The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) awarded certificates and degrees May 20 to 942 graduates of its five colleges and graduate school during its commencement ceremony at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock.
Degrees were presented to 163 in the College of Medicine; 265 in the College of Nursing; 123 in the College of Pharmacy; 44 in the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health; 62 in the Graduate School; and 285 in the academic programs that make up the College of Health Professions.
UAMS Chancellor Dan Rahn, MD, presented a Chancellor’s Teaching Award to Charles M. Quick, MD, an associate professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Pathology; and Nicholas Long, PhD, a professor in the College of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics.
Quick, who received the award for Teaching Excellence, started at UAMS in 2011 as an assistant professor and was promoted to associate professor in 2016. He earned his medical degree and completed his residency at UAMS. He completed fellowships in surgical pathology and women’s and perinatal pathology at UAMS and Harvard Medical School, respectively.
“I have witnessed his energy, enthusiasm, skill, expertise and inspiration as he has transformed medical education in pathology for our students and residents,” said Jennifer Hunt, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Pathology. “Not only does he inspire his students each and every day with his amazing teaching, but he also inspires our faculty in their own educational initiatives.”
Long, who received the award for Society and Health Education Excellence, joined UAMS in 1987 after earning his doctorate in clinical psychology at the University of Georgia. He serves as the director of Pediatric Psychology in the Department of Pediatrics at UAMS and Arkansas Children’s Hospital.
“Dr. Long is a remarkable educator who has made a highly significant and unique impact on addressing societal and health issues through interprofessional training,” said Richard F. Jacobs, MD, professor and chairman of the Department of Pediatrics, in a nominating letter. “I can think of no one more deserving of this award.”
All UAMS faculty and staff were presented the Chancellor’s Award for their contributions and commitment to excellence through a period of transformational change at UAMS. Leaders of the UAMS Academic Senate and House of Delegates accepted the award.
This was the final commencement for Rahn, who will retire in July after serving as UAMS chancellor since November 2009.
During commencement, degrees and certificates conferred include the doctor of philosophy, doctor of medicine, doctor of pharmacy, doctor of nursing practice, master of science, master of nursing science, bachelor of science in nursing, master of public health, doctor of public health, certificate in clinical and translational science, master of health administration, postbaccalaureate certificate in public health and a variety of degrees in allied health disciplines including certificates, associate and bachelor of science degrees, postbaccalaureate certificates, master of imaging sciences, master of physician assistant studies and doctor of audiology.
UAMS is the state’s only health sciences university, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; a hospital; a northwest Arkansas regional campus; a statewide network of regional centers; and seven institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, the Myeloma Institute, the Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, the Psychiatric Research Institute, the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging and the Translational Research Institute. It is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has 2,870 students, 799 medical residents and five dental residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 10,000 employees, including about 1,200 physicians who provide care to patients at UAMS and its regional campuses throughout the state, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, the VA Medical Center and Baptist Health.
The following are graduates of the five UAMS colleges and graduate school who authorized the release of their name and hometown. Graduates are divided by college and hometown unless otherwise noted.
UAMS College of Medicine
The following graduates received their Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree.
Adona
Isaac Benjamin Majors
Bearden
David James Pennington
Bella Vista
Kaitlyn Denae Bryant
Bentonville
Matthew Jacob Mader
AswiniRadha Rajan
Berryville
Julia Loyd Horton-Bertrand
Booneville
Blake Allen Haller
Bryant
Danielle Nichole Atwood
Cabot
Joseph Brett McCutcheon
William M. Peckat
Kimberly Yoojin Reynolds
Kelsey Ann Sparks
Clarksville
Megan Lashay Minniear-Corrons
Conway
Joshua Ryan Blaylock
Robert Thomas Garner
Jordan Wayne Greer
Nicholas Dalton Heathscott
Jared Clay Hogan
Cameron Jacob Jones
Carly Alexis Roark
Jadon Scott Wiese
El Dorado
Mary Candace Depper
Fang Qiang Weng
Gong Hao Weng
Emerson
Hannah Grace Harrington-Eveld
Fayetteville
Daniel Chakhalian
Wesley Barrett Garner
Spencer W. Hansen
Ryan David Mantooth
Colby Ellis Smith
Fort Smith
Daniel Maurice Hubbs
Robert Matthew O’Neal
Derek Bernard Pyland
HaoThanh Phung
Garrett Russell Waggoner
Fouke
HollynMashell McCarty
Greenwood
Evan Christopher Gill
Richard-Ross Rieske
Steven Clay Rogers
Hope
James Stephen Nix
Trevor Dylan Smith
Hot Springs
Joseph A. Kanopsic Jr.
