’60s
Richard “Dick” Muller Sr. ’61 was listed in the 2020 Edition of Marquis Who’s Who in America.
’70s
William “Bill” Ott ’72 was inducted into the Arkansas Tourism Hall of Fame.
Rush Harding III ’76 was hired as director of investments and strategic opportunities at Bank OZK in Little Rock.
Michael Stanton ’77 was appointed to the UCA Board of Trustees.
Kelley Erstine ’79 was selected as a member of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
’80s
Judy (Simmons) Henry ’80 was honored with one of the three marquee awards at the Pulaski County Bar Association’s Annual Meeting & Awards event.
Teresa (Bull) Little ’81 of Milestone Services Inc. was the 2022 recipient of the Sissy’s Log Cabin Diamond Achievement Award.
Charlie Strong ’82 was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars as assistant head coach and inside linebackers coach.
April Chatham-Carpenter ’84 was named co-director of field communications for Braver Angels National, an organization that seeks to create alliances between conservative-leaning and liberal-leaning Americans.
Lisa Sigler ’85 has been hired as controller at Today’s Power Inc. Sigler previously worked as senior controller for Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp.
Curtis Barnett ’86 has joined the board of directors of the Arkansas Research Alliance. Barnett is the president and CEO of Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Little Rock and a member of the UCA Board of Trustees.
Annetta (Winebaugh) Tirey ’88 joined the Arkansas Community Foundation as a program officer for the northwest region.
’90s
Arch Jones Jr. ’92, ’08 is a 2022 Conway Public Schools Hall of Honor Inductee.
Donna (Sossamon) Townsell ’92 was selected for the Arkansas Money & Politics Power Women for 2021.
Kirk Vansandt ’92 was named to the board of directors of Farmers & Merchants Bank of Stuttgart.
Susan (Miller) Davenport ’93 was selected for the Arkansas Money & Politics Power Women for 2021.
Karen Garrett ’93 was selected for the Arkansas Money & Politics Power Women for 2021.
Carla Price ’93 was selected for the Arkansas Money & Politics Power Women for 2021.
Karen (Freeman) Shaw ’94 was named bank CFO of the Year by Arkansas Business.
Corey Moline ’95 was named as a Nonprofit Organization CFO Finalist by Arkansas Business.
Shelley (Pope) Short ’96 was selected for the Arkansas Money & Politics Power Women for 2021.
Michelle Rupp ’96 has been appointed as a board member for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkansas. Rupp is also vice president of communications and strategic development of the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care.
James W. Welch ’98 assumed command of the U.S. Army’s 2nd Recruiting Brigade at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.
Olivia “Katy” (Barton) Davis ’98, ’15, ’17 joined Stone County Family Medicine Clinic in Mountain View. Davis is an advanced practice registered nurse.
Jennifer (Ackley) Westpfahl ’99 was promoted to managing director at Morgan Stanley in New York City.
Brandi (Stobaugh) Cooper ’99 has joined the board of directors of Petit Jean Bancshares Inc. of Morrilton and Petit Jean State Bank.
Daniel Faulkner ’99 has been appointed deputy of state agencies in the Arkansas Attorney General’s Office.
’00s
Stephanie (Elmore) Hammons ’00 was selected for the Arkansas Money & Politics Power Women for 2021.
Georjena “Jena” (White) Selva ’01 was selected for the Arkansas Money & Politics Power Women for 2021.
Melvin Beavers ’01 has been selected as the inaugural Chancellor’s Fellow for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. Beavers is an assistant professor at the University of Arkansas at
Little Rock.
Daniel Andrews ’02 was honored as Business Executive of the Year by Arkansas Business. Andrews is a managing partner at Tempus Realty Partners.
Amanda (Hearne) Bledsoe ’02 of Bledsoe Chiropractic is a 2022 recipient of the Sissy’s Log Cabin Outstanding Women in Business Award.
Crenisha Wright ’02 was named chief administrative and information officer for Arkansas Foodbank in Little Rock.
Carla (Joyner) Brockman ’04, ’18 of Rogers Group, Inc. is a 2022 recipient of the Sissy’s Log Cabin Outstanding Women in Business Award.
Kendra (Butler) Campbell ’04,’08 was selected for the Arkansas Money & Politics Power Women for 2021.
