Mary Bane Lackie
The University of Central Arkansas Division of Advancement said Tuesday that Mary Bane Lackie had been named its new executive director of development.
In the role, Lackie will coordinate all development programs including major gift, annual giving and planned giving programs. In a news release, UCA said she will serve as a principal gifts officer for UCA’s top prospects while working with college development and advancement officers. She begins March 16.
“Dr. Lackie is a proven fundraiser who will no doubt immerse herself into the UCA culture,” said Kale Gober, vice president for university advancement. “She has strong family ties in the Conway community and looks forward to returning to this area. Her experience as a vice chancellor will not only be beneficial to Institutional Advancement but to the UCA community as a whole.”
Lackie most recently worked as vice chancellor for university advancement and executive director of the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Foundation. Before that, she spent 8-and-a-half years working abroad in Poland, Armenia, Dubai and Pakistan. In Pakistan, she worked for Teachers College at Columbia University to improve teacher education.
“I am so excited to be coming home to Conway and to UCA,” Lackie said. “I worked at UCA early in my career, and I have many friends and professional colleagues there. Two of my sisters, my husband and many other members of my family are UCA graduates. Also, I was born in Conway, and my husband grew up there, so after traveling the world, moving back to Conway is really coming full circle for us.”
Lackie earned a bachelor of arts in journalism at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville; a master of arts in student personnel services from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana; and a doctorate from the University of Arkansas.
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