| ...respected and prominent investment advisory group, it immediately
became crystal clear to me that this was not any ordinary social gathering, and in fact
the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame annual induction ceremony is
arguably one of the most prominent, select, and prestigious social functions put on
anywhere within the very fine state of Arkansas, and to think that I was there in the mist
of such greatness and had been invited as well was just about sobering. The list of
attendees however was as impressive as the honorees themselves who were being recognized,
honored and inducted that evening.
The event that began promptly at 6:00 p.m. central time with a standing reception provided
the perfect opportunity for the visible, accomplished, connected and aspiring community of
leaders and Arkansas luminaries to mingle, get acquainted and to get caught up on the
latest in everyone's sphere of influence since the last major convening. Pillars such as
Jim Walton (Arvest Bank Chairman), Mike Beebe (Arkansas Governor), J. Frank Broyles (U of
A Athletic Director - at the time the event was held), Mary Ann Greenwood (Investment
Advisor), Barbara Lofton (Walton College Director of Diversity Relations), and John White
(University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Campus Chancellor), are only but a select few of the
very massive swell of power |
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