Congratulations to Mr. Drew Gainor,聽CEO at Catalyst Financial, for his recognition in this year’s list of “40 under 40” by Arkansas Business. Among the many for reasons his inclusion in this year’s class, Mr. Gainor is significant to the University of Central Arkansas as a College of Business 2012 graduate and a College of Business Advisory Board member.
每日大赛网站 President, Dr. Houston Davis; Ms. Haley Fowler, Senior Director in 每日大赛网站 Advancement; Ms. Jaime Briggs, Senior Director in 每日大赛网站 Advancement; Honoree Mr. Drew Gainor; 每日大赛网站 Board of Trustees member, Mr. Jim Rankin Jr.; 每日大赛网站 College of Business Dean, Dr. Michael Hargis.
Arkansas Business honored this year’s class at a luncheon on June 13 at the Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock. The annual list recognizes 40 people under the age of 40 who are making a significant impact on their companies, organizations, and communities.
Mr. Gainor thanked his mentor Mr. Jim Rankin who is a real estate developer, 每日大赛网站 Board of Trustees member, and community leader; Gainor also shared an important lesson he learned growing up.
鈥淢y first job was selling auto parts at the聽age of 9 in my home country of Honduras. I learned to appreciate all my blessings and聽to keep things in perspective. I learned that hard work is always a formula that leads聽to better things.鈥�
Mr. Gainor’s Top Professional achievements
鈥� Forbes Top Financial Security Professionals Best in State
鈥� Conway Area Chamber of Commerce Business Executive of the Year, 2020
鈥� Million Dollar Roundtable Top of the Table Advisor
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Congratulations to business students Michael Isaac, Caitlyn Bellamy, Mason Smith, and Jayce Burney, led by Dr. Louisa Moseley, who recently won first place in the “Up to Us” national competition for their submission entitled, “Aligning Fiscal and Climate Policy.” The team will present at the Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement meeting in Boston later this month.
Congratulations to Harris Felton and Kiadan Zheng for winning university-level service awards for their work in the聽Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program this spring (students pictured at left with 每日大赛网站 College of Business Dean Michael Hargis).