FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Arkansas Business Hall of Fame board is accepting nominations for the 2021 class of business leaders who have made a lasting contribution to business and their communities.

The nomination deadline is July 31.

Nominees can be living or posthumous; all living inductees must be at least 60 years of age at time of selection. In selecting inductees, the committee considers outstanding leadership in establishing, building or running a business; improving his or her community; and displaying the highest level of ethics. Additional criteria for selection and a list of past honorees can be found on the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame webpage.

Nominations can be made by completing and submitting the form on the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame webpage or sending a letter of nomination that illustrates to the selection committee why the nominee deserves this honor.

Equal consideration is given to Arkansans – by birth or by choice – whose business achievements have been inside or outside of the state. Nominations are not limited to graduates of the Sam M. Walton College of Business or the University of Arkansas.

Nominations  may be submitted via email to abhf@walton.uark.edu or by mail  to:

Sam M. Walton College of Business
Donald W. Reynolds Center for Enterprise Development
Office of External Relations, Room 217
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701-1201.

The 2021 class will be inducted at a gala dinner Feb. 5, 2021, in Little Rock.

About the University of Arkansas: The University of Arkansas provides an internationally competitive education for undergraduate and graduate students in more than 200 academic programs. The university contributes new knowledge, economic development, basic and applied research, and creative activity while also providing service to academic and professional disciplines. The Carnegie Foundation classifies the University of Arkansas among fewer than 3 percent of colleges and universities in America that have the highest level of research activity. U.S. News & World Report ranks the University of Arkansas among its top American public research universities. Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas comprises 10 colleges and schools and maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio that promotes personal attention and close mentoring.