{{Short description|Public university in Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S.}} {{redirect|Arkansas State|the U.S. state|Arkansas}} {{Use American English|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox university |name = Arkansas State University |image = Arkansas State University Seal.png |image_size = 150px |caption = |former_names = {{collapsible list |titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;padding-left:0.5em;font-size:100%;<!--size of [show]/[hide] link--> |liststyle = text-align:left;white-space:nowrap; |title=|First District Agricultural School (1909–1925)<br />First District Agricultural and Mechanical College (1925–1933)<br />Arkansas State College (1933–1967)}} |latin_name = |motto = "Educate, Enhance, Enrich" |established = {{start date and age|April 1, 1909}}<ref>{{cite web|URL=https://www.astate.edu/about/history/index.html|title=History}}</ref> |type = Public research university |parent = Arkansas State University System |accreditation = HLC |endowment = $153.4 million (2025)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/nacubo1-nacubo-prd-dc8b/media/Nacubo/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2025-NCSE-Endowment-Market-Values-for-US-and-Canadian-Institutions-FINAL.xlsx |title= U.S. and Canadian 2025 NCSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2025 Endowment Market Value |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA |access-date=February 14, 2026}}</ref> |budget = $195 million (FY 2026)<ref>{{cite web|title= 2025-2026 Jonesboro Operating Budget |url= https://www.astate.edu/a/budget/files/FY26%20Jonesboro%20Operating%20Budget.pdf|page= 25 |publisher= Arkansas State University System |access-date= September 9, 2025}}</ref> |rector = |chairman = |chancellor = Todd Shields<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.astate.edu/news/todd-shields-named-chancellor-at-arkansas-state-university | title=Todd Shields Named Chancellor at Arkansas State University | date=11 July 2022 }}</ref> |provost = Calvin White, Jr. |faculty = 481<ref name="factbook">{{cite web |url=https://www.astate.edu/a/irp/files/factbooks/20242025.pdf |title=Arkansas State University 2024-2025 Factbook |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Arkansas State University |access-date=September 9, 2025 }}</ref> |administrative_staff = 1,095<ref name=factbook/> |students = 17,926 (fall 2025)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.astate.edu/news/arkansas-state-university-sets-record-fall-enrollment-with-nearly-18-000-students-7-overall-increase | title=Arkansas State University Sets Record Fall Enrollment with Nearly 18,000 Students, 7% Overall Increase | date=5 September 2025 }}</ref> |undergrad = |postgrad = |doctoral = |other = |city = Jonesboro, Arkansas |country = United States |campus = Small city<ref>{{cite web|URL=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Arkansas&s=all&id=106458|title=IPEDS-Arkansas State University}}</ref> |campus_size = {{convert|1376|acres|km2}} |free_label = Other campuses |free = Colón |free_label2 = Newspaper |free2 = ''The Herald'' |colors = {{college color list|team=Arkansas State Red Wolves}} |mascots = Howl and Scarlet |sports_nickname = Red Wolves |sporting_affiliations = {{hlist|NCAA Division I FBS – Sun Belt|CUSA}} |academic_affiliations = {{hlist|ORAU|Space-grant}} |website = {{URL|http://www.AState.edu}} |logo = AState Logo.png |logo_size = 150px }}
'''Arkansas State University''' ('''A-State'''<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kirk|first1=Joni|title=Removing Educational Roadblocks for Disabled Veterans|url=https://www.universitybusiness.com/article/removing-educational-roadblocks-disabled-veterans|website=universitybusiness.com|access-date=May 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101135441/https://www.universitybusiness.com/article/removing-educational-roadblocks-disabled-veterans|archive-date=January 1, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> or '''ASU''') is a public research university in Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States. It is the flagship campus of the Arkansas State University System and the second-largest university in the state. The university was founded in 1909 and is located atop {{convert|1376|acres|abbr=off}} on Crowley's Ridge.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}
Arkansas State University is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".<ref name="Center for Postsecondary Education">{{cite web |title=Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup |url=https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=106458 |publisher=Center for Postsecondary Education |website=carnegieclassifications.iu.edu |access-date=28 July 2020}}</ref>
==History== left|thumb|Carl R. Reng Student Union thumb|left|Dean B. Ellis Library. A-State was founded as the '''First District Agricultural School''' in Jonesboro in 1909 by the Arkansas Legislature as a regional agricultural training school. Robert W. Glover, a Missionary Baptist pastor who served in both houses of the Arkansas Legislature from Sheridan (1905–1912), introduced in 1909 the resolution calling for the establishment of four state agricultural colleges, including the future ASU.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.astate.edu/a/centennial/centennial-events-gallery/act-100-re-enactment-ceremony/ |title=ASU-Jonesboro: Act 100 Re-enactment Ceremony |publisher=astate.edu |access-date=July 5, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116093319/http://www2.astate.edu/a/centennial/centennial-events-gallery/act-100-re-enactment-ceremony/ |archive-date=January 16, 2011 }}</ref>
In 1918, ASU began offering a two-year college program. In 1925, it became '''First District Agricultural and Mechanical College'''. A four-year degree program was begun in 1930. A & M College became '''Arkansas State College''' in 1933. In 1967, the Arkansas Legislature elevated the college to university status and changed the name to Arkansas State University.
