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Ouachita's tennis program, under the direction of Craig Ward and Betsy Danner, continues to bring national recognition to the campus. This spring our ladies advanced to the national tournament, and our men came within a whisker of reaching that level. Along with our student-athletes in other sports, we're proud of their accomplishments. Beyond wins and losses, however, Ouachita's highest aspirations were characterized this spring by an award that our men's team received. The team was honored by the International Tennis Association with the ITA National Team Sportsmanship Award for the month of May. The ITA's news release said, "OBU has been known for winning with class and treating opponents with respect in the process." Coach Ward's response is transparent: "We are honored to be nominated, much less receive the sportsmanship award. During the team's time together, our goal is to develop truly outstanding character and to become a great tennis team. We are never to place winning above character. Receiving this award is a confirmation that our players are working toward this goal." "We are never to place winning above character." Coach Ward, you've earned your place in our hearts. As always, please keep Ouachita in your prayers. PRESIDENT Andrew Westmoreland The-
BoARD oF TRUSTEES Clarence Anthony UACHITA IRCLE • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Junanne Brown The A lumni Mng CHANCELLOR Ben M. Elrod DEVELOPMENT STAFF Joe Franz, Vice President for Development John Cloud, Associate Vice President for Estate and Gift Planning Kathy Berry, Development Oflicer Lane Smith, Development Oflicer Bill Wright, Development Oflicer Commencement 2-3 Deborah Root, Dir. of Development Publications Two hundred and twenty-five students received degrees at spring commencement on May 10. F ORMER STUDENTS AssociATION ADVISORY B oARD Larry Frisby, President Becky Sutton Kirkpatrick, •AN INSIDE LooK• 1st Vice President Steve Lemmond, 2nd Vice President, Wesley Kluck, Tiger Network Chair Development News 4 Arkansas Advisors: Pauline Henderson Blacknall, Academic News 6 Vicki LeMay Keeton, Chris Lawson, Bobbi Beeson Shepherd, Doug West, Bob White Campus News 10 Out-of-State Advisors: G. B. 'Kip' Colvin, Denise Leverett Elliott, Sports News 15 Susan McCain Hinger, Kathy Hossler McDonald, Ezekiel "Zeke" Vaughn, Duke Wheeler Alumni News 16 The Ouachita Circle is a publication of O uachita Baptist University, Memorials 18 OBU Box 3762, Arkadelphia, AR 71998-0001 · Phone 870-245-5000 Class Notes (marriages, births, deaths) 19 Alumni E-mail: [email protected] Randy Garner, A ssistant to the President for Enrollment Management The Financial Adviser A -C and Director ofAlumni Affairs • • • • •••••••••••••••••••••• Jeff Root, Assistant to the President for Public Relations On the cover: President Andrew Westmoreland presents a diploma to Amy Renee Mac Sisson, Asst. Dir. ofPubli c Relations Tinker, a summa cum laude graduate. • photo by Wesley Hilt Bettie Duke, A lumni Kevin Wieser, Director ofTig er N etwork Printed by Twin C ity Printing and Litho, Inc. Ouachita held spring commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 10, in Bill Vining Arena at the Roy and Christine Sturgis Physical Education Center. President Andrew Westmoreland presented bachelor diplomas to 225 students. Serving as com mencement marshal was Dr. Charles Chambliss, who was named professor emeritus of education after 38 years of service to Ouachita. The commencement address was given by Dr. Wesley Kluck of Arkadelphia, a pediatrician and chairman of the Ouachita Board of Trustees. The annual picnic for graduates, hosted by Westmoreland and his wife, Dr. Jeanna Westmoreland, was at the President's home on Thursday, May 8. The activities on commencement day began with a Senior Prayer Breakfast and devotional hour for the graduates, faculty and staff at 8 a.m. in the Banquet Room of Evans Student Center. The breakfast was followed by a senior class picture. Faculty, staff, graduating seniors and their guests were invited to a reception in the Ouachita Commons immediately following commencement. On December 20, 95 students received baccalaureate degrees. The speaker for fall commencement was Dr. Rex M. Horne, Jr. , pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock. 2 • Commencement D1: Wesley Kluck ( '77) presents re marks to the members ofth e Class of 2003 and their guests. Graduates Sara Bridges and Tara Loyd pose for a photograph prior to commencement. munication disorders major ftvm Calcuua, shares her thoughts onft'iendships during the senior breakfast. President Westmoreland presents the Purple and Gold Heart Award to D1: Charles Wright, dean of the Jones School of Fine Arts, who has served the past two years as acting vice-presi dent for academic aff'airs. Commencement • 3 t [lJ Phonathon raises over $91~000 for scholarships The development office Of the 3,64 7 people did great." the faculty and staff who vol held its ninth annual contacted, 1800, or around Also, many Ouachita do unteered to help each night. Phonathon, contacting 50 percent, chose to make nors chose to give this year in We could never duplicate this alumni, former students and a pledge to the Ouachita December. "We had a really success without all our stu friends around the country Scholarship Fund. strong December, and those dents and staff." over eight nights between Smith felt that this might who gave then were not asked Three Ouachita students February 6 and 27. The be due, in part, to other again during the Phonathon," were chosen as "grand prize phonathon raised approxi fund-raising projects that he said. winners" in securing pledges mately $91,400 in pledges that are currently in progress at Despite the shortfall, throughout the eight periods will be used for student schol Ouachita. "As we got into the Smith does not feel that of calling. Brandon Gattis, a arships. Phonathon, we realized that a Ouachita's general scholarship senior athletic training major Ouachita development lot of folks had already given program will be affected. "We from Gurdon, won first place officer and coordinator of the to something else like the ath only received slightly less this and was awarded a $125 gift event, Lane Smith, was pleased letic department, which be February than last," he said. certificate to American Eagle. with the number of students gan a solicitation it had never With this in mind, Smith The second place prize, a $100 who chose to participate and, done before, or they had been remains optimistic about fund gift certificate to Best Buy, was in general, the amount ofmon solicited through a couple of raising over the remainder of awarded to Amanda McGill, a ies raised in the effort. "This other special solicitations that the year. "I think these next junior marketing major from year we had 178 students," he we had," he explained. "A lot few months are going to be Deer Park, Texas. In third said. "That's the most we've of those were folks that were really strong months," he said. place was Brittany Williams, a ever had. Last year we had 166 our better donors in the past." Everything considered, he freshman biology major from making calls." He also cited a slow was pleased with the outcome Paragould. She was awarded a While volunteer numbers economy as another possible of this year's Phonathon. "We $30 Best Buy gift certificate, a were up this year, the amount reason. "I think the economy didn't meet our goal, but I $50 gift certificate from the of money raised fell short of finally caught up with us," think we still did really well," Heflin Tennis Center and a Smith's personal $120,000 Smith remarked. "Last year Smith commented. "I am very wind suit donated by the ath goal, as well as last year's everyone expected the thankful for all of the students letic department. $107,113 total. economy to hurt us, but we who did all of the calling and • by Megan Beeson University institutes online credit card donations The Development Office Due to advancing tech make it available because there each time." at Ouachita has recently nology, a donation pledge are so many people that pay all Smith and the rest of the added bank drafts to the exist form was added to the of their bills online and don't development office are opti ing methods of donation to University's Web site in 2001. write checks." mistic about this new method. the school. However, the actual donation In December, the office of "It'salljustanattempttomake "All along, we've been could not be made over the development, aided by OBU it as easy as possible for people able to accept, among others, Internet because the Web site computer services, made to give." cash, checks, funds left to the was not secure. online credit card donations The bank draft form, as school through estate plan During that time credit available on a secure Web site. we ll as information on other ning and appreciated stock," cards were accepted over the The next step was mak methods of donation, can be said 0 BU development officer phone, but with the addition ing bank drafts available. "We obtained by contacting the Lane Smith. "We can accept of the pledge form, donors have quite a few people that Development Office at OBU anything that will benefit the expressed their interest in give on a monthly basis or Box 3754, A rkadelphia, AR University. A donor once gave making online credit card do even quarterly," explained 71998-0001, or by calling usa wheelchair-accessible van, nations. "There were a lot of Smith. "It cuts down on our ( 70) 245-5169, or by visiting and we were able to sell it and people that wanted to give, time, having to remind them rhe development office Web use the proceeds for the ath not just pledge online," Smith and saves them time and ex ire ar www.obu.edu/dev. letic department." explained. "We wanted to pense of writing the check • by Megan Beeson 4 • Development News Campaign continues: SCHOLARSHIPS ESTABLISHED $4 2 million received Harold H. Coble Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund The Circle of Excellence Campaign, with a The Harold H. Coble Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund has been goal of $62.5 million, was publicly launched in March, 2002. As of May, 2003, $42 million has established by Mr. Charles E. Coble ofEl Dorado, Arkansas, in memory of been received in gifts and pledges from our many his uncle, Reverend Harold Coble. Rev. Coble graduated with a business constituents. degree from Ouachita in 1949 and served as a Southern Baptist pastor for 28 The first phase of the campaign was con years until his death in January, 1978. The purpose of the fund is to provide ducted on campus among the members of our fa culty and staff. They successfully completed scholarship assistance to full-time students with preference given to those their campaign by surpassing the $500,000 goal pursuing a major within the Frank D. Hickingbotham School of Business. by committing a total of $765,000. Building on this success, the alumni and friends ofClark County broke through their goal of $800,000 and com mitted a total of$1,050,000. Ronnie Coble Endowed Scholarship Fund The University is currently conducting the This scholarship fund has been established by Mr. Charles E. Coble of Central Arkansas Campaign, which has a goal of El Dorado, Arkansas, in honor of his brother, Mr. Ronnie Coble. Mr. $5 million, and a worldwide Alumni Campaign Ronnie Coble graduated from Ouachita in 1971 and was a two-time All with a goal of $13 million. Additional leadership positions in the Alumni AIC defensive tackle and defensive co-captain for the 1970 Tiger football Campaign include Dr. Nell Mondy, honorary champions. The purpose of the fund is to provide scholarship assistance to chair in the School of Natural Sciences, Dr. Joe full-time students. Hall, honorary chair in the School of Social Sci ences, Dr. Ralph Power and Mr. Louis Power, honorary chairs in the Former Students Section. The support that we are receiving from our alumni J.G. Dennis Family Memorial Scholarship Fund and former students is tremendous. The ].G. Dennis Family Memorial Scholarship Fund has been estab Ouachita is continuing to work with the trustees and former trustees, other friends and lished through a trust set up at the Arkansas Baptist Foundation by Ms. Lois foundations to successfully complete the Dennis and Ms. Louise Dennis. Recipients of the scholarship fund must be University's most ambitious fund-raising en full-time students at Ouachita. deavor. 65 Campaign Grover E. Hemphill Scholarship Endowment Fund Goal 60 $62.5 million The Grover E. Hemphill Scholarship Endowment Fund has been 55 established through the estates of Grover E. Hemphill, Sr., and Grover E. 50 Hemphill, Jr., both ofLittle Rock, Arkansas. Awards will be given to full 45 Gifts/pledges to date time students at Ouachita through institutional grants. :!! 40 $42 million 0 ~ 35 E El7 30 25 Dr. Clark W. McCarty Endowed Scholarship Fund 20 The family and friends of Dr. Clark W. McCarty have established the 15 Dr. Clark W. McCarty Endowed Scholarship Fund in his memory. Recipi 10 ents must be enrolled as full-time students at Ouachita, with preference 5 a:.ACHITA given to a junior or senior pursuing a major in physics. 0 BAPTIST UNIVERSITY Ray and Janice Turnage Endowed Scholarship Fund Circle of This scholarship fund has been established by Dr. and Mrs. Ray Turnage excellence of Maumelle, Arkansas. The purpose of the fund is to provide scholarship assistance to full-time students at Ouachita. Development News • 5 - RtO{}j!t?fttrM- P~l;"'~~~e ~b!?fu?.~?:T!~,~!~d named Vice President for Academic on him a master's degree in English in Student publications receive Affairs and Dean of the School of Inter 1983. Poole was granted a doctor of disciplinary Studies at Ouachita, effec philosophy degree in American litera state, national awards tiveJune 1. ture from the University of Virginia in The "Ouachitonian" yearbook and In his job as vice president, Poole will Charlottesville in 1991. "Signal" newspaper staffs won four Gold replace Dr. Charles Wright, who has been Poole has served in a wide variety of Circle Awards presented by the Columbia serving as acting vice president for the both teaching and administrative roles Scholastic Press Association at its annual past two years after the resignation of Dr. on the Louisiana campus. His academic convention in New York City on March 19-21. Michael Arrington, who left to become specializations are late nineteenth and At the Arkansas College Media Association provost at Carson-Newman College. twentieth century American literature, convention in April, the student publications Wright will step back full time into his Harlem Renaissance, modern drama won 22 individual awards and the position as Dean of the Bernice Young and Southern literature. "Ouachitonian" yearbook received second Jones School of Fine Arts and professor At Louisiana College, Poole taught place in general excellence. Kathryn Stewart, of music. Freshman Composition, American writ a senior from North Little Rock and editor of In his role as dean of the School of ers, American Realists and Naturalists, the 2003 yearbook, was named yearbook Interdisciplinary Studies, Poole replaces Twentieth Century, Modern Drama, editor of the year. Dr. Randall Wight, professor of psychol Faulkner, Harlem Renaissance, Mark ogy and biology, who has been in the Twain, Louisiana Literature, English position for the past five years. Wight is Novel and American Novel. Documentcuy receives award assuming the position of chair of the Poole has contributed to several Dr. Trey Berry, associate professor of department of psychology at Ouachita, scholarly publications and is the author history and director of the Pete Parks Center following the resignation of Dr. Randy or co-author of various papers and pre for Regional Studies, along with other Smith who is leaving Ouachita to sentations given at professional meetings associates in higher education in the state become the chair of the department of across the U.S. Poole has been a consult and in collaboration with the Arkansas psychology at Kennesaw State Univer ant to various levels of educational inter Educational Television Network in Conway, sity in Georgia. ests in the state of Louisiana. recently won two national awards for their Poole is departing Louisiana College His doctoral dissertation at the Uni video documentary, "The Forgotten in Pineville where he has been serving versity ofVirginia was titled "Conscien Expedition." since June 2001 as Associate Dean of the tious Illusions: The Moral Designs of The hour-long documentary film which College, Coordinator of Faculty Devel American Realistic Fiction 1881-1886." focused on the historical figures of William opment, and holder of the Olive Ann He was awarded the Outstanding Pre Dunbar and George Hunter won the presti Rau Chair in English. He was interim sentation Award, titled "Teaching in gious "Crystal Award of Distinction" from the vice president for academic affairs and Higher Education Forum: Keeping the Communicator Awards and "The World dean of the College from June 1996-June Touch in Technology," by Louisiana State 1998. For the past academic year, Poole University-Baton Rouge in 1999. Medal" in the history and society category of has been Faculty in Residence for Louisi At Emmanuel Baptist Church in Al the Television Programming and Promotion ana College's London Seminar. exandria, Poole served as a deacon, sanc Competition from New York Festivals, Poole came to Louisiana College in tuary choir member, Sunday School presented recently in New York City. 1988 and has served as an instructor, teacher, Finance Committee member assistant professor and associate professor and a member of the Denominational Vocal program, senior student in the department of English. Relations Committee. He received a bachelor of arts in Poole and his wife, Sue, are the honored by NATS English and speech education diploma parents of two daughters. The vocal music area of the Division of from Louisiana College in 1981. Tulane ·by Mac Sisson Music of the Bernice Young Jones School of Fine Arts recently received the National Education students assist with Special Olympics Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Award for Excellence for the 2002-2003 Special Olympic athletes from Saline, Garland, Hot Spring, Clark, Pike and academic year. The Award for Vocal Montgomery counties participated in the Area 10 Special Olympics Basketball Excellence is a competitive voice scholarship Competition at Ouachita on February 20. program endowed by the NATS Foundation. Special Olympic participants competed in either individual skill activities or This year, the OBU voice faculty team games. The individual skill activities consisted of contests in passing, dribbling selected Candice Looney, a senior vocal and shooting. The team games matched participants from the schools represented. performance major from Malvern, as the The activities were administered by Ouachita students from Dr. Mike Reynolds' recipient of the prestigious Award for Vocal "Adapted Physical Education Methods" class and Dr.Jeanna Westmoreland's "Teach Excellence. ing Exceptional Learners" course. 6 • Academic News aff members take on new roles - RtotrjntatrM Six Ouachita faculty and staff mem obtained a doctor of education degree in rs have received new administrative higher education and college teaching Debaters repeat championship and faculty appointments. with an emphasis in mass communica Dr. Keldon tions from Oklahoma State University. The Ouachita Novice Debate Team Henley, a native of Root came to work at OBU in 1991 and finished the year ranked first in the nation in Norphlet, has been has served as Assistant to the President the International Public Debate Association. named as Vice for Public Relations and Associate Pro This is the second year in a row for the President for Stu fessor of Mass Communications. novice teams to achieve this accomplish dent Services. He Rebecca Jones, ment. The Varsity Team finished ranked in graduated from a native ofBenton, sixth place - one spot above last year. OBU in 1986 with has been named as Of the year's finaiiPDA ranking of the a bachelor's degree Assistant to the top ten Novice Speakers, Ouachita had four. in music and re President for Pub Chase Carmichael, a junior from El Dorado, ceived a master ofarts degree in marriage lic Relations. She is finished in tenth place; Amy Lee, an MK from and family counseling from Southwest a 1996 graduate of ern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Ouachita with a Japan, finished in ninth place; Cheryl Worth, Texas, in 1988. He received his major in history Russell, a junior from Hot Springs, finished in doctor of education in higher education and a minor in speech and communica third place; and Jennifer Crawley, a senior administration and college teaching in tions. She received a master of arts degree from Little Rock, finished ranked as the first 1997 from the University of Arkansas at in interpersonal and organizational com place IPDA Novice Speaker in the nation. Little Rock. Henley joined the Ouachita munications in 1999 from the U niver The Ouachita debate team competed in staffin 1993 as University Counselor and sity of Arkansas-Little Rock. She joined eight nationally sanctioned IPDA tourna was later named ADA/ 540 Coordina the Ouachita staff in the fall of 1999 as ments. They finished with a record of 312 tor. He became Dean of Students in 1999. Director of Admissions Counseling. wins and 294 losses (51.49%). They Dr. Jeanna David Good received 59 tournament awards. Winners of Westmoreland has man, a native of the team's annual R.C. Daily Most Improved been named Dean Prattsville, has been Speaker Award were runner-up Cheryl of the School named Director of Russell and finalist Jennifer Crawley. of Education. She Admissions Coun joined t h e Oua seling. He received chita faculty in 1991 a bachelor ofa rts in as an instructor in communications AdFed places sixth at regionals education and pres degree from OBU In district competition among 17 ently holds the rank in 1993. Goodman served as director of universities in Arkansas, Texas and Okla of associate professor of education and youth and visitation at Victory Baptist homa, the Ouachita Advertising Federation serves as chair of the department of edu Church in Sherwood and came to work team finished sixth in competition held in cation. W estmoreland graduated from at OBU in 1996 as assistant director of April in Little Rock. The Ouachita group was OBU in 1981 with a bachelor of science student activities. After a one year ab the top ranked and smallest among Arkansas degree in education. She received a mas sence, he rejoined the staff in 2000 and universities participating in the competition. ter of education degree in teaching the is currently serving as associate director Each year teams