UAMS Graduates 891 New Health Care Professionals, Presents Gov. Beebe with Honorary Degree

May 13, 2013 | LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) awarded certificates and degrees today to 891 graduates of its five colleges and Graduate School during its commencement ceremony at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock.

Diplomas were presented to 162 in the College of Medicine; 203 in the College of Nursing; 117 in the College of Pharmacy; 45 in the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health; 92 in the Graduate School and 272 from the 21 academic programs that make up the College of Health Professions.

During the ceremony UAMS Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., presented Gov. Mike Beebe an Honorary Doctorate of Medical Arts and Humane Letters. Beebe has been a longtime UAMS supporter, from his 20 years as a state senator, a term as state attorney general and through two terms as governor.

Beebe, a native of Amagon in northeast Arkansas, was first elected governor in 2007, then re-elected in 2010. In 2007 he supported and later signed into law the proposal to provide state matching funds totaling $36 million toward construction of a 12-story, 300,000-square-foot expansion to the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.

Speaking at the 2009 opening of a new 10-story, 540,000-square-foot hospital that replaced patient care services in the original 52-year-old UAMS Medical Center building, Beebe said: “Arkansans take great pride in the exceptional medical treatment available at UAMS and the economic benefits it provides for the state.”

Prior to being governor, he served a four-year term as attorney general. Beebe began his political career in 1982 when he was elected to the state Senate.

Beebe’s wife Ginger also has been a strong and consistent UAMS supporter.

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

Arkansas

Arkadelphia

• Abby Baldwin
• Lauren Sisco

Avilla

• Cody Chase Cook

Batesville

• Katee Castleman
• John Marc Shellenberger

Benton

• Kaitlin Rasburry Cockerell
• Julie Duke
• Michael Saul Farris
• Judd Fite
• Adam Massey
• Sarah Tingle

Brinkley

• Mallory Hurst

Bryant

• B. Scott Shearer
• Ngozidilenna Ada Wilkins

Cabot

• Courtney Davis

Charleston

• Tammy E. Binz

Clarksville

• Josue Daniel Gutierrez

Conway

• Katie Blankenship Beal
• Ryan Heath
• Austin Plumlee
• John Sims
• Amanda Young

Decatur

• Jerakaycia D. Smith

De Queen

• Sarah Cobb

El Dorado

• Christina Lauren Monteith
• Amy Vora
• Heather R. Williams

Fayetteville

• Thomas Cary Cameron
• John Garrett
• Stewart Mahler
• Heba Naseem

Fort Smith

• Laura Ann Bradney
• Andreas Chen
• Thomas Kasprowicz
• Catherine Moll
• Caroline Nardi
• Nhan “Marc” Hieu Phan

Greenbrier

• Michelle Phillips

Greenwood

• Logan Hocott Bell
• Kevin Davis
• Micah Fritsche
• Alexis White
• Jordan Hunter White

Hamburg

• James Atkins

Harrison

• Sam DeStefano

Helena-West Helena

• Heather Carter Whaley

Hope

• Hunter Henry
• Thomas Anthony Williams

Hot Springs

• John Braun
• Zachary Brodrick
• Zane Henley

Jonesboro

• Gregory Kyle Fulton
• Christopher Hall
• Adam R. Hurst
• Madhvi Patel
• Miles Ritter
• Chris Schmitt

Little Rock

• William Atchley
• John H. Baird
• Kelly Bora
• John Casey
• Sarasijhaa K. Desikan
• Devin L. Dickson
• R. Gaines Fricke
• Kristin Garner
• Jamie Glancy
• Stephanie Glenn
• Amy Grooms
• J. Patrick Hoffman
• Amy Huggins
• Eric Joseph
• Courtney Lang
• Samea N. Lone
• Steven McKee
• Aleksandra S. Melnyk
• Justin Nowlin
• Jonathan Pagan
• Melissa Riggins
• Mallory Brannon Shiver
• Aaron Strobel
• Brian Sullivan

Lynn

• Cassie Hunter

Magnolia

• Kara Way

Malvern

• Mary Burton
• Anthony Manning
• Andreya E. Reed

Maumelle

• Spencer Pierson

Mountain Home

• Candy Thomas Lincoln

Mountain View

• Rita Rein Richardson

North Little Rock

• Carrie Hyde

Paragould

• Lauren Edwards McCaslin

Pine Bluff

• Jordan Lupo Heath
• Heather Pinckard

Rogers

• Trey Becton
• Adam David Cox
• Sarah K. Rhoads

Scranton

• Sarah Duda

Searcy

• Seth Coleman
• Megan Taylor

Siloam Springs

• Bradley Hill

Springdale

• Michael Bayona
• Moriah Kramer
• Tara Venable

Stuttgart

• Blake Lockwood

Texarkana

• Amanda Pruett Smith

Van Buren

• Thanh Le

Walnut Ridge

• Ryan Belcher

Wynne

• Stacy E. Gibson
• Carla S. Brown

Out of State

Huntsville, Ala.

• Kyle Backer

San Bruno, Calif.

• Kevin H. Kim

Simi Valley, Calif.

