Savannah Jenkins is seeking doctoral and master's degrees simultaneously
At UMKC, students write their own stories, form their own definitions of success and chart innovative career paths. Savannah Jenkins, a St. Louis native, came to UMKC to become a pharmacist and found community, leadership opportunities and a program with unwavering commitment to student success.
Savannah JenkinsHometown: St. Louis, MissouriGraduating Year: 2025Degree Program: Pharm.D. and MBAUndergrad: St. Charles Community College, UMSL
Why did you choose UMKC?
I chose UMKC for several reasons. My fiancé got accepted into the dental school right across the street. I also felt like the School of Pharmacy program’s values aligned with mine with their community outreach, their emphasis on professionalism and innovation. The community I saw in my interview reeled me in. Our professors care about each of us, and there is a lot to get involved with!
Why did you choose pharmacy?
I used to play doctor with my mom as a kid, so I knew I wanted to do health care, but I didn’t know what I wanted to do. My dad has a pharmacist friend, and initially I thought pharmacy was just standing behind the counter and looking at pills all day. I didn’t realize that there were a ton of job avenues within pharmacy. That flexibility and the different opportunities within pharmacy really spoke to me.
Do you know what avenue you want to take within pharmacy?
There are so many that it’s hard for me to try and narrow them down, but I think I’ve got it down to two. Ambulatory care or industry work in sales, research or development. I’m also getting my MBA with my Pharm.D. through the Henry W. Bloch School of Management. UMKC offers that unique opportunity to their pharmacy students, which is great. I take my MBA classes online so I’ll graduate with both degrees at the same time. The MBA will give me more opportunities within pharmacy down the line.
What has been inspiring to you about pharmacy?
I’ve been inspired through my peers and seeing their own experiences in pharmacy. Also, when you go through your rotations and get the chance to apply what you’re learning in the classroom out in the real world and interact with patients, you see that what you’re learning will impact people as a pharmacist. I can look down the road and say, ‘that is going to be me someday!’
What have you learned about yourself at UMKC?
Time management. Planning and initiating good time management practices into my daily routine has been important. I try to have three big goals for each day. I have a couple of school goals and one personal goal.
Who at UMKC do you admire most?
One of my best friends in my program, Ayatt Muslet, is a single mom who is balancing motherhood with schoolwork and several different jobs. She’s doing all this pharmacy work and has four kids to take care of. At the end of a long day, when I’m tired, I know that if she can do it, so can I. She’s really a rock star.
What extracurricular activities are you involved in?
Last year, I was on the executive board of APHA (American Public Health Association). This year, I’m the president of PHL, or Public Health Organization. I also do research with Our Healthy Jackson County . I get to go out into the community at least twice a month and work with my peers in dental, nursing and medical school. As pharmacy students specifically, we provide free vaccinations and mental health screenings. We are able to refer a patient to additional resources if their screening shows that they need additional mental health support. I feel like I’m really making a difference.
What do you hope to take from your experiences at UMKC into your professional career?
The professionalism that UMKC instills in their students. They set us up well to communicate effectively with patients and other health-care providers, and they help establish confidence. Confidence, communication, professionalism and problem-solving are all skills I hope to take with me.
What is one word that best describes you?
Persistent. I had to be persistent about wanting to get where I am. I did community college and wasn’t sure what I wanted to do yet. Then, I got my B.S. and knew I wanted to go into health care, but it was between dentistry and pharmacy. Then I took a gap year and was really working on making myself competitive. I finally made it here, and persistence was the key. At any point, I could have said, “this is a lot of school and I think I’m done.”
Most used social media channel?
Pinterest. It feels much more relaxing than other social media platforms.
What’s your favorite place to eat in Kansas City?
Brickhouse
Where’s your favorite spot to hang out in Kansas City?
I don’t get to hang out a lot but when I do go out, I like the Power and Light District. I spend most of my time at home or at school studying. I also like all the different cafes in Kansas City.
How is Kansas City different than St. Louis?
It's my first time getting a real feel for downtown city life. There's so much to do just a few minutes away, whether it's catching a game, hitting up some cool bars or exploring local parks. Back home is great too, but it's really nice to switch things up and enjoy the new scenery here. Every day brings something new and exciting!
Jul 11, 2024
Nearly 2,000 students recognized
The University of Missouri-Kansas City celebrates the time and energy it takes for excellence: Commitment, integrity and tenacity are required each semester. During the Spring 2024 semester, 1,899 of our undergraduate and professional students made the UMKC Dean’s List.
This is an impressive academic honor. Students must complete a minimum full-time program of 12 graded hours and meet their individual unit’s GPA threshold to qualify for the Dean’s List. These students showed what it meant to take pride in their academic success. If you know someone who made the Spring 2024 list, be sure to congratulate them for their achievement!Below are the Dean’s Lists for the Spring 2024 semester.
