UAMS Graduates 1,096 Health Care Professionals

By Chris Carmody

A graduate receives his diploma from G. Richard Smith, interim dean of the College of Medicine.

A graduate receives his diploma from G. Richard Smith, interim dean of the College of Medicine.Image by Bryan Clifton

Degrees and certificates were awarded to 157 students in the College of Medicine, 210 in the College of Nursing, 524 in the College of Health Professions, 76 in the College of Pharmacy, 74 in the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health and 55 in the UAMS Graduate School.

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; master of health administration; postbaccalaureate certificate in public health; master of science in health care analytics; and a variety in allied health disciplines, including bachelor of science degrees, master of physician assistant studies and master of science degrees, and doctor of audiology and doctor of physical therapy degrees.

A speaker addresses the students during the 2023 commencement ceremony.

Students listen to an address during the 2023 commencement ceremony.Image by Bryan Clifton

The following are graduates of the five UAMS colleges and graduate school who authorized the release of their names and hometowns. 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.

Alma

William Patrick Fuell

Beebe

Carter Miquel Pacheco

Benton

Logan Garrett Clay

Bentonville

Mallory Jo Flores

Varenya Nallur

Aimee Elizabeth Yeates

Bryant

Devin Alan Dupree

Zachary McConnell

Cabot

Joshua Ward Bennett

Brett William Frazier

Grayson Tyler Glenn

Caitlin Danielle Harty

Micah Huckabee Smith

Camden

Jessica Marie Snelgrove

Cave Springs

Chandler Grant Kern

Centerton

Sandra Scroggins

Charleston

Mallory Elizabeth Heft

Conway

Mattison Dean Cato

Alanna M. Davis

Audra Staley Favano

Pooja Govind Lukhi

Nicolas Katkhordeh Maynard

Calvin Tyler Ratliff

Hunter Rose

Crossett

Cole M. Howie

Damascus

Natalie Elise Phelan

De Queen

Jonathon Dean Ross

Dierks

Joshua Garrett Welch

El Dorado

Alyson Cole McKinnon

Eureka Springs

Nathaniel Adam Andress

Fayetteville

Naseeruddin W. Naseem

Robert Hays Osborne

Tarahn Turner

Fort Smith

Caleb Michael Coleman

Alexandra D. Cruz

Parth P. Desai

Ethan Joseph Echols

John Hewett Hunton

Kyle William Peterson

Tariq Abdallah Salem

Zachary Todd Tierney

Gassville

Erica Casey

Greenbrier

Breanna A. Walker

Harrison

Rebekah G. Langston

Hartford

Chynna Cayper Caitlyn Denham

Highland

Mason Thomas Speir

Hot Springs

Molly Marie Bowers

Joey Raines Dean

Kori Lynne Kornet

Megan Elizabeth Young

Hot Springs Village

Madison Price Kelly

Jonesboro

Austin Aquino

Benjamin Kristian Blaske

Benjamin Wade Curry

Jack Edward Merten

Sara Jean Sustich

Kirby

Hannah Loy

Lafe

Kyle Everett Jackson

Lake City

Natalie Tate Austin

Little Rock

Thomas Banh

Vanessa E. Bastidas

Katherine Marie Beaton

Alexandria Beebe

Caitlin Olivia Caperton

John Patrick Coleman

Dhruba Dasgupta

Katherine Marie Divino

Miracline Ebijoyeldhas

Zeytun Mohamed Guyo

David Simmons Henry

Sarah Elizabeth McKenzie Hill

Sammie Turner James III

Delice Kayishunge

Clark McAlister Kennedy

Madison Paige Kolb

Dakory Lee

Scarlett Campbell McCracken

Caleb James Nissen

Alexandra Grace Otwell

Thomas Edward Owens

Natalie Elise Phelan

Michael Scott Powell

Olivia Ray

Nathan Allen Redding

Sydney Paige Rogers

Dhaval Sunil Shah

Adrian Shuler

Jessica Blair Campbell Sifford

Mason Charles Sifford

Julienne Grace Thomas

Natasha Simone Thompson

Matthew Tam-Linh Tran

Manasa Veluvolu

Lonoke

Carli Rae Cox

Lowell

Kristin Larsen

Weston Douglas Rogers

Malvern

Samuel Eric Byrd

Mena

Sydnee Makenna Sosa

Mountain Home

Forrest William Arnold

Newport

Muhammad Z. Chauhan

Paragould

Colin Jackson Carr

Garrett Lee Graham

Conner Darrell Webb

Paris

Kelley Noel Squires

Pine Bluff

Zainab Omar Atiq

Rison

Alec Ross Stover

Rogers

Stephen James Aguilar

Karime Nazareth Bolivar

Sidhant Singh Dalal

Kaitlin Hunter Rose

Zackary Kyle Wary

Russellville

Andrew Craig Campbell

Ethan Tregear Chernivec

Jack Lewis Massey

Ashton Skyler Purtle-Smith

Searcy

Cameron Mitchell Duke

Seth Colton Ransom

Sheridan

Cameron M. Brownlee

Ethan Muriah Clement

Austin Sykes Martin

Sherwood

Tyler Graham

Springdale

Lauren Elizabeth Roeder

Lelia Faith Johnson Rosenkrans

Texarkana

Bailee Ann Cummings

Sawyer Adam Hickey

Mason Andrew Rostollan

Thida

Brian Heath Bumpous

Trumann

Jedidiah Coy Whitt

Taylor Drew Wilson

Van Buren

Michael Gary Dasso

Mary Elizabeth Morrison

Conrad Tyrone Williams

West Fork

Andrew Chase Daugherty

White Hall

Emma Margaret Johnson

Marinna Raef Tadros

Woodlawn

Calie Madison Morrison-Brownlee

Wynne

Anna Marie Mears

Anchorage, Alaska

Andrew Mitchell Eller

Goodyear, Arizona

Nadia Mina Kyerewah Okoree-Siaw

Fresno, California

Teresa Fletchinger Crow

Irvine, California

Christine Annie Hsu

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Kiley Rochelle Schlortt

Chelsea Lauren Smith

Tampa, Florida

Allison Harmsworth Smith

Honolulu

Derek Alik

Wichita, Kansas

Bryce Allyn Griffin

Fair Grove, Missouri

Austin Glenn Squires

Kansas City, Missouri

Chase Hunter Chapman

Louisburg, Missouri

Morgan Henderson Campbell

St. Louis

Thomas Heath Christensen

Livonia, Michigan

John A. Musser VI

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Patricia Ahitziri Ramos

Jackson, Tennessee

Quentin Eugene Parker

Memphis, Tennessee

Paige R. Jones-Brooks

Garland, Texas

Michaela Rose Seltzer

McKinney, Texas

Krishna Sasank Vellanki

Texarkana, Texas

Micah Adam Bowling

 

UAMS College of Nursing

The following graduates received either a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), a Master of Science in Nursing (MNSc) or a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree.

