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AGRICULTURE

The Poultry Federation announced its board of directors for the 2016-17 fiscal year. The board elected new members David Fryar, Bryan Esters and Toby Tapp to serve a three-year term. Reappointed to the board are Robert Garlington, Vaughn King, Wes McClure, Mike Pruitt and Tim Thompson. The board of directors appointed the following individuals as officers of the board: James Smith, Simmons Foods, chairman; Jim Smith, Keith Smith Company, vice chairman; Drew McGee, Tyson Foods, treasurer; and Mike Pruitt, Cobb-Vantress, secretary.

BANKING

Cherri Arnold has been promoted to market specialist/vice president/secretary to the board for Generations Bank in Camden.

Lyndsay Carter joined Farmers and Merchants Bank as vice president and executive assistant.

EDUCATION

Kim Williams was named business manager at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

ENGINEERING

Murry Witcher joined FTN Associates as a regulatory consultant.

FINANCE

ABC Financial named Mike Escobedo as senior vice president of client management and Kelly Card as vice president of client management.

INSURANCE

Rhonda Carroll was named manager of BlueCard and regular business claims for Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield.

MEDIA

Brett Parker will assume the role of media director at Stone Ward on Oct. 1, after the retirement of Debra Reid.

MEDICAL

North Arkansas Regional Medical Center announced the promotion of Sammie Cribbs from chief nursing officer to vice president of clinical services and chief nursing officer.

Palliative care physician Clark L. Smith joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He will see patients at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute and is an assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine.

NONPROFIT

Vera Lloyd Presbyterian Family Services announced the following new members to their board of directors: Thomas Baldwin, William "Bill" Daniels, Vickey Jacobs and Vann Smith.

Natalie Clark was named development associate of Vera Lloyd Presbyterian Services.

PUBLIC RELATIONS

Meaghan Blaine joined Mangan Holcomb Partners as associate public relations account executive.

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