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The independent, nonprofit medical school will be a standalone sister organization of Whole Health Institute.
The Whole Health Institute will launch construction on a new facility in Bentonville in the upcoming year.
The gift will allow the University of Central Arkansas to expand its arts programming and foster collaborative partnerships across multiple academic disciplines — visual arts, film, theatre, and music.
The UAMS school nutrition program will work with six school districts in Northwest Arkansas – beginning with Bentonville and Springdale in 2020 – to implement a comprehensive nutrition program.
Two new efforts have received pledges from a variety of partners and supporters, including the Alice L. Walton Foundation.
In light of recent legislation passed in the state of Arkansas that targets the LGBTQ+ community, I share my concerns, and offer a message of welcome and belonging.
She founded Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas in 2011 and serves as chairwoman of the museum’s Board of Directors. She is a board member of the Walton Family Foundation and founder of the Alice L. Walton Foundation. Alice is the daughter of Helen Walton and Walmart founder Sam Walton.
Arts and philanthropic leadership has prompted numerous accolades for Alice. She is a recipient of the Smithsonian Institution’s Archives of American Art Medal, the John Cotton Dana Medal for Visionary Leadership in Museums, and the Leonore and Walter Annenberg Award for Diplomacy through the Arts for her significant philanthropic contributions. She was recognized by TIME magazine in 2012 as one of the most influential people in the world and was inducted into the International Women’s Forum Hall of Fame in 2018.
Alice also focuses on efforts to expand and diversify educational opportunities that can help put a secure, fulfilling and self-determined life in reach for more Americans.
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