==Academics== {{Infobox US university ranking | USNWR_REG = 61 (South) | Wamo_MASTERSU = 134 | USNWR_NU = 352 (tie) }}
The university has more than 100,000 alumni and offers programs at the doctoral, specialist's, master's, bachelor's, and associate degree levels. They are organized into several colleges: Agriculture, Engineering & Technology, Business, Education & Behavioral Science, Liberal Arts & Communication, Nursing & Health Professions, Sciences & Mathematics, and Undergraduate Studies.
In 2018, Arkansas State was classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Damphousse |first1=Kelly |title=Recognition of Our Research Excellence |url=https://t.e2ma.net/webview/y3auwc/600ab53de69503505290b760644a920d |website=t.e2ma.net |access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="Center for Postsecondary Education"/> The university nevertheless maintains a focus on undergraduate instruction and small class sizes, with a student-faculty ratio of 16:1, ranked #76 in undergraduate teaching nationwide {{As of|alt=as of 2020|2020}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Arkansas State University |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/arkansas-state-university-1090 |website=Best Colleges |publisher=U.S. News & World Report |access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref> The university was ranked #1013 (UniRank 2024–2025),<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Arkansas State University Ranking & Overview 2024 |url=https://www.unirank.org/us/uni/arkansas-state-university/ |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=www.unirank.org |language=en}}</ref> #1119 (SCImago Rankings 2018),<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |year=2018 |title=SCImago University Rankings |url=https://www.scimagoir.com/rankings.php?year=2012§or=Higher%20educ. |website=SCImago Institutions Rankings}}</ref> and #1645 (URAP Rankings 2020–2021) <ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2021-07-12 |title=World Ranking by Academic Performance 2020-2021 |url=https://urapcenter.org/Rankings/2020-2021/World_Ranking_2020-2021 |website=The University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP)}}</ref> in the global university rankings.
Master's degree graduate programs were initiated in 1955 and ASU began offering its first doctoral degree, in educational leadership, in the fall of 1992. A second doctoral program, in environmental science, was begun in the fall of 1997 and the doctoral program in heritage studies began in the fall of 2001. Newer doctoral programs are in environmental science, molecular biosciences, and physical therapy. In the fall of 2016, Arkansas State enrolled the first class of approximately 115 students to its branch of the New York Institute of Technology's medical school. The medical school is located on campus in the historic Wilson Hall.
