Class Notes Fall 2015

Dr. Mary Lowe Good '50 was an inaugural inductee into the 2015 Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame.

Joyce L. Vaught '53 retired after 69 years as an educator. Nan (McInturff) Snow '57 served as board president of the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame.

Clyde E. Traylor '62 was inducted into the 2015 UCA Sports Hall of Fame.

Doyle N. Jackson '67, '70 celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary with his wife, Linda Carolyn Jackson, in June 2015.

Leo C. Sutterfield, Jr. '68 was appointed to the Arkansas Beef Council by Governor Asa Hutchinson.

Dr. H. Steve Floyd '69, '73 received the Rotarian of the Year award at the Conway Morning Rotary Club UnBanquet on June 16, 2015.

William J. Musgrove Jr. '69, '83 was inducted into the 2015 UCA Sports Hall of Fame.

Richard A. Stephens '69 won the Mid-Southern Watercolorists 2015 
Bronze Award.

Conley H. Bolding Jr. '70, '93 was inducted into the 2015 UCA Sports Hall of Fame.

Jack C. Fulmer '71, '76 was inducted into the Arkansas Officials Association Hall of Fame on July 10, 2015.

Donald E. Smith '72 was one of three former UCA Bears who set national senior records. Smith is a member of the Arkansas Travelers, who recently won their fourth straight three-on-three basketball title in the National Senior Games in Minneapolis.

Joe B. Couch '74, '78 was one of three former UCA Bears who set national senior records. Couch is a member of the Arkansas Travelers, who recently won their fourth straight three-on-three basketball title in the National Senior Games in Minneapolis.

Michael W. McFarland '76 was named to the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport Authority Board of Directors as a representative for the City of Springdale.

John H. Hutchcraft '76 was one of three former UCA Bears who set national senior records. Hutchcraft is a member of the Arkansas Travelers, who recently won their fourth straight three-on-three basketball title in the National Senior Games in Minneapolis.

W. Jack Bell '77 received the Adrian L. White Municipal Leadership Award, which is given to municipal officials who have served with distinction and dedication to the Municipal League's boards, councils or committees for six years.

James D. Gingerich '77 was named recipient of the Kenneth R. Palmer Distinguished Service Award by the Conference of Chief Justices and Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA) during their annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska.

Joseph F. Nabholz '77 received the Paul Harris Fellow award at the Conway Rotary Club banquet on June 25, 2015.

Margaret A. (Roetzel) Sorrows '77 was named the 2014 H.L. Hall National Yearbook Adviser of the Year by the Journalism Education Association.

Mary Z. (Matthews) Bell '78, '80, co-owner of Bell & Sward Gentleman's Clothier, won the Conway Chamber's Outstanding Retailer Award for 2015.

Sheila (McKenney) Cantrell '80 was among 68 artists whose works were selected for the 57th annual Delta Exhibition at the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock.

Linda S. (Holloway) Tyler '80, '14 won the Conway Chamber's Distinguished Service Award for 2015.

Allen Perry '81 was inducted into the 2015 UCA Sports Hall of Fame.

Donald L. Weaver '81 was featured in Arkansas Business on Aug. 17, 2015, in an article titled Don Weaver on Paving Over Potholes in Federal Highway Funding.

Robin L. (Roberts) Clark '86, '92 was hired as a new assistant professor of education at Central Baptist College.

Dr. Delena (Riley) Gammill '87, '96 was hired as a new professor of education at Central Baptist College.

Leah A. (Chastain) Osbahr '89 was named the new chief executive officer of Helena Regional Medical Center and started July 1, 2015.

Johnny B. Mitchum '90 was appointed to the Auctioneer's Licensing Board by Governor Asa Hutchinson in 2015.

Jay T. Ross '90 was named the Conway Chamber's Business Executive of the Year 
for 2015.

Dr. James H. Flanagin III '91 won the grand prize truck in the St. Joseph School bazaar raffle on Aug. 1, 2015.

Billy E. Wilchman '91, '01 and his wife, Charlotte, received the 2015 Conway County Farm Family of the Year honor in June 2015, as well as the district honor a few weeks later.

David D. Bangs '93 was named chair of the Department of Graduate Studies at the Cannon-Clary College of Education at Harding University.

David M. Henson '93 was inducted into the 2015 UCA Sports Hall of Fame.
Gregory L. Sanson '93 was announced as Centennial Bank division president in 2015.

Dr. R. Hunter Scaife '95 and the Arkansas Eye Care Group won the Conway Chamber's Outstanding Small Businesses Award for 2015.

Dari C. (Lance) Brown '96 was announced as the senior director of Purina Animal Nutrition technical sales and marketing services.

Dr. Eric M. Robbins '96 and the Arkansas Eye Care Group won the Conway Chamber's Outstanding Small Businesses Award for 2015.

Lori L. Burrows '97 was announced as an honoree in the 2015 Arkansas Business 40 Under 40.

Andrea G. (Thessing) Sutterfield '97 was awarded Teacher of the Year for the Greenbrier School District.

Dr. Calvin C. White Jr. '97, '00 became the new history department chair at the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas.

Nikki (Fiddler) Lovell '98 was announced as an honoree in the 2015 Arkansas Business 40 Under 40.

Jon L. Wilkerson '98, '99 was appointed by Governor Asa Hutchinson to the Trauma Advisory Council in 2015.

