University of Arkansas

University of Arkansas's Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences honored nine students in five different majors with annual academic awards. Students recognized include Cason Frisby, Presidential Scholar; Tristen Avent, Dale Bumpers Distinguished Scholar; Eniola Ola, Dale Bumpers Distinguished Scholar, Dallis Beverlin, Dale Bumpers Distinguished Scholar; Sally Hamm, John W. White Outstanding Student; Riley Swofford, Spitze Public Policy Legislative Internship Award; Reese Mitchell, Stanley E. Reed Internship Award; Ashley Rivera, Bumpers College Alumni Society Rising Senior Award; Jasma Holland, Bumpers College Alumni Society Scholarship. Bumpers College provides life-changing opportunities to position and prepare graduates who will be leaders in the businesses associated with foods, family, the environment, agriculture, sustainability and human quality of life; and who will be first-choice candidates of employers looking for leaders, innovators, policy makers and entrepreneurs.

Twenty-nine recently graduated Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences students were selected to be part of the U of A's latest class of top graduating seniors by the Arkansas Alumni Association. They are part of the 2023 class of 71 "Seniors of Significance" from across the U of A. "Congratulations to these new alumni on this achievement. They are among the very best of Fulbright College and embody, in so many ways, our mission of peace through education," said Kathryn Sloan, interim dean of Fulbright College. "They are leaders in their classrooms, in student government, in research, in their social circles, in their communities, and beyond," Sloan added. "As new graduates, they represent the immeasurable value of a Fulbright College degree and of higher education. These 29 students are the best of us, and we're so grateful they're part of the Fulbright College alumni family." The "Seniors of Significance" recognition is part of the Arkansas Alumni Association's Senior Awards Program, which honors students' excellence in leadership, academics and co-curricular activities. More information about the significant history and legacy of the Senior Awards Program is available at arkansasalumni.org.