UAMS Graduates 914 Health Care Professionals
UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, delivers a video address at the College of Nursing virtual pinning ceremony, one of several graduation-related virtual celebrations.
| Degrees and certificates were conferred to 914 graduates of the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) five colleges and graduate school on May 16. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, no commencement ceremony was held. A digital commencement program can be found here.
Degrees were awarded to 165 in the College of Medicine, 255 in the College of Nursing, 112 in the College of Pharmacy, 67 in the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, 257 in the College of Health Professions, and 58 in the 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 and a variety of degrees in allied health disciplines including certificates, associate and bachelor of science degrees, postbaccalaureate certificates, master of communication sciences and disorders, master of genetic counseling, master of physician assistant studies, doctor of audiology and doctor of physical therapy.
The following are graduates of the five UAMS colleges and graduate school who authorized the release of their name and hometown. Graduates are divided by college and hometown unless otherwise noted.
Medical students collect donated robes for a virtual commencement ceremony after pandemic-related factory closures made timely delivery of regalia uncertain.
The following graduates received their Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree.
Alicia
John Patterson
Batesville
Katherine Emery
Bauxite
Matthew Steele
Beebe
Logan Bevill
Raymond Daily
Benton
Jordan Fletcher
Brian Rhea
Emily Weldon
Bentonville
Jagdeep Kaur
Brendan Mahoney
Margaret Power
Varun Shah
Bono
Drake Cullum
Bryant
Aaron Moulton
Cabot
Ashley Bruce
Brandon Duke
Kayln Holloway
Cedarville
Hannah McCarthy
Zachary Schwartz
Cherokee Village
Natasha Sra
Conway
Harrison Daniel
Bradford Martins
Dumas
Emily Riley
El Dorado
Hannah Burroff
Chesley Murphy
Enola
Scarlett-Marie Acklin
Eudora
Elizabeth Hutson
Fayetteville
Hannah Blakely
Austin Bramwell
John Cale
James Harter
Jay Im
Alexandrea Kim
Margaret Pickhardt
Adam Ratcliff
Annika Tabassum
Foreman
Joshua Lindsey
Fort Smith
Seana Corbin
Andrew Curley
Ann-Marie Hayre
Elizabeth Moore
Lettie Odom
Mary Rhomberg
Daniel Trinh
Greenwood
Leslie Dunmire
Harrison
Jordan Wells
Henderson
Ryan Oliver
Hensley
Rebekah Thompson
Highland
Bobie Widders
Hot Springs
Adam Burroughs
Kelley Coakley
Scott Cole
Chase Elkin
Heidi Meredith
Erin Yancey
Jessieville
Caitlyn Trostel
Jonesboro
Andrew Bryson
Adam Watkins
Zoe Weeks
Little Rock
Mark Calaway Jr.
Alexis Calderon
Kathleen Cronin
Ashley Elser
Thomas Fiedorek
Jordan Fielding
Grant Fortson
Michael Franzetti
Sarah Gammill
Nancy Ghaleb
Anna Gibson
Sara Goldsholl
Duy Ha
Felicia Headley
Sarah Johnson
Shameela Khimani
Chrystal Lau
Jessica LaVergne
Emily Miller
Corey Post
Raymond Quiloa
Sasha Ray
Mary Rinchuso
Tatsiana Savenka
Conor Smith
Jonathan Spradley
Jonathan Stone
Elizabeth Sullivan
Nicole Sullivan
Cody Timmermann
Madeleine Williams
Lonoke
John Pennington
Malvern
Jessica Bettis
Haley Taylor
Mellwood
Ryan Holt
Mena
Jocelyn Gray
Monticello
Amy James
Mountain Home
Charles Armistead
David Kilgore
Kenneth Kilgore
Trevor Meece
North Little Rock
Abigail DeLoach
Joseph DeLoach
James Gardner
Andrew Wilcox
Medical students were hooded remotely by friends and family as they celebrated graduation at a virtual convocation with faculty.