Conservatory
Donovan AndesCiel BackusBrett BoyerIsabella BrownGage BrownAurora ConroyEmi CreamerOlivia De Oliveira KalamboukasRobin DeimerlyKimberly DeWittElsa DickersonTaylor DingmanFrancesca FarinaBraden FordCameron GurssHannah GuzmanSara HanfordDalton HartsfieldKailey HrencecinHadley JarvisEthan KauffmanMaria KennedyGalen KroegerRaef LandesKennedy LaughlinSantino LicameliElizabeth LollarTess MartensMackenzi MasonAbby MauldinSarah McguyerZoe MeinsKendal MeyerJason MeyerLily MonroeReuben MorrisonNicole NormanChin NukulvutthiopasAbigail OhmsDavid OosseNeil PedersenDillon PottsArianna RichardsonRozlynn RichertMicah Ruiz EsparzaEmily SchutzelWhitney SchweigerCrew ShaferMolly SloanJaxon St.ClairElla StottsBrandon ThibodeauSol VeenstraKloe WagnerElizabeth WatzkeThomas WelnickZach WestMaddie WilliamsBrady WolffIsabel Yearian
Henry W. Bloch School of Management
Zuhur AbdiJassan AdamsNick Aleman JrYassin AliCole AllenRylan AllsupNicholas AlvaradoMariam AlvaradoCamden BakerRobin BaltersKaia BarkmanBret BeardJack BeardDarren BemissLessly BerriosLauren BlakelyAmy BlevinsNathan BonnerEzra BottsMckenna BowersJulianne BromagenAudrey BrownNicole BruewerHenry BunteJack ButtsStefano CamerlengoAutumn CampbellJaqueline Cardenas TostadoChandler CarterBri CastleberryYan ChenXuyuzhi ChengOlga CherniavskaChris ChiDrake ClevengerSatori ClosserWen CloughBraeden ConnellyCaroline CooperPatrick CottonZaylee CoxAllie CrawfordMackenzie CroleyAbby CrooksTravon CrossPayton Crump-McHughCao DatDaniel DavalosNicole DavisAdriana Diaz LeguilluKannon DillaboughAaron DilworthNoah DoanHaley DowlerBryce EasleyGreta EbersoleAbbi EllermanAlyssa ElslooKendall ErnzenLuke FacinelliMesa FalleurMiguel Fernandez NovasSebastian FloresSydnee FlowersCaroline FoellerLuke FosterTyler FranzoiaJesse FrazierGrace FrederickVal FryPaulina GarciaFrancis GatdulaTaylor GatesAki GebreSumeya GeelleFathi GeelleCelina GentaMitch GoodmonBryson GoschJohn GosseBlane GrayJordan GreenBryce GreenwaltAlicia GroenhagenVictoria GuerraDaniel GutgesellAustin HaggardSaid HajiNicolas HartungJensen Hassani-SadiYasmen HassenLily HayGriffin HerSophie HernandezRene HernandezDeya HernandezDeanna HoenshellLexi HoffmanAmari HollandKatie HollarAsher HolleyJoshua HoodBryce HortLibby HortonXiaoyan HuMissy HuntebrinkerJessica HuynhDong HuynhEmily ImesOlga IvanovaBrandon JamesSadie JantzPhilania JohnsonParker JohnsonLiam JoyceRirika KamimuraSarah KannenbergTeayom KarimpourianNavi KaurGrace KertzCharlie KingHayden KnellAshley KochAvery KrahenbillEmma KratzAnna KruegerBrooklyn LammersChas LarsenJordan LaubLily LefferdKatie LemonLuke LeonettiWei LiSophia LimongiYijun LiuHope LockeAdriana Lopez-JuradoSebastian LucasXingjian MaArsh MaheyMahailet MamoJuan MarronMia Matthews-BeavenJackson McBrideMorgan McginnisJude McGrawLeah McIntyreMyles MeadJason MearsGabby MeyerHunter MiesnerKai MillerHayden MitchellAbdirahin MohamedThuweyba MohamedKhadija MohamedRiley MooreDaniella MoralesClaudia Muñoz-CaraveoShayla MurphyDavid MyersPerla Navarro-OrtizAlex NguyenKim NguyenNathan NguyenVivian NguyenAnh NguyenJustin NguyenQuan NguyenZach NicholsAndrew O'DellCameron OesterleFernando OlivaresJavier Olivares BurgosJoshua OliverAlice OropezaRory PaolicchiKrina PatelElyse PayneLeila PedrerosSavannah PeisertMarlon Perez-MoralesKatie PoisnerTori PolandEthan PotterDunia QakeiCassandra QueralHannah QuintAndrew RamirezChase RedingtonRiley RhoadsMicaela RichardsGabby RiegelJessica RomeroLesly RomoJazmin RomoAnnabella SaittaAndy SanchezLawrence SangKevin SarmientoMirian SarresMaggie SchoemehlAvari SchwenkIan ScottRiLeigh ScottLiddy ScuratoMizki ShireGabrielle SimmsAlyssa SmeraNick SmithAshley Solis-JimenezBrenda SosebeePhilip St. JohnEmily SteinbeckMiriya StilesJeffrey SuKristen SwartsRaivion TaylorWhitney TaylorGavin TewErin ThessenSivkan ThindKyler TickleAnastassiya TimofeyevaAsh TorresDominic TorresDariana TorresJosh TranMicah TribittSilvia TruongMae TuschmanAlex UnsethJesper van HalderenNayeli VargasJayden VazzanoSteven VuGa Ji WangPaige WerremeyerTristin WhittonEmma WoodJulia WyattTianzhao XuIvy YangMaey YangKendra YoungbloodGrace YuJayden YurthWenwen ZhangLauren Zoller
