 |
 |
Arkansas
Tournament
Mountain Home
Arkansas |
Judges
for the Competition
 |
Dr. Kevin Adkins
Born in Manila Arkansas 1955.
Graduated 1973 Manila High
School.
Worked on family
farm until 1980.
ASU in
Jonesboro 1980-1984, graduated BS in Chemistry.
UAMS Little Rock 1984-1988, graduate MD.
Residency 1988-1991 AHEC Jonesboro.
1991 to present in Mtn Home
medical practice.
Enjoy
family activities, snow skiing, scuba diving, missionary work.
My sons were involved in Lego League
and Bomb Squad. |
|
 |
Mrs. Vicki Brantly
K-12 Literacy Specialist for the Mountain
Home Public Schools
Member of the National Council of Teachers
of English
Has served as a trainer-facilitator for
both the Mid-South and the Arkansas
Writing Projects
Named Teacher of the Year in 1983
Co-chair of the Mountain Home High School
English Department, where she sponsors Quiz Bowl
Along with her husband, Mrs. Brantly
served as sponsor of the Baxter Bomb Squad from 1997 through 2003. Among
the many highlights of that wonderful experience was winning the Chairman's
Award in 2000
She and her husband have taught in the
same school for 30 years with 22 years in the same building
Their daughter is also a teacher
The Brantlys attend East Side Baptist
Church |
|
 |
Mr. Cecil Brickell
BA in science and education from Arkansas
State University
Graduate work at Southern Illinois University
and University of Arizona in microbiology and chemistry
Graduate work at New Mexico Tech in geology
and mining
Taught science and coached at Aztec Public
Schools in Aztec, New Mexico
Instructor at the Colorado School of
Mines National Science
Assisted in development of system wide
curriculum and evaluation methods in Roswell, New Mexico
Implemented farm programs for the 2000
acre Cecil Brickell Farms in Caraway, Arkansas
Affiliations - a Monette Cooperative,
Inc member; Craighead County Education Association; Caraway Ambulance Board;
Caraway Public Schools, School Board; and Boy Scouts of America, Arkansas
extension |
|
 |
Jason Calaway
Graduated Valedictorian and All-Conference
(in football) from Mtn. View High Scholl in 1997.
Graduated from University of Arkansas @ Fayetteville
with a BS in
Mechanical Engineering.
Served
as Acting Vice President of the Society of Automotive Engineers UofA
Chapter.
Was on the SAE
Mini-Baja team: specializing in the Braking, Steering, and Safety Systems.
Member of Alpha Kappa Lambda
Fraternity.
Served four
years in the AFROTC program at theUniversity
of Arkansas
@Fayetteville.
Have worked
for 2 years in the Civil Engineering field, specializing in
Subdivision Design, and Commercial Site Development.
Have judged contest for Odyssey of the Mind competitions.
Enjoy the outdoors, hunting,
fishing, and playing Flag Football for my
company (City of Rogers Champions).
I
really enjoy watching people using Science and Engineering to unravel
the mysteries of life and the natural world |
|
 |
Neil Chandler
Retired partner, Deloitte & Touche,
after a 30 year Certified Public Accounting career in Springfield, IL.
Among several community activities, served
as president of Springfield, IL Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Tourism
Commission, and Governor's appointed chairman of Capital City Planning Commission.
B.S. from Bradley University, Peoria,
IL.
Served in the USAF, held reserve commission
as Captain.
Resident of Mountain Home for 15 years.
Activities now include golf, quartet
and church choir singing, golf, writing, golf, and acting.
Comments: "I look forward to again participate in the LEGO League
Tournament. It is a challenge and a joy." |
|
 |
Ms. Ariel Chatman
Student Course Director for Freshman
Engineering Seminar
Student at Washington University in St.
Louis studying Mechanical Engineering
Member National Society of Collegiate
Scholars
Dean's List 01-02, 02-03
2001 Graduate, summa cum laude, MHHS
2001 National Merit Scholar
1999 and 2000 Baxter Bomb Squad, robot
operator and human player
Mentored "Hot Shots" FLL team
1999 and 2000, Director's Award and Mentorship Award |
|
 |
Dr. Eddie Dry
Hometown: Squires, MO
Graduated from Ava High School in 1981
B.S. Agriculture, School of the Ozarks,
1985
M.S. Biology, Southwest Missouri State
University, 1992
Ph. D. Entomology, University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, 1999
Currently a professor at ASU Mountain
Home, since 1997.
Responsibilities at ASUMH include teaching
general biology, botany, zoology, human anatomy & physiology, as well
as some of the biology courses required for the mortuary science program.
A new course in entomology (the study of insects)will be offered in spring
2003.
Involved in various volunteer community
service projects, Among them are the mentoring program through Baxter County
Juvenile Services / Alternative School and participation in a social justice
organization, Embracing Diversity Group.
I also enjoy canoeing, camping, and backpacking. |
|
| |
Clark Fletcher
Born in Mountain Home, Arkansas in
1951.
Graduated Mountain Home High School in
1969.
