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Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences VOL. 29, NO. 1 • FALL 2016

Lona Robertson Named Interim DeanLona Robertson, associate dean of the Bumpers College since February 2011, was named interim dean

by U of A Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Ashok Saxena and Vice President of the U of A System Division of Agriculture Mark Cochran. She began her appointment on June 1.

A joint statement from Saxena and Cochran read: “We are very pleased to announce the selection of professor Lona Robertson, associate dean, to serve in the position of interim dean. Dr. Robertson has the experience and stature to serve in the interim dean’s position, and has our full support and that of Chancellor (Joseph) Steinmetz. She will serve in this role until a permanent dean is appointed.”

Robertson joined the faculty in the School of Human Environmental Sciences in January 2006. She was associate professor and coordinator of what is now the apparel merchandising and product development program.

“I am very excited to have the opportunity to serve the students, faculty and staff as interim dean of the Bumpers College,” said Robertson. “I look forward to working with the department heads, staff and faculty to continue to develop our academic programs and strengthen our relationships across campus. I want to thank Provost Saxena and Dr. Mark Cochran for this opportunity.”

Prior to coming to Arkansas, Robertson spent 11 years at Oklahoma State University, including five as assistant dean for academic programs and services in the College of Human Environmental Sciences.

In 2015, she was one of 22 Fellows of the Food Systems Leadership Institute recognized for completing the executive leadership development program, and for contributions to individual organizations, higher education and food systems.

Robertson grew up in Indiana and Florida. She earned her bachelor’s degree in fashion merchandising and a master’s degree in clothing and textiles from Florida State University. She was an assistant professor of textiles, apparel and merchandising at Indiana State from 1986-95. While at ISU, she earned her doctorate in education from Indiana University in 1995 and then joined the faculty at OSU.

Mike Vayda, dean since 2010, left to become provost at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. The search for a permanent dean is expected to begin in the fall. n

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BUMPERS COLLEGE ALUMNI SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORSNorthwest• Lindy O’Neal, Rogers• Suzanne Pennington, Fayetteville

Northeast• Leigh Ann Bullington, McCrory• Chuck Farr, Crawfordsville

Central• Taylor Adams, Little Rock – Vice

President• Kyle Moery, Carlisle

Southwest• Tyler Davis, Ashdown

Southeast• Jerry Burkett, Stuttgart

At Large• Penny Storms, Fayetteville – President• Fendley Ragland, Fresno, Calif.

Past Presidents’ Council• Boyce Johnson, Marion• Ronald Rainey, Little Rock

AAA Board• Brandy Cox, Executive Director,

Arkansas Alumni Association• Angela Mosley Monts, Representative

Ex Officio• Lona Robertson, Interim Dean,

Bumpers College• Terry Bumgardner, Director of

Development & External Relations• Melody Kouchehbagh, Assistant

Director of Development

MESSAGE FROM THE DEANHi, Family and Friends of Bumpers College!

Mike Vayda, our dean since 2010, left in May to become provost at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. I was appointed interim dean on June 1, and look forward to serving our students, faculty and staff, and connecting with you as we continue to grow the prominence of our college.

You may notice this issue of The Graduate is larger than previous issues. We’ve expanded by several pages and decided to publish once a year with more stories, and expanded photo and class notes

sections rather than publishing smaller issues in summer and winter. We will mail hard copies to everyone and continue distributing an electronic version via email.

In this issue, we remember Dale Bumpers, our college’s namesake who passed away in January, and celebrate the accomplishment of our equine program in the Department of Animal Science, which earned facility accreditation.

You’ll get to know Bill Bowden, our Outstanding Alumnus for 2016, and Kerri Boling, our Alumni Society Outstanding Young Alumna. They share stories about their past and careers, and offer advice for students and young graduates.

The School of Human Environmental Sciences elevated its signature events for apparel merchandising and product development, and hospitality innovation. We have photo features from the Metal & Shine AMPD Benefit Fashion Show and SMASH – Students Mastering the Art of Southern Hospitality, formerly A Class Act.

Speaking of apparel, did you know our students designed and created outfits sold on dolls nationally by Walmart? You may have seen My Life As dolls in stores with a U of A logo on the box, crediting apparel students. How is that for real-world experience and program promotion?

Another student, Victoria Maloch, recently completed a year-long term as secretary for National FFA. You’ll enjoy reading about her experiences, as well as work being done by Rodolfo Nayga, professor of agricultural economics and agribusiness, who received the U of A Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award.

We are wonderfully represented by current students, faculty, friends and supporters, and graduates like you! Thank you for staying connected and supporting your college!

Lona Robertson

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CONTENTSFamily Album

3 Check out our expanded photo album and the latest column from BC Alumni Society President Penny Storms

Features

10 Apparel Merchandising Students Create Doll Clothing for Walmart Toy Product

12 Equine Facilities, Instructors Earn National Site Accreditation, Certification from CHA

14 Maloch Returns to U of A After Year on the Road as National FFA Officer

16 Nayga in AEAB Wins U of A SEC Faculty Achievement Award

18 2016 Bumpers College Outstanding Alumnus Q&A with Bill Bowden

“The Bumpers College is more than a school, it is a family, and I am very honored that I got to be a part of that family. Right away, the faculty and advisors took an interest in me. They challenged, encouraged and provided me with many opportunities to develop the knowledge and confidence needed to pursue my goals.” Kerri Boling, litigation and regulatory attorney at Tyson Foods and

2016 Bumpers College Alumni Society Outstanding Young Alumna on her time as a Bumpers College student (More Q&A pages 20-21).

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Boling (bottom left) was a member of the 2005

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1 • Chancellor Joseph E. Steinmetz, who has 30 years of expe-rience as a research leader on brain systems that support learning and memory, taught BC students in human development and family sciences. Steinmetz lectured students in associate professor Glen-da Revelle’s senior-level course, “Infancy: Brain, Learning and Social Cognition.” Steinmetz was the executive VP and provost at Ohio State University before becoming UA chancellor on Jan. 1. In the photo, stu-dents are (L to R): Kendale Nichols, Chassidy Hurst, Heather Bradshaw and Devon Taylor with Revelle (back left) and Steinmetz. (photo by John Douglas Gearhart)

2 • The U of A soil judging team, made up of BC students, won the Region IV title in Texas last fall and earned a spot in the national championships for the sixth straight year. Kris Brye, professor of ap-plied soil physics and pedology in the Department of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, is the coach. The team includes (from left) Tim Moore, Brye, Rebecca Anderson, Marya McKee, Lynnette “Dave” Smith and Quintin Williams. Individually, McKee was the top overall scorer in the region while Moore was 10th and Anderson 12th. In the spring, the squad placed ninth at the National Collegiate Soil Judging Contest in Kansas for its first top 10 finish in 15 years. McKee finished sixth individually in the country.

3 • Sam Harris, center, poses with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and his wife Christie. Harris, an honors freshman double-major-ing in agricultural business and agricultural communications, received the Elaine Szymoniak Award as the top Borlaug-Raun International Intern at the World Food Prize Laureate Award Ceremony in Iowa last fall. He conducted research and interned in India through the World Food Prize Foundation.

4 • Yvonne Vizzer Thaxton (right), professor of poultry science and director of the Center for Food Animal Wellbeing, was inducted into the American Poultry Hall of Fame at the International Poultry and Processing Expo in January. Michelle Hall (left) of the American Poultry Historical Society, made the induction. Thaxton writes the Poultry Perspective blog on Meatingplace and served as executive editor of Poultry Magazine from 2001-10. She was recognized for a career of service to the poultry industry, academia and various government agencies. Thaxton and her late husband Paul (inducted in 2010) are the first husband and wife to be inducted into the Poultry Industry Hall of Fame. (photo by Sara Landis)

5 • Apparel merchandising and product development students (from left) Judy Weech, Katelyn Stellar, instructor and dancer Lance Cheramie, instructor Stephanie Hubert and Alyssa DeShong pose with a dress they designed and constructed under Hubert’s guidance for professional dancer Aura King. The dress was worn by King when she and partner Cheramie performed a theatrical Viennese waltz at the Winter Showcase at Dance King Studio in Bentonville.

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20 2016 Bumpers College Alumni Society Outstanding Young Alumna Q&A with Kerri Boling

22 Photo Feature: SMASH – Students Mastering the Art of Southern Hospitality

23 Photo Feature: Metal & Shine AMPD Benefit Fashion Show

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Lona Robertson Named Interim Dean

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India Callahan is one of our apparel merchandising and product development majors who created and designed outfits sold nationally by Walmart on My Life As dolls.

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“No. 1 - show up and be prepared when you show up. No. 2 – with co-workers and around the coffee pot, never talk about the boss or take part in gossip. No. 3 - take the high road and make recommendations for improvements. No. 4 - be well-trained, become an expert and prove yourself. No. 5 - don’t talk so much, listen and look people in the eye. As a U of A graduate, keep the alumni association advised of your mailing and iPhone address. I have been a member for years and pay my dues. I recommend each of you do the same. I enjoyed Alumni Board duty and was on the Bumpers College Alumni Society Board for six years.”

– Bill Bowden, retired U.S. Air Force Major General and 2016 Bumpers College Outstanding Alumnus with advice for recent graduates (More Q&A pages 18-19).

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Happy fall from Fayetteville!Each time I write this column for you, it excites me to share what’s happening with our programs, students and faculty. Our faculty members are involving students in wonderful, innovative ways with real world experiences. Our students are given opportunities both inside and outside the classroom that help them prepare for next steps in their journey as they leave campus and establish themselves in their respective careers.

There are so many exciting things coming up. Plans are being made for our annual tailgate on Oct. 8, beginning two hours before kick-off of the Arkansas-Alabama game. Board members are leading the drive to endow our second scholarship, the Rising Senior Award. We hope you will join us in this endeavor, connecting with Bumpers College and advancing the education of deserving students on campus now.

