Selection Committee

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

 
Greg Colvin
Founder
Colvin Capital, LLC
Dallas, Texas
John Conner II
President
Holden Conner Company
Newport, 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 
Gary George
Chairman
George’s Inc.
Springdale, Arkansas
 
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

EX-OFFICIO:

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