are presented the gifted and talented from the University of admissions counseling. same national product/organization for which ofArka nsas at Little Rock in 1985,and in Dr. Randall they are responsible for building a merchan 1996, she completed the doctor ofed uca Wight, who has dising campaign. This year's presentation tion degree from U ALR. served the last five Dr. Jeff Root years as Dean ofth e was an advertising/public relations campaign has been named to School of Interdis for the Toyota Matrix. the position of ciplinary Studies Dean of the School and professor of of Humanities. psychology and bi Root graduated ology, will serve as Brewer wins piano competition from OBU in 1983 chair of the department of psychology. Kevin Brewer of Malvern, a senior piano with a bachelor of He received his B.A. degree from Arkan performance major, won the 2003 Virginia arts degree in mass sas Tech in 1981 and his M.S. in 1983 and Queen Piano Competition held recently in communications, Ph.D. in 1985 from Memphis State. He OBU's McBeth Recital Hall in Mabee Fine Arts and in 1988, he received a master of arts joined the Ouachita faculty in 1986. Center. The contest was sponsored by the degree in history from the University of Division of Music of the Bernice Young Jones Arkansas at Fayetteville. In 1991, Root ·by Sarah Shepherd School of Fine Arts Arts at Ouachita. Academic News • 7 -Neftl1;maker{j;- Retiring faculty/staff honored Larry Thompson, Ouachita honored four retiring · Agga Mae Sanders, residence hall associate professor of members of its faculty and staff at an director, Frances Crawford Residence informal reception on Wednesday, Hall (East Wing) for the past 17 years. visual arts, was invited to April 30. Those individuals recognized She holds a bachelor of arts and a bach display a portion of his include: elor of music education, both granted by artwork in exhibitions in ·Dr. Charles Chambliss, Dean of the Ouachita in 1952, and a master ofeduca Little Rock and New York School of Education and Professor of tion degree earned in 1957 at East Texas City. Education. Chambliss received his bach- State University. U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln (Dem ., elorofartsdegreefromOBUin1960,his ·Dr. Susan Wink, Professor ofEn Ark.) sponsored an Arkansas Art Exhibit, master of education degree in 1963 from glish. Wink earned her bachelor of arts showcasing works from selected artists from T exas A&M Uni around the state, including Thompson's. The versity-College exhibit will run through the end of 2004 at the Station and his Frank House in Little Rock. Thompson's doctorate ofeduca works are also included in the Liberated tion diploma from Perspectives Show at the Agora Gallery in U A-Fayetteville in the Soho Art District in New York City. 1969. He joined the Ouachita fac lan Cosh, assistant to ulty in 1965. the president for · Bill Dixon, community development Vice President for and executive director of Student Services the Ben M. Elrod Center and Associate Pro for Family and Commu- fessor of Biology. nity, has been appointed Dixon received his bachelor of science RECEPTION • Ton a Wright, chair of the department of health, physical by Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee to the degree in 1959 education and recreation, visits with Bill and Snookie Dixon at the Arkansas Commission on National and from Carson-New- retirem.ent r~ception. Bill Dixon retired following 33 years of service to Community Service. The Commission helps man (TN) College _th_e_u_n_lv_e_r_sl~ty_. ------ local communities obtain federal funds to and his master of science degree in 1963 degree in 1966 from Texas Western Col establish AmeriCorps programs in Arkansas. from George Peabody (TN) College for lege; and was granted both a master of Teachers. Dixon joined the administra arts degree in 1970 and a doctor of phi Dr. Margo Turner, tive staff at OBU in 1970 as Dean of losophy diploma in 1978 from UA assistant professor of Students and Assistant Professor ofBiol Fayetteville. She joined the Ouachita education, attended the ogy, roles he retained until1997 when he faculty in 1986. Hawaii International assumed his current positions. • by Mac Sisson Conference on Education in Honolulu. There were more than 1000 educa University honors students for academic success tors who attended the conference represent Ouachita students earning various academic awards for the 2002-2003 academic ing more than 30 countries. Turner presented year were honored at the annual Academic Awards Banquet in April. The event was "Intersections of Hope: Writing the stories of hosted by the OBU Student Senate. Christina and Mark and an after-school Following the presentation of awards by the seven academic schools, President tutoring intervention" in a paper session. Westmoreland announced the recipients of the University Awards. The recipients ofthe University awards were: Ben Elrod Scholar to Reyda Taylor, Carl Goodson Scholar to Kevin Brewer, Rotary Club Service-Above-Self Award to Dr. Terry Dewitt, Vinita Rajah, Mrs.J. R. Grant Memoral Award to T erese Purkaple and Robin Dann assistant professor of and Betty Oliver Grant Award to Kimberly Sanders and N icole Engelkes. biological sciences and The Academic Achiever awards were presented to: April Meyer, Hickingbotham director of the athletic School of Business; Jonathan Kelley, Pruet School of C hristian Studies; Trixie training program, Kartiarso, School of Education; Abby Harrell, Jones School of Fine A rts; Amber recently completed White, School ofHumanities; Michael Tinker, Patterson School of atural Sciences; requirements for a doctor and Elizabeth Posey, School of Social Sciences. of philosophy degree from the University of University Awards also were presented to: Jonathan Kelley, Overa ll Academic Arkansas-Fayetteville. The title of his Achiever; Randy Stanley, Outstanding Senior Man; T ara Loyd Outstanding Senior dissertation was "Health Care Supervision for Woman; and Dr. Barbara Pemberton , Most Inspirational Instructor. Secondary Schools in Arkansas." 8 • Academic News SCHOLARS' DAY • Student research and other creative outlets were the themes for the third Scholars' Day held Wednesday, April 23. The Dr. Deborah Root, projects presented were chosen by a associate professor of selection committee representing mass communications each academic division of the University. The Scholars' Day and director of develop participants were honored with a ment publications, reception held on the afternoon of recently received the Scholars' Day in the rotunda of Gold Key Award from McClellan Hall. Presenting her Columbia Scholatic Press Association in New Scholars' Day presentation is Jamie York City. The Gold Key honors educators, Thigpen, a biblical studies/theology major from Maple, North Carolina. members of the professional press and others for their support of excellence in teaching journalism and in student media advising and for significant contributions to Stephen Carter presents Birkett Williams lecture student journalism. Root serves as adviser of the Ouachitonian yearbook. Yale University law professor and "The Emperor of Ocean Park," currently best-seller author Dr. Stephen L. Carter a "New York Times" bestseller. Dr. Danny Hays, presented the Birkett Williams Lecture The "Times" has referred to him as associate professor of on March 6. He spoke on the topic "Re one of the nation's leading public in biblical studies, and Dr. ligion in Public Life, with Special Refer tellectuals, and "Time" magazine rec Marvin Pate, professor ence to Abortion." ognized him as one of the 50 leaders of of biblical studies and Carter, a prolific writer who has pub the 21st century. theology, recently had lished seven critically acclaimed non-fic Carter was a law clerk for the late their book, Iraq tion books, has helped shape the national U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Babylon of the End debate on issues ranging from the role of Thurgood Marshall (1980-81) and a Times?, published by religion in politics and culture to the role law clerk for Judge Spottswood W . Baker Books. It is a of integrity and civility in daily living. Robinson III on the U.S. Court of Ap critique of the doomsday His most recent contribution to the peals in Washington, D.C. (1 979-80). literary world is a non-fiction novel titled, mentality that is the driving force behind a sensationalist approach Ouachita, Dawson Co-op provide traveling lab to biblical prophecy. The J.D. Patterson School of Natu copy laboratories were put in place three Dr. Randy Richards, ral Sciences, in conjunction with the years ago and the computer laboratory Dawson Educational Co-op Science Fa was implemented only a year ago. "Both associate professor of cilitators Network in Arkadelphia, has have been good learning tools," said Dr. biblical studies, has established a traveling microscopy sci Jim Taylor, assistant professor ofbiology. been selected as the ence laboratory and a technology lit The equipment is available to the 27 2003 recipient of the eracy pre-college traveling laboratory districts in the Dawson Co-op region. prestigious Kathleen program. "There was a real need for a mobile sci Connelly-Weinert The laboratories are for use in area ence educators' model using high tech Leader of the Year Award, given by Theta school districts, with the results showing nology microscopy interfaced with com Alpha Kappa (the National Honor Society for public school students having a broader puters for image analysis to integrate the Religious Studies). The award was given at understanding of the sciences. science, mathematics, language arts, and the meeting of the American Academy of With help from grants, the micros- technology framework," said T aylor. Religion. Dr. Caroline Cagle, associate professor of Fall Pastors' Conference mathematics and computer science, Thursday, September 25, 2003 recently completed Topic: 1-2 Timothy requirements for a doctor of philosophy Contact Pruet School of Christian Studies Dean's office at degree in science and technology from 870-245-5599 or email [email protected] Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia. Academic News • 9 NEWS Students connect with alumni through OSF shadowing program Briefs With more th an a 100 percent professional in their field. The students + The Ben M. Elrod Center for Family increase in its participation this year, the are then able to respond and get involved. and Community sponsored OBU's eighth Ouachita Student Foundation (OSF) "During this past spring break, we had 15 annual Marriage and Family Week Shadowing Program has become a students participate, but this C hristmas activities, March 10-15. The event popular activity for students seeking to we h ad to turn the students away after 33 get an early start on professional careers. signed up," said Duke. exposed students to a week of teaching, Since its formation in 1983, the After the applications for partici training and equipping that will id ea ll y Shadowing Program has provided OBU pation have been submitted and the enable them to be more aware of the junior and senior students with students h ave specified the field and the ingredi ents of successful marital and family opportunities to get hands-on experience city they would prefer, Duke and h er relationships. with professionals in the professional fields student assistant, Ellie N eytcheva, access Events included Ouachita missionari es oftheir choosing during either Christmas the University's data base and begin in-residence Rick and Nancy Dill speaking or spring breaks. calling alumni that match the criteria. at Noonday, a free "romantic dinner for "The Shadowing Program allows Students can choose locations both in students to spend time with OBU alumni and out of Arkansas. two" for students who are engaged as well in their declared academic fie ld and get a "Th e Shadowing Program allows as for students who are married, workshop feel or perspective ofwhat a career in that alumni a chance to be connected with sessions and a weekend retreat. Dr. certain area might be like," said Bettie the university and to again give back to Rich ard A. Swenson was the keynote Duke, assistant director of the Tiger OBU," said Duke. "Those alumni who speaker for Marriage and Family W eek. Network and staff coordinator of the OSF offer their help seem to enjoy getting to He spoke at the regularly scheduled student development committee. "They reconnect with the students at Ouachita." Tuesday chapel service. The topic of the can shadow someone in any fie ld for a The program benefits the students retreat was "More Than You and Me." day." The most common fields are graphic in numerous ways, according to Dr. design, interior design, elementary Deborah Root, director of development education, ministry, dentistry, pharmacy, publications, associate professor of mass + The Campus Ministries Office spon pediatrics, marketing, psychology, communications and a faculty adviser of sored Christian Focus W eek in February. accounting, law, public relations, dietetics the OSF. "It allows the students to see a Th e theme for this year's program was and occupational therapy. typical day in their future profession, and Each semester, Duke sends an e-mail it allows them to make connections and "Beyond the Bubble." Activities included to all juniors and seniors informing develop relationships with professionals morning prayer breakfasts, Morning them of the opportunity to watch and in their fi eld." Celebration worship services, afternoon participate in the activities of a ·by Bethany Jones sessions, the "Athl etic Chall enge," Praise THEATRE Singe rs Concert and the International Food PRODUCTION • The Fest. departments of theatre The Morning Celebration speaking arts at Ouachita and responsibilities were shared by Dr. Bruce Henderson State University joined forces Tippit and Brandon Bernard. Tippit is to present William pastor of First Baptist Church in Shakespeare's classic Jonesboro. Barnard is pres id ent of More play, "The Comedy of To This Life Ministries and is a student Errors" in February. • photo by Rebecca Dawson ministry consultant for OBU. The music portion of the week was led by Michael Bl eecker, an OBU graduate and the fe atured worship leader for Metro Bibl e Study in Dallas, Texas. 1 0 • Campus News PRAISE AND WORSHIP • Students gather in NEWS Jones Performing Arts Center for a Morning Briefs Celebration during + Sodexho, the international food Christian Focus Week. • photo by services company that has Ouachita as one Mandy Blackwood of its cli ents, recently collected more than 800 pounds of non-perishable food from OBU faculty, students and staff to be donated to local churches and other food bank organizations. Ouachita's Sodexho operation also provided a free picnic dinner recently at the Community Family Enrichment Center in Arkadelphia, where more than 235 adults and children were served with the Students minister through drama assistance of many community volunteers. "Both these efforts were successes Rough Draft, the Campus Ministries theatre but still get to do some sort of and show that the Ouachita campus, the drama team, uses the sights and sounds of drama." city of Arkadelphia and our company are theatreartstoenhanceworshipatchurch According to Bryan Tucker, a fresh youth conferences, Discipleship Now man history major from Healdsburg, committed in the fight against hunger," said conferences and worship services. California, drama teams of the nature of Kerry Ross, Sodexho's general manager on The group travels to venues in and Rough Draft not only hold great per the OBU campus. out of state, presenting short perfor- sonal benefits for the participants, but The Servathon food drive is an annual mances, as well as entire worship ser- they can also have a lasting impact on the event staged by Sodexho. vices. "If we do a whole worship service, audience. "I haven't been in church all we usually perform five or six skits, and my life, but when I was in church a cou- we do scripture readings in ple of years ago, there was + Gwen Crangle, office manager of the between and let the mes- " ... I thought it a drama team that came in Physical Plant at Ouachita, was chosen by sage be spoken through the and did some skits, and the OBU Staff Development Committee as drama," said Rough Draft would be really fun it really impacted me. I recipient of the annual Support Staff director Emily Byers, a se- because I like to see always wanted to be a part Member of the Year Award. nior mass communications of one, but there weren't Crangle received a plaque and a cash major from Hope. other kids impacted enoughkidsmyagetostart award at a recent ceremony. She has been TheRoughDraftmem- a drama team. W hen I employed at Ouachita since July of 1999. bers have their own reasons the way I was. " heard about this ministry for participating in the B T k opportunity at Ouachita, "Gwen has done an outstanding job group, but they all share a • ryan uc er I thought it would be re- of providing service and support through common goal, and that is using their ally fun because I like to see other kids her work in the physical plant office to the theatrical abilities to communicate the impacted the way I was." entire campus community," said Rich ard gospel message. Rough Draft spends a considerable Stipe, vice president for administrative "I did a lot ofdrama ministry in high amount of time rehearsing each week, services. "She has worked tirelessly on school, and I absolutely loved the minis- creating new skits and perfecting them. behalf of OBU." try itself," said Betsy Stewart, a sopho- It takes hard work and dedication, but In her position, Crangle handles bus more mass communications major from thus far, participation in the group has and travel services for the University Seminole, Oklahoma. "I really enjoy act- proved rewarding for all involved. community, types work orders for campus ing, so I thought this would be a great "One thing I've learned is how to needs, keeps up with payroll for the office, way to give of myself for God while I am share the message through drama," said at school so that I don't get lost in studies, Byers. "You're put around people that receives invoices and works with the and it kind of help keeps my focus on you wouldn't normally be around be business office in assigning payment codes God, as well." cause we all have different schedules, and to invoices and builds cores for door locks Trey Patterson, a junior marketing we're all different age groups and majors and cuts keys, along with handling various major from Hot Springs, said, "I was in- and everything, but it's a way that we can administrative services in the office. terested in doing drama in some way, but all come together and present the mes Crangle, a native of El Paso, Texas, I didn't know what this was all about. It's sage as well." graduated from Ouachita in 1982 with a a great way to not lose all your time in the • by Megan Beeson bachelor of arts degree. Academic News • 11 OUACHITA SINGERS TOUCH :'lfearts AND £i1Jes IN SHANGHAI Music is often proclaimed as the uni Church. "The church was literally filled we sang a new Christmas favorite, 'Do, versallanguage. For the Ouachita Sing to the brim with English-speaking people a Deer.'" ers, the experience of being musical am from all over the world who gave the On a Friday evening, the Ouachita bassadors in a global arena for 11 days in students their most enthusiastic response Singers found themselves singing at the December meant understanding that of the trip," said Fuller. Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Fuller human barriers are indeed transcended At the Yu Yuan Gardens, which said that in attendance at the perfor with the dynamics of music. Fuller described as a sort of ancient mu mance was Professor Ma Ge Shun, the The Singers, an acclaimed mixed seum and expansive tourist shopping area, 90-year-old pioneer of choral music in voice auditioned organization of ap the Ouachita Singers became friends with China. Ma received his training in the proximately 55 vocalists, went to Shang several art students who shared their stu late 1940s at Southwestern Baptist hai, China, from December 11 to 22 to dio/ gallery area with them between out Theological Seminary in Fort Worth and "present a Christmas gift of music to the door performances. "I think maybe all of W estminster Choir College and is con people," according to Dr. Charles Fuller, the students had them create custom cal sidered the leading expert and influence the group's director. ligraphy for themselves and their families on choral music in China. "A Christian The Singers gave 11 performances, and friends," said Fuller. survivor of the Chinese Cultural Revo including a stop at a bilingual high school, Meals during the trip, Fuller said, lution, he is a hero to the faith as well as tourist meccas, a church filled with 2,000 included a wide variety of Chinese cui to music," Fuller said. eager listeners, an audience at the Ritz sine. "We were able to stay 'connected' to Fuller said that he anticipated that Carlton Hotel and the world famous home through the occasional visit to the results of the visit by the Singers to Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Kentucky Fried Chicken outlets or Shanghai would be long lasting. He said The Singers are no strangers to McDonald's and Hard Rock Cafe," that once leaders actually heard the group, travel, having performed in venues Fuller said. doors begin to open all over the city. across the globe. Fuller said the group One of the performances of the Sing Additional invitations to sing poured in was confronted at instances with few ers was for a large group of city officials from churches and other organizations, smiling fa ces at first but became experts during an afternoon tea meeting. "We yet their schedule was completely fu ll. in transforming as many as possible from donned our tuxes and dresses and headed "In Beijing, the head of the registered "frowns of suspicion to countenances of up eight flights ofs tairs to a large meeting churches ofa ll ofChina saw us on CCTV, joy through the gift of music." room that was eventually filled with the Chinese government's cable channel, One of the Singers' cultural ex smoke and conversation," Fuller said. "Be and sent word that we could sing for any changes occurred with the students of fore the meeting, the main official of the of their churches anywhere in China," Kong Jiang Bilingual HighSchool, where Yu Yuan Gardens cornered me for a re Fuller said. "The Chinese YMCA and the the Ouachita vocalists performed and quest. He wanted us to sing something Communist Youth Federation were most were entertained on instruments ancient besides Christmas music. Through the pleased with our cultural exchange and and modern and through song, compli moments ofawkwar d translation and my encouraged us to return." ments of the choir at the school. anxiety about where he was headed with Fuller said that the most important On a Sunday oftheir stay, the Singers this request came this result. He wanted memory ofth e trip was the tear-streamed visited the famous Muen Church, where us to sing something familiar to them faces of believers touched by God's spirit thousands of believers worship in mul and began to hum a tune to me. I said, as they sang and interacted with the tiple services. That evening the Singers 'Sure, we can do that and will be pleased people of Shanghai. performed a program for the foreign ex to do so.' So, in the midst of our short "The trip touched all of our heart patriates who worship each week in the presentation of C hristmas music, I and lives," he concluded. building of Shanghai Community looked into the crowd to find him, and • by Mac Sisson 12 • Campus News Elrod Center A R K ANSAS I M 0 S T EXC I T IN G E W E E K E N D honors over C 0 L L E G 100 volunteers More than 100 campus and com munity leaders were recognized for their volunteer efforts at a Commu nity Service Excellence Awards ban q uet held recently at Ouachita. The banquet was sponsored by the Ben M. Elrod Center for Family and Community. The awards are given by the Elrod Center to those students, faculty and members of the community who show a dedication to community and vol unteer service. Each year, the Elrod Center hon ors distinguished professional mem bers of the community for their work as volunteers. The Community Ser vice Excellence Awards were given to: Bill Dixon, OBU vice president for student services and associate profes The crew sings "There's Nothing Like a Dame" during the Jones School of Fine Arts sor ofbiology; Dr. Hal Bass, dean ofthe production of "South Pacific." • photo by Josh Farmer OBU School ofSocial Sciences and the Herbert and La Delle Moody Professor of Pre-Law Studies and Political Sci ence; and Jim Burns, a local business owner. Burns has served as director of the Clark County Office of Emergency Management/ Homeland Security since 1972. Recognitions were given to stu dentswho have been actively involved in Tiger Serve Day leadership roles, the America Reads/America Counts Programs, ElderServe, servant-leader ship training, the Spring Break En richment Camp, TranServe and the Campus Ministries program. Kluck Student Enrichment Grants were awarded to several OBU organi zations and their representatives. The awards, provided by local pediatrician and OBU graduate Dr. Wesley Kluck, are competitive and are designed to augment existing programs and ser vices connected with student organi zations for special causes. Rick and Nancy Dill were hon .JJ, · ored for their service to Ouachita as tgercT. <:Jpringr;v1 Missionaries-in-Residence. .1 ra"f J ·ttng • by Megan Beeson Justin Myrick gives a final pull in the Tug-of President Andrew Westmoreland takes the War competition during Tiger Traks, spon challenge on the bungy chord pull during sored by OSF. • photo by Julie Tohlen CAB's Spring Fling. • photo by Michael Schartung Campus News • 13 Lady Tigers earn GSC trop The No.3 Tiger tennis team became in the race to five points. Lady Tigers. the first team in any sport at Ouachita to With the match indoors due to rain, The LadyT win a GulfSouth Conference champion three other singles matches were in advanced to one of ship with a 5-l victory over West Florida progress with Ouachita needing only one South Regional at Ouachita's Heflin Tennis Center. point to win. Besovic, playing number Tournaments, easily The Lady Tigers also kept their 2003 two singles for the Lady Tigers, dropped handling Delta State 5-1. season record perfect as they moved to her first set as did Ouachita's number The next stop was the 24-0 with the championship victory. three singles player, Magnetti. In number NCAA Division II Ouachita defeated Lincoln Memorial in four singles, however, Ziemina picked up Women's Tennis National the first round and defeated Valdosta a 7-5 win in her first set. Championship in State in the semis to reach the finals. The second set in each match had Springs, Florida. The No. 3 The Lady Tigers looked to have opposite results. Besovic and Magnetti Ouachita Lady Tiger tennis things under control after the comple won their second sets to tie the matches team suffered its first defeat tion of the doubles matches. NCAA at 1-1, but Ziemina dropped her second of the season as they fell Division II's No. 1-ranked doubles team set 2-6 to even all three matches up at 5-4 to No. 4 Barry. of Ouachita's Victoria Domina and 1-1 going into the third set. UWF's Ilona The Lady Tigers looked to have Brenda Magnetti defeated Nicole Plikat Szalai earned UWF's only point of the things under control after the doubles and Maria Cortes 8-3 for the first point of match with a third set victory over play, as Ouachita took all three of the the match. Ouachita's Helena Besovic Magnetti. matches to take a 3-0 lead into singles and Carolina Lopez Ascarte won num Down 4-3 in the third and deciding play. The Lady Tigers needed only two ber two doubles, and Inga Ziemina and set to West Florida's Nicole Plikat, single matches to win the five points but Sabrina Benitez earned Ouachita's third Ouachita's Besovic held serve to tie the could only manage one singles victory. point with a win in number three doubles. set at 4-4. After the players returned to Head Coach Betsy Danner was When the singles matches began, the court, Besovic broke Plikat's serve to named the Wilson/IT A National Coach the Lady Tigers needed just two wins to take a 5-4 lead and then saw a backhand of the Year for NCAA Division II, and secure their conference championship. return from Plikat go wide on triple cham freshman Helena Besovic was named the Domina won No.1 singles in straight sets pionship point to give her a 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 IT A South Region Rookie of the Year. 7-5,6-2 to give the Lady Tigers a 4-0 lead win and the clinching point for the • by Chris Babb m advances to regionals The seventh-ranked in the set. However, VSU's Andres Ouachita Baptist University von Michaelis rebounded to send the Tiger tennis team was put out deciding set into a tiebreaker, which he of the NCAA Division II Men's won 7-3. Tennis National Tournament with The Tigers won two doubles matches a 5-2 loss to No.8 Valdosta State in to take a 2-1lead into singles action, but the second round in Valdosta, Georgia. the Blazers won four of the six singles The Tigers managed only one win matches to pick up the win. Guillaume in doubles play, and the Blazers finished Coubard won No. 1 singles for Ouachita, off the Tigers by winning three singles and Tjeerd Star won number six singles matches to earn the necessary five points for the Tigers. The Tigers reached the for the win. Two singles matches that semifinals by defeating North Alabama were not finished saw Ouachita players in the first round 7-0 of the GSC Tour winning when the match was completed. ney. The Tigers ended the season with a The Tigers won their third consecu 17-5 record and reached the second round tive Gulf South Conference West Divi with a 6-0 win over Delta State. The loss sion Championship and placed six play to the Blazers was the second in three ers on the All-GSC T eams. Guillaume weeks. Valdosta State put the Tigers out Coubard picked up both GSC West of the Gulf South Conference Champi Freshman and Player of the Year Awards onships in the semifinals on April18-19. and joined senior Gilles Lagardere, jun In the GSC semifinal match, with ior Andre Edwall and freshman Federico the match tied at 5-4, Ouachita's Federico Pintaluba on the All-GSC first Team. Pintaluba found himself down 5-2 in the Pierre Perez and Tjeerd Star were named third set of the deciding match. In front to the second team. Of the Tigers' five of a supportive home crowd, Pintaluba losses this season, three came to teams won four straight games to take a 6-5 lead ranked in the top five in the country. 14 • Campus News Tiger Basketball The Lady Tigers were dealt another Baseball The Ouachita Tiger basketball team blow when the team's leading rebounder, A win over No. 1 Delta State highlighted posted its best record since the 1996-97 sophomore Stephanie Grimes, went down the season for the Tiger baseball team in season as the Tigers finished with a 16-12 with a season-ending knee injury against 2003. Sophomore pitcher Robin Macon of mark. The Tigers also finished in fourth place Henderson State in the first half of the con Flower Mound, Texas, was named the Gulf in the GSC West Division, earning the ference schedule. Allen and guard Tracy South Conference Pitcher ofthe Week for his program's first GSC Tournament berth since Denney were the only seniors on the 2-1 win over Delta State in game two of the joining the conference three years ago. 2002-03 squad and ended their careers in teams' GSC series at Rab Rodgers Field. Ouachita fell in the first round after taking the Top 10 in many statistical categories. The Tigers, who finished the year with a East Division champ Alabama-Huntsville to 7-40 record, awarded the Rab Rodgers Out overtime before falling 63-60. Golf standing Baseball Player Award to seniorfirst The Tigers were led by guard Rod Ouachita senior golfer Randy baseman Tony Carozza of Texarkana, Ar Edwards, who averaged 23.1 points per Southerland was named first-team All-Gulf kansas. Freshman pitcher Josh Fleming of game. Edwards' average was the highest South Conference after finishing third in the Ashdown, Arkansas, was awarded the team's scoring average in a season for a Tiger since individual race at the Gulf South Conference outstanding pitcher award. The Tigers sent Tommy Patterson averaged 25 .3 points per golf championships at Hot Springs Country the seniors out in style at home with a two game in the 1971-72 season. He became the Club. game sweep of Christian Brothers University. first Tiger to be named first-team AII-GSC Justin Bates earned his second straight after the season. GSC post-season honor after finishing in a The Tigers provided many exciting mo tie for 12th place individually. Bates shot a Softball ments this season, perhaps none eclipsed two-over par 74 in round one followed by an The Lady Tiger softball team completed by a come-from-behind victory over Hender even par 72 . Bates shot a 77 in the final round its first season as a member of the Gulf South son State to snap an seven-game losing for a three-round total of a seven-over-par Conference and its first season with a full streak against the Reddies. The Tigers were 223. Bates' three rounds placed him on the schedule with an overall record of 11-39. down by 20 points with 14 minutes left in the second-team AII-GSC squad. Junior catcher/infielder Andi Sloan led game but then went on a 23-0 run to take a The Tigers finished in sixth place as a the team in batting with a .325 batting aver lead that they would hold on to for a 73-69 team with a three-round total of 908. West age, becoming the first Lady Tiger ever to win before a standing-room only crowd at Florida won the tournament with an 878, average over .300 for a season. Freshman Bill Vining Arena. Seniors Hassan Conteh, followed by Central Arkansas in second pitcher Katie Dedas posted a season ERA of Jarris Kentle, Treston Dowell, Bunyan place with an 883. North Alabama and Ar 4.25, which is the lowest in the history of the Johnson and Lonnell West each bid fare kansas Tech followed in third and fourth program and also picked up four complete well at the end of the season. Kentle joined places with an 888 and an 889, respectively. game shut-out wins which is also a school the 1, 000-point club with 12 points at Delta Delta State finished in fifth with a 905 fol record. The Lady Tigers had only one senior State in January. lowed by Ouachita in sixth with a 908. in shortstop Tracy Denney who joined the Valdosta and Henderson State tied fo r sev team after finishing her basketball career Lady Tiger enth with a 909. as well. Basketball Student-athletes Injuries proved to be the stumbling block of the Lady Tiger basketball season. The honored at banquet Lady Tigers started the season at 6-0 but The athletic department hosted the were hit with injuries to key players during annual Athletic Banquet for all Oua photo by the conference stretch. The Lady Tigers chita athletes in April. Coaches from Wesley Kluck finished the season at 13-14. Participation in each sport presented awards to outstand the Disney Wide World of Sports Christmas ing student athletes. Classic in Orlando, Florida, highlighted the Those receiving the highest honors Football Schedule non-conference part of the schedule. were: Lyndsey Hawkins, a member of DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME With one player redshirting due to knee the Lady T iger basketball team, Female Sep 6 SE OK H 7:00p.m. Scholar-Athlete Award; Nathan Syer, a Sep 20 ARTe ch T 6:00p.m. surgery, the Lady Tigers suffered their sec Sep 27 UCA H 6:00p.m. ond season-ending injury in November. member of the Tiger football team, Oct4 Valdo sta T 1:00 (EST) Senior guard Crystal Allen suffered an ankle Frank Reed Male Scholar-Athlete Oct 11 N. Al abama T 6: 00p.m. injury against Christian Brothers that haunted Award; Amy Pace, a member of the Oct 18 UAM H 1:30 p.m. Lady Tiger volleyball team, Outstand Oct 25 SAU T 2:30p.m. her the rest of the season. Allen's injury Nov 1 HSU H 1:30 p.m. came one game after she scored 39 points ing Female Athlete Award; and Nov 8 Delta St. T 1:00 p.m. against No. 3 and previously undefeated Montoya Brown, a member oft he T iger Nov 15* Harding H 1:30 p.m. Central Arkansas as the Lady Tigers handed football team, Bob Lambert Memorial *Hom ecoming Times subject to change. UCA their first defeat of the season. Outstanding Male Athlete Award. Sports News • 15 Larry Frisby President IGERS Former Students Association Greetings from your Alumni Associa tion. This past Christmas, my son, a fresh 2001 graduate, asked me what exactly our Association was and what we did. I expect many of you might wonder as well. Our purpose, to quote from our Constitution, is fivefold. 1.) To strengthen ties between former students and the university. 2.) To help the university to serve former students. 3.) To preserve and further the aims and ideals of the university. 4.) To participate in further development of the university and GOLD TIGERS • (front row) Betty Collomp Natzke, Anne Lenderman Webb, Deanie Marshall 5.) To assist in student recruitment and place Nichols, Frances Louise Cockrill Zastrow, J. Wayne Eskridge, Charles R. Edwards, Ken ment efforts. Our Board meets each spring Reed, L.C. "Sonny" Nutt, Geraldine Head Puckett, Annette "Peanut" Carter Waters, Donna and fall. In addition to the director of alumni Sullivan Stark, (second row) Bill Simmons, Alice Ann Newman Simmons, Jean Emrich affairs, an official employee of the univer Landrum, Bennye Sims Meredith, Bertha Moseley Montee, Virginia Steed Stone, AI sity, the Board consists of four officers of the Sparkman, John Hagan, David Pendergrast, Martha Moreland Dewbre Ryan, Betty Baldwin association, six former students residing in Gwatney, (third row) Jane Gulley Jackson, Mary K. Sims Wright, Lloyd Thrash, Dorothy Thomerson Hickey, Glenn Hickey, Hugh Hairston, Fred. W. Davis, Claud McGarrity, (back Arkansas and six former students living out row) Gloria White Plumlee, Ann Strickland Vining, Muriel Evans Sims, James M. Conard, of state. Bettye Newman Conard, Joe Massey, Gilbert Nichols, Henry Wood, Zahle Elms, Robert We see ourselves as an advisory body McCollum. • photo by Julie Tohlen (or a sound board) to assist our director and any other official of the university who might MUSICAL wish to pass along an idea by a cross-section REUNION • Alumni performed of former students of various age groups. a concert on We have no authority to affect university Thursday evening policy beyond acting as a lobbying group for before the Gold former students. Incidentally, there are over Tiger Reunion nineteen thousand of us. April 25. Those Recently, several matters concerning pictured are Ann our role and its relevance to the university, Strickland Vining, its officers and trustees, have been seriously Bobbie Stephens discussed and debated. You will soon be Sparkman, lla Westerman, receiving a separate mailing with several Charles Mayo, If proposed changes to our Constitution. Henry Wood and ratified, they will significantly change our Glenn Hickey. association. We believe that these amend ments will help to modernize the association and allow us to better serve the University and its alumni. Please consider these pro posed changes and make your wishes known by voting. lf any of you have a desire to serve eee 9olf cJcramble ... our association in any capacity, I encourage you to contact the Alumni Office. A strong, The 2003 EEE Pledge Class is announcing plans for the first vibrant university needs a strong, supportive EEE Golf Scramble. We would like to invite everyone inter alumni association. We have a dedicated ested to come out and join us for this event on faculty, administration and Board of Trust Saturday, September 6, 2003. For more information, ees. Let's all do our part to under gird their contact Meredith Buelow at (870)703-4566. efforts to assure Ouachita its rightful posi tion as the Queen of the college world. 16 • Alumni News :Jfomecoming 2003 We hope you will make plans now to be a part of Homecoming 2003. There are some exciting new developments taking place in the schedule. There's something for everyone. Here's a brief look at this year's Homecoming Week events. (a brochure and reservation form to be mailed this summer) MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Homecoming Week Kick-Off Rally of Appreciation for 9:15 a.m.-11 :30 a.m. Let's Blow Up the Gym all Clark County Alumni/Former Students lnflatables in Sturgis P.E. Center (for kids only) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Homecoming Chapel 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Future Tigers Basketball Clinic for kids 1st-6th grade WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY Alumni visits in the classrooms 10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. Club and Organizational Drop-Ins THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13 10:30 a.m. -11 :30 a.m. Future Tigers Cheerleading Clinic 7:30p.m. Tiger Tunes • Jones Performing for kids 1st-6th grade Arts Center 10:30 a.m. Faculty/Alumni Author Book FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14 Signing Party in lower level of 7:00a.m. 1st Alumni/Friends Bass Evans Tournament • DeGray Lake 11 :30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. Buffet Lunch in the Commons 9:00a.m. 5th annual Alumni Golf Scramble • DeGray State Park 1:00 p.m. Pre-game activities and crowning of the 2003 Homecoming Queen 10:00 a.m. 1st Alumni Tennis Matches Heflin Tennis Center 1:30 p.m. Kickoff • Ouachita vs. Harding University 5:00p.m. Tiger Tunes • JPAC 5:00p.m. Giant After-Game Fellowship in 5:30p.m. Dinner at DeGray (Ouachita Ouachita Commons alums and former students) NEW- DeGRAY RESORT LODGE ROLLS OUT THE RED DeGray Resort Lodge CARPET FOR HOMECOMING ACTIVITIES! A block of rooms 8:00p.m. Tiger Tunes • JPAC at DeGray Resort Lodge has been reserved at the great rate of $65 plus tax just for you! If you are interested, call1-800-737- 8355 and ask for reservations. Be sure to let them know that you are with Ouachita's Homecoming. ~oo{au~on-...------~ The Ouachita Bookstore is hosting a book signing at Homecoming, beginning at 10:30 a.m. All faculty, staff and alumni who have published a book are welcome to participate. Those interested should contact Yvonne Cloud at [email protected] or 870-245-5299. Alumni News • 17 Memorial Contributions October 16, 2002- April 30, 2003 Mrs. Billie English Adams Mr. and Mrs. Robert Holley Mr. and Mrs. R. Danny Hooten Dr. Dewey E. Chapel By: Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Dr. and Mrs. WalterS. Mizell Mr. and Mrs. Doug Hudson Former Education Faculty Peeples Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Hudson Investments, Harrison, By: Dr. and Mrs. William D. Peeples AR Downs, Jr. Mrs. Clyta Daniel Agee Drs. Jeff and Deborah Root Mr. and Mrs. James E. By: Mrs. Marilyn A. McVeigh Humphrey, Jr. Mrs. Dorothy J. Chapel Rev. Carroll D. Caldwell Drs. Jim and Belinda Former Library Science Faculty Mrs. Mary Agnes Anthony Former Trustee Hutcheson By: Dr. and Mrs. Wflliam D. By: Mr. James M. Anthony By: Mr. and Mrs. H. Lavon Abbott Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Downs, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond D. Jackson Dr. Daniel Wade Armstrong Anderson Rev. and Mrs. L. B. Jordan Mrs. Virginia Combs By: Dr. and Mrs. James L. Adkins Dr. and Mrs. Gordon S. Miss Patsy Keller By: Mr. and Mrs. Ray Duke Mr. and Mrs. GeneT. Bachus Ms. Wanda Lair Mr. and Mrs. Mac B. Sisson Bowman Mr. and Mrs. Cloyd M. Rev. and Mrs. Robert E. Mr. and Mrs. Billy G. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Marvin L. Baltimore Langley Capehart Mr. and Mrs. Royce Barrett Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mr. Lewis Cowart Mrs. Geneva Dismukes Mr. and Mrs. James R. Ledbetter By: Dr. and Mrs. Cecil C. Sutley Mr. and Mrs. James H. Grass Blackburn Mr. William A. Loe Mr. and Mrs. Billy G. Williams Mr. Paul R. Grass Mr. and Mrs. Vincent H. Bond Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Lorick Dr. Andrew M. Hall Rev. and Mrs. C. Phelan Ms. Lynne Bass Lavoy Miss Mildred Crawford Dr. and Mrs. J. Leland Hall Boone Mr. and Mrs. Ted McCoy By: Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Mr. and Mrs. Guy W. Heath, Mr. and Mrs. Roger W. Booth Mr. and Mrs. William C. Miller Jackson Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Bowers Mr. and Mrs. W. Russell Miller Mr. and Mrs. J. Michael Dr. and Mrs. James N. Braden Dr. and Mrs. Rodney D. Neal Dr. Alton R. Crawley Langford Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Brandt Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Former Math/Computer Science Mr. and Mrs. Onis G. Ms . Candy Brar Nichols Faculty McCarrell Dr. and Mrs. Terry V. Braswell Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Oliver By: Mr. and Mrs. Bobbie C. Mr. and Mrs. Troy McCarrell Mr. and Mrs. James A. Britton Ms. Vida D. Owens Crawley Midwestern Seminary Ms . Dottie L. Brock Mr. Woody Parker Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Martin Auxiliary, Kansas City, MO Mrs. E. Murray Caldwell Mr. and Mrs. Joey Paul Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Mr. Paul T. Caldwell Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Payne Rev.Raymond B. Crotts Moore Central Baptist Church, Mr. Lowell Phillips By: Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Pahokee High School Alumni Mineral Springs, AR Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Quails Peeples Association, Clewiston, FL Mr. and Mrs. Prince E. Mr. Jerry L. Reed Mr. and Mrs. John E. Parrish, Claybrook Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Register Mrs. Joan Russell Daniell Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil R. Cochran Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Rimmer By: Mr. and Mrs. Ray Duke Ms. Bette N. Rollins Dr. and Mrs. David A. Conner Mrs. Peggy Caldwell Robbins Mr. and Mrs. Ed Flaig SBC-Aiternate Channels Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Cook Drs. Jeff and Deborah Root Mr. and Mrs. Billy G. Williams Group, Dallas, TX Mr. and Mrs. Bret Craytor Mr. and Mrs. Carl Rosenbaum Mr. and Mrs. Gary V. