Hendrix College Commencement 2026

May 18, 2026 – Hendrix College conferred degrees upon the following members of the Class of 2026 at the Commencement ceremony May 16 in the Wellness and Athletics Center.

Hendrix awarded 260 Bachelor of Arts degrees and 9 Master of Arts degrees in accounting.

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Master of Arts in Accounting

Steve W Grantham of Canton, MS
Joshua Heath King of North Little Rock, AR
Jamison Josie Litvay of Buena Vista, CO
Sydney Ela-Jeanne Lovell of Hot Springs, AR
Tyler James Meek of Spring, TX
Anthony Diego Miceli of Benton, AR
Darvis Adam Rasberry of Maumelle, AR
Connor Leo Stack of Frisco, TX
Jason M Stith of Little Rock, AR

Bachelor of Arts

Madison Victoria Achan of Conway, AR, Odyssey Scholar
Kate E Adcox of Little Rock, AR
Zed A Alhallak of Paragould, AR, with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude
Elliot Dean Allen of Marion, AR
Amber Kathleen Alsup of Austin, AR, Odyssey Scholar, Cum Laude
Autumn Kay Alsup of Austin, AR
Matias Ivan Ancieta of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Adam Stephenson Andrews of Tulsa, OK, with distinction in two majors, Phi Beta Kappa, Murphy Scholar, Odyssey Scholar, Summa Cum Laude
Jacob Conrad Antoon of San Antonio, TX
Joseph Avila of Grapevine, TX
Jack Wayne Bagwell of Jenks, OK
Anna Lavene Bailly of Wichita, KS, with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude
George William Baker of San Antonio, TX
Kendra Jan Han-lea Baldwin of Little Rock, AR, Murphy Scholar, Odyssey Scholar
Samantha Deanne Barrett of Lakeland, FL
Allison Hope Barron of Fayetteville, AR, with distinction, Magna Cum Laude
Abigail Rose Beauchamp Smith of Conway, AR
Paul Andrew Beggs of Scott City, MO
Colten J Berry of Nixa, MO, with distinction
Royce Paul Blech of Austin, TX, with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude
Charles Holt Bliss of Austin, TX
Paige L Boast of White Hall, AR, with distinction, Odyssey Scholar, Cum Laude
West Haze Boudreaux of North Little Rock, AR, Murphy Scholar
Sophia Leigh Brannon of Little Rock, AR, with distinction
Ivalynn Marjorie Branum of Greenwood, AR, with distinction, Murphy Scholar, Summa Cum Laude
Kirsten Gabrielle Brewer of Maumelle, AR
Nick Bromley of Sherwood, AR
Mylee Kendol Brown of Fort Smith, AR
Reagan Elizabeth Brown of Little Rock, AR, with distinction, Cum Laude
Zylan LaBrock Brown of North Little Rock, AR
Conner Bryson of Powell, TN
Keegan Bulza of Maumelle, AR
Jacob Buniff of Carrollton, TX
Avery Ryan Cagle of Austin, TX, Murphy Scholar
Avery Grace Caldwell of Little Rock, AR
Madeline Annette Caldwell of Willow Park, TX
Evelyn Rose Calhoun of North Little Rock, AR
Isabel Hutto Carter of Shreveport, LA
Isabella Grace Cates of Garfield, AR
Lace Chaffin of Shreveport, LA
Noah Clay Chaffin of Conway, AR, with distinction
Natalie Grace Chidester of Jacksonville, AR, with distinction, Summa Cum Laude
Campbell Anne Christensen of Edmond, OK, with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, Murphy Scholar, Odyssey Scholar, Summa Cum Laude
Elizabeth Jo Christie of Germantown, TN, with distinction in two majors, Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude
Mikala Rena Clendenin of Hot Springs, AR, with distinction
Cason Foster Cole of Coppell, TX
Presley McCain Cole of Collierville, TN
Jacob Thomas Collier-Tenison of Little Rock, AR, with distinction, Odyssey Scholar, Summa Cum Laude
Samuel Aaron Collier-Tenison of Little Rock, AR, with distinction, Cum Laude
Jayvian Le Coulter of Providence Village, TX
Jackson Alexander Cox of Watson, AR
Laramie Til. Cox of Kilgore, TX
Carter Kathryn Crane of Ozark, AR, with distinction, Murphy Scholar, Magna Cum Laude
Chloe Ji Cunningham of Dallas, TX
Benjamin Walker Curtis of Bentonville, AR
Emily Grace Davidson of Tyler, TX
Tyler G Dearing of Greenbrier, AR, with distinction, Summa Cum Laude
Thomas Charles Deaton of Lufkin, TX
Rowan Foster DeMerit of Frisco, TX
