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Arkansas Business debuted in March 1984, distinguishing itself with eye-catching, full-page cover portraits of Arkansas’ business leaders. Between January 1985 and May 1988, 91 of those covers were the unmistakable work of portrait photographer Andrew Kilgore of Fayetteville. Look below to see cover portraits of 20 Arkansas news makers, recent photos and updates on their careers.

Richard Bell
Then: President, Riceland Foods
Now: President, Riceland Foods
Charles Cella
Then: Owner, Oaklawn Park
Now: Owner, Oaklawn Park
Wayne Cranford
Then: Chairman & CEO, Cranford Johnson Robinson Associates
Now: Chairman Emeritus, Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods Inc.
Jay DeHaven
Then: President & CEO, The Maumelle Co.
Now: Developer, Various companies
Wallace Fowler
Then: Chairman, Mercantile Bank of Jonesboro
Now: Chairman, Liberty Bancshares Inc.
George Gleason II
Then: CEO, Ozark Bancshares Inc.
Now: CEO, Bank of the Ozarks Inc.
J.B. and Johnelle Hunt
Then: J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.
Now: Senior chairmen, Founders
Walter Hussman Jr.
Then: Publisher, Arkansas Democrat
Now: Publisher, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Thomas (Mack) McLarty
Then: CEO, Arkla Inc.
Now: Chairman & CEO, McLarty Management Co. Inc.
Charles Morgan
Then: CEO, Acxiom Corp.
Now: Company Leader, Acxiom Corp.
Sheffield Nelson
Then: Senior partner, chairman and CEO, House Wallace Nelson Jewell
Now: Attorney, Jack Lyon & Jones P.A.
Tommy Polk
Then: Partner, Doyle Rogers Co.
Now: Partner, Polk Stanley Yeary Architects Ltd.
Terry Renaud
Then: Chairman & CEO, Twin City Bank
Now: Retired
Doyle Rogers Sr.
Then: President, Doyle Rogers Co.
Now: President, Doyle Rogers Co.
Bob  Russell
Then: President, Russell Chevrolet-Honda
Now: President, Russell Chevrolet-Honda
Sherman Tate
Then: VP of Consumer Relations, Arkla Inc.
Now: VP of External Affairs, Alltel Corp.
Harry Ward
Then: Chancellor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Now:
Frank B. Whitbeck
Then: President, Signature Life Insurance Co. of America
Now: Owner, Winrock Grass Farm Inc.
Bowen William
Then: Chairman & CEO, First Commercial Corp., First Commercial Bank N.A.
Now:
Townsend Wolfe
Then: Director, Arkansas Arts Center
Now: Retired


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