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Matt Fryar can relate to lawyer-turned-author John Grisham’s description of law school as “the great American babysitter for directionless postgrads.” Unsure what to do with the degree in agricultural communications…
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Max Mahler said the key to any early successes in his chosen profession is simple. “I work a lot,” said Mahler, a Fayetteville native who graduated from the University of…
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Michael Dodd, the youngest of this year’s honorees, knows the value of leadership. The Leawood, Kan., native graduated from the University of Arkansas one year ago and held leadership roles…
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As an undergraduate pursuing a psychology degree from the University of Arkansas, Nicole Chapman began considering a post-graduate path studying law. Her father, a native of France, suggested working as…
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When Omar Mejia’s teacher at Rogers High School found him a part-time teller’s position at Arvest in his junior year, he had “no clue” he would end up in banking….
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Rare is the individual who has figured out by age 16 what they want to be when they grow up. Philip Schmidt is one of them. While attending Little Rock…
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Persistence paid off for CaseStack in its pursuit three years ago of Colby Beland. And hiring the Fort Smith native continues to pay off for the firm. Since Beland joined…
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“I thought, here’s a field where I can help other people with their money, and I can invest mine, as well,” he recalled. To that end, not only does Brunk…
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For the first time in three years, Amy Callahan took a vacation this summer. “I read three books that had nothing to do with business,” she boasted. “I’d say that…
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If J.R. Carroll had kept the streak alive and attended LSU like the rest of his family, who knows what he would be doing now. Instead, the White Hall native…
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The Caddo Indian word “taysha” means “friend” or “ally”. It’s no surprise, then, that Tay Sha Carter finds the mentoring aspect of higher education so appealing. “We’re here to be…
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Chad Clinehens, a civil engineer with a bachelor’s degree and MBA from the University of Arkansas, began with ZweigWhite in January. He spent 14 years before that as a principal…
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A decade ago, armed with degrees in marketing and finance/management from the University of Arkansas, Alan Cole was hired by a small startup, Lane Real Estate in Bentonville. He was…
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Fort Smith native Rob Coleman believes working in a family-owned business affords the opportunity to shape his own destiny. “We’re a third-generation company,” he said. “My grandfather had his piece,…
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A year after graduating from John Brown University in 2004 with a communications degree, Steve Cox entered a trainee program with Arvest Bank. He worked his way into the asset…
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Thomas Dunlap earned a history degree from Southern Methodist in 1996, and has always been interested in the details and strategy of public policy. He just doesn’t seek any of…
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Conner Eldridge has headed the U.S. attorney’s office in the Western District of Arkansas since December 2010. Upon his confirmation, he was — and still is — the youngest U.S….
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The suffering she witnessed while volunteering at a children’s home in Cape Town was just too much to ignore. Back in Fayetteville, all she could talk about was what she’d…
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Make no mistake. She’s a Ding Dong Momma from Dumas. That means she knows her way around a farm and the thick Delta soil is in her blood. Fran Free,…
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In April, Carl George got a big promotion. Along with his twin brother, Charles, he was named co-CEO and president of George’s Inc., one of the largest poultry producers in…
