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Arkansas Alumni Association Honors Shook and Grover with Faculty Awards

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October 26, 2023

Arkansas Alumni Association Honors Shook and Grover with Faculty Awards

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The Arkansas Alumni Association honored Varun Grover, left, and Carole Shook for their distinguished achievement at the 78th Alumni Awards Celebration last Friday.

At the 78th Alumni Awards Celebration, the Arkansas Alumni Association honored Carole Shook and Varun Grover, faculty members in the Department of Information Systems at the Sam M. Walton College of Business, recognizing them for distinguished achievement. Held Oct. 20 at the Fayetteville Town Center in Fayetteville, the event recognized several faculty members, including Shook and Grover, along with exceptional alumni.

Carole Shook, Ed.D., received the Faculty Distinguished Achievement in Service Award for her extensive professional and public leadership roles.

“It is wonderful to see Carole’s extraordinary service to the ISYS (information systems) Department, to the Walton College and to the University of Arkansas recognized with this prestigious award,” said Shaila Miranda, chair of the Department of Information Systems. “Beyond the extensive, visible service roles she performs, Carole regularly empowers the people around her. She is selfless in opening doors and creating opportunities for them and is perceptive about and responsive to people’s needs. In fact, every interaction with Carole is like a warm hug.”

Shook, a teaching associate professor of information systems, has served as a past member of the Education Task Force Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy, Education Task Force Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy and the conference session chair for the International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines, among others. She has acted as the auditor for several pageants, including the Miss University of Arkansas, Princess Pageant, Miss Northwest Arkansas, Miss Dogwood and the Miss Heart of the Ozarks. Shook has also worked as the faculty adviser for the registered student organizations SOOIE, Student Affairs and the Arkansas Academic Advising Network.

Currently Shook represents Walton College as a member of the Faculty Senate at the U of A, a member of the Teaching Council, an adviser to the Sigma Chi Mu Tau Honors Society and faculty adviser to the Chinese Students and Scholars Association.

Shook holds an Ed.D. of Higher Education, an M.B.A. with a focus in accounting and marketing, and a bachelor’s in management from the U of A.

Varun Grover, Ph.D., was presented with the faculty Distinguished Achievement in Research Award. Grover, a distinguished professor and holder of the George & Boyce Billingsley Endowed Chair, is consistently ranked as a top business and management researcher globally based on number of publications in the top academic journals, as well as citation impact.

“I am truly delighted to see Varun’s accomplishments acclaimed with this award. Varun is a tremendous asset to the ISYS Department, to the Walton College and to the University of Arkansas,” Miranda said. “His research profile elevates our global reputation. Between his own intellectual prowess and his reputation for mentorship across the information systems field, his presence on our faculty greatly enhances our ability to attract talented colleagues and Ph.D. students. His work with them contributes to the continued excellence of ISYS scholarship and of our Ph.D. program.”

Grover’s research focuses on the role of information systems (IS) and digitization in the creation of business value, including the areas of IS sourcing, IS strategy, e-business, cybersecurity, knowledge management, re-engineering and innovation. In addition, he examines the effect of information technology on the individual in influencing their identity and stress.

Grover has served as an editor with several premier information systems journals including the MIS Quarterly, MISQ Executive and the JAIS section on path-breaking research. Among other international recognitions and accolades, he is a Fellow of the Association for Information Systems and has received the highly prestigious LEO Award for Lifetime Exceptional Achievement in Information Systems.

Grover received his Ph.D. in management information systems from University of Pittsburgh and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

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Mizzou, Arkansas Official Availability Report Ahead of Week 14 Game

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November 27, 2024

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Mizzou, Arkansas Official Availability Report Ahead of Week 14 Game

The No. 21 Missouri Tigers enter their final regular season game with the least injury questions than they have had for most other games since the beginning of November.

But, there was a few new additions to the team’s availability report ahead of the Week 14 game against Arkansas. Below is the full availability report for the Tigers and the Arkansas Razorbacks.

