Three Southeast Arkansas students are among the 38 at Ouachita Baptist University at Arkadelphia named to Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.
Students were chosen by OBU’s faculty, staff and the 2018 senior class based on their academic performance, leadership in extracurricular activities, community service and potential for success, according to a news release.
Area honorees include:
Sydney Allen — a 22-year-old psychology major from Pine Bluff. A graduate of White Hall High School, she has been named to Ouachita’s President’s and Dean’s lists. She is a member of Theta Alpha Kappa national honor society for religious studies and theology and Psi Chi national honor society for psychology. She is also a member of the Ouachita Student Foundation where she has served as Student Recruitment Chair and is a ministry leader for Campus Ministries’ Monticello Children’s Home program. Allen is a charter member for Chi Mu women’s social club where she has served as recording secretary, vice president and president. She has volunteered through Tiger Serve Day, Lighthouse Ministries, Autism Speaks/Awareness and TranServe. Allen is a member of First Baptist Church of White Hall, where she serves as the children’s intern. She will be getting married in July and plans to attend New Orleans Theological Baptist Seminary and become a children’s minister, according to the release.
Stephanie Bell — a 22-year-old communications and media major from Stuttgart. A graduate of Stuttgart High School, she was named to Ouachita’s President’s and Dean’s lists. She is a member of Tri Chi women’s social club where she was spring president, T-shirt chair and social media coordinator and has served as secretary for the Ouachita Student Foundation. She is a member of the Women in Business Leadership Team and is involved in Veritas Women’s Discipleship. She also has volunteered through Tiger Serve Day and Arkansas Children’s Hospital. She attends Second Baptist Church at Arkadelphia and worked for the Ouachita News Bureau as the digital content assistant. She plans to pursue a career in social media or public relations, according to the release.
Montray Wyatt — a 22-year-old business management major from Stuttgart. A graduate of Stuttgart High School, Wyatt is a member of Kappa Chi men’s social club, Multicultural Organization Reaching Equality, Enactus, Campus Activities Board and a Chi Mu women’s social club beau. He has interned at Enterprise Rent-A-Car, OBU’s campus store and Park Hill Baptist Church at Arkadelphia. He is working at Enterprise Rent-A-Car while attending New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and plans to be involved in bivocational ministry.