A&M-Texarkana TRiO Student Support Services recognizes award winners

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More than 80 students were recognized for outstanding achievements at the first-ever TRiO Student Support Services awards banquet March 9 at Texas A&M University-Texarkana.

 

Mary White, director of the TRiO Student Support Services program at the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana, served as guest speaker for the event. She encouraged TRiO participants to reach for the stars and to make the most of their educational opportunities.

 

Dr. Tonya Hill, director of TRiO Student Support Services at A&M-Texarkana, said students in the federally funded initiative have exceled during the program’s first year with a 95 percent success rate.

 

Dr. Hill, along with Coordinator of TRiO Student Support Services Brittany Barnett and Administrative Associate Dustin Nix, presented the following awards:

 

TRiO Director’s Award: Zoey Paprzycki, Onalaska, Texas.

 

Leadership in Action: Jonathan Nonmacher, Spring, Texas.

 

TRiO Champion of the Year: Stefanie Lichty, Hooks, Texas.

 

TRiO All-Stars: Stefanie Lichty and Stephanie Baker, both of Hooks, Texas; Zoey Paprzycki, Onalaska, Texas; Fei Zhao, Megan Stanley, Sharda James, Sabrina Criner, Augusta Welcher, Brisa Aguirre and Jamauryon Pree, all of Texarkana, Texas; Chele Ashley and Arely Nava, both of Mount Pleasant, Texas; and Tatyana Johnigan, Dallas.

 

TRiO Spirit Award: Stefanie Lichty, Hooks, Texas.

 

Rising Star Award: Jamauryon Pree, Texarkana, Texas.

 

TRiO Achievers (grade-point average of 3.5 and higher):  Anthony Nelson, Ashdown, Arkansas; Joy Falls, Carla Gill and Allison Hall, all of Texarkana, Arkansas; Jacob Watson, Annona, Texas; Cassandra Beggs and Jamie Eaves, both of Atlanta, Texas; Michael Herrera, Bishop, Texas; Kyli Halford, Bivins, Texas; Joshua Oden, Bronson, Texas; Lindsi Chadwick and Trinity Dewveall, both of De Kalb, Texas; Kaylee Loeza, Diana, Texas; Kristina Powell, Hughes Springs, Texas; Chelsey Rankin, Karnack, Texas; Jessica Finigan, Maud, Texas; Monte Scott, Midlothian, Texas; Anthony Chavez and Brandi Childs, both of Nash, Texas; Kelsie Crawford and Brooke McIntosh, both of New Boston, Texas; Esmalia Molina, Ore City, Texas; Megan Kirkland, Pittsburg, Texas; Ashleigh Bridges, Kaitlyn Krause, Kara Crane, Katherine Dean, Olivia Griffie and Alisa Robinson, all of Texarkana, Texas; David Nguyen, Wake Village, Texas; Lauren Maddox, Bossier City, Louisiana; Philip Derouen, Lafayette, Louisiana; Kyle Price, Idabel, Oklahoma; and Judy Stevenson, Schwenksville, Pennsylvania.

 

TRiO Certificate of Completion:

 

Spring 2016 – Joy Falls, Texarkana, Arkansas; Lorraine Marquess, New Boston, Texas; and Michelle Thomas, Atlanta, Texas.

 

Fall 2016 – Jenavee Arreola, San Jacinto, California; Brittney Baker, De Kalb, Texas; James Easley, Atlanta, Texas; Michaele Harris, Texas; Daniell Howard, Texarkana, Texas; Stefanie Lichty,  Hooks, Texas; Sarrah McGee, Texarkana, Texas; Anthony Nelson, Ashdown, Arkansas; Marchelle Parham, Plano, Texas; Vanessa Sanchez, Desert Hot Springs, California; Kreagan Scott, Paris, Texas; and Sharon Songer, Mount Pleasant, Texas.

 

Spring 2017 – Leslie Arietta, Fresno, California; Chele Ashley, Mount Pleasant, Texas; Krystle Bonham, Texarkana, Texas; Billy Brown, Mount Pleasant, Texas; Monica Buford, Naples, Texas; Lindsi Chadwick, De Kalb, Texas; Brandi Childs, Nash, Texas; Hailee Clayton,  Atlanta, Texas; Kara Crane, Texarkana, Texas; Adrianna Davis, Texarkana, Texas; Jessica Finigan, Maud, Texas; Wil Garrett, New Boston, Texas; Marina Garza, Garland, Texas; Sarah Giles, Bogota, Texas; Jacob Lamartiniere, Calhoun, Louisiana, Kaylee Loeza, Diana, Texas; Teofilo Marquez, Mount Pleasant, Texas; Britney Nichols, Hooks, Texas; Mallory Nichols, Texarkana, Texas; Chametra Polite-Asberry, Texarkana, Texas; Misty Powell, Texarkana, Texas; Jamauryon Pree, Texarkana, Texas; Kyle Price, Idabel, Oklahoma; Shala Ridens, Bogota, Texas; Loren Rivera, Mount Pleasant, Texas; Doneyne Smith, Texarkana, Arkansas; Judy Stevenson, Schwenksville, PA; Crystal Taylor, Daingerfield, Texas; Jamela Thurston, Nash, Texas; Ana Torres, Texarkana, Texas; Rochelle Treser-Wolfe, Pittsburg, Texas; Trameka Walker, Texarkana, Texas; Frances White, Texarkana, Texas; Montrae Williams, Texarkana, Texas; and Braxton Wood, Pearland, Texas.

 

The mission of TRIO Student Support Services at Texas A&M University-Texarkana is to provide an academic and personal support system to meet participants’ individual needs, enabling them to persevere and be successful in attaining their desired degrees.

 

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