The Arkansas State University Alumni Association and Student Philanthropy Council teamed up to reveal the 2020 recipients of the Emerging Young Alumni Award. This is the second year of the recognition program for Arkansas State’s young alumni, their professional
Graycen Colbert Bigger ‘09
G. Kyle Fulton, M.D. ‘09
Bigger, an economic developer and communications specialist, serves as executive director of the Northeast Arkansas Regional Intermodal Authority (NEARIA) and assistant vice president of community development for Farmers and Merchants Bank. Through NEARIA, she provides technical assistance to communities, businesses and non-profit organizations, helps build mutually beneficial public-private partnerships, and leverages arts and culture to spur economic growth and improve quality of life in a multi-county area.
Fulton, who received a Bachelor of Science in biology and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish in 2009, earned his medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in 2013 and completed pediatrics training with the LSU and Children’s Hospital of New Orleans. He practiced medicine as an assistant professor of pediatrics, caring for children while teaching pediatrics residents and medical students for three years
accomplishments, and their engagement with the university. Individuals designated as Emerging Young Alumni are those who have made significant contributions to A-State, their profession or their community. The five individuals were recognized at the Emerging Young Alumni Awards luncheon Sept. 18 at the Cooper Alumni Center. Get to know the five award
She is a White Riley Peterson Fellow and was recently named to the Arkansas Business 40 under 40 recognition program. Bigger holds a Master of Arts in art business from Sotheby’s Institute of Art in New York as well as bachelor’s degrees in photojournalism and the history of art from Arkansas State in 2009. Bigger and her husband, A-State alumnus Alex Bigger ‘08. ‘09 MBA, reside in Pocahontas.
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He completed a craniofacial pediatrics fellowship this year with the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital before returning to the New Orleans hospital as medical director of the craniofacial team. He specializes in the treatment of children born with craniofacial anomalies. Fulton also serves as medical director and faculty adviser for LSU Medical School’s Camp Tiger, a day camp run by first-year medical students for area children with special needs. He has received multiple recognitions for service and achievement, including A-State’s Wilson Award in 2009.
