By Andrew Vogler
LITTLE ROCK — The Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation committed $2 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
The gift will support construction of the UAMS Health Orthopaedics & Sports Performance Center in Springdale, Arkansas, which is scheduled to open in summer 2025.
“The Walker Foundation has been instrumental in the growth of Northwest Arkansas, and we are grateful that this support has been extended to UAMS’ operations in the area,” said Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, UAMS chancellor and CEO of UAMS Health. “Willard and Pat Walker were amazing people, and their legacy of leadership and philanthropy will continue to inspire UAMS’ mission for many years to come.”
