LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently held commencement ceremonies to confer degrees and certificates to 1,186 students in its five colleges and graduate school.
UAMS awarded a total of 1,207 degrees or certificates: 168 to students in the College of Medicine, 183 in the College of Nursing, 643 in the College of Health Professions, 85 in the College of Pharmacy, 78 in the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health and 50 in the UAMS Graduate School. Twenty students earned multiple degrees or certificates.
Degrees and certificates conferred at this year’s commencement ceremonies included doctor of philosophy; doctor of medicine; doctor of pharmacy; doctor of nursing practice; master of nursing science; bachelor of science in nursing; doctor of public health; master of public health; master of health administration; master of science in health care data analytics; postbaccalaureate certificate in public health; and a variety of allied health disciplines, including doctor of audiology, doctor of physical therapy, master of physician assistant studies, master of science and bachelor of science.
The following are graduates of the 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.
Amity
Larry Thomas Hill
Batesville
McKinley Faith Fox
Luke William Livingston
Beebe
Benjamin Parker Pruitt
Benton
Emily Marie Bowman
Christopher Calvin Rassmann
Bentonville
Sydney Nicole Darling
Wyatt Donald D’Spain
Carson Wataru Ercanbrack
John Joseph Marrufo
Vincz Stuart Ong
Brinkley
Smit Vipinchandra Patel
Brookland
Dylan Travis
Bryant
James Andrew Hendrixson
Jared Charles James
Benjamin Kneath Majors
Shayla Ruth McKissock
Allison Elizabeth Mundy
Bobbie Jean Price
Jake Riley Price
Presli Pendergrass Vail
Cabot
Ty Copeland
Sarah Elizabeth Mitchell
Charles Denver Mullins
Madison Paige Nichols
Darla Roberts
Vanessa K. Vyas
Jennifer Lynn Wallace
Camden
Lauren Leann Cox McKee
Lane Hunter Smith
Clarksville
Lilianne White
Clinton
Austin Tanner Jones
Whitney Marie Wilkins
Conway
Otis McKinnley Davis
Caroline Gabrielle Jean Geels
Patricia Lambe Jolley
Jennie Rachel Lance
Colin Alexander Rieth
Grace Anne Smith
Nicholas Robert Steinmetz
James Cameron Tilley
Corning
Payton Lee Smith
Cotter
Emily K. Krause
Deer
Braden James
Delight
Madalyn Grace Brannon
Dumas
Harrison Grant Chambers
El Dorado
Jasmin Ann Nolledo Cotoco
Elkins
Alleigh Lanean Hodge
Farmington
Megan Crouser
Fayetteville
Davis L. Campbell
Gracie Adelaide Cape
Andrew James Moore
John Henry Norys
Sean Patrick O’Leary
Jordan Pilkington
Ashton Lovel Rogers
Julia Degorce Townsley
Fort Smith
Harrison Evan Jenkins
Jordan Hadley Myers
Nadia Abigial Nelson
Asher G. Parvu
MaKenzie R Presley
Kaersti Lynn Rickels
Garner
Katie Renee Pacheco
Gosnell
Macie Elizabeth Cain
Greenbrier
Grace Alexandra Rice
Gurdon
Kellee Ann Whitson
Harrison
Robert Lynn Brand
Hot Springs
Dylan Tyler Dominguez
Emily Helen Pavlovic-Segal
Harrison Russell
Jonesboro
Sarah Ann Hall
Thomas Michael Maloney
Bailey DyAnne McAlexander
Judsonia
Blake Shourd
Lake City
John Zachary Poe
Little Rock
Dana Sameh Abulez
Fatima Alzufari
Mason J. Belue
