Nola Holt Royster directed the University of Arkansas Career Development Center from 1993 to 2001.

Her sister and former mayor of Little Rock, Lottie Holt Shackelford, described Royster as a tireless advocate of student success. During her career at at the U of A, Holt Royster focused on teaching, job development and employer relations, and research on the impact of diversity training in various organizations.

Holt Royster died suddenly in 2001. Currently, a scholarship is awarded in her name and a suite of the Career Development Center at the U of A is named in her honor.

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