JBU’s Pollard new council chairman

John Brown University P resident Chip Pollard was elected chairman of the board of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities in Washington, D.C., earlier this month.

The council is an international association of Christian colleges and universities with 18 members in North America and 54 affiliate institutions in 20 countries. Member institutions teach nearly 400,000 students.

Chairmen of the 14-member board serve two-year terms.

“Dr. Pollard brings to our board great wisdom, strong leadership skills and the discernment of a true man of God,” council President Edward Blews said in a statement. “He has been elected as one of the preeminent leaders in all of higher education, chosen by his presidential peers. I look forward to working with him as our chair.”

White receives

Bumpers award

Don White and White Commercial Corp. have been recognized as the first recipients of the “Friend of Bumpers College” award for outstanding commitment and dedication to the college of agricultural, food and life sciences at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Dean Michael Vayda announced.

White Commercial Corp. offers several opportunities, including an annual MasterManagement Conference, which focuses on issues and challenges related to building a successful grainelevator business, UA said in a news release.

The company also sponsors the Grain Seller’s Retreat, regional action meetings, trading workshops, a grain buyer’s boot camp, grain accounting courses and lender financing workshops.

UALR dean gets

national award

Angela Sewall, dean of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock College of Education, received the 2013 Edward C. Pomeroy Award for Outstanding Contributions to Teacher Education from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.

The award, also given toVirginia McLaughlin from the College of William & Mary, recognizes service to teacher education for the development and promotion of outstanding practices at the collegiate, state or national level.

Sewall, a professor in educational administration, is sought after by districts across the nation for her expertise in the areas of school law and desegregation.

She is active in community service, including service to the state as a member of the Arkansas Leadership Academy executive committee and the Arkansas Education Deans’ Council, as well as the Arkansas Public Policy Panel.

The association’s Committee on Professional Preparation and Accountability chose two winners this year.

Sewall will receive the award Thursday in Orlando.

Northwest Arkansas, Pages 16 on 02/24/2013