Awards and Honors The Lyon College Medal The Lyon College Medal and its predecessor, the Arkansas College Medal, were established to recognize distinguished service over an extended period of time to the College. It is the highest honor bestowed by the College. Past recipients of the award are: Jean Brown (1980) Shuford R. Nichols ’30 (1984) Frank Lyon, Sr. (1988) W.C. Brown ’15 (1990) Marion Bradley Lyon (1990) The Lamar Williamson Prize for Faculty Excellence The Lamar Williamson Prize for Faculty Excellence provides for a cash award to one outstanding faculty member each year and a permanent silver prize cup. The faculty member is chosen each year by a committee and then is asked to present a publishable paper at a public convocation. Past recipients of the award are: Roberta Bustin, J. Paul Smith Professor of Chemistry (retired) (1980) Terrell Tebbetts, W.C. Brown, Jr., Professor of English (1981) George Lankford, Pauline M. and Brooks Bradley Professor in the Social Sciences (1982) Dorothy Landis Gray, Jean Brown Professor of Music (retired) (1983) Jane Bush Fagg, Paul M. McCain Professor of History (1984) Daniel W. Fagg, Jr., Paul M. McCain Professor of History (deceased) (1985) Donald V. Weatherman, John D. Trimble, Sr., Professor of Political Philosophy (1986) Bert E. Holmes, W.C. Brown, Sr., Distinguished Professor of Chemistry (1987) Ann A. Rhodes, Professor Emerita of Psychology (1988) Edward N. Mosley, Professor of Mathematics (1989) Robert K. Holyer, W. Lewis McColgan Professor of Religion (1990) Virginia F. Wray, Associate Professor of English (1991) Scott Peterson, Willie D. Bryan Associate Professor of Biology (1992) Thomas E. Cooper, The Anne J. Stewart Associate Professor of Economics (1993) George Chlebak, Professor of Art (1994) Bart L. Lewis, J. William Fulbright Professor of Modern Languages (1995) John Dahlquist, Professor of History (1996) James L. Rulla, Associate Professor of Mathematics (1997) Andrea Hollander Budy, Visiting Assistant Professor of English (1998) The Charles H. Coffin Scholarship Medal The Charles H. Coffin Scholarship Medal is awarded each year to an honor graduate of Lyon College who has taken his or her last three years of work here as a regular student. The award, in the form of a gold medal, represents the highest award conferred upon a Lyon College student. It was founded around the turn of the century by Charles H. Coffin of New York City, class of 1884, as the Alumni Medal. After his death in 1916, the award was endowed by a gift from a classmate of the original donor and renamed the “Charles H. Coffin Scholarship Medal.” Records are still being searched in order to compile a complete list of recipients. The following list of recipients is not yet complete: 1912 Eugene Sloan 1921 I.N. Barnett 1922 John Quincy Wolf 1925 William A. Sensabaugh 1928 Marguerite Glant Shannon Stuart H. Salmon 1929 Marjorie Newton 1930 Bess Millen Wolf 1934 Mrs. Allie Beth Dent Doris Ray Lois Thomas 1935 Leila Heasley 1939 Lillie Mae Martin Frances Ross 1941 No Award 1942 Betty Wasson M.E. Wasson 1944 Mary Engels 1946 Charline Bryant 1947 Kathleen Sharp 1949 James Vernon Balch 1950 Gary Jones 1952 Jean Creason Jones 1953 Joyce Virginia Shillcutt 1954 Evelyn Willard 