New Alumni Association Board Members Announced

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Arkansas Alumni Association proudly welcomes new board of directors with the class of 2012. Each board member has agreed to serve a three-year term starting July 1, 2009.

Members of the Arkansas Alumni Association approve the selection of candidates to serve three-year terms on the board of directors, which comprises slated members, at-large members and officers. The board oversees programs and policies that carry out the Association’s mission – to connect and serve the University of Arkansas family.

The new board members include:

• John L Colbert, B.S.E.’76, M.Ed. ’81, Fayetteville – A Rondo native, Colbert was the first African American special education teacher at Bates Elementary School in Fayetteville, which led to a position as principal. Now Colbert is the associate superintendent of elementary education for the Fayetteville Public School District. He is involved in many organizations including University of Arkansas Partners in Education, Yvonne Richardson Community Center Board of Directors and Kappa Kappa and Omicron Zeta Lambda Chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Actively involved in the Black Alumni Society, Colbert is an annual member of the Alumni Association.
• William L. Cook II, B.S.B.A.’80, El Dorado – Cook credits his experience at the University of Arkansas in reconnecting him with his home state. Having spent time in private military schools and meeting individuals from all over the world, the university experience revealed a diverse culture and subsequently, he followed an opportunity to return to Arkansas. With two certified public accounting offices, Cook currently serves as senior member of William P. Cook & Associates, PLLC. An A+ life member of the Arkansas Alumni Association, Cook has been a staunch supporter of the association, assisting with chapter events and association-sponsored events.
• Rita Geiger, B.A.’66, Oklahoma City, Okla. – Geiger received a Master of Education from the University of Oklahoma in 1976 before teaching social studies in the Little Rock and Norman, Okla., public schools. She switched gears and became the director of social studies and foreign languages for Norman Public Schools before landing a job as the Oklahoma Region assessment coordinator for WESTAT. She spent a year serving on the World History/Geography Content Advisory Committee for the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation. An A+ life member of the Alumni Association, she also is actively involved in the Central Oklahoma Chapter in addition to many other professional organizations.
• Joseph Post, B.S.B.A.’88, BA’93, Altus – Starting work in the family business at a young age, Post is now vice president of sales for Post Familie Vineyards & Winery. A life member of the Association, Post and his siblings – 12 in all – attended the University of Arkansas. The Post family’s relationship with the University of Arkansas has been beneficial. The university conducts a great deal of research at the Post vineyards such as growing different varieties of grapes and testing mechanization.
• H. Terry Rasco, B.Arch.’71, BA’72, Little Rock – A native of DeWitt, Rasco is executive chairman of Witsell Evans & Rasco. He served as principal-in-charge of the renovation and expansion of the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House and the Tyson Center of Excellence for Poultry Science. Rasco served as president of the Arkansas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and was elevated to Fellowship by the National AIA, the youngest architect ever honored from Arkansas. The governor appointed him to a three-year term on the Governor’s Developmental Disabilities Council. An A+ life member of the association, he also serves as a commissioner of the Arts and Culture Commission of the City of Little Rock.
• Stephanie S. Streett, B.S.’91, Little Rock – Having served as the assistant to the president and director of presidential scheduling during the Clinton administration, she is currently executive director of the William J. Clinton Foundation. Active within her community, Streett serves in leadership capacities in various organizations including the boards of directors for the Downtown Partnership of Little Rock, Women’s Foundation of Arkansas and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis’ Community Development Advisory Council. She is an annual member of the Arkansas Alumni Association.

To view the entire board of directors listing, visit www.arkansasalumni.org/board.

Alumni Association Commissions Study to Measure Alumni Attitudes

To better serve the needs and interests of alumni and friends, the Arkansas Alumni Association has commissioned Performance Enhancement Group Ltd. of Houston to conduct the Alumni Attitude Study. This study will measure alumni attitudes and how they impact participation in association and University of Arkansas events. 

This is an online, confidential survey that will be sent to all degreed University of Arkansas alumni with an e-mail address. Results will be ready in mid-to-late August and will be shared with staff, administrators, volunteers and alumni at large.

During the past year, the association has begun a process to more effectively and efficiently deliver programming, services and communications. Alumni opinions and concerns are an important part of this process. Please help the association better understand what alumni expect from their university and their alumni association by taking a few minutes to complete the survey. Every member's input is critical to helping meet the expectations of all alumni. For convenience, this study is conducted online only, and alumni will not receive any mail or phone calls related to this study.

