Lawrence and Heidi Whitman
Lawrence Whitman, dean of the Donaghey College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, and his wife, Heidi Whitman, administrative coordinator for the Arkansas District Export Council, have made a planned gift currently valued at $50,000 to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
The gift will benefit the Dean’s Fund for the Donaghey College of STEM, which provides general funding for projects that benefit the college. The Dean’s Fund has previously provided funding for laboratories, equipment, software and professional development.
The Whitmans live in Little Rock.
Lawrence Whitman joined UA Little Rock as the dean of the former Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology and as a professor of systems engineering in 2015.
Before joining ArDEC, Heidi Whitman worked as the program officer for Global Ties Arkansas.