Lyon College News

Jesse M. Wilson II, age 49, of Mountain Home, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at his residence.

The Viola Longhorns were eliminated from the Lyon College Tournament Friday with a 57-43 loss to the Cave City Cavemen in the semifinals at Becknell Gymnasium in Batesville.

Jane and Frank Lyon hosted a Holiday Reception for Lyon College trustees, alumni and friends Dec.

With a procession led by the schoola s Pipe Band, Lyon College held investiture ceremonies for Donald V. Weatherman as 17th president Saturday.

Not many people have a job that take them to the ends of the Earth, but Bob Smith is one of those few.

BATESVILLE - Alley Coplen, Jason DeMoulpied, Ross Everett, Kendl Fischer and Johnathan Mrsny, all of Norfork High School, recently were recognized for completing the 2009 Upward Bound Math-Science Summer Session at Lyon College.

The college is ranked second among schools in Arkansas. In addition, Lyon is ranked 13th in the a oeBest Buy - Southern Collegesa division and 20th in the a oeBest College Buysa division.

Several Arkansas schools have made the latest "Best Colleges" list compiled each year by U.S. News and World Report magazine.

A former teammate of Lyon College men's soccer coach Brett Parker has been hired to head the women's soccer program, the school said Monday.

Keisha Marlene Quintero of Beeville loved to help people - whether it was tutoring younger kids or helping family and friends sort through their emotional problems.

Brett Hensley, a seventh-grader at Pinkston Middle School in Mountain Home, recently attended the Lyon College basketball camp in Batesville.

Education can change a person. So can being a father. Provost Donald Bobbitt, Development Vice President Jim Lewis and history senior Terry Duncan all are juggling careers or studies at UTA while being fathers.