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Ouachita Baptist University has named more than 475 students to its President’s List for Fall 2024.

To be named to the President’s List, a student must compile a 4.0 grade point average and be classified as a full-time student, with a minimum of 12 academic hours and no incomplete or failing grades for the semester.

Ouachita Baptist University, a private liberal arts university, is in its 139^th year as a Christ-centered learning community and is ranked nationally by U.S. News & World Report. Ouachita continues to break enrollment records, reporting its highest headcount in 58 years during the Fall 2024 semester. Learn more about the university’s highly personal approach, reflected in a student/faculty ratio of 12:1, at www.obu.edu.

The following students, listed in order of hometown, are included in the President’s List:

Adelaide, Australia – Alice Kubler

Aledo, Texas – Jenna Austin

Alexander, Ark. – Ethan Grant, Sophie McFarland, Kennedy McGuire, Parker Nelson, Cynthia Saavedra, Elyse Smith, Sarah Wagner

Amarillo, Texas – Jacie Sellars

Amity, Ark. – Rachel Forsythe, Makenzie Grider

Arkadelphia, Ark. – Blaise Batson, Baylee Burson, Mallorie Carozza, GraceAnn Covington, Carson Craft, Anna Derby, Grace Elmore, Graham Greer, Lizzie Horton, Faith Howerton, Hope Howerton, Lizzie Jester, Sullivan Jones, Christian Kratz, Colson McKinney, Mason McKinney, Haley Robertson, Cate Turner, Kahlea Wilson

Arlington, Tenn. – Joseph Webb

Arlington, Texas – Emily Adams, Addi Durand

Aubrey, Texas – Isaiah Simpson

Augusta, Ark. – Andrew Grisham

Bartlett, Tenn. – Sophia Cunningham, Katelyn Watson

Batesville, Ark. – Eli Livingston

Bauxite, Ark. – Tuesday Melton, Maddie Grace Stacy

Bee Branch, Ark. – Marli Huddleston

Beebe, Ark. – Joey Babel, Maryann Rettig

Bella Vista, Ark. – Conner Jacobs

Belleville, Ill. – Kylie Kisgen

Benton, Ark. – Kayla Brown, Adam Burke, Morgan Calaway, Claire Cornwell, Abbey Cowgill, Addison Davis, Elly Edmondson,  Cole Giompoletti, Layten Goudy, Margaret Guerra, Mallorie Howard, Kiley James, Rett Jenkins, Erin Key, Jenna Malone, Abby McElhaney, Caleb Miller, Kayla Pickett, Krista Pickett, Ethan Shadwick, Paige Spicer, Kaleigh Statton, Raegan Swindle, Luke Tolbert, Grace Wells

Bentonville, Ark. – Emily Ormon, Olivia Phillips

Bernice, La. – Trace Morrow

Berryville, Ark. – Abby Thurman

Bismarck, Ark. – Hannah Moss

Blossom, Texas – Jameson Flatt

Bono, Ark. – Emery Cash

Booneville, Ark. – Dunn Daniel

Bossier City, La. – Caroline Jurkovich

Bridgeport, Texas – Valerie Barnthson

Brisbane, Australia – Yosua Lumbanradja

Bryant, Ark. – Lacey Lewellen, Eliza Parker

Bumpass, Va. – Aidan Perry

Cabot, Ark. – Alissa Gordon, Chloe Miller, Abe Owen

Camden, Ark. – Marissa Hearnsberger, MaKenna Holder

Canton, Texas – Rachel New

Carlisle, Ark. – Laken Golden

Carrollton, Ohio – Malea Borland

Carthage, Texas – Dallas Armstrong

Cash, Ark. – Lane Dunman

Celina, Texas – Brookelyn Babb, Ashlyn Vana, Madi Vana

Centerton, Ark. – Hope Faddis, Caleb Guthrie, Abby Moseley, Hallie Moseley, Lilly Moseley

