The Division of Student Affairs at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will honor 123 faculty and staff members and more than 50 departments and programs that have made an impact in the lives of graduating students on Thursday, May 2. 

The Student Advocate Awards Reception will honor employees and departments who have been instrumental in helping a graduating student succeed at UA Little Rock. The reception will take place from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Donaghey Student Center Ledbetter A.

Student advocates are identified through a survey for graduating students who identified employees and departments instrumental in their success.

“The comments from our students highlight some of the many people and departments here who make a real difference,” said Sharon Downs, associate vice chancellor for student affairs. “As they are on the cusp of moving on to the next phase of their life, whether it be graduate school, a career, Peace Corps, or public service, they take a moment to look back and recognize what and who makes UA Little Rock special. From me and all of Student Affairs, congratulations to all of the departments and individuals being honored at our annual Student Advocate Awards Reception!”

The faculty and staff members being honored include:

1. Nawab Ali, Biology
2. May Atkins, School of Social Work
3. Naeem Bajwa, Management
4. William Baltosser, Biology
5. Amy Barnes, School of Mass Communication
6. Joseph Bell, Business
7. Brian Berry, Chemistry
8. Abhijit Bhattacharyya, Graduate School
9. Kwasi Boateng, Mass Communication
10. Sue Bowling, Rhetoric and Writing
11. David Briscoe, Anthropology and Sociology
12. Toni Brown, Criminal Justice
13. John Burgin, School of Education
14. John Bush, Biology
15. Jamie Byrne-McCollum, School of Mass Communication
16. Joyce Carter, Rhetoric and Writing
17. Molly Castner, Athletics
18. Kevin Cates, Art and Design
19. April Chatham-Carpenter, Applied Communication
20. Rosalie Cheatham, World Languages
21. Reed Claiborne, Disability Resource Center
22. Jeffrey Condran, English
23. Sloan Davidson, Nursing
24. Lenita Davis, Marketing and Advertising
25. Andrew Deiser, World Languages
26. Stephaie Dhonau, World Language
27. Trakenya Dobbins, Trojan Academic Advising and Support Center
28. Gerald Driskill, Applied Communication
29. Tim Edwards, School of Mass Communication
30. Julianna Flinn, Anthropology
31. Mark Funk, Accounting
32. Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm, School of Public Service
33. Sarah Beth Estes, College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences
34. Joseph Giammo, School of Public Affairs
35. Marc Glidden, Criminal Justice
36. James Golden, Criminal Justice
37. Stephen Grace, Biology
38. Greg Graham, Rhetoric and Writing
39. John Hall, College of Business
40. Richard Harper, Student Affairs
41. Heidi Harris, Rhetoric and Writing
42. Katie Helms, Counseling, Human Performance, and Rehabilitation
43. Kimya Herd, Disability Resource Center
44. Yslan Hicks, Theater, Arts, and Dance
45. Robert Hines, Psychology
46. Laura Holland, Arkansas Space Grant Consortium
47. Kalan Horton, Charles W. Donaldson Scholars Academy
48. Jennifer Hune, School of Education
49. James Hurst, Criminal Justice
50. Caleb James, Rhetoric and Writing
51. Lakeshia Jones, Mathematics and Statistics
52. Donna Kelly, Audiology and Speech Pathology
53. Barclay Key, History
54. Sung-Kwan Kim, Business Information Systems
55. Mike Kirk, Counseling Services
56. Tara Kittrell, Counseling Services
57. Jason Kushner, Counseling, Human Performance, and Rehabilitation
58. John Kuykendall, School of Education
59. James Levernier, English
60. Adriana Lopez-Ramirez, Anthropology and Sociology
61. Kristin Mann, History
62. JoAnne Matson, Rhetoric and Writing
63. Kris McAbee, English
64. Mariofanna Milanova, Computer Science
65. Johanna Miller-Lewis, History
66. Bradley Minnick, English
67. Steven Minsker, Computer Science
68. Brian Mitchell, History
69. Rohn Muse, Anthropology and Sociology
70. Cindy Nahrwold, Rhetoric and Writing
71. David Namir, School of Social Work
72. Desarae Nelson, Student Support Services
73. Kathy Oliverio, Military Student Success
74. Rosalie Otters, School of Social Work
75. Angela Paladino-Fairley, Benton Campus
76. Yvette Palmer, Trojan Academic Advising and Support Center
77. Mary Parker, Criminal Justice
78. Stacy Pendergraft, Theater Arts and Dance
79. Yoriko Perritt, School of Education
80. Gigi Peters, MidSOUTH
81. Mia Phillips, Multicultural Center
82. Srikanth Pidugu, Engineering Technology
83. Elizabeth Pierce, Information Science
84. Lundon Pinneo, School of Education
85. Jess Porter, Geography
86. Sarah Porter, International English Language Program
87. Bennie Prince, Counseling, Human Performance, and Rehabilitation
88. Chris Ray, Construction Management and Civil and Construction Engineering
89. Melissa Reeves, Nursing
90. Sonny Rhodes, School of Mass Communication
91. Ann Robinson, School of Education
92. Keith Robinson, Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Services
93. Chad Sanders, Counseling, Human Performance and Rehabilitation
94. Robert Sanderson, Anthropology and Sociology
95. Louis Scivally, College of Social Sciences and Communication
96. A.J. Smith, Art and Design
97. Amy Sedivy-Benton, School of Education
98. Amber Smith, Student Affairs
99. Bruce Smith, School of Education
100. Lawrence Smith, Theater Arts and Design
101. Shanel Smith, College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences
102. Janea Snyder, Health, Human Performance, and Sport Management
103. Jerry Stevenson, School of Public Affairs
104. Rebecca Streett, Mathematics and Statistics
105. Misty Stukenborg, Arkansas Space Grant Consortium
106. William Suter, School of Education
107. John Talburt, Information Science
108. Tusty ten Bensel, Criminal Justice
109. Rachel Tennial, Psychology
110. Avinash Thombre, Applied Communication
111. Mike Tramel, Construction Management and Civil and Construction Engineering
112. Howard Turney, School of Social Work
113. Michael Underwood, Music
114. Jim Vander Putten, School of Education
115. Laurie Vesco-Knight, Counseling, Human Performance, and Rehabilitation
116. Thomas Wallace, Information Science
117. Jane Wayland, College of Business
118. Karen Wisdom, Criminal Justice
119. Amber Wolf, Chancellor’s Leadership Corps
120. Scott Woolbright, Biology
121. Richard Woolridge, Business Information Systems
122. Connie Wordlaw, Disability Resource Center
123. Charles Wright, Health, Human Performance, and Sport Management

