Yearly Academic Award Winners, Ambassadors Recognized by Bumpers College

Ariel Romero

Nine students in six different majors in U of A's Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences received nine annual academic awards from the college at its annual student honors and awards reception.

Students recognized include:

• Presidential Scholar — Lucy Scholma; food, nutrition and health
• Dale Bumpers Distinguished Scholars -
  • Ph.D: Carrie Ortel; crop, soil and environmental sciences
  • Master's: Tanner Austin King; crop, soil and environmental sciences
  • Undergraduate Transfer: Hannah Dozier; animal science
• John W. White Outstanding Student — Anna Brooke Mathis; agricultural education, communication and technology
• Spitze Public Policy Legislative Internship Award — Lexi Dilbeck; agricultural education, communication and technology
• Stanley E. Reed Internship Award — Cason Frisby; food science
• Bumpers College Alumni Society Rising Senior Award — Schyler Angell; agricultural education, communication and technology
• DBCAFLS Alumni Society Scholarship — Kadence Trosper; apparel merchandising and product development

The college also recognized its ambassadors for 2022-24. The group works both on campus and off campus recruiting events, assisting with Dean's Office and college-wide events, serving as representatives of the college, connecting with students, assisting in other recruiting functions and sharing the philosophy and benefits of enrollment in the college to prospective students, parents and alumni.

This year's group included:

• Caroline Cheek (spring lead ambassador); environmental, soil and water science;
• Madison Estepp (fall lead ambassador); agricultural education, communication and technology;
• Schyler Angell; agricultural education, communication and technology;
• Kelly Duggins; agricultural education, communication and technology and animal science;
• Malinalxochitl Ilhuicamina; food science;
• Joshua King; environmental, soil and water science;
• Abby Lunn; food science;
• Abigail Norsworth; crop science and agricultural business;
• Molly Parker; agricultural business;
• Emma Richards; animal science;
• Noah Boggs Riley; human development and family sciences;
• Jimena Rodriguez; animal science;
• Evan Seay; agricultural education, communication and technology;
• Abbigail Slaughter; poultry science;
• Maxwell Smiley; agricultural business;
• Elizabeth Tribout; agricultural business;
• Joshua Uptigrove; agricultural education, communication and technology;
• Hellen Vejerano Molina; animal science; and
• Karley Williams; agricultural education, communication and technology.

They were recognized at a reception on April 18 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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