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The 2008-2009 Alumni = Association=20 Scholarships have been awarded to Rachael Carter, a senior history = and=20 English major; Natalie Rego, a senior studying professional and = technical=20 writing; Jonathan Eller, a sophomore chemistry student; Roni = Flakes, a=20 studio art junior; Caroline Tyler, a senior journalism major who = was also=20 a recipient of the award last year; (not pictured) Danielle = Sumo-Smith,=20 sophomore studying business; junior Brandon Hall; and Dexter = Fairweather,=20 a senior biology major.
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| Rachael Carter | Natalie Rego |
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| Jonathan Eller | Roni Flakes |
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| Caroline Tyler |
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| Sean Glancy, '80 | Joy Matlock, '96 = |
Glancy and Matlock Join = Board
Sean Glancy, a 1980 UALR = alumnus with a=20 degree in accounting, and Joy Matlock, a 1996 UALR alumna with = degrees in=20 spanish and international studies, joined the 2008-2009 Alumni = Association=20 Board of Directors. Glancy with Clary Development = Corporation in=20 Little Rock and Matlock with Heifer International in Little = Rock will=20 serve a term until 2011.
Other board members include = Alfred L.=20 Williams =9266, president; Troy D. Duke =9203, vice president; = Tamika S.=20 Edwards =9205; Leo Monterrey =9204 =9207, fundraising and special = events chair;=20 Scott Schuh =9277, communication chair; Nancy Secen =9201, = scholarship chair;=20 Christian O=92Neal =9201, secretary/treasurer; Leila Alston =9281; = Scott Gordon=20 =9277; Lee Johnson =9267; RJ Martino =9204; Carolyn Pharis McCone = =9277 =9278;=20 Beverly Roachell =9273 =9278; Holly Rose =9294; Rick Sellars =9274 = =9277; Kristi=20 Smith =9295 =9297; Tom Steves Sr. =9270; and Sherry Wilkins = Wortsmith =9267.
Saturday, Aug. 2, beginning = at 5:30pm at=20 the Bailey Alumni & Friends Center all former Donaghey Scholar = recipients are invited to attend a summer party! Food, fun and = laughter,=20 students and faculty. Come and visit with your friends and = participate in=20 the silent auction including custom art, gift certificates and = lots more.=20 Proceeds will go to a research scholarship for future scholars! = Bring your=20 family and friends; we would love to see you all!
All members of the Donaghey =
Scholars=20
Alumni Society can join us for free but we ask that any =
non-members bring=20
$15 for admission for adults and $5 for children under 12. If you =
are=20
eligible to join the society but haven't,
For questions, contact
College of Business alumni =
and friends=20
in the Memphis area are invited to AutoZone Park, home of the =
Redbirds, Friday, Aug. 15. At the downtown Memphis stadium, a =
cocktail=20
hour will begin at 6 p.m. in the Red Bird Suite before the 7:05 =
start of=20
the game. Seats are limited. RSVP is required either
To kick off the 2008-2009 =
year,=20
students, faculty, staff, and Alumni Association members are =
invited to=20
the annual Burgers at Bailey cookout at the Bailey Center patio =
from 11=20
a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26. For questions, contact
Sigma Nu=92s fifth annual =
four-person=20
scramble will be Monday, Oct. 6 at Eagle Hill Golf Club. Cost is =
$100 per=20
player. For sponsorship information, contact
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Thanks to alumni including: Holly Ballard =9206, Chelsea Bishop =9202, Sarah Danley = =9201 =9206,=20 Shirley Schuette =9202 =9205, Dominik Mjartan =9202, Georgia = Mjartan =9202,=20 Matt Sharp =9201 =9207, Morgan Adams =9103, Tjuana Byrd = =9296, Kimble=20 Edwards =9205 =9206, Jeremiah Jones =9207, Andrea Nunez = =9203, Luis=20 Calderon, Charly Crittenden, Patty Sheen, Autumn Henry =9205 = and=20 Christian O=92Neal =9101 for participating in Saturday=92s = successful Tr=E9=20 Day Celebrity Birthday Bowling Bash at Millennium Bowl in = Maumelle.=20 The fifth annual fundraiser supports mass communication=20 scholarships. |
| Alumni bowling at the Tr=E9 Day Bowling = fundraiser=20 include (left to right) Chelsea Bishop =9102, Sarah Danley = =9201 =9106,=20 and Holly Ballard =9106. |
Great Grad: Jeffrey Readinger
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At the U.S. Department of Homeland = Security (DHS)=20 since 2004, Readinger is legislative affairs director for the = Offices of=20 the Secretary and Legislative Affairs. He additionally serves as=20 congressional liaison for senior officials in administration, = finance,=20 information, human capital, procurement, security, privacy,=20 counter-narcotics, and civil rights and liberties at the = Washington D.C.=20 office.
