The wait is over, the University of Arkansas’ Honors College has announced the 72 high school students who will comprise the Class of 2016 Honors College Fellows. More than 500 applications were received from around the world, giving the Honors College the ability to select the most outstanding students to join. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the $300 million gift from the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation which a portion of helps fund the Honors College and the Fellows program. Recipients of the Honors fellowship are awarded $50,000 over a period of four years, which largely covers the cost of tuition, room and board, books and supplies.
To be eligible for this award students must have scored at least a 32 on the ACT, have a minimum GPA of 3.8 as well as evidence of community involvement and strong letters of recommendation.
The University of Arkansas Honors College Fellows Class of 2016:
Connor Ahrendsen, Fayetteville High School, Fayetteville, Ark.
Aaron Anderson, Springdale High School, Springdale, Ark.
Sydney Arend, Bentonville High School, Bentonville, Ark.
Ty Austin, Neosho High School, Neosho, Mo.
Stephanie Barger, Conway High School, Conway, Ark.
Caitlin Beasley, Owasso High School, Owasso, Okla.
Hannah Birch, Malvern High School, Malvern, Ark.
Steven Brown, Houston High School, Germantown, Tenn.
Teni Butler, Baylor High School, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Timothy Carroll, Lakeside High School, Hot Springs, Ark.
Andrew Casey, Har-Ber High School, Springdale, Ark.
Timothy Cavell, Fayetteville High School, Fayetteville, Ark.
Anna Engler, Heber Springs High School, Heber Springs, Ark.
Reagan Fix, Greenbrier High School, Greenbrier, Ark.
Jeremiah Flannery, Bentonville High School, Bentonville, Ark.
Jon Fletcher, North Little Rock High School, Little Rock, Ark.
Daniel Fritsche, Greenwood High School, Greenwood, Ark.
Joseph Gasser, Lee’s Summit North High School, Lee’s Summit, Mo.
Oscar Gilbert, Jonesboro High School, Jonesboro, Ark.
Michael Hanna, Waldron High School, Waldron, Ark.
Keegan Henderson, Carterville High School, Carterville, Ill.
Andres Herrera, Instituto Italiano Enrico Fermi, Panama City, Panama.
Christian Heymsfield, Elkins High School, Elkins, Ark.
Zachary Hill, Bryant High School, Bryant, Ark.
Jakob Hockman, Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School, Joplin, Mo.
Emily Hoover, Texas High School, Texarkana, Texas.
Andrew Hutchinson, Springdale High School, Springdale, Ark.
Jesse Ivers, Jessieville High School, Jessieville, Ark.
Amy James, Monticello High School, Monticello, Ark.
Bryce Jones, Flowermound High School, Flowermound, Texas.
Logan Jones, Alma High School, Alma, Ark.
Jessica Joyce, Southside High School, Fort Smith, Ark.
Andrew Kaiser, Fayetteville High School, Fayetteville, Ark.
Brandon Kempf, Cabot High School, Cabot, Ark.
Kristen Kent, Episcopal Collegiate School, Little Rock, Ark.
Brandon Killen, Birdville High School, North Richland Hills, Texas.
Grant King, Benton High School, Benton, Ark.
Alexis LaMott, Robert E. Lee High School, Tyler, Texas.
Sarah Leavitt, Durango, Colo.
Joshua Lewis, Conway High School, Conway, Ark.
Jeffrey Madden, Valleyview High School, Jonesboro, Ark.
Alyssa Mars, Pattonville High School, Maryland Heights, Mo.
Sarah Marsh, Southside High School, Fort Smith, Ark.
Rebecca Martell, Lee’s Summit North High School, Lee’s Summit, Mo.
Ryan Morgan, Siloam Springs High School, Siloam Springs, Ark.
Danielle Neighbour, Shawnee Mission West High School, Shawnee Mission, Kan.
Cody Nelson, Springdale High School, Springdale, Ark.
Spencer Nelson, Har-Ber High School, Springdale, Ark.
Kaitlyn Nolker, Bentonville High School, Bentonville, Ark.
Sussana Oad, Aledo High School, Aledo, Texas.
Mark Owens, Fayetteville High School, Fayetteville, Ark.
Travis Peter, Borah High School, Boise, Idaho.
Peyton Phelps, Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock.
Ryan Pinter, Fayetteville High School, Fayetteville, Ark.
Rachel Reece, West Memphis High School, West Memphis, Ark.
Jordan Reed, Cabot High School, Cabot, Ark.
Remington Reed, Magnolia High School, Magnolia, Texas.
Abigail Reggio, Edwards Marcus High School, Flowermound, Texas.
Abby Rinchuso, Russellville High School, Russellville, Ark.
Brett Schauwecker, Shawnee Mission South High School, Shawnee Mission, Kan.
Manoj Seeram, Heritage High School, Rogers, Ark.
Hannah Shameh, Huntsville High School, Huntsville, Ark.
Tyler Spain, Greenwood High School, Greenwood, Ark.
Katherine Trubitt, Arkansas School of Math and Science, Hot Springs, Ark.
Conner Veit, Springdale High School, Springdale, Ark.
Hannah Verkamp, Charleston High School, Charleston, Ark.
Alec Walter, Bentonville High School, Bentonville, Ark.
Taylor Whitaker, C.E. Byrd High School, Shreveport, La.
Ian Wicks, Fayetteville High School, Fayetteville, Ark.
Sydney Wiggins, Southside High School, Fort Smith, Ark.
Christian Williams, Valley View High School, Jonesboro, Ark.
Ethan Williams, McDonald County High School, Anderson, Mo.
– Jade Saylors