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HOMECOMING '08 CASTING CALL!!! ATTENTION THEATER MAJORS AND HARLEQUIN THEATRE ALUMNI : Join with Professors Counts and Harris and your fellow Theater alumni as you get reacquainted with each other, talk about where you've been, your plans for the future, and meet with current students. You'll preview Frances Titsworth's '98 documentary which was filmed here in Arkansas. A reception follows the documentary. The reunion takes place in Holloway Theater at 4p.m. All are welcome!!!What do Mike Springer '84, Jane Vinson '77, Peter Gray '75, Beverly McCullough Almond '68, Pat Wortham '58, Greg '94 and Traci '94 Buxton, Christopher Watkins '06, Josh Brooks '04, Beverly Johnson '54, Gordon Boyer '54, and James Hall '51 all have in common? They've registered for Homecoming '08. You can too by following this secure link.Any questions, contact Peggy Roettger at proettger@lyon.edu Southern California Chapter to be Established - Save the Date Plans are underway for Peggy Roettger, director of alumni and parent relations, and Amy Bibb, coordinator for alumni relations, to be in Southern California on Tuesday, October 7, to launch the Lyon College Southern California (SoCal) Chapter of the Alumni Association. Our thoughts are to hold the reception in the Santa Monica area. If you know of a good restaurant with a private dining room, please let Peggy ( proettger@lyon.edu) know. Mark your calendars now and weÕll forward a formal notice in the next week or so.Question of the Week: Who was the fifteenth president of Lyon? The first to answer correctly gets an official Lyon t-shirt. Send your answer to Peggy at proettger@lyon.edu.Alumni News Amber Hood '07 is moving to Austin, Texas! "I'll be working for a year at a non-profit organization called College Forward where I will mentor low income, college bound high school students." You can get a hold of Amber at amberlhood@gmail.comWe hear through the Batesville Guard that Mark Sparks '97 lost a bet with his AP Calculus Class at Batesville High School. He made a bargain with his students: if each scored a 3 or better on the national AP test, he'd let them shave his head. That event took place a few days ago. "I have a big wall display in my classroom of kids who have passed the AP test, and it keeps growing bigger." Two years ago, 13 of his 18 students scored a 3 or better. One year ago, it was 15 of 18. This year, it was all 16 "which is remarkable in my opinion." Among the 16 are Belinda Bube (daughter of Dr. Paul and International Coordinator Joni Bube), Rascheed Jahan (son of Dr. Mahbubul Kabir) and Frances Winfrey (daughter of Dr. Frank Winfrey). Sparks, an award winning classroom teacher, received the Optimist Club's Community Educator of the Year honors in 2004. Gayle Cooper '85 has been selected as the new vice chancellor for finance and administration at the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville. Gayle and his wife, Carol, live in Melbourne where they have a furniture store and she owns Four Seasons Florist. They are active members of the First Baptist Church. David M. Clark '75 writes "I am the Principal at Cross County High School. We are implementing a 1:1 laptop program for the 2008-09 school year. Additionally, I am a lay speaker for the First Presbyterian Church in Greers Ferry and fill the pulpit twice a month." Stacey Rogers '06 and Cory Williams married on July 27, 2008, in Hot Springs and are residing in Pleasant Plains. Kimberly Tucker Ruminer '05 and her husband, Seth, have announced the birth of a daughter at White River Medical Center in Batesville on July 22, 2008. The baby weighed 8 pounds, 4.7 ounces and has been named Kathrynn "Katy" Ann Tucker. Grandparents of Katy are Kathy Ruminer of Mountain View, Cecil Ruminer of Pleasant Grove, and Rick and Sandra Tucker of Concord. Great-grandparents are Hank and Virginia Melton on Smithville, Floyd Ruminer of Batesville, Cecil Hines of Greers Ferry, and Dwayne and Glynda Tucker of Concord. |