LITTLE ROCK — Fred Hopkins, a teacher at Eureka Springs Middle School, has been selected for a fellowship to attend the Siemens STEM Institute. The program will take place just outside Washington, D.C., at the headquarters of Discovery Communications and will feature guest speakers, field trips to observe real-world applications of STEM subject matter and opportunities for networking and collaborating with peers from across the nation.
Elysium Travis of Bentonville has been awarded a music scholarship and an academic scholarship for 2012-2013 to attend Pittsburg State University. She is the daughter of Carla Green and Jim Travis and is a senior at Bentonville High School.
Arkansas State University-Beebe honored students at its annual Awards Banquet on April 5.
The students receiving Division Awards were: Barbara Roberts of Des Arc for Advanced Technology and Allied Health.
Joshua Brown of Judsonia for Business and Agriculture.
Lindsay Roddy of Searcy for Business and Agriculture.
Khalid Ahmadzai of Cabot for Education and Social Sciences.
Debra Elgen of Beebe for Education and Social Sciences.
Emily Mooney of Cabot for English and Fine Arts.
Jordan Ramsey of Beebe for English and Fine Arts.
J. Brett McCutcheon of Lonoke for Mathematics and Science.
Chelsae Smith of Des Arc for Mathematics and Science.
James Lay of Beebe for Occupational Technology.
Allen Mason of Judsonia for Occupational Technology.
The students receiving campus awards were: Mason Hudson of Searcy for ASU-Beebe.
Kristen Moore of Conway for ASU-Beebe.
Lana Chumley of Pangburn for ASU-Heber Springs.
Andrew Ross of Rose Bud for ASU-Heber Springs.
Jumi Hong of North Little Rock for ASU-Little Rock Air Force Base.
Jacklyn Morris of Jacksonville for ASU-Little Rock Air Force Base.
Carolyn Hendrix of Cabot for ASU-Searcy.
Melinda Kidd of Augusta for ASU-Searcy.
Brandin Gibbons of El Paso and Clay Sims of McCrory received awards for ASU Jonesboro programs held on the Beebe campus.
Debra Elgen, a liberal arts major, and Andrew Ross, a health sciences major, received the Citizenship Award. The award is ASU Beebe’s most prestigious and is based on overall academic and leadership qualities.
Michael Kelly, an associate professor of English, received the Positive Teacher Award.
Greg Asbury, a student development specialist in the Learning Center, was presented with the Positive Staff Award.
Arkansas Achievers is an opportunity to give recognition to those for their achievements.
Civilian and military achievements are accepted.
Please follow these guidelines: Achiever(s): 1) Must be an Arkansan or have graduated from a school in Arkansas.
2) Received an award, scholarship, medal or promotion.
Pageants, deans’ lists, graduations or military enlistments are not accepted.
No Photographs Please.
To submit an Achiever mail information to: Arkansas Achievers, P.O. Box 2221, Little Rock, Ark. 72203.
Arkansas, Pages 11 on 05/28/2012