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2022 In Memoriam & Class Notes

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In Memoriam

1940s

Bill Hathaway BSCHE’41, Kerrville, Texas, February 18, 2022

Lloyd C. McCuiston Jr. BSCE’41, West Memphis, Tennessee, November 9, 2021.
 
Barney R. Baxter BSCHE’48, North Palm Beach, Florida, March 29, 2022.
 
Frank D. Corley Jr. BSCE’48, Benton, Arkansas, March 10, 2022.
 
1950s
Gene W. MillerBSAGE’50, Holly Grove, Arkansas, August 30, 2021.
 
Daniel Ringsmuth Harper BSCE’51, Fort Myers, Florida, April 20, 2022.
 
John H. Talbot III BS’51, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, November 23, 2021.
 
Carol L. Crom BSEE’52, Garland, Texas, November 21, 2021.
 
Richard B. Homard BSEE’53 MSEE’54, Colleyville, Texas, April 4, 2022.
 
R. Neal McGaugh BSIE’54, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, February 27, 2022.
 
Travis M. Smith BSCE’54, Heber Springs, Arkansas, September 11, 2019.
 
William T. StewartBSEE’55of Fort Myers, Florida, on April 6, 2022.
 
Baxter F. Womack BSEE’56 MSEE’58, North Lamar, Austin, Texas, July 14, 2021.
 
Obie G. Fuller BSEE’57, Kennedale, Texas, August 14, 2021.
 
Hugh V. Piper BSAGE’57 Peoria, Illinois, on June 21, 2022.
 
Jewel G. Rainwater BSCHE’57 MSCHE’59, Bulverde, Texas, September 10, 2021.
 
John H. Kelly BSCE’58, Fayetteville, Arkansas, November 5, 2021.
 
Ron E. Totty BSEE’58 MSEE’61 Melbourne, Florida, on Feb. 14, 2022.
 
William S. Tucker BSEE’58, Antioch, Tennessee, October 14, 2021.
 
Jimmy D. Akers BSEE’59, Starkville, Mississippi, August 23, 2021.
 
Richard L. Bennett BSIE’59 MSME’61of Fort Worth, Texas, on April 25, 2022.
 
Sam L. Chaffin l BSCHE’59 MSIE’60, Little Rock, Arkansas, November 19, 2021.
 
Dale O. GreenBSEE’59, Benton, Arkansas, January 12, 2022.
 
Louis W. Hart Jr. BSIE’59 Charlottesville, Virginia, on June 17, 2022.
 
Joseph Franklin Jones Jr. BSME’59, Russellville, Arkansas, May 25, 2022.
 
Jimmy Royce McFadden BSME’59, North Little Rock, Arkansas, April 15, 2022.
 
Willie H. Morrison Jr. BSCHE’59, Omaha, Nebraska, March 26, 2020.
 
Carl T. Peters BSAGE’59 MSAGE’61, Jacksonville, Arkansas, January 4, 2022.

1960s

James Raymond Chaney BSCE’60, Batesville, Arkansas, October 10, 2021.

James H. Cornelius BSIE’60, Shreveport, Louisiana, December 19, 2018.

Donald Dallas BSEE’60, San Ramon, California, April 27, 2022.

James Eugene McAllister BSEE’60, West Palm Beach, Florida, October 11, 2021.

Donald R. Nutt BSCE’60 MSCE’61, Little Rock, Arkansas, October 27, 2021.

Thomas L. Parkey BSEE’60, Midwest City, Oklahoma, November 18, 2021.

Donald R. Peacock BSCHE’60, Baltimore, Maryland, November 9, 2021.

Rupert Orton RogersBSME’60, Fordyce, Arkansas, February 10, 2022.

Pat Bass BSAGE’61, North Little Rock, Arkansas June 4, 2021.

Lowrance Hodge BSIE’61, Dallas, Texas, March 12, 2022.

Jerry A. Leach BSME’61, Midland, Texas, September 27, 2021.

Charles Curtis MannBSME’61, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 13, 2021.

Robert T. Patton BSME’61, Maumelle, Arkansas, April 16, 2022.

Charles R. Summerford BSCE’61, DeGray, Arkansas, December 4, 2021.

James Luther Rea BSEE’62, Albuquerque, New Mexico, May 18, 2021.

Billie F. Rider BSEE’62 MSEE’63, Mount Vernon, Iowa, January 5, 2022.

Jon A. Speck BSEE’62, Plymouth, Minnesota, October 31, 2021.

