- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/boys-girls-club-of-central-arkansas/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Tue, 14 Aug 2018 20:27:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Joyner family gift creates new 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock scholarship /news-archive/2018/08/14/joyner-scholarship/ Tue, 14 Aug 2018 20:27:43 +0000 /news/?p=71371 ... Joyner family gift creates new 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock scholarship]]> A new scholarship at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock will soon be available to students who demonstrate volunteerism as well as financial need. University of Arkansas at Little Rock alumni Jeanne and Harold Joyner Jr. have given the university $100,000 to endow the scholarship that will be awarded beginning in Fall 2019. 鈥淭he university is made stronger because of supportive alumni like Harold and Jeanne,鈥 said Andrea Angel, associate vice chancellor for alumni and development. 鈥淭his gift will be transformative for today鈥檚 students and for future generations.鈥 The Joyner Family Endowed Scholarship will be awarded to incoming students who have demonstrated volunteer and community service. Special preference will be given to applicants who have been involved in the , where Harold Joyner has been a volunteer coach. The Joyners focus their personal philanthropy on education and young people, believing that 鈥渢o whom much is given, much is expected.鈥 鈥淲e are thankful for the opportunities we have had over the years and never want to miss an opportunity to pay it forward,鈥 Jeanne Joyner said. 鈥淲e are excited to be part of the great things happening at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, and we鈥檙e proud to offer the Joyner Family Endowed Scholarship each year to a deserving student attending 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock.鈥 The Joyners are alumni of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 College of Business, where they met. They both earned Bachelor of Business Administration degrees – Harold 聽(鈥81) in management and Jeanne (鈥84) in marketing. Harold has owned and operated Fence World, Inc. in Little Rock for 40 years. He has served on the boards of ACCESS Schools, the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Foundation Fund Board, and the Boys & Girls Club of Central Arkansas. He has been a volunteer coach for more than 25 years at the Boys & Girls Club and the RBI (Reviving Baseball in the Innercity) Baseball League at the historic Lamar Porter Baseball Field. Jeanne Joyner has been a dedicated community volunteer for more than 25 years and has served on the boards of Episcopal Collegiate School, the Junior League of Little Rock, the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, the Arkansas Arts Center Fine Arts Club, and on the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock 鈥淎LL IN鈥 Campaign Steering Committee. She has been involved in and supported numerous other community organizations over the years. The couple has two adults sons. Jason Joyner and his wife, Liza, live in Richmond, Virginia, while Jonathan Joyner and his wife, Lauren, live in San Francisco. Photo courtesy of The Joyner Family. From left:聽Harold and Jeanne Joyner, Jason and Liza Joyner, and Lauren and Jonathan Joyner.  ]]>