Tom Courtway became UCA’s 10th president in December of 2011. His career at UCA began in 2002 as General Counsel after careers in law and government. Courtway then served as interim president after both resignations of Lu Hardin and Allen Meadors. Courtway’s legacy as president of UCA is that he placed the university on sound financial footing and established a sense of stability on campus. UCA also experienced growth during Courtway’s time as president, adding three new major buildings: the Greek Village, sorority housing for young women students; Donaghey Hall, a mixed-use facility; and Conway Corporation Center for Sciences. The HPER Center was also significantly expanded during Courtway’s presidency. Mr. Courtway received a B.A. in economics and business from Hendrix College in 1974, a J.D. with honors from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1978, and a Master of Laws in Taxation (M.L.T.) from Georgetown University in 1983.
Series I
Box 1
File 1 – Tom Courtway, Interim President of UCA Newspaper articles, 2008-2009
File 2 – Newspaper copies, February-November, 2011
File 3 – Tom Courtway, named new president of UCA Friday, December 16, 2011
File 4 – Legal statements and disclosure, 2011-2015
File 5 – Congressional Records, proceedings, and debates of the 112th Congress, 2nd Session, United States Senate on the question of student loan rates – Hon. John Boozman, May 2012
File 6 – UCA President Tom Courtway – newspaper copies, 2012
File 7 – UCA gains new trustee – Sheila Vaught, January 2013
File 8 – “World War II memorial tree now a 10.5 foot bear sculpture” newspaper article, May-October 2013
File 9 – Investiture of Thomas Colyer Courtway, 10th President of UCA, November 20, 2013
File 10 – Remarks of Tom Courtway, 10th president, investiture ceremony, November 20, 2013
File 11 – Newspaper articles on the investiture ceremony of Tom Courtway, 10th President, November 17, 21, and December 4, 2013
File 12 – President Courtway’s welcome back speech, August 26, 2014
File 13 – President Courtway’s announcement of resignation, December 2015 and President Courtway’s remarks at last General Faculty Meeting, August 23, 2016
File 14 – UCA Community Honors UCA President Courtway at Reception, December 8, 2016
File 15 – President Courtway, “2016 I Can! Dance with the Stars” event, photo and CD
File 16 – Photos
Series II
Box 1
Item 1 – Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, December 5, 2008, “Financial Woes Spur UCA Belt Tightening”
Item 2 – Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, February 1, 2009, “Concurrent Enrollment Pay Plans Run Gamut”
Item 3 – Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, February 7, 2009, “New Fees to Hit All UCA Students; Room Rates Rise, too”
Item 4 – Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, February 20, 2009, “Cash Aid to UCA Students Analyzed”
Item 5 – Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, February 25, 2009, “UCA Puts Darling in a New Post at Same Pay” and “Need for Transparency Proved Over and Over”
Item 6 – Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, March 2, 2009, “UCA Scandal a Week: UCA Heard from Again”
Item 7 – Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, March 3, 2009, “No Plans to Reimburse UCA, Trustee Says”
Item 8 – Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, March 4, 2009, “UCA Board Schedules Session on Scholarship, Tuition, Break Policies” and editorial page, “X Marks the Spot”
Item 9 – Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, March 5, 2009, “Other Schools Grant Trustee Tuition Breaks”
Item 10 – Log Cabin Democrat, March 5, 2009, “Two Arkansas Universities Offer Trustee Tuition Breaks”
Item 11 – Log Cabin Democrat, March 6, 2009, “UCA Board to Discuss Tuition Breaks, Scholarships”
Item 12 – Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, March 7, 2009, “Trustee Waivers Ended at UCA”
Item 13 – Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, April 1, 2009, editorial page, “On Former UCA President Winfred Thompson”
Item 14 – Log Cabin Democrat, June 2, 2009, “Courtway Pulls Out of Lotto Bid”
