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Former UAPB Chancellor Laurence B. Alexander and his wife, Veronica, have created a new endowed scholarship at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff to support students pursuing degrees in journalism and education.
The $25,000 fund, the Laurence and Veronica Alexander Endowment for Excellence in Multimedia Communication, serves as an opportunity to offer support to a new generation of student journalists and educators, according to a news release.
The endowment provides assistance for educational-related expenses in the UAPB Department of Multimedia Communication, including curriculum upgrades, traditional and non-traditional student and faculty support, staff development, professional growth, and recruitment incentives.
According to UAPB Vice Chancellor for Advancement George Cotton Sr., the Alexander gift represents a first for him as a development officer.
“It must be said that what Dr. Alexander and Veronica did in this instance isn’t typical,” Cotton said. “You simply don’t have chancellors leave an institution and then call back to establish an endowment.”
He added that it speaks volumes about the Alexanders and their desire to make a difference.
The University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees conferred Alexander the title of Chancellor Emeritus. He left UAPB in July 2024 to become chancellor at the University of Michigan-Flint Campus.
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