Congratulations to our graduating seniors for their accomplishments listed below.
Class of 2020 Speaker
Jordan Fielding
Senior Buchanan Key
Awarded to a top student in the senior year as determined by a vote of the class, using a roster of candidates with superior academic achievement.
Hannah McCarthy
Excellence in Public Health Award
Presented by the U.S. Public Health Service Physician Professional Advisory Committee to honor medical students who are public health champions.
Amy James
Winston K. Shorey Award
Awarded to a graduating senior who, in the view of classmates, most closely reflects the qualities of an ideal physician in such characteristics as compassion, warmth and kindness.
John Dehnel
Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award
Presented by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation to recognize humanism and compassion in the delivery of medical care. The recipient is elected by her/his peers. Criteria include empathy, sensitivity, ethical standards and concern for the welfare of the community.
Morgan Tripod
The Roberts Key
Awarded to the graduating senior(s) with the highest scholastic grade point average for the full four years of medical school. This year, 34 seniors graduated with a perfect 4.0 grade point average.
Scarlett-Marie Acklin
Hunter James Bane
Hannah A. Burroff
Hunter Cassidy Cochran
Scott Lawrence Cole
Andrew J. Couture
Layne Dailey
John R. Dehnel
Thomas John Fiedorek
Grant B. Fortson
Michael B. Franzetti
Sarah Kathryn Gammill
Anna Celeste Gibson
Sara Rebekah Goldsholl
Santiago R. Gonzalez
Decota Matthew Halsted
Ryan Daniel Holt
Amy Nicole James
David Alexander Kilgore
Nicholas Stanley Kowalczyk
Jeremy G. Light
Hannah Grace McCarthy
Lara Crawford McHan
Trevor D. Meece
Daniel Gregory Meeker
Emily Miller
John David Patterson
Ashton Jae Porter
Corey Steven Post
Bradley Douglas Shields
Thomas Lee Soehner
Haley Birch Taylor
Erin E. Yancey
Mason William Young
Awards from Departments and Organizations
Marie Wilson Howells Medical Student Award
Awarded to a student who has performed at the highest level in the Department of Psychiatry over the full four years.
Erin Yancey
Richard V. Ebert Award
Awarded by the Department of Internal Medicine to a superior student who shows promise of making significant contributions to medicine.
Madeleine Williams
Susan Campbell Rector Memorial Scholarship
Awarded by the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology to the most outstanding senior female medical student who has chosen obstetrics and gynecology for a career.
Lettie Hattabaugh Odom
T. Dungan Award
Awarded by the Department of Pediatrics to a senior who has excelled in pediatric medicine and has demonstrated interest in all aspects of the work for the welfare of children.
Matthew Bradley
Ryan Steele
George F. Stroope Award
Awarded by the Department of Pediatrics to a senior who is pursuing a career in pediatrics at UAMS and who achieved the highest academic standing in pediatrics during their junior year.
Thomas Fiedorek
Richard J. Webber Research Award
Presented by the Department of Pathology to a senior who has performed in an outstanding fashion in research during medical school.
Jessica Lavergne
Student National Medical Association Award
Awarded by the SNMA to a graduating senior for outstanding achievement.
Sasha Ray
Edward Forrest Ellis Award
Awarded by the Department of Surgery to the senior showing the most promise in that field.
Abby DeLoach
Tricia Edstrom UAMS Northwest Award for Academic Excellence
Awarded to the UAMS Northwest senior who, according to peers and preceptors, made the greatest academic contribution while training at the campus.
Jessica Bettis
Alpha Omega Honor Society
Scarlett-Marie Acklin
Layne Dailey
John R. Dehnel
Grant B. Fortson
Michael B. Franzetti
Sarah Kathryn Gammill
James Reed Gardner
Anna Celeste Gibson
Santiago R. Gonzalez
Jay Im
Amy Nicole James
David Alexander Kilgore
Nicholas Stanley Kowalczyk
Jeremy G. Light
Lara Crawford McHan
Daniel Gregory Meeker
Emily Miller
Rebecca F. Y. Minner
Ryan S. Oliver
John David Patterson
Corey Steven Post
Ryan Chase Ransom
Zachary Lee Schwartz
Bradley Douglas Shields
Thomas Lee Soehner
Jonathan Tyler Spradley
Nicole MacKenzie Sullivan
Levi D. Watson
Mason William Young
Honors in Research
Scarlett-Marie Acklin
Charles Wrightsman Armistead, III
Jonathan James Bauer
Jessica Lynne Bettis
Austin K. Bramwell
Alyssa Mackenzie Bryant
John B. Cale
David Maurice Catlin
Scott Lawrence Cole
Andrew J. Couture
Kathleen Elizabeth Cronin
Lane Dailey
Stephanie Renee Dayer
Abigail Leigh DeLoach
Joseph Prentiss DeLoach
Chase A. Elkin
Jordan Lambert Fielding
Jordan A. Fletcher
Christopher Robin Flud
Grant B. Fortson
Michael B. Franzetti
Sarah Kathryn Gammill
James Reed Gardner
Nancy Ahmed Ghaleb
Anna Celeste Gibson
Sara Rebekah Goldsholl
Basilia Bernice Gonzalez
Santiago R. Gonzalez
James A. Harter
Amy Nicole James
Sarah Ashley Johnson
Shameela Nasrullah Khimani
David Alexander Kilgore
Alexandrea Hyunjee Kim
Kylie Hayes Klemann
Theodore Dickinson Klug
Nicholas Stanley Kowalczyk
Joseph Watkins Levy
Hannah Elisabeth Smashey Lewis
Chrystal O. Lau
Jeremy G. Light
Bradford S. Martins
Lara Crawford McHan
Trevor D. Meece
Daniel Gregory Meeker
Heidi D. Meredith
Rebecca F.Y. Minner
Gisele Christine Moran
Lettie Ann Odom
Ryan S. Oliver
John David Patterson
Corey Steven Post
Raymond Joshua Quilao
Ryan Chase Ransom
Victoria Alejandra Reséndez
Zachary Lee Schwartz
Bradley Douglas Shields
Jonathan Tyler Spradley
Natasha Kaur Sra
Elizabeth Carey Sullivan
Nicole MacKenzie Sullivan
Morgan E. Tripod
Erin E. Yancey
Mason William Young
Honors in Pediatrics
John David Patterson
Mary Beth Rhomberg