2025 Greater Little Rock Preservation Awards
QQA Annual Membership Meeting
Greater Little Rock Preservation Awards
Last Tuesday on November 4th the QQA hosted its 2025 Annual Membership Meeting alongside the Greater Little Rock Preservation Awards.
Board of Directors President, Amber Crouch, welcomed QQA membership to begin the meeting. President Elect, Callie Williams, facilitated a slate vote of four new Directors to the board. This vote welcomed Daniel Knight, Morgan Leyenberger, Benjamin Britton, and Shannon Paige Kenney to the 2026 Board of Directors. Two existing directors were up for reelection; Jena Selva, secretary, and Angela Sortor, VP of Advocacy accepted reelection and will be on the QQA board for another 3 years.
Our new Executive Director, Morgan Weithman, gave a report of the 2025 year, outlining events, fundraisers, and advocacy efforts throughout the year.
Richard C. Butler Awards of Merit
The Brown House at 1624 W. 22nd Street
Awarded to: Phyllis Brown, Owner
The Ayers-Wood Cottage at 1406 S. Louisiana Street
Awarded to: Charles and Karl Heinbockel, Owners
The Flats @ SOMA at 300 E. Roosevelt Road
Awarded to: Pace Burt and Rick Goddard, Owners
Carlos Woods, contractor.
Bill Stovall with WSG Consulting, Dr. Antoinette Johnson of Johnson Consulting, and Mayor Frank Scott, Jr.
Cromwell Court at 511 E. 7th St, 514 E. 8th St, 515 E. 8th St, 516 E. 8th St, & 518 E. 8th St.
Awarded to: Jill Judy and Mark Brown, Downtown Dwellings, Owner.
Lakresha Diaz,
Tax credit consultant.
Haley Shelton and Karen Ford, Downtown Dwelling staff
1723 S. Dennison Street
Awarded to: Paul Dodds, Urban Frontier, Owner.
Alfonso Flores of Flores Remodeling, LLC
801 N. Monroe Street
Awarded to: Kolleen and Justin Elbert, CJE Construction, Owners
1420 Commerce Street
Awarded to: Gabe Holmstrom, Owner.
Lakresha Diaz, Tax credit consultant.
Tanner Worley, Arium Development, LLC.
2025 Peg Smith Award for Outstanding Volunteer Leadership in Historic Preservation
Awarded to: Kate Schranz
Kate Schranz has been chosen for the 2025 Peg Smith Volunteer award for her essential role in various QQA Fundraising events over the past couple of years, including the 60th Tour of Homes: Candlelight Dinner, where the silent auction alone made over $14,000.
Tom Wilkes Award for Exemplary Board Involvement
Awarded to: Dr. Ann Ballard Bryan
Over her last 6 years as a member of the QQA’s Board of Directors, Dr. Ann Ballard Bryan has demonstrated extraordinary devotion, leadership and a tangible impact on historic preservation in greater Little Rock through her education, advocacy, and hands on restoration work. Her leadership in historic preservation education led to her appointment as the Historic Preservation Program Coordinator at UCA from 2013-2022, teaching preservation theory, methodology, and practice. This position overlapped with her appointment as the VP of Education for the QQA Board where she started and developed the 5H Club and organized an educational trip to Florence, Italy!
Please join us in congratulating these preservationists that are working in the Greater Little Rock area!
Keep an eye out throughout the next year and let us know if you see any great projects, people, or organizations that need recognized at the 2026 Greater Little Rock Preservation Awards.