Spring/Summer 2012

For Alumni and Friends of the College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences Vol. 25, No. 1 and the University of System Division of Agriculture

Former President inaugurates Bumpers Distinguished Lecture Program Page 10 In This Issue ... From the Dean...... 4

From the Bumpers College Family Album...... 5

Boyce Johnson begins term as Alumni Society board president...... 5

Sanders bequest benefits Bumpers College and Fulbright College...... 6

Truman scholarship helps student prepare for public service career...... 6

Bumpers College establishes Dean’s Philanthropy Circle...... 7

Jean Tyson Child Development Study Center on schedule for August opening ...... 8

White Commercial ‘Young Guns’ alumni promote basis trading careers...... 9

Former President Bill Clinton opens FULL CIRCLE — DBCAFLS Alumni Society board members delivered 200 pounds of rice Bumpers Distinguished Lecture Program ...... 10 donated by Riceland Foods in Stuttgart and Stimson’s Big Star in West Memphis, along Tyson gift helps endow with their own donations, April 17 to the Full Circle Food Pantry, which is a student-run Bumpers Distinguished Lecture Program...... 11 emergency food assistance program for all members of the commu- nity. Alumni Society board members are pictured with FCFP student intern B.J. Galloway. Students present AFLS plaza plans...... 11 From left: Boyce Johnson, Penny Storms, Suzanne Pennington, Leigh Ann Bullington, Taylor Adams, B.J. Galloway, Ron Rainey and Angela Waldrip. Crystal Bridges event features horticulturists...... 11

Pamela Mortensen named 2012 Outstanding Alumna...... 12 Bumpers College students collect items Donald Lee named 2012 Outstanding Young Alumnus...... 12 for area food banks

Julia Korman brings greetings tudents in the Hospitality Club and Student Dietetic Association delivered from graduates at Commencement...... 12 S1,500 pounds of canned food and personal items for Northwest Arkansas food banks in November. Bumpers College students were encouraged to bring Gamma Sigma Delta honors faculty, students... 13 non-perishable items to their classes. Hospitality and dietetics students sorted Bumpers College students embark on the items and delivered them to the Full Circle Food Pantry at the University international study and work experiences ...... 14 of Arkansas, Northwest Arkansas Food Bank, and Co-Op Emergency Outreach. Hardy-Caviness Greenhouse Complex dedicated...... 14

Division of Agriculture presents faculty, staff awards...... 15 he Arkansas Alumni Association has been the keeper of University of TArkansas traditions for more than 135 years. The mission is simple: to Freddie Scott retires after 26 years...... 15 serve our alumni and to promote the University of Arkansas. You don’t have Students excel in academic competitions...... 16 to be a graduate; friends of the university are welcome to join. Your membership not only benefits you; it also benefits the university Students, alumni mingle by supporting scholarships, student recruitment, Student Alumni Board, to explore career prospects...... 16 Homecoming, reunions, faculty awards and more. Alumni awards recognize Take a minute to sign up today. Call one of the numbers below or check major career accomplishments...... 17 our website for more information on joining or renewing your membership. Class Notes...... 18 479-575-2179 • 1-888-275-2586 http://alumni.uark.edu

COVER: Former President Bill Clinton was the inaugural speaker April 15 for the Dale and Distinguished Lecture Program. Photo by Fred Miller. Story by Dave Edmark on page 10.

2 The Graduate Bumpers College Alumni Society Board of Directors n Northwest Suzanne Pennington, Fayetteville Penny Storms, Fayetteville, Vice President Boyce Johnson n Northeast DBCAFLS Alumni Boyce Johnson, Marion, President Dear Alumni Society Board Susan Kemp, Mountain View President n Central he past year has been a great one and obtained gifts from Riceland Foods Taylor Adams, Little Rock Kyle Moery, Carlisle for the Society. The annual Alumni of Stuttgart and Stimson’s Big Star in and Friends Tailgate party drew West Memphis as well as individual gifts n T Southwest the largest crowd ever as the Razorbacks from board members. Russell Burke, Hope ran over Auburn. We would like for The Patio Project: The AFLS this event to continue to grow. It was building dates back to the 1950s. The n Southeast sponsored by Don White with White atrium and the east entrance look great. Jerry Burkett, Stuttgart Commercial Corporation, Arkansas However, the side of the building facing Angela Waldrip, Moro Rice Council and Tyson Foods. It is a Maple, where we have the fall tailgate n At Large great time to meet fellow alumni and party on a 40 x 40 concrete slab, does Leigh Ann Bullington, McCrory friends of the college, staff, faculty and not. During last year’s tailgate party Kathy Frein, Brinkley sponsors, and it is also an excellent time Dean Vayda and a couple of board Scott Mason, Jonesboro, to bring a recruit for the college. Stay members suggested the patio be covered Immediate Past President tuned for this fall’s tailgate information and used as a student lounge area. Why Belinda Mayo, Springdale — 2012 sponsorships are still available. not build an indoor/outdoor, multipur- Ron Rainey, Little Rock It’s been a busy spring. The college pose wireless facility for the students, hosted the inaugural Dale and Betty staff and alumni to use while enhanc- n AAA Board Bumpers Distinguished Lecture Pro- ing the front of the building. Dr. Garry Mike Macechko, Director, AAA gram on April 15 welcoming President McDonald’s Landscape Architecture Glenyce Feeney, Little Rock Bill Clinton back to campus. On April class is drawing up designs for their n Ex Officio 17, the Alumni Society hosted the Senior Design project. The students will Michael E. Vayda, Dean, annual Senior Celebration outside Baum present their design projects in May. Bumpers College, and Associate Stadium. We had 83 people for dinner. If you would like to be a part of this Vice President–Academic Programs, Board members talked to the graduates project, contact Development Director Division of Agriculture about staying active through the Alumni Blake S. Bard, [email protected]. This is Trina Holman, Director, Society. I took an impromptu poll of an excellent opportunity to enhance the DBCAFLS Alumni Society the graduates. Of the seniors who were building and the grounds. not continuing on to grad school, every The Alumni Society board has http://arkalum.org/dbcafls/ one had a job lined up. Great job, expanded its committees and events, Suzanne Pennington and the events prompting several alumni to tell us The Graduate is published for committee! At the Honors and Awards they want to get involved and do more! alumni and friends of the Dale Banquet on April 19, the Alumni Soci- That is the cornerstone of the Soci- Bumpers College of Agricultural, ety awarded its annual scholarships and ety’s mission and the “can do” spirit Food and Life Sciences and the University of Arkansas Division ring awards to four deserving students. of our college. If you would like to get of Agriculture. Send alumni During our January board meeting involved or have questions or com- news and other correspondence we discussed the previously men- ments, feel free to contact me, any other to Trina Holman, Bumpers College Alumni Society, AFLS tioned events and agreed on a very board member, Trina Holman or Blake E108, University of Arkansas, large agenda. We will need all the help Bard. We look forward to serving our Fayetteville, AR 72701. we can get from our alumni and friends alumni, friends and students. Thanks 479-575-2179 to accomplish this. to all who give funds or volunteer their Fax: 479-575-7273 Chancellor Gearhart asked for time for our college. Thank you for E-mail: [email protected] donations to the new U of A cam- making a difference in a young person’s Editor: Howell Medders pus Food Pantry. The DBCAFLS Board life! Designer: Judy Howard Photographers and writers: felt that if any college should give to Howell Medders, Dave Edmark the Food Pantry it should be our col- Always Arkansas, and Fred Miller lege. We called on our fellow alumni Boyce Johnson

Spring/Summer 2012 3 From the Dean From the Be a part of Bumpers College the future Family Album… Dear Friends,