Arthur Reed Slaton
Lauren Michele Story
Jonesboro
Sarah Kristi Grubbs Bell
Charles Garreth Clines
Jeremy Edward Ragsdell
Jonathan William Stubblefield
Robert Matthew Weingold
Meghan White
Cole Thomas Wood
Kirby
Loren Haley Deputy
Leola
Alicia Danielle Asbury
Little Rock
Jeffrey K. Chacko
Emily Meagan Crossfield
Paul Joseph Drake
Sophie Blue Hollenberg
Bradley Cole Houston
Thomas Lynn Kennedy Jr.
Malan H. Kern
Adrian Michael Klein
Joseph Michael Laakman
Brian Timothy Langford
Jenny Elizabeth Liles
Daniel Shyh-Dan Liu
Jeffery R. Mack
Will McSpadden
SafiaFahim Nawaz
Grant Michael Pahls
Quinton DeShaun Palmer
Blake Williams Plyler
Daniel Anderson Smith
Marshall
Evan Andrew Branscum
Morrilton
Colton Kordsmeier
Mountain Home
Kendall Gregory Fancher
Derek Scott Karr
Amanda M. McAlister
Rondell Banks Peterson
North Little Rock
Kristin Michelle Mitchell
Paragould
Andrew R. Weaver
Paris
Nathaniel Boyd Alexander
Perryville
Ashley Lane Aughenbaugh
Pine Bluff
Colton Michael Bitely
Ashleah Page Courtney
Pocahontas
Kevin Michael Barnett
Possum Grape
Scott Thomas Treece
Rogers
Kaitlin Aubrey McGrail
Russellville
Meghan Nicole Kerin
Lauren Nicole Reams
Mariah Elizabeth Small
Searcy
John Thomas Fisher II
Charles Preston Pugh
Samantha Scanlon
Sherwood
Daniel Matthew Bingham
Justin Michael McLawhorn
Cody Stark Rogers
Siloam Springs
David Stewart Zimmerman
Springdale
Natashia Piazza Bottoms
Joshua Aaron Hall
Mary Kathleen Marquette
Nancy Oropeza
Star City
James Franklin Cooper III
Anna Elizabeth Keahey
Joel Andrew Whipple
Stuttgart
Elizabeth A. Blankenship
Trumann
Dillon C. Burks
Vilonia
Jonathan Samuel McDougal
White Hall
TrangThi Van
OUT OF STATE
Birmingham, Alabama
Lauren Elizabeth Eads
Roseville, California
Deena Elwan
Douala, Cameroon
Danielle A. Wete Tchoungang
Tema, Ghana
Wilson Mawutor Alobuia
Edwardsville, Illinois
Darby Kenyon BeDell
West Chicago, Illinois
Anna Kathryn Lane
Overland Park, Kansas
Grant Edward Parker
Kapsowar, Kenya
Zechariah James Rhodes
Monroe, Louisiana
Erin Elizabeth Hall-Minnie
New Orleans, Louisiana
Larry Tyran Robins
Potomac, Maryland
Theodore Anthony Toth
Mexico City, Mexico
Erika Lozano Franz-O’Neal
Belgrade, Minnesota
Anthony William Rooney
Springfield, Missouri
John Windsor Esther
Atoka, Oklahoma
Daniel M. Webber
Ramona, Oklahoma
Kelsey Raye Besett
Providence, Rhode Island
Jarod Michael Santoro
Memphis, Tennessee
Michael Scott Cross Jr.
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Ginger Ann Holton
Dallas, Texas
Linda Dawn Murphy
Texarkana, Texas
Brian David Kennedy
Vancouver, Washington
Rachel M. Faber
UAMS College of Nursing
The following graduates received either a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.), a Master of Science in Nursing (M.N.Sc.) or a Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) degree.
