CONWAY, Ark. (May 1, 2018) – The Hendrix College student-run
philanthropic organization Campus Kitty on April 19 presented its annual gifts
to community nonprofit organizations.
Campus Kitty sponsors a variety of fundraising events over the
course of each academic year. Over the past five years, the organization has
raised more than $118,000 for nonprofits in central Arkansas. Community organizations
benefitting from the 2017-2018 Campus Kitty events included:
View photos from the ceremony
Campus Kitty was founded by the late John S. Workman ’50, who served
as student body president. A United Methodist minister and journalist, Workman
served in the U.S. Army in the Pacific, Japan and Korea. He earned degrees from
Hendrix and Southern Methodist University and received honorary doctorate
degrees from Hendrix and Philander Smith College. He served on the Hendrix
Board of Trustees from 1987 to 1993. In 1992, he received Hendrix’s Ethel K.
Millar Award for Religion and Social Awareness. He served as religion editor
for the Arkansas Gazette and was one
of Arkansas’ most respected and influential voices on religion and its
importance in American life.
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.