This has been a wonderful year at Bumpers College! We have experienced the: Lona Robertson, n largest undergraduate enrollment, Bumpers College n with the highest student aptitude, associate dean and n and the greatest engagement of alumni with Kelly Way, HESC current students. assistant profes- sor were joined by As Alumni Society President Boyce Johnson former Razorback chronicles, the Bumpers Alumni Society Board football player Casey Dick and his has been engaged with our corporate partners and wife, Felicia, at the Student Ambassadors to co-sponsor: Southwest Classic in n tailgates in both Fayetteville and Little Rock. October. Felicia is n club activities. a 2009 graduate of the Bumpers College n professional networking opportunities. Apparel Studies n messaging and recruiting. program. We are developing our 10-year planning horizon to meet our aspirations to be the best institution in the nation for “Careers that Matter: Advancing Food, Family & the Environment.” We recently launched the Dale and Betty Bumpers Distinguished Lecture Program and were honored to have President Bill Clinton as the inaugural speaker to inspire our students as the next generation of leaders for the food, family and environmental industries that have brought Arkansas to international prominence. We are Laurie Apple, alumna and associate profes- Dean Michael Vayda and Bumpers grateful to the Tyson family for their generous sor in Apparel Studies, talked with Pamela College Alumni Society President gift to initiate an endowment seeking matching Mortensen, BSHE ’77, at the Southwest Boyce Johnson, BSA ’82, met up at Classic in October. Pamela received the Arkansas vs. Ole Miss football support, to ensure that the Dale and Betty Bumpers the 2012 Bumpers College Outstanding game in Oxford. Distinguished Lecture Program will be an annual Alumni Award and spoke at commence- event showcasing the focal points of our College. ment May 12. We are proud to be opening the Jean Tyson Child Development Study Center in August Board member 2012, and we plan to develop a Birth-through- Suzanne Pen- Kindergarten graduate certificate program to set nington, BSA “best practices” standards for premier child care, ’86, shared wellness and healthy growth. information about the Student We are so blessed to have such energetic, Alumni Asso- engaged and supportive alumni and benefactors. ciation, which As we prepare for the next Capital Campaign with promotes student the theme of Leadership Development in Food, and alumni Family and Environmental Policies, we express our networking, at the Carnival of gratitude for your support and eagerness to “Be a Clubs last fall Part of the Future.” sponsored by the Bumpers College Sincerely, Ambassadors. Mike Vayda

4 The Graduate Boyce Johnson begins term as Alumni Society board president oyce Johnson, who will serve as presi- Bdent of the DBCAFLS Alumni Society board of directors for the next two years, is a family farmer from Marion. He graduated in 1982 with a degree in Animal Science as the first in his family to graduate from the University of Arkansas. “Agriculture has been on both sides WELCOME BACK BONFIRE — The Bumpers College Ambassadors hosted a bonfire at of my family for well over a generation,” Agri Park Jan. 19 to kick off the spring 2012 semester. Students also gathered around a Johnson said. “My father’s parents moved smaller fire to roast hotdogs and s’mores. More than $65 was donated to the Full Circle to Crittenden County in the 1920s, and his Food Pantry from pocket change contributed by more than 80 students who attended the mother, Annie Laurie Jones, received a two- bonfire. Students in the Department of Agricultural and Extension Education contributed year teaching certificate from the University the most money and earned a department donut day in appreciation. of Arkansas in 1915. My mother’s parents arrived in the from Italy when they were both nine years old aboard the same ship, the Sempione, in October of 1900. Approximately 42 of my relatives have earned degrees, many at the U of A. I am honored to serve as DBCAFLS Alumni Society board president and look forward to working with alumni, faculty, staff, friends and sponsors.” Johnson said he has enjoyed meet- ing alumni from across Arkansas and the United States during his eight years as a board member. “Two characteristics that I have noticed are the caliber of a Bumpers graduate and the ‘can do’ attitude,” he said. “When I first came onto the board, A Class Act — Dr. Robert Harrington and hospitality students Ethan Altom, Michael Charlene Reed told me that I would not Saullo and Beatriz Selva plate the main course for Friday’s dinner during the annual “A find a more passionate group than the Class Act.” The program sold out its dinner and a night in the 1886 Crescent Inn pack- DBCAFLS board. She was correct! The col- ages for the first time and raised about $14,500 in proceeds and donations to support lege has a great board from across the state, scholarships for the Hospitality and Restaurant Management program. There was also a record number of industry representatives and recruiters at the career fair on Saturday. with different backgrounds and degrees. I encourage you to talk with your local board member. I’m fortunate to serve with them.” “Two members that have inspired all of us are Scott Mason and Dr. Ron Rainey. Scott is immediate past president and has done a wonderful job during a difficult economic time. Ron is rolling off the board, but his passion for our college sim- ply grows. Ron will chair a new committee that engages our former board members, a segment that has inadvertently been over- looked. I know that Ron will do a great job. Former board members I have talked with are as passionate as ever and have built the Senior Celebration Tailgate — Eighty-three guests attended the first Senior foundation that we are now working from. Celebration Tailgate on April 17 outside Baum Stadium. Seniors graduating December 2011-August 2012 were invited to join the Bumpers College Alumni Society for Buck Thanks to all of you for your help. I thank Nekkid BBQ, gifts and prizes prior to the Arkansas vs. Stephen F. Austin baseball game. Scott and Ron for their leadership, guid- The event was sponsored by White Commercial Corporation. Local businesses and ance, vision and commitment to service.” Alumni Society Board members donated over $600 in prizes.

Spring/Summer 2012 5 Truman scholarship helps student prepare for public service career unior Michael Norton Jis the first Bumpers College student to receive the Harry S. Tru- man Scholarship, which provides up to $30,000 for 65 students nation- wide to attend graduate or professional school to Relatives of Maudine Sanders toured the culinary kitchen teaching laboratory in the School of help prepare for careers Human Environmental Sciences funded by part of her bequest to the University of Arkansas. Pic- in public service. Only Michael Norton tured are, from left, Dean Michael E. Vayda, Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life four other University of Sciences; Beverly Charleton; Robert Harrington, coordinator of the Food, Human Nutrition and Hospitality major; Wilma and Carol Sutton; Linda Hogg; Brooke Johnston and Jorja Johnston. Arkansas students received it in the last 10 years. Tory Hodges Lewis, BSA ’06, of Little Rock was a finalist in 2005. Bumpers College Dean Michael Vayda Sanders bequest benefits Bumpers College said, “Mike’s academic accomplishments are certainly exceptional, but what singled him and Fulbright College out for this award is the way he applies that learning to the community and to the world. “Day of Recognition” for the Maudine Sanders legacy at the University Mike has engaged at every opportunity from of Arkansas Wed., March 7, celebrated the impact of Sanders’ bequest research to study abroad to civic engage- A of $1.15 million to support degree programs in the Dale Bumpers ment. He is a perfect example of what a College of Agricultural Food and Life Sciences and the J. William Fulbright Bumpers College student can accomplish on College of Arts and Sciences. Sanders died March 18, 2011, at the age of 87. campus and at the national level.” The bequest includes $900,000 for renovations and upgrades to three Norton hopes to attend Stanford Uni- projects in the Home Economics Building. A culinary kitchen teaching labo- versity for a master’s degree in public policy ratory renovated in 2011 and the planned Maudine Sanders Commons dining and a doctorate in economics. He plans to and entertainment area support the fast-growing Food, Human Nutrition and return to Arkansas to work on improving Hospitality major. A renovated classroom will become the Maudine Sanders dietary habits that lead to societal-level dia- Apparel Technology Laboratory with state-of-the-art equipment for teaching, betes and obesity. research and interaction with industry professionals. Norton is also receiving the 2012 Greg “Mrs. Sanders’ passion was rooted in time spent as a student in the Home Weidemann DBCAFLS Alumni Society Economics Building,” said Bumpers College Dean Michael Vayda. “This Scholarship. He is an Honors Program project reflects her passion by providing today’s students with a quality learn- student with a double major in Poultry ing environment. She loved this university, she loved this program, and she Science and Agricultural Business. Norton loved this building.” will serve as chair of the Student Senate The Journalism Department in Fulbright College received $250,000 for for the 2012-2013 school year. He was an the Maudine and T.C. Sanders Endowment for Journalism Excellence. The intern for the World Cocoa Foundation in couple had previously funded a journalism teaching laboratory. Accra, Ghana, last summer and is district A native of Stoney Point, near Springdale, Maudine Farish received a coordinator for the Arkansas Federation bachelor’s degree in Home Economics in 1946 from the University of Arkan- of College Republicans. He is an Arkansas sas. She managed a family canning business before joining the Springdale Traveler photographer and was a member News staff in 1948. She bought an interest in the newspaper and Springdale of the 2011 Poultry Judging Team, former Publishing Company in 1955. She and T.C. Sanders, also part owner of the president of the Arkansas FFA and Collegiate publishing company, were married in 1960. Farm Bureau and a former Bumpers College Family members and friends on hand for the observance included Wilma Ambassador. and Carol Sutton of Springfield, Mo.; Beverly Charleton, Brooke Johnston Norton is the son of poultry farmer and Jorja Johnston, all of Springdale; Linda Hogg of Montana; and Jeff Jef- Kevin Norton of Prairie Grove and Tyson fus, president of Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC. employee Sonja Barton of Lincoln.

