UAMS Honors Reynolds Foundation’s Fred W. Smith at Graduation of 862 New Health Care Professionals
| LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) awarded certificates and degrees today to 862 graduates of its five colleges and graduate school during its commencement ceremony at Barton Coliseum. Fred W. Smith, chairman of the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation Board of Trustees, received an honorary doctorate in recognition of his longtime support of UAMS and better health for Arkansans.
Diplomas were presented to 141 in the College of Medicine; 223 in the College of Nursing; 112 in the College of Pharmacy; 44 in the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health; 53 in the Graduate School and 289 from the 18 academic programs that make up the College of Health Related Professions.
During the ceremony UAMS Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., presented Smith an Honorary Doctorate of Medical Arts and Humane Letters. Rahn presented the Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Service to B. Alan Sugg, Ph.D., who is retiring as president of the University of Arkansas System.
Smith has been chairman of the Reynolds Foundation Board of Trustees since 1992. Under Smith’s leadership, the foundation has awarded more than $1.5 billion in grants, including more than $413 million in Arkansas and more than $82 million to UAMS.
Construction of the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging facility at UAMS was made possible as part of a $28.8 million gift from the Reynolds Foundation in 1997. The foundation provided an additional $30.4 million in June 2009 for expansion of the institute, and $3 million to the Arkansas Aging Initiative, a program of the Institute on Aging that oversees eight Centers on Aging across Arkansas. The foundation has also provided operations and endowment support for the Donald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatrics.
Sugg has served as UA System president since 1990, leading the system through a period of unprecedented growth. He is retiring June 30 or when a successor is found.
Enrollment has surged from some 30,000 students on five campuses in 1990 to almost 70,000 students across 17 campuses and units today. Also during this time, the colleges and universities of the UA system have granted more than 150,000 academic degrees.
In his tenure, there has been more than $2 billion in new construction and major renovation projects completed across the system.
During commencement, degrees and certificates conferred include the doctor of philosophy, doctor of medicine, doctor of pharmacy, 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 services administration, post baccalaureate certificate in public health and a variety of degrees in the allied health disciplines including certificates, associate and Bachelor of Science degrees, post-baccalaureate certificates, the master of imaging sciences and doctor of audiology.
The following are graduates from each of the five UAMS colleges and its graduate school who authorized release of their name and hometown. The graduate lists are divided by college and hometown unless noted.
UAMS College of Medicine
The following graduates received their medical degrees (M.D.).
ARKANSAS
Arkadelphia
Margaret Whipple Doose
Benton
Micah David Wiegel
Blytheville
Erin McDaniel
Booneville
John R. Harris
Rachel Sing
Bryant
Sean Necessary
Cabot
Danielle Nicole Bell
Richard Betzold
Heather Delahunt-Moore
Cash
Meghan Lyerly
Clarksville
Deirdre McAuley
Clinton
Tyler King
Compton
Heather Hartlerode Powell
Conway
Drew Bell
Krysta Sanders Heath
Samuel House
Paulomi Mehta
Jay Rajen Vyas
Lindsey Wilbanks
Dardanelle
H. Madison Orsburn
De Queen
John Walker Greene
Dover
Chad Masters
El Dorado
Jonathan Ratcliff
Eudora
April Duckworth
Fayetteville
Kristoffer Jon Bylow
Dianna Jones Esmaeilpour
Herbert Drew Lewis
Lindsay Ross
Jeff Vanet
Jimmy Xu
Fort Smith
Davis Duong
Michael McLaughlin
Jose R. Reyes
Andy Whiteley
Hampton
Bud Dunn
Harrison
Adam Franklin
Helena-West Helena
James Justin Yancey
Horseshoe Bend
Tiffany Mattingly
Hot Springs
Ryan Dare
Melody Williams Harrison
Charles Christopher Martin
Jacksonville
Megan Evans
Jasper
Wes Watkins
Jonesboro
Warren Boone
Shane Lyerly
Brad Meredith
Lewis Mark Wiggins
Little Rock
Rob Bradsher
Wesley Fiser
Gerald Heulitt
Ashley Brooke Hicks
Christopher Paul
Meredith Anne Prasse
L. Beth Shipman
Robin Singh
Chris Winfrey
Magnolia
Dawn Hughes
Marion
Taylor Archer
Mena
Derinda Fair Trobaugh
Monticello
Justin Farmer
Allen Hoan
Morrilton
Jessica Foshee Emison
Mountain Home
Delia Lee
Jason Talburt
Newport
Alison Green Lee
North Little Rock
Philip Pounders
Steven Wright
Paragould
Jonathan Treece
Paris
Veronica M. Raney
Pine Bluff
Jessica M. Farrell
Stella Cheryl Yeung-Shi
Rogers
Graham O. C. Johnson
Achal Patel
Searcy
Sarah Covey
Sherwood
Luke Peters
Springdale
Juan Chipollini
Dawn Hawkins
St. Paul
Daniel Shepherd
Stuttgart
David Vester
Warren
Lane Barkley Garner
West Memphis
Bradley Hyman
White Hall
Kaci Capps
OUT OF STATE
Mobile, Ala.
