UACCB announces Academic All-Star and Outstanding Alumni

UACCB Chancellor Brian Shonk announced the 2023 Academic All-Star and Outstanding Alumni. Mr. Saul Medina was the recipient of the 2023 Academic All-Star award. Ms. Shelly “Shelly” Sullens, now a mathematics faculty member at ASU Mid-South, was the Outstanding Alumni.

“We are fortunate to have so many talented students and alumni,” said Dr. Zach Perrine, vice chancellor for student affairs, “Saul and Shelly represent themselves, and UACCB, incredibly well in both their academic ability and accomplishments.”

Medina will be honored as the Academic All-Star at the Arkansas Community College conference in October 2023. This recognition also awards him a $500 scholarship in his last semester at UACCB, and a full tuition and fees scholarship at the public Arkansas college or university of his choice.

Sullens completed her Associate of Arts in general education in 2018, graduating with honors. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from Lyon College in 2020 and earned her Master of Science in Mathematics from Arkansas State University in 2022. Sullens is currently a mathematics faculty member at ASU Mid-South in West Memphis, Arkansas, where her instruction focuses specifically on co-requisite math coursework.

Medina is currently pursuing his Associate of Arts in general education at UACCB. He not only excels in his course work, but also serves as a friendly face on campus as a work study. Medina plans to attend the University of Central Arkansas after he graduates from UACCB to pursue his bachelor's degree in psychology. His future plans are to one day complete his master's and doctorate in psychology and practice as a psychiatrist or clinical psychologist, while investing in properties.