Beebe names 26 to state boards and commissions

Gov. Mike Beebe on Monday (June 30) announced the following appointments to boards and commissions:

Greg Ashcraft, Little Rock, reappointed to the Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Telecommunications Services Corporation. Appointment expires June 1, 2017.

David Avery, Sherwood, to the Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Telecommunications Services Corporation. Appointment expires June 1, 2015. Replaces Brenda Allen.

Robert Bodenhamer, Mountain Home, to the Arkansas State Occupational Therapy Examining Committee. Appointment expires March 1, 2018. Replaces Jackie Henderson.

Vickie Burlsworth, Harrison, reappointed to the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians. Appointment expires June 30, 2017.

Dwayne Craig, Gravette, reappointed to the Auctioneers Licensing Board. Appointment expires April 15, 2018.

Tommie Davis, Little Rock, to the Social Work Licensing Board. Appointment expires June 30, 2017. Replaces Kelley Williams.

Harold Dean, Little Rock, reappointed to the Social Work Licensing Board. Appointment expires June 30, 2017.

Richard Emmel, Little Rock, reappointed to the Baby Sharon's Children's Catastrophic Illness Grant Program Advisory Committee. Appointment expires May 1, 2018.

Miles Goggans, Little Rock, to the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission. Appointment expires March 29, 2018. Replaces Stan Jorgensen.

Gary Gray, Fayetteville, reappointed to the Social Work Licensing Board. Appointment expires June 30, 2017.

Deanna Hardin, West Memphis, to the Governor's Developmental Disabilities Council. Appointment expires June 30, 2019. Replaces Susan Day.

Jerry Himes, Helena-West Helena, reappointed to the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians. Appointment expires June 30, 2017.

Dana Howell, Magnolia, to the Arkansas State Board of Massage Therapy. Appointment expires August 20, 2015. Replaces Linda Treitler.

Danny King, Greenwood, reappointed to the Board of Electrical Examiners of the State of Arkansas. Appointment expires June 15, 2018.

Dr. Terry Kuykendall, Little Rock, reappointed to the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians. Appointment expires June 30, 2017.

Annette Ledbetter, Hot Springs, to the State Board of Barber Examiners. Appointment expires June 30, 2020. Replaces W.H. "Dub" Arnold.

Betty Martin, Brinkley, to the Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute Board of Trustees. Appointment expires June 30, 2018. Replaces Frances Harper.

Kaki Hockersmith Mehlberger, Little Rock, to the Arkansas Governor's Mansion Commission. Appointment expires April 1, 2019. Replaces Deborah Sheffield.

W. Frank Morledge, Forrest City, reappointed to the Oil and Gas Commission. Appointment expires Feb. 20, 2020.

Ernest Northup, Little Rock, reappointed to the Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Telecommunications Services Commission. Appointment expires June 1, 2017.

Julius Odom, Bald Knob, reappointed to the State Board of Barber Examiners. Appointment expires June 30, 2020.

Rita Qualls, Little Rock, reappointed to the Arkansas State Occupational Therapy Examining Committee. Appointment expires March 1, 2019.

Harmon Seawel, Pocahontas, to the Arkansas Psychology Board. Appointment expires December 31, 2018. Replaces Gloria Gordon.

Baxter Sharp III, Brinkley, to the State Review Committee for Historic Preservation. Appointment expires June 30, 2017. Replaces Richard Butler.

W. H. Taylor, Fayetteville, reappointed to the Arkansas Public Defender Commission. Appointment expires July 1, 2019.

John Wainscott, Jessieville, reappointed to the Arkansas State Board of Registration for Foresters. Appointment expires July 18, 2019.