Oak Grove
Ashton Porter
Palestine
Maggie Jones-Carr
Paragould
Matthew Shelton
Morgan Tripod
Pearcy
Alyssa Bryant
Pocahontas
John Baltz
Matthew Baltz
Prairie Grove
Thomas Soehner
Quitman
Taylor Bennett
Rogers
Tyeler Barker
Andrew Couture
Maria Serrano
Karl Sonntag
Mason Young
Russellville
Taylor Freeman
Searcy
Christopher Casey
Breanna Harris
Ryan Ransom
Springdale
Matthew Bradley
Beatriz Dinh
Grant Gershner
Erin Green
Laura Worthen
Star City
Jeremy Light
Texarkana
Asher Wagnon
Vilonia
Decota Halsted
Johnathan Martindale
Violet Hill
Levi Watson
Waveland
David Catlin
White Hall
Cash Arcement
Jonathan Bauer
OUT OF STATE
Monrovia, California
Felicia Beeman
Oceanside, California
Erika Jasso
Park Ridge, Illinois
Nicholas Kowalczyk
Mount Vernon, Iowa
Rebecca Minner
Olathe, Kansas
Daniel Meeker
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Harrison Winslow
Bossier City, Louisiana
Lara McHan
Edina, Minnesota
John Dehnel
Olive Branch, Mississippi
Kaley Barber
Oxford, Mississippi
Bradley Shields
Bolivar, Missouri
Hannah Lewis
Kansas City, Missouri
Kristen Neisler
Springfield, Missouri
Hunter Bane
Ryan Steele
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Gregory Cox
Memphis, Tennessee
Theodore Klug
Dallas, Texas
Basilia Gonzalez
San Antonio, Texas
Victoria Reséndez
Texarkana, Texas
Jordan Burt
The Woodlands, Texas
Gisele Moran
Alexandria, Virginia
Kylie Klemann
Neenah, Wisconsin
Hunter Cochran
INTERNATIONAL
Asuncion, Paraguay
Santiago Gonzalez
Denizli, Turkey
Neriman Kockara
College of Nursing faculty, masked and socially distanced, gather for an online pinning ceremony. The college’s unique pins are considered by many students to be their symbolic entry into the nursing profession.
The following graduates received either a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.), a Master of Science in Nursing (M.N.Sc.) or a Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) degree.
Amity
Brandi Jones
Arkadelphia
Brittany Rogers
Ashdown
Jack Hunley
Bald Knob
Jennifer Horn-Tindall
Batesville
Heather Jeffrey
Bauxite
Bryan Flores
Beebe
Ashley Harvey
Benton
Laura Barganier
Victoria Carey
Lindsay Carlisle
Megan Cole
Christin Pierce
Natalie Quinn
Kelli Smith
Melissa Tillman
Lila Zeno
Bentonville
Laura Droke
Christi Turnage
Bismarck
Annabeth Ingram
Blytheville
Lakeisha Falls
Booneville
Meghan Gadbury
Brinkley
Steffany Benton
Bryant
Kayla Boardman
Katherine Dunigan
Leslie Henry
Jessaca Hope
Anne Orewa
Rachel Raney
Aspen Reynolds
Lexi Summers
Cabot
Jessica Braswell
Chad Conder
Faith Garvin
Amanda Gibbs
Haven Maxwell
Brittany Schroeder-Hicks
Keelie Sullivan
Jenelle Wallis
Carlisle
Brittany Swears
Cave City
Keeli Gay
Center Ridge
ChaseDanee Paladino
Cherokee Village
Emily King
Clarksville
Sean Kremers
Rebekah Mize
Clinton
Abigail Bonds
Conway
Kayla Bond
Jessica Daniel
Courtney Eberhard
Allie Harvey
Brooke Lea
Elvis Opris
Robyn Pearson
Samantha Puckett
Amy Lee Schichtl
Casey Slayton
Keely Sparks
Tanya Taylor
DeWitt
Marcie Tuggle
Dierks
Ashton Nealy
East End
Jesse Hartwick
El Dorado
Rachel Anzalone
Vanessa Barnes
Meredith Bolin
LaShay Johnson
Keyanna Smith
El Paso
Melinda Daily
Fayetteville
Justina Arriaza
Lauren Bosch
Elizabeth Burns
Katherine Grotowski
Page Newberry
Samar Qedan
Rachel Wetherington
Erin Roussell
Fordyce
Jyrissa Sargent-Robinson
Fort Smith
Jennifer Becker
Greenbrier
Meredith Hammontree
