NOV. 5, 2015 UPDATE: Due to weather conditions predicted by the National Weather Service, the UCA Veterans Day Celebration will be held at the Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center on the UCA campus.
The University of Central Arkansas and city of Conway will host the 18th annual Veterans Day Celebration on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 1:00 p.m. on the lawn outside Old Main on the campus of UCA.
Major General Ronald S. Chastain (retired) will be this year’s keynote speaker at the formal ceremony honoring veterans, which begins at 1:40 p.m.
The ceremony includes the presentation of two scholarships: the UCA Veterans Day Scholarship and the Tidwell UCA Veterans Scholarship by Mark and Tracy Tidwell in memory of SSGT Harry Midgett, U.S. Army and in honor of MSGT John Tidwell, U.S. Airforce. Both scholarships are awarded to full-time UCA students who are veterans or current service members.
The Master of Ceremony will be Captain Eric Ashmore of the UCA ROTC Bear Battalion. Music performed by the Five Star Brass of the 106th Army Band and Marvin Williams, UCAN coordinator and academic advisor.
Vendor booths will open at 1 p.m. and the ceremony will begin at 1:40 p.m. Free food and refreshments will be available.
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please visit uca.edu/veteransday.
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