Profiles

A directory of Profiles for Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Awards

Forty Under 40: Dr. Kenton A. Ross

A native of Wynne, Dr. Kenton A. Ross attended the University of Arkansas and decided then that, if he were to practice dentistry in Arkansas, it would be in Fayetteville….

Forty Under 40: Kelley Shearin

Rogers native Kelley Shearin, 28, got her real estate license when she was only 20 and soon after received the first-ever “Rookie of the Year” award from the Rogers Board…

Forty Under 40: Neil Shipley

Neil Shipley, 32, says he has had a “varied” career. Shipley grew up in Fayetteville. In 1989, he earned a bachelor’s degree in American studies from Tulane University in New…

David Siemens, 37, oversees the finance, accounting and general office functions for Hudson & Associates Inc. As vice president of finance and controller, Siemens helps direct the company, which purchases…

Forty Under 40: Tim Stanley

Although Tim Stanley, 35, studied journalism in college, he never planned to work in the field. Rather, he hoped to benefit from the writing skills he learned. “I thought if…

Forty Under 40: Jim Taylor

Jim Taylor says he’s never worked as hard in his life as during the past year he’s spent in Northwest Arkansas. But then again, Taylor adds, he’s never had this…

Forty Under 40: Patrick Tenney

Patrick Tenney, 39, says being dispatched in August of 1997 by Baldwin & Shell Construction Co. of Little Rock to manage its Northwest Arkansas office in Springdale was the defining…

Forty Under 40: Brian Vowels

Bryan Vowels, 29, recently completed his MBA at the University of Arkansas, but he believes his wife deserves congratulations for that achievement as much as he does. Certainly Vowels has…

Forty Under 40: Jeremy Webb

It seems Jeremy Webb, 26, has always been interested in business ownership and computers. But it took his college studies – computer systems engineering – to lead him to his…

Forty Under 40: Rolf Wilkin

Rolf Wilkin, 33, has been an entrepreneur since his senior year at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. That year, 1988, Wilkin visited his brother, who was a student at…

Forty Under 40: Kent Williamson

A senior vice president at Springdale Bank & Trust Co., Kent Williamson, 34, says he landed at that institution seven years ago for a reason. Springdale Bank & Trust president…

Forty Under 40: Stacey A. Zimmerman

Stacey A. Zimmerman, 36, decided early that she wanted to practice law. “I was in the seventh or eighth grade when I discovered people who liked to argue could become…