Carolyn Kirkpatrick Honored for Service to UAMS Aging Institute Board

By ChaseYavondaC

 Carolyn Kirkpatrick with her children (l. to r.)  Neal Kirkpatrick, Donna Isom, Carolyn Kirkpatrick, Debbie Makris and Gina Tappan.
Carolyn Kirkpatrick with her children (l. to r.)  Neal Kirkpatrick, Donna Isom, Carolyn Kirkpatrick, Debbie Makris and Gina Tappan.

Previous award winners (l. to r.)  Judy Snowden, Susie Pugh, Sissy Clinton, Judy Grundfest, Charlotte Gadberry and Jo Ellen Ford.
Previous award winners (l. to r.)  Judy Snowden, Susie Pugh, Sissy Clinton, Judy Grundfest, Charlotte Gadberry and Jo Ellen Ford.

Kirkpatrick, of Little Rock, received the award at the spring meeting of the Community Advisory Board. The award was established in 1999 in honor of Jo Ellen Ford, the board’s first president. Ford is a lifetime member of the board who was instrumental in the development of the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging facility at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).

Kirkpatrick has been a member of the board since 2005. 

“She is absolutely adored by all members and the staff,” said Dale Ronnel, board president. “Carolyn is the sort of behind-the-scenes member who does anything and everything that needs to be done. She is a compassionate, generous and loyal friend to everyone.”

Previous recipients of the award:

1999     Jo Ellen Ford
2000     Charlotte Gadberry
2001     Sissy Clinton
2002     Betty Moore
2003     Judy Snowden
2004     Martha Murphy
2005     Judy Grundfest
2006     Nancy Green
2007     Susie Pugh
2008     Jim Darr