Teresa Clogston
Osam ’72 named to seat for UM layperson on 34-member Board
CONWAY,
Arkansas (June 7, 2023)—Teresa Clogston Osam ’72 has been named to the Hendrix
College Board of Trustees. She will begin her term at the Board’s October
meeting.
Osam
will serve in one of the five seats reserved for United Methodist laity and/or
clergy on the 34-member Board. Members of the Board dedicate their expertise
and resources to the advancement of Hendrix and play an integral role in the
implementation of the mission, purpose, and strategic plan of the College.
“We
are looking forward to having Teresa begin her service on the Board,” said
Hendrix College President Karen K. Petersen. “I am grateful that she will bring
her love of the College as an alumna and her expertise as a retired staff member
of Advancement to serve Hendrix in another meaningful way.”
About
Teresa Clogston Osam ’72
Osam
retired from Hendrix College in 2018 after serving a combined 22 years in various
roles with the Office of Advancement. With her strong ties to the medical
community and history of non-profit fundraising, event planning and retail
sales, she was charged with helping communicate the vision of the first campus
master plan. Alumni, foundations, parents, and friends from around the country made
major gifts to the Donald W. Reynolds Center for Life Sciences, the creation of
the Charles W. Morgan Center through the addition of Acxiom Hall and renovation
of John H. Reynolds Hall, and the addition of the innovative Residence Houses. She
guided the establishment of the Arthur and Margaret Johnson scholarship for science
majors and identified and stewarded estate gifts. Later, she teamed with the
Office of Alumni Engagement to help create events for campaign announcements
and celebrations, Odyssey Medal winner events, building openings and the inaugurations
of three presidents. In 2022 she received the James E. Major Service Award,
which recognizes current and former employees for meritorious service to the
College.
Osam’s
civic involvement includes having served on the boards of Little Rock Rotary
Club 99, the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, the Arkansas Single Parent
Scholarship Fund, the founding board of Centers for Youth and Families, Junior
League of Little Rock as Riverfest Chair, and the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra
Guild President and Designer House Chair. She was a member of Little Rock
Chamber’s Leadership Class 9, the Arkansas Women’s Leadership Forum, and an active
member of the Hendrix Rowdies Class of 1972. Osam is married to Dr. Patrick
Osam ’70 and they are members of St. James United Methodist Church in Little
Rock. Their son, Patrick Neil Osam, Jr. ’95, is also a graduate of Hendrix.
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.