Arkansas Tech University has selected its 19 of the Last 9 award winners for 2024.
The honorees will be recognized during an ATU Homecoming 2024 weekend reception on Saturday, Oct. 12.
Visit www.atualumni.com/homecoming for more information about Homecoming events.
The 19 of the Last 9 award is named in recognition of ATU’s founding year, 1909. It is presented each year to 19 ATU alumni who have graduated within the last nine years.
According to the ATU Alumni Association, criteria for the 19 of the Last 9 award include:
*alumnus of the university and graduated with in the last 9 years of the award year;
*an emerging leader through profession and/or community achievements;
*attained increasingly responsible positions within their organization, business or field of work;
*received recognition for significant professional contributions, discoveries or creative work through honors, awards and/or media attention;
*and served as an outstanding young role model for current and future ATU students.
These are the 2024 recipients of the ATU 19 of the Last 9 award:
William Anderson III
Class of 2018 (Business Administration)
Commercial Lender
Hindsville
Addison Beckham
Class of 2021 (Agriculture Business)
Media and Communication Specialist
Siloam Springs
Jonathan Billings
Class of 2017 (Biology-Biomedical Option)
Pediatric Dentist
Fayetteville
Ameil Brown
Class of 2019 (Journalism)
Team Lead Fourth Grade Teacher
Little Rock
Ian Bryan
Class of 2021 (Master of Business Administration)
Vice President/Commercial Loan Officer
Russellville
Stephanie Carter
Class of 2017 (Psychology)
Forensic Interviewer
Russellville
Brooklyn Eason
Class of 2019 (Biology)
Associate Dentist
Fayetteville
John Harris
Class of 2022 (Professional Studies)
Police Officer
Russellville
Chase Hickey
Class of 2022 (Business Data Analytics)
Data Analyst
Maumelle
Sarah Key
Class of 2023 (Organizational Leadership)
Assistant Director Early Impressions Learning Center
Ward
Michael Komarek
Class of 2020 (Political Science)
Attorney
Russellville
Cameron Lauckner
Class of 2023 (Master of Education-School Counseling)
Ascent Therapy Founder and Board President
Russellville
Mindy Lyle
Class of 2018 (Professional Studies)
Family and Consumer Science Teacher
Mena
Ryan Matejek
Class of 2015 (Music Education)
Visiting Lecturer of Music and Brass Instructor
Russellville
Cole Parton
Class of 2020 (Economics and Finance)
Sales Planning and Analytics Manager
Rogers
BreAnne Rogers
Class of 2019 (Master of Education-Educational Leadership)
Assistant Principal
Van Buren
Klayton Rutherford
Class of 2016 (English)
Associate Director of Captive Wildlife Research
Providence Village, Texas
John Sisco
Class of 2019 (Biology-Biomedical Option and Psychology)
Resident in Family Medicine
Jackson, Tenn.
Emily Torrealba
Class of 2019 (Mechanical Engineering)
Carnegie Mellon ’25 STEM MBA Candidate and James R. Swartz Entrepreneurial Fellow
Pittsburgh, Pa.