David G. DoddBSCE’63, Horseshoe Lake, Arkansas June 18, 2021.

James E. Hicks BSEE’63, Burns, Tennessee, September 30, 2021.

James W. Locke BSCHE’63, Hot Springs, Arkansas, October 22, 2021.

Gary D. Oliver BSIE’63 MSIE’65, Austin, Texas, March 13, 2022.

Lester K. Fortney MSME’65, Wichita, Kansas, February 6, 2022.

Howard E. King BSEE’65 MSEE’66, Mountain Home, Arkansas, January 14, 2022.

Ken Campbell BSEE’66, Cookson, Oklahoma, March 29, 2022.

James D. Crownover BSCE’66, Elm Springs, Arkansas, February 4, 2022.

Gail Croxton BSEE’66 MSIE’73, Fort Smith, Arkansas, March 1, 2022.

Gary O. Lee BSME’67, Little Rock, Arkansas, March 19, 2022.

Kent BurnettBSIE’68, Greenbrier, Arkansas, April 11, 2022.

Robert L. McAllister BSME’68, Springdale, Arkansas, April 12, 2022.

John D. Norris BSCHE’69, Houston, Texas, April 25, 2022.

1970s

Bruce Blackwell BSIE’70, Jonesboro, Arkansas, March 18, 2022.

Stephen L. McKissack BSEE’70, Conway, Arkansas, April 15, 2022.

James W. Monk Jr. BSCE’70 MBA’72, Little Rock, Arkansas, March 17, 2022.

Bill McVey Jr. l BSEE’71, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, September 3, 2021.

Robb Chedister BSEE’72, John’s Island, South Carolina, May 4, 2022.

John F. Scott II BSME’72, Thornton, Arkansas, October 19, 2021.

Robert A. Clarke BSME’73, Rogers, Arkansas, December 23, 2021.

Michael Lloyd Welborn BSIE’73, Little Rock, Arkansas, July 15, 2021.

R. Michael Batie BSCE’74 MSCE’75, North Little Rock, Arkansas, February 4, 2022.

David M. Walker BSCE’76, North Little Rock, Arkansas, June 10, 2022.

Larry J. Petroff MSE’77, Watkinsville, Georgia, November 17, 2021.

Walter L. Lambert BSCE’78, Muskogee, Oklahoma, May 27, 2022.

Wayne D. HachenbergBSEE’79, Driftwood, Texas, January 2, 2022.

Robert William Manning BSEE’79 MSEE’80, Colorado Springs, Colorado, March 7, 2022.

Elizabeth Ralls Peters BSEE’79, Memphis, Tennessee, September 29, 2022.

1980s

Jerald Norton Jr. l BSCE’80, Bentonville, Arkansas, August 31, 2021.

John David Hudman BSIE’81, Jacksonville, Arkansas, February 7, 2022.

James C. Howser BSME’83, North Little Rock, Arkansas, September 4, 2022.

Michael H. Irby BSME’84, Jacksonville, Florida, May 16, 2022.

Kari Griggs BSIE’88, Fayetteville, Arkansas, February 9, 2022. Eldon D. Long MS’88, Gentry, Arkansas, January 20, 2022.

1990s

Joe Burle Simpson, Rogers, Arkansas, October 19, 2021.

Heath Wade Lance BSIE’95, Fayetteville, Arkansas, November 4, 2021.

Eric Lars Anderson BS’98 MS’01 BSCE’14, Fayetteville, Arkansas, May 7, 2022.

2000s

Wade A. Hanes MSOM’09, Bella Vista, Arkansas, January 4, 2022.

2010s

Jeff Taylor McConnell BSBA’10 MSOM’15, Fayetteville, Arkansas, July 7, 2017.

2020s

Chidubem I. Egbosimba BSBME’20, Little Rock, Arkansas, April 13, 2022. Hemanta Raj Timsina, Fayetteville, Arkansas, May 22, 2022.

Class Notes

1980s

Heather Leigh WalkerBSCHE’89 MSCHE’93 PHD’96 of Fayetteville received the Non-tenure Track Teaching Award from the College of Engineering on May 6. This Dean’s Excellence Award honored excellent performance during the 2021-22 academic year.

1990s

Frank O. McIllwainBSCE’97, Frisco, Texas, is the Director of Aviation for Garver Aviation.

2010s

Rachael Kelley BSBA’1 2 MSOM’13 announces the birth of a future alum, Cooper Kelley, on April 10, 2021, in Dallas, Texas. Proud grandparents are Patty Howell and George David Howell MS’83.

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