Forty-one Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ students were recognized for their academic performance during the university’s Academic Excellence Awards dinner April 21.
The awards honor top students from many of the university’s academic programs, with Ë®¶à¶àµ¼º½ faculty members submitting nominations for the awards.
Recipients of this year’s awards and their fields of study are:
Alma: Mercedes Munson, Dental Hygiene.
Barling: Chris Ball, Workforce Leadership; and David Scott, Electrical Engineering.
Beebe: Olivia Bruce, Computer Graphic Technology.
Belgrade, Serbia: Masa Podunavac, Chemistry.
Bella Vista: Austin Avery, Surgical Technology.
Boles: Bridget Herr, Accounting.
Cedarville: Jerry Wing, History; and Angela Stout, English with Teacher Licensure.
Clarksville: Elizabeth Sampley, Theatre.
DeQueen: Miguel Martinez, Criminal Justice.
Fayetteville: Michel LaCrue, Rhetoric and Writing.
Fort Smith: Kenton Arnold, Electronics Technology; Kylie Blazic, Nursing; Rebecca Carolan, Studio Art; Sarah Foster, Early Childhood Education; Joseph Heinrichs, Mathematics; Cassidy Jacobs, Biology; Kerbi Key, Mathematics with Teacher Licensure; Irvin Martinez, Marketing; Taylor Mikles, Mechanical Engineering; Nicollette Milam, Radiography; Ngoc Nguyen, Graphic Design; David Orick, Middle Childhood Education with emphasis in Language Arts and Social Studies; Mark Paschal, Information Technology; David Yates, Animation Technology; and Hillary Yerton, Media Communication.
Huntington: Eric McGriff, Business Administration.
Magazine: Katie Hammonds, Middle Childhood Education with emphasis in Math and Science.
Mena: Amber Grell, Paralegal Studies; and Joel Presson, Applied Science.
Paris: Jessica Ellingberg, Imaging Sciences.
Roland, Okla.: Trenten Foust, Psychology.
Rudy: Jarrod Cluck, Judith Anne Wrappe Art Award.
Spiro, Okla.: Randa Grant, History with Social Studies Teacher Licensure.
Tyler, Texas: John Sturrock, Organizational Leadership.
Van Buren: Karen Barrera-Leon, Finance; Callie Craig, English; Rachel Nye, Music Education; Sarah Ramirez, Spanish with Teacher Licensure; and Susan Terrell, Administrative Professional and Office Technology.