2017 CHANCELLOR’S REPORT
The mission of Arkansas State University Mid-South is to enrich lives through high-quality educational programming that fosters student success, workforce development, and lifelong learning.
LETTER FROM THE CHANCELLOR In September 1988, the Arkansas Business Council Foundation, a group of 19 prominent Arkansas business and industry leaders, issued a report entitled In Pursuit of Excellence that called for “reform of and increased support for our state’s system of elementary, secondary, vocational, and higher education.” That report from a group of forward thinking citizens set the wheels in motion to improve the future of Arkansas through education and training opportunities. Subsequently, the forward thinking of many individuals in the state and throughout Crittenden County led voters to the polls with a willingness to tax themselves in exchange for the opportunities that training and education would bring to our community. The forward thinking of the early leadership of this institution then laid the foundation for what is now Arkansas State University Mid-South, with its pristine facilities and grounds, its state-of-the-art teaching environment, and its best-in-class faculty and instruction. As you can see, forward thinking has long been the catalyst for the innovation that has brought about life-changing opportunities to our community and to the people we serve. ASU Mid-South is very proud to be a part of this community. We are proud of the programs and services we provide that result in better opportunities and an improved quality of life for our fellow citizens. We are proud of our partnerships with business and industry that allow us to provide them with the skilled workforce they need to locate within our region and to prosper. Finally, we are proud of the direct impact our institution has on our local economy through the infusion of employee wages, increased income for our graduates, and through the college’s engagement with local businesses. Forward thinking will continue to fuel our future as we strive to deliver a world-class, global education in a personalized, community college setting.
As you read through our publication, I hope you get a glimpse of forward thinking and the way it has impacted the people in the stories and the activities we share with you. I hope you look through some of the memories we share here in our 25th Anniversary pages and see just how far forward thinking has brought us. And I hope you are proud of the part your own forward thinking has played in the growth of this institution and the role that we, together, have played in building a stronger future for our community and our region. Because of your forward thinking, more than 300 students each year benefit from scholarships totaling more than $300,000. We still have much work to do. The work can be challenging, and in a time where funding is scarce and times are uncertain, the work can sometimes seem overwhelming. The thing that sustains us, however, is our mission: to enrich the lives of those we serve through high quality educational programming that fosters student success, workforce development, and lifelong learning. It is this type of forward thinking that will drive our community towards a brighter future.
Taxpayers should be proud that their investment continues to pay dividends in many ways. Over the past twenty-five years, external funding brought to the region by the college has exceeded $100 million. The college also provides an annual infusion of an estimated $32.8 million to the local economy, including approximately $10.7 million in net added income to Crittenden County each year due to payroll and operational spending by the college. But, by far the greatest impact from our work can been seen in the thousands of lives that have been changed for the better because of this institution.
25 YEARS OF FORWARD THINKING Benjamin Franklin once said that an investment in knowledge pays the best interest. We at ASU Mid-South certainly believe that to be true, and we hope our constituencies agree. In 1992, the taxpayers of Crittenden County invested in higher education by passing a local millage to support the development of a comprehensive community college. That critical vote solidified a noble vision of providing local citizens access to high quality and affordable postsecondary education and training. That vision, put forth by community leaders, sought more opportunity and a better quality of life for all the people of Crittenden County. Now, twenty-five years later, ASU Mid-South’s Board of Visitors, its Foundation Board, and its faculty, staff, and students still reflect with gratitude on that financial investment made by local taxpayers. Because of that investment in us, we consider it a moral obligation and, indeed, a privilege to provide exceptional programs and services to meet the education and training needs of the students and the communities we serve.
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” ‒ Benjamin Franklin Over the course of the next year, we will be celebrating the 25th Anniversary of your community’s college. We will chronicle the major events over the past twentyfive years which transformed Mid-South Vocational/ Technical School, an institution targeted for closure by the State, with three buildings and approximately 120 students, into Mid-South Community College and, finally, Arkansas State University Mid-South. ASU Mid-South is known as one of the State’s most aesthetically pleasing campuses, with state-of-the art equipment and facilities and an extraordinarily talented and dedicated faculty and staff. We offer a continuum of educational opportunities right here in Crittenden County that includes Literacy and Adult Education (GED) programming, IndustryRecognized Credentials, Certificates and Associate Degrees, and even Bachelors’ and Master’s degrees made possible through partnerships with universities, such as Arkansas State, the University of Central Arkansas, and the University of Arkansas Fort Smith. Mid-South has amassed numerous regional and national recognitions over the last two and a half decades, establishing its reputation as a leader in education and workforce development. These include a visit from then President of the United States, Bill Clinton, in 1999, as a part of a regional Workforce Summit; recognition in 2008 of the Arkansas Delta Training and Education Consortium (ADTEC), led by Mid-South, as a premiere workforce training model in the nation; and more recently, recognition by the Southern Business and Development magazine as one of the top ten workforce colleges in the South.
