SAU Honors College

The SAU Honors College was founded in 2003 by Dr. David Rankin, president of SAU. Dr. Lynne Belcher served as founding director and recently retired from SAU. The Honors College seeks and admits qualified students who seek to pursue a serious academic program with equally gifted peers and committed teachers. Honors classes are small and provide academically enriching opportunities for students and the faculty who teach them. Currently, SAU enrolls nearly 170 honors students and graduates about 66% of admitees in four years or less. Anyone interested in applying to the Honors College or seeking further information should contact the director, Dr. Edward P. Kardas at epkardas@saumag.edu or at 870 904-8897.

Monday, October 18, 2021

Bucket List: Hannah Henderson

 

Jumping and soaring through the air 14,000 feet up, is what George H.W. Bush did at 90 years old. I was crushed to find out sky-diving cost $900. My grandpa, being a successful businessman, told me to get a degree that would foster the money for all my dreams.

 I started working hard in school, working 75 hours a week during the summer, and spending my second half of senior year taking care of my dying grandfather, and it was evident that Southern Arkansas University, the place where my grandfather got his bachelors, was the school for me. I could go there with no debt, and I could commemorate my grandfather in the process.

I look back to the advice my grandpa once gave me, and I still had those goals in mind. Time has passed, and I graduated with Distinguished Honors from Bryant High School in the top 7% of my class.

Although my motives have changed, they are for the better. My goal, now, is not to have a big house; I just want a house I can turn it into the type of home where my grandmother made made every guest feel welcome. I no longer want just a sky-diving experience, but I want to remember that adventure is not just for children. Thinking of these things reminds me of why I continue. Oh of course, I am going to jump out of an airplane. I just might decide to go when I am 91. This is my bucket list.

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