Tim Bilbruck
Cypress, Calif.
Abraham Park
Mission Viejo, Calif.
Janne Kristoffer Nissinen
Redding, Calif.
Maximilian Von Malotky
Roseville, Calif.
Kathleen Anne Drago
Poway, Calif.
Anthony Robert Okamura
Darien, Conn.
Allen D. Haight
Tampa, Fla.
W. Cross Dudney
Chicago, Ill.
Siobhan K Cooper
Ruston, La.
Joel Gallagher
Joplin, Mo.
Rebecca Adair
Maplewood, N.J.
Tracey George
Moncks Corner, S.C.
Matt Graham
Kingsport, Tenn.
Daniel Graves
Amanda Parsons Jones
Memphis, Tenn.
Charles M. Gordon Jr.
Houston, Texas
Steven Morse
Murfreesboro, Texas
Sarah Jewell
Galveston, Texas
Shuo Wang Rainosek
Pittsburg, Texas
Sarah Jewell
San Marcos, Texas
Aaron Hager
Universal City, Texas
Clara McDaniel Andrews
Charleston, W. Va.
Elizabeth Cottrill Weiss
UAMS College of Nursing
The following graduates received either a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree (BSN) or a Master of Science in Nursing (MNSc) degree.
ARKANSAS
Arkadelphia
Charity Ann Dawson, MNSc
Ashdown
Rhianna Michelle Baribeau, BSN
Holly Nicole Scroggins, MNSc
Bald Knob
Angela LeAnn Burleson, BSN
Batesville
Kathleen Caird Lee, BSN
Shari Dawn Moser, BSN
Deanna Michelle Nast, MNSc
Melissa Sue Smart, BSN
Jessica Carol Spohr, BSN
Bearden
Justin Neil Lusby, BSN
Beebe
Sarah M. Moya, MNSc
Benton
Lisa Yvonne Carter, MNSc
Ashley Suzanne Davis, MNSc
Lauren Ashley Gattis, BSN
Tamara Lynn Gretz, BSN
Michelle Geraldine Griffin, BSN
Lauren Shea Henson, BSN
Sara Leanne James, MNSc
Garrett Steven Kubic-Whipple, BSN
Stephanie Michelle Miller, BSN
Bentonville
Jennifer Jo Jennings, MNSc
Mary K. Kerby, MNSc
Brinkley
Charlene Brown, MNSc
Bryant
Morgan Jean Hart, BSN
Bricin Elizabeth Martin, MNSc
Cabot
Courtney Danielle Jones, BSN
Tina Marie Larson, BSN
Lauren Elizabeth Pearson, BSN
Lynsey Kaye Terhune, BSN
Whitney Nicole Watkins, BSN
Camden
Amanda Lynn Porchia, BSN
Carlisle
Lindsay Maureen Beacham, BSN
Cave City
Jeri Lee Spurlock, MNSc
Clarksville
Marcella Anne Handley, MNSc
Rebekah Kae Mize, MNSc
Clinton
Caitlin Marie Abiseid, BSN
Conway
Jillian Kate Curry, MSNc
Naomi Lindsey Halter, BSN
Amber LaTrese OTey, BSN
Lauren Elyse Strack, BSN
Melissa Ann Tillman, BSN
D’Anna Lynn Williams, MNSc
DeWitt
Brie Lauren Alter, BSN
El Dorado
Kerry A. Murphree, BSN
Kristyl Woolsey, MNSc
Fayetteville
Brandi Marie Barnes, MNSc
Melissa Ellen Kimbro, BSN
Allison Marie Miles, BSN
Fordyce
Lori Ann Posey, MNSc
Forrest City
Jennie Elizabeth Baker, MNSc
Jodie Kaye Stookey, BSN
Fouke
Tabitha Jonece Crane, BSN
Wendy Jo Kelton, MNSc
Genoa
Diana Kaye Cobb, BSN
Gould
Monica Rene Hampton, BSN
Greenbrier
Molly Kay Parks, BSN
Greers Ferry
Kristen Danielle Carnett, BSN
Gurdon
Kayla Nicole Stockton, BSN
Heber Springs
Lauren Taylor Lisenbee, BSN
Helena-West Helena
Leah Renee Frederick, BSN
Janna Jennings Michael, MNSc
Hensley
Brittany Nichole Atchley, BSN
Hope
Kirsten Kaye Cox, BSN
Marilyn Faye Hughes, MNSc
Kristin Noel Kidd, BSN
Hot Springs
