B. Alan Sugg, longest serving University of Arkansas system president, dies at 88

By: Andrew DeMillo

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: October 5, 2026

Words: 356

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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B. Alan Sugg, who served more than two decades as president of the University of Arkansas system, has died. He was 88.

Sugg died Saturday surrounded by his family in Houston, the university said in a news release over the weekend. The university did not give a cause of death.

Sugg was the longest serving president of the UA system and oversaw its expansion from roughly 30,000 students on …

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