Arkansas Academy of Computing
Making a difference in Computing and Information Technology
Greetings from: Gina Gregson O'Brien.
Please Join Us to Celebrate Arkansas' Technology Leaders
We hope that you can join us on the evening of November 7, 2025, at the Chenal Country Club in Little Rock, for the annual Arkansas Academy of Computing dinner.
Mayor Frank Scott will be our keynote speaker and we also plan to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the EAST Initiative and the 50th Anniversary of the founding of Arkansas Systems.
This year, we will be honoring the following Arkansans for their achievements in technology.
The 2025 Inductees
Ahmed AbuHalimeh, Pd.D., SMIEEE Associate Professor of Information Science at University of Arkansas at Little Rock Linkedin Link
Tina Appleyard Director, IS - Application Development at ArcBest Technologies Linkedin Link
Will Bunker Systems Architect and Systems Developer--developed Match.com among others. Linkedin Link
Devin Graham VP Cloud & Infrastructure at Tyson Foods Linkedin Link
Sandy Kizer Retired Director of Computing-Sam Walton College of Business
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Rasesh Patel Leader-HouseCare Technology LinkedIn Link
Daniel Pullen Chief Data Scientist and Data Architect at SAIC
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Josh Smith Veteran, Founder, Entrepreneur, Advisor & CTO Linkedin Link
Lee Watson CEO and Founder @ Forge Institute | Serial Entrepreneur & Disruptor Linkedin Link
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2025 AAoC Induction Banquet/Ceremony Agenda
Friday, November 7, 2025
Location - 10 Chenal Club Blvd, Little Rock, AR, 72223
6:00 PM-- Reception & Social
6:30 PM -- Welcome and Introduction
6:45 PM -- Dinner
7:15 PM -- Distinguished Induction Speaker
7:30 PM --- Induction Ceremony
8:30PM -- Closing Remarks
2025 AAoC Program and Business Meeting
Saturday, November 8, 2025
Engineering and Information Technology Building, 2801 S University Ave, Little Rock, AR 72204