Posted:7/2/2009
Don Tyson Honored With Gift of Hog Statue From Family of Paul Young Jr.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A son of the late architect Paul Young Jr., Paul Young III, honored a northwest Arkansas leader and close family friend, Don Tyson, with the gift of a hog statue located in front of the John W. Tyson Poultry Science Building.

Posted:6/29/2009
University of Arkansas Makes Public Art a Top Priority; Chancellor Commissions Advisory Group

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The place of public art in society has been said to not only enhance aesthetic beauty and define a sense of place, but also inspire creativity and learning – all longstanding hallmarks of the University of Arkansas campus.

Posted:5/19/2009
Children's Adventure Garden Supported by Ross Foundation Gift

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Children and families across the state of Arkansas will benefit greatly from a generous $104,750 gift from the Ross Foundation to Garvan Woodland Gardens in Hot Springs, which is part of the Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas. The resulting Evans Children’s Adventure Garden, named for Bob and Sunny Evans of Hot Springs, longtime supporters of the gardens, will aim to provide educational services that are of particular interest to children.

Posted:5/13/2009
University Development Adjusts to Times, Builds for Future

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Six staff members in the office of university development within the Division of University Advancement have taken on new roles in an effort to position the office effectively for the future at the University of Arkansas.

Posted:5/7/2009
1933 Graduate Funds Endowed Scholarships in Four Disciplines at University of Arkansas

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Octa N. High almost dropped out of school after her junior year at the University of Arkansas due to her family’s inability to afford her tuition during the Great Depression. Fortunately, the institution was able to provide enough financial support for her to earn a bachelor’s degree in zoology in 1933. She remained grateful throughout her life for the university’s assistance toward completing her degree.

Posted:5/7/2009
Walton College to Establish Center in Faith and Spirituality in the Workplace

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Through a $2 million gift from the Tyson Family Foundation and Tyson Foods Inc., the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas is establishing the Tyson Center for Faith and Spirituality in the Workplace.

Posted:5/1/2009
Old Main Foyer Named for Faculty Member Walter L. Brown

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas held a dedication for the naming of the Walter L. Brown Foyer in Old Main at 4 p.m. Friday, May 1. Brown was an esteemed member of the University of Arkansas history faculty from 1954 to 1990 in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. Known for his inspired teaching, he instilled in his students a love of learning that lasted far beyond the time they spent on campus. He also secured the university’s reputation as the state’s flagship institution for Arkansas studies.

Posted:4/23/2009
Bodenhamer, Walker Honored for Service and Commitment

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Lee Bodenhamer (B.S.B.A. 1957, M.B.A. 1964) of Little Rock has been named by the University of Arkansas as this year's recipient of the Chancellor's Medal. Debbie Walker of Fayetteville has been named the recipient of the Volunteer of the Year Award.

Posted:5/4/2009
Women's Giving Circle Grants Focus on Finance, Music, Breast Cancer, Student Safety, Transportation

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Six initiatives on the University of Arkansas campus were awarded grant money totaling more than $56,000 from the university’s Women’s Giving Circle April 17. Members of the circle consider funding proposals for campus projects on an annual basis, and every member of the circle has the opportunity to vote on which project or projects will receive funding for the current year.

Posted:4/21/2009
Hyneman Brothers Give $50,000 to Assist Students With Financial Need

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Board of Trustees member Ben Hyneman (B.S.B.A., 1971) and his brother, Hal Hyneman (B.S.B.A., 1977), decided they would like to help young people with financial need attend the University of Arkansas. A $50,000 gift from Hyneman and Associates Inc. to establish the Frank and Marzee Ann Hyneman Access Arkansas scholarship will do just that.

Posted:4/20/2009
Endowed Scholarship Celebrates the Life of Reed Moberly, Son of University of Arkansas Professors

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The family of Robert B. Moberly, dean emeritus and professor of law, and Lynne M. Webb, professor of communication in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, has established the Reed JeeMinSeo Moberly Endowed Scholarship to celebrate the life of Reed Moberly. The scholarship, endowed by the family’s $25,000 gift, will be awarded to students who will contribute to a diverse educational environment at the School of Law.

Posted:3/5/2009
Dedicated Teacher From Rural Arkansas Remembered Through Endowed Scholarship

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Gladys Harris dedicated her life to teaching. She was born in 1904 in rural Arkansas, the youngest of nine children. After completing the 8^th grade, which is as far as school went in those days, she began teaching elementary school. Eventually, the state of Arkansas required school teachers to work toward a college degree in order to continue to teach, so she took evening correspondence courses and on-campus courses in the summers. She would ride the bus to college every summer because she never learned to drive a car, and she lived in the residence halls.