From now through October of 2018, we will celebrate these and many other Mid-South Milestones. You will read about them in the newspaper and see them unfold on our campus. We will celebrate a history involving individuals, businesses, and organizations whose forward thinking and tenacity have helped to build a world class institution with impressive success. We are enjoying celebrating this year with you as we collectively look to the next twenty-five years of forward thinking that will continue to shape the educational and economic landscape of Crittenden County and the Delta.
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$22 million added regional income attributable to higher earnings by students and increased output and efficiencies for area businesses. For every dollar a student invests in ASU Mid-South, that student receives an additional $8.10 in future income over the course of his or her career.
According to a 2011 report prepared by Economic Modeling Specialists International (EMSI)
INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY
ASU Mid-South takes ‘Community College’ to a new level
ASU Mid-South takes pride in being your community’s college by providing and housing programs and services that specifically support the needs of our community and the Arkansas Delta.
ASU Mid-South hosted a Halloween Bash this year, providing a safe place for elementary school children from Crittenden County to Trick-or-Treat. It was hard to tell whether the kids or the employees had more fun with this event!
Home Visiting Services
Food & Clothing Drives
The Home Visiting Services program assists families with children by providing personal home visits and monthly group connection meetings designed to increase parents’ knowledge of ways to support child development.
Several student organizations have participated in the local food drive sponsored by Hope House Ministries. Students help by dividing and distributing food.
Career Pathways
Adult Education/ESL
The Career Pathways program assists parents with funding for childcare, gas, tuition and fees and other needs that can often become barriers to attaining educational and employment goals.
Your community’s college offers programs and course offerings that can potentially allow a non-Englishspeaking person to enroll and work his or her way through completion of a master’s degree without ever leaving Crittenden County.
As we celebrate our 25th Anniversary, and acknowledge all that local residents have done for us, we continue a concerted effort to give back. Our faculty, staff and students have committed to 2500 hours of community service for our twenty-five years as a college!
STUDENT SUCCESS
Tiffany Williams − Arkansas Community Colleges 2017 Academic All-Star “If we can do it, Mom, you can do it too!” That was the challenge wrapped in encouragement given to Tiffany Williams, ASU Mid-South’s 2017 Academic All-Star, by her two college-aged daughters when she expressed doubts about returning to school. “It was very scary. Just walking in to register was hard and the first week of classes, I was terrified. But the first ice-breaker for me was when I saw my daughter in the hall during that first week. I didn’t want her to be embarrassed that she was going to college with her mother. So I was going to turn and go a different way. But she yelled ‘Hey, Mom. Come meet my friends!’ I knew then that if my kids accepted me, then other kids would not have a problem with an older student in their classes.” Tiffany is a nursing student with determination to achieve her goals and a passion for helping others. She will graduate in May with her Associate of Applied Science degree, and she plans to pursue her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from ASU Jonesboro with a goal to specialize in cardiac nursing care. She has a dream to experience travel nursing and maybe even one day try being a helicopter nurse. She admits she likes the excitement that the adrenaline rush gives her. Tiffany gained an interest in treating the heart by working in the critical care unit of a hospital, but she actually began working in the radiology department. As her fascination with the heart began to grow, a co-worker talked her into applying for a Cardiac Arrhythmia Technician program. She applied and earned the highest score that her hospital had ever seen. Needless to say, she was accepted for the program. From there, she worked in the critical care unit and developed a centralized unit that watched over all heart related monitors in the hospital from one station. She even began training all newly hired employees in the unit. But Tiffany’s path to college has not exactly been a straight line. She enrolled in college when she graduated from high school. “I was working three jobs to pay for college. I didn’t have any family close by and when I found out I was expecting, I felt I had to make a choice.”
