Hendrix College Alumna Inducted to Arkansas Black Hall of Fame
Hendrix College celebrates the induction of Senator Linda Pondexter Chesterfield '69 into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame.
Senator Chesterfield, a life-long Arkansan and the first Black student to graduate Hendrix College, has a career marked by perseverance and purpose.
Don't make excuses, make good.
This guiding mantra has carried her from segregated classrooms to the state legislature, where she champions education, access, and opportunity for all Arkansans.
Senator Chesterfield has served on the Hendrix College Alumni Board of Governors twice, from 1980 to 1985 and again from 2022 to present.
Author's summary: Senator Linda Pondexter Chesterfield '69 inducted into Arkansas Black Hall of Fame.