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REMEMBERING
TIM CHASE
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UAM’s 54th Distinguished Alumnus
leaves behind a legacy of service to his
university and his community.
UAM MAGAZINE is published three times a year
by the University of Arkansas at Monticello, the
UAM Alumni Association, and the UAM
Foundation Fund.
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America’s Idol
2013 UAM graduate Trent
Harmon captured the
15th and final American
Idol competition in April,
launching a promising
recording career. For a
small-town guy from
Amory, Miss., the
experience has been the
fulfillment of a dream.
Student Success Number 1! Making History Listen & Learn
One of the cornerstones
of Chancellor Karla
Hughes’ administration
will be the “Student Success
Initiative,” a plan to
improve both retention
and graduation rates and
make sure UAM students
are able to complete their
degrees.
For the first time since
2007, the UAM debate
team has earned the
right to be called National
Champions. UAM
debaters swept the competition
as this spring’s
IPDA National Tournament
and captured three
individual national titles.
Jay Jones provided
steady leadership while
UAM spent more than a
year searching for a new
chancellor. In recognition
of his service to the
institution, Jones is the
third person in school
history to be awarded an
honorary doctrate.
Dr. Karen Fawley learned
early on that to be a
great teacher required
the ability to listen – and
learn – from her students.
That ability has made
Fawley the 2016 recipient
of the Dan and Charlotte
Hornaday Outstanding
Faculty Award
Summer 2016
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