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Ouachita Baptist University has named 503 students to its President’s List for the Fall 2025 semester. 

To qualify for the President’s List, a student must compile a 4.0 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 140th year. Ouachita was ranked the best small college in Arkansas by Niche.com in 2025. Learn more about the university’s highly personal approach, reflected in a student-to-faculty ratio of 14:1, at www.obu.edu. 

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

Abilene, Texas — Marin Murray and Addison Williams

Adelaide, Australia — Alice Kubler

Alcains, Portugal — Joao Goncalves

Alexander, Ark. — Ethan Grant, Titus Green, Sophie McFarland, Kennedy McGuire, Cynthia Saavedra, Anna Claire Skelley and Paige Spicer

Allen, Texas — Jaelyn Walker

Alma, Ark. — Ethan Burrough, Taryn Greer and Haley Jackson

Alvarado, Texas — Emma Faulk

Amarillo, Texas — Jacie Sellars

Amity, Ark. — Makenzie Grider

Arcadia, La. — Evie Stake

Arkadelphia, Ark. — Blaise Batson, Lydia Benjamin, Kelsey Boyles, Baylee Burson, Sydney Covington, Anna Derby, Grace Forthman, Tate Goodrum, Caleb Greenwich, Julia Greenwich, Scarlett Hasley, Noah Heard, Lizzie Horton, Faith Howerton, Hope Howerton, Sullivan Jones, Christian Kratz, Bret-Allison McDill, Colson McKinney, Mason McKinney, Cate Turner and Kahlea Wilson

Arlington, Texas — Emily Adams and Addi Durand

Aubrey, Texas — Isaiah Simpson

Austin, Ark. — Bailey Yarberry

Bartlett, Tenn. — Katelyn Watson

Batesville, Ark. — Rileigh Murphree

Bauxite, Ark. — Caiden Phillips, Paige Shepard and Maddie Grace Stacy

Bee Branch, Ark. — Marli Huddleston

Beebe, Ark. — Alayna Evans, Cole Giompoletti and Autumn McDaniel

Belle Chasse, La. — Caleb Andrews

Belleville, Ill. — Kylie Kisgen

Benton, Ark. — JT Allen, Elle Bolding, Kayla Brown, Bel Butler, Morgan Calaway, Kate Chumley, Claire Cornwell, Addison Davis, Taylor Doggett, Elly Edmondson, Margaret Guerra, Ryan Ingram, Rett Jenkins, Ty Matyja, Abby McElhaney, Caleb Miller, Jordyn Purtle, Ethan Shadwick, Kaleigh Statton, Raegan Swindle, Luke Tolbert and Abi Ward

Bentonville, Ark. — Emily Ormon

Bigelow, Ark. — Halle Browning

Bismarck, Ark. — Wyatt Clement, Hannah Goodrum, Ben Keithley and Caleb Schultz

Blossom, Texas — Jameson Flatt

Blytheville, Ark. — Emery Cash

Bonaire, Ga. — Samuel Grady

Booneville, Ark. — Dunn Daniel

Branson, Mo. — Reagan Culver

Broken Bow, Okla. — Claire Burris and Kate Burris

Bryant, Ark. — Kiley James, Austyn Oholendt and Eliza Parker

Bullard, Texas — Gracie Jewell

Bumpass, Va. — Aidan Perry

Burleson, Texas — Ryleigh Stinson

Cabot, Ark. — Jackson Bates, Haley Fairchild, Alissa Gordon, Chloe Miller, Abe Owen, Margaret Addison Scott, Nate Vance, Emily Whitman and Makenzie Wood

Camden, Ark. — Isabella Knight

Canadian, Texas — Arionna Black

Carlisle, Ark. — Laken Golden

Cash, Ark. — Erika Johnson

Cave Springs, Ark. — Addey Jo Hester

Cedar Hill, Texas — Chaya Vogel and Odelia Vogel

Celina, Texas — Brookelyn Babb and Madi Vana

Centerton, Ark. — Sara Faddis, Michael Farrer, Caleb Guthrie, Hallie Moseley and Lilly Moseley

