Kristi Dannelley, founder and principal at GreenPoint CFO of Benton and Charles W. Warren, CFO of the Fort Smith School District, were honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards at the CFO of the Year luncheon Nov. 2 in Little Rock. read more >
An awards ceremony will be held Nov. 2 at the Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock read more >
Finalists and winners in each category will be honored at a special event on Nov. 2 in Little Rock. read more >
Chief financial officers were also recognized in seven categories including small private companies, nonprofit organizations and education. read more >
Arkansas Business announces the 2021 CFO of the Year finalists and Lifetime Achievement Award winners. read more >
For more than a decade, Bill Craig has watched Howard Memorial Hospital in Nashville grow. read more >
Karen Shaw wanted to pursue a professional business career that would have vast opportunities to serve others, be intellectually challenging and always be in demand. She found that and more with accounting. read more >
Julie Bates had taken the Law School Admission Test and been admitted to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law. But the Alma native had a nagging feeling that there was something besides law in her future. read more >
Sara Lenehan likes to say she’s had three careers — one in public accounting, a second in the private sector with Alltel, and a third as finance director for the city of Little Rock. read more >
Barbara McCrory became a CFO before age 30 and is proud of that accomplishment, and of being a woman in the C-level suite, especially at one of the state’s largest nonprofits. read more >
From deer hunting to accounting, Jane Mote doesn’t mind the push that comes from being challenged. read more >
Scott Dendler believes in meticulous organization and planning. read more >
Chief financial officers don’t usually grandstand or seek the limelight, so the idea of honoring them at an awards luncheon might seem unusual. read more >
While in high school, Beth Lutes began working in the business office at a hospital and didn’t leave. read more >
In October 2019, Shawna Ives, at age 34, was named CFO of White River Health System in Batesville. A few months later, the pandemic hit, upending the financial health of hospitals around the country. read more >
In the last 18 months, COVID-19 has been the topic of nearly all conversations involving Melodie Colwell, Drew Memorial Hospital System’s CFO. read more >
Necessity has worked out well for Jonathan McNair. read more >
Leslie Lowery celebrated her 23rd anniversary with Merchants & Planters Bank of Newport in September, and she’s proud of helping her hometown bank adapt to changing technology. read more >
Jason Tolbert has been CFO of Ouachita Baptist University of Arkadelphia since 2015, but he’d been a member of the team long before. read more >
It was in the halls of education that Gloria Arcia realized she had a thing for numbers. read more >
