Area student wins achievement award
The 2018 University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Academic All-Star award was recently presented to Brandy Flowers of Columbus, Ark., during the annual Arkansas Community College’s Conference in Little Rock.
The purpose of this program is to recognize the scholarly and service achievements of Arkansas’ two-year college students. Each all-star will receive a $500 scholarship for the final semester at their college of attendance and a full tuition transfer scholarship to any Arkansas public four-year university.
While at UA Hope-Texarkana, Flowers made the vice chancellor’s list four semesters, was awarded the Hope Water & Light scholarship three semesters, was appointed president of the TRiO club and was named the 2018 TRiO Hall of Fame award recipient.
“Growing up, I did not ever think about attending college. In fact, I barely made it out of high school,” she stated in a press release. “I never dreamed of going back to school at the age of 43, but I did, and I have done pretty well.”
Flowers is pursuing an Associate of Applied Science degree with a focus in accounting. Her plans include transferring to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to pursue bachelor’s and master’s degree in business administration. After completing her education, Flowers plans to become a business instructor at a community college.
“Business has been a passion of mine for years, but I believed that I was too old to go back to school,” she said. “However, now I am in college and well on my way to earning my degree in business administration. I’ve had times where I just wanted to give up, especially when my mom passed. At times it didn’t seem possible to continue, but I had such a good support system between family, my instructors and the TRiO staff that I was able to continue.”