Scholarship Students
In the Midst of Tragedy
Two students from Japan’s tsunami disaster zone continue their studies at UAFS
“My experiences at this university will definitely help me move forward,” said Misato Abe, speaking to the more than 300 scholars and donors who attended the 2011 Scholarship Banquet at UAFS. Read more...
Living Up to Her Potential
Three scholarships and lots of hard work later, Myca Jester is on her way to medical school.
“If it were not for this assistance,” wrote senior Biology major Michaela “Myca” Jester recently in a thank-you note for the Bob and Joan Miller Scholarship, “I would find it a struggle to live up to my academic potential.” Read more...
A Perfect Match
At UAFS, a first-generation college student finds a place to grow as a leader and a scholar
For Dana Broad of Springdale, UA Fort Smith wasn’t the obvious choice, but it proved to be the right one.“Most of my friends went to Fayetteville,” says Broad, “but after touring UAFS, I was set on coming here. Read more...
First of his Kind
Until 1998, the Foundation had never supported a baccalaureate student. Mike Fielder was a good one to start with.
At the time, it might have seemed like a strange decision—for the Westark College Foundation to award a scholarship to a student earning a degree from a different institution. In retrospect, though, that decision appears almost prescient. Read more…
High Expectations
McCloud and Tachy Sicard Chancellor’s Leadership Scholar Jane Van plans to give back to the community as a physician.
Jane Van had several college options and scholarships but wanted to stay closer to home at a smaller, more personal institution. Qualifying for the Chancellor’s Leadership Scholarship was key in her choice of UAFS. Read more…
A Gift that Keeps on Giving
Mabel and Lloyd Hobbs Chancellor’s Leadership Council Scholar Joe Geisbauer ’07 might have faced a different future without his scholarship.
Joe Geisbauer, who graduated from UAFS in 2007, is on his way to earning a Ph.D. in mathematics at the University of Nebraska. Coming from a middle-class family, he might have faced a different future without a scholarship. Read more…
Back to School with a Purpose
In her daughter, senior English ed. major and Ross Pendergraft Scholar Sarah Bradshaw has found the motivation she was missing.
“Even with Pell Grants, I still had to pay a lot, and sometimes I couldn’t afford some of my books,” says Sarah Bradshaw, a 24-year-old senior majoring in English with teacher licensure. Read more…
