Alumni & Friends

James Simpson, a 1974 graduate of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and partner at the law firm of Friday, Eldredge & Clark, was recently sworn in as president of the Arkansas Bar Association.

Alumna who worked with Elvis Presley, starred in movies such as the Creature from the Black Lagoon, and popular tv shows like the Andy Griffith Show will be honored May 10…

The UALR Alumni Association raised $75,000 for student scholarships at its Taste of Little Rock event held March 14.

Students planning on graduating this spring should stop by Grad Fest from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, and Thursday, March 7, in the lower concourse of the Donaghey Student Center.

Students, staff, and alumni will come together to celebrate UALR’s 2013 homecoming with a week full of activities Feb. 25 – March 2.

The Alumni Association’s Taste of Little Rock event will honor Janet Jones for her contributions to the university and will feature food and entertainment from the capital city.

The stories we’ve heard about people who found love while at UALR – as Brad and Kelli Marks did – inspired us to celebrate Valentine’s Day in a different way this year. Share your Grads in Love story like the Marks did below and win a sweet treat just in time for February 14.

Journalist, author, trustee of the Winthrop Rockefeller Charitable Trust, and UALR’s 2011 Distinguished Alumnus John L. Ward died Thursday, Nov. 29, following a lengthy fight against cancer. He was 81.

Members of the UALR Alumni Board of Directors will award a record 22 scholarships next spring, thanks to the generosity of alumni and friends who have made tax-deductible gifts to the university.

A group of UALR alumni from the 1990s gathered in the Washington home of former Donaghey Scholar Jeff Dutton recently to celebrate the endowment of the Stonewall Scholarship.