She moved to Branson, Missouri, to be closer to family and worked as an office manager for six years, took a year off to be with her third child and then spent ten years working for the hospital before beginning in the cardiac unit. “I also lost a step-father who passed away from a heart attack,” said Tiffany. “I guess I’ve always wanted to better understand what happened and why.” She has seen improvements in cardiac care over the years and has intently watched the care that cardiac nurses provide. She has seen more and more patients survive cardiac issues and wants to be a part of that success. But Tiffany has also experienced success here on campus. She is the first president of the newly-formed ASU MidSouth Student Government Association. She is a multiple scholarship recipient, and she is a member of both the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society and the Sigma Kappa Delta English Honor Society. She’s learned a lot about herself along the way as well. “I took Anatomy and Physiology last semester from Dr. Hawkins. It was the hardest class I’ve ever taken. But this semester, I signed up for another class with Dr. Hawkins. I have learned that I learn better when I am challenged.” She is also a bit of a “mom” to several of her younger classmates and an inspiration to others. “I feel like I’ve helped some kids stay in school. When they tell me they can’t do this, I tell them ‘Yes, you can do this!’ “ Tiffany also encourages others to apply for scholarships. “I can’t tell you how much those scholarships help!” she said. “It just lightens the burden. I want everyone who qualifies to apply for the scholarships that are available.” Tiffany credits her college success to her husband, Wayne, for being her biggest support system. “I don’t know how I could have accomplished so much without his encouragement and support. He’s the best!” She sees her future bright. “I raised my kids to follow their dreams. And now I’m finally fulfilling mine.”
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Custom classes & training engage the business sector and the community From technical training that leads to industry recognized certifications to business classes that are required for safety to community classes that are for fun, ASU Mid-South offers a wide variety of instruction and programs for business and the community. ASU Mid-South partners with University of Texas at Arlington to provide Occupational Safety and Health Standards (OSHA) training and is the closest facility for OSHA related classes for this area. Additionally, ASU Mid-South can customize a training program specific to the needs of an organization and offer state-of-the-art training facilities.
ASU Mid-South partnered with EastArk Enterprises and Pathfinder, Inc. to develop and provide training opportunities for their clients in the hospitality industry. With the goal of helping the clients gain independence and learn entry-level employment skills, ASU Mid-South, EastArk and Pathfinder worked together to develop a curriculum that will support clients with disabilities.
ASU Mid-South’s First Career Exploration Camp a Success
ASU Mid-South Brings Technical Programs to Marion Junior High
During the summer, ASU Mid-South, in conjunction with the Arkansas Career Coach grant housed on campus, eighth and ninth grade students from the West Memphis School District came to campus for a Career Exploration Camp. Students participated in either a Hospitality program or a Machining & Mechatronics program and toured several local industries. The camp allowed students exposure to potential career opportunities, provided hands-on projects within their area of study and gave students the opportunity to demonstrate what they learned.
On November 15, instructors from ASU Mid-South offered technical demonstrations to Marion Junior High School students. Students learned about a variety of career opportunities by rotating through six stations that included welding, diesel maintenance, industrial maintenance, information technology, emergency medical technician (EMT) and digital media. At each station, instructors and students from ASU Mid-South described what kinds of jobs and responsibilities were involved in their respective careers. Students received information about employment requirements and potential salary ranges.
LIFELONG LEARNING
Takelia Carter − Arkansas Community Colleges 2017 Outstanding Alumni For Takelia Carter, the mother of six children in a low paying job, life was an oppressive existence. Out of the mouths of babes came the provocation Takelia needed to begin a journey to change her future. “My pre-school daughter told me, ‘Mama, when I grow up, I want to be just like you. When you get too old to work at the gas station, I’m going to take over.’ I said, ‘Let’s get you a new goal,’” Carter related. “I realized that if that were the only standard I had set for her, I had to do something about it.”
“We can find a million reasons why something won’t work. But you have to look for the one reason why it will.” Carter knew that she wanted to be a teacher but didn’t know how to make it happen. Life had simply gotten in the way. She spent 10 years raising a family and working at paying the bills. “I just kept telling people, ‘I don’t have time for college; I have to work; I have children.’”
