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The vision for the College of Dental Medicine is to be known and respected for service, innovation, clinical excellence and interprofessional education.
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These leaders will guide you to your future as a Bear!
Senior
🏠 Pikeville, KY
📚 Psychology
🐾 Dance Team
Favorite Spot on Campus?The Plaza!
What brings you joy?Being surrounded by amazing people
🏠 Sidney, KY
📚 Biomedical Science
🐾 Pre-Dental Club, Biomedical Science Club
Favorite Spot on Campus?Chic-fil-a
What brings you joy?Spending quality time with my family and friends
🏠 Flemingsburg, KY
📚 Psychology | Criminal Justice | Sociology Minor
🐾 Women’s Golf, GROWL Leader, First Year Success Leader
Favorite Spot on Campus?The Plaza
What brings you joy?Spending time with my family!
🏠 Phelps, KY
📚 Business
🐾 Baptist Campus Ministries (BCM) and Business Leaders in Training (BLT)
Favorite Spot on Campus?Library
What brings you joy?Making people smile
Sophomore
🏠 Belfry, KY
📚 Secondary Education – Social Studies
🐾 Baseball, FCA, GROWL Leader, First Year Success Leader, First Week Leader
Favorite Spot on Campus?The Johnnie or Chick-Fil-A
What brings you joy?BOGO night at Buffalo Wild Wings with the boys
Junior
🏠 Cherokee, NC
📚 Communication
🐾 Cheerleading
What brings you joy?Jesus
📚 Biomedical Sciences
Favorite Spot on Campus?Allara Library
What brings you joy?Getting to meet prospective students and watching them get excited about going to college
🏠 Ringgold/Danville, VA
📚 Political Science | History
🐾 Women’s Volleyball, First Year Success Leader, Research Assistant
What brings you joy?Hunting, fishing, volleyball, friends, family, and God
🏠 Salyersville, KY
🐾 Women’s Softball
Favorite Spot on Campus?The Allara Library
What brings you joy?Spending time with God and my family!
🏠 Ashland, KY
🐾 Women’s Golf
Favorite Spot on Campus?The HPE Balcony
What brings you joy?My faith in Jesus and being around the people I love!
Freshman
🏠 Cincinnati, OH
📚 Elementary Education
🐾 Women’s Soccer
What brings you joy?My family and friends and watching my favorite sports team. Who Dey!!
🏠 Hazard, KY
🐾 Cross Country and Track & Field
What brings you joy?Seeing my friends and family!
🏠 Elkhorn City, KY
📚 Secondary Education
Favorite Spot on Campus?The ACE Office