Lyon College history

Morrow Hall was the college's first permanent building, occupied in 1873.

Six-foot-three, 266-pound tight end Garett Denton of Batesville became the first Lyon College football player since 1951 when he signed a letter of intent Aug.

A bequest of more than $14 million by Jean Brown of Hot Springs in 1981 launched a drive that paved the way for a significant expansion of scholarship support for students and endowed faculty positions.

In 1994, it adopted the name Lyon College to honor a family that had served it with distinction for more than a half-century.

Doctor Walter Roettger became the 16th president of Lyon in 1998 and continued the transformation that his predecessor had put into motion.

In 2009, Doctor Donald Weatherman, a former Lyon professor of political philosophy, became the 17th president of Lyon.

On October 26, 2010, a fire destroyed Edwards Commons, which included the dining hall, student center, and student life offices.

A new campus center, also named Edwards Commons, opened in August 2012.

Guidelines on the Professional Evaluation of Digital Scholarship by Historians (2015)

Arkansas Right to Read Act of 2017

AHA Statement on the History of Racist Violence in the United States (June 2020)