Congratulations, Class of 2018!
East Carolina University is proud to have bestowed the Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degree on the Class of 2018 on Friday, May 4. Listed here are the names of the graduates, their cities of origin in parentheses, their immediate professional plans, and their honors and awards. We will miss these exceptional dentists and wish them every success in their future endeavors.
Class of 2018 Graduates
Class of 2018
Christopher Bryan Archer (Raleigh, NC)
Periodontics Residency, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, OH
American Academy of Periodontology Dental Student Award
Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society
Chelsea Hartsell Arthur(Midland, NC)
Private Practice High Point, NC
Evan Bowman Arthur(Huntersville, NC)
Private Practice High Point, NC
American College of Prosthodontists Predoctoral Student Prosthodontic Achievement Award
Erica Balbuena Tapia(Greenville, NC)
Private Practice Greenville, NC
Carlos Jose Baquero-Nunez(Charlotte, NC)
Private Practice Charlotte, NC
Robert Anslo Barton(Salisbury, NC)
Private Practice High Point, NC
Spenser Christian Briggs(Goldsboro, NC)
Private Practice Lynchburg, VA
Bruce Allen Bunch Jr.(Edenton, NC)
General Practice Residency
New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
North Carolina Schweitzer Fellow
Andrew Dillon Burns(Saint Pauls, NC)
Private Practice Southern Pines, NC
Jamie Renald Carter(Greensboro, NC
Private Practice Asheville, NC
Zaneta LaNai Carver(Durham, NC)
Private Practice Charlotte, NC
Ethan K. Caudell(Saint Pauls, NC)
Private Practice Shallotte, NC
Lauren Margaret Cole(Holly Springs, NC)
General Practice Residency
Mountain Area Health Education Center, Asheville, NC
Shivani Vinayak Dave(Wesley Chapel, NC)
Orthodontics Residency
Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, New York, NY
Colleen Kelly Davis (Sylva, NC)
Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency NYU Langone Health, Nashville, TN
Colleen Kelly Davis (Sylva, NC)
Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency NYU Langone Health, Nashville, TN
Chad Jarrett Dickerson(Mooresville, NC)
Private Practice Huntersville, NC
Sara Ann Ducatte(Wake Forest, NC)
Private Practice Raleigh, NC
Academy of Operative Dentistry Student Award
Kristen Elena Eguren(Greensboro, NC)
Prosthodontics Residency
University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY
Marcus Ryan Gillon(Statesville, NC)
Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Internship
Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana-Champaign, IL
American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Dental Student Award
Danielle Marie Gough(Wake Forest, NC)
Private Practice
Leland and Chadbourn, NC
American Academy of Oral Medicine Award
Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society
Richard Alan Greene(Kings Mountain, NC)
High Country Community Health Newland, NC
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Predoctoral Student Award
Mariya Vinogradov Harn(Asheville, NC)
Private Practice Fayetteville, NC
Jon Brian Hartley(Lenoir, NC)
Private Practice Lenoir, NC
American Association of Endodontists Student Achievement Award in Endodontics
Stephen Joseph Harward (Garner, NC)
Private Practice Cary, NC
Ljiljana Karan(Charlotte, NC)
Advanced Education in General Dentistry
ECU School of Dental Medicine CSLC – Davidson County, NC
North Carolina Schweitzer Fellow
Community Commitment Award
Mary Rebecca Keith(Kinston, NC)
Advanced Education in General Dentistry Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fayetteville, NC
American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Dental Student Award
North Carolina Schweitzer Fellow
Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society
Seulah Lee Kim(Durham, NC)
Private Practice Durham, NC
Matthew Michael Kostelic(Clemmons, NC)
Private Practice Winston-Salem, NC
Chelsea Erin Kuyath(Kannapolis, NC)
Advanced Education in General Dentistry
ECU School of Dental Medicine CSLC – Davidson County, NC
American Association of Orthodontists Award
Brianne Elizabeth Leslie(Winston-Salem, NC)
General Practice Residency
Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
Staci Bess Love(Sanford, NC)
Private Practice Metairie, LA
International College of Dentists Student Leadership Award
Joshua Stephen Lovick(Kinston, NC)
General Practice Residency
University of South Carolina Palmetto Health, Columbia, SC
Academy of General Dentistry Senior Dental Student Award
Jenna Simonne Montminy(Concord, NC)
General Practice Residency
Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society
Julio Lázaro Morales(Fayetteville, NC)
Private Practice Fayetteville, NC
Madison Brooke Owsley(Greensboro, NC)
General Practice Residency
The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY
Lydia Hormenoo Oyegunwa(Durham, NC)
Private Practice Wilmington, NC
Chetna R. Patel(Raleigh, NC)
Private Practice Raleigh, NC
Claudel Pilon(Raleigh, NC)
Private Practice Raleigh, NC
Laurent Pilon(Raleigh, NC)
Private Practice Raleigh, NC
North Carolina Dental Society Student Leader in Organized Dentistry Award
Domenik W. Randon(Hope Mills, NC)
Private Practice Hope Mills, NC
Kenitra Charmaine Richardson(Greensboro, NC)
Private Practice High Point, NC
Jonathan Dwyte Robinson(Fayetteville, NC)
Private Practice Blacksburg, VA
Anna Maria Rodriguez(High Point, NC)
Private Practice Asheville, NC
Olivia Caroline Roten(Danbury, NC)
Private Practice Walnut Cove, NC
William Aaron Setzer(Lincolnton, NC)
Private Practice Newton, NC
William Smith Seymour, Jr.(Greensboro, NC)
Private Practice Oxford, NC
Melanie Danielle Smith(Maysville, NC)
Private Practice Greenville, NC
Old North State Dental Society Community Commitment Award
Kaitlyn Anderson Spencer(Ayden, NC)
Advanced Education in General Dentistry Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fayetteville, NC
American College of Dentists Outstanding Student Leader Award
North Carolina Schweitzer Fellow
Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society
Gregory Benjamin Stahr(Greensboro, NC)
Private Practice Kernersville, NC
Brittany Charlene Stofford(Concord, NC)
Private Practice Concord, NC
Daniel Joseph Tatarski(Reidsville, NC)
Private Practice High Point, NC
Thu Nina Tran Ho(Charlotte, NC)
Pediatric Dentistry Residency
University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY
American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Award
Tommy James Wilson(Charlotte, NC)
General Practice Residency
Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
American Student Dental Association Award of Excellence
Marian Alexandra Wynne(Oxford, NC)
Private Practice Williamston, NC
International College of Dentists Student Humanitarian Award
Academy of Dentistry International StudentServant Leadership Award