1959
Jeff Banks Student Union

Jeff Banks Student Union with the dorm in the background

Jeff Banks was a longtime and much-liked anatomy professor in the UAMS College of Medicine when he died in 1959. The just-opened student union was named in his memory.   

“Dr. Banks was a very effective and outstanding professor and naming the union for him was a fitting tribute,” said Roger B. Bost, M.D., who was one of Banks’ students in the 1940s. “He was a bright light in the clinical arena who stood out as one of the best professors we had.”

The union hosted numerous events over the years, from the fund-raising sale of Aromatique decorative products to art exhibits – including one featuring rare medical prints by Rembrandt, Raphael and Goya. For several years, the UAMS Medical Center Auxiliary operated a “swap shop” in the union, selling items to raise money for various projects.

This building added 19,565 square feet to education and was torn down in 2006.

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