Chancellor, Dr. Jo Alice Blondin was among four women who serve as positive role models for women and contribute significantly to their community that were honored Thursday evening at the Girl Scouts — Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas Women of Distinction Awards Dinner held at the headquarters of Golden Living.
The following year it was renamed Girl Scouts. The string quintet is comprised of orchestra members from Northside and Southside High Schools. Seed packets, each containing a colored dot were presented to attendees. Colors were eliminated until three finalists held red dot packs. They were then instructed to pick a colored gardening tool from a wheelbarrow and a card was drawn to reveal the winner. Bob Cooper picked the green trowel and won the Ideal Cut diamond.
She has contributed to local education and the arts community. At a young age, she was taught the lessons of independence and hard work from her mother and she continues to embrace those qualities and pass them on to the younger generation.
She has received numerous awards in the education field and is a strong advocated for students. The Franklin County Single Parent Scholarship Fund has prospered under her leadership and increased its disbursement of scholarships year after year. She is the first female CEO of a publicly traded Arkansas corporation. Tidwell secured funding for the first daycare for single teenage mothers in Arkansas. She cared for their children while they attended classes at Westark College.
Tidwell was a director in the corporate offices at Beverly Enterprises. Tidwell, who is black, has made a positive impact in the hiring practices of Fort Smith businesses. Facebook Flickr Instagram. Sign in. Forgot your password? Get help. Password recovery. Arkansas Tech University. Archived News. Farewell Reception for Meighan Burke Wednesday. Parking Lot Closures for Tuesday, Dec.