Gurdon
Krista Harper
Haskell
Jacob Nash
Hope
Adrienne Golden
Angelica Jones
Eric Zimmer
Hot Springs
Alison Garner
Amy Horner
Natalie Manatt
Ashley Rima
Aaronlee Smith
Lisa Tinney
Hot Springs Village
Natalie Fusilier
Huntsville
Kenita Davis
Imboden
Rachel Weekley
Jacksonville
Tamika Burnett
Stacey Moon
Jonesboro
Taylor Cope
Judsonia
Anna Passmore
Little Rock
Larreasha Adams
Tacara Anderson
Taylor Barton
Elena Brizzolara
Mary Carnes
Tiffany Cook
Rachel Curtis
Courtney Ervin
Madison Fields
Tiffany Garner
Nicole Gourley
Delaney Grier
Allyssa Hardwick
Stanley Hardwick
Sydney Harris
Andrea Jackson
Cynthia Johnson
Ben Jordan
Thelma Juarez
Erica Kelly
Elisha Knight
Naaz Lakhani
Mary Lewis
Rory McCoy
Lauren McDaniel
Michael McElroy
Cara Meckfessel
Samantha Pascoe
Katelyn Pennington
Jeffrey Pinto
Osama Qattum
Kevionna Riley
Stephanie Robbins
Krista Santiago
Caroline Shellabarger
Morgan Shelton
Chanell Smith
Johnna Summons
Kelli Thacker
Megan Tulgetske
Carson Ward
Robin Watson
Sarah Wood
Katrin Wooley
Lowell
Laura Williams
Magnet Cove
Lainie Wilson
Magnolia
Jennifer Biddle
Sherry Stiles
Malvern
Schantz Flores
Maumelle
Afton Lopez
Mena
Paula Brown
Suzanne White
Monticello
Wendy Ray
Morrilton
Sonny Elliott
Montana Flowers
Nashville
Kelsey Hockaday
Jeff Rosenbaum
McKayla Vines
Zackary Williams
North Little Rock
Kaylie Bentley
Dalith Bessemepseayuk
Elizabeth Choate
Molleigh Gray
Tiffany Maxwell
Karen McDowell
Ebony Montgomery
Callie Stigall
Vallon Williams
Oden
Ocean Brewer
Amy Sliger
Oil Trough
Lucenthia Warden
Perryville
Tiffany Willenberg
Pine Bluff
Alishia Word
Pocahontas
Hannah Cagle
Julia Statler
Prescott
Jacklyn Wingfield
Redfield
Melanie Bolen
Rogers
Samantha Barbee
Heather Cantrell
Caroline Carey
Jordan Cates
Sabrina Hughes
Sandra Moore
Russellville
Taylor Hathcote
Saline County
Alexis Ryan
Scott
Kainna Rambo
Searcy
Kiley Branch
Mallory Mathis
Samuel Middleton
Mariah Vest
Sheridan
Anna Barbaree
Shelby Gatlin
Stacie Leavins
Sherwood
Brittney Hubbird
Patricia Kinder
Jennifer White
Siloam Springs
Taylor Gay
Springdale
Nicholas Hopkins
Jemini Patel
Amanda Potter
Julie Rappe’
Jonathan Van Houten
Stephens
Shakeyah Jackson
Stuttgart
Julia Clift
Laura Hannum
Texarkana
Elizabeth Hardy
Vilonia
Rachel Pascoe
Hannah Estes
Jeffrey Kemper
Savannah Summers
Ward
Erik Friedly
White Hall
Amanda Graves
Winchester
Nicole Garth
Wynne
Whitney Taylor
OUT OF STATE
Simi Valley, California
Bethany Reinbolt
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Kathleen DeCoster
Del Norte, Colorado
Emily Boyd
Naples, Florida
Corinne Schaus
Wauchula, Florida
Shain Masterson
Bethany, Illinois
Shelby Bushert
Salem, Illinois
Alissa Scherer
Davenport, Iowa
Katie Simpson
New Orleans, Louisiana
Millie Milton
Rayne, Louisiana
Tara Howerton
Carthage Mississippi
Lacey Wallace
Kennett, Missouri
Lauren Coffer
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Alaina Hall
Arlington, Texas
Merritt Prince
Austin, Texas
Erin Salter
College Station, Texas
Shelby Stires
Farmersville, Texas
Katelyn Self
Frisco, Texas
Ashley Linnear
Katy, Texas
Lauren McDaniel
Princeton, Texas
Brandon Purcella
Texarkana, Texas
John McInnis
Students who graduated the laboratory sciences program in December, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
UAMS College of Health Professions
The following graduates are listed by degree program.
