd and Sara BashawBeta Gamma SigmaGlen and Susan Bishop LS 11BJJ Corp DBA Text Book Brokers, RussellvilleBKD, LLP, Accounting Education FundBonds Family DentistryIrma BoyerBoys and Girls Christian Home Ministries IncBrangus Steak HouseBrown and Brown of AR IncChris BurkPaul and Regina BurrisClifton and Sherry Caldwell LS 36Cargill PorkClarence and Elizabeth Carnahan LS 35John CarterMichael and Sarah Carter LS 23Bob CartwrightEldon and Juanita Clary LS 24Brett and Diane CornwellPhillip and Lois Cox LS 14Anthony and Vickie CrowsonBill and Ann Davis LS 16Mike and Shauna Donnell LS 13Bob and Carolyn Edwards LS 20Clyde S. Efird, DDSCharles and *Jane Fore LS 19Crystal GarbeChuck and Pat Gordon LS 15John and Etta Grant LS 12Jeffery A. Hale M.D.P.A.Rusty HamesQuentin and Shellie HannaBob and Polly HardinRichard HarrisGerald and Carol Harvell LS 17The Brad Hendricks Law Firm
Tommy and Shelby Hillman LS 20Hindsman and Son IncBrenda HippLillian HooverWinford and Gladys Hoover LS 13*Milton Howell LS 21James Fork Regional Water DistrictDonald and Brenda Johnston LS 13Drs. Johnston & Richardson PLLCJerry JonesMike and Patsy KingLawrence, Schluterman & Schwartz LTDAlvin and Rhonda Lievsay LS 17Charlotte Linch LS 19William and Kathleen MaGeeJoyce McCain LS 13Irene McKeeRoy and Linda McSpadden LS 10Bill and Dolores McSpaddenMike and Joy MillerRaymond MollBob and Betty Moore LS 20Johnny and Julie Morgan LS 23Ardith Morris LS 15*Thomas and Joan Morris LS 24MS Wholesale Plumbing IncMullens Family PartnershipBert and Annette Mullens LS 26Nationwide Insurance FoundationFrank Nelson LS 12Bill Newsom LS 11Nishant IncBob and Sandra Norman LS 36Gary Parvin LS 10Charles and Margaret Pearson LS 17Pettit and Pettit Consulting Engineers IncSarah PhillipsPressure Trucks IncPrice Milling Company
Stan and Dacie Rau LS 19Karen ReynoldsGene and Bonnie RingHoward and Becky RitchieKen RossiJohn and Denise Rowland LS 12Russellville School DistrictRussellville Symphony GuildFrank and Linda RussenbergerBetty Salmeri LS 19Bill SaxtonScotty’s Storage Trailer Rentals, Inc.Becky Shopfner LS 11Hugh and Mary Silkensen LS 20Micheal SmithRoy and Sandy SmithRobert Stark LS 13Kirk and Sue Stone LS 11Terry and Cathy SuenTodd SweedenTerra RenewalRobert and Helena ThurlbyTommy and Dean TreatDanny and Twana TrouttTyson FoodsTyson Foods - ClarksvilleCliff UnderwoodWarren and Andrea Underwood LS 11University of ArkansasRandy and Thelma VeachKeith VessJeffrey M. Ward DDS, PAGeorge and Kathy WarmanSteven WarrenWells Fargo FoundationDean and Kathy Wilburn LS 12Robert WolfSteve and Connie Zimmer LS 15
TECH BENEFACTORSFaye AbernathyLewis Adams LS 34Adventure Associates IncBarton and Angela AllenAmerCableAndy and Lou Ann Anders LS 12Ferne Shinn Anderson LS 11An-Pro CompanyArkansas Best CorporationCol (Ret) Raymond and Linda ArmentJames and Sherry BartlettKent and Jean Bartlett LS 11Kent D. Bartlett, DDSBeall, Barclay & Company PLC CPAsLinda BeanKenny and Celeste BellKirk and Jane BendaBirds AR Properties LLCGordon and Leslie Blackwell LS 19Gene and Aida Boyle LS 12Samuel BradshawLarry and Cathy Brandt LS 23
Hugh and Martha BrewerSteven and Kathryn BridgesJoe and Nan Bull LS 20Bunting Electric CoMyra BurgessJerry and Nancy Burns LS 40Mark BurnsDale and Rebecca Burris LS 11Juanita ButlerC & D Drug StoreJody and Lynn CallawayNorman and Linda Carnahan LS 11Mr. Calvin CassadyChambers Memorial HospitalRonald and Pam ChastainLinda Clarke LS 11Bill and Lorie Clary LS 10Keith and Gayle Clutts LS 12Cobb’s West Side PharmacyAndrew and Loretta CochranStan Cochran LS 10Richard and Mary Cohoon LS 28
ConocoPhillipsOlin and Millicent Cook LS 32Cornerstone Construction of Russellville IncBruce and Frankie CrabtreeCrocker FarmsEthan CrockerD & R Jacimore IncRobert and Lawanda DaleDavid and Rhonda DareJudith DavisTom and Susan DeBlackWilliam and Virginia DodgenRobert and Susan Dunn LS 12Bill and Sharon EatonBob EwellHoward FaulknerCurt and Sue FinleyBryan and Paige FisherGene and Jana FitchBob and Debra FithenSteve FrickSue Frueauff LS 17
* Denotes deceased donor.
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TECH BENEFACTORS (Continued)G R Realty IncMichael GarnerRobert GordonBill and Tonya GossageGraham Co IncRonnie and Beverly GrahamPete and Nancy GrantDan GrayRobert GunterLaura HaberstrohGeorge and Anita HallJim and Lynn HardinBenny and LaVel HarrisJim and Linda Harwood LS 19Peggy Hawkins LS 15Ron HigginsWesley and Niki HigginsonJim and Jean Higgs LS 21Danna HinesGary and Darlene HodgesR.E. and Suzanne HodgesMike and Sherry HuddlestonRandal and Patsy IsomHank and Delores Jacobs LS 10Stefanie JaegerJames and Doris JarrellJack and Judy JenkinsJohnson County Regional Medical CenterDavid and Wendy Jones LS 11*Jack and Ida Ruth Jones LS 14Keenan JumperK & R Field Services, LLCJack Kelleher LS 22Larry and Sharon LaFeversBrandi LaneGeorge and Joan LangeEdwin and Sharon LeachmanJoe and Corinne LinamJames and Jennie Little LS 18Gregg and Becky LongSteve and Betty LongLuxury Pool & Spa
Ted and Saundra LyonsMain Street BarbersMarshall and Thelma MartinRandy and Lisa MartinMaxie and Stephanie Mathis LS 10Maxie and Pam MathisMaus Implement IncDon and Pam McAnultyBruce McConnell LS 10Mike and Sue McCoy LS 10James McKean LS 15Douglas and Eugenia McKinneyMetropolitan Life FoundationJerry and Ruth MillsapsCharles MoonTed and Sandra MotsingerWalter and Helen MottGeorge and Shirley Moye LS 12Jim Murphy LS 15Nationwide Insurance - Lamberson AgencyBill and Linda NicholsDan and Susie Nicholson LS 12Charlie and Lou Niven LS 20Norwood Agency IncDavid Oates LS 11David OsburnAlison Parks LPParkway DentalBill and Ellen Parton LS 18Rick and Lalita PerkinsBill PetersRichard and Janis Petronis LS 15Jim and Janet PettyJeff and JoGena PipkinH.L. and Sherry PolsgrovePrzybysz & Associates CPAsRayco Tool CompanyRon and Donna ReynoldsDoug Roberts LS 18Michael RobinsonDavid and Georganne RollansMary Ann Rollans LS 14
Eddie and Traci RoodBobby and Linda RushRussellville Animal ClinicRussellville Lawn and LandscapingRussellville Rotary ClubDonald Ryan LS 11Misty SampleyEarl and Mary SearsFrank Sharum Landscaping Design, Inc.Phillip and Lisa Shelby LS 13Jack and Joyce Shepherd LS 18H.L. and Barbara Shepherd LS 12Harry and Jewel SimcoxCleo Simmons LS 20Timothy and Kristin SmithDavid and Betty Snellings LS 14Sorrells Body Shop IncHarlon and Jean Sory LS 11Richard and Lawana Staggs LS 13James and Deborah SteinPaul and Stephanie SteinJames and Adelyn Stevenson LS 16John Stiritz LS 13Steve and Jeanie StrasnerDoyle and Susie TennisonJim and Kay Tucker LS 34David and Susan UnderwoodMac and Donna Van HornJerry D. Vaughn & Assoc. Inc.Vinson Steam CleaningFrank and Rudda Ward LS 17Don and Mildred WashingtonHeath and Amy WesselsStephen and Tracie WhiteJeff and Andrea WoodsPat WoodsonPhil Wright AutoplexBob and *Virginia Wright LS 19Yell County Medical SocietySonny and Gail Zachary