Kudos to Dr. Jeff Miller and his ag communications students. They have done another outstanding job with the AR Culture magazine published this spring (if you haven’t seen it, go to the News and Publications tab on the Bumpers College web site). The magazine is a snapshot of the 12 majors and numerous programs in Bumpers College. The stories are entertaining and enlightening; the images tell their own story. The creators have captured the essence of Bumpers College and all the things that make the studies here so important around the world. I hope you will take time to read AR Culture because it will help connect you to the college in a special way.

On behalf of the Bumpers Alumni Society board of directors, I would like to congratulate Major General William P. Bowden, our 2016 Outstanding Alumnus, and Kerri Bowling, our 2016 Outstanding Young Alumna, who were honored at our Awards Luncheon at Springdale Country Club in May. We are incredibly proud of the way these alumni represent Bumpers College and the University of Arkansas in their professional lives.

In May, we said farewell to Dean Michael Vayda at a reception on the Sanders Plaza. Dean Vayda accepted the position of Provost at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. Dean Vayda

6 • The Department of Food Science hosted around 30 Spring-dale High School students from the food products and processing program for experiments and informational sessions. Teachers and BC graduates Chad Burkett (B.S. in poultry science; M.S. in agricultural and extension education) and Josh Rice (B.S. in agricultural busi-ness; M.S. agricultural and extension education) started the program to help meet local industry needs. Students learned about college preparation, food packaging and labeling (Steve Seideman speaking in photo), food chemistry and sensory science, and they toured the pilot plant kitchen and sensory lab.

7 • An interdisciplinary team of two apparel merchandising and product development professors and two from human development and family sciences received the ATEXINC Award for Innovation in Textile Instruction at the International Textile and Apparel Association annual conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Lauri Apple and Kathy Smith (pictured, from left) in AMPD, and Zola Moon and Glenda Revelle in HDFS created a textile design course aimed at engaging female mid-dle schoolers in areas of science, technology, engineering and mathe-matics. With fewer females considering STEM-related fields, the group targeted girls by using e-textiles and circuit kits to combine activities of traditional interest such as sewing with electronic circuit design.

8 • Andy Proctor, a University Professor of food science, was a Ful-bright-Austria NAWI Graz Visiting Professor in Natural Sciences last fall. NAWI Graz is a partnership between the University of Graz and Graz University of Technology in Graz for joint teaching, research and doctor-ate programs in natural sciences. Proctor organized and chaired a Skype career enhancement seminar series with current food science doctoral student Sarah Shinn and doctoral graduate Utkarsh Shah. In the pho-to, Proctor is at left on the top row. On the screen, Shinn is on the left and Shah, now a senior scientist at The Hershey Company, is on the right.

9 • Jade Newsome, a master’s student in plant pathology, won the U of A’s first Three Minute Thesis competition sponsored by the Graduate School and International Education. She won the college round to enter the finals as BC champion to face winners of other colleges on campus. Newsome won the overall title with her presentation “Dissecting Salt Tolerance in Soybean by Profiling Differential Physiological Responses and Gene Expression.” The contest challenges graduate students to sum-marize their thesis or dissertation research in three minutes to a general audience. The presenters were judged on ability to help audience members understand their research and ability to engage the audience. Newsome works with plant pathology professor Ken Korth.

10 • Hospitality innovation students, in the photo with Amy Bates and her staff, assisted Bates Events in coordinating the Big Night gala, the annual fundraiser for The Jones Center. Associate professor of hos-pitality innovation Kelly Way and Bates collaborated on the ambassa-dor program, which gives students experience working fundraisers, weddings and corporate gatherings. In addition to the ambassador, another 100 hospitality students plated and served meals for 400 Big Night guests.

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11 • Andrew McLean, developer and manager of the Australian Equine Behaviour Center, was the Animal Science King Visiting Scholar for 2016. An equine behavior expert, McLean presented lectures to students, faculty and staff in Hembree Auditorium in the AFLS Building and one for the general public at the Pauline Whitaker Animal Science Center. He founded The HELP Foundation, a non-prof-it focused on the welfare and training of working elephants in Asia. He spoke on training horses and elephants, learning theory, animal wel-fare and improving interactions with animals. The King Visiting Scholar program is supported by the Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation.

12 • Kathryn Miller (far right), a BC AMPD graduate, is co-leading a Mentoring Circle created to help apparel students develop profes-sional and leadership skills. Eight students were selected for the first group to meet with executives Miller and Ricci Grimes (front left). Grimes is senior director of Walmart’s Ladies Product Development and Miller is director of Jewelry and Accessories Product Develop-ment. Meetings focus on resume building, interviewing skills, execu-tive presence and presentation skills, and offer opportunities for job shadowing and store tours. “As a graduate of the AMPD program, and as a member of the AMPD Advisory Board, I am personally invested in developing these students as future leaders and equipping them for corporate apparel retail careers,” said Miller. “I have benefited greatly from my educational experience in this program, and now years later, am honored to have this opportunity to pay it forward.”

13 • In April, a trade delegation from Cuba visited BC and U of A System Division of Agriculture personnel on campus. The group included Juan Lamigueiro, deputy chief of mission; Yusel Arias Cruz, ministry of foreign affairs; and Karin Diez, first secretary. BC officials they met included John Marcy, poultry science; Jean-Francois Meullenet, food science department head; Ron Rainey, agricultural economics and agribusiness; Mike Kidd, poultry science department head; Curt Rom, horticulture and associate dean of International Edu-cation; Robert Wiedenmann, entomology; and Leslie Edgar, assistant dean for student programs. They were joined by Dan Hendrix, Melvin Torres and Boon Tan of the Arkansas World Trade Center. One of the comments from Lamigueiro: “Arkansas is the No. 1 rice producer in the U.S. and Cuba is the No. 1 rice consumer in the Western Hemisphere. Arkansas has a long-grained variety of rice that is the favorite of Cuba.”

14 • Eleven students from eight majors and concentrations were recognized for academic achievement at the annual BC Honors and Awards Banquet in April. Each department also named outstand-ing seniors and graduate students, and dean and chancellor’s list students were acknowledged. First-Ranked Senior Scholars, pictured with now Interim Dean Lona Robertson and former Dean Mike Vayda, were Anna Dudley (second from left) and Lauren Presley-Nguyen. Dudley is in apparel merchandising and product development, and Presley-Nguyen human nutrition.

15 • U of A Chancellor Joseph Steinmetz congratulates Victoria Maloch (left) and Danielle Neighbour for their selection as Harry S. Truman Scholars. Maloch is an agricultural business major with a minor in agricultural communication. Neighbor is a civil engineering major. Truman Scholars are selected based on a commitment to a career in public service and are awarded $30,000 in scholarship funds to attend graduate or professional school. This year, 775 students from 305 institutions across the nation applied and 54 were selected with two from the U of A.

16 • Shilpa Samant, a doctoral student in food science, received the 2015 Institute for Perception Award, which recognizes a student with exceptional talent and achievement in sensory science, marketing, psychology, economics or related fields. She also won the Rose Marie Pangborn Graduate Paper Competition, both for her work with pro-fessor Han-Seok Seo on how the understanding of label information affects consumers’ perception of poultry quality.

17 • Joe Danton (bottom right), a turf sciences intern at Oakmont Country Club in Plum, Penn., poses in a group photo with Dustin Johnson, winner of the 2016 U.S. Open PGA golf championship this summer.

18 • Godwin-Charles Ogbeide, associate professor of human nutri-tion and hospitality innovation, Jennifer Henk, assistant professor of human development and family sciences, and Dylan Martinez, doc-toral student in food science, won “Best Paper Award” at the Central Federation Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education Conference. From left, Ogbeide and Henk discuss their childhood obesity research, “Fast Food: To Eat or Not to Eat,” with Ozarks at Large producer Timothy Dennis at KUAF.

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helped develop several areas of study as well as staff and program development that will benefit our college for years to come. We are grateful for his contributions and wish him well on his new endeavors.

The board and I are excited to welcome Dr. Lona Robertson as the interim dean of the college. Dr. Robertson has been at the U of A since 2006 and served as associate dean of the college since 2011. She knows our students, our faculty and is a great ambassador for Bumpers College across campus and the country, and will serve Bumpers College well. See you Oct. 8.

WPS, Penny Storms, President

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19 • Mike Vayda, BC dean since 2010, is now provost at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. A reception in his honor was held on the Maudine Sanders Student Plaza and Garden and Hawkins Family Terrace on May 19. Speakers included new Interim Dean Lona Robertson, BC Alumni Society President Penny Storms, CSES department head Robert Bacon, Distinguished Professor of horticulture John Clark and UA System Division of Agriculture Vice President Mark Cochran. 19 19

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20 • William Tapp, a BC alum who teaches vocational agriculture and education, and serves as FFA sponsor at Gravette High School, attended a June professional development workshop for high school agriculture education teachers and career technical instructors. The two-day workshop was conducted by the agricultural systems technology management program in the Department of Agricultural Education, Communications and Technology.

21 • Kate Shoulders, assistant professor of agricultural education in AECT, received three awards at the national American Association for Agricultural Education conference in Kansas City. She collaborated with others to share Distinguished Manuscript from the Journal of Agricultural Education, an Outstanding Innovative Idea poster presentation and Outstanding Research poster presentation. A co-author of the Distinguished Manuscript entry was Don Johnson, coordinator of the BC agricultural systems technology management program.

22 • The 17th Annual Delta Scholarship Golf Classic was held July 15 at The Ridges at Village Creek in Wynne. The tournament helped the Department of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences collect more than $22,500 for scholarships. Since 2000, the tournament, run each year by CSES alumni and friends (pictured), has resulted in more than $400,000 used to fund 151 scholarships while building an endowment for future scholarships, including Delta Classic Scholarships and James L. Barrentine Endowed scholarships.