“Thanks to the knowledgeable faculty and staff at MidSouth and ASU, I was well prepared in each phase of obtaining both of my degrees. The skills, advice, and guidance I received enabled me to impress the administrators at Richland Elementary.”
Finally, in desperation, she called then Mid-South Community College (MSCC). There, she learned what the College could provide and about an innovative partnership between the community college and a number of universities which would provide her local access to the teacher education she had wanted for so long.
Today, Carter is the Assistant Principal at Avondale Elementary School in the Marion School District. She finds herself enjoying the leadership role and she would like to someday become a Principal. She also hopes to be able to inspire people to go for their dreams.
On that first day of classes, Takelia experienced some second thoughts. “I was trembling, and my first three days, I was like, ‘I cannot do this; I cannot do this.’ But people told me at Mid-South, ‘You’re going to do fine.’ By the end of the week, I thought, ‘I might make it after all.’” She completed all of her course work at home in Crittenden County earning her associate’s degree from MSCC and her Bachelor’s degree in Education through Arkansas State. “Sometimes it just brings tears to my eyes to think about it. I am so proud. Mid-South afforded me a degree in education without leaving home,” Takelia says. “Being able to earn two college degrees, less than ten miles from my home, was the only way this ever could have worked for me. Now I have my master’s degree. And I have a goal of attaining my doctorate.” For her student teaching, Takelia was assigned to Richland Elementary School in West Memphis, eventuallly being offerd a permanent job as a fourth grade teacher.
“We can find a million reasons why something won’t work. But you have to look for the one reason why it will.” From gas station attendant to an assistant principal, Takelia’s dream was realized in an off-the-charts kind of turnaround. She firmly believes that education is the key to ending poverty. “I was born into the welfare system. My kids were born into the welfare system. Now I am buying a home. I’ve given my kids the ability to see what can happen in spite of all the challenges.” And her children are equally proud. “I love the fire that they had for me going to college, and now they want to go too,” Carter brags. As for the daughter who motivated Takelia’s dramatic journey? “Now she wants to be a child psychologist and a teacher, and I’m very happy about her new goal.”
Donor Spotlight
SOUTHLAND PARK GAMING & RACING
The success of Arkansas State University Mid-South has much to do with the commitment of our donors to transforming this region and seeing its citizens thrive. Thanks to the generous support of Southland Park Gaming and Racing, ASU Mid-South provides thousands of students each year with the relevant education and training they need to enter high- and middle-skill jobs that exist right here in the Delta. Southland Park Gaming & Racing has donated thousands of dollars and untold hours of service to our institution. Both the financial contributions and the equally valuable investment of time have profoundly and positively impacted the Delta region, an impact that can be seen throughout our communities, but especially on our campus. Multiple Mid-South buildings showcase the generosity of Southland in partnership with our institution. The Jeremy Jacobs Hospitality Center, a facility of vital importance to our region with industry growth expected to triple by the end of this decade, is a world-class training site that also houses an incubator kitchen used by food business entrepreneurs from around the region. Southland personnel graciously give of their time to serve in an advisory capacity for our hospitality program and are working with us to establish internship opportunities for our students. The Southland Greyhound Science Center houses our growing programs in Medical Professions and Allied Health. These instructional tracks are helping to train medical and nursing assistants, emergency medical technicians, and respiratory therapists, just to name a few of the career training opportunities in the growing program. In addition to support of our academic and technical programs, Southland provides annual funding to our athletic program, which is vital to our sense of community and to student engagement and success. The Glen F. Fenter Athletic Complex, commonly known as the “Dog House,” is home to our men’s and women’s Greyhounds basketball teams. This beautiful facility features a prominent and permanent Southland Park Gaming & Racing logo to remind our teams and our guests of the company’s ongoing support.
As ASU Mid-South has continued to grow, Southland has always been quick to explore innovative ways to support programs and effect positive change for our community. Southland has invested eagerly and generously in initiatives designed to move our region forward, and they continue to challenge us, to back us, and to push us to be the best educational institution we can be. Southland Park bravely and generously sets the standard of corporate leadership. Its employees demonstrate a critical example of volunteerism and service, and their leadership and counsel is highly valued by the staff and administrators in many of our programs. Clearly Southland Park Gaming & Racing is devoted to the success of this institution, and their big-heartedness is indisputable. ASU Mid-South is forever grateful to Southland Park Gaming & Racing for its outstanding support, and we hope to continue this great partnership for years to come.
