The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Nursing honored this year’s top students during an awards ceremony on May 4. 

The department’s student award recipients included:

• Courtney Ellis – Service Award
• Courtney Rolland – Leadership Award
• Ruby Shepherd – Dr. Irving J. and Marie Spitzberg Transition Award
• David Larson – Dr. Irving J. and Marie Spitzberg Traditional Award
• Michael Stramiello – Dr. Irving J. and Marie Spitzberg Combination Award
• Daniel Ramos – Outstanding First Year Clinician
• Xaviery Latimer – Outstanding Second Year Clinician
• Erica Davis – Professional Transition Student
• Aaron Freeman – BSN Service Award
• Kouhoua Yang – BSN Scholarship Award
• Allison Ivy Renfro – BSN Teaching Award

Scholarship recipients included:

• Andrew Wheat – Florence C. Zook RN Endowed Scholarship
• Macey Highfill – Corinne E. Phillips Scholarship
• Charlie Gasaway – Hazel Kriegbaum Russ Scholarship
• Wesley Smith – Patricia and George Thompson Endowed Scholarship