Arkansas Tech University recognized its 19 of the Last 9 award recipients for 2025 during a breakfast reception at Doc Bryan Student Services Center on Saturday, Oct. 25.
The event coincided with ATU’s 2025 Homecoming celebration.
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 2025 recipients of the ATU 19 of the Last 9 award:
Kaitlyn Bryant
Class of 2023 (Hospitality)
Director of Events and Community Engagement
Russellville
Ashlyn Curry
Class of 2018 (Biology, Biomedical Option and Psychology)
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Division of Infectious Disease
Alexander
Halstead Dixon
Class of 2020 (Elementary Education)
Spanish Teacher
Pottsville
Alexander Duvall
Class of 2019 (Master’s in College Student Personnel)
Associate Director of Workforce Coordination and Development
Rogers
Morgan Gober-Casey
Class of 2021 (Emergency Management)
Emergency Management Specialist
Dardanelle
Kisia Holland
Class of 2017 (Agricultural Education)
Agriculture Teacher
Alma
Patrick Kamerling
Class of 2017 (Management and Marketing)
Associate Director of Development
Fayetteville
Victoria Marchant
Class of 2019 (Cultural and Geospatial Studies)
City Planner
Russellville
Alexis Marcotte
Class of 2023 (Organizational Leadership)
Director Early Impressions Learning Center
Austin
MaKenzie McGaha
Class of 2020 (Sociology and Criminal Justice)
Director of Advising and Concurrent Enrollment
Morrilton
Shayla Miller
Class of 2024 (Master’s Business Administration)
Billing Operations Manager
Bentonville
Moneshia Morris
Class of 2022 (Criminal Justice)
Preschool Teacher
Bastrop, La.
Malik Oliver
Class of 2018 (Hospitality)
Music Teacher
Dallas, Texas
Todd Parker
Class of 2020 (Educational Leadership)
Principal
Jasper
Faith Rutherford
Class of 2016 (Psychology)
Manager of TeachKind
Providence Village, Texas
Julia Smith
Class of 2017 (Master’s in College Student Personnel)
Associate Director of Graduate Student Support
Farmington
Emilee Smith
Class of 2021 (Political Science)
Attorney
Lincoln, Neb.
Kami Ward
Class of 2020 (Biology, Biomedical Option)
Sports Chiropractor
Dallas, Texas
Reid Wheeler
Class of 2019 (Political Science)
Attorney
Fort Smith
