Connections: Law firm, bank announce employee promotions

The Little Rock-based Rose Law firm has announced the promotion of two attorneys in Northwest Arkansas, with one in the Rogers office and another in the firm’s Bentonville office.

NEW HIRES
Wealth Management
Kate Verkamp
Rogers
Employer: Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
Title: financial advisor
Previous employer: Arvest Wealth Management
Previous title: client advisor

PROMOTIONS
Banking
Nathan Hill
Springdale
Employer: Armstrong Bank
Title: Springdale market president
Previous title: senior vice president, relationship banker

Legal
Michael McGill
Rogers
Employer: Rose Law Firm
Title: member
Previous title: associate attorney

Nancy Smith
Bentonville
Employer: Rose Law Firm
Title: member
Previous title: associate attorney

Nonprofit
Molly Fila
Springdale
Employer: Compassion Ministries
Title: executive director
Previous title: assistant director and grant writer

APPOINTMENTS
Banking
Joe Ruddell
Fayetteville
Appointment: board of directors
Organization: Generations Bank

Bethany Taylor
Bentonville
Employer: Gratsy
Title: CEO
Appointment: board of directors
Organization: Generations Bank

Education
Wayne Hamilton
Bentonville
Appointment: board of directors
Organization: NorthWest Arkansas Community College Foundation

Ben Hasan
Bentonville
Appointment: board of directors
Organization: NorthWest Arkansas Community College Foundation

Shantell Owen
Bentonville
Employer: Arvest Bank
Title: senior vice president
Appointment: board of directors
Organization: NorthWest Arkansas Community College Foundation

AWARDS
Architecture
Chris Baribeau
Fayetteville
Employer: modus studio
Title: principal
Award: College of Fellows
Organization: American Institute of Architects

Meryati Blackwell
Fayetteville
Employer: Marlon Blackwell Architects
Title: partner and creative director
Award: College of Fellows
Organization: American Institute of Architects