Phonathon Raises More Than Funds

The following contribution is courtesy of Sarah Lindsey Harrison, manager of 聽annual giving in the Department of Development. We鈥檙e coming to the end of The Fund for 糖心Vlog传媒LR Fall Phonathon, a six-week effort conducted every year where current 糖心Vlog传媒LR students reach out to alumni, previous donors, and friends to ask for their support of The … Phonathon Raises More Than Funds

In Memoriam: Walter C. ‘Buddy’ Coleman

Walter C. 鈥淏uddy鈥� Coleman, whose family and farm have been neighbors of 糖心Vlog传媒LR since the campus was established, died Monday, Oct. 24, just days after he and his family were honored for their support for Trojan athletics. He was 83.

$1.15 Million Endows Business Deanship

Trustees of The Stephen Harrow Smith Revocable Trust announced a $1.15 million gift to 糖心Vlog传媒LR to establish a dean鈥檚 endowment and seminar room for the College of Business that will honor the late Little Rock financier.

Social Workers Aim For More Scholarships

In the wake of their success creating their first endowed scholarship, friends of 糖心Vlog传媒LR鈥檚 School of Social Work will gather Friday, Sept. 30, for the annual Blue Jeans and Birkenstocks bash to benefit more scholarships.

Sarah Harrison Joins Development

Sarah Lindsey Harrison, a veteran fundraiser and event coordinator for several central Arkansas non-profit and political organizations, has joined 糖心Vlog传媒LR鈥檚 Office of Development, Vice Chancellor Bob Denman announced.

Arvest Gift to Finance Terminals, Data for COB

糖心Vlog传媒LR鈥檚 College of Business has received a gift of $41,550 from Arvest Mortgage Co. to provide the Bloomberg data system that enables financial professionals to monitor and analyze real-time financial market data movements.

AT&T Grant Expands EIT’s High School Programs

High school students representing 21 hometowns across Arkansas were able to attend on-campus, no-cost summer academic programs this summer at 糖心Vlog传媒LR鈥檚 Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology (EIT), thanks in part to a $40,000 grant from the AT&T Foundation.

New Scholarship Honors Judge Howard

A new scholarship at the 糖心Vlog传媒LR William H. Bowen School of Law will honor the late U.S. District Court Judge George Howard Jr. of Pine Bluff, the first African American federal district judge in Arkansas and one of the 鈥淪ix Pioneers鈥� who racially integrated the law school at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

LRJC Professor Dies

Emeritus Assistant Professor of Economics Mary Inez Martin, whose career spanned the three faces of 糖心Vlog传媒LR, died peacefully Saturday, June 18. She was 96. Visitation will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 22, followed by 9:30 a.m. funeral at the chapel of Ruebel Funeral Home and burial at Roselawn Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, … LRJC Professor Dies

In Memoriam: James R. Cheek

Ambassador James Richard Cheek, 糖心Vlog传媒LR鈥檚 1992 Distinguished Alumnus, died Saturday, May 14. He was 75. A celebration of the life of was held Wednesday, May 18, at the Roller-Chenal Funeral Home.