Associate of Science in Surgical Technology
Kaitlyn Carson – Austin
Portia Cunningham – North Little Rock
Shelbi Holden – Strafford, Missouri
LaQuista Kinney – Little Rock
Stephanie Parins – Bryant
Sarah Richey – Bauxite
Stephanie Vicente – Mabelvale
Bachelor of Science in Cardio Respiratory Care
Cameron Alarcon – Benton
Misty Burch – Pine Bluff
Ashley Gill – DeWitt
Abigail Martinez – Little Rock
Maddie Taylor – Glenwood
Caitlin Turner – Perryville
Afton Wrinkle – Rison
Bachelor of Science in Cytotechnology
Erin Beacham – Conway
Amy Chambers – Beebe
Kaci Chapman – Georgetown, Texas
Katelyn Cheramie – Youngsville, Louisiana
Chelsea Grasser – Conway
Hanna Hathorn – Little Rock
Taylor Jackson – Cedar Hill, Texas
Mamie Jennings – Pine Bluff
Sarah Nolen – Conway
Alicen Pearce – DeQuincy, Louisiana
Makenzie Pierce – Hamburg
Sydney Reed – Pine Bluff
Jason Van – Cabot
Lindsey Whittaker – Fort Smith
Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene
Bailey Balisterri – Benton
Hadley Balisterri – Bryant
Kristine Bates – Ash Flat
Hannah Branch – Benton
Britney Bunch – Conway
Cheyenne Butler – England
Sarah Childs – Hot Springs
Ashley Clark – White Hall
Kara DeSalvo – Conway
Jenna Dumas – Crossett
Ashley Dunn – Bradford
Kavaughnjlav Eason – Hope
Cody Hale – Texarkana
Kellye Hansberry – Wrightsville
Sarah Harrington – Sheridan
Jennia McJunkins – Texarkana
Erin McKinney – Jonesboro
Jennifer McNutt – Conway
Luschena Miller – Chesterfield, New Jersey
Madisen Morrison – Batesville
Cadie Pinkston – Batesville
Avery Pruitt – Hector
Stephen Pruitt – Conway
Taylor Ray – Beebe
Morgan Raymick – Pine Bluff
Caroline Rector – Columbia, South Carolina
Joidan Romes – North Little Rock
Catherine Vanlandingham – Conway
Haleigh Vickers – Conway
Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Amy Arthur – Bauxite
Dortha Collier – Pine Bluff
Payton Harvill – Atkins
Hannah Johnston – Greenbrier
Whitney Lambert – Camden
Higus Mekonen – Little Rock
Dana Moore – Cabot
Andrea Richardson – Maumelle
Laura Schwartz – Sherwood
Mariah Skaggs – Sherwood
Megan Wickliffe – Cabot
Makenna Wilson – Little Rock
Bachelor of Science in Health Information Administration
Michelle Holloway – Alexander
Kristin Slagle – Little Rock
Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science
Tommy Copley – Sherwood
Luis Cortes – Greenfield, California
Jeffery Crane – Lonoke
Jade DeArmond – Warren
Jenna Fillingame – Maud, Texas
Jaclyn Gordon – Santa Fe, New Mexico
Erin Hester – Jeffersonville, Indiana
Anna Irizarry – Little Rock
Kelsey Love – Scotland
Katelyn Lyons – Cabot
Jenna Miller – Hot Springs Village
Cori Moore – Camden
Kyle Morgan – Springdale
D’Ayra Parks – Pine Bluff
Marzady Phrakousonh – Van Buren
Holly Ray – Conway
Chelsea Reynolds – Greensburg, Kentucky
Marc Runion – Texarkana
Sarah Sanderson – Beebe
Bethany Spellins – Little Rock
Michael Spencer – Cabot
Ngoc Tran – Little Rock
Amber Treat – Bryant
Jamie Turnbull – Lacey, Washington
Tiffany Wallace – Little Rock
Justin Washington – Birmingham, Alabama
Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Medicine Imaging Science
Rakhi Amin – Tulsa, Oklahoma
Madalynn Bailey – Bono, Arkansas
