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Little Rock, AR 72203
Phone (501) 682-4230
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Student Awards Luncheon

Economics Arkansas will present awards and prizes to student winners of the following competitions. Click on a competition to see the most recent winners. 

  • Students take $10 of their own money and launch a new business venture.

  • The Arkansas Economics Challenge is a state-level competition for high school students consisting of three components: a testing portion, a writing submission, and team presentations. Competing students display their knowledge of micro and macroeconomics as well as the global economy.

  • During the Arkansas Personal Finance Challenge, teams of 3-4 students review a fictitious case study of a family's financial situation, then collaborate and prepare a PowerPoint presentation of suggestions for the family.

  • This competition gives students a real-world application to classroom lessons as they pitch a new business idea before a panel of judges.

  • The Stock Market Game™ is a national program of the SIFMA Foundation that allows students and teachers the opportunity to invest a virtual $100,000 in stocks, bonds, and mutual funds over a semester or year-long session.

  • InvestWrite is a national writing competition offered as a supplement to The Stock Market Game™. Students are provided a topic and an investment scenario which requires them to assess, research, and then formulate possible solutions based on their findings, logic, and ideas.

2023 Awards Luncheon

Scott Ford

CEO & Co-Founder, Westrock Coffee Co.

Thursday, May 4, 2023

Statehouse Convention Center

Keynote Speaker: Scott Ford, CEO & Co-Founder, Westrock Coffee Company

Economics Arkansas hosted its Student Awards Luncheon on May 4 at the Statehouse Convention Center. The event honored top-performing students from various economic, personal finance, and entrepreneurship competitions. Scott Ford, CEO of Westrock Coffee, recounted his time as an “average student” in high school and what eventually drove him to his entrepreneurial success.  

The luncheon recognized the achievements of students from The Stock Market Game™, InvestWrite, Personal Finance Challenge, Econ Challenge, and Pitch It! Competition. These competitions serve to educate students on financial literacy, economic concepts, and entrepreneurship.

Special thanks to the event sponsors, who made the student awards luncheon possible, and to the parents, teachers, and administrators in attendance. This was the first student awards luncheon held since 2019 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

 

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Thank You to Our Sponsors

Dr. Arch Ford Hero Sponsors

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

  • Arkansas Center for Research in Economics (ACRE)
  • Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce
  • AT&T
  • Senator Jane English
  • Eric Rob & Isaac
  • Lou Graham
  • Wright Lindsey & Jennings LLP

Silver Sponsors

  • Arkansas Capital Corporation
  • Bank of America
  • Centennial Bank
  • First Horizon Bank
  • Bob Hamilton
  • HoganTaylor LLP
  • Little Rock Chamber of Commerce
  • Stephens Inc.
  • Jim Wooten

Thank You Donors

  • ABA logo 200 x 86
  • AR Capital Corporation logo
    AR Capital Corporation logo
  • ADA logo 200 x 56
  • ASD 2022 logo
  • ARVEST logo
    ARVEST logo
  • Bank of America logo
    Bank of America logo
  • First Security Bank
  • Debbie & Ray Hobbs
  • Murphy Foundation 200 x
  • R.E. Lee Wilson Trust
    R.E. Lee Wilson Trust
  • Stephens
    Stephens
  • Walton Family Foundation 200 x 86
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