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Ouachita Baptist University has named more than 350 students to its Spring 2022 Dean’s List.

To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must compile a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.9 and be classified as a full-time student, with a minimum of 12 academic hours and have no incomplete or failing grade for the semester.

Ouachita Baptist University, a private liberal arts university, is in its 136^th year as a Christ-centered learning community and is ranked the No. 2 “Regional College in the South” by “U.S. News & World Report.” In Fall 2021, Ouachita recorded its highest enrollment in 55 years and its highest-ever four-year graduation rate for the class of 2021. Learn more about the university’s highly personal approach, reflected in a student/faculty ratio of 13:1, at www.obu.edu.

The following students are included in the Dean’s List and are listed in order of hometown:

Alexander, Ark.—Madison Draper, Mikaela Monahan, Parker Nelson, Sarah Titus

Allen, Texas—Makeilah Turner

Anna, Texas—Jaime Mayo

Arkadelphia, Ark.—Cabb Batson, Brynn Clark, Sam Coventry, Keaton Goodrum, Hannah More

Arlington, Tenn.—Joseph Webb

Augusta, Ark.—Andrew Grisham

Austin, Ark.—Sydney Bufford, Peyton Floyd

Austin, Texas—Marion Webb

Bartlett, Tenn.—Sophia Cunningham

Batesville, Ark.—Katelyn Langston

Bauxite, Ark.—Hunter Gautreaux

Beaumont, Texas—Carley Ho

Beebe, Ark.—Kenzie Burks, Maryann Rettig

Bella Vista, Ark.—Allison Martin, Baylie Slone

Benton, Ark.—Brett Barbaree, Alyssa Beggs, Madison Crow, Sydney Donaldson, Brodie Horton, Cloe Humphry, Abbey Inman, Ashton Inman, Annika Jostad, Max Kenyan, Karlee Kindy, Laci Larsen, Jenna McGraw, AubrieKate Moseley, Bailey Redden, Kaleigh Thomas, Veronica West

Bentonville, Ark.—Cody Kehmeier, Andrew Laney, Hunter Swoboda

Bernice, La.—Trace Morrow

Bismarck, Ark.—Thomas Short

Bolivar, Mo.—MacKenzie Hall

Bossier City, La.—Caroline Jurkovich

Bradford, Tenn.—Cole McCartney

Bryant, Ark.—Katelin Cotton, Payton Lee, Lacey Lewellen

Cabot, Ark.—Olivia Eggleston, Jake Emmons, Kensley Flynn, Kelsie Lawhon, Heidi Mathes

Camden, Ark.—Katye Leggett, Grace Tidwell, Noah Worley

Canton, Ohio—Malea Borland

Carencro, La.—Grace Sharon

Carrollton, Texas—Maggie Goff, Ethan Marshall

Casscoe, Ark.—Makena Munger

Cave Springs, Ark.—Brooklyn Hester

Celeste, Texas—Jessi Bennett

Centerton, Ark.—Madeline McKay

Charleston, Ark.—Dalton Curtis

Chester, Va.—Georgia Wilder

College Station, Texas—Jade Ashley

Columbia, Mo.—Elise Henderson

Conroe, Texas—Alex Thyes

Conway, Ark.—Abigail Morris, Isaac Crow, Anna Johnson, Lauren Kinley, K.D. Smith, Savannah Spradlin, Kamy Treat, Barrett Troup, Caroline Worthen

Coppell, Texas—Jenae Wilson

Crawford, Texas—Anderson Fulton

Cypress, Texas—Erin Strautman

Dallas, Texas—Marshall Prather

De Kalb, Texas—Whitt Sparks

Decatur, Texas—Luke House

Deerfield, Ill.—Emma Firestone

Delight, Ark.—Landen Hill, Tristan Humphry

Denton, Texas—Benjamin Highsmith

Dewitt, Ark.—Jessalyn Ahrens

Durham, N.C.—Grace Avery

El Dorado, Ark.—Madilyn Bonsall, Madison Jackson, Jana Milam

England, Ark.—Shelby Cheek

Erbil, Iraq—Sabaoot Esho

Fairfield, Mont.—Jared Smith

Fairview, Texas—Micah Martin

Farmington, Ark.—Allee Lipford

Fayetteville, Ark.—Addyson Cassell, Nathan Costner, Connor Flannigan, Caleb Gumm, Nataly Nailling, Mary Madison Tolbert

