CONWAY, Ark. (March
27, 2019) – Thirty first-year Hendrix College students were named Murphy
Scholars in Literature and Language during an induction ceremony on Tuesday,
March 26. The new group will immerse themselves in literature and language
opportunities through programs, travel and study abroad, service experiences,
tutorial courses, and research during the next three years.
The Murphy
Scholars Program is sponsored by the Hendrix-Murphy Foundation, which enriches
and enhances literature and language at Hendrix through a number of programs.
All Murphy
Scholars will graduate with distinction, having completed an Oxford-style
tutorial course in language and literature and three of the Murphy Scholar
Program’s approved co-curricular experiences in literature and language. This
year’s cohort includes students from as far away as Japan and as close as Vilonia,
Arkansas, majoring in 20 unique areas of study, including Neuroscience,
Economics and Business, and Chemical Physics.
The members of
the Murphy Scholars cohort of 2022 are:
Sara Adachi ’22 –
Psychology and Sociology
Ahshiya, Japan
Rachel Allen ’22
– Politics and Spanish
Fayetteville,
Arkansas
Savanna Bader ’22
– English/Creative Writing and Sociology
Hot Springs,
Arkansas
June Baumann ’22
– Music
Charleston,
Illinois
Lauren Berry ’22
– Biology
Little Rock,
Arkansas
Ben Blankenship
’22 – Biology
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Phineas Chapman
’22 – Politics
Roanoke, Virginia
Thalia Fort ’22 –
International Relations and Spanish
Albuquerque, New
Mexico
Julia Greer ’22 –
Undecided
Little Rock,
Arkansas
Jaycee Hall ’22 –
Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
Beebe, Arkansas
Lynnaya Hamby ’22
– Philosophy and Social Justice
Huntsville,
Alabama
Sidra Hanson ’22
– English/Literary Studies and Environmental Studies
Hot Springs,
Arkansas
Ishrar Islam ’22
– Psychology
Little Rock,
Arkansas
Elliot Jackson
’22 – English/Creative Writing and Business
Bella Vista,
Arkansas
Jessica Lehman
’22 – Undecided
Media,
Pennsylvania
Christian Maddox
’22 – Sociology and Politics
Jacksonville,
Arkansas
David Nichols ’22
– Neuroscience and Spanish
Vilonia, Arkansas
Weston
Northington ’22 – English/Film Studies and [Science]
Little Rock,
Arkansas
Alysse Robinson
’22 – English/Creative Writing and Computer Science
North Little
Rock, Arkansas
Kashti Shah ’22 –
Biochemistry/Molecular Biology and Spanish
Marion, Arkansas
Gabrielle Skerpan
’22 – English/Creative Writing
Stoughton,
Wisconsin
Rachel Stewart
’22 – Psychology
Mobile, Alabama
William Taylor
’22 – English/Creative Writing
Little Rock,
Arkansas
Sophie Thomasson
’22 – English/Creative Writing
Alma, Arkansas
Spencer Thompson
’22 – Computer Science and English/Film Studies
Cabot, Arkansas
Keegan Vacanti
’22 – Mathematics and Philosophy
Memphis,
Tennessee
Sarah Ward ’22 –
English/Creative Writing
Cherry Valley,
Arkansas
Lillie Wilson ’22
– Neuroscience and Spanish
Harrison,
Arkansas
Anushka Yadava
’22 – Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
Little Rock,
Arkansas
Marni Younger ’22
– Interdisciplinary Studies: Chemical Physics
St. Louis,
Missouri
About the Hendrix-Murphy Foundation
Programs
The
Hendrix-Murphy Foundation enhances literature and language at Hendrix by
providing a variety of superb opportunities college-wide. Its Distinguished
Visitors Program brings to campus eminent writers and scholars who interact
closely with students, visit classes, advise projects, and give public
lectures. The Foundation also sponsors the Murphy Scholars Program, summer
language immersion programs, study abroad in literature and language, and
individually designed projects involving study, research, practice, and service
in literature and language. The Foundation was established in 1978 by a gift
from Charles H. Murphy, Jr., former CEO of Murphy Oil Corporation, in memory of
his mother, Bertie Wilson Murphy.
About Hendrix College
A private liberal
arts college in Conway, Arkansas, Hendrix College consistently earns
recognition as one of the country’s leading liberal arts institutions, and is
featured in Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the
Way You Think About Colleges. Its academic quality and rigor, innovation,
and value have established Hendrix as a fixture in numerous college guides,
lists, and rankings. Founded in 1876, Hendrix has been affiliated with the
United Methodist Church since 1884. To learn more, visit www.hendrix.edu.