• Whitney Guerrero

Chester, Ill.

• Aaron Kelkhoff

Chicago, Ill.

• Michael Gelsomino

Council Bluffs, Iowa

• Zachary Lambertsen

Overland Park, Kan.

• Marjorie David
• Ryan Laschober

Adelphi, Md.

• Shawn Zimbrunes

Upper Marlboro, Md.

• Wilbur T. Peer Jr.

Minneapolis, Minn.

• Caryn Pendleton

Springfield, Mo.

• Justin Cole Sowder

North Canton, Ohio

• Theo Rogers

Tulsa, Okla.

• Michael Carson

Jackson, Tenn.

• Molly Reeves

Memphis, Tenn.

• Adeyinka Kevin Okunade

Austin, Texas

• Jeffrey Deaver

Bedford, Texas

• Jason Pelton

Cypress, Texas

• Joy Skaug

Dallas, Texas

• Tiffany Michelle Pierson

Houston, Texas

• Scott Ryan

Katy, Texas

• Julie Abbott Williams

Rockwall, Texas

• Ryan Porter

Texarkana, Texas

• Lauren August Clark

Netanya, Israel

• Ran Friedman

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

Alexander

• Leanne Careen Glidewell, MNSc

Arkadelphia

• Terrie Gwen Plyler, MNSc

Ashdown

• Mitchell Taylor Lincoln, MNSc
• Joseph Kent Tetirick, MNSc

Augusta

• Magen Lane Flowers, BSN

Batesville

• Janice Ann Benton, MNSc
• Rebecca Louise McBride, MNSc

Beebe

• Amy Christine Hill, BSN
• Susanne Renee Lee, BSN

Benton

• Cassandra LeeAnn Burget, MNSc
• Elizabeth Ann Burks, BSN
• Charlie Nichelle Dyer, MNSc
• Cerisse Kahele Harcourt, MNSc
• Honey Rosanna Hull, BSN
• Jordan Elizabeth Romero, BSN
• Angela June Smith, MNSc
• Ashley P. Wright, MNSc

Bentonville

• Kimberly Kay Larson, BSN

Blytheville

• Emily Elizabeth Williams, BSN

Bono

• Ashley Marie Browning, BSN

Brinkley

• Steffany Calloway Benton, BSN
• Nancy Aline Hornsby, BSN

Bryant

• Kathleen Devin Fricke, BSN
• Cynthia Ann Huffer, MNSc
• Elizabeth Nicole Wyllia, MNSc

Cabot

• Randy Gene Abbot, MNSc
• Lacey Ann Blalack, BSN
• William B. Davidson, BSN
• Brian Russell Frey, BSN
• Erin Elizabeth Jackson, BSN
• Stephanie Anne Long, BSN
• Nathan Andrew Miller, BSN
• Alysia Kim Powell, MNSc
• Venecia Monique Williams-Johnson, MNSc

Camden

• Christy Buhrman, MNSc

Carlisle

• Leslie Ann Brown, BSN

Cherokee Village

• Rhonda Michelle Woods, BSN

Conway

• Ted Anderson Clowers, BSN
• Lydia Danielle Milner, BSN
• Rebecca Michele Powell, MNSc
• Chris Whatley, BSN

Danville

• Janet Gail Gray, MNSc

Des Arc

• Meredith Dawn Hayley, BSN

Dumas

• LaSonya Michelle Griswold, MNSc

East End

• Amber Renna Carson, BSN

El Dorado

• Kasey Leigh McClain, BSN

Fort Smith

• Alesia Jean Davis, MNSc

Fouke

• Robyn Renee Keahey, MNSc

Greenbrier

• Amy Rebecca Thurman, MNSc

Harrison

• Vanessa Marie Allen, MNSc
• Rachael Nichole Daugherty, MNSc

Heber Springs

• Albrey Lee Berber, MNSc

Holly Springs

• Katie R. Jones, BSN

Hope

• Tammie Sherelle Alexander, MNSc
• James Wesley McRaven, MNSc
• Ashley Nicole Shepard, BSN

Hot Springs

• Courtney Ann Huneycutt, MNSc
• Rebecca Leigh Kempkes, MNSc
• Carmen Anamaria Peret, MNSc

Jacksonville

• Abby Renee McAdams, BSN
• Candace Rachael Watts, BSN
• Robyn Lorraine Zehender, BSN

Knoxville

• Marcia Lynn McGlone, MNSc

Lewisville

• Donna Kay McKamie, BSN

Little Rock

• Sarah Lynne Betzner, BSN
• Jessica Clair Cunningham, MNSc
• Lauren Rae Flowers, BSN
• Ebonye Nicole Green, MNSc
• William Reed Green, BSN
• Christopher Carroll Hardison, BSN
• Stanley Adam Hardwick, BSN
• Crystal Gail Heard, BSN
• Jannas Ashlee Johnson, MNSc
• Sarah Catherine Latham, BSN
• Helen Ruth Leggett, BSN
• Mary Margaret Levy, BSN
• Relanda D. Mason, BSN
• Hannah A. Maxwell, BSN
• Julia Anne Mullenax, MNSc
• Jillian Claire Moffett, BSN
• Pamela S. Skinner-McMahen, MNSc
• Leah Marie Pursell, BSN
• Hannah Scoggins Rahn, BSN
• Bejamin Alan Smith, BSN
• Nathan Joseph Smith, BSN
• Kathryn Ellen Stone, BSN
• Natalea Anne Todd, BSN
• Monique Bianca Van Dooren, MNSc
• Michael David Waldron, BSN

