On May 21, the University of Arkansas at Monticello College of Technology-McGehee (UAM-CTM) held an induction ceremony for the UAM-CTM chapter of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS).

Students eligible to join NTHS have completed at least 12 credit hours of technical coursework while maintaining a GPA of 3.5 or higher. In addition, students must receive a recommendation from at least one technical instructor. Jane Zieman serves as the chapter faculty sponsor at UAM-CTM and inducted three students into NTHS last week.

“We are incredibly proud and excited to induct these outstanding students into the National Technology Honor Society. Their hard work, leadership, character and dedication to excellence have earned them this honor, and we look forward to seeing all they will accomplish in the future,” Zieman said.

The inductees were Bobby Carter from Oak Grove, Louisiana, Jackie Hadley from Montrose, Arkansas, and Shayna Wheeler from Monticello, Arkansas.

On April 29, Dr. Kay Walter, professor of English at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM), received the Carolyn Pittman Lifetime Service Award from the Arkansas Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts (ACTELA). The award recognized Dr. Walter’s devotion to educators and students in Arkansas, her leadership of “The English Pub” newsletter and her commitment to ACTELA.

ACTELA, a nonprofit organization focused on improving the teaching and learning of English and language arts in Arkansas, has presented the award since 2005. Recipients are nominated members who have made significant contributions to the organization throughout their careers.

Dr. Walter, a 1984 UAM alumna, joined the English faculty at UAM in 2006 and has devoted her career to teaching students about British and World Literature. During her 20 years at UAM, she has taken students to multiple state, national and international conferences and led travel seminars to the United Kingdom and Italy. She has been invited to guest speak in public school classrooms and was the keynote speaker at the 2026 Arkansas Undergraduate Research Conference at Henderson State University.