School of Dentistry
Ahmad AlhoutiAli AliMichael AllisonFares AlsafarAdison BaseyCamden ChastainMegan DartDrake DuganGiovanni FerraroJason FirthShelbi FlahautCasey GeddesMichael GimottyJackson GlynnAshlyn HarbaughHaley HeatonSeth HofheinsOlivia HombsKatie JenningsChristopher JohnsonCole JohnsonTia KahwajiElizabeth KiefnerAnastasia KruegerPeyton KusgenAnthony LeisureJamaica LovanGabby MertzEthan NettlerAnh NguyenKylie NicholsMichelle PalmerK-Leigh PappasAlexis ParkeRiley PerelesRiley PurdunLisa RaymondQuinten ReasonerMatthew RodriguesKatie Roe-BlytheAdam SattlerAmy SchmiemeierHadley SchreinerMackenzie SimpsonLauren SlavensHaylie StansellDiana StepanovaJustin SurberJaiden TaggartNoah TallySaxon TeubnerJuliana TomitaMatthew WahleClaire WaughHaley WorfordEdward Wun
School of Education, Social Work and Psychological Sciences
Byan AbuounMary AguirreShams AlarthyFatima AlborElla AlexanderRayan Al-HamdiGenesis Amaro VenturaAlea AshfordConnor AthearnKayauna BarnesAdelin BaynumCharlie BellAlyssa BlevinsElaina BlodgettVanessa BoltenKylee BrazealJaylie BuiJenna BulgerErica BurnettAlex BurneyLucy Cardenas VargasMargaret CarsonEileen ChangAngie ChavezMariah ChavezAva ChinnockLindana Clavijo FajardoEmily CollierJessa ConnatserKelsee CorbinDarci DaughertyYike DengPaige DinkelLaura DoranMaleah DowntonAnthony DuKimberly EscobedoIsabel FabianOlivia FesslerCamille FryAndrea Gamboa RizoEmma GarciaAnnelise GarrisonGio GiangrossoGrace Gomez-PalacioNaomi GontermanAbby GuzmanMyles HardyAudrey HarperLydia HarterCatherine HawkinsHanan HayyehMayerli HerreraCelina HoLily HollisRaeli HowertonSamm HudginsAndria JersettMattea JonesMya JonesKayda KamolzCaroline KeithleyLyba KhawarSummer KhounvongsaMikaylah KingTeagan LeeAbby LogsdonJackelyn LopezAlyssa LopezTiffany LowellErin MagelGracie MalicoatLogan MartinMattie MartinIsaac McBurneyHeather McCoyBrianne McGovernKate McKownNyah MisenerBrenna MorganConfi MuhozaReyam MukhtarMegan NealeCarmen NedblakeAlex NelsonJacob PaineNatalie PeaceAinsley PickeringRonnie QuickKyra ReesRakiah RichardsonJacqueline RiveraAlanie RiveraChase RobertsonKiko RodriguezGuadalupe Rodriguez-GonzalezIsabella SalinasKarnveer SandhawaliaPaige SanfordCandy SarresSamara SayidCayloma SehnertAmina ShahDanei SmithTaylor SmithAdriana SpanglerKarissa StarkBlair TaylorAnnie TranGrant UrbanMeaghan VandeheyHolly VervaeckeKaylene VickersLydia WeaverDallas WelchNoah WerremeyerSean WesselIsaia WilcoxenRenika WilliamsKy WilliamsLyric Williams-McGuireGrace WilsonHenry WittBahsan Yussuf
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Youssef AbouelelaMaanvi AggarwalLaila AlhajeriElizabeth AllenSarah AllisonMayar Al-ShaikhliDanielle AltschulEsli Alvarado-IslasAnalisa AlveyMaici AmorAva AndersenTaylor AndersonShayaan AnisAshley AppleberryDaniela Arzabala LopezMeha AsirLaila AtkinsAnam AzimKaylee BaggerlyIsabella BakerAmelia BaldwinAshlyn BandelierKelby BannermanLili Becerra-PujolsKaya BeitzLogan BeltEvelyn BergerRiya BhatMolly BindelEmily BlackGeorgia BlakemoreMaisy BlantonJenna BodnarMatt BollinAlex BoydTommy BrittendallBridger BrockmanSydney BrownZach BungeBrinlea CalaisLauren CarberySy CartwrightYessica Casares-MaldonadoEthan