Central City, Ark. — Skylar Webb

Charleston, Ark. — Roy Hudson, Jillian Rachuy and Clay West

Clarksville, Ark. — Joshua Engle

Clinton, Ark. — Russ Hensley

Cochabamba, Bolivia — Natalia Zamora

Cochrane, Canada — Stephen Nelson

Conway, Ark. — Lexi Aikman, Allie Bell, Jackson Garlow, Shamuel Gill, Grant Greenway, Yazi Greer, Sam Gregg, Avery Hart, Macy Helton, Anderson Howard, Gabby Jones, Audrey Kendrick, Ellen Kendrick, Ashlyn Kinley, Aliyah Maier, Emma McClurkin, Eli Meyer, Erika Ortiz, Anna Kate Saxton, Avery Smith and Anna Weeks

Cove, Ark. — Cassidy Gorman

Crandall, Texas — Leah Gardner

Crossett, Ark. — Angela Hibbard and Mary Kathryn Staley

Cypress, Texas — Maddy Benker, Zach Wigginton

Dallas, Texas — Jake Ayotte, James Savarese and Virginia Waterman

Dardanelle, Ark. — Aubrey Hahn

De Kalb, Texas — Rylee Freeman and Hayes Murphy

De Queen, Ark. — Dori Bartek and Belle Dykes

Decatur, Texas — Riley Braziel

Delight, Ark. — Jenna May

DeWitt, Ark. — Caroline Craig

Dover, Ark. — Avie Reams

Edgewood, Texas — Ashley Perry

Edmond, Okla. — Taylor Hapgood

El Dorado, Ark. — Abi Forbes, Addrie Gray, Caroline Meadows and Levi Shaffer

Elkins, Ark. — Noah Terry

Enola, Ark. — Olivia Beene

Euless, Texas — Elisha Thomas

Evening Shade, Ark. — Chloe Jamora

Fair Play, Mo. — Abby Flora

Farmersville, Texas — Rylie Dupes

Fayetteville, Ark. — Remington Adams, Tyler Bell, Elyse Dugger, Jack Eldridge, Kayli Fitzhugh, Trinity Freeman and Isaac Pohlmeier

Fellbach, Germany — Jenny Pfaefflin

Flint, Texas — Hank Lay and Landry Lay

Flower Mound, Texas — Aurora Ruiz

Foreman, Ark. — Lucy Jackson

Fort Smith, Ark. — Anna Cabaness, Brooks Harrison, Natalie Marine, Xander Naegle and Maribeth Young

Fort Worth, Texas — Britta Andruss, Tyler Andruss, Bri Fehr, Mia Kirby, Allison Reece and Braden Tucker

Franklin, Fla. — Mack Bidwell

Franklin, Tenn. — Blythe Hutchison

Frisco, Texas — Genevieve Cooper, Eryn Dawson, Calvin Kniffen, Reid Messick, Jacob Rhine, Parker Rodgers, Danielle Schager, Sadie Snow and Katie Whitson

Fulshear, Texas — Hudson Waits

Gentry, Ark. — Garrison Jackson

Glenwood, Ark. — Andrea Allen and Taylor Doty

Godley, Texas — Addison Davidson and Bree Hubbard

Golden, Colo. — Hannah Gribnitz

Grand Prairie, Texas — Lillian Felton

Gravette, Ark. — Hope Decker

Greenbrier, Ark. — Chapman Cooper, Taylor Crum, Emma Hill and Jadie Langston

Greenwood, Ark. — Lilly Durbin, Noah Embrey and Bree Steinfeldt

Gunnedah, Australia — Aaron Osmond

Gurdon, Ark. — Zuly Camarillo

Hamilton, N.Y. — Audrey Lapp

Harrison, Ark. — Ruby Trammell

Heber Springs, Ark. — JP Bonkoski

Hensley, Ark. — Kayden Porter

Hernando, Miss. — Abbey Harrison

Higashikurume, Japan — Nikki Van Druff

Hooks, Texas — Emma Hughes

Hope, Ark. — Isabella Lewallen

Horgen, Switzerland — Yarin Aebi

Hot Springs, Ark. — Maddox Bell, Madison Burke, Reagan Carrouth, Drew Dettmer, Dylan Dew, Megan Dyberg, Abbygail Fowler, Sam Grose, Kaitlin Guthrie, Lani Inman, Brayden James, Roman Lancaster, Landon Morris, Ashlyn Sales, Kaylee Smith, Sean Strozyk, Angela Terry, Ann Marie Tice, Owen Tomlinson, Audri Winfrey and Tavin Wright

