Selection Committee

The Selection Committee is comprised of a diverse group of business and community leaders, appointed on a rotating basis.

Clete Brewer
Managing Partner
NewRoad Ventures LLC
Rogers, Arkansas

Claiborne Deming
President
C.P. Deming & Co.
El Dorado, Arkansas

Bob East
President
Robert East Co., Inc.
Little Rock, Arkansas

Cathy Gates
Assurance Partner (Retired)
Ernst & Young LLP
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Jason LaFrance, Committee Chair
President
Dale Capital Partners
Little Rock, Arkansas

Reynie Rutledge
Chairman/President/CEO
First Security Bancorp
Searcy, Arkansas

Janet Ryan
Managing Director
Bank of America Private Bank
Dallas, Texas

Kevin Scanlon
Executive Vice President/Director, Private Client Group
Stephens Inc.
Little Rock, Arkansas

Philip A. Tappan
Managing Partner
Tappan Land & Water, LLC
Little Rock, Arkansas

Larry Wilson
Chairman/CEO/President
First Arkansas Bank & Trust
Jacksonville, Arkansas

Brent Williams, Dean
University of Arkansas
Sam M. Walton College of Business
Fayetteville, Arkansas

Walton College