Lyon College Alumni

Folks - you've got just under two weeks left to contribute to the 2026 Greek Challenge ➡ tr.ee/GreekChallenge. TKE has a pretty commanding lead, but it's still anyone's game! Give to the Annual Fund today to help your organization bring home the trophy!

Had a great time meeting and chatting with Gary Curtis Rausa-Augustin, '99, today! Living and working in Hawaii, Gary made a couple of stops in Arkansas on his way to Kansas City to catch some World Cup action. This was his first visit to Lyon in 27 years(!), and he was excited to see how campus has changed and how it has stayed the same; he was also glad to see that Hardee's wasn't the only option in town anymore.

Good to meet you, Gary!

🏀Men's Basketball Alumni🏀: Please fill out our poll [https://tr.ee/ZpjslS] to help select a date for an AC/Lyon MBB Alumni reunion with a golf outing and meet-and-greet with Coach Thomas Orr in October. While we are a few months out, your responses will help us finalize details for this great event - so go vote!

CENTRAL ARKANSAS ALUMNI - don't book out your summer calendar quite yet! Pencil us in for July 24 from 4-8pm, then click here to reserve your FREE ticket(s) to hang out with us in Little Rock! https://tr.ee/ScotsInTheRock

We will meet at the Lyon College School of Dental Medicine at 4:00pm for a tour and short presentation. Around 5:15 or so, we will head just down the road to the Town Pump for happy hour and continued socialization with fellow AC and Lyon alumni. Appetizers will be provided and beverages will be available for purchase.

Space is limited, so act quickly because we want to see you there!

The Lyon Alumni & Friends Book Club will have one meeting this summer, and we will be reading "Gidget: The Little Girl with Big Ideas" by Frederick Kohner. The book was a bestseller, inspired the 1959 movie starring Sandra Dee, more movies, and a TV series!

Our moderator will be Jatana Gattis, '99, and we will be joined by the author's daughter, Kathy Kohner Zuckerman, who was the inspiration for her father's character Gidget!!

This will be so much fun. Grab the book for your summer reading, and join us on Zoom on July 14!

Attn: AC & Lyon Men's Basketball alumni: Meet Coach Orr!

AD Kevin Jenkins and Lyon College Athletics recently announced the hiring of Thomas Orr as the new head coach for men's basketball. Coach Orr is anxious to meet and connect with Scots MBB alumni, so please comment below (or send us a direct message) with your current email address, and stay tuned for information about a fall basketball reunion event!

Last Thursday, May 14, the Lyon College Alumni Council and Office of Advancement & Alumni Relations hosted the Senior Family Picnic, welcoming the Class of 2026 as the newest group of alumni.

The evening offered the graduates and their families a relaxed way to interact with faculty and staff amidst the excitement of commencement week. We look forward to watching their continued growth and success in the real world, as well as their engagement as alumni!

Lyon Alumni at Levitt Amp! We didn’t get a photo of everyone but it was so GREAT to see you all!

Please note the change in date, and join us! Email [email protected] to reserve your free space.

Scots - we are so grateful for all of the gifts you contributed to this year's challenge! THANK YOU for showing up and showing out!

Supporters of Lyon College contributed $166,857.15 during the annual Robert Young Challenge, generating nearly $300,000 in total impact when combined with matching funds for student scholarships and college programs.

The fundraising event matched donor contributions through a gift from Dr. Robert Young III, former member and chair of the Lyon College Board of Trustees from 1987 to 1995, who pledged up to $130,000 in matching funds.

The annual challenge has become one of the College’s signature fundraising events, bringing together alumni, parents, faculty, staff, students, and friends of the College to invest in Lyon College and its students.