Giancarlo Cyrus Digiacomo of Naples, FL
Logan Gabrielle Dodson of Little Rock, AR
Nicholas Mason Dougan of El Dorado, AR
Jessie Doyle of Austin, TX, with distinction
Audrey Jo Eggensperger of Conway, AR, with distinction
Ryan Lee Elrod of Rhome, TX
Brooks Brian Etheridge of Denton, TX
Perri Lorraine Evans of Baton Rouge, LA, with distinction
Avery Colette Evans-Brooks of Houston, TX
Allison Callier Farrar of Little Rock, AR, with distinction in two majors, Summa Cum Laude
Gillian Gorman Fast of Fayetteville, AR, with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, Murphy Scholar, Summa Cum Laude
Jauss Favorite of Hot Springs, AR
Piper Quinn Fisherman of Richardson, TX, with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, Odyssey Scholar, Summa Cum Laude
Peyton Elizabeth Frady of Plano, TX, with distinction, Odyssey Scholar
Nate Franks of Mountain View, AR, with distinction
Colby Erin Gainer of Springdale, AR, with distinction, Odyssey Scholar, Summa Cum Laude
Abigail Clare Garmon of Maumelle, AR
Autumn Grace Gault of Maumelle, AR, with distinction, Summa Cum Laude
Casi Renae Gee of Batesville, AR
David Lawson Gill of Conway, AR, with distinction
Brian Myles Gittens of Little Rock, AR
Sarah Leslie Graham of Tulsa, OK, with distinction, Odyssey Scholar
Nobie A. Green of Marmaduke, AR
Chloe Ashlyn Grimm of Walnut Shade, MO
Hailey Anne Gripka of Pierce City, MO, with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude
Kenoilani Brianne Grisby of Bentonville, AR, with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude
Lucile Grossnickle of Warsaw, IN, Murphy Scholar, Odyssey Scholar
Tucker McDonald Groves-Benedict of Carbondale, CO
Atabei Corazon Gualpa-Thompson of Los Angeles, CA
Jonas Tate Haguewood of Germantown, TN, with distinction, Cum Laude
Keaton Ty Hahn of Rogers, AR
Ethan Andrew Halter of Conway, AR
Jackson Malone Hamilton of Mt. Pleasant, SC
Audrey Laine Harder of Traskwood, AR
Robert Landon Hardister of Austin, AR, with distinction, Murphy Scholar, Odyssey Scholar, Summa Cum Laude
Christopher Raleigh Harvey of Highland Village, TX
India Jade Hayes of Maumelle, AR
Natalie Mae Hays of Coppell, TX, with distinction in two majors, Murphy Scholar, Cum Laude
Addison Elaine Heck of Tulsa, OK
Shelby Grace Heil of Branson, MO
Adilynn Kloe Henry of Gunter, TX, Murphy Scholar, Odyssey Scholar
Tiffany Hannah Hernandez of Little Rock, AR, Cum Laude
Tobie Hester of Fort Smith, AR, with distinction, Murphy Scholar, Summa Cum Laude
Sydni D Hill of Little Rock, AR
Flynn Gallagher Sharo Hirrel of Little Rock, AR, with distinction, Cum Laude
Nathan Hirsh of Louisville, CO, with distinction
Eddie Hoehn-Smith of Plano, TX
Venessa Jeanlee Holtzer of Paragould, AR, with distinction
Ember Micole Hughes of Donaldson, AR
Jack Simon Hurd of Fayetteville, AR
JT Hutto of New Braunfels, TX, with distinction
Ryan Andrew Hydrick of Arlington, VA, with distinction, Summa Cum Laude
Jack Samuel Ibbotson of Bentonville, AR
Tucker James Isbell of Arlington, TX, with distinction, Cum Laude
Tatum Aitch Jacob of Little Rock, AR
Isabel Maria Jara of Little Rock, AR, with distinction, Murphy Scholar, Magna Cum Laude
Michelle Dewinta Johnston of North Little Rock, AR, with distinction, Murphy Scholar, Odyssey Scholar, Summa Cum Laude
Amelia Sophia Maxine Jones of Mountain View, AR, with distinction, Summa Cum Laude
Kanak Joshi of Little Rock, AR
Lucas M Junkermann of Siloam Springs, AR, with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude
Deanna Nicole Kamanga of Little Rock, AR, with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude
Jeffrey Rankin Kamanga of Little Rock, AR
Ma'Kyia Aunjalie Kamanga of Little Rock, AR
Emma Fusae Kaumeyer of Hot Springs Village, AR
Abigail Kellar of Heber Springs, AR, with distinction, Odyssey Scholar, Cum Laude
Ella Grace Kelly of Little Rock, AR, with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude
Elijah Leshaun Kennedy of Houston, TX
