Tag: best-in-class

Forty Under 40: Daniel J. Barnes

One the most rewarding parts of Daniel Barnes’ job is McClelland’s longstanding relationship with the University of Arkansas. The two entities have worked on a bevy of projects over the…

Forty Under 40: Chad Betts

Growing up in a rural, medically underserved community in the tip of the Oklahoma panhandle, Chad Betts knew he wanted to be a physician. With an eye on becoming a…

Forty Under 40: Brooke Bisbee

Brooke Bisbee said she’s always been drawn to surgery. She chose the field of podiatry so she could still perform surgery while also having the lifestyle she wanted. Bisbee graduated…

Forty Under 40: Meredith Brunen

Meredith Brunen’s always had a passion for helping students achieve their goals. “I consider myself a perpetual student,” she said. “What better way to give back and take part in…

Forty Under 40: Caroline S. Clarke

Caroline Clarke started with Wal-mart in 1997 as an intern in the real estate and design department. Today, the Little Rock native leads a team of more than 130 associates,…

Forty Under 40: Blair Cromwell

Blair Cromwell has had no less than six title changes at the Bentonville CVB. Her charge also changed recently, thanks to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. “Now we’re turning…

Forty Under 40: James Robert David

James David was two years into his studies at Georgia State when 9/11 happened. Within a week, he was at Georgia Tech inquiring about its ROTC program, and “within three…

Forty Under 40: Britta Erickson

If you think working at a casino sounds fun, Britta Erickson says you’re right. “We’re the kids who get to draw and paint for a living,” she said. “Our job…

Forty Under 40: Cody Friddle

Cody Friddle cut his teeth, so to speak, in Texas. But his home — and the family business — is in Fort Smith. After earning a biology degree from Baylor…

Forty Under 40: Jamie Gaston

Jamie Gaston always loved taking care of others, which naturally led her into a nursing career. But a special affinity for caring for children drew her to pediatrics and paved…

Forty Under 40: Margaret Gribble

Years of training paid off for Margaret Gribble when her husband’s job brought the couple to Northwest Arkansas in 2009. Fresh from a fellowship in uveitis at the University of…

Forty Under 40: Candice Haines

With one parent a teacher and the other “a longtime Walmart guy,” Candice Haines always thought she’d follow her mom’s path. Haines even spent a year studying elementary education at…

Forty Under 40: Tiphany Hall

Tiphany Hall was promoted to her current job in October 2011 after just six months with the company. She has made her mark quickly. Since then, Hall has connected SVI…

Forty Under 40: Kandice Harshaw

What started out as a part-time job during college turned into a 20-year career at USA Truck for Kandice Harshaw. Shortly after starting there in July 1992, before her freshman…

Forty Under 40: Lance Henry

Lance Henry was a junior at UAMS when a family friend, a plastic surgeon, told Henry that if he could do it over, he would’ve specialized in Mohs micrographic surgery,…

Forty Under 40: Brandon Hill

A job at a grocery store that included the daily duty of taking out the trash made quite an impression on the teenaged Brandon Hill. “I thought, ‘I’m not going…

Forty Under 40: Jennifer Holland

A marketing graduate from the University of Central Arkansas, Holland worked for a year as an administrative assistant in the Sam M. Walton College of Business’ development office before she…

Forty Under 40: Clint Hopper

One of his most rewarding challenges has been implementing the state’s first Real Time Network for surveying, construction and machine control. The network is one of three in the world…

Forty Under 40: Donny Hubbard

A Los Angeles native who grew up fascinated by the city’s fashion and the glamorous lifestyles often associated with it, Hubbard moved to Fort Smith at age 13. He later…

Forty Under 40: Deana Infield

Deana Infield said she chose the accounting field because she believed it was a skill set that could be used in several businesses. She also enjoys being able to help…