Tonya Johnson


September 30, 2020

UAMS Medical Center Auxiliary Holds Virtual Fundraising Event to Serve Patients, Families, Staff

Linda Haymes

LITTLE ROCK —The UAMS Medical Center Auxiliary is taking to the internet to raise money for services that help improve the health and comfort for patients, families and staff of the medical center. Call it the biggest non-event of the year. The fundraising event, running Oct. 1-15, is a virtual one. Those wishing to donate…


February 13, 2019

Sally the Robot Now Serving Custom Salads at UAMS

Liz Caldwell

Laura Rule, service line nursing director, was the first at UAMS to have a salad prepared by Sally the robot.

A robot named Sally — the first robot of its kind in the industry — is making customized salads 24 hours a day at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), providing guests and employees with a healthy meal option to meet individual needs. Sally was installed Jan. 30 in the Lobby Café and…


Sally the Robot Now Serving Custom Salads at UAMS

Liz Caldwell

A robot named Sally — the first robot of its kind in the industry — is making customized salads 24 hours a day at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), providing guests and employees with a healthy meal option to meet individual needs. Sally was installed Jan. 30 in the Lobby Café and…


May 4, 2018

UAMS’ Tonya Johnson Named Dietitian of the Year

Yavonda Chase

Since becoming director Nutrition and Food Services in 2016, Tonya Johnson has focused on improving the eating options at UAMS. Her efforts were recently rewarded with the Outstanding Dietitian of the Year award from the Arkansas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

May 4, 2018 | Nutrition and Food Services Director Tonya Johnson was named the Arkansas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ 2018 Outstanding Dietitian of the Year. The award recognizes demonstrated leadership in legislation, education, research, management or other areas. “I was humbled and honored that people in my profession could see the difference we’re trying…