Winners of the Academic All-Star Scholarships were announced this week in Hot Springs at the annual conference of Arkansas Community Colleges (ACC).

Governor Asa Hutchinson presented the keynote address at a brunch honoring the 22 student scholarship winners. The students were awarded a full-tuition transfer scholarship to any Arkansas public, four-year university to complete their bachelor's degree. The combined total for the scholarships is estimated to be more than $500,000.

"These scholarships will enable our highest-achieving students to reach for their dreams at any of Arkansas's public, four-year universities, " said Andrea Henderson, ACC Executive Director. "Many of these students are not only working hard to maintain excellent grades but are also adding jobs and parenthood to their list of responsibilities, which makes their accomplishments even more impressive. These students deserve our recognition, and these scholarships are a fantastic way to help them achieve their goals. "

Each of the 22 public, two-year colleges, names one student as an "Academic All-Star. " These students maintain a cumulative grade point average of no less than 3.25 out of a possible 4.0 and are outstanding campus and community leaders.

The 22-member institutions of ACC, located throughout the state, serve more than 60,000 Arkansans per year through educational programs, technical training, continuing education, and customized workforce training for today's business and industry.

Here are the Academic All-Stars and their respective colleges:

College	Awardee
Arkansas Northeastern College	Maddie Treece
Arkansas State University Beebe	Steven Winchell
Arkansas State University Mid-South	Jayden McNair
Arkansas State University Mountain Home	Elsie Clark
Arkansas State University Newport	Dustin Mars
Arkansas State University Three Rivers	Kevin Nard
Black River Technical College	Kimberly Stokes
East Arkansas Community College	Megan Sullivan
National Park College	Tyanna Lindsey
North Arkansas College	Marie Kershaw
NorthWest Arkansas Community College	Lizbeth Cenobio
Ozarka College	Sarah Kirby
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas	Ashlynne Jenkins
South Arkansas Community College	SaKiya Gill
Southeast Arkansas College	Verdia Mays
Southern Arkansas University Tech	Brooke Avant
University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville	Samantha Wilson
University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton	April Brown
University of Arkansas Cossatot	McKenzie Simpson
University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana	Allison Bonner
University of Arkansas Pulaski Technical College	Chacall D Charles
University of Arkansas Rich Mountain	Mary Kate Duncan