Purav Rajesh Chokhani
Catherine Elizabeth Davis
Drake Palmer Enderlin
Elliott Richard Gilmartin
Yumi Nicole Ha
Muhammad Yahya Hameed
Michael Edward Held
Hannah Rae Hubbard
Vignesh Krishnan
Tanner Jackson Lazarus
John Patterson Lee
Connor Scott Logan
Philomena Patience Kerubo Mackean
Everette Lewis Martin
Ruben Blake Martinez
Mark Anthony Odom
Levent Ozdemir
Samuel Gus Raney
Humam M. Shahare
Noah Norman Slater
Emerson Smith
Brittany Victoria Tian
Zeferin Louis Turturro
Margaret Nicole Woods-Thompson
John Lee Wright
Magnet Cove
Timothy Andrew Spiva
Magnolia
Thomas Clyde Graham
Claire Ainsley Peterson
Katherine Michelle Pletcher
Malvern
Carlon Quincy Gragg
Marshall
Mersady C. Redding
Maumelle
Lawrence Nicholas Hale
Josiah Wesley Johnson
Nathan Harold Pettit
Morrilton
Jonathan Porter Peterson
Mountain Home
Sydney Katherine Blevins
Macllain Riley Edington
Claire Elizabeth Gist Bradberry
Nashville
McKenzie Kay Johnson
New Blaine
Elena Hanks Milstead
North Little Rock
Jonathan Lloyd Askins
Rachel Anne Handloser
Megan Elizabeth Rogers
Madeline Cates Sorensen
Osceola
Noah Addison Brown
Paragould
Banks Ford Harris
Anna Marie Schefano Edwards
Paris
Emily Grace Fields
Pea Ridge
Melanie Sue Beehler
Piggott
Andrew David Brown
Pine Bluff
Lauren Clai Elizabeth Morehead
Prairie Grove
Johnny Hutchison
Prescott
Cade Michael Haynie
Rogers
Taylor Umbarger
Madeline Pearl Richards Waymire
Russellville
Zane William Grant
Ryan Joseph Harpenau
Searcy
Kayla Beth Perry
Grant S. Robinson
William Emmanuel Siler
William D. Wilkins
Smackover
Ashley N. Haynes
Sparkman
Lane Scott Tupa
Springdale
Carroll Gene Bentley
Canon Van Cothran
Brett Glenn
Clara Ivonne Puente
Star City
Katherine Joanna Melissa McTigrit
Sulphur Rock
Linh-Chi Thi Ho
Taylor
Jesse Easton Tompkins
Van Buren
Dallas Clayton McCabe
Vilonia
Conrad Jay Murphy
Warren
Payton Alexandria Cater
White Hall
Jordan Taylor Gober
Wynne
Margaret Rae Woodruff
Flagstaff, Arizona
Kassidy Elisabeth Irwin
Peoria, Arizona
Savannah Jewel Margaret Tidd
Fremont, California
Rohan Kiran Chakravorty
Paso Robles, California
Emma Coleen Wiest
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Kathleen DuVal Kinder
Springfield, Missouri
Benjamin William Moore
La Vista, Nebraska
Kenzo Meliek Cotton
North Olmsted, Ohio
Anthony Cha
Oklahoma City
Lauren Danielle Pierce
Sevierville, Tennessee
Cassandra Marie Gormley
Duncanville, Texas
Gavin James Beach
Lewisville, Texas
Stephen Alexander Fagot
Waxahachie, Texas
Michael Brandon Ward
The following graduates received their Master of Science in Applied Health Sciences degree from the College of Medicine.
Siloam Springs
Lucas C. Deyoung
Little Rock
Thomas Robert Harrington
Normastel Judith Johnson
Greenville, Mississippi
Amos Michael Noyes
UAMS College of Nursing
The following graduates received either a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree; a Master of Science in Nursing (MNSc) degree; a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree; or a graduate certificate in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner or Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.
