Former Dean Leaves $816,000 to College of Education
The late Dr. Gene Virginia Campbell, a career educator who influenced the education of thousands of teachers and through them, students, bequeathed her estate of $816,615 to UALR’s College of Education, Bob Denman, director of UALR’s Office of Development, said today. Read More...
Campus Campaign
The Campus Campaign is an effort of the University’s
faculty and staff administrated by the Office of Development.
The campaign is guided by a steering committee made
of UALR’s faculty and staff. The committee members
are representatives of the academic colleges and administrative
divisions of the UALR Campus. Read More...
UALR employees set new internal fund-raising record
UALR employees have set a new record for a campus-wide fundraising campaign for the university, with 47 percent participation by faculty and staff in the campaign. Read More...
UALR Students Calling
Recent UALR donors are receiving personal calls from some of the school’s top students thanking them for supporting the institution, particularly their gifts to student scholarship funds. Read More...
Bank of America Foundation gifts UALR $25,000
The Bank of America Foundation presented Chancellor Joel E. Anderson with a check for $25,000 Thursday, July 20, to be distributed among four groups at UALR.
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Southwest Power Pool Funds Power Systems Lab at UALR’s CyberCollege
A new Southwest Power Pool (SPP) Power Systems Laboratory will be open this semester for UALR engineering students at UALR’s Donaghey College of Systems Engineering and Information Technology – the CyberCollege, Dean Mary Good announced today. Read More...
Annual Bowling Bash Benefited TreDay.com Scholarship Project
UALR alumnus Travis Rowan – known to his radio fans as Disk Jockey TréDay on Power 92 – hosted a bevy of Arkansas celebrities for a bowling tournament Saturday, July 22, to benefit the TreDay.com Scholarship Project in UALR’s School of Mass Communications. Read More...
Former players donate to baseball program
Gary Hogan touched the lives of many people during his 11-year tenure as baseball coach at UALR. Not only did he transform a patch of dirt and rocks into a Division I baseball facility, but he was a mentor to his players and a prominent figure in the community.
Now, in appreciation of his efforts, two former players and a supporter of baseball in central Arkansas have combined to give the UALR baseball program gifts totaling $270,000.
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The Willard and Pat Walker Foundation Creates 19 New Nursing Scholarships at UALR
The Willard and Pat Walker Foundation has awarded UALR’s Nursing Program $144,000 to create another 19 full scholarships and help the University reach its strategic goal of graduating more nurses per year to meet Arkansas’ growing needs. Read More...
UALR Professor Honors Parents with Endowment
Dr. Srini Ramaswamy and his wife, Rama Chakrapani – both with UALR’s Donaghey College of Information Science and Systems Engineering – are endowing a $15,000 scholarship for the Department of Computer Science in honor of their parents. Read More...
Charitable Gift Annuity to benefit Public Radio
Paul & Carolyn Lasseigne of North Little Rock have recently given a Charitable Gift Annuity to UALR Public Radio. Their gift was given after they attended a financial planning seminar and learned about this kind of planned giving. This gift fit their personal objectives and also their strong sense of philanthropy. Read More...
UALR Honors Elliott Foundation for Scholarship to Fight Mental Illness
Faculty and students from UALR’s Department of Social Work honored a Searcy-based foundation at a breakfast reception last week to thank the group for fighting mental illness by providing a scholarship for social work students. Read More...
Local Disc Jockey Hosts Bowling Fundraiser Featuring Star Athlete
For the past couple of years, UALR graduate Travis Rowan – known to some as TreDay, host of the afternoon drive on KIPR Power 92 – has celebrated his birthday raising money for the University’s School of Mass Communication. Read More...
Alum Honors UALR with School of Mass Communication Gift
UALR alum and local disc jockey Travis Rowan wants to help future journalists who are pursuing a degree in the University’s School of Mass Communication. Rowan, known to many as Trey Day, the voice behind the afternoon drive on KIPR Power 92, presented the School of Mass Communication a $3,000 gift for the TreDay.com Scholarship project. Read More...
Endowment Created By UALR Student Helps Center Extend Gifts Beyond Writing
Phyllis Keltner wants to make sure UALR students who suffer writer’s block or trauma related to red-marked composition papers always have a place to go for help. Read More...
Schlumberger, Bailey Family to Establish UALR Nursing Endowment
The family of Dr. Ann Schlumberger, chair of the UALR Department of Nursing, has established a $15,000 future endowment to enhance the University’s nursing program.
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Trinity Foundation Makes Largest Academic Endowment In History of UALR to Donaghey CyberCollege
Trinity Foundation announced today a $6 million endowment for UALR’s Donaghey CyberCollege allowing the school to add mechanical and electrical engineering tracks. The gift – the largest academic endowment in UALR’s history – allows UALR to meet one of the top goals identified in the Metropolitan Little Rock Commission’s Angelou Report issued last year. Little Rock Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Paul Harvel said the announcement was the most significant business development announcement of the year. “This building is four years old, and we’ve had tons of meetings in it, but this is absolutely the most important one we have ever had because it’s about the future,” he said.
