General George Barker Scholarship

Buddy and Charlotte Beck established this scholarship in honor of General George Barker. Major General George Evans Barker was born in Michigan; however, he considers himself a native of Rector, Arkansas. He began his United States Army career through the Reserve Officers Training Corps at Arkansas State University. He received his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Field Artillery in 1955. His military education includes the Field Artillery Basic and Advanced Courses, Civil Affairs and Transportation Officer Advanced Courses, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, the Industrial College of the Armed Forces National Security Management, and the U.S. Army War College.