Jim Dombek was born in Paris, Arkansas on June s, 1937, to Lillian and Stanley Dombek. He graduated from Paris High School in 1955, and received his bachelor’s degree from Arkansas State Teachers College (now the University of Central Arkansas) in 1959. He taught mathematics and physics at Morrilton High School during the 1958-1959 school year. Mr. Dombek attended the University of Kansas where he received a master’s degree in mathematics in 1962. In 1970 he received a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Tennessee. He taught mathematics at Wisconsin State University before returning to the University of Central Arkansas as a mathematics instructor in 1970.
Dr. Dombek served as a full time professor of mathematics until 1983 when he was appointed dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. While he was dean the college offered thirty programs and provided sixty percent of the instruction for UCA. His responsibilities as dean included budget development, promotion and tenure, recruitment of staff and faculty and leadership in general for the College of Arts and Sciences.
Dr. Dombek died on March 6, 2002 and is survived by his sons, Eric Dombek of Conway and wife Susan, and Franklin Dombek of Greenbrier; four granddaughters, Dalena, Katherine, Carrie and Allison; his mother and stepfather, Lillian and Chester Stephenson of Paris, Arkansas; four brothers and a sister, Fred of Paris, Bob of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, George of Goshen, Arkansas, Don of Fayetteville, Arkansas and Paula Hutchinson of Bentonville, Arkansas. Marsha Dombek Kirkendoll, Darla Hutchinson Phillips-nieces, and Clint Hutchinson-nephew also survive him. Dr. Dombek is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Paris, Arkansas.
Box 1
File 1A- In Memory of Dr. James Dombek-retired professor-personal information. March 11, 2002
File 1B- Ad Hoc Legislative Committee
File 2 – Adjustments and Credentials Committee
File 3 – Admissions
File 4 – Admissions Criteria Committee
File 5 – Affirmative Action plan
File 6 – American Assemble of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
File 7 – American Association of State College and Universities (AASCU)
File 8 – American College Testing Program (ACT)
File 9 – American Council of Education
File 10- Arkansas Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
File 11- Arkansas Department of Higher Education (File #1)
File 12- Arkansas Department of Higher Education (File #2)
File 13- Arkansas Department of Higher Education (File #3)
End of Box 1
Box 2
File 1 – Carnegie Foundation, 1962
File 2 – Committee on Committees
File 3 – CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training)
File 4 – Child Study Center
File 5 – CLEP (College Level Examination Program)
File 6 – Community Colleges
File 7 – Continuing Education (Little Rock Air Force Base)
File 8 – Educational Standards Committee
File 9 – Education Policies Committee
File 10- Enrollment
File 11- Enrollment Management
File 12- Evaluation Forms
File 13- Facilities Usage Committee
File 14- Faculty
File 15- Faculty Appointments, 1976-1977
File 16- Faculty Data Bank
File 17- Faculty Development
File 18- Faculty Fee Waiver
File 19- Faculty Offices
File 20- Faculty Senate
File 21- Faculty: Summary of Summers
File 22- Faculty: Teaching
File 23- General Education Committee
File 24- Goals, 1984-1985
File 25- Goals, 1983-1984
End of Box 2
Box 3
File 1 – Governor’s
File 2 – Graduate Program
File 3 – Grievances
File 4 – HEGIS (Higher Education General Information Survey)
File 5 – Honors Convocation
File 6 – Honors Program
File 7 – Human Development Center
File 8 – Library Automation System
File 9 – Library Committee
File 10- Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Proposal
File 11- Music Scholarships
File 12- North Central Association (NCA) 1962, 1977, 1983
File 13- North Central Association (NCA)
File 14- North Central Association Conference on Summer Schools
File 15- North Central Association Focus Visit
File 16- North Central Association Normative Date Forms
File 17- National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) 1977-1978
File 18- National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
File 19- National Science Foundation
End of Box 3
Box 4
File 1 – National Teachers Examination (NTE)
File 2 – Non-Traditional Students
File 3 – Nursing
File 4 – Occupational Therapy
File 5 – Office of Grants
File 6 – Orientation
File 7 – Ozark Heritage Advisory Council
File 8 – Part-Time Faculty
File 9 – Personnel Handbook
File 10- Petit Jean Art Song Festival
File 11- Planning and Goals, 1980
File 12- Pre-enrollment
File 13- Pre Session Faculty Meeting, August 20-21, 1981
File 14- Pre Session Faculty Meeting, August 15, 1980
File 15- Pre Session Faculty Meeting, Fall 1979
File 16- Pre Session Faculty Meeting, Fall 1978
File 17- Pre Session Faculty Workshop, 1968
File 18- Public Service
File 19- Presidential Scholars
File 20- Probation List (old files)
File 21- PET (Arkansas Program for Effective Teaching)
File 22- Projection Room Usage
File 23- Radio Station (KUCA)
File 24- Released Time Requests
File 25- Research Committee (File #1)
File 26- Research Committee (File #2)
File 27- Research Proposal Pre 1979 (File #1)
File 28- Research Proposal Pre 1979 (File #2)
File 29- Retention
End of Box 4
Box 5
File 1 – Role and Scope
File 2 – Rules and Regulations-Pre 1968 (Res. Hall, Traffic, Etc.)
