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Now available on nwadg. com, the website of the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette:
• Fall 2017 graduates of Harding University in Searcy.
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
The names of University of Arkansas students who graduated at the end of the fall 2017 semester, or who earned recognition on the chancellor’s or dean’s lists are now available online on the university’s Academic Awards webpage, news. uark.edu/newsroom/academic.
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock named a number of local students to the fall 2017 dean’s list, with grade-point averages of 3.5 or higher.
Donn Mershon of Altus; David Dawkins and Robert Hill, both of Bella Vista; Katie Matthews, Whitney Patton and Celsey Swinney, all of Bentonville; Audrey Fleming of Charleston; Brittney Avaritt of Clarksville; Lindsey Carl and Tyler Davis, both of Fayetteville; Francisco Bautista, Nathanial Corrons, Pablo Centeno, Selena Gordon and Hayden Depriest, all of Fort Smith; Nicholas Engel of Green Forest; Samuel Baker of Holiday Island; Veronica Jones and Klara Hutchinson, both of Huntsville; Amelia Vaughn of Lowell; Nalee Vang of New Blaine; Emmalynn LaRue of Paris; Dalton Harwell of Pea Ridge; Jasmine Wilhelm of Ratcliff; Kaye Pafford, Willow Moyer and Akayla Brazelton, all of Rogers; Cory Wood, Caitlin Craft, Ashley Hidalgo, Christopher Church, Talia Lambert, Jonathan McClain, Lelia Rosenkrans and Evan Alden, all of Springdale; Brittney Yeamons of Van Buren; Hayley Winn of Western Grove.
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK
Makell Swinney of Fort Smith was among a group of 20 University of Arkansas at Little Rock students to attend the Bilateral Model Arab League conference Feb. 16-18 at the University of Houston-Clear Lake.
The Model Arab League is a student leadership development program created by the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations. It is a simulation of an international organization, the League of Arab States, which represents 22 countries. The students got a chance to put their diplomatic skills to use as they had a special meeting with Deputy Vice Consul General of Qatar Ahmad Al Jufairi at the Qatar Consulate.
WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY
The following local students have received their online degrees from Western Governors University, based in Salt Lake City.
Bryan Aguiar of Lowell, master of science in data analytics degree; Jaclyn Johnson of Springdale, master of science in nursing — education; Holly Searcy of Springdale, bachelor of science in health informatics; Quincy Dye of Springdale, master of science in nursing — leadership and management; Jason McMullen of Springdale, master of arts in mathematics secondary education; Tammy Grigg of Farmington, master of science in accounting; Hannah Flannigan of Fayetteville, master of business administration in health care management; Alison Knox of Fayetteville, bachelor of science in nursing; Alice Carpenter of Fayetteville, bachelor of science in nursing; Ryan Tidwell of Fayetteville, bachelor of science in nursing; Quincy Dye of Springdale, master of science in nursing — leadership and management; Jason McMullen of Springdale, master of arts in mathematics secondary education degree; Patricia Daniello of West Fork, bachelor of science in nursing; Paulette Sigulinsky of West Fork, bachelor of science in nursing.
ST. OLAF COLLEGE
Ruby Erickson of Fayetteville has been named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., with a grade-point average of 3.75 or higher.
OUACHITA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Two local students attending Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia were named finalists at the 2018 Arkansas National Association of Teachers of Singing recently at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway.
Students are judged by NATS members from other educational institutions and private studios and receive written critiques on their performances, focusing on musicianship, artistry, expression and other factors.
To prepare for the competition, students met weekly with their voice instructors to receive guidance on their repertoire selections, performance practices and vocal techniques.
Local finalists included Cedar Valdez of Garfield, a sophomore musical theater major, third place in the lower college music theater men’s division; Zach Myers of Greenwood, a junior musical theater major, first place in the upper college music theater men’s division.
Local semifinalists included Sophie Chiocco of Bella Vista, a freshman musical theater major, semifinalist in the lower college music theater women’s division; Emma Pitts of Clarksville, a junior music education major, semifinalist in the sophomore women’s and lower college music theater women’s divisions; Alex Marrin of Greenwood, a sophomore musical theater major, semifinalist in the lower college music theater men’s division; Cody Walls of Van Buren, a senior musical theater major, semifinalist in the junior men’s and upper college music theater men’s divisions.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
A number of local students at the University of Kansas in Lawrence were named to the fall 2017 honor rolls, meeting requirements of their colleges of study.
They include Stephanie Michel, Bella Vista, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences; Hollyanna Mathews, Bentonville, School of the Arts; Alexandra Pecoraro, Bentonville, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences; Paul Ramm, Bentonville, School of the Arts; Mary Grace Heil, Fayetteville, School of Architecture & Design; Collin Pilkington, Fayetteville, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences; Lauren Frederick, Fort Smith, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences; Sarah Anderson, Lowell, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences; Katelyn Forbis, Rogers, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences; Lisa Lauschke, Rogers, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences; Mollie Martin, Rogers, School of Journalism; Alex Olsen, Rogers, School of the Arts; Zachary Raphael, Rogers, School of Pharmacy; Jordan Rodriguez, Rogers, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences; Holly Schwarz, Rogers, School of Business and College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.
COLGATE UNIVERSITY
Mason Jones of Holiday Island earned the fall 2017 dean’s award with distinction at Colgate University in Madison County, N.Y., with a grade-point average of 3.6 or higher.