Governor makes lottery commission appointments

The governor appointed George J. Hammons (Philander Smith Chair of Chemistry Dept, Pine Bluff) Dianne Lamberth (Lyon Board of Trustees, Batesville), and Ben Pickard (fmr VC for Student Services at ASU-Beebe) to the lottery commission today. This rounds out the nine members of the commission, who can begin work on finding a director and begin the implementation of the lottery in Arkansas.

The governor also made three appointments to the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism today: Steve Arrison of Hot Springs, Tom Schueck of Little Rock, and Cindy Smith of McGehee. He additionally named a few Special Associate Justices to the Arkansas Supreme Court to hear specific cases.