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Four Cochise College students have been named to the 2025 All-Arizona Academic Team, earning scholarships and tuition waivers to complete their bachelor’s degrees at one of the state’s public universities.

 

Madeline Colley, Jackson Hankins, Ana Le, and Kayla McLeod will be honored during a statewide recognition ceremony on Wednesday, Feb. 19, in Gilbert, Arizona.

 

The academic team recognizes high-achieving community college students who demonstrate outstanding academic performance, leadership, and service to their college and community. Candidates are nominated by a review committee of faculty and staff and must maintain a minimum 3.5 GPA while working toward an associate degree.

 

As part of their recognition, each Cochise College honoree will receive a tuition waiver to a state university and a scholarship from the Cochise College Foundation—$1,000 for First Team, $750 for Second Team, and $500 for Third Team.

 

Cochise College’s All-Arizona scholars:

 

Madeline Colley

• Major: English
• Transferring to what University and Career Goal: Madeline Colley intends to attend Northern Arizona University, where she will major in English and double minor in Women & Gender Studies and Anthropology. She aims to combine her three biggest loves (literature, feminist research, and anthropology) into the study of gender norms and expression in cultures across time. She is also interested in ethical curation and repository management. 
• College/Community Activities: Camp Naco Archaeological intern, Cochise College Marketing Department student content creator and Bisbee Animal Shelter volunteer-foster
• College Honors:  President’s List, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, Cochise College Honors Program, President's Student Leadership Academy

Jackson Hankins 

• Major: Computer Programming (Virtual Reality Development)
• Transferring to what University and Career Goal: Jackson Hankins intends to transfer to Northern Arizona University in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in computer science. His ultimate goal is to work in the game development industry and to continue developing his independent game studio Subsurface Studios.
• College/Community Activities: Cochise Code Monkeys student club president, Cochise College President's Cup red-teamer and Cochise College Pride Club volunteer
• College Honors: President's List, Cochise College Honors Program and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

Ana Le 

• Major: Computer Science
• Transferring to what University and Career Goal: Ana Le plans to transfer to the University of Arizona to double major and earn bachelor's degrees in computer science and cyber security. Her career goal is to become a reputable software developer in the video game industry. She hopes to inspire more women to enter the field by paying it forward through her future contribution to developing and improving video games.
• College/Community Activities: Phi Theta Kappa member, Student Government Association volunteer, Aerialist at ADIDC Dance Studio and Blood Drive donor
• College Honors:  President's List, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society recipient and Student Leadership Excellence Award recipient

Kayla McLeod 

• Major: Geography, Environment and Society
• Transferring to what University and Career Goal: Kayla plans to transfer to Northern Arizona University’s College of Social and Behavioral Sciences to pursue a bachelor’s degree. Her career goal is to work with a nonprofit or federal organization, contributing to solutions for global environmental challenges.
• College/Community Activities: Cochise College Undergraduate Research Club officer, Phi Theta Kappa member, Library Student Aid worker and Peer-to-Peer Recovery group volunteer
• College Honors: High Honors, Cochise College President’s Leadership Academy delegate, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and Red and White “Budding Botanist” award recipient