Virtual Academic Awards Banquet
Welcome to Ouachita’s first-ever virtual Academic Awards recognition! Though we’d prefer to celebrate in person, we’re excited to recognize students for their outstanding academic achievement during the 2019-20 academic year. As you view the videos posted on this page, please join Ouachita faculty and staff in celebrating the accomplishments of our many talented students.
ouachita welcomes you – virtually
awards by school
BUSINESS
CHRISTIAN STUDIES
EDUCATION
FINE ARTS
HUMANITIES
NATURAL SCIENCES
SOCIAL SCIENCES
HONORS
UNIVERSITY AWARDS
Lists of Recipients
HICKINGBOTHAM SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Dr. Lera Kelly Outstanding Senior in Business Administration Award
Seigen Nichols
Jacob Shelton
Margaret Wright Outstanding Senior in Accounting Award
Thomas Worley
Eddie Ary Outstanding Senior in Finance Award
Michael Ward
Johnny Heflin Excellence in Leadership & Academics Award
Selby Tucker
Outstanding Business Scholar Athlete
Madison Brittain
Brandon Matros
PRUET SCHOOL OF CHRISTIAN STUDIES
Outstanding Student in Biblical Studies
Cody Cagle
Outstanding Student in Christian Ministries
Seigen Nichols
Outstanding Student in Christian Missions
Elise Nelson
Don Harbuck Award for Excellence in Philosophy
Tucker Douglass
Preben Vang Award for Christian Theological Studies
Taylor Fielder
Outstanding Student in Community and Family Services
Kara DeLaune
Elementary Hebrew Award
Felicity Johnson
Robert Stagg New Testament Greek Award
Kinnon Dodson
HUCKABEE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Alice Searcy Award
Hope Waid
Outstanding Current Education Sophomores
Vanessa Vives (Elementary)
Erin Strautman (Secondary)
Lexi Huse (K-12)
Sylvia Gates Webb Award
Breanna Parker
Maude Wright Memorial Award
Brittany Burr
Phi Delta Kappa Teachers in Training
Lexis Miller (Elementary)
Caroline Sweet (Secondary)
Emma Pitts (K-12)
Charles Chambliss Distinguished Educator Award
Natalie Jackson
Rachel Patterson
Bob Gravett Outstanding Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Teaching Award
Hunter Groom
Tona Wright Outstanding Kinesiology & Leisure Studies
Fitness Award
Allie Freeman
Outstanding Kinesiology & Leisure Studies
Recreation and Sports Administration
Jackson Nichols
Outstanding Kinesiology & Leisure Studies
Pre-Professional Studies Award
Garrett Pearson
Savannah Hart
SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS
DIVISION OF APPLIED ARTS
Francie Phelan Outstanding Senior
Abby Leal
Francie Phelan Outstanding Senior – Studio Art
Leslie Howard
Raybon-Berry Outstanding Freshman Visual Arts Major
Saba Esho
Elizabeth Hill
Russell Shad Memorial Art Award for Outstanding Junior
Maddie Bayer
Jenna Whitlow
Theatre Arts Outstanding Student Award - Freshman
LilyKay Feimster
Theatre Arts Outstanding Student Award – Junior
Danielle Hall
Alpha Psi Omega Senior Award
Dylan Blackwood
Emily Johnson
Alpha Psi Omega Outstanding Service
Meagan Woodard
DIVISION OF MUSIC
Sigma Alpha Iota College Honor Award
Paige Bagley
Sigma Alpha Iota Scholarship Award
Paige Bagley
The Presser Scholar
Holli Barger
Rachel Fuller Scholarship
Karlee Sanders
James Harrison Scholarship
Allan Schroeder
