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Col. Carl Baswell inducted into Hall of Distinction. See pages 4-5.

Curtis, Chastain, Harper inducted into Arkansas Tech Hall of Distinction. See pages 4-9.

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

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Tech Action, Volume 48, No. 2. Arkansas Tech University Alumni Association, Alumni House, Russellville, AR 72801

Alumni Association Board of Directorstech

Tech Action

Twenty-four memorable hours at TechThere was plenty to celebrate during one 24-hour

period on the Arkansas Tech campus this spring.

It began with a commencement ceremony for the

Graduate College on Friday, May 11.

The next day brought three more graduation

ceremonies — two for undergraduate students on the main

campus in Russellville and one for students from Arkansas

Tech-Ozark Campus.

By the time it was all over, more than 1,000 degrees had

been conferred under the dome of Tucker Coliseum during

a span of just 24 hours.

Tears were shed, memories were shared and some

combination of relief and happiness was seen on the face

of every graduate — not to mention their families.

For those of us who can remember a day when Arkansas

Tech did not have many more than 1,000 students in all, it

was an amazing sight.

Tech is now home to more than 10,000 students. More

than 2,000 degrees were earned here during the 2011-12

academic year, the most in a single year in school history.

Degree production at Arkansas Tech has more than

tripled over the past two decades.

All of it is a reminder that our university continues to grow and prosper.

Be proud to be a Wonder Boy. Be proud to be a Golden Sun. If you haven’t been back in a while, visit campus soon and see everything that is taking place. Share our story with prospective students.

If you know someone who started a degree but never finished, tell them about the Arkansas Tech Accelerated Degree Program (www.atu.edu/accelerateddegree).

Make plans now to attend Homecoming 2012. We are

planning a great celebration for the Tech Family on Oct. 5-6, and we want you to be a part of it.

Arkansas Tech has never been stronger than it is today.

Regardless of whether you attended Tech 10, 30 or 50 years ago, you are part of that success story. Thank you for your continued support. With the quality and quantity of our graduating classes growing each year, the best days of Arkansas Tech are still ahead.

Sincerely,

Kelly Davis ‘81

Director of Alumni Relations

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Saturday, Sept. 1 Bacone College Russellville, Ark. 6 p.m.Thursday, Sept. 6 Missouri S&T Russellville, Ark. 7 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 15 *Henderson State (Family Day) Russellville, Ark. 6 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 22 *at Ouachita Baptist Arkadelphia, Ark. 7 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 29 NW Oklahoma State Russellville, Ark. 6 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 6 *SE Oklahoma State (Homecoming) Russellville, Ark. 6 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 13 *at SW Oklahoma State Weatherford, Okla. 2 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 20 *Arkansas-Monticello Russellville, Ark. 2 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 27 *at Harding Searcy, Ark. 2 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 3 *East Central (Senior Day) Russellville, Ark. 2 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 10 *at Southern Arkansas Magnolia, Ark. 2 p.m.

2012 Arkansas Tech Football Schedule

*Denotes Great American Conference game | Times are Central and are subject to change. | Home games are played at Thone Stadium at Buerkle FieldAll games broadcast in the Russellville area on KWKK 100.9 FM and around the world at http://athletics.atu.edu

ARKANSAS TECH

HOMECOMING October 5-6, 2012

Schedule of EventsFriday, Oct. 5

Homecoming Golf ClassicRussellville Country Club

Ladies Luncheon & Champagne BingoLake Point Conference Center

Hall of Distinction Reunion DinnerChambers Cafeteria

Alumni and Friends ReceptionRussellville Country Club

Saturday, Oct. 6Alumni Gold Reunion - Class of 1962

Chambers Cafeteria

Homecoming ParadeTech Campus

Homecoming Tailgate PartyCentennial Plaza

Wonder Boys vs. SE Oklahoma StateThone Stadium at Buerkle Field

Visit www.techties.atu.edu or call (479) 968-0242 for more details.

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2012 Hall of Distinction

Ronald S. ChastainDistinguished Alumnus

As a former adjutant

general for the Arkansas

National Guard, a former

deputy commanding general

for the reserve component of

U.S. Army Forces Command

and a veteran of active duty

overseas, Major General

Ronald S. Chastain (Ret.) has

first-hand knowledge of the

challenges facing today’s

guardsmen and guardswomen.

“The greatest reward

is serving your state and

country, something that all

Americans cannot perform,”

said Chastain. “The greatest

challenge is maintaining a

civilian career. For the past

ten years, it was not a matter

of if a National Guard unit

would deploy, it was a matter

of when. It is difficult to succeed

in a career when your employer knows that you could be

mobilized. I was fortunate to have a civilian career that

was compatible with service in the National Guard.”

Chastain began his military training as an ROTC

student at Arkansas Tech. He was commissioned as

a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve upon

graduation from the Arkansas Tech ROTC program on July

7, 1972.

He also earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology

from Arkansas Tech in 1972.

In addition to his ROTC activities and his academic

work, Chastain aided head coach Deward Dopson and the

Arkansas Tech men’s basketball team as student manager,

basketball operations manager and statistician.

Chastain provided statistics and game scores to the

conference office and news media following all home and

away games.

“Coach Dopson was a motivator and disciplinarian,”

said Chastain. “He exhibited tough love and got the

most out of his players. After surviving Coach Dopson’s

exhaustive practices and strict discipline, players

experienced an extremely high

graduation rate and successful

marriages. I saw the benefits

of hard work, teamwork and

getting along with others. I

learned that the better you

prepared, the luckier you would

be.”

Those years at Tech also

provided Chastain with the

opportunity to meet his wife,

the former Pam Berry of Dover.

They have been married for

40 years, and they have two

children (Lana and Lance) and

three grandsons.

“I still consider my days at

Tech the most fun time of my

life,” said Chastain.

Those college days were

balanced, however, by the harsh

reality of events on the other side of the world.

“During my sophomore year, a Selective Service

lottery occurred,” said Chastain. “My birthday was the

fifth one selected, meaning I would be drafted once I

finished college. That caused me to go into Advanced

ROTC. Before graduation, the Vietnam War began winding

down, and fewer lieutenants were needed. I accepted the

option of only three months of active duty for training.

I later joined the Army National Guard for the pay and

benefits.

“I enjoyed the camaraderie and leadership opportunity,

and I had a civilian job that was compatible with service

in the military’s reserve component,” continued Chastain.

“I quickly saw that I was getting paid for something that I

really enjoyed.”

That civilian job was with the United States

Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency. He

worked for the agency in a variety of capacities before

retiring as a district director in 2006.

“Since agriculture is the leading industry in Arkansas, I

enjoyed working with programs that helped ensure a safe

and reliable supply of food and fiber at prices acceptable

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to both producers and consumers,” said Chastain.

“I enjoyed the challenge of deriving from federal

regulations, the overall purpose of the regulations and

the specific application of those regulations. I also

enjoyed training other employees on administration of

the farm programs.”

All through those years, Chastain continued his

military service as a reservist. He worked in command

and staff assignments in the 142nd Field Artillery

Brigade, the 87th Troop Command and the 39th

Infantry Brigade.

Chastain commanded the 25th Rear Area Operations

Center during Operation Desert Storm, and he

commanded the 39th Brigade Combat Team during

Operation Iraqi Freedom II.

In October 2005, Chastain became war time chief of

staff for United States Forces in Korea and earned the

rank of major general.

Chastain completed his service to his country

by serving first as adjutant general of the Arkansas

National Guard and then as deputy commanding

general for the reserve component of U.S. Army Forces

Command at Fort McPherson, Ga.

“Our military’s reserve component is a bargain,”

said Chastain. “It enables our country to get by with a

small standing army. National Guard units are also the

military’s best connection to American citizens. For

example, Arkansans are not too concerned about a unit

from Fort Hood, Texas, going to war in Southwest Asia,

but they are very concerned when their local National

Guard unit goes. Reserve component deployments

in the past ten years have shown the dedication and

sacrifices that citizen soldiers make.”

Now that he has retired from his concurrent careers

with the USDA and the National Guard, Chastain is

utilizing his experience to once again benefit Arkansas

farmers.

He serves U.S. Senator John Boozman as an

agricultural liaison.

“Senator Boozman uses the power of the office to

assist constituents that have problems in dealing with

federal agencies,” said Chastain. “My USDA background

provides me a basic understanding of all the USDA

agencies and their roles. This enables me to address

the constituent issues quicker. I also reach out to

agriculture-related organizations by attending their

meetings to ensure they know who to contact when an

agriculture issue arises.”

The role dovetails with everything else that Chastain

has done. From military service to USDA agent to

agricultural liaison to husband and father, he has always

used his talents and his efforts to help others.

“My parents instilled a strong work ethic,” said

Chastain. “I have observed people my entire life. I have

tried to emulate the positive qualities of others and

avoid the negative traits of others.”