Charleston, Ark. – Roy Hudson, Jillian Rachuy, Clay West

Clarksville, Ark. – Josh Engle

Clinton, Ark. – Russ Hensley

Cochabamba, Bolivia – Natalia Zamora

Cochrane, Canada – Stephen Nelson

Columbia, Mo. – Jack Hoien

Como, Miss. – Abbey Harrison

Conway, Ark. – Allie Bell, Chloe Caffey, Didi Christenson, Abigail Drennan, Lukas Garlow, Shamuel Gill, Grant Greenway, Yazi Greer, Avery Hart, Ethan Kailey, Audrey Kendrick, Emma McClurkin, Alyssa Rye, Avery Smith, Brayden Speer, Eli Stuart, Sam Stuart, Cade Swindle, Josh Tibbs, Kelcie Watson

Cortez, Colo. – Victoria Duran

Cove, Ark. – Cassidy Ashcraft

Crossett, Ark. – Angela Hibbard

Cypress, Texas – Zach Wigginton

Dallas, Texas – Jake Ayotte, James Savarese, Virginia Waterman

Dardanelle, Ark. – Thomas Lilley

De Kalb, Texas – Hayes Murphy

De Queen, Ark. – Dori Bartek, Belle Lindsey

Decatur, Texas – Riley Braziel

Delight, Ark. – McKenzie May

Denison, Texas – Hattie Gardner

Dewitt, Ark. – Jessalyn Ahrens

Dierks, Ark. – Maddie Lowrey

Donaldson, Ark. – Emma Williams

Dover, Ark. – Cara Malin, Kailey May, Avie Reams

Edgemont, Ark. – Kaylee Nipper

Edgewood, Texas – Ashley Perry

Edmond, Okla. – Gavin Ciesla

El Dorado, Ark. – Tiffanie Duke, Kasey Dumas, Caroline Meadows, Kimber Mitcham, Levi Shaffer, Makaylen Swint

Elkins, Ark. – Noah Terry

Enola, Ark. – Olivia Beene

Fayetteville, Ark. – Remington Adams, Nathan Costner, Connor Flannigan, Melvin Kumwenda, Michael Lee

Fellbach, Germany – Jenny Pfaefflin

Flint, Texas – Hank Lay

Fordyce, Ark. – Madison Gray

Foreman, Ark. – Lucy Jackson

Forney, Texas – Bryce Benson, Savannah Whitaker

Fort Smith, Ark. – Emma Mackey, Maribeth Young

Fort Worth, Texas – Britta Andruss, Tyler Andruss, Bri Fehr, Mia Kirby, Braden Tucker

Franklin, Texas – Ali Grisham

Frisco, Texas – Genevieve Cooper, Mackenzie Davis, Nathan Frater, Priscilla Leverett, Emma Maxwell, Joshua Rhine, Danielle Schager, Sadie Snow, Aniah Vincent, Katie Whitson

Georgetown, Texas – Grace Hawthorne

Grand Prairie, Texas – Lillian Felton

Grapeland, Texas – Baden Brink

Grapevine, Ark. – Hunter Fernandez

Gravette, Ark. – Hope Decker

Greenbrier, Ark. – Kamryn Boyd, John Hunter Crum, Emma Hill, Jadie Langston

Greenwood, Ark. – Liz Darr, Noah Embrey, Bree Steinfeldt

Greenwood, Mo. – Isaac Greer

Gunnedah, Australia – Aaron Osmond

Hamburg, Ark. – Karson Grant, Stratton Herring

Harrell, Ark. – Abbi Wood

Harrison, Ark. – Ruby Trammell

Hensley, Ark. – Reagann Harper, Callie Kilburn, Kayden Porter

Hope, Ark. – Isabella Lewallen, Matthew Lloyd

Horgen, Switzerland – Yarin Aebi

Hot Springs, Ark. – Maddox Bell, Reagan Carrouth, Angela Coriaty, Sam Grose, Wyatt Harrington, Katelyn Hartsell, Alaina Holmes, Roman Lancaster, James McIntyre, Jamie McKuin, Emma Millard, Seth Poindexter, Danielle Rivera, Tanner Roberts, Will Ross, Ashlyn Sales, Pierce Smalley, Kaylee Smith, Blair Turpen, Gavin Wallace, Walker Wood, Tavin Wright

