Admissions Staff

Suzanne McCray

Vice Provost for Enrollment Management, Dean of Admissions, and Director of Nationally Competitive Awards

Email: smccray@uark.edu

Suzanne McCray serves as the Vice Provost for Enrollment Management and the Dean of Admissions. Enrollment Services includes the Registrar, Admissions, Financial Aid, and the Office of Retention. She also works closely with the Academic Scholarship Office and the Office of Nationally Competitive Awards in the Honors College. She serves on a variety of committees including the Advisory Board for the Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History.

Wendy Stouffer

Associate Vice Provost for Enrollment Services, Assistant Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid

Email: wstouff@uark.edu

Wendy Stouffer is the Associate Vice Provost for Enrollment Services, and the Assistant Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid. She provides oversight of the Financial Aid Office and Academic Scholarships, and operational oversight of the Credential Evaluation Unit. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Criminal Justice in 1995 and a Juris Doctorate in 1998, both from the University of Arkansas.

Kathleen Davidson

Assistant to the Dean

Email: kmdavid@uark.edu

Kathi Davidson is the Assistant to the Vice Provost for Enrollment Management and Dean of Admissions. In addition, she oversees the Student Ambassador program, which is comprised of 75 student volunteers. Having previously attended the university, she is the proud mother of two University of Arkansas graduates.

Rafael Arciga Garcia

Associate Director for Diversity Recruitment

Email: rarciga@uark.edu

Rafael Arciga Garcia is an admissions counselor for Northwest Arkansas, and the Associate Director for Diversity Recruitment. Rafael is originally from Mexico, but he came to Arkansas at the age of fourteen. Rafael graduated from the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations.

Philip Blevins

Executive Director of Academic Scholarships and Financial Aid

Email: pblevin@uark.edu

Philip Blevins is the Executive Director of Academic Scholarships and Financial Aid, overseeing the general operations of the Office of Academic Scholarships, outreach and recruitment involving scholarships opportunities, and collaborations with various academic units and departments across campus regarding scholarships and scholarship processing. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in information technology, and a master's degree in information technology, both from the University of Arkansas.

Jeremy Burns

Director of Communications

479-575-7940

Email: jjburns@uark.edu

Jeremy Burns serves as director of communications for Enrollment Services. In this role, he supervises marketing and public relations for Enrollment Services and coordinates a team dedicated to supporting the division's communications efforts in print and digital media.

Burns is a native of Russellville and graduated from Arkansas Tech University with a bachelor's in creative writing and English. He holds a master’s degree and a doctorate in English from the University of Arkansas.

Chad Cox

Associate Director of Transfer Central

Email: chadc@uark.edu

Transfer Central

Chad Cox is Associate Director of Transfer Central. He graduated from the University of the Ozarks with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and is originally from Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. He is pursuing a Master of Science in Operations Management.

Jennifer Fowler

Associate Director for National Recruitment

Email: fowlerj@uark.edu

Jennifer Fowler is the Associate Director for National Recruitment. She is originally from Jasper, Arkansas, and she graduated from the University of Arkansas in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with a major in accounting. She currently resides in Dallas as a regional recruiter for the University of Arkansas.

Matt Hargis

Senior Associate Director for Recruitment

Email: mhargis@uark.edu

Matt Hargis is the Senior Associate Director for Recruitment, heading up the campus visit program. He is originally from Texarkana, Texas, and he graduated from the University of Arkansas in 2002. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with a marketing major.

Amber Roth

Senior Associate Director, New Student Orientation

Email: alroth@uark.edu

Amber Roth is the Senior Associate Director of Admissions for Orientation. She is originally from York, Nebraska, and she graduated from the University of Nebraska at Kearney with a Bachelor of Arts in Education. She also holds a Master of Arts in Teaching from the University of Nebraska.