Six to be inducted in Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame
by June 5, 2025 9:07 am 940 views
The Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame announced its 2025 class of inductees on Thursday (June 5).
Six new Arkansans will be honored at the 2025 Induction Banquet on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, at the Thomas C. Courtway Student Recreation Center on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas.
The six 2025 Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame inductees include two posthumous inductions. The six honorees are:
- Sharon Allen (1944 – 2021), president and chief operating officer, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Little Rock, Ark.
- Kelley Erstine, CEO, Independent Insurance Agents of Arkansas, Conway, Ark.
- James D. Lewis, RHU, REBC, president, Lewis Marketing Group, Inc., Independent Consultant for Mountaire Corporation, Little Rock, Ark.
- Robert (Bob) L. Shoptaw, BA, MBA, president and CEO, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Little Rock, Ark.
- Tim White, CIC, executive vice president, Brown & Brown of Arkansas, Little Rock, Ark.
- William (Bill) H. L. Woodyard, III, (1945 – 2014), partner, Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C., Little Rock, Ark.
The Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame was created in 2015 to identify and honor distinguished insurance industry professionals with strong ties to Arkansas who exemplify innovation, social responsibility, leadership and professional excellence; have made broad encompassing and lasting contributions to advance the role of insurance in society; and have significantly impacted the lives of many Arkansans.
The University of Central Arkansas (UCA) College of Business partners with the Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame to create and nurture a nationally recognized undergraduate degree program in insurance and risk management. Scholarships are awarded to students annually through the Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame Scholarship.