About the CHP Dean’s Society

Through your membership in the College of Health Professions Dean’s Society, you play an integral role in advancing the college’s mission to educate future health professionals, serve patients, and improve health outcomes across Arkansas.
The Dean’s Society is open to alumni, faculty, staff, and friends who understand the transformative power of unrestricted support. These gifts provide the dean with flexible funding to address the college’s greatest needs: supporting innovative educational initiatives, student success programs, community outreach efforts, and emerging priorities.
Your generosity strengthens programs that prepare highly skilled professionals in fields such as physical therapy, dental hygiene, medical laboratory sciences, and physician assistant studies. Together, we are building a stronger health workforce for Arkansas.
Meet the Dean

Susan Long, Ed.D.
Dean and Professor
College of Health Professions
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Membership Levels
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Advocate Membership
$1,000
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Investor Membership
$2,500
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Innovator Membership
$5,000
Your Support Makes Possible
- Integrating virtual reality laboratory activities into Medical Laboratory Science curriculum
- Visuospatial abilities and success in Physical Therapy programs
- Quality laboratory results at community health fairs
- A longitudinal study of student stress in Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant students
- An interprofessional fluoride varnish and Silver Diamine Fluoride Program
Current Members
In alphabetical order by last name.
- Dr. Samuel Atcherson
- Mrs. CJ Carrell
- Ms. Phyllis Fields
- Ms. Courtney Fose
- Mr. Craig H. Gilliam
- Ms. Linda Haubenstein
- Ms. Madison Howe
- Dr. Nathan H. Johnson
- Ms. Sheena Joyner
- Ms. Summer A. Khairi
- Dr. Susan Long
- Dr. Tina Maddox
- Mr. Walter Nunnelly III
- Mrs. Cherika Robertson
- Ms. Jessica Stahulak
- Ms. Deborah Taylor
- Ms. Thao Vu
Updated 2025.