University of Arkansas at Little Rock

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock School has honored its top mechanical engineering students for the 2022-23 academic year.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has honored its top mechanical engineering technology students for the 2022-23 academic year.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has honored its top electronics and computer engineering technology students for the 2022-23 academic year.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Computer Science has honored its top students for the 2022-23 academic year.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock School Department of Chemistry has honored its top students for the 2022-23 academic year.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock School Department of Physics and Astronomy has honored its top students for the 2022-23 academic year.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Earth Sciences has honored its top students for the 2022-23 academic year.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock School Department of Mathematics and Statistics has honored its top students for the 2022-23 academic year.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Donaghey College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics has honored its top students for the 2022-23 academic year.

A second chance to finish college has led UA Little Rock graduate Nicole Stewart to rediscover her passion for community art. The East End resident graduated this semester with a bachelor's degree in studio art focusing on sculpture and a minor in applied design focusing on ceramics.

Throughout her time at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, graduate Mikiya McAdory has become a mentor dedicated to helping students get the most out of their college education. The Osceola, Arkansas native graduated this May with a bachelor's degree in biology and minor in chemistry.

Victoria Temples has always believed in following her gut, which led her to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. A week before she began college in 2019, the Little Rock native was set to attend another college as a biology major, but Temples had a change of heart and has never looked back.

Chloe McGehee, from Bryant, Arkansas, has graduated from UA Little Rock with bachelor's degrees in mass communication and political science. McGehee has known she wanted to be a journalist since middle school, where she was editor of the Bryant Junior High yearbook. When she transitioned into high school, she remained on the yearbook staff and became editor of the award-winning Bryant High School yearbook staff her senior year.

Tiffani Silvey, who graduated from UA Little Rock with a Master of Business Administration in May, has made quite an impact on the university since she started her undergraduate career in 2017. After graduating with her Bachelor of Art in applied communication in 2021, Silvey sought freelance strategic advising opportunities with businesses across the state.

Social work was an easy career choice for new graduate Katherine Holtz, whose difficult personal circumstances led to her decision.

Chloe McGehee, from Bryant, Arkansas, has graduated from UA Little Rock with bachelor's degrees in mass communication and political science. McGehee has known she wanted to be a journalist since middle school, where she was editor of the Bryant Junior High yearbook. When she transitioned into high school, she remained on the yearbook staff and became editor of the award-winning Bryant High School yearbook staff her senior year.

Victoria Temples has always believed in following her gut, which led her to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. A week before she began college in 2019, the Little Rock native was set to attend another college as a biology major, but Temples had a change of heart and has never looked back.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Nursing has honored its top students of the year during an annual nursing pinning ceremony May 11.

Mackenzie Rash has loved science since the tender age of 10, so earning a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock seemed like a smart and easy decision. "I've always been interested in science since the fifth grade," Rash said. "I had an awesome science teacher, and we did experiments all the time. I always loved science and participating in science fairs."

Last year, UA Little Rock student Griselda Delgado Torres had an experience that is unusual to most graduating seniors. She completed her final semester of her Bachelor of Social Work degree program from a hospital bed in the Intensive Care Unit, where she had just spent two weeks on a ventilator and feeding tube recovering from pneumonia.

Life is moving fast for UA Little Rock graduate and Donaghey Scholar Alyssa Smith. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, Smith will marry her college sweetheart, fellow UA Little Rock graduate Baker Rodgers, on June 10. After a honeymoon cruise in the Caribbean, she will start work as a natural gas engineer at Summit Utilities.

In his hometown of Omro, Wisconsin, Caleb Boutin has spent his high school years and summers working at Omro Building Center. Upon his acceptance to the Donaghey Scholars Honors Program, he traveled nearly 800 miles to begin his college career at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, never imagining that his college journey would eventually lead him back to his small hometown of about 3,500 people.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Olivia Fitzgibbon was an active and engaged college student, living on campus and enjoying life in the Donaghey Scholars Honors Program at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Ahad Nadeem, a biology major from Little Rock, has been named the winner of the 2023 Edward L. Whitbeck Memorial Award at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Frank L. and Beverly Whitbeck established the top graduating senior award in memory of their son, Edward Lynn Whitbeck, who was a senior at Little Rock University, the predecessor of UA Little Rock, at the time of his death in 1965. Each scholar receives a personalized plaque and a monetary award.

While growing up as a child in Nepal, Mayor Inna Gurung had little exposure to computer science. "It started out as a mere curiosity as a kid to understand how devices were working, how websites are built, and how they made certain applications," she said. "But as I grew up, I understood there is way more to it. As a family with a business background, my parents were always hesitant for me to pursue a career in computer science."

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student who is graduating this spring plans to use her Master of Social Work degree to help other adults who are neurodivergent. A native of Monticello, Leslie Beard went back to school in 2020 to pursue a career in social work. The graduate student became a part of a growing number of women who learned they were neurodivergent as adults.

After losing her home to the devastating tornado that struck central Arkansas on March 31, a graduating UA Little Rock student and mother of four from Little Rock is looking forward to the positive things in life, including starting a new career as a nurse.

Graduate student Nahiyan Bin Noor has an analytical mind, and he is always exploring ways that he can use his skills to solve problems.

Following four standout years where she became a leader of her peers both on and off the court, Little Rock forward Angelique Francis has signed a professional contract to play overseas beginning immediately.

Little Rock track and field was recognized by the Ohio Valley Conference April 12 as Gabby Ayiteyfio received Co-Field Athlete of the Week honors.