Alexander

Amanda Jean Ussery

Batesville

Gerrica Lynn Winkle

Bauxite

Ashley Leann Broadway

Katelyn Diane Warren

Beebe

Rachel Beth Crabb

Benton

Chandra Dawn Cox

Tiffany Marie Koba

Austin Coleman McNeely

Lauren Jean Vinyard

Rickia Alana Stokes

Rebekah Lynne Young

Bismarck

Kyndall Danielle Willis

Bradford

Stacie Alissa Hay

Bradley

Ashlyn Nicole Spruell

Bryant

Ally Morgan Benoit

Llyz Noelle Seno Cortes

Sarah Michelle Hill

Karlee Jae Holt

Imanii Brianna Jones

Haley Elizabeth Schrader

Gabrielle Wright

Cabot

Emily D. Arnold

Kenzie Briana Howard

Madisen Frances Inderrieden

Krystal Kay McMahan

Sierra Jean Rohauer

Carlisle

Dawn Blayke Huggs

Center Ridge

ChaseDanee E. Paladino

Centerton

McKenzie O’neil Jones

Cherry Valley

River Jaden Hunter

Conway

Brandye Jacks Bisek

Page Katherine Brewer

Iliana Berenice Bonilla Canas

Gertrude Carthorne

Alicia Cook

Anna Lee Drennan

Stormy Jade Farley

Aerica Katriece Franklin

Brenda F. Garlington

Brandi N. Green

Abbi Lea Harmon

Danielle Marie Jones

Allison N. Joyner

Kaitlyn Kemp

Lyndsey Elizabeth Kirkpatrick

Elizabeth L. Land

Ethan Taylor Lewis

Hannah LaRae Montgomery

Rhonda Anne Tosh

Cove

Allyson Paige Hoyle

Crossett

Jessica Pack

Dermott

Yolanda Hargraves Shaw

DeValls Bluff

Ginger King

East End

Janice Hanks

El Dorado

Siesha Kinae Boyette

Mattie A. Keaster

Jennifer Blair Olivier

LynnLee Danielle Sweeney

Kashianna Traylor

England

Jenna Peyton Davis

Elizabeth Alexandria Luebke

Fayetteville

Austin Ray Berry

Ashley Renee Harper

Hannah Raine Kouchehbagh

Ashley Brooke Merritt

Flippin

Ronald Thomas Pacheco

Fordyce

Madeline Susan Reed

Forrest City

Iyana M. Butler

Haley Michelle Wilson

Fort Smith

McKayla Noond Phengchanh

Brett Andrew Roffine

Greenbrier

Timothy Scott Spurlin

Greenland

Rachel Nicole Surber

Hamburg

Jenny Murphy

Heber Springs

Hailey M. Lucius

Hensley

Vanessa Muniz

Hot Springs

Samantha Mosher Galster

Tyler Garrett Lindsey

Madelyn Ann Porter

Bridget Diane Reyes

Tierney Elizabeth Russell

Leigh Ann Shuck

Madison Leigh Thornton

Drew Marshall Yarborough

Hot Springs Village

Victoria Faith King

Jacksonville

Weicheng Alan Grant

Tiandra Alece Mooney

Jonesboro

Tori Kyanne Beach

Kensett

Jessica Martinez

Lewisville

Justin Terrell Brown

Little Rock

Breana Denise Allen

Amond Rashad Baker

Savannah Beall

Laura Blackwell

Natalie Susanne Chrysostomou

Stephanie Chidumebi Chukwuanu

Louisa Ngainya Domingo-Bell

Raven M. Duda-McMurry

Anh Ha

Amberly Nicole Jenkins

Jennifer Lynn Lee

Skylar Michelle Love

Carter Alan Lowe

Barbara Helen McDonald

Kayla McSpadden

Anne Mary McVay

Leslie J. Moore

Randolph Nace

Tayah Jenea Neal

Sharon Chevon Oliver

Brenda Paye

Krista Michelle Punto

Amber Denise Ray

Minh Huynh Roberts

Ethan Marx Rosenzweig

Heather Evalynn Schay

Camille Elizabeth Anne Smith

Faith Stolzer

Payton Ashley Teague

John Landon Trulove

Chase Alan Watson

Bailey Alexandra West

Melissa C. Young

Lonoke

Audrey Leanne Evans

Lowell

Bobbie Jo Komers

Malvern

Bailey Marie Hullihan

Marion

Haley Ann Webb

Marked Tree

Ranique Mychel Daniel

Marshall

Caitlin Bailey Carter

Marvell

Abigail Ann Jackson

Maumelle

Victoria Hope Binz

Alethia Patricia Long

Ashunte Denyse Malone

Alexis Grace Moore

Alexis A. Nichols

Mineral Springs

Devin Devaughn Greenlee

Monticello

Tyler Jonel Simpson

Morrilton

Kaycee Gifford Hess

Shelby Nichole Lichte

Mountain View

Madison Lea Stewart

Mount Vernon

Christian Sagan Lewis

North Little Rock

Catherine Nicole Burleson

Mary C. Holman

Mary Kathryn McCool

Anna Grace Wyatt

Pine Bluff

Madisen DeLanee Williams

Prairie Grove

Laura L. Sparks

Prattsville

Kelly Daneen Wright

Quitman

Brittany Nicole Rice

Rogers

Brittney Anne Dean

Jaynee Gail Sizemore

Shannon Marie Staggs

Rudy

Shelby Marie Harness

Russellville

Mackenzi Hope Garofalo

Carey Brent James Jr.

Sheridan

Serita Glynette Gerenski

Sherwood

Haley Nicole Blackwell

Allison Rae Borde

Kaylynn Brianne Heard

Jessica Lauren Hodges

Mohini Kantubhai Patel

Taylor Lauren Steele

Chrystina Gallentine Thoreson

Springdale

Daria Alexandre Hays

Nancy Abigail Jones

Jigna Jitendra Patel

Jamie Erin Perry

Kayla Brianne Smith

Vilonia

Rachel G. Baker

Jessaca Marie Hope

Jeffrey D. Kemper

Michael Joseph Maxwell

Averi Lea Ann Maynard

Ward

Allison Herekamp

West Fork

Brooke Anna Lowry

White Hall

Morgan Cockrell

Reid Ragar

Navarre, Florida

Elizabeth Felicia Luccketta

Honolulu

Leila Puakai Kimako Cabebe Matsumoto

Independence, Kansas

Paige Annalisa Borovetz-Reppond

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Michael A. Agbor

New Orleans

Jordan Noel Temple

Darinisha Sierra Turner

Shreveport, Louisiana

Steffen Raphael Lewis

Winnsboro, Louisiana

LaTonya Lanera Lee

Liberty, Missouri

Lindsey Clare Downey

Defiance, Ohio

Anu Policherla

Claremore, Oklahoma

Dailey E. Dillard

Sayre, Oklahoma

Lakyn Webb

Weleetka, Oklahoma

Talisa Marie Cowart

Columbia, South Carolina

Alvanell Rafaela Thiel

Germantown, Tennessee

Bridget M. McClelland

Nashville, Tennessee

Rosa Hirma Cruz

Cleburne, Texas

Karen Northcote

Dallas

Bailey Allison Lindsey

Texarkana, Texas

Ruth Christina Kliewer

Emilie Ann Shatto

Victoria, Texas

Danica G. Little

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Brenda Schartz

 

UAMS College of Health Professions

The following graduates are listed by degree program.

