BUSINESS PEOPLE
BANKING
Simmons First National Bank has promoted Brenda Nance and Shannon Robinson to assistant vice president. Rick Ferguson has been hired as a consumer loan officer.
HEALTH CARE
Peggy Starling and Julia Kettlewell have received promotions with the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care. Starling will be vice president for Medicaid services and provider strategy, while Kettlewell will serve as the assistant vice president for quality programs.
LIBRARIES
Dani Porter-lansky is the new director of development for the University of Arkansas Libraries.
MARKETING
The Sells Agency has announced four new associates in Little Rock: Elizabeth Luttrell, art director; Molly Morrison, copywriter; Lauren Thompson, account executive; and Alexander Gallegos, project manager.
MEDICAL
Dr. Rudy L. Van Hemert,
an associate professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, has been inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Radiology.
NONPROFIT
The Arkansas Coalition for Excellence Board of Directors selected Stephanie F. Meincke as the organization’s new executive director.