1957 Jim Gillaspy 1958 Ernestine Teeter 1959 Barbara Buford 1960 Jacob C. Turner 1962 James Logan Morgan, Jr. 1963 Moorene Goff Newton 1964 Roberta Mae Bustin 1965 Mary King 1966 Lamar Middleton 1967 Mayola Satterfield 1968 Clifford Jackson 1969 Lance Jones 1970 Ronnie Gerald Brogdon 1971 Ray Hamlett 1972 Billy Wayne Bristow 1973 Peggy Reynolds 1974 Mary Ann Gray 1975 Mark Wood 1976 Mara Marlin 1977 Joan Rodella Chisam 1978 Jeannie Dacus Whitener 1979 Keith Stillwell 1980 Karen Sue Calaway 1981 William L. Garner 1982 John Collins 1983 Doug Punke 1984 Marsha Allen 1985 Cynthia Britton Barber 1986 Patty L. Keeton Burks 1987 David Wesley Duke 1988 Benjamin Carl Blount 1989 Jennifer Smith 1990 Leroy Roberts, II 1991 Roger Weitkamp 1992 Benjamin Weston 1993 Shane Robert Smith 1994 Heather James 1995 Rebecca Osborne 1996 Robert Gregory Tebbetts 1997 Elizabeth Susan Neelly 1998 Leslie Lynn Chambliss The Dr. and Mrs. John D. Spragins Award is given annually to the senior who best represents the qualities expressed in the aims of the College. The recipient of the award for 1998 was Stacy Lynn Brewer. The Abbie Snapp Arnold English Award is given annually to an outstanding student who is majoring in English. The recipient of the award for 1998 was Stacy Lynn Brewer. The George M. Evans Endowed Award was established in December 1987 with a gift by his daughter, Mrs. Suzanne Evans Blair. It was established in memory of Mr. Evans, a Lyon College alumnus, Class of 1933, and a former teacher in the Batesville and Newport school systems. The income from the endowment is to be awarded annually to the top female calculus student. The recipient for 1998 was Kalina Bakalova. The Long Bible Award is given in the form of books and is based on superior work in Bible courses. The recipient for 1998 was Jeremy Nicholson. The James Alexander Shanks Chemistry Award is awarded on Honors Day to a junior who will be engaged in research in his or her senior year. The recipient for 1998 was Jonathan Biron. The Mosley Fellowship is intended for use in graduate school and is awarded annually to a member of the graduating class whose academic record and promise of future service are deemed outstanding by the faculty. The recipient for 1998 was Shannon Blackwell. The Lester Fellowship is intended for use in graduate school and is awarded annually to a member of the graduating class whose academic record and promise of future service are deemed outstanding by the faculty. The recipient for 1998 was Justin Bumgartner. The Seibert Fellowship is intended for use in graduate school and is awarded annually to a member of the graduating class majoring in education or psychology whose academic record and promise of future service are deemed outstanding by the faculty. The 1998 recipient was Charla Arnold. The Williams Fellowship is intended for use in graduate school and is awarded annually to a member of the graduating class whose academic record and promise of future service are deemed outstanding by the faculty. The recipient for 1998 was Angela Hughes. The Charles R. Oliver Memorial Scholarship was established in 1990 by friends and family of Dr. Oliver, Professor of English and French from 1966 to his death in 1989. It is awarded annually to a rising junior or senior majoring in English or French and in the top 10 percent of the class. The 1998 recipient was Heather Combs. The Brown Scholars The Brown Scholars are recipients of Lyon College’s most prestigious scholarship awards, the Brown Scholarships, presented each year to four outstanding members of the entering class. 