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From the President’s Pen
Office of Alumni Services 1100 Henderson Street, HSU Box 7703 Arkadelphia, Arkansas 71999-0001 Toll Free 1-877-RED-ALUM (733-2586) or 870-230-5401 alumni@hsu.edu Office of Development 1100 Henderson Street, HSU Box 7540 Arkadelphia, Arkansas 71999-0001 Toll Free 1-877-RED-ALUM (733-2586) or 870-230-5401 development@hsu.edu
Dear Reddie Alumni: It is a pleasure to welcome you to another edition of the Reddie Report—our periodic effort to inform you about your alma mater and some of the activities occurring on our beautiful campus. This edition is especially significant in that it marks an ending and a beginning. Susan Wesson, who has served so ably as Director of Alumni Services for the last two years, has resigned to pursue her Ph.D. at the University of Memphis. She is succeeded by Lloyd Jackson, a Henderson alumnus who served two terms as president of the student body and has worked since graduation for the university in Student Services/Residence Life. We wish Susan well and cannot wait until we can employ her as a professor. We are excited about Lloyd’s leadership and think you will very much appreciate his enthusiasm and love of the university. The cover story of this particular Reddie Report is women’s athletics at Henderson. You probably know that Henderson competes in NCAA Division II as part of the western division of the Gulf South Conference, the nation’s largest Division II conference. You also probably know that our teams are very competitive in that extremely strong conference. Henderson’s record of GSC championship competition in both men’s and women’s athletics is growing. With that growth comes recognition and respect from across the country. It is very heartening for our kids to have the chance to represent Henderson in GSC and NCAA tournaments in diverse places across the nation. On the other hand, you may not know that Henderson athletes are among our very best students. The average athlete has a higher grade point average than the average student. Further, they are much more likely to persist to graduation than the average student. Henderson athletes, like the rest of the student body, pursue majors in diverse fields. I am pleased to tell you that these young men and women represent their university well. I hope you will enjoy this edition of the Reddie Report. Further, I hope you will find time to visit your alma mater sometime during the coming year. There is so much going on here … you will probably wish to be a student here again. Sincerely,
Charles D. Dunn President
Director of Alumni Services LLOYD D. JACKSON , ‘02 Director of Development JOHN GYLLIN, ‘94, ‘96 Publication Coordination Office of Public Relations Contributors CRYSTAL CAMPBELL, Alumni Services JAY EPPERHART, Graphic Design Student BRENDA HAWKES, Development Officer SUSAN MARGRAVE, Coordinator of Media Relations SUSAN MYERS, '01, '02 TROY MITCHELL, Director of Sports Infor mation DAVID THIGPEN, Ph.D., Assistant Athletic Director Pr esident CHARLES D. DUNN, Ph.D. Board of Trustees ANITA CABE , '66, Chair BRUCE MOORE, '89, Vice Chair CAROL JO ATKINSON, '73, '74, S ecretary PAUL DIXON, '56 ROSS M. WHIPPLE, '73 TIMOTHY “ALEX” STRAWN, '71 CAROLYN TENNYSON, '74
Alumni Association Board VELDA HAYNIE HOLMES, ’57, President TIMOTHY BARNES , ’88, President Elect ELLIS COKES, SR., ’55, Past President SUNNIE DILLARD SMEDLEY, ’56, ’77, Secretary GWENDOLYN ADAMS, ’76, ‘78 TERRY BLAYLOCK, ’76, ‘77 RUSSELL CERRATO, ’61, ‘65 KENNETH MULDREW, ‘72 KATHERINE DRAPER RICHARDSON, ’65, ‘72 BILL SHIRRON, ‘58 ANDREW TOLBERT, ’74, ‘77 DON DYER, ’55, ‘62 CHARITA FUTRELL, ‘97 C.C. MCDONALD, ’62, ‘78 RANDY STEWART, ’74, ‘02 ROBIN CARROLL, ‘93 ROSELLE COE ROBERSON, ’96, ‘02 WINCIE DAVIS HUGHES, ‘54 BILL CAMPBELL, ’57, ‘73 MAX TACKETT, ‘76