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Gary Cross Ms. Bettye L. Rowe Mrs. Virginia Danner Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Mr. and Mrs. Arch Ryan By: Dr. and Mrs. Raouf J. Halaby Watkins Culpepper Mrs. Marilyn K. Scroggins Dr. and Mrs. Cecil C. Sutley Mr. Jim Watson Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Shrader Mr. and Mrs. Billy G. Williams Westpark Elementary Special Cummings Dr. and Mrs. C. Edward Spann Education Staff, Benbrook, Ms . Carolyn F. Davis Dr. and Mrs. Jerry G. St. John Rev. Wilson Deese TX Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Mr. and Mrs. RichardT. Former Trustee Ms. Beverly Williams Dieffenbacher Stiltner By: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bailey, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Dowd COL and Mrs. Jerry R. Stratton First Baptist Church, Cabot, Mr. William E. Atchison Mr. and Mrs. Travis Dowd Dr. and Mrs. Cecil C. Sutley AR By: Rev. and Mrs. William D. Agee Dr. and Mrs. William D. Mrs. Billie Tanner Mr. and Mrs. James M. Conard Downs, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Treadway Dr. and Mrs. B. G. Cremeen Mrs. Dorothy Lambert Barr Mr. and Mrs. Doug Elkins Mr. and Mrs. Billy R. Usery Mr. and Mrs. George W. By: Dr. and Mrs. S. Clark Fincher Mr. and Mrs. Roy Eoff Village Flower & Coffee Delaughter Mrs. Sue Genestet Joyce Esther Sunday School Class, Company, Harrison, AR Mr. and Mrs. AI Flynt Dr. and Mrs. F. Allen White Central Baptist Church, Mr. and Mrs. James A. Walker Mr. and Mrs. William T. Flynt Mineral Springs, AR Mr. and Mrs. James R. Ward Mr. and Mrs. Truett M. Mrs. Winifred Barton Dr. Cecil C. Evans Mr. and Mrs. Tom R. Goatcher By: Mr. and Mrs. Billy G. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd E. Gary Westbrook Mr. and Mrs. Buran Griffin, Sr. Dr. and Mrs. Richard W. Mr. and Mrs. RobertS. Mrs. Sarah J. Lindsey Mrs. Phyllis A. Bradshaw Gibson Wheeler, Ill Mr. and Mrs. Jack M. Lowman Mother of Dr. Joe Bradshaw Mr. and Mrs. James E. Gill Mr and Mrs. Dean Wilburn Dr. and Mrs. WalterS. Mizell By: Mr. and Mrs. Glenn E. Good Dr. and Mrs. Bob L. Gosser, Mr. and Mrs. Billy G. Williams Ms. Jamie L. Phelps Drs. Jeff and Deborah Root Sr. Mr. and Mrs. John P. Wise Mr. and Mrs. Mac B. Sisson Mr. and Mrs. Mac B. Sisson Dr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Grant Ms. Peggy E. Works Ms. Cindy Walters Dr. Melvin E. Greer Mr. and Mrs. A. Dean Yeager Mr. and Mrs. Don White Mrs. Hazel Brown Ms. Montaree H. Hall Mr. and Mrs. Jim Young Mr. and Mrs. Donny White By: Mr. and Mrs. Billy G. Williams Mr. Wesley W. Hasson Mr. and Mrs. Billy G. Williams Mrs. Juanita Gill Hatfield Ms. Janie Caldwell Dr. Glenn A. Burton, Sr. Ms. Jane Henley By: Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Lorick By: Mrs. Kathleen Burton Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hobbs Dr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Grant Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hodnett 18 • Memorials Mr. Luke Easley Mr. Fred Hardwick Mrs. Nina Sue Blagg Lewis Mrs. Marye Ann Morgan Brother of Philip Easley Father of Camille Brown By: Mr. and Mrs. Billy G. Williams By: Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Hardin By: Mr. and Mrs. Ray Duke By: Mrs. Joanne Caldwell Mr. and Mrs. Luke Owens Mr. and Mrs. Joe Franz Mr. Bart Lindsey Mr. H. Y. Odom Drs. George and Ouida Keck By: Mr. and Mrs. Ed Flaig Father of Cindy Fuller Ms. Christine Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Luke Owens By: Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Hardin By: Mr. and Mrs. Richard Totty Drs. Jeff and Deborah Root Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Linkous Drs. George and Ouida Keck Drs. Jon and Glenda Secrest By: Mrs. Mary L. Howell Drs. Jeff and Deborah Root Mrs. Anne Culley Yates Enlow Mr. and Mrs. Mac B. Sisson Drs. Jon and Glenda Secrest By: Dr. Eugene L. Enlow Mr. and Mrs. Billy G .. Williams Dr. John Linn Mr. and Mrs. Mac B. Sisson Dr. and Mrs. Raymond By: Drs. Jeff and Deborah Root Peeples Mr. William A. Harkrider Mr. and Mrs. Mac B. Sisson Dr. John H. Parrott Former Director of Maintenance By: Dr. and Mrs. Garland H. Allen Mr. Leamon Don Eppinette, Jr. By: Mr. and Mrs. Ray Duke LTC Robert C. Lowry Brother of Dr. Ouida Keck Mr. and Mrs. Joe Franz By: COL and Mrs. Thomas F. Dr. Wayne H. Peterson By: Drs. George and Ouida Keck Dr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Greer Treat Former Religion Faculty Mr. and Mrs. Mac B. Sisson Mr. and Mrs. Luke Owens By: Dr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Grant Mr. and Mrs. Billy G. Williams LTC Crawford T. Marbury Dr. and Mrs. Cecil C. Sutley Dr. Lawson Hatfield By: Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Mr. Oswald Franz By: Mrs. Juanita Gill Hatfield Peeples Mrs. Janice Rogers Ray t Father of Joe Franz Dr. and Mrs. Raymond By: Mr. and Mrs. Bobby G. Jones By: Rev. and Mrs. W. Lloyd Cloud, Peeples Mr. Robert A. Martin ~ Sr. By: Mr. Gene C. Martin Rev. James Reed Dr. and Mrs. Raoul J. Halaby Miss Faye Holiman Father of Doug Reed Mr. and Mrs. Bobby G. Jones Former Humanities Faculty Dr. William Earl Martin By: Dr. and Mrs. William D. By: Mr. John L. Ware By: Mr. Gene C. Martin Downs, Jr. Ms. Gracie Brown Fulford Mr. and Mrs. Ray Duke By: Ms. Betsy J. Brar Mr. John Howell Mrs. Elizabeth Massey Dr. and Mrs. Ben M. Elrod First Baptist Weekday By: Dr. Richard D. Wilhelm By: Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Dr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Grant Preschool, Ellisville, MO Peeples Mr. and Mrs. Bobby G. Jones Mr. and Mrs. James E. Gill Ms. LaVerne Hall Hudson Library Staff of Ouachita Hannah Sunday School Class, By: Mrs. Vesta Chinn Rev. Delbert C. McAtee Baptist University First Baptist Church, Pine By: Ms. Marilyn A. McVeigh Drs. Jeff and Deborah Root Bluff, AR Mr. Sonny Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Mac B. Sisson Dr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Former Maintenance Staff Mr. David McCallum Montee By: Mr. Thomas Duncan By: Dr. and Mrs. Raoul J. Halaby Mr. Gordon Riley Mr. and Mrs. Mac B. Sisson Mr. and Mrs. Joe Franz By: Mr. and Mrs. B. Aldan Dixon Mr. and Mrs. Billy G. Williams Dr. and Mrs. Tom Murphree Dr. Clark William McCarty Drs. George and Ouida Keck Mr. and Mrs. Luke Owens Former Science Faculty Mr. and Mrs. Mac B. Sisson Miss Rachel Fuller By: Mr. and Mrs. Garvin W. Mr. and Mrs. Billy G. Williams By: Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Cox Mrs. Byrla Walters Jean Abernathy, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Fuller By: Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Evans Rev. and Mrs. Clayburn C. Mrs. Sue Daily Robertson Ms. Patricia J. Fulleylove Bratton By: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Mrs. Sylvia Webb Gates Ms. Lisa Hill Mr. and Mrs. Doyle W. Daniel, Robertson By: Mr. and Mrs. E. J. French Dr. and Mrs. Cecil C. Sutley Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Billy G. Williams Dr. and Mrs. Raoul J. Halaby Mrs. Ruth Sawyer Mrs. Patty Goble Mr. and Mrs. Monte J. By: Ms. Doris J. Chediak By: Dr. and Mrs. Cecil C. Sutley Mr. Billy Ray Johnson Hollowell By: Mr. and Mrs. B. Aldan Dixon Dr. and Mrs. Joe S. Jeffers Mrs. V. Tommie Green Selph Mr. George Grant Dr. and Mrs. Cecil C. Sutley Dr. Joseph P. McCarty By: Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Brother of Dr. Daniel R. Grant Mr. and Mrs. Billy G. Williams Pilot Club of Fort Smith, AR Peeples By: Mrs. J. Richard Grant Mr. Julius J. Johnson Mrs. Myrene McCarty Dr. Donald M. Seward Mr. J. Richard Grant By: Mr. and Mrs. Billy G. Williams By: Rev. and Mrs. Clayburn C. Former Math Faculty By: Mrs. J. Richard Grant Bratton By: Dr. and Mrs. Claude W. Mr. Sam Johnson Sumerlin Mrs. Harriet Grant Hall By: Miss Patsy Keller Dr. John H. McClanahan Sister of Dr. Daniel R. Grant Former Trustee Mrs. Elisabeth Anne Enlow Shaw By: Mrs. J. Richard Grant Mr. Stanley Jordan By: Rev. and Mrs. W. Lloyd Cloud, By: Dr. Eugene L. Enlow By: Mrs. Margaret Jordan Sr. Dr. John A. Hall Mr. and Mrs. Truett M. Mrs. Carolyn S. Southerland Shell By: Mr. and Mrs. Vincent C. Mr. Jacob L. King Goatcher By: Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Henderson, II By: Mr. and Mrs. C. Randy Dr. and Mrs. Raoul J. Halaby Peeples Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Fontaine Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey F. Peeples Peeples Teague Mrs. Esther Kugele Mr. Wilbur C. West Rev. Charles Wesley Hamil, Jr. By: Ms. Marilyn A. McVeigh Mr. and Mrs. Billy G. Williams Mrs. Victoria Brown Shults By: Mrs. Juanita Hamil By: Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Mrs. Elsie Dane Daughtrey Dr. L. Jack McHaney Peeples Ms. Terri L. Hamil Lambert By: Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Mr. and Mrs. Mac B. Sisson By: Mrs. Juanita Hamil By: Mrs. Wanda E. Jones Peeples Dr. Randal A. Woodfield Mrs. Kathrine Magruder GEN Herman Hankins, Sr. Mrs. Mary Kelly McKenzie Rev. Edward Lee Smith By: Dr. and Mrs. Raoul J. Halaby Mr. Joseph Landrum By: Mr. and Mrs. E. Ted Harrison, By: Mrs. Joanne Caldwell By: Dr. and Mrs. James N. Braden Jr. Memorials • 19 Class Notes 1933 Committee. 1943 Church, where Damon Shook ('57) Gerald Berry, who's 92, lives Andy Hall, who spends his is pastor. in Sutherland, VA, with 88-year old 1940 retirement years shuttling back and wife, Juanita. He writes that his life Jeanie Burns has fully recov forth between Fayetteville, AR, and 1945 has been full: served in Air Force ered from hip replacement. She Delray Beach, FL, was recently Doyle and Marie (Hardwick, for 30 years with tours in France, walks without assistance or equip elected pastor emeritus of First '44) Lumpkin continue to enjoy Germany, India and United States; ment and thanks friends who have Baptist Church of Delray Beach on retirement at Baptist Memorial Cen served for IRS until retirement. They written. a motion by another Ouachita alum, ter in San Angelo, TX. Anyone live on Lake Chesdin and have five Bill Derryberry (fs67). who would like to contact them can grown children. email thern at [email protected]. 1943 1944 1939 Walter and Mary Jo (Lile, Mary Alice Burns Nantz 1947 Kathreen Haynie Thomas '40) Mizell celebrated their 60th taught choral music and orchestra Don Corley, a retired Presby (fs), who resides in Texarkana, TX, wedding anniversary December26 for 38 years, served as church or terian minister, announced publi writes that her son, Frank, an in with a family dinner at Chenal Coun ganist for 36 years, and played cation of his fifth novel, "The Un structor at Texas A&M, has been try Club in Little Rock. They have violin in the Syrnphonyfor25years. happy Prostitute." He quickly adds named National Archery Coach of three sons, eight grandchildren and She lives in Houston, TX, and at that it's not about prostitution but a the Year by United States Olympic three great-grandchildren. tends Champion Forest Baptist contemporary love story about Memorial Contributions (continued) Mrs. Frances M. Smith Rev. and Mrs. W. Lloyd Cloud, Ms. Mary L. Wisdom Mr. Daniel R. Humble Former Dorm Parent Sr. By: Mr. and Mrs. Billy W. Williams By: Dr. and Mrs. Earl R. Humble By: Mr. and Mrs. B. Aldan Dixon Mrs. Margaret Davis Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Melton Dr. and Mrs. Jerry G. St. John Dr. and Mrs . 0 . W. Yates Mr. David E. Humble Dr. and Mrs. Cecil C. Sutley Mr. and Mrs. Jim D. Wallace By: Dr. Eugene L. Enlow By: Dr. and Mrs. Earl R. Humble Mr. and Mrs. Billy G. Williams Mrs. Marie Landes Watts IN HONOR OF Mr. Larry E. Kircher Mrs. Virginia Smith By: Mrs. Ruth Jordan By: The Arkansas Bankers By: Dr. and Mrs. Ben M. Elrod Neeley Forestry Service, Inc., Mr. John David Cloud Association, Little Rock, AR Mr. and Mrs. Larry Pennington Camden, AR By: Katie Speer, Trustee of the Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Watts Roy and Christine Sturgis Mrs. Juanita Litzelfelner Mr. Lewis Steele Mr. and Mrs. Lin C. Wetterau, Charitable and Educational By: Mr. and Mrs. John C. Hopkins Father of Dr. Glenda Secrest Jr. Trust of Malvern, AR By: Drs. George and Ouida Keck Mr. and Mrs. Phares Raybon Ms. Althea P. Wheeler Mr. and Mrs. T. Clay Conly By: Dr. and Mrs. Cecil C. Sutley Dr. James Donald Sykes By: Mr. and Mrs. Billy G. Williams By: Mrs. Lana Hampton Father of Dr. Jeff Sykes Mrs. Ann Wilhelm Sell By: Drs. Jeff and Deborah Root Mr. Michael Charles White Mr. James Cunningham By: Dr. Richard D. Wilhelm By: Dr. and Mrs. Tom Murphree By: Dr. Richard D. Wilhelm Mr. Allen Burl Syler Mrs. Judy Shanks By: Ms. Wendy L Bush Mr. David P. Wilcox, Jr. Mr. B. Aldan Dixon By: Dr. Richard D. Wilhelm Mr. A. Clifton Cornelius By: Dr. and Mrs. Cecil C. Sutley By: Drs. Ed and Fran Coulter Dyke Bros., Fort Smith, AR Mrs. Elizabeth Stanford Dyke Industries, Inc., Little Ms. Candace Wilhelm Dr. W. Wayne Everett By: Mrs. J. Richard Grant Rock, AR By: Dr. Richard D. Wilhelm By: Drs. Hoy and Marolyn Speer Ms. Sue Gresham Mr. and Mrs. Lynn H. Strother Ms. Norma D. Heard Mr. Billy C. Williams Mrs. Mayble Goodier By: Mrs. Lana Hampton Mr. and Mrs. Michael Peach By: Drs. Ed and Fran Coulter By: Mr. and Mrs. Gordon C. Mr. and Mrs. Farris C. Mr. and Mrs. George D. Goodier, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. White Purviance, Jr. Green, Jr. By: Rev. and Mrs. W. Harold Ms. Peggy Thannisch Mr. and Mrs. Johnny L. Heflin Dr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Grant White Dr. Margaret Gill Hein By: Mrs. J. Richard Grant Mrs. Sue F. Teague Mrs. Katharine Hobgood Mrs. Carolyn Grant Walton Mr. Alfred D. Wilhelm By: Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey F. Teague Mr. and Mrs. Billy G. Williams By: Dr. Richard D. Wilhelm Mr. and Mrs. Jeral L. Hampton Mrs. Hazel Williams Thomas Mr. Kemmons Wilson By: Mrs. Lana Hampton Mr. Jack Wilhelm Former Family and Consumer By: Mr. and Mrs. Joe Franz By: Dr. Richard D. Wilhelm Science Faculty Mrs. Betty Lile Mr. J. Ty Hampton, Jr. By: Mrs. Earnestine Barati Ms. Marilyn A. McVeigh By: Mrs. Lana Hampton Mrs. Norma Williams Ms. Janet B. Davis By: Dr. and Mrs. Michael R. Mr. and Mrs. M. Ken Everett, Mr. H. J. Windham Dr. and Mrs. Ernest L. Hollaway, Williams Sr. Grandfa ther of Jeff Root Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Glynn Hill By: Mr. and Mrs. Ray Duke By: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Mrs. Phyllis Young Dr. and Mrs. Ben M. Elrod Robertson By: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Mrs. Vesta Tucker Thrash Mr. and Mrs. Robert Holley Robertson Wife of Trustee Lloyd Thrash Mr. and Mrs. Larry Pennington Mr. Ira Hubbard By: Mr. and Mrs. Truman 0 . Mr. and Mrs. Mac B. Sisson By: Mr. Willard C. Forsythe Boatright 20 • Class Notes Class Notes choices, consequences and re school reunion in Arkadelphia in 1957 adjunct professor at the University sponsibilities. He and wife, Lynell April. She will retire from Ouachita Bill Goff underwent knee re of Iowa. He and wife, Judith, live in (Sandifer, '47) live in Arkadelphia as head resident (dorm mom) for placement at a Hot Springs hospi Iowa City. where he is an adjunct philosophy Frances Crawford-East in August. tal in February. He and Hazel Ann Valinda (Whittle) Jones re instructor at Henderson. More live in Arkadelphia. tired in 1993 as media specialisV information about his writings are 1953 Gilbert (fs) and Jeanette librarian at Southside Elementary on his website: Charles Edwards and wife, McPherson Rainey reside in in Cabot. Husband, Jimmy, sold www .donaldcorley .com Christine, have had a busy spring. Jonesboro where he's the owner/ his construction company in 2000 Mary (Helton) Tucker enjoys They celebrated their 50th wed operator of Systems Design, an so they are enjoying retirement. retirement and is active on city/ ding anniversary on January 30 engineering company. They have two daughters, Lisa county library board, sailing club, and he celebrated his 75th birthday (fs81) and Carrie. jazz society, Gilcrease museum and on February 7. He has pastored 1958 -- . Gene Weatherly is leading her church. She and husband, churches for more than 50 years. Ramona (Stubblefield) the singles ministry at Concord Gene, live in Tulsa, OK. They live in Eunice, LA, and are the Tugwell and husband, Phil, live in Baptist Church and is preparing to parents of four children. Fayetteville, AR . He retired last start a biker (motorcycle) praise/ 1948 Dennis (fs) and Geraldine year from Entomology Department worship service this spring. He and Paul Shipman of Mount Ida, (Head) Puckett celebrated their at University of Arkansas. She wife, Rita, who were married last AR, is serving as interim pastor of 50th wedding on June 6, 2002, with volunteers at the University mu year and honeymooned in Paris Caddo Gap Baptist Church in a reception in the atrium of seum and in public elementary and Switzerland for two weeks, live Norman. Immanuel Baptist Church in El schools. They enjoyed a trip last in Anderson, SC. Fred Martin is a production Dorado. Dennis, who's retired from summer with their son and daugh consultant with Technical Innova Lion Oii/Tosco, won his bid in the ter-in-law to Alaska's Yukon Terri 1961 tions, after retiring from Dow Chemi November election for office of El tory. Caroline Woodell Cagle suc cal (30 years) and serving as con Dorado city clerk/treasurer. They Archie Lawrence retired in cessfully defended her Ph .D. dis sultant for AMSCOR, Fluid Data, have four children. 1998 from Presbyterian Church, sertation at Virginia Tech in De and Onixfor 15 years. He and wife, USA, and now serving as interim cember. She is professor of math Patsy, live in Angleton, TX, where 1954 minister at McAlester (OK) First at Ouachita. they are active in BSF (Bible Study Harold and Josie Presbyterian Church. He's also a Andy "Richard" Adams re Fellowship) leadership. (Burroughs) Tedford spent five retired Lt. Colonel with the U.S. tired in April2003 as pastor of First weeks in London last fall and came Army National Guard, Chaplain Baptist Church of Festus-Crystal 1949 back to the States on the QE II Branch. City, MO, after 25 years and ten Robert McCormick is a re ocean liner. They live in Winston Gene Davis taught school for months. He and wife, Alice Ann, tired minister and teacher. He and Salem, NC, off the campus of Wake 32 years and pastored eight celebrated their 50th wedding an wife, Marie (Hoehn, fs49) , live in Forest University where he taught churches over a period of 48 years. niversary in May 2002. They live in Murphysboro, IL. They both teach for 33 years and was director of the He and wife, Vi, live in Jacksonville, Herculaneum, MO, have four chil Sunday School at their church. theatre. They returned home in AR, and he pastors in North Pulaski dren and 25 grandchildren. Homer Wright lives in February after a stay in Chicago County. Richard Rogers retired from Channelview, TX, since retiring where they helped their daughter, Carolyn Buckhanon NAMB after 18 years of service as from Atlantic Richfield. Vivian, following her back opera Hawkins (fs) and husband, Bill, Director of Missions in Central tion. lives in Dothan, AL, where she's a Michigan. He now serves as pas 1951 Robert Eubanks retired in homemaker. tor for Bethany Baptist Church in Cecil Malone was awarded 1991 from the pastorate, and he Lansing . He and Martha theAARP'sAndrusAwardforCom and wife, Sarah, moved from St. 1959 (McGarety) have four children and munity Service in December. He Louis to Diamond City, AR . In Shirley Faye (Hite) Davis still eight grandchildren. reports that retirement has affected 1993, he was asked to pastor Dia works for State of Nebraska Health his golf schedule. He retired as mond City Baptist Church, a mis Department. Husband, Charles, 1962 director of the Arkansas Employ sion church started by Southside in recently retired from Nebraska Edu Barbora Kay Martin Cole re ment Security in 1989 and played a Lead Hill. In January of this year, cational Telecommunications. tired from Exxon's Baytown Refin lot "until" he retired! Now he doesn't they celebrated ten years and dedi They live in Lincoln, have five chil ery in 1997 after 31 years of ser have time. He currently serves as cated a new building, debt free. dren and five grandchildren, and vice. She and husband, Leo, travel state president in a volunteer posi are active in Bethel Baptist Church, with the Lee College Senior Adults tion for AARP. He and wife, Betty 1956 where she is organist and choir when they're not keeping their two Jo, live in Little Rock. Nancy Burchfield, a retired accompanist. grandchildren. RN , lives in Picayune, MS, and James Duncan and wife, 1952 would love to hear from anyone in 1960 Jestine, live in Whitehouse, TX, Carl and Barbara Fawcett or around Class of 1956. They can John and Charlotte (Spade, where he is associate pastor at celebrated their 50th wedding an write her at 2131 Crestwood Drive fs) Robbins retired in January af Gateway Baptist Church. niversary on October 15, 2002. in Picayune 39466 or call601-798- ter 43 years in the ministry. He Don Moffat (fs) writes that They are parents of three children 4155. pastored in Grand Junction, CO, some of his most pleasant memo and nine grandchildren and live in Richard and Bea (Rodgers, for 16 years, where they currently ries are from his time in Ouachita's Austin, AR. fs) Walker reside in Murray, KY, live, and for 14 years previously at ROTC in 1960-62. He left in '62 for Agga Mae Overton Sanders where he's president of the Ama Second Baptist in Monticello, AR. a tour in Korea. Upon returning to is having a busy summer. She and zon Mission Organization (AMOR), He is currently vice chairman of the the States, he received his degree Clinton celebrated their 50th wed which ministers exclusively in the Executive Board and president of in secondary education and taught ding anniversary on May 31 with a Amazon Valley of Brazil. Their the Pastor's Conference for the school for 20 years. Now retired, reception at St. Andrews Methodist sons, Boyd ('88) and Winston, live Colorado Baptist General Conven he lives in Columbus, OH, and Church in Arkadelphia, where she's with their families in Brazil and are tion. would love to hear from some of the served as choir director for past six involved full time in the AMOR min William Knabe is director of fellas who were in ROTC when he years. She attended her 55th high istry. statistical support services and · Continued on page 22 Class Notes • 21 Class Notes ball in Missouri. Ray Hardin sings tenor in the professional choir of King's Chapel, ALUMNI 'Profile 1965 one of Boston's historic churches. "Theodocia Johnson Latham ('96) Darrel Watkins lives in Fort Besides providing music for weekly Worth with wife of 41 years, Janis services, the choir presents a con Theodocia Johnson Latham has been selected as the first Sister (Nutt, '62). He writes he has cert series for the general public. City Program Coordinator for the City of Hot Springs. Her duties "flunked" retirement twice and con He is an administrative assistant in tinues to teach part time in South the Department of Mechanical En include communicating the purpose, ideals, and benefits of the western Seminary's Doctor of Min gineering at MIT. · Sister City program to local citizens. istry program and in the Institute for Ruth Wilkerson Hawkins is Latham is a Staff Sergeant with the 2nd Battalion 379th Regi Gerontological Studies, School of an elementary school librarian for ment, 7th Brigade, 95th Division Training Support Brigade in Social Work at Baylor. He's also Madison (MS) County School Dis Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Latham has been in the U.S. Army Reserve managing editor of the "Journal of trict. the Academy for Evangelism in for 13 years. She works as a Personnel Administration Sergeant Theological Education," and keeps 1967 with her unit in Arkadelphia and is a certified instructor through the busy by leading seminars. Janis, James Fox (fs) lives in Ruth military's Total Instructor Course. Latham has trained ROTC associate professor emeritus at erford, New Jersey, and writes that Cadets on the Individual Tactical Techniques and the Nuclear, SWBTS, continues to teach one when he left Ouachita, he took away Biological, and Chemical Ranges in Fort Lewis, Washington, and class there. some memories and a learning Robert Etters (fs) and wife, experience that will never go away. looks forward to the next training cycle. She performs the National Susan, were recently featured in Linda Yaeger Hough (fs) Anthem for various groups and organizations, and has received the March 9 issue of the Arkansas works at Charlotte John Co., a real Lieutenant Colonel, Command Sergeant Major, and 95th Division Democrat-Gazette on how they met estate agency in Little Rock. coins for her rendition of the National Anthem. She has received and married. They currently live in several Army Achievement Medals, Commendation Medals, and Maumelle, AR, and have two grown 1968 other recognition for her skills and performance while serving in the sons. Richard Lindley is a trans Larry Kircher, of Bald Knob, portation officer for the U.S. Army United States Army Reserve. She performed the National Anthem was appointed in December by Gov. Corps of Engineers, Mobile (AL) for the Tacoma Rainiers vs. Oklahoma Baseball game on July 24, Mike Huckabee to serve on the District. 