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AR SR15
Resolution
Status
2/19/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kim Hammer
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AI Summary
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Honors Lorie Tudor for 41 years of service to the Arkansas Department of Transportation, retiring effective January 10, 2025
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Tudor began as a clerk typist in 1981, earned an engineering degree from the University of Memphis in 1997, and became the department's first female director in March 2020
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Led the department through the COVID-19 pandemic and the emergency closure of the Hernando de Soto Bridge on Interstate 40 due to a structural fracture
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Oversaw completion of the Connecting Arkansas Program encompassing 31 state highway construction projects and helped pass a temporary half-cent ($0.005) sales tax for transportation funding
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Received multiple honors including induction into the Arkansas Academy of Civil Engineering (2018) and the AASHTO Alfred E. Johnson Achievement Award (2019)
Legislative Description
To Honor Retired Director Of The Arkansas Department Of Transportation Lorie Tudor For Her Forty-one Years Of Service To The Department And To The People Of The State Of Arkansas, And To Congratulate Her On Her Retirement.
Last Action
Sine Die adjournment
5/5/2025