Washburn University
Alisha Medlock of Fort Smith was recently initiated into Lambda Nu, the national honor society for the radiologic and imaging sciences. Ten Washburn University (Topeka, Kan.) students were initiated in the 2019 class.
Pittsburg State University
Lauron Hey of Garfield was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Hey is pursuing degrees in business management and marketing at Pittsburg State University.
Hey is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.
Northwest Arkansas Community College
Northwest Arkansas Community College honors student Reece Hodgson was recently awarded the University of Arkansas Honors College Fellowship. The scholarship provides $18,000 each year (for up to four years) for tuition, room and board, research projects, and study abroad opportunities at the U of A. Hodgson plans to transfer to the U of A in fall 2019.
Arkansas Tech University
Governor Hutchinson, Arkansas Agriculture Secretary Wes Ward and State Plant Board Director Butch Calhoun presented $20,000 in scholarships at the State Capitol recently to students from four Arkansas universities with agricultural programs. The universities included Arkansas State University, Southern Arkansas University, the University of Arkansas and Arkansas Tech University.
Local scholarship recipient from Arkansas Tech University included Matthew Owens of Green Forest.
"Farmers provide so many things that are essential to life: beef, pork, poultry, and even catfish; cotton for clothes and lumber for houses and paper. I am pleased that you have chosen to follow thousands before you who have learned the best methods to produce the highest yields. In choosing a career in agriculture, which is our state's largest industry, you have chosen a rewarding path. Thank you in advance for the contribution," said Governor Hutchinson to scholarship recipients.
Funding for the scholarships comes from civil penalties collected by the Arkansas Agriculture Department's State Plant Board. Each institution receives $5,000 annually and has its own process for awarding scholarship funds to students and setting the amount each student receives for respective programs.
Arkansas State University
The following local residents were recently initiated into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society.
Kevin Ross of Fort Smith, Tammy Stevens of Ozark, Ashley Marcum of Fayetteville, Stephenie Brozek-Dean of Bella Vista, Georgia Littleton of Magazine and Shannon Resor of Rogers were initiated at Arkansas State University.
Northwestern University
Laina C. Suarez of Bentonville was named to the dean's list for both fall and winter quarters at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., for Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, with a grade point average of 3.70 or above. She is a freshman and graduate of Shiloh Christian School in Springdale.
Arkansas Tech
Forty students have been selected for inclusion in the 2019 edition of Who's Who at Arkansas Tech University.
Who's Who selection is based upon academic achievement, service to the community while enrolled at Tech, leadership and involvement in co-curricular activities and the potential for continued success.
Arkansas Tech students must meet the following criteria in order to be eligible:
• Be full-time students; undergraduates must be currently enrolled in at least 12 hours, graduate students must be currently enrolled in nine hours, graduate assistants in at least 6 hours
• Have completed at least 90 hours by the end of the fall 2018 term; graduate students must have completed at least 12 hours by the end of the fall 2018 semester
• Have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.75; graduate students must have a cumulative grade point average of at least a 3.25
• Have not previously received this honor (both undergraduates and graduates)
Local 2019 Who's Who at ATU honorees with their year in school, hometown or native country, major field of study and parents/spouse (when applicable) include:
• Mason Cline, senior, Springdale, psychology; son of Tami and Murry Cline.
• Aaron Collier, senior, Charleston, biomedical sciences; son of Anita and Terry Collier.
• Carly Copeland, senior, Lamar, elementary education; daughter of Donna and Jody Copeland.
• Morgan Davis, senior, Paris, business education; daughter of Rhonda and Jason Davis.
• Mallory Heft, senior, Charleston, biomedical sciences; daughter of Tara and Mark Heft.
• Sydnie Henson, senior, Fort Smith, communication; daughter of Stacy and Craig Henson.
• Olivia Karnes, senior, West Fork, rehabilitation science; daughter of Tracy Anderson and John Karnes.
• Kyler Keddie, senior, Greenwood, management and marketing and economics and finance; son of Marka and Eric Keddie.
• Wyatt Norris, senior, Springdale, management and marketing; son of Sheila Norris.
• Maggie Silva, senior, Hackett, nursing; daughter of Michelle and Joe Silva.
• Hannah Simmons, senior, Subiaco, English; daughter of Sarah and Kurtis Simmons.
• John Sisco, senior, Greenwood, biomedical sciences and psychology; son of Cathy and Jim Sisco.
• Sydney Stone, senior, Clarksville, psychology, sociology and criminal justice; daughter of Tanja and Brett Stone.
• Megan Tucker, senior, Fort Smith, business data analytics and management and marketing; daughter of D'Wan and Paul Tucker.
• Madison Vigil, senior, Ozark, business education; daughter of Katrina and Chris Vigil.
• Mitchell Williams, junior, Bentonville, management and marketing and economics and finance; son of Sheryl and Tim Williams.
• Brooklyn Woodworth, senior, Harrison, biomedical sciences; daughter of Dana and Shawn Stark.
Blue Mountain College
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics has named Kyler Mahar of Springdale as a 2019 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete with Blue Mountain College in Kansas City, Mo. To be nominated by an institution, a student must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5.
Delaware Valley University
Delaware Valley University in Doylestown, Pa., has announced that Harrison Cato of Pea Ridge has enrolled as a new student for fall 2019.
Graceland University
Jessie Fuller of Coal Hill earned the role of Weird Sister in Macbeth at Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa.