Melissa Jo Cabrera, MNSc
Calin Elizabeth Cook, BSN
Erica Jean King, BSN
Allison Joanne Roberts, MNSc
Jacksonville
Krista Lynn Coonts, BSN
Francisco Joseph Dixon, BSN
Dawn Leah Lindsey, BSN
Jonesboro
Cari Trevathan Dunham, BSN
Joshua Michael Mosley, BSN
Megan Renee Terry, MNSc
Lexa
Shannon Smith Davis, BSN
Little Rock
Joni Elizabeth Barker, MNSc
Elizabeth Ann Bobo, BSN
Kimberly Raynette Bowman, BSN
MaShelia T. Broadway, MNSc
Shannon C. Cobb, BSN
Kady Marie Courtney, BSN
John Thomas Doramus, BSN
Sarah Yvonne Floyd, MNSc
Caroline Leigh Frank, BSN
Michael Elizabeth Freeland, MNSc
Deborah Ann Griesse, MNSc
Jeffrey Aubrey Goodhart, BSN
Patricia Hernandez, BSN
Tracey Lynette Loyd, MNSc
Amber Monique Oates, BSN
Tameca Lasha Oliver, BSN
Kristin Marie Pool, BSN
Jennifer Lynn Price, BSN
Cynthia Abercrombie Reed, BSN
Yvette Lee Reynolds, BSN
Joshua John Rowland, BSN
Pamela Yvonne Sherman, MNSc
Jennifer Diane Shuler, MNSc
Jennifer Lynn Thornton, BSN
Blake Andrew Towell, BSN
Chloe Dewell Ward, BSN
Lockesburg
Lindsay Nicole Hooper, BSN
Sasha Lynn Sain, BSN
Lonoke
Kari Nicole Williamson, BSN
Mabelvale
Christine Denise Goodwin, BSN
Malvern
Brent Darin Fikes, MNSc
Tiffany Michelle Jones, BSN
Maumelle
Ashley Lynn Dick, BSN
Deborah Brooke Witonski, BSN
Mena
Rosemary Patricia Spring, MNSc
Morrilton
James Dean Stobaugh, BSN
Mount Holly
Stephanie Lyn Seymour, MNSc
Mountain Home
Amanda Elizabeth Stevens, MNSc
Naylor
Terry Daniel Prowse, BSN
North Little Rock
Lindsay Renee Carnes, MNSc
Christie Huynh Daniels, MNSc
Kimberly Maria Morrison, BSN
Nora Katherine Orr, BSN
Erinn Alexandra Owen, BSN
Tysicia Lenar Scott, BSN
Whitney Elizabeth Williams, MNSc
Ozan
Kiffany Renea Golston, BSN
Pine Bluff
Ashley Lauren Cole, BSN
Samuel Guy Sullivant, BSN
Poplar Grove
Katherine Alane Cox, BSN
Prescott
Jessi Annette Schmitt, BSN
Quitman
Allison Paige Clark, BSN
Rogers
Bonnie Grace Mertz, BSN
Linh My Nguyen, BSN
Sheridan
Amanda Rogers Bickford, MNSc
Sherwood
Brittany Ann Bradley, BSN
Melissa Breanne Halbrook, BSN
Sarah Jessica Jones, BSN
Rachael Courtney Pitts, BSN
Lena Denise Saville, BSN
Whitney Janiece Tappan, BSN
Benjamin Michael White, BSN
Shirley
Virginia May Hensley-Seamon, MNSc
Springdale
Rhonda Ann Findley, MNSc
Stephens
Shawna Williamson Bevins, BSN
Strong
Sherrion Keaster Herring, BSN
Stuttgart
Vickie Lynn Keffer, MNSc
Kristopher Charles Keller, BSN
Lauren Brook Reynolds, BSN
Sulphur Rock
Michelle Lee Lasiter, MNSc
Texarkana
Mandy Michelle Carter, MSNc
Christopher Ryan Kennedy, BSN
Melissa Ann Stewart, BSN
Sarah Kathryn Thane, BSN
Van Buren
Jennifer Rebecca Osborne, BSN
Vandervoort
Brooke Melissa Dutton, BSN
Vilonia
Allison Nicole Dodds, BSN
Eric Miles Scroggin, MNSc
Walnut Ridge
Lauren Kay Baxter, BSN
White Hall
Adam Michael Boone, BSN
Annabeth Monet Taylor, BSN
Willisville
Rebecca M Butler, BSN
Woodlawn
Andrea Nicole Wilkins, BSN
Wynne
Lauren Dow Blake, BSN
OUT OF STATE
Miami, Fla.