Flower Mound, Texas—William Read

Forney, Texas—Dylan Bilbrey, Taylor Darland

Fort Smith, Ark.—Emily Bass, Riley Collins, Bennett Hasley, Kelley Hayes, Emma Mackey, Carter Wood

Fort Stockton, Texas—Taylor Hansard

Fort Worth, Texas—Matthew Bearden, Halle Jones, Lawson Sanders, Morris Tsuma

Frisco, Texas—Lauren Gaharan, Avery Howard, Lydia Medigovich

Garneton, Zambia—Able Kusaloka

Georgetown, Texas—Chloe Morse, Jackson Pickard

Giddings, Texas—Hope Pennington

Gilmer, Texas—Joshua Ray

Glenwood, Ark.—Kaylee Mitchell, Maddie Plyler

Grand Prairie, Texas—Clarisa Valenzuela

Greenbrier, Ark.—Carrie Jo Harville, Karlee Sutterfield

Greenland, Ark.—Faith Morgan

Greenville, Texas—Nicolas Hazlett

Greenwood, Ark.—Micah Belue, Taylor Koeth, Emma McCorkle

Gulfport, Miss.—Alaina Moore, Logan Moore

Harrison, Ark.—Chris McCuistion

Hartshorne, Okla.—Blake Tubbs

Heath, Texas—Gracee Drake

Hendersonville, Tenn.—Sabrina Cheek

Hope, Ark.—Matthew Lloyd, Jillian Woodruff

Hot Springs, Ark.—Bailey Case, Andrew Cox, Brandon Dyberg, Parker Madlock, Seth Poindexter, Ainsley Rottinghaus, Kyleigh Stevens, Aspen Thornton

Hot Springs Village, Ark.—Emily Hemund

Houston, Texas—Katelyn Brown

Huntsville, Ala.—Brooks Schrimsher

Idabel, Okla.—Karigan Clay

Jacksonville, Ark.—Andie Fletcher

Johannesburg, South Africa—Kelsey Bester

Jonesboro, Ark.—McKenzie Chavers, Kellen Church, Braden Crawley, Rachel Dunnam, Molly Maddox, Olivia Whitlatch

Junction City, Ark.—Terrell Gibson

Katy, Texas—Grace Hunter, Jake Norman

Keithville, La.—Jax Miller

Keller, Texas—Josh Case, Paris Morse

Kingsport, Tenn.—Isaac Lawson

La Rioja, Argentina—Fernando Docters Bosetti

Lampasas, Texas—Kyndal Moyer

Lawton, Okla.—Fernanda Valencia

Leander, Texas—Hayden Jackson, Hannah Smith

Lindale, Texas—Ashton Roots, Austin Roots, Sydni Watts

Little Rock, Ark.—Madeline Babb, Scarlet Bates, Carter Bierbaum, Abby Blankenship, Anna Breeding, Brooks Brown, Brianna Cantrell, Austynn Crocker, Austin Crook, Jane Ellen Dial, Clayton Fitzpatrick, Julianne Fletcher, Anna Katherine Green, Seth Hernandez, Brandon Holloway, Josiah Johnson, Davis Jordan, Andrew McDonald, Allie Mooney, Taylor Moran, Cody Pallen, Anna Marie Plastiras, Logan Robertson, Erica Stilwell, Chau Tran, Tom Tran, Franco Zuniga

Livingston, Texas—Charlie Fowler

Lone Star, Texas—Joshua Sutton

Longview, Texas—Izzi Breaux, Hannah Webber

Lonoke, Ark.—Micah Terry

Lucas, Texas—Sarah Collins, Rebecca Holiman

Mabelvale, Ark.—Thomas Brenton, Luke Wood

Magnolia, Ark.—Thomas Harrington

Magnolia, Texas—Brendan Watson

Malvern, Ark.—Destiny Diaz

Manila, Ark.—Vivian Pryor

Mansfield, Texas—Carina Chavarria, Jacob Lewis

Maumelle, Ark.—Amaya Hardin, Trevor Jones, Abby Moore, Ashton Price, Allie Sample, Natalie Thomas

