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Ouachita Baptist University has named 431 students to its Dean’s List for the Spring 2025 semester. 

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

Ouachita Baptist University, a Christian liberal arts university, is in its 139th year. Ouachita was named the best private college in Arkansas by AY Magazine in 2024. Learn more about the university’s highly personal approach, reflected in a student-to-faculty ratio of 12:1, at www.obu.edu. 

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

Aledo, Texas — Harrison Hobbs 

Alexander, Ark. — Cynthia Saavedra, Cole Skelley and Paige Spicer 

Alexandria, La. — Jillian Covington 

Allen, Texas — John Mason and Nate Stafford 

Argyle, Texas — Carlin Clark 

Arkadelphia, Ark. — Holly Bean, Carson Craft, Olivia Dixon, Grace Elmore, Emelia Eriksson, Kourtni Foster, Tate Goodrum, Graham Greer, Noah Kelly, Carson Lewis, Caitlyn McGough, Reyna Rogers and Angela Rosas 

Arlington, Texas — Maddox Olatunde 

Austin, Ark. — Logan Bell and Ashley Drees 

Austin, Texas — Emma Love 

Bauxite, Ark. — Payton Dumas, Paige Shepard and Maddie Grace Stacy 

Bedford, Texas — Collette Sneau 

Bellbrook, Ohio — Bella Howell 

Belle Chasse, La. — Caleb Andrews 

Belleville, Ill. — Kylie Kisgen 

Benton, Ark. — Kayla Brown, Morgan Calaway, Jordan Cloud, Zachary Cloud, Abbey Cowgill, Hope Ingold, Grant Johnson, Abby Matthews, Jenna McGraw, Caleb Miller, Kayla Pickett, Krista Pickett, Andrew Pierce, Ethan Shadwick, Kaleigh Statton, Alex Treadway, Lane Von Dresky and Grace Wells 

Bentonville, Ark. — Sydney Brunner and Emmeline Burrow 

Bismarck, Ark. — Caleb Schultz and Thomas Short 

Booneville, Ark. — Dunn Daniel 

Bossier City, La. — Gavin Jacobs 

Boyd, Texas — Aidan LeMasters 

Branson, Mo. — Chloe Cofer and Reagan Culver 

Broken Arrow, Okla. — Jackson Jennings and William Martin 

Broken Bow, Okla. — Kate Burris 

Bryant, Ark. — Cameron Self 

Bucharest, Romania — Ruxy Tolescu 

Burleson, Texas — Catie Amador and Kyndall Cassidy 

Cabot, Ark. — Garrett Buffalo, Haley Fairchild, Kensley Flynn, Madison Holmes, Madeline Mott and Emily Whitman 

Camden, Ark. — Isabella Knight and Greyson Webb 

Cammack Village, Ark. — Alexia Coca 

Carlisle, Ark. — Laken Golden 

Carlsbad, Calif. — Ryan Armentrout 

Carrollton, Texas — Mason Boswell 

Cash, Ark. — Erika Johnson 

Casscoe, Ark. — Caity Shelton 

Cave City, Ark. — Kate Provence 

Cedar Hill, Texas — Chaya Vogel 

Celina, Texas — Nate TenBarge 

Centerton, Ark. — Chandler Brinson, Caleb Guthrie and  

Central City, Ark. — Skylar Webb 

Channelview, Texas — Jared Garcia 

College Station, Texas — Halley Daniel 

Colleyville, Texas — Grant Isbell 

Collierville, Tenn. — Brayden Hendricks 

Columbia, Ark. — Cody Aderholt 

Columbia, Mo. — Elise Henderson, Jack Hoien and Sam Ragsdell 

Conway, Ark. — Lexi Aikman, Anna Beth Burrow, Miles Dickinson, Abigail Drennan, Jackson Garlow, Max Henry, Caleb Hogue, Ashlyn Kinley, Jaylin Mckinney, Erika Ortiz, Alyssa Rye, Anna Kate Saxton, Avery Smith, Josh Tibbs and Ava Weeks 

Cordova, Tenn. — Karol Camargo 

Coweta, Okla. — Tyler Bell 

Crandall, Texas — Leah Gardner 

Crawford, Texas — Ashlyn Spanos 

Crossett, Ark. — Mary Kathryn Staley 

Cypress, Texas — Austin Ford 

Dallas, Texas — Mackenzie Amaya, Mikey Graves and Virginia Waterman 

De Valls Bluff, Ark. — Leah Miller 

Decatur, Texas — Luke House and Luke White 

Denison, Texas — Bella Maxson 

De Witt, Ark. — Naturi Harris 

Dierks, Ark. — Maddie Lowrey 

El Dorado, Ark. — Marleigh Bonsall, Tiffanie Duke, Abi Forbes, Kimber Mitcham, Mary Kate Shepherd and Makaylen Swint 

