UAMS Graduates 811 New Health Care Professionals
| LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) awarded certificates and degrees today to 811 graduates of its five colleges and graduate school during its commencement ceremony at Barton Coliseum.
Diplomas were presented to 140 in the College of Medicine; 188 in the College of Nursing; 121 in the College of Pharmacy; 44 in the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health; and 71 in the Graduate School. The highest graduate total was 247 from the 17 academic programs that make up the College of Health Related Professions.
During the ceremony UAMS Chancellor I. Dodd Wilson, M.D., presented the Chancellor’s Award for service to UAMS to all UAMS faculty and staff. Janice C. Dean, M.S.N., R.N., chairman of the UAMS Academic Senate, and Joe Cook, president of the UAMS House of Delegates, accepted the award on behalf of all UAMS faculty and staff.
Degrees conferred during commencement include the doctor of philosophy, doctor of medicine, doctor of pharmacy, master of science, master of nursing science, bachelor of science in nursing, master of public health, doctor of public health, master of health services administration, post baccalaureate certificate in public health and a variety of degrees in the allied health disciplines including certificates, associate and bachelor of science degrees, post-baccalaureate certificates, the master of imaging sciences and doctor of audiology.
The following are graduates from each of the five UAMS colleges and its graduate school who authorized release of their name and hometown. The graduate lists are divided by college and hometown unless noted.
UAMS College of Medicine
The following graduates received their medical degrees (M.D.).
| ARKANSAS Alexander Richard A. NelsonAlma Melissa Albers Kelsey Benbrook Arkadelphia Augusta Beebe Cabot Cave City Conway Crossett Danville Dierks Fayetteville Fordyce Fort Smith Gassville Glenwood Harrison Helena-West Helena Hope Hot Springs Jacksonville Jonesboro Little Rock Malvern Marion Mena Monette Morrilton |
Mountain Home Mount Ida Nashville Newport North Little Rock Ozark Paragould Zeke Shotts Piggott Pine Bluff Pocahontas Quitman Rogers Russellville Sherwood Springdale Texarkana Van Buren West Memphis White Hall Yellville
OUT OF STATE Austin, Texas Clovis, N.M. Dallas, Texas Los Angeles, Calif. Memphis, Tenn. Missouri City, Texas Neosho, Mo. Pascagoula, Miss. Pueblo, Col. Raleigh, N.C. Seattle, Wash. Springfield, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. St. Paul, Minn. Stockton, Mo. |
UAMS College of Nursing
The following graduates received either a bachelor of sciences in nursing degree (BSN) or a master of science in nursing (MNSc) degree.
| ARKANSAS Alma Brittany Renae Craft, BSNArkadelphia Mary Shannon Dorman, BSN Ashdown Augusta Batesville Bauxite Benton Blevins Bryant Cabot Camden Carlisle Cave City Conway Crossett Damascus Dumas El Dorado Elaine Fayetteville Fordyce Fort Smith Fouke Glenwood Gravette Greenbrier Hazen Helena-West Helena Hope Hot Springs Jacksonville Judsonia Little Rock |
Little Rock (continued) Lockesburg Macon Magnolia Malvern Maumelle Medina Mena Mountain Home Nashville North Little Rock Pearcy Pine Bluff Pocahontas Prescott Rison Rogers Russellville Searcy Sherwood Springdale Stuttgart Texarkana Tull Wynne Warren
OUT OF STATE Houston, Texas Needham, Mass. Vicksburg, Miss. Texarkana, Texas |
UAMS College of Pharmacy
The following graduates received their pharmacy degree (Pharm.D.).
| ARKANSAS Batesville Rachel Elizabeth Casey Rebecca Meyer McWilliamsBenton Leslie Anne Mooney Johnise M. Simmons Lindsey Eriene Turnbow Bryant Cabot Carlisle Cave City Clinton Conway Dardanelle DeQueen Des Arc Dover East End El Dorado Farmington Foreman Fort Smith Gentry Greers Ferry Hamburg Harrison Hope Hot Springs Hot Springs Village Imboden Jonesboro Lamar Little Rock Marion Marshall |
Maumelle Timothy Bryan BurkeMcRae Eric Leon McLain Monette Mountain Home Mountain View North Little Rock Nashville Ozark Paragould Pine Bluff Pleasant Plains
Prattsville Redfield Roe Russellville Searcy Sheridan Sherwood Shirley Stamps Stuttgart Tumbling Shoals Vilonia Warren West Fork Wynne OUT OF STATE Shreveport, La. Queen City, Texas Willingboro, N.J. |
UAMS College of Health Related Professions
The following graduates are listed by degree program.