Alexander
Amber Earls
Nancy Jewell Jarrett
Samantha Nicholls
Nicole Vaden
Alma
Amber Dawn Montgomery
Amity
Kayla M. Chancellor
Arkadelphia
Kinsey Melton
Ashdown
Kristy Ann Day
Augusta
Jaime Lyn Whitehead
Austin
Laken Kayla Koonce
Bald Knob
Heather Anne Martin
Batesville
Rhonda M. Bagwell
Donna Dutton
Judy Osborn
Melissa Sue Smart
Bauxite
Allison Paschal
Bella Vista
Christi M. Turnage
Benton
April M. Brown
Jennifer Renee Chilton
Catherine Sue Connell
Mallori Victoria Hartsfield
Clint Austin Howe
April Marie Jordan
Alyssa Phillips
Bigelow
Tana Lea Allen
Blytheville
Addie Fleming
Dina Marie Wells
Brookland
Michael Wade Ball
Bryant
Nicole Garth
Lauren Henson
MichelinaEichenberg Jones
Jenny Swaty
Monica Suzanne Williams
Cabot
Lara Beth Gore
Micale Elizabeth Kocke
Lorin Elizabeth Munford
Courtney D. Owen
Kayla Travis
Destiny Rose Wooley
Camden
Caroline Daniel
Jan Scantling
Carlisle
Brandi Jay Duncan
Debbie Diane Laws
Cato
Cheyenne White
Clinton
Caitlin Abiseid
Conway
Angela Beene
Hannah Layne Cooper
William A. DenHartog
Mary Christine Dumboski
Elizabeth Early
Paige Michelle Fenner
Lindsey Ann Hess
Holly Kay McCauley
Amanda Schafer Quick
Kathryn Reinhard
Alexis Morgan Robertson
Lillian Emily Sanders
Amanda Scott
Emile Shaw
Dustin Luke Van Pelt
Judith C. Ware
Corning
Kylie Rachael Arnold
Damascus
Olivia Riddle
El Dorado
Anndi Elizabeth Cranford
Tanya Marie Golden
Logan Maynor
Kasey Leigh McClain
Colby B. Murphy
Emile Turbeville Snyder
Elaine
Casey Acosta
England
Amy Mechelle Niemann
Fayetteville
Paul Thomas Partridge
Alyson Nicole Sweitzer
Foreman
Cody Layne Horn
Fort Smith
Shawna Denise Donaghue
Allison Elizabeth Owen
Frenchman’s Bayou
Jeannette Denham-Turner
Green Forest
Colton Bruce McCance
Greenwood
Christina Ann Chamness
Gurdon
Bethany Suzanne Cox
Hamburg
Myra Brooke Evans
Jenny Murphy
Hampton
Tamara Ashcraft
Dawn Marie Hopper
Hartford
Corey Anne Johnson
Haskell
Morgan M. Hardy
Heber Springs
Carrie Michelle Price
Hensley
Crystallyne Rayne Hartwick
Hope
Sarah Cunningham
Megan Honeyman
TramaineLucrisa Shepard
Hot Springs
Pamela A. Bates
Kayla Leann Bullard
Misty Foshee
Jennifer L. Livingston
Jennifer Marye Mace
Julia Beth Norris
Rachel Marie Tillery
David Matthew York
Jacksonville
Sarah Chesser
Minnie L. Farr
Jessieville
Joshua Ryan Curtis
Jonesboro
Jaclyn Rae Burnett
Samantha Blake Mackey
Little Rock
Megan O. Archer
Katrina A. Banks
Claudia Protzman Barone
Todd Edward Benz
Stanley Chima
Ebony Denice Cooney
Sydney Alyssa Copeland
Nicole Maple Cross
Hannah Michelle Davenport
Robert L. Dillon
Abigail Marie Emanuel
Ashley Fleming
Kelsey Michele Gilmore
Ashley Elizabeth Green
Kaitlyn Anne Griffin
Tessie Guillory
Hanna Marie Hearnsberger
Channon LaRae Horne
Danielle Rose Jenkins
Michelle Corinne Jupin
MollieKateMaginn
Allison Martin
Madeline Alexa Nolen
Janese L. Nunley
ShaterickaBryAnn Peten
Sarah K. Russell
Brenda Schartz
Kaylee C. Sisoukrath
Rebecca Kay Smith
Hannah Warren Sokora
Adam Thomas Thannisch
Meghan Keating Urquhart
Brandy Nicole Vardaman
Samantha Lynn Watt
Kristen Wheeler
Lockesburg
Alana Kaye Day
Mabelvale
Alicia Renee Bradbury
Gabrielle Branstetter
Magnolia
Heath Taylor Joslin
Malvern
MonzelleObrian Davis
Marion
Justin Goucher
Marshall
Emily Martin
Maumelle
Allison Nicole Burks
Gregory Alan Davis
Abigail DeAngelis
Summer Krain
Holly Rachel Main
Megan McCullough
Rusty A. Siler
Mary Katherine Van Patten
Melbourne
Morgan Brittany Branscum
Mena
Doris Hastey
Monticello
Shelby Jordyn Earnest-Hastings
Morrilton
Charissa Marie Bazarow
Mountain Home
Patricia Lynn Hurst
Newport
Lauren Annette Rucker
Nysha D. Whorton
North Little Rock
Jennifer Andrade-Alvarez
Donna L. Davis
Katherine Lynne Haley
Laura K. Koon
Kristen G. Lindeman
Eimear Mary Melton
Marisa Natalie Molinaro
Lydia Osburn