Posted:11/13/2008
KUAF Meets Fundraising and Membership Goals in Five and a Half Days

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas public radio station, KUAF 91.3 FM, surpassed its fall fundraising goal in only five and a half days. The drive took place Oct. 17-22. In addition to raising more than $140,500 against the $140,000 goal, the station also secured 300 new contributors, surpassing its goal of 250.

Posted:11/10/2008
Sustainability Center Receives Grant from Wal-Mart Foundation

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Easy access to produce that is grown locally makes good consumer sense. It is fresher, more nutritious and employs vastly reduced transportation costs — while benefiting both local farmers and retailers.

Posted:11/1/2008
Scholarships Created by Lindsey, Razorback Foundation, 1979 Football Seniors Awarded

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Five students from the College of Education and Health Professions’ athletic training graduate program at the University of Arkansas have received scholarships created in honor of Dean Weber and Bill Ferrell. The awards were presented Saturday, Nov. 1.

Posted:10/16/2008
University of Arkansas Benefactors Remain Strong in Times of Financial Crisis

Last week, the University of Arkansas National Phone Campaign — the university’s call center where students contact alumni and friends to ask for support of university programs — secured nearly $70,000 in gift commitments. The students had a record night Wednesday, Oct. 8, raising $39,000 in only four hours.

Posted:10/3/2008
Five New Members Welcomed to Board of Advisors

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas welcomed five new members to the Board of Advisors at a meeting held Friday, Oct 3. The Board of Advisors serves as the successor organization to the National Development Council and the Campaign for the Twenty-First Century Steering Committee, which headed the effort that raised more than $1 billion for the University of Arkansas. The board supports charitable, scientific and educational purposes related to the institution’s mission of teaching, research and service.

Posted:9/8/2008
Alumnus Gives $800,000 to Support International Programs in Fulbright College

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Cleveland Burton graduated from the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences in 1941. Although he passed away in February, his commitment to the University of Arkansas will live on through gifts totaling $800,000 to benefit the college.

Posted:9/3/2008
Ronnie Brewer Makes Gift to Fulbright College

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Former University of Arkansas Razorbacks standout basketball player Ronnie Brewer, currently playing for the Utah Jazz, gave $50,000 to the African American studies program in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. The gift will support scholarships for students enrolled in the program who are also interested in the journalism field.

Posted:8/26/2008
Luncheon Honors Endowed Chair Holders

University of Arkansas Chancellor G. David Gearhart hosted a private luncheon to honor faculty members holding endowed positions. The luncheon took place Friday, Aug. 22, at the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House.

Posted:8/6/2008
Another Outstanding Fundraising Year

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The 2008 fiscal year ending June 30 marked the end of another outstanding fundraising year for the University of Arkansas. The campus recorded $101,653,044 in private gift support.

Posted:7/28/2008
Diversity Scholarship Fund Created to Honor Theressa Hoover

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Theressa Hoover grew up in Fayetteville, but she attended a high school in Atlanta, Texas. She had to relocate because her high school years came before the integration of Fayetteville High School in the fall of 1954.

Posted:6/25/2008
Hugh and Fran Nutt Designate Gifts to Five Areas of Campus

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – For some alumni, the University of Arkansas experience fades away after graduation. For Hugh (B.S.A. 1950) and Frances “Fran” Barton Nutt (B.S.H.E. 1950) of Ozark, Mo., their ties to the university have only grown stronger over the years. They have now created a charitable gift annuity in the amount of $100,000 to be dispersed across five areas of campus. A primary goal of the gift is to create scholarships.

Posted:5/27/2008
Gift to Buy Equipment for Research to Prevent Injuries, Aid in Rehabilitation

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Bob Carver (B.S.E., 1960) has grown very close to the Razorback athletic programs since his years as a student at the University of Arkansas. Recently, his close proximity proved a catalyst for a gift of $59,600 to the graduate athletic training education program in the College of Education and Health Professions.

Posted:5/7/2008
Infor Donates Supply Chain Network Design Software to University of Arkansas

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Georgia-based software provider, Infor, has donated software licenses for Infor SCM Network Design, a supply chain planning and analysis software used by some of the world's most recognizable companies, to the University of Arkansas. Infor SCM Network Design will be implemented by the Supply Chain Management Research Center in the Sam M. Walton College of Business, as part of its ongoing research into supply chain management.

Posted:5/5/2008
Women's Giving Circle Awards $60,000 to Campus Projects

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Six initiatives on the University of Arkansas campus were awarded grant money totaling $60,000 from the university’s Women’s Giving Circle April 18. Members of the circle consider funding proposals for campus projects on an annual basis and every member of the circle votes on which project or projects will receive funding for the current year.

