β70²υ
Charles βCharlieβ Combs β71 has been inducted into the UCA 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 β78 has been promoted to vice president of quality and patient safety at Unity Health of Searcy.
Kelley Erstine β79 has been appointed to the 51ΗΰΒ₯ Board of Trustees.
β80²υ
Thomas βTomβ McConnaughey β80, β82 has been inducted into the UCA 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 β83, β86 has received the Franklin College Faculty Steering Committee Distinguished Service Award.
Carla (Briney) Riley β88 has been promoted to assistant vice president of branch operations at First Community Bank in Harrison.
Michael βBradβ Hegeman β89, β96 has received the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal 2023 C-Suite Award.
Lisa (Gunderman) Willenberg β89 has been named to the board of the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute. Willenberg serves as chancellor of the University of Arkansas Community College in Morrilton.
β90²υ
Dr. Martin Eggensperger β90 has been selected as a member of the 18th Class of Leadership Arkansas.
Judith (Woodward) Goodson β90 has been selected as a member of the 18th Class of Leadership Arkansas.
Dr. Nina (Shaw) Roofe β90 has been named assistant vice president of family and consumer sciences for the University of Arkansas System Cooperative Extension Service.
Hamid Amin β93 has been selected as a member of the Little Rock Soiree Men on a Mission 2023.
Tammy (King) Jones β94 has been named chief nursing officer and associate vice chancellor for patient care services at UAMS.
Victoria (Byrd) Lamb β96 has been promoted to senior director of commercial operations at Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. in Little Rock.
Shelley (Pope) Short β96 has been selected as a member of the 18th Class of Leadership Arkansas.
James Rains β99 has been promoted to GIS coordinator at Conway Corporation. Rains previously served as GIS senior technician.
β00²υ
Brian Self β00 has been promoted to senior associate and architectural project manager at WDD Architects in North Little Rock.
Beau McCastlain β02 has been named Arkansas Teacher of the Year.
Steven Person β02 was selected as a member of the Little Rock Soiree Men on a Mission 2023.
Heide (Pingley) Harrell β03 has joined Central Arkansas Water as director of communications. Harrell previously served as vice president and director of communications at Stephens.
J. Scott Dews β04 has been named Man of the Year by Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce.
Daniel George β04, β08 has been inducted into the UCA 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 βBenβ Bard β05 has joined the law office of Adams and Reese, LLP in Tampa, Florida, as a partner.
Michael βMikeβ Norvell β05, β07 head coach at Florida State University, has been named 2023 Paul βBearβ Bryant Coach of the Year by the American Heart Association.
Cassie (Burnell) Francisco β07 has been promoted to controller in accounting at Conway Corporation.
Chelsea (Huckabay) McCurdy β08 celebrated six years at Arkansas Childrenβs nonprofit Arkansas Home Visiting Network as communications coordinator.
Robert βRobbieβ Park β09 has joined J.P. Morgan Private Bank as an executive director in Manhattan Beach, California.
β10²υ
Chelsea Engel β10 has been promoted to director at Forvis in Little Rock.
Jeff Whitener β10 has been selected as a member of the 18th Class of Leadership Arkansas.
Drew Gainor β11, β12 has been named a 2023 Catalyst Financial Diversity in Business Honoree by
the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce.
Justin Rotton β11, β12 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 β12, β14 has been inducted into the UCA 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 β12 has been selected as a member of the 18th Class of Leadership Arkansas.
Christy Bjornson β13 has been named director of the Arkansas Tobacco Control Division of the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration.
Leo Cummings, III β13 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 β13, β15 has been promoted to vice president of commercial lending at First Community Bank in Conway.
Andrew βDrewβ Spurgers β13, β17 has been named a 2023 Catalyst Financial Diversity in Business Honoree by the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce.
Melanie Bryant β14 has been inducted into the UCA 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 βForrestβ Stobaugh JD β14 has been named partner at PPGMR Law, PLLC in Little Rock.
Dr. Logan Bevill β15 has been hired as a family medicine physician at Unity Health.
Dr. Jonathan Pennington β15 has been hired as a family medicine physician at St. Bernards Healthcare in Jonesboro.
Stephanie Daigle JD β16 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 β16 has been recognized as an Arkansas 20 in Their Twenties honoree. Henager Seminario serves as senior director of Foundation Relations and Development at UCA.
Callie (Clifton) Parks β16 has joined Presbyterian Health Care Services, in the Albuquerque-Santa Fe Metro Area, as director of operations in September 2023.
Shelbie Thomas β16 has been hired as multimedia marketing specialist at JTS in Little Rock.
Jarod Wickliffe β16 has joined Little Rock Chamber as director of business development.
JiQuintas βJayβ Brown β17 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, β17 has joined White River Health Family Care as a provider.
Gilberto Garcia β17 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 β17 has been hired at North Little Rock Tourism as project manager.
Mary Carol (Majors) Angel β18 has been promoted to senior risk assurance manager at HoganTaylor in Little Rock.
Leah Griffin β18, β19 has been promoted to tax manager at HoganTaylor in Little Rock.
Wilson Marseilles β18 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 β18 has been named Teacher of the Year at Carver STEAM Magnet Elementary in Little Rock.
Megan Dykema-Zinno β19 has been promoted to associate architect at WDD Architects of North Little Rock.
Carley Willmon, CPA β19 has been promoted to tax manager at HoganTaylor in Little Rock.
Dr. Josh Wilson β19 was selected as a member of the Little Rock Soiree Men on a Mission 2023.
β20²υ
Lauren McCauley β20 has been hired as an associate attorney at McDaniel Wolff PLLC in Little Rock.
Lauren Lovelady β21 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 β21 has been promoted to senior tax accountant at HoganTaylor in Little Rock.
Jacob Turbyfill β21 has been hired as billing coordinator at CJRW in Little Rock.
Jordan Gray β23 has been hired as digital analyst specialist at CJRW in Little Rock.