Dr. Jamie Stacy, director of the Arkansas Tech University Honors program, reports that 105 students are engaged in the ATU Honors program during the fall 2025 semester.
The group includes 24 seniors, 40 juniors, 16 sophomores and 25 freshmen. Twenty-three of the 105 ATU Honors students are first-generation college students.
According to information published to the ATU Honors website, the program is “dedicated to academic excellence, intellectual growth and personal development” and is “designed to elevate the college experience through small, discussion-based classes that promote meaningful interactions with peers and faculty.”
Applicants to the ATU Honors program must have a minimum high school cumulative grade point average of 3.5 and a minimum ACT composite score of 27 (or equivalent SAT score).
“Honors students benefit from a unique curriculum tailored to their abilities, including opportunities for interdisciplinary studies, peer mentorship, community service and individualized research projects,” reads a portion of the ATU Honors website. “With a focus on critical thinking, curiosity and innovation, the ATU Honors program prepares students not only for success during their university years but also for a lifetime of achievement and impact.”
Stacy, associate professor of emergency management and homeland security, is joined on the ATU Honors program faculty by Dr. Peter Dykema, professor of history; Dr. Paola Gemme, professor of English; Dr. Emily Hoffman, professor of English; Dr. Kelly Jones, associate professor of history; Dr. Sangki Lee, professor of journalism; Dr. Jeff Mitchell, professor of philosophy; Dr. Phoebe Robertson, assistant professor of music; and Dr. Wan Wei, associate professor of economics.
The students participating in ATU Honors during fall 2025 are listed below:
- Isaiah Adams
- Kaiba Ali
- Kristen Avery
- Maya Avila
- Jonah Balaguer-Patton
- Kaylee Bell
- Kristen Berry
- Mary Best
- Rhealea Booth
- Lauren Bradford
- Bailee Brinkley
- Jordan Brown
- Maya Bujak
- Adam Byler
- Makailynn Byrd
- Luke Cantu
- Searsha Chambers
- Kathy Check
- Dane Christisen
- Justin Contreras-Portillo
- Micah Cook
- Luke Covington
- Bo Davis
- Erin Duhon
- Mackenzie Epperson
- Salvador Estrada
- Sadie Foster
- Ashley Fountain
- Jazz Fuller
- Savannah Gordon
- Haley Greer
- Rose Gunther
- Cain Harmon
- Isaac Hill
- Gunner Hodges
- Blake Hudson
- Evan Hunter
- Karson Hutchins
- Hayden Jackson
- Michael Jernigan
- Zach Jimerson
- Rylee Kelley
- Faith Kelly
- Eva Konomi
- Carter Lange
- Haleigh Lawson
- Evelyn Leding
- Clara Lee
- Marti Lineberry
- Sophie Love
- Paulina Magana Duarte
- Chloe Manatt
- Torin Matthews
- Courtney Mayberry
- Payton McCain
- Bree McCrotty
- Bailey McDonald
- Hannah Melton
- Clair Merry
- Savannah Meyer
- Marissa Mitchell
- Emma Moody
- Mason Moore
- Ryan Morris
- Scout Morrison
- Abby Neal
- Kami Newman
- Allie Norton
- Addie O’Connell
- Mason Oelke
- Meredith Pearson
- Andrew Pinkerton
- Oaken Pool
- Jesse Ragland
- Annsley Rawlins
- Shilo Reed
- Emily Rickner
- Tess Robertson
- Emma Roubique
- Reece Rowland
- Cassady Russell
- Mason See
- Maddie-Kate Shelton
- William Shelton
- John Sims
- Joy Skaggs
- Hope Skinner
- Natalie Smith
- Martha Smith Gomez
- Emma Snell
- Natalie Spadoni
- Jude Stewart
- Emily Stockand
- Allie Stoll
- Kennedy Stroud
- Lily Taber
- Buck Turk
- Riley Tuttle
- Carissa Vaughan
- Marvin Velazquez
- Sophia Wahrmund
- O’Neal Washington
- Carter Whiley
- Gracelin Young
- Kaleb Young
Visit www.atu.edu/honors for more information about the ATU Honors program.
