Fayetteville Public Education Foundation
Hall of Honor
Hall of Honor
2009 Hall of Honor inductees Greg Lee, Mary Ann Greenwood, and Frank Sharp.
Information on Fayetteville Schools Hall of Honor
The Fayetteville Schools Hall of Honor is a program sponsored by the Fayetteville Public Education Foundation in cooperation with the Fayetteville High School Student Council. The objectives of the Hall of Honor are threefold:
Hall of Honor Inductees are chosen each year from three categories including former students, former educators, and friends of the schools. They are honored at annual ceremonies and commemorated in plaques which are hung at Fayetteville High School.
The 2009 Hall of Honor ceremonies were held October 1st at the Fayetteville Town Center.
2009 Hall of Honor Inductees
Mary Ann Greenwood
Friend of the Schools
To the fledgling Fayetteville Public Education Foundation, beginning in 1993 she contributed seven years of board service. During that time her efforts built a foundation of state-of-the-art investment and spending policies; provided no-fee investment management, which not only preserved but also substantially grew the Foundation’s endowment; and gave key leadership to procure funds and personnel to drive the Foundation to the next level. That “next level” has provided the Fayetteville Public Schools some $3 million of grants in the last ten years, which have in all respects, ‘made a difference’ in Fayetteville’s public education.
Serving on key boards throughout the community and state, including the University of Arkansas Foundation and Board of Advisors, Washington Regional Medical Foundation, Rockefeller Cancer Institute Foundation, Arkansas Economic Development Commission, and Northwest Arkansas Council, Mary Ann's informed and honest financial and economic perspectives, leadership, and financial gifts make her an effective, highly valued community servant.
Greg Lee
Former Student, Class of 1965
Greg W. Lee retired in 2007 from Tyson Foods as Chief Administrative Officer and President of the International Division - a long way from Bates Elementary school where he began first grade in 1953!
Greg is a Fayetteville native who graduated from FHS in 1965, and received his Business Degree from the University of Arkansas in 1970. He climbed the career business ladder through two years of management training with Wal-Mart and nine years with Swift and Company, before taking a twenty-seven year career position with Tyson in 1980. There he worked in sales, marketing, operations and
management, both domestically and internationally, progressing to his final executive position.
During his business career, Greg performed important leadership roles in his industry as well, serving on several boards, including chairmanship of the National Chicken Council and the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association. He continues to serve on the Northwest Arkansas Business Council as chair of the Transportation Committee, is a member of the University of Arkansas Board of Advisors, chairs the University’s Technology
Development Foundation, and serves on the board of Signature Bank.
Greg’s business career leadership has been matched by his civic career leadership: board member and former chair of Big Brothers, Big Sisters of NWA, and board member of the Fayetteville Public Education Foundation,
American Heart Association, Dean’s Advisory Board for the Walton College of Business, and Ambassador for the
Botanical Garden of the Ozarks.
Frank Sharp
Former Student, Class of 1956
Born in Texas in 1938, Frank Sharp moved to Fayetteville at age four and attended its schools through his FHS graduation in 1956. A degreed chemical engineer from the University of Arkansas, Frank returned to Fayetteville after duty in the U.S. Army Frank grew his father’s hobby, smoking meats, into a thriving regional retail and national mail order business named Ozark Mountain Smokehouse. His four-decade business career brought authentic, Ozark quality meats, cheeses and bread to broad markets, while his persistent, thoughtful civic career brought quality of life to Fayetteville.
At home, Frank and his wife of almost 50 years, Sara, served as foster parents while raising their own four children. Frank was a director of Boyland of Arkansas, which became Youthbridge, Fayetteville’s primary agency for troubled youth. During the 1970s decay of the downtown, Frank was a leader in the battle to save the Old Post Office on the Square from demolition; now on the Historic Register, it anchors Fayetteville’s gardens, Farmers’ Market, and frequent civic events. From 1979 to 1986 Frank served on the Fayetteville City Board where his committee service led to the City Hall restoration and adoption of green space and sidewalk ordinances. In the late 1980s Frank’s chairmanship of key community efforts led to the creation of the Walton Arts Center.
Though he retired from his Smokehouse business in 2007, Frank continues his community service, presently cochairing the $1,500,000 drive to house KUAF, the local National Public Radio affiliate, and collaborating on efforts for an “Enduring Green Network” envisioned by the city’s 2025 plan.
"Honoring Our Heroes: 1997-2007"
Click the link below to view the Hall of Honor Album, containing photos and biographies of all of the inductees into the Fayetteville Schools Hall of Honor from its inception in 1997 to 2007.
Honoring Our Heroes: Hall of Honor Album 
Past Hall of Honor Inductees
1997 Louise Bell Jerry Brewer Jessie Bryant Billie Jo Starr, '50 Marty Steele, '64 |
2003 Jack Butt, '68 Joe Fennel Peggy Murphy Parks, '45 |
1998 Kathleen Alexander, '65 Sarah Caldwell, '39 David Hallin, '63 John Lewis, '57 Harry Vandergriff |
2004 Jim Blair, '53 Dr. James Mashburn, '43 Mary Lou Miller |
1999 Tom Butt, '62 Tim Ernst, '73 Dee Gibson, '88 Feriba McNair, '38 |
2005 Don Deweese, '58 Rosemary Faucette Dave Gearhart, '70 Jason Moore, '89 |
2000 Eileen Hendricks Clark McClinton Margaret Whillock, '53 Mark Wright, '75 |
2006 Woody Bassett, '70 Henrietta Holcomb Julian Stewart, '52 |
2001 Miles James, '86 David Lashley, '50 Laura Lieber, '90 Dorothy Lindquist |
2007 Jeff Koenig Mitzi Kuroda, '77 Gregg Ogden, '80 |
2002 Joe Holt, '51 Jay McDonald, '62 Frances G. Ross Loyd Thomas |
2008 Alan Adams, '53 Larry Bittle Oma Blackwell |