This post will be updated throughout the week with new availability reports posted Thursday, Friday and 90 minutes before the 3:15 p.m. kick off.

Missouri Initial Availability Report:

Note: Missouri players with injuries previously reported to be season-ending are not listed on this post.

• DB Shamar McNeil – OUT
• LS Brett Le Blanc – OUT
• OL Logan Reichert – OUT
• RB Kewan Lacy – QUESTIONABLE

True freshman running back Kewan Lacy took one carry against Mississippi State in Week 13 before exiting the game with injury. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz said in the week leading up to that game that he would expect Lacy to see more opportunities going forward.

Le Blanc handles punting long snapping duties for Missouri, while Trey Flint takes care of field goals and extra points. Expect Flint to slide in for Le Blanc Saturday.

Arkansas Initial Availability Report:

• DL Nico Dalliver – OUT
• DB Jaylon Braxton – OUT
• K Kyle Ramsey – OUT
• DL Anton Juncaj – DOUBTFUL
• RB Braylen Russel – QUESTIONABLE
• DB Anthony Switzer – QUESTIONABLE

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Arkansas Children's enhances care with Press Ganey partnership

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November 27, 2024

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Arkansas Children's enhances care with Press Ganey partnership

The partnership will improve Arkansas Children’s service and care for patients and their families. Credit: Vita Monart/Shutterstock.

Arkansas Children’s, a private, non-profit paediatric care organisation, has partnered with Press Ganey to improve paediatric patient experience.

Beginning 1 January 2025, this collaboration is aimed at bolstering the paediatric care organisation’s commitment to improving service and care for patients and their families.

Arkansas Children’s executive vice-president and chief operating officer Jamie Wiggins said: “We believe that every interaction with our patients is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

“By leveraging Press Ganey’s expertise and industry-leading pediatric benchmarks, we will gain valuable insights that will empower our teams to continuously improve and innovate in delivering compassionate care.”

Press Ganey will offer its patient experience and provider star-rating solutions to help Arkansas Children’s monitor feedback and enhance care quality.

The partnership will enable Arkansas Children’s to leverage Press Ganey’s AI-powered text analytics.

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This will help analyse open-ended feedback from online reviews and post-visit surveys, providing an understanding of patient and family perspectives.

The goal is to gain actionable insights that can further improve the patient experience.

Press Ganey provides experience measurement, data analytics and insights to health systems and caters to more than 65% of all freestanding paediatric hospitals.

This partnership will allow Arkansas Children’s to benefit from shared learning and innovation within Press Ganey’s network of institutions.

Press Ganey CEO and chairman Patrick Ryan said: “Families trust Arkansas Children’s to provide the highest quality care for their children.

“This partnership reflects their dedication to listening to families, responding to their needs, and innovating to create a world-class paediatric healthcare experience.”

Arkansas Children’s network includes two paediatric hospitals, a nursery alliance, statewide clinics, a research institute, a USDA nutrition centre, and numerous education and outreach programmes.

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Homicide suspect causes barricade situation in east Arkansas jail

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November 27, 2024

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Homicide suspect causes barricade situation in east Arkansas jail

PHILLIPS COUNTY, Ark. — A suspect in a Helena-West Helena homicide caused a barricade situation Tuesday as he was being processed in the Phillips County Detention Center.

Authorities said a prisoner who was being processed at the jail was able to get hold of some type of instrument and cause harm to himself.

He barricaded himself in the processing area and pepper spray was used to subdue him.

The prisoner was taken to the local emergency room for treatment. No one else was injured.

Helena-West Helena Police Chief Vincent Bell said he doesn’t know much more about what happened at the jail, but said the inmate is connected to a fatal shooting Tuesday afternoon.

The suspect was being held in connection to an incident where a man was shot dead in the doorway of O’Reilly Auto Parts in West Helena.

The shooting was the result of a disagreement that started in front of a motel, and the victim ran to the front of O’Reilly’s where he was fatally shot.

Chief Bell offered no details on a motive or the name of the victim.

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