2023 QQA Greater Little Rock Preservation Awards

2023 QQA Annual Membership Meeting

Monday, October 30th, 2023

The night's recap:

Reelection of Board Members for three-year terms

• Ian Beard
• Amber Crouch
• Cecil Ennett
• Angela Mathews
• Richard Steinkamp

Election of New Board Members

• Myranda Grulke
• Amber Haugen
• Mark Stodola

Retirement of Board Members

• David Robinson

We had three new wonderful people join the QQA Board of Directors, and they will be incredibly beneficial as we transition into this new chapter of the QQA. We also awarded various groups, organizations, and individuals the Richard Butler Award of Merit for their preservation work across the greater Little Rock area. 

Amber Jones

In recognition of the rehabilitation of the E.O. Manees II Building, 315 Main Street, Argenta, North Little Rock, Arkansas.

Jeff Franklin & Heather Harmon

In recognition of the rehabilitation of 704 S. Woodrow Street, Woodrow Craft, Stifft’s Station, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Kelly Curran & David Kelley

In recognition of the rehabilitation of the Joseph & Adele Marre House, 4805 N. Lookout, Hillcrest, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Jill Judy & Mark Brown, Downtown Dwellings and Haley Shelton

In recognition of the rehabilitation of the Kitchen Apartments, 1107 S. Cumberland, MacArthur Park, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Ross Toyne, Terry Burruss, and Lakresha Diaz

In recognition of the rehabilitation of the Woodruff School at 3010 W. 7 th Street, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Angela & Bobby Mathews and Lynn Boyd, AB Property Holdings, LLC

In recognition of the rehabilitation Chester Nests, 2006 & 2010 S. Chester, 1003 & 1005 Charles Bussey, Dunbar, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Amber Haugen

2023 Peg Smith Award for exemplary volunteer work on QQA projects and programs.