Donaghey <br />Scholars

Donaghey Scholars Advance to US Finals in Microsoft Imagine Cup

Jessica Scott — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:45:35 +0000

Donaghey Scholars Alex Crow and Zachary Lovin, along with fellow UALR students Kori Gills and Teresa Scaife, have advanced to the 11th Annual Microsoft Imagine Cup U.S. Finals. The team is one of only 13 in the nation that will compete in Silicon Valley on May 13, and if they are successful, will advance to the world competition in Russia this June.

The project focuses on using technology to aid the hearing impaired. Team Verbatim Signers, as they call themselves, designed an application that bridges the gap between the hearing and the deaf by using Microsoft’s Xbox Kinect to interpret and translate American Sign Language into both written and spoken text.

Donaghey Scholars Host Silent Auction to Benefit Harmony Clinic

Jessica Scott — Mon, 06 May 2013 18:39:36 +0000

The Donaghey Scholars Program Student Committee hosted a silent auction in April to benefit Harmony Clinic, an organization that provides free medical and dental care to Central Arkansas residents who could not otherwise afford it. More than 60 items were donated by local artists, businesses, and other patrons and the event was emceed by first-year Scholar Geoffrey Bara. Highlights of the evening included a live auction for a ‘dinner date’ with Donaghey Scholars Program Director Earl Ramsey and a raffle for an iPad Mini.

At the end of the evening, over $1500 had been raised for Harmony Clinic. Well done, Scholars!

Scholar Wins Internship at CalTech Jet Propulsion Lab

Jessica Scott — Fri, 03 May 2013 20:30:47 +0000

Third-year Donaghey Scholar Saad Azam has been selected for an internship at the California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Lab. Azam will spend 10…

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Donaghey Scholar Jesus Luongo Lizana Wins Storthz Plaque

Jessica Scott — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:54:27 +0000

Congratulations to Donaghey Scholar Jesus Luongo Lizana, the winner of the 2013 Storthz Plaque. This award is given each year to a graduating senior at UALR who has made significant contributions to student life, based on character, leadership, and scholarship.

Luongo Lizana, an international student from Venezuela, will graduate in May with Bachelor’s degrees in computer systems engineering and mathematics. In addition to being a Donaghey Scholar, he has been active with the International Club and the Chinese Conversation Club at UALR, and is proficient in Mandarin. After graduation, Luongo Lizana has accepted a position working on Spanish-learning website sihabloespanol.com.

Congratulations, Jesus!

Donaghey Scholars Receive Honors in Chemistry

Jessica Scott — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:41:38 +0000

Three Donaghey Scholars were honored by the Department of Chemistry at a banquet held on April 23.

Fourth year Scholar Marissa de la Paz was recognized as the Outstanding Graduating Senior in Chemistry.
Third-year Scholar Saad Azam was recognized as the Outstanding Undergraduate in Chemistry.
First-year Scholar Zachary Hicks was recognized as the Outstanding Organic Chemistry Student.

Congratulations, Marissa, Saad, and Zach!

Donaghey Scholar Hamza Arshad Wins the Whitbeck Award

Jessica Scott — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:53:27 +0000

Fourth-year Donaghey Scholar Hamza Arshad is to receive the Whitbeck Memorial Award. This honor is given each year to UALR’s oustanding senior for demonstrated excellence in scholarship, leadership, citizenship and character. Arshad, an alumni Central High School who will graduate in May with degrees in philosophy and interdisciplinary studies, has been accepted into medical school at UAMS.

Arshad is the co-chair of the Donaghey Scholars Student Committee and a member of the program’s Policy Council. In addition to his academic achievements, Arshad interned for the Neuroscience Summer Program at the University of Alabama in Birmingham and was recently recognized as an Outstanding Delegate at the Bilateral Model Arab League Conference in Houston.

He is a member of several honor societies, including Sigma Iota Rho, Alpha Episilon Delta, and Golden Key. In addition, Arshad is a charter member of the Rotaracts, a Rotary-sponsored service organization for young people age 18 to 30.

His volunteer activities include serving as a patient care advocate at UAMS and Arkansas Children’s Hospital, as well as camp counselor at Camp Aldersgate.

Congratulations, Hamza!

Donaghey Scholar Wins Roachell-Mourot Scholarship

Jessica Scott — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:12:42 +0000

Third-year Donaghey Scholar Lauren McNeaill has been awarded the Roachell-Mourot Scholarship of $2,250. This scholarship is open to current members of the Student Government Association, of which McNeaill is the incoming President. The Roachell-Mourot Scholarship is awarded to an SGA member who exemplifies strong leadership and academic achievement. The scholarship is to be used for undergraduate tuition, books and fees at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock for the 2013-2014 academic year. This scholarship is awarded by two alumni of UALR and former SGA members, Mrs. Roachell and Mr. Mourot, at the annual SGA banquet each Spring.

Congratulations, Lauren!

Scholar Presents Paper at American Association of Physical Anthropologists

Jessica Scott — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:01:10 +0000

Third-year Donaghey Scholar Mackie O’Hara co-presented a paper at the American Association of Physical Anthropologists meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee on April 11, along with DSP Program Administrator, Dr. Jessica Scott. The paper was titled ”Paleoenvironmental change in Pliocene eastern Africa as inferred from dental microwear texture analysis of fossil Bovidae” and relates to environmental reconstruction of the habitats occupied by early human ancestors in eastern Africa.

Donaghey Scholars Program Director Wins SGA Faculty of the Year Award

Jessica Scott — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:40:52 +0000

Dr. C. Earl Ramsey, Director of the Donaghey Scholars Program, has been awarded the UALR Student Government Association Faculty of the Year Award. Ramsey has been the DSP Director for 23 years and has been a UALR faculty member in the Department of English for the past 40 years. He will be retiring from UALR this summer.

Congratulations on your well-deserved award, Dr. Ramsey!

Scholar Wins Mark Hartmann Student Fieldwork Award in Anthropology

Jessica Scott — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:27:49 +0000

Third-year Donaghey Scholar Mackie O’Hara has been awarded the Mark Hartmann Student Fieldwork Award in Anthropology. The purpose of this award is to provide financial assistance to students for participation in anthropological field work or field school concurrently with their studies in pursuit or enrichment of a degree in anthropology. O’Hara will be working as part of an excavation team at the paleoanthropological site of Swartkrans, South Africa this summer.

Congratulations, Mackie!