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Nabholz Donates $80,000 to UALR Scholarship Fund

December 20th, 2016 - By

Nabholz continues to support education at the University Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) with recent contributions totaling $80,000. The Nabholz Charitable Foundation recently donated $50,000 to establish the Nabholz Endowed Scholarship for Art and Design. The foundation also contributed $30,000 to Nabholzโ€™ existing endowed scholarship for construction management students at the university.
โ€œNabholz is very proud to support UALR, and in particular help provide financial aid to deserving students,โ€ said Greg Williams, chief executive officer. โ€œIt is important to Little Rock and central Arkansas that UALR thrive. The business community needs UALR graduates.โ€
UALR Vice Chancellor Chris Oโ€™Neal echoes Williamsโ€™ comments on the economic impact of increased scholarship opportunities. โ€œNabholz has long been a partner with UALR. We continue to be Arkansas’ leading provider in construction management and art + design education. Together we are equipping the future of our state.โ€
Nabholz in particular relies on UALR construction management program graduates. We currently employ its graduates in double digit numbers, all in vital project management positions.
Kera Lathan, a construction management student and Nabholz intern, commented on Nabholzโ€™ recent gift, saying โ€œitโ€™s great to be part of a team that values learning and education, both in construction and the arts, the way Nabholz does. UALR and Nabholz have been instrumental in my education, and Iโ€™m glad that through these scholarships other students will get to experience that gift.โ€
In October, the UALR Office of Alumni and Development kicked off a $3 million campaign to fund endowed scholarships for art students. The campaign stems from a commitment the university made to Windgate Charitable Foundation that it would raise scholarship funds in response to Windgateโ€™s gift of $20.3 million for the construction of a new visual arts building. The Nabholz gift helps bring the campaign to the half million-dollar mark.
The planned facility, now named the Windgate Center of Art + Design, is scheduled to open for the 2018 spring semester. Once completed, the nearly 65,000-square-foot facility will bring all the Department of Art and Design programs into one location.

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