Deadline For UA Walton College Arkansas Business Hall Of Fame Nominations
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The deadline for nominations for the 2004 Arkansas Business Hall of Fame is July 15, 2003. The Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas established the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame in 1999, recognizing Arkansans - by birth or by choice - who have been successful business leaders. The Arkansas Business Hall of Fame honors, preserves and perpetuates the names and outstanding accomplishments of business leaders who have brought lasting fame to Arkansas. 1999 Inductees William T. Dillard, Sr., Dillard's Stores Charles R. Murphy, Jr., Murphy Oil Jackson T. Stephens, Stephens Inc. the late Sam M. Walton, Wal-Mart Inc. 2000 Inductees Joe T. Ford, ALLTEL Corporation the late Harvey Jones, Jones Truck Lines the late Donald W. Reynolds, Donrey Media Don Tyson, Tyson Foods, Inc. 2001 Inductees the late Col. Thomas H. Barton, Lion Oil Company the late William E. Darby, National Old Line Insurance Company J. B. and Johnelle Hunt, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. John H. Johnson, Johnson Publishing Company, Inc. 2002 Inductees Roland S. Boreham, Jr., Baldor Electric Company F. Sheridan Garrison, American Freightways Inc. (FedEx Freight) Gene George, George's Inc. Walter V. Smiley, Smiley Investment Company. 2003 Inductees Richard E. Bell, Riceland Foods, Inc. David D. Glass, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The late Robert D. Nabholz, Sr., Nabholz Construction Corporation Louis L. Ramsay, Jr., Simmons First National Corporation A selection committee of business and civic leaders from around the state and the nation will review the nominations and select the honorees. The criteria for selection are: No more than four individuals will be inducted annually. # To insure the viability, both financially and in retaining public interest and support, normally a maximum of two deceased nominees will be inducted in any one year. Nominees are to be Arkansans by birth or by choice. Nominations are not limited to University of Arkansas graduates. 1. Business - the nominee has made a significant impact as a business leader. Nominees are expected to have made a significant impact as a business leader and be recognized primarily as a business leader and for their managerial success. 3. Ethics - the nominee has displayed the highest level of ethics in their business dealings. Beyond the criteria noted here, the Selection Committee has the responsibility and discretionary power to make their determinations from the pool of nominations submitted. For a nomination form and more information, please contact the Office of External Relations at the Sam M. Walton College of Business, Business Building 343, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701-1201, (479) 575-6146, by e-mail abhf@walton.uark.edu or on the web at: waltoncollege.uark.edu/externalrelations/halloffame.asp ###
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Contacts
Dixie Kline, director of communications, Sam M. Walton College of Business (479) 575-2539, dkline@walton.uark.eduHeadlines
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