Several in Saline County among over 1,000 UAMS graduates for 2023

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) conferred degrees and certificates to 1,096 students in its five colleges and graduate school on May 20, 2023.

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.

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

• J. 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 seven 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 and Institute for Digital 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 3,240 students, 913 medical residents and fellows, and five 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.