President Ellis Arnold '79 and Joe Coker '21, winner of the President's Medal; photo by Nelson Chenault
CONWAY, Ark. (April 29, 2021) 鈥 黑料不打烊 students received honors for outstanding academic achievement, citizenship, and service today at the 2021 Honors Day Convocation. The ceremony was held in the Wellness and Athletics Center with limited attendance and other COVID-19 health and
safety protocols.听
鈥淭his is a joyful day for the College, as we recognize the accomplishments and contributions of so many members of our community,鈥 said 黑料不打烊 President Ellis Arnold. 鈥淭he academic, co-curricular, and extracurricular achievements recognized today grow from our historic
mission to develop the whole person and our reputation for excellence.鈥
Joe Coker, a senior physics major from Conway, Arkansas, is the recipient of the 2021 President鈥檚 Medal, which is presented each year to the graduating student who best exemplifies the highest ideals of the College. Criteria include excellence in scholarship, outstanding citizenship,
and service to the community. Each year鈥檚 recipient of the President鈥檚 Medal is named by the President of the College upon the recommendation of a nomination group.
Coker plans to attend graduate school at Portland State University to study mechanical engineering. He is the son of Keith 鈥87 and Sarah Meriwether Coker 鈥88, and the grandson of former 黑料不打烊 professor Robert 鈥淏ob鈥 Meriwether 鈥49.
Prior to the departmental academic awards, 黑料不打烊 Provost Dr. Terri Bonebright presented three awards to faculty members.
Biology professor Dr. Jennifer Dearolf received the Carole Herrick Award for Excellence in Academic Advising, which recognizes high-quality academic advising, including contributions in advising that help students formulate and achieve their intellectual, career, and personal goals.
Anthropology professor Dr. Anne Goldberg received the Dr. Dionne Bennett Jackson Prize for Diversity and Inclusion, which recognizes and rewards one faculty or staff member for their demonstrated contributions to cultivating and nurturing a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming campus community.
English professor Dr. Toni Jaudon received the 2020-2021 United Methodist Church Exemplary Teaching Award, which recognizes a faculty member who demonstrates excellence in teaching; civility and concern for students and colleagues; commitment to value-centered
education; and service to students, the institution, and community.
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Departmental
Academic Award Recipients
Art听听听听听听
- Greta Kresse 鈥 Service to the Department, Graduating with Distinction听听听听
- Michaela Thaibinh 鈥 Don and Camilla Marr Endowed Art Scholarship听听听听听听听听听听
- Arthur Trickett-Wile 鈥 Service to the Department, Graduating with Distinction 听 听 听 听 听 听
Biochemistry/Molecular
Biology听听听
- Finn Beruldsen 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听
- Danielle Dilday 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听
- Karen Morris 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听
- Kevin Nguyen 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听
- Savannah Wiegel 鈥 Bruce W. Haggard Award, Graduating with Distinction听听听
- Tristan Wiles 鈥 Graduating with Distinction 听 听 听听
Biology听听听听听听听听听听
- Emily Baldwin 鈥 Earle A. Spessard Biology Award, Graduating with Distinction
- Alex Heringer 鈥 Graduating with Distinction 听听听听听
- Eric Horan 鈥 Albert M. Raymond AED Award听
- Vaneeza Mukhtar 鈥 Keith Sutton Award, Graduating with Distinction
- Nicolas Nahas 鈥 Johnson Biology Award, Graduating with Distinction
- Krishna Patel 鈥 Dr. G. Thomas Clark Biology Award, Graduating with Distinction听
Biology/Health
Science听听听听听听
- Drew Dundee 鈥 Jim Kelly Award, Graduating with Distinction听听听听
- Leylah Esmail 鈥 Graduating with Distinction
- Jackie Greenwell 鈥 Graduating with Distinction
- Blake Hinton 鈥 Graduating with Distinction
- Brooke Lowry 鈥 Graduating with Distinction
