Beebe names 43 to boards and commissions

Gov. Mike Beebe on Wednesday (April 24) announced appointments to boards and commissions:

Greg Revels, DeQueen, to the Arkansas Higher Education Board. Appointment expires May 1, 2018. Replaces David Leech.

Pat Audirsch, Marianna, to the Mississippi River Parkway Commission. Appointment expires June 8, 2015. Replaces Lois Boyd.

Jim Baker, Conway, to the Arkansas State Claims Commission. Appointment expires Jan. 15, 2017. Replaces Bishop Steven Arnold.

Charley Baxter, North Little Rock, reappointed to the Arkansas Development Finance Authority. Appointment expires Jan. 14, 2017.

Aubrey Blackmon, Houston, reappointed to the Arkansas Beef Council. Appointment expires March 30, 2016.

Shirley Bolden-Bruce, Little Rock, reappointed to the Arkansas State Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers. Appointment expires April 26, 2018.

Anthony Brooks, Little Rock, reappointed to the Arkansas Development Finance Authority. Appointment expires Jan. 14, 2017.

Curt Calaway, Fayetteville, reappointed to the State Kidney Disease Commission. Appointment expires Jan. 14, 2017.

Patty Cardin, El Dorado, to the South Arkansas Community College Board of Trustees. Appointment expires Dec. 31, 2018. Replaces Sherrel Johnson.

Veronica Creer, El Dorado, reappointed to the South Arkansas Community College Board of Trustees. Appointment expires Dec. 31, 2018.

Jamie Darling, Tuckerman, to the Arkansas Humanities Council. Appointment expires Dec. 31, 2015. Replaces Clark Trim.

Harold Dean, Little Rock, to the Social Work Licensing Board. Appointment expires June 30, 2014. Replaces Nancy Streit-Atkinson.

Stephen Donnelly, Elkins, to the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission. Appointment expires Feb. 1, 2016. Replaces Shanna Allen.

Mike Ellis, Hot Springs, to the Alcohol Beverage Control Board. Appointment expires Jan. 14, 2017. Replaces Tony Ellis.

Roger Fitzgibbon, Jr., Little Rock, reappointed to the Arkansas Independent Living Council. Appointment expires Feb. 1, 2016.

Lynn Foster, Roland, reappointed to the Commission on Uniform State Laws. Appointment expires April 30, 2017.

Lynn Hawkins, Lexa, to the Arkansas Rural Development Commission. Appointment expires Dec. 31, 2015. Replaces Wayne Nichols.

Paulette Hill, Mountain Home, reappointed to the Arkansas Division of Volunteerism Advisory Council. Appointment expires Jan. 7, 2016.

Robyn Horn, Camden, reappointed to the Arkansas Independent Living Council. Appointment expires Feb. 1, 2016.

Bood Keathley, Danville, to the Arkansas Rural Development Commission. Appointment expires Dec. 31, 2017. Replaces Tony Ferguson.

Judge Michael Loftin, EL Dorado, reappointed to the Arkansas Waterways Commission. Appointment expires Jan. 14, 2020.

Rajesh Mehta, Little Rock, to the Arkansas State Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers. Appointment expires April 26, 2018. Replaces Cora Bradshaw.

Molly Miller, Little Rock, to the Arkansas Division of Volunteerism Advisory Council. Appointment expires Jan. 7, 2016. Replaces James Brandenburg.

Julie Mills, Little Rock, to the Arkansas Development Finance Authority. Appointment expires Jan. 14, 2017. Replaces Jerry Webster.

Carlos Nagel, Alma, to the Boiler Advisory Board. Appointment expires Jan. 14, 2017. Replaces Bill McCoy.

Mary Lynn Nelson, Little Rock, to the Arkansas Humanities Council. Appointment expires Dec. 31, 2015. Replaces Bettie Anne Mahony.

Glenn Priebe, Mountain Home, to the Arkansas Rural Development Commission. Appointment expires Dec. 31, 2017. Replaces Dennis Donahou.

Dr. Peggy Sissel, Little Rock, to the Arkansas Division of Volunteerism Advisory Council. Appointment expires Jan. 7, 2016. Replaces Angela Oxford.

James "Buddy" Smith III, Springfield, reappointed to the Arkansas Beef Council. Appointment expires March 30, 2016.

Heather Stevens, Mountain View, to the Arkansas Geographic Information Systems Board. Appointment expires Aug. 1, 2015. Replaces Preston Scroggin.

Allen Stewart, Mena, reappointed to the Arkansas Beef Council. Appointment expires March 30, 2016.

Charlie Thomas, El Dorado, reappointed to the South Arkansas Community College Board of Trustees. Appointment expires Dec. 31, 2018.

Susan Waggener, West Memphis, reappointed to the Arkansas Project Graduation Commission. Appointment expires Aug. 20, 2013.

David Whatley, Texarkana, reappointed to the Child Welfare Agency Review Board. Appointment expires March 1, 2017.

Elisa White, Little Rock, reappointed to the Commission on Uniform State Laws. Appointment expires April 30, 2017.

To the Criminal Detention Facility Review Committee:
Judicial District #12
Gary Grimes, Fort Smith. Replaces Larry Murry.

Judicial District #14
John Magee, Mountain Home. Reappointment.

Judicial District #18 West
Leon Myers, Mena. Reappointment.

These appointments expire Jan. 14, 2017.

To the State Rehabilitation Council:
Martha Kay Asti, Little Rock. Reappointment.
Greggory Lawrence, Magnolia. Reappointment.
Eddie Miller, Little Rock. Replaces Latisha McClendon.
Martha Strother, North Little Rock. Replaces Debbie Wooten.
Debbie Wooten, McRae. Replaces Mark Carson.

These appointments expire Feb. 1, 2016.