Three cheers for fourth years: Celebrating the Dental Class of 2023
This year’s dental graduates achieved in and out of the classroom. They learned during a global pandemic and responded to calls of service and leadership. They succeeded academically and put lessons into practice on the clinic floor. The annual hooding ceremony on May 12 was an opportunity to honor our graduates and those who supported the journey to their doctoral degree.
Degrees were formally awarded at the UMKC Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 13, at T-Mobile Center in downtown Kansas City.
Doctor of Dental Surgery
Regan Elizabeth Aiello
Abdullah Akbar
Ella Marie Algermissen
Ahmed Almuweel
Lane Thomas Anderson
Tanisha Arya
Toshani Arya
Casey P. Aschinger
Joshua Augustine
Emily Katherine
Bahadoorsingh Shaley
Ashton Baker
Jason Bereded
Maria Diehl Bieber
Victoria Lynn Bridwell
David Scott Brooks
Ryann Burnett
Daniel Joel Canaday
Sarah Catherine Carney
Bryce Hunter Childers
Gabrielle Riley Ciccarelli
Meredith Kelly Clark
Blake Conrad Clarke
Christopher Shields Conroy
Mason Michael Cupp
Natalie Jacqueline Danisi
Kosha Desai
James Bohannon Dixon
Adam Doré
Blayne Miller Downs
Luke Neal Ellickson
Morgan Suzanne Engelbrecht
Theodore Anthony Esswein
Madison C. Etling
Jake Dutton Findley
Eden M. Fitzgibbons
Nikol Flynn
Nathaniel Isaiah Gamache
Claudia Garcia Sanchez
Shelby Blade Glenn
Kiley S. Green
Vladimir A. Grishin
Nicholas Jay Harl
Margaret Marie Herold
Adam Warren Howe
Kathryn Paige Jehle
Zane Dalton Keller
Christopher Allen Knollman
Josephine Anna Koch
Elizabeth Anne Kutina
Nicole L. Lauritsen
Edgardo A. Leiva
Cameron Allen Long
Jacky Gihou Lung
Alyssa Kaitlin Ly
Taylor Kaitlin Ly
Hannah Maleki
Edward Locke McAllister
Leina Noriko Mizusawa
Heather Moore
Benjamin Morrett
Kiralyn Nicole Mosier
Alan Muhammad
Jeffrey Munroe
Afaq Muradzade
Haris Nawaz
Kristy Thi Quynh Nguyen
Tyler Kai Okunami
Brandon T. Ortega
Naiya Sanjay Patel
Kayla Marie Pennington
Chris Pham
Alec Joseph Piwowarczyk
Ryan Scott Poertner
Anthony Eden Raper
Colin James Robertson
Kenneth Reid Rogers
Nathan E. Romme
Alyssa Jane Remigio Rosaro
Evan Michael Rowland
Leila Victoria Seabaugh
Alexandra Nicole Seltenreich
Anmol Sethi
Claire Elizabeth Sherar
Samuel Clarkman Smith
Logan William Smith
Esther Margaret Stetson
Carly Anne Stewart
Madisen Jo Swift-Bereded
Alexandria Madison Thomas
Michelle Vu Tran
Tiffani Anne Uberroth
Sara Vandervoort
Lucas Andre Walker
Mackenzie Lyn Williams
Courtney Nicole Wilson
Brooklyn Elizabeth Woodworth
Marta Zakovich
Benjamin Clay Zars
FACULTY D.D.S. CANDIDATE
Tao (Lisa) Chih-Yun
Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene
Macila Perl Arnold
Kennedy Bauer
Macie L. Bolger
Riley Nicole Bontrager
Rachel Christine Carnes
Kara M. Collier
Sidney Claire Dennis
Chloe G. Dent
Jaden Brooke Greenwood
Tawnya Marie Guthrie
Ayah Mahmoud Habashi
Lauren Hills
Madison Carly Hoffman
Hayley Nichole Howe
Myrissa Kione Humphreys
Emily Morgan James
Shairry D. Lene
Morgan B. Masters
Cameron Sou Nhotharack
Jessica Perez-Pallares
Madilyn Grace Pritzel
Kathleen E. Rhodes
Bailey L. Sibley
Mallory Jo Smith
Vi T. Tran
Abbie Eileen Wood
B.S.D.H. – DEGREE COMPLETION
Kinsley Jae Gallion
Noor S. Jasim
Theresa Ann Wright
Graduate degrees
ORAL AND CRANIOFACIAL SCIENCES M.S. DEGREE
Bryndon Belnap, D.D.S.1
Aliah Fueller, D.M.D.1
Brianna Thompson, D.D.S.1
Sara Linstadt, D.D.S.2
DENTAL HYGIENE EDUCATION M.S. DEGREE
Melissa Guerra, M.S.1
Deborah Merrigan, M.S.1
Kimberly Ensminger, M.S.2
Advanced Education Dental Certificates
ENDODONTICS RESIDENCY
David Body, D.M.D.3
Devang Patel, D.D.S.3
ORTHODONTICS AND DENTOFACIAL ORTHOPEDICS RESIDENCY
Bryndon Belnap, D.D.S.1
Aliah Fueller, D.M.D.1
PERIODONTICS RESIDENCYMatthew Bryant, D.D.S.2
Linstadt, D.D.S.2
- Graduates-Fall 2022
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- Graduates-Summer 2023