Lockesburg

• Amber Nichole Jester, BSN

Malvern

• Amber Elizabeth White, BSN

Maumelle

• Dahlia Dannetta Distin, BSN
• Andrea Leann Miles, MNSc
• Sara Ann Thompson, MNSc
• Jennifer Anne Warrior, MNSc

McGehee

• Kennetta Latrice Wiggins, MNSc

Mena

• Jennifer Smith Kesterson, BSN

Monticello

• Robert Benjamin Hollinger, MNSc
• Theresa M. Sikole, MNSc

Nashville

• Michelle Lee Boone, BSN
• Kelly L. Hardin, MNSc

Newport

• Aimee Lynn Cathey, MNSc

North Little Rock

• Ashley Maude Benton, BSN
• Hannah Elizabeth Davidson, BSN
• Aimee N. Jorgenson-Stough, BSN
• Laura Catherine Nutt, BSN
• Kristyn Anne Regnas, BSN
• J. Elaine Sherill, MNSc
• Leon Norton Turnage, BSN
• Brenda Marie Thomen Willett, BSN

Paron

• Deena Davon Garner, MNSc

Pine Bluff

• Melodie Anne Bradley, BSN
• Tiny Marie Johnson, MNSc
• Ashley Michelle Schreiner, MNSc

Redfield

• Melanie Shevonne Bolen, BSN

Rison

• Shandra Michele Vinson, MNSc

Rogers

• Merideth Karen Hanks, MNSc

Russellville

• Atalie Griffith Knight, BSN
• Megan Leigh Moix, BSN

Sage

• Carla Jean Smith, MNSc

Saratoga

• Julie Ann Daniel, BSN

Searcy

• Miles Anderson Brady, BSN
• Brandi Lynn Crowell, BSN
• Jessica Danielle Ivester, BSN
• Erica Tess Keichline, BSN

Scott

• Amanda Michelle Andrews, BSN

Sheridan

• Megan Elizabeth Brown, BSN
• Leah Kaitlin Cruthis, BSN
• Zach A. Davis, BSN

Sherwood

• Ashley Nicole Benton, BSN
• Catherine Rose Brown, BSN
• Demetrius Lydell Pighee, MNSc
• Joshua Chase Richardson, BSN
• Theresa Marie Smith, MNSc
• Shelby Aaron Turner, BSN

Siloam Springs

• Elizabeth Faye McCord, MNSc

Smackover

• Ashley Breann Hendricks, MNSc

Springdale

• Emily Mae Turner, MNSc
• Sherry Nicole Ward, MNSc

Springhill

• John B. Harrison, BSN

Stuttgart

• Jenny Elisabeth Morgan, BSN

Texarkana

• Melissa M. Baker, BSN
• Shanna Janea Long, BSN
• Britni Alyse Ramsey, BSN

Tollette

• DeUndrea L. Miller, BSN

White Hall

• Valerie Ann Beavers, MNSc

Out of State

Indianapolis, Ind.

• Jana Marie Sowards, BSN

Benton Harbor, Mich.

• Rhiannon Marie Lyness, BSN

Livonia, Mich.

• Chelsea Noelle Cameron, BSN

Fayetteville, N.C.

• Jennifer Thomas Sinclair, BSN

Atlanta, Texas

• Shalunda Renee Sasser, MNSc

College Station, Texas

• Joseph Andrew Byram

Fort Worth, Texas

• Cynde Morgan-Lee, MNSc

Mesquite, Texas

• Cartherine Regina Romero, BSN

Montgomery, Texas

• Kyrsten Elizabeth Foose, BSN

New Boston, Texas

• Rachel Lauren Waller, BSN

Texarkana, Texas

• Brittne Nicole Dansby, BSN
• Sara Beth Kennington, BSN
• Martha Michelle McWhorter, BSN
• Jill Lauren Mitchell, BSN
• Dannah Michelle Smith, MNSc
• Brittney Christine Ward, BSN

Wake Village, Texas

• Jana Kemp Smallwood, BSN

UAMS College of Pharmacy

The following graduates received their pharmacy degree (Pharm.D.).

