UCA’s Forever a Bear Memorial serves to honor members of the campus community that have passed away and preserve their legacy.
In Memoriam 2025
Students
Clifton Bell
Mandy K. Larios
Former and Retired Faculty
Don Adlong
Pierre P. Antoine
J. Conrad Carroll
William H. Friedman
Keitha S. Griffith
William F. Kordsmeier
Victor A. Puleo
Lisa Ray
Mary L. Scroggin
Former and Retired Staff
Tonya R. Coats
Curtis W. Gabbard
Bill F. Johnson
Neal B. Mahathay
Dennis Osgood
Robert W. Reising
Brooks E. Walthall
Johnny Zappa, Jr.
In Memoriam 2024
Students
Mary Elizabeth Aycock
Joshua Taige Dade
John Dale Edmiston
Darius Keyon Lawson
Kristopher Wade Smith
Former and Retired Faculty
Susan Bausom
Roger Bowman
Jody Charter
Eugene Corcoran
Michael Gunter
Arthur Hoyt, Jr.
Mark Lowery
Sandra Nadelson
Dorothy Sahlmann
Theman Taylor
Former and Retired Staff
Mary Davis
Benny Jennings
William McCrory
Shawna Miller
Milisa Moore
Carol Powers
Jessie Ray
Vicky Reid
Patricia Rogers
John Smith
Kenneth Stephens
In Memoriam 2023
Students
Jayani Jordan
Matthew Mashburn
Former and Retired Faculty
Betty Christiansen
Kenneth Freiley
Sondra Gordy
Olin Artie Jones
Robert Jones, Jr.
Sarah McAuley
Stacy Petty
Jesse Rancifere
Sarah Robinson
Mark Spitzer
Former and Retired Staff
John Baker
John Hurley
Norma Kelley
Steven Lunk
Robert Rutledge
Donald Strom
Beryline Temples
Casper Zimmerebner
In Memoriam 2022
Students
Josh D. Hillis
Garrett C. Thomas
Gavin L. Wagster
Joseph A. Whittington
Former and Retired Faculty
George N. Bratton
Dick B. Clough
Richard A. Collins
William R. Keinath
Harold Dean Love
Jewel. E. Moore
George S. Paul
Denver L. Prince
Joe E. Walthall
James C. Weller
Former and Retired Faculty
Amber Cooksey
Robert Finch
Clifton Ford
Regina Hall
Linda S. Norton
Tina M. Nowak
Neco Valley
Bill J. Abbott
Robert Arbogast
Janice A. Austin
Janice Bart
Don Dyer
Carolyn Ellenburg
Mary Gosselin
Carol D. Griffith
William “Bill” Kelley
Gay G. Moore
James E. Smith
Paul Totten
Though every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this list, we acknowledge there may be inaccuracies or typographical errors.
We apologize for any errors or omissions.
