Alumni News – UCA Magazine

UCA Athletics Receives $1 Million Planned Gift

The $1 million gift will support two important initiatives: a scholarship for women’s athletics and an endowment fund for maintenance of the UCA Strength and Conditioning Center.

Advancement Exceeds Fundraising Goal

The University of Central Arkansas Division of Advancement raised a total of $6,118,323.17 during the 2016-2017 fiscal year exceeding the goal of $6 million, making this the third-best fundraising year to date.

Seventh Annual Night of Distinction

Night of Distinction is the awards gala honoring past and present recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award and the Alumni Service Award. Proceeds from the event benefit student scholarships. Distinguished Alumni Award honorees were Charlie Strong ’82 and Herby Branscum ’63. The Alumni Service Award honoree was Sue Voegele ’62.

Welcome Reception for Jenny Davis

The Women’s Giving Circle hosted a welcome reception for First Lady Jenny Davis on July 11. Katie Henry ’02 and her mother Kay Hinkle ’70 hosted the reception at Henry’s home.

This year has been filled with many history-making moments, and this issue of the UCA Magazine showcases several of those instances.

We start with the total solar eclipse in April and the rarity of witnessing this celestial event. With UCA being in the path of totality, our campus became a destination for thousands of individuals from Arkansas and at least 32 states and five countries. We hosted presentations with UCA professors, eclipse yoga, children’s book readings, a car show, and of course, the watch party on The Stripes. If that was not enough, our campus played host to Luna: the Eclipse Superhero, and the Barkanalia event which allowed visitors to experience the eclipse with their dogs. This was a “totally” great day.
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