Cynthia Nance, dean emerita and the Nathan G. Gordon Professor of Law at the U of A School of Law, was appointed to the Arkansas Public Broadcasting Service Commission by Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Commissioners are appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Arkansas Senate, and serve an eight-year term.
In her new role, Nance will serve as citizen representative responsible for the oversight of the statewide public media network and support Arkansas PBS and its mission.
"It is a great pleasure to have Cynthia join the Arkansas PBS Commission," said Courtney Pledger, Arkansas PBS executive director and CEO. "Her long and distinguished career that includes teaching, serving and leading others at the highest level will bring a new and welcome voice to the work of the commission."
The commission includes: John Brown of Siloam Springs, chair; West Doss of Fayetteville, vice chair; Woody Freeman of Jonesboro, treasurer; Anne Canada of Subiaco; Ann Clemmer of Benton; Annette Herrington of Little Rock; and Skip Holland of Fayetteville.
Nance joined the U of A School of Law faculty in 1994 as an assistant professor and served as the dean from 2006 to 2011. Her teaching and scholarship focus on labor and employment law, workplace legislation, poverty law and Lawyers as Leaders, and she was the law school's first director of pro bono and community engagement.
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