An Evening to
Shine; the 63rd Annual Arkansas Alumni Awards Celebration 2007 |
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January 25th, 2008 |
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| An Evening to Shine; the 63rd Annual Arkansas |
| Alumni Awards Celebration 2007 |
| Published: Friday, January 25th, 2008 |
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| ...University of Arkansas sons and daughters. To me it even resembled a
commencement ceremony of sorts, not the kind where diplomas or degrees are conferred, but
the kind where the graduates are elevated to a higher level within society as community
pillars. It was the kind of ceremony where clearly life is being made a little better
through the hard work, dedication and perseverance of the evening’s winners, a
ceremony befitting the accomplishments of those present. |
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Myron D. Macechko, Executive Director & Associate Vice Chancellor for the Arkansas
Alumni Association opened the ceremony with a warm welcome to the attendees. Reverend
Leslie Belden (BARCH ’79; PhD ’05) with the Presbyterian Church USA then
provided a reflection for the crowd of family, friend’s and collogues. |
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The first award bestowed was the “Andrew Lucas Alumni Service Award,” which was
presented by Myron D. Macechko and Andy Lucas (BA ’59) to Frances Barton Nutt (BSHE
’50) of Ozark, Missouri. According to the event program Nutt lived in Carnell Hall
during her time as a student at the University. During her time as a student she held a
variety of leadership positions one of which included being president of Carnall Hall. She
was also instrumental in getting Fayetteville City |
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| Officials to assist her with materials and space to construct a homecoming
float. She also got former Carnall Hall alumnae to endow a Carnall Hall Alumni Scholarship
to the tune of $75,000. During her acceptance of the award she said that the Razorback
Band and Carnall Hall were two parts of the University which are her favorite. She also
stated that she had been married for 56 years and taught school for 30 years. |
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Community Service Award was the next award presented once again by Myron D. Macechko to
David B. Hopkins (BA ’65, LLB ’68) of Seattle, Washington. According to the
event program, Hopkins is a US Army veteran, and a “co-breast cancer survivor.”
Not only has he been able to steadfastly mobilize various community groups and causes, he
also added his name to the National Bone Marrow Registry in 1985. In 1993 his wife was
diagnosed with breast cancer shortly after he had been declared a bone marrow match to an
unrelated cancer patient. During the ceremony he said that he did not expect to get the
award and that he wanted to dedicate it to cancer and HIV/aids patients. He said,
“Those living with it and those who have died from it…” He then offered his
thanks to veterans and to the men and women in uniform today for what they are doing for
our country. |
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Next in line was a pair so divine, loyal and dedicated to the great |
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| University of Arkansas. The Honorary Alumni Award was presented to
William Clayton Edwards, Jr. (posthumously), Associate Vice Chancellor for University
Development and ... |
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