Dean's Student Committee on Admissions (DSCA)

Payton Abney

Hometown: Leitchfield, KY

UG Institution: University of Kentucky

Major: Neuroscience and Biology

Email: POAB222@uky.edu

Ann Babits

Hometown: Sioux Falls, SD

UG Institution: South Dakota State University

Major: Biochemistry

Email: ABA556@uky.edu

Fun Fact: I know how to juggle!

Phoebe Bunting

Hometown: Louisville, KY

UG Institution: Auburn University

Major: Biomedical Sciences and Spanish

Email: PFBU222@uky.edu

Fun Fact: I love cooking, and I try to make at least one new recipe a week.

Billy Chang

Hometown: Pikeville, KY

UG Institution: University of Kentucky

Major: Human Health Sciences

Email: WLCH224@uky.edu

Fun Fact: I played a pickup game with the 2022 UK Men's Basketball Team

Matthew de Araujo

Hometown: Orlando, FL

UG Institution: University of Florida

Major: Biology

Email: MVDE227@uky.edu

Fun Fact: I'm a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu

Christopher Fleisher

Hometown: Columbus, OH

UG Institution: University of Dayton

Major: Pre-Medicine

Email: CJFL233@uky.edu

Fun Fact: I have gone swimming with sharks.

Baylor Giles

Hometown: Columbia, KY

UG Institution: University of Kentucky

Major: Biology

Email: BEGI225@uky.edu

Fun Fact: I was at the 2012 Final Four and National Championship when Kentucky Basketball won.

Shrita Jayanthi

Hometown: Dallas, TX

UG Institution: University of Texas at Dallas

Major: Healthcare Management

Email: SJA351@uky.edu

Fun Fact: I have two Guinness world records.

Hannah Jones

Hometown: Tompkinsville, KY

UG Institution: Western Kentucky University

Major: Biology

Email: HGJO225@uky.edu

Fun Fact: I got to see new year's fireworks in front of the Parthenon!

Caleb Kennedy

Hometown: Hartford, KY

UG Institution: University of Kentucky

Major: Biosystems Engineering

Email: CSKE228@uky.edu

Fun Fact: I had 6 wisdom teeth.

Brady McFerson

Hometown: Indian Trail, NC

UG Institution: Liberty University

Major: Biomedical Science

Email: BJMC251@uky.edu

Fun Fact: I have been to 11 different D1 college football stadiums for games.

Elissa McKinney

Hometown: Elizabethtown, KY

UG Institution: University of Kentucky

Major: Human Health Sciences, minor in Biology

Email: EAMC262@uky.edu

Fun Fact: I am kind of a big nerd, I love Game of Thrones, Star Wars, just started getting into different animes, and love to build Legos about these shows and movies.

Angelita Munoz

Hometown: Dallas, TX

UG Institution: Baylor University

Major: Health Science Studies, Pre-Med Focus

Email: MMU378@uky.edu

Fun Fact: I have nine older siblings, see if you can find my sister on the webpage!

Cooper Parks

Hometown: Campbellsville, KY

UG Institution: University of Kentucky

Major: Kinesiology

Email: CMPA256@uky.edu

Fun Fact: I have a twin brother in PA school in Lexington

Madeline Presley

Hometown: Simpsonville, KY

UG Institution: Centre College

Major: Biology

Email: MWPR224@uky.edu

Fun Fact: I lived in Scotland for 6 months and visited 12 countries across Europe.

Kiki Samsel

Hometown: Louisville, KY

UG Institution: King University

Major: Cell and Molecular Biology, Minor in Mathematics

Email: KMSA276@uky.edu

Fun Fact: I played college basketball all four years of undergrad.

Abby Simpson

Hometown: Memphis, TN

UG Institution: Loyola University Chicago

Major: Anthropology

Email: ANSI251@uky.edu

Fun Fact: Because of my undergraduate major, if you give me a bone fragment, I'll be able to tell you which bone it is and from which side of the body it comes.