Later this month, the UCA Foundation and UCA Athletics will recognize UCA coaching legend Dr. Fletcher B. Lowry with plaques commemorating the endowment of a scholarship in his honor.
The Dr. Fletcher B. Lowry Scholarship Fund was endowed at the $25,000-level following a major gift from Lowry and his wife, Jo Nell. The couple will be honored during a reception at Buffalo Alumni Hall on Friday, April 30 at 5 p.m. prior to the home baseball game against Northwestern State.
During the reception a plaque commemorating the endowment will be unveiled. It will be permanently installed on the Donor Wall of Honor in McCastlain Hall.A second plaque honoring Lowry will be installed at the baseball stadium and Lowry will be recognized during the pre-game festivities.
Lowry coached baseball, basketball and football and served as a UCA administrator between 1955 and 1988. He had the most wins in UCA baseball history (208-114-6)). He was a two-time NAIA District 17 Coach of the Year and won or tied for six Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference titles.
“Dr. Lowry and his wife, Jo Nell, have made a thoughtful commitment to UCA,” President Allen C. Meadors said. “We are truly honored to have such a legendary coach who has left a lasting legacy at this university with the endowment of this scholarship.”
The scholarship will be awarded beginning this fall to athletes participating in the baseball program and to students pursuing a course of study in physical education at UCA.
“The Lowry name is very dear to UCA Athletics and especially our baseball program,” Athletic Director Brad Teague said. “Dr. and Mrs. Lowry have been working for some time on a manner in which to honor their family name through a gift to baseball. By endowing a scholarship for baseball, they are able to affect student-athletes’ lives forever. This Lowry name, one which is synonymous with UCA Baseball, will provide financial assistance to our baseball scholarship budget forever. This is the most meaningful way for the Lowry legacy to be known.”
For more information or to make a contribution to the Dr. Fletcher B. Lowry Scholarship Fund, contact the UCA Foundation at (501)450-5288. – Jennifer Boyett
