EDUCATION NEWS
SCHOLARSHIPS
Luke Fatheree and Carlee Phillips recently received monetary awards from Texarkana Mason ic Lodge 341. Fatheree rece ived the Oscar N. Brooks Memorial Scholarship, and Phillips rece ived the Claude J. Collins Memorial Scholarship. Each award is $500.
HONORS
Jessica Tate of Nashville, Ark., is one of eight University of Arkansas-Little Rock students who went to Washington, D.C., after winning an essay contest to promote knowledge of AfricanAmerican history. In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Black History Month, the Joel E. Anderson Institute on Race and Ethnicity held an essay contest in February in which students answered the question, “Why does the United States need a National Museum of African American History and Culture?”
The winners received a trip to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The facility is the only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African-American life, history and culture. To date, the museum has collected more than 36,000 artifacts.
During the weekend of June 2-4, Anderson Institute Director John Kirk and the students traveled to the nation’s capital to visit the museum, the White House, the National Mall and other sites. The group also met with Dr. Adjoa Aiyetoro, former director of the Anderson Institute and a retired UA-Little Rock law professor.
The University of Arkansas-Fort Smith recenly announced the Spring 2017 Dean’s List. Area students named to the list include: Ashdown, Ark.— Jacie Jackson De Queen, Ark.— Suguey Martinez Mount Pleasant, Texas— Lynnette Bray Texarkana— Susan Smith
The University of Alabama recently announced the Spring 2017 President’s List. Megan J. McCorkle of Texarkana, Texas, was named to the list.
Tyler Junior College recently announce the Spring 2017 President’s and Dean’s lists. Area students named to the lists include: President’s List
Mount Pleasant, Texas— Luis Medina, Jessica Ramirez, Justin Wood New Boston, Texas— Alyicia Humphrey Dean’s List Hughes Springs, Texas— Blake Sullivan Linden, Texas— Dennis Nunn Mount Pleasant, Texas— Arizbeth Alvarez, Madai Ruiz