FRIEND CLUBAcee CompanyRonnie and Carol AdkisonDwane and Anita AhrensPhilip AlexanderJ.T. Altman LS 16Sara AndersJim and Ramona AndrewsArkansas Farm Bureau FederationArkansas Orthopaedic CenterArkansas Orthopaedic InstituteArkansas Valley Chiropractic ClinicASY Enterprises LLCJames AustinBilly and Bonnie BakerCarl and Lena Barger LS 11Hays and Jean BarnettAnn BarnettTekla BarrClem and Jamie BarrereLouise BarryJeannette BartlettTery and Mary Baskin LS 14Carl F. Baswell LS 19Stan and Alice BatchRegina BatesB.J. and Kristy BayerRobin Bean LS 10Travis and Deborah BeardDennis and Doris BeldenDennis and Virginia BernerL.P. and Virginia BerrierBest Source, IncJames and Christy BibbRandy and Jane BittleAndy and Jennifer Bixler LS 12Charles BlaschkeMike Bogue
Paul BooneBooth’s Janitorial and Carpet ServiceJeffrey and Carey BosoldTim and Kelly BostickThomas and Chari BouseDonald and Gwen Bowen LS 31Virgil and Modean BowmanLes BoyumGlenn BradfordLarry and Mary BranchScott BreedChristion and Denise BrewerJerry and Linda BridgesDavid and Beth Brooks LS 11Christi BrownBill and Sue BrunnerJames and Ann Bryan LS 14Jack BuellHarley and Jo BurkeButcher Boy Burgers, Inc.Tommy and Becky ButlerLes and Lyndal Byram LS 36Bill and Emily Callan LS 32Tom and Martha CameronMary Ella CampbellTim and Pam CarrChris and Mary CarrollJimmy and Bobbie CarterSandra ChandlerLarry and Sandy ChefferChestnut Small Animal ClinicPatrick and Connie ChristiansenErin ClairJudith ClarkJohn and Carole ClarkeCourtney ClarkeCleburne County Farm Bureau
Sam and Gail CoffmanCoffman-Standridge LLCMindy ColeCheryl Coleman LS 11Samuel Collier LPConway County Farm BureauMatt Cooper Agency, Inc.Matt and Pam Cooper LS 11Jim CopeEldean Corley LS 33Steve and Theresa CorleyLarry and Mary Nell CottonPreston and Betty CowgerDenzil and Phyllis CoxRobert CraigBradley and Lori CrawfordRich and Patti CrooksSam and Diane Cummings LS 10Cunningham Metals IncD & V Lodging IncD.A. DahlkeGeorge and Esta DahlkeHarley and Patricia Davis LS 11Kelly and Reta Davis LS 12DeBlack Eye Care CenterNicolas del GraziaDellinger AutomotiveOttie and Carolyn DickersonKirk and Pamela DixonRic and Margo DossMegan DouglasBrent and Christa DrakeLauren DrittlerEugene and Claire DuderstadtDavid and Averi DuffieldLuke and Stephanie DuffieldRobert Duncan
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FRIEND CLUB (Continued)B.J. and Claire Dunn LS 15Fabricio and Karen DuranAlisha EasterKristy EastridgeElkco OpticalCharles and Norma EllisDavid EshelmanRick Estep Plumbing ElectricJack EvansFarm Bureau InsuranceJames and Angie FeltonRobert FerrymanJames and Virginia Fields LS 14Marcel FinanChristopher and Lisa FisherPhil FisherPat and Alice FittsMatt and Jennifer FlemingFletcher Oil Co.Floyd Living TrustRoyann ForemanFranklin County Farm BureauJimmy FulmerKenneth and Karen FuttererCharles and Lisha GagenJasper GeorgeTerri GeorgeJeff and Tracey Geren LS 11Leon and Vicki Gershner LS 14Agnes GibbsJohn and Nan GibsonJoe GilgourFloyd and Janie GillilandCliff Goodin & AssociatesSam and Nina GozaMichael GravesLewis and Shannon GrayDavid and Nanci GreenJason and Brandie GriffinRobert and Linda Griffin LS 10Jo Anne GuentherFrances HagerR J Hamilton, Inc.Jeffrey and Virginia Haney LS 17Terry and Joyce HanktonChrystal Hardin LS 20Bill and Suzanne Harmon LS 18Neal and Tammy HarringtonLisa HarrisAnthony and Shannon HarrisonDorothy HawkinsJohn and Ada Heath LS 10Joe and Joyce HeirdWayne and Sharon HelmerMarion and Joyce HeltonMostafa Hemmati LS 19Cortney HerbstMargie Rogers HicksBliss and Jan HickyHighway 7 Auto Parts IncFred HillGeorgia HindsmanTommy HindsmanLynn and Joanie HintzeHodges Heavy Duty Truck Parts and Service IncJames and Linda HolderRobert and Annette Holeyfield LS 19Terry Holland-FinleyBrenton Holt LPTed HonghiranMichael and Jayne HuberRobert Hudgins LS 16Jay HudkinsDebra HunterPhil and Linda HutchisonRichard IhdeLance and Deana InfieldAnn IrwinDickey JamesLynne JamesJanecka InsuranceMartha JohansenJohnson Investment GroupDale and Marilyn Johnson
Robert and Kathy JohnsonColonel Ruben JohnsonRussell and Pamela JohnsonCameron JonesJamey Jones and Ginny ElizandroRoyce and Margaret Jones LS 29Stephen JonesTodd JonesVance and Cynthia JonesGary and Margaret Judd LS 11Jeremy KassoufPeter and Teena KellyLoyce KennedyBill and Vicky Kiehl LS 17Hays and Marsha Kinslow LS 17Dan Kirkland LS 12Joseph KnightJohn Krohn LS 17Cindy KrostClifton and Jill LaddJames and Betty LancasterLane Physical Therapy Center, Inc.Dorothy LawlessRobert and Phyllis LeavellCarolyn LeeWadena LemleyLeonard’s Hardware Company IncLloyd and Carol Belford-Lewallen LS 10David and Dianna LewisOtto Lienhart IncLittle John Trucks IncRichard and Karen LongLowell LybargerClifford and Jane Lyon LS 13Gordon MarandoMarco LeasingMichael and Donna MartinBob and Jane MartinBrandon and Stacy MasseyRobert McAfeeLinda McBridePaul and Bernadine McCabeH. K. and Galena McCaleb LS 10Perry and Mary Beth McCourtLloyd D. McDanielJohn and Gerry McGowenR.E. and Sarah McKnightCatherine McMahan LS 12William and Sally MeadowsMehl Family TrustCharles and Paula MeltonDerek and Jennifer MenardDirk and Chris MerleRyan MeyersPhillip and Julie MilliganAlexander MirkovicCory MiserRaymond and Kimberly MoldenJames and Janita Moore LS 20Ben and Hillary MorelandLarry and Alice MorellGeron MorganGary and Myra MorrisJames and Jackie MorrisMartha Morris LS 25Megan Morris LPJames and Mary MulkeySteve and Liz MullinsTommy Mumert LS 19Malcolm MurphyNabholz Charitable FoundationMilton and Linda NealJohn NeedhamBeverly NehusNew York Life FoundationNelda and Charlie NewNews Office MachinesNicholson CorporationDean NorsworthyThomas and Niki NorthfellWyn and Bridgett Norwood LS 12Charles OatesChad OglesbyJon Parker
Rus and Kathy Pearson LS 15Darrell PerkinsPatrick PesnellMuriel PetersMarlene Pfeifer Insurance Agency, Inc.Barney and Carolyn PhillipsWinford and Linda PhillipsRandall and Carolyn PhilpotKenneth and Kathy Pippin LS 18Ron and Sharon PlateGeneva Pledger LS 20Arlee PollardChip PorterRick and Trish PowellRitchie PowersJustin PricePrime Pak Foods IncDavis PritchettProfessional Communications IncPatricia PyleRainey Electronics IncByra RamseyCurtis and Joyce RasburryBobby and Jayme RatchfordEarle and Virginia RaumFrank and Joyce RayReal Practices, Inc.Harry and Jeanne ReemsPolly RileySteve RitterRiver Valley Therapy & Sports MedicineRobert and Kay RobertsEva RobinsonRonald and Sarah RobisonJohn and Constance RommelRosewood FoundationStanley Russ LS 10Alton and Ann Rye LS 12Saint Mary’s Medical StaffJordan and Nikki Saunders LPJohn-Mark and Marla ScalesMichael SchlutermanLee SchoonoverFrank ScottNathaniel and Lauren ScottRalph and Mary ScottMike and Pam ShawRichard and Vicki Shelby*Charles and Maxine Shelton LS 17Catherine ShinnSara Shinn LS 11Chris and Beverly Shively LS 12Michael Simmons LS 12Brenda SimsSkelton Law Firm PACara SloneJames SmithKirk SmithRichard and Nancy Smith LS 16Samuel SmithSanford SmithThomas and Cheryl SmithThomas and Killian Smith LS 17William and Kathy SmithJoel and Mittie Southerland LS 16Southern Agricultural Economics AssociationJune Spann LS 17Darla SparacinoWilliam and Laura SpeerVicky SpurrTrudy StacyGary and Charlene StandridgeJoe StanleyJerry and Sue Stephens LS 10Michael StokerJohn and Vicki StoreyDavid StraleyHarley StrangSugar Creek Foods International IncTruman Pew and Virginia SummersJoseph SwainJohn and Charlene Tatum LS 13Frank and Shirley TaylorTeeter Motor Co., Inc.
