2026 Arkansas Colleges of Health Education

The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) was awarded a grant of $450,000.00 to support a variety of projects, including:

• $160,000.00 for new LED Screens for both ARCOM Lecture Halls
• $35,000.00 for Anatomy Lab Tablets
• $30,000.00 to assist with the 2026 Remote Area Medical Event (RAM)
• $25,000.00 for the ACHE Journal of Medicine & Executive Leadership;
• $200,000.00 to establish the John Taylor/Degen Foundation Endowed Scholarship Program

Pictured:  Chris Brown, ACHE Chief Financial Officer, Garon Kerns, Director of IT Operations, pictured with the new LED screens that will enhance instruction in both ARCOM  Lectures Halls, Dr. Joanne Peterson, ARCOM Chair of Anatomy, pictured with newly acquired tablets that will support anatomy laboratory instruction