Alexander
Holly Marie Duck
Andi Marie Prudhomme
Amity
Suzanne Sorrells
Ashdown
Madeline Nicole Adkison
Batesville
Ashlyn Leigh Winter
Bauxite
Milagros Antonella Olguin
Beebe
Whitnee Rae Mendenhall Lewis
Mayla Addison Spoon
Morgan Usery
Bella Vista
Morgan Leigh Dodd
Benton
Lynnli Breanna Anderson
Carliess N. Craig
Kara McGhee
Casey Godelfer Polk
Payton Robertson
Amber Gene Westpheling
Shelby Wingerter
Bentonville
Kiera Oluokun
Abigail Nicole Vaughn
Sydney Rae Wagner
Elizabeth Reagan Zangari
Bryant
MacKenzie MaeAnn Brazier
Carson Edward Brown
Alexandria Marie Carbage
Miche’Le Cone
Gracie M. McKim
Sarah Elizabeth Roberts
Madelyn Taylor Thomas
Cabot
Megan Elizabeth Elrod
Chloé Ann Hefley
Raegan Danielle Lauderdale
Jessica Nicole Scott
John Hubert Wheatley
Camden
Ashley Shanee Easter
Olympia Rochelle Johnson
Clarksville
Connor Nowotny
Conway
Nicolas Kenneth Alexis
Matthew Blake Austin
Nathan Allan Freeman
Jessica Gibson-Jones
Meagan Moore Ives
Ellen C. McCrary
Peyton Denise Nance
Braelyn Isabella Edan Pridmore
Taylor Schrekenhofer
Delight
Summer Nicole Lee
Dover
Carly Branch
El Dorado
Brennan Curtis Jones
Farmington
Hana Grace Dietz
Fayetteville
Noah Troy Batts
Stephanie Bohannon
Morgan Jalyn Hoffman
Kristen A Hoover
Annika Kirsten Jostad
Layne Mary Killian
Meghan Smith
Noah Reeves Thompson
Eliza Bliss Williams
Floral
Lindsey Delain Reynolds
Fordyce
Jennifer Kaye Barnes
Forrest City
Shymeka Maria Williams
Fort Smith
Abygail Christina Evans
Greenbrier
Mattie Goad
Nicole Teresa Smith
Greenwood
Hayley Nicole Wilkinson
Harrison
Priscilla Newsom
Hensley
Ruston Dane Johnson
Hot Springs
Soyoung Richardson
Leslie Alejandra Tovar-Manzo
Madison Renae Wolf
Jacksonville
Danyelle Demetra Brown
Jonesboro
Morgan Raye McAlexander
Little Rock
Joy Ngozi Achukwu
Jon David Adams
Jacqueline Marie Bonds
Carley Jordan Booe
Grace Elizabeth Bornemeier
Reagan Matthews Brown
Nicklas Campagna
Lauren Gail Clevenger
Lie Adi Darmawan
Bonnie Marie Davis
Emily Anne Davis
Charles Elebeke
Bisma Fazlani
Osha Annice Giles
Micale Elizabeth Goodhart
Carson Avery Guatemala
Emma Harter
Rocío Dela Cruz Hernández
Luke Gordon Holleman
DeIvory Nikole Howard
Charlette Denise Hudson
Lauren Anne Langston
Lauren Elizabeth Lee
Alexis Lucy
Nicholas Daniel Max
Cole Maxey
Savanna Dawn Mayo
Kennedy McDaniel
Nigel Lee Midgette
Ivana Lee Mitchell
Kenley Mobley
Ikenna Charles Ndaguba
Nova Grail Gonayon Olosan
Emily Grace Proffitt
Derek David Rooker
Amber Smith
Jordan Starr Stewart
Lindsey Kay Taylor
Maureen Andrie Chavez Thacker
Owen Anthony Throneberry
Titus William Willis
Yinyan Wu
Lowell
Seth Hunter Swan
Mabelvale
Felicia S. Allen
Malvern
Avery Jane Alpe
Ashley Nicole Green
Maumelle
Aneri Desai
Riya Desai
Victory Marie Divine Jackson
Sarah Jane Kennard
Arianna Ruth Pacheco-Martell
Kathryn Elizabeth Skaggs
Mayflower
Taylor Madison Hall
