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APRIL 9, 2004 | Dean James M. Raczynski, Ph.D., of the College of Public Health observed at the dedication of the college’s new hall April 7 that many individuals and organizations helped create the college, including the following:


Dedication Committee

 

Willa Black Sanders, Chair

Carol Roddy

Dana Hof

Andrea Peel

Tom Butler

Cherry Duckett

Joyce Wroten   

Martha Mobbs

Jodiane Cleveland Tritt

Jada Walker

Sue Harvey

Carole Garner

Leslie Hitt

Melanie Bainter

Marilyn Smith

 

Planning Committee

Linda Hodges, Ed.D., R.N., Co-Chair

Joseph H. Bates, M.D., M.S., Co-Chair

Thomas A. Bruce, M.D., D.Sc. (hon.), Dean pro tem

Mary Aitken, M.D., M.P.H.

Rosetta Shelby-Calvin, D.M.D.

Charles Field, M.D., M.P.H.

Lewis Leslie

Richard Nugent, M.D., M.P.H.

Eddie Ochoa, M.D.

Billy R. Thomas, M.D.

Joseph W. Thompson, M.D., M.P.H.

Greer Sullivan, M.D., M.S.P.H.

Paula K. Roberson, Ph.D.

Fay Boozman, M.D., M.P.H.

G. Richard Smith, M.D.

M. Kate Stewart, M.D., MP.H.

I. Dodd Wilson, M.D.

 

Subcommittee for Planning Retreat

Paul Brown, Ed.D., R.N.

Alan VanBiervliet, Ph.D.

John B. Wayne, Ph.D.

Larry Milne, Ph.D.

Reza Hakkak, Ph.D.

Rick Guyton, Ph.D.

Jay Gandy, Ph.D.

Charles Cranford, D.D.S., M.P.A.

Sue Harvey, B.S.E.

Charles McGrew, M.P.H.

Lynn Mouden, D.D.S.

 

Arkansas Center for Health Improvement

Board of Directors (1998)

Robert Shults, Founding Chair

David Bourne, M.D.

William Bowen

Thomas A. Bruce, M.D., D.Sc. (hon.)

Charles Cranford

Eva Covas

Larnell Davis

Barbara Graves

Linda Hodges, Ed.D.

Don Hollingsworth

William Jones, M.D.

Robert McGinnis

The Hon. Carolyn Pollan

Robert Shoptaw

I. Dodd Wilson, M.D.

Staff (1998)

G. Richard Smith, M.D., Director

Joseph W. Thompson, M.D., M.P.H.,

    Associate Director

M. Kate Stewart, M.D., M.P.H.,

    Associate Director

Suzanne McCarthy

Nancy Kirsch

Michelle White

Susan Lancaster

Elizabeth Thames

 

Coalition for a Healthy Arkansas Today

American Academy of Pediatrics

American Cancer Society

American College of Cardiology, Arkansas Chapter

American Heart Association

American Lung Association

American Stroke Association

Area Agencies on Aging

Arkansas Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and

Dance

Arkansas Center for Health Improvement

Arkansas Chamber of Commerce

Arkansas Children¹s Hospital

Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration

Arkansas Department of Health

Arkansas Department of Human Services

Arkansas Education Association

Arkansas Farm Bureau

Arkansas for Drug Free Youth

Arkansas Hospital Association and Members

Arkansas Medical Society

Arkansas Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Association Arkansas Minority Health Commission Arkansas Municipal League Arkansas Nurses Association

Arkansas Speech and Hearing Association

Arkansas State University

Coalition for a Tobacco Free Arkansas

Office of the Governor

UAMS Area Health Education Centers

UAMS Arkansas CARES

UAMS Office of Grants and Scientific Publications

UAMS Rural Hospital Programs

University of Arkansas

University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

University of Central Arkansas

 

The Builders

 

Architects

 

Steve Kinzler, AIA

Wesley Walls, AIA

Joe Sauders, AIA

Martha Jane Murray, AIA

 

Engineers

 

Kenneth Jones, President

    ICE, Inc.

Tony Roberson, Vice President

Rusty Mullen

    Tinsley-Mullen Engineers

 

Contractor

 

Nabholz Construction Company

Lonnie Williams, President

Tracy Chambers

    General Superintendent

Tom Mathis, Project Superintendent

Mickey Prince, Project Manager

Dain Spurlock, Project Coordinator

 

Subcontractors

 

Landscape and Irrigation Restoration Services, Inc.

Hanson Concrete

Complete Concrete Resource Group, Inc.

Arkansas Precast Corporation

Arkansas RebAr, Inc.

Custom Concrete, Inc.

Dunaway Masonry   

Jacksonville Steel, Inc.