The departments and programs being honored include:

1. Anthropology
2. Applied Communication
3. Little Rock Athletics: Soccer
4. Little Rock Athletics: Track and Field
5. Little Rock Athletics: Volleyball
6. Little Rock Athletics: Women’s Basketball
7. Biology Department
8. Campus Living
9. Chancellor’s Leadership Corps
10. Charles W. Donaldson Scholars Academy
11. Summer Bridge Academy
12. Chemistry Department
13. College of Business: Business Communications Program
14. College of Business: Career Catalyst Program
15. College of Education and Health Professions: EAST Scholarship Program
16. Counseling Services
17. Criminal Justice
18. Department of Computer Science
19. Department of Economics and Finance: Finance and Economics Association
20. Department of English
21. Department of English: Cooper Honors Program
22. Department of English: Creative Writing Track
23. Department of Management: Innovation and Entrepreneurship Emphasis
24. Disability Resource Center
25. Donaghey Scholars
26. eLearning
27. Engineering Technology: Mechanical Engineering Program
28. First Year Experience
29. Greek Life
30. History
31. Interpreter Education Program
32. Management
33. Mass Communication
34. Mathematics Assistance Center
35. Master of Social Work Program
36. Nursing
37. Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Studies
38. Political Science
39. Psychology
40. Rhetoric and Writing
41. Rhetoric and Writing: Professional and Technical Writing Program
42. Ronald McNair Scholars
43. School of Education
44. School of Education: Middle Childhood Education Program
45. Student Government Association
46. Social Work
47. Society of Computing and Information Science
48. Student Affairs Success Initiatives
49. Student Experience Center
50. Student Support Services
51. TRIO Higher Education Access Programs – Talent Search and Educational Opportunity Center
52. University Writing Center
53. Web Design and Development
54. World Languages