Alumni and Development

Sara Chastain, a registered nurse from Little Rock, has donated $100,000 to create an endowed professorship fund in memory of her father, the late Dr. Charles Chastain, who was the founder of the criminal justice program at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Dr. Carrie Phillips has been named the new chief communications and marketing officer for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Julie Brown, a longtime supporter of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock from De Queen, has created an endowment that provides Chancellor Christina Drale with the opportunity to support annual priorities that benefit students at the university.

Kristi Smith, senior director of alumni and development at UA Little Rock, served as the commencement speaker for the 36th Class of Leadership Greater Little Rock.

Aaron Shuman, a 2021 graduate of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has been recognized as the 2022 Public History Graduate Student of the Year by the Arkansas Museums Association.

Drew Higginbothom, an insurance agent from Forrest City, Arkansas, has always understood the value of education.

For many long-distance runners, competing in the elite Boston Marathon is the stuff of dreams. It was no different for UA Little Rock alum Margaret “Meg” Berry, who ran the Boston Marathon April 18. 

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has announced that Ben Bailey has joined the campaign board as the newest member of the Centennial Campaign Cabinet.

One UA Little Rock alumnus has made the university’s annual Giving Day celebration extra special with the day’s largest donation of $50,000.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has launched a first-of-its-kind program at the university to help new alumni artists boost their careers.