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
Managing Partner
NewRoad Ventures LLC
Rogers, Arkansas
Claiborne Deming
President
C.P. Deming & Co.
El Dorado, Arkansas
President
C.P. Deming & Co.
El Dorado, Arkansas
Bob East
President
Robert East Co., Inc.
Little Rock, Arkansas
President
Robert East Co., Inc.
Little Rock, Arkansas
Cathy Gates
Assurance Partner (Retired)
Ernst & Young LLP
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Assurance Partner (Retired)
Ernst & Young LLP
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jason LaFrance, Committee Chair
President
Dale Capital Partners
Little Rock, Arkansas
President
Dale Capital Partners
Little Rock, Arkansas
Reynie Rutledge
Chairman/President/CEO
First Security Bancorp
Searcy, Arkansas
Chairman/President/CEO
First Security Bancorp
Searcy, Arkansas
Janet Ryan
Managing Director
Bank of America Private Bank
Dallas, Texas
Managing Director
Bank of America Private Bank
Dallas, Texas
Kevin Scanlon
Executive Vice President/Director, Private Client Group
Stephens Inc.
Little Rock, Arkansas
Executive Vice President/Director, Private Client Group
Stephens Inc.
Little Rock, Arkansas
Philip A. Tappan
Managing Partner
Tappan Land & Water, LLC
Little Rock, Arkansas
Managing Partner
Tappan Land & Water, LLC
Little Rock, Arkansas
Larry Wilson
Chairman/CEO/President
First Arkansas Bank & Trust
Jacksonville, Arkansas
Chairman/CEO/President
First Arkansas Bank & Trust
Jacksonville, Arkansas
EX-OFFICIO:
Brent Williams, Interim Dean
University of Arkansas
Sam M. Walton College of Business
Fayetteville, Arkansas
University of Arkansas
Sam M. Walton College of Business
Fayetteville, Arkansas