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Written By: UAFS Alumni Office
Have you recently celebrated a new job, promotion, wedding, baby, or new degree? Been published, gone on a fun adventure, started a new business, moved into a new home, or welcomed a grandchild? Let us - and your classmates - know what you've been doing since your time at UAFS, Westark, or Fort Smith Junior College by submitting a class note. Approved class notes will be published here and in our electronic newsletter Lion Lines. We love to get photos too, and we'll happily share them here and on our socials.
1970s
Gary Whisenant, 鈥71, is married with three boys, 12 grandkids, and 2 great-granddaughters.
1980s
Warren Rapert, 鈥81, has joined as a partner with John Casey and Associates in executive search.
1990s
Dr. Keri Rathburn, 鈥92, was named as 香蕉视频APP Secondary School of the Year by the 香蕉视频APP Association of Educational Administrators.
Erin Gattis, 鈥95, ArcBest chief human resources officer, has been named in the top four finalists for the 2022 Distinguished Woman in Logistics Award (DWLA) by the Women in Trucking Association.
2000s
Ashley Goodson, 鈥09, has taken the role of director of Campus and Community Engagement at UAFS.
Stephanie London, 鈥06, has a new role as assistant dean of Students for Housing and Campus and Community Engagement at UAFS.
Ashley Gerhardson, 鈥07, director of Data Analytics and Institutional Research for the 香蕉视频APP Colleges of Health Education, has been named to the NWA Business Journals Forty under 40 class of 2022
Qiana M. Muhammad, 鈥04, married Askia (Kip) Muhammad II on Sept. 4, 2021.
Nathan Stinson, 鈥09, was a hospital IT manager from 2018- March 2020, then he worked for an MSP until November 2020. He is now working for Poteau Public Schools in the IT department.
Kayla Sidwell, 鈥09, and husband, Tyler, welcomed Jensen Tyler into the world on Oct. 30, 2021.
2010s
Daniel Peek, 鈥17, was promoted at the beginning of May to manager, Implementation Innovative Operations at ABF Freight. He also married his wife, Kaelyn, on May 21, 2022.
Diana Sanchez, 鈥18, and her husband had their first baby, Noah, in March.
Macey Hale, 鈥15, was voted Outstanding Senior Resident for Outpatient Medicine and graduated from her pediatric residency. She will be joining Utica Park Clinic in Claremore.
Kari Carbajal, 鈥18, has taken on the role of Coordinator for Registered Student Organizations in the Office of Campus and Community Engagement (formerly Student Life Office) at UAFS.
Justin Martin, 鈥18, graduated from 香蕉视频APP State University with his Master of Science in College Student Personnel Services.
Angela Norris-Lamon, 鈥11, was promoted to Senior Associate Director of Young Alumnae & Student Engagement at Barnard College.
Rhiannon Corley, 鈥14, and her husband Joseph Corley, 鈥12, have accepted positions teaching abroad and will be relocating to Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Coy Wineland, 鈥16, started a new position as client services manager at Product Connections, a WIS International Company.
Patrick Sullivan, 鈥16, was promoted to manager of growth strategy with Square Trade last July.
Karen Hardie, 鈥16, is senior staff accountant with the city of Fort Smith.
Joshua Anderson, 鈥17, has a new position with the University of Central Oklahoma as Application Administrator II.
Laura Millican, 鈥17, completed her HubSpot Academy certification for Inbound Marketing.
Matt Calloway, 鈥17, has been promoted to quotations analyst at ArcBest.
Morgan Ridenour, 鈥17, started a new position as marketing coordinator with SWETI Marketing in Oklahoma City, OK.
Anna Tennant, 鈥15, and Taylor Goodson, 鈥15, announced their engagement on July 23.
Silanna Buyers, 鈥18, was promoted to senior technical recruiter at Strive Consulting in Dallas, Texas.
Christopher Wemmerus, 鈥17, was promoted to accounts payable specialist II at Transplace, an Uber Freight Company.
Channelle Turner, 鈥11, opened her new company, Restoring Inner Peace LLC, in Brandon, Florida.
Kassandra Crowder, 鈥17, has been promoted at Walmart to an Analyst II, Technical Program Management 鈥 Emerging Technology Walmart Global.
Morreen Klement, 鈥14, has been promoted to branch office administrator at Edward Jones.
Dustin Crossland, 鈥18, started a new position as property manager at Varsity Campus Champions Club Apartments in NWA.
Kallie (Tanner) Akinola, 鈥14, announced she began working for Creation in Common LLC, as a Project Associate in the DFW area
Nycole Oliver, 鈥15, was selected for the 香蕉视频APP Center for Nursing鈥檚 Top 40 Nurse Leaders Under 40 for 2022 by the Board of Directors for the 香蕉视频APP Center for Nursing, Inc.
