LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Gov. Mike Beebe made 28 appointments Friday to state boards.

Sherrel Johnson of El Dorado has been appointed to the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Johnson will succeed Stephen Luelf, and her appointment expires May 1, 2018.

Dr. Terry Yamauchi of Little Rock has been reappointed to the State Board of Health. His appointment expires Dec. 31, 2015.

Other appointments include Stuttgart resident Melanie Baden's appointment to the Mississippi River Parkway Commission, and Helena-West Helena resident Joe St. Columbia's re-appointment to that commission.

Max Tackett of Nashville has been appointed to the Arkansas Rural Development Commission. He replaces David Johnson and his term expires Dec. 31, 2015.

(The Associated Press)