Hot Springs' Own Sarah Hutzel Honored as NPC's 2024 Outstanding Alumnus

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Sarah Hutzel has been named the 2024 Outstanding Alumnus by National Park College (NPC) at their annual Employee Recognition Day. Hutzel works as the senior vice president of commercial lending at Arvest Bank, a position she has held since 2009. She has over 18 years of experience in the banking industry, focusing on commercial loans.

Before her current position, Hutzel worked as a senior credit analyst and led a credit analyst group across four states. She began her education at the National Park Technology Center, now part of the NPC Career Academy, where she completed an Advertising Design program through a Promise Scholarship. She earned an associate degree in liberal studies at NPC and later obtained both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in business administration from Henderson State University with a transfer scholarship.

Hutzel lives in Hot Springs and is active in her community. She is the chair of Ouachita Children, Youth, and Family Services and a founding co-chair of the Hot Springs Women’s Leadership Alliance. She also serves as the treasurer of Leadership Hot Springs and participates in educational committees at Lake Hamilton.

Her leadership abilities are recognized through her completion of programs like Leadership Hot Springs and the Leadership in Banking Academy, offered by the Arkansas Bankers Association and Walton College Executive Education. Hutzel is committed to her professional and community roles.