Since the late 2010s, the university has actively expanded degree programs that can be completed entirely online. These online programs have rapidly grown at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. In the 2019 ''U.S. News & World Report'' rankings of online education, the university's online bachelor's programs rose to 114th nationally, a significant improvement from 259th place in the previous year. Its online graduate programs were also ranked 115th in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jared |first=George |date=2019-01-16 |title=Arkansas State University improves its U.S. News and World Report online course rankings |url=https://talkbusiness.net/2019/01/arkansas-state-university-improves-its-u-s-news-and-world-report-online-course-rankings/ |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=Talk Business & Politics |language=en-US}}</ref> The university's online MBA program was also ranked within the top 15 nationwide in the ''U.S. News'' rankings.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Release |first=News |date=2018-01-19 |title=Arkansas State University's Online MBA Program Ranks in U.S. News & World Report |url=https://armoneyandpolitics.com/arkansas-state-universitys-online-mba-program-ranks-u-s-news-world-report/ |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=AMP |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Media == A-State's journalism program reorganized into the College of Media and Communication for fall 2013. The College of Media and Communication is home to three student-led media outlets and a NPR affiliate radio station. ''The Herald'', a weekly student newspaper, was founded in 1921 and has a circulation of 5,000. ''ASU-TV'', a program under the Department of Radio-Television, gives students hands-on experience in the field of television broadcasting. Starting in fall 2013, an Internet-based student radio station, ''Red Wolf Radio'', was added to the student media. Arkansas State is also home to ''KASU'', a 100,000-watt FM station, which is the oldest NPR affiliate west of the Mississippi River.
thumb|Centennial Bank Stadium (formerly known as Indian Stadium)
==Athletics== {{main|Arkansas State Red Wolves}} Arkansas State participates as a member of the NCAA Division I, competing in the Sun Belt Conference. The athletic teams, previously known as the Indians, are now known as the Red Wolves.
In 2012, the Red Wolves football team became Sun Belt Conference champions for a second straight year, finishing the regular season with a 9–3 record, and capped off its successful season with its first bowl game victory since becoming a Division I-A (FBS) program with a 17–13 victory over Kent State in the GoDaddy.com Bowl, as well as earning its first win over a ranked opponent since joining the FBS in 1992.
In 2013, the football team became the Sun Belt Conference champions for a third straight year, finishing with a 7–5 regular season record and won a second consecutive GoDaddy Bowl with a 23–20 victory over then 10-2 Ball State.
{| class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible"; text-align:right; font-size:80%;" |+ style="font-size:90%" |Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2023<ref>{{cite web |title= College Scorecard: Arkansas State University|url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school?106458-Arkansas-State-University|website=College Scorecard |publisher=United States Department of Education |access-date=June 29, 2025 }}</ref> |- ! Race and ethnicity ! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Total |- | White |align=right| {{bartable|67|%|2||background:cyan}} |- | Black |align=right| {{bartable|15|%|2||background:purple}} |- | International student |align=right| {{bartable|8|%|2||background:#008080}} |- | Hispanic |align=right| {{bartable|5|%|2||background:green}} |- | Two or more races |align=right| {{bartable|3|%|2||background:violet}} |- | Asian |align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2||background:orange}} |- | Unknown |align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2||background:grey}} |- ! colspan="4" data-sort-type=number |Economic diversity |- | Low-income{{efn|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal Pell grant intended for low-income students.}} |align=right| {{bartable|40|%|2||background:red}} |- | Affluent{{efn|The percentage of students who are a part of the American middle class at the bare minimum.}} |align=right| {{bartable|60|%|2||background:black}} |}
==Notable alumni== {{Excessive examples|section|date=March 2026}}
=== Activism === {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * Julia Butterfly Hill – environmental activist<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thespruce.com/the-life-of-julia-hill-1708797 |title=The Life of Julia Hill |work=The Spruce |date=April 4, 2017 |access-date=December 19, 2017 |archive-date=July 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720184824/https://www.thespruce.com/the-life-of-julia-hill-1708797 |url-status=dead }}</ref> {{div col end}}
