UA Little Rock School of Business to Honor Ifrah, Bauman as Distinguished Alumni
UA Little Rock is celebrating the achievements of two outstanding graduates who have been named the Distinguished Business Alumni of the Year.
The university will honor these alumni for their exceptional leadership, contributions to their industries, and ongoing support of their alma mater during an awards luncheon from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, at the Little Rock Marriott.
Patrick Ifrah, founding principal of Ifrah Financial Services, will receive the Distinguished Alumnus Award, the highest honor granted by the UA Little Rock School of Business. The award is given to a graduate who has made a significant impact in business or a nonprofit organization and has served the Little Rock community and UA Little Rock.
Ifrah received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing and his Master of Business Administration degree with an emphasis in finance from UA Little Rock. He currently serves as president and CEO of Ifrah Financial Services, a wealth management firm that focuses on helping individuals achieve their financial goals.
He previously served as president and CEO of Hutchinson/Ifrah Financial Services, overseeing day-to-day operations and managing client portfolios as chief investment officer. An expert in technology, he developed key systems for the firm’s investment and operational processes. Ifrah has also held leadership roles as president of PI Software, Inc., Hutchinson/Ifrah Insurance Services, and Hutchinson/Ifrah, a broker-dealer.
A member of the Young President’s Organization, Ifrah is also deeply involved in Breakthrough TID Arkansas (formerly known as the Arkansas Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation), co-chairing its annual fundraising gala with his wife Dina. They have been married for 24 years and have two daughters, Isabella and Jules.
Joining Ifrah as an award recipient is Autumn Bauman, a 2017 graduate of UA Little Rock with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance who graduated Summa Cum Laude. Bauman will receive the Dean’s Award for Excellence, which is granted to a graduate of the past 10 years who has shown promise as a leader in business or nonprofit work and who is actively involved in serving Little Rock and the university.
Bauman is the finance manager at CFO Network, a leading provider of outsourced accounting, financial analysis, and strategic finance services. She leads a team of financial analysts to deliver visibility, insights, and strategic direction to small businesses nationwide. She specializes in maximizing value creation and aligning financial strategies with operating objectives, incentives, and underlying processes to help small business owners unlock their business’s full potential.
For more information, contact Shannon Gwinn at 501-916-5788 or sldrobena@ualr.edu or visit ualr.at/businessluncheon.