- Anna McCreight 鈥 Graduating with Distinction
- MaKenzie Presley 鈥 Graduating with Distinction
- Brent Strunk 鈥 Graduating with Distinction
- Christy Tran 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听
Chemistry听听听听听听
- Tucker Andrews 鈥 Physical Chemistry Award, Graduating with Distinction听
- Finn Beruldsen 鈥 Organic Chemistry Award听
- Colin Bridges 鈥 Analytical Chemistry Award听
- Kaleigh Coker 鈥 John E. Stuckey Award in First Year Chemistry
- Martin Dyer 鈥 John E. Stuckey Award in First Year Chemistry
- Miles Johnson 鈥 McHenry Chemistry Award, Graduating with Distinction听听听
- Madelyn Klinkerman 鈥 ACS Inorganic Chemistry Award, McHenry Chemistry Award, Graduating with Distinction
- Kameron Molloy 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听
- Rebecca Parham 鈥 American Institute of Chemists Award, McHenry Chemistry Award, Graduating with Distinction
- Isa Trevino 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听听听听听听
- Ramy Yousef 鈥 Robert W. Schidler Chemistry Award听听听听听听听听
- Connie Zhang 鈥 Teague Service Award 听 听 听 听 听 听
Classics听听听听听听听听听听
- Morgan Akers 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听
- Kyle Rutherford 鈥 Graduating with Distinction 听 听 听听
Economics and
Business听听听听
- Romee Blokland 鈥 Graduating with Distinction 听听听听听
- Joshua Cole 鈥 E.W. Martin Memorial Accounting Award, Graduating with Distinction
- Nathan Evans 鈥 Frank Dicken McAlister Memorial Scholarship听
- Carl Fitch 鈥 James C. Pruden Memorial Scholarship听听听听听
- Hayley Haden 鈥 Mosley Economics and Business Award听听听听听听听听听听
- Russell Jackson 鈥 Graduating with Distinction 听听听听听
- Levi Jones 鈥 Graduating with Distinction 听听听听听听听听听听听
- Zoe Kobriger 鈥 Graduating with Distinction 听听听听听
- John Medick 鈥 Graduating with Distinction
- Ivy Monroe 鈥 E.W. Martin Memorial Accounting Award, Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听
- Josh Neuman 鈥 Graduating with Distinction 听听听听听
- Emily Stockalper 鈥 Eloise W. Raymond Masters Award
- Ben Zeidman 鈥 Graduating with Distinction 听 听 听听
English听听听听听听听听听听
- Lily Bay 鈥 Isaac Andrew Campbell Memorial Prize
- Sarah Brady 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听听听听听听
- Zelda Engeler-Young 鈥 McCuistion English Prize, Kenneth Story Best Senior Thesis Award, Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听听听听听听
- Maia Henderson 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听
- Quinn Johnson 鈥 Isaac Andrew Campbell Memorial Prize, McCuistion English Prize, Graduating with Distinction听听听听
- Rebecca Jolley 鈥 Kenneth Story Best Senior Thesis Award Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听
- MiKayla Millard 鈥 Kenneth Story Best Senior Thesis Award, Graduating with Distinction
- Sophie O鈥橰eilly 鈥 Robert L. Campbell-Walter A. Moffatt Award听听听听听听听听
- Sophia Stolkey 鈥 Robert L. Campbell-Walter A. Moffatt Award听听听听听听听听
- Connie Zhang 鈥 Graduating with Distinction 听 听 听听
Environmental
Studies听听听听听听听听
- Bethanie Gourley 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听
- Peyton Hall 鈥 Graduating with Distinction 听 听 听 听 听 听
French听听听听听听听听听听听
- Cassidy Favorite 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听
- Alyssa Jones 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听
- Olivia Kelley 鈥 Graduating with Distinction 听 听 听听
History听听听听听听听听听听
- Michael Burchfield 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听
- George Burson 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听
- Rachel Chenault 鈥 Richard B. Yates Prize, Graduating with Distinction
- Mykala Delk 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听
- Hannah Diggs 鈥 Larson Prize听听听听听听听听听听听
- Cooper Grimes 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听
- Elizabeth Jones 鈥 James Jennings Prize, Graduating with Distinction听听听听
- Rachel Koch 鈥 Richard B. Yates Prize, Graduating with Distinction 听听
Interdisciplinary
Studies听听听听听听
- Max Applegate 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听
