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class action ù48ú Judge William Enfield, ’48, received the 2006 Arkansas Citizen of the Year Award presented by the Arkansas Scottish Rite. ù52ú Former Ambassador to Gambia George W. Haley, ’52, of Silver Spring, Md., was honored with a Silas Hunt Legacy Award. ù53ú Norma Lea Beasley, ’53, was awarded Honorary Membership in the Texas Land Title Association, recognizing her years in the title profession, as a champion for women’s equality in business and as a pioneer of the real estate profession in Texas. Beasley also received the 2006 Maura Award, which was established in 1978 by the Women’s Center of Dallas to honor those who have significantly improved the lives of women and girls in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. ù54ú Judge George Howard Jr., ’54, has been honored by the William H. Bowen School of Law in Little Rock, Ark., with the establishment of the Judge George Howard Jr. Distinguished Professorship of Law. ù55ú William A. Martin, ’55, was re-elected to serve as the Secretary- Treasurer of the Arkansas Bar Association. ù57ú Jim Blair, ’57, a founding member of the Walton Arts Center Council, has been selected as the 2006 recipient of the individual Arkansas Governor’s Arts Patron Award. ù59ú Circuit Judge John Norman Harkey, ’59, was named the “Outstanding Trial Judge” by the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association. The award is given to an outstanding jurist who is dedicated to the preservation of individual rights and free and fair access to the courts. William H. “Buddy” Sutton, ’59, was recognized at the Annual Alumni Awards Banquet with the Community Service Award. The awards are given annually by the Arkansas Alumni Association. Sutton is Of-Counsel at Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP, in Little Rock, Ark., and he has been named to the Arkansas Sheriffs’ Youth Ranches Foundation Board of Directors. ù63ú Beryl Anthony, ’63, received a Sigma Chi Fulbright Award on April 1, 2006. ù65ú Damon Young, ’65, was the President of the East Texas Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates in 2005-06. He was also certified as a Criminal Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. ù67ú Bill Carter, ’67, has lived an extraordinary life and has detailed his adventures in a new book, Get Carter: Backstage in History from JFK’s Assassination to the Rolling Stones. Richard H. “Dick” Smith, ’67, recently retired as Sr. Vice-President and General Counsel of Cooper Communities, has joined Pryor, Robertson & Barry as partner and will practice at the firm’s Northwest Arkansas office. ù68ú Chief Justice James Hanna, ’68, was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of the Conference of Chief Justices. Judge David T. Hubbard, ’68, has completed 31 years of service as a U.S. Administrative Law Judge, Office of Hearings and Appeals, Social Security Administration. Former Gov. Jim Guy Tucker, ’68, and businessman Steve Clary have bought majority interest in the Arkansas Twisters, an arena football team that plays at Alltel Arena in North Little Rock, Ark. ù71ú Ann Rainwater Henry, ’71, was elected to serve a three-year term on the board of trustees for The Nature Conservancy in Arkansas. ù72ú Judge David Guthrie, ’72, was awarded the Golden Gavel Award from the Arkansas Bar Association for his work as the chair of the Professionalism Task Force. Judge David Clinger, ’72, of Bentonville, Ark., has been appointed to the Arkansas Sentencing Commission. by Gov. Mike Huckabee. Judge Clinger is a Benton County circuit judge. Louis “Bucky Jones, ’72, of Fayetteville has been appointed to the Past Presidents Committee, Legal Services Committee (Civil) and Law School Committee of the Arkansas Bar Association. ù75ú Barry Deacon, ’75, managing principal of the firm of Barrett & Deacon in Jonesboro, Ark., is serving as President of the Arkansas Bar Foundation. Bob Estes, ’75, of Fayetteville, Ark., has been appointed to the Task Force on Attorney/Client Privilege of the Arkansas Bar Association. Asa Hutchinson, ’75, was the guest speaker for the Federalist Society and Environmental Law Society in spring 2006. Sara Jobe,’06, Asa Hutchinson,’75, and Cheryl Nichols, ’06 ù76ú James R. Jackson, ’76, was honored with a retirement reception for his years of service as a reference librarian by the University of Arkansas School of Law and the Robert A. and Vivian Young Law Library. David