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Tufts University

Morgan Farrar of Rudy and Kayrat Bektemirov and Fayetteville are among more than 1,500 undergraduate students from around the world that will begin their academic careers at Tufts University, located in Medford/Somerville, Mass.

McPherson College

Kyrstin Branscum of Gravette was recognized at McPherson College as a high achiever with honorable mention. Students earning a grade point average of 3.25 to 3.54 are named to the honorable mention.

Frances Parish of Rogers was named to the honor roll at McPherson College for the fall 2018 semester. To qualify for the honor roll, students must be a full-time student and earn a grade point average of 3.55 or higher during the previous term.

Campbellsville University

Ranjith Cheruku of Rogers graduated with a master of science in information technology management degree from Campbellsville University during commencement ceremonies Dec. 7.

LeTourneau University

Abigail Johnson of Barling, a sophomore majoring in history-political science, was named to the fall 2018 president's list at LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas. The president's list recognizes students who have achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average to receive this honor.

Southeast Missouri State University

Alice Anders of Fort Smith, Bethany Draper of Fayetteville, Sydney Furney of Van Buren and Anna Griffin of Bentonvilles have been named to the fall 2018 dean's list at Southeast Missouri State University.

Students named to the list earned at least a 3.75 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, completed at least 12 hours of standard graded credit, achieved no grade below a B and received no failing grades in enrolled courses, including credit/no credit or pass/fail courses.

Belmont University

Joseph Buchholz of Springdale, Mallory Hart of Fayetteville, Brenner Hicky of Fayetteville, Taylor Leonard of Fayetteville, Alexandra Salamone of Fort Smith, Heather Spradlin of Bentonville, Michal Vasquez of Rogers and Madison Weston of Bentonville were named to the dean's list at Belmont University for the fall 2018 semester. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C.

Wheaton College

Wheaton College (Ill.) Students Performed in the 2018 "Blessed Son of God" Christmas Festival Concert. Allie Gould from Fayetteville sang soprano II in Women's Chorale and Jacey Gould from Fayetteville sang alto II in Women's Chorale.

Peru State College

William Orrender of Van Buren earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average at Peru State College (Nebraska) in the fall of 2018. To make the presient's list students must have a grade point average of 4.0 for the semester, have completed at least 12 graded credit hours during the past semester, have no incomplete grades for the semester and be degree seeking. This is the first semester the president's list has been awarded.

Graceland University

Micayla Faught of Rogers has been named to the dean's list for Graceland University's 2018 fall term. Students with a GPA between 3.25 and 3.64 are named to the dean's list.

Keely Compton of Rogers and Melinda Johns of Centerton have been named to the president's list at Graceland University. Students with a perfect 4.0 grade point average are named to the president's list.

Missouri Southern State University

Local students named to the deans list for the fall 2018 semester at Missouri Southern State University include full-time students who earned a grade point average of 3.75 or above on a 4.0 scale. The students qualified for the honor by earning the required GPA while enrolled in 12 or more credit hours.

Alma: Rachel E. Ray; Bella Vista: Michelle N. Borr, Alex R. Cawood, Melissa T. Emery, Madelyn A. Gale, Nathan P. Haikey, Bambi N. Hall, Hayley L. Hendrix, Rachel V. Murphy, Josh C. Nunn, Lynn A. Reed and Anna B. Wilkerson; Bentonville: Michelle D. Bozich, Karina A. Merlos, Megan A. Pearson-Hargus, Abigail Rogers, Amber D. Waltz, Brady C. Watson and Nicholette L. Wilson

Berryville: Araceli Gomez

Centerton: Jessica C. Jones, Norma C. Lucero and David S. Undiano

Fayetteville: Tesla M. Grogan

Fort Smith: Lauren R. Sutherland

Gentry: David R. Brinkley, Avery D. Cozens and Haylee E. Pyburn

Gravette: Mendy L. Roth

Green Forest: Thelma H. Ponce Gonzalez

Hindsville: Hunter R. Jamieson

Hiwasse: Kyler F. Bunch

Lowell: Samantha Barragan and Kassandra K. Scoggins

Pea Ridge: Joshua R. Estes, Courtney R. Ford and Kyle A. Thielemier

Rogers: Elizabeth I. Carpenter, Joshua P. Cookinham, Taylor L. Gilbert, Cinthia Salas, Dulce J. Vidales and Katelyn R. Williams

