CONWAY, Ark. (September 13,
2017) – Albert Braunfisch ’86 of Little Rock has been named to a five-year term
as chair of the Hendrix College Board of Trustees, and Kim Evans of Little Rock
and Mike Malone ’92 of Fayetteville are the board’s newest members. Braunfisch
will lead the Board’s late September meeting, which will be the first for Evans
and Malone.
An investor and businessman,
Braunfisch has been a member of the Hendrix Board of Trustees since 2006. In
addition, he currently serves on the board at not-for-profit cancer care
provider CARTI and the Arkansas Arts Center, and is a member of Little Rock’s
Fifty for the Future, a group
of community leaders focused on developing more economic opportunities in the
greater Little Rock area.
“It is an honor to take over
from David Knight, who has done an exceptional job during his tenure as chair,”
Braunfisch said. “Hendrix has a very strong board, a terrific senior leadership
team, and highly respected faculty. I look forward to working collaboratively
with all three as we continue to focus on advancing the mission of the College
and attracting exceptional students who will become tomorrow’s leaders and
innovators.”
Evans, who is senior director
of development for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of
Medicine, holds a bachelor’s degree in international economics from Georgetown
University and a juris doctorate from the William H. Bowen School of Law at the
University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Her previous work includes serving as
legal affairs and planned giving director for the Arkansas Community Foundation,
and as director Center for Nonprofit Organizations at the University of
Arkansas at Little Rock. During her time there, the Center released the first
study of the economic impact of nonprofits on the Arkansas economy.
A former assistant attorney
general of Arkansas, Evans serves on a number of nonprofit and for-profit
boards that seek to improve the lives of Arkansans, including Southern Bancorp,
Centers for Youth and Families, eStem Public Charter Schools, and the Carl B.
and Florence E. King Foundation of Dallas, Texas. She is a sustaining member
and past president of the Junior League of Little Rock, and served on the nominating
and strategic planning steering committees of the Association of Junior Leagues
International (AJLI). Centers for Youth and Families, Inc., honored her with
the 2017 Ellon Cockrill President’s Award.
Evans is a member of the
Arkansas Bar Association and the Central Arkansas Estate Council, and president
of the Arkansas Charitable Gift Planning Council. Her daughter is a current
Hendrix student.
After Malone graduated from
Hendrix, he went on to earn a Master of Arts in public policy from the
University of Minnesota. He works for the Runway Group, LLC on a number of
quality of life projects and initiatives in northwest Arkansas. Previously, he spent
more than a decade as president and CEO of the Northwest Arkansas Council, focusing
on regional infrastructure, economic development, and education challenges facing
northwest Arkansas. He also has worked for the U.S. House of Representatives
Committee on Appropriations and the U.S. Senate in Washington, D.C. During the
Clinton Administration, he worked at the White House for six years in various
roles, including deputy assistant to the President for management and administration.
From 2009 to 2013, Malone
served on the Arkansas Lottery Commission, a public board charged with
establishing and overseeing the operations of lotteries in the State of
Arkansas. During his term, more than $300 million was raised for higher
education scholarships for Arkansans.
Malone has served on
numerous boards, including the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, NorthWest
Arkansas Community College Foundation, the Arkansas Capital Corporation, Fayetteville
Public Library, Accelerate Arkansas’ Executive Committee (chair since 2016),
the Men’s Advisory Council of the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas, the Arkansas
State Chamber of Commerce, and the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Committee on
Healthcare. He was recognized as a member of the Northwest Arkansas 40 Under 40
in 2007, the Arkansas 40 Under 40 in 2008, and graduated in Class VIII of
Leadership Arkansas.
“We are looking forward to
Kim and Mike sharing their gifts with the Board and by extension, with the
Hendrix community,” said Bill Tsutsui, president of the College. “They bring perspectives
and knowledge that will sharpen our focus on providing inspiring, meaningful
academic experiences that extend beyond students’ four years on campus.”
About
Hendrix College
A private liberal arts
college in Conway, Arkansas, Hendrix College consistently earns recognition as
one of the country’s leading liberal arts institutions, and is featured in Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That
Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges. Its academic quality and
rigor, innovation, and value have established Hendrix as a fixture in numerous
college guides, lists, and rankings. Founded in 1876, Hendrix has been
affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884. To learn more, visit www.hendrix.edu.