The John W. Allison Entrepreneurial Speaker Series was created to expose UCA College of Business students to successful men and women who have distinguished themselves in business by their entrepreneurial abilities. All speakers are Arkansans who have been meticulously selected by the Series Advisory Committee. The intent of the Allison Speaker Series is to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs.

The series is designed for a small group of select students to allow for great interaction between the speaker and the students. Students must apply for each speaking engagement and be accepted by the Series Advisory Committee.   Successful applicants should be in their junior or senior year of the BBA curriculum in the UCA College of Business and be in good academic standing. For application materials and additional information contact Dr. Mike Casey, Associate Dean at (501) 450-3411 or mcasey@uca.edu.

John W. Allison
CEO of HomeBancshares

Alex Lieblong
Lieblong & Associates, Inc.

Sheffield Nelson
Former CEO Arkla Gas

Fall 2007

Mike Coats
Owner, Mike's Place

Chuck Fizer

Spring 2008

Sharon Davis
Strategic Technologies Corporation

Fall 2008

Barbara Graves
Barbara Graves Intimate Fashions

Todd & Kristy Ross
Mid-State Medical Inc.

Spring 2009

Steve Strange
American Management

Fall 2009

Allan Meadors
Meadors, Adams, Lee Inc.

Jason Rowland
Rowland Tree Service

Spring 2010

Tom Bonner & Wayne Cranford

Fall 2010

Jeff Stalnaker
CEO, Founder First Orion

Joel Hawkins        

Joel Hawkins CPA