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Staff Bash 2023

Hendrix celebrates staff, honors award winners at the end of the academic year

Hendrix College Announces New Farmers and Makers Market in Conway

The Village at Hendrix Market to hold first event Wednesday, May 31

Spring 2023 Dean’s List

246 Students earn a 4.0 GPA in the Spring 2023 semester

Hendrix Politics Major Takes Home Honors for Best Undergraduate Paper from ArkPSA Annual Meeting

Keira Boop ’23 presented paper on crisis response insights from coronavirus outbreak

Hendrix Odyssey Program Project Funding, April 2023 Cycle

Cumulative total of Odyssey grants now tops $5 million

Hendrix College Commencement 2023

College says farewell to Class of 2023

Hendrix College Class of 2023 List of Graduates

Class of 2023 celebrated at College’s 139th Commencement

Hendrix Announces 2023 Phi Beta Kappa Initiates

Phi Beta Kappa welcomes 24 from Hendrix College 

Two Hendrix Teams Place in 2023 Windstream Case Study Competition

Teams from Hendrix take second and third place, earn cash prizes

Three Hendrix Alumni Receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Prestigious awards go to Leah Crenshaw ’20, Rebecca Parham ’21, Tristian Wiles ’21

Honors Day Convocation 2023

Hendrix students recognized for academic achievement, campus leadership and service

Honors Day Convocation 2023 Full List of Awards

Students honored for academic achievement, campus leadership

Murphy Scholars Class of 2026 Inducted

Students of all majors selected to participate in designated study, travel, research, and service experiences in literature and language

Psi Chi Hendrix Chapter Welcomes New Members

Twelve undergraduates join national psychology honor society

‘Creating Livable Communities for Older Arkansans’ Symposium Set for April 17 at Hendrix College

Free event sponsored by Hendrix, AARP Arkansas, UAMS’ Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative

Hendrix Professor Curates Historic Photographic Archive Exhibit

Maxine Payne curates exhibit of southern photographer Ellie Weems for Institute 193

Hendrix College Dance Ensemble to Present Spring Concert

Directed by Brigitte Rogers, free concert features spoken word piece

Hendrix Professor, Students Create New Native Plant Garden

Stellar Joy Garden honors retired faculty members and sustainability champions

An Evening with Murphy Visiting Poet Sharon Olds

Thursday, April 13, 7:30 p.m. in Staples Auditorium

Hendrix Senior Awarded a 2023 Watson Fellowship

Adaja Cooper ’23 will spend one year traveling to study the roles of public art in five countries

Hendrix Student Named 2023 Truman Finalist

Keeley Ausburn ’24 one of two selected from Arkansas institutions

Hendrix, UCA to Host Former Ambassador Stephen J. Rapp

“Justice after War Crimes: From Syria to Ukraine” set for April 3, 5:30 p.m., Mills B

Dr. Todd Tinsley Named Associate Provost for Academic Affairs

Dr. David Sutherland to serve as Interim Provost following Provost Bonebright’s retirement

‘On the Frontlines of Free Speech’ Panel at Hendrix College Library Feb. 23

Project Pericles and Bailey Library to co-host discussion on libraries and censorship

Ellis Arnold ’79 Named President Emeritus

Hendrix President honored by Board of Trustees for lasting legacy

Hendrix Players Present ‘The Hope Hypothesis’ February 22-25

Student production led by visiting director and Hendrix alumnus William Ragsdale ’83

EPA Research Grant Benefits Hendrix Faculty Member, Creates Student Research Opportunities

Dr. J.D. Gantz will lead on-campus research, select students for summer work in Purdue lab  

sustainABILITY: Fiber Artists’ Ideas to Improve Our World at the WMA

From Feb. 3 – March 17, Windgate Museum of Art at Hendrix College features quilts exploring questions of care for Earth, sculptures made from reclaimed plastics, paintings seeking to reconnect humanity with the land, and commentary on the war in Ukraine 

Hendrix Alumnus and Logitech CEO to Receive Honorary Degree at Commencement

Bracken Darrell ’85 to receive honorary doctorate of humane letters and address Class of 2023 

Violinist Er-Gene Kahng to Perform at Hendrix College February 5

Nationally recognized violinist, researcher, educator to give free Sunday afternoon recital

Ten Hendrix Faculty Members Receive Odyssey Professorships

Odyssey Professorships awarded to increase engaged learning opportunities for students

CarShare now available: A message from Dean LeBlanc

Partnership with Enterprise brings short-term car rental to campus

Dr. Karen K. Petersen Named 13th President of Hendrix College

Petersen to begin June 2023, following retirement of W. Ellis Arnold III

Melissa Gill, Printmaking

Gill, Melissa

Associate Professor of Art

Office: Art Department A
Phone: (501) 505-1562
E-mail: gill@hendrix.edu
Website: www.melissagillart.com

Matthew Lopas, Drawing and Painting

Professor of Art

Department of Art, Chair

Office: Art Department A102
Phone: (501) 450-1262
E-mail: lopas@hendrix.edu
Website: www.matthewlopas.com


Dr. Rod Miller, Art History

Miller, Rod

Professor of Art

Department Chair, Art

Office: Art Department A101
Phone: (501) 450-1423
E-mail: miller@hendrix.edu

Maxine Payne, Photography

Maxine Payne

Professor of Art

Office: Art Department A107
Phone: (501) 450-4587
Fax: (501) 450-1473
E-mail: payne@hendrix.edu
Website: www.maxinepayne.com

View the Faculty Art Gallery