Bumpers College 2026 Honors Graduates Recognized

Fifty-eight 2026 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 awards reception.

This year's honors graduates are:

• Adeola Abe, food science
• Riley Axtell, human development and family sciences
• Madison Blank, animal science
• Allie Bowerman, poultry science
• Caroline Brickey, agricultural business
• Ava Caron, human nutrition and dietetics
• Grace Carroum, human nutrition and dietetics
• Baileigh Cash, poultry science
• Caroline Cheek, environmental, soil and water science
• Annaka Clark, animal science
• Lainie Crouch, human nutrition and dietetics
• Paul Dang, poultry science
• Anna Delap, apparel merchandising and product development
• Audrey Dykes, animal science
• Karen Echevarria, animal science
• Samantha Edwards, food, nutrition and health
• Evan Eifling, agricultural business
• Liz Fiels, food, nutrition and health
• Andie Forbes, environmental, soil and water science
• Jacob Franklin, agricultural business
• Cason Frisby, food science
• Riley Frymark, apparel merchandising and product development
• Lindsey Garretson, environmental, soil and water science
• Ava Glasser, animal science
• Rachel Griffith, human nutrition and dietetics
• Evy Hafer, animal science
• Dason Hensley, agricultural education, communications and technology
• Sophia Hinkebein, food science
• Chet Hudgens, agricultural business
• Luke Janski, poultry science
• Gwen Keith-Powell, environmental, soil and water science
• Evie Liebbe, apparel merchandising and product development
• Emma McClure, hospitality management
• Chloe McPherson, apparel merchandising and product development
• Julia Mizner, environmental, soil and water science
• Ashley Ninkham, apparel merchandising and product development
• Rebecca Odea, apparel merchandising and product development
• Yariadna Pimentel, environmental, soil and water science
• Lauren Pruitt, environmental, soil and water science
• Hayden Raycher, agricultural business
• Danielle Reeves, animal science
• Susan Richey, human development and family sciences
• Annabelle Sammons, animal science
• Morgan Schaefer, human development and family sciences
• Evan Seay, agricultural education, communications and technology
• Austin Sharp, animal science
• Naija Sharpley, animal science
• Brooke Sterbens, apparel merchandising and product development
• Kaeleigh Stroud, apparel merchandising and product development
• Sydney Talley, environmental, soil and water science
• Emma Vance, human nutrition and dietetics
• Abigael Villeneuve, environmental, soil and water science
• Addie Walker, animal science
• Jake Watkins, apparel merchandising and product development
• Katherine Watkins, hospitality management
• Karley Williams, agricultural education, communications and technology
• Brody Wilson, environmental, soil and water science
• Zoe Zeman, animal science

They were recognized at a reception on April 23 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 Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and X at @BumpersCollege.

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