Dr. Rita Littrell, a native northwest Arkansan, spent 12 years serving as a teacher, educator of the gifted, and school administrator in Springdale School District where she was recognized 10 times for her outstanding teaching including first place in the nation for exemplary economic education curricula. After completing PhD studies at the University of Kansas and serving as center director at University of Missouri-Kansas City, Rita returned to the University of Arkansas to serve as director of the Bessie B. Moore Center for Economic Education in the Sam M. Walton College of Business. Recent curriculum development topics include economic decisions for college/career success and youth entrepreneurship. Check out her blog or the portal for teaching Arkansas history using Arkansas State Parks developed with her students. The Moore Center specializes in teacher professional development with programs ranging from after-school startup visits to conferences on entrepreneurship education. In her spare time Rita founded the Butterfly Nanny program at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks, gardens, cooks and collects international and unique friends! To learn more about Arkansas entrepreneurs and curricula, you can find Dr. Littrell’s blog here: https://wordpressua.uark.edu/startupculture/