Submitted by: Jennifer Boyett, jboyett@uca.edu on 10/13/2026
Mollie Henager, UCA’s senior director of foundation relations and development, has been named the Outstanding Young Fundraising Professional by the Association of Fundraising Professionals Arkansas Chapter.
Since joining BTÌìÌÃin 2021, Henager has raised more than $2.3 million in grants and private support and helped donors establish more than a dozen scholarship funds. She works with foundation partners and individual donors across campus, with major gift responsibilities supporting the College of Education. She also provides grant-writing training for faculty and staff and has strengthened collaboration between Advancement and Sponsored Programs.
Henager will be recognized at AFP Arkansas’s 44th annual National Philanthropy Day Luncheon & Awards on Thursday, Nov. 5, in Little Rock. Part of the chapter’s Festival of Philanthropy, the luncheon honors Arkansas philanthropists, fundraisers, volunteers and organizations for their contributions to their communities.