Graduated Arkansas Tech University in
1973, BS in Geology, minor in Math. Graduated
University of Tennessee in 1975, MS Geology, emphasis on Geochemistry.
Worked 1975-1998 in the coal mining industry
holding numerous positions, including responsibility for properties, exploration,
development and environmental affairs.
Also served as an instructor at the University
of Kentucky - Madisonville Community College, Madisonville, KY, teaching
classes in Geology and Mineral Management.
Served on the Board of Directors of the
Western Kentucky Coal Association.
Appointed to the Kentucky Biodiversity
Task Force, and Kentucky Water Quality Review Committee.
Presently is retained as a coal consultant
by the Bank of America, in Nashville, TN.
Currently serving as Vice Chairman of
the Board of Directors of Baxter Regional Medical Center in Baxter County,
Arkansas.
He and his wife of 28 years, Janice,
have two children; a son who is a mechanical engineer and a daughter who
is in pharmacy school. |
|
|
Mr. Tyrone Fowler
Received BS in Wildlife and Conservation
management from Southwest Missouri State University
Has worked for Corp of Engineers for
11 years
Coordinates Lake Clean Up Program, Hunters
Education Program, Kids Fishing Derby, J.A.K.E.S Event, and Boat Education
Classes
Affiliated with Ducks Unlimited and National
Wild Turkey Federation
Enjoys turkey and duck hunting, weight
lifting, and spending time with daughter Aubrey.
Comments: "I think that learning
science and technology, as well as team work and sportsmanship, are important
for young adults. This program will be quite an experience for the students
and for the judges" |
|
 |
David R. Fry
Received his Bachelor of Science,
Computer Science, from the School of the Ozarks.
Serves Baxter Regional Medical Center as Director
of Information Systems and Health Information.
Responsibilities at BRMC include development and
implementation of integrated MIS strategies, re-engineering processes while
transitioning to the latest technologies, designing and overseeing the infrastructure
to support the growing $220M healthcare operation.
Previously held senior technical positions at International
Paper Company (NYSE: IP), and provided consulting services to Unisys Corporation
(NYSE: UIS) before joining Baxter Regional Medical Center in 1992.
Is a sport bike enthusiast, musician,
holds an advanced class amateur radio license, and enjoys canoeing and camping. |
|
 |
Mario Hernandez
Information systems graduate from
ASU Mtn. Home.
Currently working in Information systems
for Great Southern Bank Corp.
1999 and 2000 Baxter Bomb Squad, robot
operator(2000)
2000 FIRST Chairman's Award Scholarship
Recipient
Mentored Lego League and the Bomb Squad |
|
 |
Steve M. Johnson
Assistant Professor of Computer Information
Systems, Arkansas State University, Mountain Home
B.S. in Microbiology, University of Arkansas
M.S. in Computer Studies, Northwest Missouri
State University
Ed.D. in Adult Computer Training, University
of Arkansas
Member of Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Delta
Kappa
Twice included in Who's Who Among America's
Teachers
Arkansas Association of Two Year College's
Outstanding Faculty of the Year for Arkansas - 1996.
Resident of Mountain Home for 46 years.
Eight years of public school teaching
and nine in higher education.
Hobbies include flying remote control
aircraft, amateur radio and digital
photography. |
|
 |
Rep. Johnny Key
1991 Graduate of University of Arkansas,
B.S. Chemical Engineering
Worked for Baxter Healthcare Corporation
as a Quality Engineer 1991 - 2003
Served on the Baxter County Quorum Court
1997 - 2002
Elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives
in 2002
Vice Chairman of the House Aging, Children
and Youth, Legislative and
Military Affairs Committee
Chairman - Children and Youth Subcommittee
Member of House Public Health, Welfare,
and Labor Committee, Arkansas Legislative Council, Joint Performance Review
Committee
Married to wife Shannon for 16 years;
two children, Ryan and Rachel.
Shannon and Johnny own Open Arms Learning
Center and Noah's Ark
Pre-school in Mountain Home and Kidko Learning Center in Flippin. |
|
 |
Dr. Michael Langevin
Dr. Langevin has practiced in Mountain
Home since 1979.
He received his B.S. in Zoology from
Arkansas State University in 1975 and attended Southern College of Optometry
in Memphis, TN for his doctorate.
He is a member of numerous professional
organizations and regularly lectures to the Anatomy and Physiology classes
at ASU-MH campus.
Dr. Langevin has raised two children
and is active in the local soccer association. He has coached at all age
levels and is still an active referee for recreational soccer as well as
the state high school level. He was instrumental in the institution of the
women's high school soccer team in Mountain Home.
Comments: The appreciation of science
and its everyday application in ones life cannot be over estimated. I am
very happy to serve and make this a possibility in a young adults life. |
|
 |
Roger Leonard
Graduated from Cross County High School
in 1983.
Graduated from ASU-Jonesboro with a BS
degree in Computer Information Systems in 1987.
Worked for McNeill Trucking in Calico
Rock from 1987 to 1993 as computer programmer.
Currently is employed by Claridge Products
in Harrison as Director of MIS.
