Financial Aid

Name Title Phone Email
Administrative Staff
Wendy Stouffer Associate Vice Provost for Enrollment Services and
Assistant Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid		 479-575-3806 wstouff@uark.edu
Phillip Blevins Director of Financial Aid and Academic Scholarships
and Workday Student Financial Lead		 479-575-7330 pblevin@uark.edu
Denise Burford Associate Director of Financial Aid and Academic Scholarships 479-575-6965 dburford@uark.edu
Chris Hottinger Assistant Director of Financial Aid  479-575-3281 chottin@uark.edu
Emily Patterson Assistant Director of Financial Aid Compliance 479-575-2412 epatters@uark.edu
Office Staff
Erin Wooldridge HEI Program Coordinator 479-575-2430 ewooldri@uark.edu
Yein Faye Flener Administrative Specialist III 479-575-3806 fchin@uark.edu
Erica Hampton Administrative Specialist II 479-575-3806 eh066@uark.edu
Caleb Sikes Financial Aid  Specialist 479-575-3806 cas085@uark.edu
Financial Aid Counselors
Preston Anderson Financial Aid Analyst 479-575-3806 prestona@uark.edu
Chelsea Dawn Shoemaker Financial Aid Analyst 479-575-3806 csmythe@uark.edu
Allyn Jordon Financial Aid Analyst 479-575-3806 ajordon@uark.edu
Jillian Phillips Financial Aid Analyst 479-575-3806 jxs036@uark.edu
Sam Qiu Financial Aid Analyst 479-575-3806 samqiu@uark.edu
Tim Spencer  Financial Aid Analyst 479-575-3806 js211@uark.edu
Verification
Liz Thompson HEI Program Coordinator 479-575-8758 elt001@uark.edu
Elijah Chaney Verification Specialist 479-575-3633 epchaney@uark.edu
Maggie Elizabeth Roberson Verification Specialist 479-575-3806 mer024@uark.edu
Carissa Porter Walker Verification Specialist 479-575-3806 cnporter@uark.edu
Billie Jean Ray Verification Specialist 479-575-3806 br051@uark.edu
Sophie Chier Administrative Specialist II 479-575-3806 slchier@uark.edu
Call Center
Sam Nancarrow HEI Program Coordinator 479-575-3806 samn@uark.edu
Jesus Avila-Rojas Financial Aid Specialist 479-575-3806 javilaro@uark.edu
Information Technology
Austin Sturdivant Technology Lead for Financial Aid and Scholarships 479-575-5972 asturdiv@uark.edu
Justin Price Computer Support Technician 479-575-3249 jrp043@uark.edu