Photographed, Left:

(from left) Pam Chastain,


inductee Ron Chastain

and Arkansas Tech

President Dr. Robert C.

Brown.

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Jo Neighbors HarperDistinguished Alumna

Dr. Jo Neighbors Harper is proof that one piece of well-placed fatherly advice can shape a daughter’s life.

“I was an only child,” said Harper. “I loved school

and did well academically. My dad said he wanted me to be able to stand on my own two feet. His fear was that I would be left alone and unable to take care of myself. Before he died at 50, he said to me that although he couldn’t leave me a lot of money, he could see that I had an education. It would be mine and no one could ever take it away from me.”

“That really made an impression on me, and I felt the same way about the young women I taught,” continued Harper. “They needed to know that life wasn’t always going to be a rose garden. Many of them were just excited to get married when they finished high school, but they needed to understand that there are no guarantees in life. I really enjoyed working with the students and encouraging them to be the best they could be.”

Dr. Harper blazed new paths for women during a 34-year career in education. She became the first female high school principal in Sebastian County when she was named principal at Mansfield High School in 1989. She earned that opportunity after spending more than 25 years as a classroom instructor and one year as an assistant principal.

Harper did all of that while earning three advanced degrees — including a doctorate in education — and raising a family alongside husband William R. “Bud” Harper.

Harper’s career as a student blossomed at Fourche Valley High School, where she played basketball, was voted Homecoming queen and graduated as valedictorian.

She enrolled at Arkansas Tech the following fall with

plans to pursue a career as a newspaper reporter, but with her parents’ encouragement she decided to major in business education.

Harper lived in Parker Hall as a freshman. The dorm

mother responsible for the 30 residents of Parker Hall was Maude Moore, who taught mathematics at Arkansas Tech from 1946-72 and also served the school as dean of women.

“Miss Maude insisted that we participate in the social activities,” said Harper. “We attended community concerts as part of our student activity ticket. At that time you had to wear a hat and gloves to go, and one of my excuses one day was that I couldn’t go because I didn’t have a hat. About 10 minutes later there was a knock on my door. She brought me a hat, and I went.”

Harper’s favorite teachers at Arkansas Tech included

Dr. Laverne Hamand, who taught history at the college from 1949-57, and Dr. Maurice Nielsen, who taught philosophy at Tech from 1955-59.

“Dr. Nielsen taught the junior block,” said Harper. “He

was perhaps the best instructor I ever had. He expanded your thinking. The proudest ‘A’ I ever made was in his class.”

Photographed, Below:

(from left) Ben Rothwell,

Arkansas Tech President

Dr. Robert C. Brown,


inductee Dr. Jo

Neighbors Harper and

Terry Rothwell. Mr. and

Mrs. Rothwell presented

Dr. Harper for induction.


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None of that, however, compares to Harper’s favorite memory of college.

“The best part of Tech was meeting Bud,” said Harper. “He was so talented, friendly, witty and best of all, kind.”

The Harpers were married in Bryan Hall at Arkansas

Tech. Judge Harper, who was inducted into the Arkansas Tech Hall of Distinction in 1999 and who served on the Tech Board of Trustees from 2004-09, passed away on March 28, 2012.

“My parents were in Kansas City and his were in

Coffeyville, Kan.,” said Dr. Harper when recollecting their wedding day. “All of our friends were at Tech, so they said they would stay after school was out. Mrs. (Mills) Douthitt was my house mother at that time. She and Miss Maude (Moore) both lived in the dorm with us, and they said they would help put it all together. Miss Maude carried our bags when we left, and the dance band guys were at the car playing ‘Guess Who’s Kissing Her Now’ and all these songs.”

Both Harpers graduated in May 1957 and began a

journey together that yielded two distinguished careers, two children — Dr. Mitchell Harper of Fort Smith and Kimberly Jo White of Dallas, Texas — and eight grandchildren, including current Arkansas Tech student Sarah Jo Reynolds.

It all could have been very different. Jo Harper still

harbored dreams of a newspaper reporting career after she graduated from Arkansas Tech, but her first year in the classroom at Van Buren High School in 1959-60 changed her mind.

“I learned a lot that first year in teaching,” said

Harper. “We taught six periods a day with no prep periods and an hour for lunch. By the end of the first year I had fallen in love with teaching. I still adore high school students. They are wonderful and challenging.”

Jo Harper’s career over the next three-plus decades

mirrored the progress that took place in Arkansas K-12 education all around her.

She organized and sponsored Van Buren High School’s first Future Business Leaders of America chapter, which grew to include more than 200 members.

As chairman of the business education department, Harper introduced the first computers into the school’s curriculum and developed and served as coordinator of a cooperative office education program.

She was appointed chairman of the six-year planning process for the Van Buren School District, and she developed and implemented the district’s first Partners in Education program.

Then came the opportunity to serve first as assistant

principal (1988-89) and then as principal (1989-93) at Mansfield High School.

“I loved classroom teaching, but I discovered I had a knack for implementing programs,” said Harper of her transition from classroom teacher to administrator. “I found it quite rewarding as principal to be able to establish programs to help advance student opportunities such as a college preparatory program and a student recognition program.”

There were those that wondered if a woman could handle the discipline part of being a high school principal. That turned out to be a non-issue.

“I wanted students to see that there were tremendous opportunities for them,” said Harper. “If given the tools, all they need to do is pursue their dreams.”

As one student told her in a letter, “You served as a strong role model for young women in a rural area. You were always professional and set very high expectations for the students. You ran the school with great care and efficiency.”

Harper received a gubernatorial appointment to the

Arkansas Workforce Development Commission. She also was appointed to two terms on the Arkansas Early Childhood Commission, serving from 2002-2009.

Harper’s lifetime of service to western Arkansas was recognized when she received the Spirit of the Frontier award from the City of Fort Smith in 2004, the Woman of Distinction award from the Girl Scouts of America in 2005 and the Community Leadership in Education award from Leadership Fort Smith in 2007.

Through it all, the Harpers remained connected

to the place where they began their lives together. Jo served on the Women’s Leadership Council and currently serves on the Arkansas Tech Foundation Board. Both Judge Harper and Dr. Harper served on the committee for the Ozark Campus capital fund drive.

“Tech has experienced so much progress under Dr. Brown’s leadership,” said Harper. “I’m amazed every time I go on campus. I am prouder than ever to be an Arkansas Tech University graduate.”

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Bill “Sleepy” CurtisDistinction in Intercollegiate Athletics

Success can often be traced back to one event — a day when a group of people made a shared commitment to a singular goal.

Bill “Sleepy” Curtis was a

part of one of those days as a freshman on the Arkansas Tech football team.

He was a running back

under first-year Wonder Boys head coach Marvin “Shorty” Salmon. Arkansas Tech had just suffered a 14-12 loss at Henderson State that dropped the Wonder Boys’ overall record to 3-3.

The next day — Nov. 6, 1959

— changed the trajectory of the Arkansas Tech football program and the lives of the young men who were involved in it.

“We drove back, went out the next day and practiced

for six hours,” said Curtis. “We did one-on-one blocking drills. Probably everybody that played at Tech during that time remembers that practice. We didn’t think anything of it. It was part of the game. It either made you or it made you quit. Those that remained after that practice were players.”

Those players went on to put together one of the most

successful eras in Arkansas Tech football history. The Wonder Boys closed out the 1959 season with

wins over Ouachita Baptist (40-12) and the University of the Ozarks (14-0).

Over the next three seasons, Arkansas Tech amassed

an overall record of 26-2-2 while winning Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference championships in 1960 and 1961.

The 1960 Wonder Boys became the first team in school

history to earn 10 wins, while the 1961 Wonder Boys finished 8-0-1 and remain Arkansas Tech’s most recent undefeated football team.

“We won with defense back then,” said Curtis. “Everybody tried out on defense. I wasn’t good enough to play over there, so they put me on offense. Defense was the big deal. If the other team couldn’t score, they couldn’t win.

“And not many teams scored against our defense,” continued Curtis. “We had some great players. Guys like Tiger McClellan, Ed Montgomery, Roger Lee…I could go on and on. It made it easy on the offense.”

Curtis rushed for 2,401 career yards, which is the seventh-highest career rushing total in the history of Arkansas Tech football.

He was All-Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference and honorable mention All-America in both 1961 and 1962.

Curtis rushed for 1,027 yards during his senior season in 1962, making him one of just six Wonder Boys to ever rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season.

If one day solidified Curtis’ place in Arkansas Tech history, it was Oct. 21, 1961.

That was the day he carried 25 times for 185 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Wonder Boys to a 16-7 win over their arch rivals from Arkansas State Teachers College (now known as the University of Central Arkansas).

Curtis had touchdown runs of 46 and two yards as Arkansas Tech picked up a key win on its path to a second consecutive AIC title.

That game — and all four games between Tech and Teachers that he was a part of — are among Curtis’ favorite memories of Arkansas Tech.