=== Arts and Entertainment === * Ronald Heard – Professional wrestler known as "Outlaw" Ron Bass<ref>{{cite web|title=Outlaw" Ron Bass passes away|url=https://www.wwe.com/article/outlaw-ron-bass-passes-away|work=WWE.com|access-date=March 8, 2017}}</ref> * David Nail – Mercury and MCA Nashville recording artist<ref>{{cite web|title=David Nail|work=Great American Country |url=http://blog.gactv.com/blog/2010/10/06/david-nail-goes-back-to-the-beginning/|publisher=Scripps Networks. LLC.|access-date=June 14, 2013}}</ref> * Miller Williams – poet<ref>{{cite web|title=Miller Williams|url=http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/miller-williams|publisher=Poetry Foundation|access-date=June 14, 2013}}</ref>
=== Athletics === {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * Adrian Banks -American-Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Super League * Bill Bergey - NFL player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BERGEBIL01 |title=Bill Bergey |publisher=Database Football |access-date=5 June 2013 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130408102912/https://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BERGEBIL01 |archive-date=8 April 2013 }}</ref> * Fred Barnett – NFL player<ref>{{cite web|title=Fred Barnett|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BarnFr00.htm?redir|publisher=pro-football-reference.com|access-date=June 14, 2013}}</ref> * Earl Bell – Olympic bronze medalist in pole vaulting (1984) and former world record holder * Darren Benson – NFL player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BENSODAR01 |title=Darren Benson |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103044551/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BENSODAR01 |archive-date=November 3, 2012 }}</ref> * Gene Bradley – USFL player and NFL draftee<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1980/draft.htm | title=1980 NFL Draft | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=pro-football-reference.com | access-date=November 18, 2014}}</ref> * Ray Brown – NFL player<ref>{{cite web|title=Ray Brown|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/raybrown/2499862/profile|work=NFL.com|access-date=June 14, 2013}}</ref> * Maurice Carthon – NFL player and coach<ref>{{cite web|title=Maurice Carthon|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CartMa00.htm?redir|publisher=Pro-football-reference.com|access-date=June 14, 2013}}</ref> * Demario Davis – NFL player<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/players-roster/demario-davis/ | title=Demario Davis | publisher=New Orleans Saints | work=pro-football-reference.com | access-date=September 22, 2020}}</ref> * John Dickson- former ABA player<ref>{{cite web|title=John Dickson|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dicksjo01.html|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=June 14, 2013}}</ref> * Patrick Eddie – NBA player<ref>{{cite web|title=Patrick Eddie|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/eddiepa01.html|publisher=Basketball-reference.com|access-date=June 14, 2013}}</ref> * Carlos Emmons – NFL player<ref>{{cite web|title=Carlos Antoine Emmons|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/carlosemmons/2500551/profile|work=NFL.com|access-date=June 14, 2013}}</ref> * Brad Franchione – two-time NJCAA National Championship head football coach<ref>{{cite web|title=Brad Franchione|url=http://www.txstatebobcats.com/staff.aspx?staff=171|publisher=Texas State University|access-date=June 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509092446/http://txstatebobcats.com/staff.aspx?staff=171|archive-date=May 9, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Leroy Harris – NFL player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HARRILER01 |title=Leroy Harris |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103051413/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HARRILER01 |archive-date=January 3, 2014 }}</ref> * Jeff Hartwig – former U.S. record holder in pole vault<ref>{{cite web|title=Jeff Hartwig|url=http://www.sunbeltsports.org/SPORTS/MensSports/IndoorTrackField/Article/tabid/744/article/12229/Former-Arkansas-State-Vaulter-Sets-New-American-record-Jeff-Hartwig-reaches-new-heights-for-USA-Track-and-Field.aspx|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616053759/http://www.sunbeltsports.org/SPORTS/MensSports/IndoorTrackField/Article/tabid/744/article/12229/Former-Arkansas-State-Vaulter-Sets-New-American-record-Jeff-Hartwig-reaches-new-heights-for-USA-Track-and-Field.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 16, 2013|publisher=Sun Belt Conference|access-date=June 14, 2013}}</ref> * Thomas Hill – Olympic bronze medalist in 110-meter hurdles (1972)<ref>{{cite web|title=Thomas Hill |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hi/tom-hill-1.html |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=June 14, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924032939/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hi/tom-hill-1.html |archive-date=September 24, 2013 }}</ref> * David Johnson – NFL player<ref>{{cite web|title=David Johnson|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/davidjohnson/79589/profile|work=NFL.com|access-date=June 14, 2013}}</ref> * Tyrell Johnson – NFL player, Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Lions<ref>{{cite web|title=Tyrell Johnson|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/tyrelljohnson/2676/profile|work=NFL.com|access-date=June 