EDUCATION 

Hendrix College has named Tyrone Jaeger as its interim director of the Hendrix-Murphy Foundation Programs, following the retirement of Hope Coulter. 

Jaeger is professor of English and Creative Writing and chair of the college’s English department, and director of the creative writing program. 

Jaeger was hired as the Hendrix-Murphy writer-in-residence in 2008, and played a major role in the establishment of the creative writing emphasis within the English major. He was awarded the Margaret Berry Hutton Odyssey Professorship in 2020, and the Isabelle Peregrin Odyssey Professorship of English-Creative Writing in 2023.  

TOURISM

Rachel Shaw has been tapped as the president of the Arkansas Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus. The term is a two-year appointment that began in February. 

The AACVB promotes the state’s tourism industry, attracts visitors, and supports the work of CVBs across Arkansas. The association provides resources, networking opportunities, and advocacy for its members, and the tourism industry as a whole, helping them effectively promote and market their destinations. Shaw previously served as the associations vice president. She also serves on the board of the Heart of Arkansas Regional Tourism Association, which promotes travel and visitation to central Arkansas. 

Shaw began working for the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce in 2011 as the director of destination marketing. In 2019, she became executive director of the Conway Convention & Visitors Bureau, now known as Visit Conway. 

UTILITIES 

Conway Corp has announced promotions for J.P. Wade, Scotty Hudgens, David Ragland, and Jacob Mooningham.  

Wade was promoted to telecom construction technician 2 in the Cable Telecommunications Systems Department. Wade started at Conway Corp in 2023. Hudgens was promoted to telecom installer technician 2 in the Cable Telecommunications Systems Department. He also began his career at Conway Corp in 2023. Mooningham was promoted to telecom installer technician 3 in the department. He started at Conway Corp in 2022. 

Ragland was promoted to apprentice lineman 1 in the Electric Department. He started at Conway Corp in 2022.  

Jon Ross Henderson has been named to Conway Corp’s board of directors. He will serve a seven-year term on the board. He joins Scotty Bell, Kelley Erstine, Osmar Garcia, Jake Nabholz, Denise Perry, Kateryna Pitchford, and John Scherrey on the board.