Posted:4/22/2008
University to Honor Beebe and Hunt

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – On Friday, April 25, the University of Arkansas will honor Gov. Mike Beebe as this year’s Chancellor’s Medal recipient and Mrs. Johnelle Hunt as the Volunteer of the Year. The private dinner and reception will take place at the Governor’s Mansion in Little Rock.

Posted:4/10/2008
McAllisters Endow Piano Professorship in Fulbright College; Inaugural Holder Named

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Growing up, Emily Joyce McAllister was an award-winning pianist. She has been a church organist since the age of 15 and is a third generation church musician. While attending the University of Arkansas, she studied music - piano and organ, specifically - and she has had a successful career as a professional musician. Because of her love of music and the influence her study of piano and organ have had on her life, J.W. and Emily McAllister have endowed the Emily J. McAllister Endowed Professorship in Piano in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences with a $500,000 gift. Jura Margulis has been named the inaugural holder of the position.

Posted:4/8/2008
Averill Foundation Funds Garvan Gardens Master Plan Review

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Trustees of the Richard W. Averill Foundation recently awarded $250,000 to Garvan Woodland Gardens, the School of Architecture’s botanical garden in Hot Springs, to fund a strategic planning study that will evaluate future goals for the 210-acre site.

Posted:4/2/2008
University of Arkansas Financial Institute Receives Educational Grant

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The Garrison Financial Institute at the Sam M. Walton College of Business received a grant from the Investor Protection Trust to introduce the basics of investing to University of Arkansas students. The grant will total more than $75,000 over a two-year period.

Posted:3/12/2008
Access Arkansas Scholarship Established in the College of Education and Health Professions

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Guy and Ellen Brown of Fayetteville have established an Access Arkansas scholarship in the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas. The need-based scholarship, titled the Ellen Tarshis Brown Access Arkansas Scholarship, will be awarded to one or more nursing students each year enrolled in the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing.

Posted:3/5/2008
University of Arkansas Career Development Center Announces Arvest Bank Sponsorship

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The University of Arkansas Career Development Center, housed within the Division of Student Affairs, has formed a corporate alliance with Arvest Bank. The $20,000 gift to the center enables Arvest Bank to have more visibility on campus and more direct connections with students who may be interested in entering the banking field after graduation. This is the first corporate sponsorship for the center at this level.

Posted:2/6/2008
Forrest City Couple Announce $13 Million Planned Gift for School of Architecture, UAMS Cancer Institute, Children's Hospital

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Don and Ellen Edmondson of Forrest City, Ark. will touch lives across the state with their estate and charitable trust gift of $13 million to the following organizations:

Posted:1/30/2008
Fundraising Progress on Track at Mid-Year Point

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - At the halfway point of the 2008 fiscal year on Dec. 31, 2007, the University of Arkansas had raised $48.9 million of its $87 million goal. This total accounts for gifts received between July 1, 2007, and the end of the 2007 calendar year and excludes pledges. The more than 19,000 gifts received thus far put the university at 56 percent of the annual fundraising goal.

Posted:1/24/2008
Seed Company Donates Combines for UA Field Research

The donation of two research plot combines by Indiana-based Stewart Seeds, Inc., to the University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture will help preserve valuable research data in eastern Arkansas, said Fred Bourland, director of field research units at Keiser and Marianna.

Posted:1/22/2008
Lauck Funds Access Arkansas Scholarship in the Walton College

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - J. Stephen Lauck (B.S.B.A., 1967) of San Francisco gave $50,000 to the Sam M. Walton College of Business to fund an Access Arkansas scholarship at the University of Arkansas.

Posted:1/16/2008
Chancellor Endows Access Arkansas Scholarship at the University of Arkansas

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Chancellor John A. White and Mrs. Mary Lib White have established an endowed Access Arkansas scholarship at the University of Arkansas. The $50,000 gift is named the John Austin and Ella Mae McDermott White Future Teachers' Endowed Scholarship, in honor of Chancellor White's parents. The need-based scholarship is available to students in any academic unit whose future plans involve teaching.

Posted:1/8/2008
ReliaSoft Corp. Joins College of Engineering to Create Risk, Reliability and Maintainability Alliance

ReliaSoft Corporation has donated $714,227 in cash and software to the University of Arkansas to form and support the ReliaSoft Risk, Reliability, and Maintainability Research Alliance. The software donation will provide engineering students with state of the art tools to help identify potential risks and calculate the severity of disruptions within a manufacturing or transportation environment. ReliaSoft Corp.'s chief executive officer, Pantelis Vassiliou, and the vice president, Doug Ogden, presented the check at a formal ceremony at the university in December.