Arkansas

Alexander

• Amy Nicole Chiaro

Alma

• Rachel Dianne Hardke
• Charla Yvonnie Reed

Arkadelphia

• Rebecca Elizabeth Hutson
• Amber Elizabeth Dean Prescott

Batesville

• Jacalyn Ruth Fuller

Benton

• Canyon Cody
• Andrea Michele Mooney
• Kristyn Ashli Ryan

Bentonville

• Kathryn Michele Stark

Brinkley

• Xiuwen Jenny Ni

Bryant

• Jason Don Lineberry

Cabot

• Christie L. Byrd
• Jessica B. Cowart

Clarksville

• Christopher Ryan McDearmon

Conway

• Lindsey Nicole Akin

DeWitt

• Brianne Nicole Morris

Doddridge

• Ciara Madonna Persons

El Dorado

• James Benjamin Abbott
• Heather Michelle Lambert

Fayetteville

• Erin Elizabeth Mangum
• Andrew Erin Mikles

Fort Smith

• Phillip Taylor Burgess
• Christopher Cooper
• Jeffrey Leo Sharum

Gentry

• Marcus Brent Still

Greenwood

• Kevin Daniel Barton

Harrell

• Megan Kathleen Cagle

Harrison

• Ryan Dean Harness
• Heather Renee Reddell

Heber Springs

• Victoria Lee Pruitt
• Robert David Stark

Hope

• Morgan Lindsey Butler
• Brandyn Tyler England
• Allison Lynn Hollis

Hot Springs

• Nicholas Dziurkowski
• Madeline Clare Arthur Mathis
• Courtney Lynn McCulley
• Jennifer Diane Moore

Huntsville

• Jonathan Harvey Unwer

Jonesboro

• Michelle Nicole Brown
• Trina D. Crigler
• Callie Michelle Layer
• Tracy Don Mooneyham
• Russ Allen Pierce
• Raney Rogers
• Melanie Nicole Weathers

Leslie

• Bailey Blair Hayes

Little Rock

• Adejoke B. Alayande
• Marian A. Bailey
• Gwen Genice Cain
• Brittany Leigh Camp
• Erica Campbell
• Crystal Ghaylah Colclough
• Ross Anthony Davis
• Amy Victoria Givens
• Sandra G. Hawn
• April Janae Hinds
• Robert Blake Johnson
• Moradeke Adetokunbo Larracuente
• Jamie Alexandra McConnell
• Roderick D. Romes Jr.
• Robert Ray Shaver
• Tyler Shinabery

Lowell

• Andrew James Aumann

Magnolia

• Serge Yick

Maumelle

• Aisha Ahmad
• Sarah Nicole Young

Milo

• Shannon Ashley Fox

Monticello

• Sarah Catherine Doss

Morrilton

• Corey James Hayes
• Kelly Denise Motley
• Amanda Gail Roller

Mountain Home

• Chase W. Amyx
• Jason Allen Bentley
• Jacob Garrison

Mountain View

• Willis Edward Johnson

Nashville

• Sarah L. Dixon

North Little Rock

• Tiffany Marie Berkemeyer
• Sarah Elizabeth Butler
• Derek Wayne George
• Lucas Allen Green
• Adam Lynn Keathley

Ozark

• Ryan A. Farris

Paragould

• Andrew L. Ford
• Natalie Denise McDowell
• Michael R. McKinney

Paron

• Lisa Gill

Pine Bluff

• Lindsay Edwards Smart

Quitman

• Lacey Danielle Butler

Rogers

• Daniel James Hubbard
• Lucy Thanh Nguyen
• Thomas Hall Stark III

Russellville

• Ryan Marie Hart Brent
• Mary Katelyn Coulter
• Amanda Joy Stolarz

Searcy

• Sarah Elizabeth Norman

Sherwood

• Amanda Marie Reynolds

Shirley

• Whitney Holland

Springdale

• Kyle Thomas Green
• Chelsea Marie Thompson

Strawberry

• Lindsey Nicole Wright

Stuttgart

• Jett Jones
• Zachary Judson Smith

Texarkana

• Jenny Allison Wagner Stephens
• Jack Lemley Jr.

Tull

• Nicole Michelle Coburn

Van Buren

• Andrew Scott Coles
• Landon B. Hight

Warren

• Hiedi Layne Mason

West Memphis

• Mallory Michelle Tyler

White Hall

• Jillian Rachelle Stroud

Out of State

Parker, Colo.

• Katherine Elizabeth Lewis

Pierce City, Mo.

• Amy Renay Meirick

Maud, Texas

• Brandon Heath Seals

Texarkana, Texas

• Lana Suzanne Bishop

UAMS College of Health Professions

• The following graduates are listed by degree program.

Certificate in Emergency Medical Sciences

• Drew Alexander Cargile — Searcy
• Jeffery Lee Chaidez — Little Rock
• Michael Charles Garrett — Lonoke
• Mark Edward Glover — Benton
• Matthew Clayton Hunt — Beebe
• Andrew Robert Hutchison — Little Rock
• Stacy Lynn Mahony-Eads — Little Rock
• Miles DeGrey McDonnell — Little Rock
• Randell Corey Robinson — Little Rock
• Joseph D. Schalchlin — Carlisle
• Amanda Dawn Warren — Benton
• Michael Anthony York — Paron

Associate of Science in Dental Hygiene

• Regina Elizabeth Daniels — North Little Rock
• Madilyn Ann Martin — Little Rock
• Amy Nicole Smedley — Hot Springs

