John Kirk

Dr. John A. Kirk, George W. Donaghey Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has been awarded the Susie Pryor Award for his article examining the case of Mary Dinwiddie, the only African American woman sentenced to death in Arkansas during the 20th century. Kirk received the award April 11 … Kirk Wins Susie Pryor Award for Research

Dr. John Kirk, George W. Donaghey Distinguished Professor of History at UA Little Rock, will be one of the featured speakers in a series aimed at fostering awareness and dialogue about equality, justice, and human rights at the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site.

Dr. John Kirk, George W. Donaghey Distinguished Professor of History at UA Little Rock, has received the 2024 Booker Worthen Literary Prize from the Central Arkansas Library System for his 2022 biography, “Winthrop Rockefeller: From New Yorker to Arkansawyer, 1912-1956.”

In a thorough and rigorous investigation of the rich tapestry of Arkansas’s past, a public history class and their esteemed professor have been honored with awards for their exceptional efforts in preserving and promoting state history.

Dr. John Kirk, George W. Donaghey Distinguished Professor of History at UA Little Rock, will give a virtual presentation on the Little Rock Nine at the Dwight D. Eisenhower President Library, Museum, and Boyhood Home on Tuesday, June 13.

A group of historians from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock have won the Gingles Award from the Arkansas Historical Association for their exploration of the criminal case of two African American Arkansans who were executed for the alleged rape of a white woman in the 1930s.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has chosen Drs. Robert Lytle, Rebecca Glazier, Stephen Grace, Mark Baillie, and John Kirk as the winners of the 2023 Faculty Excellence Awards.