The Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame honored five inductees and awarded seven scholarships to insurance students at its annual banquet in Conway on Oct. 17. The banquet was held on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas.
The 2024 inductees into the Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame are:
- Sonia Bell, LUTC, Retired owner, Sonia Bell Agency, Conway
- Charles C. “Buddy” Campbell, (1923 – 2003), Retired Executive Vice President, Rebsamen Insurance, Little Rock
- Jim House, CHC, CLU, Retired President and CEO, USABLE Life, Searcy
- Roland W. Julian, CIC, CLU, ChFC,President, Rogers Insurance Agency, Rogers
- Terry Youngblood, President, Youngblood Insurance Agency, Inc. – a division of Crosspointe Insurance Advisors, LLC, Texarkana
The Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame was created in 2015 to honor industry professionals who have made lasting contributions to advance the role of insurance in society.
The Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame awards scholarships to UCA students who in Insurance and Risk Management and maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or above. This year’s scholarship recipients are Gabriella Adkins, Mason Smith, Cole Vangsnes, Samuel Roper, Peyton “Kai” Davis, William Van Asche and Emma Daughtrey.