23 • Students in the human development and family sciences concentration in the School of Human Environmental Sciences have formed a Southern Early Childhood Association chapter on campus. A group attended the SECA conference in Tulsa, including, from left, Maddie Williams, Bailey Barnett, Julee Cox, Dana Ninkham, Andrea Lopez and Marisa Gamboa. Goals of the Bumpers College SECA chapter are to promote awareness about early childhood education on campus, to participate in professional development through programs and speakers, and to volunteer in Northwest Arkansas communities.

24 • Larry Purcell, holder of the Altheimer Chair for Soybean Research in the Department of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, has been appointed to an international Scientific Advisory Network created by Plant Impact Plc. The network of scholars and authorities on soybean and wheat crop physiology, biostimulants, agchem, biochemistry and formulation chemistry advise Plant Impact to help advance innovation in crop enhancement.

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A total of 17 designs have been produced by Bumpers College students, six in 2014 and 12 more recently. Each outfit comes with a hangtag featuring the U of A logo and stating the outfit was “designed by an apparel student.”

Smith said 24 students made presentations to the Walmart buyer team the first year and they were supposed to choose one design, “but they took six instead, because the designs were that good.”

The newest outfits are a rose swimsuit, watermelon dress, gardener, hi/lo tribal skirt, polka dot dress, pom-pom ruffle dress, aqua and pink hi/lo skirt, two surfer girl swimsuits, hip hop dancer, red polka dot swimsuit and pink wetsuit.

“Projects such as the My Life As doll designs allow students to interact directly with professionals in the apparel industry,” said Smith. “Students can proudly build their resumes and portfolios with hands-on experiences which will set them apart from their peers as they begin their careers. This is key for the future of the program and for prospective students as they make choices for an academic program that best fits their needs in a professional environment. Walmart and the U of A have allowed the apparel students in AMPD to showcase their work in a national retail arena.”

Industry-based software was used to navigate the apparel production process. Students were put into groups to develop strategies and unique designs for the dolls, beginning with researching current clothing trends. Each group presented designs to the retail executive team, consisting of key suppliers for the product line. Six designs were selected to be designed as part of the spring 2015 outfit assortment. The process typically takes 12 months.

“It is very seldom that you find this kind of opportunity, especially at a collegiate level, where you get the chance to work with the No. 1 retailer in the world,” said India Callahan, an AMPD major and one of the designers.

The “Computer Based Methods for Apparel” class began by selecting designs, followed the product development team through finalizing to company standards, manufacturing and delivery in store. Outfits were designed using computer aided design (CAD).

“This project utilized industry-specific software that is learned in the classroom and applied to a real problem of creating the design,” said Smith. “At the same time, students had to keep the guidelines for the company in mind and use

the consumer as the ultimate guiding force in the product development and retail merchandising process.”

Kochen, who graduated from U of A in 2010, viewed the class project as an opportunity to give back to the program that launched her career.

“This is a great learning experience, understanding the cost implications of all of the design decisions that you make and designing a garment that would hit a certain cost threshold,” said Kochen, who has been with Walmart since 2010. “A lot of beautiful things I love can’t be executed because of cost, but I’m learning that you can make beautiful designs that still fit within our Every Day Low Price model. I’m excited to be able to give back to the program that has been so good to my career. I didn’t envision doll clothing, but it’s a really fun program to develop.”

“It builds skills on a corporate level and gives you first-hand experience of how it is to work on the product development side,” said Callahan. “I feel that you can’t get that kind of experience anywhere besides at the University of Arkansas.” n


Students in the apparel merchandising and product development program have designed a doll clothing line now being sold nationwide on a toy product at Walmart.

Kathy Smith, clinical associate professor in the School of Human Environmental Sciences’ apparel program, was contacted by Walmart toy buyer Haley Kochen, a Bumpers College apparel merchandising and product development graduate, about getting students involved in the project.

The clothes are featured on the My Life As product, an 18-inch tall doll wearing various styles of active wear. The doll was created for young girls ages 8 to 12.

A web site for the dolls says they are “discovering who they are, what they’re good at, what they like. They are kind and genuine. My Life As dolls are committed to nurturing young girls on their path to self-discovery.”

Apparel MerchandisingStudents Create Doll Clothing for Walmart Toy Product

By Lacey Howard

Haley Kochen, a toy buyer at Walmart, is a 2010 graduate of the Bumpers College apparel program.

Top left, “Walmart and the U of A have allowed the apparel students in AMPD to showcase their work in a national retail arena,” said Kathy Smith, Bumpers College clinical associate professor.

Left are six of the most recent outfits created by apparel merchandising and product development students.

India Callahan, AMPD major and one of the designers poses with a My Life As doll and design board used to develop one of the doll outfits.


Far left; Eugenia Fletcher, an animal science major, completes a skills demonstration during the Certified Horsemanship Association accreditation and certification review.

Left; Students participate in an educational session during the Equine Facilities Manager clinic.

Below; The group participating in the CHA review included (from left) Taylor Breeding, Caitlin Barnett, Sheri Thomson, Beth Huff, Morgan Crosby, CHA reviewer Millie Binkley, Laura Kirkley, CHA program director Polly Haselton Barger, Brandon Oates, animal science instructor and barn manager Kathi Jogan, Amanda Patton, Eugenia Fletcher, Mackenzie Curtis and Brooke Satterwhite. Not pictured: Kim Copps.

Opposite page; Animal science major Brooke Satterwhite participates in a skills demonstration for the CHA team.

Photos by Kim Copps


Facilities and instructors in the D.E. King Equine Program in the Department of Animal Science earned national accreditation and certification, respectively, during the spring from the Certified Horsemanship Association.

The equine program hosted the CHA team for an extensive on-site review March 31 through April 3 as it examined compliance standards and observed management of the following: horses, student staff, volunteers and equine facilities. Reviewers also monitored protocols and rules, and tracking systems at the D.E. King Equine Pavilion.

“This is a major accomplishment for our program, the department and the college,” said instructor and barn manager Kathi Jogan. “There were 56 standards we had to show we were in compliance with and addressing. Everyone involved in this process did an amazing job.”

“We realize our equine program is top-notch,” said

Michael Looper, animal science department head and professor. “Accreditation and certification communicates to the rest of the world the excellence achieved by our equine faculty and staff.”

Since 1967, the Certified Horsemanship Association has promoted excellence in safety and education for the benefit of the horse industry by certifying instructors and accrediting equine facilities. To earn accreditation, equestrian programs must meet CHA standards in areas of safety and liability issues, operation of the program, and management of facilities, activities and horses.

“We have never been so impressed with the information presented to us documenting standards as we were with what Dr. Jogan and the University of Arkansas presented to us,” said Polly Haselton Barger, lead reviewer for the association. “In fact, this is the first time we have ever asked for copies of

standards compliance notebooks. We intend to use them as teaching tools for our reviewer teams.”

The Equine Facilities Manager Certification process is a 20-hour clinic which evaluates participants on skills and knowledge of facility and horse management. Participants demonstrate skills and take written tests at levels up through Level 4 certification.

Level 1 is a stable worker, qualified to work in a barn under supervision of a manager; Level 2, stable manager, qualified to manage a small private stable of up to 10 horses with one or two employees; Level 3, herd manager, qualified to manage a public facility of up to 35 horses and three or four employees; and Level 4, equine facility manager, qualified as general manager of a commercial operation with more than 35 horses and five or more employees.

Nine students, along with Jogan, participated in the clinic. Jogan earned Level 4 certification while all nine students earned either Level 2 or 3.

“Never has anyone achieved the perfect scores recorded by Dr. Jogan on the CHA EFM Level 4 Certification review in the 10 years this program has been in place,” said Haselton Barger.

Students completing certification were Caitlin Barnett, Taylor Breeding, Morgan Crosby, Mackenzie Curtis, Eugenia Fletcher, Laura Kirkley, Brandon Oates, Brooke Satterwhite and Sheri Thomson. Barnett, Curtis, Fletcher, Kirkley, Satterwhite and Thomson are animal science majors. Breeding is in agricultural economics and agribusiness, Crosby in child development and Oates kinesiology.

“Our mission is to enhance and broaden students’ educational and experiential learning opportunities to better prepare them for career placement and life-long learning,” said Looper. “To accomplish this mission, the Department of Animal Science provides hands-on training, experience and development of skills by students. Accreditation from the CHA is the industry’s stamp of approval that we are providing our students high-quality equine education and training.”

“The reviewers were very impressed with our students’ preparation and professionalism,” said Jogan. “Through this site accreditation, we are recognized as being shoulder to shoulder with the best-managed equine facilities in the country.”

Jogan was awarded a grant from the American Quarter Horse Foundation, which funded the accreditation and certification process.

The Bumpers College offers an equine science concentration for animal science majors and an equine science minor for students with other majors.

All U of A students are welcome to participate in equine activities at the King Equine Pavilion, which is home to 10 horses – Daily, a black tobiana APHA gelding; Des, an AHA gelding; Willie, a registered AQHA gray gelding; Sport, a bay tobiano gelding; Te, a chestnut overo pinto mare; Bling, a sorrel Appaloosa gelding; Liscious, registered in the American Miniature Horse Registry; Solid, a registered bay Appaloosa gelding; Zeus, an unregistered black ranch type gelding; and Breeze, an APHA solid palomino gelding. n

Equine Facilities,Instructors Earn National Site Accreditation,

Certification from CHA

By Robby Edwards


Victoria Maloch, a senior in the Bumpers College, returned to the U of A this past year following a yearlong commitment as secretary of the National Future Farmers of America Organization.

Maloch, a native of Magnolia, is interning this summer in Washington, D.C., but was on campus working on her agricultural business and pre-law double-major after carrying on her family’s tradition of FFA service. Her father, state Sen. Bruce Maloch, also served as national FFA secretary.