Jada Branch – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Ashley Brown – Bryant
Katelin Byrd – Little Rock
Kaylin Carmony – Texarkana, Texas
Jessica Cook – Kilgore, Texas
Alecia Cornelison – Subiaco
Thomas Cunningham III – Enid, Oklahoma
Erin Daggett – Sheridan
Trenn Fountain Jr. – Little Rock
John Gring – Little Rock
Yasaman Karimi – Sherwood
Julia LaBaron – Bono
Joshua Meelkop – Tyler, Texas
Mark Rima – Hot Springs
Aubrey Smith – Texarkana
Kattelyn Smith – Benton
Sylvia Smith – El Dorado
Alex Teran – Stillwater, Oklahoma
Tiffany Vernor – Springdale
Bachelor of Science in Ophthalmic Medical Technology
Shawanda McCoy – Marianna
Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Imaging Sciences
Josh Barger – Quitman
Anna Besley – Conway
Austin Best – Conway
Hayley Bohannan – Greenland
Miranda Campbell – Huntsville
Giselle Carrera-Cerda – Fort Smith
Roni Chumley – Benton
Karen Delgado – Little Rock
Tanisha Duke – Heber Springs
Baley Elkins – Redfield
Aubrey Fowler – Rogers
Elizabeth Germaine – Dubuque, Iowa
Landon Hardin – Pine Bluff
Emily Henbest – Rogers
Michelle Hogue – Ward
Christen Ingram – North Little Rock
Trevor Jacks – Villonia
Emily Jester – Ashdown
Brooklyn Kelly – Ozark
Alyssa King – Benton
Destiny Mathis – Elkins
Bradley Persons – White Hall
Hector Quintana – Rogers
Mauricio Roman – Rogers
Anthony Sherrod – Conway
Sydney Smith – Sherwood
Parker Steadman – Cabot
Savannah Stearman – Prairie
LeAnna Talley – Little Rock
Andrea Taylor – Pine Bluff
Nicole Taylor – Virginia Beach, Virginia
Shelby Thomas – Little Rock
Kateland Trammell – White Hall
Hailey Wallace – Searcy
Heather Watson – Prairie Grove
Hope Weathers – Lonoke
Jacob Webber – Bella Vista
Jennifer Wheatley – West Fork
Paula Whitaker – Boulder, Colorado
Samantha Yates – Benton
Postbaccalaureate Certificate of Auditory Based Intervention
Dayton Hendricks – Ada, Oklahoma
Anna Norwood – Lexington, Tennessee
Postbaccalaureate Certificate in Dietetics and Nutrition
Molly Boone – Maumelle
Caitlin Cothern – Jonesboro
Rachel Dampier – White Hall
Taylor Hensley – Harrison
Grayson Hull – Olive Branch, Mississippi
Daniel Julian – Mendham, New Jersey
Kristen Litchford – Springfield, Tennessee
Hannah Montgomery – Cabot
Hannah Neago – Little Rock
Monica Senel – Paragould
Emily Swortzel – Bolivar, Tennessee
Master of Physician Assistant Studies
Syed Ahmed – Pine Bluff
Katherine Arteaga – Rogersville, Missouri
Emma Axtell – Edmond, Oklahoma
Emily Beyer – Springdale
Lauren Brown – Little Rock
Robin Brown – Little Rock
Jordan Burch – Parkville, Missouri
Valerie Burseth – Batavia, Illinois
Natalie Cannon – Minden, Louisiana
Kierstin Carr – Lone Oak, Texas
Savanna Cathey – Little Rock
Susan Contois – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Houston Cotton – Vilonia
Katie Crawford – Danville
Nicholas Crump – Camden
Olivia Dalton – Little Rock
David Davidson – Dover
Olivia Fritsche – Greenwood
Ashley Gershner – Rogers
Reagan Graham – Little Rock
Taylor Gregory – Hot Springs
Dianna Hale – Russellville
Dustin Hale – Dumas
Emily Hemphill – Austin, Texas
Mimi Henderson – Cabot
Alyssa Hissong – Overland Park, Kansas
Laura Hofbauer – Fort Smith
David Holt – Maumelle
Casey Jenkins – Little Rock
Tristan Jenkins – Conway
