College of Health Professions Celebrates Students, Donors at Scholarship Reception

By Ben Boulden

The UAMS College of Health Professions brought together and celebrated both the students who recently received scholarships and many of the donors who support them.

At the Sept. 5 reception, College of Health Professions Dean Susan Long, Ed.D., said the average debt of an in-state undergraduate student is $35,000, while an in-state graduate student’s debt is more than twice that at about $75,000.

“Because of the generosity of our donors, we have been able to award over $100,000 in student scholarships to 57 students this year,” Long said. “However, with increasing enrollment, this equates to only 3% of our students. Obviously, there is more work to be done to help students afford a higher education.”

College of Health Professions Celebrates Students, Donors at Scholarship Reception

College of Health Professions students hold certificates of scholarship while gathering on the lobby stairs in the Rahn Education Building after a scholarship reception that recognized scholarship donors and student recipients. Image by Andrew Vogler