14, 2013}}</ref> * Ken Jones – NFL player<ref>{{cite web|title=Ken Jones|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/kenjones/2517918/profile|work=NFL.com|access-date=June 14, 2013}}</ref> * Cleo Lemon – NFL player<ref>{{cite web|title=Cleo Lemon|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/cleolemon/2504793/profile|work=NFL.com|access-date=June 14, 2013}}</ref> * J. D. McKissic – NFL player<ref>{{cite web|title =J.D. McKissic|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McKiJ.00.htm|access-date=November 26, 2020}}</ref> * Ron Meeks – NFL and CFL player<ref>{{cite web|title=Ron Meeks|url=http://www.panthers.com/team/coaches/ron-meeks/502c5e3f-3249-493e-9bd2-b973536e9653|publisher=The Carolina Panthers|access-date=June 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220161211/http://www.panthers.com/team/coaches/ron-meeks/502c5e3f-3249-493e-9bd2-b973536e9653|archive-date=December 20, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Dennis Meyer – CFL coach<ref>{{cite web|title=Dennis Meyer |url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MEYERDEN01 |publisher=Databasefootball.com |access-date=June 14, 2013 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930072152/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MEYERDEN01 |archive-date=September 30, 2012 }}</ref> * Jerry Muckensturm – NFL player<ref>{{cite web|title=Jerry Muckensturm |url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MUCKEJER01 |publisher=Databasefootball.com |access-date=June 14, 2013 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026072400/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MUCKEJER01 |archive-date=October 26, 2012 }}</ref> * Chris Odom – NFL player<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/O/OdomCh00.htm | title=Chris Odom | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=pro-football-reference.com | access-date=October 14, 2017}}</ref> * Jordan Richard - Professional bowler; 2023 PWBA Player of the Year; three-time All-American at Arkansas State (2016, 2017, 2018)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pwba.com/Players/Player-Profile?PlayerID=81 |title=Jordan Richard PWBA Profile|website=pwba.com |accessdate=2023-08-16}}</ref> * Kyle Richardson – NFL player<ref>{{cite web|title=Kyle Richardson |url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=RICHAKYL01 |publisher=Databasefootball.com |access-date=June 14, 2013 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017170832/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=RICHAKYL01 |archive-date=October 17, 2012 }}</ref> * Jerry Rook – former American Basketball Association player<ref>{{cite web|title=Jerry Rook|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/rookje01.html|publisher=Basketball-reference.com|access-date=June 14, 2013}}</ref> * Elbert Shelley – NFL player<ref>{{cite web|title=Elbert Shelley|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/elbertshelley/2502922/profile|work=NFL.com|access-date=June 14, 2013}}</ref> * Kellie Suttle – Two-time Olympic pole vaulter and silver medalist at 2001 World Indoor Championships and 1999 Pan American Games<ref>{{cite web|title=Kellie Suttle|url=http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/TrackAndFieldArchive/2006/Suttle_Kellie.asp|publisher=USA Track & Field, Inc|access-date=June 14, 2013}}</ref> * Corey Williams – NFL player<ref>{{cite web|title=Corey Williams|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/coreywilliams/2506094/profile|work=NFL.com|access-date=June 14, 2013}}</ref> {{div col end}}
=== Education === * Larry P. Arnn – president, Hillsdale College<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hillsdale.edu/academics/display_profile.asp?cid=858989576 |title=Faculty Profile Dr Larry P Arnn |publisher=Hillsdale College |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522002735/http://www.hillsdale.edu/academics/display_profile.asp?cid=858989576 |archive-date=May 22, 2013 }}</ref> * Lonnie D. Bentley – professor and the department head of computer and information technology at Purdue University<ref>{{cite web|title=Lonnie D. Bentley|url=https://www.tech.purdue.edu/facultyandstaff/directory.cfm?dept=&campus=West%20Lafayette&id=244|publisher=Purdue University|access-date=June 14, 2013}}</ref> * Frederick C. Turner, Jr., one of first 3 Black students, first Black faculty member at ASU, Commander of SHAPE<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.astate.edu/a/military-science/hall-of-heroes/turner-frederick/index.dot|title = Frederick C. Turner, Jr}}</ref>
