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Former UALR standout and current Los Angeles Laker guard Derek Fisher will receive the 2010 sportsman of the year award at the sixth annual L.A. Sports Awards on Feb. 24 … Derek Fisher to be Honored in L.A.

Dr. Joel Anderson’s commitment to the development of UALR’s Institute on Race and Ethnicity was recently profiled by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

A fifth generation of Coleman dairymen – the sons of W.C. “Buddy” Coleman – has presented UALR a gift of 10 acres of what was part of the oldest dairy … Coleman Sons Donate Dairy Land to UALR for Sports Complex

When a three-day on-air funding drive fell $6,275 short of a goal needed to expand central Arkansas’s public radio signal, KUAR General Manager Ben Fry feared the station would miss … Gwatney Helps Public Radio Reach Tower Goal

The second annual “SpectacUALR,” a benefit for Trojan athlete scholarships presented by Windstream Communications, raised nearly $195,000 at Oct. 14 gala, surpassing the record total raised at the 2009 inaugural … ‘SpectacUALR’ Raises Record $195,000

UALR celebrated the re-opening of the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall and the dedication of the Remmel Family Fine Arts Lobby with a reception and music performances by the UALR … Fanfare Re-opens Stella Boyle Smith Hall

UALR’s first comprehensive fundraising campaign has met its $75 million goal one-and-a-half years before the seven-year campaign ends. With 18 months to go, UALR has raised $76.9 million.

The Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation, Fayetteville, has expanded its commitment to the UALR Nursing Program with the announcement of a $2 million endowment gift to perpetuate the Walker … UALR Receives $2 Million Gift for Nursing Program

UALR has received a gift of $250,000 from the Ottenheimer Brothers Foundation for exterior improvements at the University’s main library named for the family.

UALR has received a $202,000 grant from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council to complete work on the Trail of Tears Park on the south end of the Coleman … Grant to Complete UALR’s Trail of Tears Park