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The Pine Bluff Jefferson County UAPB/AM&N Alumni Chapter will honor six distinguished individuals during their Scholarship Gala on Friday, September 12, 2025!
This event begins at 6:30pm at the Pine Bluff Convention Center, located at 1 Convention Center Drive in Pine Bluff, AR. A clear bag policy will be enforced.
Dr. Mary Liddell is the chapter president. Dr. Robert Carr is the 2025 Scholarship Gala chair.
This year's theme is "Journey of Knowledge: Empowering Minds, Igniting Futures."
The proceeds will be used to award scholarships to eight deserving University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) students (including 2025 graduates of high schools in Jefferson County, AR.
Six individuals will be honored for outstanding service and a remarkable commitment to making a difference in the community and UAPB. The 2025 honorees and the categories in which they will be honored include the following:
Dr. Stephen A. Broughton – Medicine; Dr. Broughton is the medical director at the Southeast Arkansas Behavioral Healthcare System, Inc., and serves as both a department psychiatrist and a certified deputy sheriff with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office in Pine Bluff. In addition to his medical and law enforcement roles, Dr. Broughton has been an active community leader and advocate. He has been a member of the Pine Bluff Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. for over 30 years. His passion for mental health awareness within the fraternity culminated in his appointment as National Chairman of Military and Veterans Affairs chairman on a widely attended webinar addressing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Suicide Prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dorothy Chapman-Brown – Education; Chapman-Brown began her 39-year teaching career immediately after graduating from Arkansas Mechanical & Normal College (now known as UAPB) in 1965. She began teaching at Arkansas schools in Humphrey, Marianna and Pastoria-Sherrill before arriving at Southeast Junior High School in Pine Bluff in 1970. She taught at Southeast until her retirement in 2004.
K & C Media (Mr. Ty & Mrs. Angelica Walton) – Business; The Waltons are using the lens of film and media to reimagine what’s possible for Pine Bluff and beyond. Ty Walton is a motivational speaker on YouTube under the alias "Big Bro Ty" and a conscious Hip Hop Artist/poet going by the moniker "Ty Chi." Angelica Walton had the honor of serving as the 89th Miss UAPB. Throughout her experience as campus queen, she became more acclimated with the community of Pine Bluff and grew a deep passion for sharing the stories that the media often overlooks, while highlighting the abundance of talent in Pine Bluff.
Dr. Mary A. Liddell – Community Service; Dr. Liddell is a former Mortgage/Farm Loan Processor at Farmers Home Administration and Worthen Bank/National Bank of Commerce, and a Mortgage Loan Officer with Norwest Mortgage. She taught school in the Warren, Pine Bluff and Watson Chapel School Districts as well as in various schools in Connecticut, San Antonio ISD, West Memphis SD and Denver School District in Colorado. She retired from the Little Rock School District 12 years ago. She chaired the Juneteenth Celebration and Christmas parade from 2016 to 2024 for the City of Pine Bluff. For the past seven years, she has coordinated the Christmas Potluck event that feeds the hungry on Christmas day, which is sponsored by its’ founder Dr. Ryan Watley. Dr. Liddell is an advent volunteer worker wherever she is needed in the city of Pine Bluff.
Janice L. Roberts – Government; Roberts, who serves as the city clerk for Pine Bluff, was elected in 2020 and sworn in on January 1, 2021. As the 11th City Clerk in Pine Bluff's history since 1892, she is the second African American to hold this position. She also has six years of experience as a former city alderwoman and is the only city elected official to have served in both the Executive and Legislative branches of government.
For more information, contact Dr. Liddell at 870.643.2383 or Dr. Carr at 210.334.5420.
Don't miss the 2025 Scholarship Gala!
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