Over eight years leading the athletic department at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Hunter Yurachek has amassed a record any university would be proud of, from championships and grade point averages to navigating …
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UAMS Names Former State Rep Chief Transformation Officer
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences recently named Andy Davis, vice chancellor of institutional relations and a former state representative, chief transformation officer at the university. “As a former business owner and state legislator, Andy has a great deal …
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A Model for the Nation: Arkansas Still Building Computer Science Legacy
by Anthony Owenby Anthony OwenThe most impactful statement that former Gov. Asa Hutchinson said to me during an initial meeting during my stint as Arkansas’ state director of computer science was, “I want you to get and keep us out front, but bring other …
Aaron Burkes is chief executive officer at the Northwest Arkansas National Airport in Bentonville, but he is also trying his hand at wizardry because it takes just a touch of magic combined with flexible leadership to bring the operating tenets …
It can be sobering to see national rankings like a recent one that listed Arkansas as the state whose residents have the highest food insecurity rates in the nation. The flip side of that is Arkansans from all income levels …
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Former Governor to Lend Experience to Students at U of A Law School
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffLaw school should be challenging; the difficulty is part of success, former Gov. Asa Hutchinson told first-year students during his keynote speech at the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville, where he graduated in 1975. Hutchinson will join …
Given the right environment, all children should do well and achieve in school, Arkansas educator Diane Zook said. Zook has seen education at work on all levels. She was born in Batesville and moved to Melbourne in Izard County at …
Emerging technologies are perhaps one of the most impactful influences of the early 21st century, and former Gov. Asa Hutchinson took steps to both capitalize on the economic opportunities offered by such technologies and shield the state against threats caused …
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Maverick, Trailblazer, Leader: Joseph Wood Never Took the Easy Path
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaFor as long as he can remember, Joseph Wood has felt just a little bit different from the people around him. Adopted into a large family, he felt at times growing up a stranger among siblings, and attending college in …
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She’s the Boss: In Arkansas, Pathways Opening Up for Female Leaders
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaIn 2020, Forbes triumphantly reported its Fortune 500 contained the highest number of companies with a female CEO in the history of that storied list, the culmination of 20 years where Fortune 500 women CEOs multiplied 18 times over. That’s …
