Development

Kristi Smith, a University of Arkansas at Little Rock graduate, has been selected to fill a key fundraising role for the university.

The Arkansas Attorney General’s Office has given a $1 million grant to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law to create a Business Innovation Clinic.

As the 2013 Campus Campaign kicks off, committee members are reminding employees that it’s always time for UALR and every gift, like every employee, is vitally important.

A new scholarship has been named in memory of freshman Ryan Palludan. The textbook scholarship will honor Ryan’s legacy and help students in their academic journey.

The Alumni Association was granted its largest gift ever by the Merrily F. Purnell Parker Revocable Trust to fund student scholarships.

Peggy Mitchell has been appointed Planned Giving Officer in the Office of Alumni and Development at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

The UALR Office of Alumni Relations, parent to the UALR Alumni Association, has been moved from the university’s advancement division to the development division.

An endowed scholarship was recently created in the name of retired history professor C. Fred Williams in recognition of his wide-ranging achievements.

Dr. Neyland Hester, 90, of Traskwood, a long-time administrator at UALR, died Monday, Jan. 28, at the Hot Spring County Medical Center. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of J.A. Funk Funeral Home.

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.