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Anderson Terry LPMichael and Carla TerryThe Boys and Girls Club of the Arkansas River ValleyWilliam and Peggy ThomasDavid ThompsonEverett and Lee Thompson LS 16David TippettAnthony ToneyScott and Pamm TreeceJohn TrickettSteve and Kim Troboy LS 12Hilda Turner LS 16Tom and Linda Tyler LS 14J.B. and Anita ValentineWayne and Betty Van Valkenburgh LS 13Thomas VaughnRebecca Velez
Victor VereBud and Cheryl VinsonShirley Waggoner LS 12Kenneth WalkerJim WaltonLarry Ward LS 12Washington County Farm BureauRoger and Prissy WattamPaul and Pamella WeathersBryan and Felisha WeaverBruce and Ann WebbBelinda WelchSusan WestMike and Patty Wheeler LS 17David and Diana Whitlow LS 16Scott and Angela WhitlowDavid and Christina Wilbers
Dan and Ann WilkinsMarcus and Mary Ann Wilkins LS 17Michael and Melinda WilkinsJames and Norma Willcutt LS 10Clinta Williams LS 11Delvin Williams LS 14Fredrick WilliamsGary Williams LS 11Stanley and Dorothy Williams LS 11Richard and Marla WirgesEdwin and Shirley WoodJackie and Joanne Wright LS 11Susie Yium LS 18Harvey and Claire YoungMarcal and Sandra Young LS 12Qing Zeng
TECH HONOR ROLLAbington, IncGabriel AdkinsRobert and Alison AhlertCharles and V. Anne AllenRenard AllenRandall Allred LPJoe and Shelly AlpeSarah AlpeCharles AltemusVrege and Marta Amirkhanian LS 23Amy AndersonChristopher AndersonMark Anderson LS 13James AndrewsSamuel AndrewsRobert ApplebyDaniel ArandaArkansas Chapter of Assoc. of Professional ResearchersTravis and Kelly ArnoldJason AshleyChristine AustinScott AxonEnrique AyalaStacie AylorDavid BaileyJimmy BaileyLewis and Gloria BaileyRonald and Betty Bailey LS 13John BairChristopher and Sherry BakerDustin BakerRobert BaldwinWhitley BaldwinMaegan BallardKathleen BallounMichael and Kirsten Banks LPDeborah BarberKimberly Barnard LPBrandon BarnesMichael and Ethel BarnesDaryl and Tammy BarnhouseHarold and Carol BarrGary and D’Anne BarrowHeartsill Bartlett TrustJoanna BartlettKathy BartlettMarian BartlettPolly Bartlett TrustTanna Bartlett LPLance and Jonna BartonKenneth and Julie BatesJoyce BaughKen and Joan BaxterDaniel and Tasha BeamLindsay BeatonGeorge and Carole BeattieDolores BeeneElaine BellRico and Ginny BelottiTimothy BeshearsJames and Lee BillingsJason and Amber Binz
Carl Bishop LPKyle and Sarah BlackburnBilly and Shirley BlalackHarold and Dean BlalockTodd and Brittany BlankenshipDerek and Jennifer Blasingame LPMarlon BledsoeGibert and Donna BloyedAllen BlunkNicholas BoerjanSharon BollinRobert BolluytBruce BoltKenny and Peggy BondDusty and Angela BondsWilma BonePamela BontempsChristina BordenJimmy and Faye BowdenShirley BowersH.C. BowmanJackie BowmanDennis and Linda BoydJo Kay BoyleDeonte BradleyStanley and Kim BradleyDonald and Paula BradshawBryan and Rebecca BramlettPriscilla Branch LS 11Zachary BreauxJohn BreitensteinDavid BrickleyCathy BrightLauren BrightTim and Aimee BrinkleyJessica BrockRalph BrodyJoshua BrogdonCharles BroncoClinton and Kristen BrownJoshua BrownLarry BrownMichael BrownCarl and Melissa BruckerMichele BrumleyBroderick BrunsonJuliet BucherRichard F. BuffaloCrystal BuieJames and Margie BullockBart BumpBrad BurlDarrin and Patricia BurnettSarah DarterAudie BurnsJerry and Lucretia BurnsLaraine BurrowsEric and Ashley BusterByrd MasonryLinda ByrdMary CabanissLuke Calcatera
Terry and Erin CallahanJonathan CalvinCarol CampbellChristopher CampbellRandy and Susan CampbellMichelle CanadaMichael and Kellye CannonMaggie CanoCatherine Capen-HousleyMark Cargill Attorney at LawAli CarlsonGus and Lutie Carmack LS 13Don and Margaret Carnahan LS 21Jon and Jana CarrollRick and Patricia CarsonJeff and Alyssa CarterLarry and Elizabeth CarterTim and Stacy CarterFelicia CaruthersJon and Tiffany CaseyMichele Casteel LPJuan CastroMarcos CastroMartha CaterBen and Misty CatesAnthony CatonAdam and Kelli CaudleBrian and Monica CauthenGabe CerasaleMona ChadwickAngela ChandlerJoanna Chandler LPCheryl ChaneyTina ChapmanLyle Charlton LPStewart and Laura CheakWilliam and Millie ChevaillierAdam and Monica ChildersGary and Karen ChildressPaul and Sue ChiolinoJody ChrismanNichole Christensen LPWanda ChristieMark and Carla ChurchwellDanielle ClarkGeorge and Gayle ClarkGloria ClavelliFrederick and Millie ClaytonRichard ClaytonJon and Barbara ClementsGalen ClineCraig and Aimee CloudTera Cloud LPJohn CoatesGary CobbCandice CochranLisa CochranRichard and Judy CockrillMichael and Glenda CokerBlake and Ladonna ColeTracy ColeJennifer Coleman
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TECH HONOR ROLL (Continued)Tracy and Judy ColemanJames CollinsJonathan and Brandi CollinsPhil CollinsDavid ConawayVeo CondleyWilliam and Ednita Condley LS 11Brad and Jessica ConleyJames and Lisa ConnelleyBrandon and Anita CookJody and Donna CopelandTommy and Frances CothrenRyan CottonCoulter Physical TherapyThomas CourtwayRachel CowlingAshley CoxDalya CrabtreeAllen and Becky CrawfordDebra CreekJoseph CroomKandis Croom LS 14Patrick and Sheri CrosbyLyndel and Judy CrouchJoshua CrowLesa CrowellAllen CrumDaniel and Nancy Cummings LS 24Nancy CummingsJessica CunninghamVertis CurleySarah Curlin LPTom and Ernestine CuthbertRobert and Shelly DailyLarry DaleDorance and Ann DamronDerell DanielAshley DanielsJesse DareMelissa DarnellBrittny DaubenheyerMichael DaughertyChris and Tamara DavidsonDerek and Shelly DavisJimmie DavisKathy DavisDavid and Janene DawsonPamela DawsonSteve DeckelmanChristopher DeesDevin DeislingerJosiah and Phyllis DembyCraig DenetteKathy DenzerRandy DewittLarry DilbeckCathy DillardMarc DillardDavid and Rona DoddTimothy DollarEmerson DominguezBill and Guyann DonnellBilly DoolyBetty DorrRoxann Dortch-ChakosC L DossAlvin and Faye DrittlerDrummond Construction LLCBetty DunbarBlake DuncanJacqueline DuncanJana DunlapRobert and Linda DupweEric DuvallMichael DuvallVicki DuvallDonna DyerPeter DykemaTroy EalyJamie EarlsChristopher EdensDebbie EdginGary EdwardsPamela Edwards
Luke and Kathryn EggeringTracy EichenbergerMegan Elders LPJames Elliott, Jr.Kenneth ElliottJames EllisonCrystal ElwinTracy EmeryCharles and Martha EngelbergerRuth EnochJosue EnriquezJason and Shawn EppersonDaniel EshcolVince and Lori EshnaurKatie EtrisNathan EvansEric EzellRonald FairLoyd FairlessApril Fales LPSheng Fan LPDouglas and Karen Stanton Faries LS 13Ben and Renee FarleyBarbara FarrisW. L. and Barbara FaughtAmber FeezorJacob FeltonBecca TalleyPatricia FernandezDavid and Dorothy FikeAnn FilyawLisa FimpelWill and Mollie FisherJason and Lisa FlemingCraig and Rhonda FlemingBrady FletcherKayla Fletcher LPYadira FloresDana Florian LPTravis Flower LPEric FlowersC. David and Mary Floyd LS 10Jason and Theresa FontaineRobert FordPam FosterJill FougerousseJoyce FoxMichael and Tanya Franklin LS 16Robert and Lindelle FraserKenneth and Missy FreemanAshlee FriendBilly FrymanDavid Fulham LPCathy FultzMarshall and Janet GainesJohn and Holly GaleAaron GammillGuadalupe GarciaAshley TriceCassie Garrison LPHeather GarrisonJennifer GarrisonJimmie GassMarjorie GattisJerry GentryKenneth and Carol GeorgeCharles GermanJames and Kay Giardina LS 19Doug and Belinda GibbsTerry GibsonDanny and Nancy GilbertRobert and Jessica Gilbreath LPJames Giles LPChris and Amy GipsonChris and Beth GiroirAshley GivensHeather Glaser LPRickey GloverJason GoldenAnthony GonzalesChris GoodwinBrennan Goree LPMarla GoshienThomas and Laura Gotcher
Kevin and Laura GottsponerReginald GovanGregory GrantJohnny and Teresa GravettJared and Brandi GrayMichael and Donna GrayPaul and Elizabeth GraySabrina GrayAnthony GreenGary and Susan GreenSommer Green LPBen and Tanya GreenbergMary Ellen GreenwayGary GreenwoodVeronica GreenwoodJohn and Cynthia GreerLori GreerMattie GreerNorman Greer, Jr.Peggy GregoryLaura GriffinRonald and Betty GriffinDavid and Pam GrimesBilly GroffSusan GrovesLawrence and Deborah GrubbChristina Guidry LPCraig Gunter LPDak Hackler LPJenny HaleDon and Carolyn Hall LS 12Kirk HallLeslie HallMary HallStanley and Susie HallDon and Sally Hallum LS 14Hannah HalsellAngelea Hamilton LPMatthew HamiltonRoger and Sharon HamiltonJack and Charlene Hamm LS 15Jamie HamrickShelly HanlonJose Harber LPChad and Shelley HarbisonZachary Harden LPJustin and Valerie HardestyDamon and Julia HarkreaderLisa HarlessRob and Kelley HarmonRichard and Janann HarmonAl and Donna Harpenau LS 11Jessica HarrisLyman and Carol HarrisRichard and Kalynn HarrisJames and Linda HarrisonMelissa HarrisonBetty HasstedtRoger HasstedtSeth HaswellAllison Haub LPClayton Hawkins LPClinton and Ronda HawkinsDawn HawkinsMark HawkinsCharles HaydenTrina HayesRobert HaynesRobert and Rayla HearneLaura Heffington LPLuke and Joanne HeffleyKeith and Joyce Helm LS 18Johnny and Natalie HelmertBill HemmerGary HendersonBret and Jill HendricksBobby HenrichsAntonious HenryMichelle HenryTommy and Tommie HensenTerry and Debbie HickersonGary Hickey LS 10Edward HillFredrick Hillier
