Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has appointed Gary Harpole of Jonesboro to the Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees.(KAIT-TV) JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT/Edited news release) – Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has appointed Gary Harpole of Jonesboro and Christy Clark of Little Rock to the Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees. Harpole was appointed to a seven-year term – as specified by Act 18 of 2021 as part of the board’s expansion to seven members – that will expire in January 2030. Clark, the immediate past board chair who was appointed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson in 2018, succeeds past board chair Niel Crowson, who resigned from a second term that expires in January 2025 after eight years of service. ASU System President Chuck Welch said he welcomed Harpole to the board and was also grateful for the governor’s reappointment of Clark. ”Mr. Harpole brings a variety of business and government experiences to our board,” Welch said. “We look forward to the insight and knowledge he will bring to further develop and expand System initiatives. Trustee Clark has been an important member of our board on multiple fronts, and we’re pleased she wants to continue serving the ASU System. ”I’m grateful […]