June 14, 2021
UMMC staff receive service recognition
Medical Center leadership is proud to acknowledge those employees who will celebrate service anniversaries during the week of June 14-20.
40 Years
Dr. Hiram A. Gatewood Jr., professor of dentistry, School of Dentistry (Endodontics)
20 Years
Renee Boone, respiratory therapist, University Hospital (Respiratory Therapy)
Thomas Jared Ivy, inpatient nurse, University Hospital (Emergency Department)
Melissa Michele James, nurse, University Hospital (WH-3 MBU)
Nital Patel Parrish, nurse manager, University Hospital (WH-2 Labor and Delivery/Surgery)
15 Years
Dr. Melanie Hand Lauderdale, associate professor of physical therapy, School of Health Related Professions
Marilyn Fershelle Montgomery, radiologic technologist, University Hospital (Diagnostic Radiology)
Jessica Hope Green Overby, senior instructional design analyst, Information Systems
Kristin Arlene Smallwood, inpatient nurse, Children’s of Mississippi (Newborn Intensive Care Unit)
George Kenneth Smith, flight/transport nurse, Helicopter Transport
10 Years
Anna Lauren Collado, inpatient nurse, Children’s of Mississippi (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit)
Julie W. Kilpatrick, transplant operations director, Transplant Administration
Jennifer Katharine Richardson, nurse practitioner, School of Medicine (Pediatric Neonatology)
Emily Katherine Wade, nurse, Children’s of Mississippi (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit)
5 Years
Jonnie Bryant, telephone operator, Communications
Kathy Vance Cummins, inpatient nurse, UMMC Grenada (Critical Care Unit)
Latoya Harris, telephone operator, Communications
Dustin Kelly, nurse, UMMC Grenada (3 East)
Heather Saxton Mays, radiologic technologist, University Hospital (Watkins Building GI Lab)
Christopher Ryan McMillan, support services administrator, Executive Compensation
Dr. William Cody Pannell, assistant professor of physical therapy, School of Health Related Professions
Britney Reulet, Scribe Program director, School of Health Related Professions (Health Sciences Program)
Erin Turner, clinic nurse, UMMC Grenada (Wound Care Center)
April Wallace, respiratory therapist, Children’s of Mississippi (Respiratory Therapy)
Marcus Williams, basic science lab researcher, School of Medicine (Pathology)