2002 in Tacoma, Washington. Recently, she performed for the Interest of Lawyers' Trust Account Lynne Crittenden Huggins Support Our Troops Rally sponsored by the Thaddeus H. Caraway Committee until 2007. teaches second grade at Faith VFW Post 2278 in Hot Springs. The rally took take place near the Nelson Wilhelm, associa Christian School in Grapevine, TX. tional missionary for Concord As Husband, Steed, who retired after Veteran's Memorial located in the Transportation Depot Plaza on sociation, was named "Associa a 30-year career with U.S. Postal April 5, 2003. tional Missionary of the Year" at Inspection Service, is now working Theodocia Latham is the 2003 Mrs. Central Arkansas contes their annual retreatatDeGray State for GEICO Insurance as a special tant in the next Mrs. Arkansas America Pageant in Hot Springs, AR. Park in February. He and wife, investigation unit supervisor. They She is the wife of Calvin Latham, Jr., and mother of two children, Elaine (Atwell, fs), live in Fort have two children, Lee and Faith. Smith. Buddy and Janada (Graddy, Emily and Trevor. Ed Coulter, chancellor of Ar '84) Barnett have returned to Ar She is a 1989 graduate ofWynne High School. She received her kansas State University-Mountain kansas after almost 16 years in B.S.E. in Business Education with a minor in International Studies Home, was elected to a three-year North Carolina. He is serving as from Ouachita in May 1996. She has worked in the education field term on the board of directors of the minister of music at Mountain Home for over three years teaching high school students in Marketing and Arkansas State Chamber of Com Baptist Church. Workplace Readiness Skills; then later moving on to working with merce in Little Rock. Alfred and Geraldine Duncan 1969 persons with disabilities in Business Education and Marketing and moved to Bastrop, LA, in 2000 to be Paul McClung, pastor of First Sales. She is a member of Greater Unity Church of God in Christ in near their daughter. Other than Baptist in Sherwood, was elected Hot Springs. eight years as pastor in Ohio, his president of the Arkansas Baptist major ministry was spent in Vi r State Convention Executive Board • Continued from page 21 Dr. Trudy Pettibone, call Cincin ginia. at the November convention. was here. You can contact him at nati , Ohio, home. She serves as Mary Anne Wilkerson Sue Priest Henke is a part 241 North Chesterfield Road, Co interim pastor of Latham Commu Sennett lives in West Fork, AR, time psychology instructor at Mis lumbus 43209. nity Baptist Church ABC-USA in where she's in the teaching profes souri Baptist University, after retir Latham, NY. sion. She writes that "Ouachita ing as social work coordinator for 1964 Don Duren, minister of activi was a great place to study!" Missouri Baptist Children's Home Clyde Snider is the owner/ ties at Park Cities Baptist Church in Eddie and Mary Sue (Hill) in St. Louis. She and husband, producer of Audio Recording Corp. Dallas, was recognized and hon Rettstatt are owners/operators of Kent, live in Chesterfield. of Arkansas. He and wife, Joyce, ored at the December church staff an on-line travel agent service, YTB Ken and Virginia (LaCook) live in Little Rock. party for his length of service to that Travel & Cruises in Fort Worth. Parker live in Port Orange, FL, Gene (fs) and Connie church. He has been on staff for20 Website: www.ytbnet.com/awealth where he's served as city manager (Harrellson) Cox live in Poplar years. Don also is a member of oftravel. He also is a chiropractor since 1984. In September 2002, Bluff, MO. He's a state trooper and FSA Advisory Board at Ouachita. with Family Chiropractic Clinic. he began a 3-year term as South she is a school music teacher. Correction to the last Circle: east Region Vice President and a Ed Pettibone, retired from We incorrectly indentified Mike and 1966 member of the executive board for Indiana Employment Security Divi Sue Scifres's son-in-law, Jeff, as Wally Ferguson serves as the International City-County Man sion, currently edits a website for their son. Jeff works with Mike at pastor of Wilmar (AR) Baptist agement Association, one of the discussion of all things Baptist. It's Eufaula Pharmacy, but their son, Church. He and Linda (Etheridge, largest professional organizations www.Baptistlife.com. He and wife, Tim, teaches and coaches basket- fs) live in Monticello. of local government managers in 22 • Class Notes Class Notes the world. He also was selected by ity of patient's personal healthcare Marlynn Parrish Yates is the nessee-Martin; and a granddaugh the Port Orange Community Trust information with federal govern accounts payable clerk for Gwatney ter, Cara, 2. as "Citizen of the Year." Virginia is ment healthcare programs and Chevrolet in Cabot. Joe and Robin (McBride, '77) the registrar at Creekside Middle provider organizations. Butch Reeves was recently Robertson reside in The Colony, School in Port Orange. She's ac Marijo Kirkland Bono lives appointed by Gov. Mike Huckabee TX. He's a project manager for tive in the Port Orange Association in Elkhart, TX, and is assistant to chair the Arkansas Worker's EDS, working on the Sabre and for the Arts and serves as chairper director of technology for the Compensation Commission, a term American Airlines accounts. She son of the two craft shows spon Elkhart lSD. that lasts six years. He and wife, teaches third grade in Frisco. They sored each year. They have three Martha White Forrest, a Sue , live in Bryant where she's have been very active in getting the grown sons and are members of widow since 1994, is self employed principal at Bryant Middle School. DFW Alumni Association started in First Baptist Church in Daytona as a consulting registered dietitian Judy (Sutterfield) Harvey that area, working with Shannon Beach. in West Central Arkansas. She has lived in Tacoma, WA, since Brown ('87), Tom Aud ('63), Cheryl Carel Norman serves as pas lives in Ola, AR , and is an active 2001 when husband, Wes , took a Warren ('83) and others. tor of First Baptist Church in member of First Baptist-Plainview. position as finance officer with Fred and Gayla (Bingham, Mountainburg, AR. A retired asso Larry Lefler is the new owner World Vision, after retiring from a fs77) Parker live in Little Rock. He's ciational missionary for Little Red of Shields-Horst Real Estate career with the U.S. Forest Ser the pastor at South Highland Bap River Association, he and Barbara Agency in Stuttgart, AR. vice. She's active in local church tist Church and she's the preschool/ live in Van Buren. and community events. children/student consultant for the Ron and Elinda West have 1971 Arkansas Baptist State Convention gotten settled in their new apart Mike Rogers and wife, Janis, 1974 Missions Support Team. ment in Taipei. They have returned and daughters, Elizabeth, 8, and Sheila Strickland is the ac Edsel Danner owns two Sub to Taiwan after a stateside furlough Bridgette, 14, live in Naperville, FL, countant for The Strickland Group way Sandwich shops in Arkadel and will serve as members of the where he's a sales account execu in Fort Worth. She also volunteers phia and Caddo Valley. He and logistics team on the administra tive with Ikon Office Solutions. as treasurer for The Church in wife, Jan, live in Little Rock where tive staff of the Taiwan missionar Having taught and coached for 14 Cityview. she's the administrator of McFarland ies. Ron will serve as the mission years, he's been in sales for the Jerry Miller (fs) was honored Eye Centers. He has five children, aries' representative to the Taiwan past 18. He also has a son, Tony, in November by Mount Carmel Clayton, Casey and Cory Danner government and also liaison be 29. He says, "Hi to my old friends Church of Cabot, AR, in recogni and Jimbo and Liz Ramsay. tween the International Mission and would love to hear from you ." tion of 15 years of service as minis Nan Murdock Nelson works Board and the missionaries and Mary Ann Griess, a writer, is ter of music and worship. The part time in the library at First Bap between the Taiwan Baptist Con currently living in Utah where she's church presented him and wife, tist Church-Russellville and loves it! vention and the churches and mis a home missionary to the Mormans. Lind, with a trip to Bahamas. She also plays in the handbell choir sionaries. She is teaching an adult Dianna Kirk Thayer works in Pam Estes lives in Blytheville, and often sees OBU friends at English class downtown. Interdisciplinary Studies at Univer AR , where she is senior pastor for handbell festivals. Husband, Greg, sity of Maryland-Baltimore County. the First United Methodist Church. is regional director of human re 1970 The program has about 10,000 Sally (McCarty) Abernathy sources for Tyson Foods. Son, Colonel Ed Buffington re students including Ph .D programs and husband, Garvin, recently re David (2002 grad) is a first-year tired last fall from the U.S. Army in the sciences. She and husband, turned from Guatemala where they med student at UAMS in Little Rock. after 32 years of service. He re David, live in Columbia. served as librarian and director of They have two daughters at home, ceived th e Department of Defense's finance, respectively, for Christian Lee Anne and Lauren. Superior Service Medal at his re 1972 Academy of Guatemala, an appoint Jim Veneman, photographer, tirement ceremony. Wife, Kay Tom and Rita (Lewis, '73) mentthroughthe International Mis and Sara Horn, writer, have been (Fisher, '69), was presented the Spillyards live in Pine Bluff, where sion Board. They now make their deployed to the aircraft carrier USS Department of the Army's Outstand he's the vice chairman of Simmons home in Lawrenceville, GA, where Harry S. Truman, which is stationed ing Civilian Service Medal for her First National Bank. They have he's the accounting manager for in the eastern Mediterranean, to years of public service and devo two children: Jeff and Suzanne, a Crown Ministries and she's a school document the intersection of faith tion to the military communities. current Ouachita student. librarian. and patriotism and profile the life They now reside in Stuttgart, Ger Janet Hawkins Guydon is Susan Crosby is choral mu and work of Christians during this many, where he works with the assistant director at Gary (IN) Pub sic teacher at Southwest Middle time of conflict. This deployment militaries of NATO and former East lic Library where she's worked for School in Little Rock. was a partnership between the North ern European countries. over 30 years. She and husband, American Mission Board, LifeWay Joe Class owns/operates Stan, a psychiatric therapist with 1975 Christian Resources of the SBC , Class & Association, a video pro the School of Gary, have been Vince and Sherry (Hall) Union University and Baptist Press. duction company in Costa Mesa, married for 30+ years. Henderson's son John has been Jim is director of visual communica CA. Cindy Ritchie Walker named a 2003 Rhodes Scholar from tions at Union University. Henry Yen-Tsi Hue is an en teaches English and coordinates Arkansas. They live in Little Rock. Cathy Robinson Dawson has gineer and lives in Manlius, New technology for a private school in Ron Chandler has served for lived in Benton, AR, for 20 years, is York, with wife, Siang Mei Huo. Minden, LA. SheandTommyhave 20 years as pastor for administra a teacher, and has four children and Marci Sellers Richards (fs) three children: Chris, a physics tion at Germantown Baptist Church, two grandchildren. is the school secretary for Palmdale teacher, Craig, a senior at La. Tech, outside of Memphis. He also man Hwai Khee Seow emailed re (CA) School District. She and hus and Cara Beth, a sophomore at ages several websites devoted to cently that she has 27 private piano band, William , have been married Ouachita. ministry and profession. His per students from ages 7 to 15. This for 28 years and have three chil sonal site is www. ronchand ler.com . year she is preparing eight of them dren. 1973 Wife, Renee (Flowers, '77) is a for their Associated Board of the Rebecca Cowling is presi John "Marshall" Moore and homemaker and gives private pi Royal Schools of Music. She is dent of Cowling Consulting in Dal wife, Donna, live in Roanoke, VA. ano instruction. They have two actively involved in the music and las, a consulting firm for health care He's the customer relations spe daughters, Rebekah, a senior at Bible-study program of the Interna issues. She helped with legislation cialist with Anthem Blue Cross/ University of Memphis, and Rachel, tional Baptist Church of Singapore, involving privacy and confidential- Blue Shield. a freshman at University of Ten- • Continued on page 24 Class Notes • 23 Class Notes • Continued from page 23 named director of finance at Harding his role from associate pastor back David Taylor is a trial attor pastored by David Packer, father of University. They have two daugh to minister of music. Wife, Jan ney in Boca Raton, FL. Ouachita freshman Amy Packer. ters, Ashley and Kathryn . (Lyle) teaches 4th grade and they April Davis Elliott and family have two daughters, Cara, a senior 1981 1976 moved to Fort Worth where she's at OBU, and Alisha. GregandSueAnn(Nutt, '81) Carla Jo Vernon Robertson an accountant, working part time Charles Martin has been pro Smith were called 16 years ago to is the chief financial officer for Sa for Wright & Co. Husband, Jeff, is moted to colonel in the Army Re Costa Rica by the SBC Foreign line Memorial Hospital in Benton, golf course superintendent for the serve. He received his commis Mission Board as missionaries. In AR. Colonial Country Club. They have sion at Ouachita in 1978. He lives January 2000, they retired from Karen Crowder Taylor and two children, Ethan 12, and Paige, in Little Rock where he's a division that career and moved to Virginia husband, James, who served as 10. administrator for Industrial Compli to pursue additional education. In missionaries to Africa, are now liv Janet Ehren Gathright is ance. He has two children, Whitney March 2003, however, they were ing in Hot Springs. He's a biology development director for Conway (16) and Chad (1 0). He lost his appointed by the Cooperative Bap professor at Ouachita. They have Christian School. The school wife, Susie, tocancerinJune2002. tist Fellowship of Virginia to serve three daughters, Rachel and leased space from Second Baptist as missionaries to Spanish-speak Reyda (current OBU students) until they were able to move their 1979 ing people across Virginia. and Rebekah. junior and high students into the Carol Cannedy Dalby of Tina Kent Reynolds (fs) is a Susan McDougal has written first building as part of the first Texarkana has been appointed as housewife and mother to Krisanna, a book on her experiences from the phase of constructing a new cam District Judge for Miller County by after working for 10 years as an Whitewater investigation. It is titled pus. She and John have two Gov. Mike Huckabee. She previ o.p.t. technician. She and hus "The Woman Who Wouldn't Talk: children, John Paul and Laura, a ously served as a special justice for band, Mike, live in ElDorado where Why I Refused to Testify Against freshman at Ouachita. the Arkansas Supreme Court. he's president of Southern Con the Clintons and What I Learned in Gary Benson will be inducted Susan Grafton is the eco tractors. Jail." into the Arkansas High School nomic development director for the Lisa Jones (fs) is the regional Kathy Ferguson Williford is Coaches/Arkansas Officials City of Westminster, CO. manager of orthodonics for Mon a part time music teacher at Valley Association's 2003 Hall of Fame. Melody Williams Oliver was arch Dental in Arkansas and lives View Schools. She and husband, Installation banquet for the six in named a member of the Memphis in Cabot. Danny, live in Jonesboro. ductees will be July 25 at Hot law firm of Glankler Brown, PLLC in Betsy Orr Fulmer teaches art Pam Vinson Raspberry Springs Convention Center. Gary February 2003. She concentrates at Henderson State University and teaches third grade at Arkansas has been an official with the Na in areas of real estate and secured is also enrolled in art history at School for the Blind in Little Rock. tional Basketball Association since lending. She and husband, Arthur, UALR. She and husband, Ken, are mem 1992. live in Germantown. James and Susan (Jones, bers of Geyer Springs First Baptist Jeffrey Bradley moved from Jim and Diane (Denney, fs92) Harris live in Pine Bluff where Church where she sings in the choir Cincinnati to Brunswick, GA, where fs78) Spann live in Huntsville, AL, he's a manager for International and directs children's choir. Son, he'll serve as student pastor and where he's a research scientist for Paper. Joshua, is a sophomore at Oua worship leader for Calvary Baptist NASA/Marshall Space Flight Cen Ken Locke had the privilege chita. Church. He's also enrolled at ter. of presiding at a pre-inaugural Chuck Henry has completed SBTS's doctorate program in edu Ralph Waddell (fs), a princi prayer service for Tennessee's new 17 years with United Airlines. He cational leadership with plans to pal attorney with Barrett & Deacon governor, Phil Bredesen. His du has four children, Lance (18) and graduate in May 2003. in Jonesboro, has been listed in the ties included opening and closing Jordan (15), Ty (11 ), and Chase Garin Chad Wiggins (fs) is most recent edition of Best Law remarks. He serves as pastor of (6). They live in Centennial, CO, employed at Drexel University as a yers in American 2003-2004. the Downtown Presbyterian Church outside of Denver. research coordinator for computer in Nashville. science department while complet 1980 Jean Hale Davis teaches 1977 ing his master's in publications Lisa Wolfe Goodwin and English at Springdale (AR) High Wornest Lambert of Fordyce management. He and his wife, Dr. husband, Bill, have moved from Mt. School. recently assumed command of the Mary Cochran, a professor and clini Ida, AR, to Alabama. She's a spe David Culpepper (MSE) and Army Reserve's 468th Chemical cal psychologist, live in Philadel cial ed teacher for Baldwin County wife, Mary Ellen, have moved to Battalion in North Little Rock. The phia, PA. He has one daughter Public Schools and he's a consult San Antonio, TX, where he will battalion commands four other re and two grandchildren. ant. serve as superintendent of Castle serve chemical units in Little Rock, Stephen Cox is an operator Jim Burleson recently moved Hills First Baptist School. Russellville, Jonesboro and and EMS technician for Dow Chemi back to Georgia where he is asso Nancy Cole is regional con Middleton, TN . He and wife, Mary, cal in Houston. ciate pastor/music at The Summit tracts manager for URS have two daughters, Trinisha and Carol Young Pinkston Baptist Church in Loganville (At Corporation's legal department in Latrinda. teaches K-7 art in Cincinnati Chris lanta suburb). He and wife, Darla, Denver. Donna Kirkpatrick Carson tian Schools. She and husband, celebrated their 20th wedding an Cotton Cothren was ac and husband, David, live in Van John David ('79), live in Hamilton, niversary in June 2002. They have cepted in 1999 as a football official Buren where she's a homemaker OH. three children, Ashley, a sopho in the Southeastern Conference to and he's employed with Southwest Tom McCone served as min more at Carson-Newman where become one of a dozen out of 4,000 ern Bell Corp. ister of music and youth at FBC/ she's become friends with Dr. and applicants. Currently, he's on the Mike Powell is a loan officer Monticello from 1985-93; then left Mrs. Mike Arrington ; Weston, a SEC's supplemental list, meaning with the U.S. Small Business Ad to serve FBC/Booneville in same freshman in high school, and Aus he is moved from crew to crew ministration-disaster program in capacity. After suffering a brain tin, a 5th grader. when other officials are unavail Dallas. tumor, he had to leave the music Terry Young, assistant prin able and when he has an open date ministry. FBC/Monticello called him cipal for Nashville (AR) Public with the Gulf South Conference, 1978 back in 2001 as associate pastor. Schools, recently authored and was where he's been an official for sev Sherry Mongtomery God healed him and restored his awarded a proposal for a grant for eral years. He and his fami!y live in Churchman, and husband, Bob, ability to do music so in January almost $600K from the State for Dierks, AR, where he's an inde live in Searcy. He was recently 2003 the church voted to change their school system. pendent insurance agent when not 24 • Class Notes Class Notes officiating. lor Mill, KY, following her husband with Witsell Evans & Rasco in Little istered nurse at Little Rock's Bap Jeanna King Westmoreland Peter's retirement from the Air Rock, was recognized last fall when tist Medical Center in labor/deliv has been appointed to the Arkan Force. He's working as a pilot for the design awards were presented ery. She and Chaz have four chil sas Board of Education by Gov. DHL, a cargo shipping company at the Arkansas Chapter of the dren: Brooke (7), Charlsey (5), Mike Huckabee. The Dean of the and she is a stay-at-home to 14- American Institute of Architects' Lauren (1) and Evan, 5 months. School of Education at Ouachita, year old Rachel. She enjoys volun annual convention. He was pre Joan Duke Crowder returned her term will expire June 2008. teering in church and school activi sented a merit award for his work to teaching 6th grade science at She and husband, Ouachita Presi ties. on the Old Washington 1874 Court Goza Middle School in Arkadel dent Andy Westmoreland ('79) house at Old Washington State phia last fall. She's been home have one daughter, Riley, 13. 