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Degrees or certificates were conferred to 1,096 graduates of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
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UAMS Graduates 1,096 Health Care Professionals
| LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) today conferred degrees and certificates to 1,096 students in its five colleges and graduate school.
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.
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 3,275 students, 890 medical residents and fellows, and five dental residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 12,000 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.###