Missy Darwin Kincaid

As director of development, Kincaid provides strategic oversight of the fundraising efforts for the Honors College to support student success including funding for scholarships, research and study abroad. Kincaid works closely with constituents and donors including the Dean's Advisory Board and Parents Committee.  

Prior to joining the University, Kincaid served as the Northwest Arkansas development director for Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families and vice president of development and the director of donor engagement for Walton Arts Center. Kincaid also has an extensive background in public service in Washington, D.C. where she served on the staff of U.S. Senator David Pryor and in several roles with the Clinton Administration. Among other positions, Kincaid was a protocol officer for the U.S. Department of State, chief of staff for the U.S. Small Business Administration and special assistant to First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. Kincaid also taught English as a Second Language in the former Czechoslovakia, now the Czech Republic.  

Kincaid holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. Kincaid is a member of the Chancellor’s Society, Thoroughreds Giving Society, Women’s Giving Circle and the Arkansas Alumni Association. As a U of A student, Kincaid was a member and president of the Psi Chapter of Chi Omega, the national sorority established at the U of A in 1895.  

Kincaid serves on the board of directors for the Washington Regional Medical Foundation and is a member of the Rotary Club of Fayetteville. She is active in her church, where she sings in the choir and is a youth counselor, and she is a member of the Modern Literature Club. In her free time Kincaid enjoys spending time outside with her family—including her English Shepherd Hattie, mowing her yard, working puzzles of all kinds and cheering on the Razorbacks.