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Five teams of students in Ouachita Baptist University’s entrepreneurship program competed to develop and execute an idea to raise money for the program, which is housed in the university’s Frank D. Hickingbotham School of Business. The competition, called the New Venture Challenge, raised $4,442.40, to be directed back into the entrepreneurship program along with helping fund a student-led mission trip to Honduras in the spring.
Ian Cosh, vice president emeritus for community and international engagement at Ouachita Baptist University, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Education degree from Liverpool (England) Hope University in July 2022 at the university’s graduation ceremony in the United Kingdom.
The Hickingbotham School of Business at Ouachita Baptist University is preparing to launch a fully-online Master of Business Administration degree program, set to begin in Fall 2023 pending approval from institutional accreditors.
Paul Lowe (left) and David Stogsdill (Submitted by Simmons Bank)
Simmons Bank has promoted Paul Lowe to metro division president for Little Rock, Memphis and Nashville.
Lowe has 20 years of experience in corporate and real estate banking at various institutions. He previously led Simmons Bank’s Central Arkansas Division as market president. Before joining Simmons Bank in 2019, Lowe was executive vice president and president of corporate banking at Bear State Bank.
He is a graduate of Ouachita Baptist University and has served as an advisory board member for the Hickingbotham School of Business for more than 15 years. Lowe is also a graduate of the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University and an alumnus of the Leadership Greater Little Rock Class XXIII.