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Milburn HindsAlan HinesDebra Hines*Gary HodgesStephen HodgesBrent HoganKailey HoguePhillip and Robin HogueBrandon and Sarah HollandBentley HollingsworthStan HollingsworthGurnia HoltAmber HoltzPaul HonnellMarcia HoodCrystel Hopkins LPHorn and Son LLCDonovan and Marlene HornTravis HornRalph and Carole HornerHoward HorsmanSarah HottingerJohn HouseMichael HoustonMichelle HowellMichael and Deborah HoytRoderick HuaJohn and Vera HubbardJosh and Ashley HubbardKimberly HubbardMark and Mary HudsonHannah Huffman LPJames Huffman LPCynthia HukillBritney HunterCleophus HunterEric and Monica HunterJames InglettStephen and Lindsey IngmireDonald and Julia Inman LS 15Martin and Michelle IrwinSeth and Tatia IrwinCody JacksonDonna Jackson LPPeter and Linda JacksonCynthia JacobsPhil and Linda JacobsAqsa JavidGary and Mary JeffersonNathan Jent LPRandy JohnsBrenda JohnsonLarry JohnsonMary JohnsonRetha JohnsonAlan and Tracy JohnstonGerald and Charlotte JohnstonJeff and Toni JohnstonDon and Pat JollyAaron JonesAthalene JonesAmanda JonesBrandon and Robyn JonesBrittany Jones LPBuddy and Glenda Jones LS 12Evelyn A Jones LPEvelyn J JonesIris JonesJared JonesJosh JonesLaura Jones LPRickey and Barbara JonesSusan JonesAngel JuarezJeremy and Amanda KeasterCecil KeithTanya KeithWilson and Betty KellWes and Sharon KempJohn and Dinah KennedyRichard KerrRichard and Rose KershSteve and Brenda Kesner
April Ketchum LPKyle Key LPJohn KinleyScott and Mary KirkconnellCharles and Susan KitchensMindy Klober LPSavanna Knight LPRon and Glenda KnostStephen KochBill and Christa KolbLinda KondrickKeith and Phyllis Koons LS 17Leon and Mary KoziarKevin Krost LPRandy KulbethAlice KutzC. A. KuykendallGina Kuykendall LPCharlie and Christina LairamoreVictor LamaKyle and Kelli LambersonTristin Lancaster LPThomas and Analee Lanio LS 27Bernie LantzSteven Lara LPDavid and Traci LaseterJeremy and Andrea LawsonJune LawsonMatt and Heather LeavellKen and Marika LedermanCharles LeeGarry LeeHal and Harriet LeeLayton and Jennifer LeeSeung Suk LeeLee’s On-Site Portable Toilets LLCBrittany LehmanEdward LenggenhagerDavid LensingVirgil LerewAnthony LewisEli Lilly & Company FoundationHenry and Mary LimgoDale and Linda LiningerBrenda LipeJim LittleZining Liu LPGlenna Long LS 19Linda LordRoy and Susan LorisDoug Lowrey LS 28William and Sue LuceDavid LumbertRussell LutrellRobert and Janie LybrandTayler Lynch LPJoe and Bonnie Magness LS 10Belinda MallettKayla MarcotteEric MarkleGrant MarshallCarol MartinDonnie and Teresa MartinJason MartinJimmy and Dorothy MartinJuan and Marina MartinezJanna MartingKevin and Beverly Mason LS 13Todd MathewsPamela MaxwellRichard Maxwell LS 11Winfred and Betty MayMatthew McAlisterAlton and Mary McCartney LS 10Jessie McClain LPDeborah NeumeierDean and LaDonna McCormackNicholas and Natasha McCoyWesley McDanielJamie and Kim McDougalAshley McFaddenKimberly McFallRobert McGaha
Grace McGeheeWes and Michelle McGillMark and Kim McGuireBetty McKenneyThayer and Lalena McKinleyDerick McKinney LPTad McKinneyAshleigh McKinstry LPRobbie and Terri McKownEmily McMickleJoshua McMillianAdrianne HoytSusan McNuttRoy and Troylynn McSpadden LS 10Jeff and Norma MearesEdwin MelgarRandal MeltonEdward and Stephanie MeltonChristopher and Teri MerrittJoshua Merritt LPTeresa MiddlebrooksMichael MidyettMiller Chick ServiceBrad MillerLarry MillerMatt and Amanda MillerWes Miller LPJayson and Cheri MillheimSteven and Donna MilliganLewis Minnie LPEmily Minter LPMark Mizell LPSharyl MoffitCassandra MontesanoBrenda MontgomeryJohn and Norma MontgomeryLucas and Aimee MoodyJames and Judi MooreRagena Moore LPJames and Sandra Morris LS 10Tommy and Delores MorrisonVernon MorrisonSuzanne MorrisseyCalvin MorrowDavid and Gail MortonChantel Moseby LPJames MosesChristopher and Lesa Moyer LS 24Roy and LaJune MuellerThomas MuellerJames MuldoonCourtney Mullen LPGary MullenGerald and Helen Murders LS 16Michael MurdersChristopher MurrayJames MusserKristen MusserGreg MyersWilliam NaegleAbdulkadir NagacAndrew and Tiffany Nance LPStacy and Julie NashApril and Gary NasonDick and Sue Neelly LS 15Casper NehusCharles and Jessica NelsonRachel NelsonBen NeumeierKayla NewJoey NewmanLannis and Andrea NicholsonRaymond NixJoseph NixonEarl and Kay NolenEddie and Kerri NormanRoger Norman LPJeffrey and Linda NorrisJessica Norris LPOscar OchoaCindy O’DonnellMike and Donna OgleSilvestre Ojendis Garcia
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TECH HONOR ROLL (Continued)
Nathan OliverAshley OlsonE.C. and Katie O’NealYasushi OnoderaOrder of Eastern Star Remy Chapter 260Kevin OttStan and Marilyn OttGeorge and Betty OverbeyJulio Pacheco FilhoKimberly PackSamuel and Kathy PackJohn PalmerMatthew and Stephanie ParishCallie ParkerJim and Paula ParkerJohnny and Donna ParkerMatthew Parker LPPatricia Parker LS 16Philip and Kim ParkerShawn ParkerKelby Parks LPLisa ParksBrittany Parsons LPHaley Parsons LPAndrea PartonBhikhubhai and Taraben PatelCourtney PattonJason PattonJennifer PaulRadmila PavlovaJeffrey PearsonRickey PearsonScott and Lisa PeekKevin and Laura PenningtonThomas and Amy Pennington LS 12Stephanie PepperAmillia Perkins LPBetty PerkinsF C Peters and Sons IncMarti Peters LPSharon PetersStephen and Marlene PfeiferBob and Reida PhelanChristopher and Carrie PhillipsHershel and Katherine PhillipsDave PinsonStewart and Sindey PlatzBob and Martha PledgerDee PlessEd and Erin PoeLynn PollackGary PooleAnthony and Julia PopeMartin PostMark and Laura PotterMary Powell LS 12Caleb and Courtney PrattKelvin and Christy PreisRay Pat PriceTracy and Rita PriceAlvin Prieur IIIJames and Kathy PrimmChristina Privett LPTim and Kimmie ProvostJohn PrzybyszAnastasia PutnamWilliam PyleJesse and Danielle QuallsTiffany QueenJonathan QuerdibittyHeath and Ashley RabunMelanie RagsdaleMiranda RainesNelson RamirezWilliam and Barbara RamseyB.C. and Donna RankinStephanie Rankin LPDan and Linda RashTammie Ratterree LPJeffrey RayMitzi ReanoDerrick ReeceChuck and Dona Reed LS 13
Bradley and Crystal ReevesSeth and Rachel ReevesSolon ReidJohn and Laura ReithPaul and Rosalie RevisDebi ReynoldsTom and Laura ReynoldsTony and Angela ReynoldsWilliam RiceTommy and Linda Richardson LS 16William RichardsonRichison FarmsDon and Sue RickardKaren RiddellDoug and Shelly RideoutMichael and Brenda RidgwayTimothy RidingsJeff RionKyle and Debbie RistigRiver Valley WarehouseKelley and Sonya RoachMike RobertsRobbie and Kerry RobertsSandra RobertsSpence Roberts Enterprises IncDwight and Barbara RobertsonJeff and Jill RobertsonHunter Robinson LPJanice Robinson LS 13Michele Robinson LPSandra Robinson LPAlvin RobledoRhonda and Britt RodgersSharlotte RodriguezKenneth and Donna RogersStephen Rogers LPJohnathan and Kathryn RoseTal RoselIsaac RossJames and Tina RotenburyRandi RudderKale and Laura RudolphKarla RushDee and Anna RyleeS & L PropertiesLuis SalazarSteve SalazarDon and Mary Anne SalmonHenry Sanabria LPHerman and Rebecca Sanders LS 19Somphit SanethvilayBuzzy SawyerChristopher SchmidtPeter and Judy SchmidtJames SchmittLudwig SchmittVictoria SchneiderBrad and Crystal SchubertMilton and Margaret Scott LS 10Stuart Scott LPJames and Lou ScrogginsSebastian County Parks and Recreation*Don and Joan Sevier LS 19Bobby SewellDouglas and Rhonda ShadeMelinda SheffieldSherrie SheltonShannon ShenHarry and Bonnie Sher LPMina ShewmakeJustin ShieldsBlake ShinnSamantha Shipley LPJane ShipmanWilford and Brenda ShoopKenneth and Jana Shores LS 20Shree Ram LLCMark SiebenmorgenAllison Sims LPMontie SimsTeresa SimsLeslie and Barbara Skews LS 19Brandon Smith