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NBA Star Presents UALR $700K for Arena Gym, School Mentors
NBA basketball star Derek Fisher has presented UALR with a gift of $700,000 for an auxiliary gym at the University’s new Stephens Center and to establish Fisher Fellows, a mentoring program for neighborhood middle school students. Read More...
Former Sales Clerk’s Estate Endows Scholarship
The family of Bernice Robinson Webb has endowed a scholarship in her memory in the UALR College of Education for students who plan to become teachers. “Having lived through the Great Depression, the Webbs lived their lives frugally and their savings have funded this endowment,” said Cathy Moore and Joann Casteel, Webb’s nieces who established the scholarship. Read More...
Donor Presents UALR With Half-Million Endowment for Art Scholarships
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (June 23, 2005) – UALR officials announced today they have received a $500,000 endowment from an anonymous donor to provide scholarships for art students. Read More...
Entergy, Baptist Health Launch UALR Cooperative Education Scholarship Program with Major Gifts
David House, vice president of Baptist Health, and Greg Grillo, director of distribution operations for Entergy Arkansas, initiated a new fundraising effort to provide scholarships for UALR Cooperative Education students, with a combined commitment to provide $25,000 over three years for the effort. Read More...
Whitbeck Portrait Unveiled at UALR’s Reynolds Center
It’s been more than 60 years since insurance executive Frank L. Whitbeck began to work on building a top-flight business college to create business opportunities for the young men and women of Central Arkansas and to grow the economy of the region. Read More...
First Arkansas CEO Honors Father by Endowing Economic Center at UALR
Larry Wilson, chairman, president, and CEO of First Arkansas Bank & Trust, has presented UALR with a gift of $100,000 to endow the University’s center for economic education. Read More...
Faculty and Staff Invest in UALR
UALR’s 2005 Campus Campaign set a new record raising $242,477, a 23 percent increase over the amount raised in 2004. With average individual gifts increasing from 2004’s average of $358 to this year’s $443, UALR’s faculty and staff continue to demonstrate support for the University by donating their own money to the campaign. Read More...
Social Work Community Dresses Up for UALR Scholarships
Members of the UALR School of Social Work Community Advisory Board will be dressing up for the second annual Blue Jeans and Birkenstocks Bash Friday, April 21, to raise money for the School of Social Work’s Endowed Scholarship Fund.
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Social Work Alumni Raises $17,000 for Endowed Scholarship Fund
Alumni of UALR’s School of Social Work through their Community Advisory Board, packed Little Rock’s Oyster Bar last weekend for the 2nd Annual Blue Jeans and Birkenstocks Bash, raising a record $17,000 for the school’s Endowed Scholarship Fund – an amount five times greater than the total raised at the inaugural event last year. Read More...
Gala Raises $50,000
Central Arkansas’ arts community raised in excess of $50,000 last week at the UALR Friends of the Arts gala Finale, benefiting arts education. Read More...
Capacity Crowd for UALR Friends of the Arts Gala Finale
Central Arkansas’ arts community raised in excess of $50,000 last week at the UALR Friends of the Arts gala Finale, benefiting arts education. Read More...
Society Of Philanthropy Boasts Record Crowd
Chenal Country Club was this year’s location for the annual Society of Philanthropy Dinner hosted by Dr. and Mrs. Joel E. Anderson. Read More...
UALR Alums Endow Insurance Scholarship Honoring Parents
Alfred Williams and his wife Elaine Eubank have endowed a scholarship for a UALR business student honoring his parents. Read More...
UALR Trojan Vets to Revel in Golden Anniversary of Rose Bowl Win
It was more than 50 years ago, the perfect end to a perfect 10-0 season.
On Feb. 11, 2006, UALR hosted a reunion luncheon for the former Trojans players who were a part of the triumphant football victory of 1949 when Little Rock Junior College – UALR’s predecessor institution -- won the national Junior College Rose Bowl championship.
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Year Effort by Rainbow Girls Nets Nearly $8,000 for UALR Clinic
They washed cars, sold candy, organized garage sales, sold tickets to a tea and a toast-and-roast. At the end of the year, 100 girls ages 11 to 20 -- Arkansas members of the Grand Assembly of the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls -- had collected nearly $8,000 to help UALR speech pathologists teach children overcome language and communication disabilities. Read More...
UALR Faculty, Staff Exceed Goal for Campus Campaign
In a ringing endorsement of UALR’s mission, faculty and staff of the University reached the 2006 Campus Campaign’s fundraising goal of 45 percent participation, Laura Dobbins of the Office of Development announced Monday. Read More...
UALR Recognizes Devoted Supporters
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock honored its cumulative donors at a reception and dinner on March 8 at the Country Club of Little Rock. Read More...
UALR Annual Donors Honored
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock hosted an evening of entertainment on April 13 which included performance by students and faculty of the College of Arts and Humanities. Read More...
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