Michael Wayne Phillips
Hannah Liese Pillert
Amanda Elizabeth Terrebonne
Paragould
Johnna Suzanne Boggs
Hannah Rae Carter
Casey Rae Duncan
Priscilla Gail Fortner
Brittany S. Seifert
Paris
Sandra Renee Dietz
Pine Bluff
Bradley Hunter Heird
Kimberlee Anne Sartain
Pocahontas
Darice Ann Barber
Prescott
Kelsey Jean Hopkins
LaTishua S. Jones
Redfield
Terri Diane Richardson
Rison
Melissa Simmons Koonce
Rogers
Tabitha Jo Loos
Melissa S. Romero
Roland
Randi Lauren Ferguson
Russellville
Rachel Alese Enderlin
Jamie Leigh Ferguson
Searcy
Anita Sanders
Sheridan
Victoria Kay Hicks
Sherwood
Shamika L. Alexander
JoniquiaShilene Barbee
Mary Jo Heye
Sarah Jessica Jones
Tiffany M. Pighee
Jenna Rae Valovich
Kayla Diane Willis
Springdale
Lauri A. Shebesh
Stuttgart
Lauren Paige Dunklin
Texarkana
Deanna Robin Padgett
Antoinette R. Riley
Amanda J. Rogers
John W. Solley
Traskwood
Elizabeth Marie Moseley
Vilonia
McKenzie Cotton
Sonja R. Jones
Macie Loggins
Walnut Ridge
Kristie Stringer
Warren
April Everhart
Brooke Mitchell
OUT OF STATE
Sandpoint, Idaho
Carrie Bricker Cobb
Waterloo, Iowa
Emily Averill
Bastrop, Louisiana
Amanda Kate Belin
Monroe, Louisiana
Emily Allen
Walker, Louisiana
Christina Elizabeth Porter
West Monroe, Louisiana
Reagan Kay Taylor
Senatobia, Mississippi
Lauren Kellie Oglesby
Jacksboro, Tennessee
Kelli Lauron Johnson
Memphis, Tennessee
Joseph William Labonte
Carrollton, Texas
Margaret Miller
Madison Ann Moyer
Longview, Texas
Laine Veach
Midland, Texas
Holly Beshears Trotta
San Antonio, Texas
Michael Kenneth Clardy
Texarkana, Texas
Stepheny Kimmel Austin
Barry Corey Beam
Ashley N. Bostick
Heather Huggins
Morgan R. Norfleet
Torrington, Wyoming
Alyssa Jo Webster
UAMS College of Health Professions
The following graduates are listed by degree program.
Associate of Science in Dental Hygiene
Faith Apodaca — Hot Springs
John David Coston — Arkadelphia
Stephen Fitzgerald Pruitt — Morrilton
Makenzi Renee Stuckwisch — Dripping Springs, Texas
Associate of Science in Emergency Medical Sciences
Jonathon Morrison — Conway
Jason D. Sutton — Tampa, Florida
Associate of Science in Health Information Technology
Susan Ashley Adams — Benton
Amanda P. Casper — Centerton
Elizabeth K. Dial — Redfield
Heather J. Duke — Arkadelphia
Karen D. Goode — Hugoton, Kansas
Christopher Grant Heard — Little Rock
Christine Diane Henagen — Little Rock
Shanda Leigh Henry — Sherwood
Brittany Nicole Holt — Dardanelle
Elise Marie Askew Richard — Tooele, Utah
Shelly L. Showalter — Jacksonville
Kathryn Heather Slover — Benton
Aundria D. Webber — Little Rock
Associate of Science in Radiologic Imaging Sciences
Sierra Dawn Bronkey — Fayetteville
Tomi Lee Brown — Batesville
Mary Anne Bustinza — Brownsville, Texas
Brandi Chism — Little Rock
Molly Crutchfield — Bella Vista
Arti Desai — Benton
Katharine Anne Durham — Conway
Carrie Morgan Eagan — Salem
Kayla Marie Edgin — Little Rock
Kimberly Ann Eichelmann — Sherwood
Dionna Marie Gaines — Ashdown
Delia D. Gomez — Little Rock
Yadira Gonzalez — Salinas, California
Angela Hilton — Sherwood
Hannah Jones — Springdale
Carmen N. Joslin — Benton
Ashley Kelly — Russellville
Angela Lewis — Little Rock
Daniel Ryan Loftis — Little Rock
Courtnie Jean Miller — Springdale
Karina Mota — Rogers
Abigail Diane Parkerson — Bentonville
Taylor Nicole Payne — Russellville
Celeste Nicole Rinner — North Little Rock
Katelyn Spicer — Austin
Amanda Mae Vincent — Rogers
Kelsey Elizabeth Watts — Monticello
Amy Danielle Whitt — Alexander
KoreannaJanese Williams — Crossett
Associate of Science in Surgical Technology
Whitney Lynnette Austin — Little Rock
Scarlett Amanda Batts — Little Rock
Rachel Michelle Combs — Benton
AntonellaDiMatteo — Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Ashlyn R. Escalante — Little Rock
