A University of Arkansas at Little Rock alumnus is returning to Arkansas to become the associate vice chancellor for finance. 

Darrell Morrison, senior manager for business and financial analysis at the University of Texas at San Antonio, will start his new position May 1.

The associate vice chancellor for finance at UA Little Rock is responsible for the administration of the university’s financial operations and reports to Steve McClellan, vice chancellor for finance and administration.

Morrison previously worked as the vice president for business affairs at Texas A&M University-San Antonio and as the vice chancellor for finance and administration at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. Morrison held several administrative positions at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, including controller, associate vice president for finance/director of financial services, and vice president for finance.

For more than eight years, Morrison held various leadership positions with the Southern Association of College and University Business Officers and served on the National Association of College and University Business Officers board.

Morrison earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in accounting in 1985 from Henderson State University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2005. He and his wife, Kelli, have five children and are looking forward to returning home to UA Little Rock.

“I am extremely excited to join Mr. McClellan, the financial and administration staff, and the UA Little Rock campus, and am ready to hit the ground running in order to continue to advance the university,” Morrison said. “I am thankful to be selected for this great opportunity.”