More than 120 universities and colleges across the country have surveyed their alumni through the Alumni Attitude Study, including other Southeastern Conference schools such as Auburn University and the University of Georgia. Learn more about the study at www.alumniattitudestudy.org.

University of Arkansas Black Alumni Society Elects New Officers

Linda Y. Bedford Jackson was named president of the University of Arkansas Black Alumni Society during a recent reunion gathering in Fayetteville. Jackson, who earned her Bachelor of Arts in journalism in 1980 from the university, will serve a two-year term. She currently serves as director of communications and marketing at Huston-Tillotson University, which is a historically black institution located in Austin, Texas. Jackson also earned her master’s in business administration from LeTourneau University (Longview, Texas) in 1995 and completed the Harvard Management and Leadership in Education Program, Harvard Graduate School of Education, in 2005. 

The Black Alumni Society was founded in 1998 by black alumni and friends and is a charter organization of the university’s Arkansas Alumni Association. The society was formed to foster communication, goodwill, and friendships among black alumni and the university community; to promote activities and recognize the history and contributions of black UA alumni; and to establish and award scholarships to currently enrolled black students.

Other officers are Dr. Bobby W. Jones, BS ’84 of Richmond Hill, Ga., as president-elect and Ernestine Gibson of Fayetteville as secretary. Newly elected board members are Trent “T.A.” Walton, BSCHE ‘81, MSCHE ‘83, Marvin Caston, BA ‘00, MED ‘03, Dr. Christa Washington, BA ’00 and Ebony Oliver BSBA ’03.

Remaining board members are Lott Rolfe, past president, BSE ’94, Carrol Williams Perkins, BA ’84, JD ’89, John L Colbert, 2011 Reunion Banquet Chair, BSE ’76, MED ’81, Gus Farver, BA ’82, Synetra Gilmer, 2011 Reunion Entertainment Chair, BSBA ’04, Darryl Lunon, BSBA ’78, Kasey Carolina and Melisa Monts, 2011 Reunion Chair. Ex-officio members are Dee Dee Brown-Campbell, BSE ’02, MED ’03 and Parice Bowser. Angela Mosley Monts, BA ’80, Arkansas Alumni Association associate director will continue to serve as the BAS coordinator.

The Society would like to give special thanks to past board members for their service, time and devotion to the Black Alumni Society. Past board members are Wyatt Weems, past president, Gigi Secuban, BA ’95, MS ’01, Marita Steele and Lepaine McHenry, BSN ’93.

Noted Mathematician John R. Stallings Jr., 73, Dies at Home in California

John Stallings, a University of Arkansas graduate credited with finding a proof for the Poincaré Conjecture, died Nov. 24, 2008, of prostate cancer.

He was a member of the faculty at the University of California–Berkeley since 1967. After retiring in 1994, he continued to work with graduate students. Dr. Stallings is survived by Marjorie Mulcahy, his longtime companion.

More than a century ago, Henri Poincaré proposed to define a sphere mathematically. He believed that a finite and connected three-dimensional space lacking any boundary could be stretched and shaped into a three-dimensional sphere. Since it was posed, the Poincaré Conjecture has been a central problem in topology.

After learning that Stephen Smale of Berkeley had proved the conjecture for surfaces of five dimensions or higher, Stallings devised a proof for dimensions of seven or higher.

In the paper “How Not to Prove the Poincaré Conjecture,” Stallings confessed that his goal was to find an ultimate final proof, wryly observing that his error was one of “an inhibition of reasoning by an underlying fear of being wrong. Techniques leading to the abandonment of such inhibitions should be cultivated by every honest mathematician.”

In 2003, Russian mathematician Grigori Perelman completed a proof for the most complex case, that of three dimensions.

Born in Morrilton, Ark., Stallings earned a bachelor of science degree in mathematical sciences with high honors from the University of Arkansas in 1956. He and English major Dorothy Jeffus were the first two graduates of the Arts and Sciences Honors Studies Program established by philosophy Professor Harold Hantz and English Professor Ben Kimpel in 1954.

In his undergraduate honors thesis, “Two Mathematical Theories of Space and Time,” Stallings wrote that the axiom of infinity and of choice “will remain forever uncertain.”

He then asked, “Is it not better to practice a form of thought that is aware of its contingency — that is, to work through a theory which we realize to be in some senses impossible to understand — than to pretend to Exist, pretend to Know, like the ordinary, world-busy little man?"

