Past Funded Projects
Travel
In 2019-2020, we awarded three (3) travel awards. Three (3) speaker funds were awarded to Cole Howie, Jordan Spencer, and Scarlett Acklin. We also awarded three (3) attending funds to Allison Schneider, Annika Tabassum, and Taylor Freeman.
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In 2018-2019, we awarded twelve (12) speaker or presentation awards to Mohammad Siddiqui, Katherine Caid, Anna Celeste Gibson, Christopher Randall, Lara McHan, Chrystal Lau, Varun Shah, Duy Ha, Jay Im, Austin Bramwell, Harrison Winslow, and Tessa Henry. We awarded five (5) attending funds to Aleece Fletcher, Margaret Grace Oliver, Brendan Moore, Blake Davidson, and Emily Tharp.
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In addition, in honor of the major contribution the Parents Club gave in 2014 when we purchased Ultrasound machines for the students, we have chosen to sponsor the 2019 UAMS team that travels to the Sonoslam competition. The Parents Club approved funding for 3 students to represent UAMS COM and compete at the AIUM conference/Sonoslam (an Ultrasound competition that pits teams of medical school students (a team of 3) from across the country against each other). Morgan Sweere Treece, Mason Sifford, Hayden Scott were chosen to represent UAMS COM.
Scholarships
Under the leadership of Linda Moore DuPuy, Parents Club President, 1994-95, the Parents Club established the scholarship fund through the sponsorship of an annual “preview night” at the Arkansas Repertory Theater. Proceeds from the performance, as well as a Silent Auction held in conjunction with the preview night, fund the scholarships.
Four additional $1,000 scholarships based on financial need have also been added bring the total to seven annual scholarships.
2010
Class Vote:
Steven McKee | Sophomore | Little Rock | $1,000.00
Ethan Helm | Junior | Mabelvale | $1,000.00
Dragon Do | Senior | Little Rock | $1,000.00
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SFAAC Committee / Financial Need
Judy Smith: Rex Harris | Freshman | Texarkana | $1,000.00
Carla Brown | Sophomore | Wynne | $1,000.00
Jaime Argila | Junior | Durham, NC | $1,000.00
Chad Masters | Senior | Dover | $1,000.00
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Class Vote:
Brandon Morshedi | Sophomore | Benton | $500.00 (tie)
Amen Ismail | Sophomore | Farmington | $500.00 (tie)
Steven McKee | Junior | Little Rock | $1,000.00
Ethan Helm | Senior | Mabelvale | $1,000.00
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SFAAC Committee / Financial Need
Judy Smith: Kenneth Starnes | Freshman | $1,000.00
Kris Stepps | Sophomore | $1,000.00
Carla Brown | Junior | Durham, NC | $1,000.00
Jaime Argila | Senior | $1,000.00
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Class Vote:
Umair Iqbal | Sophomore | Helena | $1,000.00 Amen Ismail | Junior | Farmington | $1,000.00 Steven McKee | Senior | Little Rock | $1,000.00
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SFAAC Committee / Financial Need
Rachel Stamp-Siegfried | Freshman | Sherwood | $1,000.00 Charles Jeffers | Sophomore | Fayetteville | $1,000.00 Patricio Montiel | Junior | Little Rock | $1,000.00 Carla Brown | Senior | Wynne | $1,000.00
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Class Vote:
William Garre | Sophomore | Little Rock | $1,000.00
Teri Moak | Junior | Brandon, MS | $1,000.00
Michael Fiedorek | Senior | Little Rock | $500.00 (tie)
Sheena Walia | Senior | Brentwood, TN | $500.00 (tie)
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SFAAC Committee / Financial Need
Judy Smith: Ginger Holton | Freshman | Hot Springs | $1,000.00
Joshua Booth | Sophomore | Clarksville | $1,000.00
Ken Starnes | Junior | Little Rock | $1,000.00
Patricio Montiel | Senior | Little Rock | $1,000.00
*Rex L. Harris | Senior | Texarkana | $500.00
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Class Vote:
Linda Murphy | Sophomore | Conway | $1,000.00
Venusa Phomakay | Junior | Alma | $1,000.00
Victoria Flynn | Senior | Little Rock | $1,000.00
SFAAC Committee / Financial Need
Judy Smith: Tracy Kaufman | Freshman | Sheridan | $1,000.00
Ginger Holton | Sophomore | Hot Springs | $1,000.00
Sarah Franklin | Junior | Gurdon | $1,000.00
Samantha Shipman | Senior | Yellville | $1,000.00
Class Vote:
Bailey Barnes | Sophomore | Springdale | $500.00 (tie) Erin Weatherford | Sophomore | Dumas | $500.00 (tie) Linda Murphy | Junior | Conway | $1,000.00 William Garre | Senior | Little Rock | $1,000.00
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SFAAC Committee / Financial Need
Judy Smith: Timothy Harris | Freshman | Texarkana | $1,000.00 Upton Siddons | Sophomore | Little Rock | $1,000.00 J. Dawkins-Richard | Junior | Little Rock | $1,000.00 Sarah Franklin | Senior | Gurdon | $1,000.00
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Linda DuPuy retired from the COM Dean’s Office, Director of Admissions and Recruitment, February 29, 2016. Upon her retirement, Tom South, Assistant Dean, Medical Student Admissions, recommended to the Parents Club Board of Directors to consider naming the Parents Club Scholarship voted upon by the senior class, the Parents Club Linda DuPuy Scholarship to honor her 14 year in the Admissions Office and over 20 years involvement with the Parents Club—having served as President of the Parents Club from 1994-95. The Board of Directors approved the recommendation and the inaugural award was presented in 2016.
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Class Vote:
Sarah Theriot | Sophomore | White Hall | $1,000.00
Thanh Dai | Junior | Fort Smith | $500.00 (tie)
Marissa De La Paz | Junior | Cabot |$500.00 (tie)
Linda Dupuy: Linda Murphy | Senior | Conway | $1,000.00
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SFAAC Committee / Financial Need
Judy Smith: Mason Speir | Freshman | Highland | $1,000.00
Timothy Harris | Sophomore | Texarkana | $1,000.00
Upton Siddons | Junior | Little Rock | $1,000.00
Steven Rogers | Senior | N. Little Rock | $1,000.00
Class Vote:
Jordan Fielding | Sophomore | Little Rock | $1,000.00
Sara Beth Theriot | Junior | White Hall | $1,000.00
Linda Dupuy: Bailey Barnes | Senior | Springdale | $1,000.00
SFAAC Committee / Financial Need
Judy Smith: Michael Richardson | Freshman | Fordyce | $1,000.00
Neriman Kockara | Sophomore | Little Rock | $1,000.00
Matt Denefe | Junior | Rogers | $1,000.00
Tracy Kaufman | Senior | Sheridan | $1,000.00
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Class Vote:
Zain Alfanek | Sophomore | Little Rock | $1,000.00
Jordan Fielding | Junior | Little Rock | $1,000.00
Linda Dupuy: Timothy Harris | Senior | New Boston | $1,000.00
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SFAAC Committee / Financial Need
Judy Smith: Zeytun Guyo | Freshman | Little Rock | $1,000.00
Dmitry Nedosekin | Sophomore | Little Rock | $1,000.00
Jordan Fielding | Junior | Little Rock | $1,000.00
J. Kyle Cline | Senior | Searcy | $1,000.00