6 The Graduate Bumpers College establishes Dean’s Philanthropy Circle

he Dean’s Philanthropy Circle has been established as a The Dean’s Philanthropy Circle will lead the Bumpers giving society within Bumpers College that recognizes College annual giving effort. Gifts designated to specific Tannual unrestricted donations from alumni and friends. funds within the college or donations to the Agriculture Members of the Dean’s Philanthropy Circle create the Development Council and the Razorback Foundation are primary source of unrestricted funds to provide significant not counted as a qualifying event for membership. and immediate financial investments in our students, faculty Collectively, Dean’s Philanthropy Circle members pro- and staff, scholarships and academic programs, and facili- vide vital support to meet the college’s most pressing needs ties. Participation in the Dean’s Philanthropy Circle is one of and to seize opportunities as they arise. The decline in state the most effective ways to make a difference in each of our support has come at a time when the college has undergone departments and the life of the college. considerable expansion and has grown increasingly competi- Alumni and friends contacted by the University’s Annual tive on the national and international stages. Private support Fund program may designate gifts to the Dean’s Philan- is now more important than ever to foster the programs, thropy Circle. scholarships and research that help shape the leaders of Levels of membership for annual unrestricted gifts to tomorrow. support the college or an academic department are as listed. The Dean’s Philanthropy Circle Support enables:

n Students through scholarships, support for research Dean’s Excellence Circle: $2,000 or more and extra-curricular learning opportunities, and enrichment Members receive: opportunities. n Qualification for the university-wide Chancellor’s n Faculty through recruitment and retention of world- Society membership class faculty, support for innovative curricula and teaching n Invitation to VIP and exclusive college events and research methods, and increased industry collaboration n Invitation to annual reception held by the Dean and and networking. Bumpers College office of development n Programs for career-service and value-added learning n Recognition gift opportunities; enhanced academic and research opportuni- Dean’s Leadership Circle: $1,000-$1,999 ties, including study abroad and conference participation; Members receive: and additional resources for new and existing high-achieving n Invitation to attend coffee with the Dean held programs. periodically throughout the year n Facilities through upgrading education technologies n Invitation to annual reception held by the Dean and in the classroom, renovating classrooms and buildings, and Bumpers College office of development keeping pace with student demands and desires. n Recognition gift n Outreach to expand alumni programs to foster the college’s lifelong relationship with its graduates; create and Dean’s Impact Circle: $500-$999 advance distinguished lectures, seminars and student engage- Members receive: ment activities; and promote and advocate the Bumpers n Invitation to attend coffee with the Dean held periodically throughout the year College brand and messaging to an extended audience. n Invitation to annual reception held by the Dean and Bumpers College office of development Members will gather periodically to interact with the Bumpers College dean about new developments, student Dean’s “Young Alumni” Circle: $100 or more by graduates achievements, and how member contributions have made a under age 40* difference. Members make up a core group of alumni and Members receive: friends who take it upon themselves to steward the college’s n Invitation to attend the annual “Bumpers College tradition of excellence. Young Alumni” after-hours event with the Dean Members are not required to renew annually. While we n Invitation to annual reception held by the Dean and encourage membership from one year to the next in order Bumpers College office of development to more fully benefit the program and students, joining for a Dean’s Heritage Circle: Providing the future of Bumpers single year is also an option. College though estate planning. Requires an estate gift Dean’s Philanthropy Circle members will be recognized designated to Bumpers College. in the Bumpers College Annual Donor Honor Roll on the Members receive: college website and in the college alumni magazine, The n Qualification for the university-wide Heritage Society GRADUATE. membership For more information contact Blake S. Bard, director n Invitation to annual reception held by the Dean and of development, at [email protected] or 479-575-2270 or Bumpers College office of development Trina Holman, alumni coordinator, at [email protected] or n Recognition gift 479-575-2179. * through current calendar year

Spring/Summer 2012 7 Jean Tyson Child Development Study Center on schedule for August opening

he University of Arkansas is accepting 140 tiny new Baldwin said the staff will maintain the highest standards students this fall. The Jean Tyson Child Development of early childhood education as they have in the previ- TStudy Center is on track to open in time for the fall ous programs. “We see each child as a unique individual,” semester and will provide developmentally Baldwin said of the program’s philosophical appropriate education for 140 infants, tod- approach. “Our goal is to provide opportu- dlers, and preschoolers, while serving as a nities for children to grow and develop in learning laboratory for university students. all areas of self: social, emotional, cognitive, The new center will combine the Infant physical and creative. We provide choices Development Center and UA Nursery for children and plan activities for each School into one premier 23,400-square-foot child to be successful as well as challenged. facility on the north side of campus. “The We encourage each child to feel competent location of the building — almost next door Vernoice Baldwin Doug Walsh while accepting responsibility for his or her to the new UA Bookstore on West Douglas behavior.” Street — will be convenient for parents and students,” said The environment ­— both indoors and out — will offer Vernoice Baldwin, director of the academic program. carefully planned experiences for children from two months Baldwin has to five years. Teachers in directed the NAEYC- each classroom will hold accredited programs B.S. and M.S. degrees in since they were com- Naming opportunities available for donors Child Development. This bined seven years ago. level of training assures he Tyson Family Foundation and Tyson Foods Foundation The nursery that curriculum will be donated $2.5 million for the Jean Tyson Child Development program has been on T individually planned to Study Center, which is named for the mother of Tyson Foods board the UA campus since enhance the develop- chairman John Tyson and his sisters. Other donors include Mark and the 1940s. Baldwin ment for all children in Joe Rumsey of the Zero Mountain cold storage company, Bob and will continue as the social, language, math, Marilyn Bogle, Robert Spitze, the A.L. Chilton Foundation, Phil and academic director of science, music and Mardi Crandall, and Fred and Doreen Vorsanger. the family-centered creative arts domains, Ongoing fundraising will continue through program conducted by Baldwin said. the opening of the center in August. Tours, events Child Development While serving both and more funding options are available. Donors faculty from the School University and commu- will be recognized through naming opportuni- of Human Environ- nity families, the center ties for center classrooms and other spaces. For mental Sciences, which will also offer learning details, contact Blake S. Bard, Bumpers College is part of Bumpers opportunities for UA director of development, at 479-575-2270 or College. students, said Instructor [email protected]. Blake S. Bard

