Alumni News

Sydney Franklin is committed to making a change in her community. She was recently selected as the only student from the United States to receive the Change Maker Award, which recognizes an individual who has made a significant contribution to their community through volunteering, creativity, and commitment to the service of others. Sydney was honored…

Saylor Wilkinson is the heart of healthcare.  After receiving her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Tulsa, passed her National Council Licensure Examination in July of 2023. She was offered a job at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she currently works as an oncology nurse.  We’re so proud of you,…

Christian Holden is adjusting well to undergraduate life at Hendrix College. On campus, she’s involved in several clubs, including the financial committee and student magazine. She’s not only been enjoying her classes but has been handling the workload impressively well, receiving a 3.5 GPA on this semester’s midterms. She says that writing essays has been…

Sarah Means is going onward and upward! She attended her first two years of her undergraduate career at Arkansas State University Beebe where she graduated with honors with her associates in Liberal Arts and Science. She is now completing her bachelor of arts at Arkansas State in Jonesboro, and even plans to graduate a semester…

Daniel Haley is balancing extracurricular opportunities and academic responsibilities like a pro in his second year of undergraduate education. He is currently an intern for the Arkansas Razorbacks Communications department, where he has had the opportunity to work closely with ESPN and the SEC over the past year and a half. He also was able…

Faith Kelly is breaking barriers (but not bones!). In her freshman year, she’s certainly wasted no time making strides toward her dream of being an orthopedic surgeon. She maintained a 4.0 GPA her entire freshman year, made the President’s List, and was a member of the Arkansas Tech University honors program. She’s also a member…

Emanie Montgomery is making an impact in her field. She was recently awarded the opportunity to participate in the 2024 HBCU Emerging Leaders Scholarship Program with Deloitte. The initiative provided a safe yet professional setting for selective interns and incoming analysts of various HBCUs to network with each other and other senior managers and partners….

Sydni Hood is on the list – the Dean’s List, that is. Sydni has not only completed the first semester of her undergraduate career but has done so with honors – no small feat. The College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock requires students to be…

Zenobia Kelley has learned a lot about herself in her first semester of college, meeting new people and exploring new opportunities.  A first-year Art major at Howard University, she was accepted to the Chadwick A. Bosemen College of Fine Arts (COFA) Freshman Council. As a member of the council, she’s had the opportunity to connect…

Sabian Murry is wasting no time gaining experience in her future career field. Over the past summer, she was accepted to an internship program at Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates, & Woodyard Law Firm in Little Rock, Arkansas. Their summer internship is “designed specifically for Arkansas Commitment student scholars to introduce students to the legal profession…