Eighteen students from 10 different majors and concentrations were named Senior Scholars for 2022-23, and each department in U of A's Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences has named its outstanding students for the year.

Seven students are First-Ranked Senior Scholars, signifying a 4.0 grade point average with all coursework completed at the U of A, and 11 are Senior Scholars, signifying students with the highest GPA (also all 4.0s) with at least half of their coursework completed at the U of A.

First-Ranked Senior Scholars

• Samantha Carmean, human development and family sciences
• Katelyn Clark, poultry science
• Lauren Gwaltney, environmental, soil and water science
• Bailey Karnes, horticulture, landscape and turf sciences
• Jordan Looper, animal science
• Byron Louk, agricultural business
• Haley Stanton, animal science

Senior Scholars

• Dorothy Cooper, human development and family sciences
• Taylor Davis, agricultural business
• Kaylin Dombroski, apparel merchandising and product development
• Julie Isbell, agricultural education, communication and technology
• Colin Keady, agricultural education, communication and technology
• Ryan McKee, human development and family sciences
• Kati Morrow, human nutrition and dietetics
• Grayson Robbins, animal science
• Chloe Smith, poultry science
• Amanda Swartz, human development and family sciences
• Jacquelyn Troy, food, nutrition and health

Departmental Outstanding Students

Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness

Alana Skogen, senior

William Johnson, M.S.

Agricultural Education, Communications and Technology

Colin Keady, senior

Hannah Ferguson, M.S.

Cassandra Cox, Ph.D.

Animal Science

Jordan Looper, senior

Elizabeth Neal, M.S.

Kristen Midkiff, Ph.D.

Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences

Jonathan Brye, senior

Casey Arnold, M.S.

Carrie Ortel, Ph.D.

Entomology and Plant Pathology

Parker Mullins, M.S.

Olivia Kline, Ph.D.

Food Science

Taylor Brandt, senior

Rashmi Rangaswamaiah, M.S.

Asmita Singh, Ph.D.

Horticulture

Isabella Vaughn, senior

Rachel Woody-Pumford, M.S.

Daniel O'Brien, Ph.D.

Poultry Science

Alessandro Rocchi, senior

Lauren Laverty, M.S.

Clay Maynard, Ph.D.

School of Human Environmental Sciences

Amanda Swartz, senior

Mariya Hayat, M.S.

They were recognized at a reception on April 19 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.

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