Alumni Association Presents Senior Honor Citation Awards

The Arkansas Alumni Association will recognize University of Arkansas seniors Zach Donnell of Miami, Okla., and Jessica Fay of Joplin, Mo., with the 2008 Senior Honor Citation awards during a luncheon with the Alumni Board of Directors on May 9 at the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House.
Established 43 years ago by the Arkansas Alumni Association, the Senior Honor Citation recognizes a University of Arkansas senior male and female who exhibit outstanding academic achievement, campus and community involvement and leadership. The citation includes a personal memento and a $1,000 cash award, along with permanent recognition on the student Honor Wall at the Alumni House. 
Donnell, a Chancellor's Scholar and Cherokee Nation Scholar, is graduating summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in both chemistry and biology. He has worked closely with many UA professors performing research. Donnell most recently dedicated much of his academic work to research in the field of molecular phylogenetics, working with Dr. Jeffrey Silberman in the Department of Biological Science. 
"Of all the things I'm grateful for from the University of Arkansas, the most important is my opportunity to take part in first-rate scientific research with engaging professors," Donnell said. "With the hands-on laboratory, presentation and scientific writing experience I've garnered over the past three years conducting undergraduate research, I feel fully prepared to begin my graduate studies next year at Princeton." 
Donnell's aspires to eventually starting his own research lab. He hopes to conduct research that will allow him to uncover fundamental aspects about how pathogens create disease. This knowledge could then be applied to cures for infectious diseases.
Fay arrived at the University of Arkansas as an Alumni Association Legacy Scholar and Silas Hunt Distinguished Scholar. She participated in the Four-Year Honors Scholars Program in Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences. Within three years, she graduated in August 2007 with a bachelor's degree in Spanish and Latin American Studies.
She embraces diversity and has traveled abroad to more than a dozen different countries. The lessons she learned from life experiences will someday guide her own students. Fay is graduating with a Masters of Arts in Teaching and is actively pursuing a career in teaching. 
"Now that I have received the Senior Honor Citation, I feel so honored. I always looked up to the past recipients as my mentors," Fay said. "To receive the same award as them means the world. I feel excited about the [award and will use it] to help create engaging learning experiences for my future students." 

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Tammy Tucker

Director, Communications

Arkansas Alumni Association

575-2801

Make Plans To Attend A UA Rally In Your Area

Eighteen chapters of the Arkansas Alumni Association across the United States will host UA Rally to celebrate the University of Arkansas on February 23, 2008. This year's theme is "The Razorback Family: Defining Moments in Time," and will include a video produced by UA students showcasing alumni from across the nation.

In Northwest Arkansas, guest host Dr. G. David Gearhart, Vice Chancellor for University Advancement, will join alumni and friends at 7 p.m. at the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House for dinner, live music and a silent auction.

The cost is $15 for Alumni Association members and $20 for non-members. Please register online at http://www.arkalum.org/events.

Special door prizes will be given away, including a 20-inch Razorback Chillin' Bowl courtesy of razorbackluggage.com. For more information about the Northwest Arkansas event, visit www.arkalum.org/NWARazorbacks or contact Dr. Jo Hudec, chapter president, at nwaalumni@yahoo.com. For information about other rally locations, visit http://www.arkalum.org/chapters/uarally.php.

Alumni Association Offering Travel Packages To SEC Tournament

Join Arkansas Alumni Association members and their guests at the SEC Men's Basketball Championship in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 13-16, 2008, to support the Hogs and watch John Pelphrey's tournament debut as head coach.

Package includes:
. Three nights accommodations at The Ritz Carlton in downtown Atlanta
. Four-day MARTA pass
. Exclusive Arkansas 2008 SEC Tournament Party in the Georgia Dome
. SEC Tournament Souvenir
. Hospitality desk hosted by The Arkansas Alumni Association and Total Sports Travel

Package costs:
. $495 per person, based on double occupancy
. $430 per person, based on triple occupancy
. $830 per person, based on single occupancy
. $125 per child under 17, in room with full-fare parent(s)

Package add-ons:
. Additional hotel nights: $295 per room, per night (not per person)
. Tournament ticket books: $300 each (please inquire about ticket upgrades, at additional cost)
. Round trip air is available from Little Rock, Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, or your home city

SEC-related Razorback Road Trips are reserved for members of the Arkansas Alumni Association and their guests. At least one person in each room must be an active member of the Arkansas Alumni Association in order to travel on SEC Road Trips.

Make your reservation today by calling the Alumni Association at 800-775-3465 or Total Sports Travel at 888-367-8781.

Cotton Bowl Travel Packages Still Available

New Space Available At Arkansas Alumni Association Headquarters Hotel

The Arkansas Alumni Association is leading its members and their guests into Dallas for the Cotton Bowl festivities. There is new space available at the Association's headquarters hotel, the Westin City Center. Specific details and rates can be found at www.arkalum.org/roadtrips.

Packages include a two-night stay, the Rockin' Razorback Eve celebration (including dinner), pre-game breakfast, transfers to the events from the hotels and a special gift to remember the trip. There is limited Cotton Bowl ticket availability for those purchasing the travel packages.

Call the Alumni Association at 1-888-275-2586 to reserve your spot.

Arkansas Alumni Association To Host Rockin' Razorback Eve

New Year's Eve Party To Feature Arkansas' Own Mr. Happy

The Arkansas Alumni Association invites members and their guests to Rockin' Razorback Eve at Eddie Deen's Ranch in downtown Dallas. This festive New Year's Eve celebration will feature dinner, party favors, live entertainment from Arkansas' own Mr. Happy, emcees Jon & Deek from 93.3 the Eagle (the hosts of the "Trough" in Fayetteville and Little Rock), a champagne toast at midnight and many other surprises.

Advance ticket sales are available now. Space is limited and sales in Dallas will depend upon availability. Pre-registration costs are $55 for members; $60 for non-member guests (must be with a member); $40 for children 4-12; free for children 3 and under.

Call the Alumni Association at 1-888-275-2586 to register for the Rockin' Razorback Eve celebration.

Go Bowlin' With The Arkansas Razorbacks In Dallas

Razorbacks To Battle With Missouri Tigers in Cotton Bowl

The Arkansas Alumni Association's Razorback Road Trips is your source for Cotton Bowl travel packages. Join us to watch the Razorbacks square off against Missouri in Dallas, Texas. The 2008 Cotton Bowl Travel Packages are now online at www.arkalum.org/roadtrips. Arkansas Bowl packages are reserved for members of the Arkansas Alumni Association. However, anyone can join the Association.

Package Includes:
  - Two nights accommodations & taxes at one of the selected hotels
  - New Year's Eve Party hosted by the Arkansas Alumni Association at
     Eddie Deen's Ranch
  - Roundtrip Game Transportation
  - Pre-game Breakfast
  - Commemorative Souvenir & Name Badge
  - Welcome Packet & Information Booklet
  - Hospitality Desk hosted by Arkansas Alumni Association & Total
     Sports Travel

Hyatt Package:
Hyatt Regency Reunion - Team Hotel
300 Reunion Boulevard
Dallas, Texas, 75207

Package costs:
  - $405 per person, based on double occupancy
  - $375 per person, based on triple occupancy
  - $350 per person, based on quad occupancy
  - $585 per person, based on single occupancy
  - $165 per child under 17, in room with full-fare parent(s)

Additional Nights at the Hyatt: $195 per room (not per person)

Westin Package:
Westin City Center
650 North Pearl Street
Dallas, Texas 75201

Package costs:
  - $380 per person, based on double occupancy
  - $350 per person, based on triple occupancy
  - $335 per person, based on quad occupancy  
  - $525 per person, based on single occupancy
  - $165 per child under 17, in room with full-fare parent(s)

Additional Nights at the Westin: $160 per room (not per person)

Package Addons:
A limited number of game tickets are available to package travelers at face value plus a processing fee. Unfortunately, at this time we are only able to offer tickets to package travelers.