“It was a rivalry, but it was a friendship,” said Curtis. “You have a lot of respect for those guys. You either won

Photographed, Right:


inductee Bill “Sleepy”

Curtis and his wife,

Paula Curtis.


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or it was sad. You got up for it. I can remember a pep rally in front of the Main Building the night before a Tech-Teachers game. (Tech President) Dr. (Joseph W.) Hull was there, and they had some of the former great Tech players make speeches. For two weeks before the game, it was just constant. After the pep rally on Friday night you were so ready to play you couldn’t sleep.

“That game dictated everything,” continued Curtis. “Whichever team won that game was normally going to win the conference championship. Unless you were at Tech or Teachers during that time, you really wouldn’t understand the magnitude of how much everybody was involved.”

Curtis grew up as part of a sharecropping family in Marianna, more than 160 miles from Russellville. Arkansas Tech would have been an unlikely destination for Curtis were it not for the background of the coaches that surrounded him.

Wilson Kell (Tech Class of 1950) and Bob Blankenship (Tech Class of 1951) were two of the coaches in the Marianna schools that helped steer Curtis toward a collegiate career in green and gold.

“Bob Blankenship was my junior high football coach,” said Curtis. “I was a little guy, but he saw some potential in me and let me start as a seventh grader even though the ninth graders liked to have killed me. I was surrounded by good people from Tech, and that was probably the main reason for my choice. I had never visited campus (before I enrolled).”

Once he arrived at Arkansas Tech and reported for preseason football practice, Curtis encountered a problem. The school did not own any size 26 football pants.

Fortunately the local junior high had a pair he was able to borrow and Curtis began working out as a member of the Wonder Boys.

Over the next four years, the self-described “too small and too slow” running back amassed a college football career that is still remembered five decades after his final game.

In addition to his 2012 induction into the Arkansas Tech Hall of Distinction under the Distinction in Intercollegiate Athletics category, Curtis was enshrined in the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2011. He was the 20th individual with ties to Arkansas Tech to be enshrined in the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame.

“I got in mainly because of our team’s record,” said Curtis, who graduated from Arkansas Tech in 1963 and went on to serve in the U.S. Army before returning to his native Marianna to begin a successful career in agriculture. “It wasn’t because of anything I’d done. Sitting at that stage before I made my speech…thinking about Ed Montgomery, Tiger McClellan, B.J. Moore, James Dowdy, Roger Lee…they are the reason why I got there, not what I had done. It was an Arkansas Tech thing as far as I am concerned, not a Bill Curtis thing. Arkansas Tech was a powerhouse during our playing days. Just to be a part of it is special.”

Photographed,

Left: Jayne Jones,

vice president for

development at

Arkansas Tech, reads

a citation honoring Bill

“Sleepy” Curtis during

his induction into the

Arkansas Tech Hall of

Distinction on May 12.

Alumni News

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Breakfast For All

Wayne Drain, June Drain

Jeff Small, Mark David Burns, Todd Meimerstorf

Jan Hill, Truman Hill

Linda Falkner Boyd, Baldy Falkner

Lacey Starkey, Shirley Drewry Dodd, Amber Heckmann

Pam Butler

Sherry Polsgrove,

Lori Winesburg,

Sherry Wooten

Arkansas Tech alumni and friends were out in large numbers during final

exams week spring 2012 to ensure that Tech students and faculty members

had the proper nourishment to finish the semester on a strong note.

The Arkansas Tech Alumni Association provided muffins, fruit, coffee and

fruit punch at locations across campus throughout final exams week.

The twice yearly tradition draws a cross section of the Alumni

Association back to campus and exposes current students to the

importance of staying involved with Tech after graduation.

Call (479) 968-0242 or send e-mail to [email protected] to learn how you

can become involved.

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Paul Scheible, Carla Terry

John Whiteside, Leigh Burns Whiteside

Mike Cope, Julie Mikles-Schluterman

Jim Edwards, Bettye Edwards

Jim Murphy, Larry Brown

Ann Irwin, Linda Higgins

Ben Rothwell, Aaron Jones, Terry Rothwell

Alumni News

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Jones joins Arkansas Tech Alumni Office

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Tech Travel plans getaways for 2013Tech Travel is scheduled to visit three continents

during its 2013 schedule.

The travel group, which is open to any Arkansas Tech

alumnus or friend, will begin its 2013 tours with the “Peru:

Ancient Land of Mysteries” trip in April. Over a span of 12

days, Tech tourists will visit such locations as Lima, Machu

Picchu, Cuzco, Lake Titicaca, the Paracas Reserve and the

Ballestas Islands.

June 2013 will take Tech Travel to “Ireland’s Coastal

Treasures.” Stops on the nine-day tour will include Dublin,

Limerick, Kinsale and a cruise on Killary Harbour.

“Trains, Wineries and Treasures of Northern California”

will take Arkansas Tech alumni and friends on a nine-

day excursion in July 2013. Highlights will include San

Francisco, Sonora, Yosemite National Park, Sacramento,

Lake Tahoe, the Sonoma wine country and the Napa Valley

wine train.

Dana Moseley, director of gift planning at Arkansas

Tech, oversees the Tech Travel program.

To learn more about Tech Travel, call (479) 964-0532,

send e-mail to [email protected] or visit

www.atu.edu/travel.

Aaron Jones has joined the Arkansas Tech Alumni

Office as coordinator of alumni communications and

activities.

In his new role, Jones will oversee the Arkansas Tech

Alumni Office presence on the World Wide Web

(www.techties.atu.edu) and assist those who seek to join

TechTies, the online community for Tech alumni.

Jones holds two degrees from Tech. He earned a

bachelor’s degree in speech communication in 2007 and a

master’s degree in college student personnel in 2009.

He has worked for Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield and

in the sports information departments at Arkansas Tech,

the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the University

of Central Arkansas.

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Alumni News

Beard elected to Phi Beta Mu Hall of Fame

Walter named state’s top elementary principalThree-time Arkansas Tech University graduate Peggy

Lawless Walter has been named 2012 elementary school

principal of the year by the Arkansas Association of

Elementary School Principals.

Walter is principal at Fairview Elementary School in

Fort Smith.

Dr. Richard Abernathy, executive director of the

Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators,

announced Walter’s award with her entire school

present at an assembly on Tuesday, March 27.

Walter earned a Bachelor of Science degree in

elementary education from Arkansas Tech in 1980.

She returned to her alma mater to obtain a Master

of Education degree in 1987 and an Educational

Specialist degree in 2006.

Walter’s service to Arkansas Tech has included a

term on the Arkansas Tech Alumni Association Board of

Directors from 2007-09.

She has served as the principal at Fairview

Elementary School since 1996.

When Walter earned master school principal

certification from the Arkansas State Board of

Education in 2010, she was only the 12th person in

the seven-year history of the program to earn that

certification.

Prior to her tenure at Fairview Elementary, Walter

worked in the Fort Smith School District as assistant

principal at Woods Elementary School, as assistant

principal at Tilles Elementary School and as a Title I

reading teacher at Spradling Elementary School.

She began her career in education as a Title I

reading teacher at Alma Middle School.

Walter is a member of the Association for

Supervision and Curriculum Development, Phi Delta

Kappa, National Association of Elementary School

Principals, Arkansas Association of Elementary School

Principals, Arkansas Association for Supervision

and Curriculum Development, Fort Smith Principals

Association and Fort Smith Elementary Principals

Association.

She and her husband, Steven, have two children:

Ashley Walter of Fort Smith and Christopher Walter of

Salt Lake City, Utah.

Travis Beard is the 2012 inductee into the Phi

Beta Mu Arkansas Omicron Chapter Hall of Fame in

recognition of his achievements in the field of music

education.

Beard earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree

from Arkansas Tech in 1970 and a Master of Education

degree from Tech in 1977.

He taught music and directed bands in the schools

at Russellville from 1972-2009. He earned awards for

Arkansas Bandmaster of the Year, National Federation

Outstanding Music Educator, Band World Legion of

Honor and the John Philip Sousa Hall of Honor.

Travis and his wife, Debbie, have three adult children:

Melanie O’Patry, Emily Durham and Andy Beard.

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14 Tech Action

Never Too LateCharlie Ball has made good use of his first 89 years.

He served his country as a World War II fighter pilot.

He was successful in business ventures as varied as

dry cleaning, real estate and insurance. He has perfect

attendance for weekly Kiwanis Club meetings after 62

years with the organization.

He and his wife of 57 years, Dora, raised two sons and

have been blessed with five grandchildren.

But there’s one goal that Charlie Ball never achieved —

earning his college degree.

That goal was suddenly within reach a few months ago

when Ball saw a television advertisement for the Arkansas

Tech Accelerated Degree Program, which offers individuals

with 60 or more transferable credit hours an opportunity

to complete a bachelor’s degree within 18 months.

He made note of the telephone number in the ad and

called to see what he would need to do to complete his

degree.

