University of Arkansas Monticello - Boll Weevil Yearbook (Monticello, AR)

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RICHARD CHAPPLE — STUDENT, ATHLETE, ORDAINED MINISTER Richard Chapple is a unique individual. He is definitely the only black 6 foot 1 inch ordained minister, student, and bas- ketball player in the Arkansas Intercolle- giate Conference. And while basketball and the ministry may seem an odd combination, Chapple manages to do both quite well. The soph- omore forward from Louisville, Ken- tucky, spends his nights on the basketball court, but come Sunday morning, he can be found at the pulpit of the Monticello African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Chapple came to UAM in 1978 through an unusual set of circumstances. After an outstanding prep career at J.M. Atherton High School in Louisville, he and his family moved to Dallas, Texas, midway through his senior year. After graduation, Chapple was asked to try out at Baylor University, and made the BU varsity as a walk-on. After a year of warming the bench at Hawkins, Darryl Crossett Hector, Brenda Garland Henry, Karen D. Warren Hicks, Carol Monticello Hinkle, Lewis Pine Bluff Hodges, Kim Warren Holzhauer, Sheila Gillett Hornaday, Lakita Thornton Hotmer, Julie Warren Hubbard, Karen Monticello Johns, Krissi Monticello Johnson, Arthur Crossett Johnson, Deborah Crossett Johnson, Marilyn Hermitage Jones, Jerri Fountain Hill Baylor, Chapple decided to follow his fa- ther, H.T. Wilkins, into the ministry and was ordained into the AME Zion Church. When Wilkins moved to Pine Bluff to take the pastorate at the Cherry Street AME Zion Church, Chapple came with him and soon became pastor of Metropo- litian AME Zion Church in Monticello. Coach Doug Barnes first saw Chapple in a pickup game against some of his starters two years ago, knew he had something special, and offered him a scholarship. According to Barnes, it was only a matter of time before Chapple became a starter. “I’ve known all along that Richard was a fine player,” said Barnes. “It just took him some time to learn our system and adjust to what we do.” “Richard is a tremendous athlete,” continued Barnes. “He has exceptional leaping ability and he’s the best defensive player we’ve got. With him in the lineup, we can look to do some different things.”’ ie Chapple on the court during one of his first year starts. Sophomores 201 i 3 it | E

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200 Sophomores Even with a busy schedule, Richard finds time to work with kids during a UAM sponsored basketball camp. Frizzell, Marian Star City Furtick, Grace Crossett Gavin, John Rye Geater, Kenny Stuttgart Gill, Gary Dumas Gill, Laura Dermott Gough, Greg Monticello Grassi, Ed Lake Village Green, Beverly Ingalls Green, Denise Crossett Grider, Vicky Star City Hall, Fannie Fordyce Hampton, Emily McGehee Hannah, Floyd, Jr. Jerome Harding, Brenda J Warren

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This sequence depicts the art of ‘“‘motorboating’’, an esca- pade created by the Forestry Club to judge something of the worth of its initiates. If you look closely, you'll notice that these guys wear their shorts inside-out. They also carry sacred chinese chestnuts around their necks. If it’s symbolic of anything, we don’t know what. 202 Sophomores Jones, Renee Crossett Kellum, Gayle Monticello Kelly, Ricky Hughes King, Gilbert O. Kirby Kirchman, Danny A. Belle Glade, FL Kuethe, Karen Dermott Ledbetter, Rita Ingalls Leffew, Barry Muncie, IND Lenderman, Larell Dumas Leonard, Jackie Dumas Linsy, Jessie Tarry McClellan, Roger Warren McCracken, Ruby Pine Bluff McDaniel, Elaine Dermott McDonald, Mary L. Dermott McKinney, Connie Star City McLeod, Tammy Warren Maxwell, Sissy Hamburg Metheny, Kathy Monticello Mettetal, Mary Ellen Monticello Mitchell, Kenneth Little Rock