Academic Affairs
Henryetta Vanaman organizes and facilitates programs and events, handles publicity, and administers program evaluation. She has been with the Hendrix-Murphy Foundation since 2002, when the Bertie Wilson Murphy Building first opened. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with degrees in English and Studio Art (concentrations in Sculpture and Photography) and a minor in Urban Studies and Design. As a Donaghey Scholar at UALR, she also studied French at the Université d'Orléans in Orléans, France.
April 28, 2026 – Each year at Honors Day Convocation, Hendrix College recognizes its faculty award winners. This year’s recipients, Dr. David Hales, Dr. Lilian Contreras-Silva, and Dr. Laura MacDonald, were celebrated during the April 23 ceremony.
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May 29, 2025 – The Hendrix College Committee on Engaged Learning is pleased to announce $78,275.72 in Odyssey Program funding awarded to 23 projects.
Odyssey Professorships part of a competitive process to fund specific, term-limited projects
Biology, chemistry majors presented at event that focused on STEM fields
New professors join teaching faculty for the 2015-2016 academic year