Some College of Education and Health Professions Offices to Close for George Denny Funeral
The College of Education and Health Professions dean's office and some other administrative offices in the Graduate Education Building will be closed from about 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, during the funeral and graveside services for George Denny. Denny, 55, a professor of educational statistics and research methods at the University of Arkansas, died Thursday, June 13.
Funeral services for Denny will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, at First United Presbyterian Church, 695 E. Calvin St. in Fayetteville. Burial will take place earlier in the day at 11 a.m. at Fairview Memorial Gardens in Fayetteville. Condolences may be submitted to the website of Beards Funeral Chapel in Fayetteville.
Denny's family has established a scholarship fund in his memory. The George S. Denny Memorial Scholarship fund can be accessed at the university's online giving website. In the gift designation box, select "Specific department, program or fund" and enter the name of the scholarship.
Contacts
Heidi Wells, director of communications
College of Education and Health Professions
479-575-3138,
heidisw@uark.edu
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