Tery Baskin of Little Rock, David Krueger of Russellville and Mike Miller of Russellville will receive the highest honor Arkansas Tech University may bestow upon an individual in 2016.
They will be inducted into the Arkansas Tech Hall of Distinction during spring commencement ceremonies at John E. Tucker Coliseum in Russellville on Saturday, May 7.
Baskin (photographed, top left) and Miller (photographed, bottom middle) will enter under the Distinguished Alumnus category. Krueger (photographed, top right) will be inducted under the Distinguished Service category.
Established in 1964, the Arkansas Tech Hall of Distinction recognizes the accomplishments of Arkansas Tech alumni and friends in five categories: Distinguished Alumnus/Alumna, Distinguished Alumni Service, Outstanding Young Alumnus/Alumna, Distinction in Intercollegiate Athletics and Distinguished Service (non-alumnus).
Nominations for the Arkansas Tech Hall of Distinction may be made by any graduate of Arkansas Tech, any current or former member of the faculty or administration of Tech, any currently enrolled full-time student at Tech or any member of the Hall of Distinction. Nominations may not be made by a family member of the nominee. The nomination deadline is Oct. 1 of each year.
No incumbent member of the Arkansas Tech Board of Trustees, faculty, staff or administration is eligible for nomination for any category of the Hall of Distinction.
For more information about nominating an individual for the Arkansas Tech Hall of Distinction, visit www.techties.atu.edu, call (479) 968-0242 or send e-mail to alumni@atu.edu.
Tery Baskin
A 1975 graduate of Arkansas Tech with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology, Baskin went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Arkansas.
Baskin has served as president and chief executive officer of RxResults LLC since 2008. Prior to his current appointment, Baskin worked in the pharmacy field with titles as diverse as chief marketing officer, chief operating officer, pharmacy owner, pharmacy manager and staff pharmacist.
He is a past president of the American Pharmacists Association Foundation and currently serves as treasurer for the American Pharmacists Association. Baskin was named Arkansas pharmacist of the year in 1996 and a fellow by the American Pharmacists Association in 1997.
His service to Arkansas Tech has included serving on the Arkansas Tech Foundation Board of Directors from 2003-08.
Baskin has given back to his fellow man by participating in medical mission trips to Haiti and Honduras.
David Krueger
Krueger graduated from Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis) with a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Arts degree in history.
He arrived at Arkansas Tech in 1960 and was greeted by a community of 1,360 students on a campus that was merely a decade removed from being a junior college.
During his half-century at Arkansas Tech, Krueger served under four presidents (Dr. Joseph W. Hull, Dr. George L. B. Pratt, Dr. Kenneth Kersh and Dr. Robert C. Brown) and he saw the name of the school change from Arkansas Polytechnic College to Arkansas Tech University.
By the time Krueger retired in 2010, he had seen enrollment at Arkansas Tech increase by 548 percent.
Krueger was voted professor of the year by the Arkansas Tech student body four times, including the 2008-09 and 2009-10 academic years. He was the recipient of the first Arkansas Tech Faculty Award of Excellence in teaching in 1996.
Arkansas Tech recognized Krueger’s contributions to the university in 2011 when the annual David W. Krueger Lecture was established in his honor and again in 2015 when he received the honorary title of professor emeritus of history from the Tech Board of Trustees.
Mike Miller
A 1972 graduate of Arkansas Tech with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree, Miller owned Van Horn Construction of Russellville from 1975-2002.
The company gained licensure in more than 20 states and completed a number of landmark structures under Miller’s leadership, including Ross Pendergraft Library and Technology Center and Doc Bryan Student Services Center at Arkansas Tech.
Miller has given of his time and talents as a member of the Arkansas Tech Foundation Board of Directors, the Arkansas Tech College of Business Advisory Board and the Arkansas Tech Department of Engineering Advisory Committee.
He is also an active member of Green and Gold and an ardent fan of the Golden Suns and the Wonder Boys.
Miller’s community involvement has included service to Jaycees, Russellville Area Chamber of Commerce and the River Valley Christian Clinic. His efforts to make health care available to the less fortunate were recognized in 2014 when he received the Arkansas Medical Society Shuffield Award, the highest honor the organization presents to a non-physician.