Kimble Carter, 鈥15, has been promoted to practice optimization partner at Ensemble Health Partners.
Bailee, 鈥19, and Micha Crenshaw welcomed their daughter Chandler Sage into the world on Aug. 18. She weighed 7 pounds,1 ounce, and was 19 inches.
Ntxuzone (Toto) Yang, 鈥18, started a new position as Maintenance Supervisor at Conagra Brands in NWA.
Alex Gravelle, 鈥13, has started a new position as senior manager, Strategy and Operations at Target.
Matheus Mattar E. da Silva, Business Administration, '12, has begun a new position at ArcBest as a Pricing and Supply Chain Engineer.
Makayla Rickner, 19, got engaged on April 2, 2021, and was planning the wedding for April 2, 2022.
Destiny Mantooth, 鈥19, got engaged to Joshua Rogers and planned to be married on Nov. 12, 2022.
Kellie Tanner, 鈥14, married Olumide Akinola in a seaside ceremony in Oahu, Hawaii, on Sept. 26, 2021.
Judy Harrington, 鈥14, published her second novel on Amazon last October. A.B.I.L Returns is the sequel to A.B.I.L: Artificial Biological Intelligence Lifeform.
Jared Belt, 鈥12, started a new role as Senior manager - Training and Strategy, Innovative Operations at ABF Freight.
Brias Watson, 鈥16, has confirmed a rotation in Thailand during his last year of pharmacy school.
Star Harbottle, 鈥14, is expecting a child on February 7, 2022.
Taylor Goodson, 鈥15, has been promoted to Vice President of Commercial Banking at First National Bank of Fort Smith.
Monica Cortez Sanchez, 鈥14, started a new position as New Student & Family Programs Coordinator at the University of 香蕉视频APP - Fort Smith.
Tony Phanouvong, 鈥17, married Kim Phu, 鈥16, on Oct 3, 2021.
Hunter Cabe, 鈥13, started a new job at Walmart as a Manager in Global Procurement, focusing on Facilities and Maintenance on Sep 27, 2021.
Travis Schluterman, 鈥13, and Staci Shluterman, 鈥15, got married on Sept. 25, 2021.
Lauren Andrews, 鈥18, passed her AANP certification and has accepted a position with Mercy Rural Health Clinic in Paris, AR.
Ashley Hill, 鈥19, received a job as a Special Education Paraprofessional at Poteau Public Schools.
Allison Thompson, 鈥19, got engaged to Chris Strasser and planned to be married on Dec. 4, 2021.
Megan Nichols, 鈥15, will serve as market executive for Regions Bank.
Heather Deere, 鈥16, accepted a new role at CampusESP as an Account Executive.
Taylor Abernathy, 鈥14, has been promoted to Associate Recruiter at Tyson Foods.
Spencer Meares, 鈥16, joined Siebenmorgen and Associates in Fort Smith as a Financial Planning Assistant in April 2022.
Chance Weaver, 鈥11, announced he has accepted a position as Mortgage Advisor with United Federal Credit Union in Van Buren.
Raneisha Lewis, 鈥17, was promoted to Carrier Manager I at USA Truck effective May 2022
Jasmine Smith, 鈥14, Director of Alumni Engagement & Annual Giving, is a member of the Northwest 香蕉视频APP Business Journal Fast 15 Class of 2022.
Kimberly Sayavongsa, 鈥12, was promoted to Senior Retail Intelligence Manager at Walmart in April.
Phillip Smith, 鈥15, accepted a new position as Executive Account Manager with General Transportation Inc.
Victoria Tester, 鈥17, started a new position as Category Manager at ABB.
Carla Acosta, 鈥18, has been promoted to Finance Manager at Lowes in Mooresville, NC.
Steven Stone, 鈥19, accepted a full-time position as Regional Manager at Mattress Clearance Center in Northwest 香蕉视频APP.
Beau Barrera, 鈥15, started a new position at ArcBest as a Product Owner I last April.
Megan Clark, 鈥11, started a new position as an Associate Project Manager at ArcBest.
Heather Deere, 鈥16, accepted a new role at CampusESP as an Account Executive.
Taylor Abernathy, 鈥14, has been promoted to Associate Recruiter at Tyson Foods.
Spencer Meares, 鈥16, joined Siebenmorgen and Associates in Fort Smith as a Financial Planning Assistant in April 2022.
Chance Weaver, 鈥11, announced he has accepted a position as Mortgage Advisor with United Federal Credit Union in Van Buren.
Raneisha Lewis, 鈥17, was promoted to Carrier Manager I at USA Truck effective May 2022
Jasmine Smith, 鈥14, director of Alumni Engagement & Annual Giving, is a member of the Northwest 香蕉视频APP Business Journal Fast 15 Class of 2022.
