Chambliss marks 85th birthday

Ann Chambliss will celebrate her 85th birthday with a party at 2 p.m. Sunday atthe Lincoln Senior Center. Friends and family are invited to attend.

She was born Feb. 22, 1929, in Antlers, Okla., to Henry and Bunk Page. She babysat in Lincoln for 40 years and was known as “Mommy Ann.”

No gifts, please. Cake and punch will be served.

Johnston honored by Mormon church

Anna Johnston, 17, of Bentonville has received the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daySaints Young Woman Recognition award. Johnston is the daughter of Kurt and Kirsten Johnston.

To qualify for this award, young women must do 80 hours of service and self-improvement.

Recipients must live by the church’s moral standards and show to have established a pattern of goal-setting and progress in life.

Cartwright earns teaching award

Kristian Cartwright, a teacher at Woodland Junior High School in Fayetteville, received the outstanding engineering teacher of the year award from Arkansas Project Lead the Way.

Cartwright received the award during the group’s conference in Russellville, where organizers publicly thanked him for his contributions to the state’s STEM program.

Fayetteville schools schedule reunion

Former students at University High School and Peabody Elementary School on the University of Arkansas campus are planning a reunion June 14 in Fayetteville.

The schools were located in Peabody Hall on the UA campus for more than 50 years and were operated by the department of curriculum and instruction at UA. The last class graduated from the high school in 1962, while the elementary school closed in 1966.

The reunion will be held at Guest House Hotel, formerly the Clarion Inn, in Fayetteville.

Information: Davia Sue Burson Carter, (501) 450-0090, (501) 269-6913 or [email protected].

NWACC, UA teachers honored

Two local education professionals have been named to the Board of Directors for theTriangle Coalition for STEM Education.

Wendi J.W. Williams, a mathematics/science faculty member at NorthWest Arkansas Community College, and Lynne Hehr from the University of Arkansas STEM Center were among six new board members selected. Williams and Hehr will serve through the end of 2016.

Williams represents the National Association of Geoscience Teachers while Hehr, an adjunct associate professor of geosciences, represents the UA center.

The Triangle Center for STEM Education is a nonprofit that advocates for improved STEM education. Send information about birthdays, honors and reunions to [email protected], [email protected] or Northwest Arkansas Achievers, P.O. Box 7, Springdale, AR 72765.

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