Jeremy Jacobs Hospitality Center
Southland Greyhound Science Center
Glen F. Fenter Athletic Complex
GREYHOUND ATHLETICS Lady Greyhounds Take 2016-17 NJCAA Region 2 Championship Title The Lady Greyhounds used a tough, hard-nosed defense to take a 63-61 victory over the North Arkansas College Lady Pioneers to overcome the odds and realize only the second Regional Championship in Lady Greyhound program history.
Greyhound Men Win 2016-17 NJCAA Region 2 Championship Title Still in its athletic infancy, the Greyhound men’s basketball team set the tone early and stayed in control throughout the season to win the 2016-17 NJCAA Region 2 Championship in March. The title game victory completed a perfect 3-0 season sweep of the North Arkansas College Pioneers and gave the Greyhounds their first 20-win season in the brief history of the program.
#G R E Y H O U N D N AT I O N 2017-18 ASU Mid-South Greyhounds Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams are coming off NJCAA Region 2 Championship seasons and are meeting the challenge of tough schedules this season. The Greyhounds play 15 home games including six home doubleheaders with the Lady Greyhounds. The Greyhounds return eight lettermen from last season including all five starters, and welcome five newcomers from the high school ranks. On the road, the Greyhounds will play in seven states by the end of the season including trips to Texas, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi. The Lady Greyhounds return five players from last season’s Region 2 Championship team and welcome six newcomers including three sophomore transfers. Nine sophomores on this year’s team equates to more leadership and experience and allows the Lady Greyhounds utilize a fast pace with aggressiveness and team play. It’s very exciting to watch our women take the court.
Sammie Redd 2017 ACC Outstanding Faculty Member
Brenda Pannell 2017 ACC Outstanding Staff Member
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OUTSTANDING FACULTY & STAFF
Sheena Bass 2017 NISOD Excellence Award - Faculty
Lisa Haggard 2017 NISOD Excellence Award - Staff
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BERT & CONNIE ROBINSON
ASU Mid-South Foundation Volunteer Spotlight
When the ASU Mid-South Foundation conceived an idea to create a fundraiser to support the Thomas B. Goldsby, Jr. Scholarship for Concurrently Enrolled Students, one concept was immediately evident: An amazing group of volunteers would be critical to its success. The key word here is amazing. Mediocrity in developing a successful event is lethal; it disrupts innovation and tenacity. But the great news is that amazing volunteers do exist. And their impact is extraordinary and essential. There are distinct traits of amazing volunteers. We’ve seen them firsthand for the Tommy Goldsby Memorial Wild Game Dinner. It took some urging and several (now empty) promises to convince G.A. “Bert” Robinson, III to chair the inaugural event. But since making the commitment, he’s never looked back and has created a committee consisting of some of the most amazing people on the planet. Bert’s first pick for committee membership was his wife, Connie. Now referred to as the First Lady of the Wild Game Dinner, Connie joined the hunt with guns a’ blazing. A career at USDA Farm Service Agency connected Connie to farmers across Crittenden County, and between her connections and Bert’s friends, the pair was unstoppable. Bert and Connie are passionate and results driven, two key traits of amazing volunteers. They use those qualities to attract more amazing volunteers who share the same bottom line vision: results. They recruited Franklin Fogleman, Chair of the Foundation Board of Directors, and collaboratively went about creating an entire ecosystem of excellence.
Another key trait of amazing volunteers is having no off switch. Bert and Connie always find a way to spread the word. They think less about what they can get from the experience and more about what they can contribute. They are the official energy drink of the Wild Game Dinner – you feel amped up when you spend time strategizing with them. But the greatest trait of these amazing volunteers is that they strengthen the group by enlisting their best and brightest friends, family, and professional relationships to join in the passion and purpose of this legendary event. In two short years, under their leadership, our event has raised nearly $500,000 for Crittenden County’s high school students to attend ASU Mid-South tuition-free on the Goldsby Scholarship. It is magical. Friendships have been formed. present. And it feels like family.