“We were the first father-daughter pair to share this opportunity and position,” said Maloch. “It was by sheer coincidence. Officers are elected by a nine-member committee. They conduct week-long interviews and selection

rounds, and then slate six candidates as officers. There is no voting after that, only a vote to unanimously accept the slate. The committee happened to slate me as secretary without knowing my dad had been a national officer, let alone the national secretary, too.”

Maloch was involved in agriculture early and attended her first cow show when she was six. Watching older siblings participate in FFA made it an easy decision to get involved by the time she was old enough in eighth grade.

Her term from October 2014 through October 2015 included traveling more than 300 days and 100,000 miles around the country to promote agricultural advocacy and leadership development.

“We broke the attendance record at the national convention (in Louisville, Kentucky) with over 65,000 people,” said Maloch, who also served as Arkansas state FFA president as a senior in high school. “It made us the largest youth convention in the country.”

Duties and responsibilities included interacting with business and industry leaders, FFA members and teachers, corporate sponsors, government and education officials, state FFA leaders and the general public. Her group led personal growth and leadership training conferences for FFA members across the country, and helped establish policies to guide the future of FFA and promote agricultural literacy.

“I learned no matter where you are from, how many members your state has, how much funding your state or school does or does not get, FFA changes student lives across the country,” said Maloch. “That is why this organization has remained so strong and continued to reach new all-time membership highs each year.”

She said personal highlights included “meeting members across the country and seeing them have influential experiences involving agriculture, education, leadership and more; meeting U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy at the Japanese Embassy to discuss FFA and agricultural trade with Japan; and meeting Deb Eschmeyer, executive director of Let’s Move (childhood obesity initiative) in the East Wing of the White House.”

FFA is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, but Maloch was rarely there. Her favorite trips included “New England in the fall for chapter visits, Hawaii for its state convention and Arkansas because it was nice to come back home and celebrate that experience with FFA members, staff and agriculture teachers who had supported me for so long.”

Maloch, who was the first Arkansan selected to a national officer position in 21 years, was chosen following an intense, five-day interview. Rounds focused on goals, motivation and desire to be a national officer; multiple choice and essay written exams; 10-minute one-on-one interviews with the

nominating committee; planning, organizing and delivering a spoken presentation on agricultural education current events and issues; planning, creating and facilitating a student

workshop on points provided by the committee in front of an audience; and three, 10-minute round robin conversations on key agriculture issues.

“Most candidates spend months preparing,” said Maloch. “I went through this process twice. The year before I was elected, I ran and made it to the final interviews. The top half of candidates advance halfway through the week to final interviews. Both years, it was an incredibly great and educational experience. Many rounds are behavioral based, so preparing really pushed me to reflect on who I am, experiences I have had and why I wanted to serve as a national officer or otherwise.”

“Victoria earning the position of national FFA secretary illustrated for fellow students and members how hard work and dedication, passion for a mission and life-long learning, and the value of studying leadership can yield outcomes,” said Cassandra Cox, an instructor in the Department of Agricultural Education, Communications and Technology.

Maloch is minoring in agricultural communications and plans to obtain a Juris Doctor and Master of Laws in agricultural and

food law from the U of A.“Watching Victoria interact with her FFA peers during

the 2015 Arkansas FFA Convention was a true example of actions speaking louder than words,” said Cox. “Her enthusiasm and vigor for agriculture, leadership and FFA was more visible than ever, and her impact on the younger members was visible in each conversation she had with them.”

“My generation is constantly put down as lazy, arrogant and entitled,” said Maloch, who plans to go into public service and work in public policy. “I wish everyone could interact with the almost 630,000 FFA members, though. This generation’s FFA members are truly living to serve and would give anyone hope for the future.” n

Above top; Maloch was the first national FFA officer from Arkansas in 21 years. Above bottom; Duties included leading leadership conferences at state conventions across the country, including in Arkansas where she was able to visit with agricultural communication professor Jeff Miller.

Victoria Maloch, a senior from Magnolia majoring in agricultural business and minoring in agricultural communication, recently served a year as secretary for the National Future Farmers of America Organization.

Maloch Returns to U of A After Year on the Road as National FFA Officer

By Lacey Howard


Every year SEC universities select a faculty member with outstanding teaching and scholarship records as award recipients. SEC Faculty Achievement Award winners receive a $5,000 honorarium. The award was established in 2012 by SEC presidents and chancellors in recognition of faculty accomplishments, scholarly contributions and discoveries.

Nayga, who joined the faculty in 2009, is the first Bumpers College professor to win the award.

“I am very pleased that Rodolfo Nayga has been recognized for his world-class research and teaching,” said Provost Ashok Saxena. “The University of Arkansas has been represented by several fine faculty members since the SEC Faculty Achievement Award was started in 2012, and Dr. Nayga is every bit as deserving of the recognition as the past recipients. His research and his teaching both are focused on improving people’s lives, a particular goal of the Bumpers College and the U of A System Division of Agriculture.”

“I am honored to be chosen for this award but also humbled since there are a lot of excellent professors who have great research and teaching programs at the University of Arkansas,” said Nayga.

The common theme in his research is the desire to evaluate and find ways to improve food programs and policies for the betterment of society as a whole. Findings from recent work with colleagues at the U of A on the effect of food deserts and school food programs on childhood obesity have garnered national media attention.

“Dr. Nayga is an internationally recognized food policy scholar whose research on consumer behavior and food access are helping drive the conversation on how we as a nation address food security and health issues,” said Mark Cochran, vice president-agriculture and head of the U of A System Division of Agriculture.

Nayga was one of the first economists, along with his dissertation adviser at Texas A&M where he earned his Ph.D. in 1988, to utilize scanner data from supermarkets for food demand analysis and policy. He used data to delve into food demand analysis by looking at consumption behavior at a more disaggregate level than what had been done previously with traditional food consumption datasets.

“The use of these relatively large scanner data made it possible to analyze the effects of various economic and non-monetary factors on demand for specific food products, rather than aggregated commodities for policy analysis,” said Nayga. “This showed that the statistical estimation results from the use of scanner data can contradict the patterns in aggregate data.”

This finding impacted academia, food policy evaluation and modern food consumption research, and resulted in large-scale scanner data for food demand analysis and food policy decisions becoming standard protocol.

His research in the economics of food and nutritional labeling helped expand policy makers’ understanding of how

consumers comprehend food labels and how they influence health-related outcomes such as diet quality and obesity. His studies illustrated the differential impact of the use of various types of nutritional labels, such as nutrient content and health claims, on the quality of diets. The USDA, FDA and non-governmental organizations have used his research results to better understand the effectiveness of nutritional and food labels in improving food consumption and diet quality of consumers.

The USDA’s Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program was created to increase fruit and vegetable consumption among students in the country’s poorest elementary schools by reimbursing schools offering fresh food at no cost to students. Nayga and colleagues at the U of A studied the program and found evidence that students in participating schools benefited with lower body mass index measures. The cost for each student is estimated at $50 to $75 per year, making the program economically significant.

“The rise in childhood obesity is a combination of many factors—one is the extent to which the commercial food environment provides a broad assortment of affordable foods that make up a healthy diet,” said Nayga. “One concern is many families live in what are termed ‘food deserts,’ areas where healthy food choices are not readily available and thereby place children at a greater risk for obesity. As a result, food deserts have caught the attention of policy-makers who have employed large-scale interventions and healthy food financing initiatives targeting those areas, usually in large cities.”

Nayga has studied food deserts to see if they play a role in childhood obesity. His team discovered food deserts are a risk factor and it would be reasonable to include an area’s food desert status in the criteria for prioritizing interventions for childhood obesity.

“There is also some evidence that school-based interventions could offset weight gain associated with living in a food desert,” said Nayga. “More research is needed to demonstrate that school-based interventions are effective in food desert areas with chronically poor environmental conditions.”

Nayga has also served on the faculty at Texas A&M, Rutgers and Massey University in New Zealand. He has been a visiting professor and Fulbright Senior Scholar at Wageningen University in the Netherlands and a Taiwan National Science Council Fellow at National Taiwan University.

Nayga has published more than 230 refereed articles in academic journals and been cited at least 6,000 times by researchers. He has served on the editorial boards of 15 scholarly journals. Nayga has received more than $16 million in research grants from numerous agencies and delivered about 400 invited talks and lectures around the world. n

Rodolfo Nayga, whose research on poverty, nutrition, obesity and novel food technologies has won worldwide recognition, received the U of A Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award last spring.

Nayga is a professor and holder of the Tyson Endowed Chair in Food Policy Economics in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness.

Nayga in AEAB Wins U of A SEC Faculty Achievement Award

Researching Childhood Obesity, Food and Nutrition Labeling, and Food Deserts

By Dave Edmark


Growing up, experience in agriculture:I owe so much of what good happened in my life to my

father and mother. Dad was a cotton farmer in Northeast Arkansas and mother a second grade teacher in Swifton. They were with me each day until I left for college. As a tot, they told me I was going to the U of A. We ate supper and breakfast at home each day. Mother read the Arkansas Gazette to my sister Marjorie and me each morning at the breakfast table. She gave us a state and worldwide perspective, even when we were small. My teachers were superb. They gave me the best foundation in math, science, literature, spelling and writing. Mr. Shannon, my FFA teacher, had a large influence on me. He taught me agriculture at the most basic levels, including shop. I learned to weld, wood working

and cattle judging. We went to the State Fair in Little Rock and Memphis.

Most significant thing learned in college:Concentrate on the subject at hand. The associate dean,

Dr. Hudson, invited me to his office the first week and told me his door was always open. That was a great lesson I practiced my entire career. My professors taught me to concentrate and listen carefully. Dr. Ray in animal husbandry only read pop quiz questions once. My science, chemistry, math and English professors stayed close to their notes, so if I listened and took notes, tests could be passed. Listening was a life-long habit. Being ready to give a brief presentation on the subject if called on served me well in my Air Force

career. I was able to think on my feet and speak briefly with a recommendation to improve a mission.

