Dr. J. Edward Wilkinson
Ed has served his community and country through leadership in business, public service, and the military. He served in the U.S. Navy Reserve during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm and later in support of the Global War on Terrorism. He also represented Arkansas in the state legislature for 16 years, including as Chair of the House Banking Committee and Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Ed was appointed to the Lambda Chi Alpha Educational Foundation Board of Directors in 2023 and was elected to the Grand High Zeta as Grand High Delta in 2024, where he continues to serve.
Ed's connection to Lambda Chi Alpha spans generations. His father, Means Wilkinson, was a member of Theta Kappa Nu, which merged with Lambda Chi Alpha in 1939. In recognition of his family's legacy, the Chapter Room at Gamma-Chi Zeta was dedicated in his father's memory.