Siloam Springs: Mikkiela D. Rodriguez

Van Buren: Zachary C. Irwin

Witter: Joshua D. White

Benedictine College

Daniel Hubbard and David Torres, both of Rogers, were recently named to the dean's list for the fall semester at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan. Any full-time student with 12 hours and a grade point average of 3.5 is named to the dean's list.

Susana Salvador Cornejo of Cave Springs and Catherine Fakult of Rogers were named to the president's list for the fall semester at Benedictine College.

Any full-time student carrying a minimum of 12 hours and a perfect 4.0 grade point average through the spring term is named to the president's list.

Columbia College

Payton Weber of Harrison, Day Campus, Columbia, Mo., and Jared Alwyn of Rogers, Online, were recently named to the Columbia College dean's list for the fall semester. To be named to the dean's list, a student must have completed 12 semester hours in a 16-week period and achieved a minimum GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0-point scale.

MidAmerica Nazarene University

Jenna G. Bertuca of Rogers was named to the dean's list at MidAmerica Nazarene University the fall 2018 semester. A total of 418 students qualified for one of the honors. All students in traditional programs carrying 12 semester hours or more with a term GPA from 3.2 to 4.0 may qualify for one of these academic honors; dean's list ranges from 3.5 to 3.99.

Stock Market Game

Student teams from the Springdale and Ozark school districts were the regional winners of the Fall 2018 session of the Stock Market Game program, an investment simulation competition hosted by Economics Arkansas.

Springdale Public Schools: Parson Hills Elementary School, Joy Thomas Sawyer -- advisor, first place, elementary school division; Robert E. Lee Elementary School, Lynn Massey -- advisor, second place, elementary school division; Don Tyson School of Innovation, Angel Petet -- advisor, first place, junior high division; and Don Tyson School of Innovation, Leigh Verucchi -- advisor, second place, junior high division.

Ozark Public Schools: Ozark High School, Jessica Culver -- advisor, first and second place, high school division .

Placing first and second in the after-school division was the Fayetteville Boys & Girls Club.

The student winners and their teacher advisors will win cash prizes and copies of "The Bull" trophy, at an awards luncheon for the winners of the Fall 2018, Spring 2019 and Year-Round 2018-19 sessions on May 13 in Little Rock. Doug McMillon, president and CEO of Walmart Inc. will deliver the keynote address.

Economics Arkansas, a nonprofit educational organization that trains educators how to integrate economics and personal finance concepts into the PreK-12 classroom curriculum, hosts the Stock Market Game program each school year as fall, spring and year-round sessions. This investment simulation competition for students in grades 4-12 challenges participants to grow a hypothetical stock portfolio of $100,000 over the course of 12 weeks or the duration of the school year. Not only do students learn key saving and investing principles, but they also hone their math, business, communication, economics and analytical skills.

Crowder College

Crowder College announced its fall 2018 dean's list. Students achieved dean's list honors by completing 12 or more credit hours and earning a 3.5 grade point average or higher during the fall 2018 semester.

Students included Katelynn Nolan, Payton Wildeman and Shelby Woodard of Bentonville; Anthony Jones of Centerton; Glory Sweet of Clarksville; Sandra Booth of Decatur; Jessica Gregrich of Gravette; Hanna Graves of Hiwasse; Jordan Hardin and Cole Wright of Pea Ridge; Jennifer Burns, Jessica Munoz and Steven Shoup of Rogers; John Cook of Siloam Springs; and Carlos Palestino and Eliz Reyes Hernandez of Springdale.

