UCA Annual Veterans Day Event will be November 7, 2024
Theme: Military Service: Breaking Barriers and Building Futures
2024 Information Fair
Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts, UCA
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
2024 Ceremony and Scholarship Presentation
Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts, UCA
Time: 1:40 – 2:30 p.m.
The University of Central Arkansas (UCA) will observe its annual Veterans Day Celebration on Thursday, November 7, 2024. The information fair will begin at 12:00 p.m. and the ceremony will start at 1:40. The 2024 theme will be Military Service: Breaking Barriers and Building Futures. The event will honor the service of all veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces and feature notable speakers, food, and live music. The Veterans Information Fair provides valuable information on employment opportunities, support, and other services that are available to veterans on campus and in the community. In addition, students will be awarded scholarships during the ceremony. We encourage you to join us by attending the ceremony and becoming an exhibitor at the Information Fair event. We welcome businesses and organizations of all kinds to come out to support our local veterans by sharing information and/or showcasing their business to attendees.
2024 Keynote Speaker: Brig. General Leland “Tony” Sheppard, Land Component Commander
Brigadier General Leland “Tony “Shepherd is the Land Component Commander in charge of the Arkansas Army National Guard. A native Guyana, South America, he is a graduate of Montgomery County Community College in Pennsylvania, Webster University, Philander Smith College, University of Charleston, and Army War College.
BG Shepherd has graduated from these Colleges and Universities with a Bachelor degree in Organizational Management, a Masters in IT and Strategic Studies, and a Doctoral degree in Executive Leadership. He is currently a Regional Vice President of Operations at PODS. BG Shepherd is married and has five children.
BG Shepherd enlisted into the US Army Reserves in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 23rd, 1992. He served two years as an X-Ray Technician at Blanchfield Hospital. BG Shepherd enlisted in the Arkansas Army National Guard in October 1995. In 1997, BG Shepherd enrolled into Officer Candidate School Class 41 where he received his commission as a Second Lieutenant in August 1998.
2023 Information Fair Vendors
Some of the vendors already signed up for this event include:
AARP Arkansas Veteran Team
American Legion District 15
Arkansas Air National Guard
(Arkansas Air Guard)
Arkansas Army National Guard
Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs (District Service Officer)
Arkansas Division of Workforce Services (Disabled Vets Outreach)
Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance
Arkansas National Guard (DCSPER/G1 MFH)
Arkansas National Guard Child
and Youth Program
Arkansas National Guard G1 (DCSPER G1)
ARNG Reserve Component Transition
Assistance Advisor
Cadron Post Chapter DAR
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare – HBPC & Medical Foster Home
Central Arkansas Veterans
Healthcare System
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare
System (Suicide Prevention Coordinator)
Century 21 Sandstone Real Estate Group
Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association (ARCVMA) Chapter 7-6
Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
Faulkner County Veterans Service Office
Gentiva Hospice
HHC 239th BEB
Jacksonville Museum of Military History
Little Rock Mobile Vet Center
Military OneSource Arkansas
Natn’l Guard Joint Services Support
(Personal Finance Counselor)
Office of Congressman French Hill
Office of the Staff Judge Advocate
Operation Red White and Brave
Quilts of Valor – Second Tour Group
Soldier and Family Readiness
(Joint Service Support)
Student Veterans of America, UCA Chapter
The City of Hope Outreach
The Reform Alliance
Theadore Campbell American Legion
Post AR0016
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army
U.S. Army Healthcare Team
U.S. Marine Recruiter (Conway, Ar.)
UCA Army ROTC
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