8 The Graduate GREEN DESIGN — The JTCDSC build- ing design incorporates energy-saving White Commercial ‘Young Guns’ alumni features including geothermal heating and cooling, use of natural lighting and an 8,000-gallon rainwater collec- promote basis trading careers tion system. Many products used in the construction of the building are made nly a few years out of school, two Bumpers College alumni who majored in Agricul- of recycled material, and construction Otural Economics and Agribusiness are guiding efforts to steer people into the grain basis waste will be recycled. The goal is to trading business. They do so by getting on the bus to show prospects what it’s like. They achieve a LEED Silver certification when were also instrumental in making a Bumpers College grain merchandising course available construction is complete. online this spring, with 110 off-campus professionals taking the course. Jason Wheeler, a 2005 graduate and grain merchandising specialist at White Commer- cial Corp. in Kansas City, runs the Young Guns program founded by Don White, chairman of White Commercial. He works with Brice Elnicki, a 2007 graduate and vice president of Mardi Crandall, who has taught KAMO Grain in Pittsburg, Kan., to find employees in their industry interested in training to in the UA child development become basis traders, who evaluate futures markets to offset price risks and make profits program for more than 20 years. from merchandising grain. The new building has state-of- After Wheeler and Elnicki locate and select prospects to join the Young Guns, they go on the art observation rooms and a bus tour of industry-related sites. Grain elevators are largely owned and operated by older technology that will support people who will be looking for younger people to take over the businesses, Elnicki said. the training of students in child White, Wheeler and Elnicki were part of a delegation that visited the campus in April, development, education and also including Scott Hardy, a 1982 graduate in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness and other majors. Students will be a White Commercial grain merchandising specialist, and Sherry Lorton, White Commercial able to observe unobtrusively as director of education. They met with students in Professor Andrew McKenzie’s course in well as gain practical experience grain basis trading to discuss job prospects in the industry and how it functions day to day. working with children. McKenzie’s course was offered online starting with the spring semester and was made The impact of the new available to students and professionals thanks to collaboration between White Commercial center is not limited to the Dale and the university. The course has been very popular, with 20 on-campus students and 110 Bumpers College, said Jenni- off-campus professionals. fer Henk, assistant professor in Elnicki was an intern at White Commercial while he was a student and then went to Human Environmental Sciences. work full time in the industry upon graduating. He told McKenzie’s students that the mate- With a state-of-the-art research rial they are learning in his class is applicable to various real-world situations. “With these suite, the entire University of skills, you can take them and morph them into something else down the road,” he said. Arkansas stands to benefit from Wheeler was McKenzie’s student as an undergraduate and joined White Commercial’s having an exceptional research offices in on graduation. In two years he was responsible for establishing and man- facility on campus for those who aging its Kansas City office. In running White’s Young Guns program, he guides the bus tours specialize in child- and family- to the Board of Trade, elevators and processing companies. “We show young people what related sciences. basis trading is all about to get them interested,” he said. “The new center could have a great impact on child-related disciplines across the state and Young Guns & Wise Ones — beyond. Educators and research- Two Bumpers College ers can explore questions that alumni and members benefit the region, state and of the White Com- nation,” Henk added. mercial grain trading Doug Walsh, executive “Young Guns” posed with their mentors and director for business and opera- current students follow- tions, is particularly excited by ing a seminar on basis the fact that the center will trading April 17 in the benefit multiple generations. AFLS Building. Seated “The children will thrive within from left: Scott Hardy, Sherry Lorton and Jason the program founded in proven Wheeler, all of White best practices,” he said. “The Commercial Corp., and university students will get Brice Elnicki of KAMO irreplaceable experience and Grain. Standing from mentorship from our teachers left: Professor Andrew McKenzie, White Com- and faculty.” mercial chairman Don White and students For information on child enrollment, Boone Hardy and visit the website: children.uark.edu. Conor Mahlmann.

Spring/Summer 2012 9 Former President Bill Clinton opens Bumpers Distinguished Lecture Program: Development efforts focus on ‘systems’ as solutions to food issues

Clinton said in reference to her efforts because they are unable to get their as of Arkansas in the 1970s crops delivered to markets, Clinton said. that took the state from one of the After settling in their new urban envi- lowest child immunization rates to ronments, they begin relying heavily on among the nation’s highest. fast foods and develop poor health. Visiting another health issue, In the developed world, consum- Clinton spotted retired UA athletics ers have ready access to food but aren’t director Frank Broyles in the audience eating healthy diets, leading to high and thanked him for his work to fight rates of Type 2 diabetes and childhood Alzheimer’s disease, which took the life obesity, Clinton said. He mentioned the of his wife, Barbara Broyles. Clinton Foundation’s agreement with With about half his audience major soft drink firms to halt nearly all here was a lot on the mind of for- comprised of Bumpers College stu- soda sales in public schools. “We asked Tmer President Bill Clinton when he dents, Clinton took issue with a recent if they wanted their child customers to Ttook the podium at the University of survey that questioned the usefulness live long enough to still be customers,” Arkansas to address about 600 people of degrees in agricultural studies. He he said. who had been invited to hear him pointed out that the topics they are Clinton said he was surprised how on April 15. He was ready to discuss studying are essential for the world to little public officials in Washington how well-functioning agricultural and confront its food pro- knew about agriculture. marketing systems enable prosperous duction issues. “It is morally Today’s nutritional and countries to prosper and how the lack “It is morally unac- food production issues of such systems hampers poor coun- ceptable to let poor unacceptable to let are examples of agricul- tries’ ability of feed themselves. children starve because poor children starve ture’s importance in the He would get to all that, but first of where they were because of where nation and the world. “So things first at this inaugural Dale and born,” Clinton said of they were born.” if someone tells you to cut Betty Bumpers Distinguished Lecture the plight of those in less agricultural research, Program (see accompanying article, developed countries. In — President Bill Clinton say no.” page 11). Clinton looked toward those nations, they may Addressing current situ- the front row of the audience in the be able to grow enough food but often ations in Washington, Clinton decried Arkansas Union’s Verizon Ballroom lack the means to deliver and distribute the lack of compromise among elected where former Sen. Dale Bumpers was it efficiently. “They don’t have systems. officials. “Today, to express doubt is a sitting and thanked his mentor for Systems make life predictable.” sign of weakness,” he said. “But nobody advice and wisdom that Bumpers had Clinton cited a visit to Ethiopia is right all the time.” provided over their 40-year friend- where fields were thick with corn and Bumpers College Dean Michael ship. He also repeated an oft-told story beans, but the nation had no adequate Vayda called the event “an exceptionally about a nearly disastrous plane landing storage and delivery system. The meaningful experience for our students, they experienced on an icy runway in developed world needs to help nations faculty, staff, alumni and friends, and the 1980s while en route to a political in this situation, or face the prospect of we extend our deepest appreciation to rally in Gillett, Ark. When the crisis was disruptions in those nations, he said. President Clinton for taking the time over, Clinton said to Bumpers, “Do The William J. Clinton Foundation to be a part of this important event.” you realize how many politicians we has been working with Ethiopians to UA Chancellor G. David Gearhart — a almost made happy?” expand the nation’s number of health student of Clinton’s when Clinton was He also praised Betty Bumpers clinics from 700 to 3,500 — which a UA School of Law faculty member — for her activism. When Clinton was would place clinics within no more presented him a Razorback tracksuit to president, Health and Human Services than a day’s walk from any village — help him keep in shape. Secretary informed him and later to 16,000 clinics. that about 90 percent of American Better developed nations such — Text by Dave Edmark children had been immunized against as China also have problems. Many Photos by Fred Miller diseases. “That’s because Betty Bum- people from less developed rural areas A video of President Clinton’s entire speech is pers put it in our heads to do so,” have been relocating to the cities online at http://bit.ly/LpS4zS.

