George Hopkins, '87, Former Senator, Named to Lead $10 Billion Teacher Retirement System
The board of trustees of the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System Tuesday selected former Arkansas Senator and Bowen graduate George Hopkins of Malvern, Class of 1987, as Executive Director for the nearly $10 billion system. Hopkins will fill the post vacated in October by Paul Doane, who resigned.
Hopkins, a Democrat, served as a state senator from 1987-2000. He served on the Legislature's Joint Committee on Public Retirement for eight years, six of them as the committee's Senate chairman.
"We are very proud to have Mr. Hopkins joining our firm and look forward to working with him," said Richard Abernathy of Bryant, chairman of the retirement system's board. "He came highly recommended and looked good in background checks and research on him. He's very well thought of across the state, and I think he's going to be a big asset for us."
