Alumni
Alumnus Shifts Courier Business to Deliver to Community
In 2013, a friend asked University of Arkansas alumnus Hunter Riley if he could use his transport truck to "schlep a credenza" in the Chicago area. Riley agreed, and the request sparked entrepreneurial inspiration. His company, aptly dubbed "Schlep," was born, and his...
New ‘Short Talks’ Podcast Features Poet and Alumnus Matt Henriksen
Matt McGowan: This is Short Talks From the Hill, a podcast or the University of Arkansas. My name is Matt McGowan, and I’m a science writer here at the University. Today I’m talking to Matt Henriksen. Henriksen is a poet, teacher and alumnus of the University of...
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...