Recognizing Outstanding Achievement: The 2026 Honors, Awards, and Scholarships Luncheon

By Josh Brown, PhD, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs

On Aug. 24, 2026, the Harding University College of Pharmacy gathered to celebrate the remarkable dedication and academic excellence of our student body at the Walgreens Honors, Awards and Scholarships Luncheon.

Hosted in Cone Chapel within the David B. Burks American Heritage Building, the afternoon was a wonderful testament to the hard work of our future pharmacists and the generous support of our community partners and donors. We are incredibly proud of this year's honorees, who continually demonstrate what it means to lead with both knowledge and compassion.

Please join us in congratulating the recipients of this year's awards:

• GOLD Scholarship: McKenzie Beliew, Isaac Castillo, Melody Cooper, Hunter Corker, Landon Crawford, Hannah Davidson, Madison Davis, Ansley Dawson, Mikayla Ellison, Ella Fuller, Ashlynn Hallford, Faith Johnson, Juliana Joyner, Emily King, Alexandria Kowiti, Rachel Mendenhall, Aurellia Mills-Rhodes, Johnna Newman, Abigail Payne, Bryce Phillips, Brooke Robinson, Brylee Thompson, Daniel Vasquez, and Makenzie Williams
  
  
• ASBP Student Rural Scholarship/Loan Program: Avery Miles
  
  
• Dean's Merit Scholarship: Adrian Bright, Tommie Brown, Melody Cooper, Hunter Corker, Hannah Davidson, Devahn Grant, Isaiah Harris, Ian Hendryx, Kaylynn Johnson, Asim Khan, Avery Martin, Johnna Newman, Grant Phillippi, Chandra Register, Brooke Robinson, Nicole Scribner, Brody White, Margaret Wilson, and Rachel Zaunbrecher
  
  
• Richie's Specialty Pharmacy Scholarship: McKenzie Beliew, Kristina Busbea, Breyona Butler, Allie Clark, Zora Colombrito, Taylor Currie, Madison Davis, Mikayla Ellison, La'Tiana Floyd, Ella Fuller, Kaylynn Johnson, Diana Lester, Racheal Mendenhall, Aurellia Mills-Rhodes, Bryce Phillips, Bailey Smith, Brylee Thompson, and Makenzie Williams
  
  
• SSHP Endowed Scholarship: Melody Cooper
  
  
• Arkansas Pharmacy Foundation Scholarship: Jacie Owens
  
  
• Walgreens Multilingual Scholarship: Asim Khan
  
  
• Walgreens Pharmacy Champion Award: Tommie Brown
  
  
• Agatha Culpepper Wallace Memorial Scholarship: Adrian Bright and Hunter Corker
  
  
• Mickey and Sue Hixson Scholarship: Alex Kowiti
  
  
• Gay Nell Hixson Memorial Scholarship: Daniel Vasquez
  
  
• Mark Story Memorial Scholarship: Devahn Grant and Hunter Corker
  
  
• Dr. Henry North III Memorial: Breyona Butler
  
  
• HUCOP Faculty-Staff Scholarship: Melody Cooper