Camp Aldersgate may soon be aiming for bulls-eyes.
Under the leadership of Assistant Professor Laura Terry, eight University of Arkansas students spent their summer designing and building an archery pavilion with adaptable stations for wheelchairs at Camp Aldersgate in Little Rock.
Camp Aldersgate is a 120-acre, year-round camp founded by the United Methodist Women and devoted to serving children with special needs.
On September 21, Professor Terry and UA students Wendall Kinzler, Emily Baker, Sandra Miks, Angie Carpenter, Jasen Goicoechea, Chris Thomas, Jordan Sherrod and David McElyea dedicated the finished pavilion to the camp.
Originally engendered by Steve Kinzler and Martha Jane Murray of the Wilcox Group in Little Rock, the project was funded by a $20,000 donation from the Contractor's Licensing Board of Arkansas. Nabholtz, Acme Brick, and Riggs also donated services and materials for the project.
"As a teacher, I enjoyed helping the students realize an idea from drawing form to built form. The fact that our clients were children with special needs made the experience that much more meaningful," said Terry.
After traveling to the Auburn Rural Studio, Terry helped the students develop plans for the archery site including a covered pavilion for waiting, four adaptable shooting stations, a storage facility, a backstop and targets.
"We visited similar design/build projects during our visit to the Auburn University Rural Studio and were inspired by their innovative use of design and materials," said Terry.
Department of Architecture Head Patricia Kucker says the department hopes to continue work at Camp Aldersgate in the future.
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