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Ouachita Baptist University has named 399 students to its Dean’s List for the Spring 2026 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 140th year. This year, Ouachita has celebrated being named Niche’s Best Small College in Arkansas AY Magazine’s Best Private College. 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 Dean’s List:

Alcains, Portugal — Joao Goncalves

Aledo, Texas — Harrison Hobbs

Alexander, Ark. — Kayla Galan, Titus Green and Cole Skelley

Allen, Texas — Lucas Dresser

Alma, Ark. — Ethan Burrough, Taryn Greer and Caden Webb

Argyle, Texas — Chloe Harrison

Arkadelphia, Ark. — Nathan Alexander, Millie Babb, Zoe Buscher, Carson Carozza, Cassie Carozza, Caleb Cornelius, Kelsey Coventry, Emelia Eriksson, Hayden Hardman, Scarlett Hasley, Noah Heard, Lizzie Jester, Carson Lewis,  Bret-Allison McDill, Caitlyn McGough, Halle McGough, Colson McKinney, Kate Perrin, Reagan Prescott and Haley Robertson

Arlington, Texas — Savannah Meyers

Arlington, Tenn. — Jeremiah Webb

Austin, Ark. — Ashley Drees and Bailey Yarberry

Austin, Texas — Emma Love

Bauxite, Ark. — Caiden Phillips

Beebe, Ark. — Alyson Beason, Jackson Edwards, Alayna Evans and Autumn McDaniel

Bellbrook, Ohio — Bella Howell

Belle Chasse, La. — Caleb Andrews

Benton, Ark. — Ashton Arnold, Sophie Le Arnold, Megan Bohannan, Adam Burke, Carson Burks, Morgan Calaway, Morgan Cobb, Valeria Figueroa, Hannah Garner, Layten Goudy, Brody Hutchins, Ryan Ingram, Grant Johnson, Kayla Pickett, Krista Pickett, Ethan Shadwick, Taylor Shelton, Kaleigh Statton, Diana Taylor and Lucas Wilbur

Bentonville, Ark. — Sydney Brunner

Bethany, Okla. — Dax Jaggers

Bigelow, Ark. — Joe Phillips

Bismarck, Ark. — Ben Keithley, Ellie Norris and Jaden Ruffin

Blaine, Minn. — Kai Johnson

Bonaire, Ga. — Samuel Grady

Booneville, Ark. — Gracie Moore

Brussels, Belgium — Guillaume Randoux

Bryant, Ark. — Addie Fish, Aubree Fish, Cole Giompoletti and Ella Blair Keith

Bumpass, Va. — Aidan Perry

Burleson, Texas — Cason Barnett

Cabot, Ark. — Ensley Grant, Madison Holmes, Ian Vance, Gavin Vest, Emily Whitman and Makenzie Wood

Camden, Ark. — Annagrace Crutchfield, Kameron Easttam and Greyson Webb

Cedar Hill, Texas — Chaya Vogel, Odelia Vogel

Celina, Texas — Nate TenBarge

Centerton, Ark. — Chandler Brinson, Elizabeth Decker and Hallie Moseley

Charleston, Ark. — Roy Hudson

Cochrane, Canada — Stephen Nelson

College Station, Texas — Halley Daniel

Colorado Springs, Colo. — Seth Shoop

Conroe, Texas — Abby Adcock

Conway, Ark. — Chloe Caffey, Lukas Garlow, Sam Gregg, Jada Harrell, Max Henry, Sam Stuart, Meg Swindle, Gabriel Troup, Ava Weeks and Will Worthen

Coppell, Texas — Dylan Moreno

Cordova, Tenn. — Karol Camargo

Coweta, Okla. — Tyler Bell

Crawford, Texas — Ashlyn Spanos

Crossett, Ark. — Steven Hibbard and Mary Kathryn Staley

Dallas, Texas — Bella Davis, Aksa Mathew and Alexander San Martin

Dardanelle, Ark. — Aubrey Hahn

De Berry, Texas — Luke Brunson

Decatur, Texas — London Holmes

DeWitt, Ark. — Caroline Craig and Neci Hill

Donaldson, Ark. — Emma Williams

Dubach, La. — McKenzie Jones

Eaton, Colo. — Lexa Jackson

Edmond, Okla. — Gavin Ciesla and Taylor Hapgood

El Dorado, Ark. — Marleigh Bonsall, Tiffanie Duke, Mario Ganter, Addrie Gray and Kimber Tucker

