In Brief

Barnett Wins UAM Bass Boat, Gives It Back to UAM

Billy Barnett of Monticello (center) looks at the custom-built UAM Boll Weevil bass boat he won Saturday night as part of a fund-raising project for the university’s new athletic facility.

Pictured with Barnett are Hugh Heflin (left), chairman of the Campaign for Athletics, and Chancellor Jack Lassiter (right). Barnett, after a couple of days making his fishing buddies jealous, will donate the boat back to UAM to be used in continued fund-raising efforts for athletics.

“My wife, Mary Jo, and I have decided to donate the boat back to UAM,” Barnett said. “UAM provided both of us with our education and the beginning of what has been a wonderful life. We hope this gift will bless others as we have been blessed by having an educational institution in our community that will continue to grow and prosper.”

Ambassadors to Sponsor Silent Auction as United Way Fund-Raiser

The Student Ambassadors at the University of Arkansas at Monticello will hold a silent auction November 28-30 as a fund-raiser for United Way, according to Mary Whiting, director of admissions.

The auction will take place from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and 1-3 p.m. Nov. 28, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 29, and from 9 a.m. to 12 noon Nov. 30. The auction will be held in the Adams Room of Harris Hall and will include UAM logo items, a digital MP3 player, an overnight stay for two at the Trotter House bed and breakfast, jewelry, candles, Christmas decorating items, photo frames, novels and bricks for Weevil Walk around the UAM pond. All items will have a minimum bid of $5.

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Ambassadors and Veterans

For more information, contact Mary Whiting at 460-1026.

Ambassadors Conduct Food Drive for Monticello VFW

The Student Ambassadors recently conducted a Thanksgiving food drive for the Monticello Veterans of Foreign Wars food pantry.

Pictured from left with the donated food items are Lauren Brooks, a senior from Monticello; Brian Rauls, a senior from Bearden; and Jerry Babin and Paul Lawson of the Monticello Veterans of Foreign War.

School of Social and Behavioral Sciences Honors Retired Professor Don Holley

Donald Holley, a retired professor of history at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, was honored by the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences Monday afternoon with the unveiling of a portrait honoring Holley and recounting his contributions to the institution. Assisting Holley with the unveiling was (right) David Ray, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. The portrait is located on the second floor of the Memorial Classroom Building.

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Donald Holley and Provost Ray

Holley was a member of the UAM faculty from 1967 to 2007. He served as head of the Department of Social Science, taught U.S. history and Arkansas history, and was a prolific writer. Holley authored numerous scholarly articles and two books – "The Second Great Emancipation: The Mechanical Cotton Picker, Black Migration, and How They Shaped the Modern South" by the University of Arkansas Press, and "Uncle Sam’s Farmers: The New Deal Communities in the Lower Mississippi Valley" by the University of Illinois Press.

Holley served as editor of the "Drew County Historical Journal" and was a frequent contributor to the publication. Holley was recognized by the Arkansas Historical Association with numerous honors, including the Walter L. Brown Award, the Violet B. Gingles Award and the Lucille Westbrook Award. Holley is a graduate of Louisiana Tech University and holds master’s degrees from Louisiana State and the University of Texas as well as a Ph.D. from LSU.

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