Bachelor of Science in Cardio Respiratory Care

Sarah Jill Cranford – White Hall

Justin Thomas Jacobs – Rison

Kaitlyn Mariea King – Judsonia

Ryan Reddell – Bentonville

Roque Rodrigue Tientcheu Siake – Fayetteville

Carter James Wolfe – Alma

Bachelor of Science in Cytotechnology

Lucille Elizabeth Cookston – Greenwood, Mississippi

Amanda Gloege – Plano, Texas

Lauren Delaney Johnson – Owensboro, Kentucky

Justin Luke Josey – Starkville, Mississippi

Nicole Caroline Mamiaro – Nesbit, Mississippi

Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene

Anna Michelle Anglin – Little Rock

Makayla Raye Barrientos – Riverside, California

Crystal Terry Blakley – Benton

Morgan Nicole Blanchard – Cabot

Axel Lionel Caballero – Russellville

Kellie Anne Chaisson – Cabot

Taylor Crawley – Benton

Nicole Marie Domagalski – Mountain Home

Kelli Faith Everett – Texarkana

Delaney Danielle Fogle – Camden

Luis Angel Gabriel – Little Rock

Tavoris D’Angelo Glover – Little Rock

Molly Goodman – East End

Hannah Elizabeth House – Little Rock

Jessica James – Bryant

Rebecca L. Jenkins – Sherwood

Glenda Michelle Kinder – Little Rock

Destiny AnnMarie Lum – Lead Hill

Cameron Elaine May – Sheridan

Taylor M. Mayo – El Dorado

Moriah Crystal McDade – Fort Smith

Maia Evette Moseby – Conway

Sierra Michelle Navarro – Cabot

Elizabeth Perez Cabrera – Rogers

Kelsey Joanna Porter – Hampton

Yesis Carolina Reyes Nativi – Little Rock

Ashlyn Page Roddenberry – Mountain View

Sarah Margaret Rogers – Texarkana, Texas

Madelynn Brooke Seale – Pine Bluff

Kimberly Lynn Shipman – Yellville

Kaylyn Genea Smith – Monticello

Alexandra Hope Spann – Greenbrier

Alexis Mackenzie Talley – Jonesboro

River Kinsey Watkins – Fouke

Anna Cate Wojtkowski – Russellville

Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Rachel Berry – Bryant

Ruby Del-Ray Blackston – Marble

Alesia Nicole Clay – Sherwood

Amy Melissa Favazza – Russellville

Emily Rebecca Furlow – Longview, Texas

Dylana Marie Fusco – Marlborough, Connecticut

Brittany Kay Gonzales – Bryant

Ashlynn Brooke Hightower – Searcy

Jill Kidd – Little Rock

Blakely Nicole Lensing – Sherwood

Monday Darcy Qin – Springdale

Emily Ann Roberts – Jacksonville

Lela Belle Smith – Mena

Molly Hannah-Sue Wilson – Searcy

Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science

Sofia Ali Abduljelil – Marietta, Ohio

Abigayle Nicole Abundes – San Antonio

Nawal Bashir Ali – St. Paul, Minnesota

Yussuf Ahmed Ali – Fargo, North Dakota

Orlando Rashaun Anderson – Camden

Lindsay L. Arce – Fort Mill, South Carolina

Alyssa Danielle Arnold – Weatherford, Texas

June Arrigo – Canton, Ohio

Mesfin Dagnew Atalay – Blacklick, Ohio

Mallory Anne Atkinson – Magnolia

Rebekah Anne Bakalyar – Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Melissa Dawn Baldwin – Florence, Mississippi

Samantha Bankhead – Holt, Michigan

Robert Matthew Barnes – Clayton, North Carolina

Erinn Grace Barnett – El Campo, Texas

Nimo Mohamud Barre – Westerville, Ohio

Ashley Kinsey Bates – Rocky Face, Georgia

Ashleyanne Berthelette – Raleigh, Mississippi

Emylee Kristen Birmingham – Malvern

Surabhi Bohra – Somerville, Massachusetts

Linda Lee Bolin – Walsenburg, Colorado

Brittney Joyce Bonner – Tulsa, Oklahoma

Julia Bowers – Kenner, Louisiana

Manuela P. Bradley – Talco, Texas

Gracie Victoria Browning – Florence, Mississippi

Jennifer Diane Buck – Shinnston, West Virginia

Natalie Ann Bundren – Wynne

Shanika Chardene’ Caddell-Horace – Tyler, Texas

Jade Marlee Cairns – Riverside, California

Payton Marie Calhoun – Yakima, Washington

Malinda Louise Callahan – Rapid City, South Dakota

Andres Isaias Carranza – San Dimas, California

Aris Mark de Guzman Catanghal – El Paso, Texas

Kristen B. Cates – Madisonville, Kentucky

Erika Marie Chappell – Columbia, South Carolina

Roxana Latoya Chase – Hazlehurst, Mississippi

Marc Daniel Chillingsworth – Southington, Connecticut

Jessica Vinton Cook – Arlington, Texas

Shala Lynn Cooper – Charlotte, North Carolina

Taylor Maree Creel – Gaffney, South Carolina

Amena Cristovao – Indianapolis

Amaris Leigh Crump – Easley, South Carolina

Michael Robert Daniel – Waco, Texas

Aubrianne I. Dash – Grand Rapids, Michigan

Tiffanie Renee Daugherty – Benton, Kentucky

Collyn P. Davis – Clarksville

Kellie Lynne Davis – Huntsville, Alabama

Abbey Lynn Dimling – Colora, Maryland

Rachael Dawn Dixon – Eldora, Iowa

Heidi E. Duncan – Shermans Dale, Pennsylvania

Melissa A. Edwards – Fairmont, West Virginia

Cynthia Renee Elliott – Dallas, Texas

Wendy Nicole Elliott – Marion, North Carolina

Shelby Renee Faulkner – Jefferson City, Missouri

Emily Fehrman – Waunakee, Wisconsin

Alexander Joseph Feldman – Beverly, Massachusetts

Emma Lee Ferguson – Simpsonville, South Carolina

Ruby R. Finch – Maud, Oklahoma

Jessica Mariah Forest – Hot Springs

Marisa Bayudan Fruean – Waipahu, Hawaii

Cameron Arthur Galindo – Caldwell, Idaho

Jennifer Pei Pei Gallaher – Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Lariza Saidette Garay-Otero – Cabot

