Apparel Merchandising, Product Development's Walters Earns Women in Toys Scholarship

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Lauren Walters is the fourth U of A Bumpers College student to be selected for a WIT scholarship in the last four years.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Lauren Walters, a U of A apparel merchandising and product development major, has been selected to receive a Women in Toys Foundation Inc. scholarship for 2020.

Walters is a senior from North Little Rock. Her scholarship is for $2,500.

She attended the annual WIT Gala in New York City in February and was recognized as a scholarship recipient.

This is the fourth time in four years a U of A apparel student has been selected. India Callahan received a WIT scholarship in 2017, Parker Milner in 2018 and Jessie Daspit in 2019.

The AMPD program is part of the School of Human Environmental Sciences in the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences.

The WIT event at Pier 60 includes more than 800 guests. The 16th Annual Wonder Women Awards recognizes women for achievements in toys, licensing and entertainment.

The WIT Foundation honors achievements of women studying in fields of toy design, engineering, entrepreneurship and business with the purpose of highlighting students in toy-related careers.

About the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences: Bumpers College provides life-changing opportunities to position and prepare graduates who will be leaders in the businesses associated with foods, family, the environment, agriculture, sustainability and human quality of life; and who will be first-choice candidates of employers looking for leaders, innovators, policy makers and entrepreneurs. The college is named for Dale Bumpers, former Arkansas governor and longtime U.S. senator who made the state prominent in national and international agriculture. For more information about Bumpers College, visit our website, and follow us on Twitter at @BumpersCollege and Instagram at BumpersCollege.

About the University of Arkansas: The University of Arkansas provides an internationally competitive education for undergraduate and graduate students in more than 200 academic programs. The university contributes new knowledge, economic development, basic and applied research, and creative activity while also providing service to academic and professional disciplines. The Carnegie Foundation classifies the University of Arkansas among only 2.7 percent of universities in America that have the highest level of research activity. U.S. News & World Report ranks the University of Arkansas among its top American public research universities. Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas comprises 10 colleges and schools and maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio that promotes personal attention and close mentoring.