Shannon (Holloway) Halijan ’02 has been appointed deputy of the public protection department in the Arkansas Attorney General’s Office.
Lauren O. (Nash) Hendrix ’05 was selected for the Arkansas Money & Politics Power Women for 2021.
Kristy (Klais) Lamb ’05 was selected for the Arkansas Money & Politics Power Women for 2021.
Jessica (Simpson) Sorg ’05 was selected for the Arkansas Money & Politics Power Women for 2021.
Courtney (Hall) Sick ’06 was selected for the Arkansas Money & Politics Power Women for 2021.
Marie (Allen) Gieringer ’07 chief financial officer of Girl Scouts-Diamonds, was featured in Arkansas Business for an Executive Q&A.
Mia (Green) Phillips ’07 was selected for the Arkansas Money & Politics Power Women for 2021 and joined the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas as operations manager.
Jennifer (Williams) Ragsdale ’08 was named Chief Administrative Officer at Uniti Group Inc.
’10s
Tiffany Duhamel-Barger ’10 was hired by Simmons Bank as vice president of medical and professional banking for central Arkansas markets.
Carise (Farmer) Echols ’10, ’13 was named the 2022 Assistant Principal of the Year by the Arkansas Association of Elementary School Principals.
Matthew “Matt” Schneider ’10, ’12, ’16 has been promoted to tax manager at HoganTaylor LLP.
Dawn (Spivey) Bramlett ’11 joined HCJ CPAs & Advisors PLLC in Little Rock as the business advisory services leader.
Kaleb Smithson ’11 has joined Baptist Health Orthopedics in Fort Smith as an orthopedic surgeon.
Karil Greeson ’12 of Rogers Group, Inc. is a 2022 recipient of the Sissy’s Log Cabin Outstanding Women in Business Award.
Joshua Price ’12 received national recognition during the Outstanding Filipinos in America (TOFA) awards ceremony at New York City’s Carnegie Hall for his work in protecting voting rights.
Megan (Greenland) Williams ’12 was selected for the Arkansas Money & Politics Power Women for 2021.
Lauren (Mesker) Dickey ’12 has been named principal at WER Architects & Planners in Little Rock.
Jeremy Gregory ’13 released his new single “Breakthrough” through JG Entertainment.
Bailey (Williams) Taylor ’13 was named interim associate administrator at the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment, Division of Environmental Quality.
Ericka Gutierrez ’14,’18 was named in the Arkansas Business 20 In Their Twenties. Gutierrez is outreach and engagement manager at The Conductor.
Joyti Lal ’14 was named an honoree in the Arkansas Business 20 In Their Twenties. Lal is a senior proactive services engineer at Salesforce (SFDC) in Little Rock.
Mallory (Sexton) Jayroe ’15,’18 was named an honoree in the Arkansas Business 20 In Their Twenties. Jayroe is an epidemiologist for the Arkansas Department of Health.
Stephanie Dayer ’16 joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences as an internal medicine resident physician.
Lane Hardee ’16 has been hired as a commercial examiner at the Arkansas State Bank Department in Little Rock.
Grace (Barre) Rains ’16, ’17 was named an honoree in the Arkansas Business 20 In Their Twenties. Rains is the director of operations/executive director of The Conductor in Conway.
Madeline West ’17, ’20 passed all four parts of the Certified Public Accountant exam.
Jordan (Wright) Burgess ’18 was named director of legislative and agency affairs for Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s office.
Wilson Marseilles ’18 has been named vice president of the Harrison Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Kylie (Garrett) Bernhardt ’18, ’19 has been promoted to senior assurance staff at HoganTaylor LLP.
Andrew Dunlap ’18, ’19 was promoted to senior tax staff at HoganTaylor LLP of Little Rock.
Leah Griffin ’18, ’19 has been promoted to senior tax staff at HoganTaylor LLP.
McKenzie (Rogers) Enderlin ’19 has been promoted to senior assurance staff at
HoganTaylor LLP.
Carley Willmon ’19 has been promoted to senior tax staff at HoganTaylor LLP.
’20s
Celest Suite ’21 was hired by the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce as development and special events coordinator.
Jack Short ’21 was hired by the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce as existing business and talent development coordinator.