Pat Bailey Joins South Shore Foundation Board of Directors
July 2006

Patricia Bailey

Patricia Bailey, the vice chancellor for academic and student affairs at Arkansas State University Mountain Home, is a new member of the South Shore Foundation Board of Directors. South Shore Foundation Chairman Jodie Elizabeth Jeffrey made the announcement.

A resident of Mountain Home for the past 12 years, Dr. Bailey grew up in Oklahoma. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and political science and a Master of Science in counseling and psychology, both from Northeastern State University at Tahlequah, Okla. She earned a Doctorate of Education from the University of Arkansas in counselor education and leadership.

At ASUMH, Dr. Bailey supervises academic affairs, admissions, registration, institutional research, library, continuing education, and student services. Prior to joining the ASUMH administration, she was employed at North Arkansas College in Harrison for 16 years.

Dr. Bailey said she accepted the three-year appointment to the South Shore Foundation Board because she agrees with its mission for the area it serves of advancing education, economic development, and protecting the environment. She took note of actions the board took in its last two meetings. “From sending students to Girls and Boys State, helping young people train for the nursing profession, and training the future leaders of our area, the South Shore Foundation is laying a foundation for an even better tomorrow,” she said.

Dr. Bailey is currently president of the Mountain Home Area Chamber of Commerce, a commissioner of Ozark Regional Airport, and a member and past president of Rotary Club in Mountain Home. She and her husband, Frank, reside in Mountain Home, as does her mother, Elizabeth Nicholson, and mother-in-law, Leone Bailey.

The South Shore Foundation Board consists of 11 members who are leaders in business, education, and government in the area served by the foundation’s parent company, Northern Arkansas Telephone Company (NATCO), surrounding Flippin. The board meets quarterly and accepts applications from nonprofit organizations for grants between $250 and $25,000. For more information or a grant application, call 1-800-775-6682.