NWA Regional Network to Host Annual Ice Cream Social and Scholarship Awards
Each year, the NWA Regional Network awards scholarships to University of Arkansas students from Washington and Benton counties.
Join the Northwest Arkansas Regional Network of the Arkansas Alumni Association in celebrating our scholars at the 2014 Ice Cream Social and Scholarship Awards ceremony. The event will be from 3-5 p.m. Sunday, April 27, at the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House.
Admission is free, but pre-registration is requested. Mark your calendars and plan to join us for an afternoon of great ice cream, courtesy of Shake’s Frozen Custard, and inspirational stories from our local Northwest Arkansas scholars.
Register online at www.arkansasalumni.org/IceCreamSocial2014 or call 479-575-2801 by Friday, April 18.
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Tammy Tucker, director of communications
Arkansas Alumni Association
479-575-6390,
twtucker@uark.edu
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