Top students from 45 academic programs at the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith were given accolades for their work when they received Academic Excellence Awards from the university.
Recipients of this year’s awards and their fields of study are:
Alma: Brayden McKeown, history with social studies teacher licensure 7-12
Cedarville: Jake Marion Myers, healthcare administration
Charleston: Jillian Savage, accounting
Choctaw, Okla.: Trevor Mackey, mechanical engineering
Denison, Texas: Audrey Legg, radiography
Fort Smith: Tony Ramirez, electronics technology; Tiffany Graves, legal studies; Jordanna D. Shotzman, workforce leadership; Evan Rollans, business administration; Tanachat Aphichoksathaphorn, international business; Karly Woodhull, marketing; Johnny G. Resendiz, English; Steven K. Stone, history; Paulina García Zavala, Spanish; Alex L. Cutsinger, mathematics
Greenwood: Andrew T. Bonin, applied science; Justin Barker, organizational leadership; Melinda Branum, office management technology; Tyler Dunavin, criminal justice; Hannah Christine Hayden, graphic design; Hayla Grace May, studio art; Savannah Boerjan, electrical engineering
Hatfield: Jaymie Lott, animation technology
Howe, Okla.: Shaylie Sanders, mathematics with teacher licensure 7-12
Johnson City, Texas: Brooke Wood, biology with teacher licensure
Lavaca: Kathryn Headley, computer graphic technology; Megan McGee, elementary education K-6
Mena: Naomi J. Ponthieux, theatre
Mountainburg: Timmery M. Nichols, imaging sciences
Nigeria: Nnenna Edith Aleke, biology
Pea Ridge: Kaylee Laster, Middle Childhood Education 4-8
Rogers: Brandi Cappello, music education – instrumental; Tara L. Sandusky, rhetoric and writing; Savanna Gabrielle Herbert, dental hygiene
Rudy: Justin Martin, media communication
Tom, Okla.: Tymeica B. Royal, surgical technology
Van Buren: Rhett Kelley, electrical engineering technology; Jackeline Esmeralda Henriquez, finance; Markie Garner, English with teacher licensure 7-12; Haley Harwood, music; Karli Tounzen-Thoren, political science; Madeline Thornton, psychology; Phuc “Peter” Phan, chemistry; Cesar Cuevas, information technology
Vian, Okla.: Amber Spyres, nursing
Award recipients were nominated by UAFS faculty members.