Houston, Texas — Sophie Derby, Emma Elrod and David Pannell

Hutto, Texas — Kaylee McKinley

Idabel, Okla. — Addison Skelton

Jackson, Tenn. — Alli Hylkema

Jacksonville, Ark. — Eden Van Orman

Jacksonville, Fla. — Isaac Murie

Jasper, Ark. — Aubrey Henderson

Jekyll Island, Ga. — David Miranda

Jessieville, Ark. — Brinklee Heath

Jonesboro, Ark. — Alex Brown, Peyton Church, Kaitlyn Dutton, Brit Hawkins, Elise Knight, Sydney Krupicki, Ella McDaniel, Deanne Puryear and Rylee Walker

Joplin, Mo. — Natalie Brueggemann

Kansas City, Missouri — Mary Joyce Luker

Katy, Texas — Emma Cokenour

Keller, Texas — Jenna Case and Ava Dunagan

Kingsland, Ark. — Kalyn Butler

Kingwood, Texas — Kira Stevens

Krugerville, Texas — Nathan Hough

Krum, Texas — Valerie Barnthson

Lamar, Mo. — Elliana Griffith

Langley, Ark. — Anna White

Lantana, Texas — Brock Holton

Lavaca, Ark. — Katie Palmer

Lavon, Texas — Jace Crawford

Little Elm, Texas — Rylie Novak

Little Rock, Ark. — Cyrus Anderson, Gavin Ballard, Ellie Bennett, Noah Canon, Nadia Denman, Reagan Dennie, Ashley Dillman, Abby Grace Hall, Allison Hatfield, Walter Hicks, Will Johnson, Cooper Jones, Bailey Mashburn, Braden Mayes, Mitchell McKnight, Cooper O'Briant, Parker Raines, Parker Reddin, Addison Reynolds, Madisyn Sallas, Sam Sexton, Esther Simmons, Riley Smith, Emerson Thompson, Lillie Tretter, Margaret Catherine White, William White, Brett Wilson and Blair Yager

Lonoke, Ark. — Logan Eason

Lowell, Ark. — Isaac Chapman and Nic Thompson

Lucas, Texas — Hunter Reck

Mabelvale, Ark. — Olivia Evans and Kinsey Gregory

Magnolia, Ark. — Abby Harrington

Magnolia, Texas — Sarah Grace Wisener

Malvern, Ark. — Kodee Batchelor, Kate Calaway, Avrie Jones, Zander May and Kennedy Plyler

Manila, Ark. — Matt Murray, Emily Ann Pryor and Autumn Walters

Mansfield, Texas — Paige Owens

Marmaduke, Ark. — Heidi Robinson

Maud, Texas — Jaycie Anderson

Maumelle, Ark. — Jackson Edds, Sydnee Knight, Micah Meeks, Nicolas Middlebrook, Zach Moore, Jordan Robertson, Sadie Schimmel and Averie West

Mayflower, Ark. — Hugh Teas

McAlester, Okla. — Caleb Melton

McDonald, Pa. — Jimmy Anderson

McKinney, Texas — Mitch Wines

Mena, Ark. — Sophie Strasner

Mesquite, Texas — Kyndall Fomby-Bell

Monticello, Ark. — Lillian Fletcher and Rachel Prince

Mount Ida, Ark. — Drayton Standridge

Mount Vernon, Texas — Rachel Dunn

Mountain Home, Ark. — Makenzie Arms, Rylee Patterson, Tatum Smith and Kade Wendfeldt

Mountain View, Ark. — Emry Johnson

Mueselbach, Switzerland — Ramon Strassmann

Mustang, Okla. — Olivia See

Nacogdoches, Texas — Ellie Davis, Luke Davis, Anna Claire Powers and Hannah Smith

Nashville, Ark. — Anna-Kate Sartin and Addison Tate

Nevada, Texas — Lily Roddy

Norman, Okla. — Trevor Greene

North Little Rock, Ark. — Rebecca Danuwar, Emma Dill, Hannah Lowe, Yolis Morales, Aaron Reed, Kenzie Tatum and Caden Thomas

North Richland Hills, Texas — Trace Almonrode and Finley Nipper

Oak Point, Texas — Malia Gattis

Ozark, Ark. — Addison McCaulley and Anna Woolsey

Paragould, Ark. — Rylee Branch, Levi Compton, Ella Gay, Jacob Huffmaster and Emma Grace Morris

