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Winter 2010 Edition University of Arkansas Pine Bluff | University Relations and Development UAPB Named the Tom Joyner School of the Month Courtney N. Cegers CONTRIBUTING WRITER During the month of November, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) was selected by the Tom Joyner Foundation as School of the Month. Each month a historically black college is selected by the Joyner Foundation to receive marketing support that assists in raising scholarship dollars. Being selected not only offered national recognition for UAPB, the university had an opportunity to reconnect with lost alumni, develop new donors and generate more donations for the Lifeline Endowed Fund. The initiative resulted in nearly $45,000 for scholarship support for UAPB Students. To kick off the School of the Month Initiative, an event was held October 29th (Friday before homecoming) in the parking lot of the Kenneth L. Johnson Health Physical Education UAPB’s Elbert Bennett racing students in a tricycle race. Williams T. Administration/Brian III Program Title and Recreation Complex. Over 300 students and employees turned out to School of the Month initiative. The Proceeds raised from the initiative UAPB proudly salutes the following celebrate. A steering committee made Atlanta Metro Alumni Chapter led the will support the Lifeline Fund. vendors that gave very generously: of faculty, staff and students was way by rasing $6,000. Other alumni Contribution from all sources to Dominos Pizza Place (Olive Street organized by the Office of University chapters who gave to the initiative the Lifeline Endowed Fund will be Location) Relations and Development to assist were: Gateway, Kansas City, Pulaski matched dollar-for-dollar through a Hall Helium Company with the initiative and planning County, and Washington D.C., Metro federal grant program (Title III, U. S. Mid-Arkansas Vending the kick-off. With the help of local Area. Department of Education). Pine Bluff Fire Department vendors, on-campus departments, Throughout the month of November, In addition to the alumni chapters, we Pine Bluff National Bank and volunteers the Party with a UAPB was highlighted on the Tom send a special thank you to everyone Thompson Hospitality Purpose Kick-Off was a huge success. Joyner Morning Show. During who gave to the Tom Joyner School of United States National Guard UAPB/AM&N Alumni Chapters were the promotion, scholarships were the Month. asked to take part in a Chapter awarded to very deserving students Challenge by raising $2,500 in at UAPB and the university received conjunction with the Tom Joyner very positive publicity. The newsletter for the Office of University Relations and Development has a new look and new name. We want to keep you informed about the IMPACT our donors are making at UAPB. UAPB GIVES SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO ALUMNA AND LONG TIME DONOR Adora B. Curry CONTRIBUTING WRITER DR. ERMA GLASCO DAVIS, (AM&N ’49) It has been decades since Erma Glasco walked the halls of AM&N as a student, but her hard work back then served as a blueprint for a future dedicated to service, education, and the African-American culture. In November 2009, Mrs. Glasco Davis was honored at the Arkansas Black Courtesy of Dr. Erma Glasco Davis Courtesy of Dr. Hall of Fame. Here’s what she had to say about the honor and her life’s work leading up to it: Dana Bradley, ‘04 You were recently inducted into contributions our ancestors made. exhibit; (2) an archival collection the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame It was enlightening! Since then, I housed in the Ottenheimer Library YOUNG for your work in philanthropy have always had a sense of pride, of Archives at UALR; (3) a book authored and education. What was that belonging and a sense of worth. Our by two Dunbar alumni to tell the ALUM MAKES experience like for you? youth, in particular, need to know Dunbar story. A copy of the book was AN IMPACT It was an honor to be a 2009 Arkansas from whence they have come. They, placed in the library of each middle Black Hall of Fame inductee. It was an along with all people, need to develop and high school in Little Rock and Adora B. Curry CONTRIBUTING WRITER awesome yet humbling experience, a knowledge and appreciation of the Pulaski County; UAPB also purchased for there are so many other Black many contributions and sacrifices copies for its library; (4) a perpetual Often times we read about UAPB/ Arkansans who are deserving of made by African Americans to this scholarship fund via the Arkansas AM&N alumni who have left the such an honor. Nevertheless, I was very day. Community Foundation for Little university, found professional success overwhelmed, excited AND grateful Rock area high school graduates who and have returned to