Daniel and Denise SmithJacob Smith LPJerrod and Tracy SmithNancy Smith LS 12Paige SmithSamantha SmithShawn SmithWayne and Helen SmithLesley SniderThomas SnizekChris and Linda SnodgrassDavid and Amy SnowThomas SoehnerPhyllis SorrellsDavid and Sharon SosebeeSarah SouthardSteven and Martha SpackTravis and Katie SpaldingDeborah SpearsHerman and Ann SpicerBenjie and Catherine StalcupRobert StandridgeCindy StanleyRoger StarkLacey StarkeyPaula SteelZachary SteenMelissa SteevesThomas and Sammie StephensonIvan StillRobin StobaughScott and Nikole StollMichael and Phyllis Stone LS 11Misty StoutDanny and Delene StoverSam and Heather StrasnerMartha StroudAntonette StuckeyGregory SublettKathryn SwanSweeden FloristDouglas SybrantKendall and Geraldine TaborRonald TackettJames and Libby TalleyTim Tarbox LPErwin and Phyllis Tarkington LS 11Charlie TaylorMark Taylor LS 12Phillip TaylorJames and Marge Teal LS 10Bruce and Anice TedfordFrank and Debbie TheisingJoseph ThomaClinton ThomasDamon ThompsonJames ThompsonPhil and Glenda ThompsonRegina ThompsonKerri ThrelkeldAnthony TidwellPatrick TidwellRobert TillmanSheryle TinerellaVincent TinerellaWilliam and Brittany TitsworthJames TomSedley TomlinsonTommy and Mary Alice TomlinsonDavid TowardMonica TownsendJustin TriceMelinda TrickettBrandi TrippCharles and Teresa TrippStephen TubbsJacqueline TunstallBobbie and Verna Turner LS 11Ira TurnerJerry and Bobby TurnerJoe TurnerAmos and Karey TurnipseedTom Tutt
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TECH HONOR ROLL (Continued)
Sandi TuttleVan and Virginia Tyson LS 23UBS Financial Services Inc.Edward and Martha UllrichLiz Underwood LPMercedes UrbinaValley Motors IncSamantha Van Veckhoven LPHenry and Dinah VanceKao Vang LPAmber Vaughn LPBob VeachTammy VanKampBruce and Brenda VickJerry and Teresa Vinson LPJared Vire LPKristy VogelpohlPaige WalkerR.D. and Johnna Walker LS 18Alan WalshChristopher WalterSteven and Peggy WalterDaniel Walters LPScott and Alisa WaniewskiValli WanzerJamie and Michelle WardJeff WardKenneth WardenGwyn WatsonLakita WatsonBrian WattMaggie CopeTodd and Lisa Weigl
David and Joann Weindel LS 11Sam WeirBlanche WestHoward WestJohn WestbrookKen and Ellen WesterK.R. and K.S. Wheatley IIIKristen WheelerAddie WhiteJames WhiteMatthew and Adena White LPPhil and Carolyn White LS 11Ross and Maegan White LPJessica WhiteheadRachel SharpDebbie WhittedJames and Whitney WilkinsJenny WilkinsJesse Willcox LS 17Barbara WilliamsDennis WilliamsDustin Williams LPKeith and Suzanne WilliamsLeonard WilliamsMary WilliamsMelisa WilliamsMike WilliamsScott WilliamsSteven and Jamie WilliamsSteven WilliamsNathan Williamson LPJerome WillmeringAlan Wilson
Annette WilsonCharles WilsonChip and Alison WilsonHarold WilsonKristi WilsonKristine Wilson LPMatthew and Bethany WilsonRebecca Wilson LS 13Steve and Jo WilsonThomas and Mary WilsonTruman WilsonRonald and Ramona Jo WitcherBrooks and Cara WitherspoonJohn and Becky Womack LS 12Jared and Jeneen WoodMatt WoodamWalter and Lynette Woodie LS 12Brittany WoodsRex and Linda Woodson LS 12Lance and Amanda WoodworthDanny and Linda WoodyAshley Wooten LPDanny and Kathy WootenHenry and Angela Wooten LPJerry Vickie YatesJohn YearganBeverly YorkJames and Patty YoungSara YoungbloodKelly Young-FranklinDoy Zachry and Peggy GuccioneJefferey and Angela Zimmerman
Annual Report
25Autumn 2012
MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONSThe Gifts from the following individuals were matched by these organizations
AT&T Higher Education/Cultural Matching Gift ProgramRonald and Angie AndersonDan and Linda Rash
American Electric PowerCraig Goodlett
Amgen FoundationRon Collins and Mary Jo Lusnak
Arkansas Best CorporationDavid and Beth BrooksFrank and Rudda Ward
BKD, LLP, Accounting Education FundKen Rossi
Bridgestone/Firestone Trust FundTruman and Jan Hill
ConocoPhillipsClem and Jamie BarrereTony and Christina Jetton
Dana Corporation FoundationGlenn and Jean Parks
Eli Lilly & Company FoundationDouglas and Karen Stanton Faries
Entergy Corporation Matching Gift ProgramB.J. and Kristy BayerShannon BriggsGary BurtonJack and Diane KingBetty McKenneyFrank and Sue MerrittGlenn and Jean Parks
ExxonMobil FoundationLillian HooverJamie and Beth Sorrells
Metropolitan Life FoundationCleo Simmons
Nationwide Insurance FoundationNationwide Insurance - Leon and Mary Anderson
New York Life FoundationJerry and Nancy BurnsDon and Sally Hallum
Rosewood FoundationSonny and Gail Zachary
State Farm Co FoundationThomas Casner
Wells Fargo FoundationChuck and Pat Gordon
XTO Energy Inc.Jamie and Beth Sorrells
IN MEMORY/HONOR OF (July 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012)The following individuals made gifts to Tech in memory or in honor of a friend or loved one
In Honor of Jill Lestage BrownMichael Robinson
In Honor of Tim and Stacy CarterKandis Croom
In Memory of Jason CroomKandis Croom
In Memory of Mike CroomRoxanne BarkerKandis CroomRobert and Susan DunnLisa EvansCarolyn LawenceJohnny and Julie Morgan
In Memory of Sharon Mullens DesiderioTommy and Linda Richardson
In Memory of Nona DirksmeyerDuane and Carol Dipert
In Memory of Bill Donnell, Jr.Bill Donnell, Jr. Golf Tournament
In Honor of Deward DopsonRonald and Pam Chastain
In Honor of Wayne and June DrainKandis Croom
In Honor of Mark and Laura GotcherKandis Croom
In Memory of W.R. “Bud” HarperBill and Suzanne Harmon
In Memory of Savannah HintzeWesley United Methodist Church
In Honor of Johnny and Julie MorganKandis Croom
In Memory of Margaret RaneySharon Cagle
In Honor of Julia ReynoldsKandis Croom
In Honor of Ben and Terry RothwellJohnny and Donna Parker
In Memory of Christina StinnettJudy MurphyRussellville Symphony Guild
In Memory of Bobbie Lee TurnerShawn and Sara Gordon
There is still time to take your place in the Century Forward Circle. Thanks to our generous donors who have made their commitment to Tech’s second century, this endowment already stands at over $550,000.
We will recognize our Circle donors in spring 2013, so it is not too late to become a member of this singular fundraising effort.
Contact the Arkansas Tech Development Office (479-968-0400) about making your $10,000 pledge or gift by December 31, 2012.
Will You Join Us in the Century Forward Circle?
Alumni News
26 Tech Action
Nine earn Alumni Association ScholarshipNine members of the Arkansas Tech University
freshman class of 2012 have received an Arkansas Tech
Alumni Association Scholarship through the Arkansas
Tech Foundation.
A total of $18,250 in Arkansas Tech Alumni Association
Scholarships was awarded to incoming freshmen for the
fall 2012 semester.
The scholarships are funded by private donations to
the Arkansas Tech Foundation, including $25 from each
individual with an Arkansas Tech license plate.
The Arkansas Tech license plates, which can be
purchased at any Arkansas Department of Revenue office,
are available to any alumnus, student, employee or friend
of Arkansas Tech that resides in Arkansas.
Applicants for the Arkansas Tech Alumni Association
Scholarship must be entering freshmen with a minimum
high school cumulative grade point average of 3.2 on a
4.0 scale.
They must also enroll in a minimum of 12 semester
hours during the semester of the award and have a
minimum composite ACT score of 21.
This year’s recipients of the Arkansas Tech Alumni
Association Scholarship are:
• Phillip Matthew Boyd of Mansfield
• Zayne Dalton Bryson of Dardanelle
• Austin Patrick Fitts of Hamburg
• Emily Ann Hogue of Beebe
• John Tyler Knight of Russellville
• Alison Lanette McCarley of Lamar
• Summer Camilla Salazar of Harrison
• Jeffrey David Spikes of Danville
• Melody Diane Tabor of Russellville
Other requirements include that at least one of the
applicant’s parents attended Arkansas Tech, receipt of
the applicant’s official high school transcript, two letters
of recommendation, a one-page essay from the applicant
explaining why he or she chose Arkansas Tech and any
other personal information that might be useful to the
committee in making its selections.