Emory, Texas — Mason Songer 

Ennis, Texas — Hava Leite 

Erbil, Iraq — Samuel Esho 

Fair Play, Mo. — Abby Flora 

Farmington, Ark. — Georgia Richards 

Fayetteville, Ark. — Remington Adams, Kayli Fitzhugh and Michael Lee 

Foreman, Ark. — Lucy Jackson 

Forney, Texas — Cydni Alexander and Bryce Benson 

Fort Smith, Ark. — Anna Cabaness, Macie Cash, Brooks Harrison, Olivia Marine and Haley McAdams, Carter Wood 

Fort Worth, Texas — Halle Jones and Jonathan McEndree 

Franklin, Fla. — Mack Bidwell 

Franklin, Tenn. — Blythe Hutchison 

Frisco, Texas — Gavin Bolton, Reese Brown, Genevieve Cooper, Logan Langley, Priscilla Leverett, Reid Messick, Sadie Snow and Colby Thorsen 

Garland, Texas — Mariah Whittle 

Gentry, Ark. — Garrison Jackson 

Glenwood, Ark. — Gracie Wright 

Golden, Colo. — Hannah Gribnitz 

Grandview, Texas — Tanner Nelson 

Grapeland, Texas — Baden Brink 

Gravette, Ark. — Addie Russell 

Greenbrier, Ark. — Kamryn Boyd, John Hunter Crum, Payton Crum and Georgia Wilder 

Greenwood, Ark. — Kaden Geddes 

Gulf Breeze, Fla. — Jaci Miller 

Gulfport, Miss. — Alaina Moore 

Hamburg, Ark. — Sloane Tucker 

Hampton, Ark. — Heather Nutt 

Hensley, Ark. — Katelyn Hancock, Reagann Harper and Kayden Porter 

Hope, Ark. — Ava Purifoy and Andrew Wylie 

Hot Springs, Ark. — Gavin Anders, Brooks Bell, Isabella Causey, Andrew Cox, Dylan Dew, Wyatt Harrington, Parker Hudnell, Brayden James, Jamie McKuin, Emma Millard, Seth Poindexter, Tanner Roberts, Pierce Smalley, Ethan Stevens, Blair Turpen and Walker Wood 

Houston, Texas — Rachel Del Angel and Sophie Derby 

Hubbard, Texas — Jesse Ryman and Michael Ryman 

Idabel, Okla. — Addison Skelton 

Irving, Texas — Corrin Caldwell 

Jacksonville, Ark. — Andie Fletcher 

Jennings, La. — Kelly Broussard 

Jonesboro, Ark. — Laney Bower, Peyton Church, Brit Hawkins, Deanne Puryear, Reid Tyler, Rylee Walker, Olivia Whitlatch and Claudeya Williams 

Katy, Texas — Jake Norman 

Keller, Texas — Ava Dunagan 

Konstanz, Germany — Phil Exner 

Kurgantepa, Uzbekistan — Sadbaroy Kholdarova 

Lake Elsinore, Calif. — Jayden Galindo 

Lake Village, Ark. — Tamia Haney 

Lamar, Ark. — Graceanne Morgan 

Lavaca, Ark. — Eli Smithson 

Lewisville, Texas — Austin Bagnall 

Little Elm, Texas — Lexy Jordan, Rylie Novak 

Little Rock, Ark. — Avery Adkins, Sydney Babb, Cade Bowman, Anna Breeding, Deanna Brown, Sydney Burton, Phil Byrd, Addison Chapman, Carter Collins, Kinley Cooper, Jalon Davis, Andrew Dawson, Nadia Denman, Blake Dickinson, Owen Fellers, Julianne Fletcher, Hannah Greeson, Sarah Hankins, Reese Hargrove, Claire Hart, Hank Hatfield, Nate Hollis, Brandon Holloway, Josiah Johnson, Cooper Jones, Davis Jordan, Drew Knecht, Thomas Madison, Braden Mayes, Reece McWilliams, Isaac Nowell, Maddy Kate Pulley, Parker Raines, Addison Reynolds, Owen Reynolds, Ben Ridings, Molly Roach, Grace Sexton, Avery Smith, Joanna Stallings, Jordyn Whitfield and Brett Wilson 

Lonoke, Ark. — Micah Terry 

Lufkin, Texas — Kasie Lopez 

Mabelvale, Ark. — Luke Wood 

Magnolia, Ark. — Kaleigh Launius 

Magnolia, Texas — Brendan Watson 

Malvern, Ark. — Kodee Batchelor, Elizabeth Briner and Gavin Wallace 

Mansfield, Texas — Keilee Holcomb and Jacob Lewis 

Marmaduke, Ark. — Heidi Robinson 

Marvell, Ark. — Abby Kemmer 

Maumelle, Ark. — Isaac Devine, Tess Finton, Luke Garrison, Amaya Hardin, Trevor Jones, Sydnee Knight, Zach Moore, Autumn Moss and Averie West 

McDonald, Pa. — Jimmy Anderson 

McGehee, Ark. — Deacon Miller 

McKinney, Texas — Jack Clifford, Abigail Dahl, Noah Ernest, Madelyne Maxwell, Gabe Sipes and Mitch Wines 

