35th Annual Alumni & Student Recognition

Cecily Coffelt Bullard: Gracie Claire Andrews, Abbie Corder, Maddie Gilleran, and Kaily Hollomon

Grace Phelps Dupree: Heather Amaro

Martha Stone Harding: Ella Austin, Lee Epstein, MiKayla Glass,

Cassidy Webb

Dr. Mary Harlan: Anna Marroquin

Mary Ann & Andrew Hiegel: Varina Daigle, Margaret Waltrip,

and Madelyn Vowels

Dr. Roy C. & Dollie Randleman Holl: Chloe Griffin Emily Oates: Vincent Guyette

Dr. Nina Roofe: Charity Ashworth and Margaret Waltrip Armani Famous: Vanathy Vivekananthan Ferguson-Brown School Nutrition: Kelly Webster Sample Landry Graduate Nutrition: Anna Marroquin

The generosity of our alumni & friends (YOU) makes the success of our students possible. These gifts often make the difference in their lives by allowing them to focus on their studies and continue devoting time to the profession. Thank you for your generosity! Especially during a global pandemic, a scholarship can be the difference between continuing in school or having to take time off from school

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD | BRIAN CORBIN

Brian Corbin is the Director of the Department of Online, Transfer, & Returning Student Services. Along with Brian, the entire team assists and supports the UCA campus and students. They are committed to the success of all students.

2022 YOUNG ALUMNI | ETHAN BALDRIDGE

Ethan Baldridge completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition in 2016 and his Master of Science in Nutrition in 2017. Ethan also completed his Dietetic Internship at UCA to earn his Registered Dietitian credential in 2017. Currently, Ethan serves as the District Dietitian for Aramark. In his nomination, the nominator was excited to let us know that Mr. Baldridge graciously takes intern after intern, is innovative in his programming and communications about nutrition and health to campus, and is a strong mentor for students seeking the RDN credential. Ethan shared with us that his degree has provided him with the building blocks needed to help people and fulfill his role as a dietitian. He says that UCA feels like home to him and he enjoys walking around campus and through the NFS Department and feeling like he belongs. We are excited to present Ethan Baldridge with a 2022 Young Alumni Award.

Anna Hall is currently serving as the Clinical Director of Coordinated Care for ARcare. She graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition in 2014 and her combined Master of Science and Dietetic Internship in 2016. Anna’s nominator shared, she has excelled in a role traditionally not filled by a registered dietitian. She oversees dietitians, nurses, and other health care team members while ensuring billing and compliance are up to standard. She donates her time to work with students in the School of Nursing as well as NFS and role models what it means to truly provide interprofessional care. If Anna could share advice with others, she would tell them to “ say yes to as many opportunities as you can. Outside your comfort zone is where you will grow. Many opportunities I took as a student and early in my career helped pave the path for where I am today and have continued to open doors. Always keep an open mind, you truly never know where your education and training will take you ” . Congratulations to Anna Hall, 2022 Young Alumni.

2022 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNA | LESLEE TELL

Leslee Tell earned the Bachelor of Science in Education in Family & Consumer Sciences in 2004 In 2010, she completed the Master of Science in Family & Consumer Sciences from UCA Currently, Leslee is the Department Chair of FCS at Conway High School and has been a teacher in the district for the past 18 years Leslee recently received the Arkansas Ag in the classroom, outstanding teacher of the year Her nominator shared that she continues to display great dedication to her practice and exhibits great passion and desire to lead students in her classroom She has been involved in creating new programs of study, writing grant applications, and laying the foundation for community support Leslee shared that her degree has allowed her to change and grow at the same time as FCS Education has changed over the years.

Congratulations to Leslee Tell, Distinguished Alumna, 2022!

2022 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNA | EDIE BOMAR

Edie Bomar earned the Bachelor of Sciences in Education in Family & Consumer Sciences in 1996. She earned her Master of Science in FCS in August 2000. Mrs. Bomar is from Beebe but currently lives in Vilonia where she teaches Family & Consumer Sciences at Vilonia High School. She shared that she was inspired by her 4 H leaders and Home Ec teacher to become a teacher herself. Through this FCS Education degree, she feels like she has been able to prepare her students for the real world with the content she teaches. Edie’s nominator shared that she serves as a mentor to our future educators, is a hard worker, makes learning fun, and gives back to the profession. Her students adore her and come home talking about the crucial skills such as communication, leadership, and nutrition that Mrs. Bomar teaches them. Congratulations to Edie Bomar, Distinguished Alumna, 2022!

2022 OUTSTANDING STUDENT | ABBY BENHAM

The 2022 Outstanding Student is Abby Benham. Abby is on track to graduate with her Bachelor of Science degree in Dietetics. After graduation, Abby will complete the dietetic internship and master’s degree with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Her future goals include becoming a registered dietitian for the state of Arkansas to help heal and serve others. Abby is involved in several organizations, including the National Society of Leadership & Success, she is the Vice President of the Core Council for Alpha Chi, as well as involved in the Student Dietetic Association as the media chair and holds a leadership position in Phi Upsilon Omicron, the honor society in Nutrition & Family Sciences Wow, our students truly are amazing Congratulations Abby!

MOVING TOWARDS ENDOWMENT

There are several privately funded scholarships that our scholarship committee hopes to endow soon. Once scholarships are endowed, they are then eligible to be awarded to our students. We would love to award more and more students each year and you can help us reach this goal!