For information about contributing toward or applying
for the Arkansas Tech Alumni Association Scholarship, call
(479) 968-0242 or send e-mail to [email protected].
Visit www.techties.atu.edu to access the application.
Phillip Boyd Zayne Bryson Austin Fitts Emily Hogue Tyler Knight
Ali McCarley Summer Salazar Jeffrey Spikes Melody Tabor
Today’s Tech
27Autumn 2012
The Final MileMcClain, Straight share achievement at commencement
There is only one name on the degree, but there is
no question that the graduation celebrated by Phillip
McClain and Susan Straight at John E. Tucker Coliseum
on Saturday, Aug. 11, was a team effort.
McClain, 47 of Russellville, earned his Bachelor of
Arts degree in rehabilitation science from Arkansas Tech
University. He was among 200 graduates recognized
during the 2012 summer commencement ceremony.
There by his side, just as she has been throughout
their journey to graduation together, was Straight. She
is McClain’s direct support provider from Friendship
Community Services.
Straight pushed McClain’s wheelchair around the
outside corridor of Tucker Coliseum, onto the floor of
the arena and sat just to his left as the names of the
other graduates were read. Then, when it was McClain’s
turn to approach the podium, they accepted the round
of applause they earned.
“We’ve been coming to campus together for more
than six years,” said Straight. “We’ve checked over a
lot of homework together and listened to recordings of
a lot of lectures to reach this point. Classes are often
only 10 minutes apart, so we have raced through the
halls of these buildings many times. It’s a good feeling
because we knew he could do it.”
And when Straight references, “we,” she is not only
talking about the two of them. Her husband, Daniel,
has also been an important part of McClain’s path to
college graduation.
“They have been more than a family to me,” said
McClain when asked about the Straights.
McClain said that another member of the Friendship
staff — Cristy Keele — motivated him to study
rehabilitation science.
“She was an inspiration to me,” said McClain of
Keele. “Anything she or her husband could do to help
me, they did it. She led me down the right path. She
has helped a lot of people, and I wanted to be like her.”
Among the other supporters that McClain
mentioned were his professors at Arkansas Tech and
the staff members in the Arkansas Tech Office of
Testing and Disability Services.
“They bent over backwards for me,” said McClain.
“They made me comfortable.”
With his degree in hand, McClain’s future career
plans will include an effort to give back to the field of
rehabilitation science.
“I’ll go back to where I started at Star Industries and
let the guys there congratulate me for a few weeks,”
said McClain on graduation Saturday. “Then I want to
find a job that will allow me to do what I do best —
help people.”
Rehabilitation science program earns accreditationArkansas Tech University has learned its
rehabilitation science program has been granted
accreditation by the Council on Rehabilitation
Education (CORE) as part of its charter accreditation
class.
CORE first offered undergraduate accreditation
this past year. Tech is one of only eight undergraduate
rehabilitation programs to have earned accreditation.
To read more, go to www.arkansastechnews.com and
search for “rehabilitation science.”
Photographed:
Phillip McClain and
Susan Straight.
Today’s Tech
28 Tech Action 10,950 Students, One MissionFocus on graduation rates yields results at Tech
Fourteen years and counting.
That is the unprecedented streak
of consecutive record enrollments
at Arkansas Tech University after the
institution announced that its fall
2012 enrollment is 10,950 students.
Enrollment at Arkansas Tech has
increased by 4.8 percent over the
past 12 months.
Arkansas Tech has 8,917 students
on its main campus in Russellville and
2,033 students on its Ozark campus.
Enrollment at Arkansas Tech has
grown by 158 percent since 1997.
A then school-record 4,840
students enrolled at the university in
fall 1999.
Enrollment has increased ever
since.
Arkansas Tech went over 6,000
students for the first time in 2003
and the milestones have continued.
Tech surpassed 7,000 students
in 2006; 8,000 students in 2009;
9,000 students in 2010; and 10,000
students in 2011.
“There is no question that
increasing the percentage of our
adult population that holds a college
degree is the key to economic
development in Arkansas,” said Dr.
Robert C. Brown, who is in his 20th
year as Arkansas Tech president. “At
Arkansas Tech University, that is a
realization that we made long ago
and we have worked ever since to
meet that objective.
“Our enrollment growth is an
indication that our constituents
find value and quality in return for
their educational dollar at Arkansas
Tech,” continued Brown. “The more
telling fact is that our increases in
degree production have outpaced our
increases in enrollment growth. That
is a testament to the academic ability
of the students choosing Arkansas
Tech and to the outstanding work by
my faculty colleagues.”
Arkansas Tech awarded more
than 2,000 degrees for the first time
in school history during the 2011-
12 academic year. Annual degree
production at Arkansas Tech has
increased by 151 percent since the
year 2000, while enrollment has
grown by 112 percent over that same
time frame.
Today’s Tech
29Autumn 2012
With a graduation rate of 42.7
percent, Arkansas Tech ranks No. 2
among all four-year public colleges
and universities in Arkansas.
Arkansas Tech has achieved that
track record while maintaining the
most affordable tuition and fees
structure among the five largest
public universities in the state
and while ranking last among all
Arkansas four-year universities in
state funding distribution per full-
time equivalent student.
“In a world where efficiency is
increasingly important, Arkansas
Tech continues to do more with
less,” said Brown.
And the “more” extends beyond
the number of students enrolled
and the number of graduates.
Arkansas Tech was the first
university in the state to fully
implement Act 747 of 2011.
That state law that requires
the reduction of applicable
baccalaureate degree programs to a
maximum of 120 credit hours.
Tech continues to add to its list
of accredited programs, including
many in the science, technology,
engineering and mathematics
(STEM) fields thought to be critical
to growing the state’s economy.
Within the past 15 months,
Tech received reaffirmation of
accreditation from The Higher
Learning Commission (HLC) of
the North Central Association of
Colleges and Schools (NCACS).
In a statement of affiliation
status for Arkansas Tech, HLC
noted that no further reports are
required and that no other campus
visits concerning accreditation from
the NCACS are scheduled before
the next comprehensive evaluation
in 2020-2021.
“This is the cleanest bill of
health that The Higher Learning
Commission can give to a
university,” said Brown. “To receive
a report of this nature with no
conditions and no interim reports
is virtually unheard of.”
Included in the fall 2012
student body at Arkansas Tech
in Russellville are 1,501 first-time
freshmen.
The Arkansas Tech Class of
2016 completed high school with a
cumulative grade point average of
3.23 and an average ACT score of
22.
This marks the 18th consecutive
year in which the Arkansas Tech
freshman class has beaten the
national average on the ACT exam.
For more information about
Arkansas Tech University, visit
www.atu.edu.
As the Arkansas Tech University
Class of 2016 begins its journey
to college graduation, many of
those freshmen are majoring in the
science, technology, engineering
and mathematics (STEM) fields
believed to be critical to Arkansas’
economic development during the
21st century.
Nursing, engineering, bio-
medical, early childhood education
and management and marketing are
the five most popular major fields of
study among freshmen at Arkansas
Tech that have declared a major.
While the number of STEM
students is growing, the largest
group of freshmen year in and year
out is the undeclared population.
Shauna Donnell, assistant
vice president for enrollment
management, said the average
number of times a college student
changes his or her major is 2.5, and
that is one of the reasons why Tech
is committed to offering a wide
variety of academic disciplines.
“Arkansas Tech has all of the
most popular majors that students
look for,” said Donnell. “The breadth
of what they can study here makes
a significant difference because as
those students change their major,
they know they can pursue other
interests without transferring to a
different institution.”
Visit www.atu.edu/admissions to
learn about applying to Tech.
More Tech freshmen choosing majors in STEM fields
Class Notes
30 Tech Action
Marriages
Shannon Rinke (BIOL ’07) and Kirk Hall (ELEC ENGR
’08) were married on April 14, 2012. They live in Benton.
Erica Fay Newman (CRWR ’09 & M.S. CSP ’11) and
Brandon “Dex” Neely were married on Aug. 1, 2012.
Ashton Olson (MGMT/MKTG ’09) and Aaron Smith
were married on Sept. 22, 2012. They live in Russellville.
Dr. Alexis Scalia (CHEM ’09) and Phil Rampey were
married on July 21, 2012. Alexis graduated from the
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of
Pharmacy with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree on May 19,
2012.
Tiffany Terrell (PSY/SOC ’09 & M.S. PSY ’11) and
Andrew Nance (ELEC ENGR ’11) were married on May
5, 2012.
Marisa Green (AGBU ’10) and Aaron Dahlstrom were
married on May 19, 2012. They live in North Little Rock.
Brandon Robertson (AGBU ’10) and Tracy McCoy
(AGBU ’12) were married on June 9, 2012.
Derek Mobbs (MECH ENGR ’12) and Katherine Boyd
(MATH EDU ’12) were married on May 19, 2012. Derek
is a mechanical engineer for Albemarle in Magnolia,
while Katherine is teaching pre-advanced placement
trigonometry and algebra II at El Dorado High School.
Births
Dustin L. Jones (RPA ’95) and his wife, Cami, a son,
Bryson, Nov. 29, 2011. Dustin is vice president for the
college and university division of Keppler Speakers in
Arlington, Va.
Jessica Soar Brock (MGMT/MKTG ’00) and her
husband, Matt, a son, Kade, Sept. 24, 2012.
Tisha Guston Kemp (JOUR ’00) and her husband,
Dustin, a daughter, Lucy Rose, Jan. 28, 2012.
Katherine Williams Martin (BIOL ’00) and her husband,
Bryan, a son, Seeley Jack, Jan. 4, 2012.
