“If it were not for the education I received, and the personal and professional network that I built while attending UA Little Rock, I would not be where I am today,” said Bryan Day, one of Arkansas’ most notable community leaders. More »
Veteran fundraiser and philanthropist Don Riggin is an expert on how to maximize the impact of charitable giving. After a career of 52 years that included executive roles at national nonprofit organizations, he is a passionate advocate for both the donor and the recipient. More »
Alumna Nancy J. Hamlin is providing for future UA Little Rock School of Social Work students with a planned gift that will establish an endowed professorship. More »
Gina and Brett Pharis care deeply about public radio and the importance of a higher education. Their planned gift ensures their values will live on by supporting both for many years to come. More »
“Not only was I making a living, I was making a life, and I connect the dots directly to my time at the university,” alumnus Charles Stewart says. Find out how he is using his estate plan to help the next generation of UA Little Rock students. More »
By planning a gift as part of their estate, Doris Krain and her late husband, Professor Mark Krain, discovered they could make a future gift to UA Little Rock while providing for their family as well. More »
Regina Stewart Hampton has never forgotten what it’s like to walk in the shoes of a college student who is trying to make ends meet. A first-generation college student herself, Regina remembers being self-reliant and working full-time while earning her degree in criminal justice from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. More »
UA Little Rock has given so much to Dr. Brian Berry. Now he's giving back. More »
Steadfast UA Little Rock supporters Jerry and Sherri Damerow are extending their commitment to lifelong learning by making a planned gift to support STEM areas of study. More »
Retired University of Arkansas Little Rock professor Dr. Vincent Vinikas is using gifts in his estate plan to promote education and ensure a sense of community at UA Little Rock. More »
See how a love of UA Little Rock led Kristi and Greg Smith to pay it forward and establish a scholarship through their estate plan. More »
As a lifelong classical music lover, Brenda Booth proudly supports her passion with an estate gift to UA Little Rock. More »
Lester and Joy Matlock were raised to give back. As the child of parents who worked... More »
Aresh Assadi is a licensed therapist at UA Little Rock who recently established a scholarship fund... More »
For Paul Lasseigne, KLRE Classical 90.5 has always provided the ideal background music. More »
As a single mom in the late 1970s, Rebecca Ward, now current president of the UALR's Alumni Association Board of Directors. More »
Dr. Robert "Bob" Rittenhouse—who spent 14 years helping build the Deaf Education program... More »
The moment Charliss Russ lost her father in January 2013, it crystallized for her the urgency... More »
If UALR Alumni Association President Don Riggin is sure of one thing in life it is this: Most people are natural givers. More »
In June 2013, hundreds of friends, alumni, and students packed the Stephens Center and celebrated... More »
Sheila and Gene Castin have been married 37 years and you can tell in the way they tease each other... More »
