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SAU Tech Honors Employees at Fall Convocation Event

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 …

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Bishop Jacovis R. Davis – Betty J. Lewis Unsung Hero for September

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. …

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Tavitha Sanders Wooten – Betty J Lewis Unsung Hero for August

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 …

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Dr. Adrianne Toney – Betty J. Lewis Unsung Hero for July

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 …

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Tice White – Betty J. Lewis Spotlight for June

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 …

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Cara Bowie – Betty J. Lewis Unsung Hero for June

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 …

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Manning Appointed to Interim Role

Manning Named to Interim Role Southern Arkansas University Tech is pleased to announce the appointment of Gaye Manning as Interim Chancellor.  SAU System President, Dr. Trey Berry, announced to staff and faculty that Gaye Manning, SAU Tech’s Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, had agreed to assume the role of Interim Chancellor starting May 1, 2023. Manning will serve as …

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Fredrick Lilly II – Betty J. Lewis Unsung Hero for May

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 …

Charles Moore – Betty J. Lewis UnSung Hero for April

Charles Moore is April’s Betty J. Lewis Unsung Hero!A native of Camden, Arkansas, Charles Moore was born March 10, 1948, to Eddie and Ida B Moore. In 1966, He enlisted in the US Army, and in 1967 he fought in the Vietnam War, and his eldest son, Michael Ray Moore, was born. Moore left the war in 1970 and relocated …

SAU Tech Chancellor Nominated for Presidency at Texas College

SAU Tech Chancellor Nominated for Presidency at Texas CollegeDr. Jason Morrison SAU Tech is announcing the impending resignation of Dr. Jason Morrison, who has served the College for the last six years as Chancellor. Dr. Morrison stated, “Stephanie, Brennan, and I have enjoyed our time at SAU Tech and are genuinely grateful for all the support shown us during the …

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Betty J. Lewis, Unsung Hero for January

Irene Vaughan GalbertBetty J Lewis, January’s Unsung HeroIrene Vaughan Galbert was born on Labor Day, September 2, 1946, in Camden, Arkansas, to Annie Merrill Bryant Vaughan and Johnny Vaughan. At age five, she joined the Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church. She married her childhood sweetheart, Rudie Slaughter Galbert, in 1968. She is the mother of three sons, LT. Colonel Rudie Galbert …

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Mobility Report Recognizes SAU Tech’s Role

Mobility Report Recognizes SAU Tech’s Role On Thursday, December 8, Gov. Asa Hutchinson discussed a report generated by the Arkansas Council on Future Mobility. The Council was appointed in February of 2022 under an executive order, and it wrapped up its work with the report discussed by the governor. Dr. Jason Morrison represented SAU Tech and the two-year college training capability …

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Betty J. Lewis, Unsung Hero for December

Joyce Robinson FlowersBetty J Lewis, December’s Unsung HeroThe SAU Tech Black History Celebration committee is recognizing Joyce Robinson Flowers as the Betty J. Lewis Unsung Hero for December 2022. Joyce Robinson Flowers was born and reared in Chidester, Arkansas. After graduating from Pleasant Hill High School as Valedictorian, she matriculated and received a BA degree in English/Language Arts from Arkansas …