University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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and POETS There are many who wield the mighty pen; but there are few who fence with words with such skill and agility as these graduates of the UofA. Whether expressing them¬ selves through characters of a novel or passages of a poem, their words successfully convey their deepest thoughts. Edsel Ford (BA ’52) has received a great deal of recognition for his several volumes of poetry. Among his awards is the ’56 Kaleido- graph Press Award for The Manchild from Sunday Creek”. Since his graduation, Francis Irby Gwaltney (BA ’49, MA ’51) has at¬ tained much success with the large number of novels he has produced; and he is presently working toward his doctoral degree. 12

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Before establishing himself as a successful general insurance agent in Chicago, Hill Carruth (BA ’ll) spent many years in Arkansas government and was an organizer of the Arkansas Endowment and Trust Fund. Mrs. Lucy Hon Cuddy (BA ’ll) has distinguished herself as Chairman of the Board of the First National Bank of Anchor¬ age, Alaska. Recently this bank set up a branch in a trailer to serve some 100,000 square miles of our forty-ninth state. j Presently managing properties in Arizona, Thomas B. Freeman (BA ’10, LLD ’42) is also serving as director of Wilson Co. He is retired as Chairman of the Board of Butler Bros., Inc. As outstanding executives of many aspects of business and commerce, University alumni have placed themselves in positions of author¬ ity and respect in their chosen fields. These men, but a few of many successful alumni, have also done much to improve their com¬ munities and have devoted both time and money to many outstanding local and state civic projects.

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Reverend Claude M. Reves (BA ’05), highly respected Methodist minister now retired, is one of the few UofA alumni to become a clergyman. Right: Dean of Arkansas Polytechnic College Alfred J. Crabaugh (BA ’24) is former president of Arkansas Association of College Deans. Mrs. Margaret Batjer Jennings (BSHE ’24) highlighted a career as Associate Professor of Foods and Nutrition at Penn State with the publication of several textbooks. Boston Avenue Methodist Church of Tulsa was financed and built under the leader¬ ship of UofA alumnus Rev. Claude Reves. The incompatibility of reli¬ gion and education is a mere myth. By combining the two here, we are able to show that they can and do often work hand in hand. These UofA alumni often work to correct the idea that an educated man may be an atheist.