Stephanie Hernandez

• New Century Transfer Pathway Scholar - $2750, 2026 - Recognizes the top community college transfer scholar in each state based on academic excellence, leadership, and service.
• Phi Theta Kappa Distinguished Chapter Member Award, 2026 - Recognizes individual members who demonstrate exceptional dedication to their chapter through service, leadership, and participation.
• All-Texas Academic Team, 2026 - Honors top community college students statewide for academic achievement and leadership.
• Texas State Historical Association Caldwell Award - 1st Place, University Division - $400, 2025
• McGraw Hill Poster Award - 2nd Place - $300, 2025
• Great Plains Honors Council John Britt Poster Award - Best Humanities Poster - $100, 2025
• Red River Symposium Oral Presentation Award - 1st Place - $100, 2025
• Red River Symposium Humanities Poster Award - 2nd Place - $50, 2025
• Portia Gordon Award - Essay Prize, East Texas Historical Association- $100 +$100 stipend, 2025
• Eckman Award, $100, 2025 - Granted for top performance in Honors ChemPsych Seminar.
• Valazquez Award, $75, 2025 - Granted for significant discoveries in research.
• 18th Annual NTCC Poetry Contest - 3rd Place - $200, 2025
• PTK Texas Regional Star Scholarship - $250, 2025 - Awarded for academic excellence and leadership.

• (Upcoming) “From Protest to Pride: The Evolving Identity of Tejano Murals.” Touchstone — Texas State Historical Association, Vol. XLIII, 2026.
• (Upcoming) With McAllister, C. T., & Gray, G. J. (2026). “A New Geographic Distribution Record for the Coccidian, Isospora vanriperorum levine, 1982 (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae), from a Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), in Arkansas, with a Report of an Adelid Coccidian (Eimerridae).” Southwestern Naturalism.
• (Published) With McAllister, C. T., Hnida, J. A., & Gray, G. J. (2026). “A New Species of Acroeimeria (Paperna & Landsberg), 1989 (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the Broad-Headed Skink (Plestiodon laticeps), in Southwestern Arkansas, USA, with Additional Information on Choleoeimeria fasciatus Upton, McAllister, and Trauth, 1991.” Taxonomy, Vol. VI, 2026.

• New Century Transfer Pathway Scholarship, $2,750 (2026)
• Texas Heritage National Bank Scholarship, $3,000 (2025-2026)
• Presidential Scholarship, $3,000 (2025-2026)
• PTK Texas Regional Star Scholarship, $250 (2025-2026)
• Tennison Memorial United Methodist Church Scholarship, $1,000 (2024)

• Christmas Toy Drive (11/19/25 & 11/22/25) - Assisted Spanish-speaking families by translating documents, verifying eligibility, and serving as a consultant.
• Honors Northeast Film Project - Contributed to film, "Chicano Thermidor" by shaping the script and playing a major part. The film was premiered on 02/20/26 and is on YouTube.
• Region 8 Science Fair (01/30/25, 02/18/26) - Served as a judge with the STEM Club, evaluating student projects across elementary and high school levels.
• Peer Tutoring - Organized and facilitated study groups, fostering collaborative learning and helping understand challenging course material.
• Raices y Alas Ofrenda - Organized and coordinated the club's ofrenda display, ordering decoration, planning the layout, and managing setup to engage the campus community and promote the club.

Independent Biological Research - Dr. McAllister, NTCC, Spring 2025

• Conducted hands-on field and laboratory research on freshwater fish parasitology, focusing on gill-inhabiting myxosporean parasites. Collected and processed specimens, extracted gills for microscopic examination, and screened for previously undescribed myxosporean parasites. Research in Black Rock, Arkansas contributed to findings on possible five new myxosporean species on the gills of four Black Buffalo fish. Gained experience in fieldwork, lab techniques, microscopy, data analysis, and scientific reporting.

Independent Biological Research - Dr. McAllister, NTCC, Summer 2025

• Conducted avian parasitology research identifying coccidian parasites in regional bird species in Prescott, Arkansas.