1994-95 Shannon Blackwell Justin Bumgardner Heather Hamlett Jonathan Horton Suzanne Wade 1995-96 Brandon Flygare Joshua Hanson Chris Musselman Holly Payne 1996-97 Stephen Bell Lori Coburn Elizabeth Mazar Andrea McCollum 1997-98 Rich Ambler Amanda Price Elizabeth Rowe Jonathan Thompson The Alumni Service Awards The Alumni Service Awards are presented by the Alumni Association to alumni who have shown exemplary service to society and to the college. Past recipients of this award were: Marjorie Dowzer ’34 (1983) Betty Morrison Sloan ’23 (1989) Evalena Hollowell Berry ’42 (1985) Roberta Bustin ’64 (1997) Josephine Cook Beck ’41 (1986) Distinguished Alumni Awards The Distinguished Alumni Awards are presented each year to alumni who have brought honor to the college through their distinguished careers. Recipients of this award are: Harry U. Maxfield 1882, (1950) Laman A. Gray, M.D. ‘28, (1950) Paul K. Calaway ‘31, (1950) Bess Maxfield ‘09, (1951) Karr Shannon ‘32, (1951) Chester C. Crawford ’33, (1952) Stuart Roscoe Oglesby, Jr. ’09 (1972) John Quincy Wolf ’22 (1972) George Taylor McKee , Ph.D. ’07 (1973) Hugh Morris Patterson ’31 (1974) Allie Beth Dent Martin ’34 (1975) Doin Edwin Hicks , Ph.D. ’53 (1976) Martha Heasley Cox , Ph.D. ’38 (1977) Gerard J. Bensberg , Ph.D. ’49 (1978) Ira Nelson Barnett ’21 (1979) Jabez F. Jackson, Sr., M.D. ’30 (1980) Helen Sullivan Knight ’31 (1981) Bess Millen Wolf ’30 (1982) W. D. Murphy, Jr. ’33 (1983) Gilbert Ford Kinney, Ph.D. ’28 (1984) W. Joe Frierson, Ph.D. ’27 (1985) James W. Headstream, M.D. ’34 (1986) George M. Gibson, J.D. ’28 (1987) Amelia Samano Bishop, Ph.D. ’27 (1987) Evalena Hollowell Berry ’42 (1988) W. Carl Garner, ‘38 (1989) Roberta Dorr Brown, Ed.D. ‘44 (1989) Thelma A. Pickens ’22 (1990) Fred Wann ’59 (1990) Edward Love ’51 (1991) Marvin Shaw ’47 (1991) Bill W. Bristow ’72 ( 1992) J.W. Collier ’34 (1993) Deborah Willhite ’74 (1994) Mary Helen Fallis Dobbins ’48 (1995) Ella Dobson Shanks ’33 (1996) Arvil Burks ’53 (1997) William F. Rogers ’33 (1998) Wilbur Gilbert ’56 (1998) The Athletic Hall of Fame Each year a committee of the Alumni Association selects a small group of exemplary past athletes at the college for induction into the Lyon College Athletic Hall of Fame. Inductees are: Bernis Duke ’53 (1983) William H. Irving ’31 (1983) C. (Dick) Winningham (1983) Jim Haney ’68 (1984) Robert S. Rutherford ’49 (1984) Charles A. Taylor, M.D. ’38 (1984) Kohn Bray ’40 (posthumous) (1985) Robert Lee Calaway, M.D. ’39 (1985) Lowell Manning ’29 (posthumous) (1985) Lavaughn Robertson ’64 (1985) Victor E. Stewart ’50 (1985) Paul Fiser ’31 (posthumous) (1986) W. Carl Garner ’38 (1986) Harry Neff ’53 (1986) Bobby Smith ’56 (1986) Wesley Carpenter ’35 (1987) Bill Cossey ’69 (1987) George Heard ’33 (1987) Chaney Taylor, M.D. ’39 (1987) Corbet Passmore ’59 (1988) Joe Elton Martin ’42 (1988) Lonnie Etheridge ’36 (posthumous) (1988) Hayden Estes ’41 (1988) Linn Garner ’53 (1989) Curtis King ’52 (posthumous) (1989) Francis “Birdie” Rogers ’62 (1989) M.D. “Doc” Williams ’42 (1989) Paul Bone ’56 (1990) Allen Ray Brown ’51 (1990) Charlie Howard ’80 (1990) Henry Lee “Porter” Stewart ’51 (1990) Enid Barron ’37 (posthumous) (1991) Ronnie Brogdon ’70 ( 1991) Elliot Jackson ’74 (1991) Hugh Proctor ’36 (posthumous) (1991) James L. (GG) Rutherford ’42 (1991) John Cook ’53 (1992) Jim Harris ’58 (1992) Lee Andrew Smith ’79 (1992) Fred Wann ’59 (1993) David Seward ’65 (1993) Clifton D. Avant ’78 (1993) Prior Evans ’30 (1994) Arvie “Bubba” Burks ’54 (1994) Rena Shaver Thomas ’84 (1994) Edwin “Sonny” Conine ’51 (1995) Donald L. Hedden ’50 (1995) Kevin Johnson ’85 (1995) Bill Baxter ’66 (1996) Van Gore Compton (1996) Elmer Hogg ’37 (1996) Terry Garner (1997) Charlie Grant ’84 (1997) Myron Schlater ’31 (1997) The Honorary Alumnus Awards The Honorary Alumnus Award recognizes distinguished service to the College. It is awarded by the Lyon College Alumni Association. Past recipients of the award are: Frank Lyon, Sr. (1986) M. L. Gernert (1988) Dan C. West (1988) Sidney West (1988) Graham Holloway (1989) Hugh B. Patterson (1990) Dorothy Landis Gray (1990) William Dunklin (1991) Violet Miller (1993) Carolyn Holloway (1994) Mertie Harris (1995) Charles “Chuck” Hoke (1995) P.K. Holmes (1996) Virginia Holmes (1996) Elmer Kirk (1997) The Alumni Decade Awards Each year the Alumni Association honors one man and one woman from the decade class who have distinguished themselves in their chosen careers. Past award winners were: Karen Webb Blaesing ’66 Larry M. Gerber ’66 Robert Mitchum ’67 Joy Powers Simonson ’68 Seth Willets ’68 Lindy Mason Hodges, M.D. ’69 Jimmy Don Rollins ’69 Frances Layne Duke, M.D. ’71 James Pearson ’71 Mary Jane Pierce Norton ’72 Bill W. Bristow ’72 Martha Miller Harriman ’73 Tommy L. Hicks ’73 Judy Campbell McDaniel ’74 David E. Parker ’74 Deborah Kay Fulbright, M.D. ’75 Marvin E. Holtz ’75 Denise R. Nemec ’76 Charles D. Morris ’76 Greg Golden ’77 Peggy Franks Pierce ’77 Melissa Hicks, M.D. ’78 Roger Gaylon Franks ’78 Keith D. Stillwell, D.D.S. ’79 Renee Jeffery ’79 Karen Calaway Hester, M.D. ’80 Kenny Hutson ’80 Laurie Wirthlin Lewis ’81 Paul Wesley Hance, D.D.S. ’81 Dawn Melton Mulkern ’82 John R. Way ’82 Patricia Seibert ’83 Doug Punke ’83 Julea Garner, M.D. ’84 Alan Bufford ’84 Heidi Helmke Von Hoffman ’85 Roy Goetz ’85 Tracy L. Stewart ’86 Steve Seaman ’86 Jeanne Forkner ’87 Greg Mohlke ’87 Penney Wood Rector ’88 Ben Blount ’88 The Lyon College Friend of Education Award The Lyon College Friend of Education Award is presented each year on Founders’ Day to honor a person who has made an important contribution to the cause of education in the Batesville area. Past recipients of the award are: Catharine Barnett ’24 (1986) Marian McGinnis ’72 (1987) Dorothy P. Sydenstricker (1988) Billie L. Porter ’48 (1989) Abbie Snapp Arnold ’55 (1990) Annie Mae Miller and Asbury Mansfield Miller (1991) Virginia Kirk (1992) Craig Johnston ’49 and Lucille Pearson Johnston ’51 (1993) Doris Hammett ’31 (1994) Ruth G. Blair ’31 (1995) Nettie Bustin ’54 (1996) Jim Rollins ’69 (1997)
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