Harris, Holt, Jones Named To UAM Board Of Visitors
A trio of southeast
Arkansas banking executives have
been named to the University of
Arkansas at Monticello’s Board
of Visitors.
George T. Harris,
president and chief executive
officer of Commercial Bank of
Monticello, India Holt, vice
president of marketing for the
First National Bank of Crossett,
and Michael Jones, president and
chief executive officer of
Merchants and Farmers Bank of
Dumas, were appointed to the
advisory board by Governor Mike
Beebe.
“I am so pleased to
welcome George Harris, India
Holt, and Michael Jones to the
Board of Visitors,” said UAM
Chancellor Jack Lassiter. “The
board provides invaluable
insight and guidance to the
institution and each of the new
appointees are wonderful
additions to this group.”
Harris and Holt are UAM
graduates while Jones is a
graduate of UA-Fayetteville.
Harris is a Monticello native
who graduated from what was then
Arkansas A&M College in 1966
with a bachelor’s degree in
accounting. He earned an M.B.A.
from UA-Fayetteville in 1982.
A certified public
accountant, Harris worked in
private accounting firms from
1966 to 1972 before becoming
president of First National Bank
of Dermott, a position he held
until 1981. He joined the
management team of Commercial
Bank of Monticello in 1982 and
was named president in 1998.
Harris also taught accounting at
UAM in 1982-83.
India Nixon Holt is also
a Monticello native and a 1994
UAM graduate with a bachelor of
science degree in marketing. She
was president of Alpha Sigma
Alpha sorority and Greek Woman
of the Year in 1993. She earned
an M.B.A. from Louisiana Tech in
1996 and is a 2002 graduate of
the Southwestern Graduate School
of Banking at Southern Methodist
University. She joined First
National Bank of Crossett in
1996.
Jones is a native of
Helena who received a bachelor
of science degree in business
administration from
UA-Fayetteville and a juris
doctor from the UA School of
Law. He also attended the
National Graduate Trust School
at Northwestern University and
the Stonier Graduate School of
Banking at the University of
Delaware. Jones was named vice
president and trust officer of
Merchants and Farmers Bank in
Dumas in 1980 and became
president in 1990.
The UAM Board of Visitors
was established by the 84th
General Assembly as a 12-member
advisory board with members
appointed by the Governor. The
new board members’ terms expire
July 31, 2014.
Other members of the
board are Chairman Tommy Maxwell
of Monticello, Vice Chairman
Roger George of Warren,
Secretary Jeff Owyoung of
McGehee, Lorraine McCullough of
Crossett, Carlton Davis of
Warren, Scotty Holderfield of
Rison, Pat Webb of Star City,
Dr. Tim Chase of Monticello, and
Beverly Rowe of Lake Village.