Cheryl Lynn Walsh, MNSc
Marion, Ind.
Barbara Louise Nesta-Marley Miller, BSN
Dayton, Ky.
Mark K. Myers, BSN
Alexandria, La.
Candice Hope Baker, BSN
Monroe, La.
Stephanie Dawn Hawkins, MNSc
Vinton, La.
Lacie Ann Broussard, MNSc
Detroit, Mich.
Wendy Lynn Walker, BSN
Cleveland, Miss.
Gena Fields, BSN
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Milton Reginald Munro II, BSN
Tulsa, Okla.
Jillian Marie Weinberg, BSN
Arlington, Texas
Melissa Lauren Day, BSN
Carrollton, Texas
Angela Colleen Harris
DeKalb, Texas
Katie Burns Stringer, BSN
Redwater, Texas
Christina Michelle Ennis, BSN
Texarkana, Texas
ShaRhonda Lemay Gamble, BSN
Stephanie Kay Messer, BSN
Brittny Nicole Mills, BSN
Irene Ziegler Wright, MNSc
Morgantown, W. Va.
Shannon Marie Moore, BSN
UAMS College of Pharmacy
The following graduates received their pharmacy degree (Pharm.D.).
ARKANSAS
Arkadelphia
Jonathan E. Barham
Jill Wieser Franklin
Ashdown
Meredith Collin Ward
Beebe
Lindsay Palmer Richardson
Benton
Joe Robert Benton
Valorie Fields
Pamela Hastings West
Bentonville
Lisa Renee Hatfield
Tyler G. Ledford
Caleb R. Magee
Andrew Meredith
Layna Williams
Blytheville
Cherri Danielle Houston
Booneville
Julie Pratt Buckman
Bryant
Christine Leah Browning
Mallory Maulden
Cabot
Amanda O’Shields
Summer Haynes Rodgers
Joshua Yarboro
Camden
Ashley Nicole Castleberry
Casa
Leanna Rainey
Charleston
Lacey Hewitt
Clarksville
Benjamin T. King
Conway
Morgan Abbott
Lauren Elizabeth Bell
Nathan L. Grifford
Nathan Seiter
Cassie Silvestri
De Queen
Amy Kramer
DeValls Bluff
Brittany Dodson
DeWitt
Mandy Burtram Leach
Dover
Brett R. Walters
El Dorado
Matthew H. Bussey
Kara Ann Davis
Austin Lambert
Eudora
LaCandian Spencer
Fayetteville
Jessica Farmer
William Scott Hickey
Adrianne Mikles
Andrew Mize
Christopher S. Stroud
Fort Smith
Alison Lohse
Gentry
Nicholas Morris
Glenwood
Nathan L. Adams
Greenbrier
Rocky T. Martin
Greenwood
Lacy Bassham
Harrison
Christopher Luke Adams
Hazen
Chase Smith
Heber Springs
Jennifer Patchin
Hector
Nathan W. Gray
Hot Springs
Kristen Larrison
Sara Nicole Mueller
Lance Smith
Huntsville
Chelsea Mitchell
Haley Ray
Jonesboro
Michael Adam Baskerville
Phillip Rampey
Brandon White
Judsonia
Seth Johnston
Little Rock
Brett Ryan Hawkins
Randy Kassissieh
Cheryl Kaye
Trinity Marshall Lahti
Matt Lynch
Ian McQueen
Nicholas Shull
Michelle Tacia
Magnolia
Jessica Lawson
Lauren Maloch Mitchell
Malvern
Whitney Shea Bussell
Mammoth Spring
Sarah Jane Cochran
Manila
Tiffany Adams
Maumelle
Andrew G. Harp
Teresa Milner
Madison Lockner Neville
Morrilton
Andrea Resecker
Mount Ida
Bryna McKenna
Murfreesboro
Jennifer Leigh Jones
North Little Rock
Laura Ruth Cole
Suchita Dhirajbhai Desai
Amanda Kaye Shelton
Oil Trough
James Christopher Hall
Pocahontas
Blair Annette Green
Prescott
Lauren Elizabeth Carroll
Rivervale
Donna Rae Fires
Rogers
Khoi Nguyen Vo
Russellville
Misti Dawn Evans
Scranton
Nicholas Pridgin
Searcy
Nicholas Ryan Eudaly
Joshua T. Winningham
Sheridan
Megan R. Wilson
Siloam Springs
Jason Blake
Mitchell Scott Padgett
Texarkana
Kelsey Goodwin
Blake Scott
Amber Spivey
Van Buren
Crystal Sellers
Viola
Gina Hodges
Ward
Amanda Phillips Stevens
Warren
Haley Wagnon
Woodlawn
Cassidy Meyer
Wynne
Patricia Sharks
OUT OF STATE
Collinsville, Okla.
