Restoration Team

The Lakeport Restoration Project has been guided by a dedicated statewide group of preservation professionals who came together informally in 2000, prior Arkansas State University’s acquisition of the property. Team members include:

Dr. Ruth A. Hawkins, Director
Arkansas Heritage SITES
Arkansas State University
Overall Project Director
Jonesboro, Arkansas

Claudia Shannon
Shannon Design Enterprises, Inc.
Founding Restoration Team Director
Jonesboro, Arkansas

David T. Carty, Construction Coordinator
Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, Arkansas

Dr. Tom DeBlack
Professor of History
Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, Arkansas

Maribeth Frazer, ASID
Frazer Consultants
Designer
Warren, Arkansas

John Greer, AIA
Witsell, Evans & Rasco
Architect
Little Rock, Arkansas

Randy Guendling, Archeologist
Arkansas Archeological Survey
Fayettevile, Arkansas

Aketa Guillory
ASU Graduate Assistant
Heritage Studies Ph.D. Program
Jonesboro, Arkansas

Paula Miles, Project Manager
Arkansas Heritage SITES
Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, Arkansas

Rose Ong’oa-Morara
ASU Graduate Assistant
Heritage Studies Ph.D. Program
Jonesboro, Arkansas

Howard Shannon
Shannon Design Enterprises
Jonesboro, Arkansas

Nicole Smith-Neal
ASU Graduate Assistant
Heritage Studies Ph.D. Program
Jonesboro, Arkansas

Dr. Leslie (Skip) Stewart-Abernathy
Station Archeologist
Arkansas Archeological Survey
Russellville, Arkansas

Ronnie Walker
Pocahontas, Arkansas

Sonya Walker
Pocahontas, Arkansas

Becky Witsell, Principal
Studio-Werk
Historic Finishes Specialist
Little Rock, Arkansas

Charles Witsell, FAIA
Witsell, Evans & Rasco
Architect
Little Rock, Arkansas