Why the Air Force:ROTC was mandatory for freshmen males at land grant

colleges. We were in the Korean War and the Cold War was on the horizon. We entered ROTC and knew we would be drafted out of college. I was committed to becoming an officer and flyer before I graduated. Korea was over, but I entered and began flying. I was a navigator-bombardier on strategic bombers, mainly the B-52. The Vietnam War started and I flew 44 combat missions, received two Air Medals and was a commander for operations. In my flying career, I saw the world and flew to many countries. My job was to concentrate on the tasks under my responsibilities. I worked as if that would be the last job I would have. I was proud of what the Air Force assigned me to do. I wore a starched shirt and crease in my pants every day.

Becoming a two-star General:

I had no say in assignments or promotions. My commander did these then told me afterward. I served at 12 bases, four of them twice. In my last command, I had 27,000 people. I had several major air command assignments and the Pentagon twice, and was an instructor at the Air War College for three years, teaching seminars and classes on Air Force operations. My all-time hero was General Curtis Lemay, the “father” of Strategic Air Command. He built a strong bomber and missile force that became the most superior and best-trained force in the world. He insisted on the best training and standards. He was tough, but fair. I looked up to him and wanted to be the best for him.

Playing baseball for the Razorbacks (1950-54):I received a small scholarship in agriculture, walked on

as a freshman, made the team as the starting shortstop, and had a freshman letter and three varsity letters. My name

and letterman years are on the wall in the A Club room (at Baum Stadium). My coach (Bill Ferrell) was outstanding. I learned how to play hard and take a good swing. He wanted 100 percent on every play, every pitch. I owe so much to him for learning to be competitive. I hit .294 my senior year. I still hear from two teammates. Lyle Wilkerson, our catcher, is in Riverside, California, and a high school baseball coach;

and Francis Long, our second baseman, lives near Fayetteville and was in the Air Force.

A book you recommend:I am currently reading The

Wright Brothers and recently finished Sycamore Row by John Grisham. I like biographies, especially on Margaret Thatcher and Henry Kissinger. I listen to Morning Joe on MSNBC as I drive to morning board meetings in Oklahoma City.

Growing up in Swifton:I started school in 1938

and graduated in 1950. I saw the town and county run by returning WW II veterans. Hoyt Wilmuth became our postmaster, Floyd Wilmuth one of seven storeowners, Ira Ferrell a farmer and chairman of our school board, and W.O. Hulett county judge. They were just four of our great leaders who grew up, and learned to follow and lead in WW

II. They were my heroes. They supported our school and churches, were great men, and had great wives and children. I am proud of Swifton and still operate my family farm (soybeans and wheat). I go there once a year to visit, attend Swifton Methodist Church and have coffee with the boys. Sam Boyce, my lawyer, once told me years ago, never go back for a weekend and tell your farm manager how to farm. Just compliment and cheer him on.

After the military:After my Air Force career, I worked in higher education

for the Oklahoma Chancellor for Higher Education, mainly working on aviation education degrees. I was invited to serve on several civic and charity boards, and served as a regent and trustee for seven years at Rose State College. n

Interim Dean Lona Robertson and former Dean Mike Vayda present the BC Outstanding Alumnus Award to Maj. Gen. Bill Bowden.

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Outstanding Alumnus Q&ABy Robby Edwards

Bill BowdenOklahoma City, Oklahoma

B.S. in Agriculture, 1954

Retired U.S. Air Force Major General

Top, Bowden visited with former U of A football coach and athletic director Frank Broyles at an alumni event in Oklahoma City.Bottom, Bowden, has a son, Andy, and a daughter, Marjorie.


Lessons learned growing up on family’s beef cattle and contract poultry farm:

Being raised a farm kid was the greatest gift I could receive. Valuable lessons I learned growing up on my family’s farm are things I use in my career today, and I’m sure I’ll use those lessons the rest of my life. I learned the value of hard work, discipline and what it takes to never give up, even on the toughest days; the value of teamwork and the importance of collaborating with others to solve problems and achieve common goals; and that you should always be aware of your surroundings - getting caught between a momma cow and her calf is a mistake you will only make once. It also taught me the value of a dollar, the importance of planning for the future and always making sure you have the right tools handy to succeed. Sometimes the most important and rewarding work isn’t necessarily the most glamorous. Sometimes things don’t go according to plan and you must learn to improvise, think outside the box and take risks. Finally, the most important thing I learned is you must always remember to close the gate to the cow pasture.

What you miss about the farm:It was hard work, but I miss getting to work outside every

day and interacting with other farmers. I also miss working with my family.

Fun growing up:My sisters and I enjoyed participating in 4-H and FFA

activities, going to cattle sales, livestock judging and traveling for livestock shows. My parents have always joked that our family vacations were spent showing livestock at the state fair.

Why agricultural business:I have a background in agriculture and always had an

interest in business, and agricultural policy and regulation. It gave me the opportunity to leverage my background and interests. Agricultural business is also very diverse. It gave me the opportunity to study a variety of areas and the ability to specialize in the area I chose.

Why agricultural law:Agricultural business helped further my interest in

agricultural policy, and my passion to understand the laws and regulations that impact food, farmers and agricultural businesses worldwide. I did not have any connections to agricultural law, and honestly did not know a single lawyer growing up, but I had passion, and knew the best way to further my interest and passion was to get a law degree. After an internship in Washington, D.C., one summer working on agricultural issues for a U.S. senator, I decided agricultural law was my calling.

Bumpers College Ambassador:

My favorite and most memorable experiences are all the off-campus recruiting activities I got to participate in as an Ambassador. It was always so much fun telling high school students all about the Bumpers College.

International Program experiences in Scotland and Belize:

I’m a big supporter of travel as an educational experience, and I believe everyone should study abroad. I got a lot out of it and wish I had taken advantage of more international opportunities. It really opens up new possibilities, gets you out of your comfort zone and challenges you with uncommon experiences. Immersing yourself into a completely different culture is extremely powerful and your resume will stand out to companies who have expanded globally.

Spitze Public Policy Legislative Internship with U. S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln in Washington, D.C.:

The opportunity to intern in Washington, D.C., to gain a better understanding of our legislative system and government was one of the best and most valuable experiences I have had. It had a major impact on me and is really what pushed me to ultimately decide to pursue a legal career and apply to law school.

Inspiration and motivation:I get to work and connect with people every day that share

my love and passion for agriculture.

Something significant learned in college:The sky is the limit with an education from the Bumpers

College. The studies of food, agriculture, life sciences and the environment are more important and more diverse than ever before.

Advice for young alumni/recent graduates:You don’t have to know someone in the business, or have a

friend who knows someone, I didn’t. If you know you want to do something and you have the passion for it, all you need to do is aim high, not be afraid of failure, learn how to network, work harder than anyone else and be nice to others.

Bumpers College network:

I have had several opportunities over the past couple of years to mentor Bumpers College students and participate in several Bumpers programs. I stay connected as much as I can to professors, classmates and people I came to know during my time in the college. It is amazing how often I get to work professionally in my career with people I met at the Bumpers College.

First career break:My first job out of law school was working for a law firm

in Des Moines, Iowa. When I accepted the job, I really did not know many people from Iowa, so it was an awesome opportunity to get outside my comfort zone. It was also very exciting that my first job straight out of law school allowed me to spend 100 percent of my time on food and agricultural related matters, and living in Iowa exposed me to agriculture sectors I was not as familiar with at the time.

Tip to unwind and recharge:Take time for yourself to do things you enjoy. Go on new

adventures, travel and most importantly, surround yourself as much as you can with the people who mean the most to you.

A book you recommend:The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

Favorite dish or meal:Banana pudding!

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Alumni Society Outstanding Young Alumna Q&A

By Robby Edwards

Kerri BolingGravette, Arkansas

B.S. in Agricultural Business, 2007

Litigation and Regulatory Attorney, Tyson Foods Inc.

Taylor Adams, vice president of the BC Alumni Society, presents the Outstanding Young Alumna Award to Kerri Boling.

Boling (fourth from left) decided to pursue agricultural law after interning with U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln (center) in Washington, D.C., as recipient of the Spitze Public Policy Legislative Internship.


SMASH – Students Mastering the Art of Southern Hospitality

The hospitality innovation program held its premier event of the year on April 2 at the Chancellor Hotel in Fayetteville. This was the seventh annual fine-dining fundraiser, but it was the first year for a new name. Formerly known as “A Class Act,” it is now known as SMASH – Students Mastering the Art of Southern Hospitality.

Proceeds help fund scholarships for hospitality innovation students, professional development for students and faculty, equipment, supplies and research.

SMASH began with an Arkansas Hospitality Leadership Forum and hospitality alumni reception on Friday, and concluded Saturday with a career networking session for fulltime job and internship interviews, a Q&A on revenue

management strategies and tourism analytics, and the SMASH reception and dinner.

“This is truly a phenomenal event for our students to showcase their menu design, catering, serving and overall hospitality skills while having the opportunity to earn scholarship funds – all for doing what they do best,” said associate professor and interim assistant director of the School of Human Environmental Sciences Kelly Way. “SMASH allows our students to learn from industry leaders during the forum and have an intimate location to interview for internships and fulltime positions with those leaders who have a vested interest in our students and our hospitality program.” n

Tina Post of Post Winery in Altus was recognized as winner of the Crystal Pineapple Award. The pineapple is a sign of hospitality, symbolizing friendship, dedication and a welcoming nature. The award goes to an outstanding industry leader who has supported the hospitality innovation program.

Andrew Lipson of Chartwells was recognized for serving as one of two Executives in Residence for the spring semester. Among other things, he co-taught associate professor Kelly Way’s “Critical Issues in Hospitality” class.

