University of Arkansas at Little Rock

UA Little Rock sprinter Cameron Jackson, from Kilgore, Texas, made history Feb. 26. He was named the Sun Belt Conference's Freshman of the Year for the 2021 indoor season as the league announced its postseason awards. This marks the first time a Little Rock athlete has ever claimed the Sun Belt's Freshman of the Year honor.

UA Little Rock freshman Spencer Cardinal, from The Woodlands, Texas, has been named the Sun Belt's Men's Track Athlete of the Week, announced March 25.

UA Little Rock junior Ka'Neisha Jackson, from Elk City, Oklahoma, has been named the Sun Belt's Women's Track Athlete of the Week, announced March 25.

The Top Paper award recognizes the highest class grade for the semester at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Bowen School of Law.

The UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law has announced its editorial board for the 2021-22 UA Little Rock Law Review.

The UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law has announced the members of the 2021-22 Arkansas Journal of Social Change and Public Service.

UA Little Rock junior point guard Mayra Caicedo, from Buga, Colombia, received all-conference honors March 11, being named to the All-Sun Belt third team after her first year in the league.

Rebekah White, a Ph.D. student in applied biosciences at UA Little Rock, has been awarded a $1,500 Graduate Research Grant from Phi Kappa Phi for her biology research. She will use funds from the award to support biological research into the photosynthetic mechanism and stress responses of cyanobacteria.

UA Little Rock senior Teal Battle, from Millington, Tennessee, received all-conference honors for the second consecutive season, announced March 11, as she was named to the All-Sun Belt second team.

UA Little Rock senior forward Ruot Monyyong, from Nashville, Tennessee, has added another accolade to his impressive resume, being named a first team All-District 23 selection by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). This marks Monyyong's second time as a first team All-District honoree. He was also named a first team selection in 2019-20 after guiding the Trojans to the regular season league title. He is now the first player in program history to earn back-to-back first team All-District honors, upping the program's honors to 22 among 20 different Trojans.

UA Little Rock junior Anton Albers, a native of Buchholz, Germany, won the 2021 Individual Spring Kickoff in the one-day golf tournament at Las Colinas Country Club in Irving, Texas, on Feb. 8.

For the second time in as many tournaments, UA Little Rock junior Anton Albers of Buchholz, Germany has emerged as the individual champion after the 2021 Trinity Forest Invitational March 7-9. Albers shot a 7-under 64 over the final round, including a 25-foot putt on 18 to win the tournament, posting a 7-under 206 to earn medalist honors.

UA Little Rock senior wrestler Paul Bianchi, from Two Rivers, Wisconsin, has been named one of the six remaining 133-pound wrestlers to punch their ticket to the 2021 Championships. The NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee announced Bianchi as a qualifier March 9 for the Division I Wrestling Championships, making him the first in Trojan program history.

UA Little Rock senior forward Ruot Monyyong from Nashville, Tennessee has been named a third team All-Sun Belt Conference selection for the 2020-21 season, announced March 11.

UA Little Rock senior pitcher Aaron Funk has been named the Sun Belt Conference's Preseason Pitcher of the Year, voted on by the league's head coaches. He was also named to the preseason All-Sun Belt team, coming off a strong shortened 2020 season.

UA Little Rock senior forward Teal Battle, from Millington, Tennessee was named to the Sun Belt Conference's All-Tournament Team March 8, after averaging 16.7 points per game and leading Little Rock to the semifinal round.

UA Little Rock sophomore Annya Grom of Eilat, Israel has been selected as the Missouri Valley Conference's Swimmer of the Week, announced March 17. This follows her two record-breaking performances at the tri-meet against Southern Illinois University (SIU) and Valparaiso University, earning the league recognition.

UA Little Rock senior first baseman Kobe Barnum, from Temple Terrace, Florida, has been named the Sun Belt's Player of the Week, announced March 9. It is the first weekly honor in Barnum's career and the first for the Trojans in 2021.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock announces students who have made the Dean's List for the fall 2020 semester, recognizing nearly 1,200 students whose academic performances have been superior at the end of each semester. To be on the Dean's List, UA Little Rock students must earn at least nine credit hours and maintain at least a 3.5 GPA.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock congratulates its fall 2020 graduates with multiple degrees.

UA Little Rock senior forward Teal Battle of Millington, Tennessee was named the Sun Belt Player of the Week Feb. 15, following her outstanding performance in two wins over Arkansas State.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock announces its fall 2020 graduates.

Kalen Coleman, a student in the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's William H. Bowen School of Law, has published an article in the University of California Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal.

Senior wrestler Paul Bianchi, from Two Rivers, Wisconsin, highlighted the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Senior Day with a perfect 3-0 record and a ranked win on Jan. 31.

Kathryn "Roza" Bost recently graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. At the age of four, Bost was adopted from Russia and raised in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. "I wrote a short story called 'The Sweet Exchange' about my memories of the orphanage," Bost said. "My goal is to share my story with international adoptee parents and international adoptees."

Tyra Robinson, a recent graduate of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, said she was inspired to pursue a career in physical therapy after an unexpected experience with her mother.

A recent University of Arkansas in Little Rock graduate said she considers herself a "super-transfer student" after her unique college journey. Rodricka Blanks graduated Dec. 19 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in mass communication with an emphasis in mass media. Her college journey began in her hometown of Magnolia, Arkansas, after graduating high school in May 2014.

UA Little Rock announces its Fall 2020 Chancellor's List, recognizing students with superior academic performance in a semester. To be eligible for the Chancellor's List, students must earn at least nine credit hours and at least a 3.9 grade point average.

Erin Clement, a recent graduate of UA Little Rock from Pine Bluff, received a 2020 scholarship from the Jefferson County Single Parent Scholarship Fund.

Shyteria Dunlap, a second-year student at the UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, has received the 2020-21 Jennifer Carson Single Parent Scholarship, endowed by the Bowen alumni and faculty.