ChaJuan ChavezQasim ChohdryOlivia ChristensenIteara ChristianEmily ClarkJocelyn ClarkGrace CoganMorgan ColeAurelia ColletteMichael CollingsDestanie CollinsAbby ConnorOlivia CottonLuke CozadDaze Creamer-EllecampPidge CrozierLilah Crum BarnhillAdelina CurielSaja DaifallahAidan DavisLilith DavisAshley DavisTruman DickeyAmy DoAvery DolanJayden DorrellJenna EikelFreyja EmeryRachel EricksonAlexandrea ErismanViolet EsquivelLilly EstradaTochi EzeanolueAreej FalahNoah FanslerDaisy FergusonMachaela FordMia ForneyMcKaylie ForrestNicole ForysMorgen FosterRowan FrazierBrynn FuquaJasmine GamelOlivia GebhardtKeshav GhanekarTayler GilbertCatherine GillumEllie GiraDevan GirishRebekah GrantSydney GravattMaddie GrimesOscar GrisNatalya GruzdCarmen GudinoEmani GuerinShekhar GugnaniAlizah HaaseTory HamonShicagolyn Hams ScrogginsYasmeen HanonHaylee HarrellYusuf HasanMichael HaynesGrace HeathRayney HeldLogan HendersonMarc HermanEve HerrBen HillearyLauren HirningSamuel HitchcockAnnie HoustonPeyton HowardEvan HuangAmy HurleyAbby HusakSarah IllimoottilZarifa ImanliMira IyerFahad JamalAdriana JanischFaduma JarikAJ JenkinsEmily JohnsonCerylean JonesDaniel JonesAidan JoyceHugo Juarez-AvalosKat KalfayanKatelyn KaysCaiden KeenErynn KellGrant KendallChavi KhannaAmanuel KifleMackenzie KlausSydney KramerLauren KreiselSara KronawitterSindhuja KudapaNeha KumarAnnalise LawlorJulien Le BourdoulousMarissa LeggioSam LendoBenjamin LewisHannah LeyvaNoah LibowitzDayton LittleBenjamin LiuEvie LozanoJada LymanKushi MadduruLauren MageeDaisey MaldonadoSundus MalikTorie MallingerMayzie MangosLilah ManningScott ManuelGabby Marin CastanedaMicaela MartinCameron McCaslinKiara McCreaDeborah McCurninSarah MedinaItzel MendezGovind MenonClaire MersmannEmma MeyersCeleste MichaelGrace MillerAnthony MishrikyAndrew MishrikyDaniel MoftakharYasmina MokhtarCatherine MonaghanKenney Monzon BrunoYeanna MoonJay MoorePhoebe MurphySamuel NagyMichael NavatoJillian NeeleyKamryn NelsonCarla NemerEthan NguyenErick NicolasAbby NugentKanyon OlberdingAsh OnstottAarti PalaniappanRiya ParikhSarah ParkReece ParkerRonit PatelMeirah PaulJordan PaxtonCaitlin PickertAbbey PierceMegan PilegeUma PillaiPrecious PlaisimeLeya PogueAmani PoindexterJailyn PolkElizabeth PorrittVanessa PyleArthur QualmanOmar RadoncicArushi RaiTheo RaitzerJillian RayPrisha ReddyAdam ReedRyen ReedyIsabella ReyesNovalee RiveraCorrie RobertsMarco RodriguezRogelio RodriguezTania Rodriguez-GonzalezJoslyn RossOlivia RubioThessa RyanJoy RyanJouhel SalinasVanessa SandersAbby SanduskyNeal SawyersWilliam SchniedersIsabelle SchroederTina SchwartzeFaith ScribnerJoel SetyaVictor SewankamboAnanya SharmaAhad SheikhNikitha ShethDelaney ShieldsKowthar ShireKoda ShivelyJoe SimmonsAmritasha SinghSebastian SkaggsMolly SloanJulia SmithCourtney SmithJonathan SmithHarry Soper PlazaEmma StaufferAydan StiglerEvan StolbergTyler Stone-HowertonLiana StowellPeyton StremmelTristan SupernawSid SuvarnaNatalie SwampillaiAkhila SwarnaSahithi TadakamallaTennessee TaffnerSelina TahirkheliYordanos TarikHannah TawneyNuria TellesDa'Mya ThomasClaire TilleyEmily TownsDiana TranBrian TranSophia TrudeHannie TruongAllBright TunKellen TurnerMichaela Vanden HullJacob VanzantDanusri VaratharajSarai VasquezCamille VerhoevenEthan VillasenorStephanie VincentSanchi VishwakarmaAnshal VyasCatie WalkerKeegan WatkinsCece WattsAbigail WeilerDylan WelchEmily WheelerElla WhitfieldJulia WiestNathan WilcoxJosh WildeSophia WildeAlexander WildtAbram WilliamsHolly WilliamsLainey WillisBrynn WinklerThistle WolfMarley WoodfordLeigh WoodyGrace WorkmanJames WorthamJustin WuGauri YadavIsabella YenniePark Zebley
School of Law
