NEWS RELEASE – Washington County Historical Society
May 23, 2023
Contact: Dave Edmark
479-521-4681
dedmark@uark.edu

Skip Rutherford headlines Statehood Day on June 11

Statehood Day will be celebrated by the Washington County Historical Society with a lecture by James L. (Skip) Rutherford, the dean emeritus of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service in Little Rock. Rutherford will speak at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 11 at First Christian Church, 220 N. College Ave. in Fayetteville. Rutherford will discuss Arkansas contemporary history.

Prior to becoming dean, Rutherford coordinated the planning, construction and opening of the Clinton Presidential Library and Park in Little Rock. A graduate of the University of Arkansas, he received the School of Journalism and Strategic Media's first Distinguished Alumnus Award. Having an extensive private sector background in communications and public relations, he has served as a visiting professor at Lyon College, the UA, the University of the Ozarks and the University of Central Arkansas. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree from Hendrix College.

Loco Focos, a Tulsa area band that features music of the Civil War era, will perform during the event. It performs tunes such as “Oh, Susannah!” “Nelly Bly,” “Arkansas Traveler” and others.

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