Mena, Ark. — Mason Brotherton and Sophie Strasner 

Mesquite, Texas — Carleigh Himmelsehr and Reagan Schreiner 

Midlothian, Texas — Lindsay Hachat 

Monticello, Ark. — Reece Gray 

Mountain View, Ark. — Laken Hudspeth and Emry Johnson 

Murfreesboro, Ark. — Isabel Brinkley, Kade Caldwell, Alyssa Jones and Adam Lott 

Murphy, Texas — Brooke Steinman 

Nacogdoches, Texas — Brooklyn Perkins, Hannah Smith and Trinity Tyre 

Nashville, Ark. — Hannah Barfield and Ella Ragar 

New Boston, Ark. — Cassie Corres and Carter Smith 

Nicholasville, Ky. — Will Green 

Nishitokyo-Shi, Japan — Kade Loomis 

Norman, Okla. — Trevor Greene 

North Little Rock, Ark. — Ella DePriest, Hannah Lowe and Kenzie Tatum 

O'Fallon, Mo. — Abby Wiesner 

Owasso, Okla. — Addison Hudler 

Ozark, Ark. — Brooklyn Haddick, Addison McCaulley and Anna Woolsey 

Palestine, Texas — David Dixon 

Paragould, Ark. — Jacob Huffmaster, Jonah Lane and Emmi Thompson 

Paris, Texas — Lyric Tredwell 

Paron, Ark. — Olivia Hutchins and Hannah Thompson 

Pearcy, Ark. — Hunter Baber and Jillian Tankersley 

Pine Bluff, Ark. — Xander Dalton 

Piperton, Tenn. — Jack Langford 

Plainfield, Ind. — Madison Goff 

Plano, Texas — Maggie Neibel 

Prattsville, Ark. — Silas Goodman 

Prescott, Ark. — Khary Amerison and Georgie Crain 

Prosper, Texas — Abri Galante, Bella Linz, Gabe Mills and Taylor Youtsey 

Queen City, Texas — Owen Dodd 

Rison, Ark. — Elijah Mason 

Roanoke, Texas — Ian Dwyer 

Rockwall, Texas — Adrienne Brown, David Granger, Madison James, Charli Ann Joseph and Mckinley Melcher 

Rogers, Ark. — Kate Nachtigal and Landon Proctor 

Roland, Ark. — Mika Celicourt 

Rossville, Tenn. — Zac Baker 

Rowlett, Texas — Nathan Frost 

Ruston, La. — Andrew Ellis 

Sachse, Texas — Zebastian Rios 

Saint Charles, Ark. — Drake Womack 

Saint-Bruno-de-Monta, Canada — Xavier O'Dwyer 

Salem, Ore. — Samiu Letisi 

San Antonio, Texas — Jaelen Becho, Shanley Rogers and Connor Schorp 

San Jose, Calif. — Max Dickson 

Scheveningen, Netherlands — Ebe Bol 

Scottsdale, Ariz. — Jenna Austin 

Searcy, Ark. — Kate Daniel, Sara Daniel and Catalina Hillis 

Shalimar, Fla. — Caden Braswell 

Shelbyville, Texas — Hallie Merriman 

Sheridan, Ark. — Baileigh Best and Lexi Peck 

Sherwood, Ark. — Ella Blakely, Hannah Boswell, Chloe Howard, Emily Inmon, Katelyn Lu and Will Wilson 

Shreveport, La. — Hutch Grace, Katie Reeves, Olivia Wreyford and Emily Yokem 

Siloam Springs, Ark. — Kate Kelley, Noah Sharp 

Southlake, Texas — Cole Bedwell 

Sparkman, Ark. — Delaney Daniell 

Spring, Texas — Mary O'Sullivan, Joey Ortego 

Springdale, Ark. — Sadie Buttram, Kinley Couch, Kate Duddleston, Connor Gamboa and Karlie Johnson 

Sulphur Springs, Texas — Colbie Glenn 

Taichung, Taiwan — Abby Nipper and Kaylee Nipper 

Tegucigalpa, Honduras — Fernando Bustillo and Ian Redman Aguilar 

Texarkana, Ark. — Lily Anderson, Callie-Jo Brookes, Mallory Cheatham and Amy Kolar 

Texarkana, Texas — Whit Addington, Hannah McGuire and Grady Mueller 

The Woodlands, Texas — Lucas Mercado 

Tuttle, Okla. — Sam Schmidt 

Tyler, Texas — Dakotah Haltom 

Van, Texas — Jezreel Bachert 

Van Buren, Ark. — Hadley Gilmore, Hadlee Hurst, Caden Jenkins and Keila Ramirez 

Vilonia, Ark. — Laynie White 

Waldo, Ark. — Justin McDonald 

Walker, La. — Ella Carter 

Walnut Ridge, Ark. — Emma Gipson 

Warren, Ark. — Terence Roberson 

Waxahachie, Texas — Madeleine Koelzer 

Weatherford, Okla. — Jacoby Welsh 

Weatherford, Texas — Conner Combs 

West Fork, Ark. — Caden Callahan 

West Monroe, La. — Micah West 

Wills Point, Texas — Bethany Green 

Wylie, Texas — Delaney Beehn and Landon Dehn 

Wynne, Ark. — Joseph Osborne 

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