Ball was connected with Dr. Beth Giroir in the Arkansas

Tech College of Professional Studies.

Upon reviewing his transcripts, Giroir found that Ball

had already accumulated enough hours to graduate with

the Bachelor of Professional Studies degree in public

relations.

The 89-year old North Little Rock resident walked with

his fellow members of the Arkansas Tech Class of 2012

during commencement ceremonies at John E. Tucker

Coliseum in Russellville on Saturday, May 12.

“I really couldn’t believe it,” said Ball of his reaction

when he learned he had earned a college degree. “I had to

call Dr. Giroir a couple of times and make sure.”

Ball’s path to college graduation began 75 years ago

with a newspaper route. The Batesville Guard paid him $5

per month, and for 32 consecutive months he used every

penny of those earnings to pay off a $160 trumpet from

Shook Music Company in Batesville.

It turned out to be a good investment. Ball used that

trumpet to earn a spot with The Continentals, a dance

band at nearby Arkansas College (now Lyon College).

He parlayed that experience into a music scholarship

at Arkansas Tech, and in the fall of 1941 he arrived in

Russellville.

Ball joined a dance band named The Techsters and

took a job raising and lowering the flag outside Williamson

Hall for $5 per month.

If one of his dance band gigs took him out of town, he

would sub-contract those duties to his roommate for 25

cents per day.

“Five dollars…that was good money back in those

days,” said Ball. “Before the war in 1941, no one had any

money.”

89-year old WWII Veteran graduates from Tech

Alumni News

15Spring 2012

Seven decades later, Ball still knows the words to a

popular school song of the day:

Sing me a song of Arkansas Tech

Her glories yet untold,

Her battles fought and victories won

Beneath the Green and Gold.

Henderson has her Reddies

Ouachita may be fine

But as for me

Just give me Arkansas Tech for mine!

Ball also has distinct memories of Arkansas Tech

President J.W. Hull, Dean Alfred J. Crabaugh and

Raymond “Rabbit” Burnett, who was his economics

instructor.

Those carefree days were interrupted in December

1941.

“I remember we were all sitting in the old armory

(now known as the Stroupe Building) when (Franklin D.)

Roosevelt said that Dec. 7, 1941, was a day that would

live in infamy,” said Ball.

In a matter of weeks, Ball was in Texas learning how

to be a fighter pilot for the U.S. Army Air Forces.

“When you’re 19 years old, there isn’t such a thing

as danger,” said Ball. “You don’t know danger. You got

in your fighter, said your prayer and took off. You didn’t

think anything about it. I didn’t.”

Following two years of training, Ball was deployed

to England in 1944. His job was to clear the way

for bombers as Allied forces secured victory in the

European Theater.

Ball returned to Arkansas Tech on the G.I. Bill

following the war. He transferred to the University of

Arkansas at Fayetteville to study electrical engineering.

There he resumed his dance band career as a member

of The Collegians.

“When I was young and playing in those dance

bands, I was really just going to school on the side

instead of the other way around,” said Ball.

He completed the course work in his major field of

study, but he stopped short of graduating so that he

could move to North Little Rock and join his father,

Cecil, in a dry cleaning business.

Ball spent two decades in that field before

transitioning to a second career as a real estate broker

and insurance agent. These days he keeps himself busy

by working part-time at a North Little Rock pharmacy.

Now, 71 years after he first enrolled at Arkansas

Tech, Ball finally has his college degree.

“I think it will feel a lot like the first time I took a

solo flight in an airplane,” said Ball when asked before

graduation what it would be like to hold his degree. “My

goodness, it’s happening.”

Photographed, Left:

Arkansas Tech President

Dr. Robert C. Brown

presents Charlie Ball

with his degree during

commencement

ceremonies at

Tucker Coliseum on

May 12.

Today’s Tech

16 Tech Action

Chambers re-appointed to Board of TrusteesGov. Mike Beebe has re-appointed John Ed Chambers

III of Danville to the Arkansas Tech Board of Trustees.

Chambers will serve as an Arkansas Tech trustee

through Jan. 14, 2016.

It will be his third term as a member of the Tech Board

of Trustees. Chambers served on the board from 1994-99

and again from 2007-12.

“The simple recitation of years of service hardly does

justice to the role the Chambers family has played in

the past, the present and the future of Arkansas Tech

University,” said Arkansas Tech President Dr. Robert C.

Brown. “The Chambers family, through its service on the

Board of Trustees, has played a major role in virtually all

phases of growth for the university.”

Chambers’ re-appointment continues a family tradition

that dates back almost nine decades.

His grandfather — Judge John Ed Chambers — served

on the Tech Board of Trustees from 1925-37, from

1939-53 and again from 1955-63. His father — John Ed

Chambers II — was an Arkansas Tech trustee from 1965-

67 and from 1987-88.

Chambers Cafeteria at Arkansas Tech is named in

honor of all three generations of the family and their

support of the university.

Chambers is serving with fellow trustees Leigh

Whiteside of Russellville (chairman), Charles Blanchard of

Russellville (vice chairman), Tom Kennedy of Little Rock

(secretary) and Eric Burnett of Fort Smith in 2012.

Latham quadruplets pick Arkansas TechFrom before birth they

were known as the Latham

quadruplets, a blessing

multiplied by four for parents

Johnette and Charles Latham

of Russellville.

Now, Carlie, Cole, Curtis

and Jonathan Latham have

graduated from Pottsville High

School and they are ready to

take the next step in life.

They will take that step at Arkansas Tech University.

The Latham quadruplets accepted presidential

scholarship offers from Arkansas Tech President Dr.

Robert C. Brown in March.

“We are very pleased that the Latham quadruplets

have selected Arkansas Tech,” said Brown. “This will be

our second set of quads, and it will be our privilege to

welcome them to Tech. We look forward to observing

their progress over the next several years.”

A similar presidential scholarship offer from Arkansas

Tech was accepted by the Horn quadruplets of Morrilton

in 2004.

The Latham quads will

take divergent paths in their

studies at Arkansas Tech.

Carlie and Jonathan will

enroll at the Russellville

campus. Carlie will study

chemistry, while Jonathan

plans on majoring in

agriculture business with an

emphasis in animal science.

Curtis will study industrial control systems at

Arkansas Tech-Ozark Campus. Cole will defer his

enrollment while he serves in the U.S. Marines, but he

plans on attending Arkansas Tech once his service to

country is complete.

“It’s about time we take on our own individual

identities,” said Carlie.

Their parents are also ready for the next step in an

adventure 18 years in the making.

“We are so thankful and grateful for this opportunity

for our kids,” said Johnette. “There are not enough words

to express our appreciation. These are good kids. We are

proud of them.”

Today’s Tech

17Spring 2012

Carlton, Smith win top senior awardsJanessa Carlton of Green Forest and Jake Smith

of Hackett earned the top two honors available to

students at Arkansas Tech University during the 2012

Student Leadership Banquet at the Chambers Cafeteria

East Dining Room on April 23.

Carlton received the Margaret Young Award, which

goes to the most outstanding senior female student at

Arkansas Tech each year.

Smith was presented with the Alfred J. Crabaugh

Award, which is given annually to the most outstanding

senior male student at Arkansas Tech.

Carlton has served as editor of the Arka Tech student

newspaper, as president for the Society of Professional

Journalists and as an officer for both Zeta Tau Alpha

and the Collegiate Middle Level Association during her

time as a student at Arkansas Tech.

“I absolutely cannot even put into words how

appreciative and how humbled I am right now,” said

Carlton. “The first thing I did was look at my mom and

tell her that I don’t deserve this award. I am honored in

every way possible.”

A member of the Dean’s List in multiple semesters,

Carlton also holds membership in the Public Relations

Student Society of America. She worked as both

a producer and news anchor at the Arkansas Tech

student television station.

“I’ve changed so much as a leader over the past

four years,” said Carlton. “I never expected my college

experience to have this much of an impact on me as a

person as I go into my career. When I look back on it,

there’s no way I could have guessed I would be in this

position.”

Daughter of Janita and Jack Carlton of Green Forest,

Carlton graduated from Arkansas Tech with a degree in

journalism in May.

“With a degree in broadcast journalism and public

relations, I am applying for careers in both right now,”

said Carlton. “Wherever the road takes me and wherever

God sends me, that’s the way I’ll be headed. I am

hopeful and I am excited.”

Smith has held the positions of treasurer and

secretary of finance and administration for the Arkansas

Tech Student Government Association (SGA).

His service to SGA has also included working as

founding chairman of Wonder Week, chairman of the

SGA Student Affairs Committee, Gold Rush chairman,

Homecoming Ceremony Committee chairman and

Homecoming Parade Committee chairman.

“Ever since I heard of this award freshman year I

have been striving for it,” said Smith. “I wanted to make

a difference here at Tech, and to finally have it in my

hands is enlightening. There are no words to describe

the emotions in my head right now. I’m really excited.”

A member of the Dean’s List in multiple semesters,

Smith was selected as the Tech Idol singing competition

winner in fall 2010.

Smith held the office of Wilson Hall Government

president and was vice president of the College

Republicans. He has been active in the Arkansas Tech

instrumental music program, the Volunteer Action

Council, the Pre-Med Club, Baptist Collegiate Ministry,

the Tech Loyalty Fund senior class gift committee and

Tri-Beta.

“I came in my first year, and I didn’t know anyone,”

said Smith. “Arkansas Tech provided opportunity after

opportunity for me to get to know people. I was used to

being involved in high school, and I was able to come

here and get involved in everything at Tech. Arkansas

Tech has made me a better leader and eventually a

better doctor.”

Son of Lisa and Brad Smith of Hackett, Smith

majored in biology with a minor in mathematics and

chemistry.

He graduated from Arkansas Tech in May and will

soon begin studies at the University of Arkansas for

Medical Sciences.

“The busy schedule I have had at Arkansas Tech has

prepared me for the tight schedule I will have in medical

school,” said Smith. “I’ve definitely been well prepared

here at Arkansas Tech.”

Today’s Tech

18 Tech Action

Hodgson crowned Miss Tech 2012Claire Hodgson of

Russellville was crowned

the 57th Miss Tech on Feb.

24 during the 2012 Miss

Arkansas Tech University

Scholarship Pageant at

Witherspoon Auditorium.

Daughter of Mario

Hodgson and Cathy

Baker, Hodgson won the

CenturyLink Interview

Award. She offered a vocal

performance of the song

“Feeling Good” during the

talent competition.

“Utter shock,” said

Hodgson when asked for

her initial reaction to the

announcement. “I’ve never

competed in a pageant before. It was one of those ‘why

not?’ things. I wanted to try it because it was outside my

comfort zone. It doesn’t seem real.”

Hodgson is a freshman pre-med biology major. Her

critical issue is “Choosing Inner Beauty: Looking Beyond

the Media’s Standards.”

She was sponsored by

Azzore Animal Clinic of

Russellville.

Kristen Glover, Miss

Arkansas 2011, presented

Hodgson with her crown.

Hodgson will receive

a two-semester tuition

scholarship at Arkansas

Tech and more than $3,000

in gift certificates from area

businesses.

In all, more than $18,000

in gifts and scholarships

were awarded during the

pageant.

Hodgson will represent

Arkansas Tech in the 2012 Miss Arkansas Pageant July

8-14 in Hot Springs.

“I want to give my energy to benefit Arkansas

Tech,” said Hodgson. “I want people to see all of the

exciting things that are going on here. I hope to use this

opportunity to brag on our school as much as I can.”

Tech’s Moore makes collegiate fishing historyArkansas Tech student Reagan Moore does not fit the

mold of the average winner on the BoatUS Collegiate Bass

Fishing Championship tournament series, but she doesn’t

let that stop her.

“Most girls don’t even think about getting involved in

college fishing because they think it’s just for boys,” said

Moore. “But this is not just a boys’ sport. Women are just

as good as men.”

Moore proved those words true when she won the

individual title at the Cabela’s Collegiate Big Bass Bash on

Lake Lavon in Allen, Texas, March 23-24.

With her victory, Moore became the first female

angler to ever win a BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing

Championship tournament series event.

Her winning catch was a 7.84 pound bass.

Moore defeated a tournament field that included

anglers representing more than 40 colleges and

universities, including institutions such as Harvard

University, Texas A&M University, the University of Texas,

the University of Oklahoma, the University of Nebraska

and the University of Arkansas. A total of 94 competitors

weighed in 119 fish during the two-day competition.

“It’s the best feeling in the world,” said Moore. “I’ve

always wanted to be the first girl to win one of the

collegiate fishing events. My whole goal was to prove that

girls could do this too. The ones you see on TV are always

guys. To be able to make a statement that girls can fish

too is unbelievable to me. I’m proud of the fact that it

gives Arkansas Tech good recognition.”

Ozark Campus

19Spring 2012

AMR Architects Inc.Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp.

Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative Corp.ARVEST

Baldor Electric Co.BancorpSouth

Bank of the OzarksTekla Barr

David and Nancy BartlettBlondin-Fox Family

Boyd MetalsDon, Kelly, Lynn and Brad BurnsJohn and Helen Burns Memorial

Canteen (Compass Group)Central Ark Nursing Centers, Inc.

CenturyLinkLarry and Sandra Cheffer

Contran

Farm Credit Credit Services of OzarkTheresa Fontaine

Gerdau Special Steel North AmericaJeff and Tracey Geren

Green Bay Packaging, Inc. Arkansas Kraft DivisionHbI Hanesbrands, Inc.

Judge W.R. “Bud”* and Dr. Jo HarperRichard and Lexie Harris

Johnson County Regional Medical CenterTom and Jayne Jones

Les and Ester LeonardLiberty Bank

Eddie and Stephanie MeltonMercy - Fort Smith and Ozark

Johnny and Julie MorganWill, Beverly, Emily and Jacob Nehus

O’Reilly Auto PartsOklahoma Gas and Electric

Priority BankJohn and Karen Przybysz

The Reano FamilyRivertowne

Rockline IndustriesLaura and Kale Rudolph

SGL GroupBruce and Sheila Sikes

Sean SimonMichael and Teresa Smith

Southeast X-Ray, Inc.Village Pharmacy

Wal-Mart FoundationKenneth and Cassandra Warden

John and Leigh WhitesideWhitson Morgan Motor Co.

Terry Don and Deborah Wood

* - Denotes Donor is Deceased

Path to Progress Donors

Ozark Campus dedicatesSGL Group Walking Trail

Arkansas Tech-Ozark Campus

celebrated the successful completion

of its first capital campaign when the

SGL Group Walking Trail was dedicated

on April 25.

The project was made possible

through the Path to Progress

campaign, which raised private funds

in support of the half-mile exercise

path that now circles the Arkansas

Tech-Ozark Campus.

“The trail is one more beautiful

addition to this campus that helps us

create a positive first impression,” said

Leigh Whiteside, chairman of the Path

to Progress committee. “We want this

to be a place where everyone feels

welcome, not only the students and

for those who come here to work every

day, but for the community as well.”

The path is named for the lead

donor in the campaign, SGL Group:

The Carbon Company.

“This project is a wonderful example

of how people in the private sector

cooperate with those in the public

sector,” said Arkansas Tech President

Dr. Robert C. Brown. “In this case,

everyone is a winner and a beneficiary.

We are so grateful to our partners for

everything they have done.”

In addition to Mrs. Whiteside, other

members of the Path to Progress

committee included Dr. Jo Harper and

the late William R. “Bud” Harper, Eddie

Melton, Lonnie Turner, Don Burns,

Michael Smith and C.A. Kuykendall.

Below is a listing of the donors who

made the walking trail possible.

Leigh Burns Whiteside, Path to Progress committee chair

New OTA lab at Morton HallAdrienne Shelton, chair for the occupational therapy

assistant (OTA) program at Arkansas Tech-Ozark Campus, cut

the ribbon that opened the new OTA laboratory at Morton Hall

in Russellville on April 19.

Visit www.atu.edu/ozark/academics/p-ot.php to learn more.

Development Corner

20 Tech Action

Tech’s Brick

Program

Leave your mark on the

Tech landscape with a

personalized brick on

Centennial Plaza...or

give one as a gift to a

loved one!

Each brick is $100.

Call (479) 968-0400 to

reserve yours.

IN MEMORY/HONOR OF (February 1, 2012 through April 30, 2012)The following individuals made gifts to Tech in memory or in honor of a friend or loved one

In Memory of Susan AdamsRoss and Rita Adams

In Honor of Travis BeardJohnny and Julie Morgan

In Memory of A.C. Brown IIIRyan McChesney

In Memory of Amanda Whorton CavnerJamie Hamrick

In Honor of Dr. Richard CohoonCathy BakerEd and Sara BashawJackie BowmanSteven and Kathryn BridgesAngela ChandlerCheryl ChaneyGeorge and Anita HallRalph and Carole HornerMark and Mary HudsonVance and Cynthia JonesDavid LumbertChristopher and Lesa MoyerJeffrey and Linda NorrisDon and Sue RickardPhillip and Lisa ShelbyTerry and Cathy SuenVictor VereValli WanzerMichael and Melinda WilkinsDoy Zachry and Peggy Guccione

In Memory of Lee Ann DanielsJohnny and Julie Morgan

In Memory of Wanda DarterATU-Ozark Campus EmployeesL.P. and Virginia BerrierCharles and Norma EllisEddie and Stephanie MeltonIrene McKeeOrder of Eastern Star - Remy ChapterSteve Salazar

