Thatta Boyd

Jim Boyd has been elected as the new president of the Fayetteville-Springdale Elks Lodge No. 1987. Boyd takes over the president duties April 1 for Frank Kerr, who has stepped down after three years at the helm of Arkansas’ largest Elks lodge.

The Fayetteville-Springdale Elks Lodge has about 1,025 members, including some of the area’s most prominent business leaders. It has given about $12,000 in charitable donations in the last year, including $2,550 in scholarships.

Kerr was elected as a trustee of the lodge. He was also recently appointed by the National Elks Foundation as the new District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler.