UALR Chancellor Joel Anderson has been tapped to serve as a member of the 15-person Board of Trustees for the Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA).
In 2007, the Arkansas legislature approved the appropriation of start-up operational funding for the ARA from the state’s general improvement fund. The organization was dedicated to accelerating economic development and cultivating a vibrant knowledge-based economy in Arkansas.
Since that time, Jerry Adams, ARA president and CEO, has launched a public-private partnership that focuses on university-based research and provides Arkansas with confidence for progress.
As a 501c(3) nonprofit, the ARA is governed by a 15-member Board of Trustees composed of five chancellors from Arkansas research universities and 10 CEOs from across the state.
“The ARA is positioned to play a pivotal role in Arkansas’ progress,” stated Board Chair Hugh T. McDonald, president and CEO of Entergy. “Developing university-based research and incubating knowledge-based businesses are great goals – with an even greater payoff for our state. I look forward to working together to move Arkansas forward.”
Other members of the board are:
- Richard Bond, President and CEO, Tyson Foods
- Bruce Burrow, Principal, MBC Holdings
- Dr. Lawrence Davis, Chancellor, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
- Claiborne Deming, President and CEO, Murphy Oil Corporation
- Ed Drilling, President, AT&T
- Scott Ford, President and CEO, Alltel
- Dr. David Gearhart, Chancellor, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
- Tommy May, Chairman and CEO, Simmons First National
- Marla Johnson-Norris, CEO, Aristotle
- Dr. Robert Potts, Chancellor, Arkansas State University
- Robert Shoptaw, CEO, Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Kirk Thompson, President and CEO, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
- Dr. I. Dodd Wilson, Chancellor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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