The AGNSLS Board is composed of the following:
- The dean, chair, or director of each of the accredited graduate nursing programs in the state that offers a nurse practitioner/clinical nurse specialist, specialty in primary care nurse midwife, nurse anesthesia, or nursing administration graduate preparation or preparation for nurse educators at the master’s or doctoral levels
- The President of the Council of Nurse Administrators of Nursing Education Programs in Arkansas
- The President of the Arkansas State Board of Nursing or the president’s designee
- The Director of the Department of Health or the director’s designee
- One (1) consumer, to be appointed by the Governor
Board Responsibilities:
The Graduate Nurse Educator Loan and Scholarship Board is responsible for
- Determining eligibility of graduate nursing applicants for loans
- Naming graduate recipients of such assistance
- Setting the amounts of loans
- Making all disbursements and collections
- Making compliance and non-compliance determinations
Members of the Board:
Arkansas State University
Dr. Mark Foster, Chair
Department of Nursing
Arkansas State University
P O Box 910
State University, AR 72467
Arkansas Tech University
Dr. Jennifer Helms, Director
Department of Nursing
Arkansas Tech University
402 West O Street
Russellville, Arkansas 72801
Harding University
Dr. Dona Clarin, Director
Carr College of Nursing
Harding University
915 E. Market Ave.
Searcy, AR 72149
Henderson State University
Dr. Allison Divine, Director
Department of Nursing
Henderson State University
1100 Henderson Street
HSU Box 7803
Arkadelphia, AR 71999-0001
University of Arkansas – Fayetteville
Dr. Susan Patton, Director
Eleanor Mann School of Nursing
University of Arkansas
217 Ozark Hall
Fayetteville, AR 72701
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Dr. Patricia Cowan, Dean
UAMS College of Nursing
4301 West Markham, # 529
Little Rock, AR 72205
University of Central Arkansas
Dr. Susan Gatto, Director
School of Nursing
University of Central Arkansas
Conway, AR 72035