The ninth annual Arkansas Business Hall of Fame: Classics 2007.On February 9, 2007, the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas strives to be known as a "nationally competitive, student-centered research university serving Arkansas and the world." The school recently completed its "Campaign for the 21st Century," in which the university raised more than $1 billion for the school, used will host the ninth annual Arkansas Business Hall of Fame.Among Arkansas' prolific business community, several classics stand out. Their accomplishments have endured. Their old-fashioned hard work, ethics and perseverance have yielded organizations that stand the test of time. Today, their businesses serve Arkansas, the nation and the world--with proven products and services that are best in their fields. These vintage business leaders bring to their professions and communities an enduring quality of a time past with foresight for the future. We celebrate these Arkansas' Classics: THE 2007 INDUCTEES * The late Delbert E. Allen Sr., chairman, Allen Canning Company, Siloam Springs, Ark. * Thelma L. Joshua and the late Ernest P. Joshua Sr., founders, J.M. Products Inc., Little Rock, Ark. * The late Kenneth Pat Wilson
Pat Wilson is an Australian singer and journalist. Wilson was a journalist for the 1970s music magazine Go-Set writing under the pen-name "Mummy Cool". , chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , First Arkansas BancShares, Inc., Jacksonville, Ark. * Albert R. Yarnell, chairman, Yarnell Ice Cream Co., Searcy, Ark. Walton College Dean Dan L. Worrell said: "The Arkansas economy has been blessed with a strong base of business talent. The Arkansas Business Hall of Fame was founded in 1999 to highlight the important and lasting contributions of its talented business leaders. We feel it is important to the state's future business leaders to honor and perpetuate these inductees' names and accomplishments." The ninth annual Arkansas Business Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held on at the Statehouse state·house also state house n. A building in which a state legislature holds sessions; a state capitol. statehouse Noun NZ a rented house built by the government Noun 1. Convention Center in Little Rock. The Arkansas Business Hall of Fame is housed permanently in the atrium of the Donald W. Reynolds Donald W. Reynolds (1906-1993) was an American businessman and philanthropist. During his lifetime, he was best known for his involvement in the Donrey Media Group. Biography Reynolds was the son of Gaines W. Center for Enterprise Development at the Walton College on the Fayetteville campus. SELECTION PROCESS The selection process was chaired by Walton College alumnus ALUMNUS, civil law. A child which one has nursed; a foster child. Dig. 40, 2, 14. and Arkansas native Tommy Boyer, chief executive officer of Micro Images, Amarillo, Texas “Amarillo” redirects here. For other uses, see Amarillo (disambiguation). Amarillo is the 14th-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Potter County. . A nominating committee A nominating committee is a group formed usually from inside the membership of an organization for the purpose of nominating candidates for office within the organization. It works similarly to an electoral college, the main difference being that the available candidates, either of 17 business leaders encouraged people throughout the state and beyond to make nominations, and then a selection committee of 12 business and community leaders reviewed the nominations and chose the inductees. Criteria for selection included: the significance of the impact made as a business leader, the concern demonstrated for improving the community, and the display of ethics in all business dealings. In addition, the inductee must be over the age of 60. SAM M. WALTON COLLEGE OF BUSINESS UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS Former Inductees into the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame 1999 William Dillard, Sr. Charles H. Murphy, Jr. Jackson T. Stephens Sam M. Walton 2000 Joe T. Ford Harvey Jones Donald W. Reynolds Don J. Tyson 2001 Colonel Thomas H. Barton William E. Darby J.B. and Johnelle Hunt John H. Johnson John Harold Johnson (January 19, 1918 – August 8, 2005) was the founder of the Johnson Publishing Company, an international media and cosmetics empire headquartered in Chicago, Illinois that includes Ebony, and Jet 2002 Roland S. Boreham, Jr. Sheridan Garrison Gene George Walter V. Smiley 2003 Richard E. Bell David D. Glass Robert D. Nabholz, Sr. Louis L. Ramsey, Jr., 2004 John A. Cooper, Sr. Frank Lyon, Sr. Charles D. Morgan Robert A. Young Robert A. Young III (November 27, 1923 – October 17, 2007) was a Democratic politician from the state of Missouri who served five terms in the US House of Representatives. , Jr. 2005 Dave Grundfest, Sr. James T. "Red" Hudson Donald Munro Edward M. Penick, Sr. 2006 Frank D. Hickingbotham William F. "Billy" Rector Doyle W. Rogers, Sr. Forrest L. Wood |
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