Michael Hilton of Horseshoe Bend is the first recipient of the Friends of the North Fork and White Rivers Scholarship at Arkansas State University-Mountain Home.
Emily Phillips of Mountain View won the J. Mulkey Kent award and first place in the open division in the Arkansas Old Time Fiddle Championship at Ozark Folk Center State Park.
Barbara G. Williams, chairman of the University of Central Arkansas Department of Nursing, received the 2014 Arkansas Hospital Association Chairman's Award.
Shauna Jackson of Benton was one of three winners in America in Bloom's "How Does Your Town Measure Up Against America's Prettiest" photo contest. Jackson's photos were taken in Little Rock.
Rhonda Evans received The Women's Giving Circle Endowed Scholarship in Nursing at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. She is a graduate of Clinton High School and is the daughter of the late Joe Evans and Carole Evans.
Elizabeth Freeman received a Henry G. and Stella Hotz Outstanding Sophomore award at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville . She is a graduate of Little Rock Christian Academy and is the daughter of Richard Freeman and Jan Cross.
Dr. John Talburt, professor of information sciences at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, was recently recognized with the 2014 Distinguished Member Award by the International Association for Information and Data Quality.
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has awarded the following Provost's Academic Excellence Scholarships:
Callah Mitchell of Hensley.
Shelby Shelton of Conway.
Nathan Wadkins of Little Rock.
Amanda Jones of Maumelle.
Samantha Gray of Austin.
Sara Wood of Little Rock.
Garrett Rich of Benton.
Thomas Evans of Bryant.
Katherine Teske of North Little Rock.
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has awarded the following Deans' Academic Merit Scholarships:
Zachary Pinkerton of Benton.
JoAnna Snell of Benton.
Toby Sternod of Bryant.
Benjamin Wang of Little Rock.
R. Grant Berry of Little Rock.
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has awarded the following Academic Achievement Scholarships:
Chandler Ferrand of Conway.
Alex Brazil of Hensley.
Jake Vaughan of Cabot.
Carley Bearden of Benton.
Callie Schalk of Benton.
Carmen Moody of Jacksonville.
Sylvia Szwedo of Little Rock.
Amber Carter of Hensley.
Ashleigh Wofford of Alexander.
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has awarded the following UALR Freshman Awards:
Cole Southerland of Paron.
Jamie Burrows of Mabelvale.
Krista Woodward of Alexander.
Michah Davis of North Little Rock.
Briana Jones of Little Rock.
Hannah Patterson of Benton.
Arkansas Achievers is an opportunity to give recognition to Arkansans 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.
Metro on 11/02/2014