University of Saint Mary

Divina Flores of Barling and Bennett Hladick of Bentonville have been named to the fall 2018 dean's honor list at the University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth, Kan., with a grade point average of 3.5 or better.

Greenville University

Alexander Fink of Bella Vista and George Black of Rogers were placed on the dean's list at Greenville (Ill.) University for the fall 2018 semester.

Lyon College

The Lyon College Registrar recently announced 131 students made the dean's list for the fall 2018 semester. To be on the dean's list, a student must earn a 3.75 or higher GPA and take a minimum of 12 credit hours that semester.

In-state students honored include: Jordan Dabdub of Fort Smith, Zoe Dye of Rogers, Olivia Echols of Springdale, Ellie Embry of Hindsville, Blake Huffman of Fort Smith, Juliette Mantooth of Fort Smith, Tomas Mariscotti of Rogers, Sean O'Leary of Fayetteville.

Southern Arkansas University

Students were honored with undergraduate and graduate degrees at Southern Arkansas University's Fall Commencement ceremonies on Dec. 7.

Students from this area who graduated included:

Cheyenne Burdess of Boles was an elementary education (K-6) major in the College of Education. Burdess graduated cum laude with a bachelor of science in education degree.

Alyssa Duncan of Waldron was a psychology major in the College of Liberal and Performing Arts. Duncan graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor of science degree.

Taylor Gilbreth of Fort Smith was a teacher education major in the College of Education. Gilbreth graduated with a master of arts in teaching degree.

Cheryl Keymer of Western Grove was a business administration major in the Rankin College of Business. Keymer graduated with a master of business administration degree.

John Penix of Clarksville was a public administration major in the College of Liberal and Performing Arts. Penix graduated with a master of public administration degree.

Elijah Reading of Harrison was an engineering major in the College of Science and Engineering. Reading graduated with a bachelor of science in engineering degree.

Maria Rubio of Harrison was an agricultural business major in the College of Science and Engineering. Rubio graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor of science degree.

Rockhurst University

Rockhurst University has announced the dean's list for the fall 2018 semester. This honor recognizes students who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or above.

The following students earned a place on the list: Lauren Krissman of Clarksville,Johnna Herron of Decatur, Isabella Meneses-Furuseth of Rogers and Kaylynn Bates of Springdale.

Baylor University

Baylor University conferred degrees on more than 900 graduates during fall commencement exercises Dec. 15 in the Ferrell Center on the Baylor campus.

Local graduates included:

Fayetteville: Linyan Luo, master of science in information systems, information systems; Junting Lyu, master of science in information systems, information systems; Yueren Wang, bachelor of arts, psychology

Springdale: Joshua Michael Rhodes, bachelor of business administration, finance

Rogers: Alexandra Kelly Moisson, bachelor of business administration, accounting, cum laude; Alexandra Kelly Moisson, master of accountancy, accounting

Graceland University

Local students graduating from Graceland University (Lamoni, Iowa) include: Jennifer Mira of Rogers, master of science in nursing (family nurse practitioner); and Melinda Tucker of Bella Vista, master of science in nursing (family nurse practitioner).

East Central University

Students named to the president's honor roll at East Central University in Ada, Okla., include David Mojsisch of Springdale and Hunter Pogue of Fort Smith. The president's honor roll is reserved for students who earn A's in all of their courses for a perfect 4.0 grade-point average. At least 12 credit hours must be completed successfully during the semester to be included on the president's honor roll.

State Technical College of Missouri

Canaan Silcox of Bentonville has been named to the dean's list for the fall semester at State Technical College of Missouri.To be placed on the dean's list, a full-time student must earn a semester grade point average between 3.5 and 4.0 on a 4-point scale.

George Junior High School

Selected from thousands of entries nationwide, George Junior High School in Springdale, teacher Robert Beard and his eighth- and ninth-grade students, has been named the Arkansas state winner in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest for its proposed plan to encourage childhood vaccinations.

The Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest encourages teachers and students to solve real-world issues in their community using classroom skills in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

George Junior High School is among the nation's 50 state winners and will receive $20,000 in technology for its achievement. The school will also receive a Samsung video kit to create and submit a three-minute video that showcases their project development and how it addresses the issue, in the quest to advance to the next phase of the contest and win additional prizes and educational opportunities.

Currently, only 75 percent of children in Arkansas are up-to-date on their childhood vaccinations. Last year, there were 2,951 confirmed cases of mumps in Arkansas, with the local county having the most. These could have been prevented with vaccines. The students found that one reason parents do not vaccinate their children is because of the fear and anxiety their child goes through receiving the shots.

Using 360-degree cameras and editing software they will create a series of 360 videos that a child will watch using a VR headset while they are receiving their vaccination to reduce anxiety.

All 50 state winners will work on their projects and submit their three-minute video in hopes of advancing in the contest's remaining phases:

National finalists: Ten national finalists will be selected to attend a Pitch Event in the spring where they will present their project to a panel of judges. For achieving national finalist status, seven schools will receive a $50,000 Samsung technology package. The other three will progress to the national winner stage.

National grand prize winners: Three national winners will be selected, and each will receive a $100,000 Samsung technology package.

Community Choice Award: The general public will elect one winner from the 10 national finalists who will be eligible to win an additional $10,000 Samsung technology package.

Harding University

The following local residents are among more than 1,200 Harding University students included on the dean's list for grades achieved during the fall 2018 semester.

Isaac House and Micaiah Soto of Alma; Ginger Humphrey of Alpena; Jeff Grisham, Emily Shell, Maddy Mullin, Julia Hedrick, Mckenzi Dail and Krista Hagenburger of Bella Vista; Clay Spencer, Erin Watson, Keely Baldridge, Rylin Cogan, Cassidy Colbert, Meredith Blackburn, Hayley Webb, Michael Krupka, Collin Smith, Tayler Reiter, Madison Thurber, Haley Richards, Tara Millington, Amy Hall, Jeremy Edwards and Clay Whitfield of Bentonville; Nora Waller of Berryville; Riley Fox of Cave Springs; Nathan McSpadden, Breanna Bonds, George Shultz and Alexandra West of Centerton; Rachel Frost, a sophomore social work major from Clarksville; Hall Frost of Clarksville; Morgan Lewis, Evan Wolfenbarger and Stacye Stewart of Farmington; Lexi Beaver, Savannah Vaughn, Lynsey Rardin, Andrew Rardin, Chandler Vanlandingham, Sarah Fausett and Cody Smith of Fayetteville; Ashton Spencer, Austin Curtis, Makensie Cobb, Bethany Cobb, Nadia Nelson, Abbey Jenkins, Rachel James, Alexander Keller, Brooklyn Howard and Raissa Ames of Fort Smith; Yochabel Romero Perales of Gentry; Dallas Hubanks of Gravette; Jacob George, Sarah Robbins, Kelsie Dye, Anna McCoy and Hannah Booker of Greenwood; Dakota Ellis, Joanna Roberts, Daniel Powers, Olivia Carroll and Zachary Powers of Harrison; Turner Horton of Little Flock; Jorge Carlos and Maria Albarran of Lowell; Jessa Heavin of Paris; Mallory Burgin of Pea Ridge; Taylor Spinks and Kiersten Conrad of Prairie Grove; Bryce Bray, Emily Davis, Kate Horton, Sage White, Taytum Billington, Olivia Womack, Abby Womack, Kyle Bowman, Tristen Harrison, Maggie Marcotte, Rosey Salinas, Maddie Davis and Margarita Rivera of Rogers; Sidney Avery, Creed Chambliss and P.J. Derwin of Siloam Springs; Austin Jarrett, Sally Roach and Chris Rogers of Springdale; Shayla Herrington of Sulphur Springs; John David Alston of Tontitown; Jay Beamon, Mason Smither, Sarah Fouts and Loren Smither of Van Buren

To be eligible, a student must be carrying 12 or more hours with a 3.65 or higher grade-point average and no incompletes.

NAN Our Town on 01/17/2019

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