10 The Graduate Tyson gift helps endow Bumpers Students present Distinguished Lecture Program AFLS plaza plans

he Tyson Family Foundation and the Tyson Foods Foundation have made tudents in Assistant Professor Gary Ta lead gift of $250,000 to help endow the Dale and Betty Bumpers Dis- SMcDonald’s Practical Landscape tinguished Lecture Program, coordinated by Bumpers College. Design class presented on May 8 their “Tyson entities have supported initiatives across campus for many years,” concepts for renovating the patio and said Michael Vayda, dean of Bumpers College. “The Bumpers College, in par- lawn area on the south side of the ticular, has benefitted greatly from their widespread generosity. From capital AFLS Building. projects to endowed scholarships and professorships to their most recent lead Blake S. Bard, Bumpers College support of the Jean Tyson Child Development Study Center, their impact director of development, said private continues to improve the learning experience for our students. This lecture support will be used to fund the project. program is one more way our students will have unique opportunities to be A lead gift has been secured and inter- inspired and gain new perspectives.” ested donors will have an opportunity The annual lecture program symbolizes Bumpers College’s recognition to participate at many levels. of three vital issues: the international prominence of Arkansas agricultural and “Our vision for this space is to food industries; the importance of environmental stewardship for the strength provide a welcoming and comfortable and vibrancy of our economy; and the quality of life as championed by Betty place our students, alumni and stake- Bumpers on behalf of child wellness, human development and healthy living holders can be proud of. We have the choices. potential to really transform the south “Tyson Foods and the Tyson family are pleased to make a $250,000 side of the AFLS building into a fun, contribution to support the Bumpers Distinguished Lecture Program,” said multi-functional and popular place,” John Tyson. “Senator and Mrs. Bumpers have made so many contributions Bard said. to the state of Arkansas over the past 40 years that it is more than fitting to The project was initiated by the establish this lecture series to recognize what they have done for our state and Alumni Society board of directors and its citizens. My mom and dad were very early supporters of Senator Bumpers commissioned by Bumpers College when he first ran for governor in 1970, and were always proud to have been Dean Michael E. Vayda for the students involved in helping launch his career. I hope others will join us in providing to provide initial design concepts. A financial support for this effort to bring in experts in the areas of agriculture final design will incorporate elements of and life sciences to help further educate the students at the University of the student concepts for approval by the Arkansas, particularly those in the Bumpers College.” college and university administration. The lecture program was kicked off April 15 with an address by President For more information or to contribute Bill Clinton, founder of the William J. Clinton Foundation and 42nd presi- to this project please contact Blake S. dent of the United States. Bard, [email protected], 479-575-2270. “Betty and I are pleased by the possibilities of this distinguished lecture program,” said Sen. Bumpers. “The Tyson support, which ensures the program’s success and growth, is outstanding. We want this effort to be Crystal Bridges event meaningful for both students and the entire university community, and features horticulturists President Clinton’s visit was a most special and fitting way to jump-start the program. We deeply appreciate the commitment of the Tyson family for this lumnus Cody George, BSA ’06, and advancement of education in Arkansas and improving agriculture and the AHorticulture Professor John Clark quality of life around the world.” shared the spotlight April 26 with the Jazz Ensemble and other musicians from the University of Arkansas Music BUMPERS IMPACT Department in an “Edible Culture” event — Former Senator as part of the Crystal Bridges Art Night Dale Bumpers and his wife, Betty, with Out series. Bumpers College George is field horticulturist for the students Cody Gal- Crystal Bridges Museum of American lagher and Katie Art in Bentonville. Clark directs the McGhee, visit the University of Arkansas System Division historical marker recently erected to of Agriculture fruit breeding program, commemorate the which has produced improved black- impact Sen. Bum- berry varieties grown throughout the pers has had on the U.S. and in many other countries, and College and the improved varieties of grapes, blue- state of Arkansas. berries, peaches and nectarines.

Spring/Summer 2012 11 Commencement 2012 Pamela Mortensen named 2012 Donald Lee named 2012 Outstanding Alumna Outstanding Young Alumnus he 2012 Outstanding Alumni Award recipient is Pamela S. he 2012 Outstanding Young Alumni Award TMortensen, senior vice president and general merchandise Trecipient for Bumpers College is Donald C. Lee, manager of jewelry, watches and fashion accessories at JCPen- manager of category sourcing marketing and adver- ney. Prior to joining JCPenney in 2009, Mortensen had similar tising for The Walt Disney Company in Anaheim, management positions at Walmart. She Calif. Lee manages the strategic started her jewelry career at Zale Corpora- involvement of sourcing resources tion in Dallas and began her retail career at to create value added opportunities Federated Department stores. in marketing and advertising across Born and raised in Bentonville, the The Walt Disney Company. former Pamela Simpson earned a bachelor’s Prior to his current position, degree in Home Economics, now Human Lee was manager of sourcing and Environmental Sciences, at the University of procurement for food and beverage Arkansas in 1977. for The Walt Disney Company from Pamela S. The JCPenney company is a valued 2007 to 2011. He had responsibil- Donald C. Lee Mortensen supporter of Bumpers College, especially ity for improving efficiency in a supply chain of $112 the Apparel Studies program, providing jobs for graduates and million. He used strategic sourcing to unite three dif- student internships. ferent business units, which led to a 24 percent annual Mortensen has been integral in implementing innovative reduction in shipping and handling costs. initiatives to help establish JCPenney as a style authority and Lee received a B.S. degree in 1998 from Florida drive sales growth for the company. With a focus on making Agricultural and Mechanical University in Tallahassee JCPenney a key destination for bridal customers, she led the and an M.S. degree in 2002 in Agricultural Econom- launch of the company’s new Modern Bride® initiative as well as ics from the University of Arkansas. the implementation of new in-store fine jewelry bridal bou- The Walt Disney Company provides student tiques. She also implemented strategies for mobile devices and internships and career opportunities for many Bum- social networking to help build customer relationships. pers College graduates and is very supportive of the During her tenure at Walmart, the largest jewelry retailer in Hospitality and Restaurant Management program the United States, she built a direct import infrastructure that among others. set a standard for the jewelry industry. She was also instrumental Lee began his career with Masterfoods in Ver- in developing Walmart’s and the jewelry industry’s standards for non, Calif., where he started as a technical equipment responsible jewelry sourcing and developing the Love, Earth® buyer. He was promoted to raw materials purchasing jewelry collection, which gave customers the ability to trace the manager from 2003 to 2006. He served as flexible path of their jewelry from mine to market. manufacturing manager from 2006 to 2007. In each Mortensen serves on the board of directors for the Jewelers position, Lee developed strategies and procedures that Vigilance Committee, the leading authority on legal compli- resulted in significant improvements in efficiency and ance and a champion of safeguarding the industry’s integrity. cost savings. She also serves on the board of Jewelers for Children, which has Lee’s career accomplishments have established donated more than $37 million since its inception to programs his reputation as an innovative manager of sourc- benefiting children in need with charity partners such as St. Jude ing and procurement. He develops and implements Children’s Research Hospital®, the Make-A-Wish Foundation® strategic solutions through team building and detailed of America, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation knowledge of the manufacturing and supply chain. and the National CASA Association. In addition to improving efficiency and reducing Mortensen resides in Texas and has two sons, Jonathan, operational costs, he also builds relationships with who attends West Point Military Academy in New York, and stakeholders to create synergy for strategic involve- Jeremy, who is a junior in high school. ment on future projects.

Julia Korman brings greetings from graduates at Commencement ulia Anne Korman, who majored in Human Develop- maintained a 4.0 grade point average and Jment and Family Sciences with a concentration in Child completed all of her coursework at the Development, delivered greetings from the Bumpers Col- University of Arkansas. lege Class of 2012 at the Commencement ceremony May Korman is a member of Zeta Tau Alpha 12 in Barnhill Arena. sorority and has been active in organizations The daughter of Debra Hockett and David Korman such as Student Alumni Board, Greek Life of Rowlett, Texas, Korman received the First Ranked Facilitators, Big Brothers Big Sisters and Julia Anne Senior Scholar award, which signifies that she has Student Mobilization. Korman

