University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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Governor Orval E. Faubus reviewed with Governor-Elect Winthrop Rockefeller the progress made in education during his 12-year tenure of office.

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Division 1 Administration

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Win Rockefeller Elected Governor Winthrop Rockefeller, Arkansas’ first Republican governor in 94 years, is perhaps best known as a cattle¬ man and for his work as first chairman of the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission. Thousands of Arkansans have visited his Winrock Farms atop Petit Jean Mountain near Morrilton. When he resigned after eight years as AIDC chairman in 1964 to run for governor, more than 600 new indus¬ trial plants had been established and some 90,000 new jobs had been created. Through scholarships of the Rockwin Fund and the Arkansas Opportunity Fund, and through direct grants to various colleges and schools throughout the state, Mr. Rockefeller has given millions of dollars to edu¬ cation in Arkansas. Citing the need for a two-party system, he never stopped campaigning between his unsuccessful race for governor in 1964 and his election two years later. Governor Rockefeller’s first legislative session was stormy, but productive. The groundwork was laid for sweeping reforms through establishment of commissions to study the State Constitution, the penal system and governmental efficiency. Approval of a new Depart¬ ment of Administration and enactment of what is prob¬ ably the nation’s most far-reaching Freedom of In¬ formation Act were among important measures ap¬ proved during the first months of his administration. WINTHROP ROCKEFELLER — GOVERNOR OF ARKANSAS