AR AIMS Board Secretary; Dr. Ann Robinson is a professor in the department of Teacher Education/Education Leadership and the founding director of the Jodie Mahony Center for Gifted Education. In 2001, Dr. Robinson founded the Mahony Center–a multi-purpose unit serving teachers and children through graduate and professional development programs for gifted education. For years, the center has also served as a hub for the Arkansas Advanced Placement Summer Institute and coordinates the Summer Laurate University for Youth.