campus to help for the recognition. I will cherish it Why is the legacy of Dunbar High attend UALR; Philander Smith College, finance the dreams and aspirations always. School so important to you? UAPB and Arkansas Baptist College; of current students. Times have Dunbar High School in Little Rock and (5) a memorial garden on the changed. You have spent more than twenty was the premier public high school Dunbar School campus. While only six years past graduation, years working on civic initiative in the state for African Americans. young alumna, Dana Bradley (’04), throughout Arkansas, yet you still It was referred to as outstanding Were you involved in the Dunbar has already begun giving back to find time to give back to UAPB. among high schools in the USA High exhibit currently housed in the university in a big way. In the Fall Why? and perhaps the finest high school the Mosaic Templar (MTCC) building 2009, Bradley established an award Being an HBCU, UAPB offers building in the south for Negroes. in Little Rock? for UAPB students. environment and support for success Principals, teachers and staff were of Only indirectly was I involved in The Dana Bradley Award is available for many African Americans who the highest caliber and they worked the current DHS exhibit housed in to Mass Communication students might otherwise find it very difficult with parents and community to make the MTCC building. In 1994, during and meet certain GPA requirements. to succeed on a predominantly white sure that students gave their very my tenure as national president Bradley tells students to –“know what campus. best. They would accept no less than of the National Dunbar Alumni you want, figure out a plan, and go get our best. They impressed upon us Association, I initated a partnership it.” Words she lived by when she first Many of the initiatives you support the importance of getting a “good” with the Public History Program in arrived on campus in 2001. One word involve the preservation of African- education, in spite of the inequities the history department at UALR. This best described Bradley when she American history. Why is this so that existed in the school system. As partnership resulted in an archival attended UAPB, driven. Entering as a important to you? a result, students achieved and later collection, known as the Dunbar freshman on an academic scholarship, So many of our students have no became successful adults in spite of Historical Collection being housed in Dana hit the ground running. She idea of their history and the sacrifices a system of institutionalized racism the University’s Ottenheimer Library volunteered at the campus radio and made by African Americans to get during their formative years. Most Archives. A traveling exhibit was television stations and ultimately them where they are today. When of the Dunbar graduates went on designed and fabricated and traveled created her own shows that were I attended an all black high school to college, either 2-year or 4-year across the state twice, as well as produced on campus and aired on in Little Rock before the schools and became successful in their adult being exhibited in Philadelphia, PA Pine Bluff access television. Today were desegregated, I was required life. This legacy of excellence needs during a national reunion of classes. Bradley is a news reporter for Little to take a course in what was called to be shared will all citizens and The Mosaic Templars Cultural Center Rock’s KARN and she can be heard then, “Negro History”. We used as perpetuated by its alumni. Dunbar offered to store the exhibit until a weekday mornings on the popular our text a book written by Carter laid the foundation for what we permanent home could be found. Power 92.3 Jams radio station. In G. Woodson. Very little, if anything were later to become: The National The exhibit was later donated to addition to her work in the studio, positive about African Americans Alumni Association. In an attempt MTCC. The curator of exhibits at MTCC Dana serves as a soldier in the Army was printed in textbooks during that to preserve and perpetuate this used some parts of that original National Guard. period. Woodson brought to light legacy of excellence [the association] exhibit as well as material from our Dana challenges other young alum to the history of how we arrived in this undertook several projects: (1) the archive in planning and designing the not wait until they are older but give country and the many sacrifices and design and fabrication of a traveling current exhibit on display. back now! UAPB Student Courtesy of the UAPB Museum Courtesy of the UAPB Chancellor Lawrence A. Davis, Jr. at the podium with Bill Jones of Sissy’s Log Cabin. Courtney Williams Business Administration with Chancellor’s Benefit for the Arts 2011 an Option in Marketing Adora B.