1984 Park. "being Preston's mommy for the Robbie Clifton Pinter, pro Mike Deloach is a probation Cathy Crosskno Snow cur past four years." fessor of English at Belmont Col officer for the government. He and rently lives in Plano, TX, with hus Joann Brian Baca and hus lege in Nashville, TN , leads writing wife, Cathy, and daughter Bronwy band Brian and 9-month-old son, band, Anthony, have relocated to workshops in the community for (12) and Duncan (9) live in Fairfax, Logan. She has been a flight atten Midlothian, TX, where she's a several churches and for Gilda's VA. dant with American Airlines for the homemaker. club. Tammy Lockeby Lawrence past 18 years. Brian is in account Roger O'Neel recently ac (fs)and husband, Gary, are in Nash ing. cepted a position at Cedarville Uni 1982 ville, AR, where she's a customs Phillip Watts is vice presi versity as assistant professor of Thomas Talbot recently re coordinator for Electrolux Home dent of tax for Dillard's, Inc. in Little church music, teaching church tired from the Army and is working Products. Rock. Karen (Davis, '83) is coor music, music composition and di for Science Applications Interna Scott Price lives in Los Ange dinator for North Little Rock Com recting the Jubilate Choir. He and tional Corporation (SAl C) in Arling les and works for Steptoe & munity Bible Study. Their son , wife, Nancy, and their five children, ton, VA. Johnson, LLP . Chad, is 18 and plans to attend live in Xenia, OH . Sandy Mills Hooks went back Kim McGhee Wright (fs) is a Ouachita next fall. Daughter, Molly to work full time last August as an registered nurse. She and Casey is 14 and in the 8th grade. 1986 elementary music teacher for the (fs) have been married for 19 years John Littleford and wife, Glenda McCarty Owsley is Intermediate School (grades 3-5) and have two daughters and live in Laura, live in Frouard, France. the knowledge management coor in the Richmond (MO) School Dis Glenwood, AR, where he owns/ Jeff Bennett is worship pas dinator for Focus on the Family in trict. She's also involved in the operates Wright's Food Center. tor at Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Colorado Springs, CO. community theatre and was in the Barbi Wright Briscoe is a Springfield, MO. He continues to Tony Briscoe (fs) is a pastor production of the musical "Scrooge" human resources assistant at perform solo piano concerts in Chicago, IL. in December. Prestonwood Baptist Church in throughout the United States, in Sonya Wiley-Patton is assis Brad Hunnicutt, assistant Dallas. addition to writing and recording. tant professor of information sys professor of music at Shaw Univer Jeanne Murdock Lawrence tems and decision sciences at Loui sity in Raleigh, NC , published a is a teacher at Midlothian High 1985 siana State University in Baton collection of Six Organ Settings of School and enjoys playing, coach Rusty and Lori (Reeves) Hart Rouge. She also serves as a Ph .D Shape Note Hymns. ing and refereeing soccer. She and three daughters (Laura, Megan, dissertation advisor as well as a Bill Thornton is minister of has two sons, Stephen (13) and and Hannah) arrived safely in research director for undergradu music at Lynch View Baptist Church Daniel (15). Yekaterinburg, Russia, in January ate students of the Ron McNair in North Little Rock. He and wife, Jane Brigance Hattabaugh and are getting settled as career Research Program. She and hus Anita, have two daughters, Amy teaches high school math in Maga missionaries. They have been in band, Keith , have a 2-1/2-year-old (16) and Ashley (12) . zine, AR. She and husband, Kenny, the Moscow since July preparing daughter, Zoe. and 4-year old Isaiah raise poultry for this move. Susan McClure Hurst has 1983 and beef on a farm outside of Chuck Matthews (fs) is pub been reappointed by Gov. Mike Celeste Efurd Williams lives Booneville. lic relations manager for the Uni Huckabee to serve on the Arkan in Greenwood, AR, with husband, Mike and Marla (Whitworth) versity of Arkansas. He and wife, sas Student Loan Authority until William, and children, Charles, Moore are both employed at Terra, live in Benton, AR . 2006. She is the director of finan Cheree, Kendra and Anthony Sheridan Junior High . He coaches Boyd and Rhonda cial aid at Ouachita. She and hus Spann. She is a reading teacher in high school baseball and junior high (Dismuke) Hall are in Port Eliza band, David, have one daughter, Greenwood Public Schools. football. She is the media special beth, South Africa, where he's the Jenna (9) and live in Gurdon. Jim and Christie (James, '85) ist. They have three children: student and sports evangelist with Cary Hall lives in New Or Neal relocated from Texas to Phoe Whitney (14), Landon (11 ), and the SBC International Mission leans where he's the training su nix, AZ, where he's the chief oper Sarah (3) . Their email is: Board. pervisor for Payless Shoe Source. ating officer for Legal Technology fivemoore@ alltel.net. Christy Lyday Nichols was He writes that "his life was changed Consulting. She home schools their Lyn Vance Benson finished named Shelby County Schools in 1984 when two guys from the children: Cassie, 13, Jordan, 11 , her second year as coach of the Teacher of the Year for 2003. She BSU came to his Ouachita dorm and Jarrett, 7. junior girls basketball team at was also a Premier Player Out room to witness to him about Christ." Terry Griffin Peeples has Hampton High School as first in the standing Teacher nominee, which Even though his education was been named the 2003 chairman of conference and first in the district is with the Memphis Chapter of the important, nothing compares with the board of directors for the North tournament with a record of 18-1 . National Academy of Recording that decision and he can never Little Rock Chamber of Commerce. Walter Washington gradu Arts and Sciences. This is the local thank them enough. He and his She is community relations direc ated in December from the Univer "Grammy" awards. She was the family are active in their church to r at Baptist Health Medical Cen sity of Northern Colorado with his only Shelby County teacher to ever where he's a deacon and teaches te r in North Little Rock. masters in special education. He receive a nomination. She is the Sunday School with his wife. CasSandra Walker Eni is of currently lives in Aurora. choral director and general music Carol Byers Harmon and fice manager at University of Mas Ruth Williams Yamasaki teacher at Schilling Farms Middle husband, Bryan (former faculty sachusetts in Boston. works as a language interpreter School. She and Kenny ('88) live member at Ouachita) have lived Rosanne Giannetta and lives in Murfreesboro, TN . in Cordova. in Virginia for two years where he's Shockey and family settled in Tay- John Greer (fs), an architect Jennifer Hutto Dillon is a reg- • Continued on page 26 Class Notes • 25 Class Notes • Continueclfrom page 25 Todd Turner and brother, 1990 Sharon, and daughter, Kamryn, a principal engineer at Raytheon, a Dan ('94) have opened their own Greg Lane teaches and remained at home in Hot Springs. company that has contracts with law firm, Turner & Turner, in Arka coaches at Bonham (TX) lSD. Chuck McClain is an the government. She is working at delphia. They formerly were with Ki ki Schleiff Cherry and hus interventional radiology fellow at Northern Virginia Community Col the law firm of Henry Morgan ('69), band, Doug, are in the process of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, lege as an administrative program Clark County prosecuting attorney. appointment with the Mission Ser TN. He and wife, Stacy (Coats), technician in the office of continu Doug Barlow (fs) is in sports vice Corps of the North American son Charlie, 2, and Zachary, 5 ing education. media production with Mission Board. They will move months, will be moving to Batesville, Winnercomm, the largest indepen from Oklahoma to Pittsburg, PA, to AR, in June. 1987 dent provider of programming for serve as collegiate ministers on the Blake and Gayla (Graves, Tammy Wheat is a kindergar ESPN. He and wife, Heidi, have a campus of Carnegie Mellon Uni '92) McKinney and son, Justin, ten teacher in Searcy, AR. new son, Daylon, born in Septem versity. The Schleiffs have two moved in May from Arkadelphia to Sam Stricklin (fs) is a cater ber. children: Anna (8) and Joshua (5-1 I Power Springs, GA, a suburb of ing manager for a hotel in Dallas. Terry DeWitt recently served 2}. Atlanta, to pastor Lost Mountain Pascal Stowell and his family as medical services officer over Jeff Noble received the 2003 Baptist Church. (wife, Amy, and sons, Micah and seeing the health care of competi Distinguished Alumni Award from Eric and Ranae (Green) Matthew) have moved to tors from all branches of the U.S. his high school alma mater, Pulaski Carrouth live in Hot Springs. She's Uberlandia, Brazil, where they will military reserves competing in a Academy, in Little Rock. He and the assistant principal for Lake serve as missionaries and church pentathlon event in Draguignan, wife, Carolyn (Brooks, '92) live in Hamilton Primary School and he's planters. France. Terry is a major assigned Monticello where he's the director a pharmacist with USA Drug. Jennifer Cram Webb (fs) is to the Army ROTC program at Oua of the Baptist Campus Ministries Lydia Fowler Stevenson, national account manager for chita and Henderson. He's em (BSU). They have two children, husband, Sean, and three daugh Langescheidt Publishing Group, ployed as a professor of biological Sam (5) and Adelyn (3). ters have moved to Warsaw, Po calling on Wai-Mart. She and hus sciences and directorofthe athletic Chris Norris is completing his land, with the International Mission band, Rusty, have two daughters, training education program at Oua ninth year as minister of music/ Board. They can be reached at Jenny Kate (11) and Caroline (5) chita. education at West Acres Baptist stevenson @ pobox.com. and live in Lowell outside of Jay McAlister and wife, Church in Evans, GA. Wife, Jenifer Greg and Jamie (Frazier) Springdale, AR. Katrina, and 6-year-old son El i, have (Moseley, '91) home schools their Rucker live in Maumelle where he's Scott and Christine moved from Arkansas to children, Drew (9), Rachel (7), and in management for Target Distribu (Roberson, '85) Street and their Leavenworth, KS, where he is the Benjamin (2-1/2). tion and she's an accountant with four children have moved to senior pastor of Leavenworth Bap Tracy Niven Myers and hus Alltel. Duncan, OK, where he's accepted tist Church. band, Phillip, live in Richardson, Sharon Curry Prather has the position of president and CEO TX, where she's a stay-at-home been employed for seven years of Duncan Regional Hospital. mom with children, Trent, Hayley with SkyTel as a commission ac Jenifer Hendrix has opened 1989 and Gale. He works for EDS in counting manager. She and hus her own business, Jenifer's An Chris and Michelle Plano. band, Todd, have a son, Noah, 1-1/ tiques, Inc. in downtown Conway. (Crockett) Turner resigned in De Sheila Leslie Harrell ran in 2, and live in Clinton, MS. She invites friends to stop by when cember from active missionary ser the 2002 Little Rock Race for the Corey and Christi (Dodd) you're in town. You can email her at vice with the International Mission Cure and finished in the top 200, Gillum live in Little Rock where he jhendrix@ tcworks.net. Board. He has accepted the media out of 30,000 women, with a time of owns/operators Gillum Photogra Ronny Bedford lives in Tulsa relations manager position at 25.26. She and husband, Jon, live phy. where he's the director of internal LifeWay Christian Resources in in Camden. She's a stay-at-home Scotty and Tiffany (West) audit for Parker Drilling Company. Nashville, TN. mom to Max, 7, and Mackenzie, 3. McCallister have been transferred Mike and Teena (Taggart) Tommy Wallace pastors He's an executive vice president to Texarkana, TX, for his job as Pirkle and children, Trey (11 ), Katy Tamuning Christian Fellowship in for First Bank of South Arkansas. sales managerforTexarkana Coca (10) , and Andrew (5}, moved to St. Tamuning, Guam. He and wife, Laura Terry Johnson and Cola. She teaches at Texarkana Louis last fall to be a part of a new Paula, have three children, Cassie husband, Layne, live in Garland Middle School. church start. They would love to (15}, Anna (13), and Will (8). with daughters, Alyssa (9) and Ginny White has transferred hear from Ouachita friends. Email: Carla Moody McDaniel has Carley (1 0 months}. She's em from Colorado Springs to [email protected]. changed careers. She left criminal ployed as a library medical special Gaithersburg, MD, just outside Scott Hobbs was recently justice research to teach sociology ist for Dallas lSD. Washington, DC, to work at the elected to the Board of Trustees at at Pulaski Technical College in Little Kelli Lambert Gilbreath Lockheed Marti n Corporation. She Southwestern Baptist Seminary in Rock. She would love to hear from serves as pianist and choral ac will be supporti ng the warfighter Fort Worth. He and Laura other sociologists to know what companist for St. Paul Lutheran information network-tactical Army (Wikman,'86) and family live in fields they have entered. You can Church of Niceville, FL. She lives contract. Crown Point, IN, where he pastors email her at in Bluewater Bay with husband, Chris Rinehart is the junior Griffith First Baptist Church. CmcDaniel @pul askitech.edu or Greg, a major assigned to Elgin Air boys basketball coach at Sheridan Carla@a rkansasliving.com. She Force Base. They have three chil (AR) Public Schools. 1988 and Anthony and their two sons live dren, Nathaniel, Kiri and Evan. Paula Truett Coffield (fs) has in Sherwood. been promoted to assistant vice Tommy and Karen (Gil 1992 president of branch operations at bert,'87) Lowe now live in Fulton, 1991 Paul and Missy (Collier) Wil the Chenallocation of Delta Trust & just outside of Hope, AR, with 5- Joel Humphrey, a major in liams have relocated to Walker, Bank in Little Rock. year-old daughter, Callie. She the Army Reserve, was mobilized LA, where he has joined the staff of Jeff Hogg has taken the de works for SMI Steel Products as in January in support of Operation Walker Baptist Church as minister fensive coordinator position at benefits administrator. SMI builts Enduring Freeman. He is currently of education/administration. They Chapel Hill High School in Tyler, joists used in construction of Wai stationed at Fort Polk, LA, with the have three children: Mikayla, 7, TX. He and wife, Suzanne, have Mart, Auto Zone, Sam's and other 321s t Material Management Cen Noah, 3, and Hannah, 1. one daughter, Savannah. commercial buildings. ter awaiting assignment. Wife, Dee Small Richardson and 26 • Class Notes Class Notes husband, Shannon, and 2-year-old reau Insurance as senior claims 1994 Nikki Daniell Thomas son, Zach, moved to Brunswick, adjuster. She works part-time as a Bentley Blackmon has joined teaches 7th grade geography in Maine, in August 2002. She is the developmental th erapist with spe the Little Rock office of Stephens, Arkadelphia Middle School, and is media director for The Maine Freeze cial needs children. Inc., as vice president and senior working on her master's in educa of the National Women's Football Michael McCauley is youth financial consultant. tional leadership. She and hus Association, and he's an officer in and children's minister at Bella Vista Melinda Wynn was recog band, Ray, have a 2-1/2-year old the U.S. Navy. (AR) Baptist Church. nized at the annual church staff daughter, Kacie. Susan Jones Harris (fs) is Melissa Nesbitt works for the party in December for her length of Allison Brawley Covington director of development at the Arts Texarkana Museums Systems as service at Park Cities Baptist is the accounts payable/payroll clerk & Science Center for Southeast the assistant curator and manages Church in Dallas. She has served for West Memphis School District. Arkansas. She and husband, Tom the Ace of Clubs House. This house for five years as youth ministry as She and David have two children, ('81) live in Pine Bluff. has been featured on Bob Villa's sistant. Tanner (5) and Tyson (3). Kevin Palmer is sales man Guide to Historic Homes of America, Jenny Cranford Roberson ager for Circu it City in Longview, on HGTV's Christmas castles, and and husband, Brett, recently moved 1995 TX. in numerous magazines. to Searcy, AR , where he is a nurse Amy Cobb Jordan and hus Brent and Savannah (Dyer) Susan Kappus Bohanon (fs) anesthetist with AR Anesthesia and band, Daniel, live in McKinney, TX, Sorrels are serving a two-year term and husband, Jeff, live in Round Pain Management. She stays home where she's the head choir director with the International Mission Board Rock, TX, where she's employed with new baby, Evie, born in March. at Dowell Middle School. He's the as church planters in Cartage, by AIM Investments. David Bond , having served music minister at Scofield Memo Costa Rica, under the International Heidi Fite opened her own as minister of music since 1999 at rial Bible School in Dallas. They Service Corps. dance studio last year in St. Louis, First Southern Church in Bryant, enjoy life with dog, Maggie . Sandra Fife Jones is pricing specializing in swing, blues and AR , is now serving as associate Matt Buie works for Alltel in administrator for J.B. Hunt Trans hiphop. She and her dance partner pastor and minister of education at Little Rock. port. She and husband, Tim , live in teach weekly local classes as well the church. He and wife, Renee Mamie Barrett has moved Gentry, AR . as travel nationally for weekend (Fleming), have two daughters, back to the USA after teaching busi Michelle Haynie Flores workshops. Visit website: Kelsey (8) and Kassidy (2). ness English in the Czech Republic works in the accounting dept. at www.stlfusion. Allison Allred is an attorney for two years. She now works as PAN, Inc. She and husband, Rene, Stacey Craig Canady is em with the law firm of Shepherd and the volunteer coordinator for Habi live in Fort Worth and are expecting ployed with Arvest Bank and lives Allred in North Little Rock. tat for Humanity in Little Rock and their first child in August. in Lowell, AR , with husband, Johnny Johnson, district is enrolled in ESL Graduate Pro John Turner lives in New York Michael. manager for Primerica Financial gram at UALR. City and works in the music per Robert Lackie is an art psy Services, has served as youth min Derick Palmer and wife , forming industry. chotherapist providing counseling ister for First Baptist Church of Balch Greta, worked for years as adven Donna Wilson Walls com and therapy to students in the Springs, TX , since 1994. He and ture guides and wilderness therapy pleted her residency at Vanderbilt Shawnee (KS) Mission Schools. wife, Peggy, have two daughters, instructors. They now live in Medical Center in oral and maxillo He also does interior design con Meagan and Katie, and live in Mes Fairbanks, AK, where they work facial surgery in July 2002 and en sulting for both residential and com quite. with adjudicated youth and with tered private practice in Nashville, mercial clients. Stephanie Anderson Bird native villages to foster healthy TN . Husband, Rob, is a pediatric Beth Anne Rankin didn't grow teaches high school math at choices. They are both Wilderness occupational therapist. her hair long for appearances' sake. McKinney (TX) lSD. EMT's and are pursuing their gradu Trica Taylor appeared on She let her red locks grow so she Randy and Carrie (Plummer) ate studies in adventure-based ABC's "Wheel of Fortune" in March. could donate it to Locks of Love, a Varnell are in Plano, TX, where counseling and cross-cultural stud She lives in Playa del Rey, CA, and nonprofit that provides natural hair he's employed in computer soft ies, respectively. Anyone inter is associate director of Character wigs to children with cancer or ill ware quality assurance at En ested in a career to help native Counts! . nesses that cause hair loss. She semble Studios. people attain their goals in healthier lives and works in Little Rock as Hillmon and Brandy (Long, living through Christian mentoring 1993 director of inter-governmental af '96) Davis have been blessed to need to contact them at David Gillson is president of fairs for the Governor's office. be part of establishing Lifeway [email protected]. They Gillson Enterprises, an online mar In January 2003, Kim Duke Church, a new church in Arlington, are expecting their first child in June keting franchise. He and Jessica Huckabee became speech pa TN. She is also completing her 2003. live in Sherwood. thologist at HSC Medical Center in last year of residency as chief resi Rob Taylor has joined the ath Blair Houston Weisenfels Malvern. Husband, Sandy ('90), is dent at University of Tennessee St. letic staff at University of Arkansas and husband, Chris, co-own an employed by Pediatric Specialty Francis Family Practice Center, Fayetteville as athletic advisor/ anesthesia group that is the exclu Care in Arkadelphia as a psycho where she has been selected to counselor for the football and golf sive provider for Northeast Nevada logical examiner. complete another year as a Fellow teams, and some recruiting duties. Regional Hospital. They live in Kyle Blanton is serving as in a women's health fellowship. Jason Files accepted a job in Elko, NV, and have two children, pastor of Pee Dee Baptist Church Tara Morley is employed by Lancaster, PA, in February 2003 Logan , 5, and Margaret, 2. in Clinton, AR. Bank of America in Charlotte, NC. as stage technician with Sight & Adam Carson (fs) has Stephanie Edwards lives in Michael Nichols is on faculty Sound Theatres. This company opened his own business, Carson Austin, TX , and is in the process of at Tarrant County College in Fort specializes in Biblical stories Physical Therapy, an out-patient starting a business, Due Diligence. Worth. brought to life with beautiful sets orthopedic physical therapy clinic Judy Whittington Daust is a April Works Moreau suc and wonderful music. He and wife, in Bryant, AR. social worker for Presbyterian Hos cessfully passed the CPA exam Elizabeth (Radle, fs97) , have two Eric and Rennie (Davenport) pital of Plano, TX. and is employed by Pine Bluff Ar children, Caleb (3) and Natalie (3 Herndon live in North Little Rock Wade Tomlinson has joined senal as an accountant. She lives months). with Caleb, 9, and Karaline, 2. He staff of First Baptist Church in in White Hall with son, Dustin, 4. Marcus DeVorak is a rice received his CPCU (chartered prop Rogers, AR , as associate pastor to Drew Timms is a S.E.R.E. farmer and lives in Des Arc with erty casualty underwriter) in Octo students. He served in that capac specialist with the U.S. Air Force in wife, Susan (McCartney, fs92) and ber 2002 and works for Farm Bu - ity for seven years at FBC/Benton . Spokane, WA. • Continued on page 28 Class Notes • 27 Class Notes • continued from page 27 Southwestern Seminary in Fort tank division. the Future." Luke (9} and Natalie (6). They are Worth. He plans to pursue his Ph .D Jerod Winemiller is associ Carrie Overton teaches sec expecting third child in October. degree. Wife, Meredith (Worrell, ate account analysis for Clark ond grade in Pulaski County Spe Jake Shoemake has ac 2000) teaches in the Fort Worth Bardes Consulting, an investment cial School District in Little Rock, cepted a new position as head ten ISO. firm in Dallas. AR . nis pro at Laurel Country Club in Jessica Franks Crenshaw is Julie Packwood lives in Dal Shawn Finney and wife, Pam, Laurel, MS. editor of "Active Years" magazine las and teaches foreign language have moved to Columbia, TN, Andrew and Robin in Little Rock. at Ranchview High School in lrv- where he's on church staff. (Copeland '94) Yoakum live in Daniel Funderburk is a fi ing. Licia Samuels has been pro Springdale and teach in Fayetteville nancial analyst with American Air James Parker, wife Meridith, moted to assistant general man School District. lines. He and Heather live in Cedar and son, Caleb, moved in January agerwith CapstarCommercial Real Elizabeth Weathers recently Hill, outside of Dallas. to Orem, Utah, to plant Utah Valley Estate Services and lives in Irving, joined the Dallas law firm of Erica Hitt is the children's Church, as a church planter pastor TX. Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, minister for Hot Springs Baptist with Advance Ministries Interna Brian and Johnna (Walden) LLD , as ERISA (catastrophic-in Church . tional. Orem is in a valley with over Goodman graduated in May from jury and products-liability litigation Joanna Person is quality 400,000 people with less than a UAMS with their medical degrees. specialist). She and husband, Ted monitor nutritionist for Texas De dozen evangelical Christian He will start anesthesiology resi Nguyen, live in Grand Prairie with partment of Human Services and churches. dency in July at Vanderbilt in Nash Kolski, Bailey and Jordan. lives in McQueeney, TX. Teresa Haynes Lee is a stay ville, TN . They have one son, Joy Wommack (fs) is assis Doug Hasley is a CPA with at-home mom with daughter, Lance (18 months). tant vice president for JP Morgan Radcliff Associates in Fort Smith. Lawson Alexa. She and family live Jerusalem (Jackson) Greer Chase, an advertising firm in New He and wife, Leigh Ann (Johnson, in Denver and would love to hear lives in Little Rock with husband, York City. '97) have a son, Bennett (3} . from friends. Contact her at Nathan (fs) and 2-year-old son, Mark Madison is president of Denise Wilhelm lives in Lawson2Duke@ aol .com Wylie. She's a design consultant Madison Financial Services in Little Bigelow, AR, and teaches second David Burris is a pastoral and has a website: Rock. grade for East End School District. shepherding associate for www.thecomfyhome.com that fea Sam and Stephanie (Tallent) Chad Gay is a graphic de Woodstock (GA) First Baptist tures articles and ideas on home Thomas live in Spring, TX, where signer for the Times Record in Fort Church. design and entertaining. he's employed as a teacher with Smith. J. Kelley Harris, who over Ryan Killackey is working on Montgomery College in Conroe and Kevin Holt is a member of the sees charitable grant development his master's in clinical psychology. she's a stay-at-home mom to 20- Vocal Majority, an internationally for Young America's Foundation, He is employed with the Hawaiian month-old son, Whitt. acclaimed male pops chorus. When has been named associate direc Department of Education as a Eric Stanton received his not singing, he's the business man tor of the Washington , DC-based school counselor. He and wife, master of divinity degree in De ager at Plano (TX) Dental Manage National Journalism Center. The Jennifer, live in Pahoa, Hawaii, and cember from Southwestern Semi ment. NJC has trained 1,400 aspiring jour are expecting their first child in nary in Fort Worth. Marcy Franks Davis and hus nalists since its founding. August. He enjoys waterfall and Misty Williams is a software band, Carl ('97) live in Wichita, KS, Joel and Stephanie (Robins) cliff diving on weekends. specialist and lives in Cabot. where she's a physical therapist. Gaddis send greetings from New Shannon Taylor and family Jamie Lyn Spigener is assis He's in the 3-year family practice England. They live in Rhode Island have moved to Harrison, AR, where tant vice president for AmeriCredit medical residency at Via Christi where he's a computer program husband, Phillip, has accepted the Financial Services in Arlington, TX. Regional Medical Center. mer for Fidelity National Financial associate pastor-youth pastor po Todd Fry(fs) is employed with Tracy Powell passed the (formerly Alltel} . She enjoys stay sition at Valley Springs First Baptist Wal Mart and is moved around State Board of Law Exam in Febru ing home full time, decorating their Church. quite a lot. Currently he is working ary. new home and getting ready for Melissa Adams Carozza has in Paul's Valley, OK. Todd Kendrick and wife, birth of first child in May. completed her master's degree in Heather, live in Conway where they Marc Shepherd recently clinical nutrition. 1996 are both teachers. moved back to Van Buren where Shane and Katrine (Beaty, Brian Tuggle has joined he's accepted a position at USA '99) Robertson live in Hot Springs Darragh Company, a construction 1997 Truck as an operations dispatcher. with 2-year-old daughter, Savanna. company based in Little Rock, as Jo Ellen Green has moved to He also started his own NCAA offi He is junior high youth pastor at an account manager. He is as El Dorado where she's a speech cially licensed t-shirt company, Second Baptist Church and she's a signed to their Texarkana office. pathologist for Speech Pathology called CMHOGN, Inc. which he will part-time staff accountant with Mary Lewis Collins lives in Associates. run part time. Spann & Associates. Jonesboro, AR, and works as a Jimmy Baugher is a loan of Ben Crowley works as a re pediatric/home health physical ficer for Heritage Bank; he and wife, 1998 search associate for University of therapist in Blytheville/Osceola. Christie, live in Jonesboro. Mary Claire (Proctor) Maier Texas-Southwestern Medical Cen Chris Williams teaches busi Salinda Russell Barnard is is a speech therapist for Northwest ter of Tarrant County. They con ness and coaches for Lake Village making use of her "spare time" since Pediatric Therapy Clinic. She and duct research on implementation (AR) School District. having daughter Addie in October Mark ('95) live in Rogers, where of the computerized Texas medi Dorothy McCarty is the clini 2001 . She is creating designer he's on staff at First Baptist Church. cation algorithm project. This is a cal research study coordinator for nurseries for clients in Shreveport. Mark and Amy (Sanders, '97) software program designed to as River Valley Neurology Center and Priscilla Shrader has been McCraw and 2-year old Noah live sist psychiatrists in treating those lives in Fort Smith. promoted to account service man in McKinney, TX. She's a pre with mental illness. He is also Caroline Curry serves as law ager with Communications Devel school teacher at Cottonwood working toward obtaining full licen clerk for Honorable Bill Wilson , opment. Creek Baptist Church in Allen. He sure as a licensed professional Federal Judge for Eastern District Ashley and Allyson (Roy) teaches history at McKinney High counselor. of Arkansas. Patrick had just moved to School and was recently hired by Todd and Laura (Burns) Oliver Shipman received his Fayetteville, AR, when he was de Intel as a senior trainer for their Baker live in Killeen, TX. He's a master of divinity in December from ployed to Iraq to lead a U.S. Marine nationwide program "Intel Teach to doctor with the Army and she 28 • Class Notes Class Notes teaches in the Killeen lSD. Church as the family life minister. MS, while attending Ole Miss to Shannon Leathers Hays is a Jeremy Allen is stationed in He and Torie have two sons, Rhett complete her requirements for medi special education teacher for South Korea with the Army as an (3) and Ridge (born in August '02) . cal school. Gurdon Public Schools and works intelligence analyst. In December Jason Owens and Corey Misty Nichols Fox works in as youth director for First United 2003, he will be transferred to Fort McGaha passed the February loans/legal documentation at a bank Methodist Church in Arkadelphia. Carson, CO. Wife, Christy State Board of Law Exam . Jason and teaches computer courses at a Jeff Ward is employed by the (Hudson) is living and working in lives in Little Rock. Corey lives in local college. Husband, Curtis, is a SBC Annuity Board and lives in New Orleans until he returns. El Dorado where he's a law clerk pilot's ground manager for Wii-Co Farmers Branch, TX. Christian Wassmer coaches for a federal judge. Flying Service and a partner in Sub Stephen Boissy won first the women's tennis team at The Jennifer Beard Gibson and way Sandwiches in DeWitt. They place for spot news coverage in the University of Texas-Arlington. He husband, Mark, live in Fort Worth. live in Gillett, AR. National Press Photographers As has led them to four straight unde She works as a secretary at Lika Alieva is living in New sociation Fourth Quarter Clip Con feated Southland Conference sea Buckner Children & Famiily Ser York City and is a grad assistant at test. He lives in Little Rock and sons, sweeping all ten SLC matches vices while attending Southwest New York University College of worksforKTHV-Channel11 as staff each year since 1999. ern Seminary. He's employed by Denistry. photojournalist. Aruna Perera is a graduate FedEx Ground as service man Matthew McCrary, a deputy Kyle Dean is regional accoun student at Baylor in Waco, TX. ager. with the Clark County Sheriff's Of tant for Enterprise Rent-a-Car in Tony McCreery is pastor of Joey Head, wife Latifa, and fice, recently graduated from the Wichita, KS . Central Baptist Church. He and her two children, Josephine and Arkansas Law Enforcement Train Jeremy Conrad is general wife, Leeann, and 3-year-old Joe, live in Dallas, TX. He drives a ing Academy. manager of consulting at Group daughter, Karys, live in Hermleigh, truck for the Southwest U.S. and is Stacey Smitherman is a Dynamix in Carrollton, TX. TX. on the road hauling mostly large speech pathologist for Allied Kathryn Sohne lives in Grand Amanda McDowell is a freight. She is completing her de Therapy in Little Rock. Prairie, TX, and is a project man home-based Acxiom associate in gree in architecture and is an intern Aaron Bell lives in North Little agerfor Communities in Schools of Coppell, TX. with Vandeleigh Industries. Rock and is employed with ABC Greater Tarrant County. Jeremy Greer earned his Wayne Hawthorn has joined Financial Services. Andy Baber graduated from master's in divinity degree in bibli staff of Mount Ida First Baptist Nick and Amy (Sandidge, University ofTennessee College of cal studies at December com Church as part-time minister of stu 2000) Livers are in Gainesville, FL, Dentistry in May. He's been ac mencement of Southwestern Semi dents. where he's pursuing his masters of cepted into oral and maxillofacial nary. Kevin and Nicole (Rainey, law in taxation degree from the surgery residency at the Medical Fawnda Cruse White and '01) Bledsoe live in West Mem University of Florida. College of Virginia in Richmond. husband, Jason, live in Little Rock. phis. He coaches 7th grade foot Kaela Kenley Easley and He and wife, Susanne, will move She attends school and he pastors ball, is assistant coach for the se husband, Justin, live in Waco where there in June forth is 4-yeartraining Rayville First Assembly of God nior high basketball team, and she's a pharmaceutical sales rep program. Church. teaches career orientation at and he's attending Truett Seminary. Joel Schrap is the marketing Josh Evans is entering his Marion and she teaches high school Lance Britton has been pro coordinator for Reunion Records in 5th year with American Express English at West Memphis High moted to art director at Communi Nashville, TN . Financial Advisors and is now a School. cations Development in Little Rock. Kay Denny Holland gradu franchisee with the company. He Mike Marshall received his ated in August 2002 from Louisi recently closed his first home pur master of divinity degree in De 2000 ana State Health Sciences Center chase on Lake Hamilton in Hot cember from Southwestern Semi Jonathan and Karen (Moore) in Shreveport with her master of Springs. nary. He and Becky (Hardy, fs94) Watson live in New Orleans. He's physical therapy degree. She is Sarah Stanley Henry earned live in Fort Worth. director of housing at New Orleans currently employed as a physical her master's degree in church and Deborah Hillman McMillan Baptist Seminary while pursuing a therapist with Cornerstone Rehab community ministry at December graduated in December from master of divinity degree in Chris in Sulphur Springs, TX. She and commencement of Southwestern Henderson with a master's in el tian thought. She works in the husband, Casey, live in Royse City Seminary. She is currently em ementary education. She teaches Seminary business office. while he's attending Southwestern ployed as a music specialist in the pre-algebra at Goza Middle School. Beth Stubblefield Davis and Seminary. Fort Worth lSD. She and Corey (fs92) live in Arka husband, Jason, will complete their Blake Powell lives in Hous Julie Beckwith King com delphia and have two children, master degrees at Southwestern ton , TX, and is assistant director of pleted her Ph.D in chemistry at Samantha (9) and Cole (4). Seminary in Fort Worth in May. He development for A.D. Players, a Texas A&M in December. She is a Jimmy Ivy has accepted min is serving as minister of music at a theatrical group. post-doctoral research associate ister of youth/education position at church in Cleburne and she's teach Frank Vaughn (fs), youth min at the University of Missouri-St Rose of Sharon Baptist Church in ing piano lessons and serving as ister of First Baptist Church of Louis. Durham, NC. the church pianist. Desha, near Batesville, is among Randall and Kim (Broom, Chad Pratt and wife, Jenny, Kevin Still is the barista for thousands of active and reserve '99) Glass have moved to West have moved to Columbia, SC, Starbucks in Kansas City, KS. He military forces called up for service Memphis while he attends the where he's in facility management writes that he "drinks a lot of coffee, in Middle East. A sergeant in the Southern College of Optometry in at the University of South Carolina. has a new burgundy cardigan, and U.S. Army Reserves and member Memphis. She manages a real Bryce Mitchell and wife, his frog , Chris, says hello to all." of the 692nd QM Battalion, he had estate title company in Forrest City. Rachel, are living in Columbus, Rebecca Wicker earned her orders to leave March 1 for an GA, with their three children. He master of arts in Christian educa undisclosed area. This battalion 1999 had plans to leave the Army in the tion at December commencement oversees water purification ser Ryan and Kristin summer of 2003 with hopes to be of Southwestern Seminary vices. Wife, Leah (Floyd, 2001) (Townsend, fsOO) Lavender live gin preaching. (Note: with war with Signe Vang moved to Phoe will possibly move to Richmond, in Little Rock where he works in the Iraq, we do not know if his plans will nix last August to work as the pro VA, to stay with her parents while computer software business. change.) gram coordinator at Fuller he's deployed. Brandon Warner has joined Terry Williams is working as Seminary's Southwest Extension David Bowen is serving as the staff of Brinkley First Baptist a nanny for a family in Holly Springs, Office. • Continued on page 30 Class Notes • 29 Class Notes • continued from page 29 Miller live in Texarkana. He is a York. She also teaches 4th grade delphia. youth intern at Travis Avenue Bap community organizational special math at a private school in Mt. Ashley Bridwell and Whitney tist Church while attending South ist for the University of Arkansas for Kisco. She is pursuing her .Con Bailey ar~ sharing a house in western Seminary. Medical Sciences-Area Health Edu necticut teaching certification and Conway while attending UCA. Beau Bishop (fs) is an ac cation Centers-.§qtt~hwest (UAMS/ will be looking for full-time teaching Ashley is seeking her master's in countant with Alliance Insurance in AHEC-SW) C\f\cJ sh~ ;.'l,'orks in the position there next year. communication disorders; Whitney, Arkadelphia. schools. .., Molly Darden is working on her master's in counseling psychol Matth~~ Doom is a technical her master's degree in social work ogy. 2001 support technician for A lite I in Little at the University of Arkansas at Julia McFerrin left in Febru Adam Norwood teaches high Rock. Little Rock. ary to join the Shoji Tabuchi show school chemistry in Grand Prai,rie, Courtney Lipscomb is a psy Danielle Patricio Waterman in Branson, MO, as a dancer. TX, and coaches a men's soccer chological examiner for Arkansas and husband, Dennis, live in Rich Michael Reding and David team that plays in two different soc Rehab Services in Little Rock. mond, VA. She's a freelance Nelson are sharing a house in Little cer leagues. He's been accepted John and Ashley (Carroll) graphic designer and he's a de Rock while both attend medical into the Texas College of Osteo Beller have moved to New Orleans signer for 1MB. school at UAMS. pathic Medicine at University of where he's a graduate student at Erin Huddleston is youth min Rebecca Zellmen is doing her North Texas Science Center and Tulane University and she teaches ister at Jessieville (AR) First Bap graduate work in audiology at the will enter in the fall of 2004. English at Mount Carmel Academy. tist Church. Central Institute for the Deaf in St. Lauren Eagle Walker moved Michael Rains is serving as Tracy Krueger is a loan of Louis. to North Little Rock after she earned youth and children's minister at ficer for Centex Home Equity in Amanda Williams is em her master's degree in speech pa Fordyce First Baptist Church. Fort Worth. ployed by Bath & Body Works in thology at Baylor last August. She's Faith Hunter is office man Stephanie Sisson received a Branson, MO, and is planning her a speech-language pathologist at agerfor Measurement Devices Lim master's degree in physical educa upcoming marriage. St. Vincent's Rehab Hospital. Hus ited in Houston, TX, where she tion from the University of Arkan Monty Ray is enrolled in band, Brent, is assistant branch lives with daughter, Leila Kathryn. sas-Fayetteville. Southeastern Baptist Seminary in manager at Metropolitan National Kelly Propes works part-time Wake Forest, NC. Bank. as an account manager in the book 2002 T.J. Bingham will go to train Joshua Moore (fs) lives in store at Emerson University in Bos Trent Smith is working on his ing camp with the Kansas City New York City where he and wife, ton, MA. She's also been asked to master's degree in sports adminis Chiefs after playing a season on Melody, are pursuing acting ca do the website for the store. tration at Henderson. He also helps NFL Europe's Scottish Claymores. reers. Janet Moore is on church staff coach the OBU baseball team. Bingham was with the practice Rachel Caldwell Leite and at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Robert Hand lives in Fort squads for both the Kansas City husband, Alessandro, live in Dallas. Worth where he works for a State Chiefs and the Cleveland Browns Santarem, Brazil, and work with Paul and Lisa (Jones, fsOO) Farm Insurance agency. After last fall. youth ministry, music and evange Lowe live in Arkadelphia where marriage in June, he and fiancee, Matt Burns is a loan officer at lism. he's assistant vice president and Michele, plan to move to Vancouver, Centex Home Equity, an invest Andrew and Melinda (Dill, commercial lender for US Bank and Canada, to attend seminary. ment firm in Brinkley, AR. '02) Morgan left Ouachita in March she's a dental hygienist for Dr. Julie Bowen is pursuing her Dave Johnston spent th e to move to Birmingham, AL, where Randall Jones (fs71 ). master's in communication sci summer of 2002 in Madrid, Spain, he'll be employed as an assistant Laura Beth Steed Cope and ences and disorders at St. Louis with a team of former college base tennis pro. husband, Jon, moved to Oklahoma University in St. Louis, MO. She ball players, playing baseball and Jeff Works was deployed in City in January. She's the program and Guy Green plan to marry Au sharing the gospel. He graduated October as an assistant chaplain coordinator of assisted living at the gust 2 at Bella Vista (AR) Baptist in December with his master of for the Army Airbound Rangers. Center of Family Love; he works at Church. He's working on his divinity in theology from Truett Wife, Angela, will remain for the Tinker Air Force Base. master's in business administra Seminary at Baylor. present at their home in Longview. Erin Elrod Carter will gradu tion at University of Arkansas. Carrie Talbert is a lead com Roger Boyer works with Ath ate in August from UCA with her Dustin Freeman is serving a munications specialist for AT&T letes in Action at the University of masters in speech-language pa 2-year term in Mali, West Africa, as Wireless and lives in Benton, AR. Calgary in Canada. thology. a journeyman with International Todd Bunch began working Zac Stuckey lives in Smyrna, Rick Dildine has been ac Mission Board. on his master's in physician assis GA, and attends the Portfolio Cen cepted into the MFA-Acting gradu Sarah Walker lives in Hot tant studies at the University of ter in Atlanta furthering his educa ate program at Brown University, Springs where she's employed with Kentucky in Lexington in January. tion in art direction. an Ivy League school in Rhode Heritage Physician Group-Children Chris Wright is pursuing his EmilyTapson Pierce teaches Island. The 3-year program is at and Youth Clinic. master of divinity degree at George . math at Pulaski Academy in Little the Tony Award-winning Trinity Whitney Baker White is W. Truett Seminary at Baylor Uni Rock. Repertory Company. project manager for Publishing versity in Waco, TX. Lynn Libbey is a financial Wes Engram went back to Concepts in Little Rock. Jenna Mazoch teaches first analyst for National Semiconduc work full time for the Memphis Red Daniel Johnson is attending grade at Nash Elementary, which tor Company in San Jose, CA. birds, AAA minor league baseball Southwestern Seminary working on is in the Texarkana (TX) lSD. Gina Wallace Scott and hus team for the St. Louis Cardinals. his master of divinity degree. Sally Allred spent the sum band, Ryan, live in Euless, TX. She He and Cendi (Weatherford, '02) Jennifer Smith recently ac mer and fall of 2002 in Costa Rica teaches art to K-5th graders at David live in Memphis where she works at cepted a position as copy editor at learning the language and com Daniels Elementary Academy in the Memphis-Shelby County Li the Pine Bluff Commercial news pleting her Spanish degree. She Grand Prairie. He's a graphic de brary as the volunteer coordinator. paper. also taught English as a second signer and minister. Kyle and Leslie (Lafferty, Brad Sheppard is a funeral language at the Conversa Lan Erin Statham teaches first 2002) Smith are living in Portland, director at Rollins Funeral Home in guage Institute. After completing grade at Oak Park Elementary in OR. Rogers, AR. her Ouachita degree in December Shreveport and loves it! Kammie Bass is working part Cody Cates is a sales con 2002, she moved back home to Gary and Terri (Grinage, '02) time as a nanny in Armonk, New sultant for Gildner AutoPiex in Arka- Marshall, TX, to substitute teach 30 • Class Notes Class Notes and decide the next step in her ber of Ouachita's Board of Trust Lemley, August 17, 2002. Sandra Kisling Copeland to career plans. ees and Development Council, was Amber Masengale (fs) to Tim Kersey, January 4, 2003. Catherine Garrett is pursu inducted in April into the Van Buren Michael Todd McGuire, October Tifani Thomas to Robert . g her graduate degree in educa (AR) High School Hall of Honor. A 12, 2002. Coleman, March 22, 2003. tion at Tarleton State University in 1945 graduate of VBHS, he has Amanda Miller (fs) to Jason Aledo, TX. spent his career working in the real McLachlin, December 14, 2002. BIRTHS: Brandon and Kristi (Ellison) estate business in Van Buren. S. Kay Denny to Casey A. Berry live in Haltom City, TX, where Holland, December 21, 2002. 