McKinney, Texas—Tori Blum, Nick Ernest, Sydni Perry

Melissa, Texas—Bella Blankenship

Memphis, Tenn.—Tylar Haynes

Mena, Ark.—Zane Stephens

Midlothian, Texas—Lindsay Hachat

Monticello, Ark.—Ethan Elkins, Reece Gray

Buenos Aires, Argentina—Matias Parzajuk

Mount Pleasant, Ark.—Emma Rouse

Mount Pleasant, Texas—Nathan Scolaro

Mount Vernon, Texas—Heather Gray

Mountain Home, Ark.—Bella Bevel

Mountain Pine, Ark.—Joseph Benson

Murphy, Texas—Taylor Hamilton

Nacogdoches, Texas—Jacob Street, Trinity Tyre

Nashville, Ark.—Mea Heard, Mary Hannah McKnight

Nederland, Texas—Payne Barrow

New Caney, Texas—Payton Mixon

North Little Rock, Ark.—Taylor Barnhart, Emily Blair, Grace Rew, Makenzie Cresswell, Carly Hall, Caroline Richmond, Noah Warford

Oak Grove, La.—Cole Pennock

Oak Leaf, Texas—J.D. Scott

Oklahoma City, Okla.—Martha Kay Freeman

Owings, Md.—Trey Nichols

Paron, Ark.—Hannah Herrington

Pine Bluff, Ark.—Kristopher Garcia

Pineville, La.—Addie Robertson

Plano, Texas—Emma Anderson, Brock Wade

Ponder, Texas—Victoria Sprague

Port Bolivar, Texas—Callie Jourdan

Prattsville, Ark.—Elise Hicks

Princeton, Texas—Jaymee Dotson

Richardson, Texas—Erin Williams

Rison, Ark.—Jaelle Morrison, Emily Stover

Rockford, Ill.—Olivia Whitehead

Rockwall, Texas—Adrienne Brown, Holden Magee, Kate McCown, Madison Melcher

Rogers, Ark.—Hannah Coffman, Ben Inmon, Sean Rhodes

Roland, Ark.—Joe Baker, Emma Kelley, Parker Monk

Rosenberg, Texas—Sydney Delgado

Round Rock, Texas—Angel Medina

Royse City, Texas—Wyatt Ashlock

Russellville, Ark.—Jenna Biggers, Hannah Garner

Sachse, Texas—Parker Zucha

Saginaw, Texas—Sarah Woodward

Salado, Texas—Jaci McGregor

San Antonio, Texas—Connor Schorp

Searcy, Ark.—Jared Randall Beehn, Isabelle Holeyfield, Kristen Holeyfield, Anna Roussel, Matthew Stratton, Addie Woods

Senatobia, Miss.—Levi Dade

Serra, Spain—Carla Gallart Polo

Sheridan, Ark.—Jenna Barnes

Sherwood, Ark.—Brock Bivens, Emily Horn, Eli Jenkins, Lauren Lester, Meredith West

Shreveport, La.—Sam Vickers

Smackover, Ark.—Beau Burson

Sparkman, Ark.—Mary Beth White

Spring, Texas—Ashlyn Lynch, Lacy Ornelas

Spring Branch, Texas—Kiki Swanson

Springdale, Ark.—Caroline Johnson, Karla Montiel, Reagan Neal, Natalie Williams

Springfield, Mo.—Gage Hill

Stuttgart, Ark.—Meredith Medford

Sulphur Springs, Texas—Jackie Farrar

Sunnyvale, Texas—Sydney Ellason

Tegucigalpa, Honduras—Sebastian Bustillo

Texarkana, Texas—Dylan Rowlee, Jacob Thomas, Malley Wallace

Tontitown, Ark.—Hattie McDonald

Tull, Ark.—Matthew Mayfield

Tulsa, Okla.—Jaylon Otero

Tyler, Texas—Jaxon Rees

Van Alstyne, Texas—Madison Mosier

Van Buren, Ark.—Aidan Doss, Alexandra DuPree, Abby Lenzini, Tyler Parker

Victoria, Minn.—Will Green

Vilonia, Ark.—Laynie White

Walnut Ridge, Ark.—Cade Burris, Bailey Ellison

Washburn, Mo.—Zoe Jennings

Waxahachie, Texas—Jackson Carter, Hyland Alfonso

White Hall, Ark.—Michaelyn Ferrell

Wichita Falls, Texas—Hagan Sanchez

Willingboro, N.J.—Julie Phillips

Wylie, Texas—Mikaila Fatheree, Ashlyn Seibert, Grant Winger, Kailen Wright

Wynne, Ark.—Emily Langston, Lawson Lee, Joseph Osborne

Yellville, Ark.—Kylie Jo Kilgore

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