Congratulations to all of our students from the Departments of English, History, Communication, Philosophy, and World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures!
Bayleigh Bond
College Scholar of Communication: Summa Cum Laude
Minor in French
Thesis Title: When Trump Became God: An Analysis of the Rise of QAnon and Presidential Eschatology
Thesis Advisor: Ryan Neville-Shepard
There’s always room for your passions in the world of research. Even if you think your topics and passions are not research worthy, controversial, or out of the ordinary, go for it anyway. You never know who is going to pick up your project and find it important and worthy of being read.
Claire Campbell
College Scholar of Classical Studies: Magna Cum Laude
Minor in Jewish Studies
Thesis Title: Fine Roman Dining at Affordable Pompeian Prices: A New Evaluation of the Non-Domestic Gardens of Pompeii
Thesis Advisor: Rhodora Vennarucci
“It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan. When you have decided what you believe, what you feel must be done, have the courage to stand alone and be counted.” -Eleanor Roosevelt
Lauren Campbell
College Scholar of History: Summa Cum Laude
Additional Majors in International and Global Studies—Peace, Security, and Human Rights Emphasis, Latin American and Latino Studies, Minor in Political Science
Thesis Title: Instituto Indigenista Interamericano: Pioneering International Indigenous Rights through Indigenismo and Pan-American Cooperation during the Early Cold War
Thesis Advisor: Shawn Austin
All I can say is woo pig sooie for life! From classes to defending my thesis, Fulbright Honors and the U of A have given me so many amazing opportunities!!
Melissa Corvera
Departmental Scholar of History: Magna Cum Laude
Additional Majors in Spanish, Latin American and Latino Studies
Thesis Title: The Racial Transformation of Exploitable Labor in the United States: The Bracero Program’s Contribution 1942-1964
Thesis Advisor: Steven Rosales
Danielle Darvin
Departmental Scholar of Communication: Magna Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Motivation and Manipulations of Social Media
Thesis Advisor: Robert Brady
Blakely Davis
Departmental Scholar of English: Magna Cum Laude
Additional Major in Political Science
Thesis Title: An Analysis of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein in Film and Political Cartoons
Thesis Advisor: Robin Roberts
Find what you’re passionate about or interested in and run with it. Four years go by in a heartbeat whenever you’ve challenged yourself, grown, adapted, and loved it all the while! Undergrad goes by a lot faster than you’d think! Take this time to challenge yourself, get out of your comfort zone, and allow yourself room to grow! You will become a better student and person by the end of it.
Paxton Dodd
College Scholar of Communication: Summa Cum Laude
Minor in Foundations of Sustainability
Thesis Title: Shifting bottom lines: A qualitative analysis of communication surrounding corporate social responsibility
Thesis Advisor: Yaguang Zhu
Grace Faulkenberry
Departmental Scholar of Philosophy
Thesis Title: Compassion in Immigration Law
Thesis Advisor: Thomas Senor
Summer 2021 Graduate
Sally Gairhan
College Scholar of English—Creative Writing Emphasis: Magna Cum Laude
Minor in Communication
Thesis Title: Marigold
Thesis Advisor: Davis McCombs
“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” -Mahatma Gandhi
Jacob Huneycutt
Departmental Scholar of History: Summa Cum Laude
Minor in Global Studies
Thesis Title: An Awakening Against the Second Great Awakening: The “Primitive Baptist” Protest in Antebellum North Carolina
Thesis Advisor: Jim Gigantino
Claire Hutchinson
College Scholar of English—Creative Writing Emphasis: Summa Cum Laude
Additional Major in Classical Studies
Thesis Title: Named After Flowers (That Are Named After People)
Thesis Advisor: Davis McCombs
Jamie Kim
College Scholar of History: Summa Cum Laude
Additional Majors in Latin American and Latino Studies, International and Global Studies—Global South Emphasis, Minor in Spanish
Thesis Title: God and Guatemala’s Covenant: Counterinsurgent Evangelical Christianity in Ríos Montt’s Guatemala
Thesis Advisor: Shawn Austin
Nicholas Langham
Departmental Scholar of History: Cum Laude
Additional Majors in Latin American and Latino Studies, International and Global Studies, Minors in Spanish, African and African American Studies
Thesis Title: Legal Status, Exploitation, and Racism: The Challenges Facing Southern Latina/o Poultry Processing Workers in the United States
Thesis Advisor: Steven Rosales
Don’t fear change or challenges. When I was a freshmen I was sure I would study biology and go to med school, but after a difficult first semester I made the decision to change course. I love history so I chose to study history and I couldn’t be happier with this decision. Be flexible! You never know what may capture your interest. Don’t write off a field of study or career path because it wasn’t your initial plan.
