Arkansas achievers

■ Tyler Marston, a junior at Arkansas State University, has been awarded the Arkansas Farm Bureau’s Marvin Vines Memorial Scholarship. Marston is majoring in creative media production and is originally from Cabot.

■ University of Arkansas at Little Rock has announced the winners of its Faculty Excellence Awards. Dr. David Briscoe, a professor of sociology, has been named the recipient of the Bailey Teaching Award. The amount of the award is $10,000. Dr. Nitin Agarwal, Maulden-Entergy Endowed Chair and Distinguished Professor of Information Science, was named the the UMR Faculty Excellence in Research and Creative Endeavors winner and will receive a $5,000 award. Dr. Bronwyn MacFarlane, professor of gifted education, received the Faculty Excellence in Public Service award and will receive a $5,000 award.

■ Railee Schmidt, a graduate of Ashdown High School, has been awarded the Honors Scholarship to attend the University of Arkansas at Hope-Texarkana. The award is $2,400 per academic year.

■ The Honors Scholarship at the University of Arkansas at Hope-Texarkana has also been awarded to Logan Garner. Garner is a graduate of Ashdown High School.

Arkansas Achievers is an opportunity to give recognition to Arkansans for their achievements.

Civilian and military achievements are accepted. Please follow these guidelines: Achiever(s):

1) Must be an Arkansan or have graduated from a school in Arkansas.

2) Received an award, scholarship, medal or promotion.

Pageants, deans’ lists, graduations or military enlistments are not accepted.

No photographs please. To submit an Achiever email us at news@arkansasonline.com with the words “Arkansas Achievers” in the subject line.