Lonnie Terrell (left) awarded the George and Karen Terrell Memorial and Endowed Scholarship to junior Khandii Maynard. Terrell is a 2011 hospitality and restaurant management graduate. He took part in the first three “A Class Act” events, now our SMASH event, and his parents attended all three.

Master’s students (from left) Kayla Kesterson, Becca Clifton and Ryan Muniz pose with instructor Lobat Siahmakoun with associate professors Kelly Way (left) and Godwin-Charles Ogbeide in the background (right).

Edible flowers were prepared as a garnish for SMASH soup and dessert courses.

Photos by Lacey Howard

Students in the “Advanced Apparel Production” class designed and created garments featured in the apparel merchandising and product development program’s “Metal & Shine AMPD Benefit Fashion Show” at the Fayetteville Town Center on April 20.

“Our students experience the apparel production process from the initial design inspiration through the construction and marketing of their garments,” said instructor Stephanie Hubert. “This one project gives them insight into the decision-making process experienced by designers, patternmakers, financial teams, factories and more. They expand their vision of what it takes to get fashionable garments into the hands of consumers.”

Raul Torres, a fashion designer in Dallas, was the featured guest designer. A 2011 graduate of the Bumpers College apparel program, Torres is creator and owner of the Rullie Torres Collection, which includes bridal, formal and avant-garde designs.

Proceeds from the show help fund student study tours in the School of Human Environmental Science’s apparel program.

Image bar above left to right: Bumpers College graduate Raul Torres, a fashion designer in Dallas and creator of the Rullie Torres Collection, was recognized as the featured guest designer by director of the School of Human Environmental Sciences Betsy Garrison (left) and AMPD clinical associate professor Kathy Smith (right); All four pieces above were designed by Katelyn Stellar, one of the featured student designers in the show; The three outfits above were designed by featured student designer Alyssa DeShong; U of A Chancellor Joseph Steinmetz, with his wife Sandy, attended the fashion show and SMASH events.

Opportunities For Support – Thank You!

We are preparing students to be leaders of tomorrow in areas of life that affect everyone - food, family and the environment.

If you would like to support future apparel or SMASH events, you can purchase tickets or inquire about sponsorship opportunities through the School of Human Environmental Sciences ([email protected], 479-575-4305). Contact Kelly Way ([email protected]) for SMASH or

Douglas Gearhart ([email protected]) for fashion shows.If you would like to support other events, or help fund

scholarships, internships, facilities, equipment, research or entrepreneurial opportunities, please contact us at 479-575-7096 or [email protected].

All checks should be made out to UA Foundation with the event or area of support listed in the memo section, and mailed to Bumpers College Development Office, AFLS E108, Fayetteville, AR 72701.

Thank you!!

Metal & ShineAMPD Benefit Fashion Show

Photos by Lacey Howard, John Baltz and Robby Edwards


Bumpers College

CLASS NOTES

CLASS NOTES

1950sJohn F. Cross, BSA ’57, in

January celebrated his 61st year in banking and earned the title of longest tenured banker in the state of Arkansas by the Arkan-sas Bankers Association.

1960sSherman D. Cullum, BSA

’60, Hickory Ridge, retired and now works as a part time real estate broker.

1970sCordia Harrington, BSHE ’76, Nashville, Tenn., was named Arkan-sas Alumni Association

2016 Johnson Fellow. The program began in 2009 to bring esteemed alumni back to cam-pus to engage with and inspire students. Harrington toured the food science lab and research facilities, visited with Student Alumni Board members, and spoke with students in food sci-ence, international trade, supply chain, broadcast and Students Acquiring Knowledge through Enterprise. She is the founder and chief executive officer of The Tennessee Bun Company, which includes four plants and six product lines, and services customers such as McDonald’s, O’Charley’s, Sara Lee and Whole Foods, among others. Other businesses include the trucking firm Bakery Express and the freezer facility Cold Storage of Nashville. Recent awards include Entrepreneur of the Year South-east Program by Ernst & Young in 2015, Most Admired CEO by Nashville Business Journal in 2013 and 2015, and Leadership Award by McDonald’s in 2014.

1980sJawanda Barnett Mast,

BSHE ’84 MS ’89, Olathe, Kan., on March 21 was named man-ager of Grassroots Advocacy for the National Down Syndrome Society.

1990sStan Wullschleger, PhD, ’90, Knoxville, Tenn., received the Outstand-ing Alumnus Award from

the Department of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences. He is a scientist with Oak Ridge Na-tional Laboratory in the Energy and Environmental Sciences Directorate and Climate Change Science Institute. He is also the national project director for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Next Generation Ecosystem Experiments-Arctic, a research initiative to improve climate models by addressing physical, chemical and biological behavior of permafrost-rich terrestrial ecosystems on the North Slope of Alaska.

2000sTyler E. Davis, BSA ’06 and

wife Mandy, Ashdown, announced the birth of their son, Tucker Wilson Davis, born April 27.

Olivera Jankovska, BSA ’09, Kriva Palanka, Macedonia, was named to the United Macedonian

Diaspora “40 Under 40” list. She earned her bachelor’s degree in agricultural business and is a senior market analyst at Calpine Corp., an independent power producer in Houston, Texas. She has received Calpine’s Impact

Award the last two years. Jankovska has assisted Macedo-nian students through the university admission process, and helped them earn scholar-ships and academically succeed at various institutions.

Katie Raines, BSHES ’08, Fayetteville, a graduate of the dietetics concentra-tion, works with U of A

athletics as a graduate assistant nutritionist and helped create a nutrition program for Razorback student-athletes. She outlined the program’s three areas (RazorFu-el, RazorBag and Red Card) in an article published in Training & Conditioning magazine – “Nutri-tion: Stepping it Up.”

2010sAmanda Weaver, BSA ’10

and Lance Weaver, Amarillo, Texas, announced the birth of their daughter, Ella Nicole Weaver, born Feb. 10. Amanda, as of July 2014, is a resource planning analyst with Golden Spread Electric Cooperative.

IN MEMORIAM

1930sGarvin Green, BSA ’39,

Bentonville, Aug. 29, 2015. During his lifetime, he earned his Bachelor’s Degree from the U of A and finished graduate courses at Louisiana State Uni-versity, Cornell University and the University of Tennessee. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

1940sEarl A. Rhein, BSA ’40,

Little Rock. He was 100. He was drafted into the Air Corps during WWII. Later, he retired from Farm Security Adminis-

tration, later named Farmers Home Administration, and took up rice farming.

Reba R. Parker Harrell, BSHE ’40, Harrell, Dec. 15, 2015. She retired after 33 years of ser-vice from the Hampton Public Schools.

Vernon Wills, BSA ’40, Hot Springs, Oct. 27, 2015. He was employed as a County Agricul-tural Agent for the U of A Exten-sion Service and received the Dis-tinguished Service Award from the National County Agricultural Agents’ Association in 1970.

Jean C. Frisby, BSHE ’41 MS ’63, Warren, Dec. 21, 2015. Frisby retired on March 31, 1995, as County Extension Agent Staff Chairman. She served as vice president of the National Association of Extension Home Economist from 1964-67. From 1960-61, she was president of the Arkansas Association of Extension Home Economist. She served as president and vice pres-ident of the Warren B&PW Club and was a member of the Bradly County Chamber of Commerce.

Madeline Thetford Roan, BSHE ’41, Tomball, Texas, Sept. 26, 2015. She enjoyed traveling around the world, playing bridge and Mah Jong, and enjoyed her many family and friends. Survi-vors include daughter Darlynn Roan Pittman, BSE ’76, and grandchildren Nicolas Alexan-der Moore, BA ’08 and Harold Pittman.

Harvey H. Howington Jr., BSA ’43, Lake Providence, La., Feb. 22. He was a crop farmer for many years and also raised cat-tle. He also served for nine years on the local ASCS committee.

Virginia Clement Beard, BSHE ’44, Little Rock, Oct. 24, 2015.

Melba McKenzie Smith, BSHE ’46, Georgetown, Texas, Aug. 6, 2015. She was 90. She was a teacher, retired after 35

years of teaching in Arkansas and Italy.

Cecil Dale Hutson, BSA ’47, Southside, Feb. 21. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving in World War II.

Howard Prichard, BSA ’47 MS ’54, Hope, March 22. He was a retired agriculture teacher.

J. L. Lancaster, BSA ’47, Fayetteville, March. He served in the U.S. Army as Second Lieutenant in the 75th Infantry Division as a platoon leader in a cavalry reconnaissance platoon. He received the Bronze Star for meritorious service. He later became a professor in medical and veterinary entomology until his retirement in 1993. Survi-vors include his wife of 69 years, Virginia P. Lancaster, BSHE ’47, and children, Donn M. Lancast-er, BSA ’72 PHD ’84, Richard and Susan.

Peggy Leal White, BSHE ’48, Osceola, April 12. She worked at the State Capitol

Building for many years. Alfred Y. Gordon Sr., BSA

’49, Fayetteville, July 28, 2015. He was 95. He volunteered in 1942 for the Army Air Corps during World War II and served as a captain in the 556th Army Air Corps Air Supply Group in the Pacific Theatre. He earned a degree in agriculture and played baseball for the Razorbacks. He was a partner in farming of Oneida Planting Company until 1976 when he was elected as the Phillips County judge and served until 1990. Survivors include his wife Emma Lee Gordon, BSE ’49.

Alice Cardwell Gaylean, BSHE ’49, Collierville, Tenn., Sept. 11, 2014. Survivors include her husband, William O. Gay-lean Jr., BSBA ’49.

Cletis O. Overton, BSA ’49, Malvern, Feb. 29. He was a member of the Army Air Force from 1940-45. He also worked in the U.S. Department of Agricul-

ture as head of the Department of Home and Loans.

