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$60,000 Gift
Dr. James Roiger continues to
create a legacy of opportunity for
Dfuture generations of students
REMEMBERING UAM Dr. James Roiger (center)
retired chair of the School of Computer Information
Systems, continues to support the university
through generous gifts to the Foundation. Pictured
with Roiger are (left) Chancellor Karla Hughes and
Jay Jones, interim vice chancellor for advancement
and university relations.
DR. JAMES ROIGER, RETIRED CHAIR
of the School of Computer Information
Systems at the University of Arkansas at
Monticello, recently presented a $60,000
gift to the UAM Foundation Fund to create
three endowed scholarships.
The scholarships are:
• The Joseph P. and Katherine Roiger
Communication Scholarship, named
for Roiger’s paternal grandparents and
designated for students majoring in communications;
• The Raymond and Loretta Roiger
Scholarship for Social Work Service,
named for Roiger’s parents and designated
for students admitted to the social work
program;
• The Frank and Catherine Hillesheim
Forensics Scholarship, named for Roiger’s
maternal grandparents and designated for
students who are members of the UAM
debate and forensics team; and
• The Edward and Veronica Groebner
Computer Information Systems Support
Endowment.
“We are pleased to accept this generous
gift from Dr. Roiger,” said Jay Jones, interim
vice chancellor for advancement and university
relations. “This is just the latest in a
long line of gifts made by Dr. Roiger to the
Foundation Fund. Dr. Roiger is creating a
lasting legacy of educational opportunity
for future generations of UAM students.”
Roiger’s previous gifts to the Foundation
Fund include the Raymond O. and
Loretta J. Roiger Chi Iota Sigma Scholarship,
established in 2008, the James F.
Roiger Endowed Fund for Library Acquisitions,
created in 2009, and the James
Roiger Computer Information Systems
Scholarship, also established in 2009.
Roiger joined the UAM faculty in 1993
after earning degrees from San Diego
State University and the University of
Arizona. Initially a member of the speech
communications faculty, Roiger became
the first chair of the School of Computer
Information Systems in 1999.
Roiger spent 21 years in the U.S. Navy,
including active duty on the primary recovery
ships for Mercury astronauts Gus
Grissom and John Glenn, as part of the
naval quarantine during the Cuban missile
crisis in 1962, service in Vietnam in
1971-72, and during the Iranian hostage
crisis in 1980.
To make a contribution to the UAM
Foundation Fund, contact the Office of
Advancement and University Relations at
(870) 460-1028.
Honoring Tim Chase
A group of friends who grew up with
the late Dr. Tim Chase have created an
endowed scholarship fund in the name
of their lifelong friend to honor his life
and legacy.
The Dr. Tim Chase Endowed Scholarship
Fund will be used to create endowed
scholarships to be given in perpetuity to
students in the School of Mathematical
and Natural Sciences, with preference
given to students who plan to attend dental
school.
Dr. Chase was a 1985 UAM graduate
who received a doctor of dentistry degree
from the University of Tennessee, then
returned to Monticello to establish a successful
dental practice in his hometown.
“This is a wonderful gift that honors
a very special person,” said Jay Jones, vice
chancellor for finance and administration
and interim vice chancellor for advancement
and university relations. “Tim Chase
was a shining example of the possibilties
awaiting our graduates. I can think of no
one more deserving to be honored in this
way than Tim.”
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