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Perry Wilson

Banking & Finance / Education

Economic Education Is a Workforce Key (Perry Wilson Commentary)

More than half of workers say they'd be more productive with better personal finances. read more >
Melissa Taverner is the newly named president of Lyon College.
Agriculture & Poultry / Education / Health Care

Lyon College Plans Dental, Veterinary SchoolsLock Icon

Lyon College is developing plans for veterinary and dental medicine schools — which, if successful, would make them the first in-state schools of their kind. read more >
W. Joseph King 

King Resigns From Lyon College

W. Joseph King resigns as president of Lyon College in Batesville after his comments in a July 26 article in the Chronicle of Higher Education. read more >
Perry Wilson
Nonprofits / Small Business

$1M Wilson Gift Kick-Starts Entrepreneurship Focus at Lyon College

A million-dollar donation on behalf of the deep-rooted Wilson family of Arkansas will create an endowed professorship and lay the foundation of a new institute at Lyon College in Batesville. read more >
Bruce McLarty, president of Harding University.
Education / Health Care / Media & Marketing

Private Colleges Optimistic About Enrollment Despite VirusLock Icon

It might seem counterintuitive in the age of coronavirus, but Arkansas’ private colleges are cautiously optimistic about enrollment in the fall. read more >
W. Joseph King 
Education

Lyon College Names W. Joseph King President

Lyon College of Batesville announced Monday that its board of trustees selected W. Joseph King as its next president starting July 1. read more >
Perry Wilson.
Agriculture & Poultry / Education

Wilson Family Gives $1M to ASU

Perry Wilson has announced his family will endow a faculty chair in Agricultural Business with a $1 million gift to Arkansas State University. read more >
Education

Lyon College Receives $1M Donation from Wilson Foundation

Lyon College has received a $1 million gift from the R.E. Lee Wilson Trust Foundation to help fund the construction of its new residence halls. The donation will go toward the construction of two residence halls that will accommodate 100 students each. The project is to be completed in fall 2015. read more >