Eric Michael Garcia – San Angelo, Texas

Jacob William Garfield – Agawam, Massachusetts

Lacey Leigh-Anne Garner – Santa Rosa, California

Melissa Garza – Houston, Texas

Jessica Gates – Fayetteville, North Carolina

Katilyn L. Geer – Whiteville, North Carolina

Lynette Gilmore – Salem, Oregon

Donna Glover – Conway

Keri Gott – Trenton, Missouri

Haley Elizabeth Anne Gunter – Blythewood, South Carolina

Larry Michael Hamilton – Columbus, Ohio

Ellenmaurine Kainoa Hanaki – Payson, Arizona

Robin Hanson – Florence, South Carolina

Abigail Hardin – Grants Pass, Oregon

Ruth Anne Harrison – Virginia Beach, Virginia

Bedriya Hassen – Dallas, Texas

Christopher John Heinen – Williamsburg, Virginia

Lindsey Renee Helkenn – Sturgis, South Dakota

Deborah Ann Hempy – Waldo, Ohio

Shannan Henry – Arcanum, Ohio

Ana Marie Hern – Cortez, Colorado

Annette Hernandez – San Antonio

Emily Kamalani Ho – Honolulu

Alexa Brianna Hoelle-Boggs – Kingsport, Tennessee

Cynthia C. Huff – Hatfield

Sarah Bess Hughes – Inman, South Carolina

Tracy M. Hughes – El Paso

Nhu Tam Huynh – Taylors, South Carolina

Thao Thu Huynh – Honolulu

Alexis LeErin Kristin Jacobs – Galveston, Texas

Morgan Freeman Jerozal – Hartsville, South Carolina

Rachael Jeter – Pasadena, Texas

Destiny D. Johnson – Crystal Springs, Mississippi

Amanda Abigail Julian – Kansas

Audrey Denise Just – Toledo, Ohio

Jaspreet Kaur – Antelope, California

Tamara Kee – Gallup, New Mexico

Tammy Michelle Kimble – Memphis, Tennessee

Tessa Lynn King – D’Iberville, Mississippi

Amy Louise Koerber – Hartford, Wisconsin

Yasmin Paola Lamas – Brownsville, Texas

Teresa Jane Langford – Crystal Springs, Mississippi

Lorna Parenas Lash – Azle, Texas

Jolene Thy Vo Le – Little Rock

Yen-Nhi Thi Le – Lynnwood, Washington

Meagan Lorraine Leathers – Walla Walla, Washington

Joyce Leininger – Conifer, Colorado

Veronica Lenti – Arlington, Texas

Tekeshia Reshun Levingston – Bastrop, Louisiana

Kellie Amber Lile – Fort Myers, Florida

Kimberly D. Lillard – Franklin, Ohio

Jessica Williams Little – Tallahassee, Florida

Yesenia Guadalupe Llanas – Baytown, Texas

Brittany Lough – Baltimore

Kristin Michelle Lukac – Pittsburgh

Zachary David Lunn – Meriden, Connecticut

Huong Thanh Luu – Fremont, California

Bernardino Del Rosario Mamuad – Honolulu

Ashlee Renee Marrero – San Angelo, Texas

Ivann Kenneth Carvajal Martinez – Little Rock

Jennifer Sue McGoldrick – Kirksville, Missouri

Lindsay R. McGraw – Salina, Kansas

Candice Noelle McIntosh – Salisbury, Maryland

Carolyn Metts – Arvada, Colorado

Evan James Michaud – Fayetteville

Alicia Mary Anna Miller – Sheffield, Iowa

Paula Marie Milligan – Kaufman, Texas

Veda R. Mills – Brighton, Tennessee

Leticia Ann Mkrtchyan – Pasadena, Texas

Kathryn Young Moore – Chester, South Carolina

Tigist Ejigu Moreda – Seattle

Caitlyn Mosser – Shawnee, Oklahoma

Summer Star Marie Motzing – Mount Vernon, Texas

Adrienne C. Mountfield – Austin, Texas

Rachel Stomne Klinger Mulford – Seaford, Delaware

Guadalupe Munoz Vargas – Wenatchee, Washington

Claudia Nava – Fort Worth, Texas

Kathie G. Nervez – Pickerington, Ohio

Shwanda R. Newton-Silver – Pinetops, North Carolina

Quoc T. Nguyen – Houston, Texas

Uyen Nguyen-Jones – Missouri City, Texas

Jessica Lynn Nichols – Benton, Kentucky

Tonya Michelle Nies – Patch Grove, Wisconsin

Indya Janeyce Parker – Canton, Mississippi

Kattie Elise Parker – Jacksonville

Niquanna Perez – LaGrange, Georgia

Tsveta Kostadinova Petkova – Westminster, Colorado

Veronica Michelle Petty – Grandview, Texas

Laneshia Opal Pinkney – Savannah, Georgia

Amy Lee Reynolds – Mebane, North Carolina

Jennifer Beth Robertson – Pekin, Illinois

Keeley Ruff – Rapid City, South Dakota

Nayla Monique Ruiz – Houston, Texas

Blake Adam Russik – Buffalo, New York

Ksenia Vitalievna Rzhanitsa – Subiaco

Katie Lynn Sartori – Pittsburgh

Melissa Sauer – Memphis, Tennessee

Rajita Shakya – Rockville, Maryland

Sarah Kathryn Short – Cypress, Illinois

Raquel Anne Smalling – Hot Springs

Angel Nicole Smith – Cordova, Tennessee

DeAnna Michelle Smith – Round Rock, Texas

Karen Denisse Spilker – Hanover, Maryland

Amanda Nicole Stanley – Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Brittany L. Stewart – Dover, Delaware