Katherine L. Kirk
Logan W. Moix
Samantha Mason Whitehead
Monticello
J’Naya Dominque Brown
Nashville
Shelby Ortiz
North Little Rock
Arneshia La’Toya Murphy
Candyce Nicole Putman
Randa Katheryn Snyder
Pocahontas
Alexandria Gray Cox
Josie Katherine Inman
Rogers
Laney Joyner
Roland
Wilson Kitchens
Russellville
Ricardo Jared Escobar
Ana Moua
Rosselvy Areli Shipley-Bolanis
Searcy
Kayla Gabrielle Dudley
Keely Rae McClish
Kaylin Emilee Resconich
Sheridan
Grace Leann Crow
Grace Elizabeth Watson
Tiffany P. Willis
Sherwood
Jonathan Cole Bland
Bethany A. Branstetter
Navidad Khalil Dostie
Ayana Dionday Harris
Sara Elizabeth Heil
Vivian Lee Richard
Jordan Lenox Sarno
Hailey Tulberg
Caragen Annette Williams
Springdale
Hallie Elizabeth Harris
Ashley Meuangmany
Hailey Rae Polk
Vilonia
Jorja P. Otts
Walnut Ridge
Hannah Faith Marsh
Ward
Elizabeth Conway
Rebekah Marine Prine
White Hall
Scott Scifres
Atlanta
Wesley Whitfield Long
Rexburg, Indiana
Riley Pierce
Lawrence, Kansas
Isabel Delores Carey
Castor, Louisiana
Kerrigan B. Guin
Anderson, Missouri
Kitrell Justine Henighen
Jackson, Mississippi
Johnathan Dwayne Devalier Stevenson
Ripley, Mississippi
Reigan Nicole Alberson
Sturgis, Mississippi
Attallah Aasonta Lampkin
Idabel, Oklahoma
Karyn Rebecca Lane
Alice, Texas
Cassandra Rae Ospring-Startz
Coppell, Texas
Joseph Hayden Montealegre
Houston, Texas
Jenna Goethals
Hutto, Texas
Nathan Akira Smith
Mesquite, Texas
Treasure Ogechi Duru
Kathryn Claire Opris
Mount Pleasant, Texas
Maggie Lilly
Spring, Texas
Tekelia Tanasia De Flanders
Texarkana, Texas
Tatum R. Haugh
Lexi A. Young
UAMS College of Health Professions
The following graduates are listed by degree program.
Bachelor of Science in Cardio Respiratory Care
Tyler Clinton Cox – Fouke
Maeson Grace – Sheridan
Jesus Oswaldo Jeronimo Ramos – Batesville
Krystal Michelle Lane – North Little Rock
Lily Mong Huyen Nguyen – Cabot
Tristan Allen Saunders – Warren
Charles Anousone Singkhek – Mabelvale
Bachelor of Science in Cytology
Liberty Gail Dilbeck – Kansas City, Missouri
Catherine Lynn Dill – Brentwood, Tennessee
Allison J. Mack – Ocala, Florida
Patricia Bashobora Nyangoma – The Colony, Texas
Alexia A. Reichenbach – Union, Kentucky
Parth Sharma – Little Rock
Shelby D'Ella Tate – Oklahoma City
Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene
Taylor Abigail Ammons – Maumelle
Lindsey Patricia Rose Barnett – Little Rock
Abigail Ann Brockway – Benton
A'Javius Lamiere Brown – Jackson, Mississippi
Bailey Jordan Buell – Greenbrier
Emily Ruth Callahan – Sidney
Kylee Alexa Carleson – Little Rock
Emily Chavez – Greenbrier
Madeline Mae Ciesla – Edmond, Oklahoma
Tasia Lynn Deal – Crossett
Alexia Rose Decker – Rogers
Madeline Olivia Duch – Little Rock
Kaylee Nicole Eifling – Dumas
Arianna Rosemarie Hardney – Bentonville
Zoe Antionette Helton – Hot Springs
Kynleigh Joy Hill – Lonoke