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Thank you Connie and Bert Robinson for leading an amazing group of volunteers for the Tommy Goldsby Memorial Wild Game Dinner. Additional Committee members for the March 10, 2018 event include Lynn Allen, Judith Allison, Anita Bell, Tammi Bell, Steven Bius, Candy Carlson, Crissy and Kirby Carlson, Kim Felker, Thomas Gerrard, the Tommy Goldsby Family, Alicia Mooney, Jay Salter, Llana Smith, and Caryl Sorrells.
In May of this year, ASU Mid-South experienced the loss of our beloved Director of Facilities & Maintenance, Randy Webb. Randy had been with the college since the beginning, and his fingerprints are on every corner of this campus – from our beautiful facilities to our gorgeously maintained grounds. We miss him greatly, and we work to carry on in the tradition that he set in place - with impeccably high standards, attentiveness to detail, and a certain amount of gruff, but lovable humor. In honor and memory of Randy’s many years as a high school vocational instructor, the family and the Foundation established the Randy Webb Memorial Scholarship Fund benefitting students enrolled in technical programs at ASU Mid-South.
ASU MID-SOUTH SCHOLARSHIPS
Thanks to our generous donors, the Mid-South Community College Foundation provides much needed financial assistance to many deserving students during each academic year. It is through the generosity and the foresight of our scholarship donors that we are changing the landscape of the Delta through education.
Endowed Scholarships
Brenda Gail Ask Memorial Scholarship
Crittenden County Board of Realtors/ Ralph Sloan Memorial Scholarship
Charley Bartholomew Memorial Scholarship
A. B. Smith Non-Traditional Student Scholarship
Crittenden Regional Hospital Foundation Scholarship
David Brennan Ray Memorial ‘Sunshine’ Scholarship
Dr. Glen Fenter “Working for the Future” Scholarship
Grover Lloyd Memorial Scholarship John Gammon, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Marvin Steele Scholarship
Bryant Lindsey Memorial Textbook Scholarship
Cheryl Cox Memorial Scholarship Crittenden County Farm Bureau Scholarship Crittenden Emergency Medical Ambulance Service Scholarship
Crittenden National Bank Scholarship David Jacob Herren Memorial Scholarship Dorothy Gautreaux Memorial Leadership Scholarship
Mary and John P. Wilson Memorial Scholarship
Doyne & Kathleen Dodd KWEM Memorial Scholarship
Phillip M. Brick Memorial Athletic Scholarship
Felker Family Scholarship
Molly Whistle Paudert Scholarship
Elizabeth & Mack Harkins Memorial Scholarship
Jimmy Moudy Memorial Scholarship Mac Holmes Memorial Scholarship Marcis & Associates Scholarship Marty and W. E. ‘Buddy’ Catt Scholarship
Mary Meux Toney Scholarship
May and Charlie Wah Community Service Scholarship
Muriel and Don Threm Sr. Memorial Scholarship Paul Gray Memorial Scholarship
Randy Webb Memorial Scholarship Reverend and Mrs. Zilmon Barr Memorial Scholarship Robert Bosch Tool Corporation Technical Scholarship
Robert Crittenden Chapter NSDAR Scholarship Sam G. Ashworth Memorial Scholarship
Reed C. and Frank G. Fogleman Memorial Scholarship
Ford Turner Memorial Scholarship
Sanders Family Memorial Scholarship
Rosewood United Methodist Church Scholarship
G. A. Robinson, Jr. Aviation Program Scholarship
Sorrells Hospitality Scholarship
Sean Coulter and Jennifer Coulter Memorial Scholarship
General Education Scholarship (GED)
Thomas B. Goldsby, Jr. Scholarship for Concurrently Enrolled High School Students
Former Crittenden County Pink Roberta Jackson Memorial Scholarship Ladies Nursing Scholarship
Roy L. Gray Endowed Scholarship
Southland Park Gaming and Racing Scholarship Verneil and A.L. Reed Memorial Scholarship
Gene Haas Foundation Scholarship Goldsby Athletic Scholarship
Greyhound Breeders of Arkansas Scholarship Harold Patterson Memorial Scholarship
Harry D. East Memorial Scholarship
Service Master Facilities Maintenance Athletic Scholarship Stephen M. Brick Memorial Scholarship
Todd Allen Scholarship
Tommy Gadberry Textbook Scholarship
Upton Family Memorial Scholarship