Houston, Texas – Sophie Derby, Lucy Holden, David Pannell

Huntsville, Texas – Lucy Barrera

Idabel, Okla. – Addison Skelton

Jackson, Tenn. – Alli Hylkema

Jacksonville, Ark. – Eden Van Orman

Jasper, Ark. – Aubrey Henderson

Jenks, Okla. – Ellie Hoemann

Jonesboro, Ark. – Peyton Church, Alysha Colburn, Rachel Dunnam, Kaitlyn Dutton, Elise Knight, Deanne Puryear

Kansas City, Mo. – Mary Joyce Luker

Keller, Texas – Jenna Case

Kingwood, Texas – Kira Stevens

Krefeld, Germany – Moritz Buss

Kyle, Texas – Weston Bailey

Lake Village, Ark. – Tamia Haney

Lantana, Texas – Brock Holton

Lipan, Texas – Emma Mayes

Little Elm, Texas – Lexy Jordan, M.J. Leslie

Little Rock, Ark. – Sydney Babb, Kristian Baker, Ellie Bennett, Gracie Blocker, Anna Breeding, Phil Byrd, Noah Canon, Brianna Cantrell, Carter Collins, Jalon Davis, Reagan Dennie, Ashley Dillman, Heather Dunavan, Owen Fellers, Lyndsey Gardner, Hannah Greeson, Abby Grace Hall, Avery Harper, Allison Hatfield, Allison Hernandez, Nate Hollis, Brandon Holloway, Wyatt House, Abigail Jansen, William Jansen, Will Johnson, Drew Knecht, Bailey Mashburn, Braden Mayes, Isaac Nowell, Cooper O'Briant, Emily O'Quinn, Cody Pallen, Parker Raines, Owen Reynolds, Sam Sexton, Justin Shaw, Addison Southerland, William White, Brett Wilson

Longview, Texas – Izzi Breaux, Nathan Clark

Lowell, Ark. – Isaac Chapman, Mayci Gilbert, Nic Thompson

Lucas, Texas – Hunter Reck

Mabelvale, Ark. – Kinsey Gregory

Magnolia, Ark. – Abby Harrington, Troi Kacsir

Magnolia, Texas – Sarah Grace Wisener

Malvern, Ark. – Kate Calaway, Jaxson Carter, Kassidy Gray, Zander May, Bella Roseberry, Matt Stone

Manaus, Brazil – Ligia da Silva

Manila, Ark. – Matt Murray, Emily Ann Pryor

Mansfield, Texas – Keilee Holcomb, Jacob Lewis

Marmaduke, Ark. – Heidi Robinson

Marvell, Ark. – Abby Kemmer

Maud, Texas – Jaycie Anderson

Maumelle, Ark. – Jordan Dallimore, Jackson Edds, Amaya Hardin, Nicolas Middlebrook, Abbey Moore

McCrory, Ark. – Cara Cannon

Melissa, Texas – Hannah Schulze

Mena, Ark. – Sophie Strasner

Mesquite, Texas – Kyndall Fomby-Bell

Miami, Fla. – Alfonso Gonzalez Gomez

Mineral Wells, Texas – Addison Abbott

Montgomery, Texas – Kendall Wilson

Montrose, Colo. – Deacon Miller

Mount Ida, Ark. – Drayton Standridge, Jacob Woodfield

Mount Pleasant, Texas – Olivia Nethercutt

Mount Vernon, Texas – Rachel Dunn

Mountain Home, Ark. – Whit Lawrence, Emily Payne, Tatum Smith, Fritz Vetter

Mühlebach, Switzerland – Ramon Strassmann

Murfreesboro, Ark. – Ella Claire Brinkley

Murfreesboro, Tenn. – Emma Ballantyne

Mustang, Okla. – Olivia See

Nacogdoches, Texas – Ellie Davis, Brooklyn Perkins, Anna Claire Powers, Trinity Tyre

Nashville, Ark. – Grady Jones, Mary Hannah McKnight, Anna-Kate Sartin

Nevada, Texas – Lily Roddy

Norman, Okla. – Trevor Greene

North Little Rock, Ark. – Rebecca Danuwar, Ella DePriest, Emma Dill, Carly Hall, Hannah Matthews, Laney Mears, Aaron Reed, Caden Thomas, Briley Thompson, Chau Tran