=93We don=92t do start-ups in federal = government often.=20 It=92s exciting. It=92s difficult but very rewarding,=94 he said = of his DHS=20 work. =93Success is tough =97 especially getting through Congress = and state=20 and local government. I deal with contractors and small businesses = across=20 the country on legislation that has a huge impact, but it would = not be=20 possible without a college degree.=94
=93I know the idea is to move off to = college, but my=20 parents moved to Texas about the time I started college, so I = stayed where=20 my friends were,=94 he said of his choice to go to UALR after Hall = High=20 School. Initially he worked full time in the Marine Corps Reserve = and did=20 security while in school before going into the Gulf War.
After the war, Readinger was able to = study=20 philosophy and political science full time. =93Philosophy teaches = you skills=20 that you can apply to most situations and understand processes.=94 = He was=20 active on the UALR campus =97 holding leadership roles with the=20 Inter-fraternity Council, Student Government, College Republicans, = Zeta=20 Eta Chapter, Pi Kappa Alpha, and the Forum and was selected by the = 1994=20 faculty as Greek Man of the Year. =93This is where I really = maximized the=20 learning skills, combining them with action in student = organizations,=94=20 said Readinger.
He then got a master=92s degree in = political=20 management from The George Washington University. Prior to DHS, = Readinger=20 worked in legislative affairs for the Navy=92s nuclear submarine = fleet,=20 American Shipbuilding Association, U.S. Navy League, and former = U.S.=20 Senator and Congressman Tim Hutchinson. A combat veteran of = Operations=20 Desert Shield and Storm, Readinger received numerous awards for = his=20 service.
While pursuing another graduate degree in = national=20 security and strategic studies from the U.S. Naval War College, = Readinger=20 continues to keep previous collegiate connections on the board of = the Zeta=20 Eta Housing Corporation and as a member of the Greek scholastic = honor=20 society, Gamma Sigma Alpha, U.S. Navy League, and UALR Alumni = Association.=20
=93As a student, you complain about a lot =
of things=20
like the bureaucracy of getting paperwork through. When you leave =
college,=20
those problems don=92t go away,=94 said Readinger. =93The biggest =
reason I got=20
involved with the Alumni Association is that as UALR=92s =
reputation grows,=20
it reflects on the individual. And it=92s reciprocal in that =
success of=20
individuals reflects on the university. When you first get out of =
college,=20
you=92re too busy to think about other things in life, but you =
invested a=20
lot to (achieve) success. You are forever tied to (your college) =
once you=20
graduate.=94
Share your news! Update your =
fellow=20
alumni on your personal and professional achievements by =
contacting Elizabeth F.=20
Shores =9195 has a book coming out from The University of =
Georgia=20
Press - On Harper=92s Trail, Roland McMillan Harper, Pioneering =
Botanist of=20
the Southern Coastal Plain.=20
Alicia Banks=20
=9201 has been selected as a Who's Who of American Women =
for=20
2008-2009.=20
Rita Foster=20
Wallace =9191 works as the Historian/Archivist for the U.S. =
Court of=20
Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati.=20
Kevin Kresse=20
=9284 was recently selected by the Arkansas State Senate to =
create a=20
bust of former Lieutenant Governor Win Rockefeller.=20
Wendy Johnson =9202=20
=9204 is an administrative assistant II for UALR =
Recruitment and=20
Retention.=20
Pat =
Ayer =9296=20
=9207, a reconciliation specialists, works at UALR for =
Financial=20
Services.=20
Armond Tomany=20
=9202 works at UALR=92s Graduate Institute of Technology as =
an=20
educational shop manager.=20
Suzanne Martin=20
=9197 =9299 is the director of administrative services for =
the UALR=20
Library.=20
Trojan logo represents individuals are a =
member of=20
the UALR Alumni Association.
Barry E.=20
Hughes =9182 serves as an associate professor of supervised =
ministry=20
and associate director of the intern program at Perkins School of =
Theology=20
at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX.=20
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