If you are interested in contributing to the scholarships from the Nutrition & Family Sciences Department, please contact the UCA Foundation at (501) 450 5288 or by reaching out to the Nutrition & Family Sciences Department at (501) 450 5950 or at NFS@uca.edu

2022 - 2023 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Each student was notified by email that they were a recipient for a 2022 2023 scholarship and given a certificate and award letter. We asked students to share their photo and a little about themselves with us this year! We hope you enjoy reading about our outstanding recipients. Thank you to our kind donors of these funds that make this possible. We look forward to celebrating with you again soon!

Connie Westbrook (1988)

Emily Oates (1988)

Cecily Coffelt Bullard (1988)

Dorothy Rodgers (1989)

Frances Rudd (1989)

Grace Phelps DuPree (1990)

Nannie Lou Wulff (1990)

Betty Ruth Joyce (1991)

Sharon Knighten (1991)

Margaret Stanley Love (1992)

Ida Lou Moory (1992)

Suellen Ward (1992)

Stella Cash (1993)

Dorothy Hall (1993)

Rose (Polly) Nettles (1994)

Linda Adams (1995)

Bonnie Caldwell (2000)

Dr. Mary Harlan (2000)

Patsy Reedy Evans (2001)

Patsy Smith (2002)

YOUNG ACHIEVERS

Herbert Jones Krisle (1989)

Beth Ann Morse (1990)

Kathleen Royal (1991)

Mary Sue Pruitt (1992)

Debbie Miller (1993)

Betty Varner Freeman (1994)

Dr Tina Maddox Crook (1995)

Dr. Aliza Dicker Brown (1996)

Eve Longing (1997)

Shawn Rackley (1998)

Andrea Ridgway (1999)

Sheila Brown (2000)

Rhonda Monfee (2001)

Ann Ballard Bryan (2002)

Kathy Hall (2002)

Suzanne Jones (2002) Dana Gonzales (2003)

DISTINGUISHED

Georg Andersen

Dr. Bill Berry

Cecily Bullard

Marilyn & Farris Burroughs

Center for Excellence in Teaching & Academic Leadership (CETAL)

Dr. Brandon Combs

Brian Corbin Dept. of Online, Transfer, & Returning Student Services

President Tom Courtway

Dr. Sharon Davis

Martha Harding (2003)

Audrey Henry (2004)

Sharon Reynolds (2004)

Nina Russ (2005)

Judy Daves (2006)

Dr Lynn Dix Galloway(2007)

Dr. Beverly McNew (2008)

Elizabeth Coffman Ivener(2009)

Brenda Jones Brixey (2010)

Schaun Brown (2010)

Pamela Pruett (2010)

Dr Argie Nichols (2011)

Dr. Judi Robison (2011)

Diane Brown (2011)

Marilyn Thomas (2011)

Marcia Atkinson (2012)

Judy Fisher (2012)

Priscilla Riedel Cohan (2012)

Rebekah Rasnick (2013)

Lisa Coker (2013)

Tina Crook (2014)

Dr. Amy Beard (2014)

Dr Melissa Shock (2015)

Bobbie Bell Garner Floyd (2015)

Kathy Hall (2016)

Karen Baker (2016)

Angela Griffin (2016)

Lisa Terry (2017)

Shannon Hendrix (2018)

Suzanne Jones (2018)

Mary Smith (2019)

Mary Wells (2019)

Heather McCarty (2020)

Tiffanie Snyder (2021)

Leslee Tell (2022)

Edie Bomar (2022)

Sharon Daves (2004)

Monica Lieblong (2005)

Tamra Duncan (2006)

Dr. Pam Bennett (2006)

Jennifer Whitehead (2007)

Lisa McCoy (2008)

Melissa Potter (2009)

Carmen C. Brown (2010) Shannon Owens Hendrix (2010)

Rachel Albritton (2011)

Terrah Alexander (2011)

Jennifer Wray (2011)

Christine Bradd (2011) Kellie Clements (2012) Rachel Schichtl (2013)

Jamie White Nyborg (2014)

Mack Hopper (2014)

Payne Harding (2015)

Leslee Tell (2015)

Tina Lampe (2016)

Allison Kreimeier (2017)

Tia Currtis (2017)

Maria Posada (2018)

Phillip Sample (2018)

Dr. Alicia Landry (2019)

Chris Henson(2020)

Rebekah Luong (2020)

Rebecca Simon (2020)

Lauren Allbritton (2021)

Ethan Baldridge (2022)

Anna Hall (2022)

Kelley Erstine

Dr. Lesley Graybeal Rush & Linda Harding

Dr. H.B. Hardy, Jr.

Dr Neil Hattlestad

Mr Andrew Hiegel

Mrs. Dollie Randleman Holl

Dr. Jimmy Ishee

Sonja Keith

Tonya McKinney

Scot Morrissey

Dr John Mosbo

Ruth Pasley

K.C. Poole

Dr. Jacquie Rainey

Dr. Steven Runge

Sen. Stanley Russ

Jim Schneider

Anthony Sitz

Rik Sowell

Carmen Thompson

Mack Thompson

Dr. Winfred Thompson

UCA Division Inst. Adv.

Dr Angela Webster