Kaylyn Nicole Harrison — Dumas
Alison Grace Hill — Bryant
Eri Ishikawa — Little Rock
Sarah Michelle Johnston — Benton
Azmina Merchant — Little Rock
Skye McKenzie Morgan — Star City
Dylan Tanner Stokes — Clarendon
Bachelor of Science in Cardio Respiratory Care
Kylee Ann Coble — St. Joseph, Missouri
Rachel Nicole Cockrum — Cabot
Kimberly Lynn Dabner — Stuttgart
Katelyn JoAnna James — Russellville
Edward John Karlonis — Little Rock
Dyka Layne Lusinger — Malvern
Emily Mechelle Murphy — Cabot
Andrea D. Omar — Little Rock
Mallory Leann Singleton — Carlisle
Frajean Kenneth Vasquez — Little Rock
Heather Lee Washington — Brockwell
Bachelor of Science in Cytotechnology
Jessica L. Bailey — Lake Village
Amanda McKibben — Batesville
Kassie Shepard — Cabot
Crystal A. Whitmore — Pine Bluff
Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene
Jessica Lauren Breedlove — Benton
Maricruz Cisneros — De Queen
Brittany Clift — Texarkana
Holly Hinton Davis — El Dorado
Tabitha Michelle Day — Ashdown
Brittany Ann Donham — Pine Bluff
Skylar Dyke — Elkins
Ashton Alayne Eakin — Bryant
Samantha Eubanks — Little Rock
Bridget Colleen Fitzhugh — Bryant
RoshaunGuines Sr. — Little Rock
Yesenia R. Gutierrez Merida — Batesville
Leah Celeste Harrison — Cabot
Jahaira Juarez — Benton
Logan Lene' Kelley — Jasper
Savannah Lee — Lewisville
Kerstie McGhee —Oppelo
Dianira Medina — Batesville
Karli Elaine Mizer — Lebanon, Missouri
Paula Murchison — Conway
Tiffany Diane Myers — Carlisle
Anna Claire Nicholson — Searcy
Payton E. Power — Springdale
Molly Anne Reed — Sherwood
Alexandra Brooke Rutland — Atlanta, Texas
DionnaNa'Shea Schmidle — Searcy
Karen Nicole Schulz — Bradford
Lauren Paige Smith — Rogers
Paige Nicole Turbeville — El Dorado
Hannah Leigh Washburn — Maumelle
Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Cobie Logan Box — Calhoun City, Mississippi
Vicki Renae Franklin — West Fork
Debra Lynn Howell — Sherwood
Amanda Huff — Warrensburg, Missouri
Amber Elliott Ison — North Little Rock
Darby Eileene Lifer — Clinton, Mississippi
Katelyn Michelle Price — Little Rock
Paige Sanders — Southaven, Mississippi
Claire Mackenzie Simpson — Little Rock
Isis Sapphira Starkey — Powhatan, Virginia
Mary Elizabeth Thomas — Willis, Texas
Allison Williams — Cabot
Bachelor of Science in Emergency Medical Services
Joshua Boyett — Amity
Eric Wayne Fatherree — Prescott
Bachelor of Science in Health Information Administration
David E. Crist — Fayetteville
Darlene Rene Glass — Black Rock
Bryce Daniel Miller — Conway
Racheal La’Kale Scott — West Helena
Barbara B. Temple — Little Rock
Lynsey Michelle Wilkins — Cabot
Nakisha M. Williams — Hughes
Bonita Williams — Little Rock
Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Sciences
Rachel Dawn Ashcraft — Little Rock
Renee Denise Burney — Conway
Abbey Danielle Jarrard — Subiaco
Stephanie McElyea — Judsonia
Dusti LeAnn Newton — Alma
Jeannie Ann Sanders — Texarkana
Jamal Talal Stie — Plano, Texas
Tyler Marie Weatherly — Searcy
Carmen M. Wells — Radcliff, Kentucky
Kristi Nikole West — Denver, Colorado
Rasheena Marie Western — North Little Rock
Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Medicine Imaging Sciences
Paige Morgan Allen — Maumelle
Debbie Samantha Alvarez — Van Buren
Jayme Lauren Byrd — Bryant
Angela F. Dowdy — Fort Smith
Hilliary K. Harris — Forney, Texas
Solana Maria Hibbard — Pocahontas
William Brent Johnson — Kingston
Eva Rocio Samayoa — Van Buren
Savannah Whatley — Atlanta, Texas
Bachelor of Science in Ophthalmic Medical Technology
Kenneth Croon Jr. — Little Rock
Brayden A. Crump — Kirby
Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Imaging Sciences
Joshua James Cooper — Benton
Courtney Leigh DeClue — Patterson, Missouri
Haley Elizabeth Douglas — Jacksonville