In Honor of Dr. Tom DeBlackThomas Courtway

In Memory of Nona DirksmeyerMichael Scott Williams

In Memory of Gerald EdgarChuck and Donna Horne

In Memory of Doug ForemanRoyann Foreman

In Memory of Betty Jo GoberKeith Gober

In Memory of Leenita Sue GoberKeith Gober

In Memory of Johnny GossageBill and Tonya Gossage

In Memory of W. R. “Bud” HarperCharles and V. Anne AllenMarian BartlettGeorge and Carole BeattieRick and Patricia CarsonCalvin CassadyBruce and Frankie CrabtreeDorance and Ann DamronJeff and Tracey GerenChuck and Donna HorneIda Ruth JonesIris JonesTom and Jayne JonesFritz Kronberger and Sharon TrustyFrank and Sue MerrittJohnny and Julie MorganJames and Mary MulkeyRandall and Carolyn PhilpotPatricia PylePrzybysz & Associates, CPAsChris and Beverly ShivelyLeMoyne and Jawanda SmithJim and Kay Tucker

In Memory of Savannah HintzeLynn and Joanie Hintze

In Memory of Milton HowellIda Ruth Jones

In Memory of C.L. Jetton Jr.Tony and Christina Jetton

In Memory of Jack JonesVirgil and Modean BowmanDavid and Shirley Dodd

In Memory of Dr. Kenneth KershTravis and Kelly Arnold

In Memory of Shelly LambersonVirgil and Modean Bowman

In Memory of Betty LambertDavid and Dana Moseley

In Memory of Ann LovelessJoyce McCain

In Memory of Gordon McLerranArnold and Katherine Bowden

In Memory of Joyce McLerranArnold and Katherine Bowden

In Honor of Dana MoseleyAPRA - AR

In Memory of Mary OsborneTommy and Linda Richardson

In Memory of Beverly ParksJean Pruitt

In Memory of Greg ParksGlenn and Jean Parks

In Memory of Jodie PfeiferJamie Hamrick

In Memory of Rick ReddenTom and Jayne JonesDavid and Dana Moseley

In Memory of Charlie RichisonMarian BartlettTommy and Linda Richardson

In Honor of Dr. Mary Ann RollansJudy Murphy

In Honor of Don SevierR.E. and Suzanne Hodges

In Memory of Christina StinnettCharlotte LinchDavid and Betty SnellingsThomas and Elizabeth StinnettPat Woodson

In Honor of Sam StrasnerJohnny and Julie Morgan

In Memory of Nancy WebsterBrad and Jessica ConleyWes and Sharon KempJames and Sandra Morris

In Memory of Justin WelchBelinda Welch

In Honor of Mike WilkinsUBS Financial Services

In Memory of Joe WilliamsTom and Jayne Jones

In Memory of James WillisVirgil and Modean Bowman

In Memory of Reece WillisVirgil and Modean Bowman

In Memory of Virginia WrightJerry and Bobby Turner

Senior class donates $1,500

Members of the Tech Loyalty Fund

Class of 2012 committee presented a

check for $1,500 from the senior class

to the Arkansas Tech Foundation.

Jayne Jones, vice president for

development at Arkansas Tech,

accepted the check on behalf of the

Arkansas Tech Foundation.

This is the seventh consecutive

year that the senior class has made

a collective gift to the Arkansas Tech

Foundation. The senior class giving

program has raised approximately

$10,500 for the Tech Foundation.

Class Notes

21Spring 2012

Marriages

Tracy Padgett (MUED ’98) and Chance Slaton were

married on March 17, 2012.

Kami Sue Taylor (JOUR ’00) and David Coleman were

married on March 17, 2012. Kami serves as education

events coordinator for the Arkansas Bankers

Association. They live in Little Rock.

Stephen Lee Cossey (HIST/POL SCI ’01 & ACCT ‘07)

and Dr. Melissa Kay Manatt (SPAN ’04) were married

Nov. 1, 2011.

Cory Miser (ACCT/ECON ’03) and Patricia Ann

Steffes were married on Sept. 10, 2011.

Mary Elise Kincy (ENGL ’04) and Alex James Cope

(CW ’04) were married on Nov. 19, 2011.

Nicholas Kyle Abernathy (CHEM ’08) and Kelly Irene

Abrams were married on Dec. 16, 2011. They will

make their home in Little Rock. Nick is attending

the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences with

plans on becoming a pharmacist.

Alexis Gillett (MECH ENGR ’10) and Kolby Kendrick

(MECH ENGR ’10) were married June 14, 2011. They

live in Hawaii.

Alanna Brooke Corbitt (MGMT/MKTG & ACCT ’11)

and David Loy Milloway (ALUM) were married

Dec. 20, 2011. They live in Fort Smith.

Births

Dr. Bobby Reeder (AGBU ’91) and Kristin Goebel

Reeder (ALUM), a daughter, Abigail, Oct. 27, 2011.

Abigail has seven siblings: Grant (14), Caleb (13),

Libby (11), Josh (9), Susie (7), Rachel (4) and David (2).

Dr. Johnathan Dial Sr. (PSY ’97 & SCI ED ’02) and

Lydia Carnahan Dial (ELED ’97), a son, George

Oliver, Jan. 9, 2012. George has four siblings: brothers

John David (17) and Henry (8) and sisters Rene (12)

and Chloe (3). They live in North Little Rock, where

Johnathan is an attorney and Lydia is an elementary

teacher.

Alvin Turner (FW ’98) and Kimberly Turner (PSY ’01),

twin sons, Trey and Ty, Feb. 5, 2012.

Aaron Durham (MUED ’99) and Emily Beard

Durham (ALUM), a daughter, Chloe Emma, April 10,

2012. Chloe has one brother, Oliver. They live in Fort

Smith.

Melissa Hill McAlpine (BIOL ’99) and Burt

McAlpine (CHEM/BIOL/FW ’01), a daughter, Sarah

Independence, Sept. 28, 2011.

Justin Price (MGMT/MKTG ’01) and his wife, Holly, a

daughter, Lily Beth, March 5, 2012.

Jill Fountain Hendricks (ECED ’02 & M.S. CSP ’06)

and Bret Hendricks (AGBU ’06), a daughter, Payten

Eva, April 1, 2012.

Josh Bazyk (SPAN ’03) and his wife, Hillary, a

daughter, Sadie Lauren, April 13, 2011.

Jonathan Collins (IT ’03) and Brandi Easterling

Collins (CW ’03 & M.S. CSP ’05), a daughter,

Meredith Pearl, May 11, 2012. Meredith has one

brother, Drew. They live in Pottsville.

Vanessa Carter Holmes (ART ’03) and her husband,

Kevin, a son, Jack Liam, Feb. 1, 2012. Jack has one

brother, Aiden (6). They live in Russellville.

Lucas Minton (HIST/POL SCI ’03) and Jamie Little

Minton (COM SCI ’03), a daughter, Lucy DiAnn, Feb.

15, 2012.

Dr. April M. Robertson (BIOL ’03) and her husband,

Captain Scott Stafford, M.D., a son, Dash Harrison

Armstrong Stafford, Feb. 13, 2012. They are stationed

at Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico.

Amanda Koch Brewer (ECED ’04 & M.Ed. COUN

’11) and her husband, Rodney, a daughter, Emerson

Marie, Feb. 8, 2012. They live in Scranton.

Kevin Crow (RPA ’04) and Kayla Brookshear Crow

(NURS ’08), a daughter, Olivia Maree, Sept. 24, 2011.

William “Bart” Gilbreath (ELEC ENGR ’04 & M.S.

ELEC ENGR ’08) and his wife, Adrienne, a daughter,

Lorelai Alice, Feb. 6, 2012. Bart is a project manager

for Garver Engineers in Fayetteville.

Alisa Wright Garner (PSY ’05) and her husband, Reid,

a daughter, Ryleigh Addyson, April 1, 2012.

Class Notes

22 Tech Action

Leah Woolsey Stane (SPH ’05 & M.S. CSP ’08) and her

husband, Justin, a daughter, Evvy Jo, April 23, 2012.

Tommy Fields (PSY ’07 & MS CSP ’11) and Alicia “Jill”

Bruce Fields (ECED ’08 & M.Ed LM ’11), a daughter,

Ava Kate, March 13, 2012.

Timothy Ralston (ART ’07) and Lindsey Newcom

Ralston (ECED ’08), a daughter, Georgiana Irene, April

18, 2012.

Samantha Shipley (ART ’07) and her husband,

Brandon, a son, Deklen Ryker, Sept. 14, 2011.

Daniel Riedmueller (HIST ’08 & M.S. CSP ’11) and

Lindsey Martin Riedmueller (GS ’08 & M.S. CSP ’11),

a daughter, Claire, April 19, 2012.

Leslee Fowler Lay (ENGL EDU ’09) and Braxton Lay

(IT ’11), a son, Tristan James, April 6, 2012.

John Weaver (FW ’09) and Becca Speers, a daughter,

Adalyn Blair, March 23, 2012.