Kit AdderholtLoulya AlabedMohammad AlkhatibMohammad AlkurdiDe'Ja AlstonAllee ArmitageIsabelle ArmourTiara ArtiesKelsy AustwickSidney Bach-NormanBailey BakerMichael BalkOlivia BanesLevi BanesJuliana BartoliMelanie BattsRaef BellAlyssa BenjaminOlivia BenoitBekah BerardiAlyse BergerNichole BergtollOlivia Bess-RhodesEmma BeuerleinJenniece BooneReema BounajemBrent BoydKenn BoyleMolly BravermanShayna BrazealKyle BrownNaomi BuieHarrison BurchfieldEthan BureshCade BurghartKarima BurnsJacob BurtonJason CantrellJosie CareyRachel CarrJohn CastelloTrevor CernechAshley CerrentanoMatt ChampagneMolly ChasteenPiper ChristensonBrian ChristianTyler ClevengerPayton ClouseThomas CluckPhilip ColeMakenna CopelandAshley CornishCade CortezBobbie CrewStephanie CrockerKristen CroucherIsabella CrutchfieldMegan CurrieMegan DeanAlexus DeanMegan DeGuniaTrinity DelaneyAlex DeLucaEmily DesbienKendall DillonEmma Kate DillonSofia DominguezAnna DonaldsonJosie DostalJack DoughertyMarkia DouglasIvana EasleyErica EdmistenJacob EisenhauerJackson ElderBijan EsfandiaryNoah FahnestockLukas FieldsCarson FinkSamantha FisherNatelee ForbesBrian FordLexie FoxJustice FrankeTaylor FreundJoey GambleDanny GamezOscar GarciaVictoria GardnerAshley GeeConnor GoldsboroughErika GreerVictoria HaggertyLillian HallMcCalister HallMary Paige HawkinsAddison HaynesCorbin HealyGrant HeimanJay HellebuschCatherine HenneReed HenselEmma HeroldLiam HeuselHans HodesCliff HollyJoe HooperJordan HopperBrett HoukJulia HowellLukas HudsonAlison HuffElena HumphreyAaron HungMatthew HyattMaddi IlsemanOlivia JabaleyRyan JacobsenKaylee JacobsonTara JanowskiLogan JeffersCristina JimenezNoah JohnsonCat JohnsonNathan JohnsonJared JohnstoneIan JonesRyan KatzTara KeeverMargaret KellstromEmma KingWilliam KnutsonKaren KutninkJonathan LacKampSalenna LaffoonShelbie LangfordNick LangsdaleJustin LarsonLauren LawsonJacob LeamonJilliane LewisLauren LipariCaroline LoweryLilly LucasMia LukicFiona MaddenIlse MaloneyMadeline MannRob MasseyBrad MatteuzziLauren McFailGregory MelhamBruce Mena-SierraAlexandra MiddlecampKaleb MillerDalila MillerAnna MooreBrett MordecaiMeredith MorrisonAaron MottMaureen MurphyCorey MyersKyle NelsonMatthew NeswickTimothy NicholsJacob NiemeyerKendal NilgesThomas NocitaSam NultonSarah OldfatherAnnMarie OrlandoReid ParkerDeyanira Parra LugoChanelle PerezSamuel PetersonEmma PiazzaKirsten PintoAustin PolinaKaylee PopejoyGarrison PriddleLeslye QuintanillaParker RahmanJohn RellihanMatthew RhoadsErin RichardsMaximillian RichardsonChance RiddleJessica RigbyHunter RobertsAddison RockersChristopher RogersMichael RoseTaylor RumseyDana SamaniegoGavin SampleJosefina SanchezJoseph SanorRhiannen SchneiderKloe SchnellAshley SegniboMadelyn SeleyMadison SelfJarrett SextonKelly ShannahanTeresa SingletonHaley SirokmanSamuel SketersJoseph SkojacDaniel SlaybaughHelene SlinkerLiudmila SloanKathryn SopcichCait SpackmanWill SpeidelMatthew SpringerAndrew StaffordKaylee StillieEllen StingleyColby StoneJenni SweetonAnna Syptak-WelchCinthia TerrazasGabrielle ThurnMegan TiedeReece TreasureMark TrompeterLuke TrusdaleNika TsiklauriGiorgi TsivtsivadzeJoseph UnanaowoAnna VanBuskirkWilliam VanceElias VaoifiJohn ViewAlex VillalobosSydney VogelgesangRobert WaldMatthew WalkerSeth WalkerStephanie WaxmanSiler WehrmannBryn WhiteSamantha WhiteBrennan WhittFletcher WilsonAndrew WiseKevin WiseIan WisemanCalli WisemanThomas WolffBryce WolffRegan WoodKristin WoolumsConnor WorksChristopher YardleyHeather YatesWilliam YoungsGrant Zykan
School of Nursing and Health Studies
