SAVE THE DATE:
2025 Fall Workshop and Business Meeting
October 4, 2025
Fort Smith, AR
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Highlights from the 2025 Spring Workshop
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ARSA Board honored the memory of past AST President, Kevin Craycraft, who passed away on March 3, 2025, by wearing bow tie pins specially made by Treasurer Cindy Lewis. Kevin was recognizable by his bow tie and his smile.
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ARSA Treasurer Cindy Lewis and ARSA Secretary Rachel Clark collaborated to provide background information on the registration process through the Arkansas State Medical Board and emphasized the importance of registration.
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The winners of the 2025 Daniel Castleberry Memorial Scholarship were Drew Logsdon (UA-Fort Smith) and Sydney Stephenson (UA-Fort Smith).
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The winner of our spa day raffle was Debbie Adair. |
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Our supported local charity for the 2025 spring workshop was the Jackson House in Hot Springs, AR. Assistant Director of the Jackson House, Tammy Jones, expressed her gratitude for everything that was donated by our ARSA Board, members, and students.
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Highlights from the 2024 Fall Workshop and Business Meeting
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Following the elections at our 2024 business meeting in Ft. Smith, a new secretary (Rachel Clark) and three new directors (Ashley Jones, Debra Morgan, & Angela Smith) were voted onto the Arkansas State Assembly of Surgical Technologists Board.
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2024-2025 ARSA Board
Front Row (left to right): Secretary Rachel Clark, Treasurer Cynthia Lewis, Vice President Tammy Schaefer, President Tamara Morgan
Back row (left to right): Director Debra Morgan, Director Kacie Denham, Director Ashley Jones, Director Angela Smith
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The ARSA Board was privileged to host Peggy Varnado, Vice President of the AST National Board, at our workshop & business meeting.
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The ARSA Board presented Nicole Walton, the founder of Monarch 61, with donations from our fall workshop.
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Leftover food from the workshop was donated to the Ft. Smith Ronald McDonald House. Carolyn Allen, of RMH, accepted the donated food from Treasurer Cynthia Lewis
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Angela Smith won the prize from the raffle that benefits the ARSA Daniel Castleberry Memorial Scholarship Fund.
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Highlights from the 2024 AST National Conference
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| In the picture: The ARSA Delegates for the 2024 AST National Conference in Denver, CO included (from left) Treasurer Cindy Lewis, CST, FAST, SA-C, ST-R; Secretary Kendra Thompson, CST, FAST, ST-R; President Tamara Morgan, CST, FAST, ST-R; Vice President Tammy Schaefer, CST, CSFA, FAST, ST-R. |
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| ARSA attended the 54th Annual AST National Conference held in Denver, CO in late May. We sent four delegates to the conference. |
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| In the picture: President Tamara Morgan presents the gift card donation to AST. |
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| In the picture: Kendra Thompson (left) and Tamara Morgan (right) became the newest ARSA members to receive the FAST title. |
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ARSA contributed gift cards to the AST 2024 Conference Charity for the Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora, CO. The gift cards will be used as part of the outreach partnership with AST for the military families that are stationed at Base. From ARSA to you, thank you for your service.
Tamara Morgan and Kendra Thompson became the newest ARSA members to receive the FAST title. The FELLOW OF THE ASSOCIATION OF SURGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS (FAST) designation is awarded to recognize those individuals who have upheld the highest professional, ethical and moral standards and traditions of the surgical technology profession, and whose professional activity has been devoted to the advancement of the profession toward improving the quality of surgical patient care.
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| In the picture: ARSA FAST members attending the 2024 FAST reception included (from left) Tamara Morgan, Cindy Lewis, Tammy Schaefer, and Kendra Thompson. |
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| The eight ARSA members that hold the title FAST and the year awarded, Rachel Clark (2011), Katie Bishop (2015), Ashley Smith (2019), Deb Adair (2019), Cindy Lewis (2020), Tammy Schaefer (2023), Tamara Morgan (2024), and Kendra Thompson (2024). |
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