Howell appointed new board member
SEARCY — Stephanie Howell, an Arkansas businesswoman, was appointed to Harding University’s board of trustees March 18. Howell is the manager of Carter Family and Associates in Bentonville, where she oversees daily operations, as well as provides financial-services support. She also serves as president of the Tri S Foundation, whose mission is to provide funding to Christianbased organizations. Howell is an owner of Environmental Testing Group Inc., a certified environmental laboratory, which she co-founded with her late husband, Malcolm.
“Stephanie brings to the board the important perspectives of a highly engaged alumna, a mother of current students, the daughter of a longtime board member, and a professional with experience in family business and in working with nonprofits,” Harding University President Bruce McLarty said. “The Harding University board will be strengthened in a number of ways by the addition of Stephanie Howell.”
Howell graduated from Harding in 1987 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. She has two daughters enrolled at Harding: Katherine, a senior psychology and Spanish major; and Emma, a freshman math major. Howell will attend her first board meeting when the board convenes again in May. Her appointment brings the number to 27 men and women serving as Harding’s governing body.