... switched to the Republican Party in 1997 and was appointed by then-Gov. Mike Huckabee to serve as the state's director of higher education. In 2002, he was tapped to lead the University of Central Arkansas a post he says he has no plans to leave ...

... party from Little Rock. Johnston said they were invited to the reception because of his position as associate director of higher education with the state Department of Education. But they would have come to the concert anyway, he said. "You won ...

... Elrod. The state Board of Workforce Education will also have to approve the merger before it can go forward. Director of Higher Education Lu Hardin and Director of Workforce Education Dr. Steve Franks heartily endorsed the merger. "This is absolutely ...

... having a successor hired. Some interest has been expressed in the post, including interest from Lu Hardin, director of higher education at the state Department of Education. "I am going to consider a nomination, if nominated by someone ...

... annually with a three-year contract. As director of higher education, Hardin's salary was $120,000. "I ... teach classes. "I've had a wonderful run as director of higher education," where he saw scholarships for college ...

... prosperity, but to personal satisfaction," the governor said. When Huckabee became governor and named Hardin as director of higher education, Huckabee said, the agency was "hemorrhaging," and Hardin gave the department "purpose, vision and efficiency ...

University of Central Arkansas President Lu Hardin and former President Silas Snow met recently for lunch and reflected on UCA and Arkansas higher education in general, as well as UCA present and past.

... budget," Harding added. Former UCA President Dr. Winfred L. Thompson even approached Hardin, who was then director of higher education, and asked to put a 5 percent cap on scholarship spending from the E and G funds. Other issues discussed ...

... five minutes were about Smith's paid leave. "Having been chairman of the Senate Education Committee and director of higher education, I tended to field general higher education questions, not just about UCA." However, when Hardin left ...

... certainly that is an above average ACT, we would be scholarshipping every student," Hardin said. "When I was director of higher education, I actually favored a cap to control scholarship spending. However, when I became president of UCA, I realized ...