Michele L. Jackson — Wrightsville
CacitaJamerson — El Dorado
Lakin Marie Ramirez — Huntsville
Kalie Riegel — Lamar, Missouri
Emily Louise Tate — Little Rock
Adrienne Annette White — Little Rock
Certificate in Emergency Medical Sciences
Carrie Leigh Lody — Little Rock
Brock McGrath — Little Rock
Doctor of Audiology
Ahmad A. Alanazi — Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Sarah Holland Benton — Camden
Mary Elizabeth Crigler — St. Joseph, Louisiana
Rose M. Dockery — Little Rock
Carrie Foley Eaton — Albany, Mississippi
Elissa Honea — Bryant
Andrea Nicole Knapp — Plano, Texas
Stacey Caitlin Kolb — Memphis, Tennessee
Tessa Alexandra Menchaca — Wichita Falls, Texas
Abby Hill Smith — Castor, Louisiana
Rohan Ashwin Upponi —Allen, Texas
Master of Imaging Sciences Radiologist Assistant
Misty Lynn Carnahan — Roe
Rolando Martinez Dupree’ — England
Angela K. Shah — Zionsville, Indiana
Master of Physician Assistant Studies
Layne Kathryn Britton — Tulsa, Oklahoma
Alli Kristen Brooks — Bentonville
Anne Meredith Brown — Havertown, Pennsylvania
Kyla Megan Byers — Springfield, Missouri
Philip Allen Childers — Smackover
Catherine Bess Chumbley — Athens, Alabama
NirjaDipak Desai — Clarksville
Courteney Alice Evans — Ridgeland, Mississippi
Raven Shelby Falls — Genoa
Byron Garth Fulk — Bridgewater, Virginia
Jennifer Kay Goodwin — Rogers
Samantha Gray — North Little Rock
Brittany Lauren Healey — Hideaway, Texas
Haley Beth Hobson — Peaster, Texas
Cassidy Jacobs — Fort Smith
Tabitha Jaggers — Sheridan
Jesse Kay Klein — Kirby
Ashley Nicole Lunsford — Denison
Tyler D. McAnally — Melbourne
John Tucker McCormick — Fayetteville
Mallory Melby — Hot Springs
Rachel Katherine Neal — The Woodlands, Texas
Aaron Jan Parsley — Rector
Mira Patel — Amory, Mississippi
Amy Melissa Pintado — Greenwood
Emily Ann Rideout — Fort Smith
Daniel Ring — Cabot
Kenneth Lloyd Spencer Jr. — Texarkana
RacheleAlyse Struthers — Magnolia, Texas
SommerShurae Walker — Hope
Ryland Elizabeth Walt — Altheimer
Wesley S. Wenzel — Portland, Oregon
Master of Science in Communication Science and Disorders
Kayla Adams — Banks
Aaron Wade Bean — Benton
Jacob Cazort Cockcroft — Little Rock
Lauren Alyssa Crouch — Arlington, Texas
Claire Elise Davies — Little Rock
Stephanie Elaine Friemel — Bryant
KarishmaGujral — Bentonville
Tiffany Lynn Harris — Bryant
KainaMickell Hollingsworth — Kingsland
Lindsay Nicole Leding — Ozark
Kaitlyn Diane Miller — Ponca City, Oklahoma
Lauren Mincy — White Hall
Julianna Lee Nix — Little Rock
Chelsey Danielle Partain — De Queen
Emily Anne Pierce — Little Rock
Suzanne Lynnette Rogers — Conway
Taylor Russell — Little Rock
Madison White — Little Rock
Master of Science in Genetic Counseling
Andrew H. Bell — Heber Springs
Samantha Lynn Cassisi — Shelby Township, Michigan
Jamie Lynn Fisher — North Royalton, Ohio
Shawn Ashley Gessay — New York, New York
Claire C. Hacking — Taylorsville, Utah
Brittany Leigh Henson — Bolivar, Missouri
Caroline Jade Koch — Butte LaRose, Louisiana
Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Dietetics and Nutrition
Hannah Louise Burch — Sugar Land, Texas
Carly N. Davis — Russellville
Hannah E. Dresser — Conway
Kathryn Marie Horsman — Fairfield Bay
Alissa Rochelle McLarty — Republic, Missouri
Danielle R. Netherlain — Vilonia
Josie Nigro — Overland Park, Kansas
Millicent Kathleen Nowak — Pensacola, Florida
Hannah Elisabeth Perry — North Little Rock
Ellen Joy Pottgen —St. Louis, Missouri
Brittney Lynn Scott — St. Louis, Missouri
Megan Kathryn Shaughnessy — Frederick, Maryland
Dalton Marie Smith — Fayetteville
Haley R. Webb — Fayetteville
UAMS College of Pharmacy
The following graduates received their Doctorate of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree.
