Two Employees Receive Honors from Governor

Pat Calhoun and Marvis Williams recently received special honors from Governor Mike Huckabee for giving outstanding service to the State and also to the public. The award was presented by Bill Hardin on March 11, 2004.

The honor was bestowed from Governor Huckabee in response to a letter from Patricia Anne Howard, a citizen of Tumbling Shoals, regarding her interaction with Calhoun and Williams during the troubling aftermath of her son's death. She admits that she called the lab often and that she was "sometimes impatient, sometimes anguished, always grieving."

Mrs. Howard thanked Pat and Marvis in her letter saying that she wanted to "thank and commend them for the compassion and empathy they have so freely given."

Governor names new Executive Director

Governor Mike Huckabee announced March 11, 2004 that J.R. Howard, of the Arkansas State Police, will become the new Executive Director for the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory effective April 5, 2004.

James Clark will be retiring to accept the position of Executive Director of the Criminal Justice Institute, which is part of the University of Arkansas system.