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 event.
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 music faculty.
He graduated from UALR in 1970 and made a career in Colorado and California. But Steven Lewis Mourning understood the importance of supporting hometown institutions. He was a lifetime member of UALR’s Alumni Association.
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Anyone who attended classes at Little Rock University from 1958 to 1969 is invited to join the Facebook group “I Attended Little Rock University” in advance of an Oct. 2 party reuniting students from 40 years ago.
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 Nursing Scholarship Program.
The Walker Scholars Endowment, created with a $1 million gift in 2008, will expand the number of full scholarships awarded to nursing students to 10 and will create a new endowment scholarship fund for students pursuing a bachelor or science in nursing degree.
“We consider the UALR Nursing Program worthy of our support and are pleased with the partnership that has been established over the last six years,” said Debbie Walker, executive director for the Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Trust. “We are pleased to partner with UALR in meeting the nursing needs of our state.”
The Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation began supporting the UALR Nursing program in 2004 with scholarships gifts. With the establishment of the endowment in 2008, UALR expanded efforts to graduate more nurses and establish partnerships that are providing professional placement opportunities for nursing graduates within Arkansas.
“The Walker Foundation has once again stepped up to help the UALR Department of Nursing at a time when there is a national need for more nurses and for better trained nurses,” said Dr. Michael Gealt, dean of the College of Science and Mathematics. “This contribution of scholarship funds will help highly-qualified students get their education without incurring long-term debt. In my opinion, this is not only a gift to UALR, but to all of Arkansas”.
“The continued support of the Walker family impacts the lives of Arkansans,” said Chancellor Joel Anderson, “and is assisting our institution in meeting a critical need identified in the UALR strategic plan.”
Calling all members of the Little Rock University (LRU) classes of 1958 to 1969 ─ after 40 years, it’s time to reunite LRU alums.
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.
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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 Creek Greenway.
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Rep. Vic Snyder (D-Ark.), who earned his juris doctor degree from UALR’s William H. Bowen School of Law, will be honored as the University’s Distinguished Alumnus Friday, May 14, at the Alumni Association and UALR Foundation Fund Board’s Awards Luncheon.
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UALR’s Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology will celebrate the springtime tradition of the Kentucky Derby with “Jazz and Juleps” from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 25, at the Arkansas Governor’s Mansion, located at 1800 Center Street.
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