The Arkansas Tech University College of Education bestowed its starfish pin upon 160 graduates at the close of the spring 2022 semester.
The tradition is based upon a story adapted from a 1969 essay by Loren Eiseley. The story ends with an old man telling a young man that while he cannot save every starfish that washes ashore, he can make a difference for each one that he returns to the ocean.
Below are the individuals honored by the ATU College of Education at the end of the spring 2022 semester.
Associate of Science
Alice Abigail Arevalo
Stevee N. Escue
Alisha Darter Flores
Linda Michelle Flores
Sarah Christine McCabe
Alyssa Mullins
Tanessa Marie Pruitt
Kelsey Dail Stepp
Ashlynn Nicole Yarbrough
Bachelor of Arts
Whittney Fryar
Journi Nicole Goforth
Corvin Isaacson
Emily Shea Lindstrom
Katherine Price
Brice Updike
Mackenzie Paige Wagner
Kacy Nicole Watkins
Bachelor of Music Education
Shannon Nicole Brown
Jacob S. Capper
Bachelor of Science
Spencer Louis Apel
Allison Suzanne Applegate
Reisa Bakenhus
Easton Eugene Barrett
Baylee Michelle Breedlove
David Brown
Jaelen M. Burroughs
Jeffery A. Callahan
Maci Linn Campbell
Madelyn Casey
Abby Nicole Clay
Jarrett Clibrey
MaKenna LaRae Crow
Samuel Colter Donnelly
Michaela Draper
Katlyn Paige Galla
Myron Craig Henderson Jr.
Allison Paige Herrin
Jillian McGwire Holiman
Colton H. Humble
Sarah Elizabeth Humphrey
Clatie Ivaska
Jose Enrique Jimenez
Morgan Denise Johnson
RitaClaire Jones
Kennedy Diana Langston
Mitchell Lynn Lewis
Christian Kantray Maier
Cheyenne Lyn Massey
Addison Jae Masters
Alec Chayton Matlock
Madison N. Mayes
Lisa N. McClung
Curtis Douglas McIntyre
Jayci McKenna Metcalf
Patrick Anthony Miner
Alyssa Mullins
Russell Dylan Murdock
Shelby Kaye Grace Newsom
Dylan J. Norman
Amanda Melissa O’Neal
Allison Danielle Peters
Lyndsey J. Powell
Abigail Marie Reece
McKenzie Clarke Seymour
Morgan Marie Shaffer
Jacob Spradlin
Nicholas A. Stevens
Zoe Elizabeth Stokes
Stormy Lee Nathan Taylor
Destiny Rain Thomas
Dirk Thompson
Rain-Bo Mae Thompson
Josie Annette Tomboli
Kari Beth Vanlandingham
Erica J. Ward
Caleb Ray Weber
Jayden Nicole White
Laken Shelbie Whorton
Kacey LeeAnn Williams
Payton Nicole Wright
Elesha Kathleen Yarbrough
Cody Lee Ytzen
Master of Arts in Teaching
Colton Everett Jackson
Andrew John Taylor
Kerry Doreen Tharp
Hannah Mariah Paige Villines
Master of Education
Rebecca Barajas
Ashley Bartholomew
Casey Bodin
Tara Kaye Breer
Ashley Ann Clifford
Stacey L. Delk
Amanda L. Dobbs
Charity Noel-Joy Fingerhut
Bridgette Nichole Freeman
Brooke Gullett
Daiquon Micheal Jackson
Holden Christopher Jones
Lindsey Nicole Kersey
Emery Mae King
Casey Isabella Ludolph
Olivia Grace Newsom
Corey Wayne Ostendorf
Gregory D. Pair Jr.
Holli Ranee Plunkett
Kaylie Dawn Pyles
Crystal Suzanne Reeves
Johannah Leigh Riddle
David Chance Smothers
Elizabeth Dawn Spivey
Demoine Tolbert
Whitney L. Ward
Steven W. Watts
Jasmine A. Wilson
Tammy Michelle Wilson
Payton Brooke Youngblood
Master of Science
Hudson Reese Anderson
Madison James Bunch
Bryan James Cook
MaKenzie Brooke Douglas
Grace Kathryn Driver
Jamiese Opal Mone’t Harris
John Ryan Harris
Claire Isabel Kerr
Jacob Wayne Littlefield
Sierra Ann Meade
John Edward Moore
Abbygayle Denae Riff
Amber Marie Robinett
Taryn Allison Rouse
Stephen Alexander Sharp
Kennedy McAyle Shelstead
Justin Spenner
Bradley James Stall
Yushia Thao
Callie Jo Townsend
Taylor Keith Whillock
Educational Specialist
Michael G. McFetridge
William Curtis Stevens III
Doctor of Education
Marian Arnett
Cara Chevon Bowie
Valencia Machelle Essel
Marleah Hannaford
Michael David Hensley
Shawn Marie Martin Hettinga
Jennifer Louise Hignite
Shawn Timothy Hinkle
Don Jason Hoover
Tonjuna Lashea Iverson
Cheri Lynn Keyes
Lela Ledbetter McChesney
Travis Blake Poole
Jennifer Nicole Prado
Katina L. Simpson Ray
Lynsey Ratzlaff Reynolds
Diane F. Richards
Andrew Craig Schroeder
Tyler Scott
Sylvia A. Starkey-Grady
Tricia Dawn Tice