Item 15 – Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, September 29, 2011, “Ad-Firm Ex-Exec: Quizzed on UCA”
Item 16 – The Echo, October 26, 2011, “Courtway’s ‘Campus Talk’ Helps Answer Questions from Faculty, Students, Staff” and “UCA Must Select Its President in the Open”
Item 17 – Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, October 13, 2011, editorial page, “Courtway to the Mound”
Item 18 – Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, November 3, 2011, “UCA’s Chem Loses Administrative Title, Takes Pay Cut”
Item 19 – Log Cabin Democrat, November 4, 2011, “International Programs Office in Review at UCA, its Director Demoted”
Item 20 – Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, October 12, 2011 “UCA Faculty Senate Endorses Courtway”
Item 21 – Log Cabin Democrat, October 12, 2011, “Courtway May Commit to 3 Years as UCA President”
Item 22 – Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, October 13, 2011, “Staff Senate Unanimous for Courtway”
Item 23 – Log Cabin Democrat, December 17, 2011, “Courtway Named New UCA President”
Item 24 – Log Cabin Democrat, January 1, 2012, “2011 Top Stories of the Year”
Item 25 – Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, January 24, 2012, “UCA Sets Fund Limit, Broadens Meetings”
Item 26 – Log Cabin Democrat, January 27, 2012, “Courtway Tells Rotarians ’10 Things You May Not Know About UCA’”
Item 27 – Log Cabin Democrat, February 8, 2012, “UCA Amphitheater Moves to Bid Phase”
Item 28 – Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, February 24, 2012, “Plan Adds OK for Altering UCA President’s Home”
Item 29 – Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, February 25, 2012, “UCA Puts Limits on Renovation”
Item 30 – Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, February 29, 2012, “Ex-Provost Moves to UCA Professors Post”
Item 31 – Log Cabin Democrat, February 29, 2012, “UCA Confirms Provost Change”
Item 32 – Log Cabin Democrat, April 28, 2012, “Faculty Senate Ask Trustee to Step Down”
Item 33 – Log Cabin Democrat, May 10, 2012, “UCA Receives $589,185 Windfall”
Item 34 – Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, May 17, 2012, “Adcock Selected as Trustee for UCA”
Item 35 – Log Cabin Democrat, June 26, 2012, “Courtway Fills Vacancy Left by Gillean”
Item 36 – Log Cabin Democrat, July 20, 2012, “Revelations Continue at Oxford American”
Item 37 – Log Cabin Democrat, August 4, 2012, “UCA’s Cash Cushion Gets Plush”
Item 38 – Log Cabin Democrat, August 6, 2012, “Board of Trustees Tour UCA Campus”
Item 39 – Log Cabin Democrat, August 9, 2012, “UCA Closes Harassment Investigation”
Item 40 – Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, September 2, 2012, “Great Year is Forecast for UCA”
Item 41 – Log Cabin Democrat, September 6, 2012, “UCA Opens Pocketbook, Gives Out $1,000 Bonuses”
Item 42 – Log Cabin Democrat, September 13, 2012, “Reported Rape Case Third Investigation at UCA” and “UCA Incoming Freshmen Up, Total Enrollment Down”
Item 43 – Log Cabin Democrat, September 30, 2012, “Driving Diversity Up at UCA”
Item 44 – Log Cabin Democrat, November 10, 2012, “Baker to Join UCA Staff”
Item 45 – Log Cabin Democrat, November 15, 2012, “UCA Officials Answer Questions on Athletics”
Item 46 – Log Cabin Democrat, January 25, 2013, “UCA Gains New Trustee”
Item 47 – Log Cabin Democrat, August 26, 2013, “Courtway Looks to Future of UCA”
Item 48 – Log Cabin Democrat, May 7, 2013, “UCA Turning Memorial Tree into Bear Sculpture”
Item 49 – River Valley and Ozark, May 16, 2013, “Rebirth: Tree Becomes UCA Bear in Artist’s Hands”
Item 50 – Log Cabin Democrat, June 25, 2013, “UCA’s New Sculpture Serves as a Memorial”
Item 51 – The Echo, September 18, 2013, “Enrollment Sees First Increase in Five Years”
Item 52 – Log Cabin Democrat, October 3, 2013, “World War II Memorial Sculptures Dedicated on UCA Campus”
Item 53 – Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, November 21, 2013, “UCA Installs Courtway as 10th President”
Item 54 – Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, November 17, 2013, “Thomas Colyer Courtway, UCA’s Newest President”
Item 55 – The Echo, December 4, 2013, “University Appoints Courtway Official President”