Thomas and Frances Wilson Science Center Dedication Ceremony WELCOME MASTER OF CEREMONY
Mr. Rich Dunsworth University President The Reverend Jeremy Wilhelmi University Chaplain
INVOCATION
INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS Ms. Gloria Arcia VP for Finance & Administration Ms. Lori McBee DEDICATORY REMARKS VP for Advancement & Alumni Engagement RECOGNITION OF DONORS
Mr. Rich Dunsworth
ALUMNI REPRESENTATIVE Dr. Kendall Wagner ’06 Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Physician FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE
Dr. Frank Knight Professor of Biology
Mr. Vicente Vasqauez ’22 Environmental Studies Major Art, Sustainable Agriculture & Sociology Minors
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
ALUMNI ASSOC. REPRESENTATIVE Ms. Shannon Huggins ’91 CLOSING Alumni Board President
SATURDAY
APR
| 9 | 2022
4PM
RIBBON CUTTING: To be held after the ceremony.
EVENT LOCATION: Under tent outside of the building
DRINK STATIONS: West Lobby & East Lobby
HORS D’OEUVRES: Labs 129, 183 & 205
415 North College Avenue Clarksville, Arkansas 72830 @UOzarks ozarks.edu 479.979.1234
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he complete renovation and expansion of the former Smith-Broyles Science Center at University of the Ozarks was made possible through the leadership and caring generosity of Dr. Frances Engle Wilson in loving memory of her husband, Thomas Douglas “Tommy” Wilson. Frances and Tommy were married in 1942 in the Naval Academy Chapel in Annapolis, Maryland, where Tommy attended the U.S. Naval Academy, just before he received his commission and began service as Gunnery Officer and then Executive Officer of the Fletcher-class destroyer U.S.S. Fullam. Tommy served in numerous battle engagements in the Thomas and Frances Wilson Pacific through the remainder of World War II. Following the war, the Wilson’s returned to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where Tommy went to work as an engineer for the Warren Petroleum Company where he worked until retirement. The Wilsons raised two children, Douglas and Pamela. When they were grown, Frances, having studied writing, speech, drama, and radio broadcasting at the University of Iowa, became a full-time novelist, ultimately having 20 of her works commercially published. Founding members of John Knox Presbyterian Church in Tulsa, Tommy and Frances became acquainted with Ozarks through lifetime trustee, Richard “Dick” Bagwell and his wife, Kay. Inspired by Ozarks’ mission of educational service in the Presbyterian tradition, the Wilson’s have since established multiple scholarship and program endowments to support Ozarks students. They went on to fund the complete renovation of Munger-Wilson Memorial Chapel and the construction of the Wilson Family Chapel Plaza in 2015. Today, the Thomas and Frances Wilson Science Center stands as testament to the Wilson’s enduring love for one another, their deep faith in God, and their desire to help young men and women achieve their educational dreams.
Dedication - Dessert Table Sponsored by:
Donor Honor Roll Sharon Collier Allured ‘65
Margaret Bost Douglass ‘41
Alumni Association
Richard & Holly Dunsworth
* Anonymous Donor * Friend
Cori Dyson ‘97 & Sarah Dyson
Arkansas INBRE
East Harding Construction
Naomi Atkinson Newman
William Eddington ‘55 & Charlotte Felkins Eddington ‘56
Janet Benge
Ibrahim & Margaret Eker
Doris Bird
Sarah Eklund ‘16 & Erik Eklund
Judy Borck
Deb Euculano
James & Ann Bruning
Jennifer Fisher ‘93
Blaine Caldwell ‘69 & Cathy Sekowski Caldwell ‘69
Laurie & Steve Fisher
John W. Cargile ‘61
Cara Rowbotham Flinn ‘85
Lisa Carlton
Malcolm Hall
Sergio Carrasco ‘98 & Nelly Carrasco
Tammy & Neal Harrington
Matthew Carroll ‘15
Larry & Cindy Isch
Charles A. Frueauff Foundation, Inc.
J.E. & L.E. Mabee Foundation, Inc.
Cameron Coker ‘14 & Amy Wetzel-Coker
Kathleen & William Jaycox
David & Teri Daily
James Johnson ‘57
Lorraine Darnell ‘56
Donald Johnston
Scott Dillard
John & Sally King
Allyn & Janice Donaubauer
Kathryn King Kish
Douglas Jeffries Estate
Alice King Kutz & Kurt Kutz
Donor Honor Roll (continued) LCG Associates, Inc.
Jeffrey Scaccia & Amy Scaccia ‘09
Scott & Michelle Loving
Karen A. Schluterman ‘03 & John Schluterman
James Lynn ‘64 & Erma Lynn
Dawn J. M. Dvoracek & *Frank Schull
Cory Maag ‘21
Deborah Sisson
Michael Shannon McBee ‘89 & Lori McBee
*Jean Smith ‘96
Sherri Meadors
Thomas & Nancy Smith
Paulette Nieuwenhof Freeman ‘80 & James Freeman
Angela Wheeler Spencer ‘98 & Shawn Spencer
*Jack & Patricia Overholt
Gene & Lynda Stephenson
Ann Patterson ‘75 & Max Snowden
*Hal G. Stillings ‘63 & Mary Ann Chandler Stillings ‘65
Sharon Beth Patterson
Betty & Wes Stockton
Amy Smedley Patton ‘11 & C. Wesley Patton, Jr.
Ken Stroud
Dody & Jeremy Pelts
Sunderland Foundation
Doug & Susan Pfeifler
Daniel Taddie
Ann Bolding Phillips
Mamie Taylor
Susan & Kent Pinson
*Eleanor Thomas
Susie Powell
Peter Van Dyke ‘87 & Heleine Van Dyke
Monica Price
Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation
Jeffrey Pulliam ‘85 & Barbara Pulliam
Ed & LaDonna Wilkinson
Ben Queen
Willard & Pat Walker Foundation
William Rail ‘52 & Maxine Phillips Rail ‘52
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
David Rawhouser ‘69 & Jill Rawhouser
Frances Engle Wilson *Indicates deceased.
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