By Meghann Ray Meghann is the lead program officer for our Arkansas Education Policy Initiative. The ultimate goal of this new program is to create statewide education policy recommendations and actions that will improve Arkansas’s national standing in K-12 educational outcomes. In addition to being an economic boost, we believe these recommendations could lead to…
Read MoreThe Roustabout: The Institute’s New Coffee Shop
Located in what was formerly the Institute’s gift shop, The Roustabout adds yet another memorable space to our mountaintop campus designed with Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller’s legacy of collaboration in mind.
Read MoreAll Good Wishes: Celebrating Dr. Marta Loyd
Dr. Marta Loyd ended her eight-year tenure as Executive Director/CEO of the Institute earlier this month with a two-day celebration.
Read MoreRemembering Winthrop Rockefeller and the USS Henrico
What Winthrop Rockefeller experienced in the military was just as important to his legacy as a philanthropist, governor, and friend to many.
Read MoreJanet Harris Named as Institute Executive Director/CEO
Harris will succeed current executive director/CEO Dr. Marta Loyd, who retires March 31. Harris has served at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute (the Institute) since 2016, first as director of programs, followed by a promotion to chief programs and marketing officer in 2018. She currently serves as chief strategy officer, a role she has held for two years.
Read MoreDr. Marta Loyd Addresses iR3 Cohort at the Institute
“I know for a fact, from reviewing all your work, that there are a series of things that have been accomplished that are monumental.”
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