Kimberly Sayavongsa, 鈥12, was promoted to Senior Retail Intelligence Manager at Walmart in April.
Phillip Smith, 鈥15, accepted a new position as Executive Account Manager with General Transportation Inc.
Daniel Peek, 鈥17, is pleased to announce he has been promoted to Manager, Implementation 鈥 Innovative Operations.
Diana Gonzalez Barba, 鈥19, was promoted to Account Development Analyst at ArcBest.
Jordan Johns, 鈥16, announced she has accepted a new position as Controller for RLI Services Inc. beginning this May.
Ricky Hernandez, 鈥15, started a new position as Human Resources Director for Metova Inc. in May.
Cassie (Freeman) Reihl, 鈥10, was promoted to Compliance Specialist III at AGC Biologics in Longmont, Colorado.
Piper Seiter, 鈥16, was promoted to Director of Business Development at BHC Insurance.
Spencer Hart, 鈥15, was promoted to Manager - Corporate Strategy at ArcBest.
Kyle Beam, 鈥11, started a new position as Senior Growth Manager - Consumer Lending at Arvest Bank.
Quynh Nguyen, 鈥16, started a new position as TAP Career Counselor at Inverness Technologies (Army Transition Assistance Program).
Thomas Miller, 鈥17, started a new position as Management Trainee at ArcBest.
Alex Ellis, 鈥19, started a new position as Sr. Accountant | External Reporting at Alight Solutions.
Chelsea Calloway, 鈥19, is at East Central University working on a master鈥檚 degree in psychology. She has started an online boutique called Bon Vivant Boutique while still working full-time at the Children鈥檚 Shelter.
2020s
Rachel Williams, 鈥20, has accepted a position with Channel 5 NWA as a reporter.
Selena Perez, 鈥22, has started a new position as a Credit Analyst at BNSF Logistics.
Alex Taylor, 鈥20, is excited to announce she officially joined the Motor Trend family in HOT ROD Garage this May
Andrew Greutman, 鈥20, was recently promoted to Staff Accountant at Waste Connections.
Kaylin Rose, 鈥22, accepted a full-time position at ArcBest as a Financial Services Field Support Specialist in May.
Michelle Atkins, 鈥22, accepted a Communications Internship at Boeing. Michelle is also the Digital Marketing Manager at Vesta Valley Farm, LLC.
Erin Rhodes, 鈥20, will start at Belfonte School District this fall as a fifth to eighth grade Math and Science teacher.
Joshua Scott, 鈥21, has been promoted to Outbound Logistics Coordinator at Mars in Fort Smith.
Carrie Terry, 鈥21, was promoted to the position of Resource Development Director at The United Way of Fort Smith Area.
Emily Dyke, 鈥20, is the new owner of the Shutter Bus.
Alexandria Webb, 鈥22, started a new position as Human Resource Specialist at ABF Freight.
Madeleine Conway, 鈥20, has been promoted to Quotation Analyst at ArcBest.
Luis Negrete Becerra, 20, has a new position as Graduate Assistant (Greek Housing) at UA Fayetteville
Yessica Jaco, 鈥22, joined Landmark CPAs as a full-time Staff Accountant in June after
completing a stint as a Student Intern during her last semester
Joshua Scott, 鈥21, joined Becker Logistics, LLC as a full-time Account Coordinator
Martin Tran, '22, has enrolled at UA-Fayetteville seeking a master鈥檚 degree in Computer Science. He has also accepted a position as a Research Assistant under the US Army ERDC.
Claudia Mondragon-Barron, 鈥20, got engaged in October 2020 and will marry in May 2022.
Molly Musick, 鈥20, won the title of Miss Rodeo 香蕉视频APP 2022
Logan Tankersley, 鈥20, married Destinee Crossland (now Tankersley) on May 29, 2021. They met at Lions for Christ campus ministry at UAFS. They started up and ran a coffee shop, and now their family has purchased a ranch and is operating that.
Anthony Surratt, 鈥20, has joined Methodist Family Health鈥檚 counseling clinic in Alma as a qualified behavioral health professional.
Kayla Hipp, 鈥20, has a Master of Science degree in Cyberpsychology in December 2021. She accepted a position with ArcBest as an Invoice Audit Specialist. Prior to and leading up to this job offer, she worked in a temporary position at ArcBest as HR and Recruiting Support. She also tutors for the Upward Bound program at UAFS.
Kellie Garner, 鈥21, started a new position as a graduate assistant at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Sean Jurczyk, 鈥20, has accepted a promotion to Store Manager at Store 231 in Norman, OK.
Michael Lay, 鈥20, started a new position at Sigma Nu Fraternity as the Associate Director of Risk Reduction.
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