(LITTLE ROCK, Ark.)  — The University of Arkansas board of trustees has elected Morril Harriman as its chairman for the upcoming year. Harriman was appointed to the University of Arkansas board in 2014 by Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe. Board members serve 10 year terms.

(LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) — Mitchell Williams is pleased to announce that Jissel Esparza Saucedo has been named the Mitchell Williams Legal Diversity Fellow at the University of Arkansas School of Law. Dean Cynthia Nance selected Esparza in recognition of her service, significant leadership potential and her consistent work to create an equitable playing field for minorities.

(LITTLE ROCK, Ark.)  — Attorney Katie Waldrip Branscum has been appointed to the Board of Directors for the Dale Bumpers College Alumni Society.  Founded in 1995 by alumni and friends of the University of Arkansas Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences (DBCAFLS). The society's mission is to promote communication and friendship among alumni, faculty and friends of Bumpers College by providing a forum for information exchange through organized events and other activities.