LittleSis: Ross Whipple

Ross Whipple is the chairman and CEO of Summit Bancorp Inc. He is also chairman of the board of trustees at Henderson State University and a board member of the Arkansas Forestry Association and the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research Institute. Whipple grew up in Malvern and heads Summit Bancorp Inc., a $1.2 billion-asset bank holding company based in Arkadelphia. Whipple also is chairman of the Ross Foundation of Arkadelphia, which manages about 63,000 acres of timberland for conservation as well as charitable purposes in the Clark County area. The nonprofit helps fund the Arkadelphia Promise, providing college scholarships and other resources for all graduating seniors at Arkadelphia High School. His Whipple Family Ltd. owns 62,000 acres of timberland in south Arkansas. He receieved his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Henderson State University at Arkadelphia, 1973, and an MBA from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, 1976.

Donor	Common Recipients
John H Tyson	Tom Carper, Mark Pryor, Mike Ross, Dale Bumpers, Beryl Anthony, Jay Dickey, Bill Clinton, Tim Hutchinson, Republican National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic Party of Arkansas, Winston Bryant, Ray Thornton, Tim Griffin, Tom Cotton, Blanche L Lincoln
Warren A Stephens	Mark Pryor, Mike Ross, Beryl Anthony, Jay Dickey, Bill Clinton, Tim Hutchinson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Winston Bryant, Ray Thornton, Tim Griffin, Tom Cotton, Blanche L Lincoln
Richard E Bell	Mark Pryor, Mike Ross, Dale Bumpers, Beryl Anthony, Jay Dickey, Bill Clinton, Tim Hutchinson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Arkansas Senate 2002, Democratic Party of Arkansas, Ray Thornton, Blanche L Lincoln
Harry C Erwin III	Mark Pryor, Mike Ross, Dale Bumpers, Jay Dickey, Bill Clinton, Tim Hutchinson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Arkansas Senate 2002, Democratic Party of Arkansas, Ray Thornton, Tom Cotton, Blanche L Lincoln
Gregory A Arnold	Tom Carper, Mark Pryor, Mike Ross, Dale Bumpers, Beryl Anthony, Bill Clinton, Republican National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Party of Arkansas, Winston Bryant, Tom Cotton, Blanche L Lincoln
Alice Walton	Dale Bumpers, Jay Dickey, Bill Clinton, Tim Hutchinson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Party of Arkansas, Winston Bryant, Ray Thornton, Blanche L Lincoln
Claiborne P Deming	Mark Pryor, Mike Ross, Dale Bumpers, Jay Dickey, Bill Clinton, Tim Hutchinson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Tim Griffin, Tom Cotton, Blanche L Lincoln
Jackson T Stephens	Mike Ross, Dale Bumpers, Jay Dickey, Tim Hutchinson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Ray Thornton, Tim Griffin, Tom Cotton, Blanche L Lincoln
John D Raffaelli	Tom Carper, Mark Pryor, Mike Ross, Beryl Anthony, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Party of Arkansas, Winston Bryant, Blanche L Lincoln
Calvin Ledbetter Jr	Mark Pryor, Mike Ross, Dale Bumpers, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Party of Arkansas, Winston Bryant, Ray Thornton, Blanche L Lincoln
Robert A Young III	Mark Pryor, Dale Bumpers, Beryl Anthony, Jay Dickey, Tim Hutchinson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Democratic National Committee, Tom Cotton, Blanche L Lincoln
Thomas F McLarty III	Tom Carper, Mark Pryor, Mike Ross, Dale Bumpers, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Party of Arkansas, Ray Thornton, Blanche L Lincoln
W R Stephens	Mark Pryor, Dale Bumpers, Jay Dickey, Bill Clinton, Tim Hutchinson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Winston Bryant, Ray Thornton, Tom Cotton
Truman Arnold	Mark Pryor, Mike Ross, Dale Bumpers, Beryl Anthony, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic Party of Arkansas, Winston Bryant, Ray Thornton, Blanche L Lincoln
Robert Madison Murphy	Mark Pryor, Mike Ross, Beryl Anthony, Jay Dickey, Bill Clinton, Tim Hutchinson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Tim Griffin, Tom Cotton
Lonnie A Pilgrim	Dale Bumpers, Beryl Anthony, Jay Dickey, Tim Hutchinson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Blanche L Lincoln
James C Free	Tom Carper, Mark Pryor, Mike Ross, Beryl Anthony, Bill Clinton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Party of Arkansas, Blanche L Lincoln
George Gleason	Mark Pryor, Mike Ross, Jay Dickey, Bill Clinton, Tim Hutchinson, Republican National Committee, Tim Griffin, Tom Cotton, Blanche L Lincoln
John R Tisdale	Tom Carper, Mark Pryor, Mike Ross, Bill Clinton, Republican National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Winston Bryant, Blanche L Lincoln
Gary Charles George	Mark Pryor, Mike Ross, Dale Bumpers, Jay Dickey, Bill Clinton, Tim Hutchinson, Ray Thornton, Tom Cotton, Blanche L Lincoln

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John H Tyson