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News from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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Album: Topping Out the Stephens Institute
FEB. 21, 2002 | The largest gift in
the University’s history, the presence of the 42nd
President of the United States, and high winds that rocked the two
massive tents made the Topping Out Ceremony for the Jackson T.
Stephens Spine and Neurosciences Institute at the University of
Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on Feb. 19 a dramatic and
memorable occasion. (See complete coverage here.)
Photographers JohnPaul Jones and Amy Theriac documented the event
for readers of UAMS Today.
President
Bill Clinton signs the ceremonial final beam. (JohnPaul Jones)
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| T. Glenn Pait, M.D., the founding director of the Stephens
Institute, signs the ceremonial final beam Tuesday
morning. His wife, Carol Pait, watches from behind. (JohnPaul
Jones) |
B. Alan Sugg, president of the University of Arkansas
System; Governor Mike Huckabee; and Senate President Mike
Beebe (JohnPaul Jones) |
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| President Clinton hugs Betty Jo Ward. Chancellor Emeritus
Harry P. Ward, M.D., stands by. (JohnPaul Jones) |
“Ladies and Gentlemen: The 42nd President of
the United States of America, Bill Clinton, escorted by
UAMS Chancellor I. Dodd Wilson!” (JohnPaul Jones)
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| The Pledge of Allegiance (Amy
Theriac) |
Lena Womack sang the national anthem. (JohnPaul Jones) |
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| UAMS broadcast live video coverage of the ceremony to
guests in the tent, to employees watching from another
location on campus, and via the Internet. (Amy Theriac)
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Distinguished deans in the audience (center, from left):
Linda C. Hodges, Ed.D.; John Shock, M.D., Ronald H.
Winters, Ph.D., and Thomas Bruce, M.D. (Amy Theriac) |
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| Former U.S. Rep. Jay Dickey (JohnPaul Jones) |
U.S. Rep. Vic Snyder (JohnPaul Jones) |
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| Ginger Wilson and Karen Suen (JohnPaul Jones) |
Television crews covered the ceremony. (Amy
Theriac) |
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| President Clinton greeted old friends for about 30 minutes
following the ceremony. (Amy Theriac) |
President Clinton poses with former U.S. Rep. John Paul
Hammerschmidt. (JohnPaul Jones) |
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| Two past governors of Arkansas: Jim Guy Tucker and Bill
Clinton (JohnPaul Jones) |
Cindi Brinkley, president of Southwestern Bell-Arkansas
and a member of the UAMS Foundation Fund Board, greeted
President Clinton. (JohnPaul Jones) |
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| President Clinton met one of UAMS’s newest Arkansans, E.
Albert Reece, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., the new dean of the
College of Medicine. (JohnPaul Jones) |
Catering workers asked the President to autograph their
event ID tags. (JohnPaul Jones) |
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| Before departing, President Clinton spoke with Bill Clark
of CDI Contractors (left) and Arkansas Sen. Bob Johnson
(center). (JohnPaul Jones) |
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Complete coverage: http://www.uams.edu/today/2002/021402/stephens.htm
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