Gladys Tallent Powell, BSHE ’49, Springdale, Aug. 12, 2015. She was 89 and a retired home economics teacher. Survi-vors include her husband of 66 years, Curtis Ray Powell, BSA ’50 MS ’52.

Gwen M. Oakes, BSHE ’49, Waldron, Feb. 18. She was a teacher in Texas and Arkansas. Survivors include her husband of 69 years, Gerald Oakes, BSA ’50.

Joe B. Crouch, BSA ’49, Fayetteville, Dec. 25, 2015. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII. He later worked as a County Extension Agent in Arkansas and Missou-ri, owned a broiler operation in Texas and was a field salesman for poultry feed additives.

L. Z. Watson, BSA ’49, Glenwood, March 14. He was an Army Air Corp veteran of World War II.

Lewis A. Barefield, BSA ’49,

Little Rock, Nov. 19, 2015. Lewis spent 39 years serving variously as field inspector, seed analyst, microscopist, department head and director of administration at the Arkansas Sate Plant Board, retiring in 1988.

William H. Gullette, BSA ’49, Carthage, Texas, Jan. 18. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a navigator and bom-bardier during WWII. He later taught biology at Panola College for many years and was instru-mental in starting the vocational and technical programs.

1950sGerald Oakes, BSA ’50, Fort

Smith, March 28. He worked on B52s during World War II. He was awarded three Bronze Stars and a Good Conduct Metal. He later taught vocational education for 38 years. During his teaching career, he received the Texas Ag Teacher of the Year Award.

Harold E. Foster, BSA ’50,

Note: The following letter was submitted by Lucho H. Moreno, Jr., a 1955 BSA Bumpers College graduate following the passing of Paul Noland in December. Some edits have been made, but for the most part, the letter is presented as it was written. Paul passed away on Dec. 31, 2015, and his wife Eunice passed away on May 24.

Dr. Paul Noland, Professor, Friend and Mutual Panama-Arkansas Goodwill Ambassador

Luis H. Moreno Jr., B.S.AClass of ’55; Senior Scholar Key

It has been 65 years since the first selected group of students from the Republic of Panama started, through scholarships, studying agriculture in Fayetteville, based on a very successful exchange and counseling program between the U.S. State Department and Panamá. The University of Arkansas was the main provider and administrator with over 20 academic and managerial personnel living in Panama for almost 10 years.

Those were the times of President Caldwell, Dean Ellis (Dean of Foreign Students), Donald King, Randall Price, Mack MacLendon and many others. One of them, who moved to the country with his sweet and distinguished wife

Eunice and their kids was the responsible, gentle, generous and disciplined Dr. Paul Noland. His ceaseless work and permanent efforts not only contributed to the improvement of agriculture and animal husbandry education, research and extension (leaving unforgettable results), but his cordiality and human touch enhanced, at the same time, relations between the two countries.

From the scarce dozen initial students, Panama has gradually increased that number to over 100. All of them, at different times, looked to Dr. Noland for guidance, advice, protection, sometimes in a paternal nature, others as a close friend, and always as their national representative who would never fail them, not even beyond death, as a legitimate spiritual “ambassador.”

If he was not the formal professor in a classroom, as he actually was for a great majority of us, he taught us many realities of life and especially about American culture.

We will never forget you Paul. Neither will we forget Eunice or your sons, who are all Panamanian “Razorbacks.” Led by one of your closest local friends, we all prayed to God together for your eternal peace.

We thank you from the bottom of our heart for letting us enter, be, stay, house, grow, enjoy and be enriched by being in your heart!

Lucho MorenaBSA ’55Panama City, Panama


Hope, Nov. 30, 2015. He entered military service in 1944 and served overseas more than 14 months. He was part of the 331st Combat Infantry, 83rd Division of the U.S. Army and won the European Theater Ribbon with three Battle Stars, the Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman Badge, Good Conduct Medal, Victory Ribbon and American Theater Ribbon. Later, he was employed at the Farmers Home Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture for 30 years, retiring in 1981. Survivors include two sons, and daughters, Rita and Cynthia Foster Serio, BSBA ’82.

Kenneth A. Croft, BSA ’50 MS ’54, Conway, July 11, 2015. He was 93 and taught agriculture in Mt. Pleasant and Melbourne schools, and later worked for the Soil Conserva-tion Services where he retired after more than 20 years.

Willis G. Maddox, BSA ’50, Fort Smith, Oct. 26, 2015. Gene served in the U.S. Navy and was a veteran of World War II. After graduating from the U of A, he started his career by teaching agriculture to returning veter-ans. In 1956 he taught science at Ramsey Junior High.

Charles L. Brown, BSA ’51, Siloam Springs, Jan. 13. He served in the U.S Army near the end of WWII in Japan. He also owned and operated The Insur-ance Office in Siloam Springs, and Charlie Brown Insurance Agency in Bentonville for many years prior to his retirement.

Dick Hampton, BSA ’51, Beaverton, Ore., March 6. He conducted research on viruses and viral diseases at Washington State University. He is best known for his research on viruses of le-gumes, but also worked on virus-es in fruits, hops and vegetables.

Sarah Rodgers Foster, BSHE ’51, Knoxville, Tenn., Aug. 15, 2013.

Gene Guinn, BSA ’52 MS ’57, Mesa, Ariz., Feb. 11. In 1970, he worked in the Western Cotton Research Lab in Phoenix where he remained for the rest of his career.

Vernon Peel, BSA ’52,

Pawhuska, Okla., Feb. 21. He served in WW II, the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War.

Bethel P. Cunningham, BSHE ’53 MS ’58, Fayetteville, Oct. 8, 2015.

Bob L. McGinnis, BSA ’53, Memphis, Dec. 23, 2015. He served in the U.S. Army from 1954-56, completing service as a 1st Lieutenant. In 1959, he began farming and continued for 40 years, raising cotton, rice and soy beans. Survivors include his wife Barbara J. McGinnis and three daughters, including Susanne McGinnis Sorrell, BA ’81.

Cordy A. Ramer Jr., BSA ’53 MED ’54, Fordyce, Oct. 31, 2015. He worked in an aircraft factory until 1942 when he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. He was trained and qualified to be a bombardier during World War II. He was on his 29th mission in Masserberg, Germany, when the plane was hit by German fighter planes and shot down. After his military career, he taught school for six years.

Fran Burcham, BSE ’54 MS ’57, Olathe, Kan., March 13. She started teaching home econom-ics for Mabelvale High School and later worked for the Pulaski County Cooperative Exten-sion Service. She also worked as a home economist for The Arkansas Dairy Association and also opened The Homestead Gift Shop in 1975. Survivors include husband Ralph Jack Burcham, BSCE ’57.

Hiron D. Knight, BSA ’54, Springdale, Dec. 12, 2015. Knight served in the U.S. Navy and was a retired personnel manager for Tyson Foods.

Mosco Love Jr., BSA ’53, Little Rock, Sept. 3, 2015. He had a career in sales, public relations and entertainment. He worked at Consolidated Talent Corporation, later to become Porter Entertainment, placing talent across Arkansas and Las Vegas until his retirement in 2001. He was inducted into the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame in 2005 and the Arkansas Jazz Heritage Foundation Hall of Fame in 2006. He later opened a recording studio, theater, arcade

and an integrated country club.Patricia Guthary Marts,

BSHE ’54 MS ’76, Springdale, April 12. She taught high school home economics in Clarksville for six years, then later worked at Johnson County Hospital as food service supervisor for six years. She also worked at Springdale Memorial Hospital for 18 years.

William R. Rucker, BSA ’54, Dec. 21, 2015.

Garlan D. Reading, BSA ’55 MED ’58, Fayetteville, Nov. 2, 2015. He maintained many interests in agriculture, primarily in the cattle market. Upon retirement, he started I40 Livestock Auction in Ozark with his son.

Leonard Venable Sr., BSA ’55, Little Rock, Jan. 14. He joined the Navy and traveled the world while serving aboard the USS Prairie. Honorably discharged, he settled in Little Rock, worked in real estate for several years then founded Terra Properties. He became vice president at First Federal Savings and Loan.

William W. Miller, BSA ’54 MED ’55, Sage, Aug. 26, 2015. He was 94. He worked for Warren McArthur Aircraft Corporation in Bantam, Conn., during WW II as a supervisor in building aircraft seating until he entered the U.S. Navy, where he served for seven years. He later became a teacher, district manager and farmer.

Thomas W. Sullivan, MS ’56, Russellville, May 4.

Wyona S. Williams, BSHE ’56, Guthrie, Okla., Jan. 20. She was 80.

George T. Newberry, BSA ’57, Tulsa, Okla., Jan. 26. He was an officer in the reserves and a U.S. Army veteran. He served as assistant county agent in Crit-tenden County and retired as assistant general manager for the Arkansas Electric Cooperative Association.

Harold Hurst, BSA ’57 MS ’62, Leland, Miss., March 20. He worked for the U of A Coopera-tive Extension Service. He later worked 29 years for Mississippi State University as head of the

state weed control research program and assistant super-intendent of the Delta Branch Experiment Station. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Ann Milam Hurst, BSHE ’59.

Lorin Jones, BSA ’57, Noel, Mo., Feb. 29. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1948-53. He later enjoyed a long career with the USDA.

Lowell David Roberts, BSA ’57, Cleveland, Ga., May 12. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was later employed with RalstonPurina for 23 years in Louisiana, Florida and Georgia. He was with American General Insurance for 10 years before retiring.

Bob Coffman, BSA ’58, Hot Springs, Oct. 24, 2015. He served during the Korean War in Germany from 1951-52. He also worked at the Arkansas State Health Department from 1968 until retiring in 1987. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Phyllis J. Coffman, BSE ’57.

Charles Vincent, BSA ’59 MED ’64, Dayton, Nov. 25, 2015. He was a public school teacher for many years.

Rosetta Johnson Sykes, BSHE ’55 MS ’59, Clinton. She taught school for 31 years, 29 of which were at the Arkansas School for Blind.

