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Charles Charlie Combs 71 has been inducted into the 91勛圖厙 Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2023. Combs was a four-year letterman in football and a two-time A1C All-Star.
Debbie (Morris) Hare 78 has been promoted to vice president of quality and patient safety at Unity Health of Searcy.
Kelley Erstine 79 has been appointed to the University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees.
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Thomas Tom McConnaughey 80, 82 has been inducted into the 91勛圖厙 Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2023. McConnaughey was a wide receiver and had a 40-year NFL career as a player, coach, and scout.
Dr. Alice (Long) Heikens 83, 86 has received the Franklin College Faculty Steering Committee Distinguished Service Award.
Carla (Briney) Riley 88 has been promoted to assistant vice president of branch operations at First Community Bank in Harrison.
Michael Brad Hegeman 89, 96 has received the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal 2023 C-Suite Award.
Lisa (Gunderman) Willenberg 89 has been named to the board of the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute. Willenberg serves as chancellor of the University of Arkansas Community College in Morrilton.
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Dr. Martin Eggensperger 90 has been selected as a member of the 18th Class of Leadership Arkansas.
Judith (Woodward) Goodson 90 has been selected as a member of the 18th Class of Leadership Arkansas.
Dr. Nina (Shaw) Roofe 90 has been named assistant vice president of family and consumer sciences for the University of Arkansas System Cooperative Extension Service.
Hamid Amin 93 has been selected as a member of the Little Rock Soiree Men on a Mission 2023.
Tammy (King) Jones 94 has been named chief nursing officer and associate vice chancellor for patient care services at UAMS.
Victoria (Byrd) Lamb 96 has been promoted to senior director of commercial operations at Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. in Little Rock.
Shelley (Pope) Short 96 has been selected as a member of the 18th Class of Leadership Arkansas.
James Rains 99 has been promoted to GIS coordinator at Conway Corporation. Rains previously served as GIS senior technician.
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Brian Self 00 has been promoted to senior associate and architectural project manager at WDD Architects in North Little Rock.
Beau McCastlain 02 has been named Arkansas Teacher of the Year.
Steven Person 02 was selected as a member of the Little Rock Soiree Men on a Mission 2023.
Heide (Pingley) Harrell 03 has joined Central Arkansas Water as director of communications. Harrell previously served as vice president and director of communications at Stephens.
J. Scott Dews 04 has been named Man of the Year by Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce.
Daniel George 04, 08 has been inducted into the 91勛圖厙 Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2023. George was the Gulf South Conference Soccer Player of the Year in 2003 and a three-time All-GSC selection.
Benjamin Ben Bard 05 has joined the law office of Adams and Reese, LLP in Tampa, Florida, as a partner.
Michael Mike Norvell 05, 07 head coach at Florida State University, has been named 2023 Paul Bear Bryant Coach of the Year by the American Heart Association.
Cassie (Burnell) Francisco 07 has been promoted to controller in accounting at Conway Corporation.
Chelsea (Huckabay) McCurdy 08 celebrated six years at Arkansas Childrens nonprofit Arkansas Home Visiting Network as communications coordinator.
Robert Robbie Park 09 has joined J.P. Morgan Private Bank as an executive director in Manhattan Beach, California.
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Chelsea Engel 10 has been promoted to director at Forvis in Little Rock.
Jeff Whitener 10 has been selected as a member of the 18th Class of Leadership Arkansas.
Drew Gainor 11, 12 has been named a 2023 Catalyst Financial Diversity in Business Honoree by
the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce.
Justin Rotton 11, 12 has been hired as public relations specialist at Arkansas Farm Bureau in Little Rock. Rotton previously served as deputy chief of communications for the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism.
Megan Herbert 12, 14 has been inducted into the 91勛圖厙 Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2023. Herbert was a three-time SLC Player of the Year, a four-time first-team All-SLC selection, and a two-time NCAA Woman of the Year nominee in basketball.
Shealyn Sowers 12 has been selected as a member of the 18th Class of Leadership Arkansas.
Christy Bjornson 13 has been named director of the Arkansas Tobacco Control Division of the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration.
Leo Cummings, III 13 has joined the board of the Arkansas Economic Developers & Chamber Executives, representing the 2nd Congressional District. Cummings serves as vice president of development for the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce.
Dillon Richard 13, 15 has been promoted to vice president of commercial lending at First Community Bank in Conway.
Andrew Drew Spurgers 13, 17 has been named a 2023 Catalyst Financial Diversity in Business Honoree by the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce.
Melanie Bryant 14 has been inducted into the 91勛圖厙 Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2023. Bryant was a four-time All-Conference catcher in softball and was the Southland Conference Hitter of the Year in 2011.
Chase Forrest Stobaugh JD 14 has been named partner at PPGMR Law, PLLC in Little Rock.
Dr. Logan Bevill 15 has been hired as a family medicine physician at Unity Health.
Dr. Jonathan Pennington 15 has been hired as a family medicine physician at St. Bernards Healthcare in Jonesboro.
Stephanie Daigle JD 16 has been admitted to practice law at the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States of America in October 2023.
Mollie Henager Seminario 16 has been recognized as an Arkansas 20 in Their Twenties honoree. Henager Seminario serves as senior director of Foundation Relations and Development at 91勛圖厙.
Callie (Clifton) Parks 16 has joined Presbyterian Health Care Services, in the Albuquerque-Santa Fe Metro Area, as director of operations in September 2023.
Shelbie Thomas 16 has been hired as multimedia marketing specialist at JTS in Little Rock.
Jarod Wickliffe 16 has joined Little Rock Chamber as director of business development.
JiQuintas Jay Brown 17 has been recognized as an Arkansas Business 20 in Their Twenties honoree. Brown serves as director of physician practices at Merit Health in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Robin Franke, APRN, 17 has joined White River Health Family Care as a provider.
Gilberto Garcia 17 has been recognized as an Arkansas Business 20 in Their Twenties honoree. Garcia is president and CEO of Garcia Wealth Management in Conway.
Shelbey (Lisko) Morris 17 has been hired at North Little Rock Tourism as project manager.
Mary Carol (Majors) Angel 18 has been promoted to senior risk assurance manager at HoganTaylor in Little Rock.
Leah Griffin 18, 19 has been promoted to tax manager at HoganTaylor in Little Rock.
Wilson Marseilles 18 has been recognized as an Arkansas Business 20 in Their Twenties honoree. Marseilles serves as president and CEO at the Harrison Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Carl Ratliff, III 18 has been named Teacher of the Year at Carver STEAM Magnet Elementary in Little Rock.
Megan Dykema-Zinno 19 has been promoted to associate architect at WDD Architects of North Little Rock.
Carley Willmon, CPA 19 has been promoted to tax manager at HoganTaylor in Little Rock.
Dr. Josh Wilson 19 was selected as a member of the Little Rock Soiree Men on a Mission 2023.
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Lauren McCauley 20 has been hired as an associate attorney at McDaniel Wolff PLLC in Little Rock.
Lauren Lovelady 21 has been recognized as an Arkansas Business 20 in Their Twenties honoree. Lovelady serves as community banking strategy and development at Simmons Bank in Little Rock.
Camryn Mann 21 has been promoted to senior tax accountant at HoganTaylor in Little Rock.
Jacob Turbyfill 21 has been hired as billing coordinator at CJRW in Little Rock.
Jordan Gray 23 has been hired as digital analyst specialist at CJRW in Little Rock.