Stallings went on to earn his doctorate in mathematics from Princeton in 1959.

Mathematical sciences chair Chaim Goodman Strauss said Stallings had visited the department twice within the last decade, once in 2003 and then in May of 2005 to attend a conference in geometry.

“Stallings made a lasting contribution toward one of the more outstanding problems in math,” said Goodman-Strauss.

Cosmologists today believe the Poincaré Conjecture has implications for ultimately understanding the shape of the universe.

“He took trigonometry in an honors section with John Keesee teaching,” recalled Allan Cochran, professor of mathematical sciences. “He told me at a conference he attended here at the university that the experience in that class hooked him and led him to change his major to mathematics.”

His obituary appeared in the New York Times on Monday, Jan. 18:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/19/us/19stallings.html

For Whom The Bell Tolls

The Arkansas Alumni Association will ring the Toller Celebration Bell for 10 minutes at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6 in memory of the Alumni House's namesake, Janelle Y. Hembree, class of 1956.

For Whom The Bell Tolls

Homecoming Blood Drive Breaks Regional and State Records

The Bill and JoElla Toller Celebration Bell at the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House will ring at noon Wednesday, Oct. 29 in recognition of the Student Alumni Board's record-breaking Homecoming blood drive last week.

The University of Arkansas community set new state and regional records by donating 1,592 units of blood in two days. This was the second consecutive year the records were broken during the Homecoming blood drive, which is produced in partnership with the American Red Cross.

For more information about the Student Alumni Board, a student organization of the Arkansas Alumni Association, visit www.arkalum.org/sab.

University of Arkansas Alumni Are Competing and Coaching in the 2008 Olympics

The Arkansas Alumni Association congratulates former and student-athletes for their accomplishments.

Eleven former or current Razorback athletes are living the dream during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China, as they compete in track and field and swimming. Another former student-athlete is coaching his native country's team in track and field. The Arkansas Alumni Association is proud of these athletes and congratulates them on representing the University of Arkansas and their countries. Join us as we follow these talented athletes at http://www.arkalum.org/ as they compete against the best in the world.

Wallace Spearmon, USA BSE '96

Spearmon, a Fayetteville native and resident, is making his Olympic debut and hopes to lead what will be a strong U.S. contingent in the 200m (Aug. 20) and the 4x100-meter relay (Aug. 22) in Beijing. The son of a former Razorback sprinter, he used a late surge to finish third in the 200m at the U.S. Olympic Trials. He was only nine hundredths of a second away from staying home. His best friend, Tyson Gay, is also his training partner and college teammate at Arkansas.

Tyson Gay, USA

Gay, a Lexington, Ky., native and resident, took no chances during the 100m Olympic Trials to make his first Olympic team. He recorded 9.77 seconds in his heat to break Maurice Greene's American record of 9.79 set in Athens as well as Greene's Olympic Trials record of 9.91 set in 2004. That time makes Gay the third-fastest man with the fourth-fastest time of all time. He is in Beijing with his best friend and teammate, Wallace Spearmon. He will compete in the 100 meters (Aug. 16) and the 4x100-meter relay (Aug. 22).

Tyson Gay did not advance to the finals in the Men's 100 meter completion.

Alistair Cragg, Ireland

Alistair is looking for his first Olympic medal in the 1,500 meters (Aug. 19) and the 5,000 meters (Aug. 23). He was a 13-time All-American, a seven-time NCAA champion and a nine-time SEC Champion at the University of Arkansas. He is a South African native but competes for Ireland after changing his citizenship to that country. He excited the crowd at the Tyson Invitational in February when he ran away with the 5,000 meters, running 13.32.01, the best indoor time of 2008.

Alistair Cragg did not advance to the semi-finals in the Men's 1500 meter.

Nicole Teter, USA

The Beijing Olympics mark the second time Nicole will represent the United States in the 800 meters (Aug. 18). Despite having to bounce back from several injuries, the Californian won the U.S. Indoor 800m title in 2008. Her breakthrough season was in 2002 when she won her first national title indoors with an American record in the 800m. She won the U.S. outdoor title in the same distance three months later.

Nicole Teter unable to finish her first heat in the 800 meters due to injury.

Christin Wurth-Thomas, USA BSBA '03

A Bloomington, IL, native and Springdale resident, Christin holds the University of Arkansas 1500m outdoors record (4:10.49), the top four times overall in the event and the second-fastest 6000m cross-country time (19:33.55) in school history. In front of a home crowd in Arkansas at the Tyson Invitational, she won the 1500m by four seconds in 4 minutes, 27.18 seconds. She is making her Olympic debut in the 1,500 meters (Aug. 23).