Arkansas Steel Erectors, Inc.

Equus Metals, Inc.

Hornsby Network Arkansas

Diamond Millwork

Quality Fixtures, Inc.

Sherman Waterproofing

Covington Roofing, Inc.

Oaks Brothers, Inc.

ASCO Hardware Company, Inc.

Mid-South Automatic Door

ACE Glass Company, Inc.

Component Systems

Suspended Systems

American Terrazzo Company

Desco Systems of Arkansas, Inc.

Floors First by Hill¹s, Inc.

Bailey Paint Company, Inc.

American Building Specialties

AR Shades, Blinds and Shutters

Thyssen Krupp Elevator

Arkansas Automatic Sprinkler

Powers of Arkansas

Comfort Systems USA (Arkansas), Inc.

Thompson Electric, Inc.

 

UAMS Construction and Design Team

 

Leo Gehring, Vice Chancellor for

    Campus Operations

Ernie Bailey

Allen Barnhardt

Joseph Bushee

Denny Combs

Claire Denham

Larry Elliot

Lamar Griffeth

Terry Huitt

Scarlett McPherson

Mary Ryan

Kenneth Wagner, Ph.D.

Rod West

 

Architectural Subcommittee

 

Thomas A. Bruce, M.D., D.Sc. (hon.), Chair

Joseph H. Bates, M.D., M.S.

Joseph W. Thompson, M.D., M.P.H.

John B. Wayne, Ph.D.

M. Kate Stewart, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Carol L. Roddy, J.D.

Kenya L. Eddings, M.P.H.

 

Inaugural Faculty Members and Staff

 

Thomas A. Bruce, M.D., D.Sc. (hon), Dean pro tem

James M. Raczynski, Ph.D., Dean

Joseph H. Bates, M.D., M.S.

S. Sue Harvey

Janet Hopper

Martha Mobbs

Creshalle R. Nash, M.D., M.P.H.

Eduardo R. Ochoa, Jr., M.D.

Carol L. Roddy, J.D.

Willa Black Sanders, M.P.A.

Greer Sullivan, M.D., M.S.P.H.

Joseph W. Thompson, M.D., M.P.H.

Jodiane Cleveland Tritt

 

On Loan Staff

 

Susan Fleming

Bobby Freeman

Dorothy Hill

Felecia Smith

 

Community Liaison Staff

 

Annie Wight Huff

Freeman McKindra, Sr.

Carla Sparks

 

Academic Departments

 

Paula K. Roberson, Ph.D., Chair pro tem,

    Department of Biostatistics

Ellen P. Fischer, Ph.D., Chair pro tem,

    Department of Epidemiology

Jay Gandy, Ph.D., Chair pro tem,

    Department of Environmental and Occupational Health

Rick G. Guyton, Ph.D., Chair pro tem

Emogene L. Fox, Ed.D., Vice Chair pro tem,

    Department of Health, Behavior and Health Education

John B. Wayne, Ph.D., Chair pro tem

Kate Stewart, M.D., M.P.H.,  Vice Chair pro tem

    Department of Health Policy and Management

Richard Nugent, M.D., M.P.H., Chair pro tem

Charles Field, M.D., M.P.H., Vice Chair pro tem

    Department of Maternal and Child Health

 

Community Partners

 

We Care, Higgins (Pulaski County), Ark.

    Pat Jackson, Executive Director

    Elder William Cooney, Founding Board Member

La Casa, Little Rock

    Cesar Compadre, Ph.D., Chairman

    Rosa Pippins, Program Coordinator

Boys, Girls, and Adults Community Development Center, Marvell

(Phillips County), Ark.

    Beatrice Shelby, Director

 

Friends of the College of Public Health

 

Ms. Florine Bingham, Forrest City, Ark.

Ms. June Freeman, Little Rock

Mr. Barnett Grace, Little Rock

Dr. Calvin E. Kellogg, Little Rock

Dr. Betty A. Lowe, Little Rock

Ms. Diane Mackey, Little Rock

Mr. Ben E. Owens, Jonesboro, Ark.

Dr. Joe Nix, Arkadelphia, Ark.

Ms. Janey Pirnique, El Dorado, Ark.

Mr. Terry E. Renaud, Maumelle, Ark.

Mr. Jack Reynolds, Little Rock

Sen. John A. Riggs, IV, Little Rock

Ms. Elizabeth Smiley, Little Rock

Mr. Dick Trammel, Rogers, Ark.

Mr. Fred Vorsanger, Fayetteville, Ark.

Mr. Jess Walt, Sr., Altheimer, Ark.

Dr. Robert Watson, El Dorado, Ark.

Ms. Nancy Wood, Little Rock

 

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