ASU System promotes Bates, Phelps

Arkansas State University announced Thursday that Julie Bates, left, and Brad Phelps were promoted to vice president and university counsel, respectively. Both appointments are effective Jan. 1.
Arkansas State University announced Thursday that Julie Bates, left, and Brad Phelps were promoted to vice president and university counsel, respectively. Both appointments are effective Jan. 1.

Arkansas State University System President Charles Welch said Thursday that Julie Bates has been promoted to executive vice president and Brad Phelps to university counsel in the system office.

Phelps, a former chief deputy attorney general under Dustin McDaniel who was named associate general counsel of the Arkansas State University System in October and started Nov. 3, will succeed Lucinda McDaniel of Jonesboro, who is retiring after six years at the ASU System, Welch said. A search will be conducted for Phelps’ successor as associate university counsel in the Little Rock office, he said.

“Brad has been an excellent addition to the ASU System legal team and quickly demonstrated his talent and knowledge of state operations and public policy,” Welch said in a statement. “His leadership and management experience makes him a natural choice to move into university counsel role.”

Bates has served as vice president for finance since 2011.

“Julie’s new title better reflects her leadership role in the system,” Welch said. “She has been an invaluable addition to the system team not only in finance, but in many other areas of the growth of our campuses.”

Both appointments take effect Jan. 1, Welch said.

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