- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/john-evans/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Fri, 21 Jun 2019 15:32:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock employees ride Tour de Rock in honor of vice chancellor鈥檚 brother /news-archive/2019/06/21/tour-de-rock/ Fri, 21 Jun 2019 15:32:11 +0000 /news/?p=74583 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock employees ride Tour de Rock in honor of vice chancellor鈥檚 brother]]> Nine employees from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock rode nearly 550 miles in honor of a vice chancellor鈥檚 brother who is battling cancer.聽 Steve McClellan, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock vice chancellor for finance and administration, sponsored the employees to ride the on June 1 in honor of his brother, Bruce McClellan, who is battling lung cancer. CARTI鈥檚 16th annual Tour de Rock supports CARTI鈥檚 continued fight against cancer by providing the most advanced forms of treatment available while also meeting the needs of patients and their families. Nearly 1,000 cyclists rode one of four routes of 25, 50, 62, or 100 miles. This is the second year that McClellan has sponsored a team of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock cyclists to ride the Tour de Rock and raise money for cancer. Last year, the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock team rode nearly 500 miles in honor of Bruce McClellan. 鈥淥ne of the most touching things about the event is that you get to write the name of a person who is fighting cancer on your shirt,鈥 said Martial Trigeaud, business consultant with the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center and faculty advisor of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Cycling Club. 鈥淭his year, we wrote the name of Steve鈥檚 brother, Bruce. Many people also wrote the name of another friend or relative, someone they love, who has faced cancer.鈥 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock employees and students who rode in the Tour de Rock include Alex Biris, director of the Center for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences; Thomas Bunton, associate vice chancellor and chief information officer; Molly Castner, deputy athletic director and senior woman administrator; Emilie Darrigues, a Ph.D. student of applied science; John Evans, senior associate athletic director for facilities and events; Ian Hadden, director of energy management services; Ashton Hale, a criminal justice graduate student; Sean Orme, a Ph.D. student in computer science; and Trigeaud. One of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 riders, Hadden, even took on the special challenge of riding in the pace group, where cyclists complete 100 miles in under 5 hours. Hadden finished 100 miles in 4:54:03 and burned 8,680 calories in that time.  
Faculty, staff, and students from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock ride the Tour de Rock in honor of Steve McClellan's brother, Bruce.

Faculty, staff, and students from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock rode the Tour de Rock in honor of Steve McClellan’s brother, Bruce.