Associate of Science in Emergency Medical Sciences

• Robyn Anne Koch — North Little Rock

Associate of Science in Medical Radiography

• LaTisha Vauzhya Addison — Texarkana, Texas
• Cody Lynn Brown — Rosebud
• Hannah Christine Champlin — Conway
• Stephanie Lauren Cope — White Hall
• Mark Allen Ellis — Rogers
• Lainey Katherine Frazier — Maumelle
• Kimberly Brooke Gill — Vilonia
• William Joseph Glynn — Beebe
• Katelynn Stacy Goza — Wake Village, Texas
• Natalie Bock Gray — Roe
• Chatigny Samantha Greene — Douglasville, Texas
• Curtis L. Harden — Little Rock
• Jeremy Daniel Hatfield — Cabot
• Dannyale D. Henson — Austin
• Steve Douglas Henson — Hooks, Texas
• Heather Lynn Herrin — Conway
• Jessica Mae Higgins — Rogers
• Chelsea Shea Jones — Conway
• Krista Allison Jones — Fordyce
• Chelsey Morgann King — New Boston, Texas
• Meagan Claire Landreth — Benton
• Sheena LaDawn Leasure — Fayetteville
• Stormy Danielle Manning — Ashdown
• Mirinda Jo Massengale — Rogers
• Andrea Ellen McCallie — Conway
• Allison Sue Miller — Winthrop
• Terrica Monique Morgan — Little Rock
• Nicole Neargarten — Sherwood
• Shaelynn Uven Nunn — Jonesboro
• Erin Afsaneh Ort — North Little Rock
• Kelsey Beth Parker — McLeod, Texas
• Candice Jade Pollard — DeQueen
• Brittany Diane Pruett — McRae
• Lesli Bianca Roush — Austin
• Jason Emory Sellers — Little Rock
• Gregory Samuel Settles — Mabelvale
• Sarah Lynnette Smith — Bentonville
• Sharika Vaughn — Columbus
• Bruce I. Wentzel — Maumelle
• Andrew Reed Witherspoon — Alexander
• Kaley Brooke Wood — Fayetteville
• Tonya Marvel Yates — Fouke
• Ashlea Lynn Young — Bivins, Texas

Associate of Science in Medical Record Technology

• Shawna C. Bevans — Little Rock
• LeNelle L. Cagle — Yellville
• Shawnise Chantell Cain — Jacksonville
• Jennifer Lynn Callicott — White Hall
• David E. Crist — Springdale
• Mark Aubyn Cumberbatch — North Little Rock
• Kevin Wayne Daniel — Mabelvale
• Kristen E. DeMaronese — Cabot
• Brooke A. Gibbs — North Little Rock
• Rachel Gail Henry — Little Rock
• Michelle LeeAnn Holloway — Alexander
• Elizabeth Leigh Hurtt — Sheridan
• Wanda F. Johnson — Little Rock
• Tommy Earl Johnston — Rison
• Collin Paige McReynolds — North Little Rock
• Amanda R. Moore — Heber Springs
• Dawna Marie Murphy — Little Rock
• Macee Elizabeth Otwell — McLeod, Texas
• Teresa Lynn Pyle — Sherwood
• Racheal LaKale Scott – Little Rock
• Lynette M. Shipp — Searcy
• Lynsey Michelle Wilkins — Cabot
• Misty Joy Williams — Lowell

Associate of Science in Surgical Technology

• Courtney Lynn Anemone — Cabot
• Brooks Cameron Channell — Benton
• Wayne Anthony DeSellems — Cabot
• Erik Nicholas Dulaney — Fayetteville
• Michael Joseph Eller — North Little Rock
• Debbie Duyen Huynh – Little Rock
• Jaimee Marie Nantze — Perryville
• Dustin Jonathan Pelkey — Sherwood
• Zach Austin Pfaff — Cabot
• Terri Lynn Purifoy — Mabelvale
• Megan M. Smith — Des Arc
• Cindy Marianna Toland — North Little Rock
• Rhonda Michelle Triplett — Conway
• Briana Denise Watts — Conway

Bachelor of Science in Cardio Respiratory Care

• Philip Allen Childers — Smackover
• Leigh Catherine Clow — Atkins
• Cody Allen Costa — Little Rock
• Amanda Rachelle Crossland — Atlanta, Texas
• Tera Leigh Herrington — Malvern
• Christopher Allen Johnson — Perryville
• Misty Dawn Lake — North Little Rock
• Frank Abel Martinez — Jacksonville
• Tammy Lynn-Marie Matthews — Texarkana
• Brittany Leigh Reaves — Pleasant Plains
• Tina Louise Riley — Batesville
• Shelby Lynn Rogers — Flippin
• Jeffery Douglas Robnett Sandoval — Little Rock
• Christopher Lee Henry Tate — Little Rock
• Debbie Lynn Williams — Flippin

Bachelor of Science in Cytotechnology

• Kristen Ellen Ball — Conway
• Jazmin Sad’e Culpepper — Little Rock
• Donald Wayne Hughes — Jacksonville
• Shawana S. Washington — Little Rock
• Brittany L. Woodby — Little Rock

Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene

• Tiffany Dawn Benson — Springfield
• Lindsey Kay Boles — Calico Rock
• Amber LeAnne Bowers — Redfield
• Emilie Elizabeth Brown — Ashdown
• Tiffany Nicole Bullard — Hoxie
• Kathryn Leighann Clausen — Tuckerman
• Leah Jo Coleman — Conway
• Leslie Ann Cossey — Little Rock
• Brandy Nichole Crittenden — Jonesboro
• Heather Nicole Davis — Benton
• Catherine Michelle Diprima — Conway
• Cindi Leigh Dixon — Mountain View
• Kayla Ann Eveld — Ozark
• Christina Dawn Garman — Mountain Home
• Lindsay Beth Harris — McCrory
• Hannah Jordan Henderson — Conway
• Ersella Dawn Hughes — Hot Springs
• Layne Catherine James — Monticello
• Nicole Renee Kendhammer — North Little Rock
• Emily Nicole Killian — Calico Rock
• Bonnie Kay Light — Mountain Home
• Shelby Nicole Lindsey Frey — Mammoth Spring
• Ashley Ceit McMahan — Conway
• Andrea DeAnn Meszaros — Bald Knob
• Claranne Miller — Russellville
• Jamye Michelle Miller — Hensley
• Elizabeth Lourdes Moore — Hot Springs
• Kate Marie Pevehouse — Fayetteville
• Sheena Casey Pitchford — Little Rock
• Maria Faith Russell — Russellville
• Heather Marie Sonnentag — Bentonville
• Jennifer R. Stane — Morrilton
• Allison Lane Stephens — North Little Rock
• Sandra Kristin Wilcoxson — Gassville
• Candice Nichole Woodmansee — Sherwood

Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography

• Marka Brianna Arens — Brinkley
• Bethany Raquel Baca — Conway
• Sarah Ann Cater — North Little Rock
• Jennifer Gladden Drake — Stuttgart
• Stephanie Nicole Gifford — Leola
• Jamie Rae Hutchison — Cabot
• Kayla Michele Jordan — Scott
• Kelly Matthew Kitch — North Little Rock
• Hailey C. McCormick — Shreveport, La.
• Bethany Anne Mills — Cherokee Village
• Courtney Michelle Mitchell — Texarkana
• Kari Michele Nolte — Fouke
• Sarah Michelle Schreve — Texarkana, Texas
• Ashley Rochelle VanDorple — Austin
• Emily Elizabeth White — Little Rock

Advanced Certificate in Medical Dosimetry

• Christopher Walton Croft — Alexander
• McKenzie Elizabeth Hall — Pocahontas

Bachelor of Science in Medical Dosimetry

• Jennifer Lee Dement — Mayflower
• William Wright Simmons — Burlington, Vt.

Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Sciences

• Samantha Mae Bridges — Salem
• Melanie Spring Butler — Searcy
• Jennifer Jo Collins — Rogers
• Amber Lynn Couch — Fort Smith
• Patricia Ann Darsey — Little Rock
• Jennifer Sue Dill — Harrison
• Christy M. Erwin — Fort Smith
• Larock Ray Flemings II — North Little Rock
• Katie E. Floyd — Enola
• Ashley Price Freeman — Hot Springs
• Ryan Alexander Hodge — Benton
• Christopher Allen House — Batesville
• Autumn Ahreum In — Hot Springs
• Aaron L. Jones — Hackett
• Lauren Anne Kenworthy — Memphis, Tenn.
• Chad Everitt Klitz — DeQueen
• Rachel Nicole Lawrence — Little Rock
• Krystal Nicole McManis — Conway
• Dustin Lance Morris — Searcy
• Cynthia Kele Nakata — Fayetteville
• Wendy Adrienne Nelson — Maumelle
• Amanda Antranette Rogers — Benton
• Tricia Leigh Sevier — North Little Rock
• April Heather Smith — Judsonia
• Crystal Lanette Smith — Greenville, Miss.
• Stephanie Ann St. Clair — North Little Rock
• Stacia Elaine Tatum — Benton
• Hope LeJean Townes — Conway
• Deana Jean Watson — Dumas
• Ka’Talyia A’Tedra Willis — Camden
• Charra Dawn Wolfe — Locust Grove
• Andrew Anthony Wyers — Fort Smith

Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Medicine Imaging Sciences

• Cassie R. Cooley — Van Buren
• Kevin Mark Corley — Smackover
• Jonathan Edwin Eichelberger — Flint, Texas
• Mandi Jo Fore — Gepp
• Chelsea Rae Hamilton — Harrisonburg, La.
• Kirsten Marie Stuesser — Anaheim, California
• Noel Anne Teen — Mandeville, La.
• Jennifer Erin Teeter — Bryant
• Kevin Ray Vanlandingham — Benton
• Kaitlyn Leah Woolbright — Fort Smith
• Brittney Lynn Zeringue — White Castle, La.