Charles Christianson (BPS-EC ’10) and Kristen Bowen

Christianson (ALUM), a son, Cooper, March 2, 2012.

Tiffany Henry (M.S. PSY ’10) and her husband, Clay, a

son, Joseph Rhys, Feb. 2, 2012.

1940s

A.W. Callan (ENGR ’40) wrote in to share that at the

age of 90 he is “still going somewhat strong and proud

to be a Tech alumnus.”

Anna “Marie” Kifer (LA ’41) and her husband, J.C.,

celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on Jan. 25,

2012.

Sara Douthitt Anders (AS ’47) reports that she is glad

to be alive and active. She has happy memories from

Tech, particularly her studies in photography.

1950s

Ray Price (BUAD ’52) wrote to share that his wife,

Patsy, passed away in 2007. His son, John G. Price,

graduated from Tech in 1989 and the University

of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in 1993. John is

practicing medicine in Bentonville.

Hugh Brewer (ELEC ENGR ’56) is retired and living in

Fayetteville. He has three children, six grandchildren

and one great-grandchild.

Dan McGuire (ENGR ’58) was inducted into the

Plastics Hall of Fame on April 1, 2012, during a banquet

in Orlando, Fla. Dan co-founded General Polymer,

which grew from a 1,200-square foot building and

three employees in 1973 to become a 4,000-employee

company with 22 district warehouses and sales

exceeding $1.1 billion by the year 2000. He and his

wife, Darlene, have four children and five grandchildren.

They live in Algonac, Mich.

1960s

Kirk Smith (BUAD ’60) is retired and splits his time

between living in Kansas and New Orleans, La. He loves

spending time on his boat on the waterways in and

around New Orleans.

Dorothy Barton Williams (EDU ’60) is retired from the

Rogers School District. She and her husband, Stanley,

have been married for 52 years. They raise cattle on

their farm in Garfield.

John Grant (HEPE ’62 & M.Ed HEPE ’77) retired from

the Alma School District in 2011. It was the end of a 48-

year career in education. He lives in the Eagle Crest golf

community at Alma.

James Willcutt (PHY SCI ’64) is retired and spends the

majority of his time making one of a kind furniture as

well as wooden boxes and trays.

Donald Inman (ART ’69) welcomed his third grandchild,

Brant Evers Inman, on Jan. 10, 2012.

1970s

Gerald “Gerry” Laster (MUED ’70) began sailing during

his senior year at Arkansas Tech and has since become

a 50-ton master as a U.S. Coast Guard licensed captain.

He is serving as president of the Gulf Coast Yacht

Brokers’ Association and is serving a three-year term as

director on the board of the Yacht Brokers’ Association

of America.

Nancy Caristianos Cummings (ELED ’72) retired after

32 years teaching primary, intermediate and adult

education students.

Class Notes

23Spring 2012

Dr. Kay Woodiel (HEPE ’73) received the Ronald W.

Collins Distinguished Faculty Award for service to the

university at Eastern Michigan University. Kay serves

EMU as a professor of health education in the School

of Health Promotion and Human Performance. She

recently completed her 14th year as a member of the

Eastern Michigan faculty.

Davis Pritchett (BIOL ’74) retired from the University

of Louisiana at Monroe and was appointed professor

emeritus and department head emeritus in 2008. He

is serving as professor of biology and interim head

of the Department of Biological Sciences at the

University of Arkansas at Fort Smith.

J. Keith Baker (BUAD ’76) published a book entitled

“Real Estate Finance” with Cengage Learning. Keith

was selected to update the text for its ninth edition.

He teaches and serves as program coordinator for

mortgage banking and financial services at North

Lake College in Dallas County, Texas. Keith worked

in the specialty finance, insurance and mortgage

banking industries for 30 years.

Catherine Gindler Stalcup (GEOL ’77) and her

husband, Benjie, live on a 200-acre farm near Lamar

with two broiler houses and horses. Catherine is plant

manager for Hanes Brands, Inc., in Clarksville.

1990s

Kelly Riley Arnold (JOUR ’90) obtained a master’s

degree in administrative leadership at the University

of Oklahoma in May 2011. She attained APR

(Accredited in Public Relations) status in December

2011.

Thomas Pennington (ACCT ’90) was elected by the

Arkansas Tech student body as 2011-12 professor

of the year. Thomas is an assistant professor of legal

studies, associate vice president and legal counsel

at Arkansas Tech. This is his second professor of the

year award at his alma mater. Thomas shared the

award with David Krueger in 2003-04.

David Horne (ACCT ’92) was appointed chief financial

officer of the March of Dimes Foundation. He and his

wife, Carolyn, have two sons: Matthew and Arnold.

Tracy Moran (PSY ’92) was named technical services

manager for the Arkansas Department of Finance and

Administration.

Kristin Gage Page (ELED ’92) was named 2011-12

teacher of the year at Westside Elementary School in

Rogers. She has taught fourth grade for seven years.

Shawn Burdue Pierce (JOUR ’92 & M.Ed. ITED ’00)

is serving as Pope County Library director. She has

worked in library systems for the past 24 years.

Shawn earned a master’s degree in library science

from Texas Woman’s University in 2008.

Carrie Ann Short Williams (REHAB SCI ’94) and her

husband, Ronnie, welcomed their first grandchild,

Callen Scott Short, on Jan. 24, 2011.

Jessica Holloway (AGBU ’97) was promoted to

director of the Arkansas Tech purchasing department

effective July 1, 2012. She will succeed Beth Foster,

who is retiring after 40 years on the Tech staff. Jessica

has worked at Tech since 1997 and as a member of

the purchasing department staff since 2001.

1980s

Carla Crowder (HEPE ’81 & M.Ed. HEPE ’95) led

Cabot High School to the 2012 Class 7A girls’

basketball state championship. It was Carla’s fifth

state championship. She previously led Bryant High

School to four state titles.

Lee Redding (’84) teaches in the schools at Owasso,

Okla. She is a National Board Certified Teacher.

Jo-Robin Wright (GEOL ’84) was promoted to vice

president at Sotheby’s auction house in New York City.

Kathy Rusert (ELED ’87) was named one of five

2012 National Project Learning Tree outstanding

educators. A public school teacher for 25 years,

Kathy teaches science and reading in the Acorn

School District of northern Polk County. She

was honored during Project Learning Tree’s 26th

International Coordinators Conference in Deadwood,

S.D., May 14-17.

Michael N. Shannon (HIST ’89) became a managing

member of the law firm Quattlebaum, Grooms, Tull

and Burrow PLLC on Feb. 6, 2012. Michael works

out of the firm’s Little Rock office and focuses on

commercial litigation. He has been with the firm since

2005.

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2000s

Wesley McGill (BIOL ’99 & MECH ENGR ’05) and

Michelle Whillock McGill (MECH ENGR ’05) celebrated

their one-year anniversary on April 18, 2012.

Abby Davis (PSY ’02 & M.Ed. ’04) was voted 2012 Great

American Conference women’s tennis coach of the year

in recognition of her leadership of the Arkansas Tech

women’s tennis program. Abby led the Golden Suns to

their first women’s tennis conference title in 17 years

during the 2012 season. She has coached the Tech

women’s tennis program for eight years.

Joseph Daniel Burnett (HIST/POL SCI ’03) was

appointed United States probation officer for the

western district of Arkansas in August 2011.

Dr. Taud Charette (BIOL ’03) joined Perkins Veterinary

Clinic in Perkins, Okla., as a veterinarian. He and his wife,

Briley, have two children: Cheyanne (16) and Taud (15).

Theresa Fontaine (NURS ’03 & M.S.N. ’11) was named

chair of the Arkansas Tech-Ozark Campus registered

nurse program in December 2011. She has taught in

the licensed practical nurse program at Ozark Campus

since 2007.

Judi Moore (MGMT/MKTG ’03) has passed the enrolled

agent exam administered by the Internal Revenue

Service. Only enrolled agents, attorneys and certified

public accountants may represent taxpayers before

the IRS. Judi has been a tax preparer at Teaff and

Associates in Russellville for six years.

Aaron Hogan (FW ’04 & M.S. CSP ’06) was promoted

to associate dean for residence life at Arkansas Tech

on April 19. Aaron has been a member of the Arkansas

Tech Office of Residence Life staff since 2007.

Amy White (BUAD ’04) was voted 2012 Great

American Conference women’s golf coach of the year

in recognition of her leadership of the Arkansas Tech

women’s golf program.

2010s

Kayla New (ECON/SPAN ’10) earned a Master of

Business Administration degree from the University of

Arkansas at Little Rock on Dec. 15, 2011.

Matt Cooper (AGBU ’98) was honored as one of Shelter

Insurance’s highest achieving sales representatives

based on overall 2011 agency operations. Matt has

represented Shelter since 2001. Matt Cooper Agency

Carrie Harris Phillips (JOUR ’06 & M.A. MM JOUR ’08)

was named a stellar speaker at the 2012 Council for

Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District

IV Conference.

