Congratulations to the 47 University of Arkansas graduates who have been recognized in the 2011 Arkansas Business Power List, which includes the state’s biggest names in 20 industries. This year’s installment includes a total of 192 leaders in 20 different industry categories. Read about them in the bios below written by the Arkansas Business staff.

  • Edward Drilling BSBA’78
    Drilling serves on the Arkansas Research Alliance Board, the Arkansas World Trade Center Board, the University of Arkansas Board of Advisors and the Sam M. Walton College of Business Dean’s Executive Advisory Board.
  • Dan Flowers BSCE’69
    Flowers has received the College of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus award and a member of the Arkansas Alumni Association.
  • Jeffrey J. Gearhart BSBA’86, JD’89
    He is a member of the Arkansas Alumni Association.
  • Gary George BSBA’72
    George is a former member of the University of Arkansas Board of Advisors, past chairman of the Board of Trustees and an A+ Life Member of the Arkansas Alumni Association.
  • George Gleason JD’77
  • Harold Horton BSE’63
    Horton, executive director of the Razorback Foundation, was inducted into the Sports Hall of Honor in 2002.
  • Calvin Jarrett BSBA’82
    He is a member of the Arkansas Alumni Association.
  • Brock Johnson BSCE’72 MSCE’81
    Johnson serves on the College of Engineering Dean’s Advisory Council.
  • Stephen N. Joiner BSME’81
    He is a member of the Arkansas Alumni Association.
  • Hank Kelley BSBA’77
  • Tom W. Kimbrell BSE’84
  • Paul Latture II BSBA’68
    Latture is a former member of the Arkansas Alumni Association Board of Directors and served as treasurer of the Association’s Capital Chapter in 2010. He is part of the Legislative Advocacy Network and an A+ Life Member of the Arkansas Alumni Association.
  • Jim Lindsey BSE’68
    Lindsey serves on the Board of Advisors and the Razorback Foundation Board. He was inducted into the Sports Hall of Honor in 2002 and the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame in 2010. He is a member of the Towers of Old Main, a former member of the Board of Trustees and an A+ member of the Arkansas Alumni Association.
  • Tommy May BSBA’72 MBA’73
    May serves on the Arkansas Research Alliance Board, the Board of Advisors and the Sam M. Walton College of Business Dean’s Executive Advisory Board. He was inducted into the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame in 2010 and has received the Walton College Lifetime Achievement Award. He is a member of the Towers of Old Main, has received the Chancellor’s Medal and was presented the Arkansas Alumni Association’s Citation of Distinguished Alumni in 2008. He is an A+ Life Member of the Arkansas Alumni Association.
  • Montine McNulty BSE’68
    McNulty is a former member of the Arkansas Alumni Association Board of Directors, the university’s Central Arkansas Advisory Committee and the Legislative Advocacy Network. She is an A+ Life Member of the Arkansas Alumni Association.
  • Benjamin R. “Rusty” Mullen BSEE’83
    McMullen serves on the Fay Jones School of Architecture Dean’s Circle.
  • Buddy D. Philpot BSBA’80
    He is a member of the Arkansas Alumni Association.
  • Mark Pryor BA’85, JD’88
  • Joe David Rice BA’74
    Rice serves on the Department of Geosciences Advisory Board. He is a Life Member of the Arkansas Alumni Association.
  • John N. Roberts III BSBA’88
  • Reynie Rutledge BSIE’72 MBA’73
    Rutledge serves on the Board of Advisors, the Sam M. Walton College of Business Dean’s Executive Advisory Board. She participates in the Legislative Advocacy Network and the Towers of Old Main, along with receiving the Volunteer of the Year Award and the Sam M. Walton College of Business Service Award. He is a Life Member of the Arkansas Alumni Association.
  • Jeff Shannon BARCH’70
    Shannon, dean of the Fay Jones School of Architecture, serves on the Chancellor’s Academic Policy Council. He is a member of the Arkansas Alumni Association.
  • Joe Stanley BARCH’69
    He is a member of the Arkansas Alumni Association.
  • Witt Stephens Jr. BSBA’91
  • B. Alan Sugg BSBA’60 MED’67
    Sugg, president of the University of Arkansas System, received the Arkansas Alumni Association’s Andrew Lucas Alumni Award in 2010. He is also a member of the Towers of Old Main. He is an A+ Life Member of the Arkansas Alumni Association.
  • Ken Thompson BSIE’76
  • Ronald Tucker BA’80 MBA’83
  • Gus Vratsinas BSCE’67 MSCE’68
    Vratsinas serves on the Fay Jones School of Architecture Dean’s Circle, the Board of Advisors and the College of Engineering Dean’s Advisory Council. He is a member of the Towers of Old Main and was inducted into the Engineering Hall of Fame in 2000. He is a Life Member of the Arkansas Alumni Association.
  • Jim Walton BSBA’71
    Walton serves on the the Sam M. Walton College of Business Dean’s Executive Advisory Board and is a member of the Towers of Old Main. He is a Life Member of the Arkansas Alumni Association.
  • S. Robson Walton BSBA’66
    He is a Life Member of the Arkansas Alumni Association.
  • Ewell Welch BSA’76, MS’77
    Welch serves on the Arkansas Alumni Association Board of Directors and is former president of the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences Society. He is a member of the Arkansas Alumni Association.
  • Charles Welch BA’95
    He is a member of the Arkansas Alumni Association.
  • Ross Whipple MBA’76
    He is a member of the Arkansas Alumni Association.
  • Robert M. Wilson Jr. BA’75 JD’77
    He is a member of the Arkansas Alumni Association.
  • Shelby Woods BSBA’67
    He is a member of the Arkansas Alumni Association.
  • Tanya Wright BSBA’80

In addition to the graduates, the list also includes four former students – Clifton R. Beckham; John Cooper Jr., who serves on the Library Leadership Council, is a member of the Towers of Old Main and a member of the Arkansas Alumni Association; Wallace W. Fowler, who serves on the University of Arkansas Board of Advisors and the Legislative Advocacy Network; and Lloyd Garrison. Plus staff members Vice Chancellor & Athletics Director Jeff Long, a Life Member of the Arkansas Alumni Association; head football coach Bobby Petrino; and Kathy Deck, director of the Sam M. Walton College of Business Center for Business & Economic Research. Four “friend” members of the Arkansas Alumni Association also made the list – Van Comer; Mike Duke, who serves on the University of Arkansas Board of Advisors and is a member of the Arkansas Alumni Association; Byron M. Eiseman, a member of the Arkansas Alumni Association, and Bob Shell, a member of the Arkansas Alumni Association.

View the full Arkansas Business Power List.