Bella Rose Kerby of Little Rock, AR, with distinction, Cum Laude
Andrew Wilson Kerr of Memphis, TN
Olivia Anne Kestner of Prairie Grove, AR
Ryan Christian Kimball of Dripping Springs, TX
Beau Hendrix Kronenberger of Little Rock, AR
Leah Rone Krueger of Claremore, OK, with distinction, Summa Cum Laude
Wilamina S LaBeau of North Little Rock, AR
Madison Rose Lampkin of Russellville, AR
Harry Thomas Lance of Conway, AR, with distinction, Murphy Scholar, Summa Cum Laude
Neva Maxine Lanford of Clinton, MS, with distinction
Mel Lange of Conway, AR, with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude
Andrew Robert Lawrence of Shreveport, LA, with distinction, Magna Cum Laude
Finley Amy Michele Lawrence of Rogers, AR, with distinction, Cum Laude
Lydia Autumn Nguyen Le of Lowell, AR, with distinction
Josie Grace Leffingwell of Stillwater, OK, with distinction, Magna Cum Laude
Aiden John Leggett of Magnolia, TX
Sydney Paige Lehman of Greenbrier, AR, with distinction, Summa Cum Laude
Keyri L Leonardo of Jonesboro, AR
Cynthia Michelle Leyva of Little Rock, AR, with distinction in two majors, Phi Beta Kappa, Murphy Scholar, Odyssey Scholar, Magna Cum Laude
Owen Robert Lien of North Little Rock, AR
Houston Thomas Likens of Hoover, AL
Makayla N Luallen of Fayetteville, AR, with distinction, Odyssey Scholar
Alistair Luke of Saint Louis, MO, with distinction
John Philip Lyon of Little Rock, AR, with distinction in two majors, Summa Cum Laude
Nikolai Khalil Mannon of Rose Bud, AR, with distinction in two majors, Summa Cum Laude
Charles Andrew Mata of Houston, TX, Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude
Ryan J Maxwell of Fayetteville, AR
Alaina Joanne May of Rogers, AR, with distinction, Murphy Scholar
Andrew Richard Mayo of Jackson, TN
Satya Priya McCarthy-Rotella of Floyd, VA, with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, Murphy Scholar, Summa Cum Laude
Katie McClure of Fayetteville, AR, with distinction
Rowan Jameson McCollum of Louisville, KY, with distinction, Murphy Scholar, Odyssey Scholar, Summa Cum Laude
Lana Elizabeth McCorkle of Little Rock, AR, with distinction, Odyssey Scholar, Summa Cum Laude
Trevor James McCuin of Farmington, AR
Emma Caroline McGuire of Dallas, TX, with distinction, Odyssey Scholar, Summa Cum Laude
Nicholas Darnell McKinney of Aubrey, TX
James August McQuiston of Austin, TX, with distinction, Odyssey Scholar, Summa Cum Laude
Lily Jo Meyer of Omaha, NE
Charlotte Ruya Miller of Conway, AR, with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, Murphy Scholar, Odyssey Scholar, Summa Cum Laude
Emma Caroline Miller of Bentonville, AR, with distinction, Summa Cum Laude
Maxton Thomas Miller of Little Rock, AR
Shyanne Brook Miller of Ozark, AR
Lucy Francis Mouton of Houston, TX
Madeline James Mundkowsky of Midland, TX, with distinction, Murphy Scholar, Cum Laude
Mason Andrew Murphy of Shirley, AR
Alexander James Musel of Laveen, AZ, with distinction, Cum Laude
Conrad Mitchell Myers of Rogers, AR
Oliver Naumann of Dallas, TX
Bowie Christian Neal of Plano, TX, with distinction, Magna Cum Laude
Faustine Neema of Kigali, Rwanda, Murphy Scholar
Anna Marie Newton of Lewisville, TX
Aaron Zhang Nguyen of Olive Branch, MS, Cum Laude
Quynh-Giao Ho Nguyen of Little Rock, AR, with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, Odyssey Scholar, Summa Cum Laude
David Caleb Nichols of North Richland Hills, TX
John Dallas Nichols of Lakeland, TN, with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude
Zane Alexander Nolan of Tulsa, OK
Logan O'Roark of Allen, TX
Alaina Shea Palmer of Shreveport, LA, with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, Murphy Scholar, Summa Cum Laude
Lyra Parker of Alexandria, LA
Ava Star Parris of Conway, AR
Sophia Grace Parrish of Little Rock, AR, with distinction, Magna Cum Laude
Matthew D Parsons of Dallas, TX
Michael Luke Patton of Tulsa, OK
Jensen Domenic Pechar of Overland Park, KS
