Congratulations, Class of 2019!

East Carolina University is proud to have bestowed the Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degree on the Class of 2019 on Friday, May 3. 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 2019 Graduates

Bianca Kristina Adams (Fayetteville, NC)
General Practice Residency
Louisiana State University School of Dentistry, Baton Rouge, LA
Old North State Dental Society Community Commitment Award

Ankit Mahattej Amin (Charlotte, NC)
Private Practice, Charlotte, NC

Morgan Lee Barnes (Benson, NC)
Private Practice, Benson, NC

Kiersten Denise Bethea (Greensboro, NC)
Private Practice, Raleigh, NC
J. Bradley Wilson Schweitzer Fellow

Andrew Robins Blank (Rockwell, NC)
Private Practice, Taylorsville, NC

Kristy Nicole Bryant (Jacksonville, NC)
Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency
University of Texas Health, San Antonio, TX
International College of Dentists Student Humanitarian Award

Tushar Pradip Bulsara (Gastonia, NC)
Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency
ECU School of Dental Medicine CSLC – Sylva, NC

Jeffrey David Connell (Franklin, NC)
Private Practice, Cameron, NC

Christian Gerard Cook (Wilmington, NC)
Private Practice, Wilmington, NC
Academy of Operative Dentistry Student Award

Raven Noel Corbett (Rockwell, NC)
Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency
New York University Langone Health, Snow Hill, NC
Academy of General Dentistry Senior Dental Student Award

Madison Smith Crumley (Burlington, NC)
Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency
ECU School of Dental Medicine CSLC – Ahoskie, NC
International Congress of Oral Implantologists’ Pre-Doctoral Student Achievement Award/
Academy of General Dentistry Senior Dental Student Award

Jonathan Luke Current (Cleveland, NC)
Pediatric Dentistry Residency
Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital, Richmond, VA
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Predoctoral Student Award
Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU) National Dental Honor Society

Raynald Leon Desameau (Fayetteville, NC)
Private Practice, Charlotte, NC
ECU School of Dental Medicine Community Commitment Award
Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU) National Dental Honor Society

Laura Kathryn Frye (Lexington, NC)
Private Practice, Lexington, NC

Alex Colby Green (Spruce Pine, NC)
Mountain Community Health Partnership, Mitchell County, NC

Bryant Seth Greene (Spruce Pine, NC)
Private Practice, Burnsville, NC

Sarah Langley Harrell (Greenville, NC)
Private Practice, Greenville, NC

Alexandra Davis Harvey (Cary, NC)
Pediatric Dentistry Residency
The Dental College of George at Augusta University, Augusta, GA
J. Bradley Wilson Schweitzer Fellow

Dalton Dwayne Harvey (Catawba, NC)
Private Practice, Claremont, NC

Ryan Le (Concord, NC)
Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency
ECU School of Dental Medicine CSLC – Davidson County, NC
North Carolina Dental Society Student Leader in Organized Dentistry Award

Brett Ryan Leslie (Salisbury, NC)
Private Practice, Salisbury, NC
Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU) National Dental Honor Society

Marisol Lopez (Lexington, NC)
Private Practice, Fuquay-Varina, NC

Ashton Brooke Lyle (Plymouth, NC)
General Practice Residency, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
American Academy of Oral Medicine Award
J. Bradley Wilson Schweitzer Fellow

Eden Nethercutt Manning (Pikeville, NC)
Private Practice, Johnston County, NC
American College of Prosthodontists Predoctoral Student Prosthodontic Achievement Award

Cornelius Devante Martin (Jacksonville, NC)
Pediatric Dentistry Residency
Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital, Richmond, VA

Velvet Enjoli Martin (Sanford, NC)
Private Practice, Greenville, NC

Cameron Brown McGee (Winterville, NC)
Private Practice

Laura Y. Mercer (Mt. Airy, NC)
Private Practice, Mt. Airy, NC

Thomas Patrick Monahan Jr. (Raleigh, NC)
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Internship
University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
American Student Dental Association Award of Excellence
Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU) National Dental Honor Society

Matthew Raynard Moore (Charlotte, NC)
General Practice Residency
Harbor – University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Torrance, CA

David Claude Morrison (Hamptonville, NC)
Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency
ECU School of Dental Medicine, Ross Hall, Greenville, NC
Academy of Dentistry International Student Servant Leadership Award
Community Commitment Award

Hieu Bui Nguyen (Charlotte, NC)
Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency
ECU School of Dental Medicine CSLC, Lillington, NC

Clementina Ifeoma Oguejiofor (Garner, NC)
Private Practice, Goldsboro, NC
American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Dental Student Award

Andrew Joseph O’Keefe (Statesville, NC)
Private Practice, Greenville, NC

Puja Nishith Patel (Whiteville, NC)
Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fayetteville, NC
American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Award

Leslie Raffety Pence (Cleveland, NC)
Pediatric Dentistry Residency
New York University Langone Health, Tampa, FL

Taylor Brooke Pope (Washington, NC)
Private Practice, Pitt County, NC

Emily Ann Reece (Olin, NC)
Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fayetteville, NC

Maria Isabel Baltar de Barros Rêgo (Winston Salem, NC)
Private Practice, Emerald Isle, NC

Bryson Curtis Rominger (Granite Falls, NC)
Private Practice, Hudson, NC
Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU) National Dental Honor Society

Jasmine Lafaye Schneider (Greensboro, NC)
Private Practice, Norfolk, VA

Ashley M. Schofield (Lexington, NC)
Private Practice, Clemmons, NC
International College of Dentists Student Leadership Award

Jessica Davida Shamberger (Aberdeen, NC)
Gaston Family Health Services, Gastonia, NC
American Association of Public Health Dentistry Student Award
Pierre Fauchard Academy Senior Student Award

Morgan Lynne Stroud (New Bern, NC)
General Practice Residency
Mountain Area Health Education Center, Asheville, NC
American Association of Orthodontists Award
American College of Dentists Outstanding Student Servant Leader Award
J. Bradley Wilson Schweitzer Fellow
Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU) National Dental Honor Society

Amy Thomason Troxell (Kernersville, NC)
Private Practice, Greenville, NC
American Academy of Periodontology Dental Student Award

Kelsey M. Weiss (Raleigh, NC)
Private Practice, Franklinton, NC

Charles Evan Williams (Swansboro, NC)
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency
University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry, Oklahoma City, OK
American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Dental Student Award

Zachary Codey Williams (Bessemer City, NC)
Private Practice, Kings Mountain, NC
American Association of Endodontists Student Achievement Award in Endodontics

Meredith Brooke Wimberly (Angier, NC)
Private Practice, Clayton, NC

Colin Everett Wint (Charlotte, NC)
High Country Community Health, Boone, NC