R. Matthews, ’76, of Rogers, Ark., joined the Arkansas Community Foundation state board. Judge Bobby E. Shepherd, ’76, was confirmed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit. He was also awarded the General Writing award from the Arkansas Bar Association for “Settlement Conferences in the United States District Court of the Western District of Arkansas: An Attorney’s Guide,” published in The Arkansas Lawyer, spring 2005. ù77ú G. David Gearhart, ’77, UA Vice-Chancellor, recently published his second book, Philanthropy, Fund Raising, and the Capital Campaign: A Practical Guide. John Alan Lewis, ’77, has joined the Rogers, Ark., office of Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, PLLC, as a partner in the firm’s business practice group. Woodson W. Bassett, III, ’77, won the Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser Award on National Philanthropy Day 2006 from the Northwest Arkansas chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Winners of this award contribute their time, efforts, abilities and leadership skills to fundraising projects. Bassett is also a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and American Inns of Court. Richard L. Ramsay, ’77, of Eichenbaum, Liles & Heister, P.A., in Little Rock, Ark., became the 2006-07 President-Elect of the Arkansas Bar Association. Beginning in June 2007, he will serve as the President of the Southern Conference of Bar Presidents. ù78ú class action Beth Gladden Coulson, ’78, received a Salute to Greatness Community Service Award from the Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Commission for helping raise millions of dollars for various organizations over the years. The award was given in January 2006. Thomas C. Courtway, ’78, an administrator at the University of Central Arkansas and a former interim director of the State Department of Education has joined the Hendrix College in Conway, Ark., as Vice-President for Planning and Operations.
class action class action Don Elliott, Jr., ’78, and J. Timothy Smith, ’91, opened the Elliot & Smith firm Aug. 30, 2006 in Fayetteville, Ark. The firm will focus on personal injury and medical negligence cases. Marti Woodruff, ’78, an attorney with Woodruff of Fayetteville, Ark., was elected Secretary/Treasurer of the Washington County Bar Association for 2006. ù79ú Colonel Richard C. Harding, ’79, serves as Staff Judge Advocate for Air Force Space Command, located at Peterson AFB, Colorado. Janet L. Pulliam, ’79, joined the firm Williams & Anderson, PLC, in Little Rock, Ark. Jim L. Julian, ’79, was honored with a Golden Gavel Award for his work as chair of the Annual Meeting Committee of the Arkansas Bar Association. Janet L. Pulliam, ’79, who was in private practice for 24 years before serving as a law clerk for U.S. District Judge William R. Wilson Jr., has become a member of Williams & Anderson in Little Rock, Ark. ù80ú John D. Alford, ’80, a partner in Wally Properties, LLC, of Ft. Smith, Ark., and partner Charles Palmer have developed or redeveloped more than 1 million square feet of space in former Wal- Mart stores, or in what’s called “shadow” building near new Wal- Mart Supercenters. Wally Properties has completed about 50 projects across 12 states. Debbie Dudley Branson, ’80, was honored by the University of Texas at Dallas Alumni Association with an Alumni Achievement Award. Branson is an attorney with the Law Office of Frank L. Branson of Dallas. The Honorable Rodney Slater, ’80, of Washington, D.C., was honored with a Silas Hunt Legacy Award. ù81ú Craig A. Glass, ’81, and his wife gave birth to Kellen Craig Class on Dec. 31, 2005. ù82ú Jeff Watson, ’82, a Springdale alderman, was involved in negotiations in the city to build a stadium and sign the AA-level baseball team the Wranglers. Lillian Dee Davenport, ’82, became vice president and trust officer at Delta Trust & Bank in Little Rock, Ark. Gary F. Wence, ’82, joined the Phoenix law firm of LaVoy & Chernoff, P.C., where he began practicing commercial litigation Sept. 1, 2006. ù83ú Mark R. Johnson, ’83, was awarded the “Outstanding Volunteer Attorney of the Year Award” for 2005 by Legal Aid of Arkansas. ù85ú John Paul Byrd, ’85, Little Rock, Ark., managing counsel for Birmingham, Ala.