Alma
Karen Anne Goodner
Ash Flat
Hannah Elizabeth Rabon
Batesville
Megan Blair Holifield
Beebe
Amanda Kay Quick
Benton
Dimpi Desai
Bentonville
Kiefer David Williams
Bradford
Corey Jacob Lance
Brookland
Gene Peter Dalton Herzig
Bryant
Daniel Alan Cate
Kristi Shannon Fiser
Camden
Morgan Raeann Brian
Nicholas Adam Green
Clinton
Annice Jean Craig
Conway
Lexis Atkinson
Joshua Craig Cummins
Kristina Nicole Erbach
Jeffrey Allen Givens
Aaron G. Grimes
Andrew Seth Jones
Jarrod Dalton King
Wanda Elena Lessard
Jonathan Edward Young
De Queen
John Robert Bradley
El Dorado
Tanner Heath Hammond
Katelyn Allison Dixon Vaughn
Farmington
Andrea Drake Daniel
Fayetteville
Elizabeth Leigh Akins
Hannah Christine Culp
John Matthew Forrest
Ethan Cole Frye
Alyse Amelia Allison Garner
Fort Smith
Jimmy Chokbengboun
Leah Kristyn Coltrain
Julia Michelle Cullen
Michelle Lynn Curran
Ross Harmon
Benjamin Joseph Hobbs
Julie Ngoc Tran
Derek An Nhu Vo
Fox
Landon Douglas Daniel
Gravette
Hayden Scott McAfee
Green Forest
Baltazar Lemus-Pedraza
Hamburg
Olivia Long
Hampton
Leslie Gail Merritt
Helena
Bethany Annalyne Boyle
Hot Springs
JelenaStojakovic
Huntsville
Elisabeth Esther Mathews
Jonesboro
Courtnie Jayde Brooks
Devyn Coco
Justin Ryan Drum
Natalie Paige Hinton
Tyler Alan Soo
Kingston
Kailey Deane Donahou
Little Rock
Ambre T. Camp
Tiffany Shyh Chiu
Laura Aileen Finlay
Geoffrey Fitzsimmons
Hannah Kathryn Gilbert
Nicholas Marks Grunewald
Gashen Lynette Humphrey
Alexandra Katherine Lomax
Kaitlin Marie Long
Sarah Elizabeth Lukacs
Jett Ricks
Rebecca Rae Smith
Sarah Thornton
WaltinZomaya
Lockesburg
Candace Michelle Taylor
Magnolia
Summer Lynn Joslin
Marion
Anna Marie McGuire
Maumelle
Chase Cain
Dustin Neal Thompson
Monticello
Brittany Gasaway
Alexandra White
Morrilton
Tracy Megan Finton
Bailey Nicole Hayes
Mountain Home
Sarah Kathryn Laird
Mountain View
Angie Mae Johnson
North Little Rock
Amanda Gail Camp
Heather Johnson-Clarke Flowers
Paragould
Chelsea Paige Rawls
Pea Ridge
Haley Ramsey
Pine Bluff
Allison Lyle McCoskey
Pocahontas
Brittany Paige Johnson
Prescott
Trisha Leigh Smith
Rogers
Robert Joseph Hook
Jack Dwayne McMillan
Rose Bud
Kristen Nichole Johnson
Sherwood
Kaley Scott Achor
Siloam Springs
Holden Taylor Graves
St. Paul
Bailee Brandt
Texarkana
Kara Michelle High
Van Buren
Timothy Phillip Talon Burnside
Savannah Rae Cousins
Andrew Renfro Criswell
Ronaldo Prudente Garrett
Josue Gonzalez
Viola
Elisabeth Loreann Brooks
Walnut Ridge
Natalea Rae Morris
White Hall
Taylor Brooke James
Morgan McDearmon
Wiseman
Courtney Ann Bookout Selby
Woodson
Clarice Montgomery
OUT OF STATE
Carson, California
Viola Marie Surratt
Asmara, Eritrea
AmanuelTesfamichael
Annapolis, Missouri
Jeremy Donald Hanner
Springfield, Missouri
William Arthur Hawes
Avery, Texas
Sara Elizabeth Camp
Carrollton, Texas
Sarah Christine Moeller
Dallas, Texas
Matthew J. Maguire
Denton, Texas
Kelsey Danielle McCain
Flower Mound, Texas
Henry Thomas Knudson
Houston, Texas
Towobola Whitney Jokodola
Paint Rock, Texas
Chayse C. Dillard
Pflugerville, Texas
Lacey Nicole Condron
Queen City, Texas
Andrew Paul Stevens
Texarkana, Texas
Keith Thomas Chase
UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
The following graduates are listed by degree program.
