Ex-gov. Hutchinson could succeed Bobbitt as UA System president

Asa Hutchinson, then a Republican presidential candidate, speaks in Des Moines, Iowa, July 28, 2023. On Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, Hutchinson dropped out of the race for the GOP nomination after finishing sixth in Iowa's leadoff caucuses. The former Arkansas governor spoke about that race, including his endorsement of candidate Nikki Haley, in a Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, interview for the Texarkana Gazette podcast "On the Line." (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Asa Hutchinson, then a Republican presidential candidate, speaks in Des Moines, Iowa, July 28, 2023. On Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, Hutchinson dropped out of the race for the GOP nomination after finishing sixth in Iowa's leadoff caucuses. The former Arkansas governor spoke about that race, including his endorsement of candidate Nikki Haley, in a Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, interview for the Texarkana Gazette podcast "On the Line." (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)


Even though University of Arkansas System President Donald Bobbitt has a contract through the end of 2025, a couple members of the board of trustees have said they consider former Arkansas Gov.

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