Getlin Suegav – San Antonio

Patience Taryon – Ivory Coast

Jamie Marie Taulbee – Toledo, Ohio

Marisa Lynn Tenney – Joppa, Maryland

SebleWongel Tesfaye – Antioch, Tennessee

Adriane Krysstina Thomas – Harker Heights, Texas

Tiffany Nicole Tibbs – Shawnee, Oklahoma

Alma Azury Tolentino – Mount Pleasant, Texas

Alejandro Torres – Wyandotte, Oklahoma

Fidel Angel Torres Bravo – Wyandotte, Oklahoma

Marinda Lewis Trolio – Rockingham, North Carolina

Fraol Feyisa Tulema – Columbus, Ohio

Bethany Leigh Turner – Aiken, South Carolina

Crystal D. Van Winkle – Gambier, Ohio

Brian Marshall Vance – Rapid City, South Dakota

Supatsirin Virojanadul – Honolulu

Renae Lynn Wade – Killbuck, Ohio

Leslie Wheat – Sherwood

Leah Michelle Williams – Dayton, Ohio

Ciara Nicole Witzell – Gainesville, Georgia

Shakeba Zamin – Memphis, Tennessee

Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Medicine Imaging Sciences

Robert Burton – Dallas, Texas

Larissa Ann Dutton – Tulsa, Oklahoma

Laken Ashton Etherington – North Little Rock

Jordan Ashley Godbee – Cabot

Shelby Ann Harmon – Malvern

Brian Allen Jeans – Texarkana

Alexis Louise Larkins – Pine Bluff

Magan E. McDaniel – Smackover

Leslie Jasmin Montoya – Springdale

Yasmine Nicole Morris – Magnolia

Ainsley Nasello – Maumelle

Lucas Rotert – Fort Smith

Kendra Russell – Woodward, Oklahoma

Shivange Satishbhai – Southaven, Mississippi

Connor Sikes – Springdale

Kristin Michelle Tuggle – Batesville

Syan Al’Leacia Tyler – Holly Grove

Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Imaging Sciences

Miriam E. Aitch – St. Louis

Samantha Alanis – Springdale

Dawn Aliza Alexander – Kentwood, Louisiana

Carly Blair Allen – Springdale

Megan Christine Alley – Little Rock

Evan Michael Austin – Prairie Grove

Annalise C. Bush – Benton

Keven Anthony Carranza – Springdale

Camryn Cason – Maumelle

Joshua Trent Cathey – Danville

Laura Lea Fernandez – Rogers

Rut Eliz Garcia – Rogers

Stephanie Garcia – Rogers

Ivy Lisette Gonzalez – Austin

Nedra M. Hayes – North Little Rock

Ashley Campbell Hill – Greenland

Ashlyn Nicole Jachim – Lisle, Illinois

Katrianna S. Jewett – Bryant

Rachel Camille Johnson – Fayetteville

Treola Raylene Lau – Fayetteville

Lauren Mae Lea – Carlisle

Darasavanh Luanglathay – Springdale

Angela Raeann Mallett – Conway

Bradee McKean – Ashdown

Tiffany LeeAnn McKee – Cabot

Joshua Caleb Mendez – Lewisville, Texas

Emily Miranda – Springdale

Taylor Laura Moody – Little Rock

Thea Marie Noggle – Bauxite

Andrea Nicole Oscar – Conway

Alese Roberson – Jonesboro

Heather Nicole Sullivan – Carlisle

Noelle Ashley Tatom – Springdale

Lauren Storm Turner – Bryant

Dustin Vaske – Fairmont, Minnesota

Johanna Elaine Ruth Wolter – Cabot

Master of Physician Assistant Studies

Sydney Marie Bass – Benton

Caitlyn Corinne Bell – Hensley

Carol Ann Bowerman – Little Rock

Hannah Grace Brantley – Texarkana

Damiesha Tyshae Bryant – Tulsa, Oklahoma

Paige Buffington – Lawrence, Kansas

Caroline Elizabeth Burns – Little Rock

Rupak Kumar Chowdhury – Little Rock

Holley Michelle Coker – Hot Springs

David Andrew Crowley – Searcy

Skylar Kaylee Davis – Mabelvale

Emily Erin Dickerson – Pine Bluff

Grace Isabel Duggan – Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Emalee Ann Farris – Colcord, Oklahoma