Allyson Layman
College Scholar of Arabic: Summa Cum Laude
Additional Majors in Political Science, International Studies
Thesis Title: The Canonized Perpetuation of Stereotypes: An Examination of Orientalism in A Thousand and One Nights
Thesis Advisor: Adnan Haydar
Addison Mahaffey
Departmental Scholar of English: Cum Laude
Minors in Gender Studies, Philosophy
Thesis Title: Dear Girl, Dear God
Thesis Advisor: Geffrey Davis
Victoria Mantel
College Scholar of Philosophy: Cum Laude
Additional Major in English—Creative Writing Emphasis
Thesis Title: Thought Experiments 101: A Materialist History and Analysis of Philosophical Thought Experiments
Thesis Advisor: Eric Funkhouser
Your time as an undergraduate offers you the unbridled opportunity for you to discover what you love. My advice is to my fellow honors students is to never let a chance pass you by. Take every class, read every book, attend every lecture, and go on every study abroad trip that you can. Even when you’re exhausted, even when you have so much work to do, even when you’re burnt out. Push yourself past that and do it, because in the moment that you’re doing it, those worries will fade away – and you might just find yourself in the midst of an experience you never would have been in otherwise, realizing just what it is that you love.
“Some men say an army of horse and some men say an army on foot
and some men say an army of ships is the most beautiful thing
on the black earth. But I say it is
_____What you love.” -Sappho, Fragment 16, Hymn to Aphrodite III, trans. Anne Carson
Samuel Peterson
Departmental Scholar of History: Magna Cum Laude
Additional Major in English—Creative Writing Emphasis
Thesis Title: Interservice Rivalry: Examining the Relationships Between the Intelligence Organizations of the Navy, the Army and the OSS in China 1939-1945
Thesis Advisor: Kelly Hammond
I have always tried to be intentional about creating relationships with professors. They have a wealth of knowledge and experience and have been a massive help to me throughout my experience at the UofA.
Catherine Pickell
College Scholar of History: Summa Cum Laude
Additional Major in French
Thesis Title: Frenchificaton on the Mississippi: A Comparison of Illinois and Natchez Reactions to French Colonization, 1673-1729
Thesis Advisor: Linda Jones
Marissa Porter
Departmental Scholar of English: Magna Cum Laude
Combined Major in Journalism—News/Editorial Emphasis, Minor in Event Management
Thesis Title: Female Representation in Shakespeare
Thesis Advisor: Joseph Candido
I am so glad I chose to participate in Fulbright Honors. I got so much out of the experience and was able to attend seminars, take classes, and meet people I never would have been able to otherwise!
Danika Sanders
College Scholar of English—Creative Writing Emphasis: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: Steel and Glass: Part I
Thesis Advisor: John DuVal
Henry Schuelke
Departmental Scholar of History
Additional Major in Political Science
Level: Cum Laude
Thesis Title: The Revolutionary Imperial Paradigm: Life and Death of the Communist Party of Germany, 1918-1956
Thesis Advisor: Alessandro Brogi
Ashleigh Severson
Departmental Scholar of English: Summa Cum Laude
Additional Major in African and African American Studies, Minor in History
Thesis Title: Poetic Form in a Free Form Life: Poetry that Follows the Rules When Life Breaks Them
Thesis Advisor: Geffrey Davis
Allison Tucker
College Scholar of History
Additional Majors in African and African American Studies, Political Science
Thesis Title: Who Died and Made You President? John Tyler and Chester A. Arthur’s Presidential Legitimacy
Thesis Advisor: Patrick Williams
Summer 2021 Graduate
April Vincent
Departmental Scholar of Communication: Summa Cum Laude
Additional Major in French
Thesis Title: Media Literacy Education: Curriculum & Assessment
Thesis Advisor: Ron Warren
Morgan Walker
College Scholar of English—Creative Writing Emphasis: Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Title: The Monster I Made, and Other Poems
Thesis Advisor: Geffrey Davis
Coming to the University of Arkansas from a small school, I was definitely nervous that I wasn’t prepared for the academic challenges of college. Fortunately, Fulbright Honors and the U of A supported me every step of the way, encouraging academic greatness and affirming my talents when I thought I had little to offer. For anyone else who may feel the same insecurities, please know that you are right where you need to be. Take your time, and be open to growth.
Madison Whipple
College Scholar of History: Magna Cum Laude
Minor in Spanish
Thesis Title: We, too, Have Deeds of Heroism to Tell our Children: The Role of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in the Perpetuation of the Confederate Lost Cause in Fayetteville, Arkansas
Thesis Advisor: Louise Hancox
Make relationships with your professors and the staff in the Honors College because they love nothing more than to see you succeed. Also- study abroad because it is an amazing opportunity to bring worldliness to your education.
