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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 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.

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.

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.