FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 11, 2022
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Collin Callaway, Senior Policy Director
Arkansas Community Colleges
Cell: 501-554-2146
HOT SPRINGS (October 11, 2022) – Winners of the Academic All-Star Scholarships were announced today in Hot Springs at the Arkansas Community Colleges annual conference (ACC).
Governor Asa Hutchinson presented the keynote address at a brunch honoring the 22 student scholarship winners. The students were awarded a full-tuition transfer scholarship to any Arkansas public, four-year university to complete their bachelor’s degree. The combined total for the scholarships are estimated to be more than $500,000.
“These scholarships will enable our highest-achieving students to reach for their dreams at any of Arkansas’s public, four-year universities,” said Andrea Henderson, ACC Executive Director. “Many of these students are not only working hard to maintain excellent grades but are also adding jobs and parenthood to their list of responsibilities, which makes their accomplishments even more impressive. These students deserve our recognition, and these scholarships are a fantastic way to help them achieve their goals.”
Each of the 22 public two-year colleges names one student as an “Academic All-Star.” These students maintain a cumulative grade point average of no less than 3.25 out of a possible 4.0 and are outstanding campus and community leaders.
The 22 member institutions of ACC, located throughout the state, serve more than 60,000 Arkansans per year through educational programs, technical training, continuing education, and customized workforce training for today’s businesses and industries.
Here are the Academic All-Stars and their respective colleges:
Arkansas Northeastern College
Maddie Treece
Arkansas State University Beebe
Steven Winchell
Arkansas State University Mid-South
Jayden McNair
Arkansas State University Mountain Home
Elsie Clark
Arkansas State University Newport
Dustin Mars
Arkansas State University Three Rivers
Kevin Nard
Black River Technical College
Kimberly Stokes
East Arkansas Community College
Megan Sullivan
National Park College
Tyanna Lindsey
North Arkansas College
Marie Kershaw
Northwest Arkansas Community College
Lizbeth Cenobio
Ozarka College
Sarah Kirby
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas
Ashlynne Jenkins
South Arkansas Community College
SaKiya Gill
Southeast Arkansas College
Verdia Mays
Southern Arkansas University Tech
Brooke Avant
University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville
Samantha Wilson
University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton
April Brown
University of Arkansas Cossatot
McKenzie Simpson
University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana
Allison Bonner
University of Arkansas Pulaski Technical College
Chacall D Charles
University of Arkansas Rich Mountain
Mary Kate Duncan
