July 1987 Vol. 21. No.3 OFFICERS Richard F. Hatfield. President John F. Stroud. Jr.. President-Elect Sandra Wilson Cherry. Sec.-Treasurer
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ON THE COVER: John F. Stroud. Ir.. of Texarkana. assumed the position of Arkansas Bar Association president at the close of the Association's 89th Annual Meeting on June 13. Stroud heads an association with 3400 members and a budget of $424.000. and stands firm in a conviction for improved bench/bar relations. He is pictured on the cover " with his children. from left. Kimball. E John and Tracy. and his wife, Mariet~ to, on the front lawn of their home. In -g an interview. Stroud said. "I think ~ benchlbar relations are good in Arci kansas, but they can be better and I ] hope they will be beller at the end of Q.. this bar year." Iuly 1987/Arkansas Lawyer/8l