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The University of Arkansas at
Monticello Foundation Fund, a subsidiary of The University of Arkansas
Foundation, Inc., is committed to providing educational opportunities for
students in the state and region. Its purpose is to advance and support
educational and other activities of UAM by soliciting donations and acting as
coordinator of gifts for the use and benefit of the University. During the
05/06 school year, the UAM Foundation Fund awarded 438 scholarships in Fall
totaling $212,843 and 372 scholarships in Spring totaling $181,343 .
“The
ability to augment state funding with private scholarships and to raise revenue
from private sources is essential to fulfilling our mission and to the future of
the institution. An investment in higher education is always money well spent.”
– Chancellor
Jack Lassiter
UAM Foundation Fund Board
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Ex-Officio
Secretary - Treasurer
Linda Yeiser
Monticello |
Ex-Officio
Jack Lassiter
Monticello |
The UAM Foundation Fund
The University of Arkansas at Monticello Foundation Fund was created in 1980 to
provide a margin of excellence for the University's academic programs and insure
educational opportunity for future generations of students.
Contributions to the UAM Foundation Fund may come in the form of cash gifts,
appreciated property, tangible personal property, stock, charitable remainder
trusts, charitable remainder unitrusts, annuities, wills, and life insurance.
Check here for additional information about
planned giving.
While the Foundation welcomes donations of any amount, the University of
Arkansas Foundation, Inc., has established minimum levels of funding for certain
endowment accounts as follows:
| Annual Award |
$5,000 |
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Scholarship |
$15,000 |
|
Lectureship |
$50,000 |
|
Named Professorship |
$250,000 |
|
Named Chair |
$1,000,000 |
Membership levels in the UAM Foundation Fund are divided into the following
categories:
|
Century Club |
$100-199 |
|
Loyalty Club |
$200-499 |
|
Emerald Club |
$500-999 |
|
Galaxy Club |
$1,000-2,499 |
|
Unity and Movement Club |
$2,500 and above |

Any gift to the UAM Foundation Fund may be directed to a specific area or may be
designated as "unrestricted".
To learn more about giving to the UAM Foundation Fund contact:
Office of Advancement by phone
at
(870) 460-1028 or toll free at 1-800-467-8148. |