]]> Finalists for Staff Achievement Awards announced /news-archive/2019/04/12/staff-achievement-finalists-2019/ Fri, 12 Apr 2019 20:07:47 +0000 /news/?p=74036 ... Finalists for Staff Achievement Awards announced]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Staff Senate has announced the eight finalists for the 2019 Staff Achievement Awards.聽 A $1,000 cash award is given to the top staff member in each of three categories: Ben Fry Service to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, community service, and personal growth. The winners will be announced at the Staff Awards Ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 26, in the Schueck, McCarty, Lexicon Inc. Auditorium in the College of Engineering and Information Technology. 鈥淭he staff members are a vital part of the success of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock,鈥 said Staff Senate President Angie Faller. 鈥淭he finalists for the Staff Achievement Awards highlight our staff members鈥 incredible commitment to the university and community through hard work, service, and dedication.鈥 The winners of the Staff Senate Scholarship and Jerry Crittenden Employee Book Scholarship also will be announced during the awards ceremony. Staff members who are celebrating work anniversaries, have graduated in the past year, and retiring also will be recognized. Members of the university and community are encouraged to attend the awards ceremony and reception to celebrate the achievements of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock staff members and to wear 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock colors and apparel to show school spirit. For more information, contact Angie Faller at 501-916-5905 or amfaller@ualr.edu. The finalists include: Ben Fry Service to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock
  • 聽聽聽聽聽John Evans, associate athletic director for facilities and events, Little Rock Athletics
  • 聽聽聽聽聽Shannon Kardiak, administrative specialist, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
  • 聽聽聽聽聽Michael Seamon, assistant director of operations, Facilities Management
Community Service
  • 聽聽聽聽聽Ashley Beaty, staff interpreter, Disability Resource Center
  • 聽聽聽聽聽Wanda Hoover, assistant dean for external relations, William H. Bowen School of Law
  • 聽聽聽聽聽Kelly Rigby, administrative projects coordinator, William H. Bowen School of Law
Personal Growth
  • 聽聽聽聽聽Ann Marie Lott, interpreter/transcriber coordinator, Disability Resource Center
  • 聽聽聽聽聽Freta Rogers-Mason, information technology coordinator, Ottenheimer Library
]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Cycling Club members ride Tour de Rock in honor of vice chancellor鈥檚 brother /news-archive/2018/06/20/cycling-club-steve-mcclellan/ Wed, 20 Jun 2018 13:32:58 +0000 /news/?p=70803 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Cycling Club members ride Tour de Rock in honor of vice chancellor鈥檚 brother]]> Steve McClellan, vice chancellor for finance and administration at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, wanted to do something to support his brother.聽 Bruce McClellan, who lives near Alexandria, Louisiana, was diagnosed with lung cancer last year and has been fighting the disease ever since. 鈥淢y brother found out that he had a pretty serious situation going on with cancer,鈥 McClellan said. 鈥淭here is not much I can do other than support him. Sometimes, you want to do whatever you can to let the person know that you are there.鈥 His attention turned to CARTI鈥檚 15th annual Tour de Rock on June 2. McClellan and his family members have often participated in the cycling fundraiser that supports CARTI鈥檚 continued fight against cancer by providing the most advanced forms of treatment available while also meeting the needs of patients and their families. McClellan sponsored a team of 12 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock riders who participated in the Tour de Rock in honor of Bruce. McClellan and his wife, Ladye Ann, also rode in the event. He contacted Martial Trigeaud, business consultant with the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center and one of the faculty advisors of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Cycling Club, who immediately put the call out on social media for club members who would be interested in riding in the Tour de Rock. 鈥淚 said I was sure we could find people to ride for them,鈥 Trigeaud said. 鈥淚 posted it on Facebook. In less than five minutes, I had 10 people reaching out to me to say they wanted to ride for Steve McClellan and his brother. Many of the members were excited to ride in honor of Bruce and members of their family who were affected by cancer.鈥澛
Layde Ann and Steve McClellan ride the Tour de Rock to raise money for CARTI in honor of Steve's brother, Bruce.

Layde Ann and Steve McClellan ride the Tour de Rock to raise money for CARTI in honor of Steve’s brother, Bruce.

糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock employees and students who rode in the Tour de Rock include Alex Biris, director of the Center for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences; Thomas Bunton of Information Technology Services; Emilie Darrigues, a Ph.D. student of applied science; John Evans, associate athletics director for facilities and events; Ian Hadden, director of energy management services; Luis Lopez; a student majoring in political science; Matthew Morton of the Department of Public Safety; Melanie Ridlon, a student in the MBA program; and Drew Smith, an adjunct instructor for the Nonprofit Leadership Studies Program. Unfortunately, Trigeaud, who was meant to be the 10th 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock rider, could not participate due to an injury. Cyclists choose to ride distances of 25, 50, 62, 80, or 100 miles. The 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock team members rode nearly 500 miles in honor of Bruce McClellan. Altogether, 880 riders participated in Tour de Rock, including riders from Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas. 鈥淭hey put together a very diverse team of riders in a very short period of time, which I thought was remarkable. I鈥檓 thankful to Martial Trigeaud and Ian Hadden for putting that together,鈥 McClellan said. 鈥淢y brother was real proud and very thankful. He is a very religious person, so the ride meant a lot to him. A lot of riders sent me thank you notes, and I forwarded all those to my brother.鈥 In the upper right photo,聽University of Arkansas at Little Rock employees and students ride the Tour de Rock to raise money for CARTI in honor of Steve McClellan’s brother, Bruce.聽]]>