SAU Tech

Debbie Lambert is November’s Betty J. Lewis Unsung Hero!Debbie Lambert is the either of nine children born to her parents, the late Eddie and Jessie Cannedy. Debbie’s father passed away in an accident at age forty-seven when Debbie was only six years old, leaving Debbie and her eight siblings to be raised by their mother as a single parent in …

Antonio Davis is October’s Betty J. Lewis Unsung Hero!Antonio was born May 25, 1984, to the late David Davis and Vickie Davis in Camden, Ar. As a youth, Davis was member of the Girls and Boys Club. At an early age, Antonio joined Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church under the leadership of the late Jacob Hayes Jr. As a youth at …

SAU Tech Recognizes Employees at Fall ConvocationSouthern Arkansas University Tech (SAU Tech) recently held its annual Convocation and Employee Appreciation event on August 16, 2023. It was presided over by Interim Chancellor Gaye Manning, who welcomed the employees back to campus before announcements from SAU Tech’s vice chancellors got under way. This year’s event also featured a guest speaker, Michael …

Bishop Jacovis R. Davis is September’s Betty J. Lewis Unsung Hero!Bishop Jacovis Ray Davis was born February 17, 1965, in Camden, Arkansas to the late Elder James Ray Davis and Sarah Lou Beavers Davis. As a native and youth growing up in Camden, Davis was a scout and member of the Boys and Girls Club and Layfette Community Youth Program. …

Tavitha Sanders Wooten is August’s Betty J. Lewis Unsung Hero!Tavitha Sanders Wooten is a Generation X girl who was born alongside her twin brother on April 27 in a small rural community (Falcon), Buckner Arkansas. Tavitha attended Stamps High School, now consolidated and known as Lafayette County High School. Tavitha graduated Summa Cum Laude and Salutatorian in the 1985 Stamps …

Dr. Adrianne Toney is July’s Betty J. Lewis Unsung Hero!Dr. Adrianne M. Toney, Ph.D., CESP.  Working across political party lines, agencies, organizations and denominations all throughout the United States of America, her work has garnered commendations from two seated U.S. Presidents and Governmental Officials, respectively, from numerous civic and educational institutions. Dr. Toney is a sought-after Key-note Speaker, Author and …

Tice White – Betty J. Lewis Spotlight for JuneTice White was born on January 22, 1978, in Camden, Arkansas to Robert and Ora White. He was raised in Camden, Arkansas, and attended Camden Fairview Public Schools. While attending Camden Fairview High School he also attended SAU-Tech as one of the first students enrolled in the concurrent enrollment program. He graduated …

Cara Bowie is June’s Betty J. Lewis Unsung Hero!Cara Bowie is a Camden native and a 2002 graduate of Camden Fairview High School. Upon completing high school, Cara attended the University of Central Arkansas, where she graduated with her Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science with a minor in Sociology in 2006. Cara later completed a Master of Arts …

Fredrick Lilly II is May’s Betty J. Lewis Unsung Hero!Lilly II, a Camden, AR, native, graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello in 2009 with his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and went on to obtain a master’s degree in teaching arts from Mississippi College in 2015 and specialist degrees in principalship and superintendency tracks from Arkansas State University …

Wyletta Dilworth-Johnson, Betty J. Lewis Unsung Hero for AugustThe Betty J Lewis Black History Celebration Committee is excited to announce the Betty J Lewis Unsung Hero for August 2022, Wyletta Dilworth-Johnson. Wyletta is a Camden native and graduated from Camden Fairview High School in 1997. She furthered her education at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, Arkansas (B.S. Criminal Justice (2003) …

Ora White, Betty J. Lewis Unsung Hero for JulyOra Lee (Spiller) White was born on May 24, 1954, in Eudora, Arkansas, but her family moved to Saginaw, Michigan in June 1954, where she attended Hess and Banner Schools until the late 60’s when she moved back to Eudora and graduated Eudora High School in 1972. In August 1972 she started …