Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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The following information is now available on the website of the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, nwaonline. com.
■ University of Arkansas at Monticello graduates.
■ Scholarship winners of Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia.
FULBRIGHT AWARD
Stephanie Galen, a student at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to Bulgaria. Galen will support the teaching of English at the Atanas Burov Secondary Vocational School of Economics, Administration and Service as part of a Fulbright English teaching assistant program. Galen will conduct research, teach English and provide expertise abroad for the 2018-2019 academic year. Recipients of Fulbright awards are selected for academic and professional achievement as well as service and leadership potential.
MERCER UNIVERSITY
Ashley Whittle of Springdale and Wesley Wynn of Van Buren are 2018 graduates of Mercer University in Macon, Ga. Whittle earned a bachelor of music degree, and Wynn earned a bachelor of science degree in engineering. Whittle also was named to the school’s spring 2018 honor roll.
ITHACA COLLEGE
Emily Galbraith of Springdale is a 2018 graduate of Ithaca (N.Y.) College, with a bachelor of arts degree in psychology with cum laude honors.
ROGERS STATE UNIVERSITY
Rogers State University in Claremore, Okla., named several local students to its spring 2018 honor rolls. Students on the president’s list earned 4.0 grade-point averages, including Lauren Schuldt of Fayetteville, Erol Banuelos of Rogers and Carlye Bohannan of Springdale. Students on the dean’s list earned grade-point averages of 3.5 or better, including Jacob Forbes of Springdale and Hannah Evans of Siloam Springs.
JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY
Luke Merrick of Springdale, a senior music major at John Brown University in Siloam Springs, earned first place in the Upper College and Independent Studio Men category at the National Association of Teachers of Singing 2018 auditions last month in Las Vegas. Merrick earned $1,600 in prize money.
WHEATON COLLEGE
Charles Nystrom of Rogers is a 2018 graduate of Wheaton (Ill.) College, with a bachelor of science degree in biology with magna cum laude honors.
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Austin Schwarzkopf of Farmington is a 2018 graduate of the University of Iowa in Iowa City receiving a bachelor of science degree in sport and recreation management.
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY
John Crawford of Fort Smith was named to the spring 2018 dean’s list at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn., with a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher.
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Two local students were named to the spring 2018 honor rolls at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Kyle Jiang of Fayetteville earned faculty honors, with a grade-point average of 4.0. Fariah Majid of Fayetteville made the dean’s list, with a grade-point average of 3.0 or better.
ROGERS STATE UNIVERSITY
Several local students are 2018 graduates of Rogers State University in Claremore, Okla. Christopher Miguel of Bentonville earned a bachelor of science degree; Amber Henson of Fort Smith, a bachelor of science; and Kendra Linn of Rogers, a bachelor of arts degree.