Donald “Buddy” Wray, BSA ’59, Springda-le, Jan. 18. An animal science graduate, he served in

several executive level roles with Tyson Foods Inc., including chief operating officer and chief executive officer, helping the company become a global leader. He joined the company in 1961 and retired in 2000, but served on the board of directors from 1994-2003, and came out of retirement in 2009 as execu-tive vice president and special assistant to the president. The Donald “Buddy” Wray Chair in Food Safety was established by the Bumpers College in 2004. He was the Bumpers College’s Outstanding Alumnus and U of

A Distinguished Alumni of the Year in 2000, Arkansas Poultry Federation “Man of the Year” in 1999, inducted into the Arkan-sas Agriculture Hall of Fame in 2012 and into the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame in 2014.

1960sHoward Leroy Brooks, BSA

’60 MS ’63, Manhattan, Kan., Jan. 7. Upon graduation, he joined the faculty at Kansas State as an extension entomologist until his retirement in 2004.

Raymond L. Shepherd, MS ’60, Auburn, Aug. 3, 2015. He was a decorated military veteran and retired at the rank of Lt. Col-onel after 30 years of service. He was also an award-winning sci-entist and internationally known for his contributions to cotton breeding and genetics, and received national recognition for his work developing a rootknot nematode resistant cotton, which he named “Auburn Cotton.”

B. J. Hankins, BSA ’61 MS ’68, Cabot, April 10. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He was an agron-omist for 30 years, researching and teaching as a professor and extension agent at Purdue University, all over Indiana and Arkansas. Survivors include his wife of 62 years Ann Hankins and daughter Laura Hankins Vaughn, BSE ’84.

Joyce Tillman Burgess, BSHE ’61 MS ’65, Albuquerque, N.M., Dec. 4, 2015. She was a registered dietician, and worked as a home economist and taught home economics at John Adams Middle School in Albuquerque. Survivors include her husband of 54 years Ed L. Burgess, BSEE ’61 PHD ’66 and sisters Patsy and Carolyn Tillman Henry, BSE ’65.

Robert Raible, BS ’61 MS ’62, Charleston, N.C., Oct. 29, 2015. Raible was an avid garden-er and loved giving his neigh-bors vegetables he grew.

Roger Morrow Pitts, BSA ’61, Lincoln, March 15. He spent 52 years farming. He also served on the Lincoln Consolidated School District of Education.

Virginia Littlefield Taylor,

BSHE ’56 MS ’62, Nashville, Sept. 18, 2015. She was a home economics teacher for more than 30 years.

Kirk K. Hale Jr., BSA ’63 MS ’67, Fayetteville, Aug. 17, 2015. He was a retired U.S. Navy Cap-tain, professor of poultry science at the University of Georgia and Clemson University, an entre-preneur and inventor.

Frank D. Long, BSA ’64, Salisbury, Md., March 16. He worked in the poultry industry his entire life. He also taught poultry science at his local com-munity college for eight years.

Robert D. Selby, BSA ’64, Lake Village, Nov. 12, 2001.

Frank J. Phelps, BSA ’66, Bastrop, La., July 24, 2015. He served in the U.S. Air Force and was an independent agricultural consultant.

Betty F. Oliver, MS ’67, Little Rock, April 9. She served for more than 57 years at the U of A. She received the Arkansas Home Economic Outstanding Educa-tor Award. Survivors include her husband of 52 years, Robert D. Oliver, BSBA ’56.

Carl Ivan Grable, MS ’67, of Springdale, Jan. 7, 2014. He worked in Washington, D.C. for many years with the EPA.

Jim Caudle, BSA ’67, Conway, Oct. 8, 2015. He was employed by the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service from 1968-2008.

1970sJanice Ederington, BSHE

’71, Fouke, Nov. 16, 2102.Davidson H. Humphreys,

BSA ’72, Hot Springs, Nov. 2. At the U of A, he served as presi-dent of both the Blue Key and Independent Men Society. After graduating, Humphreys volun-teered with the Peace Corps and later returned to Hot Springs for a career at Humphrey’s Dairy.

Dennis R. Millard, BSA ’72 MED ’81, Hot Springs, Dec. 4. He retired following a distinguished career with the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Program where he was a dedi-cated leader of the 4H program and county agent, and the U. S. Department of Commerce

where he was an internation-al trade specialist. Survivors include his wife Darlene Zeh Millard, BSHE ’76 MS ’82.

Lyle G. Shields, BSA ’72 MS ’78 MSA ’79, Rogers, Sept. 29, 2015. He worked as a CPA for many years.

Barksdale H. Taylor Jr., BSA ’75 MS ’76, Bald Knob, March 5. He was in the U.S. Army as an infantryman from 1969-71 in the Vietnam War. He was awarded the Bronze Star with Valor, the Purple Heart and the Army Commendation Medal with Valor. He and his brother later farmed with their parents for 39 years.

Linda Irene Via Martin, BSA ’76, Ola, March 11. She was a well-respected teacher in Sulphur Springs (Texas) High School.

Randall Lockhart, BSA ’77, Bentonville, March 17. He served in the U.S. Army.

David Kreider, BSA ’73, PhD ’82, Springdale, Jan. 23. He was a member of the faculty in the Bumpers

College’s Department of Animal Science for 30 years, retiring in 2014. He taught several classes and was also responsible for the departmental newsletter and the Arkansas Animal Science Report.

1980sJack F. Young, MS ’80, Prai-

rie Grove, April 26. Patricia Horner Haak,

BSHE ’82, Springdale, March 25.

1990sMichael Lydell Ware, MS

’99, Lake Providence, La., Oct. 14, 2013.

2000sAaron Thomas Curry, BSA

’05, Springdale, March 30. He was the assistant golf course superintendent at Springdale Country Club for many years and most recently an herbi-cide specialist for TruGreen of Northwest Arkansas.

Chase Dawson Hilton, BSA ’06, Batesville, Nov. 17, 2015. Chase was the agriculture

instructor and FFA advisor at Southside Charter High School. Survivors include his mother, Mary Charlton, BA ’64.

FriendsPaul Noland, University of Illinois, PhD Cornell University, Fayetteville, Dec. 31, 2015. He was the

former head of the Bumpers College’s Department of Animal Science and a former mayor of Fayetteville. He was instrumental in helping the U of A become the first U.S. land grant institution in the country to establish a foreign agricultural mission with his work in Panama. His efforts in agriculture, extension, teaching and research are still evident. He lived in Panama from 1955-57, made more than 40 trips to the region and was presented the Vas-co Nunez de Balboa Award, the nation’s highest civilian honor, in 2009. He received the U of A Distinguished Faculty Member Award in 1963, retired in 1994 and was inducted into the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame in 1995. The department established the Paul R. Noland Graduate Student Award in 2014.

Eunice Noland, Paul’s wife and a 1969 U of A graduate, passed away on May 24.

Jack Perkins, West Virginia University, PhD North Carolina State University, Fayetteville, Nov. 25, 2015.

He joined the faculty in the Bumpers College’s Department of Animal Science in 1965 and served as assistant professor, as-sociate professor, professor and interim department head before his retirement in 1995. He re-ceived Alpha Zeta and Gamma Sigma Delta teaching awards, and coached the livestock judging team. He was also an award-winning bluegrass fiddler.

Stephen Graham Schulte, Clinton, Nov. 6, 2015. n


By Robby Edwards

Dale Bumpers passed away Jan. 1 at his home in Little Rock. He was 90, and had been suffering from Alzheimer’s and a broken hip.

Bumpers served as 38th governor of Arkansas from 1971-75 and four terms in the U.S. Senate from 1975-99 where he was instrumental in showcasing Arkansas agriculture. In 1995, the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees recognized his service by renaming the college in his honor.

During his Senate service, particularly as a member and chair of the Agricultural Appropriations Subcommittee, Bumpers helped bring Arkansas agriculture into national and international prominence. He worked for and secured more than $80 million in funds for facilities and programs that directly benefited the state, such as:

• The 112,000-square-foot John W. Tyson Building, which houses the Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, and other facilities such as the Poultry Health Laboratory, Research Feed Mill, Pilot Processing Plant and USDA-ARS Poultry Production and Product Safety Research Unit, all in Fayetteville;

• The Food Safety Consortium, a research alliance among the U of A, Iowa State University and Kansas State University founded by Congress in 1988 to conduct research on the nation’s food safety issues;

• The National Center for Agricultural Law Research and Information at the U of A School of Law;

• The Center for Alternative Pest Control at the U of A;

• The National Rice Germplasm Evaluation and Enhancement Center at the Division of Agriculture Rice Research and Extension Center in Stuttgart;

• The National Center for Resource Innovation-Southwest at the Fayetteville campus; and

• The High Density Electronics Center at the U of A College of Engineering.

After retiring from the Senate, Bumpers was director of the Center for Defense Information. He served as U of A Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and as Guest Lecturer at Hendrix College. In a 2000 poll of Arkansas political scientists, Bumpers was the only 20th Century governor to achieve the station of “great.”

The Bumpers papers were donated to U of A Libraries special collections by the senator in 2000. The collection, the second-largest held by the libraries, includes biographical, legislative, committee and personal materials, such as speeches, photographs, audio-visual materials and ephemera. They opened to researchers in 2014.

Bumpers was born Aug. 12, 1925, in Charleston. He attended the U of A, spent three years in the Marine Corps during World War II, earned a law degree at Northwestern University and returned home in 1952 with wife Betty. In Charleston, he practiced law, raised cattle and operated a small hardware, furniture and appliance store. He served

as city attorney, school board president and president of the Chamber of Commerce. In 2003, his book The Best Lawyer in a One-Lawyer Town: A Memoir, was released.

He is survived by Betty, sons Brent and William, daughter Brooke and seven grandchildren. n

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