LITTLE ROCK (Thursday, March 13, 2025) — Two new members of the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas have been appointed, its officers have been elected, and the various committees of the body have taken shape for the 2024-25 cycle. The UA Board elected new officers at its Jan. 29-30 regularly scheduled meeting at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) and Kelly Eichler will serve a second consecutive term as chairman of the 10-member board during the upcoming … [Read more...] about Two Board Members Appointed, Officers and Committees Set for 2024-25
Gov. Sanders Appoints Lawson to UA Board
LITTLE ROCK (Friday, March 7, 2025) — Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today announced the appointment of Randy Lawson to the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas to fill the seat formerly held by Tommy Boyer, who passed away Feb. 19. His term will expire March 1, 2027. READ MORE FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE … [Read more...] about Gov. Sanders Appoints Lawson to UA Board
UA 鶹ʮŮ Meet March 10 at UAMS
LITTLE ROCK (March 5, 2025) — The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas will hold its regularly scheduled board meetings in person and via videoconference March 10 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The meetings will be held in the UAMS Hospital Lobby Gallery (ground floor) at 4301 W. Markham St. in Little Rock. *Please note that the March 10 meetings will break for an executive session and lunch tentatively between 12 - 1:30 p.m., with the video … [Read more...] about UA 鶹ʮŮ Meet March 10 at UAMS
Applications Invited for Student Grants from Endowment Honoring Clinton School Dean Emeritus
LITTLE ROCK (Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025) — Students from across the University of Arkansas System are invited to submit applications for mini-grants awarded through an endowment honoring James L. “Skip” Rutherford III upon his retirement as dean of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service in 2021. Grants of up to $1,000 will be awarded to students for expenses such as technology, conference registration, interview expenses, research and evaluation, travel, test preparation, … [Read more...] about Applications Invited for Student Grants from Endowment Honoring Clinton School Dean Emeritus
UA System Statements on Trustee Boyer’s Passing
Trustee Thomas “Tommy” E. Boyer, of Fayetteville, passed away Feb. 19. He was 84. Boyer was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas in 2017 by Gov. Asa Hutchinson. He graduated from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, in 1964, where he was also an All-American basketball player. He retired from the Eastman Kodak Company in 1989, and founded Micro Images in Amarillo, Texas. Within two years, Micro Images had become the largest Kodak document imaging systems broker … [Read more...] about UA System Statements on Trustee Boyer’s Passing