Arts and Sciences | Business and Industry | Featured | Health Education and Human SciencesApril 28, 2026

Academic Excellence Award Winners Announced

Top students from 43 academic programs at the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith were given accolades for their work when they received Academic Excellence Awards from the university.

Each year, the Academic Excellence Awards honor students who have shown exceptional dedication in the classroom as nominated by UAFS faculty members.

Recipients of the awards and their fields of study are:

Alma:  Hudson Reeves, Electrical Engineering; Cameron Taylor, Computer Science

Barling: Grace Farmer, Nursing (ADN); Vanessa Nguyen, Dental Hygiene

Bentonville: Chelsea Plascensia Ayre, Organizational Leadership

Bokoshe, Oklahoma: Madilyn Lovell, Psychology

Booneville: Viviana Preston, Spanish

Fort Smith: Halimat Aderupoko, Nursing (BSN); Joshua Allen, Mechanical Engineering; Lucas Bagley, Network Engineering Technology; Judith Renée Becker, Early Childhood Education (B.S.); Patricia Calvillo, Social Work; Mitchell Collins, Political Science; Nico Hernandez, Electronics Technology; Brekker Johnson Parrish, Studio Art; Christopher Perez, Computer Integrated Machining; Yesica Perez, Graphic Design; Jaryn Restine, Criminal Justice; Daisy Vargas, Master of Education; Holly Varner, Surgical Technology; Christina Walrod, English

Greenwood: Sara Dungan, Radiography; Carolyn Young, Music

Harrison: Karlyn Dove, Mathematics with Teacher Licensure  

Hot Springs National Park: Tyler Montgomery, Music Education – Vocal

Madison, Mississippi: Kameron Burns, Rhetoric and Writing

Marble City, Oklahoma: Amanda Green, General Studies

Monticello: Katie Grace Cavaness, Business Administration

Mountain Home: Kristina Plumlee, Early Childhood Education (A.A.S.)

Mountainburg: Tucker Kelly, Geoscience

Mount Pleasant, Texas: Cecilia Perez, Biology

Prairie Grove: Jayce Barron, Mathematics

Rogers: Jennifer Brooke Harp, Master of Healthcare Administration

Van Buren: Jorgi Anderson, English with Teacher Licensure; Shayla Arter, History; Hudson Cheatham, Electrical Engineering Technology; Jasmine Everetts, Imaging Sciences; Sierra Koperski, Elementary Education; Cadence Nguyen, Chemistry; Ty Potts, Middle Childhood Education

Waldron: Lane Metcalf, History with Teacher Licensure; Lupita Morales, Music Education – Instrumental

Winslow: Lydia Bowerman, Media Communication

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