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28 January 28, 2013 Arkansas Business ENTRY DEADLINE FEBRUARY 8 Real Estate Marketplace Arkansas Business A LOCAL GUIDE TO REAL ESTATE CAST YOUR VOTE ONLINE BY VISITING ArkansasBusiness.com/Golf WATCH FOR THE RESULTS IN THE 2013 EDITION OF EXECUTIVE GOLFER * plus 10% Buyers Premium Johnny Mitchum 501-940-3231 AALB1787 FRIENDLY RIVALS: BUDDY TRIPS THE SPECIALIST: RAZORBACK BRADLEY SWAPS 3-POINTERS FOR 3-WOODS WARREN’S TURN WARREN STEPHENS AND HIS LIFE IN GOLF, FROM LITTLE ROCK TO AUGUSTA AND BACK HOLES 77SIGNATURE 2012 2012 COMPLETE COURSE GUIDE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COURSE FAVORITES Q&A WITH STATE’S TOP EXECUTIVE GOLFERS A SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT TO April 16 2012 • VOL. 29 ISSUE 16 AS360_Exec_Golf_rev.indd 1 4/4/12 3:38 PM AUCTION Estate Settlement Chenal Valley AUCTION 45 BRETAGNE CT, LITTLE ROCK, AR Friday, Feb. 15th ● 12:03 p.m. Previously Sold for $695,000 — Will Sell To Highest Bidder above *$400,000! AUCTION Pre-Auction Offers Welcome! 5,000+ SF ● 5 bedrooms ● 4 Full Baths 2 Half Baths ● Spacious Screened Patio Gourmet Kitchen with Hearth Room Huge Bonus / Media Room Call or Go to Web for Terms & Conditions and Other Information w w w .45B r e t a g n e A uct i o n . c o m For advertising information contact Bonnie Jacoby (501) 372-1443 Bonnie@ABPG.com INSPECTION / OPEN HOUSE: Sunday, February 3 and Sunday, February 10 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Movers+ Shakers CONSTRUCTION Justin Wisdom has been promoted to vice president of business development at SSi Design-Build Constructors in Fort Smith. Prior to his promotion, Wisdom served as senior project man- Justin Wisdom Texas A&M University. ager. He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from EDUCATION Lalit Verma, head of the Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, has been elected president of the American Society of Agricultural Lalit Verma & Biological Engineers. Verma served as the head of the department of biological engineering at Louisiana State University before relocating to the University of Arkansas in 2000. He has gained international recognition through his research in post-harvest engineering and technology. Michael Hunter Schwartz has been named the new dean of the William H. Bowen School of Law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. In addition to serving as associate dean for fac- Michael Hunter Schwartz ulty and academic development at the Washburn University School of Law in Topeka, Kan., he was also employed as a professor of law in Charleston, S.C., and earned his doctorate from the University of California Hastings College of Law. Schwartz will succeed Paula Casey, who was named interim dean upon John DiPippa’s resignation as dean in July 2012. Risa Dickson has been named the provost and vice president of academic affairs at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia. She will join Henderson in July after fulfilling her final Risa Dickson Arkansas Business Submit news items to ArkansasBusiness.com/Movers duties as associate provost for academic personnel at California State University in San Bernardino, where she was associate dean of the College of Arts & Letters from 2004-06. FINANCIAL SERVICES Rodney Abston has been promoted to senior vice president with Regions Bank in Little Rock. Abston has been with the company for six years and has held various positions, including commercial and industrial relationship manager and credit process manager. His recent clients include public, institutional and nonprofit organizations. Tammy Whitley has been named vice president and mortgage market manager of Bank of the Ozarks in Benton. Whitley has 22 years of financial Tammy Whitley Andrew Brock experience and owned Union Equity Mortgage from 2001-08. Andrew Brock has been promoted to president of Citizens State Bank of Bald Knob by Chairman and CEO Larry Kerchner. Previously a lending manager and marketing director, Brock, who joined the bank in 2004, was also elected to the company’s board of directors as of Oct. 4. Jason Culpepper of Sherwood has been promoted to city president for Conway by Regions Bank. He has been with the company for five years and Jason Culpepper 2007-12. previously served as a business banking relationship manager from HEALTH CARE Dr. John A. Baldridge, an endocrinologist and associate professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, has joined the hospital’s Weight Loss & Metabolic Program as John Baldridge medical director. After completing his residency at UAMS, Baldridge also practiced medicine at Baptist Hospital and the Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center, which is part of the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System. Rita Price Super Mover A closer look behind a prominent promotion This Week: Martha Miller, director of the Arkansas Department of Heritage Background: Martha Miller attended Lyon College and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She also graduated in 1978 with a law degree from the UALR William H. Bowen School of Law. Experience: In addition to being a lobbyist and selfemployed attorney, Miller has served as a board member of the Little Rock Interfaith Hospitality Network, Audubon Arkansas and Lyon College. She previously held the position of deputy director of the Department of Arkansas Heritage Museums, which oversees many of the state’s cultural and artistic institutions. New Position: Miller will replace former ADH Director Cathie Matthews, who served for 15 years before retiring last year. “Martha is a lifelong Arkansan who has strong experience within the department and with state government,” MANUFACTURING Rita Price has been hired as the human resource manager for Schulze & Burch Biscuit Co., a food production company in Searcy. Price, a native Arkansan with more than 20 years of experience in HR, was previously employed by National Wallcovering/Colour & Design, Molex and Heifer International and is a member of the Society for Human Resources Management. MEDIA/MARKETING Angele Forrest, a public relations coordinator for IberiaBank in Little Rock, has been named president of the Arkansas chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators for Angele Forrest 2013. Before joining IberiaBank in 2010, Forrest served as a mar- Arkansas Business January 28, 2013 29 Miller previously served as the deputy director of the Department of Arkansas Heritage Museums. [PROVIDED PHOTO] Gov. Mike Beebe said in a press release. “Promoting her from her position as deputy director was an easy and sensible decision in light of Cathie Matthews’ retirement.” n keting director at Transamerica Worksite Marketing and oversaw completion of the World of the Pharaohs exhibit at the Arkansas Arts Center. REAL ESTATE Travis Roe has joined the Rogers branch of national realty chain Crye-Leike. Roe has been a licensed real estate agent in northwest Arkansas since 2005 and works to assist residents in Benton and Travis Roe Washington counties. In addition to his realty career, Roe was also the co-owner of Northwest Arkansas Lawns, a landscaping company in Springdale. n Movers and Shakers Have a new employee or one recently promoted? Recently elected to a board of directors? Include it in the Movers & Shakers section. Contact Gwen Moritz at GMoritz@ABPG.com or (501) 372-1443.
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