Stephanie A. Graves – Little Rock

Rachel Marie Hamilton – Paris

Spencer Danielle Hughes – El Dorado

Grace Jones Jenkins – Benton

Heather P. Jones – Conway

Madison Paige Lee – Little Rock

Faith Alexandria Melton – Maumelle

Bethany Grace Miller – Fayetteville

Tara Nichole Pitts – Sherwood

Madalynn Elizabeth Potter – Lake Village

Nicholas Tyler Russenberger – Bigelow

Alexia Megan Sebghati – Olathe, Kansas

Kasey Bo Stewart – Kirby

Ruth Alexa Sudtelgte – Cypress, Texas

Ryan Carl Toliver – Independence, Missouri

Irene Mai Tran – Arlington, Texas

Jordan J. Wallace – Little Rock

Mary Abbygail White – Arkadelphia

Marshall William Witt – Fayetteville

Elizabeth Ann Wohlford – Rogers

Isabella Halford Wood – Jonesboro

Emily Anne Youngblood – Little Rock

Master of Science Communication Sciences and Disorders

Wesley Thomas Adams – Benton

Caitlyn Elizabeth Berry – Edwardsville, Illinois

Gwyneth R. Boyer – Little Rock

Payton Lynn Brazeal – Amarillo, Texas

Caitlin Bumpass – White Hall

Abeer El-Anwar – Little Rock

Jacqueline Golden – Conway

Destiny Harris – Los Angeles

Britten Ashley Hays – Bryant

Taylor Elizabeth Huggins – Clinton

Alexis Sophia Jones – O’Fallon, Missouri

Anna Elizabeth Krizman – Fayetteville

Moriah Elane Manchack – Mabelvale

Taylor N. Meador – Bryant

Regan Moore – Maumelle

Sara Emilee Roberson – Arkadelphia

Christi Starr Sanchez – Boca Raton, Florida

JaVonnica Lynn Smith – Little Rock

Summer Danielle Stussy – Texarkana, Texas

Janitza Toyos – Hot Springs

Sheila Abigail Vera – Batesville

Kaitlynd M. Wolven – Minden, Louisiana

Olivia Philhours Young – Paragould

Master of Science in Dietetics

Abby Benham – Sherwood

Reilly D. Cline – Little Rock

Kennedy Marie Kerins – Galway, New York

Mary Cris Monsanto Lebig – San Diego

Sydnie Rae Locascio – Kansas City

Isabella Laureen McPherson – Farmington

Alexandria Meador Singleton – Little Rock

Hope Kathryn Snyder – Fayetteville

Payton Stowe – Ludington, Michigan

Master of Science Genetic Counseling

Destiny Renae Cato – Greenbrier

Ryan Michael Dahlhauser – Nashville, Tennessee

Mary Kennedy Dugan – Decatur, Georgia

Chelna Galada – Hyderabad, India

Bethany Ruth Johnson – Yuma, Arizona

Zaria Lilmae’ Neal – Vicksburg, Mississippi

Ryan Allen Philobos – Corona, California

Tristin Maxine Shackelford – Phoenix

Doctor of Audiology

Katelyn Taylor Curry – Rison

Catherine Ruth Elleman – Glasgow, Kentucky

Ashley LaVonne Martin – South Bend, Indiana

Olivia Claire Ness – Monticello, Illinois

Julianna Provenza – Shreveport, Louisiana

Morgan P. Howard Shaw – Mansfield, Texas

Khanh Tuong Tran – Dallas, Texas

Jer-Rin Allyah Turner – Dallas, Texas

Celeste Joi Watson – Pine Bluff

Doctor of Physical Therapy

Megan Elisabeth Acosta – Arcardia, California

Jessica Taylor Allphin – Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

Dhielan Bustos – Lodi, New Jersey

Brooklyn Ruth Fulk – Sierra Vista, Arizona

Christian Mark Goolsby – Fort Worth, Texas

Madison Elaine Haley – Little Rock

Ashley Keller Harbour – Clarksdale, Mississippi

Taylor S. Harper – Prairie Grove

Jacalyn Jonea Hulsey – Red Oak, Oklahoma

Makayla Lyn Jones – Van Buren

Jane Jihyun Lee – Mineral Wells, Texas

Koryne Kaye Matthews – Kansas City, Missouri

Madison Elaine Newman – Whitehouse, Texas

Sydney Elaine Oliver – Bauxite

Chelsea Kay Price – Battle Creek, Michigan

Kelly Jean Ragan – St. Louis

Hailey Jordan Roberson – Kansas City, Kansas

Katelyn Elizabeth Roberts – Fort Smith

Austin Christopher Schwartz – Colorado Springs, Colorado

Kali Elizabeth Wicklund – Houma, Louisiana

