Thirty-six honors graduates were recently recognized at a reception as U of A's Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences honored students at its yearly academic honors reception.

This year's honors graduates are:

• Jennifer Avila, apparel merchandising and product development, Rogers
• Rachel Beyer, agricultural business, Fayetteville
• Aryn Blumenberg, food science, Conway
• Sabrina Cox, animal science, Benton
• Kayla DeSmet, animal science, Swansboro, North Carolina
• Hannah Feuerborn, poultry science, Edmond, Oklahoma
• Ian Gilbert, animal science, Springdale
• Lauren Elizabeth Greenwood, environmental, soil and water science, St. Louis
• Kylanna Hardaway, food, nutrition and health, Poteau, Oklahoma
• Amber Knoernschild, human nutrition and dietetics, Allen, Texas
• William Litzinger, agricultural business, Fayetteville
• Rebekah Mason, environmental, soil and water science, West Fork
• Lynsey Alexis McPherson, animal science, Searcy
• Abbigail Merrill, animal science, Fort Smith
• Faith Mills, agricultural education, communication and technology, Asbury, Missouri
• Gracie Morrison, environmental, soil and water science, Fayetteville
• Emmie Noyes, agricultural business, Linwood, Kansas
• Samuel Park, environmental, soil and water science, Little Rock
• Laykyn Rainboth, agricultural education, communication and technology, and animal science, Marshall
• Victoria Reid, animal science, Little Rock
• Kristin Nicole Ryan, animal science, Flower Mound, Texas
• Emily Faith Spatz, poultry science, Farmington
• Christopher Stuckey, food science, Clarkedale
• Hayley Stull, human nutrition and dietetics, McKinney, Texas
• Sydney Taylor, apparel merchandising and product development, Fayetteville
• Olivia Thornton, apparel merchandising and product development, Wichita, Kansas
• Megan Tolbert, food, nutrition and health, El Dorado
• Nicholas Valentini, animal science, Mount Albert, Ontario, Canada
• Devin Whiteside, animal science, White Hall

Summer 2022 honors graduates:

• Patience Jane Billingsley, apparel merchandising and product development, St. Louis
• Karli Haws, apparel merchandising and product development, Springdale
• Claire McCormick, human development and family sciences, Prairie Village, Kansas
• Blare McKenzie Offenbacker, apparel merchandising and product development, Fayetteville
• Brooke Leanne Peters, apparel merchandising and product development, Bentonville
• Síne Mairéad Pippenger, animal science, Little Rock
• Andrew Warren, environmental, soil and water science

They were recognized at a reception on April 21 at the Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences.

About the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences: Bumpers College provides life-changing opportunities to position and prepare graduates who will be leaders in the businesses associated with foods, family, the environment, agriculture, sustainability and human quality of life; and who will be first-choice candidates of employers looking for leaders, innovators, policy makers and entrepreneurs. The college is named for Dale Bumpers, former Arkansas governor and longtime U.S. senator who made the state prominent in national and international agriculture. For more information about Bumpers College, visit our website, and follow us on Twitter at @BumpersCollege and Instagram at BumpersCollege.

About the University of Arkansas: As Arkansas' flagship institution, the U of A provides an internationally competitive education in more than 200 academic programs. Founded in 1871, the U of A contributes more than $2.2 billion to Arkansas' economy through the teaching of new knowledge and skills, entrepreneurship and job development, discovery through research and creative activity while also providing training for professional disciplines. The Carnegie Foundation classifies the U of A among the few U.S. colleges and universities with the highest level of research activity. U.S. News & World Report ranks the U of A among the top public universities in the nation. See how the U of A works to build a better world at Arkansas Research News.