Arkansas State University-Mountain Home’s (ASUMH) 2019 outstanding faculty member, staff member, Academic All-Star student and alumni have been honored alongside representatives of the other 21 community colleges in Arkansas. The recognition and awards were given during the annual meeting of the Arkansas Community Colleges (ACC).ACC is a non-profit association representing all 22 public community colleges in Arkansas. ACC has a long history of collaborating with government agencies, educational institutions, private foundations and others on projects providing opportunities to improve the ability of member colleges to meet the needs of their students, as well as the needs of their local business and industry leaders.
Photo: (left to right) ASU-Newport Chancellor Dr. Sandra Massey, ACC board member, and Sarah ShedenhelmASUMH’s 2019 outstanding alumnus is Sarah Shedenhelm, veterinarian and owner of Baxter County Animal Clinic.
Dr. Sarah Shedenhelm is a Baxter County native who attended Cotter Schools from kindergarten through graduation. She then attended both ASUMH, where she received an Associate of Arts degree, and ASU Jonesboro as an animal science major.
After receiving her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from Louisiana State University, she and her husband, Brian, moved back to Mountain Home.
Photo: (left to right) ASU-Newport Chancellor Dr. Sandra Massey, ACC board member, and Lauren Malte
ASUMH’s 2019 Academic All-Star is Lauren Malte.
Malte is earning an Associate of Arts degree, and she plans to transfer to the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville to complete a four-year degree.
Her ultimate goal is medical school. She is interested in the field of public health and infectious disease. At ASUMH, Lauren is part of the journalism club, Phi Theta Kappa and the Fran Coulter Honors Program. She also works as a nursing assistant at Baxter Regional Medical Center and has volunteered for the Schliemann Center for Women’s Health Education.
Photo: ACC Executive Director Andrea Henderson and David Bendler
ASUMH’s 2019 Outstanding Faculty Member is David Bendler.
Bendler teaches all forms of math from algebra to trigonometry to calculus. A native of Illinois, Bendler served as a high school math instructor for more than 20 years before joining the newly-established campus faculty of ASUMH in 1992.
He has been involved in numerous committees at ASUMH through the years including chairing the college’s 25th anniversary celebration committee with two other original TrailBlazers this year. This is Bendler’s second time to be honored as Faculty of the Year at ASUMH.
Photo: ACC Executive Director Andrea Henderson and Matt Garcia
ASUMH’s 2019 Outstanding Staff Member is Matt Garcia, who has served as a police officer with the college since 2013.
Prior to arriving at ASUMH, Garcia served with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission for three years and boasts more than 18 years in law
enforcement.
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