Dr. Jewel Moore

Dr. Jewel Elizabeth Moore, born June 5, 1918, in Hot Springs, Arkansas, to Selma Smith Moore and Craven Harris Moore, met her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ face to face on February 25, 2022. She passed with the peace that surpasses all understanding, with her caregivers Carol & Ian McGrath, at her bedside. Jewel lived with her great niece Carol, her husband Ian, and their son Paul, since 2012 after suffering a debilitating illness. Jewel was a woman of few words, yet her silence spoke volumes as she taught her caregivers to read her body language when words failed her. She communicated the deepest of feelings and thoughts through her eyes. Her legacy continues speaking for her through lasting cherished memories.

Dr. Moore graduated Valedictorian from Hot Springs High School. She was an Honor Student at Henderson State University where she received an AB degree in biology. She received an MS degree in botany from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, and earned a Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in botany and ecology.  She taught Math and Science at Mountain Pine High School 1940-1942, and at Beebe Jr. College 1942-1947. She also taught Biology and Ecology at Arkansas State Teachers College 1947-1983.

Dr. Moore received the Conservation Education award from the Arkansas and National Wildlife Federation. Dr. Moore served the American Association of University Women as state president from 1969-1971 and vice president for both the state and Conway organizations from 1967-1969. Dr. Moore was named the AAUW 1976-1977 contributor to the Educational Foundation Programs.

She was an active member of First United Methodist Church, Conway. She served as President of American Association of University Life. She was a life member and President of the State of Arkansas Academy of Science. She helped organize and was a Charter and Life member of the Arkansas Audubon Society and Arkansas Mycological Society. In addition, Dr. Moore served as President of Faulkner County Council on Aging and was one of the original founders of the Faulkner County Senior Citizens Center.

The Jewel E. Moore Nature Reserve on the University of Central Arkansas campus was named in her honor. A U.C.A. Biology Department Field Scholarship was established in her name.

At the age of 103, Dr. Moore survived her brothers Granville, Clyde, Russell and Raymond Moore and sister Pauline Moore Hilliard. Surviving Dr. Moore are her Nephews, Paul (Carla) Hilliard and Mike (Sue) Hilliard and Nieces, Julia Buckelew, DAnn (Morton) Moore Thompson, and Carole Ann Hilliard Burns, 15 great nieces and nephews and their children plus countless colleagues, former students and friends.

A spring memorial service will be announced at a later date.

Memorials appreciated to Jewel E. Moore Nature Reserve: Dr. Brent Hill, UCA Biology Dept., 201 Donaghey Ave.,Conway, AR 72035

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