{"id":6772,"date":"2018-04-18T14:42:39","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T19:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/?p=6772"},"modified":"2025-06-18T13:19:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T18:19:00","slug":"four-inducted-into-educational-leadership-hall-of-fame-at-southern-arkansas-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2018\/four-inducted-into-educational-leadership-hall-of-fame-at-southern-arkansas-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Four inducted into Educational Leadership Hall of Fame at Southern Arkansas University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820HOF20Group.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6775 \" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820HOF20Group.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820HOF20Group.jpg 792w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820HOF20Group-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820HOF20Group-768x385.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a>Four regional educators were inducted into the Educational Leadership Hall of Fame at Southern Arkansas University on Tuesday, April 17, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The 2018 Educational Leadership Hall of Fame inductees included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Heath Miller, principal, Lake Hamilton Primary School in Lake Hamilton, Arkansas<\/li>\n<li>Barbara Garner, assistant superintendent, Crossett School District in Crossett, Arkansas<\/li>\n<li>Kim Cody, principal, Redwater Junior High School in Redwater, Texas<\/li>\n<li>Johnny Embry, assistant superintendent, Camden Fairview School District in Camden, Arkansas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also at the event, the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Pat Ward of McNeil, Arkansas. Jamie Boyd, director of admissions, Field experience and Licensure and assistant professor of education, also received the Educational Leadership Excellence Award. This award is given to an SAU faculty, staff or community member who has contributed to and supported educational leadership.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Trey Berry, president of SAU, welcomed the audience, and Ouida Newton, state board member of the Arkansas Department of Education, delivered the keynote address. Connie Wilson, assistant professor and director of Educational Leadership at SAU, introduced the guests. Regan Grubbs, 2018 Miss SAU, helped induct the educators along with Berry and Taylor McNeel, president\u2019s ambassador and 2015-2016 National FFA President.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6772 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820Pat20Ward.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820Pat20Ward-300x218.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820Pat20Ward-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820Pat20Ward-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820Pat20Ward.jpg 792w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6779'>\n\t\t\t\tPat Ward\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820Kim20Cody.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820Kim20Cody-300x217.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820Kim20Cody-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820Kim20Cody-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820Kim20Cody.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6778'>\n\t\t\t\tKim Cody\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820Johnny20Embry.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820Johnny20Embry-300x219.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820Johnny20Embry-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820Johnny20Embry.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6777'>\n\t\t\t\tJohnny Embry\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820Jamie20Boyd.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820Jamie20Boyd-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820Jamie20Boyd-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820Jamie20Boyd-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820Jamie20Boyd.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6776'>\n\t\t\t\tJamie Boyd\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820Heath20Miller.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820Heath20Miller-300x232.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820Heath20Miller-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820Heath20Miller-768x594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820Heath20Miller.jpg 792w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6774'>\n\t\t\t\tHeath Miller\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820Barbara20Garner.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820Barbara20Garner-300x229.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820Barbara20Garner-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820Barbara20Garner-768x586.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/04\/4.18.1820Barbara20Garner.jpg 792w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6773'>\n\t\t\t\tBarbara Garner\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Berry said that this past year, SAU has seen an increase in the number of students interested in majoring in education. \u201cTeaching is an influential and noble profession,\u201d Berry said, praising the inspirational work of teachers.<\/p>\n<p>In her remarks, Newton asked those present to think about what kind of superpowers they would most like to have, and told the audience that educational leaders possess \u201cawesome power\u201d that can change the lives of students.<\/p>\n<p>She said great leaders can inform, direct and inspire students, describing those abilities as superpowers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou superheroes work together to lead and to provide your students with a quality education,\u201d Newton said, thanking the educators for providing passionate and consistent leadership on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<p>Cody praised her experience at SAU, saying that it \u201creaches out to the small school environment.\u201d She said the support and quality instruction she received from caring professors helped her grow in her career and become a campus leader. Cody received her bachelor\u2019s degree at East Texas State University in Texarkana and her master\u2019s degree in Educational Leadership at SAU.<\/p>\n<p>On being inducted, Embry said he considered SAU \u201ca natural place to go\u201d as his career evolved toward the administrative level. He called SAU a great resource for helping local school districts hire quality teachers. \u201cEducation is a wide-open field,\u201d he said, \u201cwith needs across southwest Arkansas.\u201d SAU can meet those needs by helping to bring new teachers into the profession. Embry received his bachelor\u2019s degree in Agriculture Education from SAU and his master\u2019s degree from the University of Arkansas. He also received his building and district-level licensure for educational administration from SAU.<\/p>\n<p>Miller, in his induction remarks, said SAU prepared him to become an educator, a coach and an administrator, teaching him not only the theory but application of teaching. \u201cSAU helped me grow professionally,\u201d he said. He received his bachelor\u2019s degree, master\u2019s degree and building and district-level licensure all at SAU and is currently working on his doctorate at Arkansas Tech University.<\/p>\n<p>Garner praised the opportunities given her by SAU, saying she knows she is making a positive difference in lives. She said students leave her district knowing they have the skills necessary for jobs of the future, or to pursue a higher education. She received her bachelor\u2019s degree in music education from the University of Central Arkansas; her master\u2019s degree in Teacher Leadership and Educational Leadership from the University of Arkansas-Monticello, and her District-Level Administrator licensure from SAU.<\/p>\n<p>Ward said SAU is a good starting point for a career, calling the University a home to her. She received her bachelor\u2019s degree from SAU and her master\u2019s degree in business from the University of Mississippi.<\/p>\n<p>This event marked the second annual Educational Leadership Hall of Fame induction for SAU\u2019s College of Education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four regional educators were inducted into the Educational Leadership Hall of Fame at Southern Arkansas University on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. 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