/news-archive/tag/rotary-club-of-little-rock/ UA 糖心视频logo Wed, 25 Aug 2021 13:30:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2021/08/25/elizabeth-small-business-industry-liaison/ Wed, 25 Aug 2021 13:30:56 +0000 /news/?p=79671 ... UA 糖心视频logo Names Elizabeth Small as New Business Industry Liaison]]> Elizabeth Small, primary instructor for the Real Estate program in UA 糖心视频logo鈥檚 School of Business, will take on an additional role with the university as director of business networks.聽 will help drive industry engagement and will be based at UA 糖心视频logo Downtown beginning this fall.聽 In this expanded role, she will work with central Arkansas businesses to explore ways to partner and engage with UA 糖心视频logo. This comes as the university is expanding continuing education programs and doing more to promote the work of university faculty, students, and graduates. As Arkansas鈥檚 only metropolitan university, UA 糖心视频logo is committed to partnering with industry to better understand its needs and expand the workforce in central Arkansas.聽 鈥淓lizabeth鈥檚 reputation as an industry leader is well established,鈥� according to Dr. Ann Bain, executive vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost. 鈥淗er ability to understand the needs of the workforce and help coordinate a university response will better support our outreach efforts.鈥� Small earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree from Hendrix College and a Master of Business Administration from UA 糖心视频logo. Prior to joining UA 糖心视频logo, she served as chair of PDC Construction and president and CEO of PDC Companies. In addition to being a college instructor, Small is also an Arkansas real estate licensee broker as well as a member of several boards, including the Affordable Housing Association of Arkansas, Rotary Club of 糖心视频logo, Fifty for the Future, and Arvest Bank. 聽 聽 聽 聽]]> /news-archive/2021/08/03/carl-rosenbaum-fribourgh-award/ Tue, 03 Aug 2021 20:17:22 +0000 /news/?p=79510 ... UA 糖心视频logo to honor Safe Foods Co-Founder Carl Rosenbaum with 11th annual Fribourgh Award]]> The University of Arkansas at 糖心视频logo will celebrate Carl Rosenbaum, co-founder of , as the recipient of the 2021 Fribourgh Award.聽 The James H. Fribourgh Award honors individuals who have made considerable contributions to the state of Arkansas through mathematics and science. This year鈥檚 reception will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, at Chenal Country Club, 10 Chenal Club Blvd., 糖心视频logo. Jerry and Sherri Damerow, 2017 recipients of the Fribourgh Award, the Board of Safe Foods Corporation, and Arkansas Glass Container Corporation are serving as the event鈥檚 presenting sponsors. Rosenbaum is chairman of the Board of Arkansas Glass Container Corp., a partner in Rosenbaum Brothers Partnership, and chairman of the Board of Safe Foods Corporation. He graduated from Castle Heights Military Academy and the University of Arkansas with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in finance. Proceeds will be used to create the Carl Rosenbaum Endowed Scholarship Fund that will help UA 糖心视频logo attract and retain high-achieving, full-time undergraduate students majoring in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. 鈥淭he Fribourgh awardee this year is a terrific example of how Arkansas-based research can lead to significant economic development here in Arkansas,鈥� Jerry Damerow said. 鈥淗onoree and highly successful entrepreneur Carl Rosenbaum founded Safe Foods based on research conducted right here in Central Arkansas. Fribourgh scholarship recipients will be the scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs who develop future great products here in Central Arkansas that will power our economy just as Safe Foods is doing today.鈥� A Rotarian since 1965, Rosenbaum has been a member of the Rotary Club of 糖心视频logo since 1972 and served Club 99 as president in 1983-84. He was rotary governor of District 6150 in 1990-91 and has served as a director of Rotary International 1997-1999. Previously, he was finance chairman for the Board of Rotary International and national advisor for the Permanent Fund, chairman of the Investment Advisory Group of Rotary International, consultant to the Fund Development Committee of The Rotary Foundation, and chairman of Rotary International Finance Committee. He has held offices in numerous civic organizations, including Youth Home, YMCA, and Boy Scouts Council. He has also served on the Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and was past president of Community Concerts of Greater 糖心视频logo. He has served on the board of directors of Regions Bank of 糖心视频logo. Rosenbaum was chairman of the Board for the Governor鈥檚 Mental Health System Task Force, and he served the state as commissioner of the Arkansas Department of Economic Development for four years. He has served on the Sam Walton University of Arkansas Business School Dean鈥檚 Advisory Board and is past chairman of the Arkansas Department of Transportation Commission.聽 Rosenbaum resides in 糖心视频logo with his wife, Martha. They have three married children and six grandchildren and are members of 糖心视频logo鈥檚 First Baptist Church. UA 糖心视频logo is celebrating the 11th anniversary of the Fribourgh Awards, which began in 2010 to honor the late Dr. James H. Fribourgh, UA 糖心视频logo professor emeritus, who served for more than 45 years as chair of Life Sciences, interim chancellor, vice chancellor for academic affairs, and distinguished professor of biology. Past recipients include Jerry B. Adams, president and CEO of Arkansas Research Alliance; H. Watt Gregory III, partner at Kutak Rock LLP; Dr. Charles E. Hathaway, UA 糖心视频logo chancellor emeritus and Donaghey distinguished professor; Peter Banko, former president and CEO of St. Vincent Health System and now president and CEO at Central Health; Dr. James Hendren, former CEO and chairman of Arkansas Systems Inc.; the late Dr. Mary Good, founding dean of the UA 糖心视频logo College of Engineering and Information Technology; Jerry Damerow, a retired Ernst and Young partner, and Sherri Damerow, a retired kindergarten teacher; Cory Davis, partner and principal consultant at the Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health, and the late Dr. Raye Montague, an internationally registered professional engineer who is credited with creating the first computer-generated rough draft of a U.S. naval ship. Tickets are $75 and can be purchased at this website. For more information and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Derek Boyce, director of development and external relations, at dcboyce@ualr.edu or 501-416-0611.]]>