Michael P. D'Almeida '99 received the Paul Harris Fellow Award at the Conway Rotary Club banquet on June 25, 2015.

Dr. Alyson (Essary) Fish '00 opened her own clinic, Family First Primary Care in Greenbrier. Fish recently moved into her new building after practicing for six years at Greenbrier Family Medicine.

Dr. Belinda R. (Whitehead) Starkey '00 was named Secretary/Treasurer of the Arkansas Optometry Association.

Sancy Rae (Hutto) Faulk '01, '03 was installed as the new Conway Rotary Club President for the 2015-2016 year.

Aaron J. Ishee '01 was awarded a promotion 
at Alcoa.

Jonathan C. Luedloff '01 joined Jackson Kelly PLLC in Evansville, Indiana.

Jason B. McCann '01 had his drawing selected for the 57th annual Delta Exhibition at the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock.

Scottie M. Pippen '01 appeared in a new competition special called Beat The Champions, in which everyday athletes were epically mismatched against some of the world's best athletes. The show aired on FOX on June 30, 2015.

Kevin B. Sullivan '01 was named the 2015 River Valley & Ozark Edition Diamond Sports Coach of the Year, as well as the All-Arkansas Preps Softball Coach of the Year.

Dr. David W. James '02 helped build an instrument on the New Horizons Spacecraft used to probe to Pluto while attending the University of Colorado.

Jamie J. McDougal '02 recently won three gold medals at the International Powerlifting Federation's Classic Powerlifting World Championship in Salo, Finland.

Rebekah A. (Rush) Thacker '02 was named to the Arkansas Action Coalition's inaugural 40 Under 40 list, which honors emerging nurse leaders in the state who are under the age of 40.

Johnelle DeBusk Hunt, 2003 Distinguished Alumni, was an inaugural inductee into the 2015 Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame.

Umang K. Patel '03 and his company won the Conway Chamber's Outstanding Hospitality Award for 2015.

Heather M. Solano '04 was named as a new assistant professor of accounting at Central Baptist College.

Wendy (Davis) Francis '05 received the Paul Harris Fellow award at the Conway Rotary Club banquet on June 25, 2015.

Brittany L. (Jones) Hodak '05 appeared on the April 24, 2015 episode of Shark Tank for her entertainment startup, ZinePak. Hodak cofounded ZinePak in 2011 in New York City and has worked with dozens of celebrities in the past four years, including artists such as KISS and Katy Perry.

Michael K. Norvell '05, '07 was inducted into the 2015 UCA Sports Hall of Fame.

Carone A. Harris '06 was inducted into the 2015 UCA Sports Hall of Fame.

Tyrhonda N. (Hampton) Henderson '06 was promoted to the position of finance director for the city of Texarkana, Arkansas.

Shawanna (Caprice) Rodgers '06 was named Outstanding Administrative Professional 2015 finalist. Administrative Professionals Awards recognize the valued work of administrative professionals in the Conway area who keep their offices running smoothly.

Marie (Allen) Gieringer '07 accepted a new job as chief financial officer of the Girl Scouts-Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas.

Adam T. Hambrick '07 appeared on THV 11 This Morning on Aug. 21, 2015 regarding his burgeoning musical career. Hambrick also played Aug. 20, 2015, at a student activity show on the UCA campus and his newest project, Wheels or Wings, is now available on iTunes and Spotify.

Dennis E. Show II '07, '10 was one of eight Arkansas teachers who were named 2015 state finalists for a National Science Foundation award recognizing professional development and innovative classroom practices.

Wesley Dyson '08 accepted a new position at Brown & Brown Insurance, moving from his previous position at Regions Insurance.

Caronica S. Randle '08 was inducted into the 2015 UCA Sports Hall of Fame.

Megan N. (Moore) Fotioo '09, '12 was named as the 2015-2016 District Teacher of the Year by Conway Public Schools.

Jennifer (Patton) Merritt '09 and her family were named 2015 Faulkner County Farm Family of the Year. Her father,

Gary Patton, runs the farm along with Jennifer and her brother, Todd Patton.

Jeffrey D. Rehm '09, '12 was recently featured in the Arkansas Catholic newspaper. Rehm took over as head coach for track and cross country at Subiaco Academy in 2013.

Tim J. Costello '10 was promoted to minister of deacons for the Diocese of Little Rock in the spring of 2015.

Matthew S. Ross '10 was appointed to the Arkansas Towing and Recovery Board by Governor Asa Hutchinson in 2015.

Kelsey B. Powell '11, '12 was promoted to executive director of Conway Cradle Care, which provides child care and mentoring services to parenting and pregnant teens.

Jason T. Miller '11, '15 won the Charles B. Pierce Award for Best Made in Arkansas Film at the Little Rock Film Festival.

Joseph M. Taylor '12 and his wife, Laura, were awarded Paul Harris Fellow awards at the Conway Morning Rotary Club UnBanquet on June 16, 2015.

Gayla D. Johnson, APN '14 joined Mercy Clinic Cardiology-Phoenix Avenue in Fort Smith in September. Johnson is a family nurse practitioner with more than 27 years of nursing experience in the intensive care unit at Mercy Hospital Fort Smith.

Molly M. May '14 was promoted to marketing manager for the Log Cabin Democrat.

Torie A. Dailey '15 accepted a registered nurse position at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

James D. Gray '15 was hired by Central Baptist College as a development officer.