Halawe AbdiLexi AdamecYaretzy Aguirre CamachoHiba AlterjalliKeeley AtkinTami AyegboJudy BattsLindsey BekebredeOmamah BetrowRyhana BetrowMaqdas BhattiCaroline BrandtAlivia CalvertJadeyn CampbellAlex CarreonAnnabel ColonLydia CripeBrenna CroninJordan Cunningham-ContrerasMalath DaffaallahMackenzie DaltonKayla DansbyKelsey DavisRiley DeWittBrylee DierkingBree DowdyNouran ElhiweejAlyssa ElliottLyric EwingChris FadriHanna FarahzadTia FieldsFatima Fierros-EspinozaTonique FlemingToni FraizerJennifer FrisbeyEllyssa GallingerKatelyn GendronKorbyn GentryAnnabelle GettysSonya GomezKatelyn GoochSophia GranthamKinzie GuyAshley HannersZahra HassanHalle HeerenBritney HernandezCecelia HinesGlenne HinkleHawa IbrahimChinecherem IhenachoJohana Infante MaganaAbby IslandAnna JenningsSierra JohnsonLily JohnsonKayla JumpMaddy KennicuttKenzie KennicuttMeik KernsLogan KlingeleIndy KrohneAmber KwonKat LamannoMayson LaneRami LeRoyAspen LivengoodNatalia Lopez-RodriguezDanielle MakaraMichael MaloneyNallely MartinezJane MasseyTaylor MathewsRafia MehmoodSarah MelvinKarla Menjivar FrancoMaria MergenHannah MiddaughCierra MitchellEdgar MontoyaBrooke MuehlingCassandra MurreyNathan MuserBrianna MyersNatalie NguyenKristina NguyenTrang NguyenCrystal OdugweStailey OlmsteadMumtaza OsmanKimberly OstmannTaylor OswaldBrittany ParkerKelly Perea InestrozaKassandra PerezSarah PerreaOlivia PlattEmily PriceSydney RhodesNatalie RigdonJulia Rivera-BotkinSam RobinsonGray RobisonJeffrey RodriguezSydney RogersShannon RoseAbbey RowellSophy SaykallyKennedy SchritenthalEmma SinclairJocelyn SotoOlivia SoursRiley StehlikKarsyn StehlikElizabeth SteppAshley StonerMarzayna TagaloaSebastian TorresKrystal TowneJenny TranBethany VandenburgCooper VaroneMel VentersKadin VireCaden VoAlexis VoigtToree VroomanGrace WaldeierDaisy WanaswaBailee WestonBriona WoodsRegan Young
School of Pharmacy
Aya AbdullaCaitlin AhearnChaehyun AhnMark AllredHaley AndersonSafa AnsariBrooke AtchisonTaylor BarberSharon BaskaranMacy BerhorstEthan BillupsKeith BodenhamerKayla BondWeston BoswellKelen CaskeyAdam ChanliongcoIan CoffmanKatherine ComerKylie CowanMadison CrawfordMollie CuppAlyssa DavisMackenzie DavisHannah DeienCaleb DiehlZoe DobsonCassy DoeblerScott DuensingScott DuensingShania EarlyFaith ElfrinkMaddie EppleJacqueline EstesKassandra EstradaOwen FanMakenzie FletcherNatalie FrankKylie GeorgeJackson GibbsNate GiboneyRyan GibsonAmir GiurgiusJay GoldenJake GriebelClaire HainesSeth HammackDarra HarperDrew HedrickJoshua HendersonLauren HendrixMaddie HosickJohn HydeRyan JonesNav KaurJessica KentBen KissnerMaya KivistoClaire KollarsKatie KorahSophia KovalenkoAvery LakeMary LePiqueAshley LewisMegan MaettenBrandi MarkhamKamryn MartinShane McConnellLauren MeizlerSam MennerKyndall MillsCarson MohrJaci MoorePaige MuellerAyatt MusletPayton NeubauerJenny NguyenTam NguyenGabby NordhusBrooke NovakAlannah NowakHailey OeschCole ParkerAhmad PazhoohiCole PetershagenMalaina PitschKyler RademanGage RelfordAli RyalsCarter SadlerJoseph SalazarMaggie ShermanChris SimkinsPeyton StearmanThomas StewartMegan StewartMallory StollRachel SturdevantVictoria TaggartMegan TandyJessica ThomasGabriella ThornePeter TranTommy TranLucy TraskEmily TrinhDominick VittoneTrendon WatsonKatie WeberSamuel WesthovenWill WhiteClara WiedemanMyah WilsonAllison WinklerAddison WuebkerLauren YoungbloodJefferson ZhongJennifer Zulovich
School of Science and Engineering