Brooklyn Faith Kordsmeier – Conway
Tessa Mckinzy Kuykendall – Donaldson
Skyler Blaze Lancaster – Sherwood
Aidin Lopez – Glenwood
Cecilia Eunice Lopez – Hot Springs
Skylen Elise Loy – Hot Springs
Jennifer Martinez – Springdale
Allie R. Mayhan – Malvern
Jordyn Taylor Morris – Hot Springs
Haleigh Elizabeth Moss – Greenbrier
Sidney Nicole Relyea – DeWitt
Calie Rutledge – Woodlawn
Savannah Nicolle Schwab – Little Rock
Maci Shea Smelser – Walnut Ridge
Keonnie Strickland – Texarkana
Yulisa Marisol Tomas-Velasquez – Batesville
Shayleigh Wade – Batesville
Cami Nicole Wilson – Maud, Texas
Abigail Ashleigh Yowell – Texarkana, Texas
Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Apryl Michelle Carr – Texarkana
Jennifer Nikol Daniel – Redfield
Sabrina Lee Goodson – Cabot
Baylee Grace Harder – DeQueen
Lonni Annette Hobbs – McGehee
Lindsey Brooke Jenkins – Searcy
Dellesha Dean Jones – Benton
Mallory Paige Jones – Morrilton
Chloe Lane Lee – Little Rock
Madison Dawn Loyd – Rogers
Alexandra Lyles – North Little Rock
Macy Ann McPhillips – Clarksville
Yeimi Brianey Moncayo Dominguez – Morrilton
Catherine O'Neil – Allen, Texas
Elizabeth Avery Pfeifer – Little Rock
Christen C. Sluyter – Springdale
Courtney Ashton Swilling – Fort Smith
Nichole Elizabeth Wade – Fayetteville
Rachel Mae Wiese – Gladstone, Missouri
Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science
Louis K. Abiassi – Groveport, Ohio
Lizbeth Acevedo Martinez – Winston, Georgia
Rebecca L. Adams – Tacoma, Washington
Samatar M. Ahmed – Fridley, Minnesota
Nicole Michelle Albrecq – Bremerton, Washington
Hannah Allen – Bradford, Illinois
Ray Allen – Humble, Texas
Farrah Amalathithada – Fort Worth, Texas
Richard E. Amoah – Oceanside, California
Joniana Anastasi – Naples, Florida
Ashley Ann Anthony – Meridian, Mississippi
Sir Vincent Tampus Aquino – Clinton, Maryland
Alfredo Armendariz – El Paso, Texas
Danett Marie Ashley – Aurora, Colorado
Abigail Quintos Asuncion – Newburgh, Indiana
Falisa Natoria Azumara – Conway
Tiffany Baba – Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Justin Rigo Balderas – Cowpens, South Carolina
Hylene Marantal Banan – Sugar Land, Texas
Destini Banks – Clinton, Mississippi
Kelly Lamarr Banks – Tampa, Florida
Christopher Robert Bartell – Oak Creek, Wisconsin
Kayla Elaine Beamer – Maysville, Kentucky
Alison Beeson – Vancleave, Mississippi
Rebecca J. Beggs – Benton
Elizabeth Noel Bennett – Dixon Springs, Tennessee
Irena Metzova Bennett – Auburn, Washington
Richard E. Bewley – Stevensville, Maryland
Wendy Marie Bird – Covington, Louisiana
Desire' A. Black – Kennesaw, Georgia
Jennifer Lynn Blackwell – Cleveland, Tennessee
Chloe Devonna Bolton – Brandon, Mississippi
Emily Lyn Booker – Medon, Tennessee
Jessica Anne Bosworth – Elyria, Ohio
Savanna Leigh Bott – O'Fallon, Illinois
Christina Kay Bouvier – Cocoa, Florida
