Macy is a native of Booneville, Arkansas, who earned her MA in English in December 2022, after first being awarded a BA in English at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. She was also a finalist for the Outstanding Graduate Student for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Upon graduation from UCA, Macy did not travel far for employment. She now works on campus in the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, where she is a Pre-Award Grant Administrator. In that role, she assists faculty with their budgets and helps gather necessary support documents for proposal submission.
About her time as a student here, Macy commented, “I most appreciate the connections and lifelong friendships I made from my time at UCA. My life and career would be completely different if not for the fellow graduate students who have become close friends and the mentors who pushed me in the right direction along the way.”
Looking to the future, Macy says that she plans on continuing a career in Grants Administration but would like the opportunity to pursue a Ph.D. in the future.