Alumni
Spotlight On: Hayden McIlroy, A Distinguished Alumnus Deeply Rooted in the History of the U of A and Fayetteville
For the past 75 years, the Arkansas Alumni Association has been recognizing graduates who show exceptional professional and personal achievement and extraordinary distinction in a chosen field.These honorees are folks who continue to bring national and local...
Dual Language Student Success Leads to $25,000 Milken Educator Award for Teacher Susan Moreno
In Susan Moreno's classroom at J.L. Long Middle School in Dallas, Spanish and English are used interchangeably. However, the University of Arkansas graduate was momentarily speechless in both languages at a surprise school assembly recently where she was presented...
All Star Twins Are First in Their Family to Complete College Degrees
Lexi Jacobus and Tori Hoggard soar high, clearing 14-foot- and 15-foot-high bars to set records and win national championships. By any measure these twin sisters are stellar, but some of their stats are less well-known. + Sr|5-6|Pole Vault|Cabot, Ark.+ Five-time SEC...
Cooper Scholarship Is a Cause Close to Colorado Couple’s Hearts
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Bill Joyner and Trish Brown Joyner of Westminster, Colorado, believe that education is essential to the development of a person’s life. In 2007, the couple established the Richard F. Cooper Endowed Journalism Scholarship in honor of Trish Brown...
Fulbright College Gains Scholarship Endowment Thanks to Campaign Gift
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – University of Arkansas alumnus Robert Jerry Burns of Hot Springs National Park has made a planned gift to help students in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas. His contribution will count as part of...