Paris, Texas — Grace Hawthorne and Madelyn Tullos

Parrish, Fla. — Lane Tomlinson

Pearcy, Ark. — Ethan Smith

Perryville, Ark. — Madilyn Davis

Pineville, La. — Linzay Taylor and Nathan Price

Plainfield, Ind. — Madison Goff

Pleasant Plains, Ark. — Isaac Wallis

Ponca City, Okla. — Kate Branstetter

Pontotoc, Miss. — Ella Washington

Pottsville, Ark. — Maggie Gregory

Prairie Grove, Ark. — Morgan Uher

Prattsville, Ark. — Silas Goodman and Cole Sullivan

Prescott, Ark. — Georgie Crain

Prim, Ark. — Dax Hipp

Princeton, Texas — Allyson Rodgers and Katie Wilder

Rayville, La. — Mallory Jo Bennett

Richardson, Texas — Connor Radabaugh

Rochester, Wash. — Luke Carnahan

Rockport, Ark. — Dalton Reid

Rockwall, Texas — Katie Brock, Mckinley Melcher and Jayne Pecena

Rogers, Ark. — Jansen Garner, Shelby Howk, Kidron Romoser and Nick Wheeler

Roland, Ark. — Ella Marie Davis and Luke Perrone

Roth, Germany — Tinus Mueller

Royal, Ark. — Audrey Herrell, Dylan Horton and Cade Martin

Royse City, Texas — Makenna Hart

Russellville, Ark. — Gracie Campbell and Cara Malin

Ruston, La. — Zoë Graham and Taylor Ramsey

Sachse, Texas — Jordyn Merrett

Saginaw, Texas — Rebekah Woodward

Salatiga, Indonesia — David Park

São Paulo, Brazil — Kerolene Dos Santos

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina — Gabriel Greenwich

Scroggins, Texas — Elexis Lunsford

Sheridan, Ark. — Bella Norman and Dalton Summit

Sherwood, Ark. — Ella Blakely, Hannah Boswell, Jackson McGaughey and Brooke Zermatten

Siloam Springs, Ark. — Kate Kelley

Smackover, Ark. — Hannah Hickman

Sparkman, Ark. — Delaney Daniell

Spicewood, Texas — Kate Cheshier

Spring, Texas — Karli Gay, Reagan McCoy and Joey Ortego

Spring Hill, Tenn. — Sydney Davis

Springdale, Ark. — Naomi Benavides, Kinley Couch, Leah Gamble, Kivion Seals and Mary Beth Sorg

Stamps, Ark. — Emma Collier

Star City, Ark. — Karlie Kizer

Story, Ark. — Peyton Macejewski

Sulz, Austria — Elias Lagger

Taichung, Taiwan — Kaylee Nipper

Texarkana, Ark. — Callie-Jo Brookes

Texarkana, Texas — Marlee Bledsoe, Macy Calhoon and Brock McGuire

Thayer, Mo. — Gracyn Rouse

The Woodlands, Texas — Kaitlyn Koenig

Tontitown, Ark. — Elly McDonald

Trinidad, Texas — Hunter Reeves

Troup, Texas — Cali Mendonca

Tyler, Texas — Alyssa Strickland

Van Buren, Ark. — Payten Brock, Hadlee Hurst and Caden Jenkins

Vienna, Austria — Isabel King and Madeline King

Vilonia, Ark. — Hope Johnson, Chloe Lane, Harrison Lane, Madeleine Tipton and Jones White

Wake Forest, N.C. — Evan Wilkerson

Walpole, Mass. — Sydney Taylor

Washington, Ill. — Elizabeth Hahn

Washington, Okla. — Jennie Higdon

Watauga, Texas — Faith Savage

Waxahachie, Texas — Sophie Henry, Caleb Wooten, Ella Wooten and Josiah Wooten

West Memphis, Ark. — Clara Griggs

West Monroe, La. — Micah West

Willis, Texas — Lucy Barrera

Winter Garden, Fla. — Elizabeth Bryant

Woodway, Texas — Boyd Estepp and Thomas Guess

Wylie, Texas — Dahlia Curry and Piper Sineni

Yurga, Russia — Anastasia Myachina

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