Englewood, Colo. — Nick Herrick

Erbil, Iraq — Samuel Esho

Euless, Texas — Elisha Thomas

Fayetteville, Ark. — Ava Bertram and Trinity Freeman

Fordyce, Ark. — John David Ross

Fort Smith, Ark. — Brooks Harrison, Natalie Marine and Xander Naegle

Fort Worth, Texas — Katie Clifton, Eloise Dilda and Alexis Murillo

Frisco, Texas — Gavin Bolton, Genevieve Cooper, Reid Messick, Joshua Rhine, Parker Rodgers and Colby Thorsen

Gentry, Ark. — Garrison Jackson

Geronimo, Okla. — Parker Henry

Glenwood, Ark. — Gracie Wright

Grapeland, Texas — Baden Brink

Gravette, Ark. — Addie Russell

Greenbrier, Ark. — Kamryn Boyd and Taylor Crum

Gunter, Texas — Mitchell Gage

Gurdon, Ark. — Zuly Camarillo, Daniel Hatley and Jocelynne Leon

Hamburg, Germany — Paul Mischke

Harrisburg, Ark. — Mark Gabbie

Hempstead, Texas — Calli Karisch

Hensley, Ark. — Kayden Porter

Hernando, Miss. — Abbey Harrison

Higashikurume, Japan — Nikki Van Druff

Holliday, Texas — Lilianne McDonald

Hoover, Ala. — James Lovoy

Hope, Ark. — Abbi Brewer and Ava Purifoy

Hot Springs, Ark. — Peter Bobnar, Reagan Carrouth, Dylan Dew, Lauren Erwin, Kaitlyn Galloway, Brayden James, Evan Lockwood, Jamie McKuin, Emma Millard, Daniel Montgomery, Pierce Smalley, Hagan Smithwick, Ann Marie Tice, Caley Vinson, Audri Winfrey, Walker Wood, McKenna Wright, Tavin Wright and Alissa Young

Houston, Texas — Kate Holden

Hubbard, Texas — Jesse Ryman

Idabel, Okla. — Courtney Wood

Irving, Texas — Corrin Caldwell

Jacksonville, Fla. — Isaac Murie

Jerilderie, Australia — Nick Parker

Jonesboro, Ark. — Deanne Puryear, Charley Stallings and Rylee Walker

Judsonia, Ark. — Sarah Kate McAnelly

Justin, Texas — Eden LaTurno

Kansas City, Mo. — Mary Joyce Luker

Kaufman, Texas — Ty Burleson and Raygan Yager

Keller, Texas — Ashleigh Estes

Kenner, La. — Gabe Metoyer

Krugerville, Texas — Nathan Hough

Lavaca, Ark. — Eli Smithson and Monica Smithson

Lavon, Ark. — Lexi Freeman

Levelland, Texas — Kerolene Dos Santos

Little Elm, Texas — Carson Darby

Little Rock, Ark. — Ally Ballard, Madelyn Baxley, Cade Bowman, Lenore Canon, Addison Chapman, Caleb Conrady, Carson Curry, Ruth Daniels, Nadia Denman, Heather Dunavan, Olivia Dunn, Jenna Fellers, Owen Fellers, Lyndsey Gardner, Audrey Hall, Avery Harper, Nate Hollis, Will Johnson, Mitchell McKnight, Parker Raines, Parker Reddin, Owen Reynolds, Molly Roach, Liam Roy, Grace Sexton, Addison Southerland, Parker Southerland, Joanna Stallings, Reece Tarini, Emerson Thompson, Norah Vinson, Hayden Wylie, Titus Yager and Chandler Yung

Lonoke, Ark. — Logan Eason

Lonsdale, Ark. — Lucas Gordon

Lowell, Ark. — Mayci Gilbert

Lubbock, Texas — Lizzy Haralson

Magnolia, Texas — Kaleigh Launius

Malvern, Ark. — Kodee Batchelor, Emma Kyzer, Zander May and Ashlee Stafford

Manaus, Brazil — Ligia da Silva

Marlton, N.J. — Anna Phelps

Marshall, Texas — Macy Hester

Maumelle, Ark. — Tess Finton, Micah Meeks, Zach Moore and Justin Oulette

Mayflower, Ark. — Hugh Teas

McDonald, Pa. — Jimmy Anderson

McKinney, Texas — Abigail Dahl, Madilyn Garvin, Tiffany Nordstrom and Andrew Ohrn

Mesquite, Texas — Carleigh Himmelsehr and Reagan Schreiner

Mexico City, Mexico — Dezra Estrada Corona

Montrose, Ark. — Amy Garcia

Mountain Home, Ark. — Rylee Patterson, Erin Smith and Stratt Smith

Murfreesboro, Ark. — Alyssa Jones

Murphy, Texas — Brooke Steinman

Nashville, Ark. — Natalie Perrin and Addison Tate

New Boston, Texas — Cassie Corres

Noblesville, Ind. — Ryan Ndlovu

Norman, Okla. — Trevor Greene

North Little Rock, Ark. — Emma Dill, Selah Havens, Hannah Claire Humphries and Joely Thomas