12 The Graduate Student achievement recognized at Honors and Awards Banquet

wards recognizing outstanding stu- Adent achievement were presented at the annual Bumpers College Honors and Awards Banquet April 19 in the Verizon Ballroom in the Arkansas Union. n Greg Weidemann DBCALFS Alumni Society Scholarship: Casi Leigh Crawley Casi Leigh Michael Taylor Katie Leigh Cody Rhyne Amber Dawn of Greenwood, a sophomore majoring in Crawley Norton Waldrip Gallagher Tripodi Food, Human Nutrition and Hospitality with a Dietetics concentration; and Michael Taylor Norton of Prairie Grove, a junior with a double major in Agricultural Busi- ness and Poultry Science. He also is the first Bumpers College student to receive the prestigious Harry S. Truman Scholarship. n Alumni Society Ring Scholars: Katie Kristin MacKenzie Danielle Nicole Julia Anne Kayla Christen Daniel Alden Pennington Smith Korman Boling Smartt Leigh Waldrip of Moro, a senior majoring in Food, Human Nutrition and Hospital- ity with concentrations in Dietetics and Management and a minor Hospitality Management and a minor in in Global Agricultural, Food Agricultural Business, and Cody Rhyne and Life Sciences; and Alden Gallagher of Foreman with a double major Daniel Smartt of Gentry, in Poultry Science and in Agricultural Edu- who has already received cation, Communication and Technology a B.S. degree as an Envi- with a minor in Agricultural Business. ronmental, Soil, and Water Science major with a minor in Alexandra Esta Christopher Keith Emily Elizabeth Lee Canfield Addison Culver n Dale Bumpers Distinguished Scholars: Crop Management. Presented to outstanding students pursuing master’s and doctoral degrees and an out- n Presidential Scholar: Alexandra major with minors in Equine Sci- standing undergraduate transfer student. Estha Lee Canfield of Fayetteville, ence and Agricultural Business. Distinguished Ph.D. Scholar is Amber a junior majoring in Animal Science n Dawn Tripodi of Fayetteville, a Ph.D. with a Pre-Veterinary Medicine con- Spitze Public Policy Legislative student in Entomology. Her research is on centration and a minor in Spanish. Internship: Emily Elizabeth Cul- population dynamics of native bumble bees ver of Fayetteville, a Food, Human and carpenter bees. n John W. White Outstanding Nutrition and Hospitality major Distinguished M.S. Scholar is Kristin Student: Christopher Keith Addi- with a concentration in Hospitality MacKenzie Pennington, Agricultural and son of Hazen, an Animal Science and Restaurant Management. Extension Education with a concentration in Communications. Award Presentation photos and story are online at http://bumperscollege.uark.edu/ Transfer student recipient is Danielle BCNews/7024.htm Nicole Smith of Overland Park, Kan. A transfer from Johnson County (Kansas) Community College, she is an Agricultural Communication, Education and Technol- Gamma Sigma Delta honors faculty, students ogy major. he Arkansas chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta, the honor society of agriculture, presented faculty awards April 24 to Nathan Slaton, n First Ranked Senor Scholar: Julia T Crop, Soil, and Environmental sciences, who received the Research Anne Korman of Rowlett, Texas, a Human Development and Family Sciences major Award of Merit; Don Edgar, Agricultural and Extension Education, with a concentration in Child Development. who received the Teaching Award of Merit; and John Jennings, Animal Science, who received the Extension Award of Merit. n Senior Scholars: Kayla Christen Boling More information on these awards and GSD student awards is online at http://gsd.uark. of Gravette, majoring in Agricultural Busi- edu/awards.student.program12.html ness with a concentration in Marketing and

Spring/Summer 2012 13 Bumpers College students embark on international study and work experiences

hirty-nine Bumpers Col- student and faculty exchange lege students are set to with several universities in Tparticipate in International the European Union. The Program activities this summer Atlantis program provides and fall, with support from the opportunities for study of bio- University of Arkansas Study renewable resources product Abroad Program. development, agricultural Food Science Professor Andy economics and rural sociology. Proctor, director of International One student will spend the fall Programs for Bumpers College, semester studying bio-renew- said “International experiences able products technology at the provide tremendous benefits for University of Gent in Belgium students, such as building self and another will have a sum- confidence and learning about mer research internship with a their discipline in a different cul- university in Germany. ture. It certainly enhances their Twelve students will spend career prospects in our global GOING GLOBAL — Some 39 students will participate in Bumpers about two months in Europe, College International Programs this summer and fall. Agricultural economy.” and Extension Education Associate Professor Leslie Edgar, left, will including 10 weeks as sum- Bumpers College offers a accompany 12 students, including Agricultural Communications mer interns in Gent, Belgium, minor in Global Agricultural, students Maggie Jo Pruitt and Arthur Leal, who will have summer working on communication Food and Life Sciences, adding internships at the University of Gent in Belgium. projects for the Institute of an international component to Agriculture and Fisheries any major. Research, which is the national Faculty members have increased the opportunities for agricultural ministry. Agricultural and Extension Education students to study and work abroad through their relation- faculty members Leslie Edgar, Jefferson Miller and Casandra ships with colleagues in other countries, Proctor said. Cox organized the tour and internships. Proctor also helps coordinate the Atlantis Program for Two students will participate in the first year of a long-term CAFLS International Work Experience at two agricultural research locations of the Federal University of Brazil and the Research and Extension Center of Santa Catarina, Brazil, with Professor Nilda Burgos and Assistant Professor Esten Mason, Department of Crop, Soil and Envi- Hardy-Caviness Greenhouse ronmental Sciences. Complex dedicated Six students from Bumpers College and six from other colleges will travel to the Republic of Mozambique with lenn Hardy and the late Charles E. Caviness were Professor Lanier Nalley, Agricultural Economics and Rural Ghonored as 20th Century leaders in agricultural Sociology, for summer internships with the New Horizons education and research during a dedication ceremony integrated poultry company. Dec. 7 for the Hardy-Caviness Greenhouse Complex Six students will attend equine, ecology and conserva- at the University of Arkansas System Division of tion classes at Oatridge College near Edinburgh, Scotland. Agriculture’s Northeast Research and Extension Center Two Apparel Studies students will attend courses at Keiser. in Prague and London, and another has an internship Hardy was dean of the College of Agriculture and in London. Home Economics ­— now Dale Bumpers College of A Hospitality and Restaurant Management student will Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences — from 1965 to spend the fall semester studying in Florence, Italy. 1987. Caviness, widely known as “Mr. Soybean” in the Three students will participate in the sixth year of a long- state’s agricultural community, was a soybean breeder term, university-wide service learning project to help develop and a member of the Agronomy Department — now infrastructure in Belize. Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences — from 1949 An Agribusiness student will study economics at the to 1991. London School of Economics, and three will study language and culture in Spain.

14 The Graduate Division of Agriculture presents faculty, staff awards Freddie Scott retires after 26 years he University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture recognized outstanding performance by 18 faculty and staff ssociate Professor Freddie Tmembers at an awards luncheon Jan. 6 in the Crowne Ballroom AScott retired in February after at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Little Rock. Recipients included Bum- 26 years as a faculty member in pers College faculty members. the Department of Agricultural and Vice President for Agriculture Mark Cochran said, “The award Extension Education. Freddie Scott recipients represent some 1,700 faculty and staff members on five A native of Cotton Plant in university campuses, at research and extension centers and stations Woodruff County, Scott received a B.S. degree in throughout Arkansas, and in all 75 counties.” Agricultural Education in 1971 from the University of The Robert G.F. and Hazel Taylor Spitze Land Grant University Arkansas at Pine Bluff, an M.Ed. degree in 1979 from Faculty Award for Excellence was presented to Donna L. Graham, the University of Arkansas and a doctorate in Voca- professor of Agricultural and Extension Education in Bumpers Col- tional Education from the U of A in 1990. lege on the Fayetteville campus. Scott taught agricultural sciences in high school for Casandra K. Cox, an instructor in the Department of Agricul­ six years and was a high school administrator for more tural and Extension Education, received the Jack G. Justus Award than five years before becoming an instructor at the U for Teaching Excellence. of A in 1985 while pursuing his doctoral degree. The Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sci- Scott helped start the college’s agricultural sci- ences Alumni Society Outstanding Advising Award was presented to ence teacher training program and taught a variety Mary C. Savin, professor of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences. of courses. He was highly regarded as a teacher and The John W. White Outstanding Teaching Award, jointly adviser to students and alumni, whom he assisted with awarded by the Division of Agriculture and Bumpers College, went career development after graduation. He advised stu- to Michael R. Evans, professor of Horticulture. dent clubs and was active in state FFA and 4H, serving The John W. White Outstanding Research Award was presented as coordinator of the annual FFA Career Development to Steven C. Ricke, who holds the Donald “Buddy” Wray Endowed Event at the U of A. Chair for Food Safety in the Department of Food Science. The John W. White Outstanding Extension State Faculty Award went to Robert C. “Bob” Scott, a professor and extension weed spe- cialist in the Department of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences. The John W. White Outstanding County Extension Educa- tor Award winner was Robert Seay, extension staff chair in Benton County. The John W. White Outstanding Team Award went to a group that developed the Arkansas Phosphorus Index risk assessment tool and training program to guide environmentally appropriate animal manure applications on pastures. Team members are Mike Daniels, Andrew Sharpley, Chuck West and Tommy Daniel, all in the Depart- ment of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences; Edward Gbur, director of the Agricultural Statistics Laboratory; Brian Haggard, director of the Arkansas Water Resources Center; Nathan Slaton, director of Soil Testing and Research; and Karl VanDevender, Extension engineer, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering. Arkansas Farm Bureau Romeo E. Short The John W. White Non-Classified Support Personnel Award Scholarship Luncheon — Amy Cofer, a Human was presented to Justin “J.J.” Pitman, program director for the C.A. Development and Family Sciences major from Vines Arkansas 4-H Center at Ferndale. Gravette, spoke on behalf of 11 current recipients of The John W. White Classified Support Personnel Award for the the Arkansas Farm Bureau Romeo E. Short Memorial Cooperative Extension Service went to Jo Ann Fish, a purchasing Scholarship at a luncheon with AFB leaders March 31 specialist in the Cooperative Extension Service Financial Services in the AFLS Atrium. AFB Executive Vice President Ewell Department. Welch said the scholarships help develop new leaders The John W. White Classified Support Personnel Award recipi- for Arkansas agriculture. Pictured are, from left, Famous ent for the Agricultural Experiment Station was Trish Watkins, fiscal Yang, Dean Michael Vayda, Ryan Napier, Holden Bell, support analyst for the Department of Agricultural Economics and AFB Foundation board member Jack Norton, Portia Agribusiness. Short, Ewell Welch, Amy Cofer, AFB Vice President Rich Hillman and Emily Culver.