Angie Harris Elmore (ELED ’01) and her husband,
Larry, a daughter, Macey London, June 4, 2012.
Dr. John Terrell (CHEM ’02) and Andrea Cannon
Terrell (MGMT/MKTG ’02), a son, Cannon Reed, April
27, 2012. John is a urologist at Arkansas Urology in
Little Rock.
Cory Miser (ACCT/ECON ’03) and his wife, Patricia, a
son, Carden Eugene, May 29, 2012.
Amber Caughman Wood (SPH ’03) and her husband,
Steve, a daughter, Blakely Christian, April 3, 2012.
Blakely has one sibling, Chanley Kathryn (6).
Sara McCalman Wessman (ENGL/SPAN ’05) and her
husband, Chet, a son, Sawyer Luke, July 19, 2012.
Thomas Scott (MECH ENGR ’06) and Brook Moudy
Scott (ECED ’07), a daughter, Harper Bryn, May 7,
2012. Harper has one sister, Briley Kate (3). They live in
Cypress, Texas.
Jason McDonald (NURS ’08) and his wife, Susan, a
daughter, Annie, July 27, 2012.
Haleigh McDaniel Glass (MGMT/MKTG ’09) and her
husband, Brad, a son, Tanner Ross, Aug. 15, 2012.
Keshia Grinder Hinchey (PSY ’09) and her husband,
Matt, a daughter, Jenah Lee, July 23, 2012.
Capt. James Schafer (GS ’09) and Kayce Merritt
Schafer (MGMT/MKTG ’08), a son, Hudson Michael,
July 27, 2012.
Christopher Brown (ACCT ’10) and Magen Brown
(TE ’11), a daughter, Kinlee Beth, Aug. 28, 2012.
Tyler Davis Pearson (NR ’10) and his wife, Jodi Ann, a
daughter, Reighley Danielle, July 26, 2012. They live in
Lamar.
1950s
Don Dempsey (HEPE ‘55) was inducted into the
Mountain Home High School Athletics Hall of Honor on
Saturday, Oct. 13. Don served as head football coach at
Mountain Home from 1955-58. He led the Bombers to
two conference titles, and his .822 winning percentage
remains the highest of any head football coach in
Mountain Home High School history.
Class Notes
31Autumn 2012
Jim Greer (FINE ARTS ’62) retired seven years ago
from a career of church ministry and choral clinician
work. He now resides in Owasso, Okla.
D.A. Dahlke (HEPE ‘64) was inducted into the
Mountain Home High School Athletics Hall of Honor
on Saturday, Oct. 13. D.A. was a starter in football,
basketball and baseball at Mountain Home, and he
later returned to his alma mater for a coaching career
that spanned four decades.
Gary Hickey (BUAD ’66) reports that he and his son,
Joel, visited such destinations as Ketchikan, Juneau,
Skagway, Seward, Denali National Park and Anchorage
during a spring 2012 tour of Alaska.
Bill Ramey (ACCT ’68) retired from practicing public
accounting in Arkansas after 38 years in the business.
He and his wife, Kay, live in North Little Rock.
1960s
Gerald “Gerry” Laster (MUED ’70) was named 2011-
12 yacht broker of the year by the Gulf Coast Yacht
Brokers Association in Houston, Texas.
David Bartlett (ACCT ’74) was named president
and chief banking officer for Simmons First National
Corporation effective Jan. 1, 2013. David is chairman-
elect of the Arkansas Bankers Association Board of
Directors. He and his wife, Nancy, are the parents of
Melissa, Chip and the late Michelle.
1970s
Jim Loyd (BUAD ’80) was hired as superintendent for
the Two Rivers School District.
Dr. Randy Moody (PSY ’81) was selected chaplain
general of the national society Sons of the American
Revolution.
1980s
Class Notes
32 Tech Action
2000s
Bobby Rehm (HEPE ’02 & M.A. ENGL ’07) was hired
as assistant principal at Dardanelle Middle School.
He and his wife, Elizabeth, have a daughter, Eliza (3).
Becky Lentz Gray (NURS ’05) was hired by Arkansas
Tech University to serve as health services director in
the Office of Student Services.
Idun Guenther (BIOL ’05 & M.S. FISH/WLDLF ’11)
was named student conservationist of the year at the
2012 Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards
Banquet. Idun is employed as a wildlife biologist for
the West Virginia University Research Corporation.
Susan Gustavson McDaniel (NURS ’05) joined the
staff of the Van Buren Family Medical Clinic.
Debbie McClure (A.A.S. ’06) was named 2012
Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus teacher
of the year. Debbie has served on the cosmetology
faculty at Arkansas Tech-Ozark Campus for seven
years. The award was voted on by her peers and
presented by the Ozark Area Chamber of Commerce.
Lesley Snyder (NURS ’07) accepted a position
as registered nurse instructor at Arkansas Tech
University-Ozark Campus.
Chase Battle-Smith (EAM ’08), a commissioned
officer of the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC),
was promoted to the rank of captain in the U.S.
Army on July 26, 2012. Chase is based out of Fort
Campbell, Ky., and is a field artillery officer. He was
deployed during Operation Enduring Freedom.
Sara Chronister (HIST ’08) passed the Arkansas Bar
Exam in July 2012. She graduated from the University
of Tulsa School of Law in May 2012 and was sworn in
Sept. 7, 2012, by Judge Ken Coker in Russellville.
J.R. Davis (JOUR ’08) is the new co-anchor for “KNWA
Today” on the NBC station in Northwest Arkansas.
Boone Gilbreath (MECH ENGR ’08), a commissioned
officer of the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC),
was promoted to the rank of captain in the U.S. Army
on Aug. 1, 2012. Boone is based out of Fort Carson,
Colo., and is an ordinance officer. He was deployed
during Operation Enduring Freedom.
Mike McCarley (BIOL ’82) was hired as assistant
principal for the high school and the middle school in
the Dover School District. Mike and his wife, Paige, have
four children: recent Tech graduate Bekka (24), Tech
students Jon (22) and Katie (18) and Daniel (15).
Belinda Baker Stephens (HEPE ‘82) was inducted into
the Mountain Home High School Athletics Hall of Honor
on Saturday, Oct. 13. Belinda helped the Lady Bombers
win state volleyball titles in 1976 and 1977. Belinda
was a three-time all-district selection in volleyball and
basketball. She is a teacher in Rockwall, Texas.
Anita Wewers Collier (OFFICE MGMT ’84) was
promoted to budget director for the University of
Arkansas at Fort Smith.
Lori Lipps Wineland (BUAD ’84 & M.S. CSP ’10) has
been promoted to serve as director of the Arkansas
Tech University Student Support Services office.
Danita Morris Ormand (BUAD ’86) was hired by
Columbia Christian School in Magnolia as career and
college planning coordinator.
Tammy McGee Chase (ELED ’89) was hired as assistant
principal at Cook Elementary School in Fort Smith.
1990s
Jacquelyn “Cindy” Moon Williams (SOC ’91) was
promoted to president of Time Striping, Inc., in Van
Buren on June 30, 2012.
Ronda Hawkins (BUAD ’92 & M.A. ’12) was hired as
training coordinator for the Arkansas Small Business
and Technology Development Center regional office at
Arkansas Tech University.
John David Keeling (ELED ’96) was hired as principal at
Dardanelle Middle School.
Christie Bowden Graham (SPH ’98), director of the
Russellville Advertising and Promotion Commission,
won the Harold Alexander Conservationist of the Year
award in recognition of her work to help Russellville
host the High School World Championship Bass Finals.
Dr. Jay Walker (ECON ’99) joined the faculty at Niagara
University as an assistant professor of economics in fall
2012.
Class Notes / Obituaries
33Autumn 2012tech Friends We’ll Miss
Dorothy Keeter Rose (’29) died Sept. 14, 2012. She was
a member of the 1929 AAU women’s basketball team at
Arkansas Tech that finished 7-1 overall. Dorothy was a
retired cook for the Rose Café in Flippin and was a pink
lady for the former Marion County Hospital in Yellville.
Dorothy lived in Flippin. She was 102.
Rebecca Jane Cotton Garner (HOME EC ’36) died
Sept. 8, 2012. She taught home economics at Hot
Springs High School, Henderson State and Ouachita
Baptist. Rebecca went on to serve as supervisor of home
economic teachers for the Arkansas Department of
Education. Rebecca lived in Arkadelphia. She was 95.
Orleen Halbrook McKuin (’39) died Aug. 13, 2012. She
was an educator for 40 years, serving in the capacities
of elementary teacher, principal, licensed psychological
examiner and elementary school counselor. Orleen lived
in Little Rock. She was 93.
Wilma Hearn Oliver (ELED ’39) died July 27, 2012.
She was retired from a teaching career in the school
districts at Greenwood and Lavaca. Wilma lived in
Greenwood. She was 94.
Milton H. Howell (AS ’41) died Feb. 7, 2012. He was
a member of the 440 relay team at Arkansas Tech that
established a new AAU state record in 1940. Milton
farmed in Pope County for more than 50 years and was
a past vice president of the Pope County Farm Bureau
Association. His family was Pope County Farm Family
of the Year in 1964. He was son-in-law of J.W. Hull, who
served as Arkansas Tech president from 1932-67. Milton
lived in Russellville. He was 90.
S.T. Ayers (ENGR ’47) died June 25, 2012. He had a
40-year career in the military and retired at the rank of
major general in the Air Force Reserve. S.T. maintained
a parallel career in petroleum geology and founded
Ayers Exploration. He remained active in the oil and
gas industry until his death. S.T. lived in Oklahoma City,
Okla. He was 86.
