Halton Baxter “H.B.” Stewart was born in 1935in Greenwood, Arkansasto Halton and Ruth Stewart. He graduated from Greenwood High School in 1953. H.B.attended Arkansas Tech and the Universityof Arkansas Fayetteville where he earneda Bachelor’sdegree in Education. In 1956,hebegan his career in education at his alma mater Greenwood teaching science and biology. Growing up,H.B. was never far from the athletic fields where he served as the football, basketball,and track team manager. He worked as a basketball official from 1956 –1976, calling the 1974 All-Star basketball game at Barton Coliseum with Norm DeBriyn, Bill Valentine, and Ollie Brantley.In 1966, H.B. took over the Greenwood junior high footballprogram. During his 15-year tenure as head coach he amassed an overall record of 120-23 while posting an undefeated season in 1969. In 1974, H.B. took over the Greenwood High School girls basketball program. In nine years at the helm of the girls’program,his teams won 129 games en route to three conference titles. Stewart took over as the head coach of the senior high boys’ basketball program in 1980. During the ten years he served in this capacity,the Bulldogs won four conference championships and 144 games. For his efforts,H.B. was honored as the conference coach of the year seven times and twice named the Southwest Times Record Coach of the Year.In 1985, H.B. was named the athletic director for Greenwood Public Schools, a position he held for 14 years.Under his leadership,a number of athletic facility improvements were made. Such improvements werea remodel of the football field house, a remodel of the football stadium that included a new three-story football press box with concession and restrooms, new field lights, a new scoreboard, increased seating, new gated entrance and ticket booths, as well as baseball and softball stadiums built on campus, six lighted tenniscourts built on campus, an all-weather surface on the track, a covered picnic pavilion with grills and tables, and a lighted walking trail on campus with a bridge over a small creek. H.B.also led the efforts to build a state of the art fine arts auditorium that seats 2100. The improvements to the athletic facilities thathe oversaw were 95 percent funded by private donations and community fund raisers. In July1990, H.B. retired from teaching but continued to serve as an athletic director in a part-time capacity. He considered twelve hour days to be part time.The Greenwood School Board and community honored H.B. in 1996by naming the newly constructed showcase arena the “H.B. Stewart Bulldog Arena.”The Greenwood community also paid tribute to H.B. by naming its annual basketball classic in his honor. In 1999, he was honored by his athletic administrator peers as the AHSAAA Athletic Director of the Year. That same year Stewart was inducted into the Arkansas Coaches Hall of Fame.Governor Mike Beebe appointed H.B. to serve on the State Board of Electric Examiners in2007. In 2008, H.B. was inducted into the Greenwood High School Hall of Honor.H.B.’s presence and commitment to the community he so dearly cherishes can be felt far beyond the athletic fields. In 1972, H.B. assisted in establishing the South SebastianCounty Boys’Club and served as its first president. He has been an active member of the Greenwood United Methodist Church, serving on various committees and teaching Sunday school. He is a 32nddegree Master Mason and is involved in the Lodge. He is acharter member of the original Greenwood Lion’s Club, Mounted Patrol and Jaycees. He served as a merit badge counselor for the Boy Scouts, secretary of the Sebastian County Fair Board, and is a Life member of the Historical Society and Round Up Club, serving as Grand Marshall of the 1995 rodeo. In 1996, the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce honored H.B. and his wifeof 54 years,Barbara,as “Citizens of the Year.” H.B. and Barbara reside in Greenwood –the only place they would ever consider living. They have four children: Hal Stewart, Jim Cox, Myra Bridges, and Jan Jamison as well as nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren