UAMS selects advisory board for Northwest Arkansas campus
Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2008
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences recently named 12 Northwest Arkansas leaders in health care, education and business to serve on an advisory board as it continues development of a satellite medical sciences campus in Fayetteville.
Dr. Morriss Henry, a Fayetteville ophthalmologist, has been elected chairman of the board. The UAMS-Northwest Advisory Board will assist with philanthropy and support for the Fayetteville campus, which is expected to open to students in 2009.
"We are very fortunate to have strong leaders in Northwest Arkansas who believe in our mission and are willing to serve," said Dr. Peter Kohler, vice chancellor of UAMS-Northwest. "Their associations, both regional and statewide, will be important as we work to establish a satellite medical sciences campus that will benefit the entire state."
Members of the UAMS-NW Advisory Board are • Mary Beth Brooks, president, The Bank of Fayetteville • Dr. Joel D. Carver, cardiologist, Fayetteville • Carl Collier, Collier Drug Stores, Inc., Fayetteville • Linda Dillman, executive vice president, Benefits and Risk Management, Wal-Mart, Rogers • Lewis Epley, retired attorney and former University of Arkansas System trustee, Fayetteville • Kathleen Fogarty, director, Fayetteville Veterans Administration Medical Center • Reed Greenwood, dean, College of Education and Health Professions, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville • Dr. Morriss Henry, ophthalmologist, Fayetteville • Ann Rosso, Fayetteville • Archie Schaffer, senior vice president of external public relations, Tyson Foods Inc., Springdale • Dick Trammel, executive vice president, Arvest Bank, Rogers • Fred Vorsanger, manager of Bud Walton Arena and vice president emeritus of finance and administration, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Kohler said the intent of the Northwest Arkansas campus was to address growing health-care work force shortages by allowing UAMS to further increase its enrollment.
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