by Kim Souza (ksouza@talkbusiness.net)

Rob Walton, the oldest son of Walmart founders Helen and Sam Walton, has been a fixture on Walmart’s board of directors for more than four decades. But he is not seeking re-election, according to his son-in-law, board chairman Greg Penner.

Penner made the announcement in the company’s annual proxy report filed Thursday (April 25) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Walton, 79, joined Bentonville-based Walmart Stores in 1969 and worked as the company’s corporate secretary and general counsel after working as a private attorney. Walton was board vice chairman and chairman until resigning from that post to Penner in 2015. He was involved in the process of taking Walmart public in 1970.

Rob Walton to step down from Walmart board

By Benjamin Waldrum

Cindy Stowe, Pharm.D., dean of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy, was recently elected president of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Board of Directors.

Stowe was appointed to the ACPE board by the American Association of College of Pharmacy. Her one-year term as president began in January and runs through January 2025.

“It is a privilege to serve as the president of the ACPE Board of Directors,” Stowe said. “I am deeply honored to serve alongside esteemed colleagues in advancing the standards and quality of pharmacy education. I am humbled by the opportunity to contribute to the shaping of our profession’s future through the accreditation process.”

UAMS’ Cindy Stowe, Pharm.D., Elected President of National Accrediting Body for Pharmacy Programs