Spring/Summer 2012 15 Students excel in academic competitions

he Poultry Science Club swept first place honors in Tripodi. Professor Tim Kring is the coach. The UA team Tcompetitions at the 2012 International Poultry Expo and successfully supported their randomly assigned position that International Feed Expo Jan. 24-26 at the World “Organic Agriculture Will Solve Projected Food and Water Congress Center in Atlanta. Club president Terik Jones, a Limitations of the American Society.” Six teams from univer- senior from Green Forest, was named Student of the Year. sities across the country competed in head-to-head matches He received a plaque and the $1,000 Frank Perdue Scholar- with three different topics. ship. The Arkansas club also won Scrapbook of the Year and The Soil Judging Team won the Region IV Collegiate Club of the Year. Soil Judging Contest hosted by Texas A&M University Nov. A team of four undergraduate Turfgrass Science stu- 7-11. It was the highest placing for the UA team in more dents placed in the top five at the 18th annual Collegiate than 11 years and earned it the opportunity to compete in Turf Bowl Competition in Las Vegas, which was the best the National Soil Judging Contest for the third year in a row. ever for a U of A team. A second U of A team of two stu- Team coach Kristofor Brye said that in addition to first place dents placed 35th out of the 87 teams. The fifth place team overall, the Arkansas team placed second in the team-judged members were Scott Hendrickson, Nathan Tompkins, Will pit and had the first (Alden Smartt), second (Stephanie Mears and Josh Flowers. The other team members were Jeff Kulesza), and fourth (Michael Kirch) highest individual Caperton and Ethan Charles. Coaches were Ph.D. candidates scores. Other members were Troy Warden, Christine Cooley Joey Young and Dan Strunk. and Matt Rich. Hillary Newth won first place out of 120 entries in the The Food Science Quiz Bowl team won the Regional DAVACO Retail Services merchandising board competition College Competition and will compete at the National finals April 13 at the annual Fashion Group International of Dallas in June. Team members are Madhu Ravichandran (team Career Day. She was one of 30 Apparel Studies majors who captain), Viji Ganesh, Patrick Rodgers, Quyen Nguyen and made the trip with Assistant Professor Kathy Smith. Sarah Mayfield. Three Food Science product development The Department of Entomology’s Student Debate teams won prizes in national contests last fall. Students on Team defeated the University of Georgia at the national the teams, led by Professor Navam Hettiarachchy, were Entomological Society of America’s annual meeting in Reno, Monica Ramos, Quyen Nguyen, Madison Weskamp, Leo Nev., Nov. 13-16. Team members are Ace Lynn-Miller, Attenberg, Suni Perumalla, Tadjudini Lassissi, Leighanna Kevin Durden, Jessica Hartshorn, Bryan Petty and Amber Massey, Amanda Mishler, Jay Rayaprolu, Irene Pagana, Mar- tha Hunt, Emily Arijaje, Jack Teague and Patrick Rodgers. The Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences Club Students, alumni mingle to explore won first place in the student club poster contest at the annual career prospects “Tri-Societies” conference of agronomy, soil science and crop science. Their poster was titled, “A Community Garden Proj- ndergraduates in Bumpers College are frequently told ect at Holt Middle School Located in Fayetteville, AR.” Club Uthat it’s never too early to start making connections and members are Michael Kirch, Stephanie Kulesza, Sammi Jones, inquiries into potential career opportunities. On March 8 Kristen Karnes, Sean Flynn and Troy Warden. Faculty advisers some 30 students had the opportunity to do so at the col- are Chuck West and Mary Savin. lege’s first Ask an Alum event. The mix-and-mingle function Gov. participated in the presentation of at University House brought together students with college U of A Graduate Student Research Competition awards alumni who hold key positions in significant industries. Dean to 14 students in Bumpers College graduate programs. First Michael Vayda said the college plans to make the mixer an place winners in their categories were Vijay Singh, weed sci- annual event. ence; Tyson Raper, cotton physiology; Emily Arijaje, food Alumni who partici- science; Ujvala Deepthi Gadde, Poultry Science; George pated included Andrew Botha, Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences; and Mah- Freshour, head chef at moud Sharara, Biological and Agricultural Engineering. Fayetteville Montessori Second place winners were Jill Motschenbacher, soil physics; School, BSHES ’10; Phil Dimitra Loka, cotton physiology; Nicole Poquette, human Maynard, Tyson Foods nutrition; Jessica Robinette, animal science; Sandeep Rana, nutritionist, MS ’91 weed science; Luke Brockman and Gurdeep Singh, Biologi- PhD ’03; Collin Brun- cal and Agricultural Engineering; and Jacob Lum, Cell and ner, Fayetteville Town Molecular Biology. Center event coordinator, Eighteen undergraduate, master’s and doctoral stu- BSHES ’10; and Tanner dents received awards in the annual Gamma Sigma Delta Montgomery, Fayetteville Research Competition for oral and poster presentations at Ask an alum — Katie Evans and Katie Visitors Bureau visitor the awards program on April 24. A list of the winners and McGehee enjoyed getting a mocktail from Bumpers College Ambassador services manager, their presentations’ titles is online at http://gsd.uark.edu/ Weston Cox at the Ask an Alum event. BSHES ’10. awards.student.program12.html.