Rachel Johnson – Miami, Oklahoma
Tommye Jones – Fayetteville
Alexis Jones – Springdale
Justin Jones – Pine Bluff
Jarret Keller – Owensville, Missouri
Lindsay Lawrence – Valley Springs
Rickey Lawson – Henryetta, Oklahoma
Madison Lewis – Little Rock
Hunter Lynn – Claxton, Georgia
Kerry Mackey – Nassau, Bahamas
Anthony Maddox II – Clinton, South Carolina
Julia Martin – Kingsland
Marissa Miller – Carrollton, Texas
Aaron Mullen – Bentonville
Bhavini Patel – Houston, Texas
Lakyn Phillips – Magazine
Jonathan Price – Rogersville, Missouri
Payton Ransom – Wills Point, Texas
Brian Rayburn – Hot Springs
Katherine Ross – Benton
Madison Schlenger – Fayetteville
Johnathon Schmidt – Wynne
Jen Shaver – Bella Vista
Amity Sparkman – Nixa, Missouri
Sha’Roda Springfield – Greenville, Mississippi
David Street – Cherokee Village
Candace Stringer – El Dorado
Kallie Sullivan – Prairie Grove
Lauren Tilley – Hot Springs
Cryselda Trevino – Wylie, Texas
Kaylen Welter – Conway
Aaron Woodall – Maumelle
Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders
Shayne Brown – Elko, Nevada
Hannah Colford – Little Rock
Morgan Davis – East End
Taylor Denham – Norman, Oklahoma
Cassidy Eley – North Little Rock
Linleigh Estes – Maumelle
Raweya Filat – Sherwood
Destiny Harrington – Sheridan
Jared Holt – Searcy
Morgan Jenkins – Benton
Justin Johnson – Little Rock
Neeraja Joshi – Pune, India
Kiana Manning – Waldo
Kimberly Norton – Little Rock
Megan Stuckey – Russellville
Jessica Utley – Wynne
Chesney Weatherford – Hot Springs
Alexis Weber – Sherwood
Eryn Wilson – Yellville
Li Xin-Smith – Bryant
Master of Science in Genetic Counseling
Dominika Bajguz – Naugatuck, Connecticut
Keith Hahto – Spokane, Washington
Kate Liebmann – Gloucester, Massachusetts
Sarah Madore – Plano, Texas
Hebbah Sayed-Ahmad – Burlington, North Carolina
Catelyn Slayback – Tucson, Arizona
Doctor of Audiology
Dayton Hendricks – Ada, Oklahoma
Kelsey Kitchens – Alma
Stephanie Najarian – Waseca, Minnesota
Anna Norwood – Lexington, Tennessee
Kristyn Wethington – Bryant
Elise Williams – Conway
John Jefferson, Ph.D., PT, chair of the physical therapy program at UAMS Northwest Campus, and his faculty got creative in celebrating graduates.
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Jeanne Aguirre – Greenfield, California
Ann Armstrong – Springfield, Missouri
Holly Bennett – Fort Worth, Texas
Sharina Cassity – Centerton
Katherine Coggins – Arkadelphia
Concietta Daniels – Memphis, Tennessee
Lauren Flanary – Bixby, Oklahoma
Tabor Gamblin – Slidell, Louisiana
Nikolai Goodyear – Munich, Germany
Matthew Harper – Chicago, Illinois
Allison Heimer – Plano, Texas
Brandon Hissong – Medina, Ohio
Sarah Luttrell – Fayetteville
Matthew Matlock – Springdale
Olivia Meadors – Benton
Kennia Merlos – Bentonville
Savannah Neri – Memphis, Tennessee
Harmony Penny – Fouke
Logan Shelton – Wister, Oklahoma
Kelsie Stanford – McKinney, Texas
Shaniqua Stone – Malden, Missouri
Katie Watkins – Bixby, Oklahoma
Tenley Williams – Norman, Oklahoma
Faculty found ways to congratulate and celebrate graduating students, even without a commencement ceremony.
The following graduates received their Doctorate of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree.