Shelby Elizabeth Yates – Little Rock

Shixin Yu – Newark, California

 

UAMS College of Pharmacy

The following graduates received their Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree.

Alexander

Elizabeth Nicole Harmon

Atkins

Sarah E. Dobbs

Batesville

Riley Caraway

Benton

Samuel Eddington

Charles Anthony McCormick

Booneville

Holley Nicole Maness

Brias Michael Watson

Cabot

Emily B. Campbell

Jayden DeLane Hart

Centerton

Jonathan Lott

Clarksville

Siddhi Patel

Conway

Darrin Wayne Roland

Mattie Elaine Schanandore

Danville

Joseph Grant Cathey

Fayetteville

Minh Ngoc Tuong Chu

Marco Carlos Morris

Abigail Grace Parker

Fort Smith

Abigail Brittany Dunn

Frederick Justice Rice

Gentry

Mark Allen White Jr.

Greenbrier

Marissa Lynn Gates

Greenwood

Lindsey Nicole Cooper

Tanner James Cooper

Harrison

McKenzie Marie Koch

Hot Springs

Kirandeep Kaur

Derek Steven Mauldin

Mike Sasca

Hot Springs Village

Danielle Cook

Jacksonville

Bethany Brooke Dunn

Jonesboro

Michael G. Frederick

Claudia Elizabeth Raffo

Kirby

Kennedy Turner Dodson

Little Rock

Elma Faiza Abdullah

Colton Daniel Andrews

Lindsey N. Blagg

Robert Anthony Blagg

Taylor Honeycutt Deen

Davonte’ Fredrick Hokes

Victor Cobi Tanthaphengxay

Morgan Tracy

Angel Tu Chau Vu

Lowell

Vidya Chandrakant Desai

Magnolia

Preston Eubanks

Manila

Caleb Luke Reinhart

Maumelle

David Jennings Harless

Monticello

Toma Gale Menotti

Mountain Home

Madeline Kathleen Malloy

Mountain Pine

Caleigh Brooke Currington

Mountain View

Darren Isaac Crymes

Newport

Jasiha Landon Welch

North Little Rock

William K. Dickson

Brendan Scott Midkiff

Pocahontas

Kyle Benson Wheeless

Rison

Nathan Bradford Wilson

Rogers

Krupali N. Gandhi

Roland

Laura Ellen Beaudreau

Sherwood

Jacob A. Wingfield

Smackover

Justin Edcel Troy Samonte Dino

Springdale

Kaitlin Davis Hartin

Janice Nicole Kile

Van Buren

Bailey M. Freeman

Hannah Grace Howard

Vilonia

Malynn McKay

White Hall

Erica Lane Smith

Decatur, Alabama

Nicolas Alexander Day

Panama City, Florida

Michael Vu Pham

Valdosta, Georgia

Evan Brian Parks

Kansas City, Kansas

Stephanie Marie Mahaffey

Alexandria, Louisiana

Michelle Hernandez

Monroe, Louisiana

Tammir RaShaune Marshall

Springhill, Louisiana

Brendon Michael Coughran

West Monroe, Louisiana

Kellyn Alane Foster

Brighton, Tennessee

Hannah Renee Hunt

Grand Prairie, Texas

Taylor Jordan Connor

 

UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health

The following graduates are listed by degree program.

Certificate in Public Health

Nathan Wayne Barker – Fort Smith

Sean Michael Bryson – Fort Smith

Raul Anthony Giron – Benton

Chelsea Alyne Nichols – Little Rock

Worthie Robert Springer – Little Rock

Devin Elaine Whiteside – White Hall

Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Analytics

Erin Suzanne Paal Bartels – Little Rock

Ursula Patrice Redmond – Harvey, Illinois

Master of Health Administration

Randon Dale Carlton – Prim

Ann Winifred Dickens – Little Rock

Jessica Taylor Henderson – White Hall

Abigail Grace Herring – Maumelle

Jennifer Elizabeth Humann – Dallas, Texas

Sonalee Ashok Kulkarni – Hot Springs

Preston La – Dallas, Texas

Goldie Michelle LeCompt – Benton

Nicolai Maverick Marusiak – West Chicago, Illinois

Megan McCarthy – Little Rock

Bradley Bowman Persons – White Hall

William James Rankin – Little Rock

Sharra Simone Shavers – England

Shelby Marie Shields – Little Rock

Bunma Tan – Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Destiney Deshonta Walker – Wynne

