Chancellor Joel E. Anderson will unveil new signs and a plaque designating the three-sectioned assembly room at the Donaghey Student Center as the Calvin R. Ledbetter Jr. Assembly Hall in honor of the emeritus professor, chair, and dean of political science.

The renaming honors Ledbetter for the 48 years in which he has touched thousands of students by teaching them the science of politics and government as well as its history.

As a former state legislator, Ledbetter was instrumental in moving the privately funded Little Rock University to the University of Arkansas Systems. He authored the first “circuit breaker” law extending property tax relief for the elderly and was instrumental in a number of educational reforms, from free kindergarten to free textbooks.

A reception will follow the unveiling.

For more information, contact Jo Jones at (501) 569-8734 or bjjones@ualr.edu