Webster University
Maggie Clark of Bentonville and Pierce Abplanalp of Fayetteville from the Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University in St. Louis, Mo., recently designed, constructed and performed Love's Labours Lost, a new musical based on the play by William Shakespeare with songs by Michael Friedman and book adapted by Alex Timbers.
University of Alabama
Lauren Harrell of Lowell has been inducted into the University of Alabama's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.
Students are elected to membership on the basis of outstanding academic achievement in the liberal arts and sciences.
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith has announced the 18 best research presentations delivered at the 12th annual Student Research Symposium which took place April 12 on the UAFS campus.
Research projects presented at the conference included both oral and poster presentations. Among the research disciplines represented were animation technology, art history, biochemistry, biology, chemistry, computer graphic technology, computer science, dental hygiene, economics, education, electronics, engineering, English, geoscience, health science, legal studies, literature, media communication, music, nursing, psychology, and rhetoric and writing.
The 30 students whose presentations were selected by judges for recognition received monetary awards.
Local winners were:
Alma: Randall Pulis (team of five), "Trend and Change Analysis of Monthly and Seasonal Temperature Series Pertaining to Fort Smith, Arkansas," faculty sponsor Dr. Maurice Testa.
Barling: Julia Mathews (team of five), "Trend and Change Analysis of Monthly and Seasonal Temperature Series Pertaining to Fort Smith, Arkansas," faculty sponsor Dr. Maurice Testa.
Booneville: Christopher Haley, "The Benefits that Video Games Can Provide," faculty sponsor Dr. Argie Nichols.
Cedarville: Jake Myers, "The New Zealand Method: A Quality Improvement Project to Reduce Referral Wait Times," faculty sponsor Dr. Cheryl Holden.
Fayetteville: Karla Saavedra (team of four), "Millennials in Dentistry," faculty sponsor Pam Davidson.
Fort Smith: Maricela Gonzalez (team of four), "Millennials in Dentistry," faculty sponsor Pam Davidson; Ian Hattabaugh (team of five), "Trend and Change Analysis of Monthly and Seasonal Temperature Series Pertaining to Fort Smith, Arkansas," faculty sponsor Dr. Maurice Testa; Luke Hinton, "Sentiment Analysis of Text through Statistical Techniques," faculty sponsors Israel Cuevas and Andrew Mackey; Van Huynh, "Dance Training Benefits for Special Needs Children: A Literature Review," faculty sponsor Lenora Valdez; Suguey Martinez (team of four), "Millennials in Dentistry," faculty sponsor Pam Davidson; Herman Meashintubby (team of five), "Trend and Change Analysis of Monthly and Seasonal Temperature Series Pertaining to Fort Smith, Arkansas," faculty sponsor Dr. Maurice Testa; Sherman Miranda, "Zombies and Apocalyptic Conditioning: The First Night Trauma Theory," faculty sponsor Dr. Erik Carlson; Cecil Montemayor IV, "EZ POD Automated Accounting Software," faculty sponsor Dr. Kiyun Han; Marguerite Ndi Mefoe, "The H4 Visa: An Antiquity and Insidious Patriarchy Within the U.S. Immigration System," faculty sponsor Dr. Lisa Norris; Wesley Partin, "The Ambulance Microbiome," faculty sponsor Dr. Luis Murillo Cortes; Jackalynn Self, "Dementors, Depression, and the Monster Stigma of Mental Health in the 21st Century," faculty sponsor Dr. Cammie Sublette; Sean Tait (team of four), "Analysis of Proposed Meteorites Using X-ray Diffractometry," faculty sponsor Dr. Dave Mayo; Micah Weaver (team of four), "Analysis of Proposed Meteorites Using X-ray Diffractometry," faculty sponsor Dr. Dave Mayo.
Greenwood: Peyton Bader, "Dreams Come True in Revit," faculty sponsor Derek Goodson; Shaylon Hutchins (team of three), "Sentiment Analysis of Social Networking Data Classifiers," faculty sponsors Andrew Mackey and Dr. Brittany Bright; Colton Johnson (team of four), "Analysis of Proposed Meteorites Using X-ray Diffractometry," faculty sponsor Dr. Dave Mayo.
Ozark: Marcus Schneider, "Petrographic Analysis of the Smackover Formation in Southern Arkansas," faculty sponsor Dr. Maurice Testa.
Rudy: Kallie Dean, "The Good, the Bad, the Lessons Learned," faculty sponsors Dr. Monica Riley, Dr. Sara Davis, and Dr. Ernest Barnett.
Springdale: Ashley Manchamee (team of four), "Millennials in Dentistry," faculty sponsor Pam Davidson.
Van Buren: Cesar Cueva (team of three), "Sentiment Analysis of Social Networking Data Classifiers," faculty sponsors Andrew Mackey and Dr. Brittany Bright; Ryan King, "Analysis of E-Sports to Determine Whether it is a Sport," faculty sponsor Dr. Argie Nichols.
Farmington Public Schools
Arkansas Association of Instructional Media announced the winner of AAIM's Technology Leader of the Year is Jarod Morrison, technology director at Farmington Public Schools.
The AAIM Technology Leader of the year award is given to any Arkansas educator or technology coordinator who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in the field of technology through service to students, teachers and the community in an Arkansas school, a regional service cooperative, an institute of higher learning,or at the state level.
Morrison was nominated by Kaylyn Busch, library media specialist at Farmington High School, who said "Mr. Morrison has continually shown dedication to students, teachers and community members in the area of technology education and advocacy."
The award was presented April 29 in Rogers at AAIM's annual conference awards luncheon.
NAN Our Town on 05/02/2019