Chandler Cymmone Wilson – Pine Bluff

James McCrae Word – North Little Rock

Master of Public Health

Carissa Denise Ansel – Conway

Zainab Omar Atiq – Pine Bluff

Sydney Takeya Baker – Searcy

Vanessa E. Bastidas – Little Rock

Danny Alexander Baxter – Clarksville

Joshua Ward Bennett – Cabot

Elizabeth Bloom – Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Andrew Craig Campbell – Russellville

Morgan Henderson Campbell – Louisburg, Missouri

Clara Anne Canter – Searcy

Erica Casey – Gassville

Bailee Ann Cummings – Texarkana

Alanna M. Davis – Conway

Abigail Brittany Dunn – Fort Smith

Edgar Turner Ellis – Jonesboro

Audra Staley Favano – Conway

Brett William Frazier – Cabot

Jorge S. Guadamuz – Cabot

Sarah Elizabeth McKenzie Hill – Little Rock

Kristina Marie Kennedy – Perryville

Madison Paige Kolb – Little Rock

Kori Lynne Kornet – Hot Springs

Katelyn Victoria Lazenby – Little Rock

LeAnn Denise McFadden – Little Rock

Whitney Nicole Ochoa – Redondo Beach, California

Amarachi Onyebueke – Bentonville

Alexandra Grace Otwell – Little Rock

Harper Lee Purifoy – Malvern

Casey Ragsdale – Dover

Olivia Ray – Little Rock

Mason Charles Sifford – Little Rock

Jessica Marie Snelgrove – Camden

Sarah Elizabeth Springer – Camden

Sara Jean Sustich – Jonesboro

Emily Taylor – North Little Rock

Julienne Grace Thomas – North Little Rock

Darby Waites Treat – Helena-West Helena

Manasa Veluvolu – Little Rock

Debra Denise Walters – Malvern

Christian Lee Watkins – Little Rock

Master of Science in Healthcare Data Analytics

Sabiha Aman – Jamshedpur, India

Saurabh Wagle – Springdale

Doctor of Public Health

Quinyatta Patise Mumford – Tuscumbia, Alabama

Taylor Leigh Neher – Boise, Idaho

Lorraine V. Stigar – Little Rock

 

UAMS Graduate School

The following graduates are listed by degree program.

Certificate in Clinical and Translational Sciences

Salem AlGhamdi – Little Rock

Kalee Holloway – Arkadelphia

Certificate in Regulatory Sciences

Soumana Daddy Gaoh – Little Rock

Tulay Kilicdagi – Belmont, Massachusetts

Sorena Blaichia Lo – Little Rock

Joyce Oh – New York City

Imoh Okon – Lawrenceville, Georgia

Hayley Theriot – Covington, Louisiana

Prerana Upadhyaya – San Antonio

Graduate Certificate in Health Sciences Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Kindann Fawcett – Nash, Oklahoma

Tiffany K. Miles – Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Master of Science Biomedical Informatics

Jonathan A. Laryea – Maumelle

Master of Science Clinical Nutrition

Caitlin Rae Cothern – Jonesboro

Patrick Cleburne Gurley – Little Rock

Andrea Katherine Smith – Auburn, Alabama

Haley R. Webb – Fort Smith

Megan Jane Welker – Lake Ozark, Missouri

Master of Science Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences

Rania Elkhateb – Little Rock

Saki Fukuda – Yokohama, Japan

Harmeen Goraya – Little Rock

Wanfeng Guo – Little Rock

Tara Lynn Johnson – Kingsville, Maryland

Jennifer Ann Rumpel – Burr Ridge, Illinois

Mika Alexandra Taylor – Fort Worth, Texas

Doctor of Philosophy Biomedical Informatics

Kaleb Zion Abram – Fayetteville

Doctor of Philosophy Epidemiology

Jing Jin – Little Rock

Doctor of Philosophy Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences

Binyam Ateka Belachew – Raleigh, North Carolina

Wesley Alan Bland – Portland, Tennessee

Michael R. Eledge – Flower Mound, Texas

Kalee Holloway – Arkadelphia

Lauren Clai Elizabeth Morehead – Pine Bluff

Kara Ashley O’Neal – Springhill, Louisiana

Hayley Theriot – Covington, Louisiana

Joel Vazquez – Millville, New Jersey

Doctor of Philosophy Health Promotion and Prevention Research

LaToya Jade Nichole Blanks – Saginaw, Michigan

Samjhana Pragya Shakya – Little Rock

Doctor of Philosophy Health Systems and Services Research

Taiwo Peter Adesoba – Ekiti State, Nigeria

Jon Louis Wilkerson – Conway

Doctor of Philosophy Pharmaceutical Sciences

Ruchira Vishwas Mahashabde – Mumbai, India

Ambrish Anil Pandit – Ahmedabad, India

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 main campus in Little Rock; a Northwest Arkansas regional campus in Fayetteville; a statewide network of regional campuses; and eight institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, Psychiatric Research Institute, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, Translational Research Institute, Institute for Digital Health & Innovation and the Institute for Community Health Innovation. UAMS includes UAMS Health, a statewide health system that encompasses all of UAMS’ clinical enterprise. UAMS is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has 3,485 students, 915 medical residents and fellows, and seven dental residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 11,000 employees, including 1,200 physicians who provide care to patients at UAMS, its regional campuses, Arkansas Children’s, the VA Medical Center and Baptist Health. Visit www.uams.edu or uamshealth.com. Find us on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube or Instagram.

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