MVP of the Month


April 14, 2026

Pedro Demeritte

Ben Boulden

Pedro Demeritte, MVP for April 2026

Meet Pedro Demeritte, the university’s MVP for April, who is a pharmacy specialist and patient care technician in Stem Cell/Transplant.


March 13, 2026

Laura Riedinger

News Staff

Laura Riedinger, MVP for March 2026

Meet Laura Riedinger, the university’s MVP for March and chaplain resident in UAMS Chaplain Services.


February 5, 2026

Becky Smith

Ben Boulden

Becky Smith, MVP for February 2026

Meet Becky Smith, the university’s MVP for February and a UAMS Health pharmacy specialist. In the course of her work, she puts into practice the UAMS culture of being polite, friendly, respectful, thoughtful, optimistic and compassionate.


January 8, 2026

MVP for January — Donna Malone

Ben Boulden

Donna Malone, MVP for January 2026

Meet Donna Malone, the MVP for January 2026. Malone is a registered nurse in Utilization Review. In the course of her work, she puts into practice the UAMS culture of being polite, friendly, respectful, thoughtful, optimistic and compassionate.


December 4, 2025

MVP for December — Linda Satter

Ben Boulden

Linda Satter, MVP for December 2025

Meet Linda Satter, the MVP for December. Satter is a communications specialist in the UAMS Office of Communications and Marketing. In the course of her work, she puts into practice the UAMS culture of being polite, friendly, respectful, thoughtful, optimistic and compassionate.


November 4, 2025

MVP for November — Crystal Marcussen

Ben Boulden

Crystal Marcussen, MVP for November 2025

Meet Crystal Marcussen, CNP, the MVP for November. Marcussen is an obstetrics and gynecology nurse practitioner in the UAMS Health Women and Infants Service Line.


October 9, 2025

MVP for October — Pam Buckner

Ben Boulden

Pam Buckner, MVP for October 2025

Meet Pam Buckner, RN, the MVP for October. Pam is a a UAMS Emergency Department Transitions of Care manager. In the course of her work, she puts into practice the UAMS culture of being polite, friendly, respectful, thoughtful, optimistic and compassionate.


September 11, 2025

MVP for September — Kristin Koeppler

News Staff

Kristen Koeppler, MVP for September 2025

Meet Kristin Koeppler, the MVP for September. Kristin is a patient services associate in UAMS Main Pre-Operative services. In the course of her work, she puts into practice the UAMS culture of being polite, friendly, respectful, thoughtful, optimistic and compassionate.


August 5, 2025

MVP for August — Samantha Ketcher

News Staff

Samantha Ketcher, MVP for August 2025

Meet Samantha Ketcher, the MVP for August. Ketcher serves as the Graduate Medical Education program manager in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Otolaryngology. In the course of her work, she puts into practice the UAMS culture of being polite, friendly, respectful, thoughtful, optimistic and compassionate.


July 9, 2025

MVP for July — Vernon Spencer

News Staff

Vernon Spencer, MVP for July 2025

Meet Vernon Spencer, the MVP for July. Vernon serves as a skilled tradesman in UAMS Campus Operations – Landscape. Until recently, he worked in UAMS Environmental Services in Housekeeping. In the course of his work, he puts into practice the UAMS culture of being polite, friendly, respectful, thoughtful, optimistic and compassionate.



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