Hashim AbdullaMary Abou JawdeAryan AhirHafsa AhmedKurtice AkinSadia AlamSaleh AlameeriAhmed AlbarwaniAmmar AlbeloushiKalkidan AlemayehuHanna AlemuSaid Al-FarsiAbdulrahman AlhammadiJafar Al-HassanRuba AliHamad AlkhameesMohammad AlmousawiMansour AlmutawaAlex AlonsoMeshal AlqahtaniAbdullah AlrasheediAli AlsaffarNadeen AlsalmanLina AlsalmanSabea AlshammariAli AlsulaimanBrandon Alvarez De La CruzDivenderjit Amarjit SinghCaijah AndersonEmma AngleNnenna AnikweNicolas AponteHalena Aquino-DunkinChristopher AranaJeremiah ArthurKali AughinbaughBenny AulnerKeeli AustinHasina AziziCarley BakerJosh BalinoDylan BallDrew BarcelonaRabeea BariKailynn BarntRoberto BarreraAbdalrahman BashirMason BassHanva BassembatTanu BassiJackson BauerLucy BeckenbachLuke BeckerAaron BeckmanAmanuel BekeleTrevor BellClay BelzAmgad BenkhadraSalma BensahriMauricio BernalLogan BeshearsEthan BessetteJesse BestAshlesha BhojaneGrady BiceMarie BiernackiAlex BiglerAzaan BilalMikenna BirdEmma BjornstadColton BlakleyTessa 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Jul 11, 2024
Partnership includes $10,000 scholarship award per student
The University of Missouri-Kansas City Henry W. Bloch School of Management is partnering with five top Kansas City banks to announce a new scholarship program. Banking Leaders of Tomorrow is designed to inspire future professionals to make a difference in their communities as leaders in the banking and finance industries.
Available to incoming students from Missouri or Kansas, this scholarship totals $10,000 over four years for incoming freshmen who express interest in pursuing careers in banking and finance. To provide continued support during their education, accepted students will also receive both academic and professional mentoring as well as networking opportunities.
This scholarship is made possible through generous support and close partnerships with area banks who have committed to supporting students in and out of the traditional classroom through lectures, site visits and panel discussions. They have also committed to providing internship opportunities, ensuring real-world experience throughout these students' time at UMKC.
Academy Bank
Arvest Bank
Commerce Bank
Lead Bank
UMB Bank
“Banking Leaders of Tomorrow is much more than a scholarship and we could not launch this program without great partners,” said Jocelyn Evans, associate dean of the Bloch School. “These banks are not only committing their time here on campus, but they are also providing important opportunities for our students to explore their future in banking and finance.”
Scholarships will be awarded based upon a student’s essay describing their interest in a financial services career and how their experiences have prepared them to engage in banking relationships with individuals and businesses in low- and moderate-income areas in the Kansas City metropolitan area where many residents do not have traditional banking relationships.
“The Bloch School is committed to educating students who will improve the communities where they will one day live,” said Bloch School Dean Brian Klaas. “Banking Leaders of Tomorrow furthers that commitment, and we’re grateful to our partner banks for making this possible.”
Jul 10, 2024
One of 17 schools in the nation to receive the inaugural award
The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy recognizes pharmacy programs committed to providing community pharmacy services in a transformational way and has designated the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy a Community Pharmacy Center of Excellence.
The designation recognizes the significant commitment the school has made to advancement in teaching, service, scholarship, leadership and partnerships. The school is one of 17 schools to receive the award.
Faculty members Kendall Guthrie (Pharm.D. ‘13), Sarah Oprinovich, Pharm.D., and Heather Lyons-Burney (Pharm.D. ‘94), applied for the award, with help from Mark Sawkin, Pharm.D., Mark Patterson, Ph.D., M.P.H. and Yifei Liu, Ph.D.
