University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Christy Crawford, a mother of four grown children and grandmother of two, graduated magna cum laude in May with a bachelor's degree in psychology and a minor in social work. She will start graduate school this fall in the Master of Counseling program at UA Little Rock. In the future, she would like to work as a licensed professional counselor in Arkansas.

Merak Dyer, of Conway, graduated this May with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering technology from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Christian Flenniken, a native of Edmond, Oklahoma, graduated this May with an associate degree in nursing from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Following graduation, she will begin her nursing career at Baptist Health and continue her education in the BSN program at UA Little Rock.

Blake Hughes, a member of the Chancellor's Leadership Corps (CLC) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, graduated this May with a bachelor's degree in marketing and advertising with a certificate in professional sales. He would like to start his own marketing consulting firm and eventually get his master's degree in business administration. He also has a knack in placing first in statewide competitions.

Leslie Oden, a first-generation college student from Little Rock who enrolled at UA Little Rock to complete her degree after being away from college for several years. Oden graduated this May with a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies.

Three University of Arkansas at Little Rock College of Business students won first place awards at the Phi Beta Lambda 2020 Arkansas State Leadership Conference held in North Little Rock April 3-4.

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

Erin Clement, a senior interdisciplinary studies major at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock from Pine Bluff, delivered a TEDx talk during the TEDxUAMonticello event at the University of Arkansas at Monticello.

The Top Paper award recognizes the highest class grade for the summer 2019 semester at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law.

UA Little Rock announces William H. Bowen School of Law students who have earned the Dean's Certificate of Distinguished Public Serivce for the 2019-2020 school year. A student who completes 300 hours of public service during a 12-month period in which the student is in good standing at UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law will be awarded a Dean's Certificate of Service. The goal of the program is to make students more aware of community service opportunities and encourage students to make service a part of their professional lives.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law recently announced its Dean's Fellow of the Year for 2020.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock students competed in the John Cauble One Act Play Reading Series, performing a play called, "Prisoners," at Abilene Texas Convention Center on Feb. 24. The Kerry Kennedy Aspiring Playwright Foundation Fund paid for the students' travel to the festival.

Nine student journalists at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock won 14 awards in the 91st annual Arkansas College Media Association awards, announced April 4, for their work in The Forum, UA Little Rock's student newspaper.

Three graduate students from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock were selected for a prestigious workshop designed to prepare graduate students for careers in the computer science industry.

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock team won $10,000 and third place in the Walton Family Foundation Graduate Division of the Arkansas Governor's Cup for their business plan pitch for a technology that creates Avatar-based chatbots. The awards were announced during a virtual awards ceremony on April 9.

Three students from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock have won a $4,000 prize in the e-Fest Business Plan Competition for their pitch for CloudCare, a smart baby monitoring app designed by a UA Little Rock professor.

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock playwright was selected for the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock wrestler Conner Ward was named to the Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll on March 31. Ward is a freshman Applied Communications major with a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.362.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock wrestler Jose Champagne was named to the Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll on March 31. Champagne is a junior World Languages major with a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.667.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock junior forward Ruot Monyyong has been named a 2020 Lefty Driesell Defensive All-American, announced March 31 by CollegeInsider.com.

Joseph Kready, a senior computer science major at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has been selected for the 2020 Social Networks and Health Fellowship program at Duke University.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock sophomore Markquis Nowell was named to the All-Sun Belt National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District First Team on March 23.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock junior Ruot Monyyong was named to the All-Sun Belt National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District First Team on March 23.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock sophomore point guard Markquis Nowell has been named a 2020 Lou Henson All-American, announced March 26 by CollegeInsider.com.

A promise to her older sister prompted a return to college after 20 years in the workforce, but now Antwanette Smith is giving back to the community through an internship with Junior Achievement (JA) of Arkansas.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock sophomore guard Markquis Nowell has been named to the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) All-District VII team, announced March 10 by the organization. District VII comprises Division I schools within the states of Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Trojan Teal Battle was named to the Sun Belt's All-Conference Team on March 9, receiving third team honors.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Trojan Kyra Collier was named to the Sun Belt's All-Conference Team on March 9. Collier is the 32nd honoree in program history. Collier was named to the first team marking the seventh consecutive year a Little Rock player has received first team honors. Little Rock has had an all-conference honoree in each of the 17 years Joe Foley has guided the program.

After another dominating Sunday performance, University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Aaron Funk has repeated as the Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week, announced March 10 by the league office.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock junior catcher Kale Emshoff has been named to the 2020 Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award Watch List. The Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission released the official watch list March 10, presented by the Kamerion Wimberly Foundation.