2024 CCHS Rural Programs Convocation Pictures

Group photo of the students

Group photo of the students

Rural Medical Scholars and Rural Dental Scholars:
Top row from left: John Kuykendall, Kayla Edwards-Harris, Catherine Hill, Griffin Howard and Joshua Perry; bottom row from left: Raneisha Lee, Morgan Bowman, Ariana Oliver and Maycie Edmondson


Group Photo of Faculty, Staff and Students:

Group Photo of Faculty, Staff and Students

Pictured are CCHS’s Rural Programs faculty, staff and scholars.


Dr. Caroline Boxmeyer:

Dr. Caroline Boxmeyer

Dr. Caroline Boxmeyer, associate dean for academic affairs for CCHS, gave welcoming remarks.


Dr. Drake Lavender:

Dr. Drake Lavender

Dr. Drake Lavender, director of CCHS Rural Programs, provided welcoming remarks.


Dr. Holly McCaleb:

Dr. Holly McCaleb

Dr. Holly McCaleb, assistant director of CCHS Rural Programs, gave an overview of the Rural Medical Scholars Program.


Dr. Steven Furr:

Dr. Steven Furr

Dr. Steven Furr, a family medicine physician and president of the American Academy of Family Physicians, provided the convocation keynote address.


Distinguished Service Award:

Distinguished Service Award

Dr. Drake Lavender, director of CCHS Rural Programs, presented the Distinguished Service Award to Dr. David Bramm, director of the Rural Medicine Program at UAB Heersink School of Medicine.


Susan Guin:

Susan Guin Retirement Acknowledgment

Susan Guin, CRNP, associate director of the Rural Medical Scholars Program, is recognized for her upcoming retirement.


Rural Programs faculty and staff:

Rural Programs Faculty and Staff

CCHS Rural Programs faculty and staff recognized at convocation. From left: Susan Guin, associate director of the Rural Medical Scholars Program; Dr. Holly McCaleb, assistant director of CCHS Rural Programs; Cynthia Moore, assistant director of the Rural Scholars Program; Ashley Wilder-Morrison, program assistant for CCHS Rural Programs; Lakeshia Whigham, program coordinator for CCHS Rural Programs; and Dr. Antonio Gardner, director of education and evaluation for CCHS Rural Programs


Individual students:

Students receive certificates from Susan Guin, CRNP, associate director of the Rural Medical Scholars Program, for completion of their master’s degree in Rural Community Health:

Morgan Bowman, Rural Medical Scholar

Morgan Bowman

Maycie Edmondson, Rural Medical Scholar

Maycie Edmondson, Rural Medical Scholar

Kayla Edwards-Harris, Rural Medical Scholar

Kayla Edwards-Harris, Rural Medical Scholar

Griffin Howard, Rural Medical Scholar

Griffin Howard, Rural Medical Scholar

John Kuykendall, Rural Medical Scholar

John Kuykendall, Rural Medical Scholar

Raneisha Lee, Rural Medical Scholar

Raneisha Lee, Rural Medical Scholar

Ariana Oliver, Rural Medical Scholar

Ariana Oliver, Rural Medical Scholar

Catherine Hill, Rural Dental Scholar

Catherine Hill, Rural Dental Scholar

Landon McCardle, Rural Dental Scholar

Landon McCardle, Rural Dental Scholar

Joshua Perry, Rural Dental Scholar

Joshua Perry, Rural Dental Scholar