Christina Marie Agee
Bartlett, Tenn.
Melissa Shipp
Linden, Texas
Sarah Rhyne Ledford
Spring, Texas
Colleen Adkins
Fier, Albania
Anida Gjermeni
UAMS College of Health Related Professions
The following graduates are listed by degree program.
Certificate in Emergency Medical Sciences
Christy Lynn Bell – Des Arc
Eric Bradley Bonnes – Cabot
Andrew Russell Boyd – England
Karston DeShune Bradford – North Little Rock
Kinsey Joyce Tucker Bradford – Lonoke
Brandon Reed Gotcher – Tulsa, OK
Leslie Nicole Gottsponer – Solgohachia
Patrick Adam Harwell – Cabot
Tiffany Dawn Holland – White Hall
Michael Dewayne Jendrejas – North Little Rock
Olivia Noelle Moore – Conway
Aaron Grant O’Neal – Conway
Erin Denise Parnell – Kingsland
Patrick Davis Phillips – Little Rock
Angela Nicole Smith – Little Rock
Jason David Sutton – St. Petersburg, Fla.
Sean Michael Walker – Hot Springs
R. Mark Warford – Traskwood
Staci Marie Wilkerson – Hensley
Associate of Science in Dental Hygiene
Tiffany Nicole Bullard – Hoxie
Zahara Trisha Cash – Siloam Springs
Tonya DeAnn Gipson – Newark
April C. Nguyen – Little Rock
Tessa Michelle Pinney – North Little Rock
Associate of Science in Emergency Medical Sciences
Andrew M. Bates – Ward
Associate of Science in Medical Radiography
Courtney Diane Allen – North Little Rock
Laci Jaye Barnes – Little Rock
Noah Allen Birlson – Bradford
Katie Lynn Blackwell – McLeod, Texas
Megan Marie Cantrell – Greenbrier
Misty Lynn Carnahan – Roe
Macy Kale Clay – De Queen
Sam Donovan Cobb – Horatio
James Adam Cox – Bryant
Crystal Nicole Culp – Fordyce
Nicole Brooke Daniel – North Little Rock
Cecily L. Davis – Bryant
Danielle Alise Fleet – Texarkana, Texas
Debra Ann Freeman – Little Rock
Amber Michelle Garrett – Higden
Mallory Lynn Gilbert – Texarkana
Jennifer Danielle Gladden – Dermott
Crystal Ann Godsey – Cabot
Michael A. Gough – Springdale
Shelly Marie Haddox – North Little Rock
Kristen Marie Hernandez – Texarkana
Debra Lynn Howell – Sherwood
Sara Marie Jackson – Murfreesboro
Tennille LaDawn Johns – Mountain View
Elizabeth Diane Kelley – Conway
Peter F. Kennedy – Springdale
Heather Dawn Lemons – Nashville
Jessica L. McClellan – West Fork
Amanda Lauren Melvin – Benton
Amanda Lynette Milholland – Sheridan
Muntriel DeVon Phillips – Little Rock
Julie A. Small – Mountain Home
Savannah L. Smith – Yellville
Jessica Lane Tanner – Texarkana
Dena Diane Teague – Stamps
Shannon Denise Vickers – Hope
Brandie M. Weaver – West Fork
Roger Glenn Wells – Royal
Aaron Lee Woodruff – Blytheville
Associate of Science in Medical Record Technology
Brittany Leigh Banks – Texarkana
Tessa Audrianna Bennett – Ashdown
Antoinette Renee Cato – Plummerville
Anastacia Combs – North Little Rock
Yvonne Collette Dotter – Maumelle
Laura A. Falls – Conway
Cassandra Elaine Garman – Little Rock
Monica Monsegue Gaskin – Little Rock
Laurie Biscoe Gibbs – Springdale
Natasia Leigh Goff – Benton
Janet S. Hicks – Cabot
Cristina Rosario James – Cabot
Megan Diane Koula – Cabot
Jacqueline Ann Lowe – Jacksonville
Erin Leann Lynn – Malvern
Ann Elizabeth Martin – North Little Rock
Sheila Marie Meadows – Fayetteville
Bryce Daniel Miller – Vilonia
Coleen L. Miller – Mountain Home
Catherine Sue Rogers – Sherwood
Kristine Anne Shirley – Vilonia
Jaime C. Summers – Alexander
Barbara Billiot Temple – Little Rock
Breanna Michelle Thompson – Sheridan
Amelia Suzanne White – Little Rock
Associate of Science in Surgical Technology
Kenneth Ray Bryant – Conway
Shana Beth Denton – Alexander
Tabitha Michelle Leftwich – Enola
Joshua James Long – Sherwood
Dominic David Lopez – Little Rock
Casey Wade Nowlin – Holly Grove
Sherrell Lauren Pitts – Lonoke
Kala Amber Preston – Alexander
Keri Marissa Prickett – Benton
Lesley Ann Schmeckenbecher – Little Rock
Kari Michelle Smith – Texarkana
Bachelor of Science in Cardio Respiratory Care
Jasmine Nicole Brown – Benton
Heather M. Bruce – Texarkana
Jessica Dee Bryan – Clarksville
Tiffany Lauren Carter – Texarkana
Degen Duane Clow – Little Rock
Janet Michelle Dailey – Little Rock
Ankur Naran Desai – North Little Rock
Steven W. Eddy – Morrilton
Brandon Shane Groves – Hermitage
Kelly Ann Habel – Sherwood
Janice Denise Harris – Crawford – Little Rock
Lindsey Rae Harris – Russellville
Erin Marie Nelson Henderson – Mountain View
Nancy Ann Hendron-McMahon – Atkins
Alana Hervey – North Little Rock
Laken Nicole Kidd – Troy, Ill.
