AGRICULTURE
Cynthia Edwards, deputy secretary of the Arkansas Agriculture Department, and Edward O. Fryar Jr., chief executive officer and founder of Ozark Mountain Poultry, have been named to the Agribusiness Industry Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
The Arkansas Livestock Show Association has hired Sherman Lites as livestock administrator and Will Hornburg as director of sales and promotions.
EDUCATION
Brandy Cox has been named associate vice chancellor for alumni and executive director of the Arkansas Alumni Association at the University of Arkansas.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Colby Francis has joined Mainstream Technologies as a support technician.
INSURANCE
Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. of Arkansas recently announced the promotions of John Bonner to vice president - claims; Tammy Crumley to vice president - human resources; Ken Kolb to vice president - information systems; Richard Sims to vice president - underwriting, and Rick Wells to vice president - finance.
MEDICAL
Newly elected officers for the Pulaski County Medical Society 2014 board of directors are:
President, Dr. Tracy Baltz; president-elect, Dr. Lydia Lane; vice president, Dr. Monica Dellimore; secretary, Dr. Kristen Lienhart; treasurer, Dr. Amir Qureshi; and immediate past president, Dr. Danny Wilkerson.
REAL ESTATE
Bill Williams has joined Carle Real Estate as a sales associate.
Business, Pages 74 on 03/23/2014