Four Arkansans whose leadership and business acumen earned them a spot in the 2026 University of Arkansas Sam M. Walton College of Business' Arkansas Business Hall of Fame will be honored at a ceremony Friday night at the Statehouse Convention Center.
This year's hall-of-famers are Sue Walk Burnett, James Dyke, Scott Ford and David Stickler.
Burnett is the president of Texas-based staffing agency Burnett Specialists, which she founded in 1974. She grew up in El Dorado and later graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in journalism.
She donated $1 million to the college in 2018 for a student media center. Over its 50-year lifetime, Burnett Specialists has grown to one of Texas' largest talent firms with six locations.
Dyke was the former chairman of building materials distributor Dyke Industries, which is based in Little Rock. He died in 2021.
He was born in Fort Smith and for decades led Dyke Industries, a company that was the successor to two millwork factories -- Dyke Bros. in Fort Smith and Cole Manufacturing Co. in Memphis -- and has distribution outlets in 18 states, according to the company's website. It has been in business since 1866.
Dyke served as...
Source: https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/feb/19/arkansas-business-hall-of-fame-to-induct-4-people/
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