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Alumni Updates
2000s
Vogel Day Church welcomed Shadd Walters ’02 as its new pastor.
J.C. Hensley ’03 has been recognized by Forbes as a Best-In-State Wealth Advisor for a third consecutive year. He also celebrated his 20th year as a wealth advisor for Edward Jones.
2010s
On February 20, Maleshea Hopkins, D.O., KYCOM ’05 and her husband Laythan officially adopted their son, Brantley Kade, who was born on October 7, 2023.
Jarrod Adkins ’07 has been promoted to VP/central market president at Citizens Bank of Kentucky.
2010s
Josh “Scotty” Samarco ’10 was promoted to associate director of admissions at Calvin University.
Mitch Copley ’11 started a new career as a market development manager at Exagen Diagnostics.
Sumer Musick ’11 and her husband Rob welcomed their daughter Magdalene Carmichael on March 29.
Kayla Vogan ’11 recently started a new career as a high school counselor at Western Hills High School in Frankfort, Ky.
James Champion, D.O., KYCOM ’12 wrote Adventures of an American Medical Student, a fictionalized memoir about his clinical years at KYCOM that was published by Roundfire Books.
UK King’s Daughters welcomed Julia Burchett, D.O., ’13, KYCOM ’17 to its hospitalist team.
Donna Nichols ’13 and Scott Younce were married on February 14, 2023. The couple resides in Virgie, Ky., and Donna is a librarian with the Pike County Public Library.
Kayla Volkerding ’13, MSM ’14 and her husband Josh welcomed their second daughter Landry in September 2023.
Brandon Bentley ’14 has been promoted to training analyst at Pikeville Medical Center.
Andrea Coughtry, MBA ’16 was named in the top 50 producing realtors on the board of more than 4,000 realtors in Lexington, Ky.
Kelah Lowe ’17 has been hired as the head girls basketball coach for Perry County Central High School.
Dalton Hatfield ’18, MBA ’21 has been named director of external affairs for the Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) system.
Aaron ’19 and Alyson Hedgecock ’19 welcomed their daughter Adaline Ember on October 17, 2023.
Alexis Stambaugh ’20 was named Pikeville Police Department’s Officer of the Year for 2023. She is the first female officer to be chosen for this award in the history of the department.
Mustafa Basree, D.O., KYCOM ’21 and his wife Michelle welcomed their daughter Mia on September 16, 2023.
Kenneth Huffman ’21 became the risk manager at Pikeville Medical Center.
Rachel Thatcher, O.D., KYCO ’21 and her husband Acel welcomed their son Michael “Mick” Ames on July 7, 2023.
Katie Campbell ’22 started working as a registered nurse at Pikeville Medical Center in the newborn nursery.
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