Profiles

A directory of Profiles for Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Awards

Forty Under 40: Wendy Shumate

Wendy Shumate will tell anyone who asks that she has the best job – being able to serve her hometown of Rogers. Shumate, 35, has served as assistant to Rogers’…

Forty Under 40: Rohm Smith

While his company has grown by leaps and bounds since its inception in 1996, Rohm Smith wants to make sure he keeps his feet firmly planted on the ground. Smith,…

Forty Under 40: Lance Stewart

Lance Stewart is a home-grown talent who has excelled with his company. Stewart, 33, was born and raised in Tontitown, and he remains there today with P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc….

Forty Under 40: Amy Stockton

Nearly five years ago, Amy Stockton dove headlong into her position as executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Arkansas. With less than two years of experience in…

Forty Under 40: Dennis Tune

Dennis Tune, 38, may have been born into the business he now runs, but he has run with it since becoming co-owner. Dennis and his brother, Michael, purchased the ownership…

Forty Under 40: Kevin Turner

Wal-Mart has been a way of life for Kevin Turner. Turner, 37, began working as a cashier for Wal-Mart in 1985 in his hometown of Ada, Okla. He rose through…

Forty Under 40: Brandon White

Already vice president of L&L Metal Fabrication at the age of 25, Brandon White has been working in the stainless steel business for 12 years. When he was 13 years…

Forty Under 40: Dr. Steve Whitelaw

Instead of the soft background music heard in most doctor offices, the Arkansas Razorback fight song blares in Dr. Steve Whitelaw’s work space. Since the beginning of the 1997 football…

Forty Under 40: Bart Allard

As a partner at Lundy, Allard and Co., Bart Allard oversees all the company’s accounts and helps inform and educate his clients. Allard, 34, said he always knew he wanted…

As senior vice president of integration for one-year-old Transplace.com, Shannon Boyd’s goal at work is to relieve the stress and concerns of his company’s clients. Transplace is an Internet-based supply…

Forty Under 40: Michael Britt

A portfolio manager with Fayetteville’s Greenwood & Associates, 27-year-old Michael Britt said he was born with a natural knack for numbers. “It’s how I think. It’s what I’m good at,”…

Forty Under 40: Aubrey Carrington

Students in elementary and high school alike often make their first tour of Washington Regional Medical Center with Aubrey Carrington in the lead. Pointing out patient rooms, the emergency department…

Forty Under 40: Jeff Collins

Jeff Collins, 38, grew up in Colorado and moved to Fayetteville in 1999 to head the University of Arkansas’ Center for Business and Economic Research. In between, he was a…

Forty Under 40: Charles Cross

Charles Cross, 31, came home to Eureka Springs in 1996 to work at the bank his family has owned since 1929. Two years later, Cross took over operation of the…

Forty Under 40: L. Paul Dobbs

When L. Paul Dobbs and his mother started A.S.A.P. Services Inc. in 1990, they had no way of knowing their $3,500 investment would grow into a business that pulls in…

Forty Under 40: Lisa Fowler

Lisa Fowler, 31, grew up in Little Rock and earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville in 1992. Fowler’s first job after college was…

Forty Under 40: Kevin Gardner

An avid duck hunter and cook, Kevin Gardner has no problem disposing of his leftovers. As site manager of Waste Management of Northwest Arkansas, Gardner oversees all operations of the…

Forty Under 40: Greg Goggans

After earning an agricultural business degree from the University of Arkansas in 1992, Greg Goggans worked for Tyson Foods Inc. for six years before talking his wife, Linda, into starting…

Forty Under 40: Louis C. Gottsponer

As liaison between Tyson Foods Inc. and its investors, 36-year-old Louis Gottsponer has been busy. “Especially in the past 12 months, without a doubt,” he said. The poultry producer’s impending…

Forty Under 40: Hunter Haynes

At 23, Hunter Haynes is the youngest honoree in this year’s class. But with a management portfolio of more than 1 million SF of office space throughout Northwest Arkansas, he…