The University of Central Arkansas Honors College has selected 60 incoming first-year students as its newest class of Honors Scholars. The students were selected from a pool of over 200 applicants, of which 115 were selected for intensive full-day interviews on the UCA campus.
Honors Scholars receive UCA’s most prestigious scholarship package, reside in a living-learning community in Jefferson W. Farris Honors Hall, and participate in a unique interdisciplinary curriculum with ample opportunities for service learning, project-based education, collaborative work, undergraduate research, and study abroad or internship support.
“Evidence suggests that the admissions process that selected these students is among the most rigorous in the national Honors community,” said Richard Scott, Dean of the Honors College.”Those who achieved admission into the UCA Honors College should be extremely proud of their accomplishment.”
Established in 1982, UCA’s Honors College enrolls 325 students in its four-year undergraduate program. Its five-fold mission is to recruit and retain high-ability students for the University’s major programs, to foster the scholarly arts, to provide opportunities for the development of leadership skills, to produce thoughtful and active citizens, and to form a community of engaged students through innovative programming.
The Fall 2011 incoming class has an average composite ACT score of 30, which places their test scores among the top 3% in the country. This class has an average high school GPA of 4.0. Among those selected are 13 valedictorians, 2 salutatorians, three National Merit finalists, and one National Achievement finalist.
This cohort includes students from 21
counties in Arkansas as well students from Oklahoma, Texas, and New York. In addition to the Honors Scholarship, these students will bring with them a total of $1.4 million in private, institutional, and state scholarships.
The names and high schools of the selected students are as follows:
Jordan Adair, of Booneville, Booneville High School
Hunter Airheart, of North Little Rock, North Little Rock-West Campus
Sarah Arnold, of Russellville, Russellville High School
Joseph Baker, of Lincoln, Lincoln High School
Karley Berry, of Ozark, Ozark High School
Logan Bevill, of Beebe, Beebe High School
Hannah Blakely, of Fayetteville, Har-Ber High School
Meleah Bowles, of Conway, Conway High School West
Layla Butler, of Muldrow, Muldrow High School
Julio Castillo, Jr., of Magnolia, Magnolia High School
Jordyn Cleavenger, of Greenwood, Greenwood High School
Melissa Cornwell, of Pawling, NY, Pawling High School
Megan Cowling, of Magnolia, Magnolia High School
Morgan Crowson, of Benton, Benton High School
Matthew Denefe, of Rogers, Rogers High School
Marie Desrochers, of Conway, Conway High School West
Alexandra Doolittle, of Lincoln, Lincoln High School
Timber Easterly, of Perryville, Perryville High School
Reagan Ellis, of Fayetteville, Fayetteville High School
Meghan Feeney, of Allen, Texas, Allen High School
Nicholas Frederickson, of Conway, Conway High School West
Claire Ginn, of Marion, Marion High School
Kristina Hallock, of Jacksonville, Homeschool
Ashley Hickman, of Hot Springs, Lakeside High School
Andrew Holt, of Trumann, Trumann High School
Amelia Humphrey, of Alexander, Arkansas School for Mathematics, Science, and the Arts
Rachel Kathman, of Rogers, Heritage High School
Emily Kennedy, of Springdale, Shiloh Christian School
Hannah Kent, of Rogers, Rogers Heritage High School
Brittanie Kling, of Hot Springs, Lakeside High School
Zachary Lachowsky, of Conway, Conway High School West
Christine Massey, of Greenbrier, Greenbrier High School
Sarah Maxam, of Beebe, Beebe High School
Lindsey McKee, of Conway, Conway High School West
Winston Meyer, of North Little Rock, North Little Rock High School
Melissa Mortimore, of Bentonville, Bentonville High School
Madison Mosler, of Sherwood, North Little Rock High School
Shelby Nichols, of Harrison, Bergman High School
Peyton Olsen, of Rogers Heritage High School
Kristina Palmer, of Gentry, Gentry High School
Megan Palmer, of Vilonia, Vilonia High School
Jordan Payson, of Booneville, Booneville High School
Jay Pittman, of Magnolia, Magnolia High School
Colby Qualls, of Monette, Buffalo Island Central High School
Emily Qualls, of Mount Pleasant, Batesville High School
Autumn Reddell, of Jasper, Jasper High School
Brandon Rogers, of Western Grove, Western Grove High School
Ashley Ross, of Hot Springs, Lake Hamilton High School
Sabrina Runge, of Mayflower, Mayflower High School
Megan Savage,of Valley Springs, Valley Springs High School
Jennifer Speaks, of Jonesboro, Valley View High School
William Stephenson, of Russellville, Pottsville High School
Meisha Stewart, of Rose Bud, Rose Bud High School
Olivia Sullivan, of Cabot, Cabot High School
Sydney Taylor, of Conway,Conway High School West
Olivia Vogel, of Hot Springs, Lake Hamilton High School
Mason Walker, of Conway, Conway High School West
Emyleigh Wood, of Russellville, Russellville High School
Kongmeng Xiong, of Lowell, Springdale High School
Michael Xiques, of Flipin, Mountain Home High School Career Academics
