College of STEM Honors Outstanding Students, Faculty

ATU College of STEM Award Winners 2024
Arkansas Tech University students and faculty who were recognized during the ATU College of STEM awards convocation at the close of the 2023-24 academic year gathered for a group photo.

The Arkansas Tech University College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) hosted an awards convocation at McEver Hall on Monday, April 29.

Below, in the order they were announced, are those awards:

Biology Excellence Award in Teaching
Donna Curran

Biology Excellence Award in Service
Dr. Jackie Bowman

Biology Excellence Award in Scholarship
Dr. Kyler Hecke

Outstanding Biology Students
Harley Hines
Elizabeth Durning

Club Selected Outstanding Wildlife Student
Nathan Mansor

Club Selected Outstanding Fisheries Student
Seth Drake

Faculty Selected Outstanding Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Students
Seth Drake
Brandon Maiersperger

Rip Collins Scholarship
Daxton Hickman

Yell County Wildlife Federation Gary “JERS” Hodges/Dr. Jim Ed McGee Memorial Scholarship
Tara Schnelting
Savannah Wise

Dr. Jim Ed McGee/Quail Unlimited Scholarship
Daxton Hickman
Haley Schulten
Coley Turner

B.G. Owen Book Scholarship
Elizabeth Martin

Markey Butterworth Memorial Scholarship
Oakley Harbert

Anita Owens Scholarship
Elizabeth Martin

Outstanding Mathematics Student Award
Mui La Sha Kpaw

Outstanding Mathematics Education Student Award
Xavier Martin

Outstanding Applied Statistics Student Award
Donald Chenowith
David Dillon

Department of Physical Sciences Excellence Award in Teaching
Dr. Rajib Choudhury

Department of Physical Sciences Excellence Award in Scholarship
Dr. Newton Hilliard

Department of Physical Sciences Excellence Award in Service
Dr. Amber Harrington

Fort Smith Geological Society Scholarship
Torin Matthews

American Chemical Society Division Analytical Chemistry Award
Kohl Kervin

American Chemical Society Division Environmental Chemistry Undergraduate Award
Kara Connell

American Chemical Society Division Physical Chemistry Achievement Award
Kohl Kervin

American Chemical Society Division of Inorganic Chemistry Undergraduate Award
Cole Brewer

Biochemistry Achievement Award
Flavio Arellano

Outstanding Chemistry Teaching Assistant Award
Kohl Kervin

Dr. David R. Matayo Award (Outstanding Chemistry Student)
Kohl Kervin

Freshman Chemistry Achievement Award
Carter Myers
Triston Smith

Outstanding Physics Student
Quin Reynolds

Physics Senior Fellowship
Anthony Mclain

College of STEM Awards Convocation 4/29/24