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Voice Staff UAM Faculty Member is President of Arkansas Sociological & Anthropological Association
The ASAA is a professional organization whose goal is to “promote the highest level of education in sociology and anthropology in the state of Arkansas and to further the knowledge of the discipline.” Everts joined the UAM faculty in 1999 from Arizona State University. She holds a bachelor’s degree in secondary science education from the State University of New York at Potsdam, a master’s degree in communication from Arizona State and a Ph.D. in sociology from Arizona State.
She is currently working on a sociology
textbook which will examine changes in the family structure across four
distinct historical periods from 1600 to the present. She hopes to
publish the book in 2010.
Tickets are $30 each and may be purchased by calling Jim Brewer at 460-1074 or Bill Wisener at 367-5334. This year’s inductees are former football All-Americans Anthony Brown and Melvin Beavers, basketball All-American Kelton Busby, women’s basketball star Anita McChristian-Harrod and the late Harry Denson, long-time track and cross country coach. In addition, Tommy Matthews, who has operated the scoreboard at UAM football and basketball games for nearly 50 years, will receive the UAM Spirit Award. Rex Nelson, co-chairman of the Delta Regional Authority and a long-time observer of the Arkansas sports scene, will serve as master of ceremonies. Nelson covered the old Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference for the Arkansas Democrat and is a member of the board of the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame, the Arkansas Baseball Foundation, and vice president of the Little Rock Touchdown Club. He was director of policy and communications for former Governor Mike Huckabee and was the political editor of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette from 1992 to 1996. For more information, contact Jim Brewer at 460-1074.
UAM’s 2007 nursing graduates achieved a 94.4 percent pass rate on the exam, nearly four percentage points higher than the Arkansas average of 90.53 percent and well above the national average of 87.61 percent. “I want to congratulate our nursing faculty and our 2007 graduates for this wonderful achievement,” said R. David Ray, provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs. “UAM’s nursing program has always been a point of excellence for this institution and we are proud that our graduates are prepared at the highest level.” Passage of the NCLEX-RN national licensing exam is required to become a registered nurse. Pam Gouner, interim chair and assistant professor in the Division of Nursing, credited the UAM faculty and the division’s small classes for the students’ success on the exam. “These results can be attributed to a dedicated faculty, a rigorous academic program and the personal attention our students receive, both in the classroom and in clinical settings,” Gouner said. “It has proven to be a winning combination, as evidenced by pass rates on the NCLEX that are well above both the state and national averages. These results make our graduates extremely marketable.”
The UAM Division of Nursing is accredited
by the National League for Nursing and the Arkansas State Board of
Nursing. For information, call 460-1069. Debate Team Brings Home First Place Overall
The University of Arkansas at Monticello debate team won the team competition and captured 12 individual awards at the Henderson State University debate tournament in Arkadelphia September 22-23. Joel Brown of Monticello earned first place in the varsity debate division while Nicci Norton of Woodlawn, Brian Rauls of Bearden and Chris Halley of North Little Rock reached the quarterfinals. Brown also earned a first place speaker award while Rauls earned a third place award. Halley took fourth and Norton fifth. In the novice division, Chip Davis of Bentonville earned second place while Hunter Gillum of Monticello and Justin Banks of Warren reached the quarterfinals. Banks also earned a second place speaker award. Also contributing to the winning effort were Brooke Flemister, Zach Baumgarten and Kate Kelly of Monticello, Rebekah Heflin of Russellville, Lauren Raynor of Covington, Tenn., and Shiann Ryals of Dardanelle. Stacy Gregory, Georgi Gochnauer and Griffen Jefcoat served as judges for the event. The UAM debate team is coached by Scott Kuttenkuler and Jim Evans.
“We had a great weekend," said Kuttenkuler,
director of forensics. “The team operated as a single unit. Several
first time members did well and the leaders really stepped up and
embraced their role.”
The team will host Weevil Wars Oct. 6-7 at
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