- Roth Coats 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听听听听听听
- Ashlynn Fuccello 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听
- Hayley Haden 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听
- Quinn Johnson 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听
- Rebecca Jolley 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听
- Kailey Miller听鈥 Graduating with Distinction
- Olivia Moore 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听
Mathematics
and Computer Science听听听听听听听听听听
- Emily Freeman 鈥 Parker Undergraduate Research Award听听听听听听听听听听
- Jack Lester 鈥 Parker Undergraduate Research Award, Graduating with Distinction 听
- Cameron Minor 鈥 Hogan Mathematics Prize, Graduating with Distinction
- Innocent Nsabimana 鈥 Robert Eslinger Computer Science Award, Graduating with Distinction 听
- Eric Pinter 鈥 Hogan Mathematics Prize, Robert Eslinger C.S. Award, Graduating with Distinction 听听听听听听听听听 听
- David Pojunas 鈥 Graduating with Distinction
- Thanaphat Seeboonruang 鈥 McHenry-Lane Mathematics Award听听听听听听听
- Kevin Trickey 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听
Music听
- Halie Booth听鈥斕齊obert McGill Endowed Scholarship
- Somi Mathews 鈥 黑料不打烊 Chamber Orchestra Award听听听听听
- MiKayla Millard 鈥 Ashley R. Coffman Wind Ensemble Award听听听听听听听听听听听
- Rosemarie Ochoa 鈥 黑料不打烊 Choir Student Recognition Award, Graduating with Distinction in Music 听 听 听 听
Neuroscience
- Allison Long 鈥 Graduating with Distinction
- Kristen North 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听
Philosophy听听听听
- Lydia Sullinger 鈥 Robert G. Shoemaker Award
Physics听听听听听听听听听听
- Jeremy Choh 鈥 Joe G. Robbins Physics Award听
- Joe Coker 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听听听听听听
- Ivan Midtbust Heger 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听
- Kevin Trickey 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听
- Mayra Velazquez 鈥 Joe G. Robbins Physics Award 听 听 听 听 听 听听
Politics and
International Relations听听听听听听听听听听听
- Matthew Haley 鈥 John A. Ziegler Law Award, Graduating with Distinction 听听
- Olivia Kelley 鈥 Graduating with Distinction
- Bailey Lindsey 鈥 William C. Buthman Prize in Politics, Graduating with Distinction
- Monica Martinez 鈥 Brandon Matthew Ryan Scholarship 听听听听听听听
- Kavi Modi 鈥 John A. Ziegler Law Award, Graduating with Distinction
- Lauren Porter 鈥 William C. Buthman Prize in Politics, Graduating with Distinction
- Aubrey Wasden 鈥 Ian T. King Prize in International Relations, Graduating with Distinction
Psychology听听听听
- Aleeya Cain 鈥 Graduating with Distinction 听听听听听听听听听听听
- Hayley Chunn 鈥 Margaret E. Fitch Award, Graduating with Distinction听听听听
- Abygail Jewell 鈥 Graduating with Distinction 听听听听听
- Loren Marshall 鈥 Graduating with Distinction 听听听听听
- Abby Nathan 鈥 Margaret E. Fitch Award, Graduating with Distinction听听听听
- Kristen North 鈥 Graduating with Distinction 听听听听听
- Olivia Reames 鈥 Graduating with Distinction 听听听听听
- Jackson Sims 鈥 Graduating with Distinction 听听听听听
- Andrea Stitt 鈥 Graduating with Distinction 听听听听听听听听听听听
- Hali Wilder 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听
Religious
Studies听听听听听听
- Lexie Burleson 鈥 Graduating with Distinction 听
- Jackie Greenwell 鈥 Moore Religion Award, Graduating with Distinction 听
- Grace Rogers 鈥 Moore Religion Award, Graduating with Distinction 听
Sociology/Anthropology听听听听听
- Jazmine Denney 鈥 Ferris C. Baker Sociology Award, Graduating with Distinction
- Mallory Magruder 鈥 Juanita D. Sandford Social Justice Award, Graduating with Distinction
- Dana Pumphrey 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听
Spanish听听听听听听听听听听
- Kirstyn Baker 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听
- Danielle Bootz 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听
- Peyton Hall 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听听听听听听
- Eric Horan 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听听听听听听
- Madelyn Klinkerman 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听
