Zartashia Javid of Fort Smith has been elected to a two-year term with the Alliance Trustees of America's Promise Alliance, the nation's largest partnership organization dedicated to improving the lives of youth. Javid is enrolled as a biology major at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock.
Patti Erwin of the Arkansas Forestry Commission has received the Dr. John L. Gray Forestry Conservationist of the Year Award from the Arkansas Wildlife Federation. Erwin has been with the commission since 1996.
Ashley Humphreys, a graduate student in the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, has earned a Monsanto Graduate Student Scholarship. Humphreys, who is from Manito, Ill., earned her bachelor's degree in dietetics from the Bumpers College in 2011 and is working on a master's in entomology.
Suzanne Bierman, assistant director of the Arkansas Division of Medical Services, has been selected as a Council of State Governments' Henry Toll Fellow for the Class of 2015.
Katie Collins of Cabot has been awarded a scholarship by Lyon College for Arkansas Governor's Distinguished Scholars for the 2015-16 academic year. Collins is the daughter of Randall and Sandy Collins.
Thomas Drennan of Arkadelphia and Dale Brooks of Mayflower, culinary students at Pulaski Technical College, have received scholarships from the James Beard Foundation.
Augustus Wisdom of Beebe, a sophomore at Arkansas State University-Beebe, has been awarded the Wayne Hartsfield Scholarship. Wisdom is seeking an Associate of Science degree in agriculture, with an emphasis in business.
Danny Smith of Newton County was named Arkansas Paramedic of the Year. Smith works for North Arkansas Regional Medical Center Emergency Medical Services. This honor is awarded annually at the Arkansas Emergency Medical Technician Association conference.
The following students have received Chancellor's Academic Distinction Scholarships from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. They are freshmen who earned a score of 30 or above on the ACT and at least a 3.0 cumulative high school grade point average:
John Hall of Little Rock, a Lisa Academy West graduate
Tyler Stewart of Conway, a Mount Vernon-Enola High School graduate
Jacob Head of Little Rock, a Sheridan High School graduate
Justin Wheeler of Ward, a Cabot High School graduate
Austin Grundy of Conway, a Mayflower High School graduate
Kennedi Holt of Little Rock, a Mills High School graduate
Kyle Adkins of Benton, an Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts graduate
Matthew McCarley of Benton, a Bryant High School graduate
Daniel Stuckey of Little Rock, a Parkview High School graduate
Jacob Head of Little Rock, a Sheridan High School graduate
The following Pulaski Technical College students, all of whom are enrolled in culinary or hospitality programs at the Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Institute, have received scholarships from the Arkansas Hospitality Association:
Dale Brooks of Mayflower
Brittany Cargile of Greenbrier
Somerly Crawford of Little Rock
Michaela Culp of Vilonia
Jason Lively of Conway
Amber Macomber of Conway
Rachel Nelson of Perryville
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 11/06/2015