16 The Graduate Alumni awards recognize major career accomplishments

he Agriculture Hall of Fame inducted Lionel Barton, Jeff Keeter of White Hall, BS ’84, is the owner and TBSA ’58 MS ’60, of Fayetteville and the late Stanley operator of a corporation that includes RJR Farms, Marje Reed, BSA ’73 JD ’76, of Marianna on March 9. Also Farms and Keeter Farms in Grady. He has expanded the fam- inducted were the late Jon S. Fitch of Hindsville, Abraham ily farm from 1,100 acres to 5,000 acres producing cotton, Carpenter Sr. of Grady and Howarth E. Taylor of Hickory corn, soybeans and rice. Ridge. Billy Slaton of Russellville, BS ’91 MS ’95, is a certi- During his 28-year career as a poultry specialist with fied Arkansas nutrient management planner and a registered the Cooperative Extension Service, Barton worked with professional engineer. As environmental director for Terra poultry companies and producers on nutrition, manage- Renewal Services, he supervises environmental permitting ment, housing and disease control. He also led 4-H poultry and compliance land application projects in 17 states. activities statewide and conducted the National Collegiate Poultry Judging contest. Barton was the first president of our Animal Science alumni awards were presented April the U of A Poultry Science Alumni Association and remains F18. Donnie R. Campbell, BS ’71 MS ’73; Clinton very active in alumni activities. Depew, BS ’72 MS ’73; and Richard Sellers, MS ’79, were Stanley Reed was passionate about agriculture and named Advanced Graduates of Distinction. The Graduate of spent his life advocating for it prior to his death in July Distinction award went to Billy Bob Webb, BS ’93. 2011. As detailed in last fall’s issue of The Graduate, he Campbell has been a swine nutrition researcher for was president of Arkansas Farm Bureau for five years and a Roche Vitamins, which was purchased by DSM Nutritional member of the University of Arkansas board of trustees for Products, in Kansas City, Mo., where he focused on maxi- 10 years. Reed’s wife, Charlene, BSHE ’69 MS ’77, said, mizing swine performance, improving health status and “Even though he went to law school … agriculture was a reducing feed costs while protecting the environment. passion he never gave up.” Depew has been at Louisiana State University since 1977 The Agriculture Hall of Fame is sponsored by the where he served as Cooperative Extension Service associate Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Arkansas Farm director and is now an Animal Science professor. Bureau. Sellers became vice president of the American Feed Industry Association in 2000 and was previously in the he Biological and Agricultural Engineering Academy Office of the Texas State Chemist in the Texas A&M Univer- Tinducted three alumni April 20. sity System. Shawn Brewer of Conway, BS ’94 MS ’98, is a hydrau- Webb earned a Juris Doctorate degree from the UA lic engineer for the Arkansas division of the USDA Natural School of Law after receiving his Animal Science degree. A Resources Conservation Service. He has performed analy- founding partner of Keith, Miller, Butler and Webb, PLLC ses for watershed lake rehabilitation, farmed flood plain in Rogers, he now owns the Webb Law Office in Springdale. inundation and the Grand Prairie and Bayou Meto irriga- He is a past president of the Arkansas Farmhouse Fraternity tion projects. Association.

Photos and longer biographies are online at arkansasaghalloffame.org and at http://bumperscollege.uark.edu/BCNews/4891.htm

Poultry Science Scholarship Golf Tournament — Scott Martin with Cobb- Vantress prepares to make a putt during the 12th Annual Poultry Science Scholarship Golf Tournament April 24 at the Springdale Country Club. Cobb-Vantress was a Flight Sponsor for this year’s tournament, which raised more than $24,000 for Poultry Science scholarships.

FOR EMILY — A 5-K run Oct. 29 organized by the Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences Graduate Student Association raised $4,000 for a scholarship fund for Emily Grace Stiegler, daughter of Chris and Jenny Stiegler, who died in an auto accident Christmas Eve 2010. Chris received his doctorate in Horticulture in May 2010.

Spring/Summer 2012 17 Arkansas Department of Human Services in Class Notes Howard, Little River and Sevier counties. IN MEMORIAM John S. Bragg, BSA ’43, Camden, died E-mail your class notes to Feb. 15. He was a veteran of World War Trina Holman, [email protected], II, receiving the Bronze Star and Good or fax to 479-575-6890 or mail to Conduct Medal. He was director of the Bumpers College Alumni Society, Ouachita Conservation District, president E108 AFLS Building, University of of the Ouachita County Farm Bureau for Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701. seven years, a farmer and a rural mail carrier for 32 years. Nancy Robins DeLee, BSHE ’45, Dallas, 1950s Texas, died Oct. 22, 2011. She worked as a James McDonald Stewart Hugh Nutt, BSA ’50, and Frances residential real estate agent for 23 years. 1941–2012 Barton Nutt, BSHE ’50, Ozark, Mo., William S. McGuire, BSA ’47, Texar- James McDonald “Mac” Stewart, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary kana, died Dec. 25, 2011. He served n University Professor of Crop, Soil, and on Dec. 21. the U.S. Navy during World War II in the Environmental Sciences, died March Jack Cavness, BSA ’57 MS ’58, and Julia Pacific Theatre. He retired from the Tex- 13, 2012, at his home in Bella Vista. Cavness, Bella Vista, celebrated their 60th arkana, Texas Independent School District He held the Ben J. Altheimer Chair for wedding anniversary on Oct. 6, 2011. after 25 years of service. Cotton Research and Development for H.H. Simmons, BSA ’49, Fayetteville, many years and taught courses in crop 1960s died Feb. 16. He served in the U.S. Naval molecular and physiology genetics. James L. Barrentine, BSA ’63 MS ’65, Air Corps during World War II in the Phil- Stewart was an internationally and his wife, Doris Barrentine, BSHES ’00, ippine Islands. He later worked for the U.S. known collector of exotic cotton germ- Fayetteville, celebrated their 50th wedding Department of Agriculture as a meat and plasm, and he incorporated traits from anniversary on Jan. 24. poultry inspector for 38 years. wild species into lines for use by cotton breeders until he retired in December 1970s 1950s 2011. Penny Storms, BSHE ’75, has been Clarence W. Webb Jr., BSA ’50, Spring- Stewart received bachelor’s and nominated vice-president of Bumpers Col- dale, died Feb. 27. He served in the Korean doctoral degrees from Oklahoma State lege Alumni Society. War as a master sergeant with the 5th U.S. University. He was a member of the Air Force. Later he worked for Wyandotte faculty at the University of Tennessee 1980s Chemical for 17 years and George’s Egg until coming to Arkansas in 1986. Company for 15 years. Survivors include his wife, Sherry, Boyce Johnson, BSA ’82, Marion, three sons, a daughter and four grand- C. Joann Phillips, BSHE ’51 MS ’67, began in January a two-year term as children. president of the Bumpers College Alumni Malvern, died Nov. 7. She was retired from Society. the Hot Spring County Cooperative Exten- sion Service. 1990s Robert L. Gill, BSA ’52, Watson, died 1970s Charles E. Wilson Jr., MS ’88 PhD ’92, March 7. Ruth Ellen Guynn Warford, BSHE DeWitt, has been appointed director of the Richard D. McMullen, BSA ’55, Farm- ’70, Elkins, died Nov. 3, 2011. She was a University of Arkansas Systen Division of ington, died Feb. 26. He served in the U.S. former airline stewardess, homemaker and Agriculture Rice Research and Extension Army. farmer. Center. Hickey Henry Himstedt Jr., BSA ’56, Bud Milton Dawson, BSCHE ’71, Aaron Lee Holcombe, BSA ’94, Jay, Searcy, died Feb. 19, 2011. Ozark, died Nov. 6. He worked as a chemical engineer for Arkansas Depart- Okla., has been hired as a commercial Leon D. Braddy, BSA ’58, Fayetteville, ment of Environmental Quality until his banker for Arvest Bank in Siloam Springs. died Nov. 2, 2011. He was a retirement. Robin A. January, BSA ’98, and Chris B. veteran. He worked for Joe Ray Poultry January, FS ’99, announce the birth of their and worked in the poultry industry until he Frances Morris Price, BSHE ’72, Little son, Owen Thomas, Jan. 4, Springdale. retired. Rock, died Nov. 5. She worked as a dieti- tian for the Arkansas Children’s Hospital. 2010s David E. Womack, BSA ’59 MS’62, Per- ryville, died Oct. 26, 2011. Jimmie Wayne Marler, BSA ’74, April C. Foster, BSA ’11, Conway, Moutain Home, died March 21. He accepted a position of quality management 1960s retired from Baxter Healthcare after 32 years of service. specialist–food safety for Steritech. Robert W. Parham, BSA ’60 MS ’61, Hope, died May 19, 2011. 2010s In MemoriAm Barbara Engler, BSHE ’69, Bentonville, Matt P. Rowe, BSA ’10, Wheaton, Mo., died March 15. Through the years she held 1940s died Oct. 20, 2011. He was a graduate various jobs, including 15 years in the family student at the University of Arkansas, Effie Jones, BSHE ’42, Bella Vista, died business, Black’s Ready to Wear. Dec. 17, 2011. She was an employee of the working toward a master’s degree in ani- mal science.

18 The Graduate Bumpers College appreciates Arkansas Farm Bureau for their support of this publication, alumni events and the Arkansas Farm Bureau–Romeo E. Short Memorial Scholarship. DBCAFLS Alumni Society, P.O. Box 1070, Fayetteville, AR 72702

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