John Malcolm Hopper (ENGR ’47 & FMR FACULTY)
died July 26, 2012. He served as a health physicist
for the Atomic Energy Commission before beginning
a career as an educator. John taught mathematics at
Arkansas Tech from 1958-89. He was a veteran of World
War II. John lived in Athens, Texas. He was 85.
Mary Caughman (PSY ’10) earned her Master of
Social Work degree from the University of Arkansas at
Little Rock in May 2012.
2010s
Nichole Christensen (PSY ’10 & M.S. CSP ’12) was
hired as an advisor in the Arkansas Tech University
Student Support Services office.
Nathan Andrew Hale (HIST/POL SCI ’11) earned a
Mercatus Center Fellowship to study in the Master
of Arts program in economics at George Mason
University in Arlington, Va.
Sarah Stobaugh (M.Ed. TLL ’11) was named assistant
principal at Russellville High School. Sarah and her
husband, Kyle, have two children: August (5) and Eliza
(1). They are expecting their third child in late 2012.
Jeff Massanelli (JOUR ’12) was hired as a resident
director at the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville.
Catherine Wilkins (EAM ’12) earned a six-month
internship with Witt Associates, an emergency crisis
consulting firm located in Washington, D.C.
Kathryn Young (ECED ’12) was hired as a fifth grade
teacher at Russellville Upper Elementary.
Leslie Miller Harris (JOUR ’08) spent summer 2012
in Europe as part of her studies in the Clinton School
of Public Service. Leslie is pursuing a Juris Doctorate
from the University of Arkansas School of Law.
Scott Strasner (HEPE ’08) was hired as physical
education teacher at Mayflower Elementary School.
Alex Manly (IT ’09) is the course management
systems coordinator at Arkansas Tech University.
James Schafer (GS ’09), a commissioned officer
of the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), was
promoted to the rank of captain in the U.S. Army on
Aug. 1, 2012. James is based out of Fort Stewart, Ga.,
and is an ordinance officer. He was deployed during
Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn.
Obituaries
34 Tech Action
tech Friends We’ll Miss (Continued)
Gordon Gene Harkreader (ENGR ’49) died July 11, 2012.
He was retired from Union Carbide, where he served as a
chemical engineer. Gordon lived in Upper Saint Clair, Pa.
He was 83.
Dwight L. Long (’53) died June 14, 2012. He was a
commercial and residential contractor. Dwight lived in
Calico Rock. He was 80.
Charles M. Shelton (ENGR ’57 & FMR FACULTY) died
April 30, 2012. He was a former registrar and mathematics
faculty member at Arkansas Tech. Charles also served as
superintendent of the Plainview School District. He was
a veteran of the Korean War. Charles lived in Harrison. He
was 79.
Don Gray Thurman (ENGL ’57) died Aug. 25, 2012. He
was a veteran of the Korean War. Don taught school for six
years before beginning a 25-year career with what is now
known as the Arkansas Department of Human Services.
He began as a counselor and advanced to the rank of
assistant director before retiring from the agency. Don
lived in Little Rock. He was 83.
Iva Nell Moss Reeves Woody (ELED ’58) died Sept. 26,
2012. She taught school in Arkansas at Plainview and in
Kansas at Towanda and Haysville. She retired in 1990. Nell
lived in Russellville. She was 81.
Rosemary Jean Smee (ELED ’62) died Aug. 2, 2012. She
was retired from the office of the Logan County Circuit
Clerk. Rose lived in Booneville. She was 71.
Tomilea Harvey Lee Cross (HIST/POL SCI ‘64) died
Oct. 20, 2012. She was Arkansas Tech Homecoming
queen in 1960 and Miss Arkansas Tech University 1963.
She had a 38-year teaching career. Tomilea lived in
Russellville. She was 70.
Larry George Taylor (BUS ’67) died Sept. 1, 2012. Larry
lived in Houston, Texas. He was 68.
James “Mike” Fuller (MUED ’72) died Sept. 1, 2012. Mike
was a high school teacher and band director. He also
worked as a senior program analyst for Fidelity Information
Services. Mike lived in North Little Rock. He was 61.
John Robert Eiler (AGRI ’73) died Aug. 2, 2012. He worked
in loss prevention for Walmart Stores, Inc. for 27 years.
John lived in Bella Vista. He was 61.
Gary Homes Hodges (ACCT ’74 & FMR STAFF) died Sept.
28, 2012. He was controller in the Office of Administration
and Finance at Arkansas Tech University for 19 years
before retiring in 2011. Gary lived in Russellville. He was 63.
Sharon Kay Mullens Desiderio (SOC ’76 & FMR STAFF)
died Aug. 4, 2012. She served as director of alumni at
Arkansas Tech University from 1986-95 before going on
to work as an inspector for the Arkansas Department of
Human Services. Sharon was active in the Russellville
Chamber of Commerce and a past chair of the Red Coats
Committee. Sharon lived in Russellville. She was 59.
Edward Lehner Dorsett (’79) died April 13, 2012. Ed lived
in Fort Worth, Texas. He was 58.
Kelly Ray Loop (‘83) died Oct. 13, 2012. He was active in
his community as a youth coach for football, baseball and
basketball. Kelly lived in Russellville. He was 51.
Paula Allison (M.Ed. GTED ’84) died Aug. 18, 2012. She
was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a retired teacher. Paula
lived in Hector. She was 65.
Michael Biggs (HEPE ’86) died Sept. 29, 2012. Michael
lived in Grand Prairie, Texas. He was 56.
Jacob Dickey (’11) died July 28, 2012. He had worked
as a personal trainer and was planning on returning to
Arkansas Tech to pursue a master’s degree in health and
physical education and a career as a coach. Jake lived in
Forsyth, Mo. He was 27.
Archie Stafford (FMR FACULTY) died Aug. 19, 2012. A.J.
was a former ROTC instructor at Arkansas Tech. He later
owned Brooks Carpet Store in Fort Smith. A.J. lived in Fort
Smith. He was 81.
Buford L. Tatum Jr. (FMR FACULTY) died Oct. 13, 2012.
He served in the U.S. Navy and on the fisheries and
wildlife management faculty at Arkansas Tech. Buford lived
in Danville. He was 84.
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Nov. 15 at Northeastern State 7 p.m.
Nov. 23 vs. Missouri-St. Louis# 1 p.m.
Nov. 24 at Drury# 3:15 p.m.
Nov. 29 *SOUTHERN NAZARENE 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 1 MISSOURI SOUTHERN 6 p.m.
Dec. 6 *at Southeastern Oklahoma State 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 8 *at East Central University 4 p.m.
Dec. 15 at Midwestern State 6 p.m.
Dec. 19 MID-AMERICA CHRISTIAN 4 p.m.
Jan. 3 *NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 5 *SOUTHWESTERN OKAHOMA STATE 4 p.m.
Jan. 10 *at Ouachita Baptist 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 12 *HENDERSON STATE 6 p.m.
Jan. 17 *at Arkansas-Monticello 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 19 *SOUTHERN ARKANSAS 6 p.m.
Jan. 24 *at Harding 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 26 *SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE 4 p.m.
Feb. 2 *at Southern Nazarene 4 p.m.
Feb. 7 *at Southwestern Oklahoma State 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 9 *at Northwestern Oklahoma State 4 p.m.
Feb. 14 *OUACHITA BAPTIST 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 16 *at Henderson State 4 p.m.
Feb. 21 *ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 23 *at Southern Arkansas 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 28 *HARDING 7:30 p.m.
Mar. 2 *EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY 4 p.m.
Mar. 7-10 GAC Tournament (at Bartlesville, Okla.) TBA
HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPS# - Drury University Classic @ Springfield, Mo.
2012-13 Wonder Boys Basketball 2012-13 Golden Suns BasketballNov. 13 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS 5:30 p.m.
Nov. 23 at Washburn^ 4 p.m.
Nov. 24 vs. Fort Hays State^ 6 p.m.
Nov. 29 *SOUTHERN NAZARENE 5:30 p.m.
Dec. 6 *at Southeastern Oklahoma State 5:30 p.m.
Dec. 8 *at East Central University 2 p.m.
Dec. 17 LEMOYNE-OWEN 5:30 p.m.
Dec. 19 BENEDICT 2 p.m.
Dec. 30 at Central Missouri 1:30 p.m.
Jan. 3 *NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 5 *SOUTHWESTERN OKAHOMA STATE 2 p.m.
Jan. 10 *at Ouachita Baptist 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 12 *HENDERSON STATE 4 p.m.
Jan. 17 *at Arkansas-Monticello 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 19 *SOUTHERN ARKANSAS 4 p.m.
Jan. 24 *at Harding 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 26 *SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE 2 p.m.
Feb. 2 *at Southern Nazarene 2 p.m.
Feb. 7 *at Southwestern Oklahoma State 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 9 *at Northwestern Oklahoma State 2 p.m.
Feb. 14 *OUACHITA BAPTIST 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 16 *at Henderson State 2 p.m.
Feb. 21 *ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 23 *at Southern Arkansas 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 28 *HARDING 5:30 p.m.
Mar. 2 *EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY 2 p.m.
Mar. 7-10 GAC Tournament (at Bartlesville, Okla.) TBA
HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPS^ - Washburn Thanksgiving Classic @ Topeka, Kan.
*Denotes Great American Conference game | Times are Central and are subject to change. | Home games are played at Tucker Coliseum | http://athletics.atu.edu
Jared Williamson
GAC Tournament MVP
Rosie Silva
Preseason All-America
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Fans watch on Family Day 2012 as the Arkansas Tech Marching Band performs on the new synthetic turf at Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field. For more about the 2012 football season at Arkansas Tech, visit http://athletics.atu.edu.