Doctor of Philosophy
Leah Cantrell Dawson — Rison
Stephanie Ryan McCoy — Little Rock
Rebecca Anne Raciborski — Bryan, Texas
Doctor of Public Health
Appathurai Balamurugan — Little Rock
Amanda Gail Philyaw-Perez — Texarkana
Master of Health Administration
Chase A. Cooper — Lonoke
Adam Crouch — Greenbrier
Rachel Elizabeth Lee — Fort Smith
Brielle Zackia Merchant — Annapolis, Maryland
Cole David Pace — Jonesboro
Rebecca Jordan Reif — Little Rock
Adnan Siddique — Little Rock
Master of Public Health
Kristen L. Alexander — Conway
Michelle Leigh Astor — Rose Bud
Hannah Jane Baroni — Little Rock
ReeShemaTitilayo Britt — Pine Bluff
Di Chang — Beijing, China
Melissa Clemens — North Little Rock
Heather Cathleen Collier — Benton
Rachael Gleason — Little Rock
Afsheen Hasan — Dhaka, Bangladesh
Julia Loyd Horton-Bertrand — Berryville
DeIvory Nikole Howard — Little Rock
Brian David Kennedy — Texarkana, Texas
Stephen D. Lein — Little Rock
MeeraMarji — Irbid, Jordan
Latasha Talley Moore — Falcon
Colbert Charles Nelson — Little Rock
Denise Lucy Rose — Little Rock
Candace Jenia Ruffin — Little Rock
AbeerSaadeh — Irbid, Jordan
Courtney Sallings — Little Rock
Sumit K. Shah — Mumbai, Maharashtra
Donovan L. Shavers-Cobb — Pine Bluff
John Thomas Sherrill — Jonesboro
Jamila RaShaun Shields — Kansas City, Missouri
Mary Savannah Skaggs — Greenwood
Shelbie Dawn Stahr — Huntingtown, Maryland
Raven Nicole Turner — Crossett
UAMS Graduate School
The following graduates are listed by degree program.
Doctor of Philosphy (Ph.D.)
Marcia A. Byers — Cabot
Carol Ellen Compas — Hot Springs
Kimberly Cooney — Little Rock
Elizabeth Sloan Davidson — Beebe
Haleigh Bernice Eubanks — Cleveland, Mississippi
Beth Ann Evans — Beebe
Benjamin Maxwell Ford — Arkadelphia
Lirit N. Franks — Little Rock
Debopam Ghosh — Kolkata, India
Brandy Michelle Haley — Star City
Rachel Diane Hendrix — Kingman, Arizona
Kerry Jean Jordan — Conway
Sarah Emily Warren Kennett — West Memphis
AnandRamdas Shewale — Nashik, Maharashtra, India
Clark Sims — North Little Rock
Bonnie Katherine Slavych — Nashville
Ashlen Thomason — Little Rock
Pamela Sue Tulke Trevino — Little Rock
Zachary Jackson Waldrip — Batesville
Daniel M. Webber — Atoka, Oklahoma
Maroof Khan Zafar — Sheikhupura, Pakistan
Master of Science
SalyAbouelenein — Little Rock
Harvey Anu — Columbus, Ohio
Christi Ann Arthur — Kansas City, Missouri
Kai Alexander Daniel Carey — Moss Town, Exuma, Bahamas
James Channing Douglas — Little Rock
Donna J. Elrod — Little Rock
Laura Elisabeth Gressler — Heidelberg, Germany
Hannah Elizabeth Huff — Evening Shade
TetyanaKudlyk — Little Rock
Jacob Ian Latham — Salina, Kansas
Francesca V. LoBianco — Maumelle
Morgan Michelle McKinney — Dallas, Texas
William Daniel Meeks — Hamburg
Juanita G. Montelongo Soto — Conway
Ariel Noble — North Little Rock
Kaila Leigh Parker — Morrilton
Lindsay Nicole Queen — Mountain Home
Tyler Kristopher Rose — Rogers
Taren M. Swindle — Paragould
Kaitlyn Constance Walker — Benton
Certificate in Clinical and Translational Sciences
Ahmed Asfari — Little Rock
Lauren Randalle Edwards — Springfield, Missouri
Certificate in Regulatory Science
KostiantynDreval — Donetsk, Ukraine
Kelly L. Harris — Memphis, Tennessee