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Gov. Beebe Visits Campus Gov. Mike Beebe visited the campus as the keynote speaker for the Chamber of Commerce Banquet held in the John F. Gibson University Center Green Room Tuesday, Dec. 4. The Chamber of Commerce announced Glynn and Ruth Gibson as the Drew County Family of the Year, Rev. Alan Womack as Man of the Year and Shelia Lampkin as Woman of the Year. The Chamber also recognized other individuals during the banquet. Aramark Food Services provided the dinner.
Retired Faculty Honored by Former Student
Davis taught health and physical education at UAM from 1964 until his retirement in 1997 and created the university’s cardiovascular-respiratory fitness center, which has served the fitness needs of the region for more than three decades.
One of Davis’ former students, Randy Risher of Houston, Texas, has taken many of the principles he learned from Davis and created a lucrative fitness business in the Houston area. As a way of saying thank you to his mentor, Risher recently presented a $5,000 gift to the UAM Foundation Fund to create the Boyce Davis Endowed Award. Interest from the endowment will be used to provide awards to full-time junior or senior health and physical education students majoring in exercise science who plan to pursue a graduate education in the field. “This is a wonderful tribute to a man who has had a positive impact on so many lives in Monticello and southeast Arkansas,” said Linda Yeiser, vice chancellor for advancement. “Dr. Davis’ work in the field of cardiovascular fitness and prescribed exercise have improved the quality of life for a lot of people.” Risher is a 1989 UAM graduate and founder of Randy Risher Fitness, Inc., Houston, which he operates with business partners Steven Lynn and Jamie Lynn, who are also UAM alumni. Risher counts among his clients former President George H.W. Bush.
“Dr. Davis was such a positive influence on my life that I thought it
was only fitting that I find some way to honor him, not only for what
he’s done for me, but for so many others,” said Risher. “Much of what I
use in my business I learned from Dr. Davis.” Student Group Donates Food to Local Church
Members of Chi Iota Sigma collected canned and non-perishable food items prior to Thanksgiving to give to local food banks. The students collected 1,183 items, including the ones shown in this photo, which were donated to the Holmes Chapel Church of Monticello. Chi Iota Sigma is an organization comprised of students in the Division of Computer Information Systems. Pictured from left are (front row) Kyle Tucker, Aaron Anderson,
(standing, from left) Miranda Bunting, Antonio Williams, Cheri McMahan,
Sarah Clay and Calvin Sojourney. Students participated in the campus dining survey for a chance to win one of three prizes. The following students won:
For more information about the survey
or the prizes, please contact Director of Food Services Stephen Kerr at
460-1076 or
kerr-stephen@aramark.com.
Three student organizations in the School of Forest Resources are doing their part to maintain the beauty of the campus at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Members of the Forestry Club, the Student Chapter of the Society of American Foresters and Xi Sigma Pi Forestry Honor Society recently placed shredded hardwood mulch around 40 young trees on campus as a service project. Participants in the project included (from left) Steve West of the maintenance department, students Sean Smith, Matt Voscamp, Logan Hancock and club adviser Lynne Thompson. (Not pictured but participating in the project were Savanah Byars, Allen Daniell, Justin Mallett, club adviser Jamie Schuler and SFR staff urban forester Chris Stuhlinger.) Art Professor's Work Featured in Arkansas Arts Center Exhibition An exhibition currently on display at the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock features a work by University of Arkansas at Monticello Art Professor Tom Richard. The exhibition, which runs through Jan. 20, commemorates the 50th annual Delta Exhibition and features one work from each of the previous 50 shows. The exhibition spotlights the progression of contemporary art in the mid-South. Richard’s painting, the 2003 Grand Award winner entitled “Friedrich Nietzche and Michael Jackson,” was selected as part of the exhibit. Richard will have his own exhibit at the Arts Center in May. The Arkansas Arts Center gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.
Campus Decorates Trees for Food Drive Wednesday, Dec. 5, the university hosted a Canned Tree Food Drive in the U.C. Green Room to collect food for the Veterans of Foreign War food pantry in Monticello. Each organization makes a "tree" out of canned food and decorates it to look like a Christmas tree. The winning organizations receives a monetary prize. Janelle Martin, administrative assistant in the Student Affairs Office, and Monica Strickland, Plant Warehouse foreman, pose with the Alpha Chi canned-food Christmas tree. Alpha Chi won first place; Alpha Sigma Alpha won second place; and Sigma Sigma Sigma and the Foreign Language Club tied for third place. Other participating organizations included Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha Sigma Tau and Tau Kappa Epsilon. The drive raised 650 cans for the Veterans of Foreign War.
Students Organizations Win Window-Painting Contest The winners of the holiday window painting contest in the John F. Gibson University Center include:
(Pictured left to right), Cpl. Claton Moss of the Arkansas State Police Department and Drew County Patrol Deputy Larry Smith Jr. stand in front of the window art of first-place winners the Ambassadors. Moss and Smith were in the U.C. Green Room with Gov. Mike Beebe during his visit to the Chamber of Commerce Banquet Tuesday, Dec. 4. For more information on this event or other events, contact Director of Student Programs and Activities Lindsey Kight at kight@uamont.edu or 460-1396. Grinch Wins the Monticello Christmas Parade Float Contest Rebecca Spencer, wife of Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities Mark Spencer, and Desiree Thornhill, owner of Bellelise Booksellers, won first place in the Monticello Christmas Parade float contest Nov. 27. Thornhill and Spencer designed the float with the theme "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas."
Dressed as Dr. Seuss Who characters, (left to right) Amanda Smith, Mark Spencer, Rebecca Spencer, Ashely Smith, Andrea Weaver The Grinch, Emily Smith, Courtney Harger holding Emily Smith as the cartoon Cindy Lou Who, Sydney Bates as the movie Cindy Lou Who and Gianna Thornhill rode on "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas" float. To see more pictures of the winning float, visit Thornhill's Pictures from Desiree on Shutterfly.
The Voice Gains New Commentary Editor This semester's commentary editor Karie Fay decided to step down in order to focus her energy on obtaining a degree. With the resignation of Fay, the Voice doors opened to a new commentary editor, Susan Harmon. Harmon, a first-year student, currently studies English with a concentration and writing and journalism. She will begin her new position when school begins in January. Harmon said her goal is to write for a prominent newspaper or magazine in the future. UAM Offers 5th and 6th Grade Endorsements for Teachers Arkansas teachers licensed to teach pre-school through fourth grade or grades 7-12 may add an endorsement to teach grades 5-6 thanks to a new program at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. The School of Education is now offering a program for teachers who wish to add the 5th and 6th grade endorsement to their current Arkansas licensure. “This is a good way to give teachers more employment options as well as provide a larger pool of teachers for all grades,” said Peggy Doss, dean of the School of Education. Teachers interested in the program must complete nine hours of course work at UAM before submitting an official transcript and PRAXIS II Middle Level Content Knowledge score to the Arkansas Department of Education. For more information, contact the School of Education at 460-1062.
School of Education Hosts Cross Discipline
Workshop Deanna Duncan, UAM math specialist, and Lori Cingolani, science specialist for the Southeast Arkansas Educational Cooperative, conducted the workshop. Some of the teachers taking part in the workshop
were (from left) Kristy Mitchell and Lorrie Holt of Dumas High School,
Lisa Kelley of Monticello High School, Michelle Carter of Drew Central
High School, Rita Ashcraft of Rison High School and Kristal Young of
Monticello Middle School.
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