William Bert Baker passed away Friday, January 6, 2017, at his home in Gilbert.
He was born July 19,1932, in Gilbert to the late Riley Noel Baker, Sr. and Lucille Moore Baker.
The founding president of North Arkansas College (Northark) in Harrison, Bill led Northark from 1974 until his retirement in 2001. As a result of his vision, Northark's off-campus programs led to two new colleges: Arkansas State University-Mountain Home and NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville.
Bill was a graduate of Marshall High School and Arkansas Tech, where he was an all conference basketball player. He was a faculty member and administrator at Tech for 17 years before accepting the presidency at Northark. He held a master's degree and a doctorate from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
Funeral service will be held at the L.E. "Gene" Durand Center on the Center Campus of North Arkansas College on Thursday, January 12, at 11 am. Following the service, there will be visitation with the family and a light lunch reception. Procession to Osborne Cemetery in St. Joe will begin at 3:30 pm.
Arrangements are under the direction of Coffman Funeral Home of Harrison.
He was born July 19,1932, in Gilbert to the late Riley Noel Baker, Sr. and Lucille Moore Baker.
The founding president of North Arkansas College (Northark) in Harrison, Bill led Northark from 1974 until his retirement in 2001. As a result of his vision, Northark's off-campus programs led to two new colleges: Arkansas State University-Mountain Home and NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville.
Bill was a graduate of Marshall High School and Arkansas Tech, where he was an all conference basketball player. He was a faculty member and administrator at Tech for 17 years before accepting the presidency at Northark. He held a master's degree and a doctorate from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
Funeral service will be held at the L.E. "Gene" Durand Center on the Center Campus of North Arkansas College on Thursday, January 12, at 11 am. Following the service, there will be visitation with the family and a light lunch reception. Procession to Osborne Cemetery in St. Joe will begin at 3:30 pm.
Arrangements are under the direction of Coffman Funeral Home of Harrison.
William Bert Baker passed away Friday, January 6, 2017, at his home in Gilbert.
He was born July 19,1932, in Gilbert to the late Riley Noel Baker, Sr. and Lucille Moore Baker.
The founding president of North Arkansas College (Northark) in Harrison, Bill led Northark from 1974 until his retirement in 2001. As a result of his vision, Northark's off-campus programs led to two new colleges: Arkansas State University-Mountain Home and NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville.
Bill was a graduate of Marshall High School and Arkansas Tech, where he was an all conference basketball player. He was a faculty member and administrator at Tech for 17 years before accepting the presidency at Northark. He held a master's degree and a doctorate from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
Funeral service will be held at the L.E. "Gene" Durand Center on the Center Campus of North Arkansas College on Thursday, January 12, at 11 am. Following the service, there will be visitation with the family and a light lunch reception. Procession to Osborne Cemetery in St. Joe will begin at 3:30 pm.
Arrangements are under the direction of Coffman Funeral Home of Harrison.
He was born July 19,1932, in Gilbert to the late Riley Noel Baker, Sr. and Lucille Moore Baker.
The founding president of North Arkansas College (Northark) in Harrison, Bill led Northark from 1974 until his retirement in 2001. As a result of his vision, Northark's off-campus programs led to two new colleges: Arkansas State University-Mountain Home and NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville.
Bill was a graduate of Marshall High School and Arkansas Tech, where he was an all conference basketball player. He was a faculty member and administrator at Tech for 17 years before accepting the presidency at Northark. He held a master's degree and a doctorate from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
Funeral service will be held at the L.E. "Gene" Durand Center on the Center Campus of North Arkansas College on Thursday, January 12, at 11 am. Following the service, there will be visitation with the family and a light lunch reception. Procession to Osborne Cemetery in St. Joe will begin at 3:30 pm.
Arrangements are under the direction of Coffman Funeral Home of Harrison.
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