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
Assistant Dean for Diversity Recruitment
Email: rarciga@uark.edu
Rafael Arciga Garcia is the Assistant Dean 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.

Matt Hargis
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.

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.

Jessica Williams
Associate Director for Arkansas Recruitment
Email: jesswill@uark.edu
Jessica Williams is the Associate Director for Arkansas Recruitment, as well as the admissions counselor for Northwest Arkansas and the Accelerate Student Achievement Program (ASAP). She is originally from El Dorado, Kansas. She graduated from St. Lawrence University in New York with a Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies and earned a Master of Education in Higher Education at the University of Arkansas in 2018.

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.