| Certificate in Emergency Medical Sciences Chris M. Ashcraft – Greenbrier Allen J. Emerson – Little Rock Forrest A. Fikes – Hot Springs Kathleen Elise Fitzgerald – Little Rock Thomas S. Harness – Conway James E. Hurley III – Conway Justin W. Jackson – Searcy Joshua B. Johnson – Little Rock John B. Kresse – North Little Rock Garrett W. Leonard – Little Rock Kim C. McClung – Conway Joaquina C. McLarey – Lonoke Rachel A. Sandlin – Maumelle Michael R. Sipes – Benton Adam J. Taylor – Russellville Chaundra S. Townsend – Little Rock Robert E. Trowbridge – Maumelle Sarah Elizabeth Uzzell – Benton Neil Dow Vick III – BentonAssociate of Science in Dental Hygiene Amy Lauren Casteel Langham – Mabelvale Chelsea Rayne Gibbs – Helena-West Helena Jessica Michelle Siler – Searcy Lindsey Faith Stallings – Batesville Kacee Kasandra Van Horn – Little Rock Libby Ann Woodruff – Jonesboro Amanda DeAnn Wylie – Little Rock Associate of Science in Emergency Medical Sciences Associate of Science in Medical Radiography Associate of Science in Medical Record Technology Associate of Science in Surgical Technology Bachelor of Science in Cardio Respiratory Care Bachelor of Science in Cytotechnology Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene |
Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene (continued) Denisa Alice Donahou – Combs Tia Renee’ Fitzgerald – Hensley Lindsey Anne Floyd – North Little Rock Lydia Carroll Green – Magnolia Jordan Olivia Hetrick – Benton Courtney Jane Hirons – Wynne Kelli Diane Kimbro – Little Rock Lauren Kimberly Lemieux – Benton Elise Nicole Martin – Fort Smith Kacie N. Metzger – Little Rock Lucas Cain Moore – Little Rock Maegan Danielle Murdock – Sherrill Stacey Danelle Rodriguez – Little Rock Jamie Lin Scrimshire – Malvern Jessica Michelle Siler – Searcy Tarsha Naomi Rose Smith – Alexander Julie Denise Stone – Little Rock Kristen Leigh Strohl – Little Rock Lilly Mae Tompkins – North Little Rock Katie Ann Webb – ColumbusBachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography Alison Beth Balderree – Heber Springs Brion Dawn’te Doyle – Jacksonville Cara Elise Gray – Clarksville Paula Kay Hackney – Texarkana, Texas Chassity LeeAnne Harper – Texarkana Sara Ellyn Howard – Cabot Jennifer J. Hughes – Hot Springs Kathy F. Hutson – Bella Vista Joshua Blanton Jacobi – Plumerville Theresa Adria Jacquin – St. Charles, Mo. Sandy Sithay Sayseng Mattingly – Little Rock Kayla Denise McAfee – Springdale Tessa Lynn Ray – Nashville Katie Marie Revels – Hope Kelly Renee Roseberry – Bryant Jenna LeAnne Simas – Tontitown Wendi Kyle Simpson – Sherwood Tracey A. Smith – Atlanta, Texas Micah Elizabeth Vaccaro – White Hall Bachelor of Science in Medical Dosimetry Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Medicine Technology Bachelor of Science in Ophthalmic Medical Technology Bachelor of Science in Radiation Therapy Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Imaging Sciences Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Dietetics and Nutrition Advanced Certificate in Diagnostic Medical Sonography Master of Imaging Sciences Radiologist Assistant Doctor of Audiology |
UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
The following graduates are listed by degree program.
