AAC Board honors 2 outgoing directors

The AAC Board of Directors honored two outgoing members at their February meeting: retired Clark County Treasurer Judy Beth Hutcherson and Columbia County Clerk Sherry Bell, whose term on the Board expired at the end of 2017. The Board presented both with a Diamond Award to honor them for their years of service to county government.

Hutcherson served 10 years as city clerk/treasurer for the city of Arkadelphia before running for Clark County treasurer. She was the first woman elected president of the AAC Board of Directors, having served in that role from 2015 to 2017. She succeeded former Johnson County Judge Mike Jacobs. Bell began her county government career in the Columbia County Assessor’s office in 1983. She has served as Columbia County Clerk since January 1999. She is a past president of the Arkansas Association of County Clerks. That association elected Bell to represent them on the AAC Board in 2010. She served on the Board of Directors from January 2011 to December 2017.

Bell plans to retire from her elected position at the end of this year. Top: Judy Beth Hutcherson, who retired from her position as Clark County treasurer in December 2017, and Columbia County Clerk Sherry Bell pose with their Diamond Awards. Hutcherson was the first woman elected president of the AAC Board of Directors, having been voted into that role in 2015. Bell has logged nearly 35 years in county government, first in the Columbia County assessor’s office, and then as Columbia County Clerk. She sat on the AAC Board of Directors from 2011 to 2017. Bottom: Hutcherson and Bell pose alongside Randolph County Circuit Clerk Debbie Wise, who is the current AAC Board president, and AAC Executive Director Chris Villines.