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Top students from 42 academic programs at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith were given accolades for their work, earning Academic Excellence Awards from the university. Each year the Academic Excellence Awards honor students who have shown exceptional dedication in the classroom as nominated by UAFS faculty members.

Recipients of the 2020 awards and their fields of study are:

Alma: Michael J Dahlem II, computer graphic technology; Kallie Dean, elementary education K-6.

Arkadelphia: Christopher L. Brown, applied science.

Barling: Karman Biggs, biology.

Booneville: Alyssa Michelle Adair, nursing (BSN); Bailie Murphy, business administration; Alexa Taylor, marketing; Riley Nicole Taylor, psychology.

Eureka Springs: Corinna Campbell-Green, social work.

Fort Smith: Tristan Makalah Harris, rhetoric and writing; Daniella Andrea Infante, Spanish; Stephanie Jurczyk, international business; Jennie Vansana Keohacksa, electrical engineering technology;

Zabdiel Montes Natividad, music education, instrumental; Golden Mulkey, English with teacher licensure 7-12; Patricia Hurtado Perez, mathematics with teacher licensure 7-12; Chris Willhite, office management technology; Courtney Yandell, imaging sciences.

Greenwood: Sheldon Vargas, finance; Taylor Daggett, graphic design; Rachel Wilbanks, history with social studies teacher licensure 7-12.

Judsonia: Letty Perez, surgical technology.

Mena: Kole A. Birtcher, electrical engineering; Michael Aaron Smith, chemistry.

Muldrow: Jordan M. Hardwick, history.

Paris: Shirley Jones, organizational leadership.

Pea Ridge: Kristin Middleton, biology with teacher licensure.

Pearcy: Meghan McDaniel, mathematics.

Pocola, Okla.: Paige Lokey, theatre.

Sallisaw, Okla.: Jacen Williams, information technology.

Siloam Springs: Jonathan Richard Haggard, studio art.

Spring Hill: Connie Worbington, workforce leadership.

Van Buren: Jake D. Ball, electronics technology; Joshua Coombes, political science; Kelly R. Hardy, radiography; Brandon L. Loukota, mechanical engineering; Dalton Gage Norris, accounting; Gabriel Priddy, animation technology.

West Fork: Mary Elizabeth Andrews, dental hygiene.