West Memphis Quota Club Hattie M. Kemp Memorial Scholarship International Scholarship Adkison Arnold Family Scholarship Hino Motors Manufacturing West Memphis Recycling Scholarship Anthony Bennett Memorial Scholarship Engineering Scholarship West Memphis Rotary Partners in Isabelle Kate & Beau Franklin Fenter Education Scholarship Arkansas Greyhound Association Scholarship Scholarship Willowbend at Marion Nursing and Jimmie C. Barham Scholarship ASU Working Student Scholarship Rehabilitation Center Scholarship
Annual Scholarships
Bessie Dobbs Memorial Scholarship
Jimmie Ladd Richardson Scholarship
INDUSTRY PARTNERS
Arkansas State University Mid-South is committed to enhancing the economic development of the Delta and the MidSouth region. We are thankful for the many business and industry partners who share our vision and support our efforts to train qualified candidates who can succeed in today’s modern workforce. American Welding Society (AWS) Arkansas Hospitality Association Arkansas Trucking Association Automated Conveyor Systems, Inc. Big Cedar Lodge at Bass Pro Shops Boilermaker’s and Welding Institute Broadway Health and Rehabilitation Cargill, Inc. Cascades Tissue Group City of West Memphis Comfort Suites Crittenden Publishing Company Crowne Plaza Memphis Downtown Crows Truck Service, Inc. Crystal Metalworks, Inc. Cummins Mid-South, LLC Delta Cuisine Delta Regional Authority Department of Labor DMN Inc. Earle School District EastArk Enterprises Eastern Arkansas Family Health Center Engineered Medical Systems, Inc. Family Dollar Distribution FedEx Express Gene Haas Foundation Greater Memphis Alliance for a Competitive Workforce (GMACW) Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce Hampton Inn HINO Motors Manufacturing USA, Inc. Hydroflo Pumps USA
Jordan Aluminum Extrusion Company JR Simplot Company Keeler Iron Works, Inc. Lallemand Inc. Langston Companies, Inc. Madison Hotel Marion Chamber of Commerce Marion School District Maverick Transportation, LLC MHC Kenworth Medtronic Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA)
Robert Bosch, LLC Ryder Sediver SFI Fabrication Smith & Nephew, Inc. Southland Park Gaming & Racing Southern College of Optometry Sterigenics International, Inc. Summit Truck Group Tetra Technologies, Inc. The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies (PMMI) The Collective
Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW)
The Guest House at Graceland
MicroPort Orthopedics, Inc.
The Manufacturing Institute
Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc. National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER)
The Hershey Company TransOne, LLC Trinity Rail University of Memphis Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality and Resort Management
National Guard Products, Inc.
USA Truck, Inc.
National Institute for Metal Working Skills
Valero Energy Corporation
National Network of Sector Partners
Welsco, Inc. West Memphis Chamber of Commerce
Newberry Tanks and Equipment, LLC North American Process Technology Alliance O’Reilly Auto Parts Ozark Motor Lines, Inc Penn A Kem, LLC Plant Maintenance Fab Shop Plant Maintenance Field Shop
West Memphis Christian School West Memphis Economic Development West Memphis School District West Memphis Utility Commission West Star Aviation, Inc.
PTL – Paschall Truck Lines, Inc
William R. Moore College of Technology
Rees Memphis, Inc.
Willowbend Nursing and Rehabilitation
ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM PRESIDENT Dr. Charles Welch ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY MID-SOUTH CHANCELLOR Dr. Debra West ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM BOARD OF TRUSTEES Ron Rhodes, Chair Dr. Tim Langford, Vice Chair Niel Crowson, Secretary Stacy Crawford Price Gardner ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY MID-SOUTH BOARD OF VISITORS Lynn Allen, Chair Harold Scifres, Vice Chair Marian Barr, M.D., Secretary Alex Coulter Michael D. East Hershel Owens Mary Meux Toney ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY MID-SOUTH FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Franklin Fogleman, Jr., Chair Landon Myers, Vice Chair Rev. Larry Banks Steven Bius Lucie Brackin Tracy Brick Dixie Carlson Janice Coleman Otis Davis Grandon Gray Joe Jenkins Troy Keeping Milton Nicks Bert Robinson Llana Smith Caryl Sorrels Nick Sutton
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