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FAB&T banking leaders provide insights to UA-PTC business students

April Hearne, Business and Information Technology Department Chair and Associate Teaching Professor of Entrepreneurship and Digital Marketing, welcomed representatives and leadership of First Arkansas Bank and Trust (FAB&T) on Tuesday, October 29, for a panel discussion and breakfast with entrepreneurship students.

Mark Wilson, president; Ashley Carper, senior vice president and commercial loan officer/credit manager; Rachael McCain, chief lending officer; Bethany Pardue, regional market sales manager and Zachary Bobo II, financial analyst/portfolio manager shared professional advice, shared on the importance of developing relationships with banking professionals. They also shared about the importance of keeping a good credit score and how to improve a personal credit score.

Students expressed interest in business ownership, banking products and how First Arkansas Bank and Trust supports small businesses.

“We are grateful to First Arkansas Bank & Trust for sponsoring student engagement activities in the business program this year,” Hearne said. “We look forward to FAB&T’s involvement in our Entrepreneurship Expo and our spring etiquette dinner next semester.”

First Arkansas Bank &Trust recently gave a gift of $5,000 to the UA-PTC Foundation designated to programming for business students.

Pictured, group of UA-PTC entrepreneurship students pictured with FAB&T banking leaders, UA-PTC Business and IT Department Chair and Associate Teaching Professor of Entrepreneurship and Digital Marketing April Hearne, and UA-PTC Vice Chancellor of Advancement and Executive Director of the UA-PTC Foundation Melissa Hendricks.