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Scholarship Reception

The 2025 UCA Foundation Scholarship Reception celebrated the theme “Bear Tracks: The Full Circle Journey,” highlighting the lifelong impact of scholarship support. President Houston Davis led a conversation with freshman Emma Kesterson, senior Jesus Hernandez-Meza and alumnus Brad Lacy ’94, illustrating how scholarships shape students at every stage of their UCA experience. The annual event brings scholarship donors and recipients together to meet, share their stories and see the power of philanthropy in real time.

Brad Lacy ’94, Jesus Hernandez-Meza, Emma Kesterson and President Houston Davis
Cody Reaves ’20, Skeet Fugate, Jae Young, Ainslee Carter, Eva Warner, Alana Riney, Chaney Floyd ’70
Dr. Jackie Lamar and students
Kendra Hunt and Michael Murry ’99
Students and Dr. Stephen Plate
Gini Ingram ’23 and Alli Hernandez
Brad Lacy ’94, Connie and Ronnie Williams
David Wilson, Dr. Linda Beene ’72, Addie Burns, and Jewel Fetterly

Article by UCA Magazine Staff / Events, Fall/Winter 2025

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