Alongside the other schools, the UMKC School of Pharmacy will serve as an ambassador for the discipline, and will have unique opportunities to share its knowledge and help other programs develop community-oriented care.
“We will be used as a model for other institutions that would like to incorporate more community pharmacy education into their curriculum,” Oprinovich said. “We will also be in closer contact with other Centers of Excellence, so we can all share practices that will improve our students’ readiness for practicing in contemporary community .”
Dean Russ Melchert, Ph.D., noted the accomplishment’s importance.
“We are very excited and honored to receive the prestigious Center of Excellence designation by AACP for our faculty’s innovative work in advancing community pharmacy practice,” Melchert said. “Pharmacists have been among the most accessible health-care providers, with estimates suggesting that over 90% of the U.S. population lives within 10 miles of a community pharmacy. We are happy to be recognized nationally as a school with expertise in producing outstanding, innovative and entrepreneurial community pharmacy practitioners."
As a Center of Excellence, the UMKC School of Pharmacy now sets its sights on advancing community pharmacy practice for everyone, and on continued training of the caregivers of tomorrow.
According to Oprinovich, many people realize that their community pharmacy is where they can get vaccines, testing for minor acute illnesses, monitor blood pressure and more.
“We have multiple faculty who are given the time and space to serve professional organizations, innovate, and research,” Oprinovich said. “Our experiential education leaders also place high value on training students to be well-prepared for the rapid change that is happening in community pharmacy today.”
The School of Pharmacy will hold this designation for the next five years, after which it will be invited to reapply.
Jul 09, 2024
New center provides opportunities to use multimodal data to solve community problems and develop a critical workforce in Missouri and Midwest.
Shu-Ching Chen, Ph.D., has always known big data would be the wave of the future.
Chen is the inaugural executive director of the Data Science and Analytics Innovation Center (dSAIC) at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, a position he took to continue his research into multimodal big data analytics. By harnessing immense datasets to extract insights, patterns and knowledge, dSAIC provides the foundation for transformational research.
Multimodal big data analytics combines techniques from artificial intelligence, machine learning, data analytics and more to analyze data from different sources and apply them to solve fundamental and real-world problems.
“Companies need to analyze data to benefit business,” Chen said. “If you don’t take advantage, you fall behind.”
At dSAIC, Chen and his team are working to create tools to help students, companies and stakeholders seamlessly bring together different kinds of data points as quickly as possible to allow for easier analysis and integration.
During his 21 years at Florida International University in Miami, Chen’s research into multimodal big data analytics earned funding from the National Science Foundation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Homeland Security, National Institutes of Health, Department of Energy, Army Research Office, Naval Research Laboratory, Environmental Protection Agency, Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, Florida Department of Transportation, IBM and Microsoft.
His research was also used to help emergency management in several aspects of post-hurricane recovery efforts, like insurance approvals and damage analysis. Chen plans to continue that work in Kansas City, collaborating with emergency management in other natural disaster- related recoveries, as well as continue to develop tools that can make an impact in all industries and communities across the state.
"Companies need to analyze data to benefit business. If you don’t take advantage, you fall behind."
— Shu-Ching Chen, Ph.D.
Now, with Chen as the leader of dSAIC, the center will support university research across Missouri and will play a critical role in workforce development across Kansas City and the region. He also hopes to continue developing models and projects that can be easily recognized by the general public.
In his short time as executive director, the center has been awarded grants, including from the U.S. Department of Education Center of Excellence in Spatial Computing, bringing in more than $1 million in funding.
In Chen’s eyes, dSAIC has the potential to be a prestigious hub for multimodal data science due to Kansas City’s continued growth and potential. He hopes to bring together stakeholders and community leaders to identify the need, identify potential projects and identify the impact, helping make it the best data science center in the country.
Kansas City’s central location, growing potential and opportunities make it an ideal place for students to learn and apply multimodal research into the community, as well as making an impact on surrounding states in the region.
Chen sees the center as a place where graduates will learn the necessary skills and stand out when applying for jobs in the Kansas City area, the region, across the country and around the world.
In an industry where technology is evolving quickly, the center will allow students to develop the skills necessary to keep up with the challenges and changes. The Data Science and Analytics Innovation Center will also be a place for alumni to return to campus and share experience from real-world applications, giving students a unique learning experience.
But it doesn’t stop at data science. Chen believes students from all disciplines and academic units can benefit from studying multimodal data analytics at dSAIC and meet the demand for high-quality employees from top companies.
Data is at the heart of artificial intelligence and machine learning, like the popular ChatGPT, which has seen several applications that go beyond simple search inquiries. With a center like the dSAIC, Chen sees possibilities at the forefront of the next generation of data science technologies.
Jul 02, 2024