Lyon College News

With a procession led by the schoola s Pipe Band, Lyon College held investiture ceremonies for Donald V. Weatherman as 17th president Saturday.

Not many people have a job that take them to the ends of the Earth, but Bob Smith is one of those few.

BATESVILLE - Alley Coplen, Jason DeMoulpied, Ross Everett, Kendl Fischer and Johnathan Mrsny, all of Norfork High School, recently were recognized for completing the 2009 Upward Bound Math-Science Summer Session at Lyon College.

The college is ranked second among schools in Arkansas. In addition, Lyon is ranked 13th in the a oeBest Buy - Southern Collegesa division and 20th in the a oeBest College Buysa division.

Several Arkansas schools have made the latest "Best Colleges" list compiled each year by U.S. News and World Report magazine.

A former teammate of Lyon College men's soccer coach Brett Parker has been hired to head the women's soccer program, the school said Monday.

Keisha Marlene Quintero of Beeville loved to help people - whether it was tutoring younger kids or helping family and friends sort through their emotional problems.

Brett Hensley, a seventh-grader at Pinkston Middle School in Mountain Home, recently attended the Lyon College basketball camp in Batesville.

Education can change a person. So can being a father. Provost Donald Bobbitt, Development Vice President Jim Lewis and history senior Terry Duncan all are juggling careers or studies at UTA while being fathers.

Toledo and Northwest Ohio are blessed with the presence of two flourishing long-established dance groups, Ballet Folklorico Imagenes Mexicanas and El Corazon de Mex ico.

BATESVILLE - Anthony Levi Rogocki of Norfork recently graduated from Lyon College with a Bachelor of Arts degee in pyschology.

Rachel Marie Kemper, of Tyler, a sophomore at Baylor University and a Pre-Pharmacy/Biology major, was recently awarded the F. Ray Wilson Endowed Scholarship in Biology.

Gabrielle Dawes, a Siloam Springs High School student, has been accepted for admission to Lyon College and has been awarded an Honors Day Scholarship.

The board of directors of the Ozark Gateway Tourist Council has elected officers for the 2009-2010 fiscal year.

Lauren Mills, a Siloam Springs High School student, has been accepted for admission to Lyon College and has been awarded a Piper Athletic Scholarship.

Editor's Note - This is the second in a series of articles celebrating the top 15 graduates at area high schools.

Ray Thornton was chosen to serve as interim chair of Arkansas' new lottery commission on Tuesday.

BATESVILLE - Chase Massey, a 6-1 guard from Melbourne has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball for Lyon College.

Batesville - The Lyon College Board of Trustees has named Dr. Donald V. Weatherman as the school's new president.

"Roger Glaude, a Beebe High School student, has been accepted for admission to Lyon College and has been awarded a Scot Athletic Scholarship.