Profiles

A directory of Profiles for Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Awards

Forty Under 40: David Dallas

David Dallas, 39, grew up in Wynne and graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1987 with a degree in finance and banking. He became a bond salesman after college…

Forty Under 40: Jeffrey D. Geurian

Within a year after college, Jeffrey D. Geurian, now 37, was working for CEI Engineering Associates Inc., and six years later he became the president and CEO of the Bentonville…

Forty Under 40: Kurt Gibbons

Kurt Gibbons, 39, of Springdale began driving a truck for Coca-Cola in 1985. While delivering cases of Coke in the Rogers area, Gibbons never dreamed he would some day be…

Derrick Gragg, 33, became the second-highest ranking member of the University of Arkansas athletic department in July. He supervises Razorbacks marketing and sports information, spring sports, spirit squads and the…

Forty Under 40: Ramona Hall

Between her two hot-rods and her home restoration project, Ramona Hall, 36, finds time to crunch numbers. Serving as the secretary-treasurer of Delp Inc., Hall enjoys the diversity and opportunities…

Forty Under 40: Bill C. Hardgrave

Bill C. Hardgrave, 39, plays two roles at the University of Arkansas a professor of information technology and director of the research center. As professor, he holds the Edwin and…

Forty Under 40: Shannon Harrop

Shannon Harrop, 34, loves the variety of things he gets to do. As vice president of J.V. Manufacturing Co. in Springdale, he deals with 250 local employees and travels to…

Forty Under 40: Ana Lorena Hart

Ana Lorena Hart grew up in Mexicali, Mexico, and graduated in 1992 from the University of Baja-California with a bachelors degree in science and communications.n After college, Hart worked as…

Forty Under 40: Dexter L. Howard

Dexter L. Howard, 32, signed to play football for the University of Oklahoma, but when Barry Switzer got fired in 1989 Howard was allowed to transfer and sign with another…

Forty Under 40: Ed Huber

Ed Huber, 39, had moved from St. Louis to Chicago to Virginia to North Carolina to California. So he and his wife were ecstatic when word came in 2001 that…

Forty Under 40: Mitchell Johnson

Swayed by a college adviser, Mitchell Johnson, 39, pursued a degree in accounting because of the influence accounting has on all aspects of a business. Now serving as the president…

Forty Under 40: Jeff Martin

Jeff Martin, 34, grew up in Newport Beach, Calif., and graduated from the University of Colorado-Boulder in 1991 with a degree in finance and accounting. He worked in commercial real…

Forty Under 40: Allison A. McElroy

Allison A. McElroy, 32, has spent her entire professional career working to raise money for the Adult Development Center of Benton County. She earned a broadcasting degree in 1993 from…

Forty Under 40: Chris McSpadden

Chris McSpadden, 33, said he always wanted to get back to Arkansas. Getting to return for his dream job was like landing a hole-in-one. A Paragould native, McSpadden graduated from…

Forty Under 40: Andrew R. Miller

Andrew R. Miller at one time wanted to be a Border Patrol agent, and he entered college majoring in criminal justice. But he went on to get his law degree…

Forty Under 40: Blake Miller

Working with the many sectors that intersect with banking is what Blake Miller, 32, said he likes best about his job. A golfer and family man, Miller works primarily with…

Forty Under 40: Brian Moore

Brian Moore, 32, grew up in Springdale and graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1994 with a degree in civil engineering. He spent five years as a project engineer…

Forty Under 40: Wes Morris

Wes Morris, 37, grew up in Harrison and graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in marketing. After college, he spent seven years with Dial Corp. in Springfield,…

Forty Under 40: Eric J. Pianalto

A Tontitown native, Eric J. Pianalto, 37, landed close to home. Pianalto, who now lives in Springdale, has made a career in medical administration. He heads up the Mercy Health…

Forty Under 40: Raymond Raphael Jr.

Theres a story Raymond Raphael Jr., 35, likes to tell. Its about a truck driver who falls off his back porch while hes trying to feed his dog. He cracks…