Make Your Reservation Today!
Call the Alumni Association at 1-888-275-2586

Alumni Association Announces Winner of Greeting Card Contest

Senior Art Student Wins $1,000 and Trip to Hallmark Headquarters

Ninon Gamarra, a senior from La Paz, Bolivia, is the winner of the 2007 Greeting Card Contest co-sponsored by DaySpring and the Arkansas Alumni Association.

Ninon Gamarra, a University of Arkansas senior from La Paz, Bolivia, is the winner of the 2007 Greeting Card Contest sponsored by DaySpring and the Arkansas Alumni Association. The art major received $1,000 cash and will accompany DaySpring representatives to visit Hallmark headquarters in Kansas City, Mo. DaySpring cards is owned by Hallmark.

Gamarra said she was excited to see the contest advertisement in her residence hall because she would like to pursue a career at Hallmark after she graduates in December 2007. During the contest, undergraduate students were asked to submit entries in drawing, painting, graphic design or photography with a winter or holiday theme related to the University of Arkansas or the Alumni Association. As the winner, Gamarra also will receive 50 printed cards and recognition in Arkansas magazine.

For more information about the Arkansas Alumni Association, go online at http://www.arkalum.org.

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Tammy Tucker, director of communications
Arkansas Alumni Association
(479) 575-2801, twtucker@uark.edu

Travel With The Basketball Hogs To Puerto Rico In November

Join the Razorback basketball team, coaches and fans for the O'Reilly ESPNU Puerto Rico Tip-Off on Nov. 14-19, 2007. Limited space is still available on flights departing from Fayetteville and Little Rock. The Arkansas Alumni Association package includes round trip air and five nights at the four-star Condado Plaza Hotel & Casino (team hotel). For more information, go online at www.arkalum.org/travel/roadtrips or contact Michelle Bell, Arkansas Alumni Association travel coordinator, at 800-775-3465.

UA School of Law Honors First Alums

The University of Arkansas School of Law recognized its alumni who graduated between 1934 and 1957 during a celebration on Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Fayetteville Town Center.  The event honored graduates who have dedicated 50 or more years of service to the legal profession.  

"These alumni have spent a lifetime serving their communities through their legal education," said Malcolm McNair, director of alumni relations at the School of Law.  "It is my goal to host this type of event each year to thank our alumni for their unyielding service and support."

Among the honorees were the Honorable George Chase, the oldest living Law School alumnus, and Norma Lea Beasley and the Honorable William H. Enfield, two of the namesakes of the new additions to the Law School building.

The exclusive event was hosted by Dean Cyndi Nance and included a cocktail reception and dinner.

"The School of Law is proud to commemorate our alumni and their lasting contributions to the legal profession and to the Law School," Nance said.  "This event is not only a time to recognize those who graduated at least 50 years ago, but it also is a time to remember how far our institution has come since opening its doors."

The University of Arkansas School of Law was established in 1924 and has more than 5,500 active alumni working across the world.

Save Money By Joining R.E.A.L. Razorbacks

Membership pays for itself through textbook discouts alone

Stop by the Arkansas Union from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. this week to renew your membership or to join R.E.A.L. Razorbacks, a student program of the Arkansas Alumni Association. For only $15, members receive valuable benefits, such as discounts at the Union Bookstore (including textbooks), the Razorback Shop in the Union and local merchants including Rick's Bakery, Papa Johns and many others. Students receive a T-shirt and commemorative ice tea glass when they sign up. Membership also includes campus involvement and alumni-networking opportunities.

R.E.A.L. encourages you to join the Consumer Loyalty Program through the Union Bookstore. It is a free program available at www.uark.edu/ua/bookstor/. Through this program, you can monitor how much they save at the Union Bookstore and the Razorback Shop.

Renew or join today at www.realrazorbacks.org or stop by the Union.