Amanda Lee King – Gurdon
Brande Cherice Klober – Lonoke
Chad Allen Martin – Little Rock
Kumar M. Patel – Harrison
Brooke Nicole Pittman – Sherwood
Sean Michael Richardson – Sherwood
Stacia Michele Shivley – Maumelle
Matthew Clinton Taylor – Mount Ida
Andrea Michelle Thomas – Batesville
Suzanne Elizabeth Thorne – Little Rock
Sara Elena Valdez – Clarksville
Melissa Marie Vaughan – Conway
Melissa Jeanetta Walker – Kingsland
Bachelor of Science in Cytotechnology
Michael Jay Bonacci – Jacksonville
Meagan Elizabeth Hamby – El Dorado
Bradley Ivan King – Pine Bluff
Christine Marque – Chicago, Ill.
Pamela Renā Spencer-Ricks – Lonoke
Maleah Alise Summerville – Benton
Latisha A. Walker – Pine Bluff
Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene
Natasha Eve Archer – Malvern
Whitney Michele Biggs – Scotland
Charly Nicole Black – Bismarck
Alli Lin Boone – DeWitt
Casey Jo Bowers – Pine Bluff
Mallory Ashlan Burns – Little Rock
Lynsey Michelle Colvin – El Dorado
Alexandra Jane Dixon – Searcy
Kinsey Elizabeth Duncan – Damascus
Shenna Lynn Duvall – Plummerville
Meagan Noellē Engel – Fort Smith
Hanna R. Fenley – Greenbrier
Ayesha Denae Foote – Pine Bluff
Janae Nicole George – Dardanelle
Heather Dee Gephardt – Benton
Danielle Elizabeth Higgins – Conway
Sarah Elizabeth Hubbard – Conway
Tanielle Cheri Jackson – Sherwood
Hannah Joy Johnston – Mountain Home
Acacia Rae Jones – Fayetteville
Stephanie Alyssa King – Calico Rock
Cara Shae Martin – Hope
Katy Lucianne Mizell – Van Buren
Brittany A. Moss – Monticello
Jamie Lyn Payne – Mountain Home
Lindsey Lee Poe – Forrest City
Amber Maria Privitera – Jacksonville
Kelley Jo Rasco – Benton
Randi Lynne Rudder – Russellville
Jessica Michelle Siler – Searcy
DeAnja L. Stephens – North Little Rock
Amy Katherine Stiffler – Gurdon
Lindsay Renee Tyler – Marshall
Tabitha Ann Wallace – Bryant
Candace Ashley Walsh – Mammoth Springs
Sheila Michelle Ward – Bigelow
Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Kala Danielle Berry – Texarkana, Texas
Ryan Michelle Copeland – Little Rock
Angela Nicole Dickert – Texarkana, Texas
Meagan Pearl Garner – Glenwood
Jessica Ann Harmon – Arkadelphia
Briana Lea Karch – Cabot
Anita Gail Matthews – Gentry
Amy Elizabeth McGavran – Bryant
Christy Corrine Rhodes – Lonoke
Jessica Rose Rudnick – Alexander
Lindsey Lacy Sharp – Mandeville, La.
Jami Lea Stevens – White Hall
Amy Michelle Walderns – Little Rock
Lisa DeShaye Williams – Pine Bluff
Carrie L. Wright – Lowell
Bachelor of Science in Medical Dosimetry
Melissa Clare Barruzza – Hummelstown, Pa.