FRIENDS OF FINE ARTS SCHOLARS
Art
Tehya Hinkson
Instrumental
Cross Brandon
Piano
Anna Weyenberg
Theatre
Kinsey Potts
Voice
Karlee Sanders
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES
Department of Language and Literature Awards
Outstanding Senior English Major
Abby Morse
Daryn McMinn
Outstanding Junior Louise Searcy Bennett Scholarship Award
Emily Koonce
Outstanding Sophomore Herman Sandford Scholarship Award
Cora Saddler
Outstanding Freshman in English
Austin Crook
The Sharpest Speer Award
Paige Write
Outstanding Freshman Spanish Major
Hannah Rossell
Outstanding Sophomore Spanish Major
Cora Saddler
Outstanding Junior Spanish Major
Kara DeLaune
Outstanding Senior Spanish Major
Ashlynn Walton
El Tigre Award
Aubrey Rogers
Outstanding Student in Latin
Tucker Douglass
Outstanding Student in German
Anna Weyenberg
Rogers Department of Communications Awards
Bill & Vera Downs Outstanding Sophomore
Mass Communications Student Award
Matthew Branch
Matt Turner Outstanding Junior
Mass Communications Major Award
Madeline Martin
William D. Downs Outstanding
Mass Communications Graduate Award
Ethan Dial
Josh Salim
Roy Buckelew Outstanding Speech Major Award
Stone Boshears
Publications Awards
Ouachitonian
Brooke Woessner
Signal
Ethan Dial
Photo Lab
Justin Trostle
Danielle Sourber
Video Production
Ashton Spence
PATTERSON SCHOOL OF NATURAL SCIENCES
Outstanding Freshman Biology Award
Dylan Clayton
Richard H. Brown Biology Award
Cade Haynie
Outstanding Senior in Biology Award
Sheldon McCown
Michael Neathery
Outstanding Dietetics & Nutrition Award
Kimberly Reid
Freshman Chemistry Award
Marly Welborn
Jade Dorman
Ethel & Nell Mondy and E.A. Provine Scholar
Kayla Churchwell
Outstanding Graduate in Chemistry
Alex Podguzov
Harvey Research Award
Tiffany Koba
Rowland Memorial Awards in Physics, Mathematics & Computer Science
Outstanding Senior – Mathematics Education
Ashlynn Walton
Outstanding Senior – Physics
Jake Morris
Outstanding Senior – Computer Science
Caleb Webb
Academic Excellence – Mathematics and Computer Science
Caleb Harmon
Sarah Freeze
Academic Excellence – Math Education
Katie Harmon
Academic Excellence – Physics
Maddie Young
Mathematics Ambassador Award
Betsy Patterson
Compassionate Scientist Award
Brooke Sanderford
SUTTON SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
Everett Slavens Award to Outstanding Sophomore
Brianna Taylor
Lavell Cole Award to Outstanding Future Teacher
Hannah Bridge
Fran Coulter Award to Outstanding Junior
Tucker Douglass
R.C. Daily Award to Outstanding Senior
Zach Kelley
Phi Alpha Theta Award for Outstanding Research Paper
Nicholas Herrington
Bob Riley Outstanding Graduate in Political Science Award
Selby Tucker
Psychology Faculty Award
Josie Collins
Victoria Martin
Zeitgeist Award
Lila Bechanan
Stephanie McCann
Weldon Vogt Outstanding Psychology Senior Award
Justin McGee
Leslie Howard
Outstanding Junior Sociology Award
Holly Ritchie
Outstanding Graduating Senior Sociology Award
Naya Young
Justice Seeker
Jamie Bunting
University awards
Carl Goodson Honors Program Awards
Ben Elrod Scholar
João Rodrigues
Carl Goodson Scholar
Kayla Churchwell
Honors Council Scholar
Hannah Perkins
Tray Armstrong