| Doctor of Public Health Charlotte Lewellen Williams – Jonesboro Letitia Una deGraft-Johnson – Cape Coast, GhanaMaster of Public Health Jennifer Nicole Bentley – Memphis, Tenn. Rebekah L. Craig – Lake City Michelle Elizabeth Dover – Jonesboro Kimberly S. Enoch – Little Rock Karen J. Farst – Little Rock Melanie Elise Goodell – Little Rock Heather L. Hambrick-Dickson – Jonesboro Sarah A. Harvey – Conway Richard H. Hughes, IV – Manila Holly R. Jones – Murfreesboro Micheal Knox – Hot Springs William Lee Mason – Little Rock Herbert Stewart Matthews – Little Rock Charles R. McGee – Little Rock Philip K. Mwangi – Benton Murry Ellen Newbern – Little Rock Sylvana Niciteretse – Pine Bluff Carla A. Norris – Sheridan Olabode Olumofin – Pine Bluff Pratik V. Pandya – Little Rock |
Master of Public Health (continued) Sarah Elizabeth Pitman – Little Rock Austin Porter, III – Little Rock Jenifer G. Prather – Cabot Emily A. Salmon – Little Rock Laura Lee Sisterhen – Collierville, Tenn. Maria Jeannette Winters – Mitchell, Ind.Master of Health Services Administration Daniel Taylor Driggers – Conway Clarissa Yvonne Grant – San Diego, Calif. Edward Bibb Hill – North Little Rock Sujay Kola – Little Rock Martha A. Nixon – Little Rock Jacob Johnson Stover – Little Rock Megan Corinne Tomlinson – Eureka Springs William W. Young – Maumelle Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Public Health |
UAMS Graduate School
The following graduates are listed by degree program.
| Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Karthik Arumugam – Little Rock Anca Gabriela Bene – Vaslui, Romania Venkata Kasyap Bhogaraju –Andhra Pradesh, India Lauren Paige Blair – Jonesboro Donna Mechelle Burge Bowren – Batesville William Maxime Buron, III –Rogers Dana Lynn Carthron –Flint, Mich. Wassim El Jouni – Ghobeiri, Lebanon Carol A. Enderlin – Clarksville Laura K. Briant Evans –Warren Gautam Kanu Gandhi – Little Rock Jun Gao – Wuhan, China Melodee Lee Harris – Searcy Jonathan Hubbard – Cincinnati Thomas Allen Jennings – Little Rock Yulia Koryakina – Russia Balasubramanian Manickam – Pondicherry, India Shankar Munusamy – Tamilnadu, India Barbara Pate – Jordan Sarika Saraswati – Allabahad, India Katie Fields Seely – Trenton, Ohio LaTasha Monnea Smith – Lafayette, La. Swapnil Sonkusare – Maharashtra, India Ying Su- Guangzhou – China Cagdas Tazearslan – Istanbul, Turkey Sheeno Thyparambil – Chennai, India Jacy Lee Wagnon – Fordyce Yiying Wang – Xuzhou, China Sarah Jane White – Paris Meijun Ye – Mianyang, ChinaMaster of Science Lavanya Amuluru – Little Rock Christi Nicole Arreguin – Corpus Christi, Texas |
Master of Science (continued) Jessican Leigh Beatty – Sherwood Carla Albera Bell – Conway Kelly Jo Benson – Gurdon Amit Bodhani – Pune, India Ashley Gibson Bonkofsky – Crossett Lindsay Bradshaw – Little Rock Andrea Brockman – Lamoni, Iowa Katherine Denise Cobb – Monticello Nicholas Spencer Collins – Emporia, Kan. Jessica Lee Conn – Marion Frances Christina Crawford – New Albany, Miss. Matthew J. Forestiere – Little Rock Kristina E. Fortner – Sherwood Kyndall Blaire Garner – Rogers Kristen Leigh Givens – Hamburg Anna Lea Glenn – Searcy Eric Paul Hamilton – Little Rock Brooke Nicole Harris – Jonesboro Mallory Pettigrew Hindsley – Austin Alicia Nadine Howard – Conway Danielle L. Johnson – Chadron, Neb. Jennifer Marie Johnson – Sherwood Ashley Deshea Kelnhofer – Monticello Tiffany Lepard – Lindsey, Ohio Ashley Cockrill O’Neill – Little Rock Timothy Blake Palculict – Beaumont, Texas Kejal Parikh – Maharashtra, India Jetta Chere Perry – Benton Christopher Daniel Purnell – Jonesboro Nicole Rose – Bismarck, N.D. Anne Elizabeth Rae Simmons – Bryant Katie Steed – Redfield Crystal Diane Washington – Little Rock Casey White – Bentonville Misty Brooke Williams – Rison Heather Yoder – Searcy |
UAMS is the state’s only comprehensive academic health center, with five colleges, a graduate school, a new 540,000-square-foot hospital, six centers of excellence and a statewide network of regional centers. UAMS has 2,652 students and 733 medical residents. Its centers of excellence include the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, the Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, the Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, the Psychiatric Research Institute and the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 10,000 employees, including nearly 1,150 physicians who provide medical care to patients at UAMS, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, the VA Medical Center and UAMS’ Area Health Education Centers throughout the state. Visit www.uams.edu or uamshealth.com.
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