North Richland Hills, Texas — Jordan Green and Bethany Holcomb

O’Fallon, Mo. — Abby Wiesner

Oakland, Tenn. — Luke Grigsby

Oden, Ark. — Allison Bates

Owasso, Okla. — BK Seago

Owatonna, Minn. — Kennedy Schammel

Ozark, Ark. — Addison McCaulley

Palestine, Texas — David Dixon

Paragould, Ark. — Karley Burrow, Levi Compton, Jarrett Rogers and Emmi Thompson

Paris, Texas — Hannah Crosswhite

Paron, Ark. — Avery Walker

Pearcy, Ark. — Hunter Baber and Jarrett Hornsby

Perryville, Texas — Madilyn Davis

Pine Bluff, Ark. — Xander Dalton

Pineville, La. — Linzay Taylor

Plainfield, Ind. — Madison Goff

Pontotoc, Miss. — Ella Washington

Powder Springs, Ga. — David Ware

Prairie Grove, Ark. — Morgan Uher

Prescott, Ark. — Georgie Crain

Prosper, Texas — Abby Barth, Sadie Davis and Bradley Dovel

Queen City, Texas — Owen Dodd

Redfield, Ark. — Riley Gillis

Richardson, Texas — Connor Radabaugh

Ripley, Miss. — Madison Foster

Rison, Ark. — Mercy Cer

Roanoke, Texas — Ian Dwyer

Rockwall, Texas — Caden Gibson and Julia Tuttle

Rogers, Ark. — Hayden Coffman, Landry Ludwig and Elle Riendeau

Roland, Ark. — Mika Celicourt and Cole Davis

Rossville, Tenn. — Zac Baker

Royal, Ark. — Cade Martin and Brooke Sadowski

Royse City, Texas — Ryder Ashlock, Mikayla Cook, Abby Folden and Haley Granger

Ruston, La. — Taylor Ramsey

Saint Charles, Ark. — Drake Womack

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

San Antonio, Texas — Kate Barrera and Lillian Ferguson

San Jose, Calif. — Max Dickson

Sanger, Texas — Delaney Gonzalez

Scottsdale, Ariz. — Jenna Austin

Searcy, Ark. — Catalina Hillis

Sheridan, Ark. — Brady Buchanan and Bella Norman

Sherman, Texas — Lindzee Adams

Sherwood, Ark. — Chloe Howard, Jackson McGaughey and Nathan Robinette

Shreveport, La. — Nathan Pellegrin and Emily Yokem

Sibiu, Romania — Calin Simu

Smackover, Ark. — Izzy Davis

Sparkman, Ark. — Daisy Page

Spring, Texas — PJ Neal and Joey Ortego

Springdale, Ark. — Naomi Benavides, Luis Gomez Guzman and Kivion Seals

Springtown, Texas — Gibby Gibson

Stonewall, La. — John Carter Simmons

Sulphur Springs, Texas — Cable Glenn

Sunset, Texas — Brock Neese

Texarkana, Ark. — Callie-Jo Brookes, Mallory Cheatham, Amy Kolar, Brock McGuire and Erin Spears

Thayer, Mo. — Gracyn Rouse

Tontitown, Ark. — Ally Fugate

Trophy Club, Texas — Avery Lewis and Colton Martinez

Troup, Texas — Mason Harris and Cali Mendonca

Tyler, Texas — Elias Nix

Valley View, Texas — Cierra Kemp

Van Buren, Ark. — Hadley Gilmore, Kyla Jeffcoat, Caden Jenkins, Cameron Keller and Presley Nichols

Vilonia, Ark. — Dawson Brown and Brady Ussery

Wake Forest, N.C. — Evan Wilkerson

Waldo, Texas — Justin McDonald

Waxahachie, Texas — Sophie Henry, Madeleine Koelzer and Caleb Wooten

Weatherford, Colo. — Keegan Jackson

Weatherford, Texas — Bri Lilly

West Monroe, La. — Micah West

White Hall, Ark. — Paige Davies and Braylon Johnson

Whitewright, Texas — Abby Kemp

Wills Point, Ark. — Bethany Green

Winona, Texas — Ava Langford

Winter Garden, Fla. — Elizabeth Bryant

Wylie, Texas — Maddy Geller and Piper Sineni 

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