North Richland Hills, Texas – Finley Nipper

O'Fallon, Mo. – Abby Wiesner

Oak Leaf, Texas – J.D. Scott

Oak Point, Texas – Malia Gattis

Owasso, Okla. – Bk Seago

Owens Cross Roads, Ala. – Zander Fields

Paragould, Ark. – Levi Compton, Ella Gay, Emma Grace Morris, Jarrett Rogers, Emmi Thompson

Paris, Texas – Lyric Tredwell, Madelyn Tullos

Paron, Ark. – Avery Walker

Parrish, Fla. – Lane Tomlinson

Pearcy, Ark. – Jarrett Hornsby, Ethan Smith

Perryville, Ark. – Wyatt Brown

Pine Bluff, Ark. – Alex Browning, Arcrel Lee

Pineville, La. – Brailee Price, Nathan Price, Linzay Taylor

Plano, Texas – Meghann Bledsoe

Ponca City, Okla. – Kate Branstetter

Powder Springs, Ga. – David Ware

Prattsville, Ark. – Cole Sullivan

Prescott, Ark. – Khary Amerison

Prim, Ark. – Dax Hipp

Princeton, Texas – Allyson Rodgers, Katie Wilder

Prosper, Texas – Taylor Bass

Quinlan, Texas – Isabel King

Rayville, La. – Mallory Jo Bennett

Richardson, Texas – Connor Radabaugh

Rochester, Wash. – Luke Carnahan

Rockford, Ill. – Gwen Michaels

Rockwall, Texas – Jayne Pecena

Rogers, Ark. – Jansen Garner, Ashlyn Holt, Kidron Romoser

Roland, Ark. – Ella Marie Davis, Mark Kennedy, Melina West

Roth, Germany – Tinus Mueller

Royse City, Texas – Ryder Ashlock, Haley Swann

Russellville, Ark. – Ty Hipps, Camryn Stroupe

Ruston, La. – Mia Graham, Zoë Graham, Taylor Ramsey

Sachse, Texas – Sierra Douglas, Jordyn Merrett

Salado, Texas – Jaci McGregor

San Antonio, Texas – Jaelen Becho

Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina – Gabriel Greenwich

Searcy, Ark. – Ruthie Fox

Sheridan, Ark. – Bella Norman

Sherman, Texas – Jackson Lipscomb

Shreveport, La. – Kiya Casey

Siloam Springs, Ark. – Shayla Conley, Kennedy Wilkie

Smackover, Ark. – Hannah Hickman

Sparkman, Ark. – Delaney Daniell

Spicewood, Texas – Kate Cheshier

Spring, Texas – Karli Gay, Joey Ortego

Springdale, Ark. – Kinley Couch, Leah Gamble, Rachel Langham, Kivion Seals, Mary Beth Sorg, Allie Jane Wilson

Star City, Ark. – Karlie Kizer

Story, Ark. – Peyton Macejewski

Sulz, Austria – Elias Lagger

Talco, Texas – Elexis Lunsford

Texarkana, Ark. – Lily Sewell

Texarkana, Texas – Tucker Anderson, Kylee Braley, Macy Calhoon, Brock McGuire

Tontitown, Ark. – Elly McDonald

Tyler, Texas – Alyssa Strickland

Van Buren, Ark. – Hadley Gilmore, Hadlee Hurst, Caden Jenkins

Vienna, Austria – Madeline King

Vilonia, Ark. – Hope Johnson, Chloe Lane, Madeleine Tipton, Jones White

Waco, Texas – Katie Cofer

Walker, La. – Addie Carter, Ella Carter

Washington, Ill. – Elizabeth Hahn

Washington, Okla. – Jennie Higdon

Watauga, Texas – Faith Savage

Waxahachie, Texas – Madeleine Koelzer, Caleb Wooten, Ella Wooten, Josiah Wooten

West Memphis, Ark. – Clara Griggs

Whitewright, Texas – Abby Kemp

Wichita, Kan. – Abigayl Conard, Lenna Conard

Winslow, Ark. – Maya Scharf

Wynne, Ark. – Emily Langston, Joseph Osborne

Yurga, Russia – Anastasia Myachina

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