Early life He graduated from the
University of Arkansas in 1958 and received an MSA from the same university in 1959. He is under contract to serve as a consultant to the corporation until he dies. He has sat on the board of directors of
J. B. Hunt, a trucking company listed on the
NASDAQ, and
Worthen Banking Corp., a financial institution (later acquired by
Boatmen's Bancshares, followed by
NationsBank and finally
Bank of America). He was inducted into the
Arkansas Business Hall of Fame in 2011 and the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame in 2012. ==References==