1983 he plans to work for First Com MARRIAGES: Dennie and Elizabeth mand Insurance for probably an 2001 (Neighbors, '82) Ashley, daugh otheryearbefore enrolling in South 1951 Rachel Caldwell to ter Diana Leigh, September 12, western Seminary. She plans to James E. Hampton to Ganelle Alessandro Leite, September 19, 2002. Welcomed by Daniel (15), teach. Pearce, March 8, 2003. 2002. Denise (13) and David (3). Susan Burkhead began Tanya lvanova to Igor working on her masters in speech 1959 Yakushkin (fs97), October 2002. 1984 pathology at Baylor in the Fall2002. Gene Weatherly to Rita Rachael Bohlen to Benjamin Fred and Karen (Hill) Lord, She has an assistantship and works Carter, May 18, 2002. Johnson, December 27, 2002. son Frederick Charles Ill "Trey," her clinicals at the Preschool Lan Clay Glasgow to Jennifer December 30, 2002. guage Institute at a Baylor clinic. 1988 Bruce ('03), December 28, 2002. Bob and Dorothy (Trigg) Steven Helfrich enrolled in Wallace H. Landrum to Betty Gina Wallace to Ryan Scott, Rhoads, adopted Joseph Dmitry Fall 2002 at Covenant Theological F. Rogers, February 22, 2003. January 4, 2003. "Dima" and Daniel Anatoly "Toly'' Seminary in St. Louis. He and wife, Rachelle Reece (fs) to Jared on October 29, 2002 in St. Peters Daria, live in Alton, IL, where she's 1991 Smith, January 4, 2003. burg, Russia. Dima was born a second grade teacher. Renae Green to Eric Scott Fitzgerald to Stacey Jo December 29, 1998 and Toly was Adam and Kara (Ketner) Carrouth (fs93), November 23, Biggs, April 5, 2003. born July 12, 2000. Langley moved to Austin, TX, after 2002. Lauren Eagle to Brent December graduation. He is sub Walker ('00), April 26, 2003. 1985 stitute teaching and auditioning for 1992 Kadre Clark to Roger Roger and NancyO'Neel, son parts in film, TV and theatre. She's Susan Jones to Tom Harris Wingfield, April 26, 2003. Ethan Clark, October 23, 2002. teaching school. ('81 ), August 2002. Joins Natalie, Collin, Caleb and Matt Snow is employed as a 2002 Nathan. cast member of a production at 1994 Dan Abbott (fs) to Janelle Lawrence WelkTheatre in Branson. Julie E. Garner to Bryan Allen Waelder, November 30, 2002. 1986 Jenny Logan is attending Patterson, October 5, 2002. Kitty Thornton to Chris Philip and Kelley Darr, daugh seminary in Dallas and living with Osmon (fs), December 20, 2002. ter Morgan Caroline, August 7, OBU grads, Wade and Susan 1996 Allison Miller to Caleb 2002. Doshier ('80 and '81) as a nanny Todd Kendrick to Heather Mclean (current student), De to their three 6-year old girls. She Anne Holliday, June 17, 2002. cember 21, 2002. 1988 would love to hear from friends. Megan McGraw to Michael Richard and Jennifer Email: jennyclogan @ hotmail.com. 1997 Frisby ('03), December 28, 2002. (Wallace) Lowe, daughter Lindsey Joel Hollingsworth and wife, Hayden Hoyt Hendrix to Lori Kathryn "Kate" Elliott (fs) to Olivia, August 12, 2002. Joins Lexi Melody, moved to Paragould in Ann Grant, February 22, 2003. Josh Floyd ('03), January 4, 2003. and Brooks (twins who are 3). December where he's employed Mary "Aiicen" Laws (fs) to Jeremy Nottingham to as a sales rep for Acme Brick Co. in Jason Bennett, May 2, 2003. Jenna Ely (current student), Janu 1989 Jonesboro. ary 4, 2003. Chris and Michelle Heidi Schneider is attending 1998 Elizabeth "Beth" Bennett (Crockett) Turner, daughter Madi the University of Memphis. Karen E. Southerland to Jef (fs) to Jeremy Miller (current stu son Diane, September 27, 2002. Jordan Douglas Malone and frey Scott Lemay, October 26, 2002. dent), January 5, 2003. husband, Cody, are living in Little Elizabeth Smith to Sgt. Timo Terese "Terri" Grinage to 1990 Rock where she's a chemist-labo thy Evan, December 14, 2002. Gary Miller ('01 ), January 11 , 2003. Philip and Tracy (Niven) ratory analyst for McClelland Con Taft Garrett Laster to Anita Rachel Payne to Mark Eric Myers, son Cale Griffin, October 5, sulting Engineers. Carol Duggan, December 15,2002. Harrison, March 15, 2003. 2002. Joins Trent (6) and Hayley Rachael Sykes is employed Cynthia Moore to Kevin G. Julie Cooper to Hunter (4). with Gaylord Entertainment in Jones ('96), April 12, 2003. Burroughs, March 22, 2003. Mark and Hannah (Whitley) Nashville, TN. Sue Pittman to Jonathan Addington, son Ethan Whitley Carrie Brown Schweer and 1999 Vangilder, April 5, 2003. "Whit," December 13, 2002. Wel husband, Kenny, (former director Joey Head to Lalita (last name Tilly Carter to Brent Gambi II comed by brother, Quinn (2) . of campus activities at Ouachita) unknown), December 14, 2002. ('01 ), June 7, 2003. Scott and Mary Snider, live in Waco, TX, where she is Kaela Kenley to Justin Dayle Sian Cosh to Anthony daughter Keathley Elizabeth, March attending graduate school at Baylor. Easley, December 21, 2002. Carozza ('03), May 17, 2003. 21' 2003. Tami Harper Griffith (fs) is a Jennifer Beard to Mark "swing" performer in a production Gibson, January 5, 2002. Current students: 1991 being staged at the Lawrence Welk Misty Nichols to Curtis Fox, Elizabeth Dixon to Matthew Jeff and Tamie (Tatum) Theatre in Branson. She also April 12, 2003. Smart, December 21, 2002. Hudson, daughter Hope Alexan performs on the Branson Belle Jill Fowler to Mitchell Bobo, Sascha Lowery to Jonathan dria, September 4, 2002. Wel Showboat. May 3, 2003. Lee Webb, December 21, 2002. comed by sister Hanna Grace (2). Chris Riddle to Yuliya Brad and Jill (Hamlin, '92) Faculty/Friends 2000 Kryshalovich, December 28, Bishop, daughter Grace Renee, Earl Robinson, former mem- Jenny Power to Kevin 2002. • Continued on. page 32 Class Notes • 31 Class Notes • continued from page 31 1995 2003. August 4, 2002, Montgomery, TX. October 7, 2002. Joins Brady (5) Stuart and Penny (Erion) Ray, Trey and Beth Ann and Ben (3-1 /2). daughter Maggie Rose, June 4, (Richardson) White, daughter 1927 John and Ellen (Childress) 2002. Laynie Elizabeth, January 1, 2003. Ida Marie Landes Watts, Schneider, daughter, Lilly Elaine, Eric and Gina (Denton) Fox, Matthew and Alie (Hill, '99) January 7, 2003, Franklin, TN. October 26, 2002. son Andrew Kennedy, October 10, Shepherd, son Eli Thomas, Febru 2002. ary 14, 2003. 1930 1992 Donald and Donnita (Bell) Daniel and Ruth (Hennagin) Anne Humphreys Poulsen, John and Kelly (Coulter) Tubbs, daughter Kathryn Grace, Lane, son Phillip Alexander, Feb September 29, 2002, Oklahoma McCuistion, twins Coulter and November 26, 2002. ruary 23, 2003. Joins brother City, OK. Collier, February 1, 2002. Wel Jason and Elizabeth (Radle, Nathaniel. comed by brother, Chris (3). 'fs97) Files, daughter Natalie Coo Keith and Meredith (Snow) 1931 Michael and Karren Snider per, December 16, 2002. Joins Purifoy, son Kale Landon, April Nell Rogers English (fs), Peters, son Isaac James, April16, Caleb (3). 24,2003. January 12, 2003, DeQueen, AR. 2003. Timothy and Sarah (Kellar) Kyle and Tracy (Lewis) Lon and Amanda Vining, Cook, son Harrison, January 10, Hughes, daughter Meghan Riley, 1934 Isaiah Tyndale, April 19, 2003. 2003. Welcomed by brother, Jack January 15, 2003. Horace Whitten, December Welcomed by Kaleb, Abigail, and son (16 months). 23,2000 (notified December2002), Noah. 1999 Elon College, NC. 1996 Brandon and Torie Warner, Burl Fowler, December 7, Rick and Kathryn (Kirtley) son Ridge, August 13, 2002. Wel 2002, Millbrae, CA. 1993 Neill (fs), daughter Zadie Eliza comed by Rhett (3). Tony and Mary Jane (Lee) beth, June 14, 2002. Joins Jason Justin and Kari (Stewart) 1935 Hutchins, son Timothy "Caleb," (2). Moseley, daughter Abigail Ruth, Lorraine Sinks Edwards (fs), August 16, 2002. Welcomed by Craig and Pamela January 22, 2003. January 20, 1999 (notified Febru SarahJane (7) and Joshua (4). (Blackmon) Bailey, daughter Irene Jim and Kitty (Burroughs) ary 2003), Kansas City, MO. Russ and Diane (Henry) Lillian, July 18, 2002. Nelson, son Taylor James, Febru M. Ferne Dyer Wright (fs), Moore, daughter Abigail Nicole, Joe and Ashley (Nail) ary 14, 2003. September 19, 2001 (notified No October 11, 2002. Stuckey, son Charles Wilbanks vember 2002), Westminster, CA. Jeff and Paula (Jayroe) "Will," October 14, 2002. 2000 Norbert John Lueken (fs), Erwin, daughter Emma Claire, Bob and Misty(Brewer) Wil Joe and Melissa (West) Ray, December 1, 2002, Little Rock. November 25, 2002. son, daughter Allie Jane, January son Jacob Reed, September 12, Marjorie Higgason Smith Adam and Jenny Carson, 10, 2003. Welcomed by Robert 2002. Joins sister, Katie (1 ). (fs), October 22, 2002, Hope, AR. daughter Olivia Marion, April 2, Wade (2). Ryan and Sarah (Thompson) Aline Stevenson Powell (fs), 2003. Brian (fs) and April (Shields, Alexander, son Zachary Thomas, February 14, 2003, Brinkley, AR. Bryan and Leigh Anne '99) Maddox, son Hudson "Fowler," January 7, 2003. (Spivey, '95) McKinney, son February 9, 2003. Joins sister Molly 1936 Colson Thomas, April 19, 2003. (3). 2001 Namon B. Davis, January 16, James and Amy 2003, Nashville, TN. 1997 (McCormick) Kemmer, daughter Gladys McManus Parham, 1994 Jason and Allyson (Denton, Abigail Rae, March 20, 2003. January 19, 2003, Pine Bluff, AR. Tony and Leah (Liberator) 2000) Greenwich, son Jacob Emma Jean Parker Shell, daughter Sydney Elizabeth, "Jake" William, December 17,2002. 2002 McCaskill (fs), February 22, 2003, October 3, 2002. Clay and Audrey (Hightower) Jeff and Erin (Buelow, cur Arkadelphia, AR. Philip and Allison (Hill) Gordin, son Matthew Clayton, De rent) Maneth, son Steven Carter, Worthen, daughter Caroline, No cember 21, 2002. Welcomed by October 30, 2002. 1937 vember 3, 2002. sister, Olivia (19 months). J.C. Smith, Sr., March 5, William "Kipper" and Holly Nick and Dongwei "Winnie" Faculty-Staff: 2003, Stamps, AR. Clarke, son Tyler Robert, Novem (Wu) Poynder, son Christopher Kevin and Shannan Inman, ber 3, 2002. Welcomed by Audrey Anli, January 17, 2003. daughter Ella Caroline, January 27, 1940 (3-1/2) and Grace Anne (18 Anthony and Misty (Evers) 2003. Welcomed by Jack (6) and Anna Louise Bradbury months). Knighton, daughter Emilee Grace, Anna Kate (3) . (Kevin is director of Ferguson (fs), February 14, 2003, Nathan and Chandra February 25, 2003. campus ministries.) Sardis community near Benton, AR. (Dawson) Martin, son River Glen, Herb and Sarah Beal Watts, Douglas and Caroline Donald Rolfe Corbet, March November 21, 2002. Joins sister daughter Hannah Elizabeth, March Henderson Taylor, daughter 4, 2003, North Little Rock. Diamond Rae (3). 11 ' 2003. McKenna Grace, March 3, 2003. Jeff and Allison (Morgan) Tim and Kara (Mills, '96) (Caroline is associate professor of 1942 Covington, daughter Jillian Paige, Oosterhaus, son Nathan Thomas, music.) Gladys Mae Gray Orton (fs), November26, 2002. Welcomed by March 27, 2003. Grant and Melissa Jolley Pate, November 7, 2002, Pine Bluff. Makinley (2). Mark and Dawn (Hasley) daughter Emily Love, April1 7, 2003. Janice Rogers Ray, March Kenny and Heather (Bran Conine, daughter Molly Beth, April (Grant is former cross country 29, 2003, Hot Springs. don) Spruill, daughter Kenley 3, 2003. Welcomed by Sam (1). coach. Melissa is daughter of Drs. Wilson Deese, April 4, 2003, Ellen, February 4, 2003. Woody and Freddie Jolley. Freddie Little Rock. Jerry and Angie (Dodd) Tho 1998 is professor of education.) mas, daughter Abigail Grace, Feb Robert and Sarah 1943 ruary 20, 2003. (Pennington) Fairchild, son John DEATHS: Clarence D. Sallee, August Brett and Jenny (Cranford) Benton, November 6, 2002. 22, 2002, Chattanooga, TN. Roberson (fs), daughter Mary Todd and Holly (Brooks) 1922 D. Wade Armstrong, March Evelyn "Evie," March 3, 2003. Stout, son Leo Todd, January 1, LaDosca Jones Clipman, 2,2003, Pahokee, WV. 32 • Class Notes Class Notes Herbert Phillips, March 20, 1956 AR . 1997 2003, Gould, AR . John Carver (fs), March 2000, Jason Greer, November 19, Atlanta, TX. (Notified February 1981 2002, Hawaii. 1944 2003.) Bonnie S. Mohundro (MSE), John H. Parrott, October 17, Russell 0. Brazzel (fs), Au December 8, 2002, Little Rock. 2003 2002, Norman, OK. gust 30, 2002, Greeley, CO. Garry Hanvey, April 8, 2003, Rachel Anne Shupe (cs), Dortha Lee Davis, Decem Edward K. Anderson (fs), Virginia Beach, VA. May 17, 2003, Plano, Texas. ber 28, 2002, Tallahassee, FL. February 12, 2003, Little Rock. 1984 Faculty/Staff: 1945 1958 Linda Ann Davis Self (MSE), Royce L. "Hap" Eaves, Sr., Dorothy Wright Hall (fs), De Nina Sue Blagg Lewis, No December 4, 2002, Little Rock. December 14, 2002, North Little cember 30, 2002, Little Rock. vember 7, 2002, Fort Smith. Rock. (Former professor of military Don L. Philpot (fs), March 1988 science.) 25, 2003, Carlisle, AR . 1959 Scott Maurer (fs), March 4, Sonny Jackson, January 2, Anna Sue Smith Cain, Sep 2001. (Notified November 2002.) 2003, Arkadelphia. (Former main 1947 tember 2002, Texarkana, TX. Eddie Wayne Thomas, De tenance employee.) Hazel Marie Ramsey Wright, Morris Edward Young, April cember 24, 2002, Hardy, AR . Wayne Peterson, February October 5, 2002, Channelview, TX . 1, 2003, Hot Springs. 5, 2003, Austin, TX. (Former pro Marcella Taylor Byrum (fs), 1994 fessor of Bible.) February 11 , 2003, Lonoke, AR. 1960 Grace and Gideon Pickle, Dorothy Chapel, March 10, Robert C. "Radar" Lowry, twins born February 11 , 2003 to 2003, Bismarck, AR. (Associate 1948 November?, 2002, Edgemont, AR. Scott and Michele (Woodall) Professor Emerita of Library Me Rubye Faye Floyd Hodges, Pickle; went to be with the Lord on dia.) April 4, 2002, Little Rock. (Notified 1961 February 13, 2003, Bainbridge Is William "Bill" Harkrider, April 2003.) Harold "Gene" Dooly, July land, WA. March 18, 2003, Arkadelphia. 18, 2002, Alma, AR. (Former director of physical plant Betty Jane Stroh Cooper, maintenance dept.) 1949 September 4, 2002, Lee's Summit, Betty J. Dickason Flint (fs), MO. ALUMNI Proftle November 24, 2001 (notified Feb .... ruary 2003). 1964 Irene Branum ('45) Ouachita alumnus and retired SBC missionary nurse, Irene Branum Allen B. Syler (fs), Decem Phyllis J. Molencupp ber 11, 2002, Arkadelphia. Breakwell, September 9, 2002, (who served briefly in China and then for many years in South Korea), Wanda Lucille Moore Watts, San Jose, CA. recently wrote Mary (Mrs. Jack) King about her Ouachita memories. March 30, 2003, Fort Smith. Paul Oliver Orton (fs), De She told how she happened to come to Ouachita in the early 1940s and Correction: Mistakenly re- cember 29, 2002, Villahermosa, how she paid for her education and living expenses. Irene had finished ported death of Ira Hubbard. He is Mexico. nurse's training and felt she needed a college education but knew alive and well in Biggers, AR . nothing about how and where to apply. She wrote a friend in the SBC 1966 BSU office in Nashville, Tennessee, for advice, and received the names 1950 James Donald Sykes, Janu Paul Patton, June 22, 1995, ary 13, 2003, Dardanelle, AR . and addresses of four or five colleges. Neosho, MO. (Notified March Irene wrote them, saying that she was an R.N. with no financial 2003.) 1967 assistance from her parents. She reports that "most of the replies were H.C. "Bill" Lowry, February DeOnne Chavis Cicero, not very helpful" but Ouachita President J. R. Grant sent her an 18, 2003, Albuquerque, NM. January 27, 2003, Camden, AR . application form and said, "Come on and we will work things out, even Robert Jewell Carson, March Rita Grace Cadwell at this late date." Upon arriving at Ouachita, she became the 27, 2003, Benton, AR . Campbell, April 4, 2003, Wynne, "women's nurse" and "at no time did the college ever ask me for fees AR. 1952 for anything." She was responsible for her books and paid for these Max J. Kuespert Ill (fs), De 1968 from "a little money" saved from earlier work as a private nurse in St. cember 24, 2002, Spokane, WA. Billy C. Williams, January 26, Louis. 2003, Arkadelphia. Shortly before her second years he went to see Dr. Grant to tell him 1953 she had to quit school and go back to hospital nursing in St. Louis Ben Clements, September 1971 because she was out of money. "He asked me how much I needed per 21, 2001, Pensacola, FL. (Notified Robert R. Riggins, Jr., De month. I was surprised as I had not thought about an amount. So I October 2002.) cember 12, 2002, Dallas. reached up into thin air and came up with the sum of $25 per month!" Gracie Brown Fulford, Janu Joan Bussell Daniell (fs), ary 24, 2003, Chesterfield, MO. February 23, 2003, Arkadelphia. 'O.K.,' he said, 'we'll give you that!' I was so surprised!" She reports receiving one other raise, at the beginning of her senior year, when she 1977 told Dr. Grant that "$25 monthly was just not enough" to pay for her 1954 Edward "Eddie" Hinson, Oc graduation expenses. John E. Laird (fs), December tober 1995, Los Angeles, CA. (No Irene accelerated her course work with summer classes as she 29, 2002, San Diego, CA. tified January 2003.) came to know that foreign missions was her goal. She saw her parents Stella Louise Smith (MSE), only a few days during the summer and at Christmas during her college 1955 February 18, 2003, Little Rock. Leamon "Don" Eppinette, years, traveling by train from Arkadelphia to St. Louis and back. To Jr., October 22, 2002, Little Rock. 1978 pay for this "I did a few days general duty at Missouri Baptist Hospital, Carroll D. Caldwell, Novem Sylvester Quincey Valley, where I had graduated." Irene graduated from Ouachita with the Class ber 1, 2002, Texarkana. November 14, 2002, West Helena, of 1945 "with no debts to pay back! All was in God's plan for me." Class Notes • 33 SER. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Ouachita Baptist University · Arkadelphia, Arkansas 71998 Vol. 1 · 2003 John Cloud, J.D. Seel Type How Advantages CURRENT GIFT A donation you make now can be utilized promptly to meet our urgent needs. You can see the beneficial results of your immediate gift without delay ... and you maximize your income tax savings. Cash Write a check or charge a credit card. It's quick and easy. Sec uri ties or real estate Give long-term appreciated assets. You receive an income tax deduction and avoid capital gains tax too. Tangible personal property Donate property you've held long term that is You receive an income tax deduction and avoid related to our exempt function. capital gains tax too. Bargain sale Sell to us long-term appreciated securities or This is part gift and part sale. 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Primary ways to hold title on property and their effects on estate planning are: • Fee simple, also called outright ownership, means you own the property by yourself and can sell it or that property give it away without anyone's consent. You may also leave the property to any beneficiaries you choose, so long as you recognize a spouse's marital interest. how you • Tenancy in co1runon is when two or more people have ownership. You can sell or donate your share as you wish, without the permission of other owners. 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Figures cited in property based on your life expectancy. grateful to all of you who share your re examples are based on current rates at the Ouachita owns homes with life tenants, sources so that Ouachita can offer the best time of printing and are subject to change. homes which someday will help young people educational opportunities while remaining References to estate and income tax include at Ouachita pay for tuition, have access to among the most economical of private uni federal taxes only; individual state taxes musical instruments or computers, or any versities in the south. You are the lifeblood may further impact results. number of good things. of this school. Return this form for our free booklet, Estate Planning Strategies That Meet Your Needs. Estate 0 I have already made a provision for Ouachita through: 0 my will; 0 a life insurance policy; 0 a trust arrangement. Planning 0 Please provide me with the free booklet. 0 I have a specific question. 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