-based Hare, Wynn, Newell and Newton, LLP, represented Arkansas rice farmers in Lonoke, Ark., in a suit against Riceland Foods Inc. Brent Standridge, ’85, has been appointed to the Arkansas Sentencing Commission by Gov. Mike Huckabee. Standridge is an attorney with Ables, Howe & Standridge, PLLC. Michael J. Callan, ’85, was recently promoted to the position of Senior Vice-President/General Counsel of Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corporation in Ft. Smith, Ark. ù86ú West Doss, ’86, attorney with Jones, Jones and Doss of Fayetteville, Ark., was elected President of the Washington County Bar Association for 2006. ù88ú J. Leon Johnson, ’88, was appointed as the Arkansas Bar Association’s Parliamentarian. He is a professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law and works in a private practice in Little Rock, Ark. Dina C. Wood, ’88, was honored by the Springdale, Ark., Rotary Club and named a 2005 Paul Harris Fellow. ù89ú Emerson Poynter, ’89, is a partner in Emerson Poynter, LLP, of Little Rock, Ark. Emerson Poynter LLP focuses its practice on shareholder litigation involving primary securities fraud class action litigation and shareholder derivative cases. The firms also represent consumers in class action litigation involving defective products, false advertising and invasions of privacy. ù91ú Kathleen R. Guzman, ’91, is the Arch and Jo Anne Gilbert Professor and Associate Dean for Academics at the University of Oklahoma College of Law. Stephen Miller, ’91, was selected as “Outstanding Volunteer Attorney of the Year for Washington County” by Legal Aid of Arkansas. Bill Reynolds, ’91, and Alice Rothwell Reynolds gave birth to William Grant Reynolds on April 2, 2004. ù94ú Ted A. Holzwarth and Lori Reinhart Holzwarth, ’94, gave birth to Allison Elizabeth Holzwarth on Sept. 10, 2005. ù95ú Albert J. Thoma, ’95, has become a counsel with the Rose Law Firm of Little Rock, Ark. Chris Thyer, ’95, was re-elected to his third term in the House of Representatives, District 74 in Craighead County, Ark. Cindy Thyer, ’95, was appointed by Gov. Mike Huckabee as circuit judge for the Second Judicial District in Northeast Arkansas. She was also appointed Chair of the Board of Governors of the Arkansas Bar Association. Thyer was on the Arkansas Business “40 under 40” list in June 2006. Will Bond, ’95, became a partner at the firm of McMath Woods, P.A. ù96ú John K. Baker, ’96, an attorney with Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, PLLC, in Little Rock, Ark., was recently recognized in the High Profile section of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for his community service with Camp Aldersgate. Niki Cung, ’96, has joined Kutak Rock, LLP, in its Fayetteville, Ark., office. Cung conducts a commercial litigation practice and has experience in a variety of specialty areas. Todd P. Lewis, ’96, of Fayetteville, Ark., has been appointed to the Judicial Article Implementation Task Force and Professionalism Task Force of the Arkansas Bar Association. ù98ú Matt Durrett, ’98, an attorney with the Washington County Prosecuting Attorney Office was elected Vice-President of the Washington County Bar Association for 2006. Patrick John Elko and Allison Lee Powell Elko, ’98, gave birth to Jacob Patrick Elko on Nov. 26, 2005. Denver Peacock, ’98,, director of public relations for Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods of Little Rock, Ark., earned the accreditation in public relations from the Universal Accreditation Board of New York. Jeffrey L. Singleton, ’98, became a member at the Little Rock, Ark., office of Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, PLLC. Douglas Wright and Kelli E. Wright, ’98, gave birth to Anna Grace Wright on April 20, 2006. ù99ú John Vines, ’99, and Libby Schnipper Vines gave birth to Reese Catherine Vines on Dec. 2, 2005. ù01ú David B. Fisher, ’01, has become an associate of the firm of Warner, Smith, Harris, PLC. Ray Benjamin Schlegel, ’01, and Cheri Whorton Bolinger were married on March 4, 2006. ù02ú Eric R. Gribble, ’02, recently joined the law firm of Hope, Fugua & Campbell, P.A. Mauricio Herrera, ’02, has been appointed to the Task Force on Racial Profiling by Gov. Mike Huckabee. ù03ú Tam Dai Bauer, ’03, and Steven Edward Bauer gave birth to Isabella Tranh Bauer Dec. 16, 2005. Anna Taylor, ’03, was promoted to legislative assistant for tax and budget policy in Senator Blanche Lincoln’s (D-ARK) congressional office ù04ú Casey D. Copeland, ’04, has been appointed to the Lawyers for Literacy Committee of the Arkansas Bar Association. Copeland is an attorney with Everett, Wales and Mitchell.
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