Currently president of the school board
at Flippin School District.
Currently president of South Shore Soccer
Association.
Family includes wife Susan and sons Michael
(14) and Jacob (8).
Former coach of Cleanup Crew lego
league team which won -
- 2nd place NATIONAL Directors Award in 2002-2003
- 2 awards for first place Directors Awards
- 2 awards for programming
- 1 award for teamwork
- 2 awards for Research Presentation plus various other honorable mentions
for every major category in 3 years of competitions.
- The Cleanup Crew also scored a perfect score at the international competition
in 2004-2005 at Atlanta.
|
I feel that this lego league program
and the FIRST robotics program needs more exposure because it is a very
strong foundation in engineering for a lot of students and can be a very
big influence on these students future. |
|
 |
Jackie Meissner
Graduated from MHHS, magna cum laude,
2005
Former member and
team leader of the Baxter Bomb Squad 2004 and 2005
Currently a student at the University of Arkansas,
studying Middle-Level
Education Science/Math
Secretary
of Buchanan-Droke and Gladsone-Ripley Hall Senate at the
University of Arkansas |
|
| |
Mr. Greg Mills
Employed by Baxter Healthcare as Engineering
Manager with responsibility
for maintenance
Serves
as Comissioner for Ozark Regional Airport
2004
President of Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce
Founding member of the Science & Technology
Group
10 year member of
the Mountain Home Robotics team, the "Bomb Squad"
Greg and his wife Ann live in Mountain Home. They
have one son and two
beautiful granddaughters
Enjoys
traveling, horseback riding, and coaching football. |
|
 |
Mr. Ken Patton
Engineering Manager in the Advanced
Engineering group of GM Powertrain, the global manufacturer of engines and
transmissions for General Motors
Has several years experience in the areas
of design and development of engines and powertrains
Received his Bachelor's of Science in
Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Technological University
Received his Master's of Science in Mechanical
Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Member of the Huskie Brigade, FIRST team
#65 from Pontiac Northern High School; he has been heavily involved in FIRST
since 1997.
Ken was the recipient of FIRST's 1999
Woodie Flowers Award, for excellence in communication in the art and science
of engineering and design.
Has been a student competitor, volunteer,
and judge in other engineering competitions such as the Society of Automotive
Engineers Mini-Baja Vehicle competition and Formula SAE competition |
|
|
Don Pinckney
Youth Education Assistant, Missouri
University Outreach and Extension.
For the past twenty eight years, worked
with Missouri 4-H members, leaders and 4-H clubs in Douglas, Ozark and Wright
counties in Missouri. Responsibilities
with UOE are building traditional 4-H program. 4-H after school, direct
summer camps, coordinate trips and community services projects.
Home town Wasola, Missouri
Involved in Heart of the Hills food bank.
Douglas County fair, Douglas County Community Health Care Clinic. FEMA board
member, South Central Council of Government, Hammond Mill Camp Assoc.
Future Hobbies, Gardening and traveling
the USA |
|
 |
Dr. Ray Stahl, MD
Received his Doctor of Medicine and
completed his Surgery Residency at the University of Tennessee in Memphis.
Practices general, thoracic and vascular
surgery in Mountain Home, Arkansas
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
and Southeastern Surgical Congress
Active in youth soccer and Scouting
Sons participated in FIRST
Comments: I am very honored and excited
to judge the LEGO LEAGUE and again witness the wonderful imagination and
talent of our area's young people. |
|
 |
Michael Troop
BS degree from Arkansas State University
- Jonesboro in Technology
Currently pursuing the MBA through ASU-Jonesboro
Computer Systems and Networking Technology Instructor
Arkansas State University - Beebe since 2002
Judge for SKILLS USA competition 2004 and 2005
Enjoy spending time with
my son, hiking, fishing, swimming, camping, and of course…dealing with
computers.
Looking forward
to my first year at the LEGO competition! |
|
| |
Ron Vincent
General Manager of Cox Communications
in Mountain
Home,Ar.
He is the Graduate
of Arkansas College of Technology with an
Electronic Engineering Degree
Has
been in Communications for 26 years.
Serving First as a Chief technician in
Helena, Ar. To his present Position
as General Manager. |
|
 |
Jessie Walker
Senior Speech Communication Major
at Arkansas State University in
Jonesboro, ARwill graduate in May
Three year member of the Student Government
Association at Arkansas State and four year member of Alpha Gamma Delta
Sorority.
Hopes to attend either graduate school
in Little Rock to obtain a Masters
in Interpersonal and Organizational Communciation or begin a career in the
human resources field.
Former member of Baxter Bomb Squad. |
|
 |
Derrick Williamson
Graduated from MHHS in 2005
Participated as Team Leader for the Crazy
8's FLL team in 1999 and 2000
Member and Electronics Leader of the
Baxter Bomb Squad 2003-05
Secretary of SkillsUSA 2003-2005, won
2nd place in Electronics competition in Hot Springs 2005
Student at the University of Arkansas,
studying Electrical Engineering
Member of the Solar Splash team at the
University of Arkansas (solar boat
project) |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|