CLASS NOTES 1950s
Larry Wilson ’56 – Larry retired from Brown Insurance in 2020.
1960s
Andrew Wargo ’64 – Andrew was inducted into the 2021 Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame in January 2021. While at Arkansas State University, he was part of the Sport Parachute Team that won the 1964 National Collegiate Championships.
Richard Hartness Sr. ’68, MA ’78, MA ’14 – Richard published a book, Someday You’ll Know, in August 2020, and is a current board member of the A-State Alumni Association.
1970s
Dr. Joe Johnson ’70 – Joe, known as the Las Vegas “Rock Doc,” announced his retirement in December 2020. Dr. Jane Gates ’73 – Jane was named interim president of Connecticut College System in November 2020. Thomas “Gary” Hudson ’75 – Gary retired as CEO of Farmers and Merchants Bank and The Bank of Fayetteville in December 2020, after leading the bank for the past 11 years.
1980s
Michael Lewellen ’83 – Michael received the William W. Marsh
Lifetime Achievement Award from the Oregon Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America in November 2020. Dr. Beatrice Reed MSE ’83 – Beatrice was appointed to the Arkansas State Board of Optometry in May 2020, by Governor Asa Hutchinson.
National Council for Marketing and Public Relations District 4 conference in November 2019. Alec Farmer ’86 – Alec was named to the EC Barton and Company board of directors in December 2020. Nancy Everitt ’87 – Nancy, the CEO of HEOPS, a firm that enables the nation’s best health plans to scale their business through outsourced services, was featured in October 2020, on The Health Storm.
Carol Langston ’85 – Carol is the director of public affairs at Galveston College in Galveston Island, Texas, and was named communicator of the year at the 3 8 – VO I C E S
1990s
Chad Heritage ’91 – Chad was named program director for Kix106 & 98.9 The Bridge in Memphis in September 2020.
Ryan Underwood ’91 – Ryan was named one of Arkansas’ 250 Most Influential Leaders by Arkansas Business Publishing Group in October 2020. Jason Ball ’92 – Jason was named vice president and news director at KTLA-TV in Los