Bachelor of Science in Ophthalmic Medical Technology

• Melissa Anne Brimer — Cabot
• Ashley Lea Fonville — North Little Rock
• Christopher Paul Munnerlyn — Lonoke
• Teresa S. Spohnholz — Benton
• Summar Y. Tackett — Benton

Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Imaging Sciences

• Nicole Michele Alexander — Ashdown
• Carrie Elizabeth Belt — Cabot
• Megan Mane Cantrell — Greenbrier
• Kelly Frisby Cook — El Dorado
• James Adam Cox — Little Rock
• Angela Christine Darnell — Farmington
• Alexandra R. Epperson — Little Rock
• Debra Ann Freeman — Little Rock
• Michael Gough — Springdale
• Shelly Haddox — Little Rock
• Abby Camille Healey — Dumas
• Kristen Marie Hernandez — Texarkana
• Courtney Ellen Moody — Conway
• Kristen Nicole Owens — Amity
• Ashley Lauren Pettigrew-Jackson — Horatio
• Katie Jo Poole — Greenbrier
• William Seth Pope — Texarkana
• Cecily Luvada Ritchie — Bryant
• Sarah Lynn Roam — Fayetteville
• Julie Anne Small — Mountain Home
• Brandon Lynn Thompson — Texarkana
• Anissa M. Thornton-Lindsey — Pine Bluff
• Gerald Jait Cody Wilkerson — Mabank, Texas
• Aaron Lee Woodruff — Blytheville
• Melissa Ann Yocum — El Dorado

Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Dietetics and Nutrition

• Lacey Aaron Anderson — Overland Park, Kan.
• Amber Jeannine Caffey — Little Rock
• Natalie Anne Cannon — Minden, La.
• Meghan Ashley Cantlon — Marble Falls, Texas
• Caitlin Erin Coughlin — Little Rock
• Ashley Nikole Davis — Little Rock
• Elizabeth Leigh Delavan — Annapolis, Md.
• Chelsie Marie Kauffman — Bourbon, Ind.
• Allison Lalane Morris — Little Rock
• Fabiola del Carmen Obregόn – Rogers
• Brittany Cherrieꞌ Rynders — Bryant
• William Daniel Walker — Sherwood
• Jody Beth Wells — Little Rock
• Sharon D. Wheeler — Conway

Master of Imaging Sciences, Nuclear Medicine Advanced Associate

• Scott David Degenhardt — Omaha, Nebraska
• Catalin Ioan Grigore — Shelby Township, Michigan
• Kasey Powell Nelson — Cary, N.C.

Master of Imaging Sciences, Radiologist Assistant

• James Brian Bates — Poplar Bluff, Missouri
• Janina Annette Fordyce — El Paso
• Kayla Marjorie Henry — Mayfield, N.Y.
• Savannah Marie Lawson — Corning
• Jolee Anmarie Lee — Starke, Fla.
• Christopher Lee McDougald — El Dorado
• A. Jacob Wood — Pleasant Plains

Doctor of Audiology

• Heather Lynn Benton — Lepanto
• Ashley Elizabeth DeLaune — Thibodaux, La.
• Christopher Brian Engelkes — Tucson, Arizona
• Audra Marie Jones — Hoopeston, Illinois
• Dustin Matthew Richards — Fayetteville
• Mary Gunn Spragins — Marion
• Camille Lynn Steele — Jacksonville
• Rebekah Ann Talkington — Baton Rouge, La.

UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health

The following graduates are listed by degree program.

Doctor of Public Health

• Yousef Arfan Fahoum — Little Rock

Master of Public Health

• Aisha Ahmad — Maumelle
• Regina Rena Alexander — Osceola
• Ashley E. Bachelder — Athol, Mass.
• Jacquelyn Adele Bailey — West Memphis
• Mariama Laouali Balla — Zinder (Niger)
• Zuakernah A. Belo — Lawrenceville, Ga.
• Benjamin Lloyd Frizzell — Conway
• Alexander S. Geddes — Chatham, N.J.
• Tina Adline Gomes — Dhaka, Bangladesh
• Coedy Tim Hadden — Little Rock
• Corey James Hayes — Morrilton
• Karen L. Hooks — Little Rock
• Bradley Cole Houston — Little Rock
• Sarah Allyn Hurst — Jonesboro
• Jessica Jester — Hot Springs
• Julia W. Kettlewell — North Little Rock
• Jo Ann Jefferson Nycum — Little Rock
• Jennifer Ijeoma Onukwube — Little Rock
• Quynh Nhu Phan — Bryant
• Marissa Nicole Roberts — Chicago, Ill.
• Emily Stephens Rushing — Paragould
• Amanda Roxanne Saffell — Roy, Utah
• Sharon Elaine Sanders — Fresno, Calif.
• Carla Colen Sparks — Warren
• Alice Margaret Story — Fayetteville, Ga.
• Sahba Talebi — Rogers
• Danielle Audrey Wete Tchoungang — Douala, Cameroon
• My Hong Tran — Maumelle
• Sarah Elizabeth Vestal — Malvern
• Leah R. Welker — Maumelle
• Ngozidilenna Ada Wilkins — Bryant
• Beverly N. Williams — Osceola
• Stephanie Ryan Williams — Little Rock
• Taco Williams — El Dorado
• Lisa Joanne Wooten — Maumelle

Master of Health Services Administration

• Karolina A. Cichon — Warsaw, Poland
• Joshua Trent Conlee — Monroe, La.
• Cayla Maree Henry — Conway
• LaKendra Brenee Spates — West Helena

Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Public Health

• Renee B. Brink — Cherokee Village
• Rebecca Groff — Prattville, Ala.
• Jeff L. Jackson — Ash Flat
• Samantha Norwood — Hot Springs

UAMS Graduate School

The following graduates are listed by degree program.

