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University of Central Arkansas Announces Spring 2026 Presidential Scholars and Dean’s List, Jonesboro Students Among Honorees

University of Central Arkansas Announces Spring 2026 Presidential Scholars and Dean’s List, Jonesboro Students Among Honorees

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Conway, AR – Contributed – The University of Central Arkansas congratulates the approximately 1,200 students who were named as Presidential Scholars for spring 2026, and the nearly 1,500 students who were named to the spring 2026 Dean’s List.

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Students must achieve a 4.0 GPA with a minimum course load of 12 credit hours to qualify as a Presidential Scholar. Eligibility on the Dean’s List requires at least a 3.5 GPA with a minimum course load of 12 credit hours.

Jonesboro students named as Presidential Scholars are:

  • Kira Rich
  • Lucas Miles
  • Connor Dow
  • Natalie Renshaw
  • Ella Sloan
  • Landyn Turner
  • Hannah Lewis
  • Max Haughey
  • Kate Algee
  • Jesse Paslay
  • Taylor Cothern
  • Kaley Potts
  • Julia Young
  • Mackenzie Hicks

Jonesboro students who made the Dean’s List include:

  • Karson Crews
  • Gabriel White
  • Sa’Rai Shepherd
  • Kyla Anderson
  • Terryn McGee Townsend
  • Taniya Hourd
  • Lily Meeks
  • Tealy Sanders
  • Jayda Cullins
  • Shannon Deel
  • Landen Walker
  • Alan Navarro
  • Jayson Smith
  • Daniel Guerrero
  • Kira Lewis

Founded in 1907, the University of Central Arkansas is a public university located in Conway, AR. UCA has nearly 150 academic programs and certificates within the colleges of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences; Business; Education; Health and Behavioral Sciences; and Science and Engineering; and the Graduate School.

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