=== Government === {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * Mike Beebe – governor of Arkansas (2006–2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/current-governors/col2-content/main-content-list/title_beebe_mike.html |title=Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe |publisher=National Governors Association |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623234346/http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/current-governors/col2-content/main-content-list/title_beebe_mike.html |archive-date=June 23, 2013 }}</ref> * Ronald R. Caldwell – Arkansas state senator from District 23; real estate businessman in Wynne<ref>{{cite web|url=http://talkbusiness.net/2012/07/caldwell-likely-to-run-for-state-senate-vacancy-created-by-caubbles-passing/#sthash.mT3hKVTo.dpuf|title=Jason Tolbert, Ronald Caldwell Announces Candidacy For State Senate District 23 Race, July 2012|date=19 July 2012|publisher=talkbusiness.net|access-date=December 7, 2013}}</ref> * Davy Carter – former Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives, banker and attorney<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/103774/davy-carter|title=Representative Davy Carter's Biography|publisher=votesmart.org|access-date=September 10, 2013}}</ref> * Rick Crawford – U.S. Representative for the First District of Arkansas.<ref>{{cite dictionary|title=Rick Crawford|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C001087|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=June 14, 2013}}</ref> * Jeremy Gillam – former Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives from White County<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/119137/jeremy-gillam|title=Jeremy Gillam's Biography|publisher=votesmart.org|access-date=December 27, 2013}}</ref> * Michelle Gray (Class of 1999, B.S. accounting) – Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Melbourne in Izard County<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/150249/michelle-gray|title=Michelle Gray's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|access-date=April 12, 2015}}</ref> * Josh Miller – member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Heber Springs; obtained associate degree from ASU campus in Heber Springs<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/321/josh-miller|title=Josh Miller, R-66|publisher=arkansashouse.org|access-date=December 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221020954/http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/321/josh-miller|archive-date=December 21, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Stetson Painter -Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stetson Painter - Arkansas House of Representatives |url=https://www.arkansashouse.org/district/3 |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=www.arkansashouse.org}}</ref> * Chad Puryear -Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chad Puryear {{!}} Www.PuryearForArkansas.com |url=https://www.puryearforarkansas.com/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Puryear For Arkansas |language=en}}</ref> * Dan A. Sullivan – Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for Craighead and Greene counties since 2015; played basketball for ASU<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2013/08/26/another-candidate-for-open-senate-seat-in-jonesboro|title=News Release from Dan Sullivan|newspaper=The Arkansas Times|date=August 26, 2013|author=Max Brantley|access-date=April 5, 2015}}</ref> * Dave Wallace (Class of 1970) – member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Mississippi County; inductee of the ASU Hall of Heroes for his military service in the Vietnam War<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/150294/dave-wallace|title=Dave Wallace's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|access-date=April 7, 2015}}</ref> {{div col end}}
=== Law === * D. Price Marshall – federal judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas<ref>{{cite web|title=D. Price Marshall|url=http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=3256&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na|publisher=Federal Judicial Center|access-date=June 14, 2013}}</ref>
=== Military === * Robert C. Hinson – U.S. Air Force lieutenant general<ref>{{cite web|title=Robert C. Hinson|url=http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=5806|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090613203421/http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=5806|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 13, 2009|publisher=The Official Web site of the United States Air Force|access-date=June 14, 2013}}</ref> * George K. Sisler – posthumous Medal of Honor recipient from Vietnam War<ref>{{cite web|title=George K. Sisler|url=http://www.astate.edu/a/military-science/hall-of-heroes/george-kenton-sisler/index.dot|publisher=Arkansas State University|access-date=June 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906051711/http://www.astate.edu/a/military-science/hall-of-heroes/george-kenton-sisler/index.dot|archive-date=September 6, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
=== Health care === * Beth Holloway – speech pathologist and motivational speaker, mother of Natalee Holloway<ref>{{IMDb name|id=2169882|section=bio|name=Beth Holloway-Twitty}}. Retrieved June 14, 2013.</ref>
=== Religious === * V. E. Howard, Church of Christ clergyman who started the radio ''International Gospel Hour'', based originally in Texarkana, Texas<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.therestorationmovement.com/howard%2Cve.htm |title=Verna Elisha Howard (1911-2000) |publisher=therestorationmovement.com |access-date=July 12, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225004234/http://www.therestorationmovement.com/howard%2Cve.htm |archive-date=December 25, 2013 }}</ref>
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