Development

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.

Richard B. Dixon, a legendary professor who joined Little Rock Junior College in 1953, died Monday, Oct. 29. He was 86.

UALR is throwing a birthday party for Trojan women sports pioneer and 2010 Alumni Association Presidents Award winner Betty Jo Stephens at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15. The party will be held before home game between the Trojans, the 2012 Sun Belt Conference Champion, and the Missouri State Lady Bears at Jack Stephens Center.

A free lunchtime seminar on estate planning for UALR friends and alumni will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at the UALR Bailey Alumni Center.

More than 600 people turned out for the fourth annual SpectacUALR, which established a new record for giving. More than $200,000 was raised in support of Trojan student-athletes.

UALR Friends of the Arts (FOA) will host the fundraising event “6×6 ‘at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 in the Applied Design Studio in University Plaza, Suite 300.

A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, for Carolyn Larson Harman, the 85-year-old daughter of John A. Larson, the founder and first president of Little Rock Junior College, UALR’s predecessor institution.

Returning to school can be difficult, but thanks to the Bernard Osher Foundation, UALR students now have a better chance at completing their degrees.

UALR will honor Eileen and Dr. Ricardo Sotomora at the seventh annual Finale gala at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 28, in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Building. Each year, the gala marks the end-of-the-arts season to celebrate the arts in central Arkansas and is the premiere fundraising event for the … Gala to Honor the Sotomoras April 28

Come by the Office of Development from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, for a hot dog lunch from Hot Dog Mike. He is donating a portion of the day’s sales to the Campus Campaign and the Fund for UALR.