Goodson to Chair UA Board; Other Officers and Committees Announced

LITTLE ROCK (March 4, 2020) — The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas’s new officers and committee appointments that took effect on March 1 include the reelection of John Goodson, of Texarkana, to serve another year as chairman of the 10-member board.

In addition to Goodson being reelected for his second year as chairman, the trustees voted for Stephen Broughton, M.D., of Pine Bluff, to serve as vice chairman; Kelly Eichler, of Little Rock, to serve as secretary; and Morril Harriman, also of Little Rock, to serve as assistant secretary. The election took place during the executive session at the Jan. 29-30 meeting at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).

Mark Waldrip, of Moro, who served as vice chairman during his final year on the Board, served his last meeting in January at UAMS. It was announced Feb. 28 that Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson appointed Ted Dickey, of Stuttgart, to replace Waldrip’s seat on the board in a 10-year term that began March 2 and runs through March 1, 2030.

“We’re going to miss the loyal, quiet confidence of Mr. Waldrip’s leadership style in his time serving the UA System that helped successfully guide many of our institutions and this board through many major and difficult issues,” Goodson said. “While we thank Mr. Waldrip for his service and wish him the best, I also extend a warm welcome from the Board to Mr. Dickey and we look forward to working with him to continue ensuring the integrity and success of the state’s premier university system.”

Under the umbrella of the UA Board are eight committees in which members are chosen under the discretion of the Board Chairman. Goodson today announced those committees, which are listed below:

UA Board Committees Effective March 1, 2020:

Agriculture Committee

Steve Cox, Chair

Cliff Gibson

Ed Fryar

Ted Dickey

Stephen Broughton

Athletic Committee

Kelly Eichler, Chair

Tommy Boyer

Steve Cox

Ted Dickey

Stephen Broughton 

Academic and Student Affairs 

Ed Fryar, Chair

Cliff Gibson

Kelly Eichler

Sheffield Nelson

Stephen Broughton

UASys Liaison:  Ben Beaumont

Building and Grounds Committee

Morril Harriman, Chair

Tommy Boyer

Ted Dickey

Steve Cox

Ed Fryar

Stephen Broughton

UASys Liaison:  Don Bobbitt

Audit and Fiscal Responsibility Committee

Cliff Gibson, Chair

Tommy Boyer

Ed Fryar

Morril Harriman

Sheffield Nelson

Stephen Broughton

UASys Liaison: Gina Terry

Joint Hospital Committee

Sheffield Nelson, Chair

Kelly Eichler

Steve Cox

Ted Dickey

Stephen Broughton

UASys Liaison: Melissa Rust

Two-Year Colleges and Technical Schools

Kelly Eichler, Chair

Ed Fryar

Steve Cox

Stephen Broughton

Sheffield Nelson

Distance Education Policy and Technology Committee

Ed Fryar, Chair

Morril Harriman

Cliff Gibson

Stephen Broughton