Augusta
Brent Flowers
Barling
Anh Tran
Batesville
Marie Turner
Beebe
Zakary Kendrick
Benton
Emily Morgan
Bentonville
Pornchai Sinwitayarak
Mariya Yemets
Bismarck
Jessica Thornton
Bryant
Hannah Page
Katlin Wood
Cabot
Krystal Gunter
Sarah Talley
Calico Rock
Brayden Fountain
Camden
Jessica Hargis
Charleston
Kailey Young
Clarksville
Laney Mason
Dayton Vire
Conway
Rachel Briggler
Blaze Calderon
Chassidy Seward
Ashley Temples
Dardanelle
Robert Spradlin
Dover
Allen Snider
Drasco
Matthew Bird
El Dorado
Montana Knight
Morgan Rich
David Roark
Allison Williams
Farmington
Chandler Craft
Fayetteville
Tyler Sweat
Abigail Williams
Fordyce
Rachel Reeves
Fort Smith
William Medford
Brandon Scott
Gentry
Yue Pheng Vang
Greenwood
Mariko Labrada
Hot Springs
Marlee Buchanan
Mary Tucker
Jonesboro
Kellylinh Ho
Little Rock
Pranav Amin
Philip Deer IV
Peter Egbe
Michael Lukacs
Garrett Sheumaker
Zachary Smith
Emily Spatz
Emily Sprick
Autumn Stice
Mary Thannisch
Grant Womack
Casey Wroten
London
Brent Curry
Malvern
Samantha Pennington
Manila
Nicholas Byrd
Maumelle
Madison Gladden
Mayflower
Christopher Croson
McGehee
Case Henderson
Melbourne
Cheyenne Beene
Morrilton
Allen Smith
Nashville
Sydney Reed
Hayden Williams
Newark
Clayton Butler
North Little Rock
Kristen Burrell
Geoffrey Loux
Jared Owen
Neha Sharma
Ozark
Kayla Eveld
Paris
Abraham Vierthaler
Pine Bluff
Ashton Cheatham
Ruston Koonce
Shelby Wall
Pocahontas
Hannah Lakey
Rogers
Tanner Harpole
Emily Osborne
Russellville
Eric Tuner
Sarah Zulfer
Sherwood
Jessica Grunwald
Jayme Holland
Springdale
Jacob Coffman
Kevin Hampton
Javier Moreno
Cody Turner
Texarkana
Jeffery Butler
Tillar
Michael Baker
Ward
Kaitlin McCann
Warren
Seth St.John
West Helena
Lindy Barnes
Yellville
Danielle Price
OUT OF STATE
Aliso Viejo, California
Brandon Bui
Chatham, Illinois
Erica Ridley
Jonesboro, Illinois
Cortni Hicks
Abbeville, Louisiana
Brittany Herpin
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Emma Matherne
Spencer Sanson
Jennings, Louisiana
Charles Cassidy
LaPlace, Louisiana
Brooke Wilkins
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Ann Fitzhugh
Thibodaux, Louisiana
Dylan Ledet
Fayette, Mississippi
Danviona King
Nixa, Missouri
Trenton Terry
St. Louis, Missouri
Jack Nguyen
Columbia Falls, Montana
Jamie Randall
Grapevine, Texas
Zena Nguyen
Houston, Texas
Bichhong Do
Barbara Patterson
Rowlett, Texas
Andrew Wall
INTERNATIONAL
Lagos, Nigeria
Nkeseobong Essien
Former U.S. Surgeon General Jocelyn Elders, M.D., an alumna of UAMS, addressed students remotely in a virtual celebration organized by the Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
The following graduates are listed by degree program.
Postbaccalaureate Certificate in Public Health
Alfred Buba – Clarksville, Tennessee
Jeremy Courtney – Sheridan
Louise Montgomery – Little Rock
Joy Stegall – Little Rock
Job Toussaint – Miami, Florida
Master of Health Administration
Clayton Booth – Little Rock
Brandon Cathey – North Little Rock
Ned Garrett Jr. – Little Rock
Antonije Lazic – Hot Springs
Aaryn Murdock – Bryant
Elizabeth Pack – Lonoke
Dia Partlow – Ashburn, Virginia
Caleb Ray – Cabot
Madison Taylor – Russellville
Virtual celebrations allowed faculty and staff to congratulate students personally.
