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NOLAN RICHARDSON TO SPEAK AT UACCM

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TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT ARE SOLD OUT. TICKETHOLDERS MUST BE SEATED BY 6:15 P.M.  NON-TICKETHOLDERS ARE NOT GUARANTEED A SEAT; HOWEVER, EMPTY SEATS WILL BE FILLED ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS BEGINNING AT 6:20 P.M. The University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton announces its guest speaker for Black History Month, former Arkansas Razorback basketball coach Nolan Richardson, Jr. He will speak at the Fine Arts Auditorium of the UACCM campus Thursday, Feb. 6 beginning at 6:30 p.m. Richardson is the only basketball coach to have won a championship on every college level including the 1979 National Junior College Tournament, 1981 National Invitational Tournament and the 1994 NCAA Tournament. After spending 17 years at the University of Arkansas, he now has aspirations of coaching on the NBA level. Richardson served as the head coach of the Panamanian national team and was named the head coach of the Mexican national team. Richardson’s motivational speaking has him b

UACCM FOUNDATION MOVES ‘JUST DESSERTS’ TO FALL

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2013 Just Desserts The University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton Foundation will move its annual “Just Desserts” fundraiser to September beginning this year. As the foundation’s board of directors prepares for its 2014 annual fund campaign, board members decided to balance the fundraising schedule by keeping the annual “Links for Learning” golf tournament in May and moving Just Desserts to the fall. UACCM Foundation Board Secretary and 2013 “Just Desserts” Event Co-Chair Rhonda Trowbridge said, “For the past 11 years, community support has made ‘Just Desserts’ a successful fundraiser for our organization. We know it is a staple in this community and we hope this move will give us an opportunity to put a new spin on the event that will allow us to continue it for many years to come.” As a part of the annual fund campaign, friends of UACCM will have many opportunities to contribute to the foundation throughout the year including these two established fundraising ev