Linda Palmer, freshmen enrollment specialist with the Office of Admissions, will have her young adult paranormal romance, Storm Swept, published by Wild Horse Press, in e-format and in print. Wild Horse also published Palmer’s book Jaguar Moon, which came out in 2009. Sugar and Spice Press will be publishing Nightmare, Interrupted, which will be available spring 2010. Palmer’s book Operation: Normal will be coming out in February 2010 and is published by Uncial Press. Silhouette Books, owned by Harlequin, published 21 of Palmer’s adult genre romance novels from 1989-1998. Those books have been translated and are still being distributed worldwide.
Sgt. Jamie Boothe, with the UCA Police Department, received top academic honors in the class of 28 police supervisors in the School of Law Enforcement Supervision. He was recognized Dec. 11 during a formal graduation luncheon ceremony attended by law enforcement leaders around the state at the Hilton Metro Center in Little Rock. The four-week intensive law enforcement supervisory training program is sponsored by the Arkansas Criminal Justice Institute, a division of the University of Arkansas system.
Sgt. Christopher Turner, with the UCA Police Department, attended the School of Law Enforcement Supervision class and graduated second in the class in the spring of 2009. The school focuses on leadership, education, and advancement in the law enforcement profession. The program is sponsored by the Arkansas Criminal Justice Institute.
Brent Ahne, who works in Accounts Payable, earned an associate’s degree in December. He is continuing his education towards a bachelor’s degree.
Barbara Jackson, administrative specialist II with the Department of Occupational Therapy, was the recipient of the Dick Jones Memorial Scholarship from Arkansas Society of Public Health Education. The scholarship will assist with educational needs and tuition for the 2010 spring and fall semesters. Jackson is currently pursuing a master’s degree in health education at UCA. Jackson was also honored recently by the Faulkner County United Way as Volunteer of the Month for October 2009.
Julia Robison, the associate director of financial aid, began her term as president of the Arkansas Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators this month. She has been a member of the organization since 1995. The Arkansas Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators is made up of representatives from colleges, universities, lending institutions and scholarship organizations. The association also provides scholarship opportunities to students in the state through organization fundraisers.