Blue Ribbon Finishers
Hayden Bowman, Shelby Bradley, Olivia Brown,
Callie Anna Dunlap, Margaret Donnell, Tucker Douglass,
Savannah Edwards, Hannah Gallagher, Adeline Goodman, Megan Harris,
Lesley Howard, Kathryn Knight, Abby Leal, Ruthie Lenards,
Sheldon McCown, Emily McGee, Mattie Mae Motl, Abigail Morse,
Sara Neumann, Emily Pankiewicz, Rylee Roberts, Brooke Sanderford,
Claire Seale, Catherine Shirley, Rachel Smith, Savannah Stacks,
Ashly Stracener, Allison Studdard, Selby Tucker, Meagan Woodard,
Paige Wright & Cammie York
Most Valuable Professor
Amy Sonheim, Nancy Hardman
Blake Johnson
Rotary Club Service-Above-Self Award
Johnathan Miles
Mrs. J. R. Grant Endowed Awards
Freshman
Vanessa Vives
Senior
Madison Burch
Mrs. Betty Oliver Grant Endowed Awards
Sophomore
Kristen Holeyfiled
Junior
Stephany Quintero
Academic Achievers
Hickingbotham School of Business
Katie Camp
Pruet School of Christian Studies
Seigan Nichols
Huckabee School of Education
Savannah Hart
School of Fine Arts
Leslie Howard
School of Humanities
Abby Morse
J.D. Patterson School of Natural Sciences
Sheldon McCown
W.H. Sutton School of Social Sciences
Maggie Donnell
Overall Academic Achiever
Maggie Donnell
Senior Outstanding Woman
Addy Goodman
Senior Outstanding Man
Caleb Byrd
Who's Who
Dylan Bester
Caleb Byrd
Sean Carney
Ethan Dial
Mattie Dodson
Maggie Donnell
Allyson Edwards
Aaron George
Addy Goodman
Katie Kumpuris
Brandon Matros
Justin McGee
Colton Miller
Clay Mobley
Seigen Nichols
Betsy Patterson
Robert Pilcher
Emma Pitts
Abigail Putterill
Eden Putterill
Brooke Sanderford
Catie Shirley
Mallorie Svercauski
Mercedes Svercauski
Daniel Thomas
Selby Tucker
Faith Twyford
Cedar Valdez
Felicia Valdez
Madeline Wallace
Brooke Woessner
Jhonika Wright
Alpha Chi members
Officers
Lesley Howard, President
Tucker Douglass, Vice President
Rebekah Biles, Secretary (fall)
Taryn Bewley, Treasurer (fall), Secretary-Treasurer (spring)
Rylee Roberts, Social Media Chair
Current Members
Madison Bailey
Grace Ballard
Holli Barger
Jasmine Baughman
Lexie Baxter
Olivia Brown
Jaime Bunting
Caleb Byrd
Cody Cagle
Katie Camp
Caylie Campbell
Kaitlyn Campbell
Scarlett Castleberry
Josephine Collins
Luke Dawson
Harly Dearing
Kara DeLaune
Ethan Dial
Maggie Donnell
Katherine Fehlman
Jordan Gills
Cade Haynie
Hannah Herrington
Natalie Jackson
Hannah James
Molly Kennedy
Julianna Mack
Morgan Masengale
Lucas McCann
Stephanie McCann
Erin McNully
Sheldon McCown
Hannah Merrick
Seigen Nichols
Joahannah Olivas
Grace Oliver
Rebekah Oliver
Shae Parker
Adrienne Parks
Sara Patterson
Beau Pennington
Ashlynn Price
Stephany Quintero
Sidney Salyers
Susanna Schleiff
Gracen Seaubaugh
Keleigh Shands
Jeffrey Smith
Christie Snow
Brooke Snyder
Elizabeth Steely
Madeline Steely
Laura Beth Warner
Anna Weyenberg
Kayla Whittington
Jael Winterholter
Isabella Wood
Stephen Worley
Cammie York
Estelle Zhang
2020 New Members
Heather Brown
Karigan Clay
Erica Gaddie
Emma Gregory
Harrison Hill
Madeline Knight
Molly Maddox
Candace Moix
Natalie Moore
Isabella Owen
Rebecca Pickleman
Cora Saddler
Rachel Sansano
Timothy Spiva
Taryn Toles
Vanessa Vives
Michael Ward
Hope White
Samuel Youmans
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