LITTLE ROCK (11-26)
Carl S. Rosenbaum of
Little Rock
was elected Chairman of the five-person Arkansas
State Highway
Commission at the Commission’s meeting on November 19th.
He has served the past two years as Vice Chairman.
Rosenbaum
replaces Jonathan
Barnett of Siloam Springs who relinquished the Chairmanship at a November 19th
meeting. The move is a Commission
tradition that allows for the new Chairman to be in place early to help in
preparing for the upcoming legislative session.
Barnett
will continue to serve on the Commission until January of 2009.
Commissioner R. Madison Murphy of El Dorado
was elected Vice Chairman.
Rosenbaum was appointed to the Commission in 2001 by Governor Mike
Huckabee. During his career, Rosenbaum has worked in various
management and executive positions in the private sector.
He currently serves as the chairman of Safefoods Corporation in
North Little Rock
and Arkansas Glass Container Corporation in
Jonesboro
. Rosenbaum’s previous experience
in public service includes serving as a member of the Arkansas Economic
Development Commission, advisory council of the Arkansas Department of Human
Services - Health Services, and the advisory council of the Eighth District
Federal Reserve Bank of
St. Louis
.
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