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

• Suja Aarattuthodiyil
• Orwa Aboud — Little Rock
• Jennifer Leigh Ann Atchison — Texarkana, Texas
• William Thomas Atchley — Little Rock
• Paige Bethany Beck — Little Rock
• James H. Bellamy — Little Rock
• Lisa K. Brents — McLeod
• Krishna C. Chimalakonda
• Cody Chase Cook — Bryant
• Amanda Lea Elton — Little Rock
• Tristan William Fowler — Conway
• Matthew D. Howell — Florida
• James Hyde — Ozark
• Erin E. Kamarunas — Conway
• Kevin Kim — Little Rock
• Sarah Jane Rhoads Kinder — Sherwood
• Laura J. MacDonald — Mountain Home
• Kimberly Ann Reynolds — Little Rock
• Nandini Sakurikar
• Avis E. Simms — Jackson, Miss.
• Omar Rahal Tarbine
• Patricia B. Wright — Maumelle
• Agnieszka Zielinska — Alexander
• Endrit Ziu — Little Rock

Master of Science

• Mir Murtuza Ali
• Kristin Sangalli Appler — Little Rock
• Olivia Hope Austin — Little Rock
• Alyssa Nicole Bowyer — Little Rock
• Lanzy Michelle Brazear — North Little Rock
• Leslie Kathryn Breeding — Maumelle
• Dillon Christopher Burks — Jonesboro
• Kaneisha Ann Campbell — Camden
• Brittany Nicole Cason — Prescott
• Shannon Combs — Hot Springs Village
• Stephanie Jane Dobbins — Tahlequah, Okla.
• Pratik Doshi
• Elizabeth Eklund — Cambridge, Minn.
• Callie Brooke Gilbey — Hope
• Jeffrey Allen Givens — Little Rock
• Juliana Linnet Grist — Heber Springs
• JoAnna Clare Hamlin — Beresford, S.D.
• Emily Hearnsberger — Searcy
• Alicia Danielle Hernandez — Texarkana, Texas
• Amanda Bryson Hunt — Paragould
• Nadine Marie Hurban — Naperville, Ill.
• Angela Jackson — Brownsville, Tenn.
• Ryan Lamar Jackson — Warren
• Naveen Kandavalli
• Arpit Kashyap
• Nasim Ahmed Khan
• Andrew James King — Dallas, Texas
• Heather Frazier Lavender — Shreveport, La.
• Dorecie Renee Lenzie — Milan, Mich.
• Amna Khatoon Malik — White Hall
• Katie Lian Marshell — Monticello
• Erin Marie Nance — Little Rock
• Laura Sanders Norman — North Little Rock
• Pravinkumar Ramdas Patil
• Amy Leah Patton — Pearcy
• Brandi P. Pippin — North Little Rock
• Amber M. Prins — Thomson, Ill.
• Jillian Kate Prislovsky — Stuttgart
• Bobbie Shirlonda Rhodes-Clark — Augusta
• Douglas Ryan — Little Rock
• Sittara Bakhtiar Shah — Little Rock
• Brittney M. Timmerman — Altus
• Huyen Trang Thi Van — Little Rock
• Lindsey Leigh Wingard — White Hall
• Paige Nicole Waddle — Hot Springs
• Rebekah Ann Walker — Plumerville
• Abigail Lou Wood — Olathe, Kan.

Certificate in Clinical and Translational Science

• Ahmed Alwbari
• Konstantinos Arnaoutakis
• Samah Awad
• Maryam Bashiri
• Anu Batra
• Amy Brunt
• Nadia Cheek
• Amy Cleveland
• Jaimie Flor
• Reshma Khetpal
• Fade Mahmoud
• Sarah Mulkey
• Dawn Reeves

Certificate in Regulatory Science

• Rakhee Agarwal
• Sudip Banerjee
• Mallikarjuna Basavarajappa
• Amani Bo Hliqa
• Mohammed Imam
• Tetyana Kudlyk
• Jin-Hee Lim
• Haixia Lin
• Barbara Saunders
• Vikrant Vijay
• Cheng Hui Xie
• Yi-Hong Zhang

Certificate in Occupational and Environmental Health

• LaShaunda Briggs — Little Rock

UAMS is the state’s only comprehensive academic health center, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; a hospital; 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 for Research and Therapy, the Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, the Psychiatric Research Institute, the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging and the Translational Research Institute. Named best Little Rock metropolitan area hospital by U.S. News & World Report, it is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has more than 2,800 students and 790 medical residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 10,000 employees, including about 1,000 physicians and other professionals who provide care to patients at UAMS, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, the VA Medical Center and UAMS regional centers throughout the state. Visit www.uams.edu or uamshealth.com.