FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Aug. 26 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news release:

As the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the U of A celebrates its centennial, the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame will mark the milestone with a historic induction: Rob Walton, Alice Walton, Jim Walton and the late John Walton - the four children of Walmart founders Sam and Helen Walton, will comprise the Hall of Fame's 2027 class of inductees.

The induction ceremony will be held Friday, Feb. 5, 2027, at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock.

The 2027 class creates a powerful connection between the college's history and its next century. Their father, Sam Walton, was a member of the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame's inaugural class in...