Past Presidents Council
Our Past Presidents Council is composed of all chapter past presidents, who provide senior-level advice to our chapter. The council judges nominations and selects recipients for the Diamond Award (an external award to someone who has made significant contributions resulting in the enhancement of Arkansas’ image, and annual Crystal Award (given to a chapter member for service to the community or profession of public relations).
2023 - Lamor Williams, APR
2022 - Heather Haywood, APR
2021 - Nikki Heck, APR
2020 - Jason Brown, APR
2019 - Adena J. White, APR
2018 - Kristen Nicholson, APR
2017 - Sarah Kinser, APR
2016 - Becca Green, APR
2015 - Brandi Hinkle, APR
2014 - Eileen Denne, APR
2013 - Heide Harrell, APR
2012 - Lisa Van Hook, APR
2011 - Stacey Jones, APR
2010 - Bruce Trimble, APR
2009 - Natalie Ghidotti, APR
2008 - Mary Wagoner, APR*
2007 - Andrea Smalec, APR
2006 - Tracy Stotts, APR
2005 - Valerie Taylor, APR
2004 - Dan McFadden, APR
2003 - Amy Oliver Barnes, APR
2002 - Alison M. Melson, APR
2001 - Cindy Fribourgh, APR
2000 - Jim McCall, APR
1999 - Susan Blair, APR
1998 - Joe Swaty, APR
1997 - Brenda Scisson, APR
1996 - Karen Mullikin, APR
1995 - Joe Holmes, APR
1994 - Kay Stebbins, APR
1993 - Laura Newman, APR*
1992 - Dan Daugherty, APR
1991 - Jessica Szenher, APR
1990 - Chuck Jones, APR
1989 - Carol Cassil, APR
1988 - Patrick O’Sullivan, APR, ABC
1987 - Becky Benton Howeth, APR
1986 - Bob Sells, APR*
1985 - Ben Combs, APR
1984 - Skip Kays, APR*
1983 - Ted Sniegocki, APR
1982 - Jim Watts, APR*
1981 - Craig Rains, APR
1980 - Dan McMillan, APR*
1979 - Bob Joblin, APR
1978 - Ed Chesnutt, APR*
1977 - Mike Williamson, APR
1976 - Ken Kaufman, APR*
1975 - Gene G. McCoy, APR, Fellow*
1974 - Jerry Russell, APR*
1973 - Tom Steves, APR*
1972 - Walter Scales, APR*
1971 - J. Sam Smith, APR*
1970 - Mort Cox, APR*
1969 - Bob Wimberley, APR*
1968 - Bill Leavitt, APR*
1967 - Pat Murphy, APR*
1966 - Ken Parker, APR*
1965 - Phil Back, APR*
1964 - Kearney Dietz, APR
1964 - C. Ramon Greenwood, APR*