Category: Alumni

For many students, the Clinton School of Public Service fits neatly into an educational continuum. For Penelope Sur (’09), the Clinton School was a major element of her life’s second chapter.

To understand just how significant the Clinton School of Public Service’s impact was on Arkansas native Spencer Lucker (’12), one needs only look at his educational journey to that point.

Since graduating from the Clinton School of Public Service in 2011, Patrick Banks has put his education and training to work promoting equity and inclusion at some of the nation’s largest and most respected corporations.

Three graduates of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service earned their concurrent law degrees through the UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law on Saturday.

Jason Fisher, a 2007 graduate of the Clinton School of Public Service, has authored a memoir, “To Where You Are,” set to be released on Valentine’s Day 2022 through Warren Publishing.

Derrick Rainey, a 2012 graduate of the Clinton School of Public Service, has been elected mayor of Wrightsville, Ark.

Burt Hicks, a 2013 graduate of the Clinton School of Public Service, is Co-Founder, President, and Chief Strategy & Growth Officer of Encore Bank. Hicks earned a concurrent Juris Doctor from the UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law.

Arkansas native Valerie Carpenter’s (’20) path in life wasn’t a direct one, but as she is quick to tell you, it’s not the road one travels so much as where it leads. It’s one of the lasting lessons she learned during her two years at the Clinton School of Public Service.