College of Nursing and Health Professions Recognizes Top Graduating Students
JONESBORO – The departments and school in the College of Nursing and Health Professions at Arkansas State University have announced their end-of-year academic awards.
By area, the award winners are:
Department of Communication Disorders
Bachelor of Science (BS) Academic Scholars: Macie Hatch of Lake City, Avery Billings
of Brighton, Tenn., Ashley McCann of Akota, Tenn., Laina Richards of Alton, Mo., Lydia
Smith of Brighton, Tenn., Lily Ann Morris Chester of Pocahontas, Blair Francis of
Benton, and Natalie Creasey of McCrory.
Outstanding Undergraduate Student – Lily Ann Morris Chester of Pocahontas, and Outstanding
Graduate Student – Caroline Harris of Des Arc.
Department of Health Sciences & Risk Management
Bachelor of Science in Health Studies Program Scholars: Paige Peirpoint of Cabot and
Morgan McGowen of Jonesboro.
Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics Program Scholar – Lia Riney of Jonesboro.
Bachelor of Science in Public Health Program Scholar – Malena Cybak of Massillon,
Ohio.
Bachelor of Science in Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management Program Scholars:
Cameron Dye of Miner, Mo., Jeffrey Wolcott of Dudley, Mass., Lori Young of Ventura,
Calif., Dana Boomer of Empire, Mich., Kelsey Brule of Sheridan, Joseph Kisel of Pine
Bluff.
Department of Medical Laboratory and Radiation Sciences
Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program - Outstanding Academic Student – Jesye Bragado
of Dyersburg, Tenn.; Outstanding Clinical Student – Kaylee Sled of Beebe.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Program - Outstanding Academic Student – Maranntha Holliman
of Jonesboro; Outstanding Clinical Student – Olivia Scaramastro of Jonesboro.
Mammography/Breast Sonography Program - Outstanding Academic Student – Sydney Keton
of Swifton; Outstanding Clinical Student – Kinley Swindle of Jonesboro.
Radiation Therapy Program - Outstanding Academic Student (Jonesboro) – Emma Shields
of Jackson, Mo.; Outstanding Clinical Student (Jonesboro) – Sadie York of Jonesboro.
Radiation Therapy Program - Outstanding Academic Student (Northwest Ark.) – Susan
Romero of Rogers; Outstanding Clinical Student (NW AR) - Susan Romero of Rogers.
Radiography Program - Jeannean Rollins Radiography Academic Award and Lyn Hubbard
Radiography Clinic Award – Sydney Keton of Swifton; Ray Winters Integrity Award: Sydney
Keton of Swifton and Emerson Owens of Arlington, Tenn.
Computer Tomography Program - Outstanding Academic Student – Emma Shields of Jackson,
Mo.
Medical Laboratory Science – William Payne Award – Dani Kasinger of Maynard; Don Vollman
Award – Maddox Trail of Rector.
Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor of Science Academic Scholars – Stephanie Anderson
of Bryant and Tesaray Duncan of Cave City; Program Scholars – Janna Wagner of Manila,
Rojina Sakha of Nepal, Sujaata Ranabhat of Nepal, Destiny Johnson of DeWitt, Dani
Kasinger of Maynard, Thao Nguyen of Vietnam, Maddox Trail of Rector, Patrinia Blakey
of Memphis.
Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor of Science Clinical Student of the Year - Sujaata
Ranabhat of Nepal.
Department of Occupational Therapy
Academic Scholar – Haley Montana Tapper of Jonesboro.
G.R.I.T. Award (demonstrating the power of perseverance with Grace, Resilience, Indomitability
and Tenacity) – Peyton Michelle Summers of Jonesboro.
Outstanding Student – Zoe Elizabeth Sloas of Paragould.
Capstone Trailblazer Award – Hannah Nicole Crowl of Batesville, Brianna Margaret Jernigan
of Munford, Tenn., Kathryn Elizabeth Jones of Malvern, Phylecia Gail Mason of Lake
Cormorant, Miss., Grace Addison Ross of Steele, Mo.
Department of Physical Therapy
DPT: Outstanding Student - Christian Halvorson; Roehrig Award – Paige Huff; Program
Scholars - Paige Huff, Seth Heil; Outstanding Scholars - Mattie Ballard, Robert McDonald,
Alyssa Peretti, Christian Halvorsen.
PTA: Academic Scholar – Landon Freeman; Program Scholars – Zac Kent, Brittany Vivar,
Megan DiCello, Ali Towles, Rebecca Stevens, Kaleigh George, Grant Weaver; Outstanding
Students – Megan DiCello, Zac Kent; Roy Aldridge Legacy Scholarship – Mardon Needles;
Ella Gall Memorial Scholarship – Mackenzie Powell.
Department of Social Work
BSW Student of the year, JayCee Burns of Jonesboro; field student of the year, Ya'Ryah
Rone of Lake Village.
School of Nursing
4.0 Scholars: Hunter Johnston of Jonesboro, Bridget Edwards of Flippin, Dung Vo of
Harvey, La., Kaylynn Bennett of Lowell, Malaya Reynado of Monticello, Madison Schrader
of Little Rock, Zachary Baillie of Heber Springs; Program Scholars: Harlie Rainwater
of Greenville, Mo., Paige Wagley of Jonesboro, Kyndal Missildine of Texarkana, Texas,
Addy Ellenburg of Olive Branch, Miss., Maddison Stover of Rison, Katherine Judy of
Cabot, Kim Nguyen of Jonesboro, Sydney Brewer of Paragould, Jin Dudley of Sherwood.
CRNA 4.0 Scholars: Jared Barker of Benton, Anna Blikenstaff of Searcy, Josh Cook of
Jackson, Chris Cox of Star City, Katlin Daniel of Hot Springs, Catherine Brooke Gaschen
of Lubbock, Texas, Rachel Gibbons of Jonesboro, Hannah Hollenberg of Little Rock,
Hannah Jessup of Hot Springs, Wesley Johnson of Purvis, Miss., An Ly of Houston, Griffin
McCowan of Batesville, Parker Musselwhite of Tyler, Texas, Breanne Phillips of Greeley,
Colo., Perla Sanchez-Perez of Dallas, and Hannah Tadlock of Hamburg.
