The UMKC School of Dentistry celebrated its 2016 graduates with plenty of pomp and circumstance during the commencement ceremony held Friday, May 13. Graduates and well-wishers alike were moved to tears and cheers as students crossed the stage at Swinney Recreation Center to receive their diplomas and certificates, The School conferred 107 Doctor of Dental Surgery degrees, 35 Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene degrees (including two BSDH degree completion students), and 15 Advanced Education Dental Certificates. The Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences conferred five Master of Science degrees and the Division of Dental Hygiene conferred four MS degree in Dental Hygiene Education. Two graduates received military commissions.
Enjoy photos from the ceremony.
DOCTOR OF DENTAL SURGERY
Nicole R. Ainsworth
Kelsey Elizabeth Alberg
Whitney Dawn Bair
Jamie Nicole Ball
Frankie Banhart
Jason A. Barzee
James Jeremiah Bell
Kaylee Anne Bergman
Trenton Blaha
Martin Brunworth
Audrey Margaret Buxton
Gianna N. Casarez-Quintana
Blake E. Cavender
Erich Chen
Ali Chowdhury
Susan Currey
Isaac Curtis Dains
Aaron Drew DeForest
Christopher Francis DeMarco
Sierra Lynn Drimak
Daniel DuHadway
Joshua C. Farr
Caitlyn Rachelle Farris
Kale Floyd
Grant Gastineau
Erik Grant
Michael Ryan Greaves
Luke Nathaniel Greene
Wesley George Guenther
Brett R. Haggerty
Gabriel Keith Harr
Paul Christopher Harris
Paul Hechler
Erica Paige Heiskell
Clark Ashton Hepworth
Cristina Hernandez
Ryan Michael Holbrook
Brent Takashi Honda
Drew Thomas Hutinger
Brittany Moline Irons
Miranda Alese Jimenez
Christopher Hudson Johnson
Luke Charles Joliff
Madison Kurrus Jones
Trey Kent Kalbaugh
William R. Keith
Joshua L. Kiene
Daniel Jeremiah Kirkpatrick
John Davis Klamer
Tyler R. Koehn
Steve L. Kohns
Matthew J. Kolarik
Tess Kornacki
Katie Marie Kramer
Taylor Elizabeth Krebsbach
Ian Kuklenski
Scuyler Myron Robert Kurlbaum
Farng Dana Loveland
John McCarthy
Chloe Ann Miller
Laura Elisabeth Moore
Stephen Moorkamp
Robert James Morrissey
Michael Martin Myers
Kaleigh Kristina Nechvatal
Kha Dinh Nguyen
Randy Nguyen
Staci Nicole Osgood
Shivam Parbhu
Samip Ashvin Patel
Joseph Robert Pleasant
Joshua Scott Prather
Julia Margaret Price
Seth Prochaska
Sara Mahmoud Qadi
Nicholas J. Reinagel
Chelsea Lynne Reutenauer
Kori Page Rienbolt
Annie Katelyn Roberts
Damon C. Robison
Elliott Rotert
Abdulrahman NAF Saleh
Corbin Christopher Salthouse
Matthew Keith Saxon
Erik Seaberg
Scott Segawa
Nikita Rajiv Shah
Jeffrey E. Sletto, Jr.
Katherine Renee Snodgrass
Kate Lynn Stamos
Kaitlin Steever
Korey Beth Still
Aaron Tyler Strange
Mina Sung
Alex K. Talbott
Andrew Taliaferro
Kirthi Venkata Tata
Pete Testa
Angel Verlee Thornton
Zachary Dow Wallace
Karin Watts
Ryan David Weaver
Justin T. Weststeyn
Elizabeth M. Wilkinson
Edith Colette Wimsatt
Megan Michelle Wolf
Mia Caroline Tugaoen Zuber
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN DENTAL HYGIENE
Kellie Ceasar Askew IV
Melissa M. Batiz
Erin Renee Bowser
Paige B. Boylan
Delaney Alta Brown
Kiersten Joann Callahan
Morgan Jean Crowell
Brooke Devero
Lindsay Devins-Towell
Candace Diane Foltz
Mariah Garrett
Vanushea Ghafari-Saravi
Chelsea Sophronia Sevigny Gomez
Vy Hoang
Rachel Nicole Klis
Kirsten Leigh Laubacher
Claire Marie Lowman
Tran B. Luong
Marshay Marshall
Vyvenne Linette Moore
Stormy Leanne Morrison
Haley Newby
Sarah Janet Owens
Megan Rachelle Owensby
Samantha Proost
Kinzie Marie Thompson
Vicky Yu Tsao
Megan Elizabeth Vaughn
Courtney Ruth Voorhees
Hunter Wammack
Lydia Kate Washam
Regan Nicole Weis
Megan Marie Wolkey
BSDH DEGREE COMPLETION
Jessi L. Deraps
Coulter J. Heinz
Whitney Rose Lawson
Cambria Lynn Stewart
ADVANCED EDUCATION DENTAL CERTIFICATES
ADVANCED EDUCATION IN GENERAL DENTISTRY
Arielle Cathleen Brinkman, D.D.S. 3
Thomas Michael Carwile, D.D.S. 3
Daniel Francis Cusumano, D.D.S. 3
Stephen Robert Kirschbaum, D.D.S.3
Avanthi Shantha Tiruvadi, D.M.D. 3
ENDODONTICS
Anthony A. Altomare, D.D.S. 3
Michael Stephen Harrison, Jr, D.D.S. 3
ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
Asher Imani, D.D.S.3
Owen S. Lonergan, D.M.D., M.D.3
Chalmers R. Wood IV, D.D.S.3
ORTHODONTICS AND DENTOFACIAL ORTHOPEDICS
Whitney Nicole DeForest Hewitt, D.D.S.1
Andrew McDonald, D.D.S.1
Steven Grant Shaw, D.D.S.1
PERIODONTICS
Patrick E. Driver, D.D.S.1
Cassandra Collins McKenzie, D.D.S.1
GRADUATE DEGREES (1-Graduated Fall 2015; 2-Graduates, Summer 2016)
ORAL AND CRANIOFACIAL SCIENCES M.S. DEGREE
Michael Stephen Harrison, Jr, D.D.S., M.S.3
Whitney Nicole DeForest Hewitt, D.D.S., M.S.1
Andrew McDonald, D.D.S., M.S.1
Cassandra Collins McKenzie, M.S. 2
Steven Grant Shaw, D.D.S., M.S.1
DENTAL HYGIENE EDUCATION M.S. DEGREE
Mindy Bennett, M.S. 3
Paula Covert, M.S.3
Holly Ann Houck, M.S. 3
Carly J. Knewtson, M.S. 3
1-Graduated-Fall 2016
2-Graduates-Spring 2017
3-Graduates-Summer 2017
MILITARY COMMISSIONEES
Tess A. Kornacki, Captain, U.S. Army
Stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Audrey Buxton, Captain, U.S. Navy
Stationed at: Naval Base, San Diego, Calif.