Elijah Blackburn (HIM ’07) was hired as a software

consultant for MedEvolve, LLC.

Luke Calcatera (’07) was voted 2012 Great American

Conference men’s golf coach of the year in recognition

of his leadership of the Arkansas Tech men’s golf

program.

Joe Gilgour (M.S. CSP ’07) was promoted to dean of

student and academic support services at State Fair

Community College in Sedalia, Mo.

Stephanie Bellinger Rankin (MGMT/MKTG ’07) is

logistics coordinator for Southwestern Energy in Conway.

Kelsey Boyd Cox (SPH ’08) was promoted to media

communications manager at J.B. Hunt in Lowell.

Ryan McShane (JOUR ’08) was promoted to senior

account executive with Taylor, a global marketing

communications agency. He has been employed at the

company’s Charlotte, N.C., office since October 2008.

Liz Chrisman (ART ’09) joined the Arkansas Tech

Office of University Relations staff in January 2012 as a

production artist and photographer.

Molly Fleming (JOUR ’09) earned the Master of Arts

degree in mass communication from the University of

Arkansas at Little Rock on May 19. Molly is senior staff

writer at the Daily Citizen newspaper in Searcy and a

member of the Arkansas Tech Alumni Association Board

of Directors.

Cory Williams (HEPE ’09 & M.Ed. PE ’12) and Christina

Keaster Williams (JOUR ’10 & M.A. MM JOUR ’12)

live in Fort Smith. Cory is fitness coordinator at the

University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. Christina works for

Arkansas Best Corporation.

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25Spring 2012

tech Friends We’ll MissMilton Rackley (’36) died Feb. 26, 2012. Milton served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and went on to a long career with the U.S. Postal Service. Milton lived in Russellville. He was 96.

Myra Jane Stewart Ware (HOME EC ’39) died April 22, 2012. Jane and her husband, Earl, owned Kettle Smoke House in Van Buren and Springdale. Jane lived in Greenwood. She was 92.

Doris Jean Sublett Lovesy (AS ’41) died April 16, 2012. Doris served as secretary for Tech President J.W. Hull during World War II. Doris later wrote a weekly column for the Courier Democrat newspaper and served as president of the Arkansas Women’s Press Association. Doris lived in Des Moines, Iowa. She was 91.

Burnley Duke Smith Jr. (’42) died April 20, 2012. Burnley served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and AT&T during a 40-year career in San Antonio, Texas. Burnley lived in San Antonio. He was 90.

Phillip C. “Duke” Herlein (BUAD ’48) died April 3, 2012. Duke was a veteran of World War II. He played for Wonder Boys football teams that won Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference championships in 1946 and 1947. Duke was owner and president of Helena Electric Company for 40 years. He lived in Helena. Duke was 88.

Clarence W. Webb Jr. (AGRI ’48) died Feb. 27, 2012. C.W. served in the Korean War. He worked for Wyandotte Chemical for 17 years and George’s Egg Company for 15 years. C.W. lived in Springdale. He was 82.

Patricia Lee Hunter Curry (’52) died Feb. 1, 2012. Pat was a retired teacher and librarian. She was the founder of the Logan County Historical Society. Pat lived in Booneville. She was 81.

Charles Edward Richison (ELED ’52) died March 16, 2012. Charlie taught and coached in the school districts at Fourche Valley and Danville. Later in life, Charlie operated George and Richison Abstract Company and managed the family farm in Danville. He served as president of the Arkansas Tech Alumni Association in 1977-78. Charlie lived in Danville. He was 83.

James L. Winchell (BUAD/MKTG ’54) died April 10, 2012. James spent nearly four decades in the insurance industry, first with M.F.A. Insurance and later with Home Insurance Company. James lived in Lavaca. He was 80.

Judge William R. “Bud” Harper (BUAD/MKTG ’57) died March 28, 2012. Bud began a career of public service with two terms on the Sebastian County Quorum Court. He went on to serve as county judge for Sebastian County for 16 years and as director of the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management for six years. Bud served on the Arkansas Tech Board of Trustees from 2004-09. He was inducted into the Arkansas Tech Hall of Distinction in 1999. Bud lived in Fort Smith. He was 81.

Don Sevier (HEPE ’57) died May 5, 2012. Don was an assistant football coach at Tech from 1962-75, helping the Wonder Boys win four AIC football titles and finish as

the 1971 NAIA national runner-up. Don went on to serve

as director of athletics from 1976-95. The Wonder Boys

and the Golden Suns won 33 conference titles and two

national championships under Don’s leadership. Coach

Sevier was inducted into the Arkansas Tech Hall of

Distinction in 2001. Don lived in Russellville. He was 77.

Virginia Sue Rankin Wright (ELED ’59) died April 17, 2012. Virginia taught school at Little Rock and Sheridan for 18 years. Virginia lived in Hensley. She was 74.

Margaret Ann Raney (SOC ’69) died March 10, 2012. Margaret was retired from Forest Place Apartments in Little Rock. Margaret lived in Little Rock. She was 65.

Donna Rachelle “Rockie” Richardson (HIST/POL SCI ’85 & MLA ’95) died May 9, 2012. Rockie served Russellville in many ways, including organizing the city’s first cereal drive. Rockie lived in Russellville. She was 51.

Anita Jean Moore West (’86) died March 25, 2012. Anita took graduate courses in education at Tech during the 1970s and 1980s. She was retired from a 45-year teaching career. Anita lived in Clarksville. She was 87.

Lloyd Reid George (FRIEND) died Feb. 25, 2012. Lloyd represented Yell County in the Arkansas General Assembly from 1962-90. He was inducted into the Arkansas Tech Hall of Distinction in 1995. Lloyd lived in Birta. He was 85.

Rick Redden (FRIEND) died March 27, 2012. As partner-

in-charge of design at AMR Architects, his vision helped

shape the modern campus of Arkansas Tech. Rick was

instrumental in the design of the Ross Pendergraft

Library and Technology Center, the Doc Bryan Student

Services Building, Rothwell Hall, Nutt Hall, Baswell Hall,

Baswell Techionery, the Chartwells Complex and Norman

Hall. Rick lived in Little Rock. He was 63.

Tech Athletics

26 Tech Action How Sweet It Is“Not again.”

That was all that Arkansas Tech head coach Doug

Karleskint could think when the final shot went in the air.

He had lost a 2006 NCAA Division II Tournament game

at the buzzer to Tarleton State when he was an assistant

coach at Northwest Missouri State. He had seen his

Wonder Boys lose in overtime in the NCAA Division II

Tournament regional semifinals in 2011.

This time Tarleton State’s last-second shot was no

good. This time was different, and Arkansas Tech went to

the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division II Tournament in men’s

basketball for the first time in school history.

The nationally 15th-ranked Wonder Boys defeated the

ninth-ranked Tarleton State Texans 64-63 in overtime in

the NCAA Division II Tournament South Central Regional

semifinals at D.L. Ligon Coliseum in Wichita Falls, Texas,

on March 11.

Tarleton State’s Coleman Furst attempted a 3-pointer

from the left corner as time expired in overtime. It was no

good, and time ran out before the Texans could try to tip

it in at the buzzer.

For Arkansas Tech, the win ended three years of

frustration in the NCAA Division II Tournament regional

semifinals. The Wonder Boys lost at that stage to Florida

Southern in overtime in 2009, to Valdosta State in 2010

and to Alabama-Huntsville in overtime in 2011.

Arkansas Tech saw its season come to an end two

nights later with a 77-61 loss to regional host Midwestern

State.

It was the conclusion of a season that saw the Wonder

Boys post a 26-6 overall record. Arkansas Tech was regular

season and postseason men’s basketball champion of the

Great American Conference in the league’s inaugural year.

Karleskint was GAC coach of the year, and senior Johnie

Davis earned honorable mention All-America honors.

Wonder Boys reach NCAA Sweet 16 for 1st timePhotographed, Above:

(from left) Johnie Davis,

Mykel Cleveland and

Will Paul celebrate

seconds after the

Wonder Boys’ win over

Tarleton State in the

regional semifinals

of the 2012 NCAA

Division II Tournament.

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Golden Suns sweep GAC tennis crownsArkansas Tech University won the inaugural Great American

Conference women’s tennis regular season and postseason

championships this spring.

The Golden Suns were 17-5 overall and 6-0 in the GAC as they

earned Arkansas Tech’s first women’s tennis conference title since

the 1995 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference championship.

Arkansas Tech’s Abby Davis was named GAC coach of the year,

and senior Mariel Alvarez was voted GAC player of the year. Alvarez

was joined on the All-GAC team by fellow Golden Suns Maria

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Tech wins 22nd women’s hoops league titleThe proud tradition of Arkansas Tech women’s basketball

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the Golden Suns captured the inaugural Great American

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Golden Suns finished the 2011-12 season with a 22-4 record.

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