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Dustin Barnes , a spring 2007 graduate of Grambling State University , is the public information coordinator / spokesman for the Arkansas Department of Career Education ( ACE ). In this role , Barnes helps to oversee all communication efforts and to enlighten Arkansans about the services offered by the state agency through its four divisions : Arkansas Rehabilitation Services , Adult Education , Career & Technical Education , and the Office of Skills Development . He has been in this role since May 2014 .
Before joining ACE , Barnes enjoyed a successful seven years as a television news reporter , informing viewers while at stations in Monroe , La ., Jackson , Miss ., and Little Rock , Ark . His reporting allowed him to tell a plethora of stories , ranging from crime to education . His investigative skills won him recognition from the Society of Professional Journalists ( Arkansas Chapter ), winning first place for continuing coverage . His series of reports on the disappearance of a Pine Bluff teenager prompted authorities to search for clues in areas that had not been conducted .
Barnes , a native of Jonesboro , Louisiana , graduated summa cum laude from GSU . He studied mass communication with an emphasis in broadcast . While at Grambling , Barnes was the voice of KGRM , serving as an on-air personality and host of Good Morning Grambling . He was also active in the National Association of Black Journalists , Student Government Association , the Earl Lester Cole Honors College , and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity , Incorporated ( Delta Sigma Chapter ). Barnes is forever indebted to Grambling State University for serving as a training ground to hone communication skills that have taken him to places he never imagined .
Riki Burroughs is a senior Criminal Justice major at Grambling State University . She is a member of the Earl Lester Cole Honors College . While at GSU , Riki has been on the President ’ s List and was the recipient of an academic scholarship from Ellis Law , New York , NY . She is also a member of StrutLA Modeling Troup and serves as a big sister in the Big Sister-Little Sister Program on the GSU campus .
Burroughs is the Miss July 2017 in the 2016-2017 Grambling State University ’ s Favrot Student Union Board-Sponsored Activities Calendar . During the Fall semester of 2016 , Riki became a member of the Alpha Theta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated .
Riki is also active in service activities in the community . She serves as a member of the Anonymous Angels of Monroe , Louisiana , an organization that provides services to the less fortunate and persons in need . Riki is also a phlebotomist at a plasma donation center .
She is currently an intern with Heath Hattaway , Attorney and Counselor at Law , at Gallot Law Office in Ruston , Louisiana . She is aspiring to be a criminal defense attorney who plans to enter law school after graduating from GSU .
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Riki is from Las Vegas , Nevada . Page 24