May 8, 2007 |
1. Commencement Saturday -- 1:00 p.m
2. Faculty Senate Committee Openings
3. William A. Sistrunk, 1919 - 2007
4. Poultry Science Golf Tournament Raises Over $18,000
5. UA Staff Picnic - May 18
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1. Commencement Saturday -- 1:00 p.m
Bumpers College Commencement will begin at 1 p.m., Saturday, May 12, in the Pauline Whitaker Animal Science Center. Graduates and faculty will assemble at 12:30 p.m. in their respective robing rooms. The Bumpers College Commencement Web page includes a PDF map of the area.
About 263 students are expected to "walk" during Commencement this year, which is the most ever to participate in the May ceremony. The total includes some students who are scheduled to complete degree requirements in the summer and next fall. The Class of 2007 is estimated at about 255 graduates; it includes those who completed requirements the previous summer and fall as well as this spring.
Commencement Speakers will be Senior Scholar Brittany Adams and Distinguished Alumnus Cordia Harrington.
Brittany Adams, the daughter of Jeff and Jeannie Bonds of Jonesboro, is also one of two John W. White Outstanding Student Award recipients. The Senior Scholar award is given to graduating seniors with a perfect 4.0 grade point average over four years.
A Food Science major, Adams plans to pursue graduate studies with the goal of a career in research with a food company or as a university professor. She has completed internships at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh, UK, and with Simmons Pet Food in Siloam Springs. She was awarded several top UA scholarships and Honors College grants for study abroad and research. She is a member of the Dean's Student Advisory Board and was Food Science Club president, among other activities.
Cordia Harrington is a 1975 graduate of the University of Arkansas, where she was a foods and nutrition major. She is chief executive officer and owner of the Tennessee Bun Co. bakery in Nashville, Tenn., and three other companies involved in the baking and distribution of sandwich buns and other products for major restaurant companies in the United States and abroad.
The "Bun Lady International" scholarship in Bumpers College was endowed by Harrington to help students take advantage of study-abroad opportunities. She says an opportunity she had as a UA student to study in Osaka, Japan, her sophomore year was a life-changing experience.
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2. Faculty Senate Committee Openings
Bumpers College faculty members are invited to participate in faculty governance through leadership on Faculty Senate & Campus Council committees and administration boards, committees and councils. John Rupe, Bumpers College representative to the Committee on Committees asks faculty members who are willing to serve to contact him by May 11.
For Faculty Senate or Campus Council Committees please see the UA Faculty Senate Web page for a description of the committee opportunities: http://www.uark.edu/depts/facsen/facsen2006to2007/Committees2006to2007.html
Committee with openings include Admissions and Transfer Credit, All-University Judiciary, English as a 2nd Language, Faculty Grievance, Faculty Panel, Undergraduate Complaints, Honorary Degrees, Nominating and Election Coordination, Student Honors and Awards.
Administration committees and boards are described at http://www.uark.edu/admin/vcacsey/admnboards/ and include Emergency Preparedness and Public Safety.
For more information, contact Dr. John Rupe, Plant Pathology, 575-2778, jrupe@uark.edu, PTSC 212.
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3. William A. Sistrunk, 1919 - 2007
Dr. William Allen Sistrunk of College Station, Texas, former UA professor of Food Science, died Thursday, May 3. A veteran of World War II, Dr. Sistrunk used the GI Bill to attend college. He joined the UA faculty after receiving a Ph.D. degree in 1962 and remained until he retired in 1985. He helped develop "blue lake" pole and bush beans as a commercial variety and was a charter member of the Institute of Food Technology.
He is survived by three sons, a daughter, nine grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Memorials may be made to the William Sistrunk College Scholarship Fund, c / o Laurence Sistrunk, 8700 Bent Tree Drive, College Station, Texas 77845.
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4. Poultry Science Golf Tournament Raises Over $18,000
Thirty teams netted just over $18,000 for scholarships during the Eighth Annual University of Arkansas Poultry Science Scholarship Golf Tournament April 24 at the Valley View Golf and Country Club in Farmington.
First place winners in the morning flight were Rex Johns, Tom Neal, Kerry Preslar and Jerry Reeves with a score of 60. Second place winners were Marvin Childers, Vic Smith, Mark Sullivan and Ben Thompson with a score of 60 (ties were determined by scorecard playoff). Third place winners were Steve Dixon, Mark Penzo, Jamie Stadler and Toby Tapp, with a score of 61.
The afternoon play had to be called after 10 holes because of lightning and weather. Scores had to be tabulated in a different manner than the morning and were as follows: first place winners in the afternoon flight were Fred Barnhill, Stan Barnhill, Darryl Muldoon and Gary Murphy who were seven under par. Second place winners were Pat Dixon, Greg Flowers, Van Stane and Greg Williams, who were six under par. Third place winners were Travis Cigainero, Kurt Dobson, Travis Goodner and Randy Stroud who were also six under par.
The major sponsor for the tournament was Cobb-Vantress, Inc., and FPEC (Food Processing Equipment Company) and Marel Food Systems both provided additional funding through hole sponsorships. Arkansas Farm Bureau donated balls, towels and tees for each participant, Harps Food Stores, Inc., donated snacks for goody bags and InTents donated the use of two "hospitality" tents to use on the course.
The following companies participated in or donated to the tournament: Aerotech, Alpharma, Aviagen, Barnhill Poultry, Big Dutchman, Biomune, Cobb-Vantress, CTB (Chore-Time), Degussa, Dixon Poultry, Embrex, Farm Bureau, First Financial Bank, FPEC, General Chemical, H.J. Baker, Huvepharma, Hubbard Farms, Intervet, JBS United, Marel Food Systems, Multi-Craft Contractors, Pilgrim's Foods, Roxell, Inc. and Tyson Foods, Inc.
Since the poultry tournament started eight years ago, over $140,000 has been raised through this event for scholarships in the department.
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The annual Staff Picnic, sponsored by the University of Arkansas Staff Senate, will be held on Friday, May 18, at the Reynolds Razorback Stadium South Endzone from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.
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