An American flag flies in the breeze outside Old Main on the University of Arkansas Fayetteville campus on Oct. 17, 2025. (Photo by Antoinette Grajeda/Arkansas Advocate)
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders appointed Ashley Caldwell to the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees Monday.
Caldwell is replacing outgoing trustee Kelly Eichler and her term expires in 2036. Caldwell’s husband served as Sanders’ gubernatorial campaign manager and was appointed to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission in 2024. Sanders named him senior advisor for her reelection campaign.
A native of Jacksonville, Caldwell graduated from Mount St. Mary’s High School before earning a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Arkansas…