Master of Public Health
Iad Alhallak – Paragould
Jade Anuszek – Ola
Aaliysha Brown – Eudora
Sandilyn Bullock – Stamps
Kylie Chisum – Bauxite
Taylor Connor – Grand Prairie, Texas
Megan DeLong – San Antonio, Texas
Chioma Enyi – Ebonyi, Nigeria
Lydia Famuyide – Akure, Nigeria
Kiah Ferrell – Earle
Jordan Fletcher – Benton
Santiago Gonzalez – Asuncion, Paraguay
Joshua Hall – Sheridan
Scott Hinton – Stamps
George Hudson IV – Chattanooga, Tennessee
Myca Hunthrop – Beebe
John Jackson – Jacksonville
Amy James – Monticello
Christina Joshua – North Little Rock
Kylie Klemann – Alexandria, Virginia
Hannah Lakey – Pocahontas
Sydney Lewis – Batesville
Rebecca Minner – Mount Vernon, Iowa
Benjamin Mukera – Helena
Paige Newman – Longville, Louisiana
Hannah Painter – Lexington, Kentucky
Stella Phillips – Clover Bend
Ahmed Salem – Fort Smith
Gregory Sheridan – Little Rock
Rebecca Stallmann – Bryant
Ryan Steele – Springfield, Missouri
Michael Stout – Maumelle
Elise Stuart – Little Rock
Sarah Talley – Cabot
Lauren Thornton – Paragould
Kandyce Tondjo-Williams – Maumelle
Octavia Toombs – Holly Grove
David Vrudny – Akron, Ohio
Andrew Wall – Rowlett, Texas
Amanda Winston – Pine Bluff
Doctor of Public Health
Kristy Caldwell – El Dorado
Bryan Mader – Russellville
Jennifer Medley – North Little Rock
Charnise Moore – Columbia
Dawn Stehle – Little Rock
Doctor of Philosophy Health Promotion and Prevention Research
Margaret Gorvine – Wellesley, Massachusetts
Doctor of Philosophy Health Systems and Services Research
Ali Alzahrani – Little Rock
A virtual celebration hosted by the Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion invited all UAMS graduates.
The following graduates are listed by degree program.
Graduate Certificate Biomedical Informatics
Michael Rutherford – Van Buren
Certificate in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences
Laura Carr – Round Rock, Texas
Ashley Lynch – Lonoke
Certificate Regulatory Sciences
Keisha Cawley – Pine Bluff
Laura Ewing – Maynard
Brittney Garner – Lake Jackson, Texas
Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition
Gail Lange-Smith – Harare, Zimbabwe
Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences
Parth Desai – Fort Smith
Nicholas Horan – Greenwood
Grace Purvis – Dublin, Georgia
Cameron Ryan – Mountain Home
Pilar Simmons – Little Rock
Nicole Turnage – Greenbrier
Christopher Walker – Kansas City, Missouri
Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Cord Carter – Haworth, Oklahoma
Denise Hung – Chiayi County, Taiwan
Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Trisor Mukiza – Kigali, Rwanda
Eugene Nyamugenda – Little Rock
Dean Robert McGehee, Ph.D., leads a virtual celebration for the UAMS Graduate School.
Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences
Chris Bolden – Natchez, Mississippi
Keisha Cawley – Pine Bluff
Jakeira Davis – Beaumont, Texas
Amanda Dragan – Canton, Ohio
Andrea Edwards – White Hall
Laura Ewing – Maynard
Walter Harrington – Springfield, Tennessee
Bradford Martins – Conway
Daniel Meeker – Olathe, Kansas
Tiffany Miles – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jacqueline Nolan – Little Rock
Ryan Ransom – Searcy
John Sherrill – Jonesboro
Bradley Shields – Oxford, Mississippi
Julia Watts – Conway
Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Toxicology
Brittney Garner – Lake Jackson, Texas
Charles Hay – Waterloo, Iowa
Samantha McClenahan – Bismarck
Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology and Immunology
Katelynn Brann – Plainville, Massachusetts
Shana Owens – Red Oak, Texas
Leah Latham – St. Louis, Missouri
William MacCain III – Deer Lake, Pennsylvania
Joseph Rom – Leesburg, Virginia
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Science
Natalie Capps – Little Rock
Christine Felts – Tillar
Joseph Jimmerson – Cabot
Jamie Jones – Lake Village
Margie Qualls – Maumelle
Crystal Rose – Mountain View
Kelly Urban – Maumelle
Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Naleen Raj Bhandari – Gadh Siwana, India
Naga Rajiv Lakkaniga – Little Rock
Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology
Lauren Russell – El Dorado
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