Amy Yoder Begley, USA BSE '01

Amy is making her Olympic debut in Beijing in the 10,000 meters (Aug. 15). She was a 15-time NCAA All-American, a 15-time SEC individual champion and two-time NCAA champion while attending the University of Arkansas. She qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials in 2000 and 2004 but was unable to place in the top three spots. She won gold at the 10K Road National Championships in 2004. The Kendallville, IN, native now resides in Beaverton, Ore.

Amy Yoder Begley competed in the 10,000 meters finals on Friday. She finished 26th in the event with a time of 32:38.28.

Deena Kastor, USA BA '96

Competing in her third Olympics in the marathon (Aug. 17), Deena is the top female distance runner in the United States. She took home the bronze medal in the women's marathon in Athens in 2004. The Agoura, CA, native now resides in Mammoth Lakes, CA.

Deena Kastor was forced to withdraw during the women's marathon due to injury.

April Steiner Bennett, USA BSE '03

April, a Native of Mountain View, CA, makes her Olympic debut in the pole vault. She was a three-time NCAA indoor champion at the University of Arkansas and won silver at the 2007 Pan Am Games. Having played several sports growing up, she switched to the pole vault in 1999 so she could get a Division I scholarship. April resides in Springdale.

April Steiner Bennet advanced to the pole vault finals and finished 8th  in a 12-woman field.

LaShaunte'a Moore, USA

LaShaunte'a will compete in 4x100-meter relay in the Olympics for the second time in her career, making her hometown of Akron, OH, proud. Now a Fayetteville resident, her college accolades include winning the 200m at the 2004 NCAA Outdoor Championships in 22.37 seconds and finished fourth in the 100m in 11.31 seconds. At Arkansas, she ran alongside four-time Olympic medalist Veronica Campbell-Brown.

Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaica BSBA '06

Veronica became the first Razorback women's Olympic gold medalist in school history at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. She won the 200m competition and was also a member of Jamaica's gold medal-winning 4x100-meter relay team. She also won a bronze medal in the 100m race. Add these to her silver finish in the 4x100-meter relay in Sydney in 2000 and she becomes a four-time Olympic medalist and only Razorback woman to ever win multiple gold medals. In Beijing, she will compete in the 200 meters (Aug. 21) and the 4x100-meter relay (Aug. 22).

Yi Ting Siow, Malaysia - current UA student

University of Arkansas swimmer Yi Ting Siow took part in her third Olympics in Beijing, China. Yi, who transferred in January to the University of Arkansas from Wisconsin, represented Malaysia at the Olympic Games. She swam a 2:17.11 in the 200m IM finishing seventh in the second of four heats. She did not advance.

Jerome Romain BSE '96, MS '00

Another former Razorback track and field standout, Jerome is also on the center stage in Beijing as the head coach for his native Dominca. A finalist in the triple jump at the 1996 Atlanta Games for Dominca, the current Brown University assistant coach was also chosen to carry the flag for Dominca in the opening ceremonies.

Keep watch on http://www.arkalum.org/ for updates on these Olympians.

Northwest Arkansas Chapter To Host Annual Ice Cream Social

Bring the whole family to this free event

The Northwest Arkansas Chapter of the Arkansas Alumni Association will host its annual ice cream social from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24 at the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House at 491 N. Razorback Road. Cool off with free ice cream for the whole family.

Please bring school supplies to donate to local schools in support of "Good Starts...Kind Hearts."

RSVP by Aug. 22 to chapters@razorbackroad.com or by calling 479-575-2801.

'Shake Your Booty' To Support Northwest Arkansas Scholarships

Come out and "Shake your Booty" with KC & the Sunshine Band on May 30 at the Arkansas Music Pavilion. The Northwest Arkansas Chapter of the Arkansas Alumni Association and the Northwest Arkansas Young Professionals have teamed up with the area's hottest music venue for a great cause. All tips and donations from the AMP bar will go toward scholarships for deserving NWA students. Plus, Arkansas Alumni Association members will receive a special gift at the Alumni tent. Just bring your membership card by to pick it up!

For ticket information visit: http://www.arkansasmusicpavilion.com/

Volunteer opportunities also are available. If interested, please contact Carolyn Baltz or Terri Dover at membership@razorbackroad.com or 479-575-2801.

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.