01_UAFS_SPSU10:toc & letters
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IN THIS ISSUE SPRING / SUMMER 2010
volume I, number I
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FROM THE DIRECTOR A lifelong relationship
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GRAND + WALDRON new residence halls | Miss UA Fort Smith | increased enrollment | John Bell Jr. painting | supporting Numa | student designers | visiting scholars | global connections
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TELL US ABOUT IT Cheap eats in Fort Smith
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5Q Dr. Keith Fudge, scholar of the relevant
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SENSE OF PLACE Ballman-Speer 104
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WHAT’S IN A NAME? The Vines Building
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EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY Dr. Sean Curtis, chemist/ kayaker
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LIONS LOWDOWN Coach Whorton | NCAA update | Memo Rodriguez ’06 | volleyball
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LONG BRANCHES, DEEP ROOTS UA Fort Smith’s award-winning arboretum connects the University to both its past and the larger community. By Zack Thomas
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CHANGE AGENT Anna Kasten Nelson ’52, Distinguished Historian in Residence at American University, leads the fight for access to historically valuable government documents. By Bobby Ampezzan
28 ALUMNI AND GIVING class notes | Aaron Ewing ’06 | regional receptions | Mary Lou Pointon ’52 | anonymous $500k donor | campaign progress | Richard Goins ’74, ’07 | alumni weekend | young alumni blog | Mike Parris ’72
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