Ocean Ann Bowman – Millsboro, Delaware
Janeth Brigido Leon – Memphis, Tennessee
Makenize Lane Brigman – Booneville, Mississippi
Angela Tangia Monique Britt – Ontario, California
Kelly Eva Buchs – Cuba City, Wisconsin
Isobel Burchett – East Wenatchee, Washington
Brianna Leigh Burks – League City, Texas
Antoniesha Zerion Burns – Hot Springs
Caitlin D. Burns – Round Rock, Texas
Glenni Danelle Burns – Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Jessica Kaitlin Burris – Franklinton, Louisiana
Ingris Yesenia Cabral – Denver
Samantha Makay Caldwell – Meridian, Mississippi
Olivia Elizabeth Caldwell-Backstrom – Woodstock, Georgia
Ashley Diane Calkins – San Antonio
Molly M. Campbell – Chula, Missouri
Sophie Lyn Campbell – Arlington, Texas
Angi Canterbury – Rock Hill, South Carolina
Tim Capowski – Yuma, Arizona
Ena Denica Catanghal – El Paso, Texas
Gabrielle Marie Cavenaugh – Goldsboro, North Carolina
Leensaa S. Chawaka – Silver Spring, Maryland
Diana Cheaib – Charlotte, North Carolina
Lulu Chen – El Paso, Texas
Iffah Chowdhury – Camden
Rudonya K. Chrisman – Reeds Spring, Missouri
Kagan David Church – Southaven, Mississippi
April Lynn Clark – Melbourne, Florida
Jonalyn Nilo Clark – Round Rock, Texas
Christina Clark-McGregor – Forest, Virginia
Katrina Ann Cobb – Hanson, Kentucky
Skyler Diana Cochran – Tulsa, Oklahoma
Logan Mitchell Cogdill – Louisville, Kentucky
Caroline Cohen – Birmingham, Alabama
Jessica Danielle Cole – Texarkana, Texas
Laurette Cordero – Vail, Arizona
Adelina De Lourdes Costa – Tracy, California
Jody Anthony Cracraft – Cynthiana, Kentucky
Crystal Marie Crawford – Bellevue, Washington
Khadijah Elaine Crawford – Concord, North Carolina
Jordan Crisp – Troy, Ohio
Rebecca Lee Cummings – Arden, North Carolina
Keri Lynn Daniels – Gulfport, Mississippi
Brandie Leigh Davidson – Berryville
Angelica Decker – Alabaster, Alabama
Rosharon Demery – Coushatta, Louisiana
Jessica Renee Dillon – LaGrange, Ohio
Danica Dinh – San Jose, California
Lisa Dang Dinh – Oklahoma City
Stacy Ann Dobbs – Robards, Kentucky
Heidi Leanne Dorman – Amarillo, Texas
Amy Duarte Chavira – Yuma, Arizona
Karen Jo Ducker – Seymour, Missouri
Brenda Lee Duff – Montgomery, New York
Marcy Anna Dufrene – Vacaville, California
Cynthia Renee Duran – Thornton, Colorado
Madeline Lois Dutton – Goldsboro, North Carolina
Lindsey Cain Dyar – Salem, Alabama
Jessi Ann Ebert – Lexington, Missouri
Brenda Ehret – Aubrey, Texas
Michelle M. Elbakry – Pickerington, Ohio
Sarah Hoang Ellis – Pleasanton, California
Fatima Del Carmen Estrada Gutierrez – Rose Bud
Samantha M. Felesky – North Charleston, South Carolina
Erin Nicole Flanagan – Atlanta
Ja'Lynn LaDonna Flemings – Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Deidre Wilson Foster – Pacolet, South Carolina
Brianna Christine Fox – Milton-Freewater, Oregon
