List of University of Arkansas people


The list of University of Arkansas Alumni includes distinguished alumni, faculty, and leaders of the University of Arkansas.

Alumni

Arts, entertainment and letters

Business, science and academia

Sports

Olympians

Politics, law and military

Faculty

University presidents

Up until 1982, the president was the chief administrative officer of the Fayetteville campus. After 1982, the position of chancellor was created to be the top administrator at the Fayetteville campus, and the title of president referred to the University of Arkansas System.
PresidentTenure
Noah P. Gates1871–1873
Albert W. Bishop1873–1875
Noah P. Gates1875–1877
Daniel Harvey Hill1877–1884
George M. Edgar1884–1887
Edward H. Murfee1887–1894
John L. Buchanan1894–1902
Henry S. Hartzog1902–1905
John N. Tillman1905–1912
John Hugh Reynolds 1912–1913
John C. Futrall1913–1939
J. William Fulbright1939–1941
Arthur M. Harding1941–1947
Lewis Webster Jones1947–1951
John T. Caldwell1952–1959
Storm Whaley 1959–1960
David Wiley Mullins1960–1974
Charles E. Bishop1974–1980
James E. Martin*1980–1982

*Martin continued to serve as President of the University of Arkansas System after 1982.

University chancellors

Up until 1982, the president was the chief administrative officer of the Fayetteville campus. After 1982, the position of chancellor was created to be the top administrator at the Fayetteville campus.
ChancellorTenure
B.A. Nugent1982–1983
Willard Gatewood1984–1985
Daniel Ferritor1986–1997
John A. White1997–2008
Dr. G. David Gearhart2008–2015
Joseph E. Steinmetz2016–present