- MiKayla Millard 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听
- Rosemarie Ochoa 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听
- Maranda Pouncy 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听
- Isa Trevino 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听听听听听听
- Hunter Trussell 鈥 Graduating with Distinction 听 听 听听
Theatre Arts
and Dance听听听听听听
- Britani Campbell-Nowlin 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听听听听听
- Danielle Carney 鈥 Graduating with Distinction听听听听听听
- Peter Grant 鈥 Rosemary E. Henenberg Scholarship听听听听听
- Shaundraya Jackson 鈥 Dr. And Mrs. F. Marion Tolleson Prize
- Cole McVay 鈥 Vivian Hill Drama Award, Graduating with Distinction听听听听
- R Petelle 鈥 Ella Myrl Shanks Scholarship听听听听听听听听听听听
- Jadyn Stewart 鈥 Graham-Duncan Award听听听听听听听听听听听
- Bailey Wooldridge 鈥 Dr. And Mrs. F. Marion Tolleson Prize听
Other
Awards
Fullbright
U.S. Student Program听听听听
Graduating
with Distinction in Odyssey听听听听
- Gwen Boone
- Natalie Carter
- Brittany Chue
- Haley Chunn
- Jackie Greenwell
- Alyssa Jones
- Elizabeth Jones
- Madelyn Klinkerman
- MiKayla Millard
- Kailey Miller
- Ivy Monroe
- Rebecca Parham
- Lauren Porter
- Grace Rogers
- Aubrey Wasden
- Savannah Wiegel听
Murphy
Scholars in Literature and Language 2021 Graduates
- Morgan Anne Akers
- Kirstyn Elizabeth Baker
- Sarah E. Brady
- Amy Cabrera
- Danielle Nicole Carney
- Natalie Brooke Burgess Carter
- Brittany Frances Chue
- Jazmine Marie Denney
- Danielle Elizabeth Dilday
- Zelda Mars Engeler-Young
- Maia Ivory-Stean Henderson
- Quinn Carver Johnson
- Madelyn Ann Klinkerman
- Mallory Magruder
- Kailey Genevieve Miller
- Rosemarie Ochoa
- Maranda N. Pouncy
- Portia Risa Ren茅e
- Jackson Thomas Sims
- Lydia K. Sullinger
- Lydia C. Weidman
- Savannah Jo Wiegel
National
Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Phi Beta Kappa听听听听听听听听
- Finn Beruldsen
- Danielle Bootz
- Britani Campbell-Nowlin
- Drew Dundee
- Zelda Engeler-Young
- Ashlynn Fuccello
- Matthew Hayley
- Madelyn Klinkerman
- Rachel Koch
- Aaron Lombardi
- Ra Lummus
- Ivan Midtbust Heger
- MiKayla Millard
- Kailey Miller
- Ivy Monroe
- Abby Nathan
- Kevin Nguyen
- Rosemarie Ochoa
- Rebecca Parham
- Eric Pinter
- Jackson Sims
- Arthur Trickett-Wile
- Hunter Trussell
- Aubrey Wasden
- Lydia Weidman
- Savannah Wiegel
- Tristian Wiles
Student
Organization Awards听听听听听听听听听
- Gifty Agana 鈥 Alice Hines Award for Excellence in Multicultural Leadership and Service, Student Organization of the Year (Student Senate)
- Max Applegate 鈥 Sustainability Fund Service Award听
- Zeihkia Byrd 鈥 Quiet Leader Award听
- Finn Beruldsen 鈥 Student Impact Award听听听听听听听听听听听
- Amy Cabrera 鈥 Alice Hines Award for Excellence in Multicultural Leadership and Service, Student Impact Award听听听听听听听听听听听
- Roth Coats 鈥 Ellis Arnold Award for Outstanding Campus Leadership
- Eric Horan 鈥 Quiet Leader Award
- Olivia Kelley 鈥 Dr. I.L. Claude Jr. International Studies Award听
- Bailey Lindsey (Student Senate) 鈥 Student Organization of the Year 听
- Katie McNamara 鈥 Mary Melekian Richardson Award 听
- Mikayla Millard 鈥 Danny Powell Service Leadership Award听
- Kavi Modi (Student Senate) 鈥 Student Organization of the Year听听听听听听听听
- Abigail Nathan 鈥 Student Impact Award听听听听听听听听听听听
- Rebecca Parham 鈥 Quiet Leader Award
- Trey Smith 鈥 Matt L. Ellis Volunteer of the Year Award 听 听 听 听 听 听
Thomas J.
Watson Fellowship听听听听听听听听
About 黑料不打烊
A private liberal arts college in Conway, Arkansas, 黑料不打烊 consistently earns recognition as one of the country鈥檚 leading liberal arts institutions, and is featured in Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change
the Way You Think About Colleges.Its academic quality and rigor, innovation, and value have established 黑料不打烊 as a fixture in numerous college guides, lists, and rankings. Founded in 1876, 黑料不打烊 has been affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884. To
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