Clinton School graduate Lisa Porterfield-Thompson, who serves as public relations director at Texarkana College, has been named to the Fabulous 40 by Four States Living magazine, which recognizes prominent people 40 an under in the Texarkana area. Click here to read the write up on Porterfield-Thompson in the magazine.
Read MoreStudent Hired to Open AR Delta Office for Microloan Nonprofit
Clinton School student Nathanial Owen (’11) has been hired as an Arkansas Delta-based loan officer for ACCION Texas-Louisiana, a nonprofit headquartered in San Antonio that has the largest microloan portfolio in the United States.
Read MoreDunn Named Assistant Director of Field Service Education
Julianne Dunn, a 2010 Clinton School graduate, has been named the school’s new assistant director for field service education.
Read MoreListen to Our New Alma Mater
Use the player above to listen to the new Clinton School Alma Mater, “We Will Build the Bridge,” written and composed by 2011 graduate David Watterson. The song is performed by members of the St. Mark Baptist Church choir in Little Rock and the Arkansas Symphony String Quartet with Watterson on Piano. The lyrics are as follows:
Read MoreAlumni Profiles: David Watterson
Clinton School grad David Watterson (’11) will soon begin a job as senior manager of community programs at The Music National Service (MSN), a San Francisco-based nonprofit that supports music as a strategy for social good through programs, public education and advocacy, and leadership development.
Read MoreBow Tie Inspired by Clinton School Professor Makes National TV
One of the bow ties that will be worn by Rosenthal will promote the Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation. The design of the bow tie (pictured to the right) was inspired by Clinton School professor and UALR Bowen Law School dean John DiPippa, a prostate cancer survivor. The story of the bow tie, which Rosenthal wore during last night’s Yankees-Devil Rays game, is discuss on the Fox Sports website:
Read MoreAlumni Update: Jeerawat Na Thalang
Clinton School graduate Jeerawat Na Thalang (’11) has returned to her home in Bangkok, Thailand, where she has been writing for a daily newspaper since June.
Read MoreGrad Bags Job at Southern Bancorp
Clinton School graduate Ben Kaufman (’11) has been hired as social metrics manager at Southern Bancorp, a rural development bank serving the Mississippi River Delta region.
Read MoreAlumni Profiles: Jay Thompson
Clinton School grad Jay Thompson (’09) serves as deputy director for program and service at City Year Milwaukee, one of 20 sites across the country where City Year engages young people ages 17 to 24 in a year of full-time community service. As a member of the senior leadership team, Thompson helps oversee five staff and 60 AmeriCorps members. His department is responsible for City Year’s “Whole School Whole Child” service model, which supports off-track students around attendance, behavior and course performance at partner schools across the city.
Read MoreGrad Shoffner Lands Job Serving Central AR Latino Community
Butterfly Community, a non-profit that supports the Latino communities of North Pulaski County, has hired Clinton School graduate Hallie Shoffner as its new Executive Director.
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