Hettels Establish Engineering Scholarship at ATU
Arkansas Tech University alumni Linda and Grover Hettel have established an endowed engineering scholarship in the amount of $25,000 through the ATU Foundation.
"My wife and I have raised three children that all have obtained...
Homecoming 2021 Events for ATU Alumni and Friends
Arkansas Tech University has announced the schedule of alumni and community events for its 2021 Homecoming celebration on Friday, Oct. 22, and Saturday, Oct. 23.
It will mark ATU’s first traditional, in-person Homecoming since 2019....
ATU Foundation Chair Helps Provide “Extra Hand Up”
When Wayne Young needed a lift, Arkansas Tech University was there for him.
He was a sophomore at ATU when his father unexpectedly passed away in September 1997. Almost immediately, a network of on-campus support...
ATU Alumna Documents State’s Dairy Bars in New Film
After spending 10 months in COVID-19 pandemic isolation, Arkansas Tech University alumna Kat Robinson just had to get out of the house in late January 2021.
Her path led to Mel's, a dairy bar just...
ATU Alumni, Friends Step Up to Aid Students
Fund-raising for the benefit of Arkansas Tech University yielded more than $10.5 million in gifts and pledges during the 2020-21 fiscal year.
“The fact that Arkansas Tech University was able to enjoy such a successful...
ATU Commemorates Lloyd D. McDaniel Center
A portion of Corley Hall at Arkansas Tech University was commemorated as the Lloyd D. McDaniel Center for Engineering and Computer Science during an event on Thursday, July 15.
The naming is in recognition of...
From Golden Sun to Olympian: Aoife Cooke
Build. Achieve. Break. Repair. Rebuild. Come back stronger.
Aoife Cooke was merely 17 years old when her natural talent for and commitment to running led her to leave her native Ireland and journey more than...
Beard, Ritchie, White Chosen for ATU Hall of Distinction
Travis Beard of Russellville, Howard Ritchie of Russellville and Adena Strickland White of Conway will be inducted into the Arkansas Tech University Hall of Distinction in 2021.
Beard will be inducted under the...
A Degree Deferred: Acclaimed Pediatric Dentist Graduates from Arkansas Tech University
Maybe it was the fond memories of marching with Arkansas’ Band of Distinction on game days at Buerkle Field.
It could have been a result of the persistence she developed during 6 a.m. conditioning...
Oprah Lauds ATU Alumnus, Author Ben Montgomery
O, The Oprah Magazine, has selected an upcoming non-fiction book by an Arkansas Tech University alumnus as one of its 10 most anticipated books of 2021.
"A Shot in the Moonlight: How a Freed...