Ranan Hester, a former resident of Camden, has joined theHarding University Office of Student Life as Assistant Dean of Students.
Hester is a 1986graduate of Harding and holds a Master of Education from SouthwestBaptist Universityin Missouri.She has previously taught in public schools for 19 years, first in Camden and most recently in Dexter, Mo.
She will beformally welcomed to campus for the 2012-13 academic year at the University’sannual faculty and staff dinner on Aug. 16. Classes begin Aug. 20.
With an enrollment of more than 7,100 students,Harding is the largest private university in Arkansas and attracts more National MeritScholars than any other private university in the state. Harding also maintainscampuses in Australia, Chile, England,France, Greece, Italyand Zambia.For more information visit www.harding.edu.