Arkansas Alumni Association Awards First Class of Seniors of Significance
The 2015 Seniors of Significance were honored during a reception at the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House.
The Arkansas Alumni Association honored its first class of Seniors of Significance during a reception at the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House on Jan. 31. Seventy-one graduating seniors, commemorating the university’s founding date of 1871, were recognized as well as their faculty or staff mentor.
The 71 students were selected from 400 nominations and represent each University of Arkansas undergraduate academic college, 11 states and two countries. These are exceptional seniors who combine academic achievement, leadership skills and substantial extracurricular campus and/or community activities
This year celebrates the 50th year of honoring a senior male and female undergraduate through the Senior Honor Citation program, as well as the re-established Razorback Classics program. Students selected as Seniors of Significance have the opportunity to update their application in the 2015 spring semester to be further considered for these awards. During the reception, the Seniors of Significance received a special honor cord to wear during graduation.
The 2015 Seniors of Significance include:
- DeShaun Artis, Magnolia
- Brooke Atwell, Rogers
- Lindsey Bach, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Cameron Boyland, Little Rock
- Sean Bryant, Greenwood
- John Carradini, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Amy Cosgrove, Prairie Village, Kansas
- Christina Crowder, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Samantha Cusumano, Kansas City, Missouri
- Nicole Daniels, Wichita, Kansas
- Alison Davila, Lee’s Summit, Missouri
- Gina Densmore, Cabot
- Sydney Dickson, Joplin, Missouri
- Quan Feng, Guangdong, China
- Donna Freeman, Van Buren
- William French, Hot Springs
- Kelsey Furr, Van Buren
- Grace Gandy, Dallas, Texas
- Ayana Gray, Atlanta, Georgia
- Kyle “Ranger” Guillory, Hot Springs
- William Hanson, Flower Mound, Texas
- Rocky Hedrick, Greenbrier
- Madeline Henson, Fort Smith
- Grace Heymsfield, Elkins
- Kristen Holmes, Turrell
- Nathan Hopper, Benton
- Kelly Hudnall, Rogers
- Qili “Lily” Jin, Austin, Texas
- Morgan Johnson, Springdale
- Braylon Junior, Little Rock
- Alicia Kauffman, Hope
- Julia Kucherich, York, Pennsylvania
- Elizabeth Kyle, Bentonville
- Kali Lantefield, Leawood, Kansas
- Robert Lee, West Fork
- Thanh Le, Fort Smith
- Micy Liu, Yongzhou, China
- Andrea Love, Fayetteville
- Shaquille Lowe, Reed
- Aneeka Majid, Fayetteville
- Padmavathy Manavazhahan, Rogers
- Taylor Martin, Tontitown
- Jennifer McArthur-Diehl, Marshfield, Missouri
- Lauren McFalls, Fayetteville
- Daniel McFarland, Keithville, Louisiana
- Phillip Meek, Fort Smith
- Monica Miller, Little Rock
- Rebecca Moix, Conway
- Amy Moorehead, Little Rock
- Sandi Morris, Greenville, South Carolina
- Louis “Marty” Murad, Dallas, Texas
- Samantha Nutter, Katy, Texas
- Casey O’Grady, Orlando, Florida
- Margaret Power, Bentonville
- Lindsey Roe, Rogers
- Mallori Sando, Highland Village, Texas
- Cicely Shannon, Texarkana, Arkansas
- Mohammad Siddiqui, Little Rock
- Mallory Smith, Kansas City, Missouri
- Hannah Smith, Tyler, Texas
- Riley Snell, Jonesboro
- DeAnna Snyder, Wynne
- Jordan Sooter, Bentonville
- Nicole Soulsby, Little Rock
- Sean Stewart, Georgetown, Texas
- Hunter Waddell, Shreveport, Louisiana
- Matthew Watters, Arkadelphia
- Desmond Webb, Little Rock
- Amy West, Westcliff, Colorado
- Kelly Williams, Fort Smith
- Mike Wyse, Flower Mound, Texas
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Contacts
Tammy Tucker, director of communications
Arkansas Alumni Association
575-6390,
twtucker@uark.edu
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