Mike Ronnel, a co-owner of Little Rock s Metal Recycling Corp., will receive the Recycled Materials Association regional organization s lifetime achievement award later this month, having grown his family business over the decades and become an important part of Arkansas steel industry.
A gift from the estate of Lee Ronnel, the founder of a Little Rock-based scrap metal recycling company, will create the first full-ride scholarship at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences that covers tuition, housing and meals for the four-year duration of medical school, UAMS officials said Thursday.
A gift from the estate of Lee Ronnel, the founder of a Little Rock-based scrap metal recycling company, will create the first full-ride scholarship at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences that covers tuition, housing and meals for the four year duration of medical school, UAMS officials said Thursday.
In December, the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra announced the largest individual gift in its 56-year history. The gift came from the estate of Lee Ronnel, who died in January 2022 at age 85. Christina Littlejohn, the orchestra s chief executive officer, put it best that day when she said: "We ve had good years and bad years. And through them all, there was Lee Ronnel."