Henderson State University - Star Yearbook (Arkadelphia, AR)

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MISS AMY JEAN GREE WELL KN N EDUCATOR Miss Amy Jean Greene died April 1, 1977, in the Clark County Memorial Hospital at the age of 71. She was the daughter of the late Alva Perry Greene and the late Jodie Whittaker Greene. Miss Greene received her undergraduate degree in Education from Henderson-Brown College in 1928. She attended the University of Alabama in 1928-29, Henderson State Teachers in 1931, Columbia University in 1939, and received her Masters in Education from the University of Arkansas in 1944. ln doctoral post-graduate work, Miss Greene attended American University in Washington, D.C. in 1949, University of Florida 1950, and the University of Arkansas in 1953. She was a life member of the National Educational Association and the Arkansas Education Association and a member of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum. As a member of nine National College of Teaching Associations of Education QACTAEJ, teams, Miss Greene was on the national rating 281A Day in the Life service for colleges and universities in the education departments. She was past president of the Arkansas Education Association, selected as Arkansas Woman of the Year in 19633 presented with the Henderson State University Distinguished Alumnus Award in 19765 received the First Citizen of Arkadelphia Award in February of this year. The Henderson State University yearbook, The Star, was dedicated to her two different times while on the Henderson faculty. She was the founder of Heart and Key, a service organization at HSUQ was instrumental in establishing the Clark County Historical Association and served as Executive Secretary until her death, led the drive for financing needed repairs and improvements on the Clark County Library Building and served on the Board of Group Living, Inc. Heart and Key in September dedicated Bench 13, a part of Miss Greene's famous Pine Tree Speech. The Pine Tree Speech was written about the night a fire burned the administration's building and girl's dormitory at Henderson-Brown College to the ground. A group of interested students sat under the pine trees and decided to rebuild the college at all cost, according to Miss Greene. The last time Miss Greene was honored on campus was this past fall when Dr. John Hall gave a short historical presentation of the Henderson of the past and Miss Greene was honored with the Bench 13, a mythical courting spot that was said to be near the old dormitory that burned that cold November night in the 192O's. Miss Greene gave the speech about the Beddie Spirit and unity of Henderson Students to the entering freshmen of 1975 for the last time. Other organizations, Miss Greene was a member of were: the Arkansas Historical Society, American Association of University Women, American Pen Women, Clark County Library Association, Delta Kappa Gamma and the Daughters of the American Revolution.