Presidents Award
AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT
The First Presidents Award was given in 1987 to a UALR graduate who achieved success in his career, donated his time and talents to his community, and remained in touch with his alma mater as a volunteer and resource person. The Presidents Award is designed to salute a graduate who combines career success with dedication to our University.
ALUMNI SPONSORS
The Presidents Award is sponsored by the UALR Alumni Association, which is led by a 21 member Board of Directors.
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Jay Hartman, 2009 Alumni Presidents Award Recipient
UALR Board of Visitors Member Jay Hartman ’99 manages customer relations at Entergy Corp., handling regulatory complaints and requests from the Arkansas Public Service Commission.
He has held several positions with Entergy, the fourth largest investor-owned electric utility in the U.S., including manager of the Major Accounts Department. As manager of Resource and Operations, Hartman was responsible for developing programs and services for large commercial and industrial customers and managing the field resources and operations.
A lifetime member of the UALR Alumni Association, Hartman served as president of its Board of Directors in 2005-2006 and has been a longtime supporter of the Alumni Scholarship program to include contributing to the “Taste” fundraisers for the last four years. His philanthropic endeavors for the association also include organizing its only golf tournament fundraiser.
He is as an officer and past president of the National Society of Black Engineers-Arkansas Alumni Extension Chapter, which sponsors a “Starting Block” program to encourage minority students to enter the engineering field. Hartman is active with the Transportation Advisory Council and Greater Little Rock Chamber of Commerce Leadership program. He serves on the Second Baptist Church Board of Deacons and is vice chair of board of directors of Central Arkansas Water.
Hartman was recognized with Entergy’s humanitarian award in retail services in 1998 for the “Starting Block” program, selected by Arkansas Business as a “40 under 40” honoree in 2003, included in the Most Distinguished Black College and University Graduates list by U.S. Black Engineer & Information Technology magazine, and listed as one of Prairie View A&M University’s Distinguished Alumni Graduates.
He received a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Prairie View A&M University before his MBA from UALR. Married to Exa Hartman, an engineer with the Corps of Engineers, Hartman and his wife have two children, Jay, 14, and Janae, 8.
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Recipients of the President’s Award
1987 Mr. Charles Stewart ′74
1988 Mr. Richard Roachell ′73 ′78
1989 Ms. Sandra S. Ledbetter ′71 ′92
1990 Mr. Michael Means ′73
1991 Judge Joyce Williams Warren ′71 ′76
1992 Mr. Robert Birch Jr. ′72
1993 Mr. Bob G. Denman Jr. ′74
1994 Mr. Tim Martin ′83 ′99
1995 Ms. Beverly A. Roachell ′73 ′78
1996 Mr. Greg B. Brown ′69 ′77
1997 Ms. Sheila Castin ′89
1998 Mr. James M.Simpson, Jr. ′74 ′77
1999 Mr. Peter G. Kumpe ′69
2000 Mr. Jimmy R. Newell ′63
2001 Mr. Bryan Hosto ′85 ′88
2002 Mr. Randy Alexander ′67
2003 Ms. Marla Johnson Norris ′92
2004 Mr. David Deming Henry ‘89 ‘01
2005 Mr. Max Hooper ‘69
2009 Mr. Jay Hartman ‘99