The Arkansas Alumni Association celebrates 75 years of Alumni Awards by lauding 11 alumni, faculty and friends to recognize "those individuals who continue to bring national and local prominence to the University of Arkansas and the Arkansas Alumni Association through their research, exemplary public and community service, and valued leadership."
The 2019 honorees are:
Alumni Awards Celebration
Who: Arkansas Alumni Association
What: The group will laud 11 alumni, faculty and friends.
When: 6 p.m. Nov. 1
Where: Fayetteville Town Center
Tickets: $100
Attire: Cocktail
Information: (479) 575-2292 or alumniawards@arkans…
• Howard W. Brill -- Charles and Nadine Baum Faculty Teaching Award;
• John Reuben Clark, Ph.D '83 -- Faculty Distinguished Achievement Award for Research;
• Hayden McIlroy, B.S.B.A. '62 -- Citation of Distinguished Alumni;
• Cynthia E. Nance -- Honorary Alumni Award;
• Steve Nipper, B.S.B.A. '71, M.B.A. '73 -- Andrew J. Lucas Alumni Service Award;
• Emma Kelly Rhodes, Ed.S. '84, Ed.D. '87 -- Citation of Distinguished Alumni;
• Stephanie S. Streett, B.A. '91 -- Community Service Award;
• Bill Underwood, B.S.B.A. '61 -- Citation of Distinguished Alumni;
• Anne Velliquette, Ph.D. '00 -- Faculty Rising Teacher Award;
• Peggy Schaefer Whitby -- Faculty Distinguished Achievement Award for Service; and
• Ebony Wyatt, B.S.B.A. '03 -- Young Alumni Award.
The evening is one of several events slated for Arkansas Razorbacks Homecoming Weekend that include a parade Nov. 1 and tailgate before the football game versus Mississippi State on Nov. 2 at Razorback Stadium.
-- CARIN SCHOPPMEYER
NAN Our Town on 10/10/2019