STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS RECOGNIZED AT THE 2016-2017
ACADEMIC AWARDS & HONORS RECOGNITION LUNCHEON
Twenty-seven Arkansas State University Mountain Home (ASUMH) students were
recognized at the 2017 Academic Awards and Honors Recognition Luncheon on April 21,
2017. The Office of Academic Affairs, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society - Beta Iota Epsilon
Chapter, and the Fran Coulter Honors Program at ASUMH hosted the event.
The Overall Academic Achiever Award for the 2016–2017 year was
presented by Dr. Eggensperger to Gabriel Apple.
Students were selected by faculty members for their achievements in
each of the following academic disciplines:
Accounting a nd Fina nce — Christi Melton
A nthropology — Justin Liddle
Automoti ve Technology — Thomas Barnes
Biologic a l He a lth C a re Sc ience s — Adam St. Laurent
Biologic a l Sc ience s — Gabriel Apple
Chemi s try — Kelsey Yearwood
Composition — Alysa Anderson
Web Development — Skyler Fox
Cr imina l Jus tice — Joseph Bogowith
Mid -Level Element a ry Educ ation — Jacob Barnett
Funer a l Sc ience — Laura Davis-Ewry
Gr a phic De sign — Jeffrey Hunter
He ating , Ventil ation & A ir Conditioning — Kevin Conley
Hi s tory — Monica Vasiloff
Hospit a lit y — Margaret Phillips
Liter ature — Jacob Barnett
M athem atic s — Sydney Wendfeldt
Mechatronic s — Austin Apple
Net wor k ing Spec ia li s t — Cody Partee
Pa r a medic Technology — Monica Cook
Physic a l Educ ation — Daniel Gracy
Physic a l Sc ience — Gabriel Apple
Pr ac tic a l Nur sing LPN /Pa r a medic to R N — Tanya Bunch
P s ychology — Angelina Soliz
Speech — RoryTristan Evans
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Welding — Costin Hoffman
DENISE
MALLOY
NURSING INSTRUCTOR
KEYSTONE FACULTY
Q&A
What path led you to ASUMH?
discerned what that is, work toward that
goal with purpose. You may have to go
for more education or you may have to
move or you may find that some relation-
ships are holding you back. When you are passionate, no price is too high, no
decision too hard to make. The hardest part, sometimes, is making that deci-
sion to go forward.
After finishing up my last year of HS
in Jonesboro, I began to work on my
Bachelors in Nursing which I attained
from the University of Tennessee in Memphis, TN. I worked in the pediat-
ric intensive care at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital for 20 years. I worked in
a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as well as Obstetrics in Chicago. From there
I moved back to Jonesboro and worked in management, and was also the
coordinator for the Bone and Joint program at St. Bernards Medical Center
in Jonesboro. It was at this point that I was given the opportunity to be a
clinical instructor for ASU and found that I thoroughly enjoyed working with
students. At ASUMH I have been able to teach Pediatrics and Obstetrics, my
two loves, as well as other classes, in the Practical Nursing Program.
Define “path.” I feel path really means choices. It is truly the choices that
we make in life that create and direct our path. For that reason, I believe choic-
es should never be taken lightly. For me, choices require prayer, patience and
discernment. Choices should not be done hastily or without seeking all the in-
formation needed to make the best choice under the circumstances that exist.
Choices make us who and what we are and are not without risk.
Did you run into any obstacles along your path? As in most jour-
neys, there are bumps and sometimes mountains that get in the way of our
path. Most of mine were created by my own choices. Looking back, even the
not-so-smart choices led me on the path that brought me here to Mountain
Home, doing what I enjoy. I may have done some things differently, but I do
not really regret them. Good and bad, they have made me who I am and put
me where I am. Actually, I am most grateful for the journey.
What is your motto while walking your path in life? I realize we
are all works in progress and never really “arrive.” We work on being better
people, better employees, better husbands and wives and parents. We just
continue to try harder, realize our faults and commit to working on them. But,
if we keep in mind that those around us deserve to be treated with the same
patience, same respect, same love that we would like to see for ourselves, then it
becomes clear how we must act. It is a process of becoming intentional and in
the moment. Slowing our minds and selves down to be in the moment helps in
my simple motto: Treat others the way you would want someone to treat you.
Our world would be transformed. And it starts with me.
What advice would you give someone looking for their path?
Realize what it is you are passionate about. What makes you jump out of
bed in the morning? What is it that does not “feel like work”? Once you have
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