Lynda Coon

Lynda Coon (Grad ’86, Grad ’90) has been named dean of the University of Arkansas Honors College, effective June 1, 2015. She currently serves as associate dean of fine arts and humanities in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences and as director of the college’s religious studies program. A professor of history who joined the University of Arkansas faculty in 1990, she is the recipient of three of the university’s top teaching honors.