The Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas has received $10 million from the Dillard family to support a $40 million campaign to build a 100,000-square-foot academic building. The UA Board of Trustees approved Thursday (May 21) naming the building in honor of the family.
Mandy and Bill Dillard II Hall will sit at the corner of North Harmon Avenue and West Fairview Street, adjacent to the Donald W. Reynolds Center for Enterprise Development and across from the Harmon Avenue Parking Garage.
The new building is expected to accommodate growth at Walton College. A construction timeline has yet to be set, but the UA aimed to raise $25 million by 2027 and $40 million by the time the building is completed. So far, the UA has raised $27.2 million in the campaign.
"Mandy and I are deeply honored to support the Walton College at such a pivotal moment in its history," William "Bill" Dillard II said. "Arkansas has given our family and our company every opportunity to grow and succeed, and we believe strongly in investing back into the people and institutions that make this state exceptional. The students who walk through these doors represent the future of business...
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