Four Set For Induction In Business Hall Of Fame

Four new members will be inducted in the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame in 2012.

The event, hosted by the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, is set for Friday, Feb. 10, 2012 at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. This year’s inductees include:

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.

“Once again, we have a very distinguished group of inductees that represent the best of our state. They have excelled in a wide range of business fields – media, advertising and marketing, timber production and retailing – and have each made significant contributions to the state of Arkansas,” Walton College Dean Dan L. Worrell said. “It is our hope that by honoring these four inductees we can enable their accomplishments to continue to be an inspiration to the future business leaders of Arkansas and the nation.”

The Arkansas Business Hall of Fame is permanently housed in the atrium of the Donald W. Reynolds Center for Enterprise Development at the Walton College on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville.