Business Hall of Fame Candidates Inducted
by February 10, 2012 11:25 pm 76 views
Friday night (Feb. 10), four new members were inducted in the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame.
The four businessmen were:
John Ed Anthony, chairman of Anthony Timberlands Inc. of Bearden, president of Shortleaf Stable, and former president of Loblolly Stable, one of the premier thoroughbred horse racing and breeding operations in the United States.
Wayne Cranford, chairman emeritus of Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods, the largest advertising agency in a three-state area.
Walter E. Hussman Jr., publisher of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and president and chief executive officer of WEHCO Media Inc.
Jack C. Shewmaker, former president and chief operating officer of Walmart Stores Inc. and owner and founder of JAC’s Ranch, a purebred Angus cattle operation.
All four were the subject of our cover story for the latest edition of Talk Business Quarterly.
You can access each man’s biography and learn more about their journeys that led to their hall of fame induction at this link.
The Arkansas Business Hall of Fame event is hosted by the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas and was held at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock.