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Up Close with Jeff Standridge ’90

Up Close with Jeff Standridge ’90

If you’ve taken notice of the bustling startup culture that’s been making its way through central Arkansas for the past several years, you’ve probably taken note of Jeff Standridge ’90.

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Article by Syd Hayman / Fall/Winter 2019, Up Close

Up Close with Stacy Smith-Foley ’96

Up Close with Stacy Smith-Foley ’96

Smith-Foley’s time at UCA, during which she was a member of Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority and an oboe player, was positively impacted by the Schedler Honors College and encouragement from its founder, the late Norbert O. Schedler.

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Article by Syd Hayman / Fall/Winter 2019, Up Close

Up Close with Nancy B. Reese ’80

Up Close with Nancy B. Reese ’80

Reese graduated from the University of Central Arkansas with a degree in physical therapy, and though she completed additional degrees at other institutions, she’s been a part of UCA’s physical therapy department since 1988 and has never left. She was named chair in 2004.

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Article by Syd Hayman / Fall/Winter 2019, Up Close

Up Close with Alan Bandala

Up Close with Alan Bandala

The sophomore nursing major is a recent recipient of an Arch Ford Endowed Scholarship that is helping to ease the stress of paying for college for him and his family.

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Article by Fredricka Sharkey / Fall/Winter 2019, Up Close

President’s Message

President Houston DavisThe University of Central Arkansas is a changemaker through the transformative work we do by educating students and creating lifelong opportunities. It makes sense to highlight the work of individuals and groups embracing the spirit of what it means to be an agent of change in their respective industries, communities, and on campus. This issue of UCA Magazine will introduce several of our changemakers.

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About This Issue

Volume 114, Issue 2

Fall/Winter 2024 CoverUCA Magazine is published two times annually by the University of Central Arkansas, from the Division of Advancement.
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