Colin Forrest Phillips of Arkadelphia, AR, with distinction in two majors, Summa Cum Laude
Gibson Louis Phillips of Munford, TN
Kyle Andrew Poissoit of Magnolia, TX
Victoria Elizabeth Poland of Sherwood, AR, with distinction, Cum Laude
Shaun Matthew Pope of Beaumont, CA
Kannon James Poteete of Malakoff, TX
Aaron Stuart Pouncy of Cabot, AR
Tyler Aiden Pruitt of Allen, TX, with distinction, Cum Laude
Liam Alexander Puls of Tulsa, OK, Cum Laude
Ayden Lee Putnam of Russellville, AR
Austin Albert Rabago of Cypress, CA
Sandra Ramirez of Little Rock, AR, with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, Murphy Scholar, Odyssey Scholar, Cum Laude
James Antonio Randle of Memphis, TN
Chance Matthew Reed of Walker, LA
Maylin Reyes Solis of Pearcy, AR, Odyssey Scholar
Hannah Louise Riley of Bentonville, AR
Eden Elizabeth Robbins of Russellville, AR, with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, Murphy Scholar, Odyssey Scholar, Magna Cum Laude
Remi Jin Roberts of North Little Rock, AR, with distinction, Murphy Scholar, Odyssey Scholar, Summa Cum Laude
Noah G Robertson of Cedar Hill, TX
Bryce Keoni Robinson of Decatur, TX
Ally Jane Ross of Conway, AR
Leila Grace Ross of Austin, TX, with distinction, Magna Cum Laude
Emma Renee Salis of Aurora, IL, Cum Laude
Bethany Ellen Sanders of Little Rock, AR, with distinction in two majors
Anthony Sandoval of Plano, TX
Taylor Joy Schumacker of Peel, AR, with distinction, Summa Cum Laude
Sarah Juliane Schwartz of Lowell, AR, with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, Murphy Scholar, Odyssey Scholar, Summa Cum Laude
Colin Thomas Scifres of Marion, AR
Brianna M Shines of Pine Bluff, AR
Jada Marie-Carlease Shorter of Greenville, NC, with distinction, Cum Laude
Colm M Simmons of Little Rock, AR, Murphy Scholar
Juniper Simpson of Richardson, TX
Jordyn L Sims of Booneville, AR
Riley Isabella Skief of Belleville, IL
Lathan Cohen Smalley of Rogers, AR, Magna Cum Laude
Gentry E Sneed of Rudy, AR, Cum Laude
Caleb Stephen Squires of Solgohachia, AR
Anthony Rudine Stephens of Little Rock, AR, with distinction
Coleman Allen Stephens of Memphis, TN
Adia Kristine Stone of Olathe, KS, with distinction, Odyssey Scholar, Summa Cum Laude
Elyse Lydia Studer of Austin, TX
Clara Sky Sullivan of North Little Rock, AR
Abby Grace Sutton of Hooks, TX, with distinction, Summa Cum Laude
Jessica Riley Swartz of Madison, AL, with distinction, Magna Cum Laude
Whitney Alyssa Taylor of Little Rock, AR, with distinction, Magna Cum Laude
Georgia Teague of Webster Groves, MO, with distinction
Taegan Kane Terry of Lindale, TX
Elizabeth Lee Thacker of Hendersonvlle, TN
Jacob Howard Thompson of Bella Vista, AR
Kailey Renee Thurman of Hensley, AR, with distinction, Murphy Scholar, Odyssey Scholar, Summa Cum Laude
Skyler James Tschurr of Dallas, TX, with distinction, Summa Cum Laude
Natalie Lauren Vailes of Little Rock, AR, with distinction
Olivia Ryan Van Dusen of Springdale, AR
Colin James Wade of Dallas, TX, with distinction, Cum Laude
Ian Rohan Walker of Sherwood, AR, with distinction, Magna Cum Laude
Braxton B Waller of Fort Smith, AR
Nikki Weatherington of Greenbrier, AR
Cecilia Elizabeth Werth of Baton Rouge, LA, with distinction in two majors, Odyssey Scholar, Summa Cum Laude
Annalee Grace Wesson of Sulphur Springs, TX, with distinction
Annie Riley West of Little Rock, AR, Cum Laude
Auvic D'vanta White of Drummonds, TN
Genevieve Lyn White of Guthrie, OK
Paige Angelique Ada Wilkins of Lake St. Louis, MO
James Austin Williams of Benton, AR
Aidan Duffey Wilson of Mountain Home, AR
Matthew John Winger of Conway, AR
Joseph Samuel Winningham of Conway, AR, with distinction, Magna Cum Laude
Samantha Carlyle Wood of Paragould, AR
Daphne D Workman of North Little Rock, AR
Demah Ziad Yousef of Little Rock, AR, with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, Murphy Scholar, Odyssey Scholar, Magna Cum Laude

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