Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation

The $5 million will go toward the university's Land of Opportunity Scholarship endowment, a three-year campaign aiming to increase educational access across the state. read more >

The gift will benefit the School of Nursing’s Center for Simulation Innovation, which trains approximately 500 undergraduate nursing students annually. read more >

Davidson is director and professor of the School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. read more >

Susan Neyman, chief development officer and foundation president, said the Walker Foundation's gift will "guarantee our continued focus on education." read more >

The gift kicks off the final phase of a fundraising campaign to pay for a 100,000-SF expansion. read more >

John Brown University at Siloam Springs has received a $150,000 grant from the Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation for the creation of the June & Robert J. Loyd Endowed Scholarship in honor of the founders of Springdale Farms, one of the first poultry processing businesses in northwest Arkansas. read more >

Dr. Randy Shinn is the inaugural recipient of the Pat Walker Distinguished Chair in Senior Health at the UAMS Schmieding Center for Senior Health & Education in Springdale. read more >

About $50M in facilities are in the works for track athletes and baseball at the University of Arkansas. Among them: a $15 million and $20 million makeover of the Tyson Indoor Track Complex. read more >

The Arkansas Children's Foundation announced Saturday that the Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation has donated $8 million to the Arkansas Children's Northwest hospital in Springdale. read more >

The Walton Arts Center announces a $2 million grant from the Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation for its $23 million capital campaign. read more >

Pat Walker, a philanthropist and co-founder of the Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation, died Friday at her home in Springdale. She was 97. read more >

Charitable foundation founder … healthcare advocate … rancher … mother and grandmother … Sunday school teacher … named one of the Most Distinguished Women in Arkansas … multiple award-winner and honorary society member. Her family name appears on theaters, senior centers, medical facilities and education programs. read more >

Wal-Mart made a number of Arkansans very rich, and that wealth has been manifested in billions of dollars worth of gifts to educational, medical and cultural institutions in the state. read more >