Background
Qualls, Robert L. was born on November 6, 1933 in Burnsville, Mississippi, United States. Son of Wes E. and Letha (Parker) Qualls.
banker educator manufacturing executive state official
Qualls, Robert L. was born on November 6, 1933 in Burnsville, Mississippi, United States. Son of Wes E. and Letha (Parker) Qualls.
Bachelor of Science in Economics, Mississippi State University, 1954. Master of Science in Economics, Mississippi State University, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, Louisiana State University, 1962.
Doctor of Laws, Whitworth College, 1974. Doctor of Business Administration with honors, University of the Ozarks, 1984.
Professor, chairman division economics and business, Belhaven College, Jackson, Mississippi, 1962-1966;
assistant to president, Belhaven College, 1965-1966;
assistant professor finance, Mississippi State University, State College, 1967-1969;
Adjunct Professor, Mississippi State University, State College, 1969-1973;
senior vice president, chairman venture committee, Bank of Mississippi, Tupelo, 1969-1973;
vice president, Wesleyan College, Macon, Georgia, 1974;
president, University of the Ozarks, Clarksville, Arkansas, 1974-1979;
member cabinet Bill Clinton, Governor of Arkansas, 1979-1980;
executive vice president, Bank of America, Little Rock, 1980-1985;
chairman, Chief Executive Officer, director, Bank of America, Harrison, Arkansas, 1985-1986;
president, director, First Bank Finance Services, Inc., 1980-1985;
president, director, Advertising Associations, Inc., 1980-1985;
president, chief operating officer, Baldor Electric Company, Fort Smith, Arkansas, since 1986;
Chief Executive Officer, Baldor Electric Company, Fort Smith, Arkansas, 1992. Marketing consultant Illinois Central Industries, Chicago, 1964. Member of faculty, thesis examiner Stonier Graduate School Banking, Rutgers University, 1973-1986.
Member of faculty Mississippi School Banking, U. Mississippi, 1973-1978. Course coordinator School Banking of the South, Louisiana State University, 1978-1988, Banking School, Duke U., 1977. Lecturer Southwestern School Banking, Southern Methodist U., 1983.
Adjunct Professor business administration U. Central Arkansas, 1985-1986.
Chairman community service and continuing education committee Tupelo Community Development Foundation, 1972-1973. Member Mississippi 4-H advisory council, 1969. Active Boys Scouts American.
Member Lee County Democratic Executive Committee, 1973-1974. Trustee Walton Family Foundation, 1975-1979, Oklahoma City University, 1990-1995. Trustee, member executive committee University Ozarks, 1982-1988, chairman board, 2000-2003.
Member President's Roundtable University Central Arkansas, 1982-1987. Member executive committee College Business Advisory Board, University Arkansas, Little Rock, 1980-1985. Board directors University Arkansas Medical School Foundation, 1991-1997, Arkansas Institute, 1991-1994.
Chairman board Petit Jean Youth Foundation, 2001-2003. Member Clarksville Light and Water Commission, 2000-2001. Elder Clarksville Presbyterian Church, 1997-2000.
Board directors Vera Lloyd Presbyterian Home and Family Services, 2004-2005, Thea Foundation, since 2008, Arkansas Council International Visitors, 2010, Lieutenant Army of the United States, 1954-1956. Member American Bankers Association (marketing planning and research committee 1972-1973), Arkansas Council Indiana Colleges and Universities (chairman 1978-1979), Johnson County Chamber of C. (president 1977), Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce (director 1995-1998), Blue Key, Omicron Delta Kappa, Delta Sigma Pi, Sigma Phi Epsilon (citation 1977), Beta Gamma Sigma, Masons (32 degree), Clarksville Rotary (president 1979).
Married Carolyn Morgan, February 10, 1979 (deceased July 1996). 1 child, Stephanie Elizabeth. Married Nancy Martin, September 11, 1999.