Southern Arkansas University News

Five faculty members at Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, were recently honored with awards from the University. Those receiving awards were Dr. Lynne Belcher, Steven Ochs, Dr. Sam Heintz, Dr. Scott White, and Dr. Tim Wise.

Dr. Lynne Belcher, a member of the SAU faculty since 1990, was chosen as Honor Professor at the University. She is

Sheila Boylan Parsons will teach a three-day workshop for all levels of watercolor experience Friday through Sunday, April 21-23, in the Teaching/Learning Center, located on the first floor of Magale Library on the campus of Southern Arkansas University.

The workshops will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday

Not only does Doug Waterfield serve as chair of the Department of Art and Design and assistant professor of art at Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, he is also an artist and filmmaker.

During the last few months Waterfield has been the guest artist at several regional and state-wide art galleries and has had a film screened

Ann Smith Downs, a 1967 graduate of Southern State College with a degree in elementary education, has had a love for art since the age of 14 when she took art lessons from Magnolia art teacher Margie Chamberlin. It has been said of Downs “she finds excitement and challenge in seeking to express the essence

Students interested in pursuing a career in art now have two new options.

Beginning in the fall of 2006, the Department of Art and Design at Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, will begin offering two new degrees – a Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic design as well as a B.F.A. in studio-art.

“These two new degrees will