Megan Elizabeth Hall – Conway
Jena Sue Holmes – Bearden
Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology
Julie Elizabeth Bridges – Cabot
Alfred Lee Brown, Jr. – Sherwood
Diana E. Caldwell – Prairie Grove
Jamie Erin Carlisle – El Dorado
Sylvia Chavez – Hope
Mylinda Edwards Cheatham – Camden
Sommer Cochran – Little Rock
Amanda Noel Coffman – Glenwood
Brandon Scott Ellis – Paragould
Maui Liat Fullbright – Hot Springs
Omar Jude Goss – Mountain Home
Valerie Kay Green – Mountain Home
Amanda Danielle Greer – Cabot
Charles Samuel Harger – North Little Rock
Jennifer M. Hawkins – Fayetteville
Cherish St. John Hoggard – Little Rock
Brian Mitchell Hunter – Bryant
Devynne Elizabeth Marks – Little Rock
Heather Anne Myers – Conway
Elizabeth A. Myrick – Hot Springs
Roshonda Lanae Nunn – Little Rock
Arlene C. Oholendt – Benton
Kayla Michelle Pipkins – Pearcy
Shannassi SueAnne Risner – Amity
Adria Lynn Smith – Fort Smith
Tiffany K. Squires – North Little Rock
Latina Singler Tate – Conway
Jay Andrew Taylor – Little Rock
Gema Concepcion Vargas – Mabelvale
Brad William Wehrli – Little Rock
Sean Allen Whiteman – Searcy
Ediane Ferreira Williams – Maumelle
Amy Priscilla Wilson – Benton
Jin Xie – Little Rock
Yuxin Zeng – Little Rock
Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Medicine Imaging Sciences
Ali Jama Aden – Minneapolis, Minn.
Michael Ahmadi – Plano, Texas
Nathaniel Hunter Claytor – Bullard, Texas
Lauren Brooke Fontenot – Basile, La.
Laura A. Hanson – Mabelvale
Troy Mathew Jordan – Springfield, Mo.
John Michael Lally – Little Rock
Morgan Louis McDaniel – Van Buren
Nicole Marie Middleton – Jessieville
Ashley Latrice Milton – Little Rock
Kayla Rene Ritchie – Bossier City, La.
Meaghan Michelle Wilcox – Maumelle
Bachelor of Science in Ophthalmic Medical Technology
Aubrey Nicole Collachi – Romance
Lynsey Ruthann Tolleson – Kirby
Jessica Aurnyce Kelsey – Dumas
Kelly Dieu Khanh To – Little Rock
Bachelor of Science in Radiation Therapy
Ashly Ann Buelow – Hope
Daniel O. Felts – North Little Rock
Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Imaging Sciences
Luzirene Rincon Benavides – Bella Vista
Curtis L. Gilbey – Bentonville
DeAndria Danielle Green-Washington – Eudora
Lauren E. Hendrix – Fayetteville
Heather D. King – Gentry
Maggie Amanda Kisselburg – Prescott
Kalie L. Knight Wright – Russellville
Cody Martin Pledger – North Little Rock
Kimberlyn Michele Polk – Carlisle
Carmen D. Rice – Alexander
Mariel E. Roberts – Fayetteville
David Matthew Stanphill – Texarkana
Tracy Lynn Stevens – Texarkana
Michael John Taylor – Alexander
Jessica Paige Thompson – Redfield
Kelly L. Williams – Crossett
Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Dietetics and Nutrition
Celeste Ann Bird – Ashdown
Elizabeth Roslyn Drake – Santa Rosa, Calif.
Hali Brooks Eubanks – Fort Smith
Jessica L. Fisher – North Little Rock
Allison Faye Francis – O’Fallon, Ill.
Corey Christian Furulie – Snoqualmie, Wash.
Leigh Elizabeth Hamilton – Little Rock
Priscilla Maureen Jernigan – Hampton, Va.
Kayla Denise Kmet – Cookeville, Tenn.
Kristen Dawn McClendon – Elkins
Patricia Louise O’Neal – Benton
Kathrin Ann Raines – Hot Springs
Sarah Katherine Rhodes – Little Rock
JoAnna Clare Strom – Beresford, S.D.
Master of Imaging Sciences
Nuclear Medicine Advanced Associate
Michael Allen Kroeger – Corpus Christi, Texas
William B. Norton – Fairfield, Ill.
Aaron T. Scott – Buford, Ga.
Richard Doyle Siska – Strafford, Mo.
Master of Imaging Sciences Radiologist Assistant
Cruz F. Martinez – Alton, Texas
Tracy Lynn Parker – Cabot
Timothy Dale Woodcock – Bowling Green, Ky.
