UALR Officer of the Year

October 17-23, 2016

One of the honorees during the 2016 National Night Out on Oct. 4 was Marilyn Thompson, who was named the University Districts UALR Officer of the Year. Presenting Thompson her award is Fair Park Residents Association President Larry Rhodes. During the celebration, the University District Neighborhoods Association honored the emergency responders who serve the neighborhoods that surround UALR. Other awards presented were to Little Rock Police Officer Shawn Bakr, Little Rock Fire Station #3, Paramedic Cody Hughes and EMT Brad Barnett. National Night Out is a community-building campaign that promotes safety through neighborhood camaraderie and police-community partnerships. It’s a campaign through the National Association of Town Watch, a nonprofit crime prevention organization. (Photo by Jay Edwards)