File 3 – Salaries
File 4 – Schedule Samples
File 5 – Scholarship Committee
File 6 – Scholarships
File 7 – Science Career Fair
File 8 – Small Business Development Center
File 9 – Staff Senate
File 10- Student Field Trips
File 11- Student Field Trips
File 12- Student Grants and Awards Committee
File 13- Student Teaching
File 14- Summer School Analysis
File 15- Teacher Education Committee
File 16- Telephone System
File 17- Tenure and Promotion Committee
File 18- 1202 Commutations
File 19- UCA Foundation
File 20- UNIV. 1000
File 21- Vocational Education Center
File 22- Vocational Education Director
File 23- Vocational Education Faculty
File 24- Vocational and Technical Programs
File 25- Vocational Instructional Programs
File 26- Vocational Teachers Education
End of Box 5
Box 6
File 1 – Correspondence, 1970-1979
File 2 – Correspondence, Dr. DeBoer 1977
File 3 – Correspondence, President Jefferson D. Farris, 1977-1979
File 4 – Faculty Guide to Policies and Procedures (State College of Arkansas, 1967-1974)
File 5 – Faculty Handbook, 1979
File 6 – Faculty Senate, 1981-1982
File 7 – Faculty Senate, Summer-fall 1982
File 8 – Faculty Senate, 1983
File 9 – Faculty Senate, Jan. 1983-May 1984
File 10- Faculty Senate, 1984-1985
File 11- Faculty Council 1979-1980
File 12- Faculty Council Meeting, 1980-1981 – Faculty, College of Science, 1982-1984
File 13- Faculty Council, North Central Report 1980-1982
File 14- Faculty Senate, Salary Proposal 1981-1982
File 15- Faculty Salary, 1981-1982
File 16- Faculty Salary, 1983-1984
File 17- Faculty Salaries, Comparison 1982-1983
File 18- Faculty Salary Sub-Committee, 1980-1983
File 19- Faculty Compensation, Academe 1980-1982
File 20- Faculty Council Salary Proposal, 1981-1982
File 21- Faculty Fringe Benefits, 1981-1982
File 22- Dental Insurance 1983
End of Box 6
Box 7
File 1 – Five year Plan, College of Science and Humanities, Nov. 1982
File 2 – Arkansas Department of Higher Education Admissions and Academic Standards Recommendations of State Board of Higher Education, 1984-1997
File 3 – Report of the Quality Higher Education Study Committee, Oct. 1984
File 4 – Library Staff, Faculty Status 1980-1982
File 5 – Screening Committee (Spring 1976), White-Peterson
File 6 – State College of Arkansas, Sept, 1, 1970
I. Development and Current Status of Graduate Program
II. Proposed Master’s Degree Programs
III. Plans for Future Development of the Graduate Program
File 7 – State College of Arkansas, 1986 A Self-Study and Basic Institutional Date Appendices
File 8 – Directions for Post Secondary Education in Arkansas, 1978
File 9 – Enrollment Management Study Committee Report, Jan. 1982
File 10 – Admissions Policy Proposal, 1989
File 11 – Video-UCA Recruiting Video, July 28, 1997
File 12 – Video-UCA “Visions” with Pres. Thompson, Postlogue Oct. 30, 1997
File 13 – Video-UCA University Council, Jan. 27, 1998
File 14 – Video-UCA Council Meeting, Feb. 24, 1998
End of Box 7
End of Collection