Doctor of Audiology
Tiffany Renee Armstrong – Little Rock
Megan Anders Cates – Little Rock
Matthew Bryson Howard – Conway
Timothy Jason Lim – Pine Bluff
Meghan Raines Powell – Little Rock
Michelle Lynn Richardson – Austin
Hope Elizabeth Rowe – Conway
Kelly Jo Simon – Lafayette, La.
Shawnee Wong Gastal – Little Rock
UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
The following graduates are listed by degree program.
Doctor of Public Health
Erna L. Boone – Cabot
Master of Public Health
Shunika Bryant – Little Rock
Ashley Carroll – Little Rock
Chelsea Collum – Perryton, Texas
Johnathan Dial, Sr. – Fayetteville
Cathy Flanagin – Little Rock
Jessica Hersh – Sherwood
Oumitana Kajkenova – Little Rock
Delia Lee – Mountain Home
Patrick M. McGowan – Springdale
Britni Mitchell – Little Rock
Leslie Mooney Ottoson – Benton
Carrie A. Poston – Little Rock
Anna C. Strong – Searcy
Blake A. Talbot – Jonesboro
Susan Weinstein – Little Rock
Rachel White-Wallis – Poyen Master of Health Services Administration
Hastings M. Attwood – Rison
Lisa Bilello – Little Rock
Amanda George – Morrilton
William N. Gregory – Augusta
John Leftwich – Longview, Texas
Kourtney Matlock – Donaldson
Laura McGill – Hot Springs
Charles Nichols – Bryant
Ralynn S. Ruth – White Hall
Erik C. Sward – Little Rock
Coleby Wright – Benton
Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Public Health
Constance M. Carroll – Conway
Nolan Jay Justice – Alexander
Julia Kettlewell – Sherwood
Austin C. Knott – Pine Bluff
LaKiesha Mitchell – North Little Rock
Jo A. Nycum – Little Rock
Christine Reifeiss – Sherwood
Z. Yvonne White-Miller – Little Rock
UAMS Graduate School
The following graduates are listed by degree program.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Puneet Bharill – India
Shimul Chowdhury – Rochester, Minn.
Chaoxuan Dong – China
Jane Evans – North Little Rock
Scott Helms – Conway
Rawad Hodeify – Lebanon
Drew R. Jones- Albuquerque, N.M.
Kevin Kim – San Bruno, Calif.
Shuliang Liu – China
Tanecia Mitchell – Little Rock
Brooke Montgomery – Atlanta, Ga.
Glauber Pereira – Brazil
Maheswari Rajasekaran – India
Sara Rowe – Kent, Ohio
Shelia Savell – Wilson, N.C.
Christian Simmons – Osceola
Sherri Smart – Batesville
Misty Thompson – Fontaine
Master of Science
Janet Atkinson – Mountain View, Mo.
Sharvari Bhurke – India
Suzanne Biddy – Sheridan
Alisa Brown – Sherwood
Angela Brown – Cabot
Katie Calicott – Little Rock
Kali Chatham – Louisville, Ky.
Chiau-I Joi Chen – Little Rock
Amber Davis – Little Rock
Danielle DeGarie – Dillon, Colo.
Meagan Fenters – Warren
Samuel Freyaldenhoven – Conway
Bonnie Ham – Nashville
Jessica Irgens – Fort Smith
Taylor Kee – Searcy
Katherine Kordsmeier – Benton
Ben Kosewski – Menominee, Mich.
Sarah Lawson – Wynne
Amy Loyd – Little Rock
Lindsay Marvin – Little Rock
Lindsey McDaniel – Benton
Marci Morgan – Mountain Home
Whitney Mosley – Little Rock
Melissa Nelson – Little Rock
Lindsay Ouzts – Dexter, Mo.
Eleanor Parker – Little Rock
Ashley Powers – Texarkana, Texas
Joshua Ramirez – Olathe, Kan.
Jennifer Roberts – Shawnee Mission, Kan.
Tonya Sacomani – Bryant
Brittany Schubert – Jacksonville, Fla.
Meghan Sherman – Cincinnati, Ohio
Joshua Spore – Mountain Home
Sarah Wiant – Springfield, Ill.
Certificate in Clinical and Translational Science
Juliana Frem – Little Rock
Hannah Goyne – Conway
UAMS is the state’s only comprehensive academic health center, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Related Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; a 540,000-square-foot hospital; a statewide network of regional centers; and six institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, the Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, the Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, the Psychiatric Research Institute and the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. It is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has 